The New Paper, 16 February 2003

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    30 1 the new paper MITA (P) 009/03/2002 FEBRUARY 16, 2003 70 CENTS Ml Singapore Press Holdings Website: newpaper.asial.com.sg on Sundayi Email: tnp@sph.com.sg mm 8 *****1 *****9 > the newjjaper on Sunday 1
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Yes, race matters these days
      761 2  -  So which do you want to be part of: Same race, human race or rat race? Writer's corner TOH PAIK CHOO Are you never tempted to write "human" against "race" when filling a form, official and otherwise? Several members of my "globalisation rojak" family often
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      Lock icon Majestic mall no longer majestic
      683 3  -  PHOTO JOYCE LIM JUST a month ago, after an 18-month, $8 million refurbishment, Chinatown's Majestic theatre opened its doors again. This time, as a shopping mall. But the theatrical flourish that made the Majestic famous isn't there anywhere. Tenants worry about falling business. Tourists don't
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      Lock icon S'pore teens see another world
      1110 4  -  They meet Cambodian street kids, interview prostitute By Skye Tan SITTING in a rickety van, she bumped her way along a dirt track for 45 minutes. Her destination a rubbish dump on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Everywhere there were piles of rotting food,
      Picture/ Kua Chee Siong; Pictures courtesy ALAN LEE  -  1,110 words
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      Lock icon Sad tale of sex worker
      362 5 LECTURER Desmond Kon went to great lengths to arrange an interview. A former journalist, Mr Kon accompanied the girls to Cambodia. He went to the red light district along with photojournalist Alan Lee, 55, and a Cambodian friend to interview a prostitute. But the team
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      Lock icon THE BOOK
      127 5 THE One Word, is a charity publication by Operation Hope Foundation (OHF), produced with the help of students in the elective Writing and Book Publishing (Book Pub) class in Ngee Ann's Mass Communication department. Due out in April, it will feature profiles of Cambodians and non-governmental organisations in
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      Lock icon Single mums say why they chose to keep their babies
      1398 6  -  Three abandoned babies in one week. And Singapore has one of the highest abortion rates in the world. But, hold it, there are women who keep their babies even when their boyfriends want out REPORTS TEO HWEE NAK WHEN Miss
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      Lock icon 'Child from single-parent home need not lose out'
      223 7 A CHILD growing up with a single mother need not lose out to those in normal families, said child psychiatrist Brian Yeo. What is important is to ensure sufficient support, care and love for the child from the mother, as well as
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      Lock icon Sad fate of unwanted babies
      246 7 IN 2001, Singapore's birth rate fell to a historic low of 1.42 babies per woman. That year, there were 13,140 abortions to 41,775 births in Singapore, of which nearly 40 per cent were carried out on single women, one of the highest per capita in
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      Lock icon Should we REALLY be dressing up for high tea?
      957 8  -  Yes, says one hotel PR, bemoaning our love of bermudas and polo shirts. But SKYETAN discovers that while polo shirts are now standard attire in clubs and churches, Singaporeans still do dress to impress but only when they really need to
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      Lock icon Most allow slippers, but...
      343 9 OF the five hotels we spoke to, two said they would admit diners who arrived in bermudas and slippers, while three simply couldn't see the problem. Ms Poleng Hong, 28, assistant communications manager of the Conrad Centennial Singapore, pointed out that high teas are normally held
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      Lock icon Isn't high tea supposed to be casual?
