Today, 26 April 2002

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    6 1 TODAY Friday April 26, 2002 mitaipj063/11/2001
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    Price of a union
    630 1  -  Francis Kan AOLTime Warner suffers post-merger blues with $98b loss by francis@newstoday.com.sg ONE was the premier company in cyberspace. The other was Number One in traditional media. But together, they failed to make beautiful music. AOL Time Warner, the product of a merger between America Online
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Weekend Today launches tomorrow
      358 2 STARTING tomorrow, there will be an addition to Singapore's newspaper family Weekend Today. The new product, which will be sold at newsstands, 7-Eleven stores, NTUC Fair Price, Cheers and Shell stations, has a philosophy different from that of the weekday paper, which is aimed at the
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      Fighting the bzzz
      365 2  -  Joy Frances New institute starts work to battle dengue fever by j oy@newstoday.com. sg RESEARCH into vector-borne diseases at a new $2 million institute will help the Ministry of the Environment gain a foothold in its fight against viral outbreaks. The Environmental Health Institute (EHI), which was
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      Lock icon Merlion makes a move
      35 2 WEETECKHIAN The 70-tonne Merlion being lifted across the Esplanade Bridge on its journey to its new location on the newlyreclaimed promontory in front of The Fullerton Hotel yesterday. Today photo by
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      Retrenchment fund?
      207 2 WHEN National Trades Union Congress' (NTUC) Secretary-General Lim Boon Heng said last month that the current retrenchment benefits system had to be revised to safeguard the interests of workers who work shorter tenures, one idea was thrown up: Why not have a co-payment retrenchment compensation fund? Currently, only
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      Lock icon 50 hurt in Manhattan building blast
      365 3 Agencies 2 AM LATEST NEW YORK An explosion shook two adjoining buildings in Manhattan early this morning, injuring at least 50 people and rattling nerves in a city still jittery from the Sept 11 attacks. The explosion appeared to originate from a building housing
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      Lock icon Church acts, cloud stays
      308 3 Agencies Questions as Vatican meet ends VATICAN CITY The cloud over the Catholic Church in the US cleared a little with a message that priests guilty of paedophilia will face defrocking. But questions over what to do with one-time offenders remained after a two-day meeting between
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      Putting burglars to flight...
      463 4  -  Joy Frances Motion detectors provide security for small firms by joy@newstoday.com.sg SMALL businesses are using high-tech motion detectors to give burglars a run for their money. These devices, installed at a fraction of the cost of a fullfledged security system, would be triggered when intruders break
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      Promoting racial harmony through games
      90 4 TO raise the profile of Racial Harmony Day on July 20, the Committee on Strengthening Racial Harmony in Schools is calling for an annual event for all schools. This year, the event will be known as the Racial Harmony Games Day, held to promote interaction
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      Lock icon Special care at NUH for kids with cancer
      103 4 Newsßadio 93.8 A SPECIAL facility to care for the medical and psycho-social needs of children with cancer will be officially launched by the National University Hospital today. Families with cancer-stricken children can turn to the paediatric inpatient cancer centre for personalised care
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      Dr Chee's 'PAP' rally
      155 4  -  —Joy Frances DR CHEE Soon Juan plans to champion the plight of the poor right under the Government's nose on Labour Day next week. The Singapore Democratic Party chief has invited Singaporeans to an exhibition just outside the Istana. "This will be a PAP rally People
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      118 2 HOME SERVICES C~ Tel: 6788 6616 W> Website: today.income.com.sg L I] J This is probably the most useful telephone number for Home Services m c^ homemakers and busy professionals. M~ f^~ More than 1,200 households call this number each V- V^^ month to look for plumbers, electricians, cleaners, home I
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      77 3 Nothing makes us happier w than to watch our people grow. The People Developer Standard recognises the A V importance of helping people realise thenfull potential. At IKEA, we would like to congratulate H our staff for this wonderful achievement. I VI I PEOPLE DFN^> ELOPER ■gtfl| I W^m nl^V
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Building people
      464 6  -  Tan Hui Leng Ikea's furnishing success is matched in its HR division by huileng@newstoday.com.sg THE corridors of Ikea are always filled with smiles and laughter. "Ikea is a fun place to work at," said Mr Philip Wee (picture), the general manager of the furniture store. "It's a people-oriented
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      May Day award for model workers
      119 6 NTUC is celebrating May Day this year with a host of activities, including a Model Workers Award presentation ceremony on May 25. Explained Mr Heng Chee How, NTUC's deputy secretary-general: "This year, we decided to hold the Model Workers Award presentation ceremony in May.
