Today, 8 September 2004

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com WcdllCSCl&y* September 8, 2004 mita (P) 103/07/2004
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    Just the tip of the financial iceberg?
    729 1  -  Val Chua Pushy advisers, greedy investors and an industry in need of a reality check val@newsto day, com. sg EVEN as the Singaporean investor who is suing Citibank for alleged bad financial advice tries to find justice through the courts, many retail investors
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    Lock icon Court agrees to hear Anwar graft appeal
    351 1 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim is one step closer to a possible swift return to politics. In a rare move, Malaysia's highest court agreed yesterday to review Mr Anwar's conviction for corruption and to hear an appeal by his
    — Agencies  -  351 words
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      184 1 /sAediaCorp Frew Make every day count. This September, just spend 7 days in a row and get 8x the Rewards points*, guaranteed. On top of great deals at over 500 outlets in Singapore, you'll go farther with these exclusive offers*: 5% rebate on top of station discounts at Current booking
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      37 1 NEWSJW/TEWS A free Suu Kyi That's what region hopes for after Anwar release/2 Virus alert Two more hospitalised in Kelantan for bird flu/4 Vijay is No 1 Golfer's work ethic has won him admiration/35 '-1 k v
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      Lock icon Region hopes for Suu Kyi's freedom
      769 2  -  Sonny Inbaraj -IPS |\IEWS£S!S!S£B^h Anwar's release may prompt calls from Asean CHIANG RAI (Thailand) The release of former-Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim could before the start of an Asia-Europe summit on Oct 8-9 spur regional efforts to pressure Myanmar's military regime to free
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      More get to share baby hamper
      525 3  -  Derrick A Paulo Govt to ensure no Singaporean parent is worse off under new scheme WHEN Jason Tang and his wife had their second child in June, they expected to be able to enjoy a special tax rebate. Under the previous baby package, for
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      Gunmen turned on each other overtaking children hostage
      349 4 MOSCOW As tens of thousands of people rallied yesterday to protest the massacre of hundreds of children, teachers and parents in a southern Russian school, more details emerged about the tragedy. The gunmen linked to the separatist movement in neighbouring Chechnya disagreed
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      Lock icon Malaysian poultry ban may be lifted
      256 4 reported AFP. THE Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) is considering a proposal by Malaysia's Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) to resume the supply of poultry and eggs from bird-flu-free areas in the country. It could mean that Singapore would not have to
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      275 2 Cancer is one of the most devastating diseases worldwide. Around the world, over 10 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year. In Singapore alone, about 8,000 people are stricken with cancer every year. But with advancements in cancer treatments, there is HOPE, cancer can be successfully cured Programme Highlights:
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    A celebration of enterprise
    597 6  -  Raymond Andrew 39 entrepreneurs recognised for their grit and tenacity and the example set for others to follow THREE days after leaving the Singapore Armed Forces as a captain in July 1995, Mr Mohamed Ismail sat in a hospital bed at the Singapore General Hospital, wondering
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    ACE seeks feedback
    106 6 The one-year-old Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) is calling for feedback from the business community on how it can promote entrepreneurship and create a more pro-enterprise environment in Singapore. Announcing this, ACE chairman Vivian Balakrishnan said he would meet with members of the business community, chambers of
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    Thumbs-up for Kid Central
    297 8  -  Jeanine Tan Pace also praises quality programmes on Arts Central, Channel News Asia MEDIACORP TVI2 Arts Central and Kids Central have received bouquets from the Programmes Advisory Committee for English Programmes (Pace) for quality programming. Channel News Asia was also lauded for its quality documentaries from
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    Chee says he asked for delay due to travel
    234 8  -  Tan Hui Leng THE secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party, Dr Chee Soon Juan, said he had asked for the defamation case brought against him by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew to be postponed, as
