Today, 20 January 2004

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday January 20, 2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Lock icon Lonely Chinese New Year for samsui women
    565 1  -  Ng Shing Vi THERE will be no happy reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's eve for 86-year-old Ho Yee Mooi and the other 300 or so ageing samsui women in Singapore. Mdm Ho will usher in the Year of the Monkey alone in
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    Lock icon Back to the drawing board
    646 1  -  Suresh Mark Kumar OCBC and GEH may have to sell Robinson stake to individual investors NOW that the sale many save some 2,500 die-hard Robinsons fans thought to be the sale worth waiting for hasn't materialised, it's back to the drawing board for major shareholders
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      68 1 NEWSX\YIEWS SPH price hikes The untold story/3 From kampong Mir 9 How Propnex boss made it to become the biggest realtor here/4 ■Ml hongbao Ml dividend could be 70 per cent of profit/10 Credit card rules eased Banks can send out unso- I licited cards and there's no limit on
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Finally, a life-saving bank
      630 2  -  Ted Chen The opening of a local public cord blood bank will bring fresh hope to leukaemia sufferers NEW hope for terminally-ill patients has arrived with Singapore's first public cord blood bank, ending years of frustration faced by doctors. Cord blood, taken from the umbilical cord
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      What SPH left unsaid...
      753 3  -  Ben Paul N EWSSSDUDSD^ One reason for those price hikes is that its print-ad revenues are slipping with the advent of media competition IT SEEMS all that speculation wasn't groundless. Ever since Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) revamped The Sunday Times last September, there has been talk
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      Lock icon HK probes 136 China returnees
      166 4 -AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong's hospitals are monitoring 136 people for the Sars virus, a health spokeswoman said yesterday. The patients had been placed under watch after returning with a fever from mainland China's southern Guangdong province, where the virus has re-emerged after six months,
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      Gumption is his real estate
      592 4  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla PropNex's Mohamed Ismail won't rest with a 40% share of HDB market IF ENTREPRENEURIAL gumption could be translated into pure energy, Mr Mohamed Ismail could have literally moved a mountain. Metaphorically, the chief executive officer of PropNex, Singapore's leading property firm, already
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      Lock icon New uniforms for SMRT
      108 4 WONG KHING CHONG THREE months after speculations concerning a merger of SMRT and SBS Transit with its loss-making North East Line there have been no moves from either operator. There have been no discussions so far with SBS Transit, said SMRT's chief executive officer, Ms Saw
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      Lock icon Shankar withdraws appeal
      290 4 Newsßadio 93.8, Channel News Asia FORMER television presenter Vidya Shankar Aiyar yesterday withdrew the appeal against his conviction and sentences for outraging the modesty of a woman. His lawyer said his client had made the decision as he wanted to move on with his life. "It has
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      Leading a nomad's life
      563 6  -  Derrick A Paulo He gave up six-figure annual salary to go on globe-trotting odyssey WHEN he first came across the phrase, "Heaven can wait, but I can't", corporate trainer and project consultant Tay Lai Hock did not dwell on it But, that was before its author
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      STB gets five new directors
      139 6 FIVE prominent Singaporeans have been appointed to the board of directors of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to replace outgoing members. The new directors are Mr Ho Kwon Ping, the chairman of Banyan Tree Hotels Resorts; Mr Simon Israel, the Asia-Pacific chairman of Group Danone;
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      MIT double degree to be offered here
      337 6 WITH its offer of a double degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology > (MIT) and a university here, the SingaporeMIT Alliance has entered a new phase. Formed in 1998, the alliance's usual practice is to give students certificates on top of their
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      NTUC Income starts 24-hour hotline for accident reports
