Today, 17 May 2003

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    Masthead
    8 1 weekendTODAY May 17 -18 2003 MITA (P) 009/03/2003
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    SO EASILY FORGOTTEN
    828 1  -  Derrick A Paulo Amid the hype and the hoopla, some warriors have been completely ignored by derrick@newstoday.com.sg THEY are not paid very highly. No Hippocratic Oath binds them to their jobs. Newspapers do not write reams about their heroism. Yet, more than 500 men and women continue
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  • Article
    The 99 per cent guarantee
    103 1 COULD this be the start of the last lap before Singapore is declared Sars-free? On Friday night, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said that he is "99 per cent sure" that the fever outbreak at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) is not related to
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    Not a bird, not a plane, but a jet-setting beagle
    435 1  -  Tor Ching Li by chingli@newstoday.com.sg THIS dog can cross borders but it can't get into Borders. Jay Hahm, a handsome, tricolour, bilingual (he understands Korean and English) beagle has a canine pass'paw't that has enabled him to follow his South
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  • NEWS
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      Eye on students
      440 2  -  Tan Hui Leng Strict controls to prevent Sars being imported from abroad by huileng@newstoday.com.sg WITH 37,500 foreign students studying in Singapore, the Ministry of Education is pulling out all stops to prevent Sars from being imported by those travelling during the June vacation. The measures, announced yesterday,
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      SARS UPDATE
      172 2 CHINA, Japan, South Korea and nine Asean nations (except Laos) have agreed to standardise border controls, such as temperature screening for all passengers at international airports and the filling up of a "health declaration card" before departure and upon arrival. The governments also agreed to exchange information on
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      Lock icon For sale...
      52 2 WEETECKHIAN Here's a charcoal drawing at Christie's Hong Kong auction preview at the Grand Hyatt Singapore. South-east Asian and 20th century Indian drawings, watches and jewellery are on display on Friday and Saturdav and will be auctioned in Hong Kong by Christie's from July 6 to 8. Today
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      The power of a word
      672 3  -  Ng Boon Yian and how straight talk helped put together a religious harmony document by boonyian@newstoday.com.sg WORKING with laymen and the clergy, Mr Chan Soo Sen, Minister of State (Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Community Development and Sports), has managed to stitch together a
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      Lock icon 99% sure
      678 4  -  Lee Ching Wern Serene Foo by and chingwern@newstoday.com.sg DOCTORS are now "99 per cent sure" that the outbreaks of fever at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) earlier this week are not Sars-related, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on Friday night Tests on 21 patients have turned
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      110 3 Life on the bay in support of the tPoor blood circulation can cause insufficient supply of nutrients and oxygen to the cells in our body and may lead to many health problems. raw Forages, Ginkgo has been well known for its ability to g improve blood circulation, to even the
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  • HUMOUR/NEWS
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      Lock icon DON'T TAKE THE MISSUS!
      758 6  -  Neil Humphreys Dirty Old Men, if you want to watch this in peace... by neil@newstoday.com.sg LAST weekend, I was invited to a champagne party hosted by a man who was, I assumed, a disturbed children's entertainer. The invite said: "Get up close to 'Fred the Red'.