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    Primary One pupils who can read Chinese
    279 8  -  Lee U-Wen CHILDREN learn best when they can both hear and see. Combine this principle with the use of computers in Chinese lessons and students can recognise characters even faster. Yesterday, 450 Primary school teachers were exposed to this teaching method during the
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    140 8 Channel News Asia Australian military chief given Spore military's highest honour The Chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), General Peter Cosgrove, was conferred Singapore's highest military award, the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) (Distinguished Service Order (Military)), by President S R Nathan yesterday. This was in recognition
    — Channel News Asia  -  140 words
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    Bhojpuri speakers band together to promote dialect
    208 10  -  Surekha Yadav IN BOLLYWOOD, the milkmen, wrestlers and crooked politician tend to have similar names which end with a Rai, Misra or Tiwari. They are portrayed to be from Uttar Pradesh in North India and most of them speak the Bhojpuri dialect But
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    Email scam with a twist
    222 10  -  Lee U-Wen Bogus bank message threatens 'temporary suspension' of accounts u-wen@newsto day, com. sg YESTERDAY, two banks warned the public against falling prey to a bogus email making the rounds here. One email, titled "Private Urgent Message From Citibank", has been going out to non-customers
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      $40 Visa fare on Tiger
      67 10 From today, Visa cardholders will enjoy an exclusive fare of $40 for one-way travel on Tiger Airways from Singapore to Thai destinations. This is valid for a month: Bangkok from Sept 15 to Oct 15; Phuket from Sept 22 to Oct 22; Hat Yai Sept
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      Lock icon Bridging the distance
      54 10 Channel News Asia By 2007, it will be possible to walk from Mount Faber to Gillman Village once the southern ridges are linked by bridges with award-winning design. These include the 300-metre Henderson Crossing bridge that will lead from Mount Faber Park to Telok Blangah Hill Park
      — Channel News Asia  -  54 words
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      Fire in cricket club
      45 10  -  Raymond Andrew About 60 people were evacuated when a small fire broke out in the Singapore Cricket Club's (SCC) Kitchen, at about noon yesterday. The fire was put out by the time a fire truck arrived about 1 0 minutes later.
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    Focus On The Family
    255 12  -  Family Dr James Dobson m jp PROMISE KEEPER So many men I meet have such good intentions. That's why they say 'yes' to their wives and children so often. Unfortunately those 'yeses soon become 'no's and plans change and other pressures take priority. This turns many
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      Star Hub's cricket packages are value-added deals for fans
      517 12 I REFER to the letter by cricket fans, "Star Hub, is fee charged to watch cricket fair?" (Sept 7). Star Hub has always offered three dedicated sports channels Super Sports, ESPN and Star Sports which cover mass appeal sports such as
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      Dilemma schools face over 5-day week
      307 12  -  Jiang Ke-Yue THE proposal to introduce a five-day week in schools pursues the commendable objective of freeing up Saturdays for students and teachers to spend time with their families. I would like to ask the Ministry of Education (MOE) to clarify how it intends
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      410 12 This family commentary is sponsored by: www.lornawhiston.com.sg LornaWhiston pre-school L M M HOLinmys ?ny Of The I When Everybody-From Travel Industry Players To Consumers- is gearing upfor I the December holidays. And the Sept 24-26 NATAS Travel Fair provides for an I excellent venue to bring the relevent parties together.To
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Temasek sells Cias to UAE firm
      543 14  -  Tay Tsen-Waye Dnata keen to retain current management TEMASEK Holdings has agreed to sell its entire 78.4-per-cent stake in Changi International Airport Services (Cias) to Dnata, a member of the Emirates Group wholly-owned by the government of Dubai. In May, Temasek declared its intention
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      Lock icon Singapore's forex reserves at $173.6 billion
      125 14 Dow Jones SINGAPORE'S foreign exchange reserves rose 1 per cent to US$lOl.3l billion last month from U*****.32 billion in July, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday. Preliminary data issued by the central bank showed that like many countries in Asia, Singapore has
      — Dow Jones  -  125 words
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      Lock icon Key NOL shareholder boosts stake to 7.3%
