Today, 2 November 2001, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY Jf]*|QjlV November 2, 2001 MITA(P) 138/1 1/2000
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Tourism helpline
      281 1  -  Kim-Kyna Tan by ki m@newstod ay. com. sg A GLIMMER of hope shone through at the starstudded 16th Annual Tourism Awards ceremony last evening. As the shining beacons of the tourism industry, ranging from taxi drivers and waiters to entrepreneurs and top executives, took their place in the
      WONG KHING CHONC  -  281 words
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      Emotional buttons
      491 1  -  Francis Kan Ng Boon Yian by and n c ws ne wstoday.com. sg THE Prime Minister made an interesting observation yesterday. While the high-voltage Chee Soon Juan saga had dominated the campaign, was it not time to start talking about issues that really matter? Like jobs, wages and
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      Lock icon Wall Street rallies
      34 1 -AFP NEW YORK A powerful rally lifted stocks yesterday, as the Dow Jones industrials gained 186.75 points to 9,261.89 while the Nasdaq added 56.25 points to 1,746.45 at the closing bell.
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    a night with the stars of tourism
    242 2 Tourism industry showcases its shining beacons at the glamorous Tourism Awards 2001 presentation ceremony at Westin photos/wong khing chong, alvin toh words/pearlyn tham, kim-kyna tan Anything that comes at this stage is gravy but there's still some internal soul-searching that every business has
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    It's back to jobs
    434 3 AFTER three days of the Chee Soon Guan "distraction", the PAP last night returned to its original election platform. It called for a strong mandate to save and create jobs in the current recession. In contrast, the Singapore Democratic Alliance said that the Opposition was on
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      208 3 BEg??W^|r*l^^^' APOLOGY 1. On Sunday 28 October 2001, during a walkabout at Jurong GRC and, later, at a rally at Nee Soon Central, I made certain statements which were understood to mean that Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, is dishonest and unfit for office because: (a) Mr Goh
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      198 3 APOLOGY 1. On Sunday 28 October 2001, at a rally at Nee Soon Central, I made certain statements which were understood to mean that Senior Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew is dishonest and unfit for office because: (a) Mr Lee Kuan Yew concealed from Parliament and the public, and/or deliberately
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Chiam fights for rally site
    283 4  -  Chan Chao Peh SDA chairman Mr Chiam See Tong yesterday tried applying for an alternative Potong Pasir site for his rally tonight but was rejected. PAP has booked the only rally site allowed in Mr Chiam's home ground for both yesterday and today, from 7pm
    WONG LI SHAN  -  283 words
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    Lock icon Ah Poh's lines
    489 4  -  Chan Chao Peh About a year before this General Election, I SB was a little concerned because we had discussed openly some sensitive subjects (that) M they (the Muslim community) could be easily swung by people who exploit their sensitivity. But... from Muslim leaders, nobody is exploiting.
    CHAN CHAO PEN  -  489 words
  • Article
    Election guidelines
    96 4 THE Elections Department says under the law, no one is allowed to carry, wear or display any symbol, flag or poster as political publicity on Polling Day, which is tomorrow. These requirements also apply to vehicles. Only a candidate contesting the election may wear a badge indicating his
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      21 4 CEiEßilll Items and experiences that money alone can't buy. Find out more on page 10. Tn hid, to; on re ,*mji
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    Maidin's class
    388 6  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim He answers education issues raised by Opposition by zacka ria® newstoday. co m. sg THIS election is supposed to be about lost jobs and foreign talent. But apart from Dr Chee Soon Juan's theatrics, education has become an issue which the Opposition is focusing on.
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  • Article
    Lock icon SDA lays claim to $20m plan in Jalan Besar
    285 6 Channel NewsAsia THERE is a face-off between the PAP and SDA in Jalan Besar. Singapore Democratic Alliance's (SDA) Sin Kek Tong has laid claim to a $20 million redevelopment plan which the Jalan Besar Town Council is ready to roll out.
