Today, 16 November 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY JH riClftV November 16, 2001 mita(P)o63/i 1/2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Can they celebrate?
      645 1  -  Ng Boon Yian After the triumph, comes the tough part by boonyian@ne wsto day. c om.sg FAILURE was not an option for the 142 trade ministers involved in talks in Qatar to forge a deal to free global commerce. And when they finally succeeded on Wednesday night,
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      Lock icon United Airlines set to arm pilots with stun guns
      123 1 Reuters CHICAGO United Airlines said yesterday it will become the first major US airline to put Taser stun guns in all its 500 aircraft, to help pilots fend off hijackers. The move follows the Sept 11 terrorist attacks in the US
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Sept 11 politics
      225 2 'Malaysian opposition hit' KUALA LUMPUR The opposition in Malaysia will be further weakened as a result of Parti Bersatu Sabah's (PBS) decision to rejoin the National Front, Malaysiakini reported. It quoted Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Lim Kit Siang as saying the back flip by PBS was
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      When MCA rivals go to a party
      182 2 The split within the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) is now open and vile, The Sun reported yesterday. The president and deputy president of the MCA, both unable to see eye-to-eye over many matters concerning the party, were at the Deepavali party organised by
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      Lock icon Manila's Chinese opt for self-defence
      161 2 AFP MANILA The Chinatown in the Philippines capital will be protected by government-approved self-defence units set up and run by ethnic Chinese. Tired of being targeted by thugs in their kidnap-for-ransom ruse, they have created the "self-defence units" to help protect Manila's Chinatown district. Mr
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    • THE NEW WAR/TECTICAL MOVES
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        Lock icon Head for the hills
        348 3 Agencies Taliban withdraws to the mountains to fight guerrilla war ISLAMABAD The Taliban is said to be heading for the mountains to the east and west of the Kabul-Kandahar road with the intention of regrouping to fight as a guerrilla force. Just before the Northern Alliance
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        Lock icon Taliban talk... is it getting desperate?
        265 3 Agencies KABUL Although confusion reigned over who controlled Kandahar yesterday and the Taliban appeared more embattled, the regime's supreme leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, and Osama bin Laden remained defiant, vowing to fight to their deaths. In an interview with the BBC over a satellite
        – Agencies  -  265 words
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        Lock icon Aid workers rescued
        116 3 AFP ISLAMABAD Eight aid workers held by the Taliban for three months were rescued yesterday by a form of "facilitated rescue", President George W Bush said yesterday. He gave no details. But the aid workers, speaking to reporters, said they were plucked out of a deserted field
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        Lock icon Isolated church attacks
        201 3 -AFP KUALA LUMFUK A recent spate of church attacks feared to be the work of extremist groups were described by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as isolated cases. Datuk Abdullah, who is also Home Affairs Minister in charge of the police, said reports submitted
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      Battle begins
      393 4  -  Chan Chao Peh With a war chest of $1.5 m, 5,000 members start legal action against Raffles Town Club by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg AS HEAD of public relations consultancy Scotchbrook BSMG Worldwide, Mr Alan Lee (picture) usually helps businesses put their best face forward. Now, the 51-year-old is fighting a
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      Bullets in the mail: Man pleads guilty
      222 4 A GREEN envelope with bullets, photographs and a cassette tape. The culprit who sent this threatening package to the Ngiam family yesterday pleaded guilty to extortion. On Aug 6, Malaysian businessman Yap Kok Foy put the envelope into IPC executive director Bernard Ngiam's
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      Lock icon Also called the throne...
