Today, 19 March 2002

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    13 1 TODAY LU G S Q 2i V March 19 > 2002 MITA (P) 063/11/2001
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    Lock icon Keeping up appearances
    112 1 SINGAPOREANS who turn 30 this year will have to get new photographs taken for their NRICs. They are the first to re-register their National Registration Identity Cards after the system was changed in 1997 to require children to register at 15 years of age and again at
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    Witchcraft, statecraft
    524 1  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim Ex-strongman now pawn in power-play by zackanacffnewstoday.com.sg WHEN old generals don't fade away, they find themselves being placed under house arrest The most enduring figure in one of the most intriguing countries in the region has got a taste of the rough justice that was
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Be nice to doctor
      408 2  -  Leong Phei Phei Medical clinic charges patients according to attitude by pheiphei(s>newstoday.com.sg HE is one doctor who does not take rudeness kindly. Go to his clinic with a bad attitude and you might end up with a hefty bill. Dr Loke Khua Eu's clinic is littered
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      Driving training
      99 2 WORKERS here will receive training on the handling of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles with the help of an institute in Australia. The Ministry of the Environment yesterday signed a letter of intent with the Technical and Further Education of New South Wales Sydney Institute to enhance cooperation
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      And be nice on the school bus too, mummy's watching
      294 2  -  —Joy Frances STUDENTS at the Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) will now think twice about misbehaving on the school bus. A pilot project called the SchoolBus Monitoring and Tracking System will make sure that they are on their best behaviour. Launched yesterday,
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      Lock icon 5 years for breast biter
      199 2 Channel News Asia A WOMAN who bit her 19-year-old maid's breast and nipples in September last year was yesterday given a five-year jail term. The court found Jennicia Chow Yen Ping, 30, guilty on all 10 charges of abusing Miss Kusmirah over an eight-month period.
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      The big irony
      424 3  -  Ambiga Raju .v: r.i\ .„4__j.,„ Church blasts may strengthen US-Pakistan ties by ambigaO'newstoday.com.sg IF THE grenade attack at an Islamabad expatriate church on Sunday was meant to weaken President Pervez Musharraf, it may have achieved the opposite effect. The Pakistani leader, who has not flinched so far
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      Lock icon Akbar to face trial for corruption
      106 3 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian Parliamentary Speaker Akbar Tanjung will go on trial for corruption on March 25, court spokesman Andi Samsan Nganro said yesterday. The announcement came as almost 4,000 protesters, from both pro- and anti- Akbar camps, gathered outside the Parliament. There were a
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      Arab states rebuff Cheney
      249 3 DUBAI US Vice-President Dick Cheney's mission to Arab states to seek support for an expanded war against terrorism seems to have met with little success. Even Kuwait, a faithful ally of the US, would not support military action against Iraq, the country branded as part of
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      Lock icon Smiles and tears of freedom
      44 3 Afp photo EMOTIONS overwhelmed two North Korean girls, who were among the 25 defectors who made it to Seoul yesterday, after storming the Spanish embassy in Beijing last week. The North Koreans flew to Manila before arriving in Seoul.
