Today, 21 February 2004

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    13 1 weekendTODAY February 21 22 2004 MITA (P) 009/03/2003 we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    STEEL RIVETS TO STOP WINDOWS FALLING
    699 1  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Exercise will affect all high-rise residential buildings A MASSIVE retrofitting exercise affecting all high-rise residential buildings is due to begin later this year when a new law to ensure window safety in private and public housing estates comes into effect The
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    THE NEW LEADER'S CHALLENGES
    922 1  -  Ho Khai Leong NEWS£fiS2S££— Will the incoming administration be able to open up politically as the country is experiencing economic growth? SINGAPORE is poised to witness a changing of the guard, perhaps as early as this year. Like the first transition of power in 1990, the
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      38 1 BURTON LIGHT 4 ~'.]3S Hr -^m? J/M Ik£ y\l Br'''''' Keane biast/3jL Billion dollar havenr rl<C^N Bounty/io shape jJ UOBandDBS up, says J announce profits United l^Jf skipper wjsiA la Karim Raslan/4 m Neil Humphreys/6 V Dave Barry/15
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  • NEWS
    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        AVA bans Canadian chickens
        41 2 Singapore has suspended the import of chicken from Canada following reports of an outbreak of bird flu in British Columbia. Last year, Singapore imported 0.08 per cent of the total amount of chicken consumed here from Canada.
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        Man, 56, to be charged with murder of woman
        89 2 An odd-job labourer has been arrested for allegedly killing a 46-year-old woman. Police said the suspect was known to the victim as both lived on different floors of Block 26 in Sin Ming Industrial Estate. The 56-year-old man was said to
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        Charity gains from ethical firms
        85 2 Singapore Unit Trusts (SUT) Global Ethical Fund has donated a dialysis machine worth $30,000 to the Kidney Dialysis Foundation and contributed $1 0,000 to the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore to set up a cleaning service that will employ adults with cerebral palsy. The donation
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      JCs to start in March in 2006
      705 2  -  Derrick A Paulo Start of school year in ITE, polys to move gradually forward from July to April IT WILL be a much longer break for some, while it will be a much shorter time for holidays or temporary work for others after
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      PM Goh to stay on in Govt after stepping down
      630 3 He's mum on quit date, leaves next premier to decide on his role PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has confirmed he will stay on in the Cabinet after he steps down. However, he said what his exact position would be,
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    • Article
      Defence institute expands role to help fight global terror
      251 3  -  Ted Chen IN ITS quest to combat the global threat of terrorism, the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies upgraded its Political Violence and Terrorism Programme to a Centre at Nanyang Technological University. Called The International Centre for Political Violence and
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      New incentive-based healthy lifestyle schemes a hit with hospital staff
      273 3  -  Tan Hui Leng BEFORE September 2002, gym membership at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) stood below 300. But now, it stands at a healthy 800 partly due to an incentive-based scheme that encourages hospital staff to participate in activities for
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      63 2 I Wr M WORSHIP SERVICES 9.30am 1 1.15am: English Service I 1 .30am 1 pm: English Service with Mandarin interpretation via headset I Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 1. Pacific Ballroom I MARKET PLACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Monday 23 Feb. 7.30pm 9.30pm Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 1, Pacific Ballroom Ogaidzolty LIVING FAITH
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  • COMMENTARY/NEWS
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      Surya – a strong voice
      1040 4  - Surya a strong voice Karim Raslan The success of his candidacy reflects Indonesia's growing frustration with established politicians AT FIRST glance, Golkar presidential aspirant Surya Paloh could easily be mistaken for Luciano Pavarotti. He has the opera singer's sense of drama and dark, deep-set eyes that scan the room relentlessly.
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      Political Islam's decline to continue
      246 4  -  Elisia Yeo WHETHER good or bad, this question inevitably surfaces in discussions about the forthcoming Indonesian elections: How well will Islamic parties fare? The answer: If political Islam is facing a resurgence in Malaysia through the Parti Islam SeMalaysia, the opposite is true for Indonesia,
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      Lock icon 'Libya's nuclear supplier: Pakistan'
      98 4 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Libya received enriched uranium from Pakistan in 2001 for use in nuclear programmes, Malaysian police said on Friday, citing the alleged chief financier of an international trafficking network. Mr BSA Tahir, a key operative in the alleged black-market nuclear network run by Pakistani
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      294 5 The Lifestyle® When you purchase a Bose Lifestyle| 0 20>^28 or 35... If You can now choose adapt^S)™ any of these exciting gifts from us. fcl^ -^>~ Promotion ends 29 February '04, while stocks last. j^&Si *Jft= Lifestyle® 35 555,590.00 Retail Price Our premium Lifestyle® DVD system for music and
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  • HUMOUR/NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Lock up the latecomers!
