Today, 18 July 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    11 1 TODAY Thursday July 18, 2002 MITA (P) 063/1 1 /2O0 1
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Deadly twin attacks
      446 1 Agencies TEL AVIV Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in rapid succession in a popular area of Tel Aviv yesterday, killing at least five other people and wounding about 40. This is the second time suicide bombers has hit Israel in two days. The blasts went off
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      Lock icon Wall St ends losing streak
      155 1 -AFP NEW YORK Blue-chip stocks ended a brutal seven-session losing streak yesterday but managed to hold only small gains in another turbulent session, with investors questioning whether shares have hit bottom. The blue-chip Dow Jones industrials closed up 69.37 points (0.82 per cent) at 8,542.48,
      -AFP  -  155 words
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon A hard look at China
      461 2  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Its decision to enterWTO is strategic, but fraught with dangers: SM Lee CHINA must look before it makes the great leap forward to join the ranks of juggernaut economies of this century. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew sounded this note of caution at
      WONG KHING CHONG  -  461 words
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      Straight out of the movies, that e-mail about ticket prices
      290 2  -  David Ngiau IT WAS one of those e-mails. The newsroom reaction was swift: Moaning and groaning. The person who forwarded the e-mail to a Today journalist added her comment: "Wah piang hoi! so expensive!" The subject: Cinema ticket prices were
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      We cannot influence fare hikes: SMRT
      173 2 IT won't make much of a difference if transport operators are dropped from the Public Transport Council {PTQ, said SMRT President and CEO Boey Tak Hap yesterday. That's because transport operators do not have any influence on decisions about fare hikes, he explained. In
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      Crime on the rise
      134 2 CRIME has risen hy 10.4 per cent in the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year. The latest statistics show that crimes like snatch theft, robbery and shoplifting have shot up. The police are concerned that if the trend continues, this
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      Lock icon Election psy-war
      407 3 Crucial test for PAS as Umno goes on the offensive KUALA LUMPUR This is one of those rare instances when PAS, rather than rival Umno, has much more to lose by losing in today's two by-elections in Kedah. The two seats the Pendang parliamentary seat and the Anak
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      Help for explosives man
      166 3 JAKARTA Indonesia is gearing up to save Agus Dwikarna, an Indonesian who was convicted in a Philippine court last week for the possession of explosives. Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda yesterday said that Indonesia respected Philippine law and would not ask Manila to acquit Agus. However, Indonesia
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      Lock icon Superbacteria found in Asia
      124 3 -AFP SEOUL A superbacteria resistant to the toughest antibiotics is spreading in Asia, South Korean researchers said. There is no weapon against the bacteria because its unique enzyme, VIM-2, breaks down antibiotic substances. The bacteria with VIM-2 enzymes was first reported in France in 2000. It
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      Lock icon Jakarta to auction off bad loans
      112 3 AFP JAKARTA A government attempt to raise cash has seen more than 200 local and foreign investors registering to bid for bad loans with a face value of 150 trillion rupiah ($16.6 billion). The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) last month launched a sale
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      Falungong in India
      93 3 NEW DELHI The practitioners of the controversial Chinese meditation practice, Falungong, are moving to India. Two women from Singapore were spotted spreading the teachings of Falungong in New Delhi last week, reported the Indian website, rediff.com. Ms Janice Cheung and Ms Diana Wang are in their 30s.
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      Power to the people
      407 4  -  Joy Frances New natural gas station to be built on Jurong Island SINGAPORE may have lost out to Malaysia as the country of choice to house the control centre for the proposed TransASEAN Gas Pipeline, but it is one of the biggest buyers of natural gas
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      Lock icon No cloning, please
      119 4 Channel News Asia THE Government has accepted all 11 recommendations of the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC). Some of these recommendations include a ban on human cloning and prohibiting the sale and buying of surplus donated embryos. Disclosing this, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan said he expected legislation
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      185 2 m Tel: 6788 5255 Visit: today.income.com.sg Email: mkquot@income.com.sg Our motor insurance 'Quality Plan' now offers you 2 options: DiSCOUIttS A 5% discount will be given for loyal policyholders Option 1 wno nave j nsurec their vehicles with us for at least 3 the excess forfirst two accident repairs will be
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  • HOME NEWS
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  • LETTERS
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      So, who's kayu?