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      Dell and dollars
      492 4  -  Sol E Solomon by solomonWnewstoday.com.sg There was a young genius named Dell Who broke from academia's cell Both the bits and the bytes He assembled just right. Now this drop-out is doing just swell. THE drop-out dropped by yesterday, to give Singapore a taste of the sharp
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      Watch it, you could be in for a shock
      87 4 USERS of the Trium Mars, Trium Neptune and Trium Eclipse mobile phones beware. Mitsubishi Electric Telecom Europe says the chargers supplied with these phones may give you an electric shock. In a statement yesterday, Mitsubishi said the top casing of the
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      122 2 HOME SERVICES gj^ Tel: 6788 6616 jr Website: homeservice.income.com.sg Al) Jw This is probably the most useful telephone number for Home Services^ -^41 Singapore homemakers and busy professionals. mYff] More than 1,200 households call this number each ■V- V^^ VL month to look for plumbers, electricians, cleaners, home I movers,
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      What we lose by winning
      234 6  -  Doris Wan or why our youngsters fail in Life I REFER to the column by Mr Richard Seah, "Will they pass Life?" (Today, March 14). My answer to the question posed in the headline is "No!". Although our children these days are smarter, they are
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      Such cheek ... making profit from bedroom romps
      370 6  - Such cheek making profit from bedroom romps Jessica Yeoh I REFER to the recent media reports on Ms Chu Mei-feng. I fail to see how Ms Chu has been "victimised" she was caught in bed with a married man. It is a clever diversion of blame by a savvy ex-politician,
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      513 6 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Spore *****1; Fax: 65-6534 4217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg I Be Your Own Boss Take Home 101 Small Business Ideas. Get tips on choosing a business. Hear first-hand
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      PSB chief: Time for SMEs to look beyond the daily grind
      255 8  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SMALL and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have become more optimistic about their chances of survival, according to a survey conducted last December by the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board (PSB). More than four out of
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      Is this a blip?
      299 8 SINGAPORE'S non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in February fell 23.4 per cent to $6.3 billion from a year ago considerably higher than January's 4.1 per cent drop. The contraction was worse than the 15 to 17 per cent fall projected by economists. On a month-to-month basis, February's
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3022 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com Fund Name NAV/Bid Price Offer Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) AberdeenSel -American Opportunities 0.747 0.786 Aberdeen Sel Asian Fixed Income 1.17 1.206 AberdeenSel -China Opportunities Fund 1.001 1.052 Aberdeen Sel Continental Europe Equity 1.004 1.055 Aberdeen Sel-Global MNC
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        59 10 THE STI rose 8.22 points to 1786.30 on selective buying yesterday. The privatisation of UOB's two finance units peppered the bourse with speculation of the next potential candidates. Gainers led losers four to one with 272 counters remaining unchanged. Volume was 560 million shares worth $453 million. The fall
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        Malaysia
        57 10 THE Kuala Lumpur Composite Index closed up 5.8 points at 757.4 on late buying. Overall market tone was mixed, with losers leading gainers 354 to 330. Volume was 307,460 lots. Trading in Rashid Hussain Bhd (RHB), RHB Capital, RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers, Utama Banking and Cahya Mata Sarawak were
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        SGX most active
        57 10 By volume Stocks 'OOO Stocks '000 Ipco FoodEmpire LafeTech Strike SingTel 39,424 31,309 17,806 17,490 11,926 JurTech Miyoshi Datapulse Seksun Pac Cent 11,745 11,571 11,252 10,232 9,406 )y value Stocks Value Stocks Value IBS JOB bartered tenture >ingTel 43,529,546 32,931,000 28,738,340 25,953,300 19,367,900 SIA SPH ST Assemb
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        SGX top rises
        74 10 Mar 18 Venture Close Changi 18.500 0.701 CenlralP 17.900 0.601 OUT 4.560 0.521 OUTF 4.560 0.501 KB 5.550 0.401 SIA 14.400 0.301 SIA200 14.400 0.301 SPH 23.000 0.301 SPH 100 22.900 0.201 fy percentage Mar 18 .HT Close Change 0.090 50.000 .eeMetal 0.105 31.250 SeksunW*****6 0.545 29.762