      251 4 Reuters COMMODE. Bog. Loo. Dunny. Or in local lingo: Jatnban. The common toilet has many names but will be the lone topic at an international summit here next week. Some 200 delegates from as far as Finland, Britain, the United States, India, Japan and Taiwan will
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Stop TMX
      446 6  -  Leong Phei Phei says doctor in charge of trials for liver cancer drug by pheiph ei@news to day.com. sg IT'S bad news for liver cancer patients who have been taking the drug Tamoxifen (TMX). The results of a three-year trial show that TMX is not only ineffective in
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      DPM Lee: S'pore is not the Soviet Union
      259 6 THE BBC recently interviewed Deputy Prime Minister BG Lee Hsien Loong. Excerpts of the interview were broadcast on Wednesday on BBC London. DPM Lee spoke of the Singapore economy. Q: What about the role of the Government? This is an economy where
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      Lock icon Hunt for ideas
      85 6 Channel News Asia A HUNT for good business ideas is on not among the chief executives of Shenton Way, but in the Housing Board heartlands, among ordinary Singaporeans as young as 15. The NorthEast Community Development Council has launched a $30,000 seed fund with the Institute of
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      Lock icon NTUC chief: Do not be opportunistic
      392 6 Channel News Asia MINISTER without Portfolio and NTUC chief, Mr Lim Boon Heng, yesterday called on profitable companies unlikely to suffer losses in the near future not to be opportunistic by cutting the pay of their employees. He said if the profits of a
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      Lock icon Direct connection
      367 7  -  Cathleen Tung New service soon from Boon Lay to Singapore Expo and eventually to Changi Airport by cathle c n@n ewsto d ay. c am. sg COMMUTERS will soon have another convenient way of getting to the airport, when the Changi Airport station located after the Expo station
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      Maid kills her madam
      464 8  -  Elaine Quek Illegal immigrant on trial for murder of employer, 67 by elaine@newstoday.com.sg AN ILLEGAL immigrant from India, who worked as a parttime maid here, was on trial yesterday for the murder of one of her employers. The court heard that on March 26, 27-year-old Thamayanthi
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      11 megacities
      179 8 THE urban population in Asia is expected to hit two billion by 2020, and in the next two to three decades, 11 more Asian cities will join the ranks of megacities. These include Lahore, New Delhi, Karachi, Dhaka, Yangon, Chennai, Shenyang, Manila, Bangkok, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Therefore, it
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      Office-bound men have weak bones
      290 8  -  Woo Sue-Ann by sue a nn ne wstoday.com. sg MEN are two-and-a-half times more susceptible to osteoporosis than women. This was the preliminary results of a study on ageing in Singapore a world first. The study, called the Research into Natural Ageing, is headed by
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      Statutes now available online
      326 10  -  Tan Howe Yang The service will bring law closer to the people by h owey a ng@n ews toci ay.com. sg LOOKING to start a business, but not sure about the legal issues contained in the Companies Act? Now you can access it, and more than
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      Lock icon Hoax suspect on bail
      133 10 Channel News Asia THE former Singapore General Hospital (SGH) clerk, who was allegedly behind an anthrax hoax, was released on a $10,000 bail yesterday. On Oct 29 this year, SGH secretary Chua Sok Hong received a letter containing white powder, which was later found to be
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      Building potential
      89 10 LAST year, Singapore contractors secured overseas construction projects worth $455 million a 73 per cent increase over 1999. Senior Parliamentary Secretary (National Development) Associate Professor Koo Tsai Kee said this at the Society of Project Managers' Annual Dinner at Orchard Hotel last night. This was a good sign
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      Want to retire successfully? Try doing it the MCDS way
      334 11  -  Gillian Wong by gillian@newstoday.com.sg IT is one thing to age gracefully, and quite another to age successfully. But a "successful" retirement is possible, says the Ministry of Community Development and Sports (MCDS), as long as one plans for it. And
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      Heroin seized from hideout
      133 11 A 36-YEAR-OLD computer student was detained on Tuesday after he was found with I.3kg of heroin at his hideout in Yishun. The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNE) spotted the man, an alleged drug trafficking syndicate leader, at his sister's flat at Yishun Ring Road, which he used
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      So lucky
      58 11 A COUPLE escaped injury when fire broke out in their Yishun flat at about 2.45 am yesterday. They were woken up by the noise created when SCDF officers forced their way into the flat to put out the fire. Thinking it was a robbery, the couple apparently tried
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  • LETTERS
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      Blame the boss
      282 12  -  Yeo Kok Seng Local firms need drastic change to progress SINGAPORE has enjoyed more than 30 years of economic success, yet only few local companies have progressed to become multi-national companies (MNCs). Some may blame this on government policies that allow MNCs into our economy. This restricts
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      Thanks for a memorable party
      141 12  -  Zheng Jixin I REFER to the article, "Beach Party" (Today, Nov 12), On behalf of my friends and the people who took part in the beach games, I would like to thank Today for organising the event. We enjoyed the games thoroughly, especially the tug-of-war.
