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Article843 2003-03-01 1 Ng Boon Yian - Ng Boon Yian Age, merit and retrenchment anomalies by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg ORDINARILY, 39 years is not the length of your service. It is a lifetime. After working 39 years for PSA, and amid talk of how generous the retrenchment package was, an ageing container equipment specialist843 words
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Article, Illustration550 2003-03-01 1 David Ngiau - David Ngiau David Ngiau by da vid@newsto day. com. sg BLAME it on that well-rounded face with baby-fat, that very real body with bumps in both the right and wrong places. The hint of Indianness in Norah Jones' features immediately reminds you of her father Ravi Shankar– David Ngiau - 550 words
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NEWS
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Article650 2003-03-01 2 Francis Kan; Derrick A Paulo - Francis Kan Derrick A Paulo Analysts expected more as DPM warns of another deficit 1 by and news@newstodav.com.sg HAMPERED by a projected $1.2 billion deficit, the Budget contained few "goodies" for individuals or businesses. The expected one percentage point cut in personal and corporate income tax rates650 words
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Article, Illustration203 2003-03-01 2 No cuts in corporate and personal income tax rates from 22 per cent currently; no income-tax rebates. •Foreign income to be tax-exempt from June onwards. Domestic interest income exceeding the first $100,000 to be tax exempt from next year, exemption on the full amount from 2006. Mr Raymond203 words
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Article, Illustration671 2003-03-01 3 Norman Mailer - Norman Mailer by weekend@newstoday.com.sg THERE is a subtext to what the "Bushites" are doing as they prepare for war in Iraq. My hypothesis is that President Bush and many conservatives have come to the conclusion that the only way they can save America and get671 words
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Article, Illustration483 2003-03-01 4 Lee Ching Wern - Lee Ching Wern More elite students avoid JC path to university By chingwern@newstoday.com.sg WITH eight O-level distinctions under his belt, Irwin Luo Weijie (picture) could easily have his pick of any of the top junior colleges in the country. Yet for the past three months, while his483 words
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Article257 2003-03-01 4 -Joy Frances GREEN commuters who have been dropping their unwanted paper into recycling bins in MRT stations will now have to walk a little further to do their bit for the environment The recycling bins inside the Raffles Place, City Hall, Tanjong Pagar and Outram-Joy Frances - 257 words
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Article, Illustration691 2003-03-01 6 Neil Humphreys - Neil Humphreys A measly $20 fine is not enough, the police should... by neil@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Police Force has publicly put its foot down. In response to a spate of shocking stories and letters recently, the police have boldly declared that inconsiderate cyclists found cycling on691 words
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Article71 2003-03-01 6 -Jose Raymond A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was knocked unconscious when a lamppost fell on his head on Friday evening. He was playing basketball on a court in Tampines St 42, near Block 449, when the accident occurred. He was rushed to Changi General Hospital, where extensive-Jose Raymond - 71 words
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Article183 2003-03-01 6 Derrick A Paulo THERE was a rare occurrence in Parliament yesterday. Backbenchers, usually known to plead for more financial help for Singaporeans, criticised the Citizens Consultative Committee (CCC) Assistance Scheme, which is aimed at helping citizens cope with the GST increase. The reason: Out of 14,161 applications– Derrick A Paulo - 183 words
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Article184 2003-03-01 6 PROGRAMMES from all five MediaCorp channels MediaCorp TV Channels 5 and 8, MediaCorp TVI2 Central and Suria, and Channel News Asia were praised by the Programme Advisory Committee (PAC). It mentioned Channel 5 productions such as the local version of Wheel Of Fortune, First Touch and Blueprint184 words
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LETTERS