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      Training for the movers and shakers
      117 6 AT least 200 people will be trained every year to become logistics professionals in a programme by IE Singapore and the Manpower Ministry. Launched yesterday, the Strategic Manpower Conversion Programme for Logistics will enhance the pool of logis-tics-trained manpower by imparting the necessary skills
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      Lock icon Faster rides on A and B
      461 11  -  Sarah Chua thanks to changes in line C of the Bukit Panjang LRT by sarah@newstoday.com.sg COMMUTERS using the Bukit Panjang LRT service lines A and B can look forward to faster train rides from May 1. This is thanks to changes to the schedule
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      Gingerly does it ...
      1041 12 Gingerly does it The time is right for a price tag on Weekend Today, says CEO P N Balji STARTING tomorrow, readers will see a revamped weekend edition of this newspaper. It comes with thought-provoking commentaries, insightful interviews and articles that will make the reader laugh and think. Above 70,000
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      11 6 For an insight into Singaporeans who make a difference weekend Today
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      Patriotism and war
      152 8  -  Low Wai Choong I REFER to the letter, "That feeling of belonging" by Mr Ec Teck Ec (Today, April 24). Mr Ec said patriotism cannot be enforced. The question in Singapore then is whether we should continue to enforce national service. Political leaders cannot expect blind loyalty
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      Schools with heart
      284 8  -  Joanna Png Tiang Ngin where children with special needs are accepted IT was reported that one of the students at Raffles Girls' School suffers from dyscalculia, which makes her incapable of performing mathematical calculations. The school accepted her at the risk of tarnishing its 100 per cent
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      S'poreans must dare to fail
      207 8  -  Kathleen Kwan I DISAGREE with the views expressed in the report, "The lure of land" (Today, April 23). Singapore has just been invited by the Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to invest in India's newly-created "special economic zones". The report recalled problems with the
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      Thank you, Dr Baratham
      142 8  -  Albert Kho WHAT will we be remembered for after we're gone? The reports on Dr Gopal Baratham's death from pneumonia at 68 made me think about my own legacy. A towering figure in the field of medicine and literature, he was a neurosurgeon, a prolific author
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      218 9 ElOO YEARS I N SINGAPORE \m [feT^lm [ah aT[% II w -g- tf ..II hni fm pi p r»l| U* Cl-idL mcZ mmWft) T«iß If «^T) At 3 mw^^ l I I j As part of our celebration of 100 years in Singapore, Citibank is giving away a total of
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon JTC reports weaker performance
      116 14 AFP DEMAND for industrial facilities weakened in the March quarter. JTC Corp reported a "weaker performance across all product segments of its industrial facilities" in its first quarter report. "Uncertainties in the economic environment continued to affect the take-up for readybuilt space such as flatted (highrise)
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    • Market Watch
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        World markets
        53 14 Index Value Change Pts Nikkei 225 *****.72 -24.16 -0.21 Hang Seng Ordinaries faiwan Wtd *****.29 3324.10 6355.59 +12.72 -27.40 -99.80 +0.11 -0.82 -1.55 Korea Comp SET Index 872.58 373.04 -43.11 -7.72 -4.71 -2.03 lakarta Comp 544.59 +0.32 +0.06 Phils Comp ihenzen B 1328.50 219.58 -26.32 +1.27 -1.94 +0.58
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 US$ 0.5519 UK£ 0.3800 Yen 70.986 HK$ 4.3043 RM 2.0971 Euro 0.6142 Rupiah 5,171.5 Baht 23.843 Peso 28.051 A$ 1.0138 Indian Rs 27.024 Won 715.96 C$ 0.8642 Yuan 4.5680 NZ$ 1.2255 NTS 19.194
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        Commodities
        22 14 Gold uss/oi 304.80 Silver uss/oi 4.562 Platinum uss/oi 550.10 Rubber centsAg 121.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 244 Brent crude uss/borrel 25.69
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        Straits Times Index- 10-Day Chart
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        SGX top rises