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      The lows and the highs
      194 12  -  Kieran Lee YOUR article, "UK stores cash in on Harry Potter goods" (Today, Nov 12), is highly simplistic and fails to take into account variations in demand, cost of living, tax and incomes among countries. It is well known that the price of food, clothing
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      Avoid lonely areas
      269 12  -  Phillip Mah I REFER to the letter, "Rank police precincts according to crime and arrests made" (Today, Nov 5). The writer, Lim Boon Hee, was concerned about the number of law and order incidents at nightspots, as well as robberies in broad daylight, such as the recent
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      Frog bashing
      99 12  -  Christina Phillips I REFER to the article, "Humane way to slaughter", by Joy Frances (Today, Nov 12). During an educational tour to a frog farm in Lim Chu Kang, I sawthe cruelty done to frogs as they were clubbed and beheaded in front of visitors and school children.
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Drawn to S'pore
      423 14  -  Ivay Tan African bank joins the queue to raise funds here by i vay@n ews to d ay. co m. s g MORE foreign organisations are seeking to raise funds in Singapore due to the increasing sophistication in the debt capital markets here and in Asia. One
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    • Market Watch
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        Kopitiam Group's $21m acquisition
        54 14 KOPITIAM Group has acquired another food service management chain the S2B F&B group for $21 million. The group, which expects to achieve a forecast turnover of over $100 million this year, is also the owner of the Lav Pa Sat Festival Market which it acquired in
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        Your S$1 buys..
        27 14 US$ 0.5458 UK£ 0.3801 Yen 66.705 HK$ 4.2570 RM 2.0740 Euro 0.6183 Rupiah 5,798.9 Baht 24.254 Peso 28.408 A$ 1.0494 Rupee 26.184 Won 696.68
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      Singapore market sees sharp gains
      421 14  -  Chan Chao Peh by eh aopeh ©newstoday. com, sg THE Singapore stock market yesterday staged one of its best rallies in two-and-a-half years when it resumed trading after the Deepavali holiday. The Straits Times Index (STI) jumped 65.84 points to 1432.17 with investors getting their
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      Lock icon Trade expected to fall in October
      112 16 Bloomberg SINGAPORE-MADE exports probably fell for an eighth month last month as US orders for semiconductors and mobile phones slumped. Non-oil domestic exports are forecast to fall 30.3 per cent to U557.46 billion from a year earlier. Exports fell a record 30.7 per cent
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      'Gardener' for mobile operators
      555 16  -  Chan Chao Peh Mobile Way aims to be a network for the networks by c h a ope h@ne wst o day. c o m.sg THE mobile data market has still a long way to go before fully realising its current revenuegenerating potential of the telecom
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      Lock icon It's hurting, says Opec
      619 18 Bloomberg Crude oil dips to two-year low as cartel asks for help from non-members VIENNA Crude oil in New York dipped below US$l9 ($34.65) a barrel for the first time in more than two years, after Opec said it cannot stop prices from plunging without help
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      Lock icon World finance leaders seek to avert global recession
      408 18 -AFP WASHINGTON World finance leaders meeting in Ottawa this weekend hope to endorse steps to avert a global recession and craft a global response to the terrorist attacks of Sept 11 by stepping up efforts to block terrorist financing. The policymaking bodies
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      Lock icon Indonesia to put 18-20 new oil blocks on offer
      172 20 -AFP JAKARTA The government plans to offer between 18 and 20 new offshore oil blocks in eastern Indonesia to investors through open tender, a report said yesterday. "We will do this after the offers on six other fields are completed at
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      Timeless luxury
      489 20 Small Stock Watch Branded watch retailer Sincere Watch expects to maintain profits BUYING branded watches at ostentatious prices during these difficult times must be the last thing on the average consumer's mind. It, therefore, will come as a surprise that the branded watch business, to some extent, is
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      Lock icon S'pore, Australia firms most transparent
      128 22 -AFP SINGAPORE and Australia have the most transparent companies in the Asia-Pacific, while Taiwan firms are the least open, global ratings agency Standard and Poor's said yesterday. Grouping companies on a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the best score, the Australian firms
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      Lock icon SGX-Australia link
      81 22 Channel News Asia THE Singapore Exchange and the Australian Stock Exchange yesterday launched a "live" bro-ker-pilot trial of their co-trading link. This is to test the entire trading and settlement cycle of stocks traded via the linkage. First of its kind in the world, the link will enable
