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    28 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Friday* September 3, 2004 mita (P) 103/07/2004 I TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Friday September 3, 2004 mita (P) 103/07/2004 I
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    Lock icon Anwar: I bear no malice against Dr M
    863 1  -  Elisia Yeo Freed former DPM heading for Germany for surgery in Kuala Lumpur news(g>newstoday.com.sg FORMER Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim was released from prison yesterday when the Federal Court, in a stunning development, overturned his conviction for sodomy. The ruling, twice
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    Joscelin's Olympic brush-off may land her in trouble
    200 1  -  Jose Raymond j ose@newstoday. com.sg OVER the years, Singapore swim queen Joscelin Yeo has caused the occasional ripple outside the pool with her somewhat brusque manner, especially with journalists. But her latest indiscretion, which happened at the just-concluded Athens Olympics, could land
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      34 1 NEWSX^/lEWS Thank you, ShA Parliament pays tribute to Mr Goh/2 Divided we fall Plug cultural gaps and stop racist barbs, says Tang Li/3 mr brown says Shellfish Singaporeans only think about fnemselves/42 I ■jjfcifci-S,
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      MPs thank SM Goh
      498 2  -  Lee Ching Wern Parliamentarians pay tribute to former PM chingwern@newsto day, com. sg IN A rare show of emotion in Parliament, four MPs tabled a special motion yesterday to express their gratitude to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong for his contributions to the nation as prime
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      Racist barbs and cultural gaps
      676 3  -  Tang Li |\IEWS£&DIDI&D^— To build a society that we can all be proud of, these gaps need to be bridged and our similarities celebrated WHEN I joined the work force, a successful entrepreneur advised me jocularly: "Between an Indian and a snake, always hit the
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      Lock icon Convicted Bali bomber 'enjoys night out'
      221 4 Agencies JAKARTA A man convicted of involvement in the October 2002 Bali bombings has been spotted enjoying a night out in Jakarta in the company of senior police officers. Ali Imron, who was sentenced to life for his role in the nightclub attacks, which
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      Lock icon Hopes raised for early end as 26 women, kids freed
      319 4 Agencies RUSSIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS Release made possible through efforts of ex-Ingushetia president BESLAN (Russia) Hopes were raised yesterday that a standoff involving more than 350 hostages in a school close to Chechnya could be resolved peacefully after the heavily-armed captors
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      Lock icon End to nuke tech dispute in sight
      127 4 -AFP WASHINGTON China and the United States have nearly settled a dispute over atomic technology, a move that would allow US companies to sell nuclear reactors to China, the Wall Street Journal reported. The deal could mean billions of dollars for US companies
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        S'pore sends condolences over Moerdani's death
        55 4 Singapore leaders expressed their condolences over the death of former Indonesian military chief Leonardus Banyamin Moerdani, who died after a stroke on Sunday at the age of 71. A statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry said over the years, he had developed a strong
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        Lock icon US embassy shut after second 'powder' scare
        43 4 -AFP The United States embassy in Malaysia was shut indefinitely yesterday after it received a letter containing a suspicious powdery substance, its second security scare in two weeks. The "suspicious powder" has been sent for tests.