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      Drinks giant bubbly over profits
      269 6  -  Val Chua SINGAPORE'S biggest beverage company, Fraser Neave Ltd (F&N), said its half-year profit rose 35 per cent, boosted by its soft drinks, printing and property units. Net profit rose to $138.9 million, or 51.8 cents a share, on revenue of $1.9 billion. Sales of
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  • LETTERS
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      Sars stigma
      186 8  -  Lim Boon LL.ee and the first step to remove it THE World Health Organisation (Who) has taken Vietnam, Toronto and the Philippines off the list of countries affected by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars). The list now contains China's various provinces (and the territory of Hong Kong), Taiwan
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      An open mind about Indonesia is what matters
      129 8  -  Robina Khan I REFER to the commentary, "Gauge of a nation" (Today, May 16). A nation does not have to sacrifice its religious or social values to attract foreign investors or investment A nation should not be judged by its tolerance towards
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      Over 9,500 summonses issued for speeding
      267 8  -  Phillip Mah I REFER to Ms Catherine Lim's letter, "More driving too fast" (Today, May 12). We appreciate Ms Lim's concern over inconsiderate behaviour on our roads, such as speeding and failure to signal early when changing lanes. The Traffic Police would like to
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  • WEALTH/MANAGEMENT
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      Lock icon How a farmer's son made good
      631 9  -  Lee Yew Meng He is now his own boss in a law firm by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg LAST week, this column featured how a typical middle-income Singaporean family with two secondary-school children coped with financial planning. This week, we focus on an upper middleincome Singaporean family
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon The faithful follower
      685 10 The Edge HP's business mantra has helped Koh take on the mantle of entrepreneurship successfully MENTION Mr Koh Boon Hwee's (picture) name and there are few in Singapore's technology sector who won't be in awe. After all, Mr Koh is one of Singapore's best-known entrepreneurs-cum-private investors in
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      2002 profit for PSA fell 24%
      201 10 PSA Corp, which runs the world's sec-ond-busiest container port (picture), said its 2002 profit fell 24 per cent after it cut prices to retain customers and provided for losses at a Middle-east port venture. Profit for the state-owned company fell to $559.9 million, from
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      Lock icon Exports edged up last month
      183 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S exports rose last month at their slowest pace in four months as weakening global orders for electronics compounded the woes of an economy faced with hollowing local demand caused by the Sars outbreak. Shipments rose 4.4 per cent from a year earlier to
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      Lock icon Less cargo, fewer passengers for Sats
      105 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services, (Sats) handled fewer passengers and less cargo in April because Sars led airlines to cancel flights. Sats moves 80 per cent of cargo at the city's main Changi Airport. The company, which is a unit of Singapore Airlines, handled
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      Lock icon Bleak outlook for SCMP
      111 10 AFP THE SCMP Group said on Friday its financial results to June this year would suffer as a result of a slump in newspaper sales and advertising due to the territory's Sars crisis. It said subscription sales of the group's newspapers, the South China Morning Post
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    • SAVVY INVESTOR/CO-ORDINATED BY VAL CHUA
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        Consider the time factor
        687 11 Maximise the value of your assets by matching investment horizons with financial goals MANAGING your time is just as important as managing your money. You need to match the time horizons in your financial plans with your changing financial goals and resources. Get the time element
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      • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY...
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          Lock icon Cheung Woh Tech — Outperform
          115 11 Cheung Woh Tech Outperform OCBC Investment Research EARNINGS for the full year to Mar 2003 jumped 97 per cent year-on-year to $8m (3.8 cents a share), significantly ahead of our expectations. Most of the variance came from a better-than-expected gross profit margin of 19.6 per cent and a lower provision
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          Lock icon SIA — Market Perform
          91 11 SIA Market Perform -OCBC Investment Research OVERALL load factor for April declined to 58.7 per cent, due mainly to low passenger loads, which dropped to 49.2 per cent as East Asian routes were hard hit by Sars. The full implementation of the capacity cutbacks only took effect from the latter
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          Lock icon SGX — Market Perform
          70 11 SGX Market Perform OCBC Investment Research SGX's 3Q net earnings fell 25 per cent to I 3m, exactly in line with market expectations. For 3Q03, securities trading value fell 5 I per cent to $20.4b from $41 b in 3Q02, while volume dropped 49 per cent to 19.1 bn. Overall