      384 8  -  Namyana Narayana Rigging likely when larger sums are involved I REFER to the report, "In a fix" (Weekend Today, July 13--14). The headline with its pun on "fix" would have been amusing if not for the wrong-doing implied in the article. It may be difficult to come
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      Further education... and 'buyers beware'
      272 8  -  Irwan Jamil I READ with interest and trepidation the feedback posted on the Remaking Singapore website, particularly on further education. Most of the feedback argued for the need to regulate the standards of commercial schools offering degree programmes. A degree is generally considered a passport
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Flavour of the month
      424 10 Bloomberg Capita Mall Trust shares rise three per cent on trading debut CAPITALAND'S property trust shares rose 3.1 per cent to 99 cents on their first day of trading yesterday, as investors were lured by a return that is more than twice the average dividend yield
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        153 10 THE STI closed 2.55 points down at 1,583.30 after bouncing off the 1,570 technical support. Market breadth was negative though not poor as bargain-hunting picked up steam in the afternoon session. Volume was good at 488 million shares with a value of $485 million. The new listing, Futuristic, was
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        World markets
        57 10 Index Value Change Pis S Nikkei 225 *****.02 +45.60 +.44 HnngSeng All Oidinnries Tciwnn Wltl *****.1! 3072.50 525(1.82 -86.37 -34.43 -67.19 -.83 ■1.11 ■1.26 Karen (omp SET Index Jakarta f d up 771.45 394.32 479.38 -12.07 +1.77 -2.39 ■1.54 +0.45 ■0.50 Hits Camp Shenzen B Mumbai 1157.34 253.42
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5747 LK£ 0.3676 Yen 66.9406 HK$ 4.***** M 2.***** Euro 0.5709 Rupinh 5133.36 Bohr 23.2668 Peso 28.9664 AS 1.***** Indian Rs 28.0351 Wan 673.631 C$ 0.8866 Vuon 4.7566 N7s 1.***** NT$ 18.9497
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        Commodities
        22 10 Gold uss/02 317.500 Silver uss/gi 5 033 Platinum usvm 522.400 Rubber unis/kg 143.75 Palm ail ivi- 1441 Brent crude iM/bmel 25.955
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 10 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        54 10 By volume July 17 CCC> Futuristic 90,608 Noreb 52,250 KLW 33,482 DalocrftUSS 20,282 CurtitnMnll 18,756 By value July 17 51/1 53,002,300 DBS 49,063,722 OCBC 30,116,400 Noreb 29.131,715 DatarftUSS 28,816,630 '000 Aspnetien 17,552 BlLlnrl 14,129 Sing Tel 11,482 Dorco 11,327 Vizßranz 10,264 SPH 28,289,794 UOB 26,144,110 Fuluriitic 25,297,445
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        SGX top rises
        80 10 July 17 5PH Crer. Irisi Venture (lose Change 19,900 +0.200 9.950 +0.150 14.700 +0.100 UOB Bulcil Sam 13.400 +0.100 12.300 +0.100 Creative 50 Thai PrimE!0OUS$ 17.800 +0.100 5.100 +0.100 DBS 12.800 +0.100 Sincere 1.120 +0.070 FEN 7,850 +0.050 By percentage July 17 Cots* Close Change 0.135 +17.391
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        79 10 Bloomberg By$ July 17 Clase Change SI* 12.800 -0.600 HoMsio 16.000 -0.500 51*200 12.™ -0.400 OUE 7.100 -O.250 C&C 4.520 -0.100 CI1YDEV 5.950 -O.1O0 OCBC 12.100 -0.100 CMShekoulOOHKS 5.900 -0.100 Wennin g s*S 1.000 -0.050 GP Bat 1.6GC -0.O50 By percentage July 17 Close Change MMIW*****4 0.015
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      Lock icon IMF record in handling Argentina's problems: Two critical mistakes
      122 12 -AFP WASHINGTON Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Michael Mussa has released a study criticising the IMF's record in handling Argentina's economic woes. The IMF had made at least two critical mistakes in handling Argentina, he said in the study, Argentina