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Article, Illustration400 2003-03-01 8 Ben Gan - Ben Gan We might well end up a bunch of apathetic people I REFER to Mr Sonny Goh's commentary, "When losing sleep is worth it" (Today, Feb 27). Even if Mr Paul Jacob and Mr Goh may be "over-zealous" in their writing, I believe the Prime Minister's400 words
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288 2003-03-01 8 Yak Chin Hua - Yak Chin Hua I REFER to Mr Leong Sze Hian's letter "How to use levy", (Today, Feb 13) and the joint reply, "Higher levy but greater productivity" (Today Feb 27), from the Manpower Ministry (MOM) and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA). In implementing the288 words
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Article323 2003-03-01 8 Daniel Goh Shou Xian - Daniel Goh Shou Xian THE impending US-led war on Iraq has, to a large extent, brought about uncertainties in the US economy and influenced other economies in the world as well. Oil prices have risen and companies around the world are cutting their production due323 words
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BUSINESS
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Article, Illustration359 2003-03-01 10 Bloomberg UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore's second-biggest bank, said profit in the six months to Dec 31 was little changed at $473 million after provisions for the full year rose almost threefold. Second-half profit was 0.7 per cent higher than the $470 million a year earlier,— Bloomberg - 359 words
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333 2003-03-01 10 STRATECH Systems, which provides software-related services, said yesterday that the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) decision to terminate its transitsmart bus monitoring system would not have a major impact on its 2003 financial performance. The SGX-listed company requested a suspension of trading of its shares333 words
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172 2003-03-01 10 Bloomberg VENTURE Corp, the biggest electronics manufacturer listed on the Singapore Exchange, said full-year 2002 profit rose 34 per cent on increased sales. Net income rose to $181.1 million in the 12 months ended Dec 31, from $134.7 million in 2001, Venture said. Sales– Bloomberg - 172 words
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Market Watch
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Article125 2003-03-01 10 SINGAPORE'S key stock index gained for the first day in five after Iraq agreed to destroy missiles that violate UN resolutions and after a US durable goods report suggested companies are spending. Singapore Press Holdings and Singapore Airlines, two of the six largest stocks on the STI, led the125 words
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Article49 2003-03-01 10 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI 8363.04 3.66 0.04 HANG SENG 9122.66 -11.58 -0.13 ILL ORDINARIES 2778.40 3.70 0.13 IAIWAN WEIGHTED 4432.46 -24.23 -0.54 KOREA COMP SET 75.43 361.32 -7.03 2.43 -1.21 0.68 JAKARTA COMP 399.22 0.27 0.07 PHILIPPINES COMP 1019.33 13.70 1.36 SHENZHEN B 206.73 -0.38 -0.1949 words
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Article36 2003-03-01 10 JS$ JK£ fen 1K$ (M iuro (upiah iaht 0.5755 0.3643 67.8490 4.4880 2.1863 0.5346 5119.26 24.5807 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 31.3681 0.9505 27.4361 686.894 0.8588 4.7633 1.0269 20.012736 words
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Article16 2003-03-01 10 SGX Sold us$/oi iilver us$/oi 147.5 4.59 Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne 1621 07 nSGX - 16 words
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Article53 2003-03-01 10 )y volume :eb28 Close Change '000 iinwa KS JniFood >ingTel Soldtron (epCorp chartered 'Food :H Offshore rrint jtiraya 0.225 0.420 1.300 0.010 4.140 0.710 0.895 0.210 0.435 0.510 +0.005 +0.140 -0.010 -0.005 -0.005 +0.015 +1.2 +3.5 -1.4 -0.6 -1.1 +3.0 22,696 20,160 12,328 10,995 8,857 7,187 6,70953 words
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Article78 2003-03-01 10 Feb 28 [&C Close Change 3.620 +0.160 By percentage Feb 28 Close Change BBR 0.015 +0.005 KepCorp Noble 4.140 +0.140 1.780 +0.140 Twinwood 0.040 +0.010 Penguin W*****0 0.040 +0.010 >PH 18.200 +0.100 Falmac 0.030 +0.005 ip Land fenture 3.220 +0.100 13.400 +0.100 Shining 0.060 +0.010 WeePoh 0.03078 words
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Article87 2003-03-01 10 Bloomberg By$ Feb 28 SPH 100 Close Change 18.100 -0.100 By percentage Feb 28 ChewEH Close Change 0.005 -0.005 UOB Creative 50 10.400 -0.100 11.000 -0.100 IRE Corp Media!. 0.035 -0.015 0.015 -0.005 GreatEast SC Global 8.500 -0.100 0.850 -0.090 LCDev Nobel Des 0.080 -0.020 0.100 -0.020Bloomberg - 87 words