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      153 6 ■i.-r.V-W-'^ Today's Rallies: AH rallies begin at 7pm and end at 10pm Juraig East Stadium PAP Jurong GRC Onera field bounded by Upper Serargoon Road, Meyappa Chettiar PAP Potong Posir SMC Road and Potong Pcsir Ave 1 Tampines Stadium PAP Tairtpines GRC [lukil GombakStadium PAP Hang Knh GRC Hougong Stadium
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      48 6 THE NATIONAL agenda, the local issues, jobs, foreign talent, upgrading these and other questions raised during the hustings will be put in perspective on Channel NewAsia's Campaign Report tonight at 10.30pm. And, for the action on today's hustings, catch Singapore Tonight at 10pm and rally highlights at 11.30pm.
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Mega points out problems, has few solutions
      358 8 Agencies JAKARTA President Megawati Sukarnoputri spelt out Indonesia's problems when she gave her progress report to the annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly yesterday, but was short on concrete solutions. Painting a grim economic future, Ms Megawati said Indonesia's ability to repay
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      Lock icon M'sia church attacks
      144 8 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's police chief has described a spate of arson attacks on churches in the country as acts of "mischief". But the opposition alliance, the Alternative Front, is not convinced. In a statement signed by its leaders yesterday, the front said the attacks could be
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Anthrax scare: Woman in court
      382 10 She sent talcum powder to ex-colleague POLICE have arrested a 42-year-old woman who sent an envelope containing white powder to an ex-colleague. It is believed to be the first anthrax-related arrest. The white substance turned out to be talcum powder. The woman, Yong Yuet Mei,
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      10,000-bin target
      186 10  -  Joy Frances CLEAN and Green Week organisers want to bring home the message of recycling in this year's campaign. As a start, different bins for aluminium, plastic, and paper will be placed at 12 food and retail locations at Orchard Road, and shoppers will be asked to dispose
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      UOB urged to delay job cuts
      195 10 THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) yesterday called on United Overseas Bank (UOB) to delay cutting 2,000 jobs till after Chinese New Year. UOB said on Wednesday that it was cutting the jobs, or 15 per cent of its combined workforce, to get rid
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      Satisfying customers
      351 12  -  Leong Phei Phei Retailers' efforts rewarded by p he i ph ei(S>news today.com.sg SHOPPING is not just going into a shop and buying merchandise. It is an experience in itself. And retailers know that the Singaporean shopper is one tough customer to please. "In the retail industry, you
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      Lock icon Aid for Afghan refugees
      148 12 Channel NewsAsia THE Islamic Religious Council (Muis) and the humanitarian agency, Mercy Relief, has handed over almost $250,000 to the Singapore Red Cross for the refugees in Afghanistan. About $220,000 was from a one-day collection at 69 mosques on Oct 12, while Mercy Reliefs contribution of
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      353 12 Looking for something to make a real song and dance about? Then look no further than for Art's sake! 2001. From the Ist September to the 16th November, for Art's sake! 2001 brings the best of local and international arts from around the world to your very doorstep. Incorporating theatre,
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      Use your head
      247 14  -  Jason Lee Boon Hong not your heart when voting tomorrow I WAS born the year Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong entered politics in 1976. Despite the age gap and wide differences in our experiences, I share his view with regard to this General Election: Singaporeans should vote
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      Are single-ward MPs more caring?
