Today, 23 March 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday March 23, 2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon US acts on rights in China
      243 1 AFP Washington says Beijing has failed to meet obligations to its people WASHINGTON The United States will propose a resolution condemning China at the ongoing session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, the State Department said yesterday. The US "is disappointed" with China's
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      Lock icon EU official proposes $1.04b fine on Microsoft
      153 1 AFP BRUSSELS European Union Competition Commissioner Mario Monti is proposing a record fine of 497 million euros (551.04 billion) on the US software giant, Microsoft, in connection with an expected ruling that the company had abused its dominant market position, sources close to
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      Lock icon Easy does it
      38 1 Zhang Dan (top) and Zhang Hao from China performing during the pairs short programme at the World Figure Skating Championships in Dortmund yesterday. The participants include those from Russia, China and the United States. REUTERS
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      Security fears hit US stocks
      117 1 NEW YORK Stocks slid to new lows for this year yesterday as Israel's killing of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin fed global security fears and prompted a broad selloff. It was the third-straight session of losses, sending major stock indexes down more than 1 per
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      Lock icon PAS leadership blames election rout on complacency
      547 1  -  Elisia Yeo AFP. BELEAGUERED and befuddled Malaysian opposition party Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) finally saw some light yesterday as a recount helped it retain the traditional stronghold of Kelantan by the slimmest of margins. PAS won 24 of the 45 state seats to
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Finally, a hospital in the north
      314 2  -  Raymond Andrew Located atYishun Central, the new Alexandra Hospital will be ready in 2009 raymond@newstoday.com.sg THE northern part of Singapore will finally get its own general hospital by March 2009. Yesterday, Acting Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced that Alexandra Hospital would move to
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Build-to-order flats at Sengkang
        78 2 HDB is launching the sale of 760 units of four-room premium flats in a new housing project at Sengkang, under the Build-to-Order (BTO) system. Applications for the project Afrina, at Compassvale Link next to the Buangkok MRT station can be submitted until April 12. Buyers can
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        Update details of foreign workers online
        87 2 All employers have until May 15 to update the current residential addresses of their Work Permit holders (excluding maids). As of May 1, employers of new Work Permit holders will also have to provide their residential addresses within five working days of employment. Employers
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        Flash flood warning
        71 2 A 3-metre high tide is expected today at about 12.50pm, with the possibility of flash floods if this coincides with rainfall. While prolonged heavy rain is unlikely, there may be short-duration showers which "may be heavy at times", said the meteorological service division. Weather forecast updates are
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        Largest single yaba haul this year
        64 2 Central Narcotics Bureau officers nabbed a suspected male Thai drug trafficker and his female Thai courier on Sunday night, seizing a total of 9,938 yaba tablets worth $99,380 on the street. The man, a 34-year-old Thai construction worker, and the woman, 51, who had
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      Lock icon Hamas declares war on Israel
      403 3 Agencies Group's founder killed in Israeli airstrike GAZA CITY The situation in the Middle East looked more volatile after the radical Islamic movement Hamas yesterday declared an all-out war on Israel following the death of its founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The 67-year-old,
      — Agencies; AFP  -  403 words
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      Lifeline for illiterate workers
      283 3  -  Loh Chee Kong cheekong@newstoday.com.sg GO WITH the Flow or risk losing your job. That is the message of a programme initiated by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), which aims to help illiterate workers in Singapore. Called the Functional Literacy for Our Workers (Flow), the programme
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      PM GOH CONGRATULATES MALAYSIANS PM
      216 4  -  GOH CHOK TONG 22 March 2004 YAB Dato' Sen Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi Prime Minister Malaysia Dear Pak Lah, You have won big. My heartiest congratulations to you for having led the Barisan Nasional to a landslide victory in the general elections. I am
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    • NEWScomment