      736 6  -  Neil Humphreys National service needed to retrain the late and the loud I SAT next to the Blur Brothers at the cinema once. Have you ever enjoyed the pleasure of their company? You must have. They talk throughout the movie, keep their handphones on ear-splitting mode
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      Lock icon Hip-hop outfit is pride of Tampines
      342 6  -  Loh Chee Kong FROM being a nuisance to the pride of the neighbourhood, the streetdancing group, Breakforce Crew, has certainly come a long way in winning residents in Tampines over. And they have Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC Irene Ng to thank for
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      Lock icon Club Med gets a facelift
      248 6  -  Joy Frances SUCCESSFUL, hardworking people will be glad to know they can escape to a top quality resort when Malaysia's Club Med at Cherating Beach opens on April 16 after an $8-million revamp that began last December. As the oldest Club Med in the Asia-Pacific
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  • LETTERS
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      Iseas' work has impact on lives
      652 8  -  K Kesavapany Institute is neither a highbrow think tank nor do its researchers live in ivory towers I REFER to the letter, "Think tank's relevance in question" by Ms Santi Yeo Her Chuen (Today, Feb 18). The writer is right in pointing out the
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      Dr Wei, couples need time for intimacy
      255 8  -  Iris Gan Pek Hoon I REFER to the report, "Here's the Wei to good sex" (Today, Feb 17), which told of Dr Wei Siang Yu's proposal to televise a "how-to-make babies" programme after midnight. Notwithstanding the good intentions of the doctor to teach
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  • BUSINESS
    • Article
      UOB leads local banks in earnings
      394 10  -  Chan Chao Peh Suresh Mark Kumar Its net profit rises 19.5%, DBS declines 6.6% UNITED Overseas Bank outshone its larger rival, DBS Group, as Singapore's most profitable bank when the two lenders announced their annual earnings on Friday. UOB announced net profit of $1.2
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      177 10 Restaurant chain operator Tung Lok reported net profit of $932,000, or 0.78 cent per share, for the year ended Dec 31, turning around from a loss of $4,476 million, or 4.37 cents a share, a year earlier. Yeo Hiap Seng posted a $7.92 million net loss, or 1.39 cents
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    • MarketWATCH
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        ST Index- 1891.78 +1.82
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        Lock icon Singapore
        211 10 Agencies SHARES ended slightly higher on Friday as the market focused its attention on bank stocks ahead of earnings results from DBS Group and UOB, which were reported after the market close. The ST Index rose 1.82 points, or 0.1 per cent, to close at 1,891.78. Gainers led losers
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        SGX most active
        58 10 By volume Close Change '000 Straco Wee Poh Bio-Treat Unified UniFood Sunningdale LabroyMar PDC Corp IPC ASTI 0.290 0.025 1.040 0.530 0.610 0.530 0.580 0.130 0.070 0.695 +0.005 +0.060 -0.030 +0.005 +0.060 +0.030 +0.005 +0.010 +0.045 +25.0 +6.1 -5.4 +0.8 +12.8 +5.5 +4.0 +16.7 +6.9 255,124 177,089
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        SGX top rises
        77 10 By Close Change GreatEast 12.500 +0.500 F&N 13.500 +0.400 Noble 4.300 +0.300 SPH 18.800 +0.300 Venture 21.700 +0.300 ElecUSS 3.200 +0.120 UOI 3.500 +0.120 Haw Par 4.960 +0.100 OCBC 12.400 +0.100 OCBC4.55SNCPS100 101.100 +0.100 By percentage Koh Bros W*****6 Close Change 0.015 +50.0 L&M 0.015 +50.0 Wee
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        SGX top falls
