Today, 6 March 2004

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  • 13 1 weekendTODAY March 6 7 2004 MITA (P) 009/03/2003 we set you thinking todayonline.com
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  • 874 1  -  Francis Kan For bonding, gender equality and our manpower needs EVERY few years, a debate resurfaces in Singapore that never fails to disrupt the usually tranquil state of gender relations here. The mere mention of women and National Service (NS) in the same breath is
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  • 187 1  -  Yong Shu Chiang RUSSIAN glamour queen Anna Kournikova, widely believed to be professional tennis' latest burnout victim, has confirmed she will attempt a comeback from injury in the middle of this year. In town for a jewellery launch on Friday, the 22-year-old told Today: "I'm training
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 331 2  -  Government not likely to make extended maternity leave mandatory KEEN as it is to solve Singapore's baby blues, the Government is unlikely to make longer maternity leave mandatory. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hinted as much on MediaCorp TV Channel B's programme Budget Forum 2004.
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
      • 74 2  -  Chan Chao Peh The two private buses that have been transporting AirAsia passengers between Singapore and Johore's Senai Airport have run afoul of the law as they were not given permits, said Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong. "They never contacted us they broke the law," said Mr
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      • 65 2 Channel NewsAsia The number of companies taking part in this year's Environmental Reporting Awards has tripled to 1 0. Sony Display Device Singa- pore came out on top in the awards, launched last year to get companies to recognise tne importance of disclosing the impact of their
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      • 67 2  -  Raymond Andrew Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will officiate the opening of the National University of Singapore Society's Suntec City Guild House on Saturday. Occupying 18,000 sq ft, the $5 million clubhouse is NUSS' first location in the city to offer swimming and tennis facilities. NUSS has
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    • 130 2  -  Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia FROM the high-profile Andrea De Cruz lawsuits to the landmark tussle between SingTel and the Government, lawyers from Drew Napier have always been in the thick of the action. But, since January, there has been a spate of departures from
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    • 486 2  -  Tay Tsen-Waye THE Ministry of Education (MOE) released the 2003 GCE A-level results yesterday, but contrary to the practice in recent years stopped short of saying which five junior colleges (JCs) produced the best grades. A total of
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    • 318 3 YOUNGER Singaporean women are more likely to give the nod to compulsory National Service (NS) than older ones would. But the form that it takes would have to be broadened to nonmilitary roles, a recent survey by Today showed. We asked 1 00
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    • 258 4 KUALA LUMPUR As Malaysian authorities set March 21 as the date for the general elections, the ruling Barisan Nasional alliance said it has allocated seats to its member parties. The coalition will begin choosing its candidates on Saturday. The
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    • 447 4 Osama the family man He loves volleyball and horse riding, says Canada's Al Qaeda family OTTAWA Osama bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, loves volleyball and dislikes ice in his drinks. He also has trouble controlling his children. Overall, he is a well-meaning family man. This is according to
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    • ELECTIONwatch
      • 59 4 Reuters South Korean's opposition, Millennium Democratic Party, pledged on Friday to seek the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun if he does not apologise by Sunday for partisan election comments. The National Election Commission ruled this week that the President had broken election law by backing a
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      • 44 4 AFP Former Australian intelligence agent Andrew Wilkie who quit his spy agency in protest over the Iraq war, announced on Friday he would contest against Prime Minister John Howard for the Sydney seat of Bennelong in this year's elections.
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      • 39 4 Indonesian National Intelligence Agency chief, Hendropriyono, sparked off a controversy by signing up to campaign for President Megawati Sukarnoputri's ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in the April 5 election, the Jakarta Post reported.
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      • 31 4 Reuters laiwan authorities smashed an illegal gambling ring which took bets for the March 20 presidential election, officials said on Friday. The minimum bet started at NT$lO,OOO ($513).