      243 14 Agencies NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) substantial shareholder Paulson Co, which last week asked the shipping line to seek buyers other than Temasek Holdings, has further increased its stake to 7.3 per cent from 6.05 per cent New York-based Paulson has been steadily buying
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    • Market WATCH
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        ST Index- 1,961.47 +24.04
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        Lock icon Singapore
        221 14 Agencies SHARES closed at a new three-and-a-half year high yesterday, helped by falling oil prices and bargain-hunting in recently oversold technology stocks, traders said. The ST Index rose 24.04 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 1,961.47 its highest close since February 2001. On the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers
        — Agencies  -  221 words
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        SGX most active
        57 14 By volume Bio-Treat NOL FuYu Meghmani SDS GES Chartered SingTel China Paper UTAC Asia Env Close 0.780 2.810 0.960 0.290 0.725 1.050 2.330 0.325 0.590 0.290 Change +0.055 +0.025 +0.010 +0.035 +0.030 +0.015 +0.010 +0.015 +7.6 +2.7 +3.6 +5.1 +2.9 +4.8 +1.7 +5.5 '000 32,440 21,362 14,715
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        SGX top rises
        84 14 By$ DBSBk6%NCPS10 Close Change 108.200 +0.700 SIA 11.500 +0.400 DBS 16.400 +0.300 SIA 200 11.400 +0.300 Venture 16.700 +0.300 CITYDEV 6.650 +0.200 OCBC 13.700 +0.200 UOB 13.400 +0.200 STI ETF 100 19.680 +0.170 CITYDEV W*****0 4.120 +0.140 By percentage Close Change BBR 0.025 +25.0 SurfaceMT W*****9 0.200
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        SGX top falls
        81 14 By Close Change GrealEasI 11.500 -0.200 BukilSem 13.100 -0.100 F&N 14.100 -0.100 OCBC 4.5%NCPS 100 103.100 -0.100 Thai Prime200US$ 10.000 -0.100 Kian Ann 0.160 -0.030 Ssangyong 0.970 -0.030 AVJenningsAS 1.840 -0.020 CapilaMall 1.660 -0.020 HTLInl 1.240 -0.020 By percentage Wee Poh Close Change 0.010 -33.3 IRE Corp
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        World markets
        59 14 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Korea Comp Value 11,298.94 13,136.04 3,595.60 5,846.83 818.80 Change Pis +54.57 +31.70 +10.90 +70.84 -5.41 +0.49 +0.24 +0.30 +1.23 -0.66 KLCI 842.29 +3.52 +0.42 SET Index 631.40 +0.53 +0.08 lakarta Comp 786.687 +1.9 +0.24 Phils Comp Shenzhen B Wumbai Sensex
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 14 Bloomberg SGX, Gold uss/oi 404.00 Silver uss/oi 6.615 Platinum uss/oz 851.00 Rubber centsAg 211.00 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,578.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 40.35 Information provided by
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 US$ 0.5866 UK£ 0.3298 Yen 64.405 HK$ 4.5817 RM 2.2323 Euro 0.4854 Rupiah 5,450.1 Baht 25.451 Peso 32.956 A$ 0.8467 Indian Rs 27.233 Won 675.95 C$ 0.7615 Yuan 4.8547 NZ$ 0.9035 NTS 19.902
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      Lock icon PSA shortlisted to buy CSX's terminal network
      309 16 Bloomberg PSA International, the world's secondbiggest container port operator by volume, said that it had been short-listed as a buyer for CSX Corp's container terminal network in Hong Kong, China, Russia and South America. The Singapore-based port operator is among four companies including
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      Aviva sells off its general insurance business in Asia
      341 16  -  Jaime Koh Existing policyholders will not be affected, insurance giant says BRITISH insurance giant, Aviva, yesterday announced the sale of its general insurance businesses in Asia including Singapore to Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI) for £249 million ($752 million) as part of
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      CORPORATE briefs
      128 16 The Ascott Group has completed the sale of No 6 Scotts Road, comprising Scotts Shopping Centre and The Ascott Singapore, a 23-storey serviced residence building, to Wheelock Properties Singapore for $345 million. United Overseas Land has agreed to buy Kirn Tian Plaza from Lum Chang Holdings for $40.2
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      An exhibition to boost franchising
      125 16 FOUR small Singapore companies are taking part in a global franchising event in a bid to expand overseas. My Mum's Cuisine, Lee Fun Holdings, Xpressflower.com and Body Contours will, for the first time, seek out franchise partners at the Global Franchising Licensing 2004 exhibition at
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      Lock icon A-Sonic goes into aircraft sale, leaseback
      150 16 Channel News Asia AIRCRAFT and avionics retrofitting company A-Sonic Aerospace is expanding into aircraft sale and leaseback. A-Sonic announced yesterday that it had completed the sale of two narrow-bodied Boeing planes and expected to wrap up the sale of a third one by November.