        73 14 )y$ \pr 25 Close Changi )BSBk 6% NCPS*****.200 +0.20I )BS 13.900 +0.201 ilA 14.200 +0.201 ilA 200 14.100 +0.101 ILAsia 0.880 +0.061 itarCrusUSS 0.470 +0.05. )ayen 0.710 +0.05. IITYDEV 6.150 +0.05I .pBldgS 1.300 +0.051 By percentage Apr 25 KianHoW*****9 Close Change 0.010+100.000 Vertex R400 0.010+100.000 Vertex R
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        SGX top falls
        80 14 )y$ \pr 25 Close Changi .PDRS10USS 110.000 -2.701 jealive 50 22.000 -0.901 iPH 22.100 -0.601 iPH 100 22.200 -0.601 lo Negara 3.020 -0.501 VantWantUSS 1.970 -0.481 Van! Want W*****4USS0.905 -0.31! fenture 17.000 -0.301 SreatEast 10.700 -0.201 :&C 4.840 -0.161 jy percentage \pr 25 Close Change :lextech W*****2
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        SGX most active
        56 14 By volume Apr 5 '000 Sing Tel 37,605 Dayen 36,090 Ipco 23,160 Teckwah 22,706 GenlntUSS 19,007 By value Apr 5 DBS 67,027,234 Sing Tel 57,194,500 SPH 38,925,800 SIA 27,081,431 Chartered 26,157,250 '000 Parkway 18,630 Europtron 17,544 StarCrusUSS 15,299 Flextech 9,501 Roly 9,412 Dayen 25,367,440 UOB 23,123,900 OCBC
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        Lock icon Singapore
        75 14 Bloomberg THE Singapore bourse took a beating from index fund managers who off-loaded some index-heavy-weights in what looked like portfolio re-balancing activity. The slide could have been worse had there not been some selective bargain-hunting. The STI index closed 7.3 points down at 1727.42 on broadly lower index issues.
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      SLA auction
      32 16 THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) will auction a land site for a petrol station at Upper Thomson Road. Jones Lang LaSalle has been appointed auctioneer for the May 10 auction.
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      Lock icon Bond issue
      109 16 AFP SINGAPORE'S Land Transport Authority (LTA) will raise $500 million in a new bond issue to fund its projects. The latest bond issue is the fourth by LTA, which has raised $1.3 billion in the debt market since 1999. The first tranche of the seven-year bond is worth
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      A better deal
      325 16  -  Val Chua Remisiers' exodus, a 'healthy' trend by val@newstoday.com.sg IT is not poaching, just healthy competition which should be encouraged. That is the view of Mr Yap Swee Hoo, the president of The Society of Remisiers, when responding to industry talk that many brokerage houses are offering
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      Informatics' profit up
      72 16 INFORMATICS Holdings' operating profit after tax increased by 24 per cent to $21.5 million on the back of a 10 per cent rise in turnover to $200.2 million for the year ended March. Its revenue is attributed to three key components of the learning space Higher Education,
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      Rebranding
      57 16 MPH has embarked on a branding review to develop a new name and brand identity for the corporate holding company. The objective of this rebranc ing is to create a brand for the group that will better reflect its focus and future. The rebranding is only for the corporate
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        Lock icon OECD: US recovery may be too fast
        184 17 -AFP PARIS The US could post first-quar-ter growth of close to five per cent on a 12-month basis and put the economy at risk of overheating, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) chief economist, Mr Ignazio Visco, said yesterday. He spoke
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        Lock icon Siemens to cut 6,500 more jobs
        145 17 AFP ERFURT (Germany) German electronics giant Siemens plans to cut an additional 6,500 jobs in its fixed-line telecommunications networks business on top of the 10,000 already planned. The job cuts will be implemented "during the coming quarters and will generate restructuring charges of some
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        Lock icon Thailand raises growth forecast
        190 17 AFP BANGKOK Thailand's Finance Ministry has revised its economic growth forecast from 3.4 per cent to 3.6 per cent due to an improving global economy and a decline in negative factors. "The economic forecast has been revised because real export volume is expected to rise by
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3179 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (All prices are indicative) Enquiries: Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com Fund Name NAV/Bid Price Oiler Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) Aberdeen Se American Opportunities 0.722 0.759 Aberdeen Se Asian Fixed Income 1.176 1.21! Aberdeen Se China Opportunities Fund 1.042 1.095 Aberdeen Se Continental Europe Equity 0.998 1.049 Aberdeen