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    • 145 4 -AFP SYDNEY The United States formally recognised Australia as its "sheriff" in the Asia-Pacific region but Canberra asked for back up from its superpower ally. Washington said Australia's leading military role in East Timor and the Solomon Islands has won American confidence in Canberra's leadership in
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    • 26 2 -Jjjj I Sunday Combined Service: 18 Sunday Children Church Outing: I Singapore Discovery Centre I f Monday Night Service: FREE ADMISSION COFFEE TEA WILL BE SERVED
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  • 745 6  -  Neil Humphreys Demand more room, Spaceßeds and a place to make you know what HAVING just spent 13 hours with my legs behind my ears flying from London to Singapore, I've decided to tackle this whole airline-pilots' union saga. Am I brave or what? Just reading
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  • 341 6  -  Lim Kong Hiong IN general, I agree with Mr Siew Kum Hong's news comment, "Forget not the singles and childless couples" (Today, March 4). However, I feel that shifting the tax burden in favour of parents is fair. My fiancee and I are
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  • 247 6 I REFER to See Leong Kit's letter, "Students at risk of contracting dengue?" (Today, Feb 24). We would like to assure the writer that the Mozzie Buster Programme for Girl Guides and Cadet Scouts will not subject children to any risks whatsoever. This is
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  • BUSINESS
    • 427 8  -  Emril Shafeeq Jamil Why S'pore Inc is investing in India's drug firms THE last few weeks have seen Singapore companies tapping on India's lucrative drug and pharmaceutical industry, which is set to grow at an impressive rate of 20 per cent annually. Temasek Holdings, together
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    • 192 8  -  Kevin Tan BUSINESS ties between Singapore and Batam are set to strengthen, due partly to growth catalysts including geographical proximity and free-trade provisions, said Singaporean businessmen. "Batam is very important because it is very near to Singapore and there is a lot of flexibility,"
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    • CORPORATEbriefs
      • 87 8 -Bloomberg which posted a l per cent protit decline last year, raised the salary and bonus of its CEO Tan Pheng Hock by 37 per cent. It paid Mr Tan $1 .75 million in basic pay and bonus last year, compared with $1.28 million in 2002, according to
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      • 53 8 announced on Friday the appointment of Mr Kea Kah Kim as its new chief executive officer with effect from March 4. At the same time, it also announced the resignations of Mr Simon Cheong, Mr Richard Cheong, Mrs Elizabeth Sam and Mr Goh Kian Hwee as directors
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      • 27 8 said the Singapore Exchange has granted in-principle approval of its proposed bonus issue of one new ordinary share for every five existing ordinary shares.
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    • marketWATCH
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      • 211 8 Dow Jones SHARES ended slightly lower on Friday in quiet trading, as investors trimmed their positions ahead of the weekend. The ST Index slipped 1.47 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 1,891.54. On the broader market, losers led gainers 160 to 145, while market volume slumped to 691.5 million
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      • 48 8 By volume Close Change 'OOO Jade R UnitedTAC Bio-Treat Beauty China Chartered NOL Celestial ChinaFlexP SingTel AsiaFoodP 0.050 0.900 0.910 0.505 1.770 1.990 0.380 0.870 2.390 0.355 -0.030 +0.025 -0.010 +0.010 -3.2 +5.2 -1.1 +2.9 38,138 35,246 34,314 27,729 24,853 20,247 18,966 17,880 17,464 12,778
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      • 79 8 By, IMH 400USS Close Changi 11.100 +0.501 SPH 18.800 +0.301 SPH 100 18.700 +0.201 SingamasC 2kHKS Noble 4.200 +0.17^ 4.220 +0.161 Jnisteel 1.550 +0.071 SBSTransil 500 1.400 +0.061 Haw Par 5.100 +0.051 ISH 500USS 5.050 +0.051 DUE 6.650 +0.051 By percentage L&M Close Change 0.015 +50.0 NWTe_W*****1
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      • 83 8 By$ Close GrealEast 12.300 Change -0.200 ShangAsia2kHKS 7.550 -0.200 UOB 13.800 -0.200 STI ETF 100 18.720 -0.130 IDT 2.080 -0.120 Creative 50 17.700 -0.100 DBS 14.200 -0.100 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 107.700 -0.100 F&N 14.600 -0.100 KepCorp 7.400 -0.100 By percentage Koh Bros W*****6 Close Ch
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      • 53 8 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.29 Change Pts +135.50 +1.15 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.76 3416.30 6943.68 +3.20 +16.60 -90.42 +o.o; +0.45 -1.25 Korea Comp 905.38 -2.05 -0.2; KLCI SET Index 886.15 Closed +3.82 +0.4; Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 778.01 1471.65 293.53 +3.24 -2.42 -0.21
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      • 36 8 US$ 0.5827 UKE 0.3195 Yen 64.7379 HK$ 4.5413 RM 2.2143 Euro 0.4775 Rupiah 4982.082 Baht 23.0225 Peso 32.7623 A$ 0.7756 Indian Rs 26.3788 Won 682.0936 C$ 0.7765 Yuan 4.823 NZ$ 0.8726 NTS 19.3806