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        Lock icon Israel threatens to hit Syria over suicide attacks
        41 4 -AFP Israel's deputy defence minister Zeev Biom yesterday threatened to launch military operations against Syria, accusing Damascus of being implicated directly in the double Hamas suicide attack on Tuesday which killed 16 people
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      Cockroaches worth $1,000 to ACS pupils
      154 6  -  Kenneth Tan COCKROACHES may be disgusting, but they helped five boys from Anglo Chinese School (Independent) win the top prize of $1,000 at Ngee Ann Polytechnic's Biotech Fair 2004. The boys investigated the use of sweet potatoes as a bait for cockroaches. Team member
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      Better maids, higher costs
      427 6  -  Ng Shing Vi Bigger outlays predicted as Govt unveils new rules on domestic workers shingyi@newstoday.com.sg FROM January, new maids will have to be at least 23 years old and armed with eight years of formal education before they can work in Singapore. And with immediate effect,
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      Lock icon MRT safety: Onus on commuters too
      315 8 Channel News Asia SAFETY at MRT stations emerged a top concern in Parliament yesterday, following the recent deaths of commuters who fell on to the tracks, but personal responsibility was one message that came through strongly. Screen doors are the norm in underground stations,
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      Minister explains HDB pricing policy
      212 8 WITH resale prices of HDB flats on the decline in the past few years, the Housing and Development Board has had to adjust downwards the prices of unsold new flats so that they are in line with the prevailing market conditions. National Development Minister Mah
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      PARLIAMENTbriefs
      239 8 Why Opposition is not invited to National Day Rally Opposition MPs have never been invited to the National Day Rally as they cannot be expected to help the Government rally the ground to support its policies, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong explained yesterday in response to a question tabled
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      The Economist says sorry to PM, MM
      336 10  -  Tav Tsen-Wave waye@newstoday.com.sg FINANCIAL newsmagazine The Economist has apologised and agreed to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew damages for defamatory statements made in its article, Temasek, First Singapore, next the world. PM Lee and MM Lee
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      Cops cripple chap-ji-kee syndicate
      207 10  -  Jose Raymond POLICE yesterday crippled one of two illegal chap-ji-kee (12 cards) syndicates believed to be operating in Singapore. The ClD's Gambling Suppression Branch (GSB) arrested 11 Singaporeans between the ages of 29 and 70 during the island-wide raid. The raid lasted five hours and was
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      S'pore firm poised to make medical history
      233 10  -  Lee U-Wen A LOCAL research and development company is on the verge of a major medical breakthrough. Rockeby Biomed Ltd, a leader in the diagnosis and treatment of fungal infection, announced yesterday that one of its diagnostic kits could lower the mortality rate
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      FOCUS On The Family
      255 14  -  Dr James Dob son Tbiws by. DON'T LABEL YOUR KIDS Most of us remember childhood classmates who were saddled with nicknames like "foureyes" or "big mouth" or "Dumbo". These playful titles may have major significance in the life of a sensitive child, greatly influencing how he
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      Still on blacklist of banks
      363 14  -  Ang Soo Wei Brush with debts years ago still has repercussions on young Singaporean I AM in my early 30s and had incurred credit and renovation debts amounting to $30,000 some years back. To avoid bankruptcy, I sold off my property and repaid the bank
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      MediaCorp's Games coverage excellent
      63 14  -  Pollyanna Watson I WISH to commend MediaCorp for its excellent coverage of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. The idea of spreading the coverage over several channels enabled viewers to enjoy a wide range of different sports. Thank you for devoting so much airtime to athletes who
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      HDB's quota policy
      275 14  -  Roger Waaijer Apply policy to estates, not blocks I AM in a situation similar to that of Ms Nirmala Gopalakrishnan ("Race policy hits flat owners", Sept 1) I wish to move to a different block within my estate, but I have not been able to sell my
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      Set up database of potential flat sellers
      185 14  -  Brian Ooi GIVEN the sensitivity of racial issues, I am not hopeful that this policy will be changed any time soon. However, there are measures that the HDB can take. I propose setting up a database, where all flat owners who wish to
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      Lock icon Proactive steps on safety needed
      231 16  -  Chua Hin Bee Treat $5m cost of barriers as capital expenditure I REFER to your report, "SMRT to enhance safety at MRT stations" (Sept 2). It is disappointing that safety has to be weighed against costs before the SMRT takes action. As a responsible corporation,
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      Why not hire parents as teaching aides?
