Today, 15 March 2004

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    24 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Monday March 15, 2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com o aO O is* is*
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    Lock icon First 911, now 311?
    847 1 -AFP, Al Qaeda claims responsibility for blasts, 5 suspects held as Spain goes to the polls THIRTY months after 911, a man speaking Arabic with a Moroccan accent told the world that the 10 bombs that ripped apart commuter trains in Spain on March 11 and
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    Lock icon Folk memory and the swing of votes
    999 1 NEWSSfiUUIU^-^ Noraini Abdullah New Straits Times A NEW era may have just begun for the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) to emerge as a "critical mass". Back in the 1950s and *****, Umno was the emerging force and it was forecasted that it
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      55 1 NEWSX\YIEWS 5-room surplus HDB to stop building 5-room flats for now/2 Casino warning Govt won't allow it to cause societal problems/4 Koh Buck Song Asean needs to be heard in the West/30 Arts explosion Your guide to the local arts scene/centrepages Impact Ferrosan has big plans for Singapore, says CEO
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      8 1 EYE ON THE I MALAYSIAN ELECTIONS I/I I
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Look to future, says Pak Lah
      480 2  -  Jose Raymond M'sian PM unveils vision for country in Barisan Nasional manifesto THE man chosen to lead Malaysia in the post-Mahathir era presented his vision for the country's future yesterday. And throughout the launch of the Barisan Nasional's manifesto at the Putra World Trade
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      Lock icon Halt to building of 5-room flats until stock is taken up
      208 2 Channel News Asia EVEN as the Housing and Development Board (HDB) prepares to resume building three-room flats, it has stopped building five-room flats because it has 10,000 units yet to be taken up. "We already have stock of five-room
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      Controls for casino
      372 4  -  Lee Ching Wern Measures will be put in place, say ministers IF PLANS for a casino materialise, the Government will have to put in place measures to ensure that criminal activities and social ills do not infiltrate Singapore society, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng told reporters
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        No dual citizenship yet
        104 4 The Government is not yet prepared to consider dual citizenship, said Home Affairs Minister Wonq Kan Seng yesterday. It would have to consider the issue "very seriously and very carefully", because it wants "to make sure that those who say they are citizens would do National
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        Lock icon CTE tunnel closure
        101 4 Channel News Asia From 12.01 am to sam on Tuesday, the slip roads leading from Cairnhill Circle to the Central Expressway and from the CTE to Cairnhill Circle will be closed for cleaning of the CTE tunnels. Motorists can use the entrance to the CTE near Kramat
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        Lock icon Finger licking good
        36 4 These children were among the thousands who turned up to sample the wide array of free chicken dishes available at the Changi Simei Chicken Feast Interaction at the Community Club yesterday. TREVOR TAN
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      233 4 I the new undergraduate rrfflPS *J Technological University experience AMtdsslofvof'A'Level 81 Pok/techtiic yraduates to tAM/LergraMwdZ'courses U4 "Uo APPLICANTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES CAN APPLY NOW THE FOLLOWING COURSES ARE OFFERED IN NTU FOR ADMISSION TO NTU: Accountancy Category A- Applicants presenting the Singapore-Cambridge Bioengineering GCE'A'Level certificate Biological Sciences Category B-Applicants
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      476 5 Others see a teacher We see a mentor Get The SMU Edge At SMU, our approach to business education is totally revolutionary. fek It appeals to the brightest, most ambitious and unconventional minds j* Bn t'^^/^K in our midst. Inspired, innovative and rigorous, our unique seminar|B». h JL 4|V stye
