Today, 19 March 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Friday March 19, 2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Osama's deputy 'surrounded'
      392 1 AFP Pakistani troops launch blitz on Al Qaeda hideout ISLAMABAD Pakistani troops this morning began to storm a cluster of tribal villages near the Afghan border after having surrounded dozens of militants believed to include Al Qaeda deputy head Ayman Al Zawahiri. Troops pounded the area with
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      US stocks end lower
      86 1 NEW YORK US blue-chip stocks ended a choppy session near the unchanged mark yesterday as reports that Pakistani forces were closing in on Al Qaeda deputy leader Ayman Al Zawahiri tempered security fears. Technology stocks ended lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 4.52 points,
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      Lock icon Rocker in more trouble
      157 1 Reuters NEW YORK Rocker Courtney Love (picture) was arrested yesterday after throwing a microphone stand into a nightclub audience and hitting a man on the head, police said. Earlier, Love, 39, known for her sensational, disruptive behaviour, was up to her usual antics when she appeared
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      Primary streaming to be streamlined
      535 1  -  Lee Ching Wern IT HAS taken 13 years, but finally, MPs' calls for changes to the school streaming system have been heard. Acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, responding to MPs' points during the debate on his ministry's budget, said the EMI and EM2 streams would
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      47 1 NEWSX^/lEWS Today exclusive Investors see red in share 'hard-sell/3 Bra-zen campaign Lingerie chain's cancer warning/12 mr brown Local men and their lack of sex appeal/46 bae's here South Korean star in Singapore/48 off to augusta China's top goiter gets a special invitation/68 FERDINAND APPEAL REJECTED SPORTS 64
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Uni subsidy relooked
      507 2  -  Tor Ching Li As more enter university, students may have to co-pay more GOING to a local university may cost more in the future, as the Ministry of Education (MOE) reviews the current co-payment formula. The current formula, with 75 per cent of tertiary course fees paid
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      Ryan Goh had 'exit' plan while posing as brave unionist: MHA
      483 2  -  Ng Shing Vi HE worked secretly against his own union leadership and hid from them, his plans to move abroad, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which detailed yesterday, for the first time, its reasons for revoking Captain
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      Investors cry foul
      684 3  -  Kevin Tan Today Exclusive Several Singaporeans angered by firm's hard-sell telemarketing tactics THE aggressive telemarketing campaign of a London-based company promoting European soccer clubs in Asia has rankled retail investors around the world, including those in Singapore. Several Singaporeans and others from as far away as Belgium,
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        Umno, keadilan and money politics
        764 4  -  Karim Raslan in Kota Kinabalu ALLEGATIONS of bribery in Johor have once again reminded us of the United Malay National Organisation's (Umno) tendency towards high-handedness and arrogance. At the end of the day, the party is its own worst enemy. While many of us still
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        Lock icon Battle for Terengganu too close to call
        414 4  -  Jose Raymond jose@newstoday.com.sg in Kuala Terengganu THE moment one enters Terengganu state on Malaysia's east coast, there is a sense of its status as the prize which the Barisan Nasional (BN) and the ruling Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) would like to claim. PAS
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      507 5 In conjunction with the NATAS Fair from 19 to 21 March 2004, Malaysia Airlines is offering bargain fares to a wide array of destinations. To purchase tickets, just head for any of our appointed agents or drop by Malaysia Airlines' office, and see how you can go on a dream
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  • HOME NEWS
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      ;Play it again, music fans
      296 6  -  C7zoo Zi«g Law RECORD giant EMI and Internet service provider Star Hub have teamed up to offer the region's most powerful ammunition against music piracy a portal for the legal downloading of songs and albums. Launched yesterday, the ;Play portal offers 50,000 tracks from over
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      Massive manhunt for 3 fugitives
      419 6  -  Tay Tsen-Waye 700 soldiers, police comb forest to flush out armed robbers who fled to PulauTekong THREE armed robbers remained at large on Pulau Tekong last night despite a massive manhunt involving 700 soldiers and police officers nearly 12 hours after they were seen abandoning
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      Serving satisfaction with every meal
      488 8  -  Ted Chen To the head table for trio of restaurant award nominees NOT everyone who has dined at the famed Li Bai restaurant at the Sheraton Towers Hotel would know its affable Captain, Mr Michelle Ec, but she is as much a staple there as