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WEALTH MANGEMENT
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Article, Illustration447 2003-03-01 11 Lee Yew Meng - The art of planning Lee Yew Meng Learn to manage your finances wisely, now that the iron rice bowl has been broken yewmeng@newstoday.com. sg THERE was a time when the good times just rolled on. You get a job after leaving school or graduating from university and worked hard for1 1 - 447 words
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Article, Illustration446 2003-03-01 11 Lee Yew Meng - Lee Yew Meng Minority shareholders vote against OWWS remuneration cap yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg THE high drama of the two top directors of the listed but financially bleeding Craft Print International robustly and, at times, emotionally defending their remuneration at the company's annual general meeting on Friday could have come straight446 words
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Article162 2003-03-01 11 NParks: Jobs stay but Channel News Asia THE National Parks Board (NParks) has given the assurance that no jobs will be lost in its restructuring process. However, some jobs will go to the private sector. Channel News Asia reported that the board was forced to call a media briefing afterChannel News Asia - 162 words
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Article75 2003-03-01 11 Bloomberg DBS Group Holdings, United Overseas Bank and other lenders in Singapore wrote off 55 per cent more in credit card debt in January than in the year-before period, the highest one-month total since 1991. Banks wrote off $12.1 million in January compared with $7.8 million– Bloomberg - 75 words
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SAVVYINVESTOR
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CO-ORDINATED BY VAL CHUA
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Article828 2003-03-01 12 Project Type Tenure Date $('000) SqFt Psf District 15 AMBER PARK APT FH 16/01/2003 910 1744 522 AMBER RD APT FH 11/12/2002 1635 2842 575 AMBERVILLE APT 99 08/01/2003 395 1776 222 CAMELOT APT 99 13/12/2002 2170 3035 715 CHELSEA LODGE APT FH 07/01/2003 614 1227 500 COTED'AZUR APT828 words
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Article, Illustration1315 2003-03-01 12 Mano Sabnani - Mano Sabnani ■byl ■mano@newstoday.com.sg A weekly column that focuses on investment opportunities arising from market trends and corporate developments Let a hundred thousand entrepreneurial flowers bloom ONE of the tenets of the Government's manifesto in the last General Elections in late 2001 was jobs, jobs and jobs. That1,315 words
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181 2003-03-01 13 A SMALLER Government allows for lower public sector costs which, in turn, provides space for further cuts in taxes and charges imposed on businesses, notwithstanding a slower economic growth and constrained revenue collection. Small businesses should be able to operate on low overheads,181 words
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Article637 2003-03-01 13 WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY Neptune Orient Line Sell Full-year NOL results showed strong indications that the group could finally be emerging from a two-year slump. Net profit, including a US$lO9 million ($lB9 million) exceptional loss, was US$33O million, as compared to a loss of US$56 million in the previous year.The637 words
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Article308 2003-03-01 14 Reuters US telco's attempt to scrap sale of Global Crossings fails NEW YORK A US judge has dismissed telephone service provider IDT Corp's attempt to scuttle the sale of bankrupt Global Crossing Ltd's assets to two Asian investors, one of which is Singapore Technologies Telemedia. IDT, citing a– Reuters - 308 words
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Article168 2003-03-01 14 CALTEX and Shell cut their fuel prices yesterday in response to the Budget speech in which Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lee Hsien Loong made changes to excise duties for petrol. Caltex cut prices for three grades of petrol from 11pm last night, while Shell168 words
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Article4145 2003-03-01 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries:Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com iv.iMk n IPPFP T> 2/27 NTUC Dynamic Guaranteed Fd 1.03 2/27 NTUC Enhanced Fd 0.674 2/27 NTUC Eur Eqty Fd 0.505 2/27 NTUC Global Bond Fd 1.014 2/27 NTUC Global Eqty Fd 1.232 2/27 NTUC Global Technology Fd 0.152 2/27 NTUC Growth Fd4,145 words
