Today, 31 July 2003

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    Masthead
    8 1 TODAY Thursday July 31, 2003 mita (p)002/1 1/2002
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    Locals left in the lurch
    797 1  -  Val Chua Foreigners took most of the new jobs in recent years by val@newstoday.com.sg THE issue of how much the Government should meddle with the hiring policies of employers took on a new urgency when two economists from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) made a
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    Born partially blind, but he's the star in American film
    468 1  -  Madeleine Chong by madeleine@newstoday.com.sg DICKSON Tan sometimes listens to a little bit of the soundtrack on television, but he has never seen a movie. He was born partially blind and can detect movement and changes in light "Seeing" means little
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Terror futures market canned
      76 2 -AFP WASHINGTON The Pentagon said yesterday it was terminating an experiment to set up an online futures market where traders could bet on future terrorist attacks and assassinations. Called FutureMap, the programme was created by the same Pentagon office that drew fire last year for proposing
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      Lock icon Where racism is
      917 2 News comment/Constance Singam Study finds children of different races are not mixing Should we be surprised? ARE you a racist? We are kidding ourselves if we think we are not Let's admit it. We are all racist. That's the first step towards change. In Singapore, racism is
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      Lock icon Wanted: Big-name banks for SMEs
      293 3 Francis Kan IN A bid to boost financing options for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Singapore could see the fourth largest US bank, Wells Fargo, set up shop here and a private equity exchange in operation by year's end. Mr Inderjit Singh, a businessman who
      — Francis Kan  -  293 words
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      HP's $55m plan
      428 4  -  Teo Hwee Nak To set up 10,000 sq ft R&D facility at Alexandra Road by hweenak@newst.oday.com.sg IT IS a sign of the times when every two to three weeks, Hewlett-Packard's Asia-Pacific office in Singapore gets calls from reporters wanting to verify rumours that it is retrenching or
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      Lock icon Garden party book launch
      318 4 President SR Nathan accepting the book, Gardens of the Istana, from Dr Tan Wee Kiat, CEO of the National Parks Board, during an Istana Garden party yesterday. The book launch is one of the fundraising events under the President's Challenge 2003. Today photo by ITS sprawling
      WONG LI SHAN  -  318 words
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      202 3 Sand in your photos and win great prizas! look out for Iha entry forms in TODAY newspaper on 6 Aug. Dqfry Check Dairy Farm outlets for details. F&ttn Closing date: 10 September 2003. "Be seen in 50,000 offices daily SINGAPORE iIMFOCOMIVf v— in__s___a Get the attention of 50,000 business decision
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      139 5 Give Us Your Heart Today I Fold a heart today and we'll contribute $1 I to the SingTel Touching Lives Fund I i i 1 '—i I <^ j %%\S* 1. Cut out the red rectangle. 3. Fold and unfold to make the 5. Fold the bottom edge to centre
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Tears, cheers at Slim 10 trial
      435 6  -  Joy Frances Chen Liping takes the stand as the last witness I by j oy@newstoday.com. sg WITNESS testimony for the Slim 10 trial ended pretty much as it began with an actress bursting into tears in front of a large audience. As the last
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      Understanding new threats crucial: DPM Tony Tan
      365 6 IN A world where threats can come out of the blue, as Singapore has learnt from the outbreak of Sars, it is necessary to have a conceptual framework to deal with complex issues in a coherent manner, said Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan
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      Lock icon HDB lays off 200, parking enforcement outsourced
      119 6 Newsradio 93.8 THE HDB will lay off 200 employees soon, following its move to engage two private companies Premas International and Chubb Singapore to carry out parking enforcement services in some car parks in HDB estates. The 200 employees are part of the
      — Newsradio 93.8  -  119 words
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      176 6 THOMSON I NOTHING TOPS A THOMSON TOPLOAD Brings water consumption to a low of times less than an Asian-type washing machine. (Automatic Variable Capacity) automatically detects laundry load and adapts itself to it. programme allows a 2.5kg load of laundry to be washed at 40°C in just 40 min. Tremendous
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  • LETTERS
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      Closure of AMK Ave 12 not necessary