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      Lock icon Petronas stake in the pipeline
      208 12 Bloomberg Company may lead $844 m project JAKARTA A group led by Petroliam Nasional, Malaysia's state-owned oil company, may win a 40 per cent stake in a US$4B5 million ($844 million) natural gas pipeline from Sumatra to Singapore, Indonesia's state gas company said. The group
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      Lock icon BoJ says economy has stabilised
      248 12 -AFP TOKYO Japan's economy has almost stabilised due to robust gains in exports and production but severe fluctuations in the currency market could derail an export-led recovery scenario, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) said yesterday. Upgrading its economic assessment for the fifth straight month, the
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    • Corporate Briefs
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        Keppel T&T buy
        51 12 KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation has posted a net profit of $17 million in the first six months of the year. Sales rose to $346.2 million in the same period. The company has acquired the remaining 40 per cent interest in subsidiary ECHO Broadband (Singapore) for US$lO million ($l7
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        Housing contract
        48 12 AMK Properties has awarded Chip Eng Seng Corp unit Chip Eng Seng Contractors a $94 million contract to design and construct an HDB condominium project at Ang Mo Kio. AMK Properties is a 70-30 joint venture between NTUC Choice Homes Cooperative and Chip Eng Leong Enterprise.
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        Shipping deal
        37 12 HANJIN Shipping and PSA Corp said they have agreed to finalise the currrent negotiations to extend their current long-term partnership. In a joint press release, they said they plan to sign an agreement next week.
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      Lock icon Different strokes
      296 14  -  Chan Chao Peh To survive the downturn, retailers need to stand out from the crowd SINGAPORE retailers have to carve out niches for themselves and stop competing on pricing alone, if they are to survive the current slump. "Differentiation leaves an impression on customers and the impact builds
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      Lock icon Bloody red...
      294 15 Reuters but Motorola is on the rebound CHICAGO Motorola posted its biggest net loss in company history. Including a previously disclosed US$3.4 billion ($5.9 billion) pre-tax restructuring charge, or US$2.4 billion after taxes, Motorola's net loss in the second quarter was US$2.3 billion, or US$l.O2 a share. Last
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      Lock icon Credit card boost for Citigroup's profit
      107 15 Bloomberg NEW YORK Citigroup Inc., the world's biggest financial services company, said secondquarter profit rose 15 per cent to US$4.OB billion ($7.10 billion) as consumer banking and asset management surged. Chief Executive Sanford Weill is relying on consumer lending, credit cards, household finance and
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      Lock icon ING seeks to have shares traded in Asia
      189 15 Bloomberg ING Groep is seeking to have its shares traded in Asia as the biggest Dutch financial services group aims to bolster its position in the region, where it is the second-largest international insurer. "It's a good idea to be listed in
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      375 13 SHARP Slim down without giving up your dinner I Lose the unsightly bulk of yourTV set. Switch to the future of TV. And you don't have to starve to own one. Sharp LCD TV. View them at the Great Singapore Sale now and get up to $500 worth of savings!
