The Straits Times, 13 February 2005

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  • 22 1 the sunday times February 13, 2005 76 Pages in three parts MICA (P) 047/03/2004 •IV Singapore Press Holdings )>uhh< <iii<>>< C)\J i
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  • 473 1  - S M on new challenges for Malays Asad Latif TOP OF THE NEWS Youth award for Malays in honour of SM SEE PAGE 6 MR GOH Chok Tong watched some episodes of the Singapore Idol competition last year. It was clear to him "very early on" that the winner would
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  • agenda
    • 226 2 home Freeze on sleaze No new licences will be issued for K.TV lounges, massage parlours and pubs in .Too Chiat, following residents* complaints about sleaze. PAGE 8 Size (of bouquet) matters Women are comparing the size of their Valentine's Day bouquets, the object of workplace envy. But florists are
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    • 59 2 Slow and steady winners Want a better return on your savings? I,ook to stocks of big firms with cash hoards and whose share prices are unlikely to swing wildly. PAGES 20-21 Offices can work for you Office units can be an attractive alternative investment to buying homes, say analysts,
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    • 26 2 High-tech control A wide variety of gaming tools, ranging from precision gaming mouses to force feedback steering wheels, are on the market now. PAGE 35
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    • 29 2 Photo editing made easy Apple's iPhoto 5 and Google's Picasa 2 have similar designs and features and they make editing and sorting digital photos a breeze. PAGE 36
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    • 61 2 If Carly had been a man... Experts say HP's woes would have brought down any CEO, regardless of sex. But Ms Carly Fiorina's ouster hurts women's aspirations. PAGE 25 Real love, real hero Prince Charles ought to be a hero to every woman who has suffered the indignity of
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    • 86 2 Long wait almost over Chelsea fans have had little to celebrate for 25 years. But that's about to change now that the team is poised to win the league title. PAGE 28 Losing war against fakes China plans to stop the sale and manufacture of imitation golf products, but
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    • 27 2 Unique fashion for teens Teens are injecting their personal style into off-the-rack clothes, by having different designs painted, stitched or beaded onto them. PAGE 37
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    • 29 2 Sex siren? Not me! Actress Cynthia I^e MacQuarrie may have bared her breasts on stage while playing a prostitute, but she insists she is no sexpot. PAGE 38
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    • 29 2  -  Sumiko Tan Much as I moan about Chinese New Yv.u. IVe come to value family traditions Hut they will die out once I'm gMM. REFLECT PAGE Ll4
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    • Article, Illustration
      29 2  -  Chua Mui Hoong It's easy to regard gambling as a harmless pastime, until you meet addicts who have lost their jobs, families and self-respect REFLECT PAGE Ll4
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    • 31 2  -  Rob Hughes Skier Hermann Maier, who won the (Jiant Slalom four years after an accident, is a shining example of the power of the mind. SWEAT PAGE 32
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    • 30 2  -  Colin Goh Why is it that we can watch films with uneensored Hokkien dialogue in New York, but not in our home country? REFLECT PAGE Ll4
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    • lifestyle
      • 69 2 Four-wheeled blasters Snni« nlhusiasts, <n "n ■<• men", ihmk nothing oi aphvgjng up to 'iMiiiurii their whtrlfi into mohiU- disco*. PAGE L6 Bestseller's secret Just what is it about the no\«l. riul).i\ 1.-.tliatli niadf it such a him bt^tsolU-i and iparked so mm h PAGELB Teens' folly Somr teens
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      • 26 2 Romance 101 With V .iK-ntinc s I ).t\ i oming, publishers are rolling out self-help books designed to fuel passion and rekindle romam e PAGELI2
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      • 27 2 Paradise lost Carlsberg manager Pia Knuds< n r»( alls tondl\ hfrh<»li<l.i\ <m I'hi Phi Island two years .<. it w.is hit In the recent tsunami. PAGE Ll3
