Today, 30 August 2003

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    13 1 weekendTODAY SHARE YOUR FREE COPY lwww.todayonline.com August 30 31 2003 MITA (P) 009/03/2003
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    GIVEAWAYS WITH STRINGS
    988 1  -  Teo Hwee Nak Derrick A Paulo DPM Lee's help package comes with conditions by and hweenak@newstoday.com.sg HIS very first speech in Parliament as Prime Minister-designate was to dish out the goodies and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong did that and more. Relaxed and confident, Mr Lee's
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    Our Great Singapore Talk-Fest
    877 1  -  Lee Ching Wern Jaime Koh Lee Ching Wern Jaime Koh by and chingwern@newsto day, com. sg HERE'S one way to spend a day in "oh-nothing-happens-here" Singapore. Make a large cardboard sign that says: "Talk to Us". Then plant yourself in Raffles Place (picture) or Orchard Road
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  • NEWS
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      Work begins on Causeway bridge
      458 2  -  Jose Raymond Johor CBD braces for gridlock ahead of Oct 2005 targeted completion date by jose@newstoday.com.sg THE new "100 per cent Malaysian" Causeway bridge which will link Johor to Singapore began to take shape on Friday, when the Malaysian authorities announced major road diversions in
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      Lock icon Car bomb blast kills 75 in Iraqi holy city
      210 2 Agencies NAJAF (Iraq) At least 75 people were killed in a car bomb attack on Friday outside the main mosque in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, the director of the city's hospital said. "We have at least 75 dead and
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      S-League club cedes control off finances
      420 3  -  Jose Raymond Independent manager at debt-ridden Sengkang Marine by j ose@newstoday.com. sg IN AN astonishing move, Sengkang Marine has become the first S-League club to have its finances controlled by an independent outsider. Since the S-League was launched in 1996, there have been numerous
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      Lock icon Top Blair aide resigns
      95 3 Reuters LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair's top aide and media handler Alastair Campbell, who was closely involved in drawing up a government dossier on Iraqi weapons, announced on Friday he was quitting his job. "We agreed on April 7 this year that I would definitely
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      Lock icon HELP FOR BUSINESS
      35 3 $90m incentive scheme to help SMEs venture abroad. Bridging loans of up to $100,0(10 for all SMEs. $50m added to Tourism Recovery Fund, (For further details, refer to www.sprinter.gov.sg) file photo Bloomberg
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      LOCAL ROUNDUP
      343 4 Accused caught after eight years A man who disappeared in 1994 after police began looking into allegations that he had cheated in property deals worth $800,000 was finally arrested on Thursday evening. Businessman Foo Peng Boon, aka Frank Foo, had been deported from Australia, where he had been
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      15 going on R(A)
      303 4  -  Tor Ching Li Film makes the cut internationally, gets the cut locally by chingli@newstoday.com.sg SNIPS to a reel of film are leaving firsttime local film-maker Royston Tan in shock and dismay. After three weeks of consideration by the Films Appeal Committee (FAC), the 26-year-olds internationally-acclaimed 15,
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      Lock icon London blackout that could never happen
      192 4 Reuters LONDON Britain lived up to its self-image as the sick man of Europe on Friday after a big swathe of the capital was plunged into darkness and chaos by a power failure that officials had said was unlikely to happen. London Mayor Ken
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      Lock icon Hotels must have security measures
      234 4 -AFP OWNERS of hotels and commercial buildings must implement their own security measures against potential terror threats, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said on Friday. He said in Parliament that the police had increased patrols and tightened security around key installations but private businesses
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    • Article
      A ray of hope after N-talks
      272 4 BEIJING The six-way talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis ended on Friday without a major breakthrough although observers noted that the outcome was the next best possible an agreement to meet again. South Korea's chief delegate, ViceForeign Minister Lee Soo-Hyuck, said all parties
