Today, 4 December 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY todayonline.com Thursday December 4,2003* > MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Shoe-bomber accomplice charged in UK
      125 1 Reuters LONDON British anti-terror police said this morning they had charged a British Muslim with conspiring with convicted "shoe-bomber" Richard Reid to carry out bomb attacks in Britain or elsewhere. Sajid Badat, 24, who was arrested at his home in Gloucester last week, faces two
      – Reuters  -  125 words
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      Lock icon Terror threat same despite war: US poll
      122 1 -AFP WASHINGTON Seven out of 10 Americans believe the war in Iraq did not reduce the threat of terrorism to the US, and wish that the fight against Al Qaeda be prioritised, according to a nationwide poll released this morning. US President George
      -AFP  -  122 words
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      Lock icon Stocks mixed
      75 1 Reuters NEW YORK The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 19.78 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 9,873.42 after hitting its highest level since June 3 last year earlier in the session. The Standard Poor's 500 Index closed down 1.89 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 1,064.73 after
      – Reuters  -  75 words
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      Lock icon A boom and a bubble
      567 1  -  Elisia Yeo Surging Australia acts to sustain economic buoyancy by elisia@newstoday.com.sg WHILE the rest of the world strains to boost demand and to lure people back to the property market, an amazing, opposite trend is unfolding in Australia. The Australian economy is now among the
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  • HOT NEWS
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      It's payback time
      596 2  -  Derrick A Paulo by 600 AIA agents to return commission earned from 'churning' derrick@newstoday.com.sg IT IS not often that an insurance company decides to take back its agents' commissions and the majority respond with words, and actions, of support Yet, that was exactly what happened at American
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      Lock icon M1 in play?
      342 3 Agencies End of lock-up period may spell ownership changes MOBILEONE'S (Ml) first anniversary as a public company today could be a cause for celebration among its shareholders. Singapore's second-largest mobile-phone operator is in good shape, with strong dividends and healthy cash flows that have attracted long-term investors
      — Agencies  -  342 words
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      Lock icon Strong words from Alpa-S presidential candidate
      222 3 Channel NewsAsia HE HAS heard all the warnings. But pilots' union president-wannabe Syed Abdul Kader seems undeterred. A day after announcing his surprise candidacy for the leadership of Alpa-S, the junior 777 captain strongly criticised SlA's management According to Cpt Kader, the management has
      — Channel NewsAsia  -  222 words
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      Small cars lead slump in COE prices to 7-year lows
      116 4 COE prices have fallen across the board to seven-year lows. The biggest dip is in small cars, 1600 cc and below. Prices in this category fell by more than $2,000 to $24,401. Rates for luxury cars, or those above 1,600
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      Call for laws to protect maids
      395 4  -  Joy Frances Draft submitted to Govt suggests minimum wage and code of conduct by joy@newstoday.com.sg A PROPOSAL for laws to protect foreign domestic workers' (FDWs) interests and guide maid-employer relations has been submitted to the Government Drawn up by an ad hoc group of
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  • HOME NEWS
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      In Nobel company
      381 6  -  Madeleine Chong by madeleine@newstoday.com.sg Hwa Chong wins coveted award for fourth year running FOR the fourth year running, a Hwa Chong Junior College student has been named Singapore's most outstanding JC science student And as a result, Tan Hainan will spend the next few days hobnobbing with
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      Lock icon We're prepared to deal with Sars: PM
      195 6 -AFP LISBON Singapore is more prepared to deal with Sars should the deadly virus resurface this winter as predicted by some medical experts and new infections in Asia cannot be ruled out, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. "This is a very
      -AFP  -  195 words
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      Demise of the expat package?