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    • PARLIAMENTARYbriefs
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        Lock icon New skills training programme
        107 8 Newsßadio 93.8 The Workforce Development Agency (WDA) will set up a National Skills Framework to equip workers with relevant skills, Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday. "I need to make it easier for Singaporeans to acquire relevant skills. I want to move away from
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        Lock icon English classes for workers
        111 8 Newsßadio 93.8 One of the biggest hurdles for employees in upgrading their skills is their lack of basic English literacy. To address that, the Workforce Development Agency (WDA) has piloted a programme called Functional Literacy for Our Workers (Flow). Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said
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        Lock icon Work placement report card
        92 8 Newsßadio 93.8 The Workforce Development Agency has helped about 12,000 workers rind jobs since it was set up six months ago, Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said in Parliament yesterday. The job placement rate at its various job centres has also improved by about 20
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        Lock icon Jobs in maritime industry
        129 8 Newsßadio 93.8 The Manpower Ministry is working with the Association of Singapore Marine Industries (Asme) on an initiative called Nex-Gen that is geared towards giving students in the Normal (Technical) stream a better understanding of the shipping industry and promoting their interest in it. Selected students
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      Lock icon Gum's back, and it's good for health
      430 10  -  Tan Hui Leng 18 gum products given the nod, with Nicorette the first to hit the shelves AFTER a 12-year hiatus, Singaporeans will start seeing chewing gum behind counters at hospitals, clinics and pharmacies. The nicotine substitute, Nicorette, was launched yesterday with other
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      Go braless, it may save your life, women told
      417 12  -  Janice Lee And would you believe it, the advice is being put out by lingerie firm A CURIOUS, anti-brassiere advertising campaign begins today. Printed against a light blue background, the print advertisement has no pictures and tells readers to "stop wearing
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      Lock icon Andrea De Cruz gets $1m more
      113 12 ACTRESS Andrea De Cruz was awarded another $1 million in damages yesterday in her case against the distributors and advertiser of the slimming pill, Slim 10. This comes on top of the $950,000 in total damages she was given last year when she won
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      16 8 TOURISM AWARDS READ OUR INTERVIEWS WITH THE STARS OF TOURISM IN OUR MARCH 26 STB SUPPLEMENT
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      Better to have art centres in schools
      466 14  -  Danny Toh More students can be reached by decentralisation ARTS School Arts Facilities Renaissance City? A school dedicated to the arts here is a very nice dream indeed. But we need to wake up and face reality. How are we to create the
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      Park users must be considerate
      149 14  -  George Tay I REFER to the letter, "Cycle tracks are for cyclists, too" (Today, March 16) and thank the writer for the feedback. We agree that park users should be considerate towards other users in their activities. The National Parks Board (NParks) has demarcated walking
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon CapitaLand partners Tajuddin
      229 18 Bloomberg It enters joint venture with the ex-Tenaga chief PROPERTY giant Capita Land has formed a joint venture with Mr Ahmad Tajuddin bin Ali, former chairman and chief executive of Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia's largest power company. The venture, which will manage properties in Malaysia and provide real-estate
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      Lock icon Temasek in talks with Apollo on research
      181 18 Bloomberg STATE investment holding company Temasek Holdings is in talks with Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, India's largest healthcare company on a plan to invest in a joint research programme. The two companies may first work together to develop stem cells for neurological disorders, Mr
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      161 18 Channel News Asia A number of subsidiaries of Asia Food and Properties have defaulted on payments for loans totalling US$l43 million ($243 million). These loans are now subject to restructuring negotiations. Asia Food and Properties is part of the Sinar Mas Group, which is controlled by Indonesia's Widjaja family.
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      All Lips Sealed On Huang Biren's Shocking Confession.
      49 18  -  Huang Biren Despite reporters' hot pursuit of the details surrounding Huang Biren's stunning revelation, no official statement has yet been released. Insider's scoop has it that news confirmation will be out this coming Monday. Watch for it! at the Press Conference.
