Today, 29 January 2004

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Thursday January 29, 2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Lock icon $45K or mouldy future for felled tree sculptures
    444 1  -  Tor Ching Li IT is a trunk call for help that is hard to ignore. Since Singapore's last and only 150-year-old Hopea sangal tree, commonly known as the 'Changi tree', was illegally felled by a property firm in Nov 2002, 10 sculptors
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    Lock icon Stock markets catch the flu
    855 1  -  Francis Kan With agency reports Nervous investors on selling spree across Asia STOCK markets in the region finally lost their immunity to the bird flu yesterday, as panicky investors sold down stocks in a knee-jerk reaction to the fast-spreading virus. Equities here and abroad had
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      41 1 NEWSJW/TEWS Today Exclusive LION AIR TROUBLES When baggage flew without passengers/2 William Pfaff On Washington's disguise in the Middle East/1 o Rohit Brijnath On Safin and memories of greatness/32 BEATRICE CHIA On Mark Richmond, bargepoles and nasty gossip y 1 t
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      Did Lion Air flout security regulations?
      475 2  -  Joy Frances Today Exclusive Passengers not on flight, but luggage went on to Jakarta AS THE number of budget airlines increase in the region, one airline appears to have justified some passengers' fears that safety standards could drop along with ticket prices. On Jan
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      Lock icon The National Library's last hurrah at Stamford Rd
      349 2 Channel NewsAsia ON APRIL 1, book lovers will say farewell to a Singapore institution, when the National Library at Stamford Road shuts its doors for good after 44 years. Every item in the library will be relocated as 200,000 reference books are
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      Lock icon Conference to help companies focus on wage implementation
      435 2 Channel News Asia A NATIONAL conference that will be held tomorrow will focus on helping companies implement flexible wages, Labour chief Lim Boon Heng said at the launch of the annual National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Charity Draw yesterday. According to the
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        Lock icon Lawyer gets 21 months jail
        110 3 Newsradio 93.8 A LAWYER has been sentenced to 21 months' jail for misappropriating more than $11 8,000 of his client's money. Tay Soo Wan, a former national football team manager and grassroots leader, committed the offence between December, 2000, and November, 2002. The SW Tay
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        Lock icon NTUC to set up nursing home
        107 3 Newsradio 93.8 THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) intends to set up its first nursing home within three years. At the launch of the NTUC Charity Draw yesterday, NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng said a five-member team was looking into the set-up and operational
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        Lock icon British exec loses $2.1 m appeal
        127 3 Newsradio 93.8 THE Court of Appeal yesterday threw out a British executive's appeal in a case against listed company BIL International. He was seeking $2.1 million in severance pay. It also dismissed BlL's $20 million counterclaim against Mr Andrew Shepherd, its former chief financial
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      Childcare centre prosecuted
      338 3  -  Joy Frances Pat's School House and director charged with incorrect income tax submissions ANOTHER businesswoman has been slapped with a hefty tax arrears bill for not declaring her entire income. Patricia Pang Lee Leng, director of Pat's School House, was yesterday fined $1,000 by a Subordinate Court
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      Friartuck: S'pore's Mars connection
      567 4  -  Loh Chee Kong NUS spin-off company, named after Robin Hood's rotund friend, develops software for Nasa WHO would have thought this "tiny, red dot" as Singapore was once called would one day make its mark on the Red Planet? It was revealed yesterday that Friartuck, a
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      Life's a beach in this class
      301 4  -  Ted Chen Julihabee Mohd Noor and SPEND two weeks on the sunny beaches of an Indonesian resort and score an A for your class. Too sweet a deal to be true? Not if you are a creative media design student at Singapore Polytechnic (SP).