      219 6  -  —Joy Frances FRAUDULENT claims and inflated repair costs submitted to NTUC Income after traffic accidents have forced the company to take preventative steps. Last Thursday, NTUC Income launched an immediate voice recording project that allows customers, third parties and witnesses to call
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      Lock icon Fifth person dies of bird flu in Vietnam
      220 6 Reuters HANOI An eight-year-old girl has been confirmed as the fifth person to die in Vietnam from an outbreak of bird flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday. The girl, who is from northern Ha Tay province, died on Saturday. She
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      136 2 jan ttttttttttth j HJoin us at the "Kongsi Raya-Rumah Terbuka: D nl. -NT \T Chinese New Year Jan 24 spm Danga Bay in Johor Bahru, Johor. In Malaysia, the time to rejoice is also a time to share. This January 24, let's get together to usher in the Year of
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  • LETTERS
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      How S'pore can do better than the Swiss
      368 8  -  Philip Anderson, I AM WRITING to compliment Mr Andy Mukherjee on his excellent article, "Asia should think small, Swiss-style," (Today, Jan 17-18) and add two observations. Mr Mukherjee quotes Mr Daniel Lian, a Morgan Stanley economist, who suggests that Singapore emulate small
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      The hassle over serving spoons
      242 8  -  See Leong Kit I REFER to your report, "Green Plan gets the green light" (Today, Jan 13). The National Environment Agency (NEA) should act on these two public health issues related to Sars. Firstly, "sharing food" refers to the traditional Chinese eating habit of dipping
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      Offer new notes at all festivals
      81 8  -  Ishwar Mahtani I UNDERSTAND that during festive seasons, banks supply new notes to their customers. I wonder whether the "festive season" covers all festivals and whether a similar service could be offered during Deepavali and Hari Raya Puasa. Otherwise, the non-Chinese will have to
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      The slap that TODAY should capitalise on
      323 8  -  Koh Boon Ong I AM A professional who had been relying mainly on The Straits Times to keep abreast of matters. However, I am miffed by the price increase of about 33 per cent for the newspaper. I am very unhappy not because
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      TTSH assigns a senior doctor to each patient
      180 8  -  Christopher Tay I REFER to your letter by Koh Hui Jing titled, "Doctors shouldn't 'patient-hop' (Today, Jan 15). Under our system of patient-care management for subsidised patients, each patient is assigned a specific senior doctor for the duration of the management of
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      Tea for two & two for tea
      590 9 Tea for two two for tea Heaven and Earth uncovers two new green teas to refresh and invigorate you IN today's fast-paced world, finding that perfect balance in many aspects of one's life can be very difficult. Mums and dads face a tough time trying to balance the demands of
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        172 10 Agencies SHARES ended slightly up yesterday amid thinning trade ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday later this week. The ST Index closed up 12.34 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 1,849.21, due to light bargain-hunting of bank and technology stocks, after Wall Street's strong close on Friday. But
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5874 UK£ 0.3266 Yen 62.627 HK$ 4.5611 RM 2.2322 Euro 0.4739 Rupiah 4911.8 Baht 22.939 Peso 32.669 A$ 0.769 Indian Rs 26.669 Won 696.66 C$ 0.7629 Yuan 4.8614 NZ$ 0.8822 NTS 19.785
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        World markets
        50 10 Index Value Change Pis "k Nikkei 225 *****.33 +179.13 +1.65 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.31 3312.5 +85.55 +14.4 +0.65 +0.44 Korea Comp 856.8 +8.85 +1.04 KLCI 818.91 +1.64 +0.20 SET Index 778.88 +0.44 +0.06 Jakarta Comp 766.48 -3.85 -0.50 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1520.03 +2.02 +0.13
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 10 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 407.000 Silver uss/oi 6.330 Platinum uss/oz 581.900 Information provided by Rubber centsAg 210.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1798.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 31.71
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        ST Index: 1,849.21 +12.34
