Today, 7 January 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    12 1 TODAY sets you thinking todayonline.com Wednesday January 7, 2004 > MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Shankar gets 16 months, 4 strokes and a mouthful
      520 1  -  Joy Frances LAST week's strong words were followed by a stiff verdict yesterday as District Judge Victor Yeo sentenced former television presenter Vidya Shankar Aiyar (picture) to a total of 16 months in prison and four strokes of the cane for
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      Lock icon Stocks mixed
      68 1 Reuters NEW YORK The technologyladen Nasdaq Composite Index notched its highest close in two years yesterday, while US blue chips were largely unchanged, as investors anticipated solid results in the coming reporting season. The Nasdaq closed up 10.01 points at 2,057.37, the blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average closed
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      SingTel's giant leap of faith
      387 1  -  Chan Chao Peh Temasek's first steps in divesting stake in telco IN what could be considered the first baby steps towards a giant leap, the Government started moving in a direction that could eventually represent its biggest divestment Less than a week after Singapore's free
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      Lock icon A winning smile
      50 1 REUTERS Ohio telecommunications worker Rebecca Jemison smiling after winning a US$l62-mil-lion ($275-million) lottery yesterday. Another woman had earlier claimed that she had lost the winning ticket. Mrs Jemison, who has a daughter, opted for a US$94 million ($1 60 million) lump sum instead of a staggered payout.
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      51 1 NEWSXyiEWS DPM pointer An open style and an ease with critics/2 Najib next? Will he be named Badawi's No 2 today?/3 Diana shocker Her letter drags Prince Charles in killer plot/33 Disgruntled Dong SEA Games shot put champ wants old coach back/55 SPLITNEY STORIES/36 m %^3\ £0 Wedl^' and, "a^
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      Lock icon The Nanny is leaving the country
      775 2  -  Teo Hwee Nak Govt will cut the apron strings as society opens up more, says DPM Lee hweenak@newstoday.com.sg AFTER months of speculation since he was officially pronounced the next Premier, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night gave his clearest answer on whether
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      Lock icon Chia cleared of allegations of modesty outrage
      91 3 Newsßadio 93.8 NON-CONSTITUENCY Member of Parliament Steve Chia has been cleared of allegations of outraging the modesty of his maid. Police have decided not to take further action after carefully considering the facts and circumstances of the case and in consultation with the
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      Lock icon Najib to take over as Badawi's No 2?
      89 3 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Defence Minister Najib Razak (picture) will be appointed Deputy Prime Minister today, a Malaysian government source told Reuters. "Najib will be named Deputy Prime Minister tomorrow," the source said yesterday. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who took over
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      Lock icon Culling could worsen spread, says WHO
      204 4 Agencies GUANGZHOU Thousands of civet cats, blamed for the spread of Sars, are being drowned in pools of disinfectant or electrocuted, then cremated. The Chinese government ordered the slaughter after scientists found the animals had a virus similar to that of a freelance journalist
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      Heterosexual oral sex soon to be legal
      311 4  -  Elisia Yeo Penal code being reviewed to stay relevant elisia@newstoday.com.sg HETEROSEXUAL Singaporean adults may soon be able to indulge in oral sex without breaking any laws, following a review of the Penal Code. Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Ho
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      MPs OK changes to Organ Transplant Act
      256 4  -  Derrick A Paulo NEITHER religious nor ethical beliefs proved a barrier in the end. Even with the party whip lifted, MPs unanimously said "aye" to changes to the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota) that will cover the donation of livers, hearts and corneas
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Glimpses of humility
      520 6  -  Ng Shing Vi Former President shares tales of cars and queues shingyi(gnewstoday.com.sg WHEN the "People's President", Dr Wee Kirn Wee, said he wanted to buy a Honda car after stepping down as President, his secretary was shocked. The former Head of State had been driven around in
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      Rl first to launch infl school
      209 6  -  Ted Chen RAFFLES Institution (RI) announced plans to launch an international school, becoming the first local school to do so. The proposal to set up RI (International) had been submitted to the Ministry of Education (MOE) late last year. Unlike other privately-funded schools, which