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Huge costs, vast challenges for Bush's plan to protect homeland
      270 16 Agencies WASHINGTON Setting up "red teams" of agents thinking like terrorists to pinpoint their weaknesses. Using troops to enforce quarantines during a biological attack. President George W Bush's ambitious "homeland security strategy", which he unveiled on Tuesday, has these and
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      Lock icon Bid to kidnap movie star: Four killed
      203 16 AFP MLMBAI Four gangsters linked to a dreaded underworld don were shot dead on their way to kidnap Bollywood star Manisha Koirala (right), police said yesterday. Police laid a trap for the kidnap squad as they drove to Ms Koirala's home in northern
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      Cheney at risk
      352 16 V-P's woes may be bigger than Bush's WASHINGTON US Vice-President Dick Cheney (picture, left) and his boss, Mr George W Bush, are like men living in glass houses: They can't throw stones without risking their own homes. The Bush administration's efforts to clean up scandal-tainted America Inc
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      Lock icon Spain takes over islet
      85 18 Agencies MADRID Spanish forces ousted Moroccan soldiers from a tiny uninhabited island off Morocco's Mediterranean coast yesterday after a week-long spat. Spanish navy and air force units were involved in the action, in which six Moroccan soldiers were arrested. No one was hurt. The crisis blew
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      Lock icon When generals meet
      144 18 -AFP TAIPEI Low-key, recent talks in June between a group of Taiwanese parliamentarians and retired generals and military experts from China have been hailed as politically significant. But ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentarian Chen Chung-shin, who took part in the discussions, tried to play down the
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      Lock icon Arafat's challenge
      311 18 Agencies Palestinian leader to run for elections, defies Bush NEW YORK Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is here to stay, whether the United States likes it or not. High-level diplomatic talks ended yesterday with a deep rift between the United Nations, Russian and European leaders and the Bush administration
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      IRA guerrillas say 'sorry'
      202 18 DUBLIN It came out of the blue but the IRA guerrilla group has apologised for the civilian deaths and injuries it caused during its 30-year campaign against British control of Northern Ireland. In an unprecedented statement issued on Tuesday, the group, which has observed a ceasefire
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      Lock icon UK hit by strike
      146 18 Agencies LONDON More than 1.2 million municipal authority workers across Britain went on strike yesterday, paralysing local services in what is believed to be the biggest strike ever in the country's history. Workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland took part in a mass walkout against
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      88 18 U*iji_S_4_a 53 Jp DADIJANKI |V^ IS BACK! "TAi? love of a clean heart is unconditional. It doesn't require anything in return for what it gives. It just flows automatically, like waterfalls do after the rain." LISTEN TO THE WISDOM EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF DADI JANKI A yogini for 66 years
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Great S'pore property sale
      1269 19  -  Mano Sabnani The retail sector is in a glut and everyone is selling. So who will buy? WITH the on-going recession, there has been a drop in prices and rental rates for all types of real estate, and together with the squeezing of wages for most
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      47 19 UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Graduate entry route /^TISoTALK^X Full time Part time classes available Tonight, J 7pm^- x Also available; Diploma in Law 3-year LL.B direct honours degree fo ICx caM 6337 8000 Singapore Institute kj HOOIj Or J-/AW 250 Middle Road S.I.C. Building Email: eriquiry@3ic.edu.sg Website: www.sicedu.eg
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Sunshine girl
      453 20  -  Rosalyn Lim Life for this achiever is about grabbing opportunities SHE'S only 18. But the resume of Natalie Yu-Lin Morris (picture) will put many twice her age to shame. She has debated in worldwide competitions, hosted a kid's show for MediaCorp TV Channel 5 for three years and
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      The pink boom at the park
      195 20  -  Clement Mesenas TALK about being in the pink of health. The flamingoes (picture) at the Jurong Bird Park have never had it so good ample food, a lake to call home and plenty of breeding opportunities. Result: Their population has soared. When the park
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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  • HELATHTODAY
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      The truth behind anti-oxidants
      578 21  -  Teo Siok Kuan How do they eliminate free radicals in our bodies? ANTI-OXIDANTS are a class of vitamins and nutritional ingredients that help fight and rid the body of free radicals. Vitamins are compounds needed by the body in small quantities for it to carry out
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      267 21 Win a MARIGOLD Hamper! Here's your chance to win one of 25 MARIGOLD hampers worth $50 each. Each week, we will feature a pair of jigsaw puzzle pieces. Collect all 8 pieces featured over 4 weeks from 11 July to 1 August, piece them together and mail the completed picture