      390 8  -  Derrick A Paulo Editor of Expat says STsurvey is exaggerated by derrick@newstoday.com.sg HAS the party really ended for expensive expats in Singapore, as Sunday Times reported last month? The report even suggested that expatriates paid local terms are now in vogue. Mr Christopher Cheney, editor
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      SIA offers widest seats ever
      104 8 COME Feb 3 next year, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will offer the widest seats ever at 20 inches (50.8cm) for economy class passengers on board its new Airbus plane, the A34sLeaderShip. The plane, which will fly nonstop between Singapore and Los Angeles, will have only two
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      Asia Hotel sues for $94m, awarded $10
      153 8 IT had sued Starwood Asia Pacific Management for U5554.9 million ($94.4 million), but Asia Hotel Investments ended up being awarded $10 by the High Court of Singapore. Last Friday, the judge ruled that Asia Hotel had not established that its failure to acquire
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      Lock icon 181 Transport Gold Awards
      79 8 Channel News Asia A TOTAL of 181 frontline staff from 13 transport companies and associations were commended at the Transport Gold Award presentation ceremony yesterday. The award winners received a certificate and a plaque each in recognition of their "exemplary courteous behaviour" in the line of
      — Channel News Asia  -  79 words
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      120 8 If' 1/ I Team Singapore I Athlete: Poh Tze Chap 4 M Sport: Taekwondo Taekwondo is one of the most kM I systematic and |^> scientific Korean traditional martial I arts, that teaches more than physical I fighting skills. It is I a discipline that shows ways of enhancing our
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  • LETTERS
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      Maids are not slaves
      265 12  -  Ong Keng Yang I READ with interest Ms Victoria Childs' letter, "6 maids, each a disaster" (Today, Dec 3). I was amazed to learn that each of Ms Childs' maids was lazy, stupid and dishonest While I will not comment on their apparent behaviour, I do
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      Different expat, different experience
      304 12  -  Julie O'Connor I REFER to Victoria Childs' letter "6 maids, each a disaster" (Today, Dec 3). Victoria has certainly been very unlucky with her experiences, but I have to say that there are "bad" people in every society. If the first three maids she employed were
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon AirAsia plans IPO
      334 14 Agencies Budget airline wants to list on KLSE next year AFTER making waves in the aviation industry, AirAsia wants to make a splash on the stock market. The Malaysian budget airline plans to launch its IPO next year. It will sell about a third of its shares
      – Agencies; Chan Chao Peh  -  334 words
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      PMI shows growth in manufacturing
      243 14  -  Chan Chao Peh THE Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for last month rose for the sixth consecutive month, in line with the recovering local economy. Last month, the PMI posted a reading of 53.2 points, which is a 0.7 point dip compared to October, said the
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      Lock icon Spending on IT to increase again next year
      253 14 Dow Jones SPENDING on information technology in Singapore will return to growth next year, driven by corporate and government spending, according to technology research company Gartner Inc. The research firm estimates spending on the sector, which includes telecommunications, will rise about six
      – Dow Jones  -  253 words
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      Lock icon China Premier to meet US workers during visit
      183 16 -AFP BEIJING China's Premier Wen Jiabao will use a visit to the United States to meet the very blue-collar workers believed to be most at risk from the Chinese exporting machine, a senior China Foreign Ministry official said yesterday. Mr Wen will
      -AFP; — Reuters photo  -  183 words
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      Lock icon Boeing bets on new jet
      402 16 -AFP Scandal-ridden company looks to Dreamliner 7E7 to restore profits, image NEW YORK The Boeing Co, the world leader in aviation, must quickly get over the scandals that forced chairman Phil Condit to resign this week, so it can concentrate on the crucial launch of
      -AFP  -  402 words
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      S'pore-EU FTA first
      196 19 PM Goh: Asean-EU trade pact may take 'some time' LISBON Singapore would like to complete a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) before a similar pact is reached between the bloc and the 10-member Asean grouping of South-east Asian nations, said Prime Minister Goh Chok
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      corporate briefs
      283 19 WBL Corporation reported a net profit of $51.9 million or 30 cents a share, for its annual earnings ended Sept 30, up from $12.6 million, or 7.3 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. It will pay a semi-annual dividend of four cents per share on March 22
