Today, 27 February 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY T h U r S (1 ay February 27, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Economy grew by 2.2%
      216 1  -  Francis Kan by francis@newstoday.com.sg SIJNGAFOKE'S economy grew by 2.2 per cent last year, rebounding from a 2.4 per cent contraction in 2001, as higher pharmaceutical production boosted growth in the fourth quarter. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 0.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of
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      Lock icon Stocks slip
      116 1 Reuters NEW YORK US stocks fell yesterday on surging oil prices and war jitters while HewlettPackard's lacklustre sales reminded investors corporate earnings are not that bright "It's the double whammy," said Mr David Memmott, head of listed block trading at Morgan Stanley. "There's Iraq, which we've had for
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      Lock icon Oil price soars
      304 1 Reuters Prices reach post-Gulf War high on low fuel stocks NEW YORK US oil prices hit their highest mark since the Gulf War yesterday after the US Government reported a big drop in winter heating fuel stocks as Washington presses its case for war against Iraq. The
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      Lock icon Big blow for Blair
      197 1 Reuters LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair suffered by far the largest revolt he has faced from his war-wary Labour Party but still won a parliamentary vote yesterday over tackling Iraq. The Government put forward a motion asking parliament to back United Nations efforts to disarm
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Back to gong hokkien on TV
      492 2  -  Grace Tay Media advisory panel calls for dialect's return by grace@newstoday.com.sg A. 2 4-YEAR-OLD ban on dialect programmes is about to be lifted. The move comes after the Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) recommended in a report yesterday that such programmes should be re-introduced on
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon US: North Korea restarts reactor
        283 2 Reuters WASHINGTON North Korea has reactivated its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon within the last 24 hours, a United States official said, raising the stakes in its diplomatic showdown with the US. There were no signs that North Korea had restarted its nuclear fuel processing facility,
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      Lock icon Tokyo mulls defence-only policy
      149 3 -AFP LONDON In an interview with The Times of London, Japan's defence chief questioned the adequacy of his country's self-defence force in the wake of North Korea's missile test "It has been agreed that Japan is the shield and the US is the arrow, but we
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      A quest too late?
      613 3  -  Clement Mesenas Was Rather's Iraq trip in vain? By clement@newstoday.com.sg CBS news anchor Dan Rather's unswerving, fearless determination to ask the toughest of tough questions in his coverage of the world's major events has earned him the highest accolades and virtually every honour in broadcast journalism.
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      Lock icon Hi-tech service
      605 3  -  Grace Tay by gra ce@newsto dy. com. sg DON'T be mistaken that the small black pouch slung across the waiter's chest (picture) is for tips although, yes, the service at Silk Road is excellent. Silk Road Restaurant at Amara Singapore hotel has gone higher-tech, with waiters abandoning the
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      When hope vanished ...
      290 4  - When hope vanished Jose Raymond Rescue efforts for three-year-old called off by jose@newstoday.com.sg YESTERDAY, the mother of a three-year-old boy (illustration) sat huddled in a corner of a police command post at the Boon Lay Garden Primary School, while the search for her son continued. About four hours later, all
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      Lock icon Senegal President at the Istana
      41 4 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong welcomed Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade at the Istana yesterday. The leaders discussed international developments, including the Iraq situation, as well as ways to strengthen bilateral economic co-operation. Today thoto by ALVINTOH
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      Flexible and supple Singapore
