Today, 20 April 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY MITAII'i LIS II ***** Frid&y April 20,2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Space Shuttle blasts off
      48 1 Reuters photo. The US Space Shuttle Endeavour taking off yesterday from the Kennedy Space Centre, heading for the International Space Station. The sevenmember crew is on an 11-day mission which would include deploying a mil-lion-dollar robotic arm to be used to build the station.
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      Lock icon Travel warning
      499 1 Reuters US tells Chinese-Americans of danger WASHINGTON The US government has warned people of Chinese descent about travelling to China. The warning lays out in black and white a message of intimidation that scholars here have been receiving indirectly, but very clearly, for some time. "I had planned
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      Lock icon Life ban for India's 'Big Bull'
      158 1 AFP NEW DELHI A securities watchdog yesterday banned for life India's most controversial stockbroker from operating the financial markets for his role in the country's largest stock scandal. The Securities Exchange Board of India said it was "permanently barring" broker Harshad Mehta because he
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      Lock icon US stocks close higher
      76 1 Reuters NEW YORK The Nasdaq Composite Index rallied 102.70 points, or 4.94 per cent, to 2,182.14, as climbing computer hardware and software shares helped it rack up its third straight day of gains. •The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average jumped 77.88 points, or 0.73 per cent,
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Filtering out 'fowl' smells
      308 2  -  Chelsea Chua Poultry waste cause of odour at Choa Chu Kang by rep orter@neivsto day.com.sg THE four chicken farms in Sungei Tengah Agro techno logy Park will be required to keep their birds in enclosed buildings with air filtering systems, after residents in nearby Choa Chu
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      Weekly that didn't show
      74 2 A NEW Chinese magazine was to hit the stands yesterday. Launched by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), which was to launch two TV channels next month, You-weekly was to be SPH's first entertainment weekly. But yesterday came and went without a sign of the magazine. SPH did
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      Lock icon Yes, they're talking
      293 3 Agencies China doesn't close door on return of plane BEIJING America's stance on the dispute over the EP-3 spy plane stranded in China remains unchanged, White House press secretary Mr Ari Fleischer said yesterday. "We will continue to have discussions," Mr Fleischer said. "We still want the
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      Anarchy spreads in Indonesian streets
      258 3 DANGDEUR (INDONESIA) With crime rates and distrust of the police on the rise, justice in Indonesia is increasingly being meted out on the streets. According to International Herald Tribune, scores of villagers in Dangdeur, wielding bamboo poles and rocks, mobbed and beat an unemployed man
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      Lock icon Law on foreign broadcasters
      135 3 -AFP PARLIAMENT yesterday passed a bill giving Singapore wider power to restrict the movement of foreign broadcasters. The new law empowers the Government to restrict and even suspend the service of foreign broadcasters thought to be "engaging" in local politics. Information and the Arts Minister Lee
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      'Get to root of crimes'
      67 3 CAPITAL punishment win not solve any problem, a human rights group said yesterday. Referring to the execution of five prisoners by Thai authorities on Wednesday, Amnesty International Thailand told TODAY that execution "could not be the answer to reduce crime". The Thai government should instead
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      Was it car free?
      357 4  -  Lee U-Wen Few went 'car-less' but the day wasn't a total waste by uwe n@n ews to d ay.com .sg YESTERDAY'S Car Free Day fell short of the Singapore Environment Council's (SEC) hopes. The council had hoped to see a drop of five to 10 per
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      How to save $1,000 on your tax bill
      117 4 WITH the Supplementary Retirement Scheme, you could save as much as $1,000 on your tax bill. Have your questions about this scheme answered at the Newsßadio Money@Work Seminar tomorrow, from 2 pm to 4 pm, at Sheraton Towers. Learn how to plan
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      AMP gets set of conditions
      129 4 THE Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) can only carry out approved programmes such as students' remedial and enrichment programmes at its proposed new premises at the Pasir Ris Central Community Building. Minister for Community Development and Sports, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, said this is in line
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      98 4 READ 0N... Asia to lead growth This despite short-term slowdown in US/9 No human cloning Britain is first country to impose ban/14 Painful lessons Filipinos must learn From the past and vote for the right people/15 Earth visions TODAV presents the winning entry of theMediaCorpTVl2 Earthvision photo contest/16 Cute it
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  • LETTERS
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      Please show us evidence
      195 6  -  Wee Kiat Sia And you can buy the parking tickets I REFER to the letter, "HDB season parking rule is puzzling" (Today, Apr 16), in which its writer enquired why he was not allowed to purchase a pro-rated season parking ticket. We wish to clarify that
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      What will happen after 2007?