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon Vegetables from Riau
        126 6 Newsßadio 93.8 Singapore and Indonesia's Riau province started a veg-etable-processing centre to produce packed vegetables for shipment here, me centre comes with cold-chain facilities that will allow vegetables harvested from farms to undergo proper processing before export. The Riau Vegetable Project, set up two years ago, marks
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        Lock icon Pay at HDB branches, too
        67 6 Newsßadio 93.8 The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has made it more convenient for motorists and residents to pay for their season parking tickets and mortgage loans. From today, such payments can be made at HDB's 23 branch offices. Flatowners and tenants can pay mortgages,
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      Lock icon Being Formidable on our high seas
      407 8  -  Ted Chen RSN's new frigates even have terrorist-identification systems ted@newstoday.com.sg THEY are leaner, smarter and pack a nasty surprise for the enemy terrorists included on the high seas. Apart from the usual arsenal of radars, missiles, torpedoes and guns, the Republic of Singapore Navy's
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      Lock icon Siemens picks S'pore for skills
      228 8  -  Francis Chin A WORKFORCE with specialised skills and Singapore's strategic location are key reasons for high-tech companies to continue choosing the Republic as their manufacturing hub, said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Mr Lee was speaking at the opening of the Siemens Centre at
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      When your luggage flies on its own
      163 11  -  Tan Kok Tim SINGAPORE Airlines will soon begin using the Airbus 380 on long-haul flights. With security an ongoing concern, I hope the day will come when airlines transport passengers and their luggage in separate aircraft The advantages are many. For one, airlines
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      Protection from fraud
      401 11  -  Idujion Lowering car insurance premiums requires stricter controls on cheats I WRITE to express my concerns about rising automobile insurance costs and the growing tendency to make inflated claims, which results in higher insurance premiums. As an engineer by training and someone who is affiliated with The
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      Shankarcase a cautionary tale
      570 12  -  Sara Dean Outcome is a warning to molesters but not a cause for paranoia IN the aftermath of the Shankar Aiyar case, men who prey on unsuspecting women now know that they will no longer be able to get away with it The knowledge might result
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      Checkpoint officers on hand to aid elderly
      125 12  -  Chia Wei Kiang WE refer to the letter "Have special lane for elderly" by Mr Lav Bing (Today, Jan 5) who suggested that the Woodlands Train Checkpoint have a separate immigration counter for elderly and disabled passengers. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority is
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      299 11 "Did you know that, without exception, the top ten richest people in the world built and retained their wealth by following their distinct path to wealth?" FIND YOUR PATH; DOUBLE YOUR INCOME! Do You Know What Your Distinct Path To Wealth Is? Do You Know How You Can Build Retain
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon SingTel postpones 3G trial services
      282 14 Dow Jones Delay may affect plans for commercial rollout in Q1 SINGTEL has been forced to delay its consumer trial of third generation (3G) wireless services, the telco said yesterday, citing "handset issues". It did not elaborate on these issues, but operators in Hong Kong
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      Lock icon BP divests S'pore, M'sia retail business
      199 14 Bloomberg BP, Europe's largest oil company, plans to sell stakes in its Singapore and Malaysian retail petrol business as part of a plan to reorganise its operations. BP will sell its entire 70 per cent stake in its Malaysian retail unit, which operates 240
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        Lock icon Singapore
        228 14 Bloomberg THE ST Index (STI) rose for an eighth day yesterday. Venture rallied 50 cents, or 2.5 per cent, to $20.70 after a manufacturing index climbed to its highest level last month since November 2000, a sign that economic growth may rise. The STI added 0.06 points to 1828.72
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        SGX most active
        58 14 By volume Hi-P Eagle Heshe Reed FuYu Autron Chartered Des Studio Asia Env Jadason Close 0.945 0.095 0.120 0.075 0.830 0.430 1.770 0.200 0.570 0.190 Change +0.085 +0.005 +0.030 -0.005 +0.075 -0.015 -0.030 +0.005 +0.010 +9.9 +5.6 +33.3 -6.3 +9.9 -3.4 -1.7 +0.9 +5.6 '000 139,030 63,893