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  • INFOTECH
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      Camera in your palm
      120 22 SONY, with its DSCU 10 Cyber-shot U, is making digital cameras as light and as portable as the mobile phone you carry. A featherweight among digital cameras, it weighs under 90 grams and fits in the palm of your hand. The 1.3-megapixel camera includes a 15-second
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      PCs from HP
      103 22 TODAY, Hewlett-Packard Singapore unveils its new range of home PCs the Pavilion 722 d, 732 d and 762 d. As the 732 d has in-built CD-RW and DVD-ROM drives, consumers can easily record as well as burn and mix music CDs. The high-performance 762 d features an
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      Computer bod mods
      533 22  -  Razali Abdullah Sim Lim Square shop can make a PC glow or look like a car THE typical PC buyer walks into a computer shop, asks the salesperson for a specific model, pays up and walks off. A more experienced user with a specific configuration in mind
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      Click, pack and go
      324 22  -  Hannah Teoh A RECENTLY-LAUNCHED travel tool and a new online travel portal have made it easier for consumers to book flight tickets as well as find out essential destination information online. Abacus International's Virtually There web-based one-stop travel resource tool provides key information for travel agents
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        SimpleCopier
        28 22 TAsia asia.cnet. com/down hods/loday THIS is a straightforward photocopier software. Got a scanner? Cot a printer? Then, you have a copy machine. One click and it's done.
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        EditStudio
        25 22 CAPTURE clips from a DV or analogue capture card and arrange them. You can also apply transitions, titles and effects with accuracy and ease.
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        TankTime 3D
        21 22 THIS first-person shoot 'em up game lets you blow up tanks and or even a friend in split-screen mode.
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        M2-edit Pro
        21 22 THIS includes a Java interface with MPEG searching and scene change detection, multiplexing ana demultiplexing and HTML storyboard output.
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        Image-ma-jig
        14 22 THIS Windows-compliant toolset is designed to support the rapid manipulation of digital images.
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  • FOOD FORUM
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      Yummy noodles
      556 23  -  Pauline D Loh and memories of the tick-tock meepok man GOING through the archives of our local food columns, I found articles on a very interesting campaign in our early days of independence an Eat More Wheat campaign in the late '60s. The reasons and rationale for encouraging
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      I lost flab in one session
      699 24  -  Pear lyn Tham with steam, massage and a wrap YOU could be an android. An android biotype, to be exact. And no, you don't need to be in a sci-fi movie to be one. Most of us fall into three main categories of body
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      One bag fits all
      241 24  -  Peartyn Tham UNTIL you set eyes on the new Must Haves Pouch from M.A.C, you won't know the real meaning of "compact". This nifty double-pocket zip pouch (far right in picture) comes in funky black and holds a full-size Pro Lash Mascara, a Lip Glass in
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      Nivea's holistic way
      122 24  -  Pearlyn Tham FANS of the skincare brand, Nivea, were rewarded last Sunday with a special beauty workshop. Held at the Swissotel Hotel, the four-hour workshop was aimed to promote skincare the holistic way. Participants took part in yoga sessions and learnt simple foot reflexology massage techniques. But,
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      No biker chick
      269 25  -  Elisa Chia It's all an act for star of Bora SHE is seen as a cool biker chick on-screen. In real life, however, Suria's new kid on the block, Rozzalina Ramli, steers clear of those mean machines. "I don't like to ride on the motorbike. I think
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      Lock icon Bee's broke
      146 25 -AFP HONG KONG Singer/actor Kenny Bee has filed a petition for bankruptcy but said it was not "the dead end", it was reported yesterday. Bee, also known as Kenny Chung Chun-ton, said after filing the petition that he believed going broke was "not the dead end" but that
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      Lock icon He's the new life of tic tac toe
      329 25  -  YeeWeiZken SHARON Au is like a roller-coaster quiet one minute and a wild horse the next. That is the impression Zeng Guocheng (picture), the new host of MediaCorp TV Channel B's Celebrity Squares, has of his co-host. "She talks very fast, thinks
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  • INCINEMAS
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      A Titanic tragedy
      471 26  -  Priya Suri and Devdas may just be that kind of date movie WITH a $22 million budget, Devdas is the costliest Hindi movie ever produced. It shows. From the stunning sets to the elegant costumes, Devdas sets itself apart from other Hindi movies with its breathtaking cinematography.
