Streats, 29 August 2003

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    10 3 Streats FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> m/03/2003
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    Lock icon Ages and wages
    728 3  -  Young shrug while older workers worry over changes to the CPF scheme CPF CHANGES By Khushwant Singh WORKERS aged 30 and below appeared unperturbed about the CPF changes announced by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday. Ms Jocelyn Ong, 26, an executive in a healthcare research firm,
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      51 3 GOT MILK? Rea! men drink Diet Coke, eat salads, and yes, take milk, says ADAM HASHIDY BATAM BECKONS Elderly S’poreans flocking to a Batam casino for free food could find their freedom curtailed, reports SARAH NG BAD TURN A woman says she was attacked while cycling through the now-infamous Everitt
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      232 3 the CPF scheme en when employers who are veil choose to return the CPF s to employees in the form uses, these are taxable, as red to CPF contributions are tax free.” joint statement yesterday, the •ore Business Federation and igapore National Employers tion said that the SI.3 billion employers
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  • Morning Rush
    • CPF CHANGES
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        Lock icon Less painful than expected
        594 4  -  Comment 8? SONG SENG WUN OVERALL, the latest changes to Central Provident Fund (CPF) rules are not as painful as initially feared, with the employers’ contribution to be cut to 13 per cent from the current 16 per cent of wages for workers aged 50 or
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        Lock icon DBS team snaps to it to help clients
        539 5  -  Edmund Kohand colleagues went into action minutes after PM’s speech Choong Choon Yee WITHIN minutes of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s statement in Parliament of wide-ranging changes to the Central Provident Fund scheme, DBS Bank despatched a press release outlining measures to
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        Lock icon AT A GLANCE
        267 5 Total CPF contribution rates Current: 36% 20% from employee 16% from employer Changes: For workers aged 50 and below From Oct 1: 33% 20% 13% For workers aged above 50 but below 55 From Oct 1: 33% 20% 13% From 2005: 30% 19% 11% From 2006: 27%
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        Lock icon Property shares fall, but traders take CPF changes in stride
        222 5 STI: 1,593.58 0.94 Wire services SHARES closed barely changed yesterday as investors reacted calmly to the changes in CPF contribution rates. The Straits Times Index shed 0.06 per cent, or 0.94 points, to 1,593.58, its fourth straight day of losses.
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      Lock icon Food and ferry ride on the house
      537 6  -  Batam casino draws S’poreans with freebies By_ Sarah Ng OLDER Singaporeans have found a new spot for what they consider an interesting outing. It’s overseas and, best of all, they don’t have to spend a cent, including on transport. The catch is that
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      Lock icon Everitt Road saga takes a nasty turn
      480 10 Woman cyclist says she was assaulted THE infamous Everitt Road feud between the Chan and Gan neighbours has taken a new turn. A woman cyclist has made a police report that she was assaulted by two people from one of the houses there
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      Lock icon M’sian dies after eating lady’s fingers
      150 10 LADY’S fingers, or okra, sold here are safe for consumption, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said on Wednesday, following reports of a fatal pesticide poisoning case in Seremban, Malaysia. An elderly woman died last Saturday after eating a plate of lady’s fingers, known
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      Lock icon Sengkang school makes mark on chess map
      266 10  -  By Dexter Lee PRINCIPAL Yeo Ah Tee has put Rivervale Primary School in Sengkang on the chess map. The school has organised the 2nd Singapore Schools Internet Chess Carnival, following up on its success of a similar, smaller event last year. This year,
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      Lock icon Voyage makes him keen to be green
      580 14  -  Student an ardent environmentalist after Japan trip By Sarah Ng STUDENT Lim Dexian has not taken a hot shower since he returned from a 21day environmental expedition from Japan two Sundays ago. The Secondary 2 student of Commonwealth Secondary School is now acutely
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      Lock icon Revised code expected to provide relief from electronic junk mail
      111 16 BUZZSTOP A REVISED code on direct marketing expected by the end of the year may lead to consumers receiving less electronic junk mail. The code is to be introduced by the Direct Marketing Association of Singapore (DMAS), The Straits Times
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      Lock icon PULP FRICTION
      28 16 Young people grabbing tomatoes on Wednesday at the Tomatina Festival, which takes place on the last Wednesday of August in Bunol, Valencia, in south-eastern Spain AFP
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      Lock icon ‘Wild dining at Sentosa’
      144 16 Watch lions as you eat AFP SENTOSA intends to open a restaurant next year that will let you view animals such as lions, cheetahs and gibbons as you dine. Rimba Sentosa, to occupy a 4-ha plot, will have 500 animals in an openair concept and will
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      Lock icon Hand over Hambali: Mega
