Today, 2 December 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY todayonline.com Tuesday• December 2,2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Lock icon SM Lee warns pilots
    414 1 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew has warned Singapore Airlines' pilots that the Government will not allow a go-slow or work-to-rule situation to brew in SIA because of the tension between management and pilots. He added that the Government had to act swiftly or risk the airline
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon US stocks jump to close at 18-month highs
      116 1 Reuters NEW YORK The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 116.59 points, or 1.19 per cent, at 9,899.05, its highest close since May 31 last year. The Standard Poor's 500 Index ended up 11.92 points, or 1.13 per cent, at 1,070.12, its
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      Changi Effect
      402 1  -  Tan Hui Leng Bill comparisons force hospital to cut charges by huileng(gnewstoday.com.sg PUTTING the bills of different hospitals under a public microscope is beginning to have an impact Yesterday, for the first time, some data on private hospital bills was held up for scrutiny and it showed what
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      8 1 TODAY IS SINGAPORE'S 2ND LARGEST CIRCULATING DAILY NEWSPAPER!
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      29 1 NEWSX^/lEWS liberator to oppressor US role in Iraq changes/2 jetstar rises Qantas launches budget airline/1 6 umej bhatia Stopping suicide terrorism/22 FORGET ABOUT LIONS Malaysian Tigers want the gold/44
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon From liberator to oppressor
      459 2  -  Elisia Yeo by Iraqis have little faith in US after bloody Sunday elisia@newstoday.com.sg AS IRAQI casualties mount over the US-led occupation of Iraq, one thing is becoming clean Many Iraqis no longer see the United States and its allies as the good guys. In an incident
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      Lock icon Keep a steady Tianpo
      655 3  -  Lee Ching Wern Jeweller uses 'mystery shopper' technique to better customer service chingwern@newstoday.com.sg AT TIANPO Jewellery, there is nothing more important than delivering what the customers want... literally. In one instance, a customer had been unable to collect his purchase from the store in time as
      Wong Khing Chong  -  655 words
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      EXCELLENT Service AWARD
      119 3 Launched in 1994, the Excellent Service Award or EXSA is a national award that recognises individuals who have delivered outstanding service. It seeks to develop service models for staff to emulate, create service champions and professionalise services. EXSA is managed jointly by SPRING Singapore ana seven industry
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      Thai MP hopefuls must say no to adultery, massage parlours
      324 4 BANGKOK Being an upright leader now means more than being incorruptible and being able to fulfil electoral promises to the constituency. Besides having the capability, candidates for Thailand's ruling Thai Rak Thai party are also being screened for high moral
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      Lock icon US to release 140 prisoners
      325 4 Inmates among 660 held without trial in Guantanamo camp WASHINGTON The United States is planning to release 140 of the 660 prisoners at its Guantanamo Bay naval base for terrorism suspects. A US military official told Time magazine that it would release 140 inmates from
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    • globar roundup
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        Lock icon Blair aide turns journalist
        69 4 AFP Mr Alastair Campbell, former spokesman for British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will become a sports writer for The Times daily next year. Mr Campbell, 46, was among Mr Blair's closest aides until he quit in August amidst a judicial inquiry into the apparent suicide of
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        Is gender a matter of feeling?
