Today, 29 April 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    10 1 TODAY Monday A Pr n 29 ,2002« MITA (P) 063/11/2001
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Knocking on closed doors
      712 1  -  Ng Boon Yian The public and Opposition want in on the working of ruling party's backroom boys THEY are the original questioners of government policy. Before there was talk of a shadow cabinet, even before there was the Nominated MP scheme, the Government Parliamentary Committees (GPCs)
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      Lock icon Good outlook for US stocks
      135 1 Reuters NEW YORK US stocks are expected to inch higher this week as investors buy into a beaten-down market after the release of buoyant economic growth data. But Wall Street pros warn the recovery is still anemic and gains are unlikely to last On the
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  • HOT NEWS
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      The GST cushion
      403 2 NTUC to absorb part of proposed rise TO cushion the impact of a Goods and Services Tax (GST) increase, NTUC cooperatives will absorb part of the rise for a period of time, NTUC chief and Minister without Portfolio, Mr Lim Boon Heng, announced in his May Day
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      Lock icon Five nab knife-wielding robber after chase
      161 2 Channel NewsAsia A DRAMATIC chase took place in the heart of the busy Orchard area on Saturday, leading to a knife-wielding robber being captured by five publicspirited passers-by. At about 10pm, a Filipina was walking down Orchard Boulevard when the suspect pressed a foldable
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      Lock icon The irony of Taiwan's Icao application
      417 2  -  Elaine Quek by elaine@newstoday.com.sg EVEN as Singapore expressed disappointment over the report made by Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council (ASC) on the SQ 006 crash, Taiwan asked for the first time to join the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao). The request to give Taipei official
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      Lock icon Testy peace
      313 3 AFP said. 13 killed as violence flares in Ambon AMBON (Indonesia) Indonesia's military (TNI) and its motives are in the spotlight, again over serious sectarian violence in Ambon city which saw at least 13 people being killed yesterday. The BBC reported that of the 13, six people were
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      Lock icon NYT: Attack on Iraq set for next year
      203 3 Agencies NEW YORK The Bush administration's strategy to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein includes a major air campaign and ground invasion early next year, the New York Times reported yesterday. The administration is focusing on military action against Iraq after determining that
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      'Not political'
      141 3 KUALA LUMPUR The Royal Malaysian Navy has defended its recent purchases of military equipment, dismissing claims that they were related to current political issues. Navy chief Tan Sri Laksamana Abu Bakar Jamal said the purchases were planned since the mid-1970s but the government could only afford them now,
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      Lock icon New blow
      85 3 AFP. TOKYO Humiliating electoral defeats were in store for Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday. An opposition candidate was assured of victory in a key parliamentary by-election and another was leading in a gubernatorial poll, the Kyodo News Agency reported, quoting early returns and exit polls. "If Mr
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      A passage to India ...
      622 4  - A passage to India Tan Hui Leng With the right strategy and partner, Singaporeans can strike gold by huileng@newstoday.com.sg IT is a strange country. It has a population of one billion, spans an area of more than three million square kilometres and prides itself on having the world's most vibrant
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      Khoo is ahead of schedule
      182 4  -  Sarah Chua by sarah@newstoday.com.sg ADVENTURER Khoo Swee Chiow is seven days ahead of schedule for his Hitachi Extreme North Expedition. This is despite the fact that Mr Khoo and his Canadian guide, Mr Paul Landry, had embarked on their journey five days later than scheduled
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      Trains delayed
      84 4 A COMPUTER glitch caused a disruption in the Bukit Panjang LRT service for about two-and-a--half hours from 5.17pm to 7.49pm yesterday. The faulty computers, which control the guideway switches and train tracking, were fixed and tested before services were resumed. Tibs buses were despatched to provide free shuttle
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  • LIFE IS GREAT
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      Kids talk
      568 5  -  Wong Khing Chongi Wong Khing Chong talks to some 1 2-year-old boys about the joys of growing up in Singapore and presents their voice through a character we cai 'Jeremy Koh' MY name is Jeremy Koh, and I live with my parents in a five-room HDB flat in
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      Photo with a cause
      273 5 ChildrenCare ChildrenCare is a special project by Great Eastern to raise funds for eight children's charities under the Community Chest of Singapore. Every dollar raised goes into the provision of educational and therapy materials, in the form of "hardware" like a fully-equipped computer classroom, or "software"
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      "Life is Great with Children" photo competition
      82 5 Today is the last day for the submission of entries for the photo competition. Have you been too busy with work or other chores that you have overlooked the innocent and joyous moments that children can bring to this world? If you have
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  • LETTERS
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      Minding his heavy-duty words
      144 6  -  Lim Boon Hee MUCH as I admire Minister of State (National Development) Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's fluency and command of the English language, I notice that his idiomatic manner of speaking sometimes hinders his efforts to communicate with the masses. For instance, when asked during a BCA
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      Can Health Ministry clarify?