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          Lock icon Aussino — BUY
          91 11 Aussino BUY Phillip Securities Research NINE months results for FYO3 were in line with expectations.Turnover increased by 30 per cent, with strong growth in the US and Australian markets but profit margins were eroded as the result of opening more standalone stores in Singapore, Malaysia and China. Depreciation, rental and
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          Lock icon Datacraft — Underperform
          86 11 Datacraft Underperform OCBC Investment Research SEVERE Acute Revenue Shortage. I HO3 losses came to US$ 15.5m ($26.9m) on the back of a 21 per cent slump in revenue to USsl67m, US$l 1.7m in exceptional charges and USs2.2m of goodwill amortisation. We are maintaining an UNDERPERFORM rating until there is more
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          Lock icon SMRT Corp — SELL
          85 11 SMRT Corp SELL Phillip Securities Research SMRT managed earnings per share of 4.8 cents. Net profits were driven by a oneoff deferred tax write-back of $16 million in FYO3.We remain cautious on its growth prospects and its high capex needs. SMRT may be vulnerable to an unbudgeted need to upgrade
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        Lock icon Gold rallies on weak US dollar
        379 11  -  Teo Hwee Khee by news@newstoday.com.sg THE war in Iraq is over but gold prices are still rising. Last year, spot gold prices moved up from around US$3OO ($520) an ounce in August to US$34O within five months. It hit a high of US$3B3 in
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    • Market Watch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        141 12 Bloomberg THE Straits Times Index fell for a third day, declining 6.09 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 1,304.91 at the close. Overall, 16 stocks rose, 18 fell and 11 were unchanged. OCBC accounted for 73 per cent of the decline. The benchmark index lost 0.4 per cent over
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        53 12 By volume May 16 PFood Hartford BIL Intl Horizon SingPost UniFiber Chartered StarCrusUSS ACCS LeongHin Close 0.845 0.325 0.805 0.095 0.640 0.095 0./85 0.225 0.420 0.1/5 Change +0.055 +0.005 -0.005 +0.005 +0.015 -0.010 +/.0 +5.6 -5.0 +0.6 +3./ -5.4 '000 36,512 35,450 31,555 29,921 23,559 23,2/5 13,225
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        World markets
        55 12 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzen B Mumbai 8117.29 9093.18 2924.40 4283.7/ 610.81 383.00 467.94 1059.53 216.53 3056.58 Pts -6.11 -0.08 -32.89 -0.36 -6.60 -0.23 -47.4/ -1.10 -8.54 -1.38 -2.22 -0.58 -5.5/ -1.18 2.39
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 USS 0.5793 UK£ 0.3573 Yen 67.3950 HK$ 4.5183 RM 2.2015 Euro 0.5069 Rupiah 4895.71 Baht 24.4655 Peso 30.4704 A$ 0.8987 Indian Rs 27.3072 Won 695.12 C$ 0.7985 Yuan 4.7952 NZ$ 1.0059 NTS 20.1075
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 12 SGX Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 353.05 Silver uss/oz 4.78 Platinum uss/oz 665 Rubber centsAg 169.5 Palm oil RM/tonne 1493 Brent crude uss/barrel 28.74
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        SGX top rises
        76 12 By$ May 16 UOB Bukit Sem Close Change 10.600 +0.200 10.300 +0.100 SIA 200 SingamasC 2kHKS Haw Par KepCorp PFood 9.400 +0.100 2.300 +0.0/5 3.420 +0.060 4.560 +0.060 0.845 +0.055 SIA Blu Inc 9.350 +0.050 0.230 +0.045 By percentage May 16 Close Change MediaS 0.010 +100.0 Kian
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        SGX top falls
        75 12 By$ May 16 OCBC Seaview Shang Asia 2kHK$ DBS JMH 400USS CITYDEV SPH NatSteel NOL SembCorp Close Change 9.250 -0.350 5.100 -0.350 4.625 -0.250 9.400 -0.200 5.850 -0.150 3.500 -0.100 16.600 -0.100 2.480 -0.050 1.260 -0.040 1.150 -0.040 By percentage May 16 Close Change BBR 0.010 -33.3
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3618 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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  • WORLD IN REVIEW
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      Like the dreaded hydra ...
      1044 13  - Like the dreaded hydra Jaime Koh The Al Qaeda is rearing its head again by jaime@newstoday.com.sg RIYADH The residents in the compounds were protected from the outside world by high wall and roundthe clock protection. But this did not prevent the terrorists from blowing up the compounds and destroying all
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  • COMMENTARY/HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Bind or blind
      1051 14  -  Simon Tay While seeking warm US ties, Spore must guard against getting burned by weekend@newstoday.com.sg CLOSE ties with the United States have never been more crucial or more controversial. After a decade of growth, America has raced far ahead of every other country. US military strength can
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      Enemy of the State: THE FIRE ANT
      800 15  -  Dave Barry by weekend@newstoday.com.sg ALMOST the first thing that happened to me when I moved to South Florida was that I got attacked by a fire ant. This was my own stupid fault: I sat on my lawn. I thought this was safe
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      112 14 Celebrate life on the bay in support of the Courage Fund BY CHEQUE: BY CASH: BY PHONE: A crossed cheque made out to "The There are donation boxes at the The public can donate to the fund Courage Fund" should be sent to information desk of Chijmes, Millenia by calling
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  • WATZUP?