      137 8  -  Koh Ah Kim I AM a retired police officer and I am writing this letter in my personal capacity about the sudden closure of the stretch of road along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 12 at Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2, which has
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      IMF no panacea
      340 8  -  Irwan Jamil Fund's methods often don't help ailing economies I REFER to your report, "IMF blunders" (Today, July 30). It is apparent that the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) prescriptions did not work well for every ailing nation. A case in point is Malaysia, which imposed capital controls
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      Untitled
      30 8 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, Singapore *****1; Fax: 65-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg
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      Thanks, Prof Ho, for the concerts
      154 8  -  Bosli Ahmad I WOULD like to join Mr Jason Lee Boon Hong, who wrote the letter "More concerts in the heartlands, please" (Today, July 23), in highlighting the effort made by MPs and grassroots organisations to bring life to the heartlands. As a resident
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      Gloomy elderly? Not by a long shot
      111 8  -  C WJansz I WANT to correct the false notion that the idle elderly are a gloomy lot (Today, July 24). On any given day, after sundown, elderly revellers "hijack" the Bedok Interchange Food Centre and one can find half a dozen empty beer
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon American-dominated board for Global Crossing
      169 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Technologies Telemedia, which is trying to buy phone-network operator Global Crossing, said it plans to appoint an "American-dominated" board to help overcome Pentagon opposition to the purchase. ST Telemedia plans to name retired US Navy Admiral Archie Clemins and retired US Air Force
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      Lock icon Ericsson the winner
      381 10  -  Chan Chao Peh SingTel awards $220 million 3G contract to Swedish firm by chaopeh@newstoday.com.Sj SINGTEL is entrenching its clientvendor relationship with Ericsson further by naming the Swedish network supplier as the winner of its five-year $220 million highspeed mobile network (3G) contract. Since August 1991, Ericsson has
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      Lock icon NTU slashes GDP estimate
      235 10 Val Chua SINGAPORE'S economy will probably grow just 1.3 per cent this year, after being bludgeoned by Sars into its biggest contraction in the second quarter, said NTU economists yesterday. Researchers Tan Khee Giap and Chen Kang slashed their forecast from a January estimate of 3.3
      – Val Chua  -  235 words
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      Lock icon More Indon gas for S'pore
      115 10 -AFP JAKARTA A US$42O million ($737 million) natural gas pipeline from Indonesia's Sumatra island to Singapore will start operating next Monday, officials said yesterday. It will be the second gas conduit linking Indonesia and Singapore. President Megawati Sukarnoputri is scheduled to inaugurate the start-up of
      -AFP  -  115 words
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      Lock icon SIA loses $312m in Q1
      348 12 Bloomberg but 'the worst is over' as capacity rises SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA), Asia's biggest carrier by market value, said "the worst is over" as it reported its first quarterly loss after cancelling about half its flights at the height of the Sars outbreak. The first-quarter
      — Bloomberg  -  348 words
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      90 12 Bloomberg Bloomberg HONGKONG LAND shares posted their biggest one-day decline in almost [wo years after its interim dividend was cut to two US :ents (3.5 cents) from 3.5 US :ents as rents and profit fell. HK Land shares fell 77 per :ent yesterday to US$l.2O ir Singapore. SMRT
      – Bloomberg; — Bloomberg  -  90 words
    • Market Watch
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Value 9,632.66 10,121.22 3,076.90 5,307.18 Change Pis -201.65 -77.38 -16.10 -35.28 -2.05 -0.76 -0.52 -0.66 Korea Comp 714.15 -8.18 -1.13 KLCI 720.71 +9.03 +1.27 SET Index 474.90 -3.39 -0.71 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 508.222 1,228.19
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        SGX most active
        61 12 By volume July 30 Ipco Interra Integra Chartered Reed MultiVis ST Assemb DMXTech teiaFoodP Horizon Close 0.140 0.320 0.110 1.070 0.075 0.355 2.180 0.585 0.315 0.120 Change +0.010 +0.055 +0.025 +0.020 +0.025 +0.010 +0.140 +0.015 +0.010 +0.005 'OOO +7.7 77,64: +20.8 77,25: +29.4 65,29; +1.9 30,19' +50.0
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        SGX top rises
        82 12 July 30 Close Change :hODBeCW*****61 USSU6.300 +7.900 By percentage July 30 Close Change PM Data 0.170 +54.5 DairyFarm 900 USS 1.610 +0.230 SPH 19.500 +0.200 Reed 0.075 +50.0 BBR 0.020 +33.3 SPH 100 19.500 +0.200 F&N 9.650 +0.150 Integra 0.110 +29.4 CrailP 0.075 +25.0 IMH400USS 7.150 +0.150
