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    24 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Friday* May 14,2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Friday May 14,2004« MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Temasek raises offer for UOL to $2.26
    350 1 Today Business Desk TWO days after its original offer to buy United Overseas Bank's (UOB) entire 48.9-per-cent stake in United Overseas Land (UOL) at $2.06 a share lapsed, Singapore investment holding company Temasek Holdings has raised its offer price to $2.26 a share,
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    Sonia's stunning sweep
    1085 1  -  Shanoo Maharaj Indian PM Vajpayee concedes defeat, to be caretaker until new govt formed ALL eyes are on Mrs Sonia Gandhi, the leader of the Congress party that has been swept back to power in a stunning reversal of fortunes in India's general election. Conceding defeat last
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      41 1 NEWSX^/lEWS Lee Han Shih On making the LTA world-class/3 Andy Mukherjee The debt hangover in South Korea/32 Norm! Old man Greq Norman gets high in Snanghai/72 A SOLO ART EXHIBITION BY A TWO,YEAIU)LD? The incredible story of Leo Ching Ling /n
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        Lock icon Come study in Spore, Thai students urged
        67 2 Newsßadio 93.8 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has encouraged more students from Thailand to consider studying in Singapore, when he met Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the Istana yesterday. The Princess also briefed Mr Goh on projects initiated by the Thai Royal
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        Changi is Asia's best cargo hub – again
        59 2  - Changi is Asia's best cargo hub again Ted Chen Changi Airport continues to be Asia's best air cargo hub for the 1 Bth consecutive year, receiving the "Best Airport Asia" award at the 2004 Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards held in Shanghai on Wednesday. Factors considered include provision of
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        Lock icon S'pore labour body drops charity status
        93 2 Channel News Asia The Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF) is foregoing its charity status this financial year to focus on programmes that benefit workers. Trade union activities are not considered charitable deeds but under the Charities Act, SLF must spend 80 per cent of its
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      What could make LTA truly world-class
      750 3  -  Lee Han Shih N EWSSSDUDSD^ It can spend thousands on helping elderly rather than millions on projects of debatable value SINGAPORE has a public transport system that can, in many ways, claim to be world class. Further, over the years, the Land Transport Authority
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      Lock icon Malaysia to probe allegations that it was hosting terrorist websites
      256 4 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Lim Kit Siang yesterday urged the government to investigate allegations that it was hosting a network of terrorist websites, including one that showed the beheading of a US citizen in Iraq. The Democratic Action Party's
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      Makeover for Malaysian GLCs
      290 4 Revamp to introduce transparency and efficiency KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is set to unveil sweeping changes today to government-linked firms in a move aimed at improving the performance, productivity and accountability of top corporations. The long awaited announcement is expected to usher in a host of highly
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      Toppling tyrants with IT power
      649 6 |\IEWS&&DIDI&D^— Sermons on cassettes sent the Shah packing, while Philippines' Estrada was ousted with SMS Francis Chin, Technology Editor francischin@newstoday.com.sg GLOBAL outrage over digital photographs published in newspapers of American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners is the latest example of how technology, in the hands of
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      Battle for HIV/Aids subsidies
      175 6  -  Diana Neo A RECORD 242 people were diagnosed with the HIV virus in Singapore last year, with youths making up half of them. But even as the Singapore Aids Candlelight Memorial enters its 13th year this Sunday, the one cause its organiser, Action for Aids (AFA),
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      Nine Singaporean hikers rescued
      120 6  -  Wong Fei Wan NINE Singaporean hikers were found after being stranded for over six hours at a mountain near Kota Tinggi. The group of five men and four women aged between 18 and 29 were descending Gunung Panti when they lost their way. One of the
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      SOS phones removed
      99 6  -  Liew Mci Van FROM next month, the 190 SOS telephones on all expressways, except those on the Central Expressway, will be removed, saving the Land Transport Authority about $132,000 annually. The phones are now redundant due to the effectiveness of the Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (Emas)
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      360 schools cut from Internet link amid Gaobot virus fears
      170 8 ALL 360 Government schools islandwide have been disconnected from the Internet temporarily in a bid to contain a potentially damaging virus. The Gaobot worm, which exploits a fault in the Windows operating system, was discovered on Monday. The fast-spreading virus
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      Gifted artist, and she's all of two
      488 8  -  Tay Tsen-Waye Ching Ling's paintings have been described as 'pure' and 'primal' WHEN Leo Ching Ling turns three in two weeks, there will be no birthday party with magicians pulling rabbits out of hats. Nor will there be clowns juggling balls for her.