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        Post-mortem of a poll
        837 4  -  James Wong Wing On Five reasons why the opposition received such a mauling news@newstoday.com.sg WHILE most people did not expect the opposition to do well, they did not envisage the crushing defeat of the opposition, especially Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (Keadilan). What
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      Lock icon Wan Azizah keeps Keadilan flag flying
      363 4  -  Jose Raymond jose@newstoday.com.sg IT was almost a hopeless cause, but National Justice Party (Keadilan) chief Wan Azizah Wan Ismail still held on to a prayer that her constituents had faith in her. And even after a first count on Sunday revealed that she had
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  • LETTERS
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      Why a basic proficiency in the mother tongue is a must
      454 6  -  Benjamin Cher Tau Wei THE recent changes to the Mother Tongue policy have surprised me. I found it strange that the Government, while encouraging young people to venture out and immerse themselves in China, seems to be sending a
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      Kids need real break
      132 6  -  Lim Boon Hee THERE are parents who want school holidays to mean exactly what they should a complete break away from school. But, most schools seem to feel the need to fill up three-quarters of the holidays with compulsory remedial lessons, CCAs and "enrichment" programmes. There
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      Time for maid employers to form a 'lobby group' and learn from their experiences
      245 6  -  Dennis Boey I READ with interest about Mr Chew Kirn Whatt's book, Foreign Maids, in your report, "We can do more to safeguard maids" (Today, March 22). Mr Chew operates a maid agency. I believe maid
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      Huge win a go-ahead signal for Abdullah
      193 6  -  Dr PJJohn I WAS in Malaysia last week and the mood there was more like that of a national day celebration than an election period. There seems to be a new hope in Malaysia, with the passing of the bad blood of the
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      SingTel mulls $900m IPO gain
      312 8 Most of Belgacom proceeds may go to cut debts, invest in region: Analysts SINGTEL is unlikely to distribute the bulk of its gain from Belgacom's initial public offer (IPO) as a special dividend, analysts said yesterday. Rather, Singapore's biggest telecom operator is likely to use
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        142 8 Dow Jones SINGAPORE shares sank to an 11 -week low yesterday, hit by Wall Street's losses and political turmoil after Taiwan's presidential elections on Saturday. The Straits Times Index snapped a three-day run and dropped 26.96 points, or 1.5 per cent, to close at an intraday low of 1,812.16
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        World markets
        61 8 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.51 C Pts -100 Change -0.88 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.91 3399.60 6359.92 -239.67 -30.20 -455.17 -1.87 -0.88 -6.68 Korea Comp 863.69 -19.64 -2.22 KLCI 908.96 +4.51 -0.50 SET Index 681.34 +0.07 +0.01 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 742.91 1431.67 295.01
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        Commodities
        22 8 Gold uss/oz 413.900 Silver uss/oz 7.660 Platinum uss/oz 891.000 Rubber centsAg 246.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 959 Brent crude uss/barrel 38.08
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        STI -1,812.16 -26.96
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 8 USS 0.5917 UK£ 0.323 Yen 63.1951 HK$ 4.6104 RM 2.2487 Euro 0.478 Rupiah 5050.5 Baht 23.3312 Peso 33.3644 A$ 0.7907 Indian Rs 26-7379 Won 685.400 C$ 0.787 Yuan 4.898 NZ$ 0.9023 NTS 19.6471
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        SGX most active
        60 8 By volume L&M Rowsley Adroit SingTel NOL Intend Chartered Cosco Corp Rowsley W*****7 Bio-Treat Close 0.015 0.130 0.105 2.330 2.130 0.280 1.490 0.975 0.050 0.850 Change +0.005 -0.005 +0.005 +0.030 +0.010 -0.005 -0.050 -0.055 -0.010 -0.015 +50.0 -3.7 +5.0 +1.3 +0.5 -1.8 -3.2 -5.3 -16.7 -1.7 'OOO
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        SGX top rises
        78 8 By$ F&N Close Change 13.900 +0.100 ComfortDelGro 1.090 +0.050 lardine C&C 6.300 +0.050 MIRIC 1.180 +0.040 SingTel 10 2.330 +0.040 CapitaMall 1.440 +0.030 SingTel HupSengH 2.330 +0.030 0.230 +0.020 Noble 4.680 +0.020 SingTel 100 2.310 +0.020 By percentage Koh Bros W*****6 Close Change 0.010 +100.0 L&M 0.015
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        86 8 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by By$ DBS Close 13.600 Changi -0.401 SIA 10.600 -0.401 SIA 200 10.600 -0.401 UOB 13.300 -0.401 Creative 50 17.200 -0.301 OCBC 11.600 -0.301 SPH 18.300 -0.301 SPH 100 18.400 -0.301 GreatEast 11.400 -0.201 1MH 400USS 10.600 -0.201 By percentage Rowsley W*****7 Sunlight
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      Lock icon No licence for Qantas to run budget airline here