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    • Market WATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        127 20 SGX, Bloomberg SHARES rose yesterday as investors snapped up blue chips on hopes of a new year rally. Gains were centred narrowly on banks and properties which rose amid hopes of improving economic fundamentals, with transportation stocks falling out of favour. The ST Index rose 8.50 points, or 0.5
        SGX,; Bloomberg  -  127 words
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        SGX most active
        61 20 By volume Beauty China Brilliant Chartered GES NOL KAMI FAC 2OOUSS SingTel LantroVis HKLand USS Close 0.435 0.725 1.700 0.680 2.220 0.405 1.600 1.810 0.395 1.600 Change +0.015 +0.035 +0.030 +0.030 +0.040 +0.020 +0.100 -0.020 +0.015 +0.020 +3.6 +5.1 +1.8 +4.6 +1.8 +5.2 +6.7 -1.1 +3.9 +1.3
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        SGX top rises
        72 20 Jy Close Change :iTYDEV 6.200 +0.350 )BS 14.700 +0.300 :&N 11.700 +0.200 >emb Log 2.020 +0.130 :&C 6.150 +0.100 Creative 50 18.700 +0.100 ISH500USS 4.020 +0.100 XBC 12.100 +0.100 XBC4.596NCPS *****2.700+0.100 By percentage Iransit Close 0.140 Change +33.3 Map Hoe Colex 0.030 0.140 +20.0 +16.7 BBR 0.040
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        SGX top falls
        81 20 By Close Change IMH400USS 8.600 -0.200 /enture 19.600 -0.200 KepCorp 5.550 -0.100 HOB 12.700 -0.100 Fortune Reit HKS 4.700 -0.050 Robinson 7.450 -0.050 Warnings AS 1.750 -0.040 Iransmarco 1.000 -0.040 Boustead W*****2 0.400 -0.030 Datapulse 0.355 -0.030 By percentage Close C SP Corp 0.075 leamsphere 0.115 North
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        STI —1,737.46+8.5
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        World markets
        55 20 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 *****.39 -83.76 -0.80 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries laiwan Wtd *****.18 3220.10 5884.97 -51.05 +23.40 -26.48 -0.41 +0.73 -0.45 Korea Comp 808.34 +0.56 +0.07 KLCI 795.57 -2.23 -0.28 SET Index 656.81 +10.17 +1.57 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 643.86 1357.76 274.52 +10.13
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        Your Ssl buys
        36 20 US$ 0.5805 UK£ 0.3356 Yen 63.0337 HK$ 4.5056 RM 2.2059 Euro 0.4805 Rupiah 4929.90 Baht 23.162 Peso 32.2207 A$ 0.7938 Indian Rs 26.4941 Won 696.282 C$ 0.7532 Yuan 4.8049 NZ$ 0.8974 NTS 20.369
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        Commodities
        21 20 Gold uss/oi 403.000 Silver uss/oi 5.500 Platinum uss/oz 777.000 Rubber centsAg 205.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1887.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 29.18
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      Lock icon UMCi to invest $388m on new equipment
      147 20 Dow Jones UMCi Pte Ltd the Singaporebased unit of Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) has finalised plans to spend NT57.69 billion ($3BB million) on new chip-making equipment, UMC said. UMCi is an advanced facility that etches chips on flat silicon wafers 300mm in
      Dow Jones  -  147 words
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      Lock icon Bush move invites retaliation
      166 22 Reuters US to pay $255m to companies WASHINGTON The Bush administration is set to make US$l5O million ($255 million) in payments to US steelmakers and other firms over the next two weeks under a programme declared illegal by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), a US Customs
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      Lock icon Invesco accused of improper trading
      106 22 Bloomberg INVESCO Funds Group, a US unit of Europe's largest money manager, allowed favoured clients to make short-term mutual fund trades that diluted returns for long-term investors, New York Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer and the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in a civil complaint Invesco and
      – Bloomberg  -  106 words
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      Lock icon Worjd Bank steps up lending to Indonesia
      84 22 -AFP JAKARTA The World Bank announced plans yesterday to increase lending to Indonesia to lift millions out of poverty but said much of the extra aid depends on greater efforts to fight rampant corruption and to improve governance. The bank, in its country
      -AFP  -  84 words
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      Lock icon Starblacks is just fine
      705 24  -  William Pesek Jr Commentary Developing countries like Vietnam should open up their economies at their own pace by news@newstoday.com.sg All this says much about how this nation of 80 million is embracing globalisation on its own terms. Walking through Vietnam's cacophonous cities leaves little doubt folks
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      117 22 [gospel meeting BiiuiiiUl WTm Speaker: Tommy J. Hicks Venue: JURONG CHURCH OF CHRIST 120 Boon Lay Drive Singapore *****4 Tel: *****080 Fax: *****707 Website: www.jurongcoc.org Email: jcoc@jurongcoc.org Date Time Topic 5 Dec 03 7.30 pm How many Churches Did Christ Build? 6 Dec 03 7.30 pm How to Identify the
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Bond worries
      383 28 Dow Jones As consumer prices bottom out, the BOJ fears risk of selloff in government bonds TOKYO The Bank of Japan (BOJ) might be some way from raising interest rates but it is already worried about how it might soak up excess liquidity without sending long-term rates soaring.