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Their winning attitude
      710 6  -  Ted Chen 'Service before self ethos made them last year's Tourism Host EVEN in a hard-driving place such as Singapore, all it takes are three soft qualities dedication, commitment and passion to make a society's service culture stand out. And these are what made several outstanding service
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      408 7 Our investment funds have performed extremely well. So much so that Upper and Standard Poor's have voted §3DBS ASSET MANAGEMENT them to be the best in their respective categories. To celebrate this win, we'd like to invite you to invest in our range of funds. Not only will you be
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      Face it not avoid It
      237 8  -  Roland Ang Keeping them from monkey bars only stokes their fears I REFER to Mr William Lee's letter, "Ban monkey bars to prevent injuries" (Today, March 12). My daughter fractured her wrist some years ago while playing on a set of monkey bars. After she
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      Let singles buy 3-room flats
      99 8  -  Phua Kok Hee I AM glad that the Housing and Development Board is building more three-room flats to cater to demand. But I hope that singles will be allowed to buy these flats. It would be unfair to allow down-graders, who have already had their
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      Forget Govt handouts, the incentive is kids
      278 8  -  Lai Nam Khim AS I follow the debate on babies and birth rates, I get the sense that we're missing the point I am dismayed to hear demands that people be "rewarded" by the Government for having children. My parents' generation talks about
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      156 8 1 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name, address and phone number and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, *****21; Fax: (65) 6534 4217; Email: news@newstoday.com.sg TOSHIBA Predict this season's EPL Champion and win a TOSHIBA 20" SUSIA LCD TV! Who will
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      1211 9 NTUC Income News Excellent business chm Out in Real Snow rocilife fnr ?nn? at Snow City! ICSUIIS ¥tfl fc\#\#3 EXCLUSIVELY for NTUC Income Policyholders. NTUC InCOme tO distribute additional $100 FEELING hot and bothered with the 31 March 2004 Each policyholder is m ;ii; A reCent NSing temPeratures? Come' visit
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Juicy offering from China
      530 10  -  Kevin Tan Apple-juice concentrate maker is the latest mainland firm to list here TURNING on the tap for a healthy stream of earnings may not be much of a tall order for New Lakeside, the latest China-based company to list on the Singapore Exchange. The producer
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        Lock icon Singapore
        105 10 Agencies SHARES are expected to trade lower this week, pulled down by weak US equity sentiment, dealers said. The bomb attacks in Madrid last week are likely to lead to heightened worries of terrorism and depressed prices. The ST Index ended at 1,835.08 points on Friday, down 56.46 points,
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5836 UK£ 0.3249 Yen 64.895 HK$ 4.5482 RM 2.2174 Euro 0.4760 Rupiah 5,048.5 Baht 22.992 Peso 32.853 A$ 0.7988 Indian Rs 26.406 Won 688.94 C$ 0.7785 Yuan 4.8308 NZ$ 0.9063 NTS 19.505
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 10 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 395.60 Silver uss/oi 7.063 Platinum uss/oi 907.10 Rubber centsAg 232.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,997 Brent crude uss/barrel 32.44 Information provided by
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      Lock icon Plan for your children's education
      723 12 Early savings plans make it easier on the pocket GOING to school today is more costly than it has ever been. Your parents may have been fortunate enough to keep you in school with scant thought about where the money was going to come from.