      382 9 DO we really need to smarten up, like Madam Leong says? We asked 20 Singaporeans, all high tea regulars: Half said < yes seven said 'no*. It's really up to the individual was the common refrain. After all, high tea is usually a
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      Lock icon Wife has HIV, so he's divorcing her
      973 10  -  Report and picture Tanya Fong FOR two years, he had regular unprotected sex with a prostitute in Batam. Then he married her. He didn't know she had the Aids virus. Now the man, who is not infected, is divorcing her and having unprotected
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      Lock icon RISING NUMBER
      63 11 IN 2001, there were 237 new cases of Singapore residents with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), said a report in the November volume of the Epidemiological News Bulletin. That is a 4.7 per cent increase from 2000. In 2001, there were 99 deaths from Aids. Since the first case
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      Lock icon Leg so bad but she won't give up
      1035 12  -  Her five children all work, but she insists on hawking <$% .X PHOTO JOURNALIST JOYCE LIM HER children have tried everything to stop her hawking her wares outside MRT stations. They give Madam 800 Chiew Eng money, pay all her medical bills
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      Lock icon S'pore's Queen of Vitamins
      813 14  -  REPORTS TEO HWEE NAK SHE wanted to be a lady of leisure, with her days spent shopping at swanky boutiques and having high tea at five-star hotels. Then, just as she was close to living out her dreams at the young age of 26 she stumbled
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      Lock icon SGX has given the nod
      96 15 GLOBAL Active, the owners of the General Nutrition Centre franchise in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, has received the Singapore Exchange's nod to float its new investment holding company. The group has three subsidiaries: Victoria House, Nutri-Active and VHE China. Victoria House has 53 GNC retail
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      Lock icon Her little health nuts
      450 15 WHEN Jonathan goes to the supermarket with his mother, Ms Serene Tan, he ignores the tempting chocolates and ice-cream that other children would zoom in for. Instead, the 6-year-old heads straight for the fruits section, or look for yoghurt and dairy products. Jonathan and his sister
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      Lock icon Time to loosen up?
      972 16 CENSORSHIP: What are the burning political concerns of Singaporeans today? Last Sunday, three readers took up our invitation to have tea with MPs Indranee Rajah and Yeo Guat Kwang. DENYSE YEO brings you excerpts of a topic that dominated the lively chat HOW much should people
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      Lock icon CENSORSHIP PROS AND CONS
      89 16 Suggestion: Different regulation standards for free and paid TV Pros Paid (or cable) TV could have more liberal standards Con: Children could gain access to inappropriate shows since cable TV is popular here Suggestion: A wider range of films screened in cinemas Pro: More choice for
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      Lock icon Should controls on TV and films be loosened?
      308 16 CENSORSHIP rules here are fine in general although opinion is divided on whether controls on TV and films could be loosened. That's the finding of a street poll conducted by The New Paper On Sunday of 15 people aged between 15 and
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      Lock icon REVIEWING SINGAPORE'S CENSORSHIP GUIDELINES
      153 17 THE 22-member Censorship Review Committee, on which Mr Yeo Guat Kwang sits, is headed by National Arts Council chairman Liu Thai Ker. Appointed by the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts in April last year with members that include journalists, professionals, academics and arts practitioners
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      Lock icon PRESENT AT THE CHAT...
      56 17 Ms tadranee I Rajah, 39: Lawyerand MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC MrYeo ftuat Kwang, 42: Unionist, president of the Consumers Association of Singapore and MP for Aljunied GRC Mr Malcolm Tham, m his 40s: Project director Ms Kobe Noor Mahmoodul Hasan, 23: NUS law undergraduate Edward
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      Lock icon Straw poll of 15 people aged between 15 and 56...