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      Lock icon Under pressure
      669 18 Bloomberg Curbs may hit Capita Land's profits CAPITALAND lost three-quarters of a billion dollars in market value in a year and that value may fall further. And investors are worried that the Government's plans to reduce the amount that property can contribute to retirement savings may hurt home
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      123 16 THINK HAIR COLOR DOES DAMAGE? THIS WEEKEND, WE'LL CHANGE YOUR MIND. ■I Experience Natea hair color for free with attached coupon! At Northpoint Atrium on 27th 28th April (Sat Sun), 11am to 8.30pm. Trust your hair color to the experts. Natea's nourishing hair color actually gives you softer hair everytime
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      37 18 SUNDAYWORSHIP SERVICE Time 9.30am-11.15am (English Service) 11.30 a- Ipm (with Mandarin interpretation via headsets) Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 2, Ocean 3 Pastor: Rev. Dr John Lim "An Oasis Of Love, Courage And Strength" Online Sermon: www.thelhringfaith.org
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      403 19 M m\ w'l *y v^Rmm I K^ll J^m^~ mlLiimm Bfl -n jr^^jtf'^jn£r»ri]iiiii^M*e^ -^^^335 Is" llMl Mb M ll Wmwmmmwm r^^^^^BS^^ Jmrnmrn mmm^£mmmmMmm^^m\ mr^mmm mwmm^m*^mm\^mm\^mm\ At the recent Standard Poor's Investment Funds Award 2002, UOB Asset Management received 6 awards. Together with 5 awards at the Singapore Investment Fund Awards 2001,
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon US, Indonesia up efforts to fight terrorism
      139 20 Agencies JAKARTA Marking a step forward in relations, officials from Indonesia and the United States concluded security talks yesterday with an agreement to increase joint efforts to fight international terrorism. No concrete measures to combat terrorism were unveiled but the two sides also
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      Cyber war?
      284 20 WASHINGTON China could be planning a massive cyber attack against US and Taiwanese computer networks. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) issued this warning to all its intelligence staff this week, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday. It added that Internet-linked military systems were particularly vulnerable. At least one
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      Lock icon Closing the gap
      343 22 Agencies China, Malaysia ties get boost with V-P Hu's visit PENANG When Chinese VicePresident Hu Jintao arrived here yesterday, he was greeted by a cheering crowd of onlookers in a demonstration of the growing goodwill towards Beijing. Touring the house used by Dr Sun Vat Sen to
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      Lock icon Hearing starts for alleged killer doctors
      117 22 Reuters BANGKOK A Thai court yesterday began the hearing of three doctors and a hospital manager charged with conspiracy to murder patients for their kidneys. The doctors from the Vachiraprakarn Hospital in Bangkok have been charged with killing two comatose patients, who were not
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      Lock icon M'sia will uphold Islam: Dr M
      170 22 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will uphold Islam as the official religion of the country, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The Bernama website quoted him as saying that followers of other religions will have freedom of worship. Dr Mahathir was speaking at the
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      Lock icon HK crackdown
      110 22 Reuters HONG KONG An incident two days ago, where abode seekers from the Chinese mainland encircled the car of security chief Regina Ip, appears to have been the last straw for Hong Kong. Police swept into a park in the city's centre yesterday and dragged away dozens of
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      Lock icon Condemning their own
      117 22 AFP RAMALLAH In a new twist to the Middle East saga, a Palestinian military tribunal has sentenced four Palestinians for the killing of Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi. The four militants were given jail terms of one to 18 years but Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has
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      837 26  -  Dr Brian Farrell Drastic measures need to be taken to contain the Middle East conflict by WE are all sadly familiar with the problem: Israel and the Palestinians are at each other's throats and this is inflaming much of the world to a dangerous degree.