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      136 2 Come join us at our SUNDAY WORSHIPSERVIGEI Receive a Dally Power Bible Verse Free via SMS. Just SMS your name to 9783 8676 (Applicable to Singapore registered handphones only.| LIVING FAITH CHURCH |gj *gfe CaWng all Office V\/ o J Get Your Diploma in ICI Jfck* '■'V in only 3V
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      134 3 W'%mWmlm\ JL\ Win gP Eat Healthy, Ull Exercise Regularly mHgp For more information, call HPB at Tel: 1800-2230-313 The liver is our largest internal organ. th©ITISOn Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are iwidonajiyu«d»u™r tome metabolised in the liver. -o The liver aids in the digestion of fats. The liver removes metabolic
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Stay clear off 'kissing Minnie7
      655 6  - Stay clear off 'kissing Minnie 7 Neil Humphreys if you go to Disneyland on your honeymoon by neil@newstoday.com.sg I'VE just returned from a week in the Magic Kingdom in Paris. Don't laugh. It was my honeymoon and the mad missus still thinks that Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is a real word. I can
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  • LETTERS
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      Most trainers are not foreigners
      153 8  -  Ms Jaime Teong I REFER to the Commentary, "The 'ang moh is better' mentality" by Mr Dharmendra Yadav (Today, Aug 25). Mr Yadav gave the incorrect impression that the majority of the courses at the Civil Service College were delivered by foreign trainers. The Civil
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      CPF deduction in line with due date
      126 8  -  Teoh See Leong WE refer to the letter by Mr See Leong Kit, "So, what's the true cost of an HDB flat?" (Today, Aug 27), in which he suggested that the CPF Board deduct the CPF monthly instalments on the first working day
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      The pain and the silence
      310 8  -  Narayana Narayana CPF cuts may not be as bad as expected but they still hurt I REFER to the News Comment, "The art of selling a cut" (Today, Aug 29). Your headline would have been a worthy description of a butcher's tactics to promote his
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      Why do medical studies cost so much?
      231 8  -  Dr Kenneth Wong I REFER to the article, "Students and the burden of the mask" (Today, Aug 27). As a doctor who was educated here, I share the view of the medical student who said that there is a lack of transparency in
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      Beyond the CPF cut
      134 8  -  Leong Sze Hian FOLLOWING the CPF changes announced in Parliament, many Singaporeans may feel that the future has become more uncertain and daunting. This need not be the case. Singaporeans should embrace financial planning as an important aspect of their lives. For a start, everyone should
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Rebound in the air
      495 12 Dow Jones Economists predict growth but are not bullish on manufacturing SINGAPORE'S economy is expected to grow by 1.5 per cent year-on-year in the current quarter, according to a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) survey of private-sector economists published yesterday. The economists surveyed also predict the
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      Lock icon Fire at Aceh gas field
      184 12 Bloomberg EXXON Mobil Corp's gas field in the north-western Indonesian province of Aceh caught fire two days ago, causing a disruption in supply that will reduce Exxon's liquefied natural gas output to 60 per cent, said an official at Indonesia's oil and gas regulator. "We
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      Lock icon Prolonged life for buses, taxis
      224 14 Bloomberg Licence fee for taxis to be cut, too: DPM Lee SINGAPORE will allow ComfortDelgro Corp, SMRT Corp and other companies owning buses and taxis to replace their vehicles later to help them cut costs. "Bus and tax companies are expected to save about $7
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      121 14 Bloomberg Bloomberg AFP MCL Land will buy the Calrose Gardens condominium complex, which is more than 1 0 years old and sits on about 28,000 square metres of land, for $1 1 0 million after the owners agreed to a collective sale. It may also apply to purchase
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      Lock icon Syed Mokhtar set for takeover of port operators
