Today, 21 February 2003

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    8 1 TODAY Friday February 21, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • Article
    Palm in their hands
    366 1  -  Grace Tay EXIT the humble 20-cent notebook. Enter the high-tech palmtop. Class 2A of Primary Two students from Nan Chiau Primary School are using handheld computers to take home their homework lists, beamed to them at the end of each lesson by their teachers. The idea
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    The 911 money minder
    494 1  -  Jose Raymond Would the terrorists have succeeded without him? by jose@newstoday.com.sg THE Moroccan student was not directly involved in the terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept 11, 2001. Yet, without Mounir El Motassadeq, 28, acting as a "rear guard" for the other members of
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      32 1 weekend Toim I Available al newsstands, 7-Eleven, Borders, Cheers, I Cold Storage, FairPrice, Kinokuniya, Carrefour and Esso, Mobil, Shell petrol stations. —z —NTUC Singapore's very own FOR THE BEST OFFERS, TURN TO
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      17 1 Want a HDB bank loan that allows you to defer your repayments during difficult times? Call 6338-8922
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Geylang Serai to get face-lift
      484 2  -  Lee Yew Meng Today photo by Affected flats are now selling at a premium by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg AN OLD and dilapidated part of Singapore is to be revitalised soon. Geylang Serai, home to the Republic's best Malay trades and food, with inexpensive eateries and quaint shops,
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      The biotech frenzy
      602 3  -  Clement Mesenas Drug companies fight for a share of $200 billion pie by clement@newstoday.com.sg THE rewards for new wonder drugs are staggering. Frontrunner Pfizer reaped $17 billion in sales last year from impo-tence-reliever Viagara (picture) and cho-lesterol-buster Lipitor. And the race in the drugs industry is heating
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      Lock icon 300 elite Iran troops die in crash
      203 3 Agencies TEHRAN Searchers found the wreck of a military plane which crashed into a mountainside in south-eastern Iran, killing 302 elite troops, including 18 aircrew in the country's worst air disaster, officials said yesterday. The crash, which also had one of the highest
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      Hard work getting jobs
      230 4  -  Joy Frances Poly graduates tell of difficulties by j oy@newstoday. com.sg POLYTECHNIC graduate's salaries and job prospects dipped slightly last year and some came up against a brick wall when they tried to get a job in their field. Ngee Ann Polytechnic engineering graduate Chong Feng
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      SMS calls for patriotism
      191 4 AN unusual call for patriotic behaviour swamped many short-message-service (SMS) inboxes yesterday. The message urged Singaporeans to boycott Malaysia because of the snide remarks made by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir about the Republic. The message read: "Don't Visit Malaysia Day is on Mar 1. Forward this
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      331 four-room flats taken
      112 4 AS AT 6.30pm yesterday, 331 of 571 Housing Board four-room flats were snapped up in a walkin selection exercise at the HDB Hub sales office. There were flats available in Jurong West, Jurong East, Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok, Sembawang, Yishun, Woodlands, Hougang, Sengkang
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      Students' invention may help stroke patients
      242 4  -  Derrick A Paulo STROKE patients with breathing difficulties may soon need less supervision thanks to a new invention by a group of Singapore Polytechnic (SP) students. They have come up with a prototype breathing device that will sound an alarm if the air pressure
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      Lock icon Crime on upswing
      379 8 Newsßadio 93.8 Elderly, women main victims as crime rate increases 9% MORE crimes were committed last year than in 2001, but more arrests were also made. According to latest crime statistics, released yesterday, the crime rate increased by just over nine per cent to about 32,000 offences.