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        World markets
        50 10 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp SET Index lakarta Comp *****.38 *****.64 3400.00 5972.11 869.71 374.73 469.68 -149.63 +20.39 +43.30 +20.66 +9.35 -2.66 +1.68 -1.2! +0.1! +1.2' +0.3; +1.0' -0.71 +0.3i Phils Comp Shenzen B 1381.33 232.34 +1.72 +0.38 +0.1: +0.11
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        SGX top falls
        81 10 By$ Mar 18 Seaview Close Change 6.600 -0.300 By percentage Mar 18 Close Change Kian HoW*****9 0.005 -50.000 Bukit Sem 12.100 -0.200 HoGCen W*****2 0.010 -33.333 Asean 200USS JMH 400USS C&C 8.000 -0.100 5.500 -0.050 4.280 -0.040 BonvestsW*****5 0.015 -25.000 Wah Shing R150 0.015 -25.000 WahShingR 0.015
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 USS 0.5476 UK£ 0.3848 Yen 71.913 HK$ 4.2717 RM 2.0812 Euro 0.6229 Rupiah 5463.3 Baht 23.748 Peso 27.943 A$ 1.0454 Indian Rs 26.678 Won 725.87 C$ 0.8684 Yuan 4.5336 NZ$ 1.2579 NTS 19.184
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        Commodities
        21 10 Gold uss/oz 290.10 Silver uss/oz 4.493 Platinum uss/oi 513.40 Rubber centsAg 124.5 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1160 Brent crude uss/borrel 24.51
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      UOB plays SME card
      388 12  -  Val Chua by val@newstoday.com.sg UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) is serious about wooing its smaller corporate customers. In a bid to increase loyalty, it is now offering its existing 17,000 small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers a new credit card scheme, on top of its corporate banking
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      461 8 <yj% History in TJ. your mail Ijfc-i^* Jpl* m\/£*^& Singapore Post to issue B^ CM /e¥. the Commandant and Resident of Malacca ,-777 /yy/r// C7J* from 1803 to 1818 and subsequently, /<» t "We have chosen 40 When Farquhar returned to London in 1823, OA^ drawings from this unique he
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      154 9 \Jb Hm *_B By^ BektXCd v 5 Vt J^^& I 1 fl flH_^_r i\ Hfl| THAILAND I Never underestimate the importance of local knowledge. I To truly understand a country and its culture, you have to be part of it. That's why, at HSBC, all our offices around the world
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      390 13 PlO/)eer sound, vision, soul DVD is now recordable. mai I J Pioneer DVD now leads the way with the new generation of DVD Recorder. OVORECORDER DVR-7000 DVD-B/RW: Recordable on DVD-R, DVD-RW. compact and long lime storage EASY OPERATION: Easy recording editing, one touch recording/playback http://minKploneer.corn.sg HIGH QUALITY: High quality recording
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Reclamation row: A Malaysian view
      384 14 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is not making a mountain out of a molehill by kicking up a fuss over Singapore's reclamation work in the Tebrau Strait, said a writer in Mingguan Malaysia. In a commentary, Mr Ramli Abdul Karim argued that Malaysia will suffer huge losses
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      Lock icon LDP leader quits
      103 14 Agencies TOKYO Once hailed as a future leader, Mr Koichi Kato yesterday bowed to pressure and resigned from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) over a scandal involving a former aide. The close political ally of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and former LDP secretary-general said: "I wanted
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      Lock icon Killer gets 20 years
      92 14 Agencies BRISBANE The man responsible for one of Australia's worst mass murders that killed 15 young backpackers was yesterday sentenced to 20 years behind bars. In sentencing Robert Long, 38, a homeless fruit picker, Judge Peter Dutney said Long's setting fire to a building with 85
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Football obsession
      790 16  -  Roger Mitton Why are South-east Asians so fascinated by English teams? JUST over 10 years ago, on May 17, 1991,1 took the MRT to the National Stadium to watch Arsenal play Liverpool. The two top English football teams had been sponsored to play a game here. The train
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      472 17 V J-^J Ml lal^aaW IT's AU Right Here.^ p.. ,r, r, m, Be thrilled. Be dazzled. Be there at the first ever WiW Digital FaShlOn Funan The IT Mall Digital Fashion Funan The IT Mall! It's where Igj Ist Heat 19 March 2002 (Tue) lpm Singapore's talent-laden fashion design students
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  • UPFRONT
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      Empowering Cinderella
      485 18  -  Janice Lee by janice@newstoday.com.sg THE story of Cinderella has been updated often but a key element of the classic fairy tale has survived the times the girl's reliance on the prince to rescue her from her wicked stepmother. As long as children are raised on fairy tales of