      131 16 Jakarta’s request to US AP INDONESIAN President Megawati Sukarnoputri wants alleged Jemaah Islamiah leader Hambali to be tried in his home country. She has personally asked US President George W Bush to hand over the Indonesian, who is currently in US custody, to Jakarta’s investigators, Indonesian
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      Lock icon No follow-up on US-N Korea talks
      138 16 Six-nation summit -AFP THE US and North Korea yesterday failed to meet for further face-to-face talks following an ice-breaking meeting on the first day of six-way discussions in Beijing on Pyongyang’s nuclear programme, a South Korean official said. “I have not seen it,” South
      -AFP  -  138 words
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      Lock icon Now, Takeaway S’pore
      86 16 MORE than 30 types of Singapore food were launched yesterday at the Singapore Premium Food Gifts event, in gift packs that need no refrigeration. The Straits Times reports today that the gift packs are targeted mainly at tourists but are also likely to be popular with other
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      Lock icon ‘Husbands’ for hire
      113 16 A NEW agency in Moscow, Husband for an Hour, or Muzh Na Chas, now allows you to call a man to your home to fix, install or clear out whatever has you bewildered, Moscow Times reported yesterday. In two months, the company has grown from being a
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      Lock icon Indon visa plan slammed
      103 16 CLOSE to 2,000 workers in Bali’s tourism industry demonstrated on Wednesday against a government plan that would allow visa-free entry to the citizens of 11 countries, down from 49. It also cuts the period of stay for a tourist visa from 60 to 30 days. Observers
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      105 16 ap THE US administration is exploring the possibility of establishing a UNendorsed multinational force in Iraq which would be led by an American commander, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said. He acknowledged that the idea is one of many being weighed by
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      Lock icon His aim: To be even better
      575 18  -  New MD took FedEx Malaysia from unknown to world-clas s standard By Shervin Seah FOR Mr Ramesh Kumar Singam, the newly-appointed managing director of Federal Express Singapore and Indonesia, the biggest competitor in Singapore is the company itself. This is because FedEx has been
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      275 18  -  By. Janice Wong MR Vincent Yeo, chief operating officer of Millennium Copthome International Asia Pacific, is full of optimism about the conference business in Singapore. To the extent that an offer by a bridal studio operator to lease the secondlevel annexe space,
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      87 18 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Cosco Investment (Singapore), a bulk carrier unit of China’s largest shipping company, is considering buying a stake in Cosco Shipyard (Group), which will give it control over more Chinese shipyards. Closely held Cosco Shipyard owns shipyards specialising in repair work in Shanghai, Xiamen and Guangzhou.
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      Lock icon S’pore capex to fall
      80 18 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Investment in new factories and equipment here will fall to $7.5 billion this year, less than the $8 billion target announced by the Government in January. Singapore attracted $3.7 billion in manufacturing investment commitments in the first half of the year, Trade and Industry
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      Lock icon Portek to sell port stake
      85 18 SINGAPORE Portek International Limited yesterday announced that it had reached an agreement to sell a 25 per cent stake in its multipurpose port terminal at Banten in west Java, to Top Apex Limited, through its 100 per cent owned subsidiary, Portek Mauritius. The stake is
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      81 18 SINGAPORE Heeton Holdings, a niche suburban property group primarily engaged in real estate development and investment here, launched its initial public offering of 30.5 million new shares at 21 cents each yesterday. At 21 cents each, Heeton is priced at a historical price-earnings ratio of 11.4 times
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      Lock icon Philippines growth aim in doubt
      496 20 Combined effects of Sars, El Nino, political instability put brakes on economic expansion forecast Bloomberg MANILA The Philippine economy stagnated in the second quarter as dry weather caused by the El Nino weather pattern curbed farm production and the outbreak of Sars damped consumer spending
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      106 20 -AFP HONG KONG Standard Chartered may incorporate itself in Hong Kong as it commits to being a key player in China’s banking sector, it was reported yesterday. The British-based company’s chairman, Mr Bryan Sanderson, told the South China Morning Post that the bank is planning to
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      Lock icon Ford turns to Mazda for top managers
      329 24 Bloomberg DETROIT Ford Motor, after losing a top European executive, is seeking a successor from Asia affiliate Mazda Motor Corp for the second time in 18 months, a practice that has become common for the world’s second-biggest carmaker. “Ford has been relying on
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      Lock icon Grasso’s $245m windfall
      544 26 NYSE discloses compensation for its chairman for the first time The Washington Post NEW YORK The New York Stock Exchange disclosed on Wednesday that it recently paid chairman and chief executive Richard Grasso a lump sum of almost US$l4O million (***** million), covering 20 years’ worth of
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      Lock icon Firms with fat cats had the most layoffs