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        241 22 GLOBAL liquidity has swept aside concerns of sputtering profits with the STI soaring 65.84 points to 1432.17, its best rise in three months. For every stock that fell, over eight rose while 258 counters were unchanged. Volume rose to 549 million shares valued at $748 million. Fraser and Neave's
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        Malaysia
        175 22 THE Malaysian stock market had a good day, as it played catch-up with the US and regional markets, having been closed on Wednesday for the Deepavali celebration. US markets had recorded very strong gains in the past two days and are now above their preSept 11 levels. The KLCI
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      1833 22 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Fund Nnine Bid Pri(e/W Offer Price Aberdeen Asset Management Alia Ltd Aberdeen Chinn Cppn'tmries FL-rrt 0.873 0.917 Aberdeen Global MN( Fund 0.446 0.(79 Aberdeen Globol lerJnolou.) Fund 0.517 0.554 Aberdeen UK Blue (hip Fund 0.727 D.764 Aberdeen American Qpportonrties Fund 0.731 0.765 Aberdeen
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon China goes public
      223 24 Agencies Islamic separatists sentenced at rally BEIJING A group of 21 separatists from the tense Muslim-majority Chinese region of Xinjiang were among people sentenced at a public rally as China made its strongest call yet for international support against Islamic separatists in the region. In all, 28
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      Lock icon Philippines military rescue Abu Sayyaf hostages
      143 24 Agencies ZAMBOANGA (Philippines) A near six-month ordeal for seven Filipinos came to an end yesterday when they were rescued from the militant Abu Sayyaf by the military. Southern military commander Lieu ten ant-General Roy Cimatu initially announced three women two tourists and one hospital
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      279 26 Piracy fears will deprive territory of Microsoft's new games console HONG KONG Microsoft has decided not to sell its much-antici-pated Xbox games console in Hong Kong or the mainland because of fears over software piracy. Company sources have said they have no plans to sell
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      166 26 AFP HONG KONG Five police officers have been arrested for allegedly shielding triad gangsters, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said yesterday. The anti-graft body said those arrested included a station sergeant, two sergeants and two constables who were allegedly involved in corruption
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      92 26 -AFP SHANGHAI A woman in north-east China gave birth to a second child only to save the life of her 12-year-old son, who was suffering from leukaemia. Mrs Jiang Xiumin decided to conceive another child after doctors said the best way to help her son, Song
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      104 26 -AFP CINCINNATI A former US professional football player plans to sue a coroner in Ohio after his dead mother's brain was removed from her body without permission and used in a weekly seminar for doctors. A lawyer for Mr Charlie Pruitt, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, said
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        185 30 What the regional papers say today New Straits Times/ Mataysia Police solve CLP exam paper leak Police believe they have solved the case of the leak in the Certificate of Legal Practice examination with the arrest of two clerical staff of the Legal Profession Qualifying Board. Bangkok Post/ Thailand Airline
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        109 30 Reuters ODENSE (Denmark) Immigration policy has emerged as an issue in the Danish elections to be held on Nov 20. This has prompted Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen to say that he was embarrassed that the contentious issue had come up. "This issue is not suitable
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      122 28 X fe '"iportar As if keeping all our customers happy isn't enough of a reward, w "SCV has grown from strength to strength since the launch of our cable TV Our mission to enrich and enhance the lives of everyone in Singapore with world-class service in 1995. Offering two services
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      619 32 DRY ICE by Sisyphus Which is acceptable truth is a matter of perspective SHAMANS and priests were once the oracles of knowledge and truth, and they dressed in colourful robes and body paint. Nowadays, modern oracles drape themselves with white laboratory coats, and call themselves scientists. They
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      792 34  -  Lee U-Wen SPH TV Works' COO leaves after two successes in Malaysia FOR some, the former Raffles Institution alumnus was seen as the man with the magic touch. Mr Jamal Hassim who was Singapore Press Holdings' TV Works' chief operating officer until his resignation last Friday
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      1233 36  -  Grace Tay In Australia's south, heritage buildings are converted into luxurious B&Bs by grace@new3today.com, sg FOR a romantic getaway, nothing comes close to South Australia's laidback charm and beauty. I spent four days in the Barossa Valley and had the unforgettable experience of staying in two lovely bed-and-breakfast
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      124 36 Fun-filled Affordable Vacation for the Family HOTEL ORKID, Malacca Is Your Choice!!!!! A) JvlVl D^»UU nett per person per night* B) ivJVI Oo.UU nett per person per night* Hotel in central location; close to major attractions: Shopping Centers Chinatown 'Jonker Walk' Historical Sites Restaurants offering Local Cuisine *Terms Conditions: A)