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WORLD IN REVIEW
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Article, Illustration1016 2003-03-01 16 CA/A/spin chiefs put out 'balanced' reports ATLANTA Hey, even CNN censors its news reports. The network, which brought the Gulf War into our living rooms in all its unadulterated horror, may be economical with the truth in the next war, said top war correspondent RobertGetty Images - 1,016 words
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Article, Illustration78 2003-03-01 17 Agencies LONDON Dr Rowan Williams (right), the liberal Welsh cleric who has clashed with the British government over Iraq, was enthroned as the 104 th Archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday. As well as becoming the spiritual leader of the world's 70 mil- lion Anglicans, Dr Williams'– Agencies - 78 words
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Article329 2003-03-01 17 Agencies Elite troops moving towards Baghdad, says US WASHINGTON Faced with a massive United States-led military buildup in the region and the spectre of war looming on the horizon, Iraq has started moving its elite troops and equipment towards Baghdad, US defence officials said. "It is a heavy– Agencies - 329 words
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SHORT TAKES
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73 2003-03-01 17 -AFP i LOS ANGELES Four people and three companies were charged with trafficking US missile and jet-fighter parts to China, US authorities said on Thursday. The seven were charged at the end of a fiveyear probe into the illegal shipping of sensitive weapons. All the-AFP i - 73 words
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59 2003-03-01 17 AFP NEW YORK Forensic experts in New York said that they had identified body parts belonging to two of the 10 hijackers who flew planes into the World Trade Center on Sept 11, 2001. Forensic experts have managed to identify the remains belonging to 1,468AFP - 59 words
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77 2003-03-01 17 -AFP BANGKOK In a Thai-style engagement ceremony, two teak trees, Teak and Lamduan, were engaged in the main hall of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Two elderly couples, representing the parents of the pair, negotiated the engagement and presents of rice, peas-AFP - 77 words
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65 2003-03-01 17 Reuters LOS ANGELES Playboy magazine has asked women Starbucks employees to pose nude for an issue featuring the "Women of Starbucks". The chain of more than 6,200 coffee shops worldwide has distanced itself from the cattle call. In recent years, Playboy has scored big with– Reuters - 65 words
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162 2003-03-01 17 -AFP TOKYO A Japanese court sentenced a nurse to 16 years in jail on Friday for strangling her best friend and rival in love, then slicing her corpse apart with a scalpel and throwing the pieces out with the garbage. Tomoko Kaneda,-AFP - 162 words
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Article, Illustration105 2003-03-01 17 Agencies JAKARTA Indonesian police handed over suspected Jemaah Islamiyah leader Abu Bakar Bashir (picture) to prosecutors on Friday, police said. Mr Abu Bakar will be charged with treason, based on an alleged plot to assassinate Megawati Sukarnoputri when she was still Vice-President, and with immigration– Agencies; Reuters photo - 105 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration877 2003-03-01 18 Sunny Goh - Sunny Goh DIALECTS REVIVAL: Policy relaxation may not work as many teens can hardly speak a word of dialect DIALECTS are as dead as a dodo. That was my curt response when a newspaper reporter asked for my views on a recommendation by the Programme Advisory877 words
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Article, Illustration40 2003-03-01 18 sYĕD SURëSH Crowds gathering around the world Crowds gathering in Singapore Syed is a freelance animator and illustrator. Suresh is the co-creator of Mr Kiasu and other comic strips. He recently authored a book entitled When I was in Uniform.40 words
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Article, Illustration720 2003-03-01 19 Dave Barry - Dave Barry I DECIDED to take up a sport I'm 55 years old and it's time I did something good for my body, other than burp it occasionally. But, which sport? A lot of men my age play golf but as far as I can720 words
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weekend WATZUP?