        75 10 By$ Close Change DBS 15.600 -0.200 >TI ETF100 18.800 -0.150 3eneMedix 0.705 -0.135 Creative 50 18.300 -0.100 Robinson 8.250 -0.100 MatSteel 2.460 -0.090 fransmarco 1.110 -0.070 2erebosPat 2.920 -0.060 ISH 500USS 4.920 -0.060 )y percentage SulTech W*****7 Close 0.040 Change -20.0 El Nets 0.025 -16.7 3RP 0.100
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        World markets
        60 10 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Value 10,720.6904 13,868.3701 3,359.500 6,665.54 Change Pis -33.11 +1.15 -7.400 -15.98 -0.31 +0.01 -0.22 -0.24 Korea Comp KLCI 877.49 861.72 -4.16 +3.06 -0.47 +0.36 SET Index Jakarta Comp 728.64 794.467 -4.33 +5.035 -0.59 +0.64 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,488.02
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 10 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 409.00 Silver uss/oz 6.62 Platinum uss/oz 853.30 Rubber centsAg 219.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,938.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 31.18 Information provided by
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5927 UK£ 0.3146 Yen 63.888 HK$ 4.6073 RM 2.2520 Euro 0.4678 Rupiah 5003.8 Baht 23.196 Peso 33.389 A$ 0.7537 Indian Rs 26.821 Won 691.70 C$ 0.7881 Yuan 4.9057 NZ$ 0.8538 NTS 19.688
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      Have Robinson shares reached their peak?
      472 12  -  Suresh Mark Kumar i_ sz\ j i Analysts comment on where they see the counter going WHAT does it say when the chief executive of a company sells off all of his shares in the firm? Even though Robinson's chief executive Peter Husum cited
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      Private pension funds lauded
      311 12  -  Emril Shafeeq Jamil LOCAL fund management firms look forward to the Government's proposed introduction of privately-managed pension plans (PPP). Two of Singapore's fund management bigwigs voiced their support for the initiative when they spoke to reporters on the sidelines of The EdgeLipper Unit Trust Fund Awards
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      Lock icon Ringgifs peg to USsto change if tatter's slide goes on
      167 12 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's government may change the ringgit's peg to the US dollar if the latter continues to slide against the euro and yen, said Deputy Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop, as quoted in the New Straits Times. He
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      Lock icon SIA is the leader for 11th year
      123 12 SINGAPORE Airlines topped the poll for overall leadership among Singapore companies for the eleventh consecutive year in the Far Eastern Economic Review's annual "Review 200: Asia's Leading Companies" survey. SingTel moved up from seventh position last year to take second spot, while Creative
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      Lock icon Citibank might buy Koram Bank
      111 12 SEOUL Citibank is likely to take over South Korea's Koram Bank in a deal that would mark the country's largest foreign acquisition of a local bank, an industry source said on Friday. Citibank plans to buy the 36.6 per cent stake in Koram held by
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      118 10 TOSHIBA Premiership Saturday Live jk 55" I I MfM TOSHIBA ISTHE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OFTHE ESPN AND STAR SPORTS' I Ptotoenures, BROADCAST OFTHE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE. Zlfc Ge% lrragE Catch all the exciting action of four live' EPL screenings tonight at Chijmes Fountain Court and Lawn area. Don't miss them! Chelsea
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon ST Engineering set to fly
      464 13 Dow Jones Onslaught of budget carriers will boost revenue for its aerospace unit DEFENCE conglomerate Singapore Technologies Engineering is set to benefit from growing revenue from its aerospace unit As the world's biggest independent aircraft maintenance firm, ST Aerospace expects to improve its turnover as
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      Lock icon Bird flu? Show must go on ...