      264 4 SINGAPORE is flexible and supple enough to adapt to the changing business environment confronting it now. That was the observation of Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (picture), in an interview with the BBC yesterday. Asked whether structural unemployment would damage the fundamental belief that the
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      Bad news for three women every day
      140 4 CANCER is on the rise in Singapore, with the incidence of breast cancer showing the biggest jump. In recent years, breast cancer has risen by almost 50 per cent and every day three women are diagnosed with the disease. In 1998 and 1999
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon PSA faces $30m suit
      298 6  -  Jose Raymond Mitsui sues port operator over crane order by jose@newstoday.com.sg HOT on the heels of its retrenchment exercise, the PSA Corporation, formerly known as the Port of Singapore Authority, has another battle on its hands. Today, it faces a $30 million lawsuit in the High
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      M1 offers MMS from China
      129 6 MOBILEONE customers can send Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) photographs home from China, together with sound, in real time. Ml is offering its customers GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) roaming service as part of an agreement with China Mobile. The pictures can also be sent to
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      Go for a walk, retrenched workers urged
      422 6  -  Derrick A Paulo REPORTS of the recent layoffs in Singapore have got one man fretting. He is concerned, not so much that many older workers have lost their jobs, but that they are rushing too soon into others. Mr Paul Stevens (picture), a
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  • LETTERS
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      The child in Jackson
      225 8  -  Luchie Gualberto Gongora Pop star sincere in his love for children MANY have reacted to the documentary, Living with Michael Jackson. I feel sorry for those who view Michael Jackson (picture) in a negative light After watching the programme, I have concluded that he is sincere
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      Sorry
      56 8 IN OUR report, "Fuel rates up" (Today, Feb 25), we reported that Caltex would continue to offer a five per cent discount for petrol and 12 per cent for diesel at its Jurong Port service station. It is actually giving a 10 per cent petrol discount at the station.
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      Please, don't mix the two up
      96 8  -  Lee Chun Wah I REFER to the report, "Media Catch-22" (Today, Feb 25). All parties need to play down the current hiccup in bilateral ties between Singapore and Malaysia. I get upset when journalists, especially the seasoned ones, try to rationalise the dispute. The
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      Higher levy but greater productivity
      445 8 WE refer to Mr Leong Sze Hian's letter, "How to use levy" (Today, Feb 13). He said the new measures by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will raise labour costs and hit the construction industry, especially firms with
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Boon Heng's PSA verdict
      216 11 NTUC'S Secretary-General Lim Boon Heng said retrenched Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) workers received a fair deal. In his first public comments on PSA's recent layoff of 800 port workers, the union chief said the organisation retrenched employees to stay battle fit as it could no
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        107 11 THE Straits Times Index fell, led by Hongkong Land Holdings, the secondbiggest decliner on the benchmark, after the company cut its dividend for the first time in five years as rents fell. United Overseas Land rose after the company said 2002 profit more than doubled from the year before.
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        World markets
        53 11 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI 8356.81 -3.68 -0.04 HANG SENG 9116.28 -32.20 -0.35 ALL ORDINARIES 2804.20 23.70 0.85 TAIWAN WEIGHTED 4456.69 2.34 0.05 KOREA COMP SET 590.26 356.02 -1.99 -0.74 -0.34 -0.21 JAKARTA COMP 397.54 -1.57 -0.39 PHILIPPINES COMP 1000.27 -13.66 -1.35 SHENZHEN B 207.61 0.65 0.31 MUMBAI