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        SGX most active
        56 10 By volume Speedy-Tech Celestial Cosco Corp Chartered Close 0.665 0.475 0.695 1.860 Change -0.020 +0.040 +0.030 -4.0 +6.1 +1.6 'OOO 163,661 34,219 26,022 24,455 Hi-P DMXTech Rotary MediaRing Vikay Ind DatacrftUSS 1.070 1.060 0.630 0.195 0.150 1.780 +0.060 +0.040 -0.010 +0.005 +0.010 +6.0 +6.8 -4.9 +3.4 +0.6
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        SGX top rises
        72 10 ly Close Change tenture 22.300 +0.800 Ihai Prime200US$ 12.500 +0.600 lentralP 37.600 +0.300 SreatEast 11.500 +0.300 (epCorp 6.600 +0.250 IBS 15.700 +0.200 .ingamasC 2kHK$ 4.100 +0.125 taeb 1.390 +0.110 jeative 50 20.200 +0.100 DCBC 12.500 +0.100 )y percentage Close Change .&M 0.015 +50.0 ficplas W*****9 0.025 +25.0
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        SGX top falls
        76 10 )y$ Close Changi IMH 400USS 9.300 -0.251 F&N Robinson lardine C&C 13.200 -0.201 7.350 -0.201 6.050 -0.101 ISH 5OOUSS 4.800 -0.061 Noble 3.440 -0.061 CfM 0.400 -0.05: CapitaMall >IA Engg KSTech 1.360 -0.041 1.880 -0.041 0.815 -0.03: )y percentage Close C (oh Bros W*****6 0.015 Change -40.0
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      Lock icon M1 may raise dividend
      378 10 Bloomberg Amid limited growth, it may give back 70% of profit, or 4.5 cents a share MOBILEONE (Ml), which has the second-highest dividend yield on the benchmark ST Index, may raise its dividend when it reports fourth-quarter earnings today as it faces few options for spending
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      199 11 Sentosa Cove is extending the tender deadline for residential property sites on the holiday island by nine days to Feb 6, saying that bidders need more time to prepare their tender documents because of the festive season. There are seven plots for bungalow development and one plot for 1
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      MAS eases three key card rules
      229 11  -  Chan Chao Peh But basic eligibility criteria stay THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has relaxed some rules governing credit cards, but has stressed that the basic criteria for eligibility will stay. Three key changes under the Banking (Credit Card and Charge Card) Regulations
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      CapitaLand buys Tanjong Rhu site from Ghim Li for $51.9m
      187 11 CAPITALAND, South-east Asia's biggest listed property developer, said yesterday that it had entered into a conditional agreement to buy a residential property site in Tanjong Rhu for $51.9 million. The seller of the 6,518-square metre site is a unit of
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  • BUSINESS COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Shinsei IPO: A turning point for Japan?
      845 12  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg The return of a once-nationalised bank to the stock market shows what fresh thinking can do in Tokyo IN MARCH 2000, Ripplewood Holdings picked a perfect name for the failed Japanese bank it had just purchased: Shinsei, Japanese for
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Hyflux eyes S'pore's fourth Newater plant
      414 14 DBS Vickers Research Project seen positive for water specialist, but its current valuation has priced in growth, says DBS SINGAPORE is looking to build its fourth NEWater plant at Ulu Pandan and Hyflux is a strong contender to build the facility. Speaking at the
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      1918 14 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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      54 14 to r^ 'Promotion available in January 2004 and February 2004 only. The Terms and Conditions Governing OCBC Lucky Day Draw 2004 shall apply to the promotion. Please refer to www.ocbc.com/luckyday or visit any OCBC branch for the Terms and Conditions Governing OCBC Lucky Day Draw 2004. 'Applicable to Singapore or
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Iraqis stage big demo to urge elections
      456 16 Agencies US approaches reluctant UN for help in transfer of power BAGHDAD Thousands of people gathered at a major interchange here demanding democratic elections as top Iraqi and United States officials sought help from a reluctant United Nations yesterday about how to transfer
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      Angry M'sians clamour for castration of rapists over rape, murder of girls
      265 16 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians expressed outrage and bewilderment yesterday over the rape and murder of two 10-year-old girls in as many weeks, with some groups calling for child-rapists to be castrated and others blaming the crimes on television violence.