      352 13 Bird flu? Show must go on AP BANGKOK Even as Asia is grappling with its second health crisis in as many years, the tourism industry hopes travellers will think like pop singer Mariah Carey: The show must go on. The American singer said she had thought twice about coming to
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      Lock icon Budget carriers may not appeal to businessmen yet: Experts
      246 13  -  Kevin Tan BUDGET airlines may be entering Asia in a big way, but don't expect them to change the travelling patterns of businessmen anytime soon, say experts. Used to flying in style, corporate travellers may not welcome the lack of seating
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    • STOCKcalls
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        Lock icon Venture Corp ($21.70) — Buy
        131 13 Venture Corp ($21.70) Buy ING Research Venture's strong FYO3 results continue to underscore its ability to grow and execute to plan. Venture continues to derive excellent returns on its equity base, with ROE (returns on equity) for FYO3 of 21 per cent, close to its three-year average of 21.4 per
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        Lock icon Bio-Treat Technology ($ 1.04) – Buy
        103 13 Bio-Treat Technology 1.04) Buy DBS Vickers Research Armed with its unique technology in treating waste water, Bio-Treat is poised to enter China's golden era in environmental protection over the next five years. Rising water pollution and the Chinese government's growing emphasis on environmental protection will spur demand for water treatment
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        Lock icon Surface Mount Tech ($1.16) — Buy
        87 13 Surface Mount Tech ($1.16) Buy DBS Vickers Research managemem ciaimea mar me srrong demand during the December quarter will be sustained into the January quarter. We believe growth in FYOS will be led by consumer products and automotive electronics. The commencement of production at Phase 1 of the company's new
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        Lock icon Bright Orient (29 cents) — Buy
        141 13 Bright Orient (29 cents) Buy Kelive.com Net income soared 1 1 3 per cent year-on-year to 19 million yuan ($3.9 million) with sales rising 90 per cent year-on-year to 1 88.5 million yuan. The strong performance was attributed to new customer, Waitex, and maiden contribution from Season Wind. Gross margins
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US to free five British Guantanamo detainees
      383 14 AFP Their detention as terrorist suspects was a US-UK sore point LONDON After months of wrangling, the United States has agreed to send home five of the nine British detainees held among terrorist suspects at its Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, Britain announced
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      Lock icon Success in Iran election hinges on how many voters turn up
      239 14 Agencies TEHRAN A decisive test of strength between Iran's two rival forces moved to the ballot boxes on Friday with the country's parliamentary elections which its Islamic rulers defend as a rallying call and liberals say is a sham.
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      Lock icon Deng ideology to drum up HK patriotism
      177 14 Reuters BEIJING Facing growing demands from Hong Kong for more democracy, China has rekindled the ideology of late leader Deng Xiaoping to get the territory to be patriotic and trust Beijing. On the anniversary of his death, state newspapers carried front-page commentaries with
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    • GLOBALroundup
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  • HUMOUR/WORLD NEWS
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      Dave for president
      672 15  -  Dave Barry MY fellow and gal Americans: For the past few months, as I travelled across America talking about my campaign for president, the one question I've heard most often from voters is: "President of what?" Ha ha! Such kidders, those voters! But seriously: According to my
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      Lock icon A body of work dedicated to Uncle Walt
      46 15 REUTERS Disney ran George C Keiger Jr displaying his Mickey Mouse tattoo wristwatch at his residence near Quakertown, Pennsylvania, on Thursday. A huge fan of Walt Disney creations, Mr Reiger has 1,581 Disney character tattoos on his body.
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      Lock icon Harry is Hareios in Ancient Greek translation of Potter
      312 15 Reuters LONDON Harry Potter becomes "Warrior Cup" and his enemy Voldemort goes by the name "Scaly Death" in a translation of the schoolboy wizard's adventures into Ancient Greek. The translated version is due for publication this summer. Retired classics teacher Andrew
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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      71 15 4*V"Ar> V 9 /i'sl-r Acting Education Minister wants Singaporean students to Pl*z-Vl? v^)T*C7>*t start breaming again". Today, Feb 18 f students to recall their dreams J TWs** v b r i'^N V and record them into journals. J If lii competition to identify 1 j**/^l —^s. Jv fv an a
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      BURTON SEES THE LIGHT
      1094 16  -  Neil Humphreys From Batman to Big Fish, director steps out of the darkness WHEN Tim Burton sits down, his bizarre appearance is most ironic. Considered to be one of the world's most original film-makers with a distinct visual style, he has a great eye behind the
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      Speaking in a different Tongue
      507 17  -  Felix Cheong VYVYANE Loh is a 30-something woman with enough energy to take on the world and turn it on its pivot A doctor by training and a dancer by inclination, this spunky Malaysian who spent 14 years growing up in Singapore and now lives
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      Meet the Light Years cast today
      147 17 NOT quite the Bachelor or Bachelorette, but close Recently, the spunky cast from MediaCorp TV Channel s's Light Years asked if anyone would go on a date with them. The answer is an absolute "yes", judging by the overwhelming entries received. Three finalists for
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      Lock icon Troubled youth get a voice
      271 18  -  Tay Tsen-Waye "I'M going to share something that I never had the courage to tell anyone, especially my mother and father..." And so begins the harrowing first-hand account of a 15-year-old girl's experience with sex, drugs, alcohol, rape and truancy. Pin (not her real name)
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      Lock icon Still crazy after all these films
      465 18  -  Yong Shu Chiang Museum retrospective turns lens on prolific film-makers FILM-MAKER Wee Li Lin has a manic obsession. Every year, she looks forward to making at least one short film and since 1997, she has. But she didn't last year, when the time she
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        Lock icon He's gotta have it?