      328 10 -AFP MinisterYeo dismisses Aussie media reports as untrue AUSTRALIAN airlines Qantas does not have a licence to run a low-cost airline out of Singapore, contrary to Australian media reports last week, Minister of Transport Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday. "No, they
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      281 10 SembCorp Logistics has entered into a joint venture to provide logistics and marine support services to energy firms in Iran. The joint venture company, Sops Iran, will invest $2.3 million to develop a logistics base on Kish island in Iran. SembLog will own 78 per cent of Sops Iran,
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      Lock icon Thai Government Pension Fund eyes Bank of Asia stake
      171 10 Dow Jones BANGKOK The Thai Government Pension Fund, the country's largest mutual fund, is considering buying a stake in Bank of Asia that is currently held by ABN Amro Holdings. "We are working on a due diligence. If we are to
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      Lock icon Big boys break records
      502 12 -AFP Fortune 500 firms earned $12 trillion last year, shaking off recession blues WASHINGTON American discount retailer Wal-Mart, two car manufacturers and three major oil companies, boosted by skyrocketing fuel prices, emerged as the United States' largest business conglomerates, as the US economy struggled to shake
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      EU mulls fine on Microsoft
      247 12 EUROPEAN Union (EU) regulators began meeting in Brussels yesterday to decide how much to fine Microsoft Corp for breaching anti-trust rules. However, they will struggle to set a penalty high enough to punish a company with more than US$5O billion ($84.6 billion) on hand. The
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      Manage your money better with 'my cpf'
      141 13 THE CPF Board has launched a public education programme that aims to help Singaporeans make informed decisions on how to use their CPF money during significant life stages. Called "my cpf", this education programme is conducted through the Board's website at www.cpf.gov.sg. This
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      Lock icon Thailand oil hub may supply China
      360 13 Dow Jones Deal would boost $1.19b plans to supply the region BANGKOK A deal to supply oil to China could boost Thailand's plans to create a regional oil trading hub in its southern provinces, a senior Thai government official told Dow Jones Newswires. "Initially,
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      Shanghai exchange for young professionals
      206 13  -  Emril Shafeeq Jamil THE SINGAPORE International Foundation (SIF) is on the lookout for young Singapore professionals who want to experience working in Shanghai through its Sin-gapore-China Young Business Ambassador Programme (YBA). The non-profit organisation is targeting professionals in finance, information technology, marketing, legal and human
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    • SAVVY INVESTOR
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        With polls over, it's time to take stock
        567 14  -  Vasu Menon What the results mean for M'sia,Taiwan markets news@newstoday.com.sg MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had said that a strong mandate for the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition could lead to an inflow of RM3O billion ($l3 billion) into the Malaysian stock
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        2812 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Enquiries: Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy Call
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      Lock icon The 'Bond Girl' is sexy but bonds aren't
      810 15  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg Commentary By issuing too much government debt, Japan's economy risks losing its vibrancy in the long run news@newstoday.com.sg FEW consider bonds glamorous. That is, unless you're talking about Japan, which is adding some panache to the oh-so-unex-citing world
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Thai MPs involved'
      362 16 Agencies Suspect: Politicians behind unrest in the south BANGKOK A Thai Muslim man, arrested for alleged involvement in a deadly January raid in the troubled south, on Sunday accused senior politicians and separatist groups of involvement in the violence. There are "very senior politicians in Narathiwat and
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      Lock icon Rice strikes back
      159 16 -AFP WASHINGTON National security adviser Condoleezza Rice yesterday struck back at accusations by a former top adviser who accused President George W Bush of doing a "terrible job" defending the country against terrorist threats. "President Bush has acted swiftly to unify and streamline our efforts to secure
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      Lock icon 15 held after bomb-making factory explodes
      147 16 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian police were holding at least 15 suspects after uncovering a bomb-making home-factory in the southern outskirts of the capital Jakarta, a lawyer for the group said yesterday. An accidental explosion blew off the roof of the house during a Muslim prayer
