Today, 1 March 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    11 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Monday March 1,2004« mita (P)002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
    • Article
      NTU eases entry into engineering
      515 1  -  Tor Ching Li A-level physics requirement dropped for 'fair share' of talent THE removal of hurdles that may be keeping some of Singapore's best and brightest out of local universities continues: Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will no longer require applicants to its undergraduate engineering courses
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    • Article
      Lock icon French, US troops for Haiti
      161 1 Agencies UNITED NATIONS France and the United States said yesterday they were sending troops to Haiti, and the UN Security Council called an emergency meeting to approve a multinational force to restore order in the Caribbean state after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide left the country in
      – Agencies  -  161 words
    • Article
      MDA: Surfing porn is not a crime, but...
      668 1  -  Joy Frances THE sticky question of what is permitted concerning Internet pornography and what is not has surfaced again after almost a decade. Growing concerns about easy access to Web porn, in the light of Non-Constituency MP Steve Chia's recent brush with
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      46 1 NEWSX^/lEWS EU retaliates Slaps sanctions on US for 'illegal' tax breaks/10 Bangkok blues Midnight curfew puts nightclub jobs at risk/26 Koh Buck Song On the great divide in US politics/3 Letters Aware: What about dad's role?/8 ■Arts Xplosion Fortnightly arts events guide/Centre Pages Impact If 4
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      20 1 TIGER ROARS TO VICTORY SPORTS 36 iaaulZ-. v -r-*^l mmW^^WmmTmW m Vii-''j_v:i, naaßß V^ HAKE SURE YDU GET YOUR COPY
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  • HOT NEWS
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      The better-off can still opt for cheaper wards
      535 2  -  Tan Hui Leng 'Means-testing' will not limit choice of hospital rooms, clarifies Khaw WHEN "means-testing" kicks in, all Singaporeans who need hospital care, regardless of their income levels, will be able to opt for B2 and C class wards, acting Health Minister
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    • NEWScomments
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        The great divide
        773 3  -  Koh Buck Song Driving a 'wedge issue' into the fray in the run-up to the US presidential election is a risky move on Mr Bush's part. While conservative Republicans may have more incentive to back him, there is no telling how many liberals in both political camps
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    • Article
      3 dead, 18 lost in tanker blast off US east coast
      369 4 Spore-flagged vessel carrying ethanol sinks after explosion WASHINGTON The United States Coast Guard yesterday conducted a massive search at sea for 18 missing crew after a chemical tanker carrying 11,000 tonnes of industrial ethanol exploded off the US east
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      Lock icon KL opposition parties slam police brutality
      171 4 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leaders yesterday slammed the police for excessive use of force, ironically, to break up a rally during which a memorandum on police misbehaviour was to be submitted. On Saturday, police sprayed chemically-laced water to disperse some 60 protesters gathered
      -AFP; REUTERS  -  171 words
    • Article
      Violence forces Thai teachers to carry guns
      216 4 BANGKOK Thai teachers in the vio-lence-racked south are packing more than just textbooks as they head for classes every day. Guns have now been added to their "to pack" list Fearing they could become the next victim in the ongoing violence in the
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      439 3 C^^Y f~*i SIC GRADUATE SCHOOL SIC ENGLISH SCHOOL SIC LAW SCHOOL I I MASTERS ENGLISH COURSES BACHELOR DEGREES m Charles Sturt University Immersion English ifiP^ y£^ mb ria Fo^ed 1947 W _Ap intensive Eng ish boot X n.?tt h.W? ria t Doctor of Business Administration camp programme for non- Master
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      360 4 <iT Singapore Technologies If Companies: JW <^Z YAm Marine =>^ IMIFYAJU Association of Singapore Marine Industries Schoinrsvi arship in Marine Engineering ta ■fISIMB The marine industry in Singapore has a SS4 billion annual turnover and is a world leader in ship repair, ship conversion, offshore conversion, new building of rig
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      50 5 Singapore's Number 1 News Channel Has Much To Smile Rbout i I I r We Turn 5 Today. ThanK You For Your Support. inn iinriiiniiiiiibi-iirninu^^^^^^^ /nuluuSt I&\JXNI X© ZUELLIG INSURANCE SINGAPORE Asia Works Will JSE^tKfta^ Right-SpacE PtE Ltd TELEVISON prid Vinten o G R^r E EsKA™G Q Channel News Asia
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Picture purr-feet felines
      285 6  -  Tor Ching Li Heartland youngsters showcase their caterwauling talents FOR the next three nights, Kallang Theatre will be the crucible for some 60 local child actors to showcase their caterwauling talents in Singapore's first homegrown, all-child-cast musical, The Phantom Cat. Eight months in the making, the full-scale,
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      Their baby's next birthday is in 2008
      46 6 One of the first leap-year babies a girl born in Singapore this year arrived at Mount Alvernia Hospital at lam on Feb 29. She is seen with her proud parents, Madam Lim lan Eng and Mr Don Bernie Rajapaksha.