        719 19 AP For Lee, it's less about Oscars than making provocative films NEW YORK Oscars? Spike Lee don't need no stinkin' Oscars. Sure, the film-maker votes for the Academy Awards. And the outspoken one would surely give an acceptance speech for the ages. But, that doesn't mean
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      • IN ADDITION ...
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          Kournikova due in Singapore
          38 19 Russian tennis star Anna Koumikova (picture) will be in town on March 5. The Omega ambassador is to appear at watch boutique Cortina's Millenia Walk outlet, where she will launch the new Bijoux collection.
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          Superstars add sparkle to Oscars
          50 19 Hollywood superstars Julia Roberts and Tom Cruise will join an already star-stud-ded line-up of presenters at the Oscars ceremony on Feb 29. Other celebrities scheduled to hand out awards are Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Jack Black and Oprah Winfrey.
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        • Article
          Osbourne may never play again
          52 19 Heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne may not be able to perform again after an accident in an all-terrain vehicle last December that left him in a coma for eight days. His popularity has reached new heights with the success of the hit MTV reality series,
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    • eatout
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        The art of presenting seafood
        789 20  -  Sam Chua Masterpiece dishes created from fresh ingredients and with a little help from the chef SEAFOOD is a lot like art a collaboration between God and the artist and which, often times, works best when the artist contributes as little as possible. With the
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    • insideout
      • Article, Illustration
        East meets west
        632 21  -  Susan Goh Hailing from the West, predisposed towards the East, international influences converge in this design fusion AS COMPLEX as it is exhaustive, this home showcases the possibilities of mixing Asian elements and Australian art into a plush setting, bringing the best of both worlds together. Modern
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      Cheap, cheap, hurray!
      887 22  -  Colin Yong You don't have to splurge on style, as these two small hatchbacks show YOU need a set of wheels to get around and would dearly love to drive a spanking new car out of a showroom, but your finances are tight and the motoring budget
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    • DRiVE
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        In the driving seat
        699 23  -  Colin Yong Toyota's Corolla Altis is doing-well but Nissan's Cefiro has overtaken the Camry to become the best-selling large car IT SEEMS that a car's country of origin does not matter too much to local motorists. There was talk in some quarters that buyers may not
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        X-Trail makeover
        63 23 MORE than two years after it was introduced here, Nissan's popular X-Trail sport-utility vehicle (SUV) gets a mild face-lift and the latest model will be launched in local Nissan showrooms this weekend. Styling tweaks include a different grille, revised tail lamps and an optional glass sunroof. The car
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        New A6 unveiled
        78 23 AUDI'S A6 will be unveiled officially at the Geneva Motor Show on March 2 and local Audi distributor Premium Automobiles expects the car to arrive here by the third quarter of this year. Sleek and low-slung, the A6 has a huge front grille that stretches from the
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      451 27 -AFP Minnesota thump Sacramento and now share NBA's best record NBA Timberwolves 92 Kings 75 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Last year's Most Valuable Player (MVP) runner-up to Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett is busy trying to go over the hump and become No 1. The All-Star collected 22 points and
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      371 27 ROME Italian Marco Pantani may have committed suicide, according to the chief prosecutor in the town where the former cyclist died. The 34-year-old winner was found dead in a hotel room in Rimini last Saturday after suffering a heart attack. The cause of death
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      291 27 Reuters SYDNEY Shane Warne has been rushed back into the Australian Test squad for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka after completing a 12-month drugs ban. Warne was suspended last year for testing positive to a diuretic that can mask steroids,
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      340 28  -  TAN YO-HINN LAST September, Netball Singapore (NS) unveiled their plans to make Singapore one of the top 10 netball nations in the world by 2011. One of the targets was to make Singapore the netball hub of Asia. This week, NS took a step