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        SGX top rises
        74 14 By Close Change ihang Asia 2kHK$ 8.550 +0.700 jealive50 19.000 +0.500 DBS 15.600 +0.500 /enture 20.700 +0.500 ISH500USS 4.720 +0.440 Noble 3.760 +0.320 OBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 106.500 +0.300 \?i Breweries 6.750 +0.250 F&N 13.400 +0.100 )y percentage tehe Close < 0.120 Change +33.3 \uslon 0.250
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        SGX top falls
        81 14 By$ Close Change SPH 18.800 -0.400 SIA 11.300 -0.300 Thai Prime200USS 11.900 -0.300 JMH 400USS 9.850 -0.250 GreatEast 10.900 -0.200 Jardine C&C 5.950 -0.200 SIA 200 11.400 -0.200 SPH 100 18.900 -0.200 UOB 13.400 -0.200 Bukit Sem 16.300 -0.100 By percentage Strike W*****5 Close 0.015 Change -25.0
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        World markets
        60 14 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.99 Change Pis -11.18 -0.10 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.32 3325.40 6144.01 +30.99 +28.90 +18.59 +0.24 +0.88 +0.30 Korea Comp KLCI 823.43 787.29 -0.67 -5.37 -0.08 -0.68 SET Index Jakarta Comp 770.33 723.99 -20.60 -1.48 -2.60 -0.20 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1532.74
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 US$ 0.5889 UK£ 0.326 Yen 62.541 HK$ 4.5723 RM 2.2382 Euro 0.4646 Rupiah 4938.8 Baht 23.151 Peso 32.556 A$ 0.7671 Indian Rs 26.864 Won 702.15 C$ 0.7549 Yuan 4.8746 NZ$ 0.8785 NTS 19.939
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        Lock icon Commodities
        27 14 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 424.800 Silver uss/oi 6.260 Platinum uss/oi 835.000 Rubber centsAg 210.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 801 Brent crude uss/barrel 31.09 Information provided by
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
      205 16 Dow Jones Excelpoint Technology, which launched its initial public offer (IPO) on Dec 1 8 last year at 26 cents per share, will be the first IPO to start trading this year. The stock is expected to start trading today. Its offer of shares to the public was subscribed
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      Feedback on funds sought
      488 16  -  Suresh Mark Kumar CPF Board asks public opinion on privately-managed pension funds THE CPF Board is seeking public feedback on the recent proposal for a privately-man-aged pension fund (PPP) for its members. In its consultation paper released yesterday, the Board said PPPs were likely to be
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      Lock icon Chartered to boost chip output for Shanghai Fudan
      135 18 Bloomberg CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing, Singapore's biggest chipmaker, said it will increase output of chips for smart cards and power-manage-ment devices for Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Co. The companies will also work on making chips for radiofrequency identification chips, which can be used for
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      Lock icon SGX drawing card
      377 18 AFP Spore becoming favoured listing destination for China firms SINGAPORE is emerging as an increasingly popular destination for Chinese companies with at least 50 firms tipped to make their debut on the local stock exchange this year, industry analysts said yesterday. Reaching out to a new market
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      Lock icon Delay in DBS Thai Danu-Thai Military Bank merger
      218 18 Dow Jones BANGKOK A planned merger between state-controlled Thai Military Bank and DBS Thai Danu Bank might be delayed due to disagreements between major shareholders of the two banks, the Nation reported, quoting a source close to the deal. The deal was
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      Lock icon ENDLESS SINGAPORE SUMMER
      1348 19  -  Gurmeet Singh Two young boys show you how they escape for a rendezvous with nature A BROWN dusty-coloured dog lazing under the shade of a tree. Snow-white Little Egrets lining the sides of the highway on a carpet of fresh grass sparkling with beads of dew. A
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      Lock icon IBM Korea bribery leads to govt probe
      105 20 AFP SEOUL South Korea's Information Ministry said it will conduct a corruption sweep of its own procurement offices after IBM Korea was accused of bribing officials to secure some 66 billion won ($94 million) in government contracts. The ministry said it will conduct
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      Speedy-Tech powers up for IPO
      393 20  -  Chan Chao Peh Mainboard-aspirant offers 108 million shares at 42 cents each to raise $23.3 million SPEEDY-TECH, a company that provides electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and power electronics products, launched its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday to raise net proceeds of about $23.3 million. The
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      Lock icon 4 new Indonesian airlines this year