      182 6  -  Ananda Perera AS an old Rafflesian, I am happy that Prime Minister Goh Chok long inaugurated the first annual lecture at Raffles Institution last week. I was intrigued by a picture painted by Mr Goh, who said that Singapore's economic and political scenario for the
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      Heartless pet owner
      144 6  -  Frances Beretta THIS letter is addressed to the callous and uncaring person who abandoned four extremely young kittens along the Siglap Connector on Wednesday. The kittens had been placed in a Robinson's shopping bag and left under some bushes. Fortunately, our Jack Russell, Raffles, sniffed them out
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      Ode to Today
      114 6  -  Jayant Shukla WELL, you have stolen my heart. I picked you up and brought you in, and what a marvellous surprise! No more shuffling through pages and pages of ads and trivia to find meaningful news. You give me a good roundup of what I need to
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      Remember Mr Barker
      74 6  -  Rodney Tan SINGAPORE has been blessed with leaders such as the late Mr E W Barker. He had contributed greatly to the nation. It is thus appropriate that we recognise his contributions in a way Singaporeans will remember him by. I propose that we rename the National
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Bracing for weaker demand
      421 8  -  Lee Yew Meng Retail rental increase helped by tight supply by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg THOUGH visitor arrivals are forecast to surpass the eight million mark, retailers are bracing themselves for weaker consumer demand this year. Property consultancy firm DTZ Debenham Tie Leung said in a quarterly report that
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      Lock icon Banks to limit property loans
      202 8 Bloomberg THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) wants banks to confine property loans to 35 per cent of tota] loans, reducing the amount of money available for such credit. This is to strengthen the banks as the financial services sector is opened to competition. The
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      Further price drop
      140 8 ON the residential market, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung said that prices of apartments/condominiums fell for the third consecutive quarter. On average, prices have fallen four to six per cent against the previous quarter. Year on year, prices have slipped by nine to 10 per cent across the
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      Goodbye to mailing cheques
      302 8  -  Chelsea Chua by chelsea@newstoday.com.sg CITIBANK customers will be able to say goodbye to the physical tedium of writing and mailing cheques. At www.citibank.com.sg, Citibank account holders will be able to transfer money and pay bills to anyone in Singapore through its new free online payment service,
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      Singapore Power offers $300 million
      109 8 SINGAPORE Power plans to raise $300 million by selling 12-year bonds to repay existing debts, J P Morgan Chase Co, one of the sale's managers, said. The bonds will yield 4.05 per cent per year, J P Morgan Chase said. Companies are turning to the
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      TPV profit jump
      83 8 TPV Technology, China's largest computer monitor maker, reported a 50.3 per cent rise in 2000 net profit to U5533.3 million (Ss6o million). Turnover was U*****.7 million, up 57.1 per cent. It proposed a final dividend of US$O.44 per share or scrip in lieu of cash. Gross profit
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      Lock icon Asia to lead growth
      285 9 Bernama-AFX-ASIA This despite short-term slowdown in US TOKYO Asia will continue to lead the global economic growth and see a rebound by next year, even if it has to absorb the impact of the US slowdown, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its annual forecast.
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      Lock icon Sony, Ericsson in cellphone joint venture
      124 9 -Reuters TOKYO Japanese digital appliance giant Sony Corp said yesterday it was in talks on a tie-up with Sweden's Ericsson, the world's third largest mobile phone maker. Ericsson and Sony have reached a basic agreement for a joint venture in Britain. They will announce
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      Lock icon Japan's growth target tough but not impossible
      181 9 Reuters TOKYO Economics Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday that Japan's growth in the current fiscal year may not reach the government's target, but that it was too early to say it would be impossible. "Given the steep slowdown in the United States,
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      It's a strong rally
      546 10 US interest rate cut sends tech stocks, blue chips soaring THE US interest rate cut the fourth time this year since January delighted many, as yesterday's price actions and volume suggested. Short sellers caught out by the surprise move sprung back with a buying vengeance that
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      KL market gives up early gains to close unchanged
      266 10 KUALA LUMPUR Most regional stock markets responded well to the rally on Wall Street and the unexpected 50 basis point cut in short term US interest rates by the Federal Reserve last night. However, despite the regional cheer, selling pressure on
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      Being better for us
      488 11  -  Shazalina Salim Now that everyone is used to the MRT, commuters expect more by shaz aimais'iie wstoaay. com. sg OVER the years, Singapore Mass Rapid Transit has improved its facilities and infrastructure to offer its customers a very high level of comfort and service. Compared to
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      271 11 HUF siPOIUIBI S^ERiUJI CE SMR7 pledges to deliver Joctssiotflere the bansfrts off a worid-class In 2000. SMRTs performance record continued to exceed the Havel system The Land Transport Authority {LTAJ sets standards standards in each performance category This achievement com para We to Ihe best practices around the world SMRT
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Malaysians want more
      240 12 Agencies. They are demanding greater transparency' KUALA LUMPUR There is increasing demand for a more transparent and accountable Malaysian government that protects and promotes human rights, a report said yesterday. The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) arrived at this conclusion based on the numerous memoranda it
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      Lock icon No monkey business this!