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      Lock icon What The Experts Say ...
      129 28 What The Experts Say DBS V/c/cers BRILLIANT MANUFACTURING (73.5 cents) BUY We expect bottom-line growth to be driven by continued margin improvement on the back of increased production in lower-cost facilities in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as more vertical integration of its manufacturing processes. While sales growth will
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2388 28 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Lipper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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      116 29 a pool of enterprising ITE graduates. I Helmi and Mei Ting, 17& 18 Today: Dynamic and Disciplined ITE Students I Tomorrow: Chemical Process Technologists j As a force behind the knowledge-based economy, ITE has already taken a quantum leap in training a new generation of talents for the industries of
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Shootings keep kids at home
      179 30 -AFP WASHINGTON It looked like the Washington snipers all over again. Police in the mid-western state of Ohio said on Tuesday that four of 11 shootings including one that killed a motorist last week have been linked to the same rifle, raising the possibility of
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      Lock icon Computer war games called off
      326 30 Agencies US move seen as warning to Taiwan TAIPEI The United States has cancelled planned computer war games with Taiwan, in a move seen as a warning to the island to stop pushing toward independence and angering China, local media said. The report came a
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      222 30 -Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia's former autocrat Suharto is back on the country's political landscape. A party that wants his daughter to contest the presidential elections next year has emerged on his orders. Officials from the Duty and Concern for the Nation Party (PKPB) gathered at their
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      124 34 -AFP LONDON Within hours of their recruitment, a team of lawyers due to defend alleged terrorists being held at the United States base in Guantanamo Bay were sacked after they criticised the briefing session. "The first day, when they were being briefed on the dos
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      337 34 AFP photo -AFP His 2000 election campaign was half the amount WASHINGTON Top of United States President George W Bush's "to-do" list is to swell his coffers for the presidential campaign next year. This despite a record US$llO million ($189.6 million) for his war
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        35 34 -AFP Fifteen candidates have applied to run for Georgia's upcoming presidential poll Mr Mikhail Saakashvili, 35, the former Justice Minister and leader of the National Movement party, is the poll's favourite.
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        70 34 AP The United States Supreme Court passed a ruling on Tuesday stating that police must wait for 20 seconds before break- ing into a home to serve a warrant. The ruling was passed after a man said he needed more time to get from the
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        56 34 Reuters. The Australian government is investigating claims of an attempt to rig a Ass billion ($6.3 billion) helicopter contract in favour of United States company United Technologies Corp. The investigation was launched after a senior scientist complained of pressure to skew the bid assessment to
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      329 36 Kenyan prostitutes HIV-negative despite exposure to unprotected sex NAIROBI Ms Agnes Munyiva has worked for 31 years as a prostitute in Kenya's Majengo red-light district Now she attracts a very different group of visitors besides her normal clients: Aids researchers. Despite her exposure to HIV-pos-itive men
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        61 36 Malaysian police are bracing for a deluqe of South American cocaine into the country following rising prices and demand in the domestic market, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. A Narcotics Department official said it was possible that syndicates "may try to smuggle" in the drug,
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        74 36 -AFP A British prison officer was sacked for making an insulting remark about Osama bin Laden, The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday. In 2001, Mr Colin Rose, 53, after throwing a bunch of keys forcefully into a chute, had said: "There's a photo of Osama bin Laden
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        49 36 AFP Mr Deng Pufeng, eldest son of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and the founder of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, won an award on Tuesday for his "exemplary" work for others. He was among those honoured by the UN Human Rights Prize Committee
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        66 36 AFP photo Australia yesterday unveiled plans to make the Great Barrier Reef (picture) the most protected coral-reef system on earth. The "Zoning Plan" will put a third of the giant coral network off-limits to commercial fishermen and will tighten restrictions on shipping through the delicate ecosystem. Conservationists have
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      910 44  -  Dr Khoo How San Is it an 'off day' or, are you 'disinterested'? Is boss 'pressurizing' you? And, will you meet the 'dateline'? by news@newstoday.com.sg I AM heartened that my commentary some months back on the way role models use, or misuse, the English language struck a
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      162 46 And the winners are %w FIVE TODAY readers have won a fff pair of passes each to the Star r Awards at MediaCorp Theatre on Sunday. They are: Dennis Lim Tay Lay Choo Ronald Wong Au Sook Sum Usha Nanthani Tickets must be collected between 9am and spm tomorrow from
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      701 46  -  Serene Foo Local film-makers benefit from MDA's recent initiatives by serene@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU have noticed the three letters "MDA" (Media Authority of Singapore) in the news in recent weeks, you would probably know that this is an exciting time for filmmakers and media practitioners in Singapore. The
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      352 48  -  Serene Foo Swordsman-divorcee love story a gem The Twilight Samurai Comstar r LIKE poetry, director Yoji Yamada's The Twilight Samurai is contemplative and needs to be savoured slowly. The Land of the Rising Sun's official entry for the Academy Awards next year, Twilight centres on the struggles of
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      131 48 AMERICAN cable TV channel Bravo is hoping to cash in on a surprising trend in the US: Watching poker on television. The channel launched its Celebrity Poker Showdown on Tuesday night, reports Studio Briefings. "It's surprisingly entertaining and exciting," said Bravo CEO Jeff Gaspin.