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        Lock icon Kerry wins again
        89 4 AFP Massachusetts Senator John Kerry reeled off a second straight win in the New Hampshire primary election on Tuesday, just eight days after his lowa win. One-time front-runner Howard Dean trailed a distant second but claimed to have pulled his campaign out of a dive. Taking a
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        Lock icon Human torch dies
        56 4 AFP The Iranian asylum-seeker who set himself on fire outside the offices of the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday has died from his burns, it was reported yesterday. Fifty-year-old Gulam Hassan Anwari died in a hospital nine hours after torching himself to protest against
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        Lock icon Lonqer iail term for terrorist
        81 4 AP Malaysia has ordered that Yazid Sufaat, a former army officer suspected of involvement in the 91 1 terror attacks and in an Al Qaeda programme to develop chemical weapons, to be imprisoned for at least two more years, a government official said yesterday. Prime
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      23 3 Speaker KARUNASHETTY JOURNALIST Date: Fri 30th Jan 2004 Time: 7.30PM Venue: Singapore Power Auditorium (Somerset MRT) Organised by Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Centre
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      Let old library stay open till 2005
      97 6  -  Eddy Tanumihardja THE National Library website has announced that the current building at Stamford Road "will be closed from 1 April 2004." However, the new building next to Bras Basah complex will only be ready in 2005. It was sad that the decision
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      Pushing up low birth rate
      395 6  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Make environment less stressful for parents to bring up happy children I REFER to your report about the Government's new moves to raise Singapore's record low birth rate (Today, Jan 26). I am glad that DPM Lee Hsien Loong recognises that
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      Allow more use for baby bonus
      204 6  -  Roland Ang I REFER to the article on the Government reviewing the baby bonus schemes (Today, Jan 26). At present the scheme is too limited in its usage. For example, the funds can only be used for pre-school and childcare purposes at approved institutions.
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      Investing your CPF savings
      988 7  -  Tan Kin Lian by CEO, NTUC Income The 3 Combined Funds feed into 4 Core Funds in the following proportions: 1. Introduction Many members have substantial savings in the Central Provident Fund. They earn an interest rate of 2.5% for the ordinary account and 4% for
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      DBS Thai Danu, Thai Military Bank to merge
      326 8  -  Suresh Mark Kumar Move will create the sixth-largest lender inThailand suresh@newstoday.com.sg DBS Group Holding's Thai unit has agreed to merge with Thai Military Bank to create the sixth-largest bank in Thailand, with 477 billion baht ($20.67 billion) in assets. DBS Thai Danu
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        Singapore
        52 8 SHARES plunged yesterday on growing concerns over the spread of bird flu in the region. Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday that the disease posed "a grave economic threat" and "a serious public health threat." The ST Index fell 41.71 points, or 2.1 9 per cent, to 1,862.84.
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        Lock icon STI-1,862.84 -41.71
        31 8 Agencies bered advancers 307 to 72, with 277 counters unchanged. Volume totalled 1.05 billion shares valued at $861.23 million, down from 1.2 billion shares worth $995.09 million on Tuesday.
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        World markets
        59 8 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Value 10,852.47 13,431.78 3,292.20 6,386.25 C Pis -75.56 -330.10 -32.50 +1.62 Change -0.69 -2.40 -0.98 +0.03 Korea Comp KLCI 859.59 819.85 -3.44 -3.42 -0.40 -0.42 SET Index Jakarta Comp 722.14 767.10 -17.33 -5.38 -2.34 -0.70 Phils Comp Shenzhen B
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        Your S$l buys
        36 8 US$ 0.5906 UK£ 0.3224 Yen 62.433 HK$ 4.5771 RM 2.2427 Euro 0.4683 Rupiah 4,966.3 Baht 23.077 Peso 32.999 A$ 0.7599 Indian Rs 26.765 Won 691.41 C$ 0.7738 Yuan 4.8883 NZ$ 0.8747 NTS 19.643
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 8 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Gold us$/oz 410.60 Silver us$/oi 6.525 Platinum us$/oi 853.50 Rubber centsAg 213.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,814 Brent crude us$/barrel 30.24
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        SGX most active
        56 8 Jy volume [iongWoon Wee Poh Speedy-Tech \ctionAsia Horizon 'ac Andes Celestial Chartered (otary joodpack Close 0.650 0.015 0.820 0.490 0.215 0.395 0.495 1.780 0.700 0.995 Change +0.020 -0.010 +0.005 +0.020 -0.020 -0.060 -0.030 +0.040 +3.2 -2.0 +2.4 +5.3 -3.9 -3.3 -4.1 +4.2 'OOO 68,709 51,644 35,534 30,380
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        SGX top rises
        76 8 By Close Change CoscoCorRCCPS*****4 3.600 +0.300 By percentage Close CraflP 0.100 Change +42.9 Goodpack 0.995 +0.040 Haw Par 4.800 +0.040 CraflP 0.100 +0.030 LHT 0.085 Hiap Hoe 0.025 LCDev 0.110 +30.8 +25.0 +22.2 MCL Land 1.450 +0.030 MediaS 0.030 +20.0 HwaHong 0.585 +0.025 Twinwood 0.065 +18.2 Broadway
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        SGX top falls