        58 4 Australian scientists have begun to study the DNA of transsexuals to search for genes that influence whether a person feels male or female, reported The Age newspaper. A genetic test that could indicate whether these children were likely to grow up feeling like boys
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      305 2 Team Singapore I Athlete: Mohamad Fami i^L Bin Mohamad Sport: I M Sepak Takraw Sepak Takraw X originated in I \l Malaysia about 500 V years ago. The m name itself comes from two languages Sepak is "kick" in' I Malay, and Takraw I 1 isthe"baJl"inThai M^ The Players form
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Business and booze do mix
      432 6  -  Ted Chen A Chinese entrepreneur gives tips to those who want to do business in China by tedchen@newstoday.com.sg IT may be good to trust people, but a tinge of suspicion is more likely to help you while doing business in China. Just ask Chinese national,
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      SCC renovation gets go-ahead
      89 6 AFTER deliberating for the past six years, the Singapore Cricket Club yesterday decided to forge ahead with a complete renovation of its clubhouse. The estimated $12.5 million construction works with a $2 million contingency was given the green light after a special general meeting of SCC
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      Lock icon A supermarket windfall
      78 8 Alvin Toh Shopping at Carrefour paid off big-time for these two winners of a Renault Megane each in Carrefour's sixth anniversary draw. Here friey are in //ie Renault showroom at Übi Close claiming their prizes last Saturday. On the right is Mr Laurent Hamelet, the store director
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      Lock icon RSS Courageous broke 8 rules, says expert
      123 8 Channel News Asia AN expert witness called up by the prosecution in the RSS Courageous trial said it broke maritime shipping rules and demonstrated poor seamanship and poor situation awareness in the last few moments before it crashed into the ANL Indonesia earlier
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    • Article
      Fat findings
      375 8  -  Pamela Pang Doctor-hopping may aggravate obesity problem by pamela@newstoday.com.sg DOCTOR-hopping could be contributing to Singapore's high obesity rate, according to an expert Professor Philip James, chairman of the International Obesity Task Force, is part of a team combating obesity worldwide as an affiliate of the World Health Organisation.
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      Lock icon PM off to Portugal, Spain, Japan
      104 8 Channel News Asia PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong left Singapore yesterday for official overseas engagements until Dec 13. Mr Goh's first destination will be Portugal, at the invitation of Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso. From Dec 5 to 8, Mr Goh is scheduled
      – Channel News Asia  -  104 words
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      Milk can be the culprit
      338 10  -  David Tio It can contribute to calcium loss and weak bones IN CONJUNCTION with the recent World Osteoporosis Day, there have been several articles about osteoporosis in the media. These articles keep repeating the same standard advice take milk and dairy products, do outdoor exercises,
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      How will Singapore and this region interact with the new, thriving Indian?
      253 10  -  Dennis Taraporewala I REFER to the article titled "As India stirs, the region must react quickly" (Today, Dec 1). I thought Mr Karim Raslan touched on an important point, when he stated "there needs to be a mindset
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      Chinese Gardens an eyesore with graffiti and garbage
      160 10  -  Seah Cheng Hwee ON Saturday, my family visited the Singapore Botanic Gardens and we found it scenic, lively and well-maintained. Understandably, there were lots of visitors there. However, when we visited the Chinese Gardens the following day, we had a very different
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      Threat to critical pillar
      311 11  -  S Ramamirtham when close labour and management links are in danger of crumbling THE decision by the Prime Minister's office to send out a strong statement to both the pilots union and the SIA management is most welcome and timely. It would seem that just as
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      Bus driver stopped to collect a hot drink
      134 11  -  Patricia Pong ON Nov 29,1 took bus number 169 (TIB 429E) from Ang Mo Kio bus interchange to Yishun. Halfway through the journey at around 8.25pm, the bus stopped at Upper Thomson Road (at the bus stop of Upper Thomson Rd, where
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      Some do treat maids well
      190 11  -  Suzan Menon I REFER to the letter, "If Singaporeans had to become maids" (Today, Nov 26). I agree with the writer as to why some Singaporeans treat their maids badly. It's really such a shame when the response to charity projects is so overwhelming, but
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      Behind the facade of some ISO companies...