      99 20 -AFP.. JAKARTA Four new Indonesian domestic airlines are expected to begin operations this year, a report said yesterday. "These four airlines, with domestic schedules, already hold a permit to operate airlines and an air operation certificate and we estimate that they will be ready
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      Lock icon Parmalat ex-staff passes the buck
      332 23 Reuters Former finance chief says he was following CEO's orders PAEMA (Italy) Parmalat's former finance chief has blamed Calisto Tanzi, the founder of the food company, for a multi-billion-euro accounting scandal as investigators uncovered more secrets. Tanzi is under arrest for fraud, false accounting and
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      Lock icon China to pump $76.5b into two state banks as part of revamp
      188 23 AFP BEIJING China has unveiled a scheme to bail out two of the country's largest banks using US$45 billion ($76.5 billion) of foreign exchange reserves. This is part of an ongoing effort to overhaul the ailing sector, state
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  • BUSINESS COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Euro will be No 1 when Asia says so
      835 25  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg The region's banks, which hold vast amounts of US$ deposits, could decide dominant currency WHAT a difference a couple of years make in the currency markets. The once mighty US dollar is now sliding; the once feeble
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      396 26 DBS Vickers Research DBS Vickers keeps 'Buy' rating on stock in anticipation of oil platform deal A CONSORTIUM comprising units of Keppel Corp and French oilfield services giant Technip SA is close to clinching the contract for the construction of the P-51 offshore
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        88 26 GE Holdings ($10.90) Buy Kirn Eng Securities Great Eastern Holdings offers value and is well-positioned to capitalise on the economic recovery. We therefore reiterate our Buy recommendation. After rebounding for two successive quarters, insurance sales should pick up further momentum as the economy recovers. Firming equity prices should attract increased
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        75 26 Air Ocean (34.5 cents) Strong Buy DBS Vickers Air Ocean has acquired a sizeable Chinese freight forwarding company, instead of expanding organically. As such, we are raising our FYO4 and FYOS estimates by 4 per cent and 1 0 per cent respectively. These centres will act as a launching pad
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      152 30 SIGN up now to be a Halo champion gamer. An upcoming international event, the first of its kind in the world, will pit thousands of top Halo players from across the globe against one another for a chance to emerge as the world's
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      Lock icon US tech jobs head east
      40 30 REUTERS Visitors exploring a computer exhibition in Guangzhou, China. US firms are increasingly shifting high-paying technology jobs to India, China and other low-cost centres, but are keeping quiet for fear of a backlash, insiders say.
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      They are the best
      462 30 Singapore firm's products are tops at international show THREE Singapore products a networked DVD player, a portable audio-video jukebox and a personal video player have received innovation awards at this week's Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The CES is the world's largest annual trade
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      Lock icon Apple under fire over claims of defective ißooks
      217 30 Reuters HUNDREDS of signatures have been collected in the United States against Apple Computer over claims of defects in its ißook laptop. A lawsuit is also expected against the company over battery problems with its iPod digital music player. An Apple spokesman
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      Best Games of 2003
      958 31 Last year saw a host of new entries flooding the video games market. Here are the best, in their respective categories Best Action Adventure Games Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (Microsoft Game Studios) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Übi Soft) Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
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      5 reasons why you should buy an NTSC-J Xbox
      138 31 1 NTSC-J offers you the better value for money. NTSC-J games are pricedfrom just 5539.90. 2 NTSC-J consoles allow you to play more than 99 per cent of Xbox games titles in English. 3 NTSC-J is the official version of Xbox
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      Lock icon Princess Diana's letter points finger at Charles
      327 33 Agencies Britain to launch top-level probe into her death LONDON Britain announced a top-level police investigation into the death of Princess Diana as a local newspaper yesterday named her former husband, Prince Charles, as the person she suspected of plotting to kill her.