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      • 26 8 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 393.500 Silver uss/oi 6.760 Platinum uss/oz 884.000 Rubber centsAg 230.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 2008.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 34.20 Information provided by:
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    • 331 10  -  Group will work with Govt to boost Singapore's hub status Chan Chao Peh chaopeh@newstoday. com.sg director of family-owned Pacific International Lines Singapore's second largest shipping line after Neptune Oriental Lines will be the first chairman of the SMF. He is also the president of
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    • 141 10 Channel NewsAsia NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative is selling its NTUC Hougang Mall for $188 million, slightly higher than the $185 million that was reported as the price being negotiated. NTUC Hougang Mall, located next to Hougang MRT station, is 59 per cent owned
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    • 203 10 Dow Jones THE merger between DBS Thai Danu Bank, Thai Military Bank and Industrial Finance Corp of Thailand (IFCT) has been concluded and details will be announced on Monday, an official at the Finance Ministry said late on Thursday. "The (three-way merger) deal
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    • 353 11 Agencies The UK's Gordon Brown a possible successor WASHINGTON International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Horst Koehler announced he was resigning "with a laughing and a crying eye" to accept a nomination to become German President His departure leaves the IMF's top job open prematurely and reignites a
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    • 204 11 AFP BEIJING Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said his government was targeting economic growth of 7 per cent in the year ahead and pledged to keep the currency "basically stable". In his annual address to Parliament, Premier Wen said: "In setting strategy
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
    • 629 12  -  Vasu Menon Foreign funds will invest more money if Abdullah wins strong mandate THE Malaysian parliament has been dissolved, paving the way for the eagerlyawaited general elections to be held on March 21. Looking back, the Malaysian stock market had rallied after
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    • STOCKcalls
      • 164 12 Hong Leong Asia ($1.86) Strong Buy DBS Vickers Hong Leong Asia (HLA) announced that it would be raising its stake in Malaysian-listed Tasek Cement from 13.17 per cent to 29.27 per cent through the issuance of 1 8.1 6 million new HLA shares at $1.88 each. We view this as
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      • 160 12  - Electronics sector Mixed Kim Eng Securities Intel narrowed its Ql sales guidance to US$B billion to US$B.2 billion ($13.7 billion to $14 billion) from US$7.9 billion to US$B.5 billion previously. This is below market expectations of US$B.27 billion. The company said that PC chip business was performing worse than usual
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    • 148 13 Protect your children's vision I Give their eyes a break I About half of our children develop myopia H (shortsightedness) by the age of 12. H Severe myopia can lead to blindness. H Remind your children to take vision breaks. H After every 30-40 minutes of reading, H writing or
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 520 14 The catastrophic earthquake in Bam, Iran, on Dec 26 last year which killed over 41,000 people has faded from the world's attention. But for the survivors of the disaster, life is still in ruins. Singaporean Daniel Wee was one of 30 volunteers who went
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    • 214 14 Agencies BEIJING In a shift from previous years, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made a push for political reform at the opening session of Parliament on Friday in a sign of changing Communist rule. While his populist pitch was a clear departure from his predecessors, analysts said
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    • 166 14 Reuters NEW YORK Families who lost relatives in the 911 attacks voiced outrage at President George W Bush's re-election campaign ads which used images of the World Trade Center devastation to portray him as the right leader for tumultuous times. "What I think is distasteful
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    • GLOBALroundup
      • 55 14 Reuters Venezuela's envoy to the United Nations quit in protest against President Hugo Chavez's government, denting its international image as anti-government protests claimed another life. The resignation was an embarrassment to the leftist leader who faces an opposition campaign for a recall referendum against him that sparked
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      • 63 14 AFP Two men robbed a jewellery shop of 3.5 billion yen ($54 million) worth jewellery and accessories in Japan's upscale Ginza shopping district in broad daylight on Friday. "Two men visited the shop as guests One of them threw some liquid over a store clerk and punched her
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      • 45 14 Reuters Russian Parliament rubberstamped President Vladimir Putin's choice of Prime Minister, Mr Mikhail Fradkov, on Friday. The former tax police chief was chosen by Mr Putin after the President sacked former Premier Mikhail Kasyanov with less than three weeks before presidential polls.