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      • 32 2 Cut above the rest Think hair salons cater onl> t" adults? Think again BmM Imm I heen set up speciall) tor childrei but priios Ml not i In .i|> PAGE L27
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  • news
    • CHINA'S BRIGHT SPARKS
      • 153 4 Born: Wuhan, China Schools: Raffles Institution (RI), Raffles Junior College (RJC) Achievements: Top Secondary 3 student Best in four subjects in Secondary 3, including Combined Humanities President of Chinese Society in RI Vice-captain of cross-country team in RJC Asean School Games: third for 2km
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      • 172 4 School: HwaChon;:; Institution Born: Zhejiang, China Achievements: Top in Zhenghai High Ichod m China In Grade A, won second pi i/e in an international mathematics competition, first pn/e in provmn.il science competition, 12th in a nationwide computer programing competition In Grades
        STEPHANIE YEOW  -  172 words
      • 1266 3  - China whiz kids S'pore feels the heat Tracy Ouek Renee Tan Ng Mei Yan Brilliant China students are giving their Singaporean counterparts a foretaste of global competition in the classrooms and VICTORIA Junior College (VJC) student Wong Li Keng faces tough competition in his class, not only from his Singaporean
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      • 203 3 Li Ke Wei 12, P6: Robotics champion School: Pei Tong Primary (Primary .3 and 4), now in Rulang Primary Born: Nanjing, China Achievements: Attended the Cheng Xian Jie Primary School in China and came in among the top 10 in Primary 3 In Singapore, was first in class in Primary
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      • 162 3 School: Chong Fu Primary. Yishun Primary I Primal) l .md 2) Born: Shanghai, China Achievements: In Primary.*, she was MOOnd in her stanand first in class. In Priman 4, she .ml in class. Last year, she topped her class and standard
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    • 945 6 Youth award for Malays in honour of S M Tribute to the Senior Minister 'As soon as he was appointed prime minister, he had expressed his Singapore can stand proud and tall, knowing that the success they hope to see the Malay-Muslim community progress and stand tall achieve is based
      STEPHANIE YEOW  -  945 words
    • 80 6 TRANSPORT Mini^ Cheow Tong leaves toda\ lot a four-day visit to Australia Accompanied by officials from the Ministry o1 port and the Civil wiation Authority of Singapore. he will meet Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister John Anderson t«> begin discussions on the proposed
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    • 679 8  -  Chua Kong Ho i-reeze on licences after complaints; streetwalkers vanish after manv raids JOO Chiat residents who have been complaining about the sleaze in their neighbourhood will get some relief their Member of Parliament. Mr Chan Soo Sen, said yesterday that
      STEPHANIE YEOW  -  679 words
    • 351 8  -  Chua Kong Ho CRASH barriers and metal bollards will go up at the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board's main office in Robinson Road, and at its branch offices in Tampines, Jurong and Bishan before the end of next month. This is "part of the
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    • 623 8 'The bottom line is that we are not immune to the threat of terrorism and it would be foolish of us to be complacent and not try constantly to be better prepared.' MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, sum message to the public,
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    • 865 10  - My bouquet is bigger than yours Sarah Ng Valentine's Day becomes a competitive sport as women compare prices and sizes of bouquets 'Do you know how good it feels to have the whole office looking at you with envy? It may not be that special for an attractive woman used
      STEPHANIE YEOW  -  865 words
    • homefront
      • 66 10 A MAN was charged in court yesterday for threatening a female foodcourt operator at Marina Mall on Friday. Teng Beng Chong, 50, allegedly brandished two choppers at Madam Ang Wee Har at about 4.30pm that day. The court warned the drinks stall supervisor, who was granted bail
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      • 46 10 A MAN allegedly molested a 52-year-old woman at a rubbish collection centre beside Block 80 Commonwealth Drive on Nov 15. No plea was taken from Solomani Krishnan, 42. He was offered bail of $20,000, and will go for a pre-trial conference on Feb 24.