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    • Article
      Lock icon 14-hour radio broadcast from Caltex House
      135 6 Shobha Tsering Bhalla IN the first outdoor Chinese language broadcast in Singapore, MediaCorp Radio's Capital 95.8FM will be doing a 14-hour non-stop broadcast today at Caltex House in Raffles Place. Beginning at 6am, there will be non-stop music and infotainment with well-known DJs and
      – Shobha Tsering; Bhalla  -  135 words
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      276 6 W9 the London School #11 First Class^^ MSl\ Political Science \l I 2002 Jm r I f Permission to teach Diploma in Economics I *UU J^^r"^^ 3 YEAR Direct Honours Degrees BSc Business BSc Information Systems BSc Law with Accounting QrL_^_^^/dp^r J" BSc Management Management BSc Law with Management The
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      45 7 Ml Hlky W strength to strength *The Terms and Conditions Governing OCBC Lucky Day Draw 2004 shall apply to the promotion. Please refertowww.ocbc.com/luckydayorvisit any OCBC branch for the Terms and Conditions Governing OCBC Lucky Day Draw 2004. 'Applicable to Singapore or foreign currency deposit accounts.
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  • LETTERS
    • Letter
      Burden on women lightened, not lifted
      381 8 Budget leaves mums bearing unfair share of parenting duty THE Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) wishes to make the following observations with regard to Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's recent budget speech. First, we welcome the raising of the minimum
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    • Letter
      Alternative to 'means-testing'
      231 8 I REFER to your news comment, "Budget with a long view"; Ms Tammie Teo Seh Yian's letter, "Neither rich nor poor, but feeling the pain"; and Mr Benjamin Gan's letter, "Let's not be prejudiced against the rich" (Weekend Today, Feb 28-29). For every 10 patients in the
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      171 8 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name, address ,-fi ft and phone number and write to: ,JJ B^Today, 24, Raffles Place, *OT #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, *****21; Email: news@newstoday.com.sg Unleash Your Creative Mind k Be the best filmmaker, videographer, journalist, public relations and advertising executive. Join
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      125 9 /40 years of c leadership in management sim. nurturing sharp minds that Can Compete anywhere. I >■ R}| Some take a canned approach. We cultivate fresh thinking. SIM inspires you to think differently. We encourage enterprise through business start-up programmes, create challenges through local and international competitions, and instill civic
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon EU slaps trade sanctions on US
      431 10 -AFP Move is over illegal tax breaks given to US exporters BRUSSELS The European Union is to launch record multi-million-dollar trade sanctions against the United States from today in retaliation for illegal tax breaks given to US exporters. Backed by a World Trade Organization
      -AFP; BLOOMBERG  -  431 words
    • Market WATCH
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        Singapore
        104 10 The STI index closed flat at 1,888.63 on Friday, but was well off a mid-week sell-off low of 1,864 points last week. Investors were mostly sidelined while the Singapore budget was in progress and while touted as a "non-event" most would assess the budget and trading interest could return
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5893 UK£ 0.3154 Yen 64.296 HK$ 4.5868 RM 2.2422 Euro 0.4717 Rupiah 4980.8 Baht 23.153 Peso 33.206 A$ 0.7615 Indian Rs 26.656 Won 693.30 C$ 0.7862 Yuan 4.8774 NZ$ 0.8575 NTS 19.6612
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 10 Gold uss/oi 396.800 Silver uss/oz 6.715 Platinum uss/oi 887.400 Rubber centsAg 225.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1967.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 32.48 SGX, Bloomberg
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      Lock icon Visitors in Jan up 1%
      235 12 Bloomberg But US visitor arrivals fall on bird flu concerns THE number of visitors to Singapore rose 1 per cent in January from that of a year ago, reflecting a "steady recovery" in the local tourism industry, the Singapore Tourism Board said on Saturday. This
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    • market BUZZ
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        Pick up a hobby
        113 12 If you have always wanted to cultivate a hobby, Hobbies Day Health Zone is the event for you. In collaboration with the Singapore Scout Association, the first Hobbies Day Health Zone aims to encourage both young and old to "Have a hobby, have a healthy mind".