        78 8 By$ Creative 50 Close Change 19.400 -0.600 By percentage Close Change Koh Bros W*****6 0.015 -25.0 Venture 22.600 -0.600 Globa 0.020 -20.0 DBS 15.800 -0.400 Transit 0.100 -20.0 F&N OCBC 13.100 -0.300 12.500 -0.300 ChipEngSW*****2 0.025 -16.7 SHCCap 0.100 -16.7 SIA SPH 11.200 -0.300 19.000 -0.300 GenMag
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    Lock icon Raffles Holdings books 20% profit rise
    361 10 Agencies 2003 results boosted by sale of London hotel RAFFLES Holdings, owner of Singapore's 116-year-old Raffles Hotel, chalked up a 20 per cent rise in profit in 2003, lifted by the sale of Browns Hotel in London. The group will pay $416 million to
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    Lock icon SIA reviewing stake in Air NZ in light of BIL statement
    198 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is reviewing its stake in Air New Zealand after another shareholder sold shares in the airline. Air New Zealand, the nation's largest carrier, said yesterday that Singaporebased investor, BIL International Ltd will sell its 7.8
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    Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
    295 10 Bloomberg Channel NewsAsia Channel NewsAsia Heineken Asia Pacific Breweries (China), 50 per cent owned by Asia Pacific Breweries, has agreed to pay HK5557.3 million ($121.6 million) to acquire a 21 per cent stake in Hong Kong-listed Guangdong Brewery Holdings. Keppel Land's profit in 2003 rose as sales more than
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      Utac rides microchip upturn, with largest IPO since Sing Post
      536 12  -  Chan Chao Peh It is the second chip tester listed here, raising $182.6 million UNITED Test and Assembly Center (Utac), a local semiconductor testing services company, yesterday launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 220 million shares at 83 cents
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        MFS ($1.38) – BUY
        119 12 MFS ($1.38) BUY On a recent company visit, we discovered that the overall utilisation rates at MFS Technology were likely to remain high and better than our initial estimates. Growth momentum will spill over into FYOS, on the back of new models to be launched by existing and new customers.
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        Lock icon SingPost (67 cents) – BUY
        59 12 SingPost (67 cents) BUY DBS Vickers Singapore Post saw seasonal improvement in its business in the previous quarter and continued to record strong free cash flow. We believe that the company will raise its dividend payout in FYOS as its cash pile builds up. We maintain a "buy" recommendation, with
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      Lock icon Saudi security ready for any emergency during haj
      209 14 -AFP MECCA With security uppermost on their minds after last year's bombings in Riyadh, Saudi authorities were on Tuesday putting the final touches to plans to ensure the safety of more than two million Muslim faithful gathering here for the annual haj.
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      Lock icon Hutton report spares Blair
      368 14 Agencies 'Sexed-up' dossier claim unfounded LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair escaped relatively unscathed from the worst crisis of his career when the judge investigating the suicide of arms expert David Kelly criticised the BBC yesterday instead of the government. Summarising his findings, Judge Brian Hutton
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      Lock icon Bush team soften Iraq stance
      215 14 Agencies WASHINGTON Smarting from its failure so far to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Bush administration officials are scrambling to soften their earlier pre-war stance. "There is no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein was a grave and gathering threat to America
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        Lock icon Washington's disguise in the Middle East
        873 16  -  William Pfaff TWO annual events this month have provided useful forecasts about the coming transatlantic weather. One is the annual seminar on security matters organised by the American ambassador to Nato. The other is the World Economic Forum in Davos. This year the forecast
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        Lock icon One pampered piglet? No, its to save him
        70 16 AFP This Norwegian piglet seems to be enjoying the luxury. Pig farmers in Norway use a custom-built life vest and warm water to reduce the deaths among piglets. An average 7 5 per of piglets born in Norway die, crushed by their
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          Lock icon New bid to try Wiranto
          72 16 -AFP Prosecutors in East Timor yesterday made a new attempt to bring retired General Wiranto, a leading Indonesian presidential candidate, to justice for alleged crimes against humanity in the territory in 1 999. They urged a judge in East Timor to hold a public hearing
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          A 'very predatory female'
          77 16 A bigamist, who was married to four men at the same time by the age of 23, was sentenced to six months' jail, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday. The judge described the woman, now 25, as "a very predatory female". She changed her name on her
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          Lock icon Arnie broke campaign law
          106 16 Reuters Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday that he would pay US$4.5 million ($7.6 billion) on top of the $5 million he had spent on his election campaign after a judge ruled the actor broke a California state campaign finance law by taking out a loan.