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Article, Illustration1114 2003-03-01 20 Ross Wallace - Ross Wallace Comic book characters are storming the big screen and earning big bucks for their stints by ross@newstoday.com.sg THEY'RE taking over. You may have thought you were safe from the forces of evil but you're not. A host of villains with names such as the Kingpin,1,114 words
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Article, Illustration239 2003-03-01 21 -Reuters Massive Attack star arrested A MEMBER of dance group Massive Attack Robert Del Naja was arrested on suspicion of Internet pornography offences, British police said. Del Naja denied the claims and was later released on bail. Greek comedy for pear~ LOCAL actors, musicians, designers and arts administrators-Reuters - 239 words
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FAMILY
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Article, Illustration565 2003-03-01 22 Bachan Singh - Bachan Singh by bachan@newstoday.com.sg IN school recently, the teacher forgot what the next lesson was. One boy told her it was PE. "Yes, PE," she remembered suddenly. "Yay," the children shouted in excitement. Their happiness would, however, last only a few seconds. No, there565 words
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IN TUNE
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Article, Illustration120 2003-03-01 23 Janice Lee - Janice Lee Pet Shop Boys: Disco 3 (EMI) THIS album is the third offering in a long string of dance albums by the Pet Shop Boys. And there are both good and bad moments. Starting with "Time On My M^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hands", Disco 3 sets the party mood with other120 words
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Article, Illustration105 2003-03-01 23 Tor Ching Li - Tor Ching Li I HAD never heard of Fish Leong J ing Ru before but now I must say, I'm hooked. Her fifth Mandarin album, Beautiful, radiates charm and her smooth, spunky girlish vocals bring out the full flavour of each of the easy-listening tracks.105 words
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Article, Illustration585 2003-03-01 23 Janice Lee - Janice Lee Humble diva spreads her message of love through jazz I I by janice@newstoday.com.sg SHE'S a diva in her own right, but she certainly doesn't act like one. Though tired and officially on a "vocal rest", [critically acclaimed Dee Dee Bridgewater (picIture) took time off her585 words
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Article, Illustration114 2003-03-01 23 TICKETS for The Rolling Stones' massive Lz'cfo World Tour are being bought at a rapid pace after they went on sale last week, said tour promoter CPI BY and local promoter, Live Ltd. The legendary band has confirmed two stage performances for March 24 and114 words
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IN CINEMAS
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Article, Illustration226 2003-03-01 24 -Agencies LONDON Jennifer Lopez (picture) used six limousines to travel from one exclusive London hotel to another equally upscale hotel a distance of about 100 metres, British newspapers reported yesterday. The Daily Mail said onlookers were dumbstruck as the singer and her 30-strong entourage-Agencies - 226 words
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Article, Illustration484 2003-03-01 24 Reuters/Variety Chicago producers pursue rights to remake 1955 hit HOLLYWOOD After resuscitating the big-screen musical with Chicago, Harvey Weinstein is ready for an encore. Miramax Films is negotiating a Guys and Dolls rights package for a remake that will be produced by Storyline EntertainmentReuters/Variety - 484 words
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147 2003-03-01 24 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Robert Downey Jr and Alan Arkin have been drafted by director Steven Soderbergh to star in a segment of Eros, a movie consisting of short films by Soderbergh, Michelangelo Antonioni and Wong Kar Wai. The actors are shooting the Soderbergh-scripted leg of the– Reuters/Variety - 147 words
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INCINEMAS ROUND-UP
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Article, Illustration211 2003-03-01 26 David Ngiau -YSC -DN -DN About Schmidt: Warren Schmidts life is falling apart with retirement, his wife's death, and his daughter's impending marriage to a loser.An incredibly moving and humourous portrait of Middle America, with Jack Nicholson showing us the meaning of life and why he is going— David Ngiau; -YSC; -DN - 211 words