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      Looking forward to March 31
      271 18  -  Ambiga Raju THE contestants of Theinkural 2002, the talent show organised by MediaCorp TVl2's Vasantham Central, were in an exuberant mood. All eight of them met the press yesterday at the Chandni Restaurant in the Golden Landmark Hotel. When asked to sing a few lines
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      119 18 Yin 12 Makeovers and be izueen for a day j£yßGf MMM^***^ *Ql| W 'Send in yaur EwifofL photo to mini MediaCorp We are looking for 12 active, confident and modern women rr^ to pamper them with complete makeovers and cash prizes. IOE^Y Do"'f wait 'entries close 31 March 2002 I
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  • INFOTECH
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      Linux on a platter
      309 19  -  Ariel Tarn HP serves up a Linux storm with servers, software and services by ariel@newstoday.com.sg HEWLETT-PACKARD is supporting penguins (the Linux type) this season. Focusing on Linux, which is rapidly gaining popularity, the company has expanded its range of Linux-based solutions with new software, servers and
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      Power card for UPS
      107 19 THE new Network Management Card EX from American Power Conversion (APC) features a modular design for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) users to add options easily, such as environmental monitoring and out-of-band access, without using additional cards or card slots. This card provides stan-dards-based monitoring, control and
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      High-performance workstation
      94 19 TO commemorate its 20th anniversary, Sun Microsystems has introduced the new flagship of its Sun Blade 2000 workstation line. Featuring dual I.OSGHz UltraSparc 111 CU processors, 64-bit architecture, high-end 3D visualisation capabilities and the Solaris 8 operating environment, the workstation is aimed at a variety of industries from
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      Biz integration made easy
      75 20 FOR CORPORATES SAWION, a provider of business process management (BPM) software, has entered into a strategic technology partnership with Software AG. The two companies are cooperating to offer smooth interaction between Software AG's Total Business Integration (TBI) server EntireX and Sawion's Business Manager. Business Manager automates
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      Myth dispelled
      308 20  -  Sol E Solomon Macs are not meant for designers only by solomon@newstoday.com.sg MACINTOSH computers make up about 30 per cent of the computing environment of TeoFoongWongLCLoong (picture). The newly-merged local pubHe accounting firm uses a mixture of Mac-based desktops and portables, comprising PowerMacs, iMacs, Powerßooks and ißooks, to
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      105 19 Beyond The PC: I Defining A New Computing Generation Tuesday, 26 March 2002 Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre Parti 9.00 am 9.30 am: Registration 9.30 am 9.40 am: Welcome Speech by Albert Lam, MD, Apple, South Asia 9.40 am 10.05 am: Keynote Address by Andreas Pfeiffei; Pfeiffer Consulting 10.05
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      300 19 4lfc CNETAsia The source for computers and technology." Apple is in the business of making life easier and certainly, a lot more fun. In fact, even as we speak, another Apple revolution in personal computing is taking place. It will change the way you work, think and play At the
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      209 20 Brought to you by: J ~^k Gadgets (Jr ■■Corner Compaq Presario 720AP This notebook for the budgetconscious user combines simplicity and functionality. Wm In an attractive dual-tone M design, it has a mobile AMD B Duron 1.1 GHz processor with rrrt| the battery-saving AMD $21 99 Power Now! technology that
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      210 20 OCNETAsia The source for computers and technology.™ Integrated network services for SMEs COMMUNICATIONS tool provider, Mitel Networks, has appointed Singapore Computer Systems (SCS) to sell and support Mitel's SME Server V 5 with Service Link. The offering provides small- and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) with an integrated suite of network services,
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  • IT FOR SME
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      Ahead in the Internet world
      869 21 HP's solution lightens a heavylift transportation firm's load TO compete in the Net-worked economy, companies need to work smart. Traditionally, businesses that wanted to implement IT solutions would separately purchase and install the hardware and the various software packages. This proved both costly and timeconsuming.