      249 6  -  David Soft I WOULD like to thank the Health Ministry for implementing the Long Term Care Insurance later this year. But I have a few reservations which I hope the Ministry can clarify. Firstly, since the coverage is given to private insurers, will our personal information
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      Tree focus
      465 6  -  Lee Pin Pin (Ms) NParks working with public, private agencies on preserving greenery WE refer to the letters "Those beautiful trees are still standing" (Today, April 18), "Tall, handsome and bald" (Today, April 19) and "But we are green (Today, April 22). Maintaining the green ambience of our
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Euro rally
      226 10 Bloomberg as US rebound slows NEW YORK The euro may gain for a fifth week against the dollar as investors pare back their expectations for US economic growth. Economists forecast declines in the US consumer confidence and manufacturing index, and an increase in the jobless rate to 5.8
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    • Market Watch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        92 10 Bloomberg reported. THE market performed well last week holding the 1700 level. The STI closed 2.5 points down to 1728, barely changed from the previous week's close as investors focused more on local issues. It is likely to see an initial sell-off today given the fall in Wall Street
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        27 10 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart Better corporate results for companies like CapitaLand and more goodies in the Budget should see the Singapore market around the 1700 level.
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        Week's SGX most active
        53 10 By volume '000 'OOI Doyen Ipco Roly Ewoplron SingTel 84,584,000 75,031,000 46,556,000 39,483,000 30,217,000 Goldlton UniFood North 22 USS Integro Sanlok 29,157,001 24,838,001 24,457,0(M 23,588,001 23,231,001 385 jeolive 50 JOB IlA failure Value 126,940,946 100,549,490 83,847,886 82,476,008 77,947,004 OCBC Chartered Doyen SingTel SPH Value 75,559,398 68,829,340
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        World markets
        52 10 Index Valve Change Pis Nikkei 225 *****.39 -107.33 -.92 Hong Seng till Ordinaries foiwan Wld *****.08 3329.20 6306.93 -24.21 +5.10 48.66 -.21 +.15 -.77 Koreo Comp SET Index lakarto Comp 869.65 376.44 539.96 -2.93 +3.40 -4.62 -.34 +.91 .85 Phils Comp Shenzen 8 1323.96 226.81 -4.54 +7.23 -.34
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0J54I UK£ 0.3807 Yen 70.965 HK$ 4.3215 RM 2.1058 Euro 0.6159 Ruptah 5,155.8 Bahl 23.948 Peso 28.190 AS 1.0198 Indian Rs 27.137 Won 716.22 C$ 0.8663 Yuan 4.5864 NZ$ 1.2326 NT$ 19.238
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        Commodities
        20 10 GoldiKVu 312.100 Silver us$/« 4.652 Pkrlinum uss/m 547.900 Rubber meAt 121.25 Palm Oil RM/lonne 1230 Brenl crude iB$/tan) 25.76
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        Week's SGX top rises
        71 10 »Y$ By percentage jeotive 50 lenirolP 11A200 Close Change 22.900 +2.300 18.400 +0.600 14.000 +0.600 Close Change BonveslsW*****5 0.020+300.000 FlexlechW*****2 0.015+50.000 Sanlok 0.240 +26.316 ilA 14.000 +0.500 HLAsio 0.820+20.588 1PB Breweries /enlure N 100 :&N 5.350 +0.390 17.300 +0.30O 7.800 +0.300 7.800 +0.250 Doyen 0.655 +20.183
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        Lock icon Week's SGX top falls
        77 10 iberg By$ By percentage GreolEost Close Change 10.900 -0.200 Close Change Vertex R400 0.005 -46.667 OCBC 13.200 -0.100 Globa W040B26 0.030 -40.000 SPH 100 SPH DBS 22.800 -0.100 22.700 -0.100 13.700 -0.100 GoldtrotiCPS*****6 0.035 -36.364 Vertex R 0.010 -33.333 Helwtk W05O201 0.030 33.333 Cerebos OUS Chartered
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      Lock icon Missed deadline
      337 11 -AFP Tajudin may lose control of key firms KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian tycoon Tajudin Ramli (picture) missed a Friday deadline to repay RM130.4 million ($61.92 million) in bad debts to the state asset manager, an official said on Saturday. "There has not been any payment. We will consider all
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      Lock icon Hynix till the end
      42 11 Reuters photo A union worker for Hynix Semiconductor protesting in Seoul on Saturday against the proposed sale of the company's core operations to US rival, Micron Technology. It is South Korea's biggest asset sale to a foreign buyer.
