Today, 14 August 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    10 1 TODAY Wednesday A Ug s tu, 2002 MITA(P) 063/11/200 1
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Dow hit as rates stay
      561 1 -AFP But Federal Reserve ready to cut rate if needed WASHINGTON US share prices tumbled yesterday after the Federal Reserve decided against cutting interest rates to bolster the economy. US Federal Reserve policymakers voted to hold interest rates steady at a 40-year low but indicated
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      Lock icon IBM, US airline cut 22,000 jobs
      151 1 -AFP Currently, more than fl K five million trips are made on the W public transport every day. This makes up about 60 per cent of total daily trips made. Our target is to increase the proportion of public transport trips to 75 per
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  • HOT NEWS
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      CPF twist to scam...
      464 2  -  Jose Raymond Broker held, wife investigated Today Exclusive by jose@iiewstnday.com.sg IN an exclusive report on Monday, Today had revealed that a financial brokerage headed by a 38-year-old Singaporean was under investigation for alleged mismanagement of funds, amounting to about $430,000. The scheme was simple. The brokerage
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      Lock icon Hearing for Dr Chee's case
      173 2 Channel NewsAsia THE defamation case by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew against Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan was finally heard yesterday, after repeated adjournments. The leaders are applying for a summary judgement against Dr Chee for remarking
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        Lock icon Kurds' offer
        241 3 -AFP Saddam's foes extend use of bases to US WASHINGTON A prominent Iraqi Kurdish leader said yesterday he has offered Washington the use of military bases controlled by his group for a possible US attack on the regime of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Mr Jalal Talabani, head of
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        Nasdaq may pull out of Japan
        297 3 TOKYO Nasdaq, the operator of the second-biggest US stock market, may be saying "sayonara" to Japan to stem spiralling losses. Nasdaq Japan Inc, a joint venture involving Japanese Internet investor Softbank Corp, was set up two years ago as part of Nasdaq Stock Market
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        Lock icon Mock drill: Foreshadowing the future?
        121 3 -AFP SHANGHAI Downtown Shanghai yesterday was in chaos. People sought shelter, firemen rushed to put out fires and soldiers were mobilised to maintain order. It was not a real disaster but a rare air raid exercise using a mock scenario in which the city was
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      Leaner after merger
      493 4  -  Tan Hui Leng by huileng® newstoday. com. sg THE People's Association (PA) is fast becoming a leaner and more efficient establishment. It took almost 10 years, but the PA has finally consolidated its resources in its community centres and clubs (CCs) by merging the offices for the
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      Apples, honey and shut-eye
      165 4  -  Rosalyn Lim ONE company here is using an array of creative methods to keep its staff healthy and alert. The 60 or so employees at Boncafe International gather regularly to have a feast of apples eaten with honey. Employees at the 40-year-old coffee manufacturing company are
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      Lock icon MD jailed
      129 4 Channel NewsAsia IN the first case of its kind here, a businessman has been jailed for trying to cheat the Government over an assistance grant. The managing director of Duraco Industries, Keith Tan Khi Wie, was sentenced to 18 months' jail yesterday. He had tried to inflate the
      – Channel NewsAsia  -  129 words
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      New leaf
      272 6  -  Toh Boon Ngee Ex-convicts'Thai project by bo o nnge e ©newstoday. com. sg LIKE six of his friends, Mr Ong Wee Siong, 20, emerged from his criminal past to a new life as a volunteer. The group had taken part in a project in Thailand with 13 other
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      O-Level mix-up: Clerical error, not students' grades
      120 6  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim MANY secondary school students had the jitters yesterday, after they heard rumours their O-Level Mother Tongue results were delayed because of a mixup involving their grades. They received their results yesterday, one day later than they were told they would
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      Lock icon Baby robbed
      127 6 Channel NewsAsia IT was as easy as taking candy from a baby but, in this instance, the thief got away with a $150 gold bangle. A 10-month-old girl was robbed near the main door of her flat in Block 296A, Chua Chu Kang Avenue 2. Yesterday, at about
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      Why not provide large tanks to capture rainwater?
