Today, 10 November 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY todayonline.com Monday November 10,2003* mita (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Suicide bombers kill 17 in Riyadh
      157 1 Reuters RIYADH Rescuers worked into the night to pull out bodies from the site of a suicide bombing that killed at least 17 people here yesterday as the United States warned that the Al Qaeda terrorist organisation might be planning more such attacks. Saudi
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      Lock icon A Matrix revolution
      134 1 Reuters LOS ANGELES The final instalment in the sci-fi Matrix movie trilogy topped the North American box office and grossed a revolutionary US$2O4 million ($354.6 million) worldwide through its first weekend, making it the biggest global film opening of all time, Warner Bros reported yesterday. Rolling out
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      Lock icon Hope for new old
      691 1  -  Ng Shing Vi Former high-flyers can share expertise with SMEs and young start-ups by shingyi@newstoday.com.sg NEVER mind how much experience or how many MBAs you have, once you're over 50, most Singapore employers consider you "unemployable". Some exceptions, however, give older professionals hope. There are still
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  • HOT NEWS
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      From top-down to ground-up
      512 2  -  Tor Ching Li Inclusion the watchword at PAP party convention by chingli@newstoday.com.sg IMAGINE a packed hall brightened by some 1,500 people clad in spotless white, discussing the future of a nation at the threshold of a new era. This was the scene at the Kallang Theatre
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      Lock icon Koizumi leads polls but faces loss of seats
      240 2 Agencies TOKYO Voting ended yesterday in Japan's general election with exit polls predicting that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's (picture) coalition government would retain power but with a reduced majority, as the largest opposition group made big gains. Exit polls released after voting
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      Lock icon Shoot-out raises troubling questions for Manila
      265 3 Agencies MANILA A bloody weekend shoot-out at Manila airport's control tower raises troubling questions over the Philippine government's ability to secure prime terror targets and contain corruption. Armed with guns and explosives, a retired aviation chief and an ex-navy officer stormed into the control
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    • Article
      Where have 408,000 Streats readers gone?
      522 3 News Comment/Chan Chao Peh Readership figure was 800,000, then 392,000 WHEN some figures get splashed on the front pages of a newspaper over and over again, it is easy for the undiscerning to take them as gospel truth. Barely half a year ago, Streats,
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      Abdullah is 'genial'
      305 4  -  Pamela Pang DPM Lee is optimistic about bilateral relations with M'sia pamela@newstoday.com.sg HE is "genial" and a person Singapore could talk to easily. With this description of Malaysia's newly-appointed Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong struck a note of optimism yesterday about
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      Lock icon Singapore Snippets
      108 4 Newsßadio 93.8 FM Channel NewsAsia In Parliament today The Consumer Protection Fair Trading Bill, which aims to protect consumers' rights, will be up for its second reading in Parliament today. MPs will also hear why Singapore is deploying SAF troops to Iraq and what has been done to
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      30 3 liMllwfiKllßrffliuli!^ jjtrCitlS readership hits SEnnn Businesses report roaiing trade last weekend and see signs of turnaround Lj^ I J ll IL m in consumer confidence as fear of Sars subsides
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  • Home News
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      Not S'porean. Not eligible
      540 6  -  Joy Frances Students at international schools cannot enjoy concessionary transport fares by, THEY live, work and pay taxes here, but their children do not have the same privileges as Singaporeans. Non-Singaporean children in international schools here no matter how young must pay adult fares on public
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      Lock icon Singapore Snippets
      131 6 Newsßadio 93.8 FM Channel NewAsia PDAs to be used on tours The Northeast CDC is going high-tech with its community tours. Residents will be armed with Personal Digital Assistants as they take part in nature or heritage trails. Users will be able to access information such as the
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      Lock icon The pillars of strength
      607 8  -  Ng Shing Yi AIA has been involved with the local community for more than 70 years by shingyi@newstoday.com.sg THERE is no denying that for any large organisation, particularly a large financial services organisation, the quality and trust associated with its brand are vital. As one of
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      Contract staff not out in cold