      133 14  -  David Soft I SEEM to find that MPs in single wards are more committed to serving their constituents than MPs serving in GRCs. Mr Chan Soo Sen, the MP in my parents' constituency in Joo Chiat, a single ward, is very peo-ple-oriented, committed and car-
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      We have delivered
      125 14  -  Eddie Lee I REFER to the letter by Mr Tan Kay Lai, "So what's new?" (Today, Nov 1). The Jalan Besar Town Council has carried out major improvement works over the last five years. These encompass the entire town, including the estates in Bendemeer Road. We spent
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon SingTel's foothold
      433 16 Agencies Edge over regional competitors with Telkomsel stake SINGTEL expects its US$6O2 million ($l.OB billion) purchase of a 22.3 per cent stake in Indonesia's largest cellu-lar-phone company to contribute to its earnings by fiscal year 2003. The stake in Telekomunikasi Selular, or Telkomsel, gives SingTel access to half
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      Far East bags prime site
      137 16 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has awarded the tender for the prime downtown residential land parcel at Gopeng Street to property heavyweight Far East Organisation. The parcel is the last residential development site in the government's confirmed list for the next 14 months. It attracted only
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      No respite for manufacturing but ship-repair could be in for a boost
      258 18 THE next six months will remain weak for the manufacturing sector, a survey by the Economic Development Board (EDB) shows. It said in a statement: "Many of the industrialists do not expect any significant respite from the Christmas
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    • Market Watch
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        SIA defers aircraft delivery
        100 18 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has confirmed the delay in the delivery of some Airbus aircraft, a Bloomberg report said. The deferment comes as SIA warned that it may report its first annual loss since going public in 1985, after posting an 88 per cent decline in first-half
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        Your S$1 buys...
        27 18 US$ 0.5470 UK£ 0.3761 Yen 66.903 HK$ 4.2668 RM 2.0787 Euro 0.6059 Rupiah 5743.7 Baht 24.465 Peso 28.426 A$ 1.0783 Rupee 26.250 Won 709.21
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      No downsizing for this company
      311 21  -  Ivay Tan by vay@ newstoday. co m. sg FRANCE-based Gemplus, which opened its regional headquarters here yesterday, does not intend to downsize operations in Asia in the wake of the global economic slowdown. Instead, the smart card giant plans to increase its headcount by more
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      Lock icon TDK's profits fall 94.4%
      74 21 -AFP TOKYO Major Japanese electronics compo-nents-maker TDK Corp said its interim net profit plunged 94.4 per cent to 1.83 billion yen ($27.8 million), as it warned of 8,860 job cuts by March 2003 and slashed its full year earnings forecast. The TDK president, Mr Hajime Sawabe,
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      Lock icon Datacraft shares fall 39%
      276 22 Bloomberg DATACRAFT Asia shares fell 39 per cent to US$l.9B ($3.62) yesterday its lowest level in more than two-and-a--half years and the biggest decline ever. The plunge came after the company, which set up a quarter of Asia's computer networking systems, said it would fire 12
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    • Market News
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        Singapore
        199 22 DATACRAFT'S profit warning was the cornerstone of yesterday's sell-off. The STI fell 20.33 points to 1347.51. For every stock that gained, about four fell. And 329 counters unchanged. Turnover was 243 million shares worth $276 million, Datacraft's fall shaved 6.68 points off the key index. Datacraft took the top
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        Malaysia
        125 22 CORE issues faced selling right from the start of trading yesterday, pushing the KLCI below the psychological 600-support level. At the close of trading, the KLCI was down 4.05 points at 596.02. Bucking the benchmark index were gains in the second board and the plantation indices. Despite the KLCI's
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2020 22 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) FunJ Nnmr, HtlPrirVNAY I Offer Price Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd Aberdeen (irInu CllrIlri rieb h r^ 0.855 ■■■:> :.yi-i:lr.|-: t.i ,.l 0.620 Aber rieeri G lobe I Tec i r e L-y v :i 0.459 Aberdeen UK Blue (htp Fund 0.6BO Aberdeen
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      618 18 Jlustr Little India Arcade beckons with luminous decorations and brilliant shopping treats this Deepavali! For this festive occasion, you can brighten your home with quality home furnishing items, choose from the best of food and spices, and pick up glossy glittery gifts. And for that radiant look, select from the
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      199 18 jViJ THINK what it would mean to you if yen could read St comprehen twite tastei than you dp now. If you're a student. In business or the professions, with the evet-increasing amoutiL of written material you have to react process, you would save time, learn mar* and be more