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      Lock icon US begins fingerprinting of visitors
      174 33 Reuters ATLANTA The US began fingerprinting and photographing visitors from most countries in an unprecedented programme to try to prevent potential terrorists from slipping in by plane or ship. The controversial new measures, ordered by Congress in response to the 911 attacks, were launched at
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        79 33 Reuters Australia s cricket-mad Prime Minister John Howard has given his strongest hint yet as to when the country could head to the polls. During a spot as a guest commentator on ABC Radio's coverage of the final Australia-India Test match on Monday, he was invited
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        Lock icon HK cops nab subway fire suspect
        38 33 Agencies Hong Kong police arrested a 55-year-old man at a hospital late on Monday, in connection with an arson attack on a crowded subway train, after he had sought treatment for burns.
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        Lock icon US to slaughter 450 calves
        33 33 AFP US authorities said on Monday they would slaughter 450 calves, as one of these calves is the offspring of the cow found to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
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      352 34 AFP Likud party and Palestinian officials boo Israel PM's call to quit some occupied land TEL AVIV Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has managed to anger the Palestinians, Jewish settlers and members of his Likud party all in one shot At a raucous annual party
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      More proof Pakistan peddled nuclear know-how
      245 34 NEW YORK For years, Pakistani officials have denied their country was peddling advance nuclear technology to other "rogue" countries. But investigators working on the North Korean, Iranian and now the Libyan nuclear projects have found a web of trails that leads to Pakistan. This
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      Lock icon Thaksin gives officials 5 days to restore peace
      118 34 Agencies PATTANI (Thailand) Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is giving his officials less than a week to restore normalcy in the country's Muslim-dominated south. Thousands of government troops were fanning out across the restive region to hunt down gunmen who torched 21
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      Was it pure whimsy, or a bold stunt?
      693 36  -  Elisa Chia Romantic folly seems a likely reason, but Britney Spears' past is chequered with brazen publicity moves IT SOUNDED like an episode straight out of Friends: You know, the one where Rachel and Ross, drunk like skunks, rushed off and got
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      Lock icon For love or fame? Other too-brief celeb unions
      374 39 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, only child of 'The King', Elvis Presley Married in 1 995, divorced after only 20 months. It was his first marriage and her second. Jackson has been dogged by scandaiupon scandal over the
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      Lock icon Fancy staying in a cable car for a week?
      367 39  -  Janice Lee WHAT would you do if you were suspended above the sea in a cable car for seven days with nothing to do but wile away the time with three other people? Come March, a newer reality challenge hits Singapore,
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        228 41 AFP WASHINGTON Online song-swapping has plummeted since the music industry initiated a wave of lawsuits to crack down on piracy, a survey of Internet users showed. The survey, released on Sunday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, showed that the number of music file downloaders
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        Lock icon One famous unknown chap
        546 41  -  Serene Foo HIS is a face you would probably recognise instantly, but no one would blame you if you asked: "Chapman, who?" You may remember him as Keung, the fumbling senior gangster alongside Tony Leung in the Infernal Affairs trilogy. To put a name to the
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        Lock icon King reigns on
        224 43 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter Third LOTR instalment is top for the third straight week LOS ANGELES The forces of good that wage battle in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King prevailed at the box office as the epic captured the top spot for
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        237 43 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES The Producers Guild of America nominated six films on Monday for its top award. Conflict and conquest prove a common theme among the contenders, which include Cold Mountain and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The nominees
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  • health&beauty
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      Start the year with a brand new you
      524 47  -  Cathleen Tung Pamper yourself by keeping to some of the resolutions IF you're still scouting for a New Year resolution that you can actually keep, how about this simple and highly "do-able" one: Resolve to start treating yourself better! Of course, it
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      Lock icon Hunting down Majors
      573 51 Reuters With a sound knee, Tiger is ready for a Grand Slam year LONDON World No 1 Tiger Woods launches his 2004 PGA Tour campaign at the season-opening Mercedes Championship in Hawaii, which starts tomorrow (Friday morning, Singapore time), an event he was forced to miss last