      133 11  -  Robert Teh Kok Hua I AGREE with the astute observation by Tor Ching Li, in her article "Which is it? ISO or IOS?" (Today, Nov 28). There is a need to examine whether the current corporate paper chase for look-good benchmarking or standardisation
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      30 11 11 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax:65-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      SGX eases listing rules
      201 12 COMPANIES seeking a listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) through a reverse takeover will soon find the requirements less stringent Come Jan 2, a series of changes to the SGX listing rules will come into effect, it announced yesterday. Mainboard issuers seeking to list through a
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      Retreat by Washington
      317 12 Faced with retaliatory levies from the EU, the US govt decides to repeal steel tariffs WASHINGTON The Bush administration has decided to repeal its 20-month-old tariffs on imported steel to head off a trade war that would have included foreign retaliation against products from politically crucial US
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    • Market WATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        222 12 Dow Jones SHARES extended a four-day run yesterday, ending higher on upbeat US and regional markets. The ST Index closed up 23.8 points, or 1.4 per cent, at 1,737.8, off an intraday high of 1,742.9. On the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 198 to 120, while 276 counters remained
        — Dow Jones  -  222 words
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        SGX most active
        55 12 By volume BeautyChina GiantWTech Chartered KXD Japan Asia GES Ipco L&M El-Nets AlliedTech Close 0.435 0.425 1.650 0.395 0.115 0.665 0.130 0.015 0.030 0.570 Change +0.050 -0.020 +0.040 +0.020 +0.005 +0.030 -0.005 +0.015 +13.0 -4.5 +2.5 +5.3 +4.5 +4.7 -3.7 +2.7 '000 77,876 32,553 30,879 28,261 27,176
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        SGX top rises
        75 12 ly$ Close Change jealive 50 18.700 +0.500 iPH 20.000 +0.500 DBS 14.300 +0.300 3CBC 12.200 +0.300 SPH100 19.900 +0.300 iTIETFlOO 17.600 +0.270 DUE 6.950 +0.200 UOB 13.100 +0.200 tepCorp 5.700 +0.150 3P Bat 4.240 +0.120 By percentage Close RowsleyW*****7 0.050 Changi +42.' Benefun 20k 0.020 +33.: TeamsphereW*****8
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        SGX top falls
        71 12 By$ Close Change SIA 12.000 -0.100 SIA200 12.000 -0.100 L-Jacob 0.940 -0.060 AVJennings AS MFSTech 1.780 1.180 -0.050 -0.050 Robinson 7.450 -0.050 Elec USS 2.750 -0.040 AURIC 1.100 -0.030 Del Monte 0.565 -0.030 By percentage Close Change SHCCap 0.130 -13.3 Superbowl 0.200 -13.0 ChipEngSW*****2 0.035 -12.5 IRE
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI Value 10,403.27 12,453.10 3,180.30 5,870.17 807.39 790.56 Change Pis +302.70 +135.63 -15.40 +98.40 +11.21 +11.28 +3.00% +1.10% -0.48% +1.70% +1.41% +1.45% SET Index Jakarta Comp 646.22 628.13 +0.19 +11.04 +0.03% +1.79% Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,321.26
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.58 UK£ 0.3368 Yen 63.591 HK$ 4.504 RM 2.2042 Euro 0.4836 Rupiah 4933.3 Baht 23.150 Peso 32.323 A$ 0.8008 Indian Rs 26.549 Won 697.24 C$ 0.7545 Yuan 4.801 NZ$ 0.9062 NTS 19.842
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        Lock icon Commodities
        27 12 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 400.000 Silver uss/oi 5.405 Platinum uss/oi 766.000 Information provided by Rubber centsAg 205.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 843 Brent crude uss/borrel 28.41
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      Lock icon Real estate loses value
      183 14 Dow Jones Office sector likely to be worst hit, says S&P PROPERTY companies are expected to lower the value of their investment properties substantially as the real estate market in Singapore will stay weak next year, Standard Poor's said yesterday. The write-downs will likely hit the
      – Dow Jones  -  183 words
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      Lock icon Multi-skilling deferred
      206 14 Channel News Asia THREE Government bodies have decided to defer the implementation of multi-skilling of construction workers, but the levy on foreign workers in the construction industry will be raised next year. It was announced in February that multi-skilling would be introduced on Jan 1 next year to
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      Lock icon corporate briefs
      192 14 Dow Jones Dow Jones Bloomberg Nat Steel and Keppel Corp have sold their entire stakes in National Oxygen as part of their efforts to divest non-core assets. Nat Steel sold its 36.8 per cent stake for $1 4.5 million to an undisclosed buyer. Keppel sold its nine per
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      Lock icon US dollar falls to record low
      169 16 Bloomberg THE US dollar dropped for a second day in Asia to its lowest against the euro on concerns that a widening current-account deficit and a record budget shortfall would combine to cut demand for the American currency. The US needs US$l.5 billion (552.6
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      Lock icon Qantas launches budget airline
      292 16 -AFP Jetstar hopes to take on popular Virgin Blue SYDNEY Australian flag-carrier Qantas announced its new budget airline Jetstar would take off in May to challenge upstart airline Virgin Blue, which has grabbed 28 per cent of the domestic Australian market since it was launched in
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      Lock icon Samsung Group executives indicted
      173 16 -AFP SEOUL Prosecutors indicted top executives of Samsung, South Korea's biggest conglomerate, yesterday on charges of illegally aiding group chairman Lee Kun-Hee to transfer group control to his son, officials said. Seoul district prosecutors said Huh Tae-Hak, the ex-president of Samsung Everland Inc Samsung's holding company
      -AFP  -  173 words
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      106 13 ff!,M Asia Mile, A Xo celebrate the start of our new flights to Beijing, fly via Hong Kong to Beijing between 2 December 2003 and 3 March 2004 and you'll get three nights free in a luxurious hotel! There's never been a better time to take in the majestic sights
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      180 15 (Di? I Music H I Joy I v Ifil H Gifts H Prizes |H^MHp Date Starts Show Starts Show B HHHPH iPH BoQ/11/m fQ ti 1R nn SweetHeart with Santa and 29/11/03 (Sat) 18.00 Elf Puppet Show UttUSy^Sß BS^fiQ^^B 1 30/11/03 (Sun) 16.00 Kiki the Juggling Magician 18.00 The Enchanting
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  • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ...