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      • 52 14 AFP US authorities gave a 550,000-peso ($16,800) reward on Friday to an informant who helped Philippine authorities arrest top Abu Sayyaf guerrilla leader Galib Andang. US military adviser Major Don Dridgers handed the money to the masked informant, who was described as a former member of the Islamic
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  • HOLISTIC + NATURAL HEALTH
    • 280 15 Information Technology has given rise to "an epidemic of aches and pain," says Dr Matt Kan. The chiropractor notes: "Practically everyone who works at the computer suffers some discomfort pain in the neck, stiff shoulder, lower back pain, even pain at the finger
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    • 111 15 HOLISTIC NATURAL HEALTH is a unique gathering of Singapore's holistic health practitioners and businesses who come together as a group to put their messages across to the public. By doing so, they enjoy: unprecedented exposure with a circulation of 250,000 copies in Weekend TODAY; lower advertising rates than if they
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    • 179 15 Scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, can be reversed naturally without surgery, a leading world authority on the subject says. Dr Martha Hawes, author of Scoliosis and the Human Spine, was diagnosed with "moderately severe thoradic scoliosis" when she was 11. Her doctors warned that, without surgery,
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    • 604 15 Japanese legend has it that when a samurai dying from war wounds was shown an umeboshi, it would revive him by making him salivate. Umeboshi, a pickled sour plum, was essential medicine for the samurai, who used it to fight fatigue. Today, it remains an indispensible food cure
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    • 92 15 presented by Singapore's holistic health community www.holistic-natural.com I One-day meditation workshop a Overcoming anger 27 March (Sat) 10.30am-4.30 pm (Course fee: $35 including refreshments) A highly-qualified UK teacher will give practical advice on how to reduce agitation and tightness of mind how to stay cool, calm and collected throughout the
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  • HUMOUR/WORLD NEWS
    • 787 16  -  Dave Barry And by making their products slippery at the bottom, ski makers add to the skier's woes I HAVEN'T attempted to ski for years, but recently I decided to take another stab at it. I was hoping they'd done something about the
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    • 221 16 -AFP MUMBAI Bollywood will hold its fifth International Indian Film Academy (UFA) 2004 awards in Singapore in May, organisers said on Friday. The UFA awards which have been held every year since 2000 to promote Bollywood movies internationally, will be hosted
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    • 129 16 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO A Brazilian burglar shot himself in the foot while trying to burglarise a bar, then left a trail of blood that led police straight to his home. Police in the town of Petropolis in the mountains near Rio de Janeiro
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    • 735 17  -  Ted Chen Our man checks out the Miss Singapore-Universe retreat... and goes ga-ga ABOUT a week ago, I was busy churning out the usual news stories when an assignment was dumped on me. Worse, it meant I would have to sacrifice my Sunday. My frustration turned
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    • 576 18  -  Yong Shu Chiang But so is tennis, says sports star and pin-up Anna Kournikova ALL eyes are on the statuesque blonde as she strides across the stage. Her red top with three-quarter sleeves expose her left shoulder teasingly and her dark jeans conceal a pair of
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    • 212 18  -  Wendy Cheng THE year-long Library Ambassador Campaign has ended on a high note, with good results. Since last February, the 44 activities organised as part of the campaign managed to attract more than 9,600 participants of which, an estimated 30 per cent were first-time visitors
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    • DRIVE
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        608 19  -  Colin Yong The new Volvo S4O looks good from the outside but its cabin is the real star THIN is in, at least when it comes to dashboard centre consoles. While most car manufacturers try hard to make their products distinctive on the outside, Volvo took just one
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      • 61 19 UPS Punchy five-cylinder engine Innovative dashboard design Sophisticated safety features DOWNS Poor rear headroom Higher road tax bills Agent: SM Motors Price: $121,082 (including COE) ENGINE Type: 2435cc,20V in-line 5 Maximum power: 170bhp at 6000rpm Maximum torque: 230Nm at 4400rpm Gearbox: 5-speed auto PERFORMANCE Top speed:
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      • 111 19 CHANGE FLUIDS ON TIME FEW car owners realise that the brake fluid and radiator coolant, two very important fluids, also need regular replacement. Most workshops do not include this in their servicing packages, unless the customer requests for it. Brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air over
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      • 32 19 Volvo's car for women was unveiled on Tuesday at the Geneva Motor Show. The YCC or Your Concept Car was designed with inputs from Volvo's female customers
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      • 257 19 Newsßadio 93.8 PRICES of Certificate of Entitlement (COE) have gone up for all categories, with bigger cars seeing the highest jump of $3,700 to $25,700. The COE for small cars went up by $210 to $24,600, while the Open Category costs $1,700 dearer at $25,500. The increase
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    • 226 20  -  by Serene Foo GOOD things come in small packages at least that's how it's going for the low-budget Thai movie, My Girl, which features a delightful, young cast And this nostalgic coming-of-age tale about friendship and puppy love overtook Hollywood films such as Finding
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    • 317 20 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter The Passion of the Christ expected to triumph for a second weekend LOS ANGELES And so it came to pass that The Passion of the Christ earned U*****.1 million ($213.9 million) in its first week. Some people said the movie was good and some said
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    • 270 20  -  Zul Othman DESPITE David Bowie being one of those rare ageing rock stars who's able to move easily into the 21st century, his fans however are quite contented to get stuck in a time warp. At Bowie's one hour-and-15--minute concert at the Singapore Indoor
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    • IN ADDITION ...
      • 96 20 Ten different women, all of them outstanding in their respective fields, have come together for the Singapore Women Congress 2004: Dare to be Different, organised by MediaCorp Radio. This year's theme celebrates the gutsy courage of women who have chosen to challenge the norm and succeeded.
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      • 71 20 Do you have what it takes to be on Singapore's Brainiest Kids 2004? The recruitment drive is now on and the closing date is March 1 3. It is open only to Singaporeans and permanent residents aged 11 or 1 2 on Dec 31 this year.
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    • incinemas
      • IN CINEMAS ROUND-UP
        • 48 21  -  Yong Shu Chiang The conclusion of Peter Jackson's ambitious trilogy, winner of 1 1 Oscars last weekend, heralds his arrival as a giant among directors. And crowns this cinematic franchise as arguably the one to rule them all.
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        • 30 21 VSC Scarlett Johansson [Lost in Translation) is a maid in the Vermeer household, and the painter's muse, in this period drama. An absorbing, visual feast.
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        • 34 21 YSC An Iranian immigrant (Ben Kingsley) and a recovering alcoholic (Jennifer Connelly) fight over a house. A gripping film about prejudice and miscommunication, hinting at the US-Middle East relations.
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        • 29 21 YSC A woman is raped, her boyfriend goes after the rapist, in a film told backwards. It's graphic, sure, but worth your while if you've a strong stomach.
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        • 36 21  -  Serene Foo A library assistant (Asano Tadanobu) wants to end his life in Bangkok, but is seduced back into the chaos of life by an acid-tongued woman. Atmospheric, contemplative, devastatingly funny.
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        • 36 21 Charismatic leads Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson illuminate this tale of two Americans who forge an unlikely friendship while in Tokyo. Oscar nominated for best film, director, screenplay and best actor (Murray). SF
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        • 30 21 SF Charlize Theron, playing real-life prosti-tute-turned-serial killer Aneen Wuornos, is monstrously good. And as Oscar loves beautiful people who go ugly for the camera, the award is surely her's
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        • 46 21 ysc A small-town police chief (Denzel Washington) is tempted to dip into confiscated drug money when his lover is diagnosed with cancer. Then his lover and the loot go missing, and he has to find out who set him up. A sensational thriller.