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      Lock icon Behind the Matrix magic
      1099 16  -  Chan Chao Peh in The first Matrix's stunning 'bullet time' set the standard for special effects. SFX master John Gaeta is about to raise the bar again. by San Francisco chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg THE San Francisco skyline rises above the horizon, across the bay from where I sit
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      Neo's not the only One for Keanu
      440 17 LOS ANGELES Maybe it's the dark glasses. Keanu Reeves (picture) who plays Neo in The Matrix Reloaded and who dons cool black shades and a long trench coat for the role said he is certain he can avoid being typecast in similar superhero
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      Virus brings media rivals together for SARS channel
      257 18 TT THEN there is a common enemy at the V V gate, commercial rivalries must take a back seat For the first time, local media companies StarHub, MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) have come together to launch a television channel devoted
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      Play on the bay
      313 18  -  Serene Foo Have fun and support our heroes by serene@newstoday.com.sg STEP out with confidence, Singapore! And while you are at it, why not do your bit for charity as well? This weekend, the shopping malls in the Marina Bay area will host a series of fund-raising
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      'Cool' shopping
      99 18 SHOPPERS can enjoy themselves and have peace of mind this weekend in the Marina Bay area as the six participating malls have put in place precautionary measures against Sars. These include temperature checks for staff, event performers and the public, as well as notices asking people to refrain
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    • DAILYBREW
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        Help the Down's Syndrome Association
        81 18 ALWAYS wanted to watch a Kuo Pao Kun play? Don't miss the celebrated playwright's The day I met the Prince, presented by a talented cast from the AngloChinese Junior College. The proceeds from this evening's performance will fund the various services and programmes organised by
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        Lock icon Halle Berry breaks arm
        65 18 Reuters ACTRESS Halle Berry (picture) broke her arm on Wednesday on the Montreal set of her coming film, Gothika, but will be back on the job next week. The Oscar-winning actress, who plays a criminal psychologist in the supernatural thriller, was injured while shooting a physically
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    • INSIDE OUT
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        Lock icon Colours of Cargo
        611 20  -  Jenny Kong cargo MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME Be dazzled by the bright hues at this lifestyle store by jenny@newstoday.com.sg COLOURED drinking glasses with groovy designs, chopsticks in cheerful shades resembling a box of pencils and bright shower curtains with matching bath towels and bed linen. Colour is
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        Design to please
        658 21 Heard of horror stories about unreliable contractors and sub-standard home renovations? Here's how to prevent it. WANT to avoid a botched home renovation job? Choosing the right renovator can make the difference between creating a dream home for your family or one that is a nightmare to
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        Steamy rendezvous
        451 22  -  Merlissa Yeo Convert your bathroom into a private haven for relaxation by news@newstoday.com.sg EVERY now and then, homemakers dream about having their very own steam bath. Most health spas and hotels are equipped with steam baths, but thanks to technology, this fantasy can now become a reality. Steam
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    • EPICURE
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        RIESLING'S HOT STREAK
        349 28  -  Jeffrey Yang by eatout@newstoday.com.sg IF you've missed out on the fabulous 2000 vintage French Alsace and 2001 vintage German Rieslings, there's no need to despair. Hot on the wings of these two brilliant vintages are the 2001 French and 2002 German Rieslings. The world's two premiere Riesling
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        A rojak revolution
        516 28  -  Sophie Pritchard If they don't sell it, re-invent it yourself by eatout@newstoday.com.sg Starting this week, Today and the Vegetarian Society of Singapore will bring you a weekly column featuring recipes and restaurants for the green generation. WHAT do you do when becoming a vegetarian means that you
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        Food in a time of sickness
        400 28  -  Richard Seah by eatout@newsto day, com. sg IF and when you fall seriously ill, the best thing you can eat is nothing. Go on a fast. But make sure you drink enough fluids. The next best thing is to eat very simply, like having
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    • EAT OUT
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        Spoilt for choice
        552 29  -  Justine Moss A food joint that is clean, varied and open 24/7 by eatout@newstoday.com.sg KOPITIAM has about 70 outlets islandwide, offering local fare at reasonable prices. I visited Kopitiam Plaza by the Park, located at the corner of Bras Basah Road and Bencoolen Street right in the
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    • IN CINEMAS
      • IN CINEMAS ROUND-UP
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          Lock icon Recommendations:
          240 30  -  David Ngiau Yong Shu Chiang Serene Foo -DN Anger Management: Wimpy Dave (Adam Sandler) is wrongly charged with air rage and sent to therapy sessions with Dr Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson). Objectively, it's a mess of a film with a flimsy premise. Personally, and very subjectively, I loved how