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        84 12 Bloomberg )y$ luly 30 Close Change IBS 11.600 -0.200 By percentage July 30 Strike W*****0 Close Change 0.005 -50.0 (epCorp 5.250 -0.150 IBS Bk 65. NCPS*****.900 -0.100 Hua Kok CSC 0.060 -14.3 0.035 -12.5 SrealEasI 10.100 -0.100 IKLandUSS 1.200 -0.100 ilA 200 10.800 -0.100 ITechGrp Cyber Vill
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        Lock icon Singapore
        67 12 -AFP SINGAPORE shares closed little changed yesterday in cautious trading ahead of the release of first-half results from many local companies, dealers said. The STI fell 2.69 points or 0.17 per cent to close at 1,578.19. Volume traded was 898.174 million shares worth $476,083 million, up from 817.410 million
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        STI: 1,578.19 -2.69
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.***** UK£ 0.3508 Yen 68.21 HK$ 4.443 RM 2.164 Euro 0.4981 Rupiah 4,848 Baht 23.85 Peso 31.17 A$ 0.8663 Indian Rs 26.28 Won 672.1 C$ 0.7934 Yuan 4.715 NZ$ 0.9743 NTS 19.59
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        Lock icon Commodities
        22 12 SGX Gold uss/oz 357.9 Silver uss/oi 5.073 Platinum uss/oi 688.0 Rubber centsAg 180.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,439.5 Brent crude uss/barrel 28.12
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      Lock icon Strata units snapped up
      186 14 Lee Yew Meng OF the 40 units at the freehold 32-storey Strata condominium project in Novena that were released over the weekend, 36 have been sold. The 100-unit Strata is modelled after Icon in Tanjong Pagar, Singapore's top-selling residential development in the second quarter. The apartments
      – Lee Yew Meng  -  186 words
    • Article
      Ghostly lull for property
      376 14  -  Lee Yew Meng No stimulus to boost sales this time by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg UNLIKE last year, the Hungry Ghost Month that kicked off on Tuesday may be quiet for residential property sales. There is no strong stimulus to boost sales, unlike this time last year, when the
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      Lock icon Room for growth
      185 16 Bloomberg Ascott to double China serviced apartments THE Ascott Group, which has 14 per cent of China's mid to luxury serviced apartments, said it plans to win more management contracts in the country to more than double its rooms there by 2008. The Singapore-based company, also Asia's
      — Bloomberg  -  185 words
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      Lock icon 'Quiet diplomacy' over yuan
      150 16 Bloomberg THE US administration plans to use "quiet diplomacy" to encourage the Chinese government to allow its currency to strengthen by widening its trading band against the dollar, Treasury Secretary John Snow said. "We want to engage the Chinese in a series of conversations and discussions"
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      4170 16 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 Lipper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      250 18 Bloomberg Bloomberg Bloomberg SembCorp Logistics Ltd named Mr Nelson Cho as its India unit managing director and said it will continue operations in the country despite reporting a threeyear accounting fraud. SembLog's profit in the first half of this year rose 22 per cent to $44.2 million, boosted
      – Bloomberg; — Bloomberg  -  250 words
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  • INFO TECH
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      Lock icon Boost for mobile phones
      497 20 -rf > Beuters Nokia, chipmakers form alliance to spur development of wireless features NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM Three chipmakers and Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, formed an alliance on Tuesday that hopes to attract dozens of rivals and put the design of new phones on
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      Lock icon Sony handheld PlayStation offers wireless network
      278 20 Beuters TOKYO Sony's new handheld PlayStation console will be equipped with a wireless network system that allows users within a close area to play games together and download game characters. Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), the company's game unit, mapped out technical details of the
      — Beuters; – Bloomberg photo  -  278 words
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      Pay for higher bandwidth
      168 20 INTERNET users can now get a dedicated download speed of up to 1,500 Kilobits per second (Kbps) with SingNet Broadßand 1500Kbps Bandwidth-On-Demand (BOD). To use the service, SingNet broadband users need to log on to @singnetlsoo, which is the BOD domain. When they no longer require
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Moro rebels admit buying arms from army
      168 22 Agencies MANILA Philippines' main Muslim separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, admitted to buying weapons from the military as claimed by the mutineers. "We understand that these firearms come from the (government) arsenal," said Mr Eid Kabalu, a spokesman of the group.