      160 17 Is censorship here an issue for you personally? No 11 "I don't watch a lot of movies and all, so it doesn't really affect me." Madam Li Li Ong, 42, banking officer. Yes 4 "It should be an issue for
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      Lock icon Middle-East traditions find it tough sailing into next century
      700 18 AP. THE United Arab Emirates boasts it has the world's most luxurious hotel, the world's largest family shopping festival, the world's best airline, even the world's tallest flag pole. At the same time, traditional mud-brick houses in every shade of sand,
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    701 20  -  Illiterate Indian women become skilled technicians through social programmes NEWS Today, my family, my neighbours, and even the village elders respect me and value my contributions. It feels wonderful. Ms kitma Bharti, who loamt 10 install 'ifi<l operate sol.tr I,interns in her village, whioh had no Heetrioity
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      Lock icon But girls in China's remote areas are no precious gems
      863 22  -  They may be daddy's girl and mummy's sweetheart in Singapore... By C S Simon In Dongxiang, China HIS daughters don't go to school. They would like to, but Mr Ma Meida, a 38-year-old farmer, says there is no money to
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      Lock icon HISTORY OF GENDER BIAS
      245 23 UNEQUAL opportunity for women has a long history in China. During the Qing Dynasty, Confucian ideas of patriarchy meant almost all women were deprived of meaningful work, property rights, education and a choice of whom they married. Poor couples sometimes abandoned newborn daughters, who were considered
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      630 28 TINY Liechtenstein, a country famous for not being famous and for allegedly sheltering the tainted millions of dictators the world over, is putting itself up for rent. In what is thought to be the world's first rent-a-state scheme, the tiny principality has offered itself for hire by
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      Lock icon Shoppers shun London's main shopping strip
      417 29 Why? Train crisis and tomorrow's S'pore-style ERP charges THEY'RE within a stone's throw of four of the busiest stations on London's underground train network. The Oxford Street stores usually enjoy a roaring trade with many customers disgorged by the trains. But since the closure
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      Lock icon Dog's 'playful nip' bleeds owner to death
      200 29 THE death scene was so grisly, the New Zealand police at first thought she had been murdered. But it turned out that 73-year-old Yvonne Harris had bled to death when a "playful nip" from one of her pet dogs severed an artery in
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      Lock icon Iraq-bound US ship captain sacked for 'having affair'
      304 30 THE USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier battle group is steaming to the Gulf for possible war with Iraq. But it just lost its commander in a steamy scandal. Rear Admiral Steven Kunkle was sacked by the US Navy over an "improper relationship"
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    402 32 NEWS Reuters. LOOK out robot dogs: Barbie's back, along with a legion of lowtech toys that children are wild for all over again. A child gently combing her doll's hair or taking turns in a classic board game might seem an unusual sight in this age
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      187 36 ITS embarrassing. They get teased. And the toilets are too dirty. These are some of the reasons Japanese elementary school children gave for not using the school washrooms for a poop, Mainichi Shimbun reported. According to a shocking survey by toilet
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      Lock icon Doc took bribes to buy 'faulty' valves
      254 36 HE is a surgeon of international repute. Head of the cardiac department in a hospital where Italian transplant surgery was pioneered. Now, he is behind bars for taking bribes. Dr Dino Casarotto, was arrested in Padua, northern Italy, on suspicion that he had
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      302 38 ON Friday, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad claimed that Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong had blocked a plan to replace the Causeway with a new bridge. He claimed Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew had told him Mr Goh was "nostalgic" about the 80-year-old road
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      396 38 US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld poured scorn on France and Germany as "old Europe" for opposing military action against Iraq. What would he say to the Pope? Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, a Christian, called on Pope John Paul II on Friday. The Vatican,
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        91 39 THE computer file promises compromising shots of Zeta-Jones and other sexy celebrities, such as Britney Spears, Shakira and Sarah Michelle Gellar. But beware, it may well be a new computer worm, which is beginning to make the rounds. When users of the KaZaA file-sharing system and
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        93 39 FOUR Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed yesterday when their tank drove over an explosive device in the Gaza Strip, the army said. The patrol tank, which burst into flames after several explosions, was held back for hours until families of the soldiers could be notified, reported Ha'aretz.
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        104 39 IT was her i I th wedding anniversary on Friday f but Clara Harris did not have a celebration. Instead, the 45-year-old US dentist was sentenced to 20 years in prison after running down her husband, orthodontist David Harris, 44, with her Mercedes-Benz after catching him
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        101 39 THE mysterious Guangdong bug has killed at least five people and caused mass panic in the province in southern China. There is no sign of it here. Still, the Health Ministry is on alert. This pneumonia-causing virus causes fever and body aches, dizziness and cough. But
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        105 39 RESIDENTS at Kallang Bahru witnessed a gruesome scene on Friday when a body was found in a drain at Block 65. The police found the body of Madam Tan Lay Hwee, 32, lying face up in adark blue dress after responding to a call at 7.48pm.