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          Lock icon Also showing in cinemas:
          161 30  -  Janice Lee -DN -DN SF Bringing Down the House:This comedy, starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah, dredges up racial stereotypes. To skewer them? Rather, the film plays them up. It can be funny, but it's really a flimsy excuse to crack racist jokes. fohnny English: Rowan
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    • DRIVE
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        All out to tempt luxury car buyers
        363 31 KEEN to increase showroom traffic and boost sales, local car distributors have been offering increasingly attractive deals to motorists shopping for high-end models. Buyers of MercedesBenz cars, for instance, can choose a free gift from a range of products including Nokia mobile phones,
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        In command and control
        588 31  -  Colin Yong The new Lexus RX3OO looks rugged, but it boasts the refinement of a good saloon car by colin@newstoday.com.sg YOU might think that the previous Lexus RX3OO was immensely popular, going by the sheer number of them running around town. In truth, a fair percentage
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      346 32 Agencies LOS ANGELES We have probably seen the last of a magnificent talent. A maestro has put down his violin. For years, we took for granted that with "Breakfast at Wimbledon" came that tall, handsome, Greek American, rocking back at the service line and then, as
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      169 32 -AFP BOISE (Idaho) Michelle Wie, a 13-year-old American golf prodigy, will compete here in September at a developmental tour event, one rung below the US PGA Tour, officials said on Friday. Wie, who had announced she would play in a Canadian Tour event, accepted a
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      430 32  -  Tan Yo-Hinn This male Viper wants to play for Singapore in the men's international by yohinn@newstoday. com. sg HE IS not your everyday Singapore male. He is clueless about Pele's "beautiful game", speaks Japanese, is a fan of the late Teresa Teng, and plays NETBALL.
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      450 34  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS once tipped as the brightest young star in the S-League. A sensational hat-trick in the 2002 S-League season opener against Tanjong Pagar United seemed to back that up. But that was all fans of Woodlands Wellington saw of highly-touted
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      201 34  -  Tan Yo-Hinn WOODLANDS Wellington continued to justify its tag as the NTUC Income S-League's current in-form team. At the Yishun Stadium on Friday night, the Rams emerged victorious in the northern derby against fierce rivals Sembawang Rangers with a hard-fought 2-1 win. After an
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      428 34  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Chenab, Police could clinch men's and women's championships respectively by yohinn@newstoday. com. sg BOTH the Singapore Hockey Federation (SHF) Men's and Women's Premier League 2003 champions could be decided this weekend. Two teams Chenab and Police lead the chase for the men's and women's Premier
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      257 35  -  JOHN BELL Horse Racing Written By SINGAPORE'S reigning Horse of the Year, Smart Bet, is expected to enhance his already massive reputation when he returns to racing tonight in the $1 million Orchid Cup at the Singapore Racecourse. Smart Bet (pictured right), a three-time Group 1 winner
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      1029 36  -  Rohit Brijnath Swedish history-maker is a woman of substance ANNIKA Sorenstam on average, as of now, is the second longest hitter on the LPGA Tour at 275.4 yards. Some perfunctory checking of the men's PGA Tour statistics indicates that such distance would have her ranked
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      407 37 Spurs exact revenge over Lakers to claim conference finals spot LOS ANGELES Then it was done. The fourth championship is gone. After three years, three NBA championships and all that came with it, it was done, the Lakers worn too thin in the middle, grown too
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      775 38 -AFP Strachan's boys don't seem to think so English FA Cup Final Arsenal v Southampton Live, Saturday, Ch 22, 9.50pm CARDIFF It has been billed as David versus Goliath. Arsenal, a team that a few months ago was hailed as the best in
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      680 39  -  lan De Cotta Famed Al-Ring's final race could see a pulse-racing contest by ian@newstoday.com.sg THIS Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix will be bittersweet for the locals. They will welcome a Formula 1 battle that has been billed as the most exciting in years. But it will also
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      206 39 Reuters SPIELBERG World champion Michael Schumacher set a daunting pace on Friday as Ferrari dominated first qualifying for Sunday's Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Returning to the circuit where he controversially won last season to the sound of jeers and booing, Schumacher lapped in one minute 07.908
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      309 40 TH^HIRA FOIIOATI^^M F ™s weekend, 9et y°ur hands on some of the best-selling notebooks at the Toshiba Education Sale. Date: 17-18 May 2003 J Look out for the favourite Satellite Pro MlO Notebook. Powered by Time! 10am tO 4.30pm Intel® Centrino™mobile technology, its wireless capability and high Venue: Toshiba Data
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