      — Agencies  -  168 words
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      Terminator backs down
      433 22 Schwarzenegger may not challenge California Governor Gray Davis after all SAN FRANCISCO California Governor Gray Davis fighting to keep his job must have been a relieved man yesterday after receiving good news for a change. A Beuters report said that the embattled Governor's potential rival, Terminator star
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      Lock icon Saddam mourns his sons' deaths in tape recording
      234 22 Agencies BAGHDAD An Arab satellite television aired what it said was a tape by Saddam Hussein that mourned his "martyred" sons Uday and Qusay yesterday, as a US-backed Governing Council opted for a rotating presidency in the new Iraq. "We thank God
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    • AROUND THE WORLD
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        AUSTRAUA NOT ON TERRORIST ATTACK LIST
        84 22 Australian officials clarified yesterday that the country is not an Al Qaeda target list for terrorist attacks as was reported in a US intelligence warning earlier this week. The US had warned the airline industry that the terrorist network was planning suicide hijackings and
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        Lock icon PILLS TO CURB KOALA POPULATION
        102 22 Reuters Female koalas in the state ot Victoria in Australia are being given contraception pills as the population is eating itself out of house and home and devastating the area's foliage. Parks Victoria is planning to inject a small tube that contains hormones found in
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        Lock icon MYANMAR MAY RELEASE SUU KYI BY OCTOBER
        131 22 Agencies Did Myanmar promise to release the detained pro democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi by October? Indonesia's Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said yesterday at a meeting of Asian and African officials in Bandung: "We have received a guarantee that the Aung San
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        Lock icon TEACHER WHO RAPED 19 IN CHINA EXECUTED
        84 22 -AFP An elementary school teacher has been executed for raping and molesting 19 students under the age of 14 in China, the state press reported yesterday. The court found that Li Feng began assaulting his students sexually in August 1998 when he was
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        88 22 A French man, attempting to row across the Atlantic, called his mother for help as he sat atop his capsized boat in rough waters 160km off Cape Cod, head of the Ocean Rowing Society said yesterday. Mr Emmanuel Coindre, who set off
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      1343 24  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal by shibu@newstoday.com.sg Pushing the kingdom too far can prove counter-productive to American interests THE desert sands are shifting in Saudi Arabia. International pressure and a desire in Riyadh to get out of the clutches of terror have seen the kingdom moving in the
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    1063 26  -  Teng Qian Xi by qianxi@newstoday.com.sg Lensman explains why war zone is his workplace HIS subjects include an emaciated famine victim crawling across the sand like a giant spider and a genocide survivor with rope-like scars stretching across his skull. Despite his subjects, American photo-jour-nalist James Nachtwey,
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    477 28  -  Janice Lee Asia's songbird reveals how she developed her powerful vocal chords STRONG vocals don't just come naturally, not even to the most talented. And not many people know what this talented jewel, now dubbed "Asia's Songbird", had to go through in her youth to achieve her amazing
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    302 30  -  Elisa Chia Singapore to host Elite Model contest by elisa@_ewstoday.com.sg Many people may find themselves feeling a bit breathless this November when Singapore plays host to the Elite Model Look International Finals 2003. Yesterday, Elite Model Management, the Singapore Tourisrr Board (STB) and event organiser MS Twilight
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    327 30 THERE'S more to the Laguna National Golf and Country Club than its awardwinning golf courses. During its recent facelift, new food and beverage outlets were added. The clubhouse now houses The Vineyard, a Continental restaurant with a wine cellar, Fuurin, a Japanese restaurant, and the
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    542 30  -  Rosalyn Lim by news@newstoday.com.sq EVERY Saturday afternoon, Parvesh and Naresh Singh Dhillon, aged eight and 10, attend their four-hour mother tongue classes dutifully. Last Saturday was an exception as the Punjabi boys skipped the classes with their parents' blessing for an afternoon of soccer and