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        77 39 ALL over the world people protested against the US stance on Iraq. They want the Bush administration to give peace a chance. In Kuala Lumpur, more than 2,000 people gathered to say: "We want peace not war". Rallies were also held in many major Asian cities, including Tokyo,
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      1047 40  -  By Ann-Marie Tan HE stood by helplessly as he watched four of his family die two of them killed by cancer. And Mr Eric Lee knows there's a strong chance that he too could succumb to the disease. But now
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      243 40 ACCORDING to Dr Peter Ang, Associate Consulant at the Department of Medical Oncology at the National Cancer Centre, colorectal cancer is the most common cancer in Singapore. He said it affects people mostly aged 60 to 65 and that 90 per cent of the time, environmental
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      295 40 THERE are conflicting opinions on sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS). Some large companies say it is perfectly safe. A spokesman from Procter and Gamble, which distributes more than eight types of shampoo, said it is committed to providing products that are safe for consumers and the environment. She
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      1070 41  -  CAROL LEONG ENTER Kamarsutra (Indonesian for Silk Room), and you'll be greeted by a smiling, petite Singaporean woman with long hair, dressed in a subtle sarong with a pretty cotton top. Sometimes, a muscular man is there in this
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      589 42 WHEN Ms Yusof started her career at 16, the boss of Glamourette, Mr KH Choong, thought she was too young. "I went to the interview in a white cotton dress with frills, like a wedding cake," she recalls with a shudder. "He
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      475 44 WHEN Mr Goh Yong Yau gets his hands on a packet of Oreo cookies, he can cheerfully eat every one of the 15 biscuits inside. At least, that's what his girlfriend, Ms June Thein, 20, says. So when The New Paper
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      197 44 SINCE its creation in 1912, US-based brand Oreo has branched out into many other varieties and also gained many converts. The Oreo website claims that over 490 billion cookies have been sold to date. If all these cookies were stacked on top of each other, the pile
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      96 45 HAVE you got right under the skin of Singapore? Has your experience working, resting or playing with Singaporeans given you an insight into what makes the place and people tick? Have you seen a side of Singapore that most other expats don't even dream
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      66 47 ESPN 11.00am: EPL—Tottenham Hotspur vs Sunderland 1.00pm: EPL—West Bromwich vs Bolton Wanderers 3.00: Pool World League 2002 Finals 4.00: UEFA Champions League Highlights 2002/03 5.00: Spanish Football League 2002/03 7.00: EPL Encore—Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur 9.00: Sportscenter Weekend 9.05: Asian Bowling Tour Aviva Grand Slam Finals, S'pore Semifinals Finals 12.00mn:
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      1093 47  -  (((HEY/)) S'porean men? Not my type WHEN it comes to Bollywood, Asha Gill (left) gamely announces bring it on! In fact, the Sikh-English host of The Weakest Link is so excited about becoming the next Aishwarya Rai that her girlfriends have helped her dream up
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      147 49 Stella Artois Screen Starlight Cinema Classics THINK old movies, think glamour. The biggest stars of yesteryear come alive in Gone With The Wind, Casablanca (right), Some Like It Hot and Ben-Hur. Watching these under the wide open sky at Fort Canning will also brings back memories of drive-ins. Indulge
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      94 49 Film Fete 2003 PRESENTED by the National University of Singapore's Centre for the Arts, in collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the film fete includes films by local directors as well as Dutch filmmakers. Local films include NUS's own Hype (below), a satire about the advertising industry. Other distinctly
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      200 50 U-Blues at Olio Dome IT'S simply not enough to have piped music while you eat. U-Blues (right) ups your dining experience at two Olio Dome branches with funky, made-in-Singapore blues. If you heard a unfamiliar band during your romantic Valentine Day dinner at the Suntec branch, you have a