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      361 38 Call: 236-4809 A/lafa*i£ia 'School H"oIiJaM TVc-a+^l <- it> l^l TOURISM t(^- Malaysia Tourism Awards 2000 Special Peals' MALfIpIA 'Best Tour Operator' By°°aCh /Kfrf EMYIHI^" By Coach ZDMa^tßM^B^Re^jn 88 E 111 TI 111 VI 2D Rescrt/Gentinc, Hotel fr, 59 2D Port DicksonfAvillior, Village HUW.I J J/H JiW-l),I!,',)^ J 2D Kuala Lumpur
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      437 40  -  Serene Foo Nuovo shows that decorating your home is easy if you get the basics right by serene@newstoday.com.sg finishes offered by City Developments Limited (CDL) to owners of their newly-launched Nuovo executive condominiums. For the flooring of the living and dining area, Nuovo condo owners can choose
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      638 42 Reuters/Variety Warner hopes to roll out show in record number of theatres, cautious over projections HOLLYWOOD Warner Bros hopes to bow its hugely-anticipated release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in an unprecedented number of theatres in the US today. The studio is
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      221 44 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Twentieth Century Fox has set the US domestic release of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones for Thursday, May 16 one day earlier than expected. Europe will get the movie on the same day or close to it. "Around the
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      202 44 STEVE Martin (picture) the lead in Eyes Wide Shut} It could have been possible. In a recent interview, comic actor Martin revealed that he was the late Stanley Kubrick's original choice for Dr William Harford, the role that ultimately went to Tom Cruise. Eyes Wide
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      110 44 Reuters/Variety NEW YORK Oliver Stone has returned to Creative Artists Agency after a short stay with bitter rival Artists Management Group. Stone {Platoon, Any Given Sunday) was brought back into the fold after allout efforts by CAA's top guns. CAA said the two-time Oscar
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      1449 46 /A-DJA.CORP /A~DIJ\CORP A* BBC Current Affairs Special The Making of Titanic India Diaries Elephant Earthvisions The Tiger's Baby Business CNA, 8.02pm Channel S, 1.45 am Wars VasaniJmm Central, 7.30pm Fortress Aiis Central, 9pm Adoption is big business in the US, IHHHKP^^RfI Journeying into the very heart of India, £i?JEfe: I
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      360 48  -  Rachel Lo Cafe Iguana, the place for tequila and good food by ra che l@ne wsto day. CO m. sg /"^AFE Iguana, which opened K*sm September last year, is a margarita or tequila lover's dream come true. Located at Riverside Point, opposite Clarke Quay, patrons not only can
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      180 48 MUSIC Evening Of Violin Music Musical Fountain Schubert's Great C Major A group of young and talented Symphony violinists will serenade you with a The Singapore Symphonic medley of classical, pop, and tango Orchestra performs the monu- music, mentai Ninth Symphony of Franz Date: Sunday Schubert. Time: 6.45pm and Bpm
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      900 49 Agencies That is Rahman's mission when he meets Lewis again Boxing LAS VEGAS Heavyweight world champion Hasim Rahman (above, left) doesn't want to pull a Buster Douglas-style disappearing act, nor does he want to play the role of aging warrior. Rahman shocked the boxing
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      Lock icon A tale of two superstars: Jordan's down while Iverson's thriving
      349 49 Reuters NBA Washington 98 Milwaukee 107 WASHINGTON Michael Jordan scored 31 points, but watched his Washington Wizards lose again as Ray Allen took control at crunch time to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 107-98 victory yesterday. Jordan had his
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      848 50 -AFP Rule violations and cool conditions affect World Cup leaderboard GOTEMBA Scotland, Sweden and Canada all fired 10-under par 62s to lead the World Cup team event after the first-round fourball here yesterday as both Australia and the United States found themselves tripped up by the
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      Lock icon Thanks to Gunasegaran, Malaysia goes toe to toe against Els and Goosen
      398 50 -AFP GOTEMBA Malaysia's Periasamy Gunasegaran yesterday finally laid to rest the ghost of a disastrous 1999 World Cup experience in front of his own crowd. The Kuala Lumpur-based pro fired four birdies to help Malaysia to an impressive
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      Old is gold
      970 51  -  Rohit Brijnath by rohit® news today, com. sg World's leading batsman this year: Steve Waugh. Age: 36. Top scorer (so far) in the Brazilian league: Romario. Age: 35. Reigning Formula One champion: Michael Schumacher. Age: 32. Sydney Olympic long jump winner: Heike Dreschler. Age: 36. You know
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      300 51 -AFP Davis Cup SYDNEY Australian captain John Fitzgerald has dismissed suggestions he may summon Mark Philippoussis if Pat Rafter's chronic arm injury denies him the chance to crown his career with Davis Cup glory against France later this month. Fitzgerald will give Rafter time
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      Lock icon Was there ever any doubt?