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Setback for Australia's Asian ties if ruling coalition wins polls
      306 24 Reuters CANBERRA Australia's ties with the AsiaPacific region will remain firmly in the backseat if the ruling government coalition is returned to power in the Nov 10 poll. Keeping the focus on Prime Minister John Howard's popular stand in support
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      Koizumi faces backlash
      228 24 TOKYO Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday faced a backlash over his controversial visit to a war shrine in August when hundreds of people in Japan filed lawsuits against him. The lawsuits argue that Mr Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni shrine violated the constitutional separation of religion and
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      Lock icon Dr M on gay ministers
      126 24 Reuters LONDON Malaysia will expel any gay British minister if he were to come a-visiting with a boyfriend. The less-than-diplomatic warning was issued by Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad himself during an interview with BBC Radio yesterday. "The British people accept homosexual ministers. But if
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
      • THE NEW WAR/BIOTERROR
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          Lock icon No to Ramadan bombing pause
          237 25 AFP WASHINGTON The United States and close ally Britain yesterday rejected calls to halt military strikes against Afghanistan's Taliban rulers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts mid-November, "We can't afford to have a pause," White House national security advisor Condoleezza Rice told
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          Lock icon Why US can't crack anthrax puzzle
          277 25 Agencies NEW YORK A FOURTH anthrax death in the US has stumped investigators who have been trying to uncover the forces behind the new bio terror. The victim, Mrs Kathy Nguyen (picture), 61, does not fit the usual profile of high-risk people. She was
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          Blair faces tough sell in Middle East
          150 25 AMMAN British Prime Minister Tony Blair, dubbed by some as an American ambassador, went to the Middle East hoping to shore up flagging support for US-led strikes on Afghanistan, But with the number of civilian casualties angering Muslims, Mr Blair won little sympathy
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        What the regional papers say today ...
        176 26 What the regional papers say today The Star/ Malaysia M'sia records 47th consecutive monthly trade surplus in Sept Malaysia chalked up a trade surplus of RM5.3 billion in September this year, the Statistics Department said Thursday. This was the nation's 47th consecutive monthly trade surplus. The Jakarta Post/ Indonesia Indonesia
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        Lock icon Falungong's secret 'weapons'
        217 26 AFP BEIJING Members of the outlawed Falungong spiritual group in China are using self-made devices to secretlyspread the "word". The devices, which work "like a tape player", consist of a loudspeaker, amplifier circuit, player, timer and battery, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. They are usually planted
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  • COMMENTARY
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      When looks can be deceiving...
      745 28  -  William Pesek Jr China's capitalism versus Japan's socialism by ill Shanghai SPEND a week in China these days and it's hard not to come to a striking conclusion: This isn't communism. Sure, the world's most populous nation has withstood the decline of communism and the
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  • UPFRONT
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      457 30  -  Deepika Shetty Are we making our children too afraid of strangers? by AMONG the zillions of other things that I'm getting wrong as a first time mother are things like not sending the kid for music class, dance class, ballet class Here's another one I've
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      119 30 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson, self-pro-claimed King of Pop, may top sales charts this week if estimates for Invincible, his first album in six years, are right. But all the King's horses won't restore him to his 1980s heyday. Billboard magazine estimates the hit will
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      532 32  -  Chan Seet Fun Find out more about fingerprint door locks and other intelligent gadgets here by ONE remote control regulates your TV, DVD player, air-conditioning units and lights. Your favourite music starts playing the minute you step into your home and the lights in the
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      Kowloon – Hong Kong's jewel
      369 34  - Kowloon Hong Kong's jewel Jeffrey Tan What was described as a governor's folly is now a visitor's haven by Jeffjeff tanWnewstoday. com. sg ONE square kilometre does not sound like much real estate, but Nathan Road in Kowloon, Hong Kong, more than makes up for it with its myriad shops.