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        Villas with ocean views
        92 12 Piyalai Holdings has launched the Piyalai Villa Resort Spa (picture) in Emerald Bay on the southern end of Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand. The project offers a range of villa options of 320, 360 and 420 sq m living space on plots of a minimum of
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      Lock icon Stock market action without tears
      615 14 The financially savvy put their faith in unit trusts YOU may recall the stock-market fever of the early *****, when companies were booming and stock values were hitting new highs. Professional investors were not the only ones in the fray. Even housewives leapt in, seduced
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      Lock icon Malaysia to sell a $670million stake in Telekom
      286 14 Bloomberg MALAYSIA plans to sell a RMI.S-billion ($670-million) stake in Telekom Malaysia as part of a drive to attract more investors to its biggest phone company. Khazanah Nasional, a state investment arm that owns about 42 per cent of Telekom, may sell
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      Lock icon China Aviation Oil's 12.5% profit rise
      232 14 Bloomberg CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp, which supplies a third of China's jet fuel, said fullyear profit last year rose 12.5 per cent after demand from airlines rebounded in the third and fourth quarters. Net income in the year rose to $54.3 million from
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      1150 11 NTUC Income News Advertisement Pay no cash for Excellent business up to $900,000 results for 2003 H NTUC Income to distribute additional $100 fflQCllCcll COIFGIT million to policyholders fill^r^ntooH fnr Mfo "We are sharing the good results by k V3UdldlllCCU lUI 111 c distributing an additional $100 million for our
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      143 12 A QOOD READ INDEED! QET YOUR COPY NOW! YOUTH.sg: The State of Youth in Singapore DBBCDIHEEEI MB) I twli)\ >\ >\ Jk.-Jl yjL. J pt-_ J The State of Youth fn Singapore Dofo \so C^ •Price is inclusive of GST. Delivery and shipping charges apply separately. This book contains an
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      710 13 mM^^ IB Mail or fax completed form with required documents to: CIGQIITAIf] Lf» I MAYBANKPFSC ROBINSON ROAD P.O. BOX 479 SINGAPORE *****9. FAX: 6423 0124. Eligibility Minimum gross annual income of 5530,000 Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident' Age between 21 and 60 i Documents required 4^p> omM^ i -^ly
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      215 15 Ported FlavO^ s '^^^X *gf Limited to one redemption per shopper per day. Maximum 3 combined same-day receipts. One of which receipt MUST be from any shop in Basement I and 2. Limited to 50 cartons per day. Redemption must be made on the same day of purchase at the
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  • the BUSINESS of marketing
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      Lock icon An explosion of ideas
      748 16  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Branding upstart Atomz i! shows way for entrepreneurs IT'S a classic rags-to-riches story, one that business schools could use as a case study on the new Singapore entrepreneur. Three years ago, a trio of young people launched a branding and creative consultancy called
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      Lock icon With profits soaring, WPP sees rebound in ad industry
      261 16 -AFP LONDON British advertising giant WPP announced an 18-per cent rise in annual pre-tax profit and forecast a significant recovery for the industry worldwide in 2004 after a two-year recession. The group's headline profit before tax rose to £473 million ($1.5
      -AFP  -  261 words
    • GRAB BAG
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        It pays to be a hubber
        148 16  -  Shobha Tsering Bnalla The way to a Singaporean man's heart must surely be through his COE (car obsession equilibrium). Just ask Star Hub's Rewards Lucky Draw winner Eric Tan Vim Yew, who was "all revved up" when he saw his prize a brand new
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        Lock icon Holly Jean Aroozoo is Yahoo's Singapore girl