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      Lock icon HTL International (98 cents) – STRONG BUY
      88 18 HTL International (98 cents) STRONG BUY DBS Vickers There has been speculation that the threat by the US to impose tariffs on China's furniture exports could have a negative impact on HTL. We spoke to management and was reassured that HTL would not be affected. The tariff threats are targeted
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      Lock icon MFS Technology ($1.18) – FULLY VALUED
      81 18 MFS Technology ($1.18) FULLY VALUED Dow Jones DBS Vickers cuts its recommendation for MFS to Fully Valued from Buy as strong demand for colour display units are already factored into current price levels. FYO3 earnings beat expectations, with net profit up 290 per cent at $23 million. MFS' outlook is
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      Lock icon Norelco Centreline ($1.28) – BUY
      95 18 Norelco Centreline ($1.28) BUY Dow Jones CLSA keeps its Buy recommendation on Norelco, saying that the company is making good progress in semiconductor sales and that its gross margins are improving. CLSA expects Norelco's net profit to rise to $3.4 million in Q4 versus $2.6 million in Q3. Orders for
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      2188 18 VENUE: Bible House sth storey, Armenian Street (Opposite the Registry of Marriage, close to City Hall MRT) 4th 6th December, 2003 at 7.30pm nightly Behold! The Glory of God 4th December, Thursday The Struggles In This Life sth December, Friday The Greatest Gift For Mankind 6th December, Saturday These are
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      317 19 With airfare, accommodation, breakfast and airport transfer all in one affordable package, you'll be making a mistake if you choose to stay home. So get packing and make your way to a holiday that'll put your mind, body and bank account at ease. For details, call Malaysia Airlines Golden Holidays
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Bashir's jail term cut to 3 years
      238 20 -AFP Charge of treason not proven, says AG's office JAKARTA In a move set to irk foreign governments, an Indonesian appeal court overturned a treason conviction against militant Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir (picture) and cut his jail sentence from four years to
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      Lock icon More cash for more bambinis
      120 20 Reuters LAVIANO (Italy) The traditional stereotype of the Italian mamma and her squadron of bambini may be a thing of the past with the country's birth rate hitting near rock bottom, prompting the government to give out baby bonuses. The 2004 budget package includes a
      — Reuters  -  120 words
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      Lock icon China capitalises on beauty contests
      121 20 -AFP SANYA (China) After 54 years, China this year overturned its ban on beauty contests, which were once dismissed by Chairman Mao Zedong as "bourgeoise nonsense". The move has paved the way for a slew of events, led by Saturday's Miss World pageant The Miss
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      Lock icon New image soon for Playboy
      55 20 A 7 953 handout photo shows Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner holding the first issue of Playboy featuring actress Marilyn Monroe. Fifty years on, as the pop culture icon celebrates its anniversary it is moving to reinvent its 'Swinging 60s' image for a new generation
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      Lock icon Growing support for Mideast peace plan
      130 20 Reuters GENEVA Dozens of senior political figures from around the world yesterday backed an unofficial Middle East peace plan denounced as treacherous by both Israeli officials and Palestinian militants. Issuing their statements as authors of the blueprint, self-proclaimed moderates from both sides of the
      — Reuters  -  130 words
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      Lock icon N Korea cheated Saddam
      102 20 -AFP NEW YORK Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was trying to obtain an entire missile production line from North Korea prior to the US-led invasion of Iraq, with Syria offering a transit route for delivery of the goods, the New York Times reported yesterday. The paper said
      -AFP  -  102 words
    • global roundup
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        Lock icon Test for India's BJP
        65 20 Agencies More than 1 00,000 polling booths opened across four Indian states yesterday in provincial elections seen as a barometer of the popularity of India's ruling Hindu nationalists the Bharatiya Janata Party, ahead of national polls next year. More than 400,000 police have been deployed in