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      120 50 Flamenco Republico THE soul of flamenco has been likened to the heart beat. And watching these dancers sets your heart racing. Passion? They have it. Rigour? Their every gesture speaks of it. Elegance, nostalgia, irony the Flamenco Republico has it too. Flamenco Republic is an imaginary land where the
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      307 51 WHETHER good or bad choices remain ours to make. We can think of these choices as different roads for us, the travellers. Fear is a common companion on the journey. Some of us prefer to stick to the tried and tested route. Perhaps previous experiences have conditioned
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      326 51 AT a time of year when people go to great lengths to express their love for each other, a Dutch woman has decided there's really only one person in the world for her. And it's herself. Jennifer Hoes, a 29-year-old artist from the Netherlands is to marry herself. She
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      184 51 MY partner and I had been getting pretty intimate recently. Although we haven't had sex and do not plan to do so any time soon, we have done some things. Is it possible that semen can seep through clothes? There has been occasions where I was on top of him
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      378 52 I'VE been with my boyfriend, who is 16 years older, for two years. He controlled every single part of my life and I had to adapt to his life. I always had to be there for him. I didn't have
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      117 52 WHEN I lie down, I experience a sharp pain in my back. How long it lasts varies, but it takes around 30 seconds before it subsides. The pain is most pronounced at the end of the day when I get ready to sleep. I do
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      60 52 IF you have a question or need advice on heart or sex issues, write to: Heart Soul, The New Paper, Level 6, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Annexe Block, Singapore 318 994—mark your envelope Heart Soul. Or fax 6319-8266. E-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg. You can use a pen name, but you
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      347 53 ((HEY/)) 1 Thai traditional massage When in Bangkok, you must try the traditional Thai massage. It's soothing after a hard day of city exploration and shopping. I Go to the well-known one. Where? That's easy. You'll know it when you are there. s. I Better than OkGeylang! 1 W ♦i
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      886 55  -  This financial planner believes in saving for rainy days. She even makes her three children Dlan their finances. Now, she's come up with a Inancial planning programme for teenagers By Teo Hwee Nak LIFE'S best lessons are learnt through experience. Ms Carol Seah can attest
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      164 56 FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK AT the Sheraton Towers' The Dining Room tomorrow, you can have your laksa the way you want it with the usual cockles, fish cake, tau pok and quail egg, plus additional and non-traditional extras. For $16.80+++, you pick three from a
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      1241 57  -  If you have the rare weekday off, why not d 0... SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO WHAT is this life full of care, we have no time to stand and stare and compare: 45,47,49,328 (51 really) and 59 (in 57 actually). Which is the fairest laksa
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      505 59  -  Chicago (Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah directed by Rob Marshall A M Wong Kim Hoh Razzmatazz. That's a word seldom applied to today's movies until Baz Luhrmann came along to revive the musical genre with Moulin Rouge two years ago. Reaping
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      330 59 HISPANIC actress Salma Hayek was so determined to make a feature film about the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, she concentrated all her blood, sweat and tears in that direction and look what happened: Her eyebrows got fused into a unibrow. Frida Kahlo was one of Mexico's
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      503 60  -  THEBIG PICTURE DEMISE CHONG An eye on movies GIVE My Big Fat Greek Wedding a prize. Not an Oscar for which it has been nominated in the best original screenplay category. (Goodness knows, it's a likeable comedy, but what's so original or brilliant about it?)