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      Lock icon Marriage plans of Israeli PM's killer causes national uproar
      213 16 Reuters JERUSALEM Israel's prison director said yesterday he would forbid the killer of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to marry in prison, after reports of his wedding plans stirred a national uproar. Mr Rabin's daughter, Ms Dalia Rabin-Pelosoff, was hospitalised with
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Headscarf row hits Belgium
        63 16 -AFP Following in the footsteps of France, Belgium is now mired in an emotion-ally-charged debate on whether to ban Islamic headscarves and other overt religious symbols in state schools. Inspired by a planned French law, two Belgian senators have sponsored similar legislation to combat what they
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        Lock icon Presidential aspirant 'not citizen'
        107 16 AP The head of the Philippines national archives told election officials yesterday that documents have been found to support claims questioning the citizenship of action movie star Fernando Poe Jr, a frontrunner in the May 1 0 presidential elections. The documents show Mr Poe's mother was
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        Lock icon Judge held over rape charge
        100 16 -AFP A South African judge attending the World Social Forum in Bombay was arrested yesterday after a colleague claimed he raped her at the delegation's hotel, police said. The alleged incident took place at the Ta President Hotel in Bombay's upsca c Cuff Parade area,
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      Lock icon Pro-Anwar demos run into a hitch
      389 17 Agencies Sunday rally foiled but future protests planned KUALA LUMPUR Supporters of jailed Malaysian ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim pledged yesterday to go on with a month-long series of demonstrations, despite being barred from holding a rally over the weekend. The police action showed that
      — Agencies  -  389 words
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      Lock icon The final touch, and its done
      57 17 AP A sculptor putting the finishing touches on his ice sculpture, entitled "Journey to Heaven", on Sunday. The annual Ice Magic competition at Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada, featured larger-than-life ice sculptures by teams from around the world. The sculptures usually last until mid-March
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    • GLOBALround
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        Lock icon Engine cracks force Japanese airline to cancel 120 nights
        114 17 AFP Japan Air System (JAS) cancelled 120 domestic flights affecting 7,000 passengers yesterday after discovering cracks in US-made engine parts in at least seven McDonnelfDouglas aircraft. JAS, a subsidiary of Asia's top carrier, Japan Airlines System (JAL Group), reported engine trouble
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        Lock icon For devotees, civet coffee tastes good to the last dropping
        93 17 AP Sars fears may have stopped the Chinese from eating civet cats. But that hasn't kept others from sipping the strangest of brews one they insist is made from coffee beans eaten, partly digested and then excreted by the weasel-like
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        Lock icon Is someone assaulting scientist Stephen Hawking?
        77 17 Reuters British police are investigating a series of alleged mysterious assaults on disabled British scientist Stephen Hawking, the Daily Mirror reported. The paper said detectives wanted to question Professor Hawking, author of the best-seller, A Brief History of Time, about a number of minor
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        Lock icon Pearl murder mastermind queried over attempts to kill Musharraf
        102 17 Agencies British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, better known as Sheikh Omar, who has been sentenced to death for masterminding the murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl, is being questioned about two assassination attempts on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, police said
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      Lock icon Tung will not push for anti-subversion bi
      220 17 -AP HONG KONG Chief executive Tung Chee-hwa has no plans to push again for the anti-subversion legislation that sparked massive protests earlier and forced him to back down on the issue, an adviser said in an interview published yesterday. Adviser Lav Siu-kai told
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      Lock icon Clean lifestyle urged for Tokyo's youth
      109 17 -AFP TOKYO An advisory panel to Tokyo's governor has proposed that the city ban under-18s from visiting karaoke parlours and Internet cafes late at night. The panel, set up to advise Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, also urged curbs on the sale of teenage girls'
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon What voters in Asia really want
      981 18  -  Dr Eric Tea They want to be assured of economic benefits and political stability THIS is surely an important election year in Asia, from South-east Asia to Taiwan and India. Many incumbent leaders would be staking their hopes on re-election and continuity in office,
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Rock star Bono wants Suu Kyi released
        83 18 -AFP Rock star Bono yesterday called on the United States and the United Nations to pressure Myanmar to free detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The lead singer of Irish band U2 and US Senator Mitch McConnell called on Washington, the European
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        Regional allies in terror
        66 18 Regional Islamic militants and local separatists are believed to have cooperated in the recent attack on an army camp in southern Thailand, according to intelligence officials from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. Senior intelligence officials from the three countries who met recently
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        Lock icon 'Granny Asi' is oldest woman in the world
        71 18 Reuters A Chechen great-great-grandmother born in 1 881 could be the world's oldest woman, Russian state television reported, saying she pipped the current record holder by eight years. Pasikhat Dzhukalayeva has nine grandchildren, 1 8 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren who call her
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      123 19 8«». -J* Our education system *MJ| Hr has been undergoing ■m. m\m\mW major changes. K^tfpkjk .^fd These changes are geared toward preparing our children for the future. i| mm H Teachers play a key role Ml KM' M Lam mam ttmW :'mm jfl y^r., Jfl in this process. If you
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      If you're betting on the Oscars
      901 20  -  Yong Shu Chiang We give you the low-down on which groups of critics have the best record for predicting the award winners THE Academy Awards are the Holy Grail of the American film industry. Each year, actors, film-makers and behind-the-scenes talents hope to get
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      The new face of punk rock
      484 22  -  Zul Othman Sex, drugs and anarchy? The drummer for punk band Simple Plan still lives with his mum /^HUCK Comeau, the drummer for Canapunk rock sensation Simple Plan due in town for the 2004 MTV Asia Awards on Valentine's Day isn't one to let
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      Look out wimps, Simon Cowell is back!