      98 8  -  Slew Tien Chou f REFER to the current debate on alternative sources of water. Perhaps the Government can consider providing residents in landed estates with suitably fabricated rainwater tanks. It can then advise residents on how they can capture sufficient rainwater, which
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      Drinking of Newater a heartening show of national unity
      152 8  -  Jason Lee Boon Hong IT WAS a heartening sight to see Singaporeans let their hair down at the National Day Parade this year. Attending the parade for the first time, I was worried when the skies turned dark around spm. Not
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      Where was the tussle?
      557 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Do our students lack serious thought? I REFER to Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's recent televised talk with junior college students (picture). Did the meeting show that our junior college student leaders were eloquent? I hardly think so. Most of the
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      Go the ballot way for NDP tickets
      210 8  -  Tan Kin Lian EACH year, we hear of long overnight queues for free tickets to the popular National Day Parade. Later, we hear that these tickets are offered for sale on the Internet at outrageous prices. So, is there a better way to
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon MAS proposes revisions to retail hedge fund guidelines
      192 9 Agencies THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is proposing to revise its guidelines on retail hedge funds to include minimum subscription requirements and enhance disclosure compliance. Under its proposed amendments, single hedge funds will require a minimum initial subscription of $100,000 for
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      Corporate Briefs
      99 9 NEW CREDIT CARD: OCBC and retailer Robinson Group plan to launch a credit card by the fourth quarter of this year, the bank said yesterday, ROYAL CLICKS PROFITS FALL: Sporting goods retailer Royal Clicks' net profit in the three months to June fell to $1.7 million from $2.7
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      Lock icon To come: Sesdaq club
      178 9 Channel NewsAsia SESDAQ, the Singapore Exchange's second board, turns 15 this year and, as it comes of age, companies listed on it are banding together to form a club that will be launched in November, The club aims to be a networking platform for members. "One
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        135 9 DESPITE the underlying cautious mood ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting, the local market rallied and the STI posted a strong 42.59 points gain to close at 1,529.03. Gains were seen for most blue chips and all three banking stocks rose sharply. UOB once again demonstrated its leading
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        World markets
        56 9 Index Voiue Change Pis X Hdttj 225 9638.61 ■59.21 -061 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries *****.06 3058.30 +140.14 +6.20 +1.41 +0.20 iaiwon Wtd 4817.93 -34.14 -0.70 iforea tnmp it! Index 708.63 366.09 +13.24 -0.98 +1.90 -0.27 lokorto tamp 450.97 +145 +0.55 Phils Comp ihenzen B Mumbof 1128.16 240.89 3039.41
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        Your S$1 buys
        33 9 J5$ J IS fen m m lure iupioh 0.5686 0.3716 67.659 4.4353 2.1608 0.5810 5049.5 Peso A$ Indian fa Won C$ Yuan NZ$ 29.535 1.0542 27.636 682.30 0.8948 4.7040 1.2311
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        Commodities
        17 9 jdd uss/k Silver uss/h 115.80 4.593 Rubber (ems/kg Palm ail rm/ihihe 1451 148.00 Brenl crude uss/barir'8:
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        Straits Times index — IQ-Day Chart
        5 9 Straits Times index IQ-Day Chart
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        SBX most active
        55 9 By volume Aug 13 Ciliroyo SingTel Mentor Chartered li ri Food 'OOO 64,258 28,314 21,690 10,950 10,773 By value Aug 13 UOB SingTel OCBC SPH Ciliroyo 76,821.136 43,507,745 32,680,825 32,387,000 32,039,135 Kpnetten NOL BILIntl Strike DatctcrftUSS 'OOO 10,314 9,947 8,732 7,780 7,425 DBS Chartered SIA Venture Mentor
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        SGX top rises
        76 9 &n Aug 13 SPH SPH100 HOB Close Change 19.200 +0.700 19.200 +0.700 14.000 +0.600 DBS 12.100 +0.500 SIA200 11.900 +0.500 SIA STIETF100IOPV 11.900 +0.500 15.476 +0.429 Venture 11.200 +0.300 511 ETF 100 15.550 +0.300 KBC 10.900 +0.300 jy piic?-|rjge lug 13 Close Change taiefun 20k 0.015 50.33C
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        SGX top falls