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      I made U5515,561.49 in less than 1 week.
      409 8 Please understand I'm not trying to brag. I only want to show you how easy it can be when you follow a proven system and model. -Yanik Silver Hi! My name is Alan, and I make a comfortable living by making money
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      Lock icon BE A BOSS IN 2 HOURS
      511 10  -  Tor Ching Li Online business registration system Bizfile helps you avoid the red tape IT REDUCES turnaround time and slashes business costs. No, it's not a low cost carrier terminal for Singapore's burgeoning budget airlines. Since last year, Bizfile the online business registration system
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      Why the delay in appointment, National Skin Centre?
      136 14  -  Neil Wilkinson I CALLED up the National Skin Centre on Tuesday and asked to make an appointment to see a doctor. "Sure, how about tomorrow morning?" the telephone receptionist asked me. "Could you make it on Friday?" I replied. She answered: "Sure,
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      Sistic has to improve online booking service
      254 14  -  Ong Siong Kee Glitches need to be corrected if ticketing agent wants to justify price hike SINCE April 1, ticketing agent Sistic has increased its handling fee for tickets costing $20 and above from $1 to $2. However, the quality of its Internet
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      Poster ad on teddy bear was to jolt S'poreans out of complacency
      236 14  -  Desmond Soon Chee Kheong I WRITE in response to the letter, "Not right for TV ads to link teddy bears to bombs" by Mr Chong Kirn Hwa (Today, May 12). As the creator of the MRT poster showing
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      Lock icon Small investors will suffer
      463 16  -  Leong Sze Hian Absence of level playing field keeps them away from direct investment I REFER to the article, "Battle for UOL awaits next move" (Today, May 12). United Overseas Land (UOL), a highly undervalued stock closed 4 per cent, or nine cents, lower at $2.11.
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      Cheating of workers seems widespread
      141 16  -  Christina Tiang THE report that the authorities here have helped foreign workers get back "tens of millions" of dollars they were cheated of last year is disturbing, ("Govt to help foreign workers", Today, May 10). The huge amount suggests the problem of these workers being
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Only for women
      345 20  -  Val Chua DBS makes entry into the 'ladies' credit card market DBS Bank has unveiled an aggressive strategy to capture the "for ladies only" credit card market from incumbent United Overseas Bank. Intent to grab some market share from the 15-year-old UOB Lady's Card, DBS is going
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      Informatics stock up as Oei makes $2.1 m in one day
      144 20  -  Val Chua MR OEI Hong Leong's nose for a good investment has made him a $2.1-million paper profit in one day, after Informatics Holdings shares soared to 39.5 cents yesterday. The tycoon had bought $4.7 million worth of Informatics
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        Lock icon Singapore
        107 20 Dow Jones Share prices here tracked regional markets to close lower for a second day, as rising tensions in Iraq, higher oil prices and expectations of a US interest rates hike made investors more cautious. The ST Index closed 23.58 points down, or 1.3 per cent, at 1,778.59. Decliners
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        STI – 1,778.59 -23.58
        3 20 STI 1,778.59 -23.58
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        World markets
        60 20 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.10 Pis -328.48 Change -2.95 Hang Seng All Ordinaries *****.94 3376.20 -131.24 -7.80 -1.14 -0.23 Taiwan Wtd 5918.09 -40.70 -0.68 Korea Comp 790.13 -26.96 -3.30 KLCI 803.11 -15.61 -1.91 SET Index 611.23 -10.78 -1.73 Jakarta Comp 739.13 -5.15 -0.69 Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 20 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 375.900 Silver uss/oi 5.560 Platinum uss/oz 796.000 Rubber cents/kg 250.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1813 Brent crude uss/barrel 37.32 Information provided by
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 20 US$ 0.5819 UK£ 0.3281 Yen 65.741 HK$ 4.5384 RM 2.211 Euro 0.4889 Rupiah 5204.7 Baht 23.623 Peso 32.491 A$ 0.8325 Indian Rs 26.402 Won 687.43 C$ 0.8072 Yuan 4.8162 NZ$ 0.9491 NTS 19.495
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        SGX most active
        58 20 By volume Informatics Wee Poh AsiaPharm FibreChem SingTel UnitedTAC SingPost Cosco Corp Chartered NOL Close 0.395 0.015 0.470 0.385 2.310 0.800 0.800 0.750 1.390 1.960 Change +0.085 +0.030 +0.010 -0.060 -0.030 -0.015 -0.005 -0.040 +0.010 +27.4 +6.8 +2.7 -2.5 -3.6 -1.8 -0.7 -2.8 +0.5 '000 155,288 72,326
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        SGX top rises
        81 20 By$ Close Change SPH1OO 21.000 +0.400 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 106.000 +0.100 Jardine C&C 6.300 +0.100 Informatics 0.395 +0.085 JTCn4.826%*****410k 1.090 +0.060 YeoHS 2.930 +0.060 AsiaPharm 0.470 +0.030 Easycall 0.140 +0.030 Hartford 0.440 +0.030 FoodEmpire 0.350 +0.025 By percentage El-Nets Close Change 0.020 +33.3 Informatics 0.395 +27.4