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  • BUSYCOOK
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      Easier than apple pie
      417 22  -  Pauline DLoh Tender filling and crisp topping make a delicious fruit crumble PIES are nice, but I enjoy making fruit crumbles better. The warm, spicy fragrance of stewed fruit is complemented by the crisp, nutty texture of the topping. The best persuasion, however, is that it
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      APPLESTORIES
      248 22 APPLES are the stuff of legends. As far back as the Stone Age, apples had been around and obviously enjoyed.The Greeks and Romans grew them and ate them. The Greek gods, especially, were also fond of awarding "golden" apples to the fairest maidens, in a sort of forerunner to
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      382 22 Apple Crumble with Crunchy Almond Topping H Filling Ingredients: together, stirring well. I 6-8 green apples, preferably Granny 2. But butter cubes into flour mixture I __;_._.-->-;. g 7:r Smiths, peeled, cored and sliced and using either a knife or a pastry *W^o££* mi* 4 tablespoons plain flour cutter, cut
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  • TRAVELLER
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      All aboard now for Sydney
      507 23  -  Low Shi Ping Fancy a quick and cheap trip Down Under? Step aboard this MRT train VIEW the Sydney Harbour Bridge, "wander" in the vineyards of Hunter Valley or "indulge" in some glorious seafood all in an MRT train. For the next two months, you
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon Cool as ice
      530 24 Reuters/Variety Prehistoric beasts go wild topping US box office LOS ANGELES Ice Age (picture), an animated comedy about a family of prehistoric beasts, melted the hearts of moviegoers in North America, and helped propel weekend box office receipts to their highest level of the year, according to
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      Lock icon Roller-coaster year for Kidman
      208 24 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES If life was a Hollywood movie, Nicole Kidman (picture) would crown a year of personal woes and professional triumph by walking off into the sunset next Sunday with her first Oscar. And the audience would stand up and cheer because when it comes
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      530 25  -  Tan Hui Leng TACK Neo has hit the jackpot I again with his latest movie, I Not Stupid, which crossed the $3 million mark at the box office over the weekend. I Not Stupid is a satirical comedy about the Singapore education system.
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      229 25 -Reuters LOS ANGELES Prince William's life is about to be turned into a Disney TV movie that would show how he has dealt with the death of his mother, Princess Diana, Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety reported yesterday. The film, tentatively titled Prince William,
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      Lock icon Mouse challenge for Potter
      202 25 -AFP ROME With his smart green suit and round glasses, Geronimo Stilton poses a bigger challenge to Harry Potter than the many demons and devils the world's most famous boy wizard has ever battled. Stilton, a mouse who doubles as a journalist and amateur private eye,
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      1404 26 A» Intervention Vive La Famille Liverpool FC vs AS Roma channel 5,3 30am Restu Jim Button Channel 5,1 lpm Channel 8, 9pm mj^mm*l^ %bt/ ~Wk^A\^M Suria, 10.30pm Kids Central, 5.00pm Buffy embarks on a solo Yongshun is unhappy Hasnah met Aziz, her Jim and Luke visits the Channel News Asia
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      609 27  -  Serene Foo The Necessary Stage comes up with interactive theatre DIRECTOR and playwright Natalie Hennedige could not understand why actor Paerin Choa, 25, refused to say: "I love you". He and actress Serena Ho, 22, were rehearsing a scene with impromptu lines for The Necessary Stage's latest interactive
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      79 27 DEFENCE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Bonsai may last for over a century. But as a Defence Merit Scholar, you could help preserve Singapore's security for all time, by formulating policy on defence relations, finance and human resource within MINDER Application closes on 23 March 2002. Apply now! H MINDEF Scholarship Centre, S
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      256 27 Three-Day Listing PARTICIPATE Boom Chicago You make the suggestions about things related to sex, love and romance and Boom Chicago comes up with the show. Date: Until tomorrow Time: Bpm Venue: Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Price: $20, $25, $30 Ticketing: Call Sistic at 6348 5555 FILMS Malevil Malevil centres around