        78 9 Aug 13 Close Change IS DJ USTECH10U5S 32.300 -1.700 Mentor 0.375 -0.185 RoyulClic 0.525 -0.165 OUS 1.990 -0.060 Informotics 1.450 -0.040 OUT 4.540 -0.040 KepCor 4.560 -0.040 Chartered 2.550 -0.03O SKP500 0.650 -0.030 SAT5ra 1.750 -0.030 By percentage Aug 13 SeeHSW*****O (lose Change 0.015 -40.000 GenMog 0.050
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      Turning those unsold seats into profit
      259 10  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg HERE'S a little-known fact: On average, one quarter of all airline seats and hotel rooms are not sold. And, because the airlines and hotels make a profit by selling the other three quarters of their capacity, they don't really
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      Lock icon Corporate Brief
      78 10 AFP SEMBLOG HI NET FKUEITS DOWN: SembCorp Logistics's (SembLog) net profit for the six months to June fell to $36.2 million, from $76.4 million in the same period a year earlier. Last year's figure included an exceptional gain of $43.3 million after tax from the sale of the
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      Lock icon Chips to stop cheats
      445 11 Bloomberg Malaysia's move to curb card fraud may affect Singapore KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will add computer chips to cash cards to counter bank fraud, a move that consultants said may prompt other South-east Asian nations to upgrade their technology. This year, police broke up a criminal
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      Lock icon Big on IT services
      177 11 AFP THE information technology (IT) services market in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 21 per cent between 2001 and 2006. It is expected to reach $38.8 billion, an industry monitor said yesterday. The growth is
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      Lock icon Qantas suffers setback
      270 12 AFP Aussie govt refuses to relax carrier's foreign ownership cap SYDNEY The Australian government yesterday rejected an appeal by Qantas Airways to lift a 49 per cent cap on foreign ownership of the company, a ceiling the airline says is crippling its plans to expand. Announcing the
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      Lock icon Australian economy 'will keep top spot until next year'
      178 12 Agencies CANBERRA Australia is expected to keep its position as the fastest growing economy in the industrialised world until next year, a survey of international economists has found. The monthly survey by The Economist magazine gave Australia an average prediction of
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      Lock icon Consumers in Asia-Pacific remain confident
      203 13 AFP MOST consumers in the Asia-Pacific region remain upbeat despite the gloomy economic environment and political upheavals around the globe, a MasterCard survey received yesterday indicated. A bi-annual poll of 5,406 consumers in June showed that those in nine economies out of the 13 covered
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      Lock icon US Airways wins access to initial funds
      126 13 Reuters ALEXANDRIA A federal judge gave interim approval on Monday to an emergency financing plan for US Airways Group Inc, allowing the carrier to access US$75 million ($132 million) immediately to keep flying through next month while it attempts to reorganise under bankruptcy
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      Lock icon Reprimand for brokerages
      90 13 Bloomberg SEOUL ÜBS Warburg and Merrill Lynch will get reprimanded by South Korean regulators for leaking research, trading stock for their own accounts and changing client orders. The two brokerages will receive warnings for the breaches, the Financial Supervisory Commission said. South Korea has stepped up efforts
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      Lock icon Double-dip recession unlikely
      131 13 AFP WASHINGTON Most analysts expect the United States to avoid a "double-dip" recession, a survey by the National Association of Business Economists showed on Monday. "Despite a string of weak economic data, declining stock prices and ongoing revelations of corporate scandal, a doubledip recession is unlikely this
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      Lock icon She's a Swede and a rebel
      225 14 AFP Foreigners sign up with KNU to fight the Myanmar junta MAE SOT (Thailand) Myanmar is seeing a new breed of rebel fighters as "foreign talent" join the ranks of the freedom fighters. Catherine, a 19-year-old Swedish backpacker, who journeyed to the Thai-Myanmar border
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      Lock icon As rains wreak havoc
      114 14 Agencies PRAGUE Residents and volunteers in Prague (picture) prepared sandbags to protect the famous Kampa island in Prague's Mala Strana, as days of torrential rain saw the evacuation of 50,000 yesterday. Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in different parts of the world. In Nepal, at least