        145 16 Francis Chin Yahoo! the latest marketing success story on the dot-corn scene has picked 23-year-old Holly Jean Aroozoo from a list of 385 participants as its Singapore Cover Girl 2004. Her picture was featured on the Yahoo! Singapore home page last month and
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      726 18 H^^^^^^^^^H this session, they will perform program, which includes JHFIWWQ^^^^B an original number entitled Williams' Star Wars Trilogy, 58? I Be Strong as well as their Respiqhi's Belkis, Reqina de (^J 'K^^ BtpV |B J9H F/vß^^fl BT^^r jfl own rendition of Say It Ain't Saba, and on a lighter '■^M.''jMJrtS^mf
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      893 19 Highlights include a segment Chinese percussion. to be one of the finest W, by a newly-formed choral Date: March 7 orchestras in the world. \oMi.'<Jtc£~ group in which both Time: spm Now Singaporeans will Carnatic and Hindustani Venue: University Cultural have a chance to hear this \'?,yT'. vocalists come together
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      872 20 ■fc'^i n concert with ci Nonyanci mobile number Half a MINI "i'-^^- i slgß^ Hra tneme < includes familiar chance. Constant Malay tunes. Malaysia-born Constipation is a black ;..-yj's'&'"'■'■':■ y j^^^SS* '^•"^kß^B^ i'r :S conductor Chew Hee-chiat comedy and urban fable. -^^fci l Ti-^^^; PSWfTßJ^^*iaffi:^ leads the orchestra. This play
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      990 21 no intention to see well man use his mind to control »£mhßE "value" is misplaced. done. his lust? Find out in this V^ I s jSf '&j§Eflßsf&. Date: Till March 31 Date: March 4—6, 11 performance by Teater Kami. r >^i^V-r^'^v'j^^HgßHfe Time: 10am 10pm 13,18-20,25-27 Date: March 9- 14 W
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      1129 22 Ticketing: Call SISTIC at Free (From 7pm 9pm on (Concession for students and 6348 5555 Fri only) senior citizens). Free from ~j^S*iki ff^. j^£^-^ Enquiries: Call the museum 6pm 9pm on Fri fJjLJ i|||§| J^J SKETCHES IN THE at 6332 3015 Enquiries: Call the museum i&Shl rl\ W%Sw-~ STRAITS at
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      964 23 I ES;; E 11l together with media artistes, field of textile conservation HUMAN VALUES DRAMA I B| 111 will present three operas for over 20 years and holds FESTIVAL 2004 gj c' :-'i.,t"' II I from East and West: Hua Mv a masters degree in Fine Secondary schools are I
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      224 24 J lZ J YUN NAM 85% I \T 1 MB Yun Nam Voted JQf liWJB lIIIIIMM MOST EFFECTIVE mSM j\low Bj{3 tj/ii^j iuoil^ -jjjjfjcij 66Effective "The result is 66|f s "It JM^^kresults! 99 true!" w "Now my life "Now I'm told J[ B"Y m V "Yun Nam W seems a
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Weaker US$ boosts growth
      753 25  -  Lim Say Boon If you're willing to play the waiting game, buy on dips WITH the ST Index (STI) having surged more than 40 per cent from its low of last year, investors are understandably cautious. I have been warning that the STI would struggle at
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      Dividends Declared by SGX Companies
      688 25 v^_<J) Tetekurs Financial Web: www.telekurs.corm.sg Email: sales.sg@telekurs.corn ABN AMRO Holding NU C ABN AMRO Holding NU CS AGVA Corporation Ltd C Allgreen Properties Ltd C Allied Technologies Ltd C Amtek Engineering Ltd C Axis Systems Holdings Ltd C Biotech Holders Trust C Ord F Ord
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      176 25 THE KING THE KINGDOM God says His people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, and not because they don't pray or fast. Ignorance can keep the children of God UNDER, be it financially or otherwise, not knowing what belongs to them in the new covenant! But a born-again believer is
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon New plan to hunt Osama
        83 26 Agencies US President George W Bush has approved a plan to intensify efforts to capture or kill terror chief Osama bin Laden, the New York Times quoted top government and military officials as saying. Under the plan, more forces and new tactics will be used
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        Lock icon Basic law close to completion in Iraq
        89 26 -AFP Divided by their politics but united in a desire to get the job done, Iraqi leaders yesterday prepared to finalise a basic law covering Iraq's immediate future after missing a US-agreed deadline a day earlier. The interim Governing Council worked through Saturday