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      Lock icon S Korea reaps $8.7b
      86 11 Bloomberg SEOUL South Korea has raised 6.2 trillion won ($8.7 billion) from selling assets and luring foreign investment in seven industries since govern-ment-led efforts to cut over-capacity began at the end of 2000. The seven are electric furnace, petrochemicals, synthetic fibre, cotton spinning, cement, paper and
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      HQ relocation
      51 11 HONG KONG A business publication, BusinessWeek, is considering moving its Asian headquarters from Singapore to Hong Kong next year. Its managing director for Asia, Mr Alan Lammin, said the relocation would make it easier to tap the China market and to conduct business with Taiwan, the HK iMail
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      Lock icon Rules eased
      69 11 Bloomberg NEW DELHI India has eased rules for call centre companies, allowing customer contact centres to add clients without seeking approval from the government The move will "help us become more competitive in relation to our competitors overseas", said Mr Raman Roy, chief executive officer of New Delhi-based
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      Lock icon Taiwan to expand rehab fund for institutions; business tax to stay
      227 12 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan plans to expand a government financial rehabilitation fund to NT$32O billion ($16.6 billion) to further write off bad debts of local financial institutions. The US$l4O-billion ($252 billion) fund, akin to an US-style resolution trust company, was
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      Lock icon Take risks, get grants
      393 12 Reuters New York in deal with big firms NEW YORK Fourteen big New York City employers agreed to remain in lower Manhattan for grants ranging from US$l,OOO ($1,800) to US$6,OOO per worker and take the risk of having to repay twice that sum within two years
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      259 11 Our Prestigious Partner Universities pm lb *$tir* i_i_^ Gy e» pi) University of University La Trobe Southern Illinois South Australia of Hull University University ?^BHS r_f>^ v j'EWC' National University University of Monash of Ireland Louisville University The following programs are now open for registration in Singapore: School of Business
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      174 12 Q UNIVERSITY fOF LONDON -jr V^ M V ktttttw m \m Vice President B _f T _< IF Academic _^^A '*r Open Talk: I SHll V Friday, 3rd May 2002 nl||F at 7pm |EJ ffiSf l l gg§ COLLEGE B.Sc Business B.Sc Computing and B.Sc Management Information Systems B.Sc Management
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Set for a 'yes' vote
      244 13 Agencies But the mandate could cost Musharraf dearly at home, say analysts ISLAMABAD With the Supreme Court's blessings, Pakistan's President, General Pervez Musharraf, looks set for a victory in tomorrow's referendum. The court had rejected pleas by opposition parties and lawyer groups arguing that the
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      Lock icon Peace march fails to halt killings
      213 13 Agencies I then showed Att^\ him my chest V B and asked him to shoot at me, W saying, 'but if you shoot, look into my eyes'. Then he responded, 'for today, sir, that's enough'. Teacher Rainer Heise recounting on German television how he
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      Lock icon Israel accepts Bush's plan for Palestinian extremists
      218 13 Agencies JERUSALEM Israel yesterday accepted an offer by US President George W Bush for the US or British guards to take charge of wanted Palestinian extremists holed up in Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's besieged Ramallah base. The four men are accused of killing
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      BA faces British ire
      115 13 LONDON A group of British passengers plans to sue British Airways over its "callous" treatment after a near-death ordeal on a Nairobi flight. The Observer said the group of nearly 70 Britons, many suffering post-traumatic stress disorder, were suing after news that BA had settled a
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      216 13 How to solicit business in a hotel room r: Some people say that the best way to catch the tourist is at the arrival halls. Some would say the hotel concierge. Others would swear by taxi drivers. We say, The Hotel Room. Every year, 7,000,000 visit our shores. They may
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Solving CPF's Catch-22
      1009 14  -  Mano Sabnani Slashing employer, employee contribution rates is not the answer by mano@newstoday.com.sg THERE is a way out of the Central Provident Fund conundrum, which centres on Singaporeans being assetrich and cash-poor upon retirement. It does not involve slashing employer contribution rates now at 16 per cent
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      Control your kids or else ...