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      Check in, select a seat two days in advance with Cathay
      169 34 PASSENGERS on Cathay Pacific Airways can check in and specify their seats two days in advance. The airline's Online Check-In Service allows passengers to check in via the Internet and select the seats they want And it can be
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      556 36  -  David Ngiau Two movies that could appeal to young girls FILM REVIEW The Princess Diaries (Now showing) Legally Blonde (Now showing) TWO comedies about young women making the journey from darkness into light open here this weekend, one with a 15--year-old who discovers she's a princess and the
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      Lock icon Ghostly comedy from Jim Carrey
      342 37 Reuters/Variety NEW YORK Jim Carrey, who returns to US theatres in December with The Majestic, will next star in an untitled comedy from Gary Ross, the writer-direc-tor of Pleasantville. The Universal Pictures project will begin production in March and will be released next Christmas. It
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      Lock icon Fellini Foundation goes Swiss
      161 37 -AFP SION, Switzerland The Fellini Foundation for Cinema opened in Switzerland on Wednesday with some 12,000 documents devoted to Italian movie director Federico Fellini. The documents were accumulated over a period of more than 30 years by Gerald Morin, a Swiss film producer, who worked with
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      Lock icon Lynch to open studio in Poland
      152 37 -AFP WARSAW Avant-garde US cinema director David Lynch plans to open a movie studio in Lodz, Poland's movie capital, Polish daily Rzeczpospolita reported on Wednesday. Lynch, along with Australian director Peter Weir and British director Roland Joffe, hopes to have the studio up and
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      152 38  -  Serene Foo AFTER months of silence, Singaporean artiste Michelle Saram is now ready to speak up. Michelle, who rose to fame in Hong Kong and Taiwan after appearing in an Aaron Kwok music video, was recently embroiled in a contractual tussle with her management company
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      457 38  -  Jenny Kong And this Caucasian guy plays a woman, too^ by j enny @ne wsto day.com.sg Going for the TAS Theatre Company's production, The Beauty of Chinese Opera, tomorrow? Then, pay special attention to the actor (left) playing Yang Yu Huan (aka Yang Gui Fei) in The
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      314 40  -  Rachel Lo Get that authentic experience right here by rach el@>newsto d ay. c om.sg WANT to spend a night in Thailand? You don't have to hop on a plane to do that. Sanliubar, a Thai-themed bar located opposite IKEA, in the same building as Paddyfields, can
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      Theatre of adults for the children
      327 40  -  -Jenny Kong WHILE most theatre companies are doing their best to attract adult audiences, here's one dedicated to entertaining and educating the young ones. Act 3 has operated as a theatre company for children since its founding in 1984. And this dedication has finally
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      94 40 NAC-MI World Shaw Foundation Symphony speaking, this musical is Rhythms -The Groove Stage about a young girl who falls Local band The Groove will Price: Free into bad company. delight you with their brand Enquiries; Call NAC at 837 Date: Today □f music, covering Latin, 9560 Time: Ipm— 1.45pm Afro-Cuban
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      Lock icon It's just Kidd's play
      346 41 Reuters NBA BOSTON Jason Kidd (picture) racked up 21 points on the night, including a clutch three-pointer and nine points in the final minutes as the New Jersey Nets beat the Boston Celtics 95-92 yesterday. Kidd's linescore included 10 assists and eight rebounds, and he approached
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      Lock icon FIS won't probe Cavagnoud death
      123 41 -AFP OBERHOFEN The International Ski Federation (FIS) said yesterday it had no power to hold an inquiry into the accident that killed French ski champion Regine Cavagnoud. It could also do nothing about safety in team training runs. "We can do no more than express
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      Lock icon Incredible New York
      651 42 AFP World Series Yankees 4 Diamondbacks 3 New York makes amazing comeback to level the best-of seven series 2-2 NEW YORK Adding another epic fable to its legendary history, the New York Yankees was one out from a hope-draining defeat before rallying to beat Arizona 4-3 to
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        205 43  -  Stanley Ho WOODLANDS Wellington team manager R. Vengadasalam has been severely reprimanded and fined $300 for his part in last Sunday's public spat with Australian player Adam Anderson, The Rams' disciplinary committee arrived at the decision after more than two-and-a-half hours of discussion last night.