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      E-petition against war
      161 8  -  Tan Hui Leng THE Think Centre has gone online in its efforts to drum up support for the anti-war cause. "We have been wondering what to do," said the president of the local research party, Mr Sinapan Samydorai. "We saw that staging demonstrations was difficult." Last Saturday,
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      35 2 Special Sermon Series: M DIVINE GUIDANCE JBl WORSHIPERS' I T^day baffles City Convention Centre, I I Co"1^/ Sophia Room Other Sunday Service at Pan Pacific Hotel LIVING FAITH ,m% CHURCH tJ* Come and be blessed
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      102 4 20 22 Feb 9am 6pm www.nyp.edu.sg/openhouse Your Success Begins NYP! Chart New Directions Course Careers Exhibition Savour Vibrant Campus Life Carnival Bazaar Enjoy Celebrity Performances 'LIVE' Concerts Marvel at High-tech Facilities thru' Guided Tours Hi-5! Come in Groups of 5 for special tours and win a Nokia 6610, Giordano Timewear,
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      153 8 2-*^s"^3? Are you a student waiting for your 'O' Level results? K3& mLIA m Hail I Seminar and Exhibition on Infocomm courses and careers Co-organised by Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Singapore Computer Society Date/Time Monday, 24 Feb 2003; 2-6pm Venue Raffles City Convention Centre. Level 4, Padanq Ballroom To
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  • LETTERS
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      Solemn role
      243 10  -  Nelson Quah Of marriage and parenthood I REFER to the views of Mr Chionh Chye Kit as expressed in his letter, "A sacrifice too great" (Today, Feb 14). He seems to have trivialised an important national issue and has given an impression that young, married couples, like he
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      What libraries do to keep noise levels low
      314 10 I REFER to Mr Ananda Perera's letter, "Quiet, please Third World behaviour in worldclass libraries" (Today, Feb 15). The National Library Board (NLB) shares his concern on the noise level in the libraries. Even as we continue to encourage people to visit
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      The UN route
      530 12  -  HCNg That's what the world wants I FIND the underlying premise of Associate Professor Brian Farrell's commentary, "UN's future is in your hands" (Today, Feb 14), troubling. Distilled to its essence, Prof Farrell's message seems to be this: The US is the most powerful nation on Earth
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      Why they visit Malaysia
      233 12  -  Narayana Narayana I REFER to the letter, "Why visit Malaysia when it mocks us?" (Today, Feb 17) by Mr Ananda Perera. Unlike him, there may be many Singaporeans who view the events leading to his resolve not to visit or invest in Malaysia as mere "political
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      China, Australia promoted too
      130 12 IN his letter, "Why visit Malaysia when it mocks us?" (Today, Feb 17), Mr Ananda Perera asked why the NTUC continues to promote visits to resorts in Malaysia in the light of Dr Mahathir Mohamad's political antics. The NTUC has negotiated discounted rates for union members
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      CPF replies to article
      138 12 WE refer to the report, "Fewer for retirement?" (Today, Feb 18), in which the writer speculated that the interest on savings in the CPF Special Account could fall. The Economic Review Committee recommended that the interest paid on SA balances be pegged to a more appropriate
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      No application received for Natra
      68 12 I REFER to the letter, "Think again about this musical" (Today, Feb 14), by Mr Narayana Narayana. We have not received the application to stage the musical, Natra. In assessing an application for an art performance, we take into consideration all relevant factors, including racial
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Unfazed by slump
      524 14 Reuters SGX likely to see sharp increase in net profit despite results, analysts say A SLUMP in trading turnover is expected to hit the operating performance of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in the second quarter of fiscal 2003, but net profit could rise sharply due to provisions
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      Lock icon Chipmakers call off joint venture
      331 14 -AFP TAIPEI The joint venture in Singapore between Taiwan's contract chip making giant, United Microelectronics Corp (UMC), and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) of the United States is off, a spokeswoman for the American company was reported as saying. Yesterday, Dow Jones quoted Ms Sally
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      Lock icon StanChart Singapore profit up 28%
      186 14 Bloomberg STANDARD Chartered said last year's profit in Singapore rose 28 per cent as the UK lender capitalised on distribution channels improved by deregulation to increase its market share. "In Singapore, we have expanded our distribution network and seen significant growth in our customer base,"
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        131 14 THE Straits Times Index declined for a second day in three, led by DBS Group Holdings Ltd on concern a war in Iraq will hurt global confidence and spending. The index shed 3.12, or 0.2 per cent, to close at 1,312.41. Comfort Group Ltd advanced after the company said
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        World markets
        55 14 Index Value Change Pts Nikkei 225 8650.92 -27.52 -0.32 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 9390.48 2806.50 4550.70 -37.15 -43.40 -0.13 -0.39 -1.52 0.00 Korea Comp SET Index 605.51 364.42 4.68 -6.76 0.78 -1.82 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzen B 399.97 1023.23 206.98 -1.99 -6.07 -1.00 -0.50 -0.59