      113 16  -  Patrick Fairley Scully I REFER to your report, "Extra pair of hands may be the best Teachers' Day gift" (Sept 2). I wonder if the Ministry of Education or the Singapore Teachers' Union have considered employing suitably-qualified parent volunteers as teaching aides? Parents,
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      Hottalk news that moved you Baby blues
      601 16 FIRST, it was over the restoration of wages. Now, family-friendly work conditions. No sooner had the cheers for the baby bonus package stopped than the fin-ger-pointing started at the tardiness of private sector bosses in following the Government's lead. Indeed, some were downright
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      A helping hand for helpful seniors
      205 16  -  Lim Kean Bee I REFER to Chen Zhen's letter, "The greying problem" (Sept 1). I agree that able retirees should receive more help to find jobs. They are invited to try the "social enterprise" section at the Golden Years Day Care Centre for the
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      Lock icon An eye on Sentosa casino
      363 20  -  Val Chua Analysts say it makes sense for Singapore property giants to join the game val@newstoday.com.sg FIRST, it was the foreign casino operators such as Las Vegas Sands and Harrah's Entertainment that were eyeing the proposed casino in Sentosa. Now, two local property giants are
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      169 20 Shipbuilder SembCorp Marine has sold fixed-rate mortgage-backed bonds to Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) for $54.3 million. The bonds were issued in 1999 by Chenab Investments, which raised funds to purchase the NOL Building in Singapore, SembCorp Marine said in a statement. TPA Strategic Holdings has completed its acquisition of
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      Lock icon ST Index rises to highest in over 3 years
      197 20 Agencies A SURGE in blue chips drove the ST Index to a three-and-a-half-year high yesterday, as gains in DBS Group Holdings and some property stocks helped offset a slide in technology stocks. DBS led gains after the Government said on Wednesday
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      Lock icon Malaysian shares rise as Anwar released
      203 20 Agencies MALAYSIAN shares surged yesterday following news that the country's highest court had overturned the sodomy conviction of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and released him from prison. The court's decision to free Mr Anwar boosted investor confidence in Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad
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        59 20 ndex Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI SET Index lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Wumbai Sensex Value *****.75 *****.07 3590.40 5852.85 823.83 842.04 628.78 780.27 1614.00 221.27 5198.72 Change Pis +25.40 -24.80 +14.90 -5.29 +6.47 +13.66 -0.03 +5.17 +21.26 +1.83 -12.13 +0.23 -0.19
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        Your S$1 buys
        35 20 JK£ fen 1K$ |M iuro (upiah idlit 0.586 0.3268 64.177 4.5709 2.2268 0.4808 5459.9 24.366 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 32.963 0.8331 27.151 674.59 0.7662 4.8502 0.8939 19.903
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        Commodities
        21 20 Bold us$/oz 410.200 Silver us$/oi 6.830 'latinum us$/oi 873.000 Rubber centsAg 234.5 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1595.5 Brent crude us$/borrel 41.98
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        Lock icon Singapore
        127 20 Dow Jones The ST Index added 1 1.38 points, or 0.6 per cent, to end at 1,940.86, its highest close since February 2001. Losers led gainers 188 to 141 as 433.9 million shares were traded. "The buying was very selective," said a trader, adding that the improved investor sentiment
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        ST Index: 1,940.86 – +11.38
        4 20 ST Index: 1,940.86 +11.38
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        Lock icon SGX most active
        59 20 Bloomberg Information provided by SGX, fy volume ling Tel WL jpitaland bartered (ingWan iTATS ChipPAC JTAC \ccs (otary iPH Close 2.280 2.820 1.680 1.040 0.130 1.080 0.580 0.660 0.375 4.380 Change +0.040 -0.010 -0.050 -0.050 -0.035 +0.005 +0.020 +1.8 -0.6 -4.6 -4.4 -5.7 +0.8 +0.5 'OOO 20,000
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        SGX top rises
        79 20 By Close Change Fhai Prime200USS 10.600 +0.400 By percentage L&M Close Change 0.010 +100.0 DBS 16.000 +0.200 Eastern Pub 0.200 +25.0 IMH400USS 13.200 +0.200 >hangAsia2kHKS 7.450 +0.200 lardine C&C 7.500 +0.150 ISH500USS 5.850 +0.150 KepCorp 7.350 +0.150 5TIETF100 19.520 +0.120 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 108.800 +0.100 XBC
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        SGX top falls