      195 10  -  Neo Gim Kian NTUC and affiliates actively recruiting them as union members I REFER to the letter, "Contract staff out on a limb" (Today, Nov 5) by Jeslin Lim KH. NTUC shares Ms Lim's concern over contract workers. We are aware of the growing
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      Baby in arms? Sorry, no entry to show
      298 10  -  Augustine Joseph The Government is spending $50 million on educating people on family life and wants Singaporeans to have more babies. But when my wife and I turned up at the Esplanade for an Indian concert, entry was denied because our one-year-old
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      This dollar is fair dinkum
      566 12  -  Vasu Menon The Australian dollar has been the world's strongest currency by news@newstoday.com.sg THE Australian dollar has been the world's strongest currency this year. At the start of the year, the exchange rate for the Singapore dollar per Australian dollar stood at $0.9825. It has
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      Lock icon Bill Gates would not qualify under China's rules on hiring foreign talent
      250 14 -AFP BEIJING China's stringent requirements on the hiring of foreigners are being criticised by some human resources experts who urge the government to make it easier to tap badlyneeded talent, state media said yesterday. Standards for assessing the
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      Lock icon Ray of hope for HK
      348 14 AFP Property market seen poised to rebound HONG KONG Hong Kong's economic rebound has lifted hopes that the territory's beleaguered property sector is on the mend after enduring six years of misery which began with the Asian financial crisis in 1997. However, analysts and property
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      Lock icon New share policy urged for Hang Seng
      106 14 Bloomberg HONG KONG PetroChina Co and China Telecom Corp have helped lead an Asian stock rally this year and their shares are among the most actively traded in Hong Kong. However, both are ineligible to be included in the Hang Seng Index because
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      Lock icon SIA software support firm stake eyed
      65 14 Bloomberg NEW DELHI Tata Consultancy Services is in talks with Singapore Airlines and India's Housing Development Finance Corp to buy their stakes in separate contact centre and transaction processing joint ventures, the Business Standard reported. Tata Consultancy, India's biggest software developer, wants to buy
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        106 14 -AFP A SLEW of earnings results this week should perk up stock trading, but consolidation could cap any gains, analysts said. The ST Index closed at 1,769.09 on Friday, up 8.28 points or 0.47 per cent from the previous week. The focus will remain on signs that the economic
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 US$ 0.5751 UK£ 0.3431 Yen 62.915 HK$ 4.4669 RM 2.1855 Euro 0.499 Rupiah 4,882.09 Baht 22.9654 Peso 31.7881 A$ 0.8106 Indian Rs 26.0539 Won 678.09 C$ 0.7604 Yuan 4.7605 NZ$ 0.9328 NTS 19.5617
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        Lock icon Commodities
        27 14 SGI I Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 378.95 Silver uss/oi 4.965 Platinum uss/oi 756 Rubber centsAg 240 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,819 Brent crude uss/borrel 30.38 Information provided by
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      STI rising? Be cautious
      903 16  -  r Lim Say Boon As index nears 1,800-point barrier, technical indicators suggest downward move by news@newstoday.com.sg AFTER months of exuberance, the Singapore equities market, appears to have peaked. While the ST Index (STI) may possibly surpass the 1,800-point level and even break it for a short
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      Lock icon Li wins Air Canada stake
      248 17 Bloomberg Li-Ka-shing's elder son to invest $854m for 31% in bankrupt airline MONTREAL Mr Victor Li, the son of Asia's richest businessman, has been selected to invest Cs6so million ($854 million) for a 31 per cent stake in Air Canada to help the airline emerge
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      market BUZZ
      212 17 Free: $3.90 Fruit Nut Loaf ENJOY a festive treat from Gardenia, the makers of Sinqapore's most popular bread. Get a $3.90 Gardenia Fruit Nut Loaf (picture) free by collecting four Fine Grain Wholemeal packagings with promotional overbands. The promotion lasts till Dec 3 and redemption can be made
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      484 12 PANITIA PEMILIHAN LUAR NEGERI (PPLN) KBRI SINGAPURA PEMBERITAHUAN NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYERS OF THE INDONESIAN CITIZENS IN SINGAPORE Diberitahukan kepada semua Warga Negara Indonesia yang berusia sekurang-kurangnya 17 Please be informed to all the Indonesian tahun pada April 2004, atau sudah/pernah Citizen who will reach the age of 17 years
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Lankan PM 'can't handle' peace bid
      352 18 -AFP Let President do it, he tells international peace brokers COLOMBO Sri Lanka's beleaguered Government has asked its international backers to examine the possibility of getting hostile President Chandrika Kumaratunga to handle the peace process with Tamil Tiger rebels, a senior minister said yesterday.