      89 14 Bloomberg MALAYSIAN businessman Syed Mokhtar Al Bukhary said he bought additional stakes in Malaysia Mining Corp and Johor Port Bhd for RM2.56 billion ($l.lB billion), paving the way for a takeover offer for the two port operators. He agreed to buy an
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    • Market Watch
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        ST Index: 1,599.25 +5.67
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        World markets
        60 14 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI Value 10,343.55 10,908.99 3,202.90 5,650.83 759.47 743.30 Change Pis +118.33 +148.87 +6.00 +127.71 +6.66 -3.19 +1.16 +1.38 +0.19 +2.31 +0.88 -0.43 SET Index Jakarta Comp 537.71 529.675 +1.80 -0.565 +0.34 -0.11 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,192.83
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        SGX most active
        59 14 By volume Aug29 Chartered SingPost DMXTech Goodpack JurTech StarCrusUSS DatacrftUSS MultiVis Apex-Pal SingTel Close 1.120 0.770 0.675 0.715 0.745 0.335 1.060 0.335 0.440 1.700 Change +0.050 -0.005 +0.015 -0.020 +0.075 +0.005 +0.040 +0.010 -0.040 +0.040 'OOO +4.7 84,423 -0.6 60,300 +2.3 34,382 -2.7 33,260 +11.2 29,635 +1.5
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        SGX top rises
        79 14 By$ By percentage Aug 29 Close Change Venture 20.200 +0.300 Aug 29 ChuanSH W*****0 Close Change 0.015 +50.0 DBS Bk 6% NCPS*****.600 +0.200 CSCW*****7 0.015 +50.0 KepCorp 5.250 +0.150 Hyflux 1.740 +0.140 Unisleel 1.170 +0.130 Golillron SeeHS Nobel Des 0.030 +20.0 0.060 +20.0 0.145 +16.0 BukilSem 12.500
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        SGX top falls
        81 14 By$ By percentage Aug29 SIA Close Change 11.200 -0.300 Aug29 BBR Close Change 0.020 -20.0 Ho Negara 3.020 -0.160 Falmat 0.040 -20.0 OUE 6.650 -0.150 Hiap Hoe 0.020 -20.0 GP Bat 3.420 -0.100 Koh Bros W*****6 0.030 -14.3 OCBC 11.000 -0.100 GenMag 0.165 -13.2 SIA 200 11.400
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        Lock icon Singapore
        114 14 Dow Jones SINGAPORE shares ended slightly higher on Friday on bargain-hunting and positive sentiment from Wall Street's overnight gains, traders said. The ST Index rose 5.67 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 1,599.25 points. In the broader market, gainers led decliners 219 to 104, with 257 stocks closing unchanged
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 US$ 0.***** UK£ 0.***** Yen 66.4461 HK$ 4.***** RM 2.***** Euro 0.***** Rupiah 4,834.39 Baht 23.4617 Peso 31.2539 A$ 0.***** Indian Rs 26.1012 Won 671.312 C$ 0.***** Yuan 4.***** NZ$ 0.***** NTS 19.4625
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 14 SGX Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 371.443 Silver uss/oi 5.***** Platinum uss/oi 704.524 Rubber centsAg 186.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1410.5 Brent crude uss/barrel 30.12 Information provided by:
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      24 14 Recipes, Cooking Tips and more... Learn to cooklkan Bilis Cabbage Fried Rice from MAGGI HoMECHEF/n WeekendToDAY! m m New recipe to be collected fortnightly.
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Fund managers' Asian attraction
      615 16  -  Rita Raagas De Ramos Smitten by Thailand but neutral on Spore by news@newstoday.com.sg HONG KONG International fund managers remain bullish over equities globally but are not recommending that investors bet big yet until a clearer picture of the US economic outlook emerges, the latest monthly Dow
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    • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ...
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        Cosco – MARKET PERFORM
        51 16 Cosco MARKET PERFORM Cosco is kept at "Market Perform" by OCBC Investment Research after rposting a second-quarter net profit of $5.1 million. Stronger earnings are expected due to freight rate renewals and its 40 per cent stake in a ship-repair yard. The house has raised its price target to 51
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        People's Food – FULLY VALUED
        49 16 People's Food FULLY VALUED People's Food is kept at "Fully Valued" by DBS Vickers, given unattractive valuations and a dividend yield of 4.8 per cent. Although the price/earnings ratio of 6.4 times is cheap, strong domestic competition could erode margins. Its second-quarter net profit was down 90 per cent.
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        Multivision – MARKET PERFORM
        44 16 Multivision MARKET PERFORM Multivision is kept at "Market Perform" by Kelive. Its first-quarter net profit more than doubled to HK$7.4 million ($1.67 million) despite Sars. Also, continued growth in Europe and the Middle East and possible acquisitions may boost future growth for the company.