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      maket BUZZ
      173 12 Sumo wrestlers hit town Super Duper Sumo wrestlers Boomer, Kimo and Mamoo are now at Funan The IT Mall There are lots of games to play and prizes to be won. After their performances (at 1 pm and 4pm till J March 21), the wrestlers will meet fans
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      Lock icon URA's new financial district to be an extension of CBD
      444 12 Agencies THE GOVERNMENT will spend an initial $300 million on roads and other infrastructure to develop the Downtown at Marina Bay project, located next to the financial district. The Urban Development Authority (URA) said it plans to develop the area
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      Lock icon Opec divided over oil price surge solution
      206 14 Reuters CAIRO Differences have emerged among member-states of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) over how to deal with the surge in crude oil prices. As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said the cartel might have to reconsider a deal to cut
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      Lock icon Van Oord sacks 400
      187 14 Bloomberg VAN OORD, the second-largest Dutch dredger, will cut about 400 jobs, or 13 per cent of its workforce, partly because a delay in Singapore land-reclamation projects has resulted in less demand for dredging work. Van Oord joins fellow Dutch company Royal Boskalis Westminster, the world's
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      Lock icon Steel scrap shortage wreaks havoc
      454 14 AFP China's voracious appetite sends prices to 20-year highs WASHINGTON China's voracious hunger for raw materials to feed a rapid industrial expansion has propelled world commodity prices to highs not seen in 20 years. "Clearly, China has had a remarkable impact on the commodity markets,"
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      125 10 C7H il^j a i mA If T^l M^diaCorp X] w J I v^^ M i u^^Ai^fl T^n iTTTcS Seminar Series MM TODAY is proud to be the host and organiser of the much-anticipated Small and Medium Businesses (SMB)/TODAY breakfast seminar series. £> [i-^ s|^ The sixth breakfast seminar is on
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      274 11 Focusing on the right opportunity and seizing it quickly these I've learnt to perfect since my days at NUS Business School." Adam Khoo, BBA (Honours) 1999 m A Best-Selling Author CEO, Adcom (S) Pte Ltd fe Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group Pte Ltd At NUS Business School, the curriculum of
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      106 15 1 life, live it. fflj MMS. It's everywhere! iS^^ "n^^apmr- wZs Honey, pick me up NOW!!! Pattern more than badminton. I \jjrwjmm/j$ WJ[ JS— r;'|P" v\ p^ £A I've been Dumped. Jf mm H I Hot Number? J Express yourself with MMS, as opportunities for them are everywhere! Hiw^BrWW9 Just
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  • the Business of marketing
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      Danish skincare firm plans big for S'pore
      547 16  -  Ng Shing Vi It wants to do research here to make goods for int'l market LOOKING good from the inside out has become so important for Asian women that the Danish healthcare conglomerate that produces one of Singapore's most well-known beauty aids Imedeen
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      MIS in tie up with Vietnam schools
      263 16  -  Shobha SINGAPORE'S marketing gurus are set to make their mark in Vietnam with an educational tie up between the Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) and selected schools in Vietnam's capital. MIS recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with three private schools in
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    • GRAB BAG
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        To sir with love
        87 16 Traditionally, graduation ceremonies are staid affairs. But this was hardly the case for the Marketing Institute of Singapore's 37th graduation ceremony over the weekend. The reason? Graduating student Marcus Choh (picture), who had completed his Certificate in Sales and Marketing programme, decided to show his gratitude
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        New director for Ogilvy
        76 16  -  Shobha Mr Sonal Dabral will be Ogilvy Mather Singapore's new executive creative director and managing director. He is moving here from Malaysia in May after a four-year stint there. Mr Dabral who started with Ogilvy in India has a strong track record in Malaysia, winning a
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        Creative fun @ Digital Lifestyle Fest
        148 16  - Creative fun Digital Lifestyle Fest Tor Ching Li Creative Technology's first Digital Lifestyle Fest drew tne usual crowds over the weekend but this time as promised by CEO Sim Wong Hoo there were no winding queues. Said Mr Sim: "I told my staff to minimise queuing time to make the
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      A tech stock with less ups and downs
      713 17  -  Lim Say Boon and Joel Ng Micro-Mechanics offers growth and stability WE TOOK a look at Micro-Mechanics under the SGX-MAS Research Incentive Scheme which encourages brokers to research small-capitalisation stocks and what we found was a technology stock that allows an investor
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      75 17 1 life, live it. IjTj H I Pattern more than badminton. ,1 Honey, pick me up NOW!!! MMS away and you could win a sleek Nokia 6600 or sexy iPod. The more MMS you share, the better your chances. To get started, download fantastic MMS pictures from MiWorld Mobile, or
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon When the Opposition unites
      514 18  -  Oon Ye oh |\IEWS£S!S!S£SL THE 1999 election was a good one for the opposition. Although it failed to deny the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition a twothirds majority in Parliament, the opposition Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalition won 43 per cent of the popular vote, significantly increasing