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    • global roundup
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        Lock icon A daughter for Edward
        57 18 AFP The wife of Prince Edward, the youngest son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth 11, gave birth to a daughter on Saturday night after an emergency Caesarian operation. Buckingham Palace announced that the child weighed four pounds and 1 9 ounces and was several weeks premature. Both
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        Lock icon Saddam's followers killed
        49 18 AFP Dozens of Saddam Hussein's followers in Iraq's southern city of Basra have been killed. Local residents suspect that members of political parties active in the city have taken the law into their hands because of the slow progress in arresting and trying the former officials
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        Lock icon No work unless you shave
        59 18 AFP Six employees of international courier company DHL in Mumbai have been asked not to report for work until they shave their beards. Three who are Muslims refused to shave because of Ramadan. A DHL employees manager told the Indian Express that the company was
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      Lock icon Aussies escort asylum seekers to Indonesia
      171 18 Agencies SYDNEY The Australian navy has escorted a boatload of suspected Kurdish asylum seekers who made it as far as Melville Island in northern Australia back to Indonesia. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said yesterday that the boat with 14 Kurds and their Indonesian crew
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      Lock icon 50% US voters don't want Bush re-elected
      138 18 -AFP NEW YORK Fifty per cent of registered US voters do not want President George W Bush re-elect-ed to a second term, and 44 per cent do, according to a Newsweek poll out on Saturday. A month ago, the poll showed those for
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      81 26 H^^ttMß^ 11.1, i iMMMHMM^MaMmMBtMI B,'-". ■'vifi K i f^s 3§ It doesn't take much to be someone's hero. Just do what you always do. Who knew spreading joy could be this easy? An accountant can do bookkeeping for a charity. A basketball coach can train a team of wheelchair-bound players.
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Great Asian bounce-back
      666 27  -  Yeoh Siew Hoon How the post-Sars period brought out the best and the beast in us by news@newstoday.com.sg AT a hotel investment conference in Hong Kong, admiration was expressed at the speed at which Asia's tourism industry recovered from the effects of the Iraq war and the
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      121 27 '"spire, nter f ace KM® Innovate macfe possible by HP Seminar Series TODAY t t t W V TODAY is proud to be the host and organiser or the much-anticipated Small and Medium Businesses (SMB)/TODAY breakfast seminar series. The third breakfast seminar is on 1 8 November Speakers: Mr Ted
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  • WATZUP?
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      Shattering the myth
      979 28  -  Felix Cheong by news@newstoday.com.sg THIS statement is a lie. If you think it is, then it must be true. If you think it isn't, then obviously it must be untrue. Either way, you're locked into a conundrum looping back on itself into infinity, like a snake chasing
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      Spirit of innovation key to Spore's future
      420 29 Four awards were given to organisations by SPRING Singapore to inspire innovators II I NNOVATION is nothI 'n9 more than coming I up with good ideas I and implementing them to realise their value. Innovations need not be new. They can be old
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      About the award
      290 30 How the 34 winners of the Singapore Innovation Award 2003 are selected THE Singapore Innovation Award, launched in 2001, is the highest accolade given to innovative organisations and projects in Singapore. There are two award categories: Innovative Organisation of the Year, which recognises an organisation's outstanding innovation
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      Change is the only constant in winner ST Engineering
      491 32  -  II Justyn Olby NOBEL Laureate Linus Pauling once said: "The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas." It is a view that Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) winner of the 2003 Innovative Organisation of the
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    • Faster, higher, smarter
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        Portable conveyor belt
        114 32 by Apex-Pal International Ltd THE kaiten experience eating sushi off a conveyor belt is familiar to many Singaporeans. Apex-Pal took this concept to a new level by inventing a portable conveyor belt that can be used anywhere, anytime. It is made of blocks on wheels that can
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        A system to facilitate innovation
        304 32 INNOVATION is the hallmark of successful organisations in the New Economy. To develop innovation capabilities, organisations need the four Cs: Conditions, Culture, Competencies and Connectivity (see other story on Page 30). The Singapore Innovation Class Programme, administered by SPRING Singapore (Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board),
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        Dry dock load-out ana mating process
        95 33 by Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd THE conventional method of constructing oil rigs involve the building and stacking of different parts either on the high seas or on land. Jurong Shipyard's innovation lies in the construction of semi-submersible rigs. The new method allows for simultaneous
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        Femto slider for hard disks
        108 33 by Data Storage Institute DATA Storage Institute's (DSI) femto slider the component that carries the data writing and reading element in computers is a world's first. The femto slider innovation involved miniaturising its size to position the data writing and reading element as close to
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    • IN CINEMAS
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        Lock icon Teens on parade
        246 34 Blondes conquer the Elite Model Look 2003 Int'l Finals Above: During the opening sequence at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday, there was a technical glitch which resulted in the music stopping abruptly barely 10 seconds after the 65 contestants from 53 countries took to the stage.