        — Agencies  -  65 words
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        Lock icon Visa purchase plan delayed
        80 20 -AFP An Indonesian government plan to make most tourists buy visas, which was due to come into force yesterday, has been delayed again amidst strong opposition from tourist-industry representatives, reportedly on the costs of the visas. The government had earlier said it would scrap the visa-free
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        Lock icon American men prefer cuddling
        116 20 AFP In a striking challenge to the allAmerican male and conventional wisdom, holding hands and cuddling are rated more highly than sex by the average American guy, a new survey claimed on Sunday. Despite the raising of a few sceptical eyebrows, the survey found 31 per
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon How to quell ...
      906 22  - How to quell Umej Bhatia AFP photo by news@newstoday.com.sg REPORTS of suicide bombings have filled the news recently. The continuing spate of attacks in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Turkey has made suicide terrorism seem like a flourishing sunrise industry. Even before this latest wave of attacks, policy-mak-ers had begun
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      41 22 What if your Rice Bowl breaks? Start a home-based Training Business or Write a Book by Ernest Chen n Michael Lum 4 Dec 03 Thursday YMCA Orchard Level 4 2 sessions: 1.58 or 6.58pm Call 6338 1128 speakers@singnet.com.sg www.interconex.org Interconex Management
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      307 24 -Reuters Stars join Nelson Mandela in a concert raising Aids awareness CAPE TOWN (South Africa) Bono, The Corrs, Beyonce Knowles and other international stars answered Nelson Mandela's call to help fight the scourge of Aids on Saturday, putting on a musical extravaganza broadcast globally on the Internet
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        302 25  -  Pauline DLoh Start now and it'll mature in time for Christmas by pauline@newstoday.com.sg HERE is a very moist fruitcake recipe that will bring you compliments at Christmas. If you bake it this week, you'll have enough time for it to get nice and mellow before icing it
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          108 25 Cakes that you buy may come decorated with the prerequisite Christmas tree, reindeer and Santa figures, but a home-made fruitcake needs few embellishments apart from a drizzle of snowy white icing. To make the icing, simply add enough sifted icing sugar to lemon juice to get a
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      478 26  -  Janice Lee Rapcore band Limp Bizkit is conning to rock this island tomorrow by j ani ce@newsto day, com. sg BEFORE Linkin Park, there was Limp Bizkit. But in the wake of the former's success how much do you know about the Bizkit? Formed in Florida
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        456 28  -  Lynette Leong So treat age spots and freckles from childhood by news@newstoday.com.sg IF you think that only sunbaked, dark-skinned people get freckles and age spots, you could not be more wrong. At Changi General Hospital (CGH), pigmentation problems like these affect mostly fair-skinned people. This is
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      163 39 Reuters MADRID Deportivo La Coruna missed its chance to go top in the Primera Liga yesterday when it slipped to a 1-0 home defeat after a last-gasp strike from Villarreal midfielder Roger. The Galicians, who were reduced to 10 men after influential midfielder
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      302 39 Blues dismiss Eriksson link LONDON Chelsea's interim chief executive Paul Smith revealed there is "no substance" to the latest rumours linking Sven-Goran Eriksson to the club, reported Guardian Unlimited. Smith has also given a ringing endorsement to the leadership skills of current boss Claudio Ranieri, who has
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      184 39 -AFP ROME Roma and AC Milan replaced Juventus at the top of Italy's Serie A yesterday after extending their unbeaten records with home victories. Roma, which won the title in 2001, defeated Lecce 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico while European champion Milan beat Modena 2-0
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      286 40 Couples edges out Swede in exciting finish LA Q UINTA, California Anmka Sorenstam came second in the Skins Game behind Fred Couples, but finished ahead of Phil Mickelson and last year's winner Mark O'Meara, reported BBCSportOnline. Sorenstam had been leading after the first day's play when she chipped