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      685 28 Agencies Familiar Mickelson collapse sees Tiger make history Golf Bay Hill Invitational World number one ready to defend Masters crown ORLANDO For the statisticians, nothing was more inevitable than Tiger Woods winning the Bay Hill Invitational and adding another tale to his growing legend. For everyone else,
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      Lock icon Tight, three-way Serie A battle looms
      353 28 -AFP MILAN A fine individual performance from two-goal Alvaro Recoba saw Inter Milan win 2-1 at Lecce yesterday and join champion AS Roma at the top of Italy's Serie A. The Uruguayan's two goals put Inter joint top with Roma, which overcame Atalanta 3-1
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      Pires' genius once again inspires the Gunners
      379 28 LONDON After his first season at Arsenal in 2001-02, critics labelled Robert Pires a failure. Two years on, the Frenchman is now the leading candidate for Player of the Year honours. It looks as if the Gunners' midfield star has won the battle
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      Singapore out
      66 29 SINGAPORE has failed to qualify for yet another Asian agegroup competition. A 3-0 defeat by Hong Kong and a 6-0 thrashing by Myanmar saw the U-17 team tumble out of the AFC under-17 championship qualifiers, held in Myanmar. The latest age-group setback comes hot on the heels of
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      No horsing around
      98 29 SYDNEY Australian bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse, who returned to Sydney's race tracks in 2001 after a 17-year ban, is facing four new charges after offering generous odds to a man who owed him money. Waterhouse has been charged over 13 entries in his betting records relating to bets
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      Dallas beaten
      73 29 LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Lakers scraped their 23rd straight home win over Western Conference rival the Dallas Mavericks with a 105-103 triumph yesterday. Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers with 28 points and nine rebounds and power forward Robert Horry added 19 points. Other Results: Orlando 105 Philadelphia
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      S Africa wins
      66 29 DURBAN Jacques Kallis made 61 not out to guide South Africa to a consolation five-wick-et win on the fourth day of the third Test against Australia yesterday. Kallis spent two-and-a-half hours at the crease, facing 113 balls and hitting 10 fours as South Africa, needing 335 to
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      Lock icon Reels' Roma ruin
      703 30  -  Leonard Thomas Italian giant will expose Liverpool's 'new approach' by leonard@newstoday.com.sg Champions League Gp B Liverpool v Roma Live, tomorrow morning, 3.30am on Ch5& Ch23 WHILE Bill Shankly is considered the Liverpool messiah, it is only because of the halcyon days of the Paisley-Fagan-Dalglish era that the
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      Lock icon Alam Shah keen to keep record going
      282 30  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday. com.sg HE HAS scored four goals in four S-League games. But Sembawang Rangers striker Noh Alam Shah (picture) is still not satisfied. The national poacher wants to improve his already impressive record, and is looking at tonight's Singapore Cup
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      194 30 Match 1 Geylang v Balestier Bedok Stadium 19 March 7.30pm IX2 (1) Geylang $1.20 (X) Draw $5.80 (2) Balestier $7.50 1/2 Goal Geylang (-1 1/2) $1.60 Balestier (+1 1/2) $2.10 Total Goals Ogoal $14.00 1 goal $6.80 2 goals $4.40 3 goals $4.20 4 goals
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      Jiawei 'upsets' world champion Ho for Sportswoman of the Year title
      338 31  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg BOWLER Jesmine Ho may have won a world title last year, but it was Commonwealth and South-east Asian table tennis champion Li Jiawei (right) who took the biggest local sporting honour for women in Singapore
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      Commonwealth Games in 2010?
      512 31  -  Kelvin Phang Singapore boleh, say most, on whether we can host by kelvin@newstoday. com.sg MONEY, planning and support from the government can help Singapore win the right to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games and hold it successfully. This was the belief of most people Today spoke
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      Lock icon Sports school to take up to 150 students in 2004
      244 31  -  Kelvin Phang THE proposed sport school will be ready for its first intake of about 150 Express stream students by 2004. This was announced by Minister of Community Development and Sports Abdullah Tarmugi, at the unveiling of the school model
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