      169 14 Control your kids or else LONDON Parents with unruly children could have their child benefits cut under new proposals to crack down on youth crime. The issue of youth crime was in the spotlight again last week as two 16-year-old brothers were cleared of the murder of schoolboy Damilola Taylor,
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      221 15 Flying Zone (above) and The Mask (left) by Enrique Castenon THE FLYING ZONE: AN URBAN EXPLORATION IN ■--■-■ui-iTrrdhn colour, texture and movement ■hi The Flying Zone is a collection of Enrique -Hf^^H r.-i Castenon's paintings over the last 10 years. The r works in this collection present a whirlwind of
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      93 15 ■MwU-Glnr METAPOLIS PROJECT 972 (ASIAN PREMIERE) Compagnie Charleroi/Danses Plan K (Belgium) A poetic union of dance and architecture, Metapolis is an elaborate collaboration between Flemish choreographer Frederic Flamand and the visionary architecture diva Zaha Hadid, combining dancers, scenographic elements and lighting in a unique undertaking: to make space dance. Date:
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      1141 16 kAIICir 6457 5773 (Kebun Baru CHIJMES SUNDAY SERIES ■P!f9l!iPß_BHPft9| DINNER IN THE Community Club) BLUES INVISIBLE CITIES Details of all SCO concerts The talented Farid Ali, who I| f^^" ft THE WHITE BANQUET jM and events from now to draws his inspiration from 8 Dinner in the Invisible Cities is
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      883 19 g^ :r 7^ TRIVIAL MATTERS PATTERN LANGUAGES ZZ_^^^.|j** v v. j^aff**S This is a multimedia visual LASALLE-SIA ■_iii-_' /ixirx." y?*^ %INjN j/_s£&?^^——\ art exhibition by five Diploma students from the i/lfVlifci /I\IUS I rx.^V*- 'is? graduating students from departments of interior i' WS^/J *r1 JbT^mL:- the National Institute of design,
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      1174 20 Tibetan Buddhism, which is puppetry, art and For more information on j/k packed with imagery and performance. Sing Singapore 2002 and ft symbolism. Join her as she Date: March 23 Nov 17 the Singing Competition, l^k ft attempts to unravel the Time: Various times log on to the website at
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  • Article, Illustration
    Wild Animals
    485 21  -  Sarah Chua Orwell's political satire gets a funny Singaporean twist by sarah@newsto day. com. sg GEORGE Orwell's Animal Farm has been regarded by many as a literary achievement, mainly because it can be interpreted in so many ways a children's bedtime tale or a political satire. Many of
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    From the eye to the heart
    277 21 MANY of us have not been to Myanmar. It's certainly not your regular tourist spot. So, to many, of us, it remains a mystery. But this will change with the Burmese Dreamscapes exhibition by Art Seasons. From April 29 till May 26, the exhibition
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  • UPFRONT
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      Of women, maids and systems
      744 23  -  Audrey Perera Do they face so much pressure that maid<ibusers should be pitied, not just punished? MUCH has been reported about maid abuse in Singapore in recent months. Psychologists, maid agency owners, social workers, foreign government offices, the police, judges they've all been quoted, providing
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      Lock icon Paperback romance for modern chicks
      435 23 Reuters LONDON Trembling virgins are out and sex-mad singletons are in, as the world's largest romance publisher develops a passion for a new style of heroine. Harlequin Mills and Boon, which sells more than 175 million bodice-ripping romances annually, says it is branching out into
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      234 23 Ong Teng Cheong Institute of Labour Studies Continuous Learning For Leadership Excellence The OTC Institute is led by a tripartite Board of Governors with members from the labour movement, Government, the Singapore National Employers' Federation and the National University of Singapore.The Institute is committed to promoting best practices in industrial
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  • LIVINGLEARNING
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      Lock icon A powerful mission ...
      544 24 A powerful mission Reuters A partnership for disadvantaged children IN the dusty Haitian village of Sano, nearly 200 high school students gather in the early morning light to sing Haiti's anthem, The Dessalinienne, as they hoist the Haitian and American flags in front of their ochre three-storey classroom building. The
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Here comes the Sun ...