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      • 56 10 Pushed, says cop AN UNEMPIX)YED man was accused of pushing a police officer in the chest. Osman Mohamed Saleh, 46, is alleged to have used criminal force on police corporal Farid Abdul Aziz at Clifford Pier, Collyer Quay, at about 6.45pm on Friday. No plea was taken. He will appear
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    • 521 10  -  Sarah Ng POLYTECHNIC sweethearts James Chen and Joanne Lim, both 24, have been together for seven years, but do not plan to have sex until they get married Yesterday, they were among thousands of people who bought wristbands from pro-family lobby
      LIM WUI LIANG  -  521 words
    • SPECIAL REPORT
      • 3544 12  - OPERATION FLYING EAGLE Felix Soh The inside story of the SAF's tsunami relief deployment It was Singapore's largest-ever deployment of men and machines to provide aid to countries hit by the Dec 26 tsunamis. In the first of a 3-part series, The Sunday Times gives the inside story of the
        CHEW SENG KIM; TERENCE TAN; MINDEF; THE NEW PAPER  -  3,544 words
    • 234 14 THREE Thai workers died yesterday while doing painting work at a worksite along Choa Chu Rang Way, near Kranji Camp. They were employee of Rynamo Building Services and were doing work on a drainage Vf+ tern being built under a section of Choa
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    • 452 14  -  Sharlene Tan Extend holidays this year with strategic days off; but if you want to travel, flights are filling up fast SINGAPORE'S annual calendar has 11 public holidays but some quick planning can give a worker up to 39 rest days this
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    • 557 14  -  Sarah Ng 'We can understand that there Is cost incurred in organising the graduation show, but the jump from $100 to $500 is a lot for students. We feel that $100 is more reasonable/ FIONA YIP, 19, a Raff lesDesign Institute student
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    • 280 14 INDIGOZ, the company behind the i-chq dining vouchers, will have its petition for judicial management heard on Friday before Justice Tay Yong Kwang. In the meantime, chief executive officer Patrick Teng paid his employees half a month's salary from his own pocket,
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    • 679 15  -  Nirmal Ghosh [he Premier will focus on tackling unrest in Muslim provinces durina his new term THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK PRIME Minister Thaksin Shinavvatra said yesterday that the Thai military would take a "pro-active" approach to hunt down militants. "No matter where
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    • 222 15 New YORK NEW York Citv docton nave discovered man with p 'iisly unsfCM sti.tin of highly drug-n vist.uit HIV that progii from infrttinn t.» full-blown Aids m two or thn months. th»- health dt-pai 4 said. ■\\«\f identified this strain of HIV that
      Bloomberg; AP  -  222 words
    • 530 16 S 'pore ready to conclude extradition pact with Jakarta It will be part of broade framework of cooperation between tt countries: George Yeo Si XGAPORE has decided to conclude a treaty on extradition with Indonesia within the broader framework of cooperation between the two countries, Minister for Foreign Affairs George
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    • 265 16 Pakistan's dam tragedy: Death toll rises to 135 OUETTA (Pakistan) THE death toll from a burst dam in Pakistan rose to 135 yesterday as troops and rescue workers searched for survivors, and the country's total number of deaths from week-long rains and avalanches rose to 278, officials said. "So far,
      AFP; AP; REUTERS  -  265 words
    • 229 16 BEIJING KEY provincial and city governments in China have cut growth forecasts for this year, citing the need to cool down and streamline local economies in line with central government efforts, state media said yesterday. Starting the parade, the capital Beijing has set
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    • 549 16 Fats in oil McDonald's $14 million In SAN RAFAEL (California) MCDONALD'S will pay US$B.5 million (Ssl4 million) to settle a lawsuit accusing the fast-food giant of failing to inform consumers about delays in a plan to reduce fats in the cooking oil used for its french fries and other foods.
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    • 197 16 Wal-Mart fined for breaking US child labour laws NEW YORK THE world's largest retailer, WalMart Stores, will pay U*****,540 (*****,000) to settle charges that it violated child labour laws in three states, The New York Times reported yesterday. Citing labour Department officials, the newspaper said that the settlement covered 24
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    • 301 17 TOKYO JAPAN is considering accepting more Thai workers by relaxing employment conditions for cooks, masseurs and caregivers under free trade agreement (FTA) talks, a report said yesterday. With the offer, Tokyo hopes to proceed with the talks with Thailand at a meeting late
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    • 102 17 NUNUKAN (Kalimantan) THOUSANDS of Indonesian workers, most of them former illegal immigrants in Sabah, are flocking back to the Malaysian state after obtaining immigration documents in this Indonesian town. From Jan 1 to Feb 8 alone, 18,680 workers boarded the ferry services to Tawau, from
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    • 504 17 N. Korea accses US of planning to invade Allegation comes after Washington rejects Pyongyang's call for direct, bilateral talks SEOUL NORTH Korea said yesterday the United States was seeking to invade the communist country in order to turn the Korean peninsula into a springboard for its dominance in Asia. The
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    • 366 18 Japanese travels to the West in search of Mr Right LONDON FOR love, some would literally go the distance. For Ms Reiko Suzuki, it is 9,500km to be exact. The 38-year-old Japanese arrived in London yesterday to meet four British suitors she has never seen before. Ms Suzuki, a marketing