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      748 61  -  ANDREW DUFFY SEVEN dwarves, seven deadly sins, seven wonders of the world. Now, there are also seven intelligences. And the idea, according to a new book, is for parents to encourage them you guessed it before their child is 7 years old. The book is
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      134 61 THE book describes each intelligence, gives examples (like Tiger Woods or Bill Gates), shows parents how to identify their children's strengths and then suggests activities to build on talent. "The book explains that the more intelligences you have, the better it is for
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      194 62 Racing Editor Marc Tan Danny Khoo Lionel Lee Tan Thean Loon Michael Lee i l Ucl 3 Double Tap 2 Easy Geiger 11 Valiant Win 7 Havana Cig J 7 Havana Cig I Special Marco 10 Led Zeppelin 3 Double Tap 13 Oomph 8 Kim Hero
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      59 62 Bronte (Race I No. 2) Start the day with Bronte. This three-year-old from the yard of trainer Michael Clements looks set for a winning performance this afternoon, if his last-start second behind Pacific World is any indication. Two starts earlier, Bronte had also figured close when he went
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      355 62  -  By Danny Khoo THE brilliant Smart Bet (left) is set for a winning start as he kicks off his campaign in the Group 3 Chairman's Trophy in Race 8 this afternoon. The weight-for-age race conditions of the $150,000 feature should see the toprated
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      1488 63 TODAY'S KRANJI (LONG COURSE, B) RACE CARD GOING FORECAST: YIELDING 1 Race 1 J|i 1.45 mm^n lip Bffr llli J JI No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex. trainer-owner) 1 APACUKUP 57 *KTedcc3 4 (3ag Yeoh-Owner) May need the experience. 2 5322 BRONTE 57 (54) FHerholdt 5
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      724 64 TODAY'S KRANJI (LONG COURSE, B) RACE CARD GOING FORECAST: YIELDING KEEPAN EYEON HIM: Jockey Benny Woodworth (left) combines with trainer Patrick Busuttinon Cameron in Race 7 and Bocelii in Race 8 and both gallopers have each-way claims. MMJI Open Benchmark 53 Div1 Double Bet 445 No. Last 6 runs HORSE
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      528 64 TODAY'S PENANG RACE CARD GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TO SOFT FPHVH MaidenQtestricte<QDiv2 130 UilHH -momtfcoww bawd) m^ SWW -"W kffr? .r > Stakes RM2S.0001 Wo. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 -86- AKASHI WINNER 55 (0) *YAifyc3 11 (3ag Lines-Golden Planet) 2 BIG NEWS 55 (0)
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      66 64 RACE 1: June Galaxy, North Emperor, Raftaar. RACE 2: Leon, Kiko's Reign. RACE 3: Congruence, Be Aheads, Forcest. RACE4: Gold Arrow, Wise Plan. RACE 5: Big smart, Adratus star, Truly serious. RACE 6: Desert Warrior, Imperial Girl. RACE 7: Secret Talent, Steptronic, Milwaukee, United Tycoon. RACE 8: Circle Of
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      467 65 Racing Editor lISRO&SiSBB Marc Tan Danny Khoo Lionel Lee Tan Thean Loon Michael Lee North Emperor 8 Raftaar 2 Big News 8 Raftaar 4 Hydro Fort 8 Raftaar 5 June Galaxy 6 North Emperor 8 Raftaar 6 North Emperor 4 Hydro Fort 4 Hydro Fort 8
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      710 65 TODAY'S PENANG RACE CARD GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TO SOFT YESTERDAY'S PENANG RACE RESULTS AND ROUND-UP SEE PAGE 68 MP®® Maiden (Open) Div1 3.00 IHIljBB Stakes RM25.000 Wo. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 7 TYCOON FOREVER 57.5 (63) TAsogan 4 (3ag S Liew-Tycoon) 2 2225
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      516 66 Stakes RM35JM0 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****1 CIRCLE OF LIFE 57 (72) *ALeec3 9 (4nzg Yeo-Empire) 2 -76— SALSCAY 57 (72) BTai 6 (6ag Benny Lim-Performance) 3 *****- DESERT PRIDE 55.5 (69) RRangasamy
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      91 66 Circle Of Life (Race 8 No. I) This useful Wilming Yeo-trained galloper, owned by Singaporean Chan Wing Seng, won his last start convincingly over 1,400 m in soft going at Ipoh. The expected wet track conditions at Batu Gantong are going to suit him to a T. Apprentice