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          Lock icon Book to help defectors
          96 16 AP Seoul city officials are collecting personal accounts from North Korean defectors for a book aimed at helping other North Koreans settle down in the fastpaced, capitalist South. The book, to be titled Crossing the Mountain of Wrath and the River of Sadness, will feature stories
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          Lock icon Amrozi seeks review
          66 16 -AFP Indonesian Islamic militant Amrozi will seek a judicial review of his conviction for the Bali bombings in a final attempt to escape a firing squad, it was announced yesterday. Amrozi authorised his defence team earlier this month to seek a case review with the Supreme Court,
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      122 15 Gary Ng Overseas PhD Scholarship Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Victoria Junior College Alumni A i V^ I As a child, I loved dismantling toys. I wanted to know, how did they work, How did the parts fit together? Today, I'm still taking things apart, but on a bigger
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      Don't call her 'the other woman'
      804 18  -  Serene Foo Beatrice Chia on Mark Richmond, nasty gossip, stares she gets on the streets and an impending marriage SHE'S a confident, straighttalking woman who's never been afraid of labels or needed approval to do the things she does. Still, director-actress Beatrice Chia admits
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      Lock icon THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE
      176 18 IN A separate interview, Mark told TODAY that he has matured after what he went through in his previous relationships. "I married too young, when we (were at the point) of carving out a niche, getting a foothold, so I believe a lot (of emphasis)
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      QuickBite
      300 18  -  Katr'ma Karim Burger King doubles the fun ONE of the world's leading fast food brands, Burger King, has launched "The Original BK Doubles" campaign to reinforce its position as the creator of double burgers. Diners who buy Burger King's Doubles Meal, priced at $6 each, are entitled to a
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      Sea cucumber duck
      289 19  -  Pauline D Loh FAIRPRICE SMART SHOPPER Hokkien festive dish uses sea cucumbers and tasty duck BECHE de mer or sea cucumber is a seafood delicacy that the Chinese have enjoyed for a thousand years. In the earliest records of imperial court banquets, the ruling Sons of Heaven
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      BRAISED DUCK WITH SEA CUCUMBERS AND TARO
      243 19 Ingredients: (serves six or more): 1 whole duck, dressed, cut into quarters 2 x 300g packets (4 to 6 pieces) Tasmanian Seafoods' sea cucumbers 1 small taro (yam) 20 cloves garlic, peeled 1 tablespoon brown bean paste [doujiang/touched] Flowering chives for garnish Prepare
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      IN THE CELLAR
      460 19  -  Justine Moss WHILE I am a traditionalist in many ways, when it comes to wine, I can be quite unpredictable. Purists will probably groan, but while I enjoy a glass of red with a steak and a glass of white with seafood, I am prone to switching
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      Almost famous
      229 20 LIKE the '80s hit, Fame, director Todd Graff's Sundance hit from last year cobbles together a cast of unknowns and harnesses their talent for some highenergy musical numbers. Filmed at New York's Stagedoor Manor camp, which counts among its alumni Robert Downey Jr, Natalie Portman and Jennifer Jason
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      The Accidental Tourist
      165 20  -  YONG SHU CHIANG IT S been too long since William Hurt was in a highprofile role. For this film, he reteamed with writer-direc-I tor Lawrence Kasdan and actress Kathleen Turner (another greatly missed performer) seven years after Body Heat made him a sex symbol. Hurt gives a
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      Simply scent-sational
      515 22  -  Camv Tan Clinique paints a picture of calm with a new fragrance ACCORDING to the results of an online survey conducted by Clinique, about 44 per cent of the women who were polled described their lives as: "Manic. It's either the calm or the storm. Nothing in between."
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      SMELL GORGEOUS THIS VALENTINES DAY
      220 22 IN a couple of weeks, romance will be celebrated all over the world on Valentine's Day. Whether you are single or attached, take this special moment to celebrate life and shower your dearest ones with gifts of love. Clinique has four fragrance sets to put
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      A 100% sure bet!