        84 20 By$ Bukit Sem LungKee BMU Creative 50 Close 13.000 0.885 18.300 Change -0.200 -0.185 -0.100 By percentage Goldlron Sunlight W*****4 FDS Nelw Close 0.010 0.015 0.090 Change -33.3 -25.0 -21.7 F&N GreatEast 14.200 11.600 -0.100 -0.100 LungKee BMU KLWW*****6 0.885 0.025 -17.3 -16.7 GP Bat 3.300 -0.060
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      PMI continues rise
      86 22 ON THE back of increased export orders and higher production, the Singapore manufacturing sector continued to register healthy growth in last month, expanding for a consecutive 15th month. The August reading of the Singapore Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) was 55.0 a 1.5 points rise over that of
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      Audio player's local success spurs Creative
      468 22  -  Tor Ching Li Firm now ready to market it overseas chingli@news today, com, sg SOUNDS like Creative Technology's first foray into television commercials and programme sponsorships from Creatively Mine to Singapore Idol was worth every advertising dollar. At the launch of the MuVo 2
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      Lock icon Common currency for Asean?
      369 24 Agencies A EUROPEAN-style common currency in South-east Asia is a long-term regional goal, Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo said in Parliament yesterday. A regional common currency was first suggested in 1997 and "is an idea which should not be dismissed, but should be worked on,
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      Lock icon ST Electronics wins $163m deal
      152 24 Dow Jones SINGAPORE Technologies Electronics said yesterday it had been awarded a contract worth $163 million to provide mobile information services in motor vehicles in Thailand. ST Electronics is a unit of listed defence conglomerate Singapore Technologies Engineering. The contract was awarded by a Singapore-based
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      Lock icon Hyflux to expand in Asia, Middle East
      298 26 Bloomberg Firm to tap into demand for desalination, recycling WATER specialist Hyflux plans to expand into India, Thailand and the Middle East, taking advantage of the growing demand for water desalination and recycling services. "These countries are very good markets for the kind
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      Lock icon Permata's prospective buyers may raise bids
      206 26 Bloomberg INDONESIA, which has short-listed United Overseas Bank (UOB) and four other banks to bid for PT Bank Permata, expects the lender to fetch a higher price once the final bids are submitted. The government is seeking minimum bids for a 51-per-cent stake at
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      563 28 Dow Jones Asian markets, supported by domestic sector, to enjoy earnings upgrades: GAM ASIAN bourses will become less vulnerable to external shocks given the region's domesti-cally-driven growth prospects, according to GAM investment director Scan Taylor. International fund managers, who had been overweight on Asian stocks
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        53 28 Chartered 1.04) Underweight Dow Jones Morgan Stanley cuts its rating for Chartered Semiconductor to "Underweight" from "Equal Weight", and reduces the target price to 85 cents from $1.20. It says that the company is "least resilient to the coming down-cycle in the foundry industry," given its stretched balance sheet and
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      339 33  -  Tor Ching Li 39 to be honoured at awards presentation chingli@newstoday.com.sg REMEMBER the Nanyang Technological University graduate-turned-porridge seller, Mr Joseph Chia, mentioned in last year's National Day Rally as a rugged example of entrepreneurship? Or the man with a van and a passion for mobile
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      250 33  -  Tay Tsen-Waye OWNER of home-grown Sakae Sushi chain Douglas Foo has had a lot to smile about in the past month. Besides becoming a father for the third time, Mr Foo was also the first Singaporean to be conferred the inaugural Asean Youth Award for Youth
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      131 33  -  Jaime Koh A GROUP of local employees of CSK Software has successfully undertaken a management buyout (MBO) of the Singapore branch of th German software company. The employees made a bid for the company's Asian operations, excluding those in Japan, at the
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      465 34 Agencies Day one of French ban on religious schoolwear mostly calm PARIS France's academic year got off to a quiet start yesterday as a controversial law banning the Islamic headscarf in state schools went into effect, with the hostage crisis in Iraq taking the heat out
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      200 34 ONTARIO, Canada A Toronto policeman was stripped of his duties, suspended without pay and given a jail term after he was convicted of threatening to kill a planeload of passengers and sexually assaulting a flight attendant Constable Amarjit Singh Gre- wal,