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      1306 66 RACE 1: GOLDEN SHARE, a course scratching, was found to be lame in the offfore leg. The gelding has to pass a I,ooom trial and a vet test. STRENGTH 'N' GLORY was examined by the vet behind the barriers and passed fit to
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      1765 67 GOING: Yielding (Races 1-3). Soft (Races 4-9) 1 ABUNDANCE 55 (36-15) MWepner (4) 1 1 1 (489) 3 FIRST BANK 55 (49-17) RPoobalan (1) 4 3 2 (461) 2.5L 5 MEYER CAN CAN 55 (73-23) SSani (3) 6 6 3 (456) 1.5 9 THE MAJESTIC 55
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      285 67  -  By Lionel Lee SOUTH AFRICAN Martin Wepner rode a brilliant treble at Penang yesterday to establish a clear lead in the jockeys' premiership table in Malaysia. Although his winner Abundance was not counted in the title chase as Race 1 was confined to
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      31 67 4-D DRAW SATURDAY Feb 15,2003 SECOND 7567 THIRD 0778 STARTERS CONSOLATION 6114 4561 0599 3029 2596 0228 9486 2895 5317 3679 1687 4781 0892 0973 4791 0800 8818 0667 7893 5179
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        579 68  -  JOHNNIE WALKER CLASSIC DAY 3, PERTH REPORTS BRIAN MILLER From Perth UNLESS you're using this tournament as an excuse not to visit the in-laws, I'd say don't bother watching today's final round of the Johnnie Walker Classic. Because, to me at least, the tournament ended
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        77 68 MARDAN Mamat (left) saw his hopes of a top-10 finish blow up when he stared at a triple bogey eight on the par-five 11th hole yesterday. The Singaporean, who was the toast of the crowd on Friday when he shot a hole-in-one on the eighth hole,
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        66 68 193: Ernie Els (SA) 64-65-64 202: Craig Kamps (SA) 71-67-64, Jean-Francois Remesy (Fra) 68-67-67 203: Andre Stolz (Aus) 68-68-67, Stephen Leaney (Aus) 68-67-68, Retief Goosen (SA) 72-65-66, David Smail (NZ) 68-71-64 204: Craig Spence (Aus) 73-68-63 205: Michael Long (NZ) 71-66-68, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 74-65-66,
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        457 68 YESTERDAY, Sergio Garcia sought my advice. The young Spaniard asked if I could check and see if he was doing anything wrong. So I watched him closely. Sure enough, I found that he just wasn't getting it right at that last moment. "Watch
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        1014 69 Man U manager talks about Juventus clash EXCLUSIVE Wednesday: MAN UNITED v JUVENTUS February 25: JUVENTUS v MAN UNITED SIR Alex Ferguson has revealed he's taking no chances with Manchester United's Champions League opponents Juventus. The United chief has made the unusual decision to fly out to
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        747 70 EXCLUSIVE DAVID Beckham has been warned by Manchester United: "We can never pay you more than you're banking now." The United and England star is believed to be the club's highest earner on a staggering £95,000 ($266,000)-a-week. But chief executive Peter Kenyon has confessed that due to major
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        101 70 RUUD van Nistelrooy (left) will be offered a new £19 million ($52 million) contract by Manchester United this summer. The five-year deal will keep the Holland striker at Old Trafford for the rest of his career, reported The Sun Online. The Red Devils will raise his
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        955 71 FA CUP sth ROUND: STOKE v CHELSEA IT was not so long ago that the irascible Chelsea chairman, Ken Bates, known in the trade as "Captain Birdseye" because of his grey beard and bossyboots manner, stunned the shareholders with a foul-mouthed tirade at the club's annual meeting, telling
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          502 72 STOKE v CHELSEA Reuters. CHELSEA'S Eidur Gudjohnsen (left)is relishing the prospect of a Viking battle when Chelsea take on First Division Stoke City in the FA Cup today. The white-blond striker from Reykjavik confronts four compatriots at the Icelandic-owned midlands club, all of whom were brought