      61 12 Reuters photo A street entertainer in Calcutta is pouring cold water on his monkey's head to provide relief from the searing heat yesterday. In an Indian summer, temperatures in the city can shoot up to as much as 33 degrees Celsius or more, with high humidity
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      Lock icon Thailand's Hellcats
      140 12 -AFP BANGKOK Five Thai women agreed to pay 400 baht ($16.02) each as compensation to a man they allegedly gang raped. Police said the women, aged between 20 and 40 years, admitted to plying the man with alcohol, tying him up and stripping him naked before taking turns
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      Lock icon The mediator from Jakarta
      134 12 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday offered to mediate in the conflict between Manila and Filipino Muslim rebels. "There was an announcement by the government in the Philippines that they would like to have a third party, Indonesia, as a mediator for negotiations. "I said
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      Lock icon Judge accused of fixing Benazir Bhutto
      183 12 -AFP ISLAMABAD A Pakistani High Court judge was under strong pressure to resign yesterday after the Supreme Court accused him of fixing former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's corruption trial. A spokesman for Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party said: "Frankly speaking, the one on trial now
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      Lock icon Woman charged with murdering kids
      101 12 -AFP SYDNEY A 33-year-old Australian mother was arrested and charged yesterday with murdering her four children between 1989 and 1999, police said. It was alleged she killed her 19-day-old and eight-month-old sons and 11-month-old and 18-month-old daughters between February 1989 and March 1999, Senior Constable
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      Lock icon Six armed men arrested for trying to disrupt Americas summit
      234 13 -AFP QUEBEC CITY Six men were arrested and charged with possessing explosives and stolen military equipment to disrupt today's summit of the Americas in Quebec. Police said two of the six Roman Pokorski, 22, and Victor Quentin, 21 were arrested
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      Lock icon Britain's new cyber police
      112 13 -AFP LONDON As organised crime changes with technology, Britain has launched its first Internet policing group to stamp out paedophile gangs and cyber-criminals. The Internet police, called the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, would concentrate on trapping members of paedophile gangs such as the Wonderland Club. Seven
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      Language barrier mars US security
      118 13 NEW YORK An increasingly dire lack of foreign language expertise is undermining US national security. American military, diplomatic and intelligence officials warned that their inability to understand the languages of other nations hinder them from unravelling terrorist secrets. They said this weakness benefits terrorists and
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      Lock icon No human cloning
      299 14 Reuters Britain is first country to impose ban LONDON Britain announced yesterday that it would introduce legislation to ban human reproductive cloning in a bid to ease public concerns over genetic technology. Health Secretary Alan Milburn said the current system of controlling such practices through licences should
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      Lock icon US believes North Korea has nukes
      122 14 Reuters WASHINGTON North Korea probably has one or two nuclear bombs and may also have biological weapons in addition to chemical weapons, Deputy CIA Director John McLaughlin said in a speech released on Wednesday. While activity at North Korea's nuclear plant Yongbyon has been
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      Lock icon Therapy claims girl's life
      164 14 -AFP DENVER The US state of Colorado has banned the use of "rebirth" therapy. This follows the death of a 10-year-old girl who underwent the alternative medical practice at the request of her adoptive mother, authorities said yesterday. Candace Newmaker died of suffocation in April last
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      Lock icon UN may return to West Timor
      125 14 -AFP KUPANG The United Nations has yet to decide whether it will send humanitarian workers back to West Timor to help relocate 100,000 East Timorese refugees languishing in camps there. Mr N Parameswaran, who is chief of staff of the UN Transitional Administration in
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      Lock icon Taking aviation to new heights
      254 14 Reuters EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE US space scientists on Wednesday unveiled an aviation breakthrough they have described as historic a plane that would someday streak across America from coast to coast in 30 minutes and scoop oxygen out of the air for its fuel. Gathered
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      131 14 INI I r f&* An Institute of Nanyang Technological University \^*Sw i pi i mow The ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN EARLY YEARS TEACHING LEADERSHIP is a parMime programme to be conducted from July 2001 to November 2002. This programme is specifically designed to extend the skills knowledge of senior preschool personnel
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Painful lessons
      694 15  -  Roulee Jane F Calayag Filipinos must learn from the past and vote for the right people by roule e.j ane® ne wstoday. co m. sg ALMOST every South-east Asian country seems to be embroiled in intense internal political struggles borne out of a weak structure and conflicting interests.