      275 22 IT seems that everyone wants to be Simon Cowell. After all, it pays, literally, to be blunt and bitchy, and people love seeing wimps whimper and M whither on national TV. IB But Cowell, the famously acid-tongued judge of British real-ity-TV show Pop
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      DJ Van Dyk in town to promote new CD
      315 22  -  —Janice Lee SPINNING top trance might be his forte, but superstar DJ Paul Van Dyk says there's more to his music than sitting back and bopping your head to catchy tunes. In Singapore to celebrate the release of his latest album,
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        Lock icon This Ben & Jen film's a hit
        358 24 This Ben Jen film's a hit Reuters Stiller and Aniston romantic comedy reigns at US box office LOS ANGELES Here is a Ben and Jen movie that people did flock to see, unlike Gigli. A new romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Ben Stiller, Along Came Polly, ended the four-week
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        Lock icon King may top Oscars after PGA award win
        177 26 Reuters LOS ANGELES The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King could be the front-runner for this year's Oscars after winning the highest honour for a film given by the Producers Guild of America (PGA). Ten of the 14 previous
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        151 26 -AFP SHANGHAI A joint press release said US film giant Warner Brothers has signed an agreement with Chinese property group Dalian Wanda to build and operate Warner multiplex cinemas across China. According to the release, Wanda Group will build the cinemas and Warner Bros
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        295 28 Try an unforgettable French classic that is sure to impress GO French for the new year. Monkey around with some new dishes, and maybe surprise the family and guests with something quite out of the ordinary. I was talking duck last week, and I shall continue this
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        171 28 ORANGES AND LEMONS WITH the Chinese New Year just round the corner, we are going to be eating a lot of oranges. Which is good, considering that citrus fruits oranges, lemons, limes, mandarin oranges, tangerines, grapefruits are all rich in vitamin C. Citrus fruits can also help control
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        RECIPE
        317 28 DUCK A L'ORANGE (WITH STAR ANISEED CITRUS SAUCE) Ingredients: 4 duck breasts 4 oranges I tablespoon maple syrup I tablespoon orange liqueur (Cointreau) 1 stick cinnamon 2 whole star aniseed salt and pepper to taste Prepare oranges: 1. Using a sharp vegetable peeler, shave off the peel of one
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        653 30  -  Lynette Leong HPB's trained nurse counsellors at Quit Line can help smokers kick the habit FOR more than 20 years, Julie smoked three to five cigarettes a day. But the 44-year-old decided to call it quits in July last year. Julie told Today: "I used
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        159 30 Drink more water to flush nicotine from the body. Throw away your cigarettes, ashtrays and lighters to avoid temptation. Practice deep-breathing exercises whenever you feel stressed or have an urge to smoke. Join a fitness club or an exercise group to destress. Eat more
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        160 30 AFP SINGING strengthens the immune system, according to research by scientists at the University of Frankfurt in Germany, which was published in the US Journal of Behavioral Medicine. The scientists tested the blood of people who sang in a professional choir before and after a
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      454 35 Reuters Manning Jr picks off McNabb three times as Carolina books Super Bowl date with Patriots PHILADELPHIA Led by a punishing running game and a ferocious defence, the surprising Carolina Panthers shocked the Philadelphia Eagles 14-3 Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to win the NFC championship
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        88 36 SEOUL South Korea will host an official US men's PGA Tour event in November on the southern resort island of Jeju, organisers said yesterday. The US$4 million ($6.8 million) no-cut tournament will be held at Jungmun Golf Course in Jeju from Nov 22-28, the Korea
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        63 36 LONDON More than 40 African nations, including Kenya, have yet to pay their 2003 subscriptions to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). Ethiopia, Kenya's great middle and long-distance rivals, have paid up, as have South Africa and Nigeria. The continent has been asked to contribute only 0.5
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        65 36 MELBOURNE One of Australia's leading cricket figures, David Hookes (picture), died yesterday hours after being assaulted by a bouncer outside a Melbourne pub. The former Test batsman, who had been coaching the Victoria state cricket side, suffered massive head injuries when the bouncer allegedly struck him