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      Lock icon Protesters lay siege to Chen's palace, demand vote recount
      433 18 Agencies China reportedly ready to strike Taiwan if election dispute intensifies TAIPEI About 1,000 protesters contesting President Chen Shui-bian's reelection victory yesterday vowed to stay outside his palace until a recount is ordered. And Taiwan's chief prosecutor said the recount motion
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      Lock icon Bush, Kerry chided
      123 18 -AFP WASHINGTON Senior Republicans and Democrats on Sunday urged President George W Bush and rival John Kerry to tone down their attacks on each other or risk a boycott by alienated Americans. "Let's keep it civil so we don't get so nasty that we discourage people from
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      Lock icon 'Al Qaeda bought nuclear bombs'
      209 18 Agencies SYDNEY Al Qaeda No 2 Ayman Al Zawahiri has claimed the militant Islamic organisation bought briefcase nuclear bombs on the central Asian black market, Osama bin Laden's biographer said. Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir made the announcement on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Enough Rope programme, which
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon S Korea confirms bird flu case
        75 18 Reuters South Korea yesterday confirmed its first case of bird flu for more than a month, dashing hopes it had seen the last of an epidemic that has ravaged poultry and killed 24 people across Asia. The outbreak, discovered at the weekend at a
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        Lock icon To make Arnie US President ...
        53 18 To make Arnie US President AFP Veteran Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy said on Sunday he would support a constitutional amendment that would enable his niece's Austriaborn husband and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to run for President. Currently, Mr Schwarzenegger is barred from running as foreign-born citizens are not permitted to
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        Lock icon British cops launch campaign
        75 18 Reuters British police yesterday launched a "Life Savers" campaign in a bid to prevent a terrorist attack on London. Britons were urged to report individuals they suspected of being terrorists, or unattended bags on trains, in pubs and other public places by calling a hotline. The
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon When resolve lacks substance
      841 20  -  William Pfaff The US has not been convincing in its stated plan to end Iraq occupation and could find violent resistance taking the form of a larger movement news@newstoday.com.sg PARIS Novelist Anthony Burgess, when attacked by London's yellow press some years ago for shifting residence from
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      M18 marks coming of age
      798 22  -  Serene Foo MDA's new film rating a vote of confidence for Singaporeans' maturity, say distributors serene@newstoday.com.se MEL Gibson's controversial film The Passion of the Christ will be the first movie to be released under a new category Mature 18 (M 18) category for young adults
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      Pint-sized but aiming to make it big
      269 22  -  Wendy Cheng THEY'RE girlishly cute, bubbly, and small, but this new girl band wants to make it big. As big as S.H.E, hopefully, say the members of Mini Gu Er, comprising of four members, Gu Er, Frida, Wendy and Tong Tong. The four
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    • ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS
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        Bob along with jazzy James
        131 24  -  Zul Othman Jazz musician Bob James is probably best known as an exponent of "smooth jazz". To non-jazz fans, he is the one who composed the theme song of Taxi, a 1 970s sitcom. Now 64, the two-time Grammy award winner is still always looking
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        Threesome, the play
        90 24 Threesome, a new play about the threeway love-hate relationship between two people was inspired by Kevin Smith's film, Chasing Amy, and takes a no- holds-barred look at relationships, straight or otherwise. Rated R(A) 1 8. The play stars Joyce Tan, Timothy Nga, Paerin Choa, Jeremy Samuel and
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        A week of Arab fun
        82 24 Arab Street home of beautiful textiles, unique handicrafts, fine silk and fragrant oils will come alive with noise and colour during Arab Heritage Week from June 5 to 12. A platform to showcase the cultural history of the Arab community in Singapore, the festival will
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      Synthetic nightmares
      504 24  -  Gurmeet Singh Losing control of one's bodily functions is just one effect of drug abuse news(gnewstoday.com.sg THINK getting high on Ketamine is cool? Here's the price you pay for consuming the synthetic drug that comes in the form of a crystalline powder, liquid or tablet: Hallucinations, mood and