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      Lock icon Judges under probe
      147 14 -AFP JAKARTA Three Indonesian judges suspended on suspicion of accepting bribes to declare a foreign firm bankrupt will be probed by a newlyformed judicial council. The Jakarta Court of Appeal has set up a fivemember judicial Council of Honour to probe the three judges from the Jakarta
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      Lock icon Arroyo crisis
      295 15 Agencies Second minister quits MANILA A second political crisis in two months hit President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday when potential leadership challenger Raul Roco (picture) quit her Cabinet as Education Secretary. Mr Roco, named as a popular choice for President, resigned, saying he had lost Mrs Arroyo's confidence
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      Lock icon Anti-Aids programme
      112 15 AFP JOHANNESBURG The diamond mining giant, De Beers, will provide anti-Aids treatment to all its workers, 10 per cent of whom are estimated to be HIV-positive. "This is a global programme which will have its main focus on South Africa but will be extended to all De Beers
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      Black workers in US sue British plant
      180 15 LONDON Black workers at a US nuclear waste reprocessing plant, who claim they are exposed to more radiation than their white colleagues, are suing government-owned British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL). The workers are based at the Westinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC) plant, in South
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Mega confounds critics
      1117 16  -  Suresh Kumar Stocks have soared and the rupiah has rallied during her first year THERE was no trouble this time. Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri's progress report to Indonesia's combined Parliament (dubbed MPR) was almost a non-event with financial markets hardly stirring. It was so different previously. In the
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  • UPFRONT
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      Pint-sized teacher
      663 20  -  Ambiga Raju Talking points World leaders take advice from this woman IT'S hard to imagine US President George W Bush looking to a pint-sized woman for advice on issues that affect his job as the world's most important leader. But he can consult Dadi Janki (picture), who is
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      383 20 Learn it pjFROM the Kea... world! THE INSTITUTE OF ADVERTISING, SINGAPORE regularly conducts classes, which are taught by senior practitioners who work within the industry. Besides learning the whats and hows of the various exciting trades, past participants got to interact with these experts; some of whom have become their
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      No more for me
      449 21  -  Elisa Chia Popular DJ has had enough of radio awards by elisa @ne wstoday. com. sg THE statement was not uttered impulsively, but from the heart. Dasmond Koh (picture), who won his third Most Popular DJ of YES 93.3FM title at the recent Golden Mike Awards,
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      Yo, Lydia's rapping dim sum
      204 21  -  Yee Wei Zhen HARgau, siewmai, lopakgou, lor mat kai, char siew sou. The names of popular dim sum dishes will ring in the minds of Singaporeans in the days ahead. They are the lyrics of The Happy Dim Sum Dance, a rap jingle for the
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      Go on ladies, make the first move
      642 21  -  lan De Cotta by ian@ne wsto day. c om.sg ONCE, at a school dance, I was attracted to a dolled-up girl on the dance floor. As she danced with one admirer after another, it became my mission to be her partner as well.
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Lock icon Cage and Presley marry
      177 22 -Reuters LOS ANGELES Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley were married in Hawaii over the weekend. Cage, 38, the nephew of film director Francis Ford Coppola, and the 34-year-old daughter of Elvis Presley, sealed their year-long relationship in a ceremony at the Mauna Lani
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      Signs of distress
      640 22  -  David Ngiau Cold, calculated and contrived Oscar bait FILM REVIEW Signs (Now showing) THIS film is, very simply, a horror movie, never mind that it stars Mel Gibson. Signs, however, has loftier, dramatic aspirations, with writer-director M Night Shyamalan taking on spirituality, God ...faith. He's dying to
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      Good first half ...