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 11 US$ 0.5764 UK£ 0.3657 Yen 67.6576 HK$ 4.4952 RM 2.1902 Euro 0.5358 Rupiah 5125.46 Baht 24.6023 Peso 31.3303 A$ 0.9510 Indian Rs 27.4944 Won 685.112 C$ 0.8610 Yuan 4.7713 NZ$ 1.0211 NTS 20.0473
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        Commodities
        21 11 Gold uss/oz 351.95 Silver uss/oi 4.63 Platinum uss/oi 674.5 Rubber centsAg 177.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1627 Brent crude uss/barrel 35.96
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        53 11 By volume Feb 26 Close Change 'OOO Chartered Autron KepLand TTInt Amtek UniFood LeongHin DatacrftUSS Pac Cent STEngg 0.725 0.200 1.250 0.435 0.955 0.405 0.740 0.675 0.250 1.700 +0.040 -0.005 -0.155 +0.010 +0.005 -0.010 +3.3 -1.1 -14.0 +2.5 +0.7 -1.5 9,283 7,795 7,131 6,900 5,441 5,275 5,078
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        SGX top rises
        80 11 By$ Feb 26 Close Change GreatEast 8.650 +0.200 By percentage Feb 26 BBR Close Change 0.015 +0.005 SingamasC 2kHKS 2.600 +0.125 Creative 50 11.300 +0.100 Penguin GMG USS 0.115 +0.020 0.030 +0.005 F&N 8.000 +0.100 SPH 18.300 +0.100 Noble 1.560 +0.060 Robinson 5.650 +0.050 Haw Par 3.380
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        SGX top falls
        82 11 By$ Feb 26 Close Change AseanSupremel00USS4.500 -0.260 DBS Bk6% NCPS *****.600 -0.200 By percentage Feb 26 Close Change Goldtron 0.010 -0.005 LHT 0.050 -0.020 Amtek 0.955 -0.155 Shang Asia 2kHKS 5.800 -0.150 STIETF100 12.920 -0.140 Amtek W*****0 0.660 -0.130 MediaS 0.015 -0.005 New Toyo W*****7 0.035 -0.010
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      Lock icon Bound for China
      208 12 Bloomberg Disk drive maker to shift production from S'pore MAXTOR Corp, which makes almost all its computer disk drives in Singapore, will spend US$2OO million ($347 million) on a new factory in China to reap cost savings by shifting its production, according to chief executive Paul Tufano.
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      Lock icon Green light for firm's plant on mainland
      210 12 -AFP TAIPEI The Taiwanese authorities on Wednesday approved Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's (TSMC) financing plan for its first investment in China. Vice-Economic Minister Shih Yen-shiang said the approval means that TSMC is permitted to kick-start its investment in China, or up to seven
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      Lock icon Malaysia Airlines posts $150m profit
      158 12 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Airlines continued its flight to recovery by logging a net profit of RM330.40 million (Sslso million) in the quarter to last December. This compared to a loss of RM310.20 million in the same period the year before and was its second
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      Lock icon US Airways eyes Star
      107 12 Bloomberg PARIS The US Airways Group, which gained federal approval for its bankruptcy reorganisation earlier this month, plans to join the Star Alliance, the world's largest partnership of airlines that includes Singapore Airlines. "Today the company is still healing but it plans to join us once
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      Lock icon HK firm rapped for rule breach
      150 13 Bloomberg HONG KONG Kim Eng Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd and its former dealing director, Mr Terry Fok, were reprimanded by Hong Kong's securities regulator for failing to have internal controls in place when trading derivative warrants in 2001. The local unit of Singapore's Kim
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      Lock icon Biomedical boost
      323 13 Bloomberg I AFP, Bloomberg Manufacturing output rises 13.6% SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output increased 13.6 per cent in January from that of a year ago, lifted by a strong performance from the biomedical sciences segment, the Government said yesterday. Of the four segments that make up the manufacturing sector, the
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      Lock icon HP's sales miss analysts' forecast
      164 13 Bloomberg PALO ALTO (California) HewlettPackard, the world's No 2 computer maker, said first-quarter earnings increased 49 per cent on cost cuts. Sales missed analysts' forecasts. Net income rose to US$72l million ($1.25 billion), or 24 US cents a share, from US$4B4 million, or 25 US
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      Lock icon Boom in April?