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        Your S$1 buys
        34 14 US$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro 0.5729 0.3584 67.983 4.4681 2.1761 0.5320 Rupiah 5084.2 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 31.078 0.9598 27.329 685.38 0.8641 4.7419 1.0314 19.932
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        Commodities
        21 14 Gold us$/oi Silver us$/oi Platinum us$/oi 351.45 4.62 670.5 Rubber cents/kg 173.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 1617 Brent crude us$/barrel 37.16
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        SGX most active
        58 14 By volume Feb 20 Chartered L&M ChewEH DatacrftUSS SingTel ST Engg Surface MT WizOffice TTInt DMXTech Close 0.725 0.005 0.015 0.710 1.350 1.690 0.540 0.040 0.435 0.280 Change +0.015 -0.005 +0.005 +0.020 +0.010 +0.025 +0.005 +0.005 +2.1 -50.0 +50.0 +2.9 +0.7 +4.9 +14.3 +1.8 '000 21,729 14,528
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        SGX top rises
        79 14 By$ Feb 20 UOB Close Change 11.100 +0.200 SIA 200 9.800 +0.150 STIETF100 13.340 +0.130 Venture Noble 13.600 +0.100 1.510 +0.060 Transpac GreatEast 1.260 +0.060 8.350 +0.050 Semb Log TargetReal 1.780 +0.040 0.380 +0.040 Sincere 1.210 +0.040 By percentage Feb 20 Close Change ChewEH 0.015 +50.0 TyeSoon
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        SGX top falls
        81 14 By$ Feb 20 Close Change SPH 18.100 -0.300 &eative 50 11.600 -0.200 DBS 10.300 -0.200 DBS Bk 6% NCPS *****.300 -0.200 JMH400USS 5.600 -0.100 QUE 6.100 -0.100 SPH 100 18.200 -0.100 SingamasC 2kHKS 2.475 -0.075 UOL 1.660 -0.060 HKLandUSS 1.330 -0.050 By percentage Feb 20 Close Change
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      Full disclosure urged
      152 16  -  Val Chua INVESTOR watchdog, Securities Investors Association Singapore (Sias), yesterday urged full disclosure of stock options given by listed companies and roped in the stock exchange for discussions. In a letter sent to the media, Sias president David Gerald said: "Sias is particularly concerned about excesses pertaining
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      Lock icon For stronger roads
      92 16 Channel NewsAsia A JOINT project between the industry and academia could be the answer to less waste and stronger roads. And there could be other savings too. A four-year $1.9 million research project between NatSteel and Nanyang Technological University has found a way to process the waste
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      Lock icon No barriers
      380 16 -AFP Multi-lateral trade, strong WTO best for Asia: Lim SINGAPORE A multi-lateral trading system is the best option for Asia's export-driven economies and a successful World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Mexico will be crucial, Singapore's Minister of State for Trade and Industry Raymond Lim said yesterday. "We
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      263 17 Bloomberg CITIRAYA PROFIT RISE: Citiraya Industries, which recycles electronics parts, said last year's profit rose five-fold as it received more contracts from multi-national companies. Profit for the year ended Dec 31 rose to $12.3 million or 2.48 cents a share, from $2.4 million, or 0.54 cents a share,
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      Lock icon Recognised regionally
      249 17 Channel NewsAsia Financial planners to raise standards SINGAPORE will soon have chartered financial practitioners whose qualifications will be recognised right across the Asia-Pacific. Singapore's Insurance and Financial Practitioners Association is launching the new professional certification for financial planners in a bid to raise standards. It hopes to start
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      Lock icon Citigroup gets new Asia banking head
      165 17 Bloomberg HONG KONG Citigroup has named a new head of global and corporate investment banking in Asia, as the biggest financial services group drops its Salomon Smith Barney branding and separate management in April. Mr Stephen Long has taken over as Salomon chief executive
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      Lock icon $8.1m raised for Seed scheme
      117 18 Channel NewsAsia FIFTEEN new companies have raised $8.1 million as part of the Economic Development Board's Start-Up Enterprise Development or Seed scheme to give fledgling businesses a boost. "Seeds have been great They've opened a lot of doors for us, helped us to network with
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      Lock icon On a roll
      784 18 Bloomberg A good year for Genting as demand for cruises, hotels and casino grows KUALA LUMPUR Boosted by Singapore tourism and its cruise business, Genting Bhd, Asia's biggest casino group by sales, will probably say profit rose more than two-thirds last year. A four per cent increase
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      Lock icon Qantas to cut costs
      547 21 Bloomberg Profits up but war fears hit travel SYDNEY Qantas Airways, Australia's largest airline, will reduce flights, force staff to take leave and freeze some spending because a possible war in Iraq has hit bookings and may cause the carrier to miss its full-year profit forecast
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      Lock icon Bet on chips
      257 22 Reuters SGX will start memory chip futures in Q2 TAIPEI The Singapore Exchange (SGX) said on Thursday it planned to launch the world's first futures contract based on a computer memory chip in the second quarter. The contract would allow memory makers and their customers, mainly computer
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      Lock icon Regional server sales up