      556 25 Here comes the Sun Stefanie impresses With glamour and vocals AHE AT wave hit Singapore on Saturday night, sweeping over the thousands who were at the Indoor Stadium to catch a glimpse of the Sun. For the first time since her surge to fame in Taiwan two years ago, Stefanie
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      Lock icon Huang Biren, hawker's apprentice
      210 25 Elisa Chia PLAYING the leading lady in The Vagrant is no glamorous job. In fact, it can be quite dirty literally said MediaCorp actress Huang Biren (picture). Not only did she have to trade her elegant style for an Ah Soh (auntie) look, she had to
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      A Spanish rendezvous
      612 27  -  Amy Van Get into the mood of fiesta and siesta as you feast on tapas and zorzuelo at Ocho by IMAGINE soaking up the balmy atmosphere in a romantic Mediterranean setting, swaying to soothing Spanish tunes, sipping invigorating Sangrias and tucking into an assortment of tapas. One
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      Great Sunday brunch that's cheesy and more
      384 27  -  Karman Tse by karman@newstoday.com.sg SUNDAY is meant for sedate activities. A Sunday brunch, in my opinion, is a great way to start. A Sunday brunch at a world-class hotel that is generous with both its spread of delicacies and its hospitable services would
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      Tiramisu lifts you up
      439 28  -  Karman Tse' by karman@newstoday.com.sg Pontini's new chef shares great food and a classic tale LIKE many of you, I have a great penchant for tiramisu (picture). But, like you, I was clueless about the interesting anecdote behind the Italian dessert prior to my visit to Pontini.
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      Merlot with James Irvine
      409 28  -  Soon Fee Moi by IF you're new to red wine or are thinking of venturing into the world of wine-imbibing, I suggest starting with merlot Mr James Irvine, a renowned maker of merlot, said that it is an easier and more approachable red grape for beginners
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      Village delights
      280 29  -  Pauline DLoh by pauline@newstoday.com.sg Kong family cuisine wows Thomson crowd MY colleagues on Caldecott Hill are dedicated foodies, and every time one of them invites me out to lunch, I know I'm in for a treat Thomson Road being their "territory", so to speak, there is very little
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      FOODNOTES
      272 29 The Fullerton Hotel From Monday to Saturday, the Fullerton Singapore serves a melange of Indian curries at The Courtyard for lunch from I 1.30am to 2.30pm. Enjoy tandoori chicken, fish tikka, papadum, briyani rice, chicken tikka masala, naan and a selection of tangy chutneys.The curry buffet (above) is available
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      29 27 Where: Ocho Spanish Restaurant 30 Victoria Street, #01-12/13/14 Chijmes Telephone: 6883 1508 Business Hours: 11am to lam daily; 11am to 2am on Fridays, Saturdays and eve of public holidays
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      21 27 Maybank Treats I Count the Cherries SMS Contest Week Three Yap Cheng Swee, *****507 C Winnerwill be notified by the organiser.
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Filipino film's new direction
      293 30  -  Vinita Ramani by vinita 14@hotmail. com ONE of the most heard remarks about Filipino director Lav Diaz's Batang West Side, is its five-hour duration. (See feature, right) The film presents both an intriguing and daunting task for the audience, inviting them to explore its subtle, meditative
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      Screen saviour
      721 30  -  Raymond Lee Filmmaker Lav Diaz is out to save the Filipino soul by elmondray@yahoo. com LAV Diaz (picture) has made the longest Southeast Asian film, the five-hour epic Batang West Side, which just won the best film Silver Screen award winner at the 15th Singapore International Film Festival,
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      Paging Dr Denzel ...
      457 31  - Paging Dr Denzel JohnQ Dated Ngiau Second opinion needed for this one-sided film about US healthcare FILM REVIEW (Now showing) REALLY, I wanted to like/o/m Q, a timely, topical film that takes the American healthcare industry to task. Doctors sworn to uphold the Hippocratic oath? They're more like hypocritical oafs,
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      Lock icon Annaud's next stop: Cambodia
      205 31 -AFP PHNOM PENH Heard of many films made in Cambodia? After Tomb Raider and its star Angelina Jolie's newfound love for helping the country, it would seem that Cambodia is now in. French director Jean-Jacques Annaud has announced that he will shoot his next film, about
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      1732 32 On TV Singapore Business Tonight Monday Mega Movie Fled channel 5,7 30pm Wild Wonders channel News Asia, 9 30pm Jendeia Kita bertemu di Cameron Channel News Asia, 10.30pm jffl TJjftT *.^Wl^^_ M Dodge is a computer hacker and The resident animal series takes on a new Suria, 9.30pm -t^^^^^^^^^H il^^Bn^kD^^Bl
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  • SPORTS
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      Elite squad set up
      314 33  -  Jose Raymond Netball Singapore leaving no stone unturned to find shooters by j ose@newstoday.com. sg IF YOU are female, stand a statuesque six feet and know a little about netball, you might just be the one Netball Singapore (NS) is looking for. NS has set up
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      Lock icon Stingrays simply too good
      241 33  -  Jose Raymond THE NTUC Income Stingrays and the Carlsberg Southside Sharks continued their winning ways in the NTUC FairPrice 2002 Netball Super League (NSL), played at Netball Singapore's (NS) Lifehub on Saturday. The Stingrays beat the Standard Chartered Dolphins 48-28 while the Sharks got the better
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      Duncan, Parker make 50 points as Admiral not missed
      366 33 NBA Seattle 75 San Antonio 102 Spurs regain home-court advantage SEATTLE Needing a big game from Tim Duncan, the San Antonio Spurs also got one from Tony Parker. Duncan had a huge first half en route to 27 points and 13
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      Lock icon Bielsa to quit?