      311 23  - Good first half El is a Chia and then this boisterous Baby drifts off to sleep FILM REVIEW Mighty Baby (Now showing) REMEMBER the two macho designers who created the "ultimate bra" in last year's comedy La Brassiere? Well, they're back. Only this 5 by time, Wayne (Louis Koo) and
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      Lock icon Vin Diesel's XXX rakes in big $$$
      254 23 Vin Diesel's XXX rakes in big Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Muchhyped action film XXX (Sony/Revolution) took U5544,51 million ($75.87 million) to top the North American box office last weekend. But the solid showing still fell a bit short of pre-release expectations iorXXX. The film stars the increasingly prominent Vin Diesel (picture) as
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      Singapore Top 10 (Aug 9-11)
      79 23 weeks 1 Austin Powers in Goldmember 1 2 Signs 1 3 (1) The Touch (Mandarin) 2 4 Mighty Baby [Mandarin] 1 5 (5) The Sweetest Thing RiAi 2 6 2 Men in Black ll 4 7 (8) My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 8 (4)
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      North American Top 10 (Aug 9 – 11)
      126 23 North American Top 10 (Aug 9 11) weekend gross cumulative gross days 1 XXX US$ 44.51m Uss 44.51m 3 2 (1) Signs Uss 29.45m U*****.72m 10 3 Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams US$ 16.71m US$ 25.04m 5 4 (2) Austin Powers in Goldmember US$ 13.06m US$ 167.78m 18
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  • TIMEOUT
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      Lock icon Beatlemania ...
      480 24  - Beatlemania Asif Ansar comes to town with 71 never-before-seen photos by asif@news today.com.sg THERE'S astonishment on Ringo Starr's face. George Harrison bites his lip in disbelief as Paul McCartney's mop top gets a mock haircut American TV legend Ed Sullivan grins in amusement, while John Lennon looks away as his
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      250 24 Shape up safely effectively Based or extensive research, French scientists have developed safe programs that effectively burn off stubborn fats at tummy, hips and thighs, and firm Up the bust area. They're now the rage in Europe as it soLved problems previously thought to be impossible. PrettiSLim brought these technologies
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      1590 26 Drama Festival Chronicle P' !gP S CSI Too Tough The X-Files William Footprints of A Nation of Life Channel a, Io.3opra dr^ 3 To Die Channel 5, 11 pm m\ A jt ch(lt,liel s> °Pm Singapore's Tomorrow Part 1 she marries into the rich Jiang family, she B JP^": RtflM
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      161 27 f» TECH LIFESTYLE COMPUTERS COMMUNICATIONS INTERNET BUSINESS IT TARGETED DISTRIBUTION WITH 150,000 COPIES AFFORDABLE ADVERTISING RATES Advertisement Bookings! Launch issue 27 August 2002 Booking deadline 20 August 2002 Ad Booking Publication deadline date 3 Sep 02 10 Sep 02 17 Sep 02 24 Sep 02 1 Oct 02 8 Oct
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Different, dangerous Chelsea
      592 31  -  Razali Abdullah Yesterday we looked at Arsenal's credentials in the build-up to the English Premiership. Today the spotlight falls on dark horse Chelsea Blues could finally come good thanks to summer inactivity by razali@newsr.oday. com. sg IT IS an overstated fact that the reason why Chelsea has
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      Lock icon Keane could be in trouble for admitting revenge mission
      262 31 Reuters LONDON The English FA will wait before taking any possible disciplinary action on Manchester United captain Roy Keane's admission that he deliberately fouled Alf Inge Haaland in April last year. Keane said in a newspaper serialisation of his new autobiography
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      New tourney
      79 31 KUALA LUMPUR The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday launched the AFC Champions League with a US$5OO,OOO ($880,000) cash prize for the winner. Fifty-one teams from 29 countries have entered for the tournament, which will replace the Asian Club Championship, Asian Cup Winners Cup and the Asian Super Cup,
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      No choice
      52 31 LONDON English first division club Wimbledon would have been forced to close was it not for its forthcoming move to Milton Keynes, chairman Charles Koppel said yesterday. Wimbledon, which has been without a ground of its own since 1991, was cleared by a Football Association commission in May
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      Fergie wrong
      103 31 LONDON Brian Clough believes Sir Alex Ferguson was wrong to do a U-turn over his decision to retire from the Manchester United hot-seat at the end of last season. Clough, whose autobiography 'Cloughie: Walking on Water' is currently being serialised in The Sun, fears it is a move
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      Okon moves
      66 31 LONDON Australian international skipper Paul Okon has completed his move to English Premiership side Leeds United on a three-year deal. Okon made the switch to Elland Road from first division Watford on a free transfer after passing a medical. The 30-year-old is the second signing of Leeds boss