      531 52 Germans exorcise English ghost with classy win over Ukraine World Cup qualifier Germany 4 Ukraine 1 Germans avoid the unthinkable DORTMUND When its day of reckoning came, Germany was not found wanting. Finally emerging from the darkest period of its recent sporting history, the three-time
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      454 52 Agencies PRAGUE Belgium made it six in a row yesterday when it beat the Czech Republic 1-0 in Prague to reach the World Cup finals. In a stunning display over two legs against a Czech side that only a three years ago was ranked
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      211 52 Reuters LISBON A friendly international between Portugal and Angola was abandoned after 68 minutes yesterday when Angola was reduced to only six men after having four players sent off and one carried off injured. Portugal was leading 5-1 when French referee Pascal Garibian was left with no
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      656 53  -  Leonard Thomas Brazil must pray that ace is fit if country is to stand any chance of success World Cup qualifier Brazil 3 Venezuela 0 Brazil avoids historic disaster by ]c o nard@newsto d ay. co m. sg SO, the legend continues. The legend that there is
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      Lock icon Australia coach happy to face Uruguay for place in Japan-South Korea
      287 53 Reuters World Cup qualifier Uruguay 1 Argentina 1 Uruguay meets Australia in playoff MELBOURNE Australia coach Frank Farina has said playing Uruguay in this month's two-legged World Cup playoff was his preferred option, allowing Australia to avoid soccer giant
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      You are being watched and judged, says FAS
      436 54  -  Jose Raymond Fan's letter after Cup final fiasco also used as a wake-up call by j ose^ne wsto day.c om.sg ON Tuesday, the Football Association of Singapore issued a 'reminder' to all S-League clubs to be on their toes as they were
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      Liverpool, Man United ... who's next?
      365 54  - Liverpool, Man United who's next? Stanley Ho by st anley @ne wstoday. com. sg SO near, yet so far. When Malaysia plays host to six of the world's elite football teams next year, football fans in Singapore will only be able to look on in envy. Thanks to the Malaysian
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      Young guns to battle it out at SICC
      164 54 ■:>i- FROM Dec 19 to 21, some of South-east Asia's budding golf talents will slug it out in the 10th Singapore Island Country Club Junior Invitational Championships. Since its inception in 1991, the SICC Junior Invitational has become one of the region's
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      Lock icon Goran gets a butt-kicking
      398 55 Reuters Wimbledon champ has no answer against Russia's Kafelnikov Masters Cup SYDNEY Not even his split personality could stop Goran Ivanisevic crashing to a 6-3, 6-4 defeat by Yevgeny Kafelnikov at the Masters Cup yesterday. The erratic Wimbledon champion had no answer to Kafelnikov's game, slumping
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      Houllier knew of health problems weeks earlier
      177 55 LIVERPOOL Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier knew he had health problems weeks before a heart condition nearly cost him his life. However, the 54-year-old Frenchman concealed the problem from his players so as not to affect their performances on the pitch and even played
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      Lock icon Iran wins, but Irish eyes are smiling
      578 56 -AFP World Cup playoff Iran 1 Ireland 0 Irish through for third time TEHRAN The Republic of Ireland clinched a place in the World Cup finals for the third time in its history despite losing 1-0 to Iran here yesterday in the second
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      398 8 What better way to diet than to slip on a pair of slippers and go for a walk? But these are no ordinary slippers. These slippers offer unique health benefits even as you walk on them. This is the latest offering from beauty
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