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      • Article
        Lock icon Bird flu found in Kyoto
        87 26 -AFP The authorities in Kyoto yesterday ordered a poultry farm to slaughter nearly 130,000 chickens after the discovery of the H5 strain of bird flu virus there. Roughly 67,000 chickens have died over the past week at the farm. Officials have confirmed that the latest
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      Lock icon Aristide leaves Haiti: Sources
      171 26 -AFP PORT-AU-PRINCE Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide facing an armed rebellion and international pressure to step down left Haiti yesterday, diplomatic sources said. One source said Mr Aristide was going to the Dominican Republic but that it would not be his final destination. There were a
      -AFP  -  171 words
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      Lock icon Midnight blues in Thailand
      653 26  -  Ng Shing Vi in Bangkok New curfew expected to hit nightspots, put thousands of jobs at risk MR FRANK Boer was not a happy man. He stared into his beer and talked about how thousands of people in Bangkok's entertainment and tourism industry would lose their
      AFP  -  653 words
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon A breakaway Hong Kong is not possible
      643 27 -AFP China's anxiety, though understandable, over such a situation coming to pass is misplaced IS THERE a breakaway, pro-independence spirit in Hong Kong? Could universal suffrage bring leaders determined to turn this city into a separate state? These questions seem silly. But the
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      224 27 EMERITUS. DISCOVER THE MERITS. *4 k Spend atleast $20 .^^B^H in a single bill when 1 -For- 1" cu^ecafior Local Delights Buffet! Lunch Buffet D*W/or FREE/ og -UVB Claymore Cafe's popular 100 -stattsInternational Dinner Buffet is back and it's "1-For-l"* as an introductory offer! Feast on Singapore's best-loved dishes like
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    • MOMENTS TO REMEMBER
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        SHAUN SEOW
        306 28 The Chief Executive Officer IT may be tough running a top news channel in a fast-paced industry, but CEO Shaun Scow takes pride in the fact that the station's work has an impact on thousands of lives. He said: "Every day through the channel, Singaporeans and Asians find
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        GLENDA CHONG
        207 28 The Presenter HER love for the news is what tears her away from home every morning, when she leaves a slightly resentful wire fox terrier pup alone to bring the latest headlines to goggleboxes across the island. "I've wanted to be a broadcast journalist ever since I was
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        TAN THIAM GUAN
        182 28 The Cameraman CALDECOTT Hill has been a familiar place for Tan Thiam Guan since 1989. He has worked behind the lens on documentaries such as Kelong (which was awarded the Asian Future Prize in Japan) and The Third Age (which won a Gold World Medal at the
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        AMY KHOO
        131 28 The Producer HAVING joined the channel in its Television Corporation of Singapore days, producer Amy Khoo has come to think of the Caldecott Broadcasting Centre as her second home. Her first job has turned into a quest for great news and fantastic visuals for the masses. CNA's formula
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      The long March IS here
      588 29  -  Tor Ching Li And what can be done about it AFTER spending five straight months chomping away at festive feasts from deep-fried Deepavali delights, to Hari Raya Puasa puffs, Christmas log-cakes, puddings and pies, Chinese New Year 10 heis and Hari Raya Haji ketupats we've
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    • eatout
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        Lock icon Cantonese crowd-pleasers
        670 30  -  Katrina Karim Wah Lok has the cuisine and the environment to put a contented smile on everybody's face 'T^HE hardest thing about taking the J. family out for a meal is choosing a restaurant that will put a smile on everyone's face at the end of the meal.