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      Lock icon Daunting task in Vietnam
      245 15 -AFP MORE than 1,000 Communist Party faithful gathered in Hanoi yesterday to endorse a new leadership and set the country's political and economic course. The South China Morning Post, in its editorial yesterday, touched on this. Its comment: For a nation burdened by economic stagnation and
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  • RELAX
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      Earth visions
      185 16 Today presents the winning entry (above) and two of the short-listed photos (right) in the MediaCorp TVI2 Earthvisions photo contest Ng Ken Liong's evocative photo of discarded bicycles in a mangrove swamp has won the MediaCorp TVI2 Earthvisions photo contest. The 25-year-old systems analyst's entry was selected from
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      Lock icon Comrade, I spy a drink!
      639 17  -  Elise Teoh QUEEN OF CLUBS by elise.te oh@themediacampus.com The dedicated clubber is spoilt for choice with four new clubs opening in six weeks, starting yesterday. Take the Long March down Boat Quay to find the new Chairman Mao not a communist, but a new club
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      Cute it ain't
      734 23  -  David Ngiau FILM REVIEW Goodbye Mr Cool Film was cool and surprisingly satisfying by david@newstoday. c om.sg GOODBYE Mr Cool was a surprisingly satisfying experience, which I've to admit wasn't what I expected. With a title like Goodbye Mr Cool, combined with the presence of an unbearably
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      Car evolution
      566 24  -  David Christie From vintage to modern, Singaporeans have experienced the change by d avid @me diacorptv.com One of the greatest achievements of the last century must be the invention of the motorcar. It revolutionised the way and speed with which we travel and ended the horse-drawn carriage as
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      Days of our lives
      820 25  -  Carolyn Wong ADVERTORIAL Past sins return to haunt the Survivors enough to give soaps a run for their money by axn_mktg@ spe.sony.com Nothing is sacred when it comes to life in the Outback. Since the advent of the first Survivor filmed in Malaysia, all the contestants
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      AXN
      71 25 You can catch Survivor 2 on AXN (Channel 19) every Friday at 10pm. Viewers who miss the first telecast can catch the re-telecast on Sundays at lpm and Bpm. Log on to www.axn-asia.com to participate in a "Guess the Next Survivor voted off" contest and win a Siemens handphone
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      909 19 The New Age (lA Earthvisiol! s A Interview With Yo-Yo Ma nH 1 Sopervolcanoes Ch 8,1.30 pm Arts Central '9 pm JLULm ll Beneath tht surface of the earth Born in Paris in 1955 to Chinese parents, Yo-Yo Ma jl sleep a handful of supervokanoes. began his cello studies with
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      1257 20 pq 5 <^* diverse nooks of the thriving city by COltipetltlOnAUCll tlpti motorbike, join lan's journey as he ___J J rides an elephant through Royal Kinokuniya Original Recipe Be Part of SCENE Spanish Football League Bardia National Park, explores the Competition The People's Association Cultural Highlights local cuisine, and treks
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      699 21 Theatreßeat Macbeth (left) j*x The Singapore Lyric Opera celebrates Giuseppe Verdi's centenary with Macbeth. A taie of treachery spun by three witches' premonition. The first scene takes place on the ■—»jjß tjißW*** heath where the witches prophesise over Macbeth's future, that he would one day become King of Scotland. Macbeth,
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      616 26  -  lan De Cotta by ian@ne wsto day. c om.sg BEYOND the kangaroo, Opera House and outback, Tasmania is probably the unsung icon of Australia. It has the world's iast great temperate wilderness and although it is the Natural State of Australia, it has not been properly
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      491 28  -  lan De Cotta by ian@newstoday.com.sg TASMANIA'S mountain ranges are a source of many quick-flow-ing rivers. And together with the Southern Ocean surrounding the island, the myriad network of water sources has turn the state into a fishing paradise. Game fishing in the waters stretching from St Helens
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      398 30  -  lan De Cotta Today photos by by ian@newstoday.com.sg KUANTAN virtually whistled in the wind as it was rapped last Saturday for its casual attitude to Malaysia's biggest festival of the year. It is hardly haughty but has a candour that reflected calm and patience, qualities that usually
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      478 31  -  Tan Kong Wee Today's SNAG column by kongwe e@ newstoday. com. sg YOUNG couples today prefer to live away from their parents and employ maids to look after their children. This has led to a weakening of the grandpar-ent-grandchild bond. The