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        SGX top falls
        76 20 By$ Close Change /enture 17.000 -0.600 F&N 13.200 -0.500 Creative 50 16.900 -0.300 KepCorp 6.500 -0.300 franspac 1.880 -0.240 >IA 10.000 -0.200 >IA 200 10.100 -0.200 >TI ETF100 18.200 -0.200 JOB 13.200 -0.200 By percentage Close Change Roly W*****8 250 0.030 -66.7 PNE Micron 0.145 -23.7 Casa
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      Lock icon NOL's Q1 profit surges eight-fold
      239 22 Bloomberg It also posted 14 per cent gain in cargo volume NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL), Singapore's largest shipping company, said firstquarter profit rose by a larger-than-expected eight times, as it carried more cargo and raised rates to the United States and Europe. Net income in
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      230 22 Hotel Properties Limited posted a net profit of $4.79 million or 1.06 cents a share in the three months ended March 31, from a loss of $685,000 or 0.15 cent a share a year ago. Allgreen Properties said net profit fell 12.7 per cent in the three months ended
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      GM aims to be among top 5 in S'pore
      459 24  -  Kevin Tan Despite talk of imminent relocation, the world's largest automaker remains/Committed here GENERAL Motors (GM), the world's largest automaker, is committed to Singapore and plans to race ahead of its rivals in the country's crowded auto-vehicle market Despite news that
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      Lock icon City Developments posts earnings of $40 million
      162 24 Agencies PROPERTY developer City Developments yesterday said its first quarter net profit inched up 4.9 per cent year-on-year as an improved global hotel business and higher local property sales helped cushion a drop in investment income. Singapore's largest property developer earned $40 million,
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      Lock icon ComfortDelgro 1Q profit rises 85%
      116 24 Bloomberg COMFORTDELGRO Corp said first-quarter profit rose 85 per cent, boosted by lower financing costs and a one-time write back in tax provisions. Net income for the three months ended March 31 rose to $54.8 million, or 2.68 cents a share, from $29.7 million, or
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      Lock icon Safety is PRIORITY
      747 25  -  Wan HuiYuen Stringent standards are maintained every step of the way NOT many people realise that behind the scenes at supermarket chain Cold Storage, food safety measures are gone over with a fine-tooth comb. In fact, Cold Storage has adopted the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
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      Lock icon Likely slowdown for April Nodx
      298 26 Dow Jones Growth estimates range from 12 to 20 per cent SINGAPORE'S non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) likely grew at a slower annualised pace last month compared with March, as stronger electronics shipments were offset by weaker overseas sales of other goods such as Pharmaceuticals. A
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      Lock icon Indian stocks jump on hopes of stable govt
      841 28 Agencies Mumbai Sensex up 0.8% at 5,399; Indian rupee rises 0.7% to 45.35 per US dollar on belief foreign funds will return MUMBAI Indian financial markets rebounded by late morning yesterday on hopes that the main opposition Congress party will be able
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      Lock icon Asean to ask China to explain economic policy
      290 28 Bloomberg CHINA'S Finance Minister Jin Renqing will be pressed by the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) to explain the steps he is taking to cool China's economic growth, the group's secretary-general said. "The Chinese recognise that their economic growth has a
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      Lock icon US says Japan's recovery strong and sustainable
      272 29 Agencies TOKYO US Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs John Taylor expressed optimism yesterday about Japan's economic recovery, calling it strong and sustainable. Though the Japanese economy was benefiting from robust exports to China, Japanese growth should not be damaged if China's booming economy
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    • SAVVY INVESTOR
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        Lock icon Private equity remains robust
        533 30 Dow Jones Growth and restructuring themes in Asia create opportunities for large buyouts VOLATILITY in Asian stock markets is not taking the shine off the private equity industry's recovery in the region, said Schroder Capital Partners fund manager Sanjay Sehgal. "Our business is not affected. In
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          Fortune Reit (HK$5.10) – Buy
          67 30 Fortune Reit (HK$5.10) Buy Kirn Eng keeps its Buy recommendation on Fortune Reit after the property trust reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings on efficient cost management, lower borrowing expenses and improving revenue. Its second-half prospects are likely to be better on increased occupancy and higher rentals. Future purchases are also likely