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      665 51  -  Koh Chieng Mun by The newly-renovated FairPrice outlet at Bedok North caters to every customers' need eatout@newstoday.com.sg THE NTUC FairPrice outlet at Bedok North Street 1 is one of the largest outlets of the supermarket chain. It occupies two storeys, connected by a travellator to give
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      435 53  -  Pauline D Loh Infuse the best quality canola oil with slivers of garlic to get a flavourful, festive seafood dish by pauline@newstoday.com.sj I WAS converted to canola and canola blends many years ago. I found it a healthy alternative to the heavier oils. While other oils may come
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      186 53 Naturel Premium Oil is a blend of canola and sunflower oils both of which are high in polyunsaturates and low in saturated fats. It also contains the essential polyunsaturated fatty acid Omega 6, which cannot be produced naturally by the human body and must therefore be obtained
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        369 54 No surprises among People's Choice Award nominees LOS ANGELES Old favourites such as Kelsey Grammer, Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts led the nominees for the 30th People's Choice Awards, a fan-driven list of honours in television, movies and music announced on Tuesday. Unlike most other awards shows,
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        362 56 -AFP And no booze for Miss World contestants, too SANYA (China) It is all work and no play for the 106 beauty queens preparing for Miss World in China this week, with sex and alcohol strictly off-limits. "They can meet with boyfriends and
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        167 56 -Reuters LONDON No embarrassment will be spared on Wednesday, when rock star Sting presents one of Britain's leastdesired literary awards the Bad Sex in Fiction Award. Now in its 11th year, the "prize" is awarded by the Literary Review magazine for the most inept description
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        426 58 Gibson turns down church's request to view film about Christ VATICAN CITY Movie director Mel Gibson has turned down a request from the Vatican to have an advance look at his film The Passion of Christ, about the last hours of Jesus Christ, the film's producer
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        431 61  -  Camy Tan Singaporean label gets the nod at Australian Fashion Week by camy@newstoday.com.sg HANSEL is a new women's wear label by Singaporean designer Jo Soh. And her debut collection, titled "Me and My Camel", was launched at the New Generation segment of the Mercedes-Benz Australian
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        219 63 Models flaunt it with sexy undies by Camy Tan camy@newstoday. com. sg WHY do some models command higher fees than others? The answer was unveiled at Victoria's Secrets (VS) ninth annual fashion show in New York last month. It was a case of they had it and they
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        345 63 Fur is bloody fashionable again LONDON The return of fur to the world's fashion catwalks has spelled death to thousands of endangered animals with a boom in demand for their skins, a wildlife protection officer said on Friday. John Sellar, a senior enforcement officer for the Convention on International Trade
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        492 64  -  Tuminah Sapawi Both the historic fortress and the modern holiday resort are not to be missed by traveller@newstoday.com.sg THE land once described to be "flowing with milk and honey" had been ruled by Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial masters at various points in its
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        Cathay thanks staff for their support
        177 64 THE sacrifice that Cathay Pacific staff made when the airlines was hard hit by the Sars crisis earlier this year has not been forgotten by its management Last week, the airline announced that it would be making a special, ex gratia payment to all
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        169 64 THE first JW Marriott Hotel and Marriott Executive Apartments in China have opened their doors in Shanghai. The JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai has 342 rooms while the Tomorrow Square Marriott Executive Apartments has 255 units. The two properties were opened last month. Standing at 60 stories high
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        621 66 Reuters Unbridled growth in tourism is damaging ancient ruins of Peru, critics say MACHU PICCHU PUEBLO (Peru) Amid the towering peaks of the Andes mountains, the grating shriek of pneumatic drills fill the air. New streets are being laid out while hotels are going up
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        354 66 QATAR Airways has spread its wings further in the Far East. From Dec 10, Singapore will be included as one of the airline's stops for its flight from Doha, the capital of Qatar, to Cebu in the southern Philippines. Flights to Singapore and Cebu will
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      418 70 Reuters USTour could strangle global golf if it pushes up money prizes: Elkington MELBOURNE Former US PGA champions Rich Beem and Steve Elkington have said the North American Tour must do more to ensure its prosperity does not strangle the professional game elsewhere in the world.