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      Lock icon Raffles eyes eastern Europe
      185 20 Bloomberg Plans to open hotels under Swissotel brand RAFFLES Holdings may open hotels in eastern Europe to benefit from economic growth in the region. Raffles is considering opening hotels there under the Swissotel brand, a chain it bought in 2001, senior vice-president of business development Peter
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        ST Index — 1,835.18 +1.61
        4 20 ST Index 1,835.18 +1.61
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        Lock icon Singapore
        84 20 Agencies SHARES closed mixed yesterday, with profit-taking wiping out early gains inspired by a strong finish on Wall Street. The ST Index closed up 1.61 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 1,835.18, well off a high of 1,856.32. Losers outnumbered gainers 21 1 to 120. Volume amounted to 804
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        World markets
        60 20 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp Pis 11,484.28 +47.42 +0.41 12,816.19 -159.53 -1.23 3,424.600 -7.600 -0.22 6,787.03 +209.05 +3.18 872.82 +0.44 +0.05 KLCI 901.47 +11.33 +1.27 SET Index 687.19 +12.78 +1.89 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 733.57 +2.985
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        Commodities
        21 20 Gold uss/oi 408.30 Silver uss/oi 7.275 Platinum uss/oi 900.50 Rubber centsAg 225.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,988.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 33.52
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        SGX most active
        59 20 By volume Interra SNF Corp Rowsley Rowsley W*****7 Bio-Treat ChinaAvOil NOL DatacrftUSS Cosco Corp SingTel Close 0.305 0.430 0.100 0.045 0.855 2.280 2.040 1.330 0.985 2.290 Change +0.005 +0.020 +0.005 -0.010 -0.070 +0.040 -0.010 -0.015 +0.030 +1.7 +25.0 +12.5 -1.2 -3.0 +2.0 -0.7 -1.5 +1.3 'OOO 115,449
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        SGX top rises
        79 20 By$ JMH 400USS Close Change 10.800 +0.500 By percentage L&M Close Change 0.015 +50.0 SPH 18.800 +0.500 OKP 0.150 +25.0 SPH 100 18.800 +0.500 Rowsley 0.100 +25.0 F&N 13.900 +0.200 LKN 0.045 +12.5 Noble SIA 4.440 +0.100 11.100 +0.100 Rowsley W*****7 Tuan Sing 0.045 +12.5 0.100 +11.1
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        SGX top falls
        75 20 By$ Jardine C&C Close Change 5.950 -0.350 By percentage Wee Poh Close Change 0.015 -25.0 GrealEasI 11.800 -0.300 MediaS 0.020 -20.0 KepCorp OCBC UOB 7.100 -0.100 11.900 -0.100 13.700 -0.100 Yongnam Apollo IRE Corp 0.025 -16.7 0.550 -12.7 0.035 -12.5 Apollo ChinaAvOil 0.550 -0.080 2.280 -0.070 NeoCorp
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        41 20 SGX, Bloomberg US$ 0.5886 UK£ 0.3239 Yen 63.195 HK$ 4.6111 RM 2.2488 Euro 0.4822 Rupiah 5,052.2 Baht 23.322 Peso 33.295 A$ 0.7938 Indian Rs 26.772 Won 686.31 C$ 0.7878 Yuan 4.8721 NZ$ 0.9035 NTS 19.596 Information provided by
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      Lock icon Chartered overtakes IBM in made-to-order semiconductor market
      185 24 Bloomberg CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing regained its position as the world's third-largest provider of made-to-order semiconductors, overtaking IBM, a market researcher said. Chartered, based in Singapore, had sales growth last year of about 49 per cent as IBM's revenue from made-to-order chips slumped 27
      – Bloomberg  -  185 words
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      First China factory for GES
      244 24 Move is aimed at raising production capacity, attracting new customers MAINBOARD-listed GES International, a maker of products such as electronic cash registers, opened its first factory in China to increase capacity and attract new customers. The Shanghai-based factory, which cost 80 million yuan ($16.4 million)
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        Lock icon UMCi to get $119m influx
        94 26 Bloomberg UMC Japan, a provider of made-to-order semiconductors, said it plans to invest about US$7O million ($1 18.8 million) in UMCi, a locally-based unit of its parent, United Microelectronics. The investment is UMC Japan's second in UMCi, following a US$45 million one in September. Taiwan-based
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        Lock icon HSBC, UOB chase stake in Thailand's Bank of Asia
        85 26 Dow Jones Bank of Thailand confirmed yesterday that HSBC Holdings is one of two foreign banks the other is United Overseas Bank interested in bidding for an 80.77 per cent stake in Thailand's Bank of Asia PCL. The majority stake in
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      Lock icon Oil close to 13-year high
      457 26 Bloomberg Dwindling supplies fuel fears but Asia expected to ride out the rally CRUDE oil traded near its highest closing price since before the 1990-91 Gulf War after the United States said petrol inventories fell last week, adding to concern about lean supplies before demand
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    • COMMENTARY
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        Will the spending boom in Asia last?