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          Lock icon Capita Commercial Trust ($1.12) – Neutral
          69 30 Capita Commercial Trust ($1.12) Neutral Dow Jones CSFB starts coverage on Capita Commercial Trust witn a Neutral rating and an 89.5-cent target price, saying the trust's fiscal 2005 income is expected to fall as rents have been secured near the "trough of the cycle." The trust is unlikely to benefit
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        3508 30 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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      Lock icon Whisky a measure of S Korea's debt hangover
      773 32  -  Andy Mukherjee KOREA HERALD Bloomberg Commentary The spirit is a barometer of people's confidence in the economy YOU know South Korea's economy is in trouble when the world's whisky makers start feeling the pinch. Last month, Allied Domecq, the maker of Ballantine's,
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      358 34 Agencies Trip made as Congress reviews more damaging photographs BAGHDAD United States Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who is facing the brunt of global outrage over the abuse of Iraqi detainees by American troops, made a surprise visit to Iraq yesterday. The embattled secretary
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      209 34 Reuters FORT LEWIS (Washington) A military court on Wednesday heard a Montana woman, posing as a Muslim sympathiser, tell of a United States Army enlisted man's plans to join Al Qaeda and attack US forces in Iraq. Ms Shannen
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      214 34 BANGKOK Fancy owning a piece of the famous Liverpool football club for 500 baht ($21)? That's what Thais can expect if their prime minister has his way and acquires a 30 per cent stake in the English Premier League club, one
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        68 36 Authorities in Shah Alam in Malaysia will allow couples to hold hands but warned against kissing and hugging in public, reported the New Straits Times. The Shah Alam City Council said lovers committing such "indecent behaviour" could be fined up to RMI,OOO ($454). The ruling
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        74 36 Vendors are enjoying brisk sales of pictures of dead Muslim militants who were slain last month by Thailand's security forces inside the historic southern Krue Se mosque much to the dismay of authorities in the country, reported the Bangkok Post. Locals reproduced news photos
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        69 36 AFP Indonesia will end the martial law in force in Aceh province for the past year as troops battled separatist guerrillas. In future, the province wilfbe under a state of civil emergency, said Indonesia Acting Security Minister Hari Sabarno. He said both the
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      194 36 -AFP ANKAEA After a long and stormy session, the Turkish Parliament yesterday adopted a controversial higher education reform Bill which was seen as a threat to the mainly Muslim country's secular order. The Bill seeks to ease restrictions on graduates of Islamic
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      272 36 before debating changes to important laws KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians will be consulted on changes to important laws before the amendments are debated in Parliament The changes concern the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and will touch on issues of police powers of arrest, the time allowed
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      255 41 AFP Mid-East conflict could become full-fledged war PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia) The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which represents 117 countries, called yesterday for the United Nations (UN) to deploy peacekeepers to prevent the Israeli-Palestinian conflict sliding into fullfledged war. A special meeting of the organisation's Committee on Palestine
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        67 41 AFP Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq Al Shara urged Washington yesterday to open a dialogue with nis government to address its concerns, saying the unilateral sanctions the United States imposed on Tuesday were in nobody's interest. US President George W Bush enforced the sanctions after charging
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        70 41 AFP China jailed yesterday prominent dissident Yang Jianli, a United States resident, for five years on charges of spying and illegal entry, ignoring top-level American and United Nations concern over the case. Mr Yang fled China following the 1 989 Tiananmen democracy protests and
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      757 43  -  Jean-Paul Reau, It views growth as 'progressive move', which will bring stability and democracy to the continent Ambassador of France to Singapore THE European Union (EU) marked a historic event on May 1. By expanding from 15 to 25 countries, Europe will reconnect