      455 14  -  Lee Yew Meng Chinatown, Little India will benefit. But yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg RETAIL malls along the North-East MRT line opening in April will have to find a niche in order to survive the increased competition, analysts said. While they agreed the main beneficiaries of the higher traffic flow will
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      Lock icon Agilis spreads its wings
      88 14 Reuters SOUTH-EAST Asia's largest defence contractor, Singapore Technologies Engineering, said its electronics arm had bought a one-third stake in a Canadian communication services provider. ST Electronics, through its unit Agilis Communication Technologies Pte Ltd, invested Cs3 million ($3.5 million) for a stake in PolarSat Inc a
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      191 14 Bloomberg SIA TO REPLACE AIRCRAFT: Singapore Airlines has asked Boeing Co and Airbus SAS to submit proposals to replace the carrier's A3lO planes and some of its Boeing 747-400 aircraft, ATWOnline reported, without citing sources. The carrier has nine A3lO-300 planes, which may be replaced by Airbus' A321
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      Lock icon No go for Russian oil cargo to S'pore; arbitrage still open
      195 14 Reuters LONDON A large crude carrier that was to have taken the year's first huge cargo of Russian fuel oil to Singapore will now not be moved but an open arbitrage is encouraging several traders and refiners to eye
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      Lock icon Tariff cuts by 2005
      238 16 -AFP China, Asean work towards creation of free trade zone SHANGHAI China and the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) plan to implement a round of tariff reductions beginning in January 2005 as part of their greater plan to create a free trade zone, state press
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      Lock icon Fund raises $2m for needy
      85 16 Channel NewsAsia THE Singapore Malay-Muslim Educational Trust Fund, to be launched by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong next month, has raised $2 million so far. Its target is $10 million to help lower-income Malay-Muslim families afford early childhood education. Muslim Affairs Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said
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  • INFO TECH
    • FOR CONSUMERS
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        Lock icon IBM rethinks flat-panel display
        110 18 IBM has unveiled its first model in a new line of ThinkVision flat-panel displays, which it plans to debut later this year. The new display, dubbed IBM ThinkVision 1200?, offers a 20.1-inch screen and a 1,600 by 1,200-pixel resolution. At U551,349 ($2,240), the ThinkVision display includes
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      F4 fans, rejoice
      235 18 HubTV extends F4 event to March 6 FANS of F4 who can't get enough of their pop idols, here's good news. The F4 event on Hub TV, StarHub's MMS/SMS channel, is extended to March 6. Viewers of Hub TV can engage in activities such as polling, chatting
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      Burn the tracks
      386 19  -  Farihan Bahrin This is one of the fastest DVD+R drives in town by news@newstoday.com.sg HEWLETT-PACKARD'S third-generation DVD burner, the DVD3OOi (picture), is a speedy authoring kit that will go down well with multimedia and AV (audio-video) enthusiasts. This premium-priced machine has a 4x DVD+R speed, making it
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon N Korea has more missile tests planned: UK
      175 20 Reuters SEOUL The missile that North Korea test fired on Tuesday hours before the inauguration of South Korea's President Roh Moo Hyun was not a surprise, according to a British minister. Mr Bill Rammell, Minister for Northeast Asia at Britain's Foreign Office,
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      Lock icon KL nabs ex-soldier for JI ties
      215 20 AFP Ex-colonel held under ISA KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have detained a former army officer suspected of being a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group, police said yesterday. Abdul Manaf Kasmuri, a retired colonel who served with UN peacekeepers in Bosnia, is
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      Death over CD player
      99 20 HUNTSVILLE (Alabama) Four people were killed and one injured when a man opened fire during an argument over a compact disc player at a temporary employment agency in Huntsville. The shooting spree began after the suspect and several other men argued over the possession of a
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      Lock icon New puzzle in shuttle probe
      327 21 Agencies But damage was probably done at lift-off CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) A mysterious object that apparently fell off the doomed space shuttle, Columbia, and was flying alongside the spacecraft has gained the attention of US officials investigating the tragedy. Air Force Brigadier General Duane Deal,