      201 26 WASHINGTON The typical chief executive of a major US company earned US$3.7 million (556.5 million) last year, with the largest pay cheques going to those whose firms had the most worker layoffs, underfunded pensions and tax breaks. The Press Trust of India
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      Lock icon 45 days needed to replace this man
      469 28 US mortgage financing giant sacks CEO after he is implicated in s7.Bb accounting scandal Bloomberg WASHINGTON Freddie Mac, the second-largest source of US mortgage financing, may need at least 45 days to find a successor to ousted chief executive officer Gregory Parseghian (pictured),
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      Lock icon Yuan peg mooted for Hong Kong dollar
      428 30 -AFP HONG KONG A former British banking official has suggested switching the Hong Kong dollar’s link from the US unit to China’s yuan currency, it was reported yesterday. Mr Charles Goodhart, a former Bank of England official who was part of a team
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      479 34 Disney, McDonald’s, Pfizer dumped from portfolio Bloomberg BOSTON Ave Maria Catholic Values Fund, a mutual fund that invests in companies it considers to be ethical, sold its biggest holding, H&R Block, after the tax adviser extended benefits to unmarried partners of employees. The US$l25 million
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      570 36  -  Comment By JIM SALVUCCI LAT-WP HERE is a prediction: Soon, maybe by the time you read this, the Bush administration will argue that the Great Blackout of ’O3 demonstrates the need for more energy deregulation and privatisation, a beloved administration theme. We can already hear the first
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      791 38  -  By r WILLIAM PESEK Jr Bloomberg WARREN Buffett, Sage of China? It may be time to add this to the list of nicknames by which the Sage of Omaha is known. That’s because the world’s secondrichest man made a big and, as we
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      529 52 As city living becomes more popular, demographic patterns change and the just-announced CPF changes drive home-buyers to smaller units, haw you utilise space is going to be crucial BARE... AND ENOUGH FOR ONE IF the one-room 480 sq ft apartment looks as bate as Mother Hubbard’s cupboard, don’t
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      147 54 WE enjoy a reasonably high standard of living, at least in comparison to that of some of our neighbours. But do we enjoy a high quality of life? Many of us may be living stresspacked lives. Some of us can look back at our lives
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      241 54 AGAIN, the Government is focusing on only one part of the whole equation in the issue of saving jobs. The cost of labour in Singapore is said to be high relative to that of the US and Australia. And so it should be because
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      194 54 IN response to Mr Lim See Meng, Wayne’s letter, “Let mistakes be life lessons” (Streats, Aug 27), I would like to make the following three points: Unlike buying private property, for young couples, buying an HDB flat offers little choice. We are buying
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      204 54 AT a comic book shop in Bugis Junction, I reached for one of the books and accidentally knocked another onto the floor. To my surprise, a salesgirl immediately came over and demanded that I buy the book. She pointed to a sign beside the
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      162 56 I FULLY empathise with Ms May Chan (“Rudest cabby I ever met”, Streats, Aug 28) over her experience with the rude cabby. Her story is one of many I have heard over the years of cabbies swearing and cursing most times openly when they
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      134 56 I REFER to Ms May Chan’s letter “Rudest cabby I’ve ever met” (Streats, Aug 28). If Ms Chan’s experience involved a Comfort or Yellow-Top cabby, I would appreciate it if she could contact our customer service officer at 6550-8588 or e-mail to prfeedback@ctpl.com.sg with details
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      125 56 RECENT health warnings about re-using plastic water bottles have made me concerned about the quality of drinking water supplied to SAF soldiers in the field. I am concerned about the following: As an SAF soldier myself, I have noticed that the jerry cans used to
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      241 54 HA¥E YOUR SAY E-mail us at streatS@Spil.COOI.Sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be
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      311 58 -ar; ;lil in if 0 sw» X? [•I c V > *TIME Magazine List of Asian Heroes 2002 Doraemon travels back in time from the future into the past to help Nobita and therefore, his descendants avoid making the mistakes that will make them all miserable. Sometimes a nanny, a
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      458 60 He lobs balloons with radios across border, scuffles with reporters, stages protests Reuters SEOUL Human rights activist Norbert Vollertsen has long been a thorn in the side of North Korean authorities, but the German medical doctor has no intention of easing up on his
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      322 60 -AP TOKYO The rave parties promoted by a college social club calling itself Super Free were always packed with hundreds of young women. To reel them in, college student and Super Free leader Shinichiro Wada (pictured) promised them an opportunity to meet pedigreed
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      317 60 JAKARTA Alleged Jemaah Islamiah leader Abu Bakar Bashir has now turned to threatening judges in a bid to escape jail. They will face the wrath of God and be cast into hell if they find him guilty next week in his treason trial, he warned.