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        84 36 BRUSSELS Belgian goalkeeper Jan Moons has been fitted with a earpiece to allow him to receive team instructions from his Genk club coach. However, last Friday's trial run in the 1-0 win over Brugge turned out to be a flop as interference from mobile phones in
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        72 36 YAOUNDE Cameroon football legend Roger Milla's wife has died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident here last week, her family confirmed yesterday. Marie Evelyn Milla, 39, was involved in a collision last Wednesday as she travelled with her husband to Mvomeka, for an audience with
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      567 36 Agencies American stars on course for semi-final showdown after easy victories MELBOURNE Big serving Andy Roddick set himself on the road to an eventual semi-final showdown with champion Andre Agassi after overcoming Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in a hardfought 6-2, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) win yesterday. The 21-year-old
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      370 36 -AFP MELBOURNE World No 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium sounded an emphatic warning at the Australian Open here yesterday as her path to the final opened up invitingly. Henin-Hardenne hardly broke sweat in a brisk 45-minute workout against Australian schoolgirl Olivia Lukaszewic, who was
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      342 37 AFP AFP PARIS Olympic dreams have turned to a nightmare for one of France's aspiring stars as a potentially damaging doping affair has thrown a spanner into the Cofidis cycling team's start to the 2004 season. With three world champions Britain's David
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      239 37 AP NBA Boston 92 San Antonio 109 BOSTON The National Basketball Association champions rediscovered a familiar formula and ended their three-game losing streak on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). With a strong defensive effort backed by Rasho Nesterovic's season-high 23 points and 13
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      647 37 -AP Els holes 30-foot birdie putt to complete stunning comeback HONOLULU Ernie Els had every reason to believe destiny was on his side. He was in a playoff in the Sony Open for the second straight time. Just like last year, it looked
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      1113 38 Agencies As usual, United coach Ferguson gets his man LONDON In the end, the transfer game came to a predictable conclusion. Initially, Manchester United declared an interest in the player and waited. The club's player said he was not for sale. The player bitched, his
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      160 38 GLASGOW Sir Alex Ferguson is not saying what he told his players after Manchester United's shock 1-0 defeat to Wolves on Saturday but the fiery Scot claims he no longer throws tantrums. "As you get older, you can control the anger. But if I
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      232 38 Reuters MADRID Ronaldo believes he is well on course to honour his pre-season promise to score 35 goals this term after grabbing the equaliser in Real Madrid's 1-1 draw at Real Betis on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The goal, complete with his trademark
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      285 39  -  Stanley Ho AMBITIOUS S-League side Woodlands Wellington have given up the chase to sign former England and Liverpool striker Stan Collymore. After months of negotiations, the Rams said yesterday they simply could not agree personal terms with the enigmatic 32-year-old centre forward, whose high
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      181 39 Reuters LONDON Manchester United's biggest shareholders, Irish racehorse magnates John Magnier and JP McManus, increased their stake in the English champions to 25.49 per cent yesterday, fuelling fresh bid speculation. Cubic Expression Ltd, controlled by the Irish millionaires, said in a statement to the stock exchange
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      370 39  -  STANLEY HO SAFFC, Woodlands and under-23s to take on Swiss champs SWISS football giants FC Basle will visit Singapore next month as part of their winter break training programme, it was revealed yesterday. The current leaders of Switzerland's top division have lined up three friendly matches against
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      449 39 Agencies LEEDS Leeds United shares dived early yesterday as investors waited for news on whether the Premiership's debt-laden bottom club had won an extension to a crucial repayment deadline. Leeds dropped to the bottom of England's top flight on Saturday after losing
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