        746 28  -  Andy Mukherjee DOMESTIC spending is supplanting exports as Asia's growth engine. The region's central banks, which have traditionally put exporters' profits before consumers' interests, must now decide if they will let the new trend endure. Between October and December last year, domestic demand
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    • MORTGAGE123 HOME FINANCING
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        Lock icon Bright Retirement Painted
        427 29  -  by Martha Lee With so many home loans available in the market, it can sometimes be difficult to decide which one really works for you in the long run. In the second instalment of this three-part series, we look at the home loan needs of a couple
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      Lock icon M'sia raises stake in Proton
      282 30 -AFP Mitsubishi Motors sells 4.35% of its shares to govt investment arm KUALA LUMPUR- Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia's state investment arm, has bought part of Mitsubishi Motors' shares in national car maker Proton. The New Straits Times reported that filings to the securities exchange showed that
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      Lock icon S Korea credit card firms' record losses
      229 30 Bloomberg SEOUL South Korean credit card companies posted a record combined loss of 10.5 trillion won ($15.3 billion) last year, as rising delinquencies led issuers to increase provisions to cover customers' unpaid bills. In contrast, the nation's eight credit card issuers collectively made
      Bloomberg  -  229 words
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      Lock icon Australia-China FTA talks progressing better than expected
      217 32 -AFP SYDNEY Talks on a free-trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and China are moving faster than initially anticipated, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said yesterday. Mr Downer said negotiations are progressing so well that he is considering moving forward the October 2005 deadline
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      Lock icon UK's ballot box budget
      402 32 Agencies Britain enjoying longest sustained growth in 200 years, says Chancellor LONDON British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has effectively fired the starting gun on the country's next election in an upbeat annual budget statement that steered clear of tax rises. Mr Brown used Wednesday's
      – Agencies; REUTERS  -  402 words
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      529 36 WHO'S WHO WHAT'S WHAT IN THE TAIWAN ELECTIONS KEY PERSONALITIES: Chen Shui-bian The Taiwan-born 53-year old President, who is a former lawyer, is the leader of the pro-independ-ence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The DPP was formed during the dying days of martial law in 1 986 and is made up
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      876 36  -  Jaime Koh That will decide which way votes will swing in Taiwan tomorrow WHEN Taiwan goes to the polls tomorrow, it will not be the usual business of choosing a new leader (or endorsing the incumbent), the mudslinging between the competing parties or the
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        624 38  -  Oon Yeoh THIS year's election campaign period has been a very low-key affair. Party flags and banners are everywhere. Public rallies are held every night in every constituency. But the mood and atmosphere are nothing like that of the 1999 polls, when the country
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        100 38 Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday promised Terengganu voters that the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) would bring about changes never seen before in the state if they were returned to power. The prime minister has been visiting campaign hotspots ahead of Sunday's election. The BN had
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        160 38 AFP Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) will require Muslim women to wear headscarves and ban miniskirts for non-Muslims if it wrests control of Kedah in the weekend elections. The dress code will be similar to those imposed in the nearby Kelantan and Terengganu states already held by
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      187 40 -AFP MANILA Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday that she had ordered the police and the military to crack down on the private armies of politicians to curb the growing violence related to the election campaign this year. "We need pro-action and prevention to
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      355 40 Agencies Groups say Thai govt kidnapped lawyer BANGKOK Thailand has launched an inquiry into the disappearance of a top Muslim lawyer representing the Jemaah Islamiyah 01) terror suspects, amid warnings that political stability and the rule of law in the south were under threat
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        66 40 Reuters In an interview that was recorded secretly in prison, Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged spiritual head of the Jemaah Islamiyah, said the Madrid bombings were a consequence of Spain's support of Washington and should serve as a warning to US allies. Bashir
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        62 40 Reuters Just a day after the blast in Baghdad, another explosion killed at least four people at a hotel in Basra yesterday. A mangled car was on the street outside the Mirbad Hotel, a venue which the British military uses regularly for news briefings. Hospital officials
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        48 40 AFP South Korea's Constitutional Court will summon President Roh Moo Hyun to appear in person on March 30 for a hearing on his impeachment, the court said yesterday. The Constitutional Court can decide whether to uphold the impeachment, or over-ride it.
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      380 42 Agencies Group claims truce in Spain and end of Europe operations CAIRO In a bizarre turn of events, a group claiming to have links with the Al Qaeda terrorist network said it was calling for a truce in its Spanish operations to see if
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      310 42 Agencies BAGHDAD The bomb attack that shook Baghdad has cast a shadow over US President George W Bush's efforts to use the Iraq war's first anniversary to boost his re-election campaign. The US army revised down yesterday the casualty toll of the suicide car bombing
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      240 45 -AFP Too much fun leads to hundreds failing to survive holiday in kingdom BANGKOK- Viagra, alcohol and reckless motorcycle riding are inflicting a heavy toll on Thailand's tourists and every year hundreds fail to survive their holiday there. "The death toll, just from recklessness,
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      203 48 MENTION transsexuals and chances are, images of heavily made-up entertainers in tight clothes (Boom Boom Room, anyone?) and the streetwalkers of Changi Village would come to mind. You probably wouldn't imagine someone you would see in the office. Think again.