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      Go independent and face expulsion: Umno
      108 18 KUANTAN Umno members contesting as independents or on opposition tickets will be expelled for life, said caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Umno vicechairman Najib Tun Razak yesterday. Mr Najib said the expulsion, which cannot be appealed, takes effect the moment members decide to stand
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        BN wins 15 seats unopposed
        54 18 Malaysian caretaker Foreign Minister and Umno candidate Syea Hamid Albar won his Kota Tinggi parliamentary seat yesterday after nis PAS opponent withdrew from the race, said the New Straits Times. His win gives the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN)15 unopposed parliamentary seats, including two in johor,
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        BN launches media assault
        68 18 The BN launched ads in The Star newspaper yesterday, attacking the opposition DAP which draws large support from the Chinese community. The DAP and the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) were once in coalition, but the DAP left over disagreements on PAS' Islamic state vision. Playing on
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      Lock icon Putin's re-election almost certain
      308 27 Agencies MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin looks set to be re-elected yesterday, with his only threat being apathetic Russian voters. At least half of the country's 109 million voters will need to turn out for the election to be valid. But any voter apathy seemed to evaporate
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      Lock icon Man killed own children
      175 27 Reuters SAN FRANCISCO A Californian man is to be charged with murder after nine bodies including those of children he apparently fathered in incestuous and polygamous relationships were found in his home. Fresno police chief Jerry Dyer said the bodies of three babies, four children, a
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon IAEA condemns Iran
        47 27 AFP The International Atomic Energy Agency has condemned Iran for veiling its nuclear activities, drawing ire from Tehran, which then suspended any further inspections. The United States now wants to bring the matter to the United Nations Security Council, possibly bringing sanctions against Tehran.
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        Lock icon Kerry secure for July
        51 27 AFP Senator John Kerry has locked up the delegates needed to secure his party's nomination. Mr Kerry won in the Kansas caucuses, with the media reporting that he now has more than the 2,162 delegates needed to secure the Democratic nomination at the party convention in
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        Lock icon Political 'crooks' listed
        52 27 AFP A coalition of Indonesian groups has released a list of 61 candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections whom it alleges are "crooked politicians", the Jakarta Post said yesterday. Those named were accused of corruption and other violations. The lists are meant to help voters decide at
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      893 20 acclaimed French guitarist 6348 5555 Roland Dyens, who has published works for solo PAT CHAN FRIENDS V» i guitar, duo, quartet, octet A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC k, mf* '^1 anc' concer'°- Dyens' Singapore's first Golden Girl B 1^ H numerous arrangements shows off her talent as a ji^^^^^^^^^^^^l have also
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      766 22 Theatre Works. The k& ''^Sh^' Lu^^i House at 6332 6919 'r£r' 4jt M OJLL^LjJr Chinese drama groups from IT^ |/lhH "—^-J i. NUS Eusoff Hall and King Secrets From My Room is about teenagers caught in the awkward space between child- Edward VII Hall come 'iß^BHfc^^^^^P^^^P^SHßflC^O^^^Hr hood and adulthood. together
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      945 23 V WWK%- KXt^f r\f* fll/3^.l^ anc' industrial material. with drawings by the artist. Substation at 6337 7800 Hk» Date: March 27 April Date: Till April 25 j5 10 Time: 9.30 am Bpm (Tue THE LORD OF THE »S\A*Jj Time: 10am 10pm Sat), 1 pm 5 pm (Sun RINGS MOTION tiJKJ^Ji
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      783 24 ZHUANG COLLECTION photography, print, graphic i Chinese paintings, design, sculpture and Bill *f calligraphy and porcelain of installation. The exhibition VjQv L 7-i J' dynasty to early 20th nature and integrates &Sh_Ir*£?rfii .^^MV .JtrtJT century are displayed in this artworks with the nature and fij ■SwjSf^ I exhibition from the
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      950 25 THE KIMONO Linda James, former 5 fj^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l chairman of the Antiques, Mf Ar' and Culture Committee 'ne American Women's H^ |^B -_J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| Association Singapore, will mwt J^" «M J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l share her knowledge of the Br jA'^flV]B A^^H I "™S '^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H kimono and the ofc>/. She will Bp f "*~V 4]
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      247 27 Fill up this coupon and drop it into the KLM contest box, located at the £p entrance of NATAS Travel 2004 to win a pair of KLM return economy class tickets to Amsterdam. Name I/C Date of Birth (M F) Tel (F0 (CO (HH Email Address At NATAS Travel 2004,
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Helping women offenders
    667 28  -  Gurmeet Singh SERGEANT Mirin Cwa has a job which many would think twice before taking on. She decided to join the Singapore Prison Service more than two years ago to return to her first passion social work. Coming to work every day entails passing through strategic high
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    Our. mission in life js to get criminals out of prison.