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      Lock icon No Hungarian uprising
      574 32 Champions League Zalaegerszeg v Man United Live, tomorrow on Ch22, 2.40am LONDON Jozsef Bozsik was only 12 when he signed for Honved. His best friend was even younger, and had to lie to the club about his age. Bozsik and Ferenc Puskas went on to open a
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      Lock icon Dravid keeps India alive
      443 33 Reuters NOTTINGHAM Century-maker Rahul Dravid (picture) played the central role in a marathon rearguard action as India scrambled to safety in the second Test against England, claiming an enthralling draw to keep the series alive. Dravid's five-hour, 40-minute occupation of the Trent Bridge crease was as
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      Lock icon Wallaby star should be banned
      111 33 Reuters CAPE TOWN A member of the International Rugby Board (IRB) anti-doping advisory committee has urged the world governing body to ban Australia wing Ben Tune for a minimum of two years. Tune escaped a ban which would have kept him out of next year's
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      Lock icon Anywhere else
      61 33 Reuters SYDNEY Australia Test captain Steve Waugh has said his team will play Pakistan anywhere, as officials from both countries search for a suitable neutral venue. Australia refused to tour Zimbabwe in April because of safety fears and raised similar concerns last week when it announced it would
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Rising sons shine in Europe
        502 34 -AFP Japanese internationals score for respective clubs PARIS Japanese World Cup star Junichi Inamoto came off the bench to help English Premiership side Fulham take a huge step towards booking a place in this season's Uefa Cup this morning. And to complete a proud day
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        Man U will not penalise Keane for controversial comments
        333 34 MANCHESTER Jaap Stam lost his place in Manchester United for comments he made in his autobiography. Roy Keane has been assured by the club that he would not suffer a similar fate. Nevermind if his sickening outburst, on how he deliberately
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        Lock icon Romario continues to silence critics
        258 34 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's veteran striker Romario, who was forced to watch his country's World Cup win on television after being shunned by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, has bounced back into the limelight, claiming that he has been picked by God. The irrepressible 36-year-old,
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        Lock icon Juninho out till Christmas
        60 34 AFP LONDON English Premiership side Middlesbrough said yesterday that Brazilian World Cup winner Juninho could miss a large part of the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury at the weekend. The 29-year-old new signing has been ruled out for the first few months of the
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      Clubs to leave the S-League?
      467 35  -  Stanley Ho A KEY meeting between the S-League club chairmen on Monday could change the future of Singapore's professional football league. Amidst rumours that the S-League is due for a major makeover for next season, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has called for a
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      Lock icon Five golds for Singapore, Sheik happy
      272 35  -  Stanley Ho by stanl ey@n ewsto d ay. co m.sg IT MUST have been the easiest victory in his competitive silat career. Singapore's golden boy, Zulfakar Mohd Ramli won the gold medal in the 55-60kg category at the Asia Pacific Pencak Silat Championship yesterday
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      Youngsters do battle
      157 35 THIS Saturday, some of the best young footballers from Thailand and Singapore will be locked in not one, but two battles for supremacy. Kicking off the showdown is a match between the Singapore Under-20s and the Thai Under-20s in the Asean Youth Football Championships, better known as
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      Unheralded Ong leads
      231 35  -  Stanley Ho HE DID not enjoy one of his best days on the greens, yet Vincent Ong finds himself leading the pack after the first day of the Pesta Sukan Singapore National Amateur Golf Championships. The 42-year-old businessman carded a two-over-par 74 at the Seletar Country Club
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      Youth league kicks off
      95 35 THE Standard Chartered National Rugby Youth League continues today with the kick-off of the regional Under-15s League. It features the North, South, East and West teams playing in a 15-a-side competition at Yio Chu Kang Stadium. Launched last year, this youth competition is the platform for
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