      — Channel News Asia  -  150 words
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      284 17 ZOOM on down to No vena Square 9 3 12 Sept 2004 Calling all dog owners and dog lovers! Visit Novena Square for fun, games, contests and much more. Experience breathtaking stunts, action packed competitions and wacky contests! Win fantastic prizes and celebrate life with your cuddliest, best friend! Wheely
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Mutual fund assets in Asia to grow to $1.2 trillion by 2008
      474 18 -Dow Jones Singapore will continue to attract fund managers new to the region MUTUAL fund assets in Asia, excluding Japan, are expected to grow at an annual average of 14 per cent over the next five years to
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      Lock icon STOCK calls
      197 18 Reports from Dow Jones Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust 1.56) BUY DBS Vickers keeps a "Buy" on A-Reit and increases the target price to $1.64 from $1.6, on an added cash flow from three new buildings Techpoint, HP Building and Exklusiv, which are recent asset buys dispelling concerns
      — Reports from Dow Jones  -  197 words
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2455 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Brunei Crown Prince to wed in royal style
      304 20 -AFP Heir to throne marries 17-year-old commoner BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Brunei was rolling out the red carpet yesterday for royalty and government leaders attending the wedding of the heir to the throne of this oil-rich South-east Asian sultanate. Crown Prince Al Muhtadee
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      Lock icon PM, SM and MM head to Brunei for royal wedding
      77 20 Channel News Asia Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew will visit Brunei today for the wedding of the country's crown prince. The two-week long wedding ceremony of Prince Al Muhtadee
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      Lock icon Gaza's deadliest retaliation in months claims 14
      264 20 GAZA CITY In one of the deadliest attacks in months, Israeli helicopters fired rockets at a football field, killing at least 14 people, most of whom were believed to be fighters from the militant Hamas group. The attack was Israel's first major response
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      Lock icon Yusuf Kalla kicked out of Golkar
      181 20 JAKARTA Indonesian vicepresidential candidate Yusuf Kalla has been kicked out of the Golkar party for running alongside rival Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the party chief said yesterday. Golkar chairman Akbar Tanjung said Mr Kalla, a businessman and one-time Golkar executive, no longer had a place
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      Lock icon Bali bomber pens his story
      177 20 -AFP JAKARTA The imprisoned mastermind of the Bali bombings, Imam Samudra (picture), has written his autobiography in which he attempts to justify his role in the attacks which killed 202 people, the book's publisher Bambang Sukirno said yesterday. Samudra has completed a 280-page volume while
      -AFP  -  177 words
    • GLOBAL roundup
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        Lock icon French Sikhs upset over turban ban
        67 20 -AFP Five teenage boys from France's small Sikh community were refused access to classes yesterday, as a row broke out over whether their headwear constituted a breach of the country's new ban on religious insignia in state schools. The law was aimed largely at
        -AFP  -  67 words
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        Lock icon Workers who get a nap work better: Study
        36 20 British firms should help AFP employees doze off by installing beds in the workplace in a bid to increase productivity, a study published in The Guardian daily showed.
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        Lock icon Pauline Hanson may attempt another run
        42 20 AFP Controversial right-wing firebrand Pauline Hanson said yesterday that she was considering running in Australia's Oct 9 election to finish her populist campaign that polarised the nation with her condemnation of Asian immigration and Aboriginal welfare.
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      Lock icon Jiang Zemin to step down as China's military chief, says New York Times
      301 21 -AFP WASHINGTON Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin has informed Communist Party officials of his intention to step down as the country's military leader, but it was unclear when this will take place, the New York Times website
      -AFP  -  301 words
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      Lock icon Skimpy swimsuit recruitment test irks Indon women
      154 21 -AFP JAKARTA A group of Indonesian women have complained of sexual harassment after they were made to pose in skimpy swimsuits as part of a recruitment process for the Jakarta city administration, the Warta Kota daily reported yesterday. The applicants said they were
      -AFP  -  154 words
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon What makes a worker happy...