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    • 58 18 PHOTO TWO HONG KONG TOURISTS WERE KILLED and 10 people injured when a tour bus skidded and overturned while making a turn to cross a bridge in Longsheng County on Friday. The bus was carrying 23 people, mostly tourists from Hong Kong, from Guilin to Longsheng
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    • 628 18  -  Kwan Weng Kin Manuals abound to teact* Japanese how to elevate bosses and humble oneself in one breath JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO 'I think the council (for cultural affairs) intends to clear up all the confusion and bring back a more natural keigo, one that shows genuine
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    • 404 18 WASHINGTON US DEMOCRAT Howard Dean is promising to rebuild the state parties, take the offensive against Republicans and do a better job of explaining the party's positions on issues. The 447-member Democratic National Committee of the United States chose the former presidential candidate as
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    • 217 18 BEIJING CHINA yesterday ratcheted up its rhetoric over a move by Japan on a group of disputed islands, slamming it as a "provocation" and a "violation of Chinese territorial sovereignty". The Chinese Foreign Ministry said it had made "solemn representations" to
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    • Iworldfront
      • 62 18 JAKARTA- Indomplans to restrict ('(instruction ■long ton dines in tsunami-lilt Aieh provinwhile planting mangrove forest v toad as I nah, barrier against high surf The draft plan was released on Friday during i government Cabinet meeting m Vtch. Hood w aIU w ill b<- added
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      • 58 18 BKUINc; China wants to do more to protect the rights of city dwellers who j.: expelled from their honu makr vva\ for nrw construction projects In future, no develop* i will heallownl to start demolishing old housing until the occupants I received full compensation according
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      • 77 18 JAKARTA- Indonesia's navy plans to buy up to <>() modern patrol vessels o\ i the next ffTPlitt to rtlfUgllni maritime lemiltj and caU h up with its tcchnolo^italU advaim-d regional counterparts, a rt'|>ort said vcsteni.i\ Indonesia has the biggrst naval force in Asia but
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      • 86 18 MANILA The Philippine' army shelled militants on tht* southern island of Jolo yesterday, the sixth da\ of heavy fighting with twi groups of Muslim rebels, .is the government rejected calls fora truce. The military said it had no reports of fresh casualties On Friday, it said
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      • 78 18 BAGHDAD A car bomb exploded in front <>t i hospital in a most)) Shi'ite town south of Baghdad yesterday, killing 17 and wounding 21, polite and hospital officials said A police captain, who refused to give his name. <*anl the blast occurred in
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      • 67 18 LUCKNOW (India) School authorities in a northern Indian state h.i banned ex< hanges «>1 or flowers tor Valentine's I >.i\ trying to prevent what a top administrator called an imasion o< "foreign ultuiv" Mr Jagdish (iandhi. who heads the City Montessori group of sch(M)N in
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    • 618 19  - Politician Playboy LeeSeok Hwai Firebrand activist People's crusader Anti-establishment hero Hedonistic party animal Narcissistic pub-crawler Publicity-hungry opportunist PRO-DEMOCRACY activist, people's crusader, anti-establish-ment hero Hong Kong legislator "Long Hair" Leung Kwok Hung has been called them all. But hedonistic part} 7 animal? Beneath that effigy-burning, slogan-shouting facade, alleged a Hong Kong
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    • 334 19 'Radical Islamists do not seek an armistice with the civilised world. They will not negotiate a separate peace. Rather they seek to impose the totalitarian rule George Orwell described as "a boot stomping on a human face forever".' -MR RUMSFELD MUNICH
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    • 195 19 GRANTS PASS (Oregon) A MAN used an Internet chatroom to try to set up a mass suicide on Valentine's Day involving more than two dozen women across the United States and Canada, officials have said. Gerald Krein, 26, was arrested on Wednesday
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    • 329 19 Writers pay tribute to US playwright Arthur Miller NEW YORK MAJOR literary figures from around the world mourned the death of American playwright Arthur Miller, calling him a leader in both literature and life. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, who died on Thursday, aged 89, had been suffering from cancer, pneumonia
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  • invest
    • 340 20  -  Warren Buffett Directors should get rid of mediocre CEOs Chairman Berkshire Hathaway MOST chief executive officers (CEOs) are men and women you would be happy to have as trustees for your children's assets or as next-door neighbours. Too many of these people, however, have in recent years behaved
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    • 341 20 Technology counters lead US stock rally NEW YORK US STOCKS rose on Friday, lifting the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard Poor's 500 index to levels not seen since the end of last year. Technology shares led the rally after Apple Computer announced a 2-for-l stock split
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    • 669 20  - It's slow and steady with these stocks Leong ChanTeik Check out big companies with hoards of cash, those whose stocks are unlikely to swing wildly in price LET'S say you want a better return on your savings. Fixed deposits may be safe, but the interest is a measly 1 per