      158 22 -AFP COMPUTER server sales in the Asia-Pacific region grew in the final quarter of last year but the spectre of a military conflict in the Middle East threatens to dampen consumer confidence, an industry monitor said. Server sales in the region (excluding Japan) increased 5.9 per
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      4279 22 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries:Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com Date Name Aberdeen Asset Management (Asia) 2/1 8 Aberdeen Sel-American Opportunities 2/18 Aberdeen Sel-Asian High Yield Z/l 8 Aberdeen Sel-China Opportunities i l-il I- i ■■■--I-- i|i 2/18 Aberdeen Sel-Global MHC 2/18 Aberdeen Sel-Global Technology Z/l 8 Aberdeen Sel-lndonesia Eqty 2/l8 Aberdeen Sel-lapan
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      Lock icon Battle of the currencies
      645 24 Bloomberg TOKYO It's a race to the bottom. Japan is stepping up efforts to weaken the yen and the US isn't exactly fighting the greenback's slide. For the first time in years, the two biggest economies may simultaneously desire a more competitive exchange rate. While it's
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Air chief killed
      310 26 Agencies Wife, 15 servicemen die in Pakistan plane crash ISLAMABAD A high-level inquiry has been ordered into a plane crash yesterday in which the commander of Pakistan's air force, Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir (picture), and his wife were killed. The air force Fokker F-27 turboprop
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      No mercy for bad drivers
      148 26 KUALA LUMPUR Commuters in Malaysia can now call a 24-hour hotline to complain about errant taxi and bus drivers, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. The move comes ahead of the holding of 13th NonAligned Movement Summit here, which will be attended by 114 heads
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      Lock icon Chirac slammed
      49 26 -AFP A picture taken yesterday in Paris shows a special edition of Britain's most widely read daily newspaper, The Sun, where French President Jacques Chirac is labelled a worm "un ver" -for his anti-war stance on Iraq. The paper was handed out free to Parisian commuters photo
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      Lock icon Death for millionaire rapist in China
      221 26 -AFP BEIJING A Chinese millionaire has been sentenced to death for raping eight teenage girls and bribing police to call off their investigation, state media said yesterday. Lu Zongda, 43, chairman of a manufacturing company in northeastern Liaoyang city, raped the girls aged 12
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      Iraq vote delayed
      218 26 UNITED NATIONS Britain and the United States have been forced to postpone until next week the publication of a second UN resolution designed to garner Security Council support for war against Iraq, the Guardian reported yesterday. Such a resolution will now not be put to a vote
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      221 26 AFP. COTABATO (Philippines) At least 16 people were killed and an airport terminal was damaged as the strife-torn southern Philippines was rocked by an upsurge in violence yesterday. Muslim separatists from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were blamed by the military for a raid
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      106 26 Reuters LIMA (Peru) Police are trying to find out who beat and strangled a 19-year-old student, wrapped him in a cardboard box and shipped him by parcel labelled "fragile" to a false address. A police official said the young nursing student, Robert Quispe, had disappeared
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      152 28 Agencies DAEGU (South Korea) Angry, grief-strick-en South Koreans confronted Presidentelect Roh Moo Hyun (picture) yesterday, demanding answers about the fate of hundreds of people missing after a subway arson attack in which more than 120 died. Mr Roh, to be inaugurated next week, was tearful as
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      119 28 Agencies HONG KONG Health officials have urged the public not to panic after a nine-year-old boy was found to have contracted the potentially lethal HSNI bird flu virus. The is the second time the disease is known to have jumped from birds to humans
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      439 28 -AFP West condemned as NAM nations meet KUALA LUMPUR It's not often that the developing world gets to speak on the world's stage. It did yesterday, loudly and strongly. Western nations were attacked for racist policies in the war against terrorism as the 114-nation Non-Aligned Movement
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      206 28 Agencies SEOUL North Korea, locked in a nuclear impasse with the United States, sent a fighter jet into South Korean airspace yesterday ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State Colin Powell. The South Korean Defence Ministry said the first air incursion by the
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      170 30 Reuters PHILADELPHIA A spray of cologne from a Saudi Arabian student has caused the authorities in Philadelphia to quarantine a hospital emergency room, a doughnut shop and a drug store. The incident began at Philadelphia International Airport, when the 22-year-old man arrived at a security
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      305 30 Agencies US Democrats get ready ST LOUIS After years as the most inside of Washington insiders, Democrat Richard Gephardt (picture) has returned home to launch his 2004 presidential campaign formally, blasting the Bush administration's economic policies and promising to lead a crusade to "put hard-working Americans first".