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      624 48  -  Lim Kuan Chiang A made-over Sandy Chua dazzles our pageant expert HONESTLY, just about everyone was surprised when Sandy Chua was crowned Miss Singapore Universe on April 3. Sure, the 19-year-old undergraduate had composure and poise, but she didn't stand out Unlike hot favourite
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      166 50  -  Elisa Chia WHO are the judges for Singapore Idol? Here's one name pundits can strike off their list: Kumar. At his opening performance on Wednesday, the comedian confessed during a Q&A session that he wouldn't be a judge in the local version of
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      122 52  -  Elisa Chia BURLY bodyguards, hungry photographers and even a gatecrasher. Taiwanese diva Fong Fei Fei's press conference yesterday was one befitting of a superstar. The female gatecrasher had only time to hand over a gift ana introduced herself as a fan from Malaysia before she
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      179 52  -  Wendy Cheng WALT Disney Television International is about to get another channel under its name the Playhouse Disney Channel. To be launched tomorrow on Star Hub Cable TV, this channel will be targeted at pre-school-ers aged between two and five. The 24-hour channel will be free for
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        179 56  -  YONG SHU CHIANG FILM REVIEW 'by HONG Kong comedy Driving Miss Wealthy is an uneven mess that is, at best, sporadically funny. Jennifer (Gigi Leung) is a rich but gullible and spoilt girl who has to learn to stand on her own two feet, after her father
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        201 58 La Toya London's boot shocks all AS IF American Idol 3 couldn't get any more unpredictable, firm favourite La Toya London was booted out on Wednesday night With the field down to four, the two singers who received the lowest viewer-vote totals London and Fantasia Barrino
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          79 58 AFP The darlings of Hong Kong cinema, Maggie Cheung and Michelle Yeoh, are fighting for a lead role in a Steven Spielberg film, said Apple Daily. Spielberg is producing the long-awaited adaptation of Memoirs of a Geisha, the bestselling story about a girl rising to the
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          67 58 Reuters Pamela Anderson, a native of Canada, became an American citizen on Wednesday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom. "I felt it was important to become a US citizen in order to vote in the United States," said Anderson in a written statement. The former Baywatch star added
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          76 58 Reuters The lucrative Los Angeles porn film industry that was crippled by an HIV outbreak last month has lifted a selfimposed moratorium on Wednesday, after half the actors placed under quarantine were given the all-clear. The multi-billion dollar industry employs some 6,000 people in 200 production companies, turning
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          64 58 Reuters Kiefer Sutherland, star of the espionage thriller television show, 24, has filed for divorce from his wife of eight years, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. The 37-year-old actor filed the divorce papers on Monday in the Los Angeles Superior Court to end nis marriage to
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      768 69 Once again, it's the Shag and Kobe show as Lakers try to end San Antonio hoodoo NBA PLAYOFFS Spurs v Lakers, Western Conference semi-finals SAN ANTONIO, Texas They think it will be different here, where the locals are redoing the billboards for the occasion, yet another Game 5
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      402 69 -AFP SACRAMENTO, California Chris Webber and the Sacramento Kings played with equal parts determination and desperation on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), as they posted an 87-81 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves to knot their National Basketball Association second-round playoff series at
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      411 70  -  JOSE RAYMOND Clark withdraws players from friendly after Geylang, Home pull out WOODLANDS Wellington head coach Simon Clark has stopped two of his players from playing in Sunday's Sultan of Selangor's Cup at the National Stadium. His move comes after the Football Association of Singapore
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      496 71  -  TAN YO-HINN Vipers and Co desperate to pick up points to avoid wooden spoon THE NTUC Fair Price Netball Super League (NSL) enters its third week this weekend and a desperate scrap for points is already forming between three sides. The season is now a
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      363 71  -  STANLEY HO NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2004 Tampines 1 Geylang 0 IT CAME so late that there wasn't even time for celebrations. With virtually the last kick of the match, Tampines Rovers scored a 1-0 win over eastern rivals Geylang United in the
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      238 71  -  Koh Wei Ling THE Singapore women's rugby team plan to go one better at the Asian's Women's Sevens Championship this weekend in Kazakhstan. Following their Asian Plate triumph last year, coach Faizal Ahyar claims his charges are gunning for the Cup this time round. "We won