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        207 26 Eye 2 opening sets genre record MOVIEGOERS chose to fix their eyes on The Eye 2, making it the biggest horror film opening of all time. The film a co-production of Hong Kong's Applause Pictures and MediaCorp Raintree Pictures chalked up $740,514 in its opening weekend (March 18
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        191 26 -AFP SYDNEY Is the pop diva finally ready to swap fame for marriage and babies? Kylie Minogue has reportedly asked her French actor boyfriend, Olivier Martinez, to marry her and wedding bells could be ringing in June. Australian media said Kylie's younger sister, Dannii, let the news
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        459 28  -  Pauline D Loh Place cod fillets on a bed of tofu for some simple flavours food@newstoday.com. sg COLOURS are an important appeal factor in making a meal delicious. While the reds and greens and yellows immediately make food attractive, there is much to be said for simple
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        306 28 WHERE'S THE FISH? MY brother used to be a keen fisherman when he was working in Singapore some time back. He would take off for the weekend and return on Sunday nights, dirty, smelly and happy with a chiller box full of his deep-sea catches. That was just
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        501 30  -  Lynette Leong More fall victim to mounting pressures of today's lifestyles news@newstoday.com.sg DEPENDING on which side of the coin you are looking at, women today can be said to be better or worse off than their counterparts were a generation ago. But, whatever
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        150 30 -AFP MANILA The outbreak of Sars in Asia boosted efforts to fight infectious diseases, particularly tuberculosis (TB), which kills 1,000 people in the Western Pacific daily, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday. In many countries in the region, Sars resulted in renewed attention to
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        201 32 -AFP A LEADING British museum is trying to tempt the nation's youngsters into healthy pursuits by offering free entry to a sports exhibition so long as they hand in their Easter eggs at the door. The campaign by London's Science
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        332 32  -  Pearlyn Tham OTO helps the elderly .m. M.V M.M. .a. i pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg LOVE was in the air, in more ways than one, at the grand opening ceremony of the "Come Alive! 2004" campaign last Sunday. Held at Kovan Heartland Mall, "Come Alive! 2004" is organised by
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      216 35 Stop Wearing Bras. Researchers have discovered that: i Wearing a bra is like breast binding; this suppresses the lymphatic system which is responsible for the removal of toxins from your body 1 The more hours per day your bra is worn, the higher your chance of getting breast cancer 2
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      524 39 Agencies With playoffs looming, the Lakers are returning to form NBA Lakers 104 Bucks 103 0T LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant had the last word in a game that was owned by Shaquille O'Neal. O'Neal had 31 points, a seasonhigh 26 rebounds
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      Lock icon No sign the Federer steamroll is abating
      372 39 Reuters TENNIS Pacific Life Open INDIAN WELLS, California World No 1 Roger Federer captured his 14th career ATP title and avenged his only loss of the season, when he overpowered Britain's Tim Henman 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) in the
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      Laporte relishes blockbuster England tie
      377 39 SIX NATIONS RUGBY Scotland 0 France 31 EDINBURGH France coach Bernard Laporte (picture) is bracing himself for a highly-charged week, as he seeks to steel his side for the challenge of beating England to clinch the Six Nations Grand Slam. Victory at the Stade de
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      Lock icon Just enjoy Schumacher's magic
      639 41 Agencies Jordan team boss says world champion's dominance could even be a good thing FORMULA 1 Malaysian Grand Prix SEPANG, Malaysia Formula 1 team boss Eddie Jordan called for calm, after claims that the season could be ruined by another Michael Schumacher run of dominance this
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      Lock icon Pakistan thrown into disarray as India steal remarkable victory to set up high-octane decider
      510 41 -AFP ONE-DAY CRICKET Pakistan v India LAHORE, Pakistan A war of words broke out between two Pakistani cricket legends yesterday, after arch-rivals India engineered a remarkable comeback to level the one-day series 2-2. The tourists kept
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        289 42 Reuters ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Leeds 2 Man City 1 LEEDS Relegation-threat-ened Leeds United beat Manchester City 2-1 in the Premiership this morning (Singapore time) to give the club's new owners the perfect start Mark Viduka's (picture) 76th-minute penalty sealed only Leeds's sixth victory