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        Lock icon 'Little Witch' will play
        124 43 Reuters ZURICH Argentina's Juan Sebastian Veron will be able to play for Manchester United against Liverpool this weekend, a Fifa ruling announced yesterday. Fifa said it would be unfair for clubs to be deprived of their top players after South American soccer associations were late in
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        558 43 Agencies Refusal of six players to travel in first leg haunt the Blues Uefa Cup Chelsea 1 Hapoel 1 fhfapoel wins 3-1 on aggregate) Hapoel advances to the third round, makes club history LONDON English Premiership club Chelsea crashed out of the Uefa Cup this
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        Lock icon Leeds survives Troyes onslaught to progress to third round
        329 43 Agencies TROYES English Premiership challenger Leeds United survived a scare to struggle into the third round of the Uefa Cup after losing 3-2 to Troyes, but winning 6-5 on aggregate. Leeds, which reached the semi-finals of the more prestigious Champions League
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      It's a new ball game
      367 44  -  Stanley Ho NEXT season, players with contracts terminated during the season will be allowed to move to another S-League club in the same season after two months, from the point they were deregistered by their former club. FAS' Director of Competitions, Chris Chan, chaired a
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      Coffeeshop banter
      467 45 WITH the Singapore Cup final just three days away, Jose Raymond sat down with a few Geylang players yesterday to find out what exactly the coffeeshop talk is. The Cup final will be Geylang's first since 1997, while Home United will go into the game as the defending
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      Lock icon Kuerten, Safin out
      399 46 Reuters Paris Masters Series PARIS World number one Gustavo Kuerten and title-holder Marat Safin crashed out of the U552.95 million {$5.39 million) Paris Masters Series this morning, leaving the door open for outsiders to win the last tournament on the regular ATP circuit, Kuerten and Safin were
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      18 46 Hue ta the Deepai/a/i holiday r results of (Money Ward week 8 will be published an 15 IMox/ember.
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      256 48 Remembering our Art of Service Ambassadors. TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR 1999 RESTAURANT Mr Ben Tan Leng Keong Merchant Court Hotel TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR 2000 HOTEL Ms Kamisah Bte Abdul Rahim Goodwood Park Hotel TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR 2000 LEISURE ATTRACTION (MERIT AWARD) Ms June Guai Lilian
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    825 49 Winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award/ Mr Richard Heifer Chairman and CFO. Raffles International limited IT takes an alchemist to turn an old lady into a grand dame. "I remember looking at the then closed Raffles Hotel, at the total disarray and wondering if
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    819 50 Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year/ Mr Andrew Tjioe, President and CEO, Tung Lok Group FOOD, glorious food. How sweet the victory is for this year's Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year. That awe-inspiring title conjures up the image of a harried businessman with a mobile phone surgically attached to
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      237 51 Invaluable. Raffles INTERNATIONAL PtJC" *S OUTSTANDING Stk HL. CONTRIBUTION TO TOURISM m~ 0 F THE YEAR A Mr Richard Heifer Mr Andrew Ti Chairman ft CEO President Raffles International Limited Tung Lok Group ggSack BEST TRAVEL STORY SMCBB (ENGLISH) LEISURE ATTRACHON OF "Singapore Swing" by tHt TfcAR Mr John Powers