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      233 34 -AFP BANGKOK Drinking urine can eliminate sinus trouble, turn grey hair black and even cure cancer, a Thai academic said yesterday, citing a study of local Buddhists who engage in the unorthodox practice. Ms Ratree Cheepudomwit, of the Thai
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      216 34 KATHMANDU Nepal observed a day of mourning yesterday for 12 workers killed in Iraq as protests spread to the west of the Hindu kingdom, AFP reported. Kathmandu, where angry crowds torched the Jama mosque and offices of Arab airlines and businesses, was quiet with police
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      207 36 -AFP LONDON The modern British woman is taller, straighter and, alas, larger than ever, according to the findings of a major survey by SizeUK that put a measuring tape to a huge cross-section across the entire nation. The poll, carried out by University
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      396 36 REPUBLICAN PARTY CONVENTION Buzz of being replaced ends, as VP tears into Democrat's 20-year Senate career NEW YORK United States vice-president Dick Cheney put months of rumours and speculation to an end when he accepted the Republican Party nomination to become President George W Bush's
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      107 38 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian businessman Yusuf Kalla, the running mate of presidential aspirant Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, emerged yesterday as the richest candidate in this month's presidential poll, declaring a wealth of US$2l million ($35.8 million). All candidates in the Sept 20
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        70 38 AFP Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi yesterday to pay their respects to the independence hero and founding father of the Vietnamese Communist Party. They braved seasonal showers and stood patiently in line waiting
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        42 38 -AFP Aborigine Deborah Sturt, who admitted stabbing her partner to death in a drunken rage, escaped a jail sentence on the grounds she will later face tribal punishment, possibly involving mutilation, Australian court officials said yesterday.
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        50 38 N-* W*t I I I I I N-* I I AFP The United States hopes to wrap up talks this month with Libya that could effectively lead to declaring the once-pariah state free of weapons of mass destruction, a State Department official said.
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    1001 40 Mark your diary for an unforgettable time at the museums! Brought to you by Ottoman Grand Bazaar Istanbul's famed Grand Bazaar is coming to the Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place! Visitors can purchase crafts, carpets and souvenirs from Turkey. You can also sip a cup
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      339 42  -  Jill Sara I THOROUGHLY enjoyed Mr Derrick A Paulo's news comment on the need to have a Eurasian Member of Parliament and the patriotism that oozed through. It was rather cool to have a Eurasian voice speak for us, a minority community
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      345 43 ZOOM on down to No vena Square 9 3 12 Sept 2004 Calling all dog owners and dog lovers! Visit Novena Square for fun, games, contests and much more. Experience breathtaking stunts, action packed competitions and wacky contests! Win fantastic prizes and celebrate life with your cuddliest, best friend! Wheely
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      356 44  -  Jeanine Tan j eanine@newstoday.com. sg SURVIVE she did. Daphne Khoo, who sang the disco hit I Will Survive last night will move on to the next round of Singapore Idol, thanks to the telephone and SMS votes of viewers. She was one
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      371 44  - Gallery goes Dutch David Chew EXPRESSIONIST paintings get a boost this week from two painters, who are in town to exhibit their works. Painter extraordinaire Jan Peter Van Opheusden, 63, and Leon Dolle, 44, are showing their works for the first time here at Gallery (137 Telok Ayer Street, #01-01)
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      445 46  -  David Chew What's more, Seni paves way for bigger things david.chew@newstoday.com.sg IN MELBOURNE'S Federation Square, Live@Federation allows people to post portraits of themselves up on a huge LCD screen that overlooks the square. Come October, Singaporean exhibitionists can do just that at three locations simultaneously:
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      184 46 FOLLOWING the Censorship Review Committee's 2002/03 recommendation to allow the sale and distribution of publications with adult content (provided they do not contain exploitative sex or nudity), the Media Development Authority (MDA) has announced that from this month on, Cosmopolitan will be made available here.