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      124 30 -AFP LOS ANGELES The fugitive heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune, Andrew Luster (picture), has been sentenced in absentia to 124 years in jail for drugging and raping three women. A judge also ordered Luster, who fled while on bail and remains at large, to
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      140 34 -AFP BEIJING Beijing's city government began tearing down houses in a central historic preservation area, despite protests from residents and an official pledge to protect traditional hutong homes. Bulldozers were seen razing one- and two-storey traditional Chinese courtyard houses in Nanchizi alley, much to the horror of
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      369 34 Reuters BEIJING China's Communist Party chief, Mr Hu Jintao, moved the wife of an Inner Mongolian herdsman to tears when he braved temperatures of minus 35 degrees Celsius to visit the couple's tent home last month. In the days that followed, his predecessor Mr Jiang Zemin
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      225 36 -AFP BANGKOK A major global hotel group pledged to join the fight against child sex in Asia in conjunction with an advocacy group based here. Accor Asia, which operates 89 hotels across 12 Asian countries, signed a code of conduct drafted by
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      386 36 Agencies Human shields land in Iraq as war looms BAGHDAD They plan to select their targets carefully and form different units while coordinating their action once the battle gets underway. For Mr Ben, a 25-year-old American, there's a lot of work to be done. "We have no
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      931 38  -  Michael Backman Recent raid in Bangkok shows up system by news@newstoday.com.sg A GROUP of men more than 300--strong raided Sukhumvit Square in central Bangkok early one morning late last month. They smashed its shops and bars and flattened the site. The incident provides a lesson in what happens
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      887 40  -  Goenawan Mohamad by news@newstoday.com.sg THE very best Parliament can resemble a tofu factory. It stinks. Picture this factory: In the kitchen, piles of soya beans are crushed with bare feet, then mixed with water, turning them into slime. Not surprising, then, that the word tofu comes from
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      645 42  -  Janice Lee It's the children who steal the show in Oliver! by in Melbourne janice@newstoday.com.sg THIS is the story of an orphan who hangs out with a gang of street urchins before he finds his family. This is the story of Oliver Twist and the stars of the
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      95 42 In 1968, Oliver! was adapted into a movie starring Oliver Reed and Ron Moody. Oliver! is the longest-running show in the history of the London Palladium, having played for almost four years and grossing £40 million ($ll2 million) at the box office. The musical has been performed
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      459 44  -  Yong Shu Chiang On-the-move poet stops over for literary readings Today photo by by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg Australian poet Rebecca Edwards is in a quandary again. Once again, someone has asked her where her hometown is; and once again, she is explaining that she isn't really sure
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        99 44 FIRST, it was the buzz that F4 member Jerry Yen (picture) was getting the cold shoulder from the other three F4 mates. Now, it seems that F4 is going its separate ways to forge their solo careers before getting back together again. And the talk about
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        62 44 Reuters BRITISH pop superstar Robbie Williams sent out a message on Thursday that was likely to send female pulses racing: He is searching for a wife. The popstar, in his first interview since breaking up with model Rachel Hunter, also had some bad news for female
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        75 44 NEWLY-WED Julia Roberts (picture) is now concentrating her energies on becoming pregnant The World Entertainment News Network reported that she has quit drinking and smoking and has started her fertility treatments. Said a source: "She and Danny have been trying for a baby the old fashioned
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        73 44 AND 'DAREDEVIL' COMES CLEAN IRISH hunk Colin Farrell said he was joking when he condoned the use of heroin in an interview with Playboy magazine. Farrell, who has since apologised for the remark, said: "It's so funny. They said to me, 'So what about heroin?' I replied: 'Only in moderation,'
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        113 44 Reuters WHAT are the odds of running into the man who tried to steal your car 12 years ago, halfway around the world? For veteran CBS News anchor Dan Rather, the odds are pretty good. While in Kuwait reporting on preparations for a possible war with
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      523 46  -  Chen Sze Kai Celebrities go all out to stay the course in reality show by szekai@newstoday.com.sg SHE force-feeds herself dozens of oysters. She gets tossed out of a raft and shouts angrily at the cameraman. These scenes involving MediaCorp star Li Lin are not from a sitcom, but
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      361 46  -  lan De Cotta by ian@newstoday.com.sg THE restroom can sometimes make powerful people ordinary. After interviewing a Malaysian minister in Singapore not too long ago, I found myself standing next to him in the gents. There we were, an ordinary guy and a minister, acknowledging something