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Article, Illustration337 2003-03-01 26 You might also like to try -DN -YSC YSC l_ -YSC Serene Foo r >._ i_ _i SF Catch Me If You Can: Based on :on man Frank Abagnalejr's autobiography, Catch Me is an amazing true >tory of audacity. But as the "hero" s a criminal, Steven Spielberg has :urned-DN; -YSC; YSC l_; – Serene Foo r . • ._ >._ i_ _i • _; SF - 337 words
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Article, Illustration49 2003-03-01 26 -YSC The Hot Chick: A self-cen-tred babe (Rachel McAdams) wakes up one morning to find that she's in the greasy, hairy body of Rob Schneider (picture). She is horrified.You'll be horrified watching a two-bit comedian prance about in this lowbrow comedy-YSC - 49 words
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INSIDE OUT
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Article, Illustration701 2003-03-01 28 Cindy Tong - Cindy Tong Functionality, innovation and ergonomics play equal roles in furniture design news@newstoday.com.sg IDENTIFYING the current furniture fads is as easy as looking at today's lifestyle trends. As Mr Syddal Wee, general manager of Space Furniture puts it, designers are not the ones behind new furniture fashions.701 words
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EAT OUT
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Article, Illustration415 2003-03-01 30 Katrina Karim - Katrina Karim Expect a bigger, better World Gourmet Summit this year by eatout@newstoday.com.sg THIS year, more than 800 invited guests will attend the World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence ceremony a dramatic increase from 655 in 2001 and 750 last year. The surge in attendance is attributed to415 words
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Article, Illustration464 2003-03-01 30 THIS year's World Gourmet Summit promises to dazzle as some of the world's acclaimed chefs make their way to Singapore and guest cook for a week each in select hotels and restaurants. The line-up of culinary luminaries read like a464 words
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Article, Illustration413 2003-03-01 30 Karman Tse - Karman Tse by karman@newstoday.com.sg LAST year, the Central Singapore CDC's Food and Heritage Trail garnered an Ifea (International Festivals and Events Association) award for the Best Community Outreach Programme. This year, the food trail returns with a more meaningful theme the theme of413 words
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EPICURE
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Article, Illustration671 2003-03-01 31 Katrina Karim - Katrina Karim From Johor Baru to Hong Kong on Sin Ming Road by eatout@newstoday.com.sg YOU don't have to travel across the Causeway to Johor Baru's Jalan Kuning to eat that famous kway teow mcc soup. Instead, just hop on to a bus and make your way to>KARMANTSE - 671 words
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Article, Illustration396 2003-03-01 31 Jeffrey Yang - Jeffrey Yang eatout@newstoday.com.sg by AUSTRALIAN Shirazes are easy for first-time drinkers to like and the top Shirazes have qualities that endear them to collectors. Value-laden Shirazes sold at supermarkets include Wolf Blass' President Selection, Penfold's Bin 128 and Bin 28, Peter Lehmann's The Barossa Shiraz and396 words
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DRiVE
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Article, Illustration543 2003-03-01 32 Colin Yong - Colin Yong A larger engine breathes new life into Mercedes-Benz's S-class by colin@newsto day. com. sg DON'T blink or you will miss the updated Mercedes S-class (picture) that has wafted into town quietly. You can be forgiven for not noticing this though, because the new model543 words
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Article65 2003-03-01 32 UPS Higher-quality interior Superb ride comfort Styling still looks good DOWNS Engine lacks aVB'S refinement Button overload on dashboard AGENT Cycle Carriage Industries (1986) PteLtd Price: $338,888 with COE ENGINE Type: 3,724 cc, IBVV6 Maximum power: 245bhp at 5,700rpm Maximum torque: 35ONm at 3,000 to 4,500rpm GEARBOX Five-speed65 words