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      166 48 Be the next Jack Neo LOCAL film-maker Jack Neo and other guest speakers will be conducting a 10-module course from Sept 25, covering scriptwriting for TV dramas, variety shows, sitcoms and movies. "We can produce great local movies, but for that, we need brilliant scripts!" said Neo. Course
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      476 48 New film fest director goes for glam and now has to face the critics VENICE A raft of big-name Hollywood stars descended on the Venice Lido to get the 61st Venice International Film Festival off to a glittering start on Wednesday with Tom Hanks
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      466 50  -  Yong Shu Chiang French box-office phenomenon is soul-stirring FILM REVIEW Les Choristes (The Choir Boys) FLOWERS, cards and chocolates are nice, but the best tributes for teachers can be found in the cinema. To Sir, With Love, starring the inimitable Sidney Poitier, has long lingered in my memory
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      425 50 FILM REVIEW by yong shu chang SPARE a thought for the poor anacondas. They're fearsome wild snakes living in Borneo which have been snacking on scrawny natives and a type of flower that makes them grow exceptionally large. All they want to do
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      323 52 Garfield's screen debut spoilt by scrawny plot FILM REVIEW by yong shu chiang TALKING animals are considered funny in Hollywood. Witness Cats and Dogs (2001) and the DrDoolittle films (1998, 2001). It even goes as far back as Mister Ed, that old 1960s TV series starring a "talking
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      296 53 THANK goodness nobody's thought about putting Hilary Duff, Anne Hathaway, Lindsay Lohan, the Olsen twins and Amanda Bynes Hollywood's teen princesses into one movie. That might be too much fluff for even the most battle-hardened film critic to take. To be fair, Lohan's Mean Girls was an
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      138 54 THE second coming of Mcl Gibson's biblical epic, The Passion of the Christ, sold 4.1 million DVD copies by Wednesday after only one day in stores. While the figure from distributor Fox Home Entertainment is high, it's not quite a record-breaker. Finding Nemo holds the
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      435 54 Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle FILM REVIEW by yong shu chiang| THEY'RE not in Singapore, but I hear there are White Castle restaurants in Malaysia. And on the basis of this madcap buddy comedy, the possibilities of a road trip to find one of those eateries,
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      265 61 LONDON Mystery surrounded Clive Woodward's (top) future after he left the Rugby Football Union's (RFU) headquarters on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), saying he was still England coach. Woodward, who has been bizarrely linked with Southampton football club, returned to Twickenham to quit his
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      417 63 -AFP NEW YORK Lleyton Hewitt (picture) served notice that he is ready to reclaim his title by rolling to a straight-sets victory at the US Open. Hewitt, who won in 2001, cruised past South African Wayne Ferreira 6-1, 7-5, 6-4, extending his winning streak to
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      644 64 Agencies Unlike United's previous transfers, Rooney must be an instant success MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson believes teenage striker Wayne Rooney will be one of Manchester United's greatest success stories. Rooney's move from Everton to Old Trafford for a fee that could rise to £30 million ($9l million) is
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      333 65 AP The spa, the sex, the sordid allegations and the statement that shocked the world June 30, 2003: Bryant arrives at Lodge Spa at Cordillera near Edwards, Colorado, a day before knee surgery. July 1 A 19-year-old employee tells sheriff's deputies Bryant sexually assaulted her. July 2: The
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