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      504 62 American ill-treatment of Iraqis drove one man to take up arms AP BAGHDAD The fisherman had just decided to take up arms, and he shook with fear as the American convoy approached his hiding place. As he later told it, he fired a rocket-propelled grenade into a
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      276 62 AP CHARLESTON, West Virginia Former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch, who was hailed as a hero by the US media after special forces rescued her from an Iraqi hospital, has received a medical discharge from the US Army. This clears the way for Ms Lynch
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      437 64 ap MUMBAI The blood has been washed off the gray stone courtyard in front of the Gateway of India, the giant colonial-era archway that stands as a symbol for this bustling, commercial city on the edge of the Arabian Sea. Waves crash against its embankment
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      266 68 Drop the weight and the blood pressure Reuters NEW YORK You don’t need drugs to get your blood pressure to drop. While weight loss has previously been shown to reduce the need for medication in hypertensive, overweight people, nothing was known about the long-term effects of weight loss on blood
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      149 68 Q Which soft drink contains the most sugar? Ain general, all carbonated soft drinks are high in sugar. One 330 ml can of carbonated soft drink contains seven teaspoons of sugar and 140 calories. Excessive intake of calories leads to undesirable weight gain. Carbonated soft drinks also contain
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      207 68 Come join us this weekend at the President's Challenge Charity Roadshow II m F Orchard Green (Next to Orchard MRT) Saturday Sunday, 30 31 August 2003 11am to Bpm Daily Purchase our designed tile gift packs at $5 each and your kind donations will help 45 appointed beneficiaries. On-the-spot Tile
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      104 70 IT became a trademark word for him, but celebrity British Jamie Oliver (left) has vowed to stop using the word pukka. He told the London Evening Standard: “I’ve always said it. But I try to avoid it now because I felt like I was becoming a cartoon
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      122 70 CAMERON Diaz (left) has been declared the highest-paid Hollywood actress by the latest Guinness Book of World Records, replacing Julia Roberts, who topped the list in the previous two years. Diaz, 30, earned £25.8 million (Ss7l million) in 2001 and looks sek to be even richer this
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      114 70 HARRY Potter books have been translated into 55 languages including ancient Greek, Latin, Welsh, Urdu, Irish Gaelic and Vietnamese, but it was still one language short for pupils at a Glasgow school. So they contacted the publisher, Bloomsbury, to have it translated into Scots Gaelic, Scotland’s native
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      464 70  -  Japanese-Taiwanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro is notorious for his elusive reclusive ways but it was his over-zeahus minders who kept the press at arm’s length yesterday By Yvonne Kwok HE’S known to freeze out impertinent reporters and deliver stinging retorts disguised as mild-mannered comments to the press. For instance,
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        568 72  -  The Singapore Fashion Week ’s Asian Young Fashion Designers Contest was a melting pot of flighty, fabulous andfeetfhmly-on-the-gmund ideas By t Jasmine Miller IN its 15-year history, the Singapore Fashion Weeks Asian Young Fashion Designers Contest has seen several hits and misses. While it seems
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      446 76  -  Stylish eating on a shoestring By: mam JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Lows recipesfor stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $lO or less forfour servings, will see you through these tough times BANANA leaves
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      94 79 Fewer avalanches wilL thunder down the hills without warning in Jamu and Kashmir, now that 16 automatic weather stations (AWSs) have been linked to a new weather satellite, the Metsat. The Hindu reported this week that there are now 35 surface weather observatory networks in the area
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        50 79 10pm, Channel i Carrie is a shy girl brought up almost in isolation by her psychotically religious mother. Carrie has the power of telekenisis, which in time transforms her from an innocent girl to a rage-filled monster. Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen and John Travolta.
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        66 79 11 pm, Channel 5 The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, are happy together until she starts to wonder what life would be like without him, and likes what she sees. Both want their house, so they begin a campaign to make the other leave. Caught in
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        55 79 1ST SINGAPORE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 7.30pm, today and Sunday Tickets $20-$40 (students $15-$25) from Sistic Today’s programme includes Handel’s Trio Sonata No 1 HWV380 for Oboe, Violin and Basso Continuo and Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings in E flat, Opus 20. Sunday’s performance features works by Mozart and Brazilian composer
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        36 79 BOSS 2003 EXHIBITION AND WORKSHOP 9am-9pm, today to Sunday Singapore Eocpo Hall 5B Tickets from Ticketcharge Check out opportunities in industries including food and beverage and consultancy. There are also workshops with 15 experts.
