Today, 5 March 2003

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    13 1 TODAY Wc d n g s d nv •March 5 2°° 3 MmwOO2/11/2002
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    Lock icon War by stealth?
    572 1  -  Elisia Yeo While UN debates, the action has begun by elisia@newstoday.com.sg BAGHDAD If it looks like war, smells like war, is it war? As diplomats at the United Nations bicker over Baghdad, increased attacks by US and British airplanes in the no-fly zones in Iraq's north and
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    $57 between girl and her results slip
    466 1  -  Lee Ching Wern WHILE her peers tore open their 0 Level results slips excitedly last Friday, one girl could only watch. The former student of Balestier Hill Secondary was not allowed to collect her results slip, because she had yet to settle her
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon PM Goh's advice to Hanoi
      249 2 Val Chua HANOI Speed up your market reforms, woo foreign investors from other countries, and give young Vietnamese a greater stake in the system. That was the message Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong gave Vietnamese leaders President Tran Due Luong and Communist Party General Secretary
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      Lock icon Fear factor
      558 2  -  Jose Raymond After the accident, the implications sink in by jose@newstoday.com.sg IF the dominant feeling on Monday evening was one of sheer incredulity over a car landing on an MRT train track, it changed yesterday to one of vague fear. Fear at how close a freak accident came
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      Lock icon The hungry giant
      662 3 Reuters Penang shudders as a cheap China gobbles up jobs PENANG A few days into the new year, the workers of local electronics maker Unico learned the hard way about the brute force of China's industrial revolution. The Malaysian firm had been providing computer motherboards to chip
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      Safety net
      384 4  -  Joy Frances NIAC wants filters on all broadband services, website-tracking and more portals for kids by joy@newstoday.com.sg WHEN it comes to the Internet, children are often streets ahead of their parents. However, their know-how does not usually come with a street-smart attachment, leaving them vulnerable to chatroom sexual
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      New HSBC chief all for change
      279 4  -  Derrick A Paulo IT opened here in 1877 and is an institution that is entrenched in the annals of Singapore. But, HSBC Singapore's chief executive Paul Lawrence (picture) admits that his bank is still playing "catch up". "We've really only been active in the
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      12 3 WE'LL PAY YOU!* 3 March 2003 30 April 2003 Terms Conditions apply.
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      554 4 ADVERTISEMENT Investing your CPF? Look for large, well-managed and low cost funds WHAT does it take to ensure stable and units of these core funds will be decent returns for your CPF savings? co-mingled with the life insurance Look for large, broadly diversified fund, to enjoy economies of scale and
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Long wait
      577 6  -  Francis Kan Infosys founder and chairman tells of that request to Chinese Premier by francis@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji visited the headquarters of Indian software giant Infosys two years ago, company founder and chairman Narayana Murthy (picture) asked the Chinese leader for permission to set up shop
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      Lock icon After Hyflux...
      195 6  -  iLee Ching Wem Launch of Waterfinder, a device that generates water from air, by Excel Holdings and its marketer, HLM Holdings. Left to right: Mr Patrick Chong, Group vicepresident, HLM; Mrs Maria Cino, assistant secretary and director general of the US Foreign and Commercial Service; Mr Franklin Lavin,
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      Apply online for U admission
      71 6 FROM this year, students will apply online for admission into the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. The two universities have discontinued the use of paper application forms. Students can submit their online applications three days after Thursday's release of the A level
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      161 6 I fro tyx* c°'" I Between 1979 to 1981, at least 400 kidney _onors and the limited number of dialys.s machines in the country. ORGAN DONATION For more infomiation, call 6351 5408 or visit www.thegift.org.sg 34 years of saving lives Of course your business information is never worthless. But when
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  • LETTERS
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      Rethink large layoffs
      106 8  -  Ferns C/zaw 7ze M«g I REFER to the article, "The logic of the axe" (Weekend Today, March 1-2). Management expert Dr R Theyvendran was quoted as saying: "The private sector will look at the GLCs (Government-linked companies) and statutory boards. You think they are not going to