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          91 72 DEREK McGOVERN PALACE v LEEDS IX2: Palace 1/2: Palace Total goals: Two, three FULHAMv BURNLEY IX2: Draw 1/2: Burnley Total goals: Zero, two STOKEv CHELSEA IX2: Chelsea 1/2: Chelsea Total goals: Two, three WOLVES v ROCHDALE IX2: Wolves 1/2: Wolves Total goals: Two, three EDWIN YEO PALACE
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          428 72 STONE V CHELSEA: Chelsea will be without influential striker GianfrancoZola and captain Marcel Desailly. Both are injured. Stoke are likely to recall Chris Greenacre as loan striker Lee Mills is cup-tied. CRYSTAL PALACE v LEEDS: Palace defender Tony Popovic will miss out after sustaining a calf injury in
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      93 73 5 DIVISION ONE ENGLAND UMLWMi 0 README 2 FORMER Manchester United discard Luke Chadwick played a prominent role as Reading showed they were Premiership contenders. Reading climbed to fourth place in the First Division with a 2-0 victory over Millwall at the New Den. Alan Pardew's
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      277 73 GERMANY EURO KICKOFF 1860 MUNICH 0 BAYERN MUNICH 5 Last night's results; Hamburg 2 Wolfsburg 0 Nuremberg 1 Werder Bremen 0 Bayer Leverkusen 1 Hansa Rostock 2 Borussia Dortmund 4 VfL Bochum 1 Schalke2 Vfß Stuttgart 0 Arminia Bielefeld 1 Kaiserslautern 1 Today: Borussia M'gladbachv Hertha Berlin
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          401 74 CRYSTAL PALACE v LEEDS TERRY Venables has urged Crystal Palace fans not to blame him for ruining the club as he prepares to return to Selhurst Park. Venables (left) is angry that many Palace supporters feel he is responsible for the club's financial melt-down during his second spell
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          209 74 SUNDERLAND 0 WATFORD 1 WATFORD piled on the agony for Sunderland boss Howard Wilkinson as they dumped the Premiership stragglers out of the FA Cup at The Stadium of Light. Tommy Smith's controversial twice-taken penalty gave the First Division underdogs a battling fifth round victory and
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          142 74 SHEFF UNITED 2 WALSALL 0 SHEFFIELD United's promising season got even better, thanks to a convincing win over Division One rivals Walsall at Bramall Lane. Goals from on-loan striker Tommy Mooney and Peter Ndlovu were enough to book the Blades a place in the quarter-finals
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        298 75 MAN U 0 ARSENAL 2 MANCHESTER United fans came to the Chijmes Fountain Court for the Tiger Football Night full of expectations. They arrived in force and far outnumbered the Arsenal fans. You could easily spot the Vodaphone brigade as quite a few mocked the
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        625 76 MAN U 0 ARSENAL 2 Manchester Unitedfans came in hordes, and they left with their heads hung low at Chijmes Fountain Court last night EDWIN YEO was there to tell you how the night went as the titanic FA Cup clash progressed 4th minute: Perfect 10 deejay
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      173 77 Official Sponsor of the ESPN .7 r-- STAR Sports broadcast of the y English Premier League MAN U 0 ARSENAL 2 SUNDAY < > t "V >v r,-, t It will go down as one of the biggest misses at Old Trafford. Ryan Giggs' 31st-minute sitter, with an open
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      663 78 MAN U 0 ARSENAL 2 SUNDAY CHEERS WENGEITS MASTER STROKE When the line-up was announced on TV, I was surprised to see who was in the first XI. Ray Parlour, Francis Jeffers and Edu in? Where was Thierry Henry? Dennis Bergkamp? Gilberto Silva? Then, I realised why
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      408 79 m 4 Official Sponsor of the ESPN X STAR Sports broadcast of the J English Premier League SOUTHAMPTON* NORWICHO SUNDAY PA Sport. Sm f 5 m .fsfefi OlOTAMPKMt reached thequaltegli finals of the FA Cup f bSdestroymg luckless,. Norwich with two late goals in a four-minute
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