    678 28  -  Cindy Tong PETITE and soft-spoken, Ms Doris Seah looks nothing like a Prison Officer. But put the 27-year-old in her dark blue Prison Officer uniform, and she cuts quite a different figure altogether. Her ability to project both personalities
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  • COMMENTARY
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      The need to be heard
      852 30  -  Koh Buck Song To avoid false perceptions and wrong intelligence readings, Asean's concerns have to be conveyed to the international audience forcefully and provocatively SOUTH-EAST Asia is fading again from the United States' mental map. And the spotlight does not look like being turned on
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      Lock icon Eye on Oxide
      630 31  -  Serene Foo The director of The Eye is back with a sequel and a sultry leading lady. So, what is he doing on the MRT? TODAY caught up with The Eye 2 director, Oxide Pang, as he sat down on one of those familiar MRT train seats,
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      Lock icon Wrestle Mania grips New York
      246 31 -AFP NEW YORK While professional wrestling with its theatrical mix of camp machismo may be derided by sports purists, make no mistake: It is a multi-bil-lion dollar enterprise with a devoted global following. Tickets for the industry's annual superbowl event, Wrestle Mania XX staged at
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      Shop the Aussie way
      589 32  -  Jenny Kong Australian weekend and lifestyle event a feast for flea market lovers HERE'S a chance to get a taste of the popular Australian weekend and lifestyle markets. The Best of Australian Weekend and Lifestyle Markets a joint effort by the Australian High Commission, the Australian
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        Hunky onscreen, beautiful as a flower?
        163 34 BAE Yong Jun's visit to Singapore may last all of three days, but fans can take heart that his presence will always be felt here. Bae, who will arrive on Thursday to promote his movie, Untold Scandal based on Choderlos De Laclos' Dangerous Liaisons
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        Uniquely Japanese
        489 35  -  Sam Chua Shimizu offers dishes not commonly found in Spore WHEN you think of Japanese food here, sashimi, sushi, ramen and the usual dishes come to mind. Sadly lacking are the other traditional Japanese dishes. Shimizu which means spring water is proud to offer Japanese dishes not commonly
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      WHAT'S UP
      133 36 Master of Social Science (Counselling) Information Session Dr Greg Ireland, Programme Director at the University of South Australia, will speak at this event. All counsellors, social/welfare workers and professionals in the human services sector are invited to attend. Date: March 1 8 Time: 7pm Venue: Asia Pacific Management
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      Plan to study overseas? Head Down Under
      608 36  -  Lynn Seah Learn what the country has to offer atThe Study in Australia exhibition MORE than 10,800 people a year can't be wrong. For that is the number of Singaporeans who went to Australia to study in 2002. Given the typical Singaporean's penchant
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        Tips for students heading to Australia
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    486 40  -  KOH WEI LING After two reds in two games, O'Donell demands hard, but fair tackles from his players GEYLANG United have yet to finish an S-League match with all their 11 players on the pitch this season. In their NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League match against Albirex Niigata
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    309 40  -  STANLEY HO THE S-League fraternity were rocked by the untimely death of Sinchi TV FC player Jiang Tao, who died after he was struck by lightning during a training session at Jurong Stadium last Wednesday. The 18-year-olds passing was a
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    334 40  -  TAN YO-HINN TAMPINES V TANJONG PAGAR Tampines Stadium, tomorrow, 7.30pm LAST year, poor results and mounting debts led to Tanjong Pagar United finishing third from bottom in the S-League. Prior to the start of this season's NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2004, they looked
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    363 41 I Tampines v Tanjong Pagar Tampines Stadium Tomorrow, 7.30pm IX2 (1) Tampines $1.07 (X)Draw $9.00 (2) Tanjong Pagar $12.00 1/2 Goal Tampines (-3 1/2) $2.20 Tg Pagar (+3 1/2) $1.55 Total Goals Ogoal $32.00 1 goal $18.00 2 goals $7.50 3 goals $5.20 4 goals $4.40 5