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      233 51  -  Pearlyn Tham THIS Sunday, health and altruism will come together at the Come Alive! 2004 campaign. Organised by the Retail Promotion Centre and sponsored by OTO Bodycare (OTO), this five-week campaign will promote the importance of health through a series of activities. "Health is for everyone and
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      162 51 Reuters HOUSTON After struggling through three years of fertility treatments, Jeffery and Sheryl McGowen were blessed with identical twins twice. Mrs McGowen gave birth to two sets of identical twin via a Caesarean operation on Monday. The first twins were named Jacob and Jacoby, and
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        135 52 AFP LOS ANGELES Steven Spielberg is to make a film version of Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds, the sci-fi drama that created panic across the United States in the *****, the industry press said on Wednesday. Hollywood icon Tom
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        264 52  -  YONG SHU CHIANG FILM REVIEW by Shattered Glass Expose on disgraced reporter's tall talesws compelling' BHl#)fi9fid£^ffii^^H I wildly colourful exposes on illegal activities at political conventions and computer security firms hiring teenage hackers with exorbitant demands almost completely from his imagination. The lazy Blair simply lifted from existing
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        297 52  -  elisa chia I FILM REVIEW by THEY say suicide is a dreadful sin. And for those who have trespassed death and returned, their punishment is to live. Joey (Hong Kong siren Shu Qi) should know. Heartbroken after a break-up, she overdoses on sleeping pills. She survives the
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        234 54  -  yong shu chiang FILM REVIEW by jdfla APRIL Bums, the angst-ridden black sheep of her family, thinks Thanksgiving is odd. The American holiday which reunites families in the same way Chinese New Year dinners do here is peculiar because it is a celebration of the
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        192 54  -  Yong Shu Chiang FILM REVIEW 20/30/40 A GOOD man is hard to find in this keenlyobserved look at three Taipei women's lives. Air hostess Xiang Xiang (Rene Liv) leads a swinging single life, balancing her men with the help of two mobile phones. Eventually,
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        238 56  -  serene foo~| Cast makes Thai film a treat to watch I FILM REVIEW by My Girl For most people, watching the Thai movie, My Girl, is like reliving their carefree school days. The endearing film with a talented cast of children, explores the issues of friendship and romance
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        228 64 AFP LONDON Britain would consider pulling out of this year's Athens Olympics if the security of their team cannot be guaranteed, British Olympic Association (BOA) chief Simon Clegg warned yesterday. Last week's train bombings in Madrid which left more than 200 people dead
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        185 64 AFP BERLIN Williams team boss Frank Williams said yesterday that Toyota are the only Formula 1 team interested in signing Ralf Schumacher. Ralf's manager, Wili Weber, has said that the driver is close to agreeing a deal to move from Williams to Renault,
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        617 64 Reuters Board reject appeal, eight-month ban stays LONDON Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand's eight-month ban for missing a drugs test was left unchanged after his appeal was rejected last night A three-man independent appeal board, which heard the England international's case at a Heathrow hotel, dismissed
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      478 66  -  KOHWEILING Rudy's great strike secures three points at Hougang NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Sinchi TV FC 0 Geylang United 1 weiling@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS a game that Sinchi TV FC were desperate to win. To herald in a new beginning at their new home Hougang
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      265 66  -  Koh Wei Ling WHEN a sportsman's athletic prime comes to an end, his career does not necessarily have to follow suit. Contrary to popular belief, athletes can utilise their expertise in the sports leisure and management industry long after they have stopped
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      133 66 -AFP LONDON Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand launched his appeal against an eight-month ban for missing a doping test yesterday by insisting: "I've never taken drugs in my life." Ferdinand, 25, who began serving the eight-month ban on Jan 20, will learn today
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      Singapore's Mardan reigns, until it pours at Laguna
      404 68  -  Stanley Ho MARDAN Mamat (picture) was heading towards the higher echelons of the leaderboard when the rain came along and disrupted his momentum. At the opening holes of the 2004 Caltex Masters presented by Carlsberg yesterday, Singapore's top golfer was sinking birdies
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      562 68  -  STANLEY HO Shenzhen native to become first Chinese to play at US Masters CALTEX MASTERS Live, today, Ch 5, 3.30pm-5.30pm FIRST, his tee shot on the par-four fourth found water, which led to a double bogey. Then, on the par-four 13th, his approach shot found the
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      1026 70 Agencies Two goals against Portsmouth should trigger a return to form LIVERPOOL Think of Michael Owen and you think first of speed. Speed of decision, speed of execution. The speed he showed that night in 1998 when he slipped through Argentina's defence to score the goal
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