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      592 72 AFP Legend Norman battles old injury to keep pace wilh leaders GOLF BMW Asian Open, first round SHANGHAI Former world No 1 Greg Norman, 50 next February, opened a door to his glory-filled past with a bogey-free, five-under-par 67 in the first round of the
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      109 72 ATHENS A Greek extremist group calling themselves the "Revolutionary Struggle" threatened visitors planning to attend the Athens August Olympics in a letter published yesterday. The group also claimed responsibility for bomb blasts at an Athens police station on May 5, according to the letter published
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      104 72 AFP LONDON Vijay Singh's (picture) back-to-back wins on the US Tour last month has won him the European Golfer of the Month award for April. The 41-year-old Fijian, an honorary member of the European tour, captured the Huston Open and then followed that by
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      534 73 -AFP Indonesian manager Hadinata says semi-final rivals have good balance BADMINTON Thomas Cup semi-finals JAKARTA Indonesia's badminton team manager has warned his men face a tough task in overcoming second seeds Denmark for a chance to extend their 10-year hold on the Thomas Cup trophy. Speaking after Indonesia's
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      268 73 Reuters MADRID Real Madrid president Florentino Perez (picture) has pledged to sign another of the world's leading players, less than a week after the club were condemned to finishing without a major trophy for the first time in five seasons. "There will be an exciting
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      187 73 AFP LIVERPOOL Liverpool directors met yesterday to consider rival proposals to provide the English Premiership club with a multi-million pound cash injection. Chairman David Moores, chief executive Rick Parry and the rest of the Liverpool board were to assess the respective merits of offers from millionaire
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      531 74 Agencies Magpies must reach Uefa Cup, says coach ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Southampton 3 Newcastle 3 SOUTHAMPTON A hurricane was unleashed on Newcastle United in Southampton on Wednesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time), the winds of uncertainty blowing through the Magpies' dressing room after a 3-3 draw presented
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      174 74 AFP LONDON England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has become the first big name player to leave Leeds United following their relegation, after the club agreed to sell him to Tottenham Hotspur for £1.5 million ($2.6 million). But Spurs have been rebuffed in a bid to
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      148 74 Reuters PARIS Martina Navratilova will play singles at a Grand Slam event for the first time in 10 years at the French Open later this month, almost 20 years since she last triumphed in the final at Roland-Garros. French Open organisers yesterday said they had awarded a wild
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      285 74 LONDON Manchester United have had a sensational £30 million ($9l million) bid rejected for Fernando Torres, reported The Sun yesterday. It is the second time Alex Ferguson has been knocked back in his quest to land the Atletico Madrid striker. The latest
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      925 76 Agencies Smith's departure is a foregone conclusion for he is too good for Nationwide football LONDON As farewells go, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Alan Smith had to be dragged out from the heart of Leeds United when his time finally came
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        51 76 Alex Ferguson needs cover up front. Smith scored a great header in the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford in February. Smith can also play in midfield. United need a combative young player of proven Premiership class. And Smith admits the prime motivation for his move is to win
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        76 76 He would be linking up with his old pals Jonathan Woodgate, Lee Bowyer and Michael Bridges. There would also be no need for him to move house, a serious factor for a man who has spent the whole of his life in the Leeds area. Newcastle need a
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        30 76 Steve Bruce was the first manager to make a concrete offer for Smith. His £5.75 m bid was turned down, but that was before Leeds' relegation was confirmed.
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        51 76 Several newspapers reported last week that Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has already held a meeting with Smith's agent. Emile Heskey could move to Birmingham this summer, and although Djibril Cisse will join from Auxerre for £14m, Gerard Houllier is keen to have more quality competition for Michael Owen
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