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      465 31  -  JC Belle Plenty of praises, treats and rubs should make training fun by news@newstoday.com.sg SPARING the rod may spoil the child but when it comes to training your pet dog, using the rod or any form of punishment is a definite no-no. On the contrary, use positive
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      115 31 FEEDING dry food is increasingly popular. Many owners prefer feeding dry food because it's convenient, their dogs enjoy the texture and the food can be left out for a long time without spoiling. New ALPO® dry dog food provides complete and balanced nutrition that was
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      646 32  -  Katrina Karim Add more red veggies, fruits to your diet by eatout@newstoday.com.sg THERE is a bewildering variety of goods on our supermarket shelves. Starting this week, Today and NTUC FairPrice supermarkets bring you a consumer column that will help you read the labels, assess
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      507 33  -  Justyn Olby Every moment for me is a Kodak moment by news@newstoday.com.sg PLEASE take advantage of the chambermaid, reads a sign in a hotel in Japan, or the one closer to home that instructs visitors: "No learning of vehicle in the car park". I've often wondered
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      357 34 -AFP The feet are getting attention in Paris like never before PARIS There is a French expression prendre son pied that literally means "take your foot" but actually translates as "experiencing the ultimate in sensual pleasure". So, it is hardly surprising that the foot has taken centrestage
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      836 36  -  David Ngiau by in Miami david@newstoday.com.sg AMID the glamour and hype in Miami, where I was to meet Bad Boys II (BB2) stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, Spanish actor Jordi Molla was a breath of fresh air. At one point during his chat with Today, he veered
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      718 38  -  Yong Shu Chiang Campanella's autobiographical film Son of the Bride comes full circle ART imitated life in the acclaimed Argentinean film Son of the Bride. The moving drama, which enjoyed a short run here last month, was first conceived with the main character in mind, director Juan
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      Mother Teresa's beatification film fest hits snag
      186 38 KOLKATA Organisers of a film festival to mark the beatification of Mother Teresa are complaining about the inclusion of two controversial films. "The film festival has run into rough weather. We are not sure about holding it," festival organiser Father CM Paul told
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      107 40 -Reuters JENNIFER Lopez and Ben Affleck have vowed never to ever pair up again. Professionally that is. The couple, who announced recently that they will be wed in Hawaii on Oct 5, are also co-stars in the upcoming film Gigli, which has been receiving awful reviews and
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      248 40 Going, going up, up and away -Reuters LOS ANGELES When Superman donned his red cape in the *****, he ran faster than a speeding bullet and was able to leap tall buildings with a single bound. But not even he could have known that his S-emblazoned outfit might fetch US$l5O,OOO
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      482 42  -  Justine Moss From branded fashion items to humble rattan baskets, Bangkok indulges all shoppers by news@newstoday.com.sg THAILAND is a shoppers' paradise that boasts some of the best shopping in Asia, among other things. And with the attractive baht-Singapore dollar conversion rate, Thailand is definitely
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      644 44  -  Tor Ching Li A wizard's brew of the timeless and modern, Britain is an isle like no other by chingli@newstoday.com.sg From Harry Fotter to Harry LKY, the great old dame that is Britain has seen it all. Often unpredictable (weatherwise) but always presentable, Britain (and that
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      Emirates to fly to New Zealand
      261 46 VISITORS to New Zealand will have another airline to choose from. From tomorrow, Emirates will fly from Dubai to Auckland, New Zealand. The Dubai-based airline will also extend its daily flights to Sydney and Melbourne to Auckland, bringing the weekly flights to a total
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      Lufthansa to up flights to Asia
      90 46 GERMAN carrier Lufthansa is set to boost its flights to the region. The carrier was forced to reduce its services to Asia during the Sars outbreak. Today, flights to Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong will return to pre-Sars levels, with Lufthansa resuming daily flights