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      Lock icon Sandwich-board of shame for thief
      97 21 Reuters SAN FRANCISCO A man convicted of stealing mail will have to wear a unique scarlet letter telling the world he is a thief, a court ruled on Tuesday. US District Judge Vaughn Walker sentenced Shawn Gementera to two months in prison and 100 hours
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      Lock icon Snow brings stillness to Middle East
      62 21 photo An ultra-Orthodox Jew standing on a balcony overlooking the Al Aqsa Mosque compound and its Dome of the Rock after heavy snowfall in Jerusalem yesterday. Snow has blanketed several cities in the Middle East, closing major highways and, schools in a cold snap
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      Lock icon Syariah law for Aceh
      100 21 -AFP JAKARTA The staunchly Muslim Indonesian province of Aceh will inaugurate its first Islamic syariah court on March 4 in a move to curb separatist sentiment, a report said yesterday. "We will implement the Islamic syariah integrally but in a gradual way On the first of
      -AFP  -  100 words
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      Lock icon Muted reaction to blasts
      65 21 Agencies BEIJING China's state-controlled media have played down Tuesday's explosions at China's top two universities, which injured nine people. While the police remained tight-lipped about the incidents, students at both universities believe the blasts, which came just days before the National People's Congress, were meant to
      — Agencies  -  65 words
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      Lock icon Baby barred from House
      98 21 -AFP MELBOURNE A politician was barred from breast-feeding her 10-day-old baby in the chamber of Victoria state's Parliament yesterday after officials ruled the child was a "stranger in the house". Ms Kirsty Marshall, a former Olympic skier recently elected to Parliament, was breast-feed-ing her baby in
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      74 20 Germany's top design school Design Factory International and Coleman Creative Design School would like to invite all GCE 'N'/'O'/'A' level students to a 3? review Talk by Shan Ij-an Artistic Director Design Factory International College of Communication and New Media An, Germany Dare 27 February 2003 Time 7.00pm Venue: Coleman
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      Lock icon When losing sleep is worth it
      885 22  -  Sunny Goh by sunny_goh@pacific.net.sg MY old buddy at The Straits Times, Paul Jacob, has declared that he does not lose sleep over his scathing comments about Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. The comments led to a stern response from Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's
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      407 23  -  Serene Foo Dance uses mirror, water for a unique performance EVEN after 30 years in the business, award-winning Taiwanese dance doyen Lin Hwai Min still thinks he hasn't done his best work. The 56-year-old is one of the most renowned choreographers in Asia but when his masterpiece,
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      Journey into the sublime
      359 23  -  Christine Khor by news@newstodav.com.sg TAIWAN'S top dance practitioner Lin Hwai Min takes some 70 minutes to get you oxygenhigh in a dark theatre. This genius of Chinese con- temporary dance will suck you into a world so rare, in an experience so seamless, that you will
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        Lock icon Gellar kills Buffy return
        57 23 ■Reuters PUT a stake in hen Sarah Michelle Gellar (picture) is done with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The actress has confirmed to producer Joss Whedon that the show's latest season will be her last Still to be decided is whether there will be a new spinoff,
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        Search for stars is on
        89 23 STAR Search organisers are sending out their feelers for talent in Singapore, Malaysia, and China. Application forms for Star Search 2003 are available at the information counters of Junction 8, Plaza Singapura, Scotts Shopping Centre, Tampines Mall, as well as MediaCorp's reception. The forms can
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        Roadshow and career fair
        81 23 IF you are interested in the courses offered by the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), visit its roadshow at Bishan Junction 8 Atrium from now till March 2, from 11am to 9pm. The MDIS booth at the Career Fair 2003 held at Suntec from March
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      MeidaCorp's world vision
      363 24  -  Serene Foo by serene@newstoday.com.sg THIS big boy in the broadcast scene is celebrating a landmark and is, at the same time, poised to take on the world. Said MediaCorp Group CEO Ernest Wong (picture) at the launch of MediaCorp TV's 40th Anniversary celebrations at Fullerton Hotel yesterday:
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      WHAT'S IN STORE?