      107 33 -AFP LONDON Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa has threatened to resign next week unless a pay dispute with his country's football federation is settled, it was reported yesterday. Bielsa, embroiled in a row with the Argentina Football Federation (AFA), had claimed he is owed thousands of dollars in
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      Lock icon NTUC-Income Fan of the Week party a great hit
      239 34  -  Jose Raymond WHAT an experience! That was what six-year-old Mohd Suqryn Elfean exclaimed when he sipped coffee with his idol, Gombak United striker Azhar Jamil yesterday at the Mandarin Hotel. Elfean and five other NTUC Income-ToDAY Fan of the Week winners
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      Bodybuilders in good form
      408 34  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg FOR the past two months, Singapore Bodybuilding Federation (SBBF) president Paul Chua has been boldly talking up his team's medal chances in October's Asian Games in Busan. Then, three weeks ago, Chua expressed his displeasure at the lack of hunger in the
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      Double joy for champion Hahl
      126 34  -  Kelvin Phang SINGAPORE permanent resident Tom Hahl clinched the Second Tournament of Champions yesterday by beating Helmi Chew 278-226 in the step-ladder final. The Finnish-born bowler started with seven consecutive strikes and cruised to an easy win at Classic Bowl. Said Hahl: "It's good to
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      Ronaldo stars
      74 34 MILAN AS Roma and Juventus enjoyed 5-0 wins in Serie A yesterday, but leader Inter Milan will go into the final game a point clear after defeating Piacenza 3-1. All three teams remain in the title race, with Inter leading on 69 points from Juventus on 68 and
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      Lock icon Wi thrills
      64 34 Agencies SEOUL South Korean Charlie Wi turned on the style yesterday to successfully defend the US$4OO,OOO ($722,000) SK Telecom Open crown on home turf at Lakeside Country Club. Wi carded a three-under-par 69 to finish on 16-under-par 272. Kim Felton and Kevin Na fired 67s to finish in
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      S'pore loses
      37 34 SINGAPORE failed to secure its third consecutive World Sevens Series (WSS) win when it lost to Japan 0-29 in the Shield semifinals in Malaysia yesterday. New Zealand beat South Africa 29-5 in the Cup final.
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      Becks fit for Hampden?
      145 34 MANCHESTER David Beckham is confident of making the trip to Korea and Japan with England, his father Ted told English newspapers yesterday. And Beckham could even make an appearance at Hampden Park on May 15 if United beats Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League semi-final tomorrow.
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        Lock icon Austria sends US crashing out of Fed Cup
        214 35 Reuters LONDON The United States, the Fed Cup favourite, was dumped out in the first round by Austria this morning. The shock was the climax of a controversial weekend which saw the Americans' number one player Jennifer Capriati (picture) thrown off the
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        Lock icon Roddick retains title
        60 35 Reuters HOUSTON Andy Roddick retained his US Clay Court Championship with a 7-6 (11-9), 6-3 victory over Pete Sampras this morning. Third seed Roddick became the first player to win back-to-back US Clay Court crowns since Argentine Jose-Luis Clerc in 1980 and 1981. Sampras, a 13-time Grand
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        Lock icon One last time, Mr Wenger
        605 35  -  Leonard Thomas English Premier League I Bolton v Arsenal mLive on Ch23, tomorrow morning, 2.55 am UNDER the seemingly remorseless Premiership charge of Arsenal, Liverpool has been the first to blink. Coming unstuck 0-1 against Tottenham at the weekend, Gerard Houllier said he left out
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