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    206 41 WHAT can you do with a dollar? You can buy a stick of fish balls at your favourite S-League stadium or a can of soft drink. Or you can win big money by placing a $1 bet on Singapore Pools' football betting
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    76 41 What local words or phrases do you most overuse? Aiyoh What objects do you always carry with you? Phone, wallet What's your most unappealing habit? I've been told I snore. What has been your most embarrassing moment? Coming on as substitute in England in the 83rd minute and
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    281 41  -  Koh Wei Ling HE'S ON FIRE INDRA Sahdan Daud (picture) was the first Singapore-born footballer to surpass the 100-goal mark in the S-League en-route to winning the League and Singapore Cup double with Home United last season. This year, the 25-year-old marksman has set
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    107 41  -  Gurmit Singh Jamie Yeo am so out of touch with football because of a lack of time but I still enjoy the big games like those involving SAFFC and Geylang. And any team that is managed by Fandi Ahmad. It seems the performance of his teams are
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      294 42 PRIMERA LIGA Real Madrid 1 Real Zaragoza 1 MADRId Real Madrid dropped points at the Bernabeu for only the second time this season when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Zaragoza on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) in a game overshadowed by
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      401 42 Agencies India, Bangladesh, Warne made it a great week ISLAMABAD If cricket needed to convince itself it was in robust health, it need look no further than the remarkable week just gone by. India began their first Tour of Pakistan in 15 years in Karachi on Saturday that
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      533 43  -  TAN YO-HINN After defeat, Singapore star admits he still lags behind world's best BADMINTON All-England Championships, semi-finals WHEN he defeated Denmark's Anders Boesen on Friday, Ronald Susilo became the first Singaporean since Lee Kin Tat in 1967 to reach the semi-finals of the All-England championships, badminton's
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      354 43 Tan Yo-Hinn FREAK weather conditions and an S-League tragedy last week could have major implications for Singapore's top golfing tournament Last Wednesday, Sinchi TV FC defender Jiang Tao died after he was struck down by lightning during a training session. Now,
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      545 44 Agencies With the fixtures piling up, tiredness could become Arsenal's toughest opponent ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Blackburn 0 Arsenal 2 BLACKBURN Even when the lethargic Gunners experience a slow day at the office, they still win, and win comfortably. Even when a tired Thierry Henry struggles with the frenetic
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      242 44 AFP BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (picture) is in negotiations to buy a stake in English Premiership side Liverpool after a failed bid to purchase Fulham, his advisor Thawatchai Sajakul said yesterday. "They haven't said no to us but they haven't
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      582 45 Humiliating derby defeat leaves United needing an unlikely miracle ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man City 4 Man United 1 MANCHESTER Manchester City completed a torrid week for their fierce rivals with a shock win at the City of Manchester Stadium. For Manchester United fans, it was painful enough
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      137 45 AFP I LONDON Missing out on Ronaldinho's signature was through Peter Kenyon's failure to get the job done, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson told the News of the World yesterday. The Brazilian World Cup winner joined Barcelona last summer after the Spanish giants won
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      291 45 AFP LONDON Despite playing poorly at Bolton on Saturday, Chelsea still came away with a 2-0 victory. But that doesn't seem to impress David Beckham. The England captain has dismissed speculation that he is on the verge of a multi-million pound move back to England to
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