      92 24 MediaCorp TV is bringing back nostalgic silver screen moments by giving a fresh flavour to time-tested favourites like Perfect Match and Comedy Night. It is launching its first 100-episode series, Holland Village, this year. To keep up with the latest in IT, MediaCorp's specialist team responsi- ble
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        Go Roman now
        319 25  -  Cathleen Tung Add some gleaming armour to your wardrobe by cathleen.tung@newstoday.com.sg SHARON Stone was photographed with one slung casually over her shoulders. Sarah Jessica Parker was seen clutching one at the recent Narciso Rodriquez show in New York. The majority of us, though, will probably only be
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        New beauty line
        233 25  -  Cathken Tung IN a bid to provide total life solutions, Tupperware®, a global name in food storage products, has launched a beauty line in Singapore. Dallas-based BeautiControl is a brand that was acquired by Tupperware Corporation in 2000. Its products were available in Latin America, North America
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        Forget sultry look, flash those pearly whites
        462 25  -  Toh Xing Yu, Beauty Tips by Miss EverSoft xingyu@softskin.com.sg OVER the last few months, I have had a really good time sharing my beauty secrets with you. Those of you who have been following this column will know all about taking care of
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        Lock icon Gourmet trails
        320 26 Today Traveller Team Indulge your sense of taste and style as you sample Margaret River's elegant vineyard cuisine THE two-km-long jetty at Busselton (picture), south of Perth, will open up your sense of wonder even as you take a senti mental journey in an old train down one
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        SIX SENSES. AUSTRALIA
        166 26 MIGRATING whales in the Southern Ocean are an impressive sight. Even from a distance, these majestic creatures of the sea will bring home the wonder of creation. CHOCOLATES, dark, rich temp ing morsels with the most delicious fragrance. Be tempted at the Margaret River Chocolate Factory TOUCH
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        Regal moments at sea
        460 27  -  Gurmeet Singh Cruising in northern Europe is a delight by traveller@newstoday.com.sg THERE are some moments in life that last forever. And traversing the Baltic Sea on the Regal Princess is one of them. It's an experience It's an experience that lingers long after the ship has
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        Quicktours
        188 28 HAWAII, USA Hawaii is where East merges with West in a blur of hula and disco, soap operas and creation myths, junk food and Japanese tea ceremonies, and Shinto shrines and surf clubs. MarkTwain declared Hawaii as "the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean". Airfares
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        Lock icon No-brainer rides
        281 28 AFP US scientists say roller-coasters are safe WASHINGTON White-knuckle rollercoaster rides are unlikely to damage the brains of the vast majority of thrill seekers, top US scientists said on Tuesday after an exhaustive review. There was a threat, however, to people with back or neck injuries, epilepsy, orthopedic
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        Lock icon Oman sets sights on eco-tourism
        109 28 AFP MUSCAT The Omani government has set its sights on the adventure travel and eco-tourism market, a senior tourism advisor in the sultanate said on Monday. "Oman has all the attributes of a successful eco-tourism destination," Ms Heba Abdul Aziz, adviser to the commerce and
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        Honeymoon in Jeju
        352 29  -  Teo Siok Kuan Experience romance on the mythical island by traveller@newstoday.com.sg THEY call it the island for honeymooners. Romantic Jeju island, an hour's flight south of Seoul, is a popular vacation spot with South Koreans and Japanese. They are attracted to the island's year-round mild climate and
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      Oscar calibre, again
      605 30  -  David Ngiau Stirring performance makes Jack a shoo-in for fourth acting prize About Schmidt FILM REVIEW JACK Nicholson is going to win the best actor Oscar for his role in About Schmidt. It's a pity that Michael Caine won't win for The Quiet American. In any other
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      He's no Spider-Man
      486 32  -  Yong Shu Chiang Daredevil, the film and not the hero, pales in comparison to the web-slinger Daredevil FILM REVIEW OKAY, geek question: Who would win if superheroes Spider-Man and Daredevil went head to head? If we're talking superhuman powers, I'd say Daredevil, played by Ben Affleck, especially
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      Lock icon After drugs, the 'war' on pirated VCDs
      114 32 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand will begin a threemonth campaign in April to stop the pirating of music and video discs, as the country reaches a third of the way through its self-declared "war on drugs", said a minister. "On April 1, the Prime Minister
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Tiger: Bring it on