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      Lock icon Full houses everywhere
      115 26 -AFP MUMBAI Devdas, Bollywood s most expensive film ever, swept the India's box office to break all previous records over the weekend. Produced at a cost of $22 million, Devdas saw "full house" signs posted at all screenings in some 300 to 350 cinema halls around India,
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      The Eye is now eyeing $2m
      146 27 OVER just three weeks in cinemas here and The Eye is approaching the $2 million mark. The horror film is currently at No 2 here, after Minority Report. As of Tuesday, The Eye has raked in $1.81 million. In the process, The Eye has
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      Lock icon So, who's next?
      550 27 Porn-teHnainstream crossovers may no longer be rare IT'S rare for a talent "tainted" by the pornographic industry, to crossover into legitimate movies. In 1989 there was Traci Lords, who managed some degree of recognition in Hollywood. Lords' name appears above the title in small B-grade action flicks
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      Lock icon Pearl Harbor meets Jakarta
      170 28 Reuters/Variety JAKARTA Pearl Harbor director Michael Bay is mentoring two Indonesian directors, who will shoot a low-budget horror picture for his production company next year. Production on The Well is due to begin rolling in Indonesia and the United States next January. Jose Purnomo, one half
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      It's all about style
      554 29 What would MIB agents be without it? Let's face it Without the black, those Men in Black would just be men. The adventures of the Men in Black agents from the original comic books to the 1997 big screen adaptation, and now to the sequel Men
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      Lock icon Crowe's smoking sparks legal fireworks
      194 29 AFP SYDNEY A television interview that featured Oscar-winner Russell Crowe puffing on a cigarette has sparked an expensive legal row in Australia. The actor, who played a tobacco industry whistleblower in the movie The Insider, was filmed lighting up in the dying moments of an
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      1783 30 On TV Mosaic channel NewsAsio, 8.30pm 24 channel 5,11.30pm True Files Murder lor Coins Channel 5,10pm W^^*1^El en shaving Badly El Hosted by Cheryl Fox, 2000, Lint Lee Peng was charged with the murder of Lit} BQfeA'^ B entrl1'' -30pm ■J tfm programme cele- Bn Kimberly receive I 7uK- Sometime
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Now, how did he do it?