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        • 40 21 A risk analyst's (Ben Stiller) well-planned life goes topsy-turvy when his wife dumps him, and he finds himself falling for an unpredictable bohemian (Jennifer Aniston). An okay romantic comedy, which plays it safe and lacks edge. SF
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        • 42 21  -  Ne/7 Humphreys The story of the world's biggest storyteller, who tells so many tall tales that even his son can't tell fact from fiction. Tim Burton's family film is entertaining, even if the sideshows hog centrestage a bit too much.
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        • 39 21 YSC Touched by the plight of Africa's hungry, after witnessing an angry demonstration, a woman (Angelina Jolie) cashes out her savings and sets off for the continent. Melodramatic, cliched, a frustrating "message film" that gets tiring fast.
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        • 30 21 ysc English Patient director Anthony Minghella's American Civil War epic, about a soldier's (Jude Law) odyssey home to reunite with his love (Nicole Kidman). A film for survivors.
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        • 31 21 vsc Lars Von Trier's film about a mysterious fugitive (Nicole Kidman), who a small town agrees to harbour. But she ends up chained like an animal, catering to everyone's desires.
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        • 43 21 YSC A very personal story from writer-director Jim Sheridan, about an Irish family's moving to and settling in the Big Apple. It's hard criticising an artist trying to portray his life story fairly. Anyhow, it's hard to dislike this feel-good film.
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        • 39 21 YSC I Punk'd star/prankster Ashton Kutcher is himself punk'd by this role, as a teen who discovers he can skip through time. As the film wears on, you'll be wondering to yourself: "Dude, what's the time?"
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        • 31 21  -  Elisa Chia Five people camp in lakeside woods that seem haunted. This Norwegian horror film provides plenty of suspense, but doesn't back it up with any concrete story development.
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        • 43 21 SF Like it or not, the 1 987 original starring Patrick Swayze was a cultural phenomenon. Admit it, it was good camp (and saucy) fun. Sadly though, "the time of your life" happens once. Don't bother with this uninspired retread.
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        • 35 21 VSC Your attention span will be challenged by this time-travel flick, based on a Michael Crichton novel and starring Paul Walker [2 Fast, 2 Furious). Once again, you'll be asking: "Dude, what's the time?".
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    • 727 22  -  Gurmeet Singh A SPECIAL FEATURE Some of the best hawker food from Singapore can be found under one roof at foodculture LOCATED in a cosy comer of Far East Square, the newly-opened foodculture is all set to whet appetites with its spread of delicious hawker
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    • 600 27  -  STANLEY HO Jaguars coach calls it a day and returns to Malaysia, Swandi to take over for now JUST one game into the new season and Tanjong Pagar United have been plunged into a crisis. Still licking their wounds following a resounding 3-0 home defeat
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    • 321 27  -  JOSE RAYMOND jose@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S Young Lions will play in next year's SEA Games in Manila, after all. Fears that football, sailing and badminton would not feature in the biennial tournament proved unfounded. On Friday, 12 more sports were added to the initial
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    • 187 27 AFP PARIS Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong (right) says Dick Pound is not the right man to run the World Anti Doping Agency (Wada), after the Canadian lawyer's throwaway line that doping has plagued cycling for the last century. Pound, an International
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    • 579 28 Pompey out for revenge following Pires' antics in previous meeting LONDON Arsenal are cruising towards the Premiership title. The FA Cup, which the Gunners have won the previous two seasons, should be a formality. Throw in a Champions League trophy and the North Londoners
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    • 289 28 FA CUP, QUARTER-FINAL Manchester United v Fulham LONDON A little revenge will be in order at Old Trafford on Saturday. Manchester United will take on Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals hoping to make it third time lucky, having failed to beat
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    • 252 28 -AFP GOLF Dubai Desert Classic, 2nd round DUBAI Tiger Woods, seeking his first career win in the Middle East, was six shots off the pace after a three-under-par, second round of 69 in the fog-hit Dubai Desert Classic here on Friday. The
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    • 486 29  -  TAN YO-HINN SingaporeSailing make rallying call to all stakeholders as they eye 2008 Olympic gold ON FRIDAY, it was confirmed that sailing would be one of the 30 sports to feature at next year's South-east Asia (SEA) Games in the Philippines. But while winning SEA