      459 35 -AFP World no. 1 relishes possible showdown with the Big Easy SAN DIEGO Picking a winner at the World Golf Championship Match Play has proven difficult, but most people are putting their money on Tiger Woods and Ernie Els. The event, starting today, will mark the
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      Singapore sprinter Shyam gets new coach in Rainer
      270 35  -  Stanley Ho SINGAPORE'S sprint sensation U K Shyam is eager to return to the blistering form that won him a silver medal in the 2001 SEA Games, and made him the fastest man in the country. And his chances have been boosted
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      Bryanfs 40-point streak halted
      111 35 LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant's streak of consecutive NBA games of 40 points was halted at nine yesterday morning, even though the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 109-98. Bryant's streak ended level with a Michael Jordan run as the fourth-longest in NBA history, trailing
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      Kenya probe
      84 35 JOHANNESBURG The International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit (ACU) will have a closer look at Kenya's stunning World Cup win over Sri Lanka, sources said yesterday. The ACU, headed by former London police chief Paul Condon, will be given the tapes of Monday's match at Nairobi, which Kenya won
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      Lock icon Giggs is no spent force
      636 36 Agencies But it may not be enough to keep the flying Welshman at OldTrafford Images TURIN Any prospective buyers hoping to get Ryan Giggs on the cheap will probably have to dig a lot deeper into their pockets after the Manchester United winger tore Juventus
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        Lock icon Shearer sinks Bayer
        559 37 AFP Newcastle boosts hopes of quarter-final berth with virtuoso display Champions League Group A Newcastle 3 Bayer Leverkusen 1 Shearer nets memorable hat-trick NEWCASTLE A first-half hat-trick from Alan Shearer ended Bayer Leverkusen's interest in this season's Champions League and kept Newcastle's bid for a place in
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        Lock icon Goalless draw for Ajax and Arsenal
        214 37 Reuters AMSTERDAM Ajax Amsterdam and Arsenal fought out a low-key goalless draw in their Champions League Group B match this morning as both teams appeared happy with a point The draw, which had none of the verve and pace of the teams' 1-1 result
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        Lock icon Inter ends Barca's winning streak
        217 37 -AFP MILAN Inter Milan ended Barcelona's 100 per cent record in the Champions League but failed to close the gap on the Group A leader after being held to a 0-0 draw at the San Siro. Barcelona, which beat Inter 3-0 in Spain last week
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      The great S-League kickoff
      42 38 Fixtures Today Woodlands v Geylang Woodlands Stadium Jurong v Tanjong Pagar Jurong East Stadium Tomorrow Sengkang vSinchi Hougang Stadium Balestier v Sembawang Toa Payoh Stadium Saturday Home Utd v SAFFC Bishan Stadium Tampines v S'pore U-23 Tampines Stadium
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      146 38 Balestier Khalsa Ground: Toa Payoh Stadium Sponsors: Civic Ambulance, FTMS Global, Umbro Geylang United Ground: Bedok Stadium Sponsors: Evergreen Shipping, EVA Airways, PAN Home United Ground: Bishan Stadium Sponsors: Coca Cola, Emirates, Cisco, NEC, Diadora Jurong Ground: Jurong East Stadium Sponsors: Maxell, Big Trumpet, DAL Sembawang Rangers Ground:
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      Lock icon Where are the stars?
      997 38  -  S. Gulam file photo Today's sports desk kicks off the eighth S-League season with an optimistic S Gulam claiming everything is in place for a great campaign except for one vital ingredient JUST a few months ago, with the seventh season struggling to a limp finish,
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      Ultimately, the quality of football will make or break the S-League season, says new CEO
      514 38  -  Tan Yo-Hinn by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg SINCE its inception in 1996, the S-League has been the subject of intense scrutiny. A lack of sponsors, poor stadium facilities and dwindling attendances were some of the criticisms levelled at
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        Lock icon India whacks England
        355 39 Reuters World Cup Cricket DURBAN A barely-fit Ashish Nehra produced the third-best bowling figures in World Cup history to rout England by 82 runs as India took a huge step towards the Super Sixes this morning. The left-arm seamer braved the pain from a sprained left ankle
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        Lock icon Burnley beats Fulham
        83 39 -AFP FA Cup BURNLEY First Division Burnley moved into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and a meeting with Watford after thrashing Premiership side Fulham 3-0 this morning. The fifth round replay was effectively decided when lan Moore and Gareth Taylor scored in the first half. Fulham,
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