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      Lock icon No clcrthes, no hair, no problem
      270 51 Reuters PERTH Shorn of his trademark dreadlocks and playing in borrowed clothes, James Blake battled past Jiri Novak 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 to hand the US victory over the Czech Republic in the Hopman Cup yesterday. Dressed head to toe in spanking new kit and
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      Lock icon European trio confirmed for Malaysian Open
      278 51  -  Tan Yo-Hinn THE Carlsberg Malaysian Open has attracted three of the world's top golfers in Ireland's Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley and Scotland's Colin Montgomerie. The trio have confirmed their participation for this year's tournament, which will take place at the Saujana Golf and
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      Lock icon Marbury back home on guard duty for the Knickerbockers
      405 54 -AFP NEW YORK The New Yorks Knicks sealed the dramatic acquisition of All-Star point guard Stephon Marbury in an eight-player trade with the Phoenix Suns on Monday {yesterday morning, Singapore time). It is a dramatic first deal for the Knicks' new
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      Lock icon Man of Waugh
      680 54 Agencies Aussie skipper bows out in fine style to deny India CRICKET, FINAL TEST India v Australia SYDNEY Steve Waugh went out of Test cricket with a blazing 80 as Australia salvaged a draw to deny India a first-ever series victory in Australia at the Sydney Cricket
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        Lock icon Shevchenko's double ends Roma's unbeaten run
        317 55 AFP SERIE A AS Roma 1 AC Milan 2 ROME European champions AC Milan threw the title race in Italy wide open by defeating leaders Roma 2-1 in a thrilling top-of-the-table clash at the Olympic stadium this morning. Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko scored both
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        Lock icon Deportivo hold Atletico
        197 55 Reuters KING'S CUP Atletico 0 Deportivo 0 MADRID Atletico Madrid and Deportivo Coruna played out a tame goalless draw in the opening leg of their King's Cup third round tie this morning. Atletico, the nine-time Cup winners, started well enough, with Ariel Ibagaza and Fernando Torres combining
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        Lock icon Minister: Rio ban too lenient
        224 55 AFP COPENHAGEN Danish Sports Minister Brian Mikkelsen said Rio Ferdinand's eight-month ban for missing a doping test is too lenient and will push for the case to be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) if the Manchester United player's suspension is upheld
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        Lock icon Villa rise to sixth
        472 55 AFP Vassell's late strike condemns injury-stricken Portsmouth ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Aston Villa 2 Portsmouth 1 BIRMINGHAM Aston Villa went into sixth place in the Premiership with a hard-fought 2-1 home win their fifth in seven matches over relegation stragglers Portsmouth this morning. Colombia forward Juan Pablo Angel's
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        Red Devils stumped over Saha
        82 56 LONDON Manchester United have made a reported £8 million ($24.7 million) bid for Fulham's Louis Saha (picture), although the London club were understood to have put a £13 million price tag on the French striker. United, who initially offered £5.5 million, are not prepared to
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        Kirn pleads innocence
        110 56 SEOUL Prosecutors said yesterday that International Olympic Committee vice-president Kirn Un-Yong, under investigation for alleged corruption, continues to insist that a secret stash of foreign currency found at his home was destined for North Korea. South Korea's senior sports leader said he had already sent money to
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        No Roman plans for Jordan
        122 56 LONDON Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has denied he is trying to buy Eddie Jordan's Formula 1 motor racing team. The Russian billionaire was said to have met Jordan several times before Christmas and was preparing a bid to buy Fl team Jordan. But John Mann,
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        Wimbledon roof for 2009
        79 56 LONDON Wimbledon's famous Centre Court will be covered by a retractable roof under plans unveiled by the All England Club yesterday. After years of rejecting the idea, the club's management committee finally agreed it was necessary to shield the most famous venue in tennis from London's
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      Lock icon Unhappy Dong wants coach back
      397 56  -  JOSE RAYMOND Shot put champion insists he will not train under replacement Ma IN 1999, he came to Singapore together with his coach with the dream of achieving an athletic ambition beyond the ultra-competitive environment in China. Last month, Dong Enxin began the first step
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      Brown: Professionals must live, eat, sleep and breathe football
      384 56  -  TAN YO-HINN AT 29, he is younger than many players in the S-League. He may not have made waves as a footballer, but Matt Brown is doing the next best thing: teaching the game. And Woodlands Wellington's new under-18 Centre of
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