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        274 42 Reuters ROME A hardcore of Lazio and AS Roma soccer fans may have worked together to start a riot which caused the Rome derby to be abandoned on Sunday, politicians said yesterday. Police arrested 18 supporters from both sides, some of them
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        Lock icon Kenyon dampens Ranieri speculation
        519 42 AFP Chelsea chief executive says Italian's contract runs to 2007 LONDON Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri's call to the club to end the speculation over his future was answered yesterday by the London club's chief executive Peter Kenyon. Ranieri's patience finally snapped earlier yesterday after enduring a
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        Lock icon England on the brink of victory
        289 42 Reuters CRICKET England v West Indies, 2nd Test PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad Fast bowler Simon Jones took five wickets as England moved to the brink of victory on a dramatic fourth day of the second test against West Indies yesterday. West Indies had fought back strongly
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      Lock icon Milan oozing confidence
      533 43 Agencies European champions in fine form, await a well-rested Deportivo CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUATER-FINAL AC Milan v Deportivo La Coruna MILAN Defending champions AC Milan are on a high, ahead of today's (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) Champions League quarter-final first-leg clash against Deportivo La Coruna. After an impressive
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      Lock icon Liverpool chairman's rival wants shares, place on the board
      308 43 LIVERPOOL A formal bid has apparently been launched for Liverpool shares, the BBC reported yesterday. The offer has been made by building magnate Steve Morgan, a vociferous critic of chairman David Moores, Liverpool's majority shareholder. Multi-millionaire Morgan's bid of around £50
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      Lock icon Injuries mount for Man United conquerors Porto
      319 43 Reuters CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUATER-FINAL Porto v Lyon LISBON Porto coach Jose Mourinho is fighting injuries and the threat of complacency, as his side prepare to follow up their shock Champions League win over Manchester United with a quarter-final against Olympique Lyon. Porto, who
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        Athens struggling to cope
        57 44 ATHENS Greece admitted yesterday that prospects for the completion of key transport projects needed to ease traffic in the notoriously congested Olympic host city were "borderline". With less than 150 days to the Aug 1 3 opening ceremony, more than half of the venues here are
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        Stability at last at Leeds
        51 44 LEEDS New Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner said yesterday that players' wage deferrals have been ended and tnat the club would repay all monies owed to them from February. Krasner headed a consortium which on Friday took over cash-strapped Leeds, who are bottom of the Premiership
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        82 44 ARIZONA Sweden's Annika Sorenstam (picture) fired a 2-under par 70 to capture her first US event of the year, winning the US$l.2 million ($2.02 million) Safeway International by four strokes. Sorenstam, who won in Australia earlier this year, finished 72 holes at 1 8-under par 270.
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        99 44 LONDON Men's tennis could face more drugs scandals, after Greg Rusedksi's acquittal exposed the failure of officials to find the source of a series of positive tests for steroids. Rusedski was cleared because his positive test for nandrolone was said to be the result of
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        71 44 APIA Samoa coach John Schuster has plucked one of the country's top soccer stars to spice up his team for the Hong Kong rugby sevens tournament this weekend. Dcs Faaiuaso is the face of soccer in the country. But few outside his village of Lepea
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      Lock icon No can do, Superman
      460 44  -  KOH WEI LING Latiff's offer to play for club and country within 24 hours rejected weiling@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE and Woodlands Wellington midfielder Ahmad Latiff has almost always been game to take on any challenge. The latest He is willing to play back-to-back games, for club and country
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      409 44  -  STANLEY HO NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Tanjong Pagar 0 Young Lions 3 stanley@newstoday.com.sg IF THERE is light at the end of the tunnel, then Tanjong Pagar United clearly cannot see it Beaten 3-0 by the Young Lions at
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