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Article, Illustration160 2003-03-01 32 LOCAL motorists who have always loved the Audi TT's style, but found manual gear-changing too much of a chore, can finally get their hands on an automatic version of the car. Available as a coupe or a roadster (picture), the TT Tiptronic is unusual because it160 words
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Article122 2003-03-01 32 IF YOU are planning to take a break over the Good Friday weekend but don't know where go, joining the Automobile Association of Singapore for a driving holiday to Bukit Merah Laketown Resort in Perak from April 18 to 20 might be a good solution.122 words
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Article, Illustration182 2003-03-01 33 THE BMW Group, which owns the BMW and Mini brands, sold a record number of cars in Asia last year but it wants an even bigger share of the market. At a press conference on Thursday, Dr Michael Ganal, a member of the board of management182 words
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Article40 2003-03-01 33 February 2003 Ist bidding 2nd bidding Cat A 1600 cc below $3 1,003 $29,999 Cat B 1601 cc above $33,657 $30,699 Cat C Goods vehicles/buses 12,586 I 1,201 Cat D Motorcycles I I Cat E Open $33,901 $30,10040 words
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Article, Illustration466 2003-03-01 33 EdricPan MITSUBISHI probably has Subaru's designers to thank for the resounding success of its Lancer Evolution VII. The controversial fish-faced replacement for the hugely-popular first-generation Impreza WRX sent buyers scurrying from Subaru showrooms, straight into the arms of its deadly rival, the Lancer Evo. Determined to clawEdricPan - 466 words
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Article, Illustration196 2003-03-01 33 WHAT'S new and hot in car showrooms this month: Daewoo Kalos 1.5: Good-looking budget Korean car from a revitalised Daewoo, which is now under General Motors' control. Available as a fourdoor saloon and a five-door hatchback, with prices starting from $69,888. Honda Civic VTi-L: Gone are196 words
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Article, Illustration427 2003-03-01 35 GEORGE W Bush: Condoleeza! Nice to see you. What's happening? Condoleeza Rice: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China. George: Great Lay it on me. Condoleeza: Hu is the new leader of China. George: That's what I want to know. Condoleeza: That's what427 words
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Article, Illustration781 2003-03-01 36 World No. 1 survives torrential rain as others drown CARLSBAD It's not in any cookbook, but here now is the recipe for making an absolutely miserable day on the golf course. Just add water. As rain pounded the La Costa course, they stopped playing only long781 words
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Article, Illustration493 2003-03-01 36 Uefa Cup results AEK Athens 0 Malaga 1 Malaga wins 1-0 on aggregate Besiktas 4 Slavia Prague 2 Besiktas wins 4-3 Vffi Stuttgart 3 Celtic 2 Celtic wins 5-4 Anderlecht 2 Panathinaikos 0 Panathinaikos wins 3-2 Denizlispor 2y. Getty Images - 493 words
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Article, Illustration463 2003-03-01 37 Reuters Injured veteran's one-man show subdues Yao WASHINGTON Michael Jordan's right knee was so swollen, the trainer didn't think there was any way he could play. Of course, Jordan played. He also put the Washington Wizards on his back and carried them again, making five straight– Reuters; Reuters photo - 463 words
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282 2003-03-01 37 AUCKLAND Team New Zealand's hold on the America's Cup slipped spectacularly on Friday when its boat's mast snapped handing Swiss challenger Alinghi a virtually unbeatable 4-0 lead. Biotechnology billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi sailed on alone to complete the fourth race in the best-of-nine282 words
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Article, Illustration1028 2003-03-01 38 India v Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup India v Pakistan Live, Saturday, 4pm, Ch 37, pay-per-view ON DAYS India plays Pakistan in cricket, as they will on Saturday, the memory of two men and a display of uncommon friendship returns to haunt me. On a windswept morningGetty Images - 1,028 words
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260 2003-03-01 38 CENTURION Pakistan World Cup strike bowler Shoaib Akhtar has promised India's batsmen a torrid time in their Group A match on Saturday, adding he did not rate India's batting line-up as highly as the Australians. Shoaib, with 10 wickets at 18 runs apiece260 words