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      400 48  -  Chen Sze Kai ACT 3 brings newest and latest performances to libraries by szekai@newstoday.com.sg WITH the television, Internet and video games vying for their attention, children are spoilt for choice when it comes to entertainment Add theatre to the mix and one wonders how this traditional medium
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      417 48  - Presenting Mr 101 the know-it-all funny man Elisa Chia HERE'S the news update folks: Newsreaders are not boring people. MediaCorp Newsßadio 93.8FM presenter Paul Sng, for one, likes to believe that he knows how to have fun, too. "Yeah, I get that dull dude label a lot," he grouses. "But,
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        507 50  -  Serene Foo Stars' chemistry can't overcome tired plot laugh shortage Marrying the Mafia FILM REVIEW SOUTH Korean film Marrying the Mafia is neither the sequel nor in any way related to My Wife Is A Gangster, the hit comedy, even though it follows a similar jopok
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        414 50 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD High school teacher Miriam Fisch wants those four minutes of her life back and she thinks Loews Cineplex ought to pay for their alleged theft In a class-action lawsuit filed in Illinois state court on behalf of all Loews patrons, the Chicagoarea English teacher
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      313 52 Agencies PRODUCED BY COMING soon to a theatre near you a musical about the Taliban! This is no joke. This is NOT the plot of a zany comedy. Escape from Taliban is about Sushmita Bandhopadhya's escape from Afghanistan after the Taliban sentenced her to death for refusing to
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      132 52 Axis of Evil' film fest Reuters DURHAM (North Carolina) Movies from Iraq, North Korea and Iran, the three countries branded as "the Axis of Evil" by US President George W Bush, will be shown at a film festival at North Carolina's Duke University. The series, dubbed Reel Evil, will give
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      171 53 IN THE midst of their case against a magazine that published unauthorised photos of their wedding, Catherine Zeta-Jones has accused husband Michael Douglas (picture) of ruining her image. According to a friend, the actress is furious with Douglas for making her pursue the case against Hello! magazine.
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      131 53 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Alfred Molina, who portrayed Mexican artist Diego Rivera in Frida, has been cast in Columbia Pictures' upcoming Spider-Man sequel as the archenemy of the web-slinging superhero. The actor will play Doc Ock aka Dr Otto Octavius, an atomic researcher who designs a chest harness with
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      514 56 Bryant joins elite company after another 'wow' performance NBA Utah Jazz 87 LA Lakers 93 Lakers win again without Shaq SALT LAKE CITY Kobe Bryant can't be defined strictly in basketball terms anymore. Once he reached the plateau of Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan yesterday, there wasn't much more
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      386 56 -AFP MEMPHIS There's a "Black Rhino" charging into Mike Tyson's path to a big payday heavyweight title rematch with Lennox Lewis. Ex-convict Clifford Etienne, who learned boxing while spending 10 years in prison for armed robbery, promises to
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      319 56 Reuters LAUSANNE Events battling for their Olympic survival are bolstering their defences as officials prepare a radical shake-up of the Summer Games. Over the next two days the Olympic future of disciplines including sailing, shooting, equestrianism, synchronised swimming and badminton mixed doubles will come
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      640 58 Red Devils on the brink of an impressive seventh successive last-eight spot Champions League Group D Man United 2 Juventus 1 Beckham stars despite United's struggles MANCHESTER David Beckham's inspirational display during Manchester United's 2-1 victory over Juventus was proof that, despite the trials of the
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      409 58 Reuters Champions League Group C Real Madrid 2 Borussia Dortmund 1 Raul, Ronaldo get Spaniards out of jail MADRID Real Madrid coach Vicente del Bosque recognises his side still has a lot of hard work to do to
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      403 59 -AFP BIRMINGHAM Four-time world 10,000m champion Haile Gebrselassie makes his comeback here today with a crack at the two-mile world record of Bmin 9.665ec set by fellow Ethiopian Haylu Mekonnen four years ago. The 29-year-old, forced out of the Stuttgart meeting by a thigh
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      552 59 Atwal has fun as he leads with Swede Andersson Golf Carlsberg Malaysian Open Second round, live today, 3.30pm, Ch2l The South African said: "It looks okay for now but if I get a call that the baby is coming early then I will heading straight back, matchplay or
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      451 60  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg LITTLE drops can make a huge pool. That's what newly formed S-League side Balestier Rhalsa Football Club firmly believed in, as it unveiled a $1.5-million sponsorship deal for the club thanks to not one, not two, but more than 20 sponsors yesterday.