      504 31  -  El is a Chia Magic of Love promises mind-blowing finale BETTER impact. The second season of the Magic of Love hopes to achieve this when it is staged at the Touch Community Theatre. The musical, blending magic tricks and illusions was staged at the
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      Affordable diploma for retrenched workers and unemployed students
      307 31 A LOCAL school is knocking down the price for one of its diploma courses for students who are down on their luck. The Altron School of Computing has implemented a new scheme that will allow the first 200 unemployed or retrenched people
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      Lock icon Getting to know Rodin
      69 31 WEE TECK HI AN. FIFTEEN students from the Singapore School for the Visually Handicapped got a feel of the sculptures at the Auguste Rodin exhibition at the Singapore Arts Museum yesterday. Assisted by Victor Tan, a visually handicapped Singaporean sculptor, the students discovered the beauty of
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  • SPORTS
    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Italy to limit foreign talent
        497 32 Agencies Restriction on non-EU players to be enforced ROME The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) is taking a relook at its foreign player policy in a bid to limit the number of non-European players a team can have. For starters, the federation has put a restriction
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        No place for Yorke in Man U squad
        285 32 MANCHESTER Dwight Yorke has been dealt another major snub by Manchester United after he was axed from the squad list. The Red Devils dropped Yorke from the merchandise section of their official website, reported The Sun newspaper. Fans can now buy the
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        Lock icon Seaman not retiring yet
        63 32 -AFP LONDON England goalkeeper David Seaman has signed a one-year contract extension with Arsenal, keeping him at the English Premiership champion until summer 2003. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger announced Seaman's decision yesterday. The 38-year-old goalkeeper had contemplated retirement after allowing Ronaldinho's freekick to fly over his
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        Birmingham rejects Romario
        71 32 LONDON Birmingham has turned down the chance of signing Brazilian World Cup-winner Romario. Blues owner David Sullivan told The Sun newspaper the veteran striker wanted to join the Premiership new-boys. Sullivan said: "There's no doubt he could do a job for us in the short-term. But we
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      Lock icon Tiger 5s to move to Malaysia
      266 33 Charm elNewsAsia. IN A blow to the local sports industry, the Tiger 5s Futsal event will not be held in Singapore next year. After three editions here, the popular biennial indoor soccer event will now be staged in Malaysia. Showcasing the very best futsal
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      Nepal makes it to the final four
      238 33  -  Ray Chen IN A Group A clash yesterday, Nepal beat Kuwait to claim a Group A semifinal spot in the Asian Cricket Council Trophy 2002. Nepal, batting first at the Kallang Cricket ground, scored 288 runs for six wickets. Kuwait, also in contention
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      More booths and new coaches
      120 33  -  Stanley Ho FOUR more S-League clubs have received permission from Singapore Pools to operate betting outlets. SAFFC, Geylang United, Woodlands Wellington and Balestier Central will soon offer services like 4-D, Toto, Score and Strike at their stadium premises. Last year, state bookmaker Singapore Pools allowed
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      Shameer misses
      159 33  -  Kelvin Phang MOHAMED Shameer Mohd Ayub failed to break his own national junior 100 m record when he clocked 10.755 ec at the lAAF World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday. Running in lane seven, he finished sixth in a heat won by Nigerian Atorudibo Tamunosiki in
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      Thirdtime lucky?
      475 33  -  Kelvin Phang Lee hopes for better show in Manchester ALTHOUGH shooter Lee Wung Yew will not compete in his pet event at next week's Commonwealth Games, the twotime Sportsman of the Year can't wait "to get the job done". Nine of his 13 SEA Games gold medals have
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      Lock icon Torn Rio wants to leave
      474 34 Agencies LEEDS Peter Ridsdale has become accustomed to dealing with adversity during the last three roller-ooaster seasons at Leeds United. Now Elland Road's respected chairman must ensure that the turbulence of the Rio Ferdinand (picture) affair does not destabilise a campaign that will be of
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      It's Tiger versus chopped liver
      1011 35  -  S. Murali The way they talk, you would think... I KNOW what I am about to say flies in the face of everything you hold dear. I know it groups me with the wierdos who still believe that the earth is flat, that sportsmen don't
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      Lock icon You know life is good when the day's work ends before breakfast
      354 35 Agencies BRIGHT sunlight and a perfect stillness welcomed the new day at Muirfield. As the clock ticked towards 6:3oam, a group of golfers emerged at the first tee, looking for all the world like the usual early risers
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      141 32 (income A M^F J Will it be Home ground advantage? Home United FCvs Sembawang Rangers FC* frkickofnl Date Match Match No. Venue Thursday Sengkang Marine FC vs Geylang United FC 127 Hougang Stadium 18)uly2002 Tampines Rovers FC vs TanjongPagarUnitedFC 128 Tampines Stadium Friday Balestier Central FC vs Singapore Armed Fanes
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