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        Tandoori flavour
        396 36  -  Gerry Choo with emphasis on healthy eating by eatout@newstoday.com.sg Moist and flavourful, they were made from choice Pacific Dory and were enhanced by a delightful home-made curry mayonnaise with a hint of fresh mango. For the main course, we had a cross-section of traditional offerings rogan josh (lamb
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    • EAT OUT
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        Cheers to Touche
        369 37  -  Katrina Karim Designer brew that blends the best of beer and champagne by eatout@newstoday.com.sg ANEW designer beer, which combines the traditional beer ingredients of hops and malt with champagne yeast, has been available at pubs, hotels and restaurants since March this year. Touche, the designer beer, was
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      4 30 I AWARD INNOVATION SINGAPORE
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      414 31 I AIVAfcD INNOVATION SINGAPORE Innovation At Its Best The Load-Out Mating-in-Dock Method for Construction of Drilling Rigs In the search for a unique and innovative technique of building drilling rigs, the Jurong Shipyard management and project teams developed the world's first Load-Out Mating-in-Dock Method for building a semi-submersible within the
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      1705 38 Killer Instincts Lizards Arts Central, 9pm Are You Hot? channel 5,10pm My Love, My Home ch 8, 9pm Yours Truly, Asia channel NewsAsia, 9.32pm Rob and Joe Bredl run the America's newest sex symbols put them- Hong Shan ignores her father's threat. He K__^H Be What started as a fun
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      212 39 Dulux see if baby's asleep check if the door is locked don't miss the football game on TV close the drapes finish presentation in morning let him make the first move let her make the first move D is he going bald? comment on his abs is she going grey?
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      435 40  -  Stanley Ho Nigerian the latest player to come under FTS by stanley@newstoday.com.sg THE Ministry of Community Development and Sports (MCDS) may have suspended its sports foreign talent scheme (FTS) pending a review, but that has not stopped the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) from recruiting another Nigerian footballer.
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      277 40  -  Tan Wee Boon SIX months ago, she was battling skin cancer and a long-term achilles tendon injury which made her consider retirement. But at the East Coast Park yesterday, Joanne King was all smiles as she held aloft the Osim Singapore Triathlon 2003 women's trophy.
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      255 40  -  Tan Yo-Hinn IT WAS not one of his better rounds. Two bogeys in the first two holes was hardly the ideal start on the final day of a golf tournament But Choi Yoon Soo (picture) had little doubt his name would be the first
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        331 41 Reuters Spanish champion thrashed 4-1 by lowly Sevilla LONDON Real Madrid's expensive superstars crumbled to a humiliating 4-1 Primera Liga defeat at Sevilla this morning as they blew the chance to go top of the table. The Spanish champion was stunned in rainy Seville where it found itself
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        141 41 AFP HOUSTON PGA Championship runner-up Chad Campbell took his first tour title this morning at the Tour Championship, while Vijay Singh won the US PGA money title and Tiger Woods slumped to a lackluster 26th place. Campbell fired a final-round three-under par 68 to finish
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        458 41  -  Stanley Ho by: stanley@newstoday.com.sg IT WILL be a day that Bill Doherty will not forget for a very long time. Last Saturday, the Wanderers RFC player-coach led his club to a clean sweep of the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) National
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      298 42 -AFP MELBOURNE France coach Bernard Laporte insisted his side could become the first northern hemisphere team to win the World Cup after it overwhelmed Ireland here yesterday to book a place in next week's semi-final against England. "We are here to win
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      377 42 AFP Gallant Wales nearly pulls off stunning upset Rugby World Cup quarter-final England 28 Wales 17 English overcome sluggish start pure and simple," said the 43-year-old Kiwi. "However from a coaching point of view I couldn't have asked for more. The players stood up and were counted