      371 23  -  David Ngiau The path to Oscar glory is clear for The Lord of the Rings TRUST me, sell your house, car, DVD player, the family dog, whatever you have, and put it on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to win the
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      5 OSCAR SURPRISES
      204 23  -  actor). Yong Shu Chiang Acting nods for Johnny Depp and Keisha CastleHughes Though he carried Pirates on his shoulders, Depp wasn't expected to be in the running for a big summer adventure-comedy produced by lerry Bruckheimer! And 1 3-year-old Kiwi Cas-tle-Hughes made history as the youngest-ever best
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      THE OSCAR NOMINEES
      232 23 Best picture The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Lost in Translation Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Seabiscuit Actor Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog Jude Law, Cold Mountain Bill Murray,
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      Jacelyn, the soon-to-be author
      107 23 ACTRESS, singer and soon celebrity author. Jacelyn Tay will reveal her beauty secrets in a book due out in April. "There are so many theories on dieting and hundreds of products and services to choose from that it is confusing for most to decide which is
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      Lock icon Still reeling ...
      342 24 Still reeling Reuters/Hollywood Reporter from Oscar nod surprises and shocks LOS ANGELES Some remain on cloud nine, while others lick their wounds after experiencing the shock of having been shunned. A day after the Oscar nominations were announced, Hollywood is still reeling and abuzz with talk of who's going to
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      Lock icon Why Beckham shouldn't have left
      290 24  -  Razali Abdullah RIGHT NOW, Alex Ferguson could be forgiven for wishing he still had David Beckham playing for Manchester United. No, this has nothing to do with United's recent league defeat to Wolverhampton. For the past few days, Ferguson has been at the centre of
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        ARTS FEST IN MACAU
        176 26 ARTS lovers are in for a great treat at the 15th Macau Arts Festival. A wide-range of programmes from cultural exhibitions to Chinese operas and Western dances will be held from March 6 to March 28 in the Special Administrative Region. The highlights include an exhibition
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        'DO BUY' IN DUBAI
        166 26 THE annual shop-till-you-drop festival in Dubai is back this time with the theme of "One World, One Family, One Festival". This year's Dubai Shopping Festival started on Jan 15 and will be on until Feb 15. During the festival, shoppers stand a chance to win 1
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      A smooth coach journey
      411 26  -  Gurmeet Singh Ease of booking allows a more enjoyable trip THERE will be no more rushing to travel agents to make advance payment. And no more disappointments for last-minute cancellation due to unavailability of coach seats. A simple phone call to the new Coach Booking Centre
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      Viva! Las Vegas
      642 28  -  N H Keshvani TT7HAT are the attractions of Las V V Vegas? Let me see cabaret shows, gambling, shopping, gambling, fine dining, gambling, cruising the strip, gambling you get the picture. Pretty much all the glitz and glamour Hollywood promises, Las Vegas delivers. If there is one
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      105 27 Ij'i r;l^i Asia Miles A lo celebrate the start of our new flights to Beijing, fly via Hong Kong to Beijing between 2 December 2003 and 3 March 2004 and you'll get three nights free in a luxurious hotel! There's never been a better time to take in the majestic
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      277 28 WWW.KLM.COM.SG I Book a pair of economy tickets on KLM to Europe now and a romantic 2 Nights cruise to Malacca and Kuala Lumpur for two, worth $718*, on the luxurious SuperStar Virgo will be yours. So hurry and book your tickets from your favourite travel agent or via www.klm.com.sg
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      278 29 BORN IN THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY? ENJOY A CRUISE FOR 2 AT HALF PRICE! This festive season, bring a friend aboard the SuperStar Virgo and both of you will enjoy a fun-filled cruise at half price! Usher in a brand new year feasting on sumptuous delicacies at the many
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      1582 30 Gotcha Thursday Night Movie j Local Production j Health... Naturally JacelynTay Teppanyaki Infusion channel NewsAsia, 8 32 P m Channel s,Bpm I Channel 8,12.45am j Arts Central, 10.30pm We are all familiar with e An artist never stops learning. The essence of art is B«- I This show Kylie Minogue's
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      Lock icon Wenger breaks bank for Reyes flair
      373 31 Agencies LONDON In his gleaming white boots, Jose Antonio Reyes is a striker overflowing with pace and flair, ever eager to take people on. Spain's best-selling newspaper, the sports daily Marca, once described Reyes as "spectacular dribbling, magic, vision and goals wrapped in one".