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      MARKETWATCH
      498 16  -  Chew Sutat Punt flows by news@newstoday.com.sg THE two-tier nature of the stock market was best illustrated this week. In Singapore, blue chip investors continued to nurse losses as the STI pulled back below 1,600 as caution reigned supreme, prior to the announcement of CPF changes. A late rally on
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      Delaying tactic
      436 17 A good idea to hold off retirement in order to enjoy the golden years MOST of us know that we should plan as early as possible for our retirement. But, following the latest Government announcement on CPF changes and the resultant long-term financial impact, some of us may
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      Lock icon Stamford Land sells property
      156 17 Bloomberg STAMFORD Land Corp, a Singapore-based owner of hotels in Australia, said yesterday it had agreed to sell a property in downtown Perth for Asl3 million ($14.6 million) to Servcho Pty Ltd. Stamford Land, which stated that the land had a book value of A 512.7
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon LIGHT OF THE NORTH
      1025 18  -  Jaime Koh Activists want China to stop sending asylum seekers back to N Korea by jaime@newstoday.com.sg LIM Choi was only 10 when he escaped to China with his eight-year-old sister, So-yon, in 1999. Famine had claimed the lives of their parents and the two young children
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon Sept 11 call transcripts to be released
        83 18 -AFP Transcripts of emergency calls made during the Sept 1 1 attacks were released after the New York Times filed a freedom of information lawsuit, demanding access to the documents. The Port Authority, which owns the World Trade Center site and was responsible
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        Lock icon New US sanctions on
        57 18 -AFP Myanmar A tough new raft of US sanctions against Myanmar came into force on Thursday. These include a ban on all imports from Myanmar worth US$356 million ($625 million) a year, freeze of property holdings and financial assets held by members of the ruling junta
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        Lock icon Doctors settle in case
        61 18 Reuters penis-amputation An out-of-court settlement has been reached in the case of a North Texas man who woke up from bladder cancer surgery to find that doctors had amputated nis penis without permission, lawyers said on Thursday. Mr Hurshell Rails, 67, was seeking more than US$5
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        Lock icon Teen to be arrested for Blaster B-variant
        106 18 Reuters A teenager suspected of making the devastating Blaster Internet worm even more potent was to be arrested on Friday night, the Seattle Times reported citing two US Justice Department sources. The 18-year-old suspect was under surveillance, said the paper, which added the
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      • Article
        Lock icon No speeding away from 295 traffic tickets
        69 18 -AFP A 24-year-old Australian man agreed in court on Friday to pay over A 570,000 ($79,000) in traffic fines in order to avoid jail, officials said. Joseph Nabil Abdelshahid appeared in court facing up to 848 days in jail for non-payment of 295
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      Lock icon Child victims of Pakistan's culture
      356 20 Reuters LAHORE (Pakistan) Throughout Pakistan are thousands of boys and girls who fall victim to sexual abuse by men. And their stories are trickling out. In the last few years, organisations such as Rozan have been working to educate children and teachers about issues such
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      Lock icon Philippine defence chief quits
      149 20 Reuters MANILA Philippine Defence Secretary Angelo Reyes resigned on Friday, warning that there existed a wellfunded plot to bring down the government a month after a mutiny by junior officers and soldiers. He said he was quitting to give President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo a free hand
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Rising dragon, aimless eagle
      927 22  -  Khoo How San Six-way talks on the North Korean crisis showcase a confident Chinese security role by news@newstoday.com.sg MANY eyes were on the three-day "sixway" talks in Beijing that ended on Friday and a lot of ink has been fed into countless rolls of newsprint as
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  • HUMOUR
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      California's dreamin'
      835 23  -  Dave Barry It thinks it can steal Florida's hard-won title as The Doofus State by weekend@newstoday.com.sg CALIFORNIA I came out here because I've been reading disturbing reports that my state, Florida, is about to lose the coveted title of "The Doofus State", which we Floridians worked so hard
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  • weekend WATZUP?