      879 22  -  Sanjay Suri -IPS LONDON Do not pay a lot of money, just keep it coming. This is what a new International Labour Organisation (ILO) study suggests makes for a happy and productive worker. "The most important determinant of national happiness is not income level," says
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      GIVE LESS HOMEWORK, TEACH MORE EFFECTIVELY
      778 22  -  Jeremy Lim isay MY father was furious with me every time he found that I had done my homework in a slipshod manner. He would yell: "Jeremy, I have told you a zillion times. Do your homework conscientiously!" "All you want to do is
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      The Eye
      609 23  -  Yong Shu Chiang NO MORE THAN MEETS Gossip target Angelica Lee slips into a journalist's shoes in new thriller BEING a mother would be great, the still-youthful Angelica Lee Sin-Jie opined. "Of course when I do get married, that'd be something I'd wish for." But until now, she
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      Chieng Mun plays politics
      562 24  -  David Chew This seasoned actress won't be able to help run Singapore, but she sure can make you laugh THE rapid rise of egg prices these days have left Koh Chieng Mun a tad livid. "I was talking to my mother over breakfast about how the
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      Peranakan play all can be proud of
      368 24  -  David Chew IN THE past, the Peranakans were detested and frowned upon, according to playwright and actor GT Lye. Considered "unpure", they were made fun of. Thankfully, times have changed. Lye, who will appear in Gunong Sayang Association's production Buang Keroh Pungot Jerneh
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        398 27 Director aims to win Best Picture award with Fahrenheit 9/11 -AP LOS ANGELES Michael Moore isn't hoping to win another best documentary Academy Award for Fahrenheit 9/11. Instead, he's going for the bigger prize of Best Picture. Moore's critically-acclaimed film slams US President George W Bush's
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        274 27 Agencies THERE'S a sinking feeling at the Venice Film Festival this year. Complaints don't simply pertain to the fact that the ongoing event, which ends on Saturday, has become dominated by Hollywood films, the product of festival director Marco Mueller's promise to make it
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      533 30 Agencies Newcastle legend Macdonald says that Blackburn will be happy to see the Scot go LONDON Newcastle United legend Malcolm Macdonald is unsure if the surprise appointment of Graeme Souness as manager will pay off. And the former striker, known as "Supermac", has made it abundantly clear
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      503 31  -  DAN PEK Gillman has two reasons to win Singapore Grand Prix UIM F1 POWERBOAT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Singapore Grand Prix WHEN Scott Gillman returns to Singapore to race in the Union Internationale Motonautioue Formula 1 (UIM Fl) powerboat championships on Sep 18-19,
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      407 32 TENNIS US Open, men's singles NEW YORK Top seed Roger Federer and British No 1 Tim Henman advanced to their first US Open quar-ter-finals on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), after a bruising day at the US Open that kept the tournament's
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      542 32 -AP Stunning upset sees Belgian concede ranking and US Open title TENNIS US Open, women's singles NEW YORK Rather surprisingly, the US Open reached its second week without any major upsets. But it was inevitable that the top seeds would start tumbling, eventually. No
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      197 32 -AFP CRICKET ICC Champions Trophy LONDON India batsman Venkatsai Laxman (picture) insisted the team could put their 2-1 one-day series defeat by England behind them and be a force to be reckoned with in the ICC Champions Trophy. "The mini World
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      615 33  -  STANLEY HO Oman coach warns his men that Lions will be out for revenge after Muscat drubbing WORLD CUP QUALIFIER ASIAN ZONE GROUP 3 Singapore v Oman Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm FORGET about the 7-0 thrashing Singapore suffered against Oman in June. Yesterday, Oman national coach
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      206 33  -  Stanley Ho THE S-League Strategic Business Unit (SBU) are bracing themselves for a double departure. It was revealed yesterday that S-League chief executive officer (CEO) Chan King Fook (picture) and director of projects Ronnie Teo will both quit their posts. Sources revealed that Chan will relinquish
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      622 34 Agencies Keeping faith with below-par stars may prove costly for Eriksson WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Poland v England LONDON Rather like Arsene Wenger, England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson believes dressing-room harmony is a vital ingredient in establishing a winning team. The mild-mannered Eriksson avoids confrontation. In nearly four years
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      284 34 -AFP WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Switzerland v Rep of Ireland BASEL A confident Republic of Ireland, bolstered by Roy Keane's (picture) quick return from injury, take on Switzerland tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) with revenge thick in the air. The Irish already have
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      359 34 -AFP World Cup qualifying fixtures Europe Group 1: Andorra v Romania, Armenia v Finland, Holland v Czech Republic Group 2: Kazakhstan v Ukraine, Georgia v Albania, Greece v Turkey Group 3: Luxembourg v Latvia, Slovakia v Liechtenstein, Portugal v Estonia Group 4: Faroe Islands v
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      1018 35 Agencies Caught by Vijay,Tiger is now on the run from a hungry chasing pack GOLF PGA Deutsche Bank Championship NORTON, Massachusetts Nobody inside golf thinks Tiger Woods is the best player in the world anymore. Or the second best Or perhaps even third. But on Sunday (yesterday morning,
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      322 35 -AFP NORTON, Massachusetts Fiji's Vijay Singh, who as a child snuck across airport runways and blasted balls on the beach at low tide, has dethroned Tiger Woods to soar to the top of the golf world, making his
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      52 34 >PORT ON TV 7am Tennis US Open, Ch24 11 pm Tennis US Open, Ch24 Tomorrow 12.25 am Football Faroe Islands v France, Ch22 2.25 am Football Poland v England, Ch22 2.25 am Football Switzerland v Rep of Ireland, Ch2l 3am Football Holland v Czech Republic, Ch i 7am Tennis US
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