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    • 316 29  -  JOSE RAYMOND THE man athletics supremo Loh Lin Kok groomed for the last two years to replace him as president of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) officially took on the position on Friday, thus ending Loh's 23 year-reign at the
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    • 460 30  -  STANLEY HO NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Geylang 3 Tampines 3 AS THE corner was floated into the penalty area, he broke free from his marker, cocked his head back and planted a firm header beyond the flailing arms of the goalkeeper. As
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    • 1096 30  -  lAN DE COTTA A better Williams package will see Colombian just edge THE peerless Michael Schumacher begins his hunt for a record-stretch-ing seventh title this weekend at the seasonopening Formula 1 race at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. After capturing an unprecedented sixth world
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    • 281 31 Reuters FORMULA 1 Australian Grand Prix MELBOURNE Ferrari's Michael Schumacher put his Formula 1 rivals on red alert on Friday after pulverising the lap record in practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Despite flirting with disaster, bouncing over the rough runoff and almost
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    • How the 10 protagonists measure up
      • 43 31 A Schumacher-commandeered Ferrari is as 5lose to perfection as a team can get in F1. In 'Rubens Barrichello, the German ace has a strategic partner who can help deliver a Seventh crown and Ferrari's continued domijiance. Weak link are their Bridgestone tyres.
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      • 57 31 iwVith a radically designed car, many consider itrank Williams' outfit the favourites for the ■constructors' title. And in Montoya, they have a deadly serious contender for the drivers' fcrown, even if this is his last season with the British outfit before he moves to McLaren. [But Ralf Schumacher's contract
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      • 59 31 echnically, they have had more time to Bevelop the MP4-19 car, with a lot of development work from lastyear's abandoned MP4-18A project incorporated into it. With Montoya looming over the horizon, Uncertainty over who he will replace may spark positive competition between Kimi 'Raikkonen and David Coulthard, but it
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      • 40 31 Loss of key technical men and use of a modified 1999 engine could pull back their power this year. But they have strong drivers in Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli, who could chalk up some podium finishes this season.
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      • 42 31 The Villeneuve-less team has meant more money was directed to the development of the car, which is set to sparkle under the command of the ambitious Jenson Button and the returning Takuma Sato. Both are exciting drivers and have excellent chemistry
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      • 42 31 The arrival of Mike Gascoyne will boost the team. The Japanese giants proved last season they could turn in impressive runs. They did well to retain Olivier Panis and Cristiano Da Matta to continue development work. Should show some good results.
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      • 51 31 Word is going around that this is Ferrari's second team. Apart from running Ferrari acquired engines and gearboxes, the C23 looks awfully similar to last year's Prancing Horse model. And with a new state-of-the-art wind tunnel, they could throw a few punches with new drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Felipe
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      • 59 31 The team's expected flight to the top has still not taken off and they will continue to struggle. Apart from the resourceful Mark Webber, they've had trouble settling on a second driver since last season. Unknown Christian Klien, 21, takes over the seat for this season but only Webber
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      • 58 31 Are good candidates to go the way of the dodo bird. The team have struggled with finances and this has affected development work on their cars. As they were the last to sign new drivers for the new season, they've attracted rejects. Expected to struggle again with Nick Heifeld
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      • 45 31 Everyone's sentimental favourite. Got to give them credit for being in the paddock when even some biggerteams are teetering towards bankruptcy. Although they've made the last grid their permanent home, they have been a good nursery for up-and-coming drivers, among them Alonso and Webber.
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    • 249 29 Saturday 10.55am Fl Australian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Ch24 5.00pm Golf Dubai Desert Classic, Day 3, Ch2l 8.25pm FA Cup Quarter-final #1, Man Utd v Fulham, Ch22 9.30pm Rugby Six Nations: Italy v Scotland, Ch 24 10.55am EPL Birmingham v Bolton, Ch 23 11.30pm Rugby Six Nations: Rugby HQ Asia, Ch24
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