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      Nitin's blend to spice up Womad
      267 24  -  -Janice Lee ASIAN artiste Nitin Sawhney (picture) endured racist slurs daily when he was growing up in the heart of the English suburbs. "When I was young, it was difficult to express myself in terms of my Asian identity," he told Today when he
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    • DAILY BREW
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        MAXIMISE GOOD LUCK
        81 24 GEOMANCY masters Vincent Koh and Tan KhoonYong will be giving talks on how to improve the feng shui of your home or office next Saturday (in English) and Sunday (in Mandarin), from 2pm to spm, at the Hotel Intercontinental. Admission is $55 per person, inclusive of refreshments
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        RUNWITH PING HUI,VIVIEN
        94 24 KEEP fit, raise funds and rub shoulders with local stars? It's the Nike Regular Exercise, Active Lifestyle (Real) Run on Sunday at Sentosa, organised by the Singapore Police Association for NSmen to raise funds for the Children's Cancer Foundation. You could choose the 6km or 10km routes,
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        ALTERNATIVE TAKE ON HISTORY
        96 24  -  Sian E]ay THE connection between "fake" paintings and the mythic narrative of the founding of Singapore may escape us at first but HoTzu Nyen's artistic presentation of alternative versions of history draws these apparently disparate threads together. In his exhibition, Utama Every Name in History is
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      Depp in character
      1211 25  -  David Ngiau At 40, Johnny Depp immerses himself in the by in Los Angeles david@newstoday.com.sg ON THE morning I sat down with Johnny Depp at the St Regis Hotel in Los Angeles, the 40-year-old Peter Pan movie star's "look" was for want of a better word, bizarre.
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      140 25 JOHNNY Depp's roles have rarely been dull. Careful, discerning planning? More like going with his heart and it's thankfully in the right place. Depp goes for characters that offer him the chance to try something quirky and different. Unsurprisingly, he has not
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      378 26  -  Jeffrey Yang by eatout@newstoday.com.sg EVERYONE is familiar with Australia's exotic Shirazes, but hands up those of you who have tried a Californian Syrah recently. Californian Syrah is grown primarily in the Napa and Sonoma valleys north of California and further south in Santa Barbara and San Obispo counties.
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        497 26  -  Kiran Narain No meat but they are creative, pretty and tasty little morsels by eatout@newstoday.com.sg In the following weeks, Today and the Vegetarian Society (Singapore) will bring you a weekly column featuring recipes and restaurants for the green generation. DID you know there is a restaurant here
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        188 26 THE registration time for the Healthier Hawker Trail on Sept 6 has been postponed from 8.30 am to 9am. The workout regiment for early participants will start at 9.15 am while the flag-off time will be at 10am. Dinner, which was originally to be in Chinatown,
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        688 28  - Gaga over green tea Karman Tse and all things yummy at Keyaki by karman@newstoday.com.ss TflE tinted glass doors open to a picture of serenity that is a Japanese-theme garden. A sheltered corridor, flanked by lush sculpted hedges, leads to a mini wooden bridge built over a pond one that is
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      399 30 AFP Madonna, Britney, Christina light up MTV Awards 2003 NEW YORK Missy Elliot won the coveted Video Of The Year prize at Thursday's MTV Video Music Awards, which got off to a steamy start with pop icon Madonna sharing sloppy kisses with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
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          519 34  -  Colin Yong by colin@newstoday.com.sg THE locally-fitted name plate on Opel's latest Zafira says that this 2003 model is "all new". That is a bit of an exaggeration. It is not that the Zafira has no new parts at all though the different grille and revised rear lamp
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          344 34 ON the face of it, Chevrolet and Opel could well be rivals in the local market. Both brands are owned by General Motors the world's largest car manufacturer and they have overlapping products in their vehicle line-ups. But, GM has made it clear that the Chevrolet brand,
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          457 36 Colin Yong Drivers can count on electronic assistance to keep them on track DRIVING a supercar quickly these days does not require the talent of a Formula One car driver or the bravado of a Fear Factor contestant "My mother can go shopping in a Ferrari,
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          169 36 THE first official photographs of the new Volvo S4O (picture) show a car that follows the Swedish company's styling direction, with a slight twist There is the usual Volvo "nose" formed by the protruding front grille, but while the prominent shoulders and L-shaped rear lamps