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      387 32  -  Serena Sim Is this a theatre, a restaurant or the home of someone very, very rich? by sere na^n ewstod ay. co m. sg OKAY, this is really quite a no-brainer. Surely, afl these tables, set with fine tableware and cutlery, give away the fact that
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      385 34 NBA MILWAUKEE Ray Allen, Sam Cassell and Glenn Robinson are the stars. But Jerome Kersey, Darvin Ham and Scott Williams are the keys to the Milwaukee Bucks' hopes of winning the championship, says ESPN.com. Even coach George Karl says so. He has said it so often that
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      156 34 -AFP NEW YORK Allen Iverson has matched Michael Jordan as the only players to capture the National Basketball Association scoring and steals titles in the same season. The Philadelphia 76ers guard sat out the final two games of the season to finish with averages
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      456 35  -  Kelvin Phang SportsCity Personality of the Year Hotshot striker hopes to captain the national team one day by kel vin(S>n ews to d ay. co m. sg EVERYTHING is coming up roses for national and Home United striker Indra Sahdan. The nominee for the SportsCity Personality
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      164 35 Reuters Formula One LONDON Finn Mika Hakkinen defied the extremes of British weather to post the quickest time in Formula One testing on Wednesday at the Silverstone circuit. Damp and cold conditions and even a flurry of snow made it difficult for the seven
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      169 35 -AFP Cricket ADELAIDE Five Indian players who were due to have booked into the Australian Cricket Academy here have disappeared, the academy said yesterday. Immigration officials confirmed the players three medium pace bowlers, a batsman and a wicketkeeper arrived in Adelaide on March 25. But
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      145 35 Reuters LONDON Brian Lara, scorer of the highest individual test and first class innings, is to play for an English village cricket team this season, the club's chairman said yesterday. Lara will not be paid directly for his services for the Lashings club,
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      478 36  -  Kelvin Phang No citizenship yet for SAAA's SEA Games gold hopes by kelvin@ne wsto d ay.c om.sg THEY were imported from China with the hope of turning them into future champions for Singapore. The five Dong En Xin, Luan Wei, Wang Dan, Zhang Gui Rong and
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      596 36  -  S. Gulam Comment by g u lam newstoday. com. sg SOMEONE is bloody cock-sure Singapore will win gold and silver in the women's individual in the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in New Delhi. If not, the person would not have
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        577 37 Reuters Reds hero in Merseyside derby silences Barcelona with the winner Uefa Cup Liverpool 1 Barcelona 0 (Liverpool wins 1-0 on aggregate) LIVERPOOL Liverpool reached its first European final in 16 years when a Gary McAllister penalty gave it a 1-0 win over Barcelona
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        310 37 Reuters Uefa Cup Kaiserslautern 1 Alaves 4 (Alaves wins 9-2 on aggregate) BARCELONA Unheralded Alaves has taken its great Uefa Cup adventure all the way to the May 16 final, after its astonishing 9-2 aggregate win over Kaiserslautern in the semi-final. But the
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      516 38 Jang Jung one up in tactical battle with Fandi SAFFC 1 Geylang 2 by Kelvin Phang kelvin@ne wsto day.com.sg EVERYONE, except Warriors' fans, is smiling thanks to Geylang United toppling Singapore Armed Forces FC from the top of the S-League standings last night. The Eagles had failed to
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      163 38 Sembawang 5 Tanjong Pagar 3 ALL four Thai signings for Sembawang made headlines at Yishun Stadium last night. Defender Niweat Siriwong received the fastest red card this season when he was sent off after only 13min. But thankfully for the Stallions, their other three Thais
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      687 39 It came as a bolt out of the blue. SAFFC Warriors' defender Tan Kirn Leng was told he had a hole in his heart and he had to stop playing. How could it be? After all, the ex-Lion was one of the fittest players in the
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      160 39 NTUC Income has once again come to a footballer's rescue. A reliable source said the insurance firm will foot part of Tan Kirn Leng's medical bill. It's learnt that it could be about $10,000. Details will be revealed at a press conference scheduled
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