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      25 79 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191-Please check with organisers for latest status of events.
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      449 79 Yourdailyhoroscope Jp AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 ARIES MAR2I -APR 19 You run for the exit, leaving behind a mess. Fast action feels appropriate right now, but you’re staining your reputation. Instead of coming back regretfully later on, find a positive reason
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      652 80  -  Manager Houllier seems to be losing the plot at Anfield Soccer smart By LIM HAN MING DEAR Kenny Dalglish (right), wherever you are, please respond to this SOS. Please rescue my beloved Reds from oblivion. Please rescue long-suffering Pool supporters like me, who have had to endure
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      487 80 TOMORROW Aston Villa v Leicester City. Head to head: Villa won 27, Leicester 38. Draws 23. Previous league meetings: April 20 Leicester 2 Villa 2; Dec 1, 2002 Villa 0 Leicester 2 Last 3 league matches: Villa LDL; Leicester DLD Team news: Villa Allback injured; Leicester Elliot, Sinclair,
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      351 82 Wire services LONDON Arsenal winger Robert Pires was at the centre of an unseemly tunnel scuffle at Highbury on Wednesday after a row with Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg. Arsenal won 2-0 through goals from Sol Campbell (57th) and Thierry Henry (90th) to go to the
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      421 84  -  By Tan Kim Han THAILAND is planning to introduce legalised football betting. Soonthom Kruavan, honorary adviser to the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), will be visiting Singapore Pools today to learn from the local operator about the role of lottery in development of sports
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      407 84  -  Fahmi’s goalkeeping prowess helps Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary win MUPC By Adam Hashidy MUHAMMAD Fahmi Samsuri (right) is the up-and-coming star of Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School. The 14-year old goalkeeper, nicknamed Rocketman, has been in such sterling form that he helped his school win the Manchester United Premier Cup,
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      568 86 Pappas reclaims gold medal for US after three straight Czech victories -AFP PARIS Tom Pappas (right) added his name to the list of American decathlon greats here on Wednesday when he won the world title to join Bob Mathias, Rafer Johnson, Bruce Jenner and Dan O’Brien
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      227 86 -AFP PARIS Hicham El Guerrouj on Wednesday snapped up his fourth world title in the 1,500 m he has completely mastered, and then promised a “great show” when he attempts to double up in the 5,000 m. The Moroccan shut out the roars of
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      326 88 -AFP NEW YORK Serena and Venus Williams were too hurt to play at the US Open, but not too injured to appear on television shows here on Wednesday and declare that the Grand Slam event’s value is diminished by their absence. In promoting American broadcast
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      438 88 Federer overcomes unusual resistance fi* nkn At ti Reuters NEW YORK Wimbledon champion Roger Federer (above) made a stuttering start to his US Open campaign on Wednesday, reaching the second round when feisty Argentine Jose Acasuso succumbed to cramps. The second-seeded Swiss might have expected only minimal resistance
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        87 88 TANJONG Pagar were stuck at the foot of the S-League table after losing 0-2 to Sembawang Rangers last night. Striker Pitipong Kuldilog (23rd) and captain Tawan Sripan (67th) were the scorers at the Yishun Stadium. In the other match at the Toa Payoh Stadium, Jurong FC beat Balestier
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        59 88 MIRKO Grabovac’s first goal in nine appearances did not help Singapore’s cause as it lost 2-3 to Perth Glory in a friendly in Perth yesterday. Grabovac scored in injury-time, but it was too late. Goals by former Southampton striker Adrian Caceres (51 st and 71st) and Tom Pondeljak
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        101 88 NEWCASTLE Newcastle United were devastated by a humiliating defeat to Partizan Belgrade on Wednesday that cost the club at least £lO million (Ss27 million) in Champions League cash. Newcastle boss Bobby Robson was distraught after a goal from Ivica Iliev secured a 1-0 win for Partizan in the
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      66 88 IN THE LIVING ROOM SOCCER: Here We Go (ESPN Ch 23, 7pm). Uefa Super Cup: AC Milan v FC Porto (ESPN Ch 23, tomorrow, 2.30 am). TENNIS: US Open, lst/2nd rds (7am). 2nd rd (11pm and tomorrow, 7am). 2nd/3rd rds (11pm) Star Sports Ch 24. DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER: EPL highlights
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