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      One weak link
      294 8  -  Jerusha Devan MRT vulnerable if support pillars are crashed into MY HUSBAND and I were on our way back to our Yishun home on Monday evening when the accident (picture) along the MRT tracks occurred. I wonder how bad the accident would have been if the train
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      Food business in Vietnam requires patience
      222 8  -  Steve Ngo I REFER to the article, "Food Way to Vietnam" (Today, Mar 3). While it is true that the Vietnamese economy is growing and that we should not just look at China's potential, there are many cities like Shanghai or Beijing in China
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      Saving lives
      602 9 For the past 21 years, administration manager Jennifer Hoalim, in her forties, goes through tedious and painful dialysis treatments three times a week, which go on for three-and-a-half hours per session. Jennifer's mother, Madam Ang Siok Yong, had watched her endure the pain of dialysis but there was
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      HOW TRANSPLANTS WORK
      451 9 HOSPITALS will have to follow a prescribed flow of procedures from the time of the patient's admission to hospital. This would ensure that the patient is given the best possible medical care, regardless of whether he or she is subsequently considered as a potential organ donor Upon
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      Untitled
      30 11 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, f Singapore *****1; Fax:6s-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg
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      Newater safe beyond doubt
      482 11 Physical, chemical and microbiological tests on more than 20,000 samples proved this THIS letter is written in response to the article, "Newater is kiasu water" by Derrick A Paulo (Today, Feb 28). The expert panel is concerned that the article may create doubts on the long-term
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Towards Terminal 3
      238 12 Reuters Shimizu wins $1b Changi contract THE Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said yesterday that Japan's Shimizu Corp has been awarded a contract of about $1 billion to build Changi Airport's third passenger terminal. Shimizu and Japan's other big four general contractors have been looking to
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      Lock icon CMB to sell stake in port unit to PSA
      144 12 Reuters BRUSSELS Belgian shipping group CMB said yesterday it was in the process of selling its remaining 20 per cent stake in the Hesse Noord Natie port management unit to Singapore terminal operator PSA Corporation. CMB and Noord Natie agreed in
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      Lock icon C&C raises stake in Astra
      53 12 Bloomberg Cycle Carriage spent 2.1 billion rupiah ($411,600) to raise its stake in Indonesia's largest car maker, PT Astra International. The Singapore car distributor said it bought more than 900,000 shares at 2,300 rupiah each, raising its stake in Astra to 34.42 per cent from
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      Lock icon BIL's bid rejected
      63 12 Reuters LONDON London's largest hotelier, Thistle Hotels Pic, said yesterday it was rejecting a 555 million pound ($1.5 billion) bid from its biggest shareholder, Singapore investment firm BIL International, which owns 46 per cent. "The board strongly believes that this offer is opportunistic and totally fails to
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        Lock icon Singapore
        113 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S stocks fell led by computer-related stocks such as Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing on concern that sales could be hurt after a report showed spending may be slowing in the US. Manufacturing in the US expanded at the slowest pace in three months in February as spending on cars
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        World markets
        49 12 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI 8480.22 -10.18 -0.12 HANG SENG 9181.89 -86.88 -0.94 ILL ORDINARIES 2787.00 -4.60 -0.17 LAIWAN WED 4499.69 -27.00 -0.60 KOREA COMP SET 576.58 364.55 -13.46 -3.12 -2.28 -0.85 JAKARTA COMP 395.37 -3.85 -0.97 PHILIPPINES COMP 1025.99 1.44 0.14 SHENZHEN B 206.70 0.00 0.00
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5763 UK£ 0.3645 Yen 67.7482 HK$ 4.4948 RM 2.1899 Euro 0.5326 Rupiah 5104.03 Baht 24.5527 Peso 31.4247 A$ 0.9378 Indian Rs 27.4638 Won 687.597 C$ 0.8563 Yuan 4.7705 NZ$ 1.0238 NTS 19.9746
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 12 afp Gold uss/oz 352.65 Silver uss/oz 4.67 Platinum uss/oz 685.5 Rubber cents/kg 178 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 620 Brent crude uss/barrel 35.88
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        SGX most active