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      562 28 -AFP South Korean beats rain to share top spot after two rounds GOLF Carlsberg Malaysian Open KUALA LUMPUR South Korea's Lee Sung Man, who was born deaf, stormed into the joint lead with Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand in the weather-disrupted US$l.2l million ($2.04 million) Carlsberg
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        76 28 THE finals of the Nike One-on-One Basketball Challenge will be held at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza on Feb 21-22. Participants between the age of 1 4-1 9 will battle it out for sponsorship contracts worth $12,000. There will also be a slam dunk competition, where
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        82 28 ALBIREX Niigata suffered their first defeat since arriving in Singapore last month. In a pre-season friendly at the Jurong East Stadium on Friday, the Japanese side lost 3-1 to visitors Balestier Khalsa. Balestier took the lead after 23 minutes through midfielder Roniwardi Mamsa, but Ryuji Sueoka
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        54 28 TANJONG Pagar United is organising Fanfare 2004 on Sunday, me event, held at Queenstown Stadium from Bam tol2 noon, will see a wide range of activities for the fans, who also stand a chance to win some attractive prizes. The Jaguars' S-League team will also be there to
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      267 29  -  KOHWEILING THE sight of crowds thronging the city streets to welcome their FA Cup-winning team is an annual fixture in England. For 45 minutes on Friday, with the help of Courts, 30 children from Bukit Ho Swee Family Service Centre had the once in a
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      505 29 -AFP Familiarity with Riviera helping Maruyama in his bid for first win in 2004 GOLF Nissan Open LOS ANGELES For Japan's Shigeki Maruyama, playing in the Nissan Open is a homecoming of sorts. The 34-year-old lives in the nearby suburb of Westwood and is
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      119 29 THE latest bid for the much sought-after, fully autographed Arsenal jersey stands at $1,600. Die-hard Gunners' fans, and those who simply love a valuable piece of football paraphernalia, can still get their hands on the jersey, which the whole Arsenal squad, including Arsene Wenger, have
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      224 30 AFP PRIMERA LIGA Espanyol v Real Madrid MADRID Borja Fernandez is not a name that comes to mind as quickly as Ronaldo or Raul, but he has a vital role to play when Real Madrid face Espanyol on Saturday. Borja will try to fill the boots of
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      738 30 Agencies Win or bust for Blues as Ranieri looks to beat Gunners' jinx in derby ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea v Arsenal LONDON "I don't know how to beat Arsenal, but we shall carry on trying." That was the typically honest assessment by Claudio Ranieri after
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      390 30 AFP SERIEA Milan v Inter ROME AC Milan's experienced defender Alessandro Costacurta believes the Serie A leaders can cope without their suspended captain Paolo Maldini for Saturday's crunch match against local rivals Inter Milan. European champions Milan have failed to win
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      699 31 Agencies ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Manchester United v Leeds MANCHESTER It is usually around this time that Manchester United begin their classic off the pitch duelling with the opposition. Especially when they are playing catch up. Five points behind
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      153 28 League Home Team Away Team Match KickOff (Singapore date/time) E Premier Aston Villa Birmingham Sun, 22/2/04 B.oopm Italian League Bologna Jtus Sun, 22/2/04 10.00pm E Cup Portsmouth Liverpool E Premier Tottenham Leicester Mon, 23/2/0412.05am Spanish League Bilbao Real Betis Mon, 23/2/04 4.00am German League Dortmund Cologne Mon, 23/2/0412.30am Italian League
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      121 29 One lucky winner will win two tickets to the Arsenal-Liverpool match at Highbury on April 10,2004. All you have to do is answer the three questions below correctly. ■1. Thierry Henry is Arsenal's record goalscorer. Ans: True/False 12. The FA Cup arrived in Singapore on Feb 19 2004 courtesy of
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      152 31 SATURDAY 11.30am NBA 76ers v Lakers, Ch23 8.25pm EPL Chelsea v Arsenal, Ch23 8.25pm EPL Man United v Leeds, Ch24 10.55pm EPL Bolton v Man City, Ch24 10.55pm EPL Newcastle v Middlesbrough, Ch23 SUNDAY lam Rugby Six Nations: Scotland v England, Ch24 3.25am Serie A AC Milan v Inter Milan,
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