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      160 53 Priceless. TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR HOTEL Ms Sharmini Heer The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR LEISURE ATTRACTION Mr Krishnan s/o Vellasamy Singapore Zoological Gardens TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR -TOUR GUIDING Mr Clinton Chong Hin Leong Sentosa Discovery Tours Pte Ltd TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR
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      343 55 SOME OF OUR NEWLY OPENED OUTLETS sanliubar LingZhi Vegetarian Restaurant Asian Restaurant Bar House of Mao Hunan Hot Pot Paddy fields Thai Restaurant From The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of j/ Tung Lok Restaurants (2000) Ltd l°l ft ffl i¥ Kennel Club Anchorpoini TUNG LOK SEAFOOD Tel 273
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    410 56 Best Shopping Experience (Retail Out\et)/ Robinson and Co. Pte Ltd A M HEN a business M^ K survives and K thrives for more B m than a century, someone must be W W doing something y y right. Or to be more accurate, some people
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    591 56 Best Travel Story (English)/ Singapore Swing by Mr lohn Powers, USA Best Travel Story (Non-English)/A Green Tour of Singapore by Ms You Hui-ling Taiwan HIS quirky and almost irreverent look at Singapore takes some getting used to, but it is worth the ride once we get into
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    400 57 Best Shopping-Experience (Shopping Centre)/ Takashimaya Shopping Centre THE 'family concept' is the winning model for Takashimoya Shopping Centre, the reigning award-holder of Best Shopping Experience (Shopping Centre) for the third consecutive year. After all, where else can you find renowned international and local brands of products ranging
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      54 57 Wildlife Reserves I^^^^^k^ SINGAPORE Singapore Zoological Gardens Winder for Leisure Attraction of the Year Winner for Tourism Host of the Year W (Leisure Attraction) Mr Krishnan s/o Vellasamy Night Safari ILiR Finalist for Leisure Attraction of the Year Finalist for Tourism Host of the Year (Leisure Attraction) Mr Chandran A/L
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    587 58 Best Event Organiser (Arts and Entertainment)/ IMG Singapore Pte td for Rivera'ance and Chicago BACKSTAGE, beneath the veneer of glamour and glitz, the unsung heroes toil, but not in vain. The creative maestros of International Management Group (IMG), winner of this year's Best Event Organiser (Arts Entertainment) Award,
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    396 58 Most Innovative Linked Regional Product/ New Asia Premier Vacations by Tnur Fast .S/ngnpnrp (IQQAj Pte I trl TOUR East Singapore (1996) Pte Ltd must be the envy of its industry peers. Not only is it the winner of the Most Innovative Linked Regional Product
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      156 59 [TOURISM^ARDS2QQI| Best Shopping Experience Takashimaya Shopping Centre I With true appreciation and... ...warmest thanks to all of you A small way of saying a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all our customers for their continued support, patronage and invaluable feedback through the past years. Takashimaya Shopping Centre is proud to
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      29 60 rodney^ ksociates m Mailey kUj f\ f\ f\ f\ Congratulations to i^W Mr Richard Heifer, jjP^Chairman CEO of Raffles International, «\v\ on being awarded the mS^9k O^Aandina Contribution to
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      224 61 The Outstanding fckl Contribution to Tourism Award has achieved been conferred on Mr Richard Heifer, the Chairman significant milestones. and CEO of Raffles International Limited. 1999 marked the completion of the successful listing Under his stewardship. Raffles International has grown of Raffles Holdings Limited (now a member of from strength
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    488 62 Travel Agency of the Year (Inbound)/ Pacific. World .Singapore THE Gulf War, the 1972 Oil Crisis and the Tiananmen Square incident. Mr Robert W Guy and his company went through all these "crises of confidence" and weathered them well. And now the September 1 1 attacks.