        54 12 fy volume March 4 )BS Close 9.400 Change -0.050 -0.5 '000 46,216 (eed .&M jtiraya Chartered ETInt iembCorp .eongHin TO JOB 0.050 0.010 0.540 0.715 0.435 1.010 0.740 0.930 10.200 -0.005 -0.020 -0.005 +0.020 +0.025 -0.200 -0.9 -2.7 -1.1 +2.0 +2.8 -1.9 41,795 13,631 10,851 6,931 6,407
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        SGX top rises
        73 12 March 4 Close Change C&C 3.580 +0.060 CerebosPac 2.200 +0.060 Haw Par 3.460 +0.060 lhai Prime200USS 4.860 +0.060 F&N 8.000 +0.050 IMH400USS 5.800 +0.050 \sianMic 0.100 +0.030 MOL 0.930 +0.025 4SJ 0.490 +0.020 By percentage March 4 AsianMic Close Change 0.100 +0.030 LHT 0.065 +0.015 TyeSoon Liang
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        77 12 Bloomberg By$ March 4 Close Change Venture 13.400 -0.500 ShangAsia2kHKS 5.550 -0.250 Creative 50 11.000 -0.200 SPH100 18.100 -0.200 UOB 10.200 -0.200 STIETF100 12.900 -0.160 OCBC 8.700 -0.150 SIA 9.500 -0.100 SPH 18.100 -0.100 Noble 1.580 -0.090 By percentage March 4 Goldtron Close Change 0.010 -0.005 TTL
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      Lock icon BG Yeo on Sentosa homes
      179 14 Bloomberg SENTOSA will begin selling land for the development of private homes this year after war concerns delayed a planned sale last year, said Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo. Sentosa Development Corp, which oversees development on the island, will start selling land on
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      Lock icon Overseas expansion pays off
      100 14 Bloomberg ECS Holdings, which distributes products from Hewlett-Packard and Oracle Corp, said second-half profit rose nine per cent as it expanded in China and Thailand. Net income rose to $7.96 million in the six months ended Dec 31 from $7.29 million a year earlier. Sales almost
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      Ad re-think
      332 14  -  Lee Yew Meng Move to give more accurate picture by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S advertising expenditure (Adex) saw a 9.4 per cent rise last year to $1.69 billion, according to media tracking agency, Nielsen Media Research Asia. The television sector accounted for the bulk of the total at 41.3 per
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      Lock icon 'No' to $1.7m payout
      313 16 AFP AMP ex-chairman rejects seven-figure golden handshake SYDNEY The former chairman of embattled insurance giant AMP has become the first top Australian executive to decline a seven-figure retirement package publicly amid growing fury over golden handshakes. AMP announced yesterday that Mr Stan Wallis (picture) has declined
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      Cosco's terminal purchase will be a boost for PSA
      392 16  -  Derrick A Paulo by derrick@newstoday.com.sg CHINA'S largest shipping firm, China Ocean Shipping (Group) (Cosco), has given Singapore a boost through its moves to buy a terminal here, said the chairman of Hong Kong Shippers' Council, Mr Willy Lin. "It shows that
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      A missed chance
      170 16 SINGAPORE missed an opportunity to make its economy more competitive with Hong Kong last week when it stopped short of cutting taxes in a mildly expansionary budget for this year. Hong Kong is expected to raise taxes in its Budget today its first hike in 20 years
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      Lock icon Flextronics lures US investor
      88 18 Reuters NEW YORK Flextronics International, an electronics manufacturer based in Singapore, on Monday said a private US investment firm, Silver Lake Partners, would invest $200 million in the company. The investment will be in the form of a junior subordinated convertible note due in March 2008,
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      Lock icon Chaebol woes
      159 18 -AFP S Korea probes into alleged illegal activities SEOUL South Korea's anti-trust watchdog said yesterday it would launch an investigation into alleged illegal inside transactions by the country's top four business groups. The probe will be launched during the second quarter of this year, targeting Samsung, LG, SK
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      Lock icon Increase exports to Asia, US SMEs urged
      151 18 AFP THE US Commercial Service will encourage American small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to export to Asia to broaden their markets and beat the economic downturn at home, officials said yesterday. Officials of the US government's trade promotion body and representatives from 14
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      $227m profit for Imax
      139 18 TORONTO Entertainment technology company Imax Corp has reported its first profitable year since 1999 on lower corporate costs and growth in commercial theatre systems contracts. For the full year ended Dec 31, 2002, the company's revenues were U*****.7 million ($227.3 million), compared to US$llB.7 million in
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      Lock icon Silent partner?