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      Return of an airline
      273 46 Air Mauritius to resume S'pore service FROM Saturday, Air Mauritius, the national carrier of Mauritius, will resume its twiceweekly services to Singapore. Incorporated in June 1967 with a Piper-Navajo making up its fleet, Air Mauritius has grown into one of the world's leading international airlines. Today,
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      291 46 SARS FLU AWAY BUSINESS trips across Asia are likely to pick up again now that the Sars crisis has blown over. A survey conducted by the Far Eastern Economic Review magazine shows that a majority of the respondents plan to take as many trips in the year as
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      399 49 All indications are that the midfielder is leaving United LONDON Chelsea's spending looks set to spiral as Manchester United midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron is on the verge of joining Chelsea, according to his agent Fernando Hidalgo. The Argentine international turned down a move to Stamford Bridge
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      278 49 AFP PARIS Major doping programmes have been put on hold because of governments' failure to pay their dues to the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA). "We are still short of funds," WADA president Dick Pound said yesterday. "WADA is still missing 40
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      Lock icon Teo and Venga all set for East-West showdown
      380 49 THE press conference for the Kelme East-West Challenge Cup had barely started, but a war of words had already begun between two of Singapore football's most colourful characters. "You want the Cup? No way. It's mine," said Woodlands Wellington general manager R
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      219 49 CALIFORNIA Tiger Woods is approaching the last important stretch of the season with a new club his old Titleist driver. Woods, who began using a Nike driver 18 months ago, ditched it in favour of a Titleist 975D he began using in 1997 and likely will keep
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      591 50 Agencies But Beckham says he's having fun with new club Real Madrid KUNMING David Beckham says he misses wife Victoria and sons Brooklyn and Romeo, but admits he's having fun nonetheless. An affable Beckham took centrestage here in China yesterday as he also praised his team-mates and
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      Lock icon Investigation says Rams threw in the towel in 10-0 drubbing
      388 50 Tan Yo-Hinn I THE scoreline which stunned the local football community was just a freak result That is the conclusion Woodlands Wellington has come to after the 10-0 thrashing it received at the hands of Home United in the Big
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      Lock icon Netball, rugby to catch them young
      399 50 Tan Wee Boon IN a unique move, the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) and Netball Singapore (NS) have joined hands with Litespeed Education Pte Ltd to develop a year-long sports development programme. The "Catch, Rug, Net Them Young" programme is a modified version of the
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      1012 51  -  Rohit Brijnath mmn pnaimre toiqjl mmimm be perfect World records will always be broken, because sports champions are only human by sports@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Nadia Comaneci finished her performance on the uneven bars at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, something bizarre occurred. The scoreboard read 1.0. An error? Yes, and no.
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      755 52 Fergie could have the Norwegian in mind for Beckham's position Champions World Series Man United v Juventus Live, tomorrow, Bam, Ch 5 LONDON You won't hear Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (picture) talking about being the successor to David Beckham. Yet if the Norwegian's early performances on Manchester United's
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      331 52 AFP LONDON An English referee has been charged for being too nice to Australian international Mark Viduka. Alan Kaye has been charged by the English Football Association (FA) for his lenient handling of a pre-season friendly when he suggested to Leeds United
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      447 54  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Singapore's world No. 9 beats former champ by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg SIX of his team-mates were forced to book early flights home after first-round exits from the International Badminton Federation (IBF) World Championships. But Ronald Susilo, Singapore's top ranked shuttler, bucked the trend yesterday by reaching the third
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