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      221 40 -AFP SUN CITY, South Africa Sergio Garcia of Spain ended his recent victory drought by winning his second Sun City challenge yesterday after sinking a 15-footer for a birdie in the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff with South Africa's Retief Goosen. Earlier the
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      335 41 -AFP GALLE, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan warned yesterday that England would not be easy to beat in the upcoming Test series. England starts its three-Test series against Sri Lanka at this southern coastal town today. England has won
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      230 41  -  Lan De Cotta THE Formula 1 season ended two months ago and the next time the super-charged cars line up on the start-finish line will be next March. Five months is a long time for Formula 1 junkies like me. So what can
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      465 42 -AFP Striker Carew fires club past Juventus as Serie A leader Italian Serie A Roma 3 Lecce 1 Roma leads on goal difference ROME Roma and AC Milan replaced Juventus at the top of Italy's Serie A after extending their unbeaten records with comfortable home victories. Roma,
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      274 42 -AFP Spanish La LJga Deportivo 0 Villarreal 1 Valencia leads standings MADRID Deportivo La Coruna blew its big chance to regain the Spanish league lead with a 1-0 loss at home to Villarreal, Roger Garcia getting the only goal of the game a minute
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      579 42 Arsenal 0 Fulham 0, Chelsea 1 Man Utd 0 Liverpool 3 Birmingham 1, Man City 0 Boro 1 AC Milan 2 Modena 0, Brescia 1 Udinese 2, I Parma 3 Chievo 1, Perugia 1 Empoli 1, Reggina 0 Bologna 0, Roma 3 Lecce 1, Sampdoria 2 Ancona 0
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        545 43 Agencies Fergie, Ranieri believe Chelsea victory not critical, but English Premiership Chelsea 1 Man United 0 Lampard claims the Blues will win title LONDON The talkative "tinkerman" is being coy and the Scottish "braveheart" is being cagey. Both Alex Ferguson and Claudio Ranieri were singing the
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        315 43 -AFP LISBON Sven-Goran Eriksson has warned England not to get blinded by the clash against European champion France at Euro 2004 next year. The Swede believes that both Switzerland and Croatia, who have also been drawn in Group B for the finals,
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        326 43 Agencies LONDON Manchester United duo Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo both escaped suspensions but were each fined and given warnings as to their future conduct by the Football Association yesterday. After a five-hour hearing, Giggs received a £7,500 ($22,193) penalty and Portuguese youngster Ronaldo
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        103 43 FOLLOWING the Euro 2004 draw on Sunday, football fans will be able to follow the drama on Channel 5 next year. The MediaCorp channel will screen the opening game between European champion France and England on June 13, which should be a
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      540 44  -  Stanley Ho Malaysia coach Harris looks beyond tomorrow's crunch Singapore clash by in Ho Chi Minh City stanley@newstoday.com.s MALAYSIA is determined to topple Thailand as the king of South-east Asian football. And it wants to start by winning the gold medal at the XXII SEA Games here in
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      365 44  -  Tan Yo-Hinn by yohinn@newsto day. com. sg AT THE 1998 football World Cup, the Romanian squad dyed its hair blond in the name of team unity. Singapore's silat squad has followed the same path. Of the 16-man, seven-woman team, all but
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      207 44  -  Stanley Ho SINGAPORE'S hopes of making the football semi-finals of the XXII South-east Asia Games suffered a major blow yesterday when two of its key defenders were injured during training. Reigning S-League Young Player of the Year Baihakki Khaizan and Sembawang Rangers' rising star Sevki
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      67 44 WITH just two minutes left in regulation, the Singapore waterpolo team was in danger of a shock opening game loss with the score tied at 6-6 against a gutsy Philippines. Singapore had never lost to the Philippines before in the South-east Asia Games and the champion used all
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