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      183 60  -  Tan Yo-Hinn SINGAPORE Pools' SCORE betting game will be in operation for this Sunday's preseason friendly between defending S-League champion SAFFC and Sinchi FC. Opening odds will appear from Bam tomorrow. Much will be at stake for both clubs this weekend, with $10,000 in prize money
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      205 60  -  Stanley Ho AFTER quenching the thirst of S-League players for three seasons, SunAir has bid a fond farewell to local football. The official drinks sponsor for the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) since 1999, Winsun Imex Pte Ltd the manufacturer of SunAir drinking water has
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      328 60  -  Tan Yo-Hinn by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg ON PAPER, it has arguably the most impressive squad for the 2003 NTUC Income S-League season. With a list that includes current Singapore internationals Adi Salleh, Aide Iskandar, Azhar Baksin, Egmar Goncalves, Indra Sahdan, A Sivakumar and S
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      96 61 JOHANNESBURG New Zealand's bid to switch its World Cup clash against Renya from Nairobi to South Africa has failed, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced yesterday. The decision means that four points will be awarded to the Renyans after the ICC's Executive Board decided that the game, which
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      96 61 POTCHEFSTROOM Australia beat the Netherlands by 75 runs in their rain-affected World Cup Group A match yesterday. The Dutch, chasing 198 for victory, were bowled out for 122 in the 30th over, fast bowler Andy Bichel taking three wickets in quick succession as the world champion sealed its
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      134 61 Reuters BANGKOK North Rorea secured a place in the Ring's Cup final yesterday but only after walking off the pitch in protest during an ill-tempered 2-2 draw with Qatar. The Rorean team staged a 15--minute protest after Qatar scored an equalising second goal early in the second half,
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      503 61 -AFP S Africans regroup with confidence after weather saves them Cricket World Cup South Africa v Bangladesh Live, tomorrow, Ch 38, 4pm BLOEMFONTEIN The World Cup lifeline given to South Africa by inclement weather could be the turning point in the fortunes of the home team, coach Eric
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      253 61 -AFP JOHANNESBURG India captain Sourav Ganguly insists the extreme reaction from fans in his cricket-crazy country does not bother him, saying he is more worried about how his team plays. "If I start to worry about what fans think, I would probably never be able
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      542 62 -AFP London paper says Wenger could splurge on superstar after player's weekend spat LONDON Two seasons ago, he was linked with a move to Highbury. That was before David Beckham signed a new contract with Manchester United. Suddenly, and most dramatically, that link has now re-emerged.
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      192 62 -AFP MANCHESTER Argentine midfield star Juan Sebastian Veron has given Manchester United a boost ahead of a crucial two weeks for the club. Veron has been suffering with a toe injury sustained on international duty with Argentina and there were
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      117 63 We planned for me to play last weekend but the heel was hurting too much. I've had two setbacks playing reserve-team matches and the heel has been in a terrible state after each game. I'm going to take Arsene Wenger's advice and take it easy. Hopefully the break will make
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      471 63 Tigana reportedly to be replaced after bust-up with boss English Premier League Fulham 3 West Brom 0 Londoners look safe LONDON Former Republic of Ireland coach Mick McCarthy has been tipped to take over at Fulham in the summer, reported BBCSportOnline. Cottagers boss Jean Tigana is
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      155 63 Agencies LONDON Arsenal could be forced into an embarrassing apology after a jibe at the expense of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was relayed to supporters over the Tannoy at Highbury. Match-day announcer Paul Burrell, who often relays a live pre-match chat with manager Arsene Wenger
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