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      73 70 QUINCY Quek carded an even-par 72 to take the overall lead with a two-day total of 144 at the Singapore Junior Golf Championships 2003 at Orchid Country Club yesterday. Feldman Tan was just behind quek on second place with a 147 total after a superb
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      330 70 -AFP LAUSANNE, Switzerland The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) battle to rid future Olympics of drug cheats will move up a gear this week when the executive board is expected to give the go ahead to re-test samples taken during the 2002 Salt Lake
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      161 70 EAGLE, Colorado Kobe Bryant wants to keep a few secrets. His defence team agreed with prosecutors on Tuesday (yesterday, Singapore time), saying some court documents in the National Basketball Association's star's upcoming sexual assault trial should be sealed from public view, reported CNN.com. In court
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      114 70 -AFP GALLE, Sri Lanka Tail-ender Muttiah Muralitharan smashed an entertaining 38 to lead a Sri Lankan comeback against England in the opening cricket Test at press time yesterday. Sri Lanka was struggling at 239-7 following seamer Andrew Flintoffs double-strike before posting a respectable 331 in its first
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      957 72  -  Rohit Brijnath by news@newstoday.com.sg IT'S a stroke of luck. Karma. Destiny. Whatever the word. It's 1987, Calcutta, a long time ago. Writing tennis is my calling, but my boss suggests, travel to Bombay, go see this young cricketer, apparently they say he's good. The cricketer is
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      228 72 -AFP BRISBANE Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, singled out by Shane Warne as having a weakness for short-pitched bowling, said he is ready to face the "chin music" in today's opening cricket Test against Australia at Brisbane's Gabba ground. Legspinner Warne, serving a
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        524 74 -AFP Liverpool and Man Utd eliminated from League Cup English league Cup, 4th round Liverpool 2 Bolton 3 West Brom 2 Man Utd 0 Liverpool boss vents anger at his players LONDON Holder Liverpool and last year's beaten finalist Manchester United both failed to reach the last
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        398 74 AFP Spanish League Real Madrid 2 Atletico Madrid 0 Real reclaims top spot MADRID Ronaldo scored one of the fastest goals in Spanish football history to set Real Madrid on its way to a 2-0 victory over local rival Atletico Madrid,
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        116 74 Reuters Italian Cup Sampdoria 0 AC Milan 1 Own goal sends Milan through ROME AC Milan needed a lucky own goal by defender Mirko Conte to overcome Sampdoria 1-0 in the first leg of the Italian Cup second round this morning. Playing without regular strikers Filippo Inzaghi and
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      424 76  -  Stanley Ho Bodybuilding veteran reveals plans to retire, but he wants gold XXII SEA Games Bodybuilding Ibrahim may go into coaching SIX-TIME Asian bantamweight champion Ibrahim Sihat (picture) will call an end to his illustrious career at the end of the XXII South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Vietnam,
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      208 76 SINGAPORE now looks well on course for a 20th successive gold medal in the men's waterpolo competition at the XXII South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Vietnam. At the National Aquatic Centre in Hanoi yesterday, Singapore demolished host Vietnam 22-7. Singapore's scorers were Lau
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      232 76 HANOI Police seized four fake tickets used to gain entry to last weekend's opening matches in the blue riband football competition of the South-east Asia (SEA) Games, Vietnam state media said yesterday. The tickets were bought by Vietnamese fans desperate to watch Sunday's opener in
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      773 78  -  Stanley Ho Zero goals in two games sees Lions book early flight home by in Ho Chi Minh City stanley@newstoday.com.sg THE brave Young Lions left the pitch in tears. It was heart wrenching. They had given a gutsy, spirited performance but luck had once again deserted Singapore's
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