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          568 37  -  Cindy Tong with sprawling gardens and majestic views by Architecture and interiors Huge glass windows and walls and meticulous planning of the living areas create unobstructed views. The abundant use of glass adds to the light, airy feel of each unit and helps to bring a
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          535 38  -  Cindy Tong The Old House gives modern living a nostalgic touch by news@newsto day. com. sg IF you spent your childhood growing up in Hougang and have formed an attachment for the neighbourhood, The Old House is a perfect dream home. The plot of land it sits
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      1671 49 Programmes Saturday Highlights a a r% j. mtj~ g* t n 4.00 US PGSTour 2003 5.30 Senario 3 Kelas Pangacara ■[^■■m^^' yi ■*4&* JV\ZZDiJ\\^Of\.P Deutsche Bank 6.00 Taman Sesame flHfc cm"*"^V 7^oo Surreal Gourmet 8.00 Ultraman Kids (Last episode) WI :)M A. V ZjLf/^JI ?'tW.: A 7.30 Real Rooms 8.30
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      581 50 AFP White comes from nowhere to win 100 m, 200 m double Track and Field World Athletics Championships Sprinter usurps Marion Jones PARIS Like the best vintage wines, the winner of the women's 100 m and 200 m double, Kelli White, has taken a few years
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      466 50 -AFP SYDNEY Cathy Freeman has handed over the baton to Jana Pittman as the queen of Australia's track athletics after the youngster's victory in the 400 m hurdles at the world championships on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time). Freeman, the dual
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      450 51  -  Tan Wee Boon Battle of the Goal Keepers could decide exciting Grand Final clash by weeboon@newstoday.com.sg IN THE high-scoring sport of netball where there are usually over 100 goals per match, most coaches will acknowledge that a team's secret to success is a prolific Goal Shooter. But
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      503 51 Tennis US Open Good day for the Americans NEW YORK With the MTV Music Awards warming up across town, Jennifer Capriati put on a show-stopping New York performance of her own at the US Open on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore
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      379 52  -  Stanley Ho AS THE rumours that he may join SAFFC next season refuse to go away, Woodlands Wellington coach M Karathu (picture) has intensified speculation by declaring he is open to offers from other S-League clubs when his contract expires this year. Speaking to Today
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      467 52  -  Tan Wee Boon Susilo makes nemesis Chen battle for win by weeboon@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS never expected to win, but on this occasion, there was no disgrace in defeat. Ronald Susilo was given no chance against his nemesis, China's world No 1 Chen Hong, in the quarter-finals
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      107 52 AFTER the disappointment of having to scrap the South-east Asia (SEA) Hockey Championships, the Singapore Hockey Federation (SHF) has arranged a three-match test series for both the men's and women's hockey teams. The women's hockey team will take on the Malaysian national team from Sept
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      120 54 Reuters MONACO Former European champions Liverpool, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund were all paired with beatable opponents in Friday's draw for the Uefa Cup first round. Liverpool, which won the Uefa Cup in 2001, will face Slovenia's Olimpija Ljubljana, while Barcelona will open in Slovakia against Puchov.
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      472 54 Agencies English Premier League Everton v Liverpool Reds should settle for Champions League slot LIVERPOOL Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard feels the club can already forget challenging for the Premiership title this season after just three matches. The England international believes Liverpool should focus on
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      523 54 AFP SPANISH PRIMERA LIGA MADRID The Spanish Primera Liga opens for business on Saturday, a wealth of talent on show to make the rest of the continent green with envy with one or two notable exceptions. The Blues
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      706 55 Agencies British-Indian Chopra has his sights on Premiership title with Newcastle English Premier League Newcastle v Birmingham Striker destined for great things NEWSCASTLE He is the first footballer of Asian descent to play for England since the 1940s and Michael Chopra now has the world at his feet
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      408 55 -AFP FTALJAN SERIE A ROME Defending champion Juventus begins the defence of its Italian Serie A title on Sunday at home to Tuscan side Empoli. Boosted by the signing of midfield dynamo Stephen Appiah, Juve's Alessio Tacchinardi believes Turin's grand "Old Lady" is
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      128 50 Match Kick Off Home Team Away Team (Singapore date/time) Real Madrid Real Betis Sun, 31/8/03,1.45 am Bilbao Barcelona Sun, 31/8/03,2.30 am Jtus Empoli Sun, 31/8/03,9.00pm Southampton Manchester Utd Sun, 31/8/03,9.00pm Manchester City Arsenal Sun, 31/8/03,11.05pm Check the current odds at any Singapore Pools or Singapore Turf Club outlet, or at
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