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      Lock icon Fergie signs new contract
      451 31 Embattled Man United manager has a good day as old rival Wenger pledges his support MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson secured a new deal as manager of Manchester United yesterday that will make him £1.5 million ($4.65 million) richer each year. The most successful manager in Old Trafford
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      Lock icon Zhang aims to recapture Singapore form against Els
      409 31 -AFP BANGKOK- Self-taught Chinese golfer Zhang Lianwei, who humbled world No 3 Ernie Els a year ago at the Singapore Masters, said yesterday he was looking to repeat the feat in this week's Johnnie Walker Classic, which starts today. Zhang, a javelin
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      Lock icon Safin, McEnroe stir memories of greatness
      962 32  -  ROHITBRIJNATH Russian remembers his game as 'Superbrat' shows flashes of his MEMORY can be deceitful. Marat Safin tells us that Most people recall him as the dilettante who owned an entourage usually found in the pages of Vogue. But this is also the fellow
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      Lock icon Smart uses 'hatef to reach Super Bowl
      331 32 Smart uses 'hate f to reach Super Bowl -AFP HOUSTON For Rod Smart, all you need is hate. He was stocking grocery shelves three years ago after being rejected by National Football League teams, but he will play a critical role in Sunday's Super Bowl, thanks to the power of
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      Lock icon A battle to become No 1
      506 33 Agencies Federer, Ferrero go head-to-head with world's best tag at stake MELBOURNE In a battle of 22-year-olds, revenge-hun-gry Roger Federer outclassed nemesis David Nalbandian 7-5, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals of the Australian Open yesterday. The world No 2 survived a
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      Lock icon Injured Clijsters may pull out of semi-final
      379 33 Agencies MELBOURNE Kim Clijsters faces a nervous 24-hour wait after suffering a flare-up of her ankle injury en route to an Australian Open semi-final showdown with Patty Schnyder. Belgian second-seed Clijsters aggravated her sore ankle during an error-strewn 6-2, 7-6 (11-9) quarter-final victory
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      Lock icon Agassi prepares for a revived Russian
      350 33 Reuters MELBOURNE Andre Agassi is under no illusions what challenge confronts him as he attempts to extend his winning streak at the Australian Open against Marat Safin here today. The defending champion's bid for a fifth title faces its first real test when he
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        Bolton win, but Boro match off
        72 34 LONDON Bolton are in the League Cup final, but they do not yet know who their opponent will be. This morning's other semi-final clash between Middlesbrough and Arsenal was postponed because of poor weather, the match will be played on Feb 3. Bolton overcame
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        Leeds consortium confident
        56 34 LONDON A consortium of local businessmen in negotiations with debt-laden Leeds United said yesterday they were confident of reaching a deal to rescue the club. Leeds have until tomorrow to raise funds to avoid going into administration. "It's delicate," the consortium's Gerald Krasner said. "But we're quite
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        Coach O'Brien quits Celtics
        63 34 NEW YORK Jim O'Brien resigned as Boston Celtics coach yesterday with assistant John Carroll taking over. O'Brien was hired in January 2001 and was the longest serving coach in the NBA's Eastern Conference. NBA results: New Jersey 94 Philadelphia 76, Phoenix 89 Atlanta 85, San Antonio
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        Sicily comeback for Tyson?
        60 34 ROME Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (picture) could return to the ring in the next few months on the Italian island of Sicily, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport yesterday. The newspaper claims Tyson's promoter is in advanced talks about the possibility of staging a
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        No blood test, no Italy call-up
        63 34 ROME Players who refuse to undergo blood tests for drugs should have no place in the national team, the president of the Italian Football Federation said yesterday. "Players who don't accept blood testing will not be called up for international duty," Franco Carraro said.
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        Veron out for three months
        53 34 LONDON Chelsea midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron will be out for three months after an operation to cure a back injury. The 27-year-old decided to have the surgery in his native Argentina Veron has only played 1 1 times for Chelsea since his move from Manchester
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      Lock icon Gutsy Singapore
      506 34  -  STANLEY HO Lions start the year off with an encouraging performance despite loss WHERE were you, Singapore fans? Where were you when the Lions put on one of their best performances over the last couple of years? Despite going down 5-2 to Norway last night at the National
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      Lock icon Houllier blasts Boumsong
      249 34 -AFP LONDON The war of words between Gerard Houllier and Jean-Alain Boumsong intensified yesterday when the Liverpool boss said it was the Auxerre player, not he, who had gone back on his word over the French international defender's proposed move to Anfield collapsed. Houllier branded his compatriot
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      Lock icon SEA Games athletes test positive for banned drugs
      250 34 -AFP HANOI Four medal-winning Vietnamese athletes and a silver medallist from Myanmar have tested positive for using banned substances during last month's SEA Games in Vietnam, state media reported yesterday. Laboratory tests in Beijing detected traces of stanozol and testosterone in urine
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