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    470 62 Travel Agency of the Year (Outbound)/C/inn Rrathers Travel Pte I fa1 Merit Award CHAN Brothers has done it again. This second-time winner of the Travel Agency of the Year (Outbound) Award is adding another award to its collection this year. It's no surprise that the 36-year-old
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    588 64 Tourism Host of the Year (Travel Agency)/Ms Cindy Yeap Chin Lian. Anglo-French Travel Pte Ltd A AT first, this high-flyer of the travel industry wanted to be an air stewardess out of wanderlust. As it turned out, Cindy Yeap did not embark on that particular career route after
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    535 64 Tourism Host of the Year (Tour Guiding)/A/lr Clinton Chang Hin /song Sentasn Discovery Taurs Pte ltd TRY shutting your eyes and listening to some music, tour guide Clinton Chong told me reassuringly when he saw me fidgeting around uneasily inside the cable car. "Or
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    606 65 Tourism Host of the Year (Retail)/Ms Samantha Chan Sok Lye, Larry lewelry (Sj Pte Ltd SAMANTHA Chan may work in the very upmarket Larry Jewelry, but you would be hard put to find a more down-to-earth person. Halfway through this interview, the senior sales executive saw
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    558 65 Tourism Host of the Year (Restaurant) /A/Is /oce/yn Tay Kai I in. Outhnck Steakhause SHE is just 1 7 but this year's winner of the Tourism Host of the Year (Restaurant) award sure knows how to serve up an unforgettable dining experience. Jocelyn Tay, a server at
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    who doesn't know zouk?
    572 66 Nightspot of the Year/Zouk ZOUK is the favourite syllable for the clubbing crowd. And even taxi drivers know that. When this reporter asked an elderly taxi driver if he knew where Zouk was, he said: "Who doesn't know Zouk?" Of course almost everybody does. With four
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      80 67 Raymond and Sunny from CityCab have been nominated for this year's Singapore Tourism Awards w.' m| iX for Transport (Taxi) category. Just like our past nominees and winners, they have done us proud. But really, it's your support that has made this possible. In appreciation, we'll V^V w^ continue to
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    driven to kindness
    970 68 Tourism Host of the Year (Transport Taxi)/A/tr F>\mny Ho C.hnnn Hwn C.ityC.nh Pfe \tA A R Sunny Ho is a lucky man. Not only does his supportive wife not complain H about his long working hours, Sunny is also the winm K B ner of this year's
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      217 69 who are still drinking everything in our fridge, still messing up the bathroom, jj still expecting us to wait on hand and foot, still vomiting in our driveway, still spilling drinks on our furniture, k<, still dropping burning ashes on our freshly polished floors, Wh° S' ™SIC S°l0" ~s Wnk
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    the ritz mystique
    529 70 Hotel of the Year/The Rit7-Carltnn. Millennia Singapore PICTURE this. You're in a foreign land, dreading a lonesome night of homesickness. But hey, wait a minute. Not only do the hotel staff call you by your name, they seem to know every little thing about you that you
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    no sweat
    667 70 Tourism Host of the Year (Hotel)/A/t.s Sharmini Heer front offic.fi manager The Rit7-Carltnn. Millennia Singapore NOTHING really fazes the frontliner of The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. From whimsical ice kachang requests to suicidal alcoholic guests, front office manager, Sharmini Heer, has met every challenge with cool composure. "We don't
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    the wild side
    595 71 Leisure Attraction of tht Year/ Singapore Zoological Gardens^ THE animal kingdom rules. In the survival of the fittest in this /year's Tourism Award for the Leisure Attraction of the Year, the Singapore Zoological Gardens has emerged as the king of the jungle. This is the Fifth time
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      51 71 I J$ JHHM£, fIWI W WORLD GOURMET SUMMIT InIRM W SINGAPORE wSSSBU rl Events Organiser HIS (Special Events) UttUfli Singapore 'Tourism^wards 2001 Peter Knipp Holdings would like to thank the Singapore Tourism Board anc'a" our P artners i who have contributed to the H^JEwEUQjttl international success of the World Gourmet
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    cats are this man's best friends
    745 72 Tourism Host of the Year (Leisure Attraction)/ Mr Krishnnn s/n Veillasamy. Singapore 7nnlngic.nl Gardens KRISHNAN Vellasamy talks about cats the way you and I would talk about old friends. "When you praise them, you can tell that they feel happy and will listen to
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