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      627 28  -  Serene Foo Carol Cheng talks about her love life, career and other topics by serene@newstoday.com.sg MOST actresses shun roles as a bimbo because they do little for their mettle. But Carol Cheng enjoyed playing such a role in one movie. "No one will ever give me a
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      100 28  -  ElisaChia THE host for MediaCorp TV Channel B's upcoming international quiz show, The Weakest Link, is excited. But she is also apologetic. Known for her warm, bubbly personality, Taiwanese Cvi Lixin (picture) will be ditching her familiar demeanour to adopt a no-nonsense hosting style.
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      638 31  -  Asif Ansar Deep Purple returns, minus the diva antics by asif@newstoday.com.sg LEGENDARY rockers Deep Purple's frontman lan Gillan is busy in the studio. One would think he is labouring over the band's upcoming album. Wrong. The 56-year-old rock V roller is putting the final touches to his
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      540 33  -  David Ngiau Janice Lee Royston's third win Bye bye to Cannes by_ and AS THE 15th Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) draws to a close, the test handed out its Silver Screen Awards last night In competition for the awards were 15 Asian feature films and eight short films
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      235 33 Delbaran (Iran/Japan) Director: Abolfazi Jalili A young Afghan refugee finds work at a truck stop close to the Iranian border. 7pm, Prince I 96 mins r IC lr A/ly First Mister (US) NC-16 Director: Christine Lathi A 17-year-old (Leelee Sobieski) falls in love with
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      406 34  -  Janice Lee I FILM REVIEW MonSte^S Ball (Now showing) THE monsters of this ball are grim reapers who hide behind badges of authority. But then even monsters have a chance at redemption. Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton) is a Death Row prison guard in Louisiana. A hollow shell
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      66 34 YOU may be running out of time to catch the local film, Not Stupid. The hit comedy has spent 10 weeks on the local box office top 10 but with the summer blockbuster season beginning The Scorpion King opened last week and Star Wars Episode II arrives in
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      606 36  -  Serene Foo Actors are locked up as they get into gear for The Island by serene@newstoday.com.sg DIG, empty and fill. Dig, empty and fill again. Actors Nelson Chia and Alvin Chiam were literally made to "suffer for their art" by digging holes and filling them at a
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      313 36 iirti Listings Listings marked with an asterisk are programmes under Take Art! PARTICIPATE Talk On Retirement Planning The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board will be organising a series of talks on retirement planning.The talks aim to give Singaporeans a better understanding of the fundamentals of financial planning and the various
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      1203 38  -  Pauline DLoh New South Wales has some of Australia's best inns and resorts THEY are true gems waiting to be discovered. And, there is such a wide variety of choices that you'd probably need help making up your mind. One of the best attractions of visiting New
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      893 40  -  Lan De Cotta by ian@newstoday.com.sg FORGET Bangkok's legendary fumes for there are better things to do in this colourful city. Shopping for one, dining definitely and clubbing for sure. These are what Bangkok is famous for. But on the first day of my trip there recently, I
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      107 40 CANADIAN ROCKIES The Canadian Rockies have been described as one of the most beautiful places on earth.Think of this place as the world's outdoor playground with its world-class ski hills, top-ranked golf courses, whitewater rafting, cave tours, wildlifewatching and so much more. Prices for a 12D start from $1,888.