      237 20 Reuters Hutchison may reduce role in Global Crossing NEW YORK Hutchison Whampoa may have to become a silent partner in the reorganisation of bankrupt Global Crossing in order to pacify US security agencies' fears about the conglomerate's links to China. Hutchison, owned by Asia's richest man, Mr Li
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      Lock icon Raffles LaSalle profits
      71 20 Agencies RAFFLES LaSalle said its first half to December net profit rose 35.7 per cent to $2.12 million on strong contributions from its colleges in China. Group sales rose to $9.51 million in the first half from $7.53 million in the same period a year earlier. The
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon China's Congress to herald change
      193 22 BEIJING China's 2,983-member National People's Congress (NPC) is poised to approve an overhaul of the top economic bodies in hope of changing state institutions into stand-back regulators. The restructuring will be the third in a decade, following those in 1993 and 1998, aimed at cutting
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      Residency scheme a winner
      80 22 I am confident in our scheme. We have something that Singapore doesn't have. We value freedom ...we can say whatever we feel like; we can criticise whoever we like. There is also a mainland market which Singapore doesn't have. Hong Kong Chief Secretary Donald Tsang, on
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      Lock icon Aerial drama
      315 22 Agencies N Korean jets locked on to US plane WASHINGTON Underscoring the danger that the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula could be spiralling out of control, the Pentagon said on Monday that four North Korean fighters intercepted a US reconnaissance plane on Sunday and came within 15
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      Explosion near airport
      277 24 19 killed near Davao International Airport DAVAO (Philippines) Amid heightened security against extremist attacks, 19 people were killed and 114 were injured in an explosion in Mindanao yesterday. One American was among the dead and three others were injured, said an American Embassy spokesman. The explosion went
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      143 24 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (picture) will lead the country when Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad goes on leave from tomorrow. Mr Abdullah's two-month stint will prepare him for when he replaces Dr Mahathir, who has announced that he will retire in
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      106 24 -AFP BANDA ACEH Indonesia yesterday inaugurated its first Syariah Court but promised it would uphold Islamic law in a moderate way. A decree establishes the Syariah court in the Muslim province of Aceh as part of an effort to curb separatist unrest "Islamic Syariah
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      186 28 Reuters They'll sacrifice 10 days' pay to avoid cuts PORTLAND In an unprecedented move, Portland's teachers have agreed to work for free for 10 days, among other concessions, in order to avoid cuts in education spending and health benefits. The 3,300-member union's decision to work for free stunned
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      107 28 Bystanders and police looking at a crashed helicopter near the swimming pool of the five-star Sahidjaya hotel in Jakarta yesterday. Three people were killed in the crash including the pilot. The two dead passengers were an Indonesian executive of a local bank and his secretary. It
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      143 28 Reuters LONDON- The city's West End theatres are forming a rare alliance with smaller playhouses to tackle the problem of racism in Britain's theatre management. On Monday West End theatres started taking part in the scheme. Last year, the Glass Ceilings report, compiled by
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      98 28 Reuters BERLIN A German artist has applied for a licence to open a brothel in Berlin for sexuallyfrustrated dogs. He believes it will be the first of its kind anywhere. Mr Karl-Friedrich Lenze, 54, said he planned to charge dog owners 25 euros ($47.31) per half hour
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      1653 30  -  Floyd Whaley by news@newstoday.com.sg HE HAS been seen by some as an anti-West crusader who deals with political opposition in his country with an iron fist But Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been undeterred by his detractors. Reader's Digest spoke with Dr Mahathir
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      935 32  -  Yong Shu Chiang TheatreWorks artistic director Ong Keng Sen turns his energy to local arts scene ONG Keng Sen (picture, far right) was a teacher once, a good one if he says so himself. In the *****, the prospective lawyer-turned-arts practitioner taught theatre studies at the
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      567 34 Reuters MediaCorpTV Channel 5 will be airing the King of Pop's rebuttal Michael Jackson Take 2:The Interview TheyWouldn't Show You this Sunday at I Opm. Did he ask a shaman to put a death spell on Spielberg? LOS ANGELES Embattled pop star Michael Jackson wears a prosthetic nose
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      461 36  -  Elisa Chia by elisa@newstoday.com.sg THE young and the young at heart are in for a treat Disney on Ice will be skating into Singapore, once again, on Friday. In case there are cynics who "seem to think of it as the same show year after year",
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      108 36 Reuters LONDON She's done music, film and an explicit coffee-table book that raised more than a few eyebrows. Now, Madonna is branching out into children's books, signing a deal with Penguin to publish five fables. The raunchy pop star's first book, The English Roses, will be
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      346 37  - My fair lady Elisa Chia Janet falls foul of Survivor rules and is first voted out by elisa@newstoday.com.sg UNFAIR is a word that has been tripping off the tongue of Janet Koth (picture) ever since she got the (dis)honour of being the first woman to be booted out of Survivor:
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      131 37 -Reuters I don't want her at my wedding I CEMENTING Nicole Kidman's reputation as a husband-stealer, Russell Crowe's fiancee Danielle Spencer has banned the actress from her wedding. Spencer, 32, is afraid that Crowe is too close to Kidman, Tom Cruise's ex-wife, reports World Entertainment News Network. But Spencer
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        79 38 SINGAPORE TOP 10 (FEB 28 MAR 2) weeks 1 Daredevil 1 2 (1) The Hot Chick 2 3 (3) Chicago 2 4 (2) Catch Me If You Can 3 5 (4) Marrying the Mafia (Korean) 2 6 The Pianist 1 7 About Schmidt NCI 6 1 8 (5) Final Destination
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        125 38 NORTH AMERICAN TOP 10 (FEB 28 MAR 2) weekend gross cumulative gross days 1 Cradle 2 the Grave US$ 16.52m US$ 16.52m 3 2 (2) Old School US$ 14.04m US$ 37.38m 10 3 (1) Daredevil US$ 11.12m US$ 84.19m 17 4 (3) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
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        225 38 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Jet Li's latest Hollywood outing, Cradle 2 the Grave (Warner Bros), rocked the North American cinemas last weekend. The action flick, pairing Hong Kong martial arts superstar Jet Li and rapper DMX, topped the weekend box office with U5516.52 million ($28.16 million). That overtook the
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      405 43 Agencies Las Vegan suffers first loss of the year in first round to Enqvist SCOTTSDALE Andre Agassi lost his winning touch yesterday morning, absorbing his first defeat of the year, a 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-1 loss at the hands of Sweden's Thomas Enqvist. The first-round victor at the
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      135 43 Reuters SCOTTSDALE Andre Agassi has revealed that Steffi Graf's (picture) proposed return to tennis in the mixed doubles event at the French Open now appears unlikely. Agassi vowed that he would try to convince the 22-time grand slam champion from Germany to partner him
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      131 43 AUCKLAND America's Cup-win-ning syndicate Alinghi unveiled changes yesterday designed to make the regatta more televisionfriendly and attract more entrants when it is held in European waters for the first time in 2007. The next regatta will also be controlled by an independent race director, ending the alleged hometown
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      786 44 Reuters Only Woods dominates his sport like the record-breaking Schumacher MELBOURNE Mika Hakkinen's long and happy days in retirement are as much a measure of Michael Schumacher's continuing success as any of the Ferrari world champion's own numerous records. The Finn, who left McLaren in
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      401 44 AFP photo SACRAMENTO Chris Webber's signature hook shot is benefiting from his bad ankle because he can't jump as high, he's more focused on his followthrough. Webber had 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the Sacramento Kings snapped
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      Lock icon Pollock's cock-up
      658 45 Agencies World Cup exit due to one-run miscalculation, says skipper DURBAN South African captain Shaun Pollock was left heartbroken by a calculation error that knocked the host out of the World Cup. The communication breakdown was the final nail in a disastrous campaign for Pollock's men, who were
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      400 45 -AFP BULAWAYO Zimbabwe qualified for the Super Sixes of the World Cup after its match against Pakistan was rained off last night, knocking England out of the tournament Pakistan was 73-3 in 14 overs after electing to take first strike when rain hit the Queens Sports
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      436 46  -  Stanley Ho But a creative playmaker is still noticeably absent in Sivaji's young side International friendly Singapore 4 Maldives 1 New chapter has a happy ending by stanley@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS a match that was staged to welcome a new chapter in Singapore football. With a new
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      332 46  -  Tan Yo-Hinn by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THE sport of wushu has traditionally garnered medals for Singapore at regional meets, including one gold, two silvers and one bronze at the 2001 South-east Asia (SEA) Games. But that is not good enough, according to He Jun, the Singapore
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      No desire, no sports success
      352 46  -  Tan Yo-Hinn TO MANY, the phrase 'the will to win' is often heard and accepted uncritically. But to a leading sports consultant, that phrase is silly. Instead, it is the phrase 'the will to prepare to win' that makes more sense. Wayne Goldsmith, the consultant
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      Lock icon Fergie slaps beer ban on Becks' party
      384 47 -AFP LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, reportedly fighting to save his job, has ordered his players to be back home by 9pm (this morning, Singapore time) from David Beckham's party for son Brooklyn. Ferguson has come down hard on his Manchester United
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      Lock icon It's win or bust for United now
      633 47 -AFP Ferguson says only a victory will suffice against Leeds English Premier League Manchester United v Leeds Live, tomorrow morning, Ch23, 3.55am MANCHESTER Roy Keane labelled Manchester United's League Cup final defeat to Liverpool a disaster. United chief executive Peter Kenyon considers a
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      342 47 English Premier League Aston Villa 0 Birmingham 2 Tempers flare on and off the pitch BIRMINGHAM Aston Villa is likely to face punishment from the English Football Association following the crowd disturbances at yesterday morning's derby against Birmingham, which saw the visiting manager
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