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        FOODnotes
        171 30 SUM-THING DIFFERENT Making a grand entrance to the Shang Palace today is Chef Lee Kwok Choy, an expert from dim sum heaven: Hong Kong. Cnef Lee brings 40 years of experience with him and will show us what he has up his sleeve at the Shangri-la until March 14.
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    • living&learning
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        Lock icon Classroom beyond the four walls
        788 31  -  Lynn Seah HowTMC Academy tapped the powerful Internet to enhance the learning process IN AN Internet-connected world where you can hold meetings with business associates halfway across the world, it is technically possible to do away with classrooms and conduct all learning online. Yet schools
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    389 34 Albirex Niigata The new kids on the block, Albirex are the second foreign club after Sinchi to compete in the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League. The J-League club have been touted as the team to challenge Home United's domestic dominance. Balestier Khalsa With former S-League Coach of the Year Jang
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    463 35 MATCH 1: Tanjong Pagar v Albirex Queenstown Stadium Tomorrow, 7.30pm TANJONG PAGAR Probable line-up: Naufalruddin Nairn (GK), Tan Sio Beng, Aziz Salim, Aman Shah, Ong Leong Koen, Erik Kwek, Haris Sumri, Nicodeme Boucher, Benoit Salvait, Gimmy Bade, Jean Marc Audemar Team news: Nicodeme Boucher will be making
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    143 35 This is the place where the stars give their views on the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League. In this edition, we speak to a couple of MediaCorp celebrities. I Mark Lee, star of Police Thief, says I Which team I support ah? I follow Geylang ah because I they
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    327 35 HE'S ON FIRE "I AM no bad boy," declared Nicodeme Innocent Rigobert Boucher, fervently. Four years after the infamous bust up with Tan Kirn Leng then an SAFFC player which resulted in his disgraceful exit from the S-League, the 37-year-old
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        176 36 Reuters PRIMERA LIGA Real Madrid 4 Celta Vigo 2 MADRID Real Madrid took full advantage of slip-ups by title rivals Valencia and Deportivo Coruna as they stretched their lead at the top of the table to eight points with a 4-2
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        318 36 -AFP Love cracks under pressure GOLF World Match Play Championship CARLSBAD, California Tiger Woods (picture) defeated Davis Love 3 and 2 in this morning's 36-hole final to retain his title at the elite Match Play Championship. "It was a tough day, but I hung in there,"
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      173 37 Tan Yo-Hinn IN SIX months, he will reach the ripe old age of 50, but the Magician showed he is still the man to beat. Efren Reyes, arguably the world's greatest pool player, beat Filipino compatriot Warren Kiamco 11-4 in the final a race-to-11 format
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      579 38  -  ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Agencies United boss remains optimistic, after bizarre tactics backfire LONDON Alex Ferguson believes his side can overtake Arsenal and land the Premiership title. But only the most optimistic of Manchester United fans still believe him. The master of managerial mind games no longer sounds convincing
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      125 38 Reuters LONDON Chelsea are close to striking a deal which will effectively lead to Dutch side PSV Eindhoven acting as their nursery club, according to newspaper reports yesterday. As part of the proposed agreement between the two clubs, Chelsea are helping to finance a big-money move
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      100 38 MANCHESTER The Manchester United fans who had scheduled a protest against club shareholders J P McManus and John Magnier at the Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 18 have decided to call-off their gathering, reported ITV.com yesterday. The group, known as United4action, are angry at what they
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        609 39 -AFP Striker turns on Newcastle to lift struggling Portsmouth ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Portsmouth 1 Newcastle 1 PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth striker Lomana LuaLua, on loan from Newcastle, snatched an 89th minute equaliser that gave the Premiership strugglers a 1-1 draw against his parent club at Fratton Park this morning.
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        349 39 Agencies ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Leeds 2 Liverpool 2 LEEDS The former favourite at Elland Road returned to haunt his old club yesterday. Liverpool striker Harry Kewell scored against Leeds United to give his side the lead, but Reds fans will be
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