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      Palace concert
      95 40 IF you are in London on June 3, fax your confirmed flight itinerary and contact details to the British Tourist Authority in Singapore at 6227 5411 before April 30. You could win tickets to the Queen's Golden Jubilee Pop concert at Buckingham Palace. Winners will have a picnic
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      133 40  -  Low Shi Ping SHOPPING is a splendid way to pass time, especially when you have the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Splendour Card. From May 1 to Oct 31, the Splendour Card will be given free to SIA passengers of all nationalities, including Singaporeans, who fly to Singapore. Cardholders will
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      1469 42 SQOO6 Final Report (Live) No E channe| g Jim i Hendrix Isle of Wight Dirty Rotten Scoundrels channel i, io P m Channel News Asia, 2pm Arts Central, 11pm Aviation Safety t^S -jaofkr^. I Henry Thia have good rap- r-wmr^^^mm\ Hendrix's death, Murray who boses as a debosed i Council
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      659 44  -  Stanley Ho Rams romp as four-goal El Matador slays Bulls by stanley@newstoday.com.sg SPANIARDS are known for their passion for bull fighting. Last night, in the bull-fighting arena that was Woodlands Stadium, a Spanish midfielder put on a virtuoso display of football, grabbing the Bulls of Gombak
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      216 44  -  Kelvin Phang THE national rugby team will be hoping to beat another Asian rival in this weekend's Malaysia Sevens in Petaling Jaya to boost its chances for an Asian Games reprieve. Earlier in the year, national selectors did not select rugby for this
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      536 45  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg MOVING into coaching, opening a restaurant, selling cars or becoming a property agent. These are some of the career options S-League players might have when they hang up their boots. But for ex-national defender R. Sasikumar, he wants to make his
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      SCV World Cup fever hits Parco Bugis Junction
      193 45 FROM today to Sunday, head down to Parco Bugis Junction for the SCV MaxTV Fifa World Cup 2002 Roadshow. Besides gorgeous Japanese cheerleaders, energetic Korean drummers and sultry Spanish flamenco dancers, there will also be a Fifa gaming competition and a daily
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      Lock icon Mardan in fine nick
      123 45 AFP SEOUL Singapore's Mardan Mahmat carded a 67 to be one off the lead in the US$4OO,OOO ($725,000) SK Telecom Open yesterday. American Robert Jacobson upstaged his Asian rivals to shoot a six-under-par 66 for the first round lead. The Californian fired seven birdies and one
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      Mays cruise
      80 45 DALLAS Kevin Garnett's playoff frustration continued as Dallas got big games from Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash yesterday in a 122-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Mavericks opened a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five National Basketball Association Western Conference first-round series. Jerry Stackhouse scored 22
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      715 46  -  Leonard Thomas United may have been unrecognisable, but it's still very much alive Champions League semi-final Man United 2 Bayer Leverkusen 2 Old Trafford stunned by superior German side by leonard@newstoday.com.sg EVEN though the team created two gilt-edged opportunities in the opening minutes for the normally
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      366 46  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg ONE national swimmer who is excited at the prospect of fin swimming making its debut as a medal sport in the 2003 South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Vietnam is sprinter Leslie Kwok. After all, the 30-year-old won a
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      Elements of fin swimming
      110 46 IN FIN swimming, swimmers place their arms together in front of their body and propel themselves forward using a mono fin. A mono fin is a large single fibreglass or plastic blade attached to both feet. Be it surface or underwater events (where a swimmer has
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      719 47 Agencies Wenger senses glory as team grinds out crucial win English Premier League Arsenal 2 West Ham 0 Ljungberg the hero again LONDON Fredrik Ljungberg (picture) admitted that Arsenal was lucky to beat West Ham 2-0 and go four points clear at the top of the Premiership. Once
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      Lifeline for Ipswich as Manchester United comes next
      349 47 English Premier League Ipswich 1 Middlesbrough 0 Sunderland and Ipswich fight for safety from relegation SUFFOLK Ipswich boss George Burley has already set his sights on beating Manchester United tomorrow following his side's 1-0 win over Middlesbrough, reported BBC Sport Online. The
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      Effenberg says no
      58 47 BERLIN Bayern Munich playmaker and captain Stefan Effenberg denied reports yesterday that he was moving to English first division champion Manchester City. "I phoned the club on Monday to inform them that I would not join," said the 33--year-old, whose contract with Bayern expires at the end
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      Counterfeit kings
      56 47 BANGKOK Thai counterfeiters are perfecting their lastminute strategies for the World Cup with cheap cup-related merchandise. Thai factories, which have tacit agreements with thousands of sellers on the pavements of Bangkok and other Thai cities, have produced counterfeit apparel, key rings, plush dolls and windshield shades, among others,
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      55 47 BEIJING China's footballers will be permitted conjugal comforts during the World Cup, but only if they pay their wives' or girlfriends' expenses themselves, team coach Bora Milutinovic has ruled. Milutinovic denied agreeing that wives and girlfriends could travel with the players to South Korea, where China
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      90 47 MELBOURNE Sri Lanka's leading bowler Muttiah Muralitharan has his sights set on claiming 600 Test wickets. The 30-year-old off-spinner is currently in Melbourne receiving treatment from leading Australian surgeon David Young on a shoulder injury he sustained while fielding in the Sharjah Cup earlier this month. "I
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