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Article, Illustration539 2003-03-01 39 Aussies start the mind games on the eve of critical Cup clash ICC Cricket World Cup England v Australia Live, Sunday, Ch 37, 4pm, pay-per-view PORT ELIZABETH It will have been 1,505 days, 215 weeks and 13 matches since England last beat Australia in aKEUTERS photo - 539 words
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462 2003-03-01 39 BULAWAYO Zimbabwe kept its Super Six hopes alive with its third win of the tournament on Friday, beating the Netherlands by 99 runs in their World Cup Group A match on Friday. Chasing 302 to win, the Dutch openers set a positive tone with462 words
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Article, Illustration632 2003-03-01 40 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho Only a win will suffice for both Home and SAFFC in intriguing first-round clash S-League Home United v SAFFC Bishan Stadium, Saturday, 7.30pm by stanley@newstoday.com.sg WHOEVER the guy is, the S-League official who drafted this season's S-League fixture list must be commended. In aToday file photo - 632 words
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Article, Illustration459 2003-03-01 40 Stanley Ho - Stanley Ho S-League Sengkang 2 Sinchi 1 Veteran Tan inspires the Dolphins by stanley@newsto day. com. sg HE MAY be 33, but Steven Tan plays football like a spring chicken. The veteran Sengkang Marine winger, who made his name as a 'Supersub' duringTECKHIAN; WEE - 459 words
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Article351 2003-03-01 40 Tan Yo- Hinn - Tan Yo-Hinn S-League Balestier 1 Sembawang 1 Khalsa wins on penalties by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg AFTER 89 minutes, many of the 2,048 spectators at the Toa Payoh Stadium yesterday evening were beginning to troop out on the assumption that the result was decided. But they were forced to351 words
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Article82 2003-03-01 41 Liverpool 3rd round: Liverpool 3 Southampton 1 4th round: Liverpool 1 Ipswich 1 (Liverpool won 5-4 on penalties) Quarter-final: Aston Villa 3 Liverpool 4 Semi-final 1st leg: Sheffield United 2 Liverpool 1 Semi-final 2nd leg: Liverpool 2 Sheffield United 0 Manchester United 3rd round: Man Utd82 words
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Article, Illustration523 2003-03-01 41 Agencies T7*T"»X JV j_ Hasselbaink desperate to reach Champions League English Premier League Newcastle v Chelsea Live, Saturday, Ch23, 8.25pm LONDON Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink revealed his desperation to play in the Champions League for the first time in his career as Chelsea looks to revive its top-four– Agencies T7*T"»X JV j_ . . .; Getty Images - 523 words
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Article, Illustration771 2003-03-01 42 Agencies Both Liverpool and United are desperate to win the trophy now Worthington League Cup final Liverpool v Manchester United Live, Sunday, Ch 22, 9.55pm LONDON There's nothing like a trophy-less season to force a manager to adjust his perspective. Times change, it would seem, in– Agencies - 771 words
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Article, Illustration35 2003-03-01 42 Tiger shows his class/1 World No.l braves the rain in the World Match Play Pride and Prejudice/38 India v Pakistan not about cricket, says Rohit Brijnath The giants collide/40 Title contender Home entertains the Warriors35 words
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Article145 2003-03-01 42 -AFP LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson risks another confrontation with David Beckham after branding the England captain 'flash. The comments came in a television documentary on Friday in which he dismissed London as a breeding ground for cocky personalities. The 61-year-old Scot claims that London-born-AFP - 145 words
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Article, Illustration211 2003-03-01 43 JOHN BELL - JOHN BELL Horse Racing Written By ONE of the highlights of the Singapore racing season takes place next Friday night when the best local thoroughbreds take on raiders from Hong Kong and Malaysia in the $1 million Singapore Classic (1800 m). The international Group211 words
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