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      118 42 -AFP AFP OTSU, Japan Annika Sorenstam birdied the last two holes for a third straight round to secure a comfortable nine-stroke victory in the Mizuno Classic golf championship for a third year running yesterday. The Swede carded six birdies for a six-under-par 66 to finish the US$l.l3
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      724 43 Liverpool's title hopes hanging by a thread as Welsh wizard nets twice at Anfield English Premier League Liverpool 1 Man United 2 Dudek in the spotlight again LIVERPOOL Ryan Giggs gave Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek another Anfield nightmare against Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson's Premiership champion
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      223 43 LONDON Chelsea sent out another warning to its title rivals by tearing Newcastle apart 5-0 at Stamford Bridge yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). Newcastle was hit before kick-off by the loss of skipper Alan Shearer with a throat infection and it proved an ominous warning
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      80 44 Circulation of Newspapers Audited by: Media Circulations Services (S) Pte Ltd* Average Net Circulation 385,297 ML 300,000 The Today Lianhe The The Streats Straits Zaobao New Business Times Paper Times TODAY is Singapore's second largest circulating newspaper! /A=diaCorp T(^DAY M *As at September 2003. ,'A C'i i Co rv ToDAY
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      772 45 ADDITIONAL MEMORY FOR FREE' Pictured with 14.1" XGA TFT Display Pictured with 15" XGA TFT Display Pictured with 15 1 SXGA+ TFT Display pictured with's4" UltraSharp™ Pictured with 15.4" UltraSharp™ WideScreen XGA TFT Display WideScreen SXGA+ TFT Display Deirinspiron™llooN2BooGT Dell™lnspiron™slooN2BooLT Deinnspirori" 5150N3036V Deirinspiron™B6ool4ooP Dell™lnspiron™B6ool6ooP Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Intel® Pentium®
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      196 47 I j££j j 7TH SINGAPORE BUSKERS' FESTIVAL 2003 The annual Singapore Buskers' Festival returns this _w_ year with a bigger and better line-up. This year's |B festival kicks off with a grand parade on the evening of Nov 15 along Orchard Road where a procession of international street performers and
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      1090 48 MUSIC ALL ABOUT Date: Nov 23 HAVANA NIGHT CONCERTOS Time: Bpm Experience the new Cuba in CHARLES DUTOIT AND Ever wondered what is a Venue: Victoria Concert a world of music and AKIKO SUWANAI WITH I concerto and what are Hall dance. Colour, rhythm and THE ÜBS VERBIER movements? Find
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      417 49 !_>*' OaiM'T MISS SOME OF THIS YEAR'S HIEHLIBHTS HI f ThvAftlfS (KWD KIA MOTORS^ .^JS?* «n kT's_r d HParade 2&22M0¥ BusJ^' ComedyTheatre presented ta rVh^vT^i^r fll v*—- 8.15pm Orchard Road *B.oopm by <^) kia motors Zouk. Tickets Qto I OMtDY IHEATRE m m m j---, on sale at Ss26@ all
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      596 49 K abstract forms. B Participating artists H A H include Kumori H Nahappan, Nancy Chu Woo and Chua Ek Kay Date: Sept 1 J| k.;^*^r-Tj§ I^3l N. 0v15 -~"ZC r- *j^H.t Time: 10am 7pm jjp*^3B3«^^~ *Bs.iSsis£iSi|g& J'" "*Sf3 Venue: Wetterhng leo .t&tifa^^ ii^to^?^^^'a^^^PiaK^!a'E- g^:^^" II jBB?*^«»^ Gallery .^SJjSK^^feS^S^^ 45 f
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      966 50 WORMS FESTIVAL V Time: 10.30am 7pm Date: Sept 5 Nov 30 HF%^ The annual Worms Festival, (Mon Fri); 1 lam spm Time: 9am 6pm; /~1 organised by Plastique (Sat and Sun) 12pm 6pm (Mon); T Kinetic Worms, returns to Venue: iPreciation, The 9am 9pm (Fri) I Jf fIR showcase more
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      866 51 Lehyt, Ivan Navarro, the gallery. He will also Francisco Ramfrez, Cristian experiment with existing Silva-Avaria, Francisco and new images of Valdes, Alicia Villarreal and Singapore to filter the notion Andres Vio. of "Home" through the Date: Nov 21 Jan 4 visual media. Time: 1 lam Bpm Date: Oct 31 Dec
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      1124 52 THE GRUFFALO As if by magic, Elvis the Elf Each of the eleven master of talents from six Asian If you've ever conjured up appears. His mission is to talespinners will bring you countries, including Japan, an imaginary monster HBY turn naughty children into an Asian tale and you will
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      1099 53 Sfct Development Authority, this Time: 7pm 9pm DA CCf^^fVf J^^W^v¥^> competition is a platform for Venue: Classroom 1, The rADDISSnI Hp^ \uMfpl, scriptwriters to showcase Substation Q\T^ \r»&HVI J& p»v 9fltt Singapore aged 18 and Substation at 6337 7800 WRITERS UNLIMITED tne original work of the VIETNAMESE best-selling crime writer
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