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    • 1279 20  -  LeongChanTeik ME MY MONEY IT WAS easy to identify Mr David Lim as he came through the door of the McDonald's outlet where we met for the first time. He walked with a limp. A brace supported his right leg, which is
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    • 474 21 Obscure, cash-rich firms catch his fancy MR ANG Hao Yao tends to steer clear of stocks that many dividendhungry investors are attracted to, such as those of banks, real estate investment trusts and conglomerates. Instead, he applies his financial expertise he has a Master's in Business Administration and a Chartered
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    • 449 21 Look for a growing cash pile, dividends A DECENT dividend is nice, but on its own. this is not enough to tempt investor Ng Kwong Chong, 47When scouting for shares to buy. he looks beyond the dividend a company offers to assess if the business can consistently generate a growing
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    • 576 21 Investment-linked policies: To switch or not to switch? I eyeon money Case: Mr Tay bought a $50,000 investment-linked insurance policy (ILP) from an insurance agent. Two months later, the agent told Mr Tay that the value of his policy had risen to $51,000, and advised him to surrender the policy
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    • 570 22 MY SPACE Banker Jeremy Tee r 29, lives with his wife in a 1,060 sq ft condominium in Lorong Sarina, off Sims Avenue East. He tells Crystal Chan about his living room, which is decorated in earth tones "MY WIFE
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    • 550 22  -  Daryl Loo PROPERTY An expert forecasts a rosy 15 per cent increase in rentals for office space SINGAPOREANS typicalK look to the residential market condominiums, apartments, or houses when investing in property. The common argument is that if a unit cannot be rented out. they
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    • 1140 23 YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER QAY 2002, m y son 's preschool teacher asked if we could lend her sojnc money in exchange for a partnership at her education centre. Since my sister-in-law has a diploma in childcare, ice thought we could help her
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    • 2343 24  -  Merle Ricklefs Superficial theology and sloppy history fuel fears in Indonesia The 400 or so FP! activists in Aceh are collecting corpses...The FPI is also cleaning up mosques and guarding mosque entrances and will, they say, exclude non-Muslims a sign of the exclusivist
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    • 231 26 think most people will be pleased (about the wedding). Where most people have a problem is thinking of a Oueen Camilla." ROYALTY MAGAZINE EDITOR 808 HOUSTON, commenting on Prince Charles' announcement that he will marry his long-time partner Camilla Parker Bowles at Windsor Castle on
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    • 1023 26  -  Tan Seow Hon Structured programmes are good, but they are not enough. What our young lack are worthy role models... Young people need older people who will show the way, whose enthusiasm will infect them, who will, even unwittingly, teach by example. Have we
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    • 1107 27  - Kazakhastan gets set to SOAR Mafoot Simon TEA WITH THINK It's diversifying economy; making major changes to education system 'We want to see both the US and China working together in the future and having a very close relationship, which will benefit the entire world.' KAZAKHSTAN FOREIGN MINISTER K A
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      566 28  -  Chan YiShen THEY have an even chance of upstaging Manchester UnitecTs 1999 Treble feat by winning the Premiership, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup. But for long-suffering Chelsea fans, there is just one plea: Bring home the Premiership title. The others are just mere bonuses. "The league
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      • 82 28 PRINCE Charles' impending marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles on April 8 has left British bookmakers worried. The Grand National horse race takes place a day after the wedding, and there's fear punters will plunge on horses with names like Clan Royal and Royal Auclair. For the
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      • 74 28 MANAGER Steve McClaren believes Middlesbrough have been hit by one of the worst injury records ever. The latest casualty is striker Malcolm Christie, who suffered his third broken bone in 16 months, and is ruled out for the English Premier League season. He joins Gaizka Mendieta
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      • 72 28 HERE is one way to boost your player's confidence. Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has hailed Jamie Carragher as the best centre-back in England. Benitez said: "At the moment, Carra is the best centre-back. He is so consistent. He's good in the air, quick and
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      • 83 28 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has told Jose Antonio Reyes, who unwittingly admitted on Spanish radio that he wanted to join Real Madrid, that if the footballer wanted to leave Highbury, he only had to ask. Said Wenger: "It's simple if a player wants to
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    • 649 28  - Me, my wife, and our Chelsea Marc Lim After years of putting up with Liverpool and Man United fans, Chelsea supporters in Singapore are having their day in the sun WHEN Tony Smith and his wife Pam had a daughter five years ago, his initial instinct was to name her
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    • 743 29  -  LIVERPOOL Leaders grind out ninth narrow win for a 12-point lead, as Everton dig in after Beattie's red card AT THE end, a simple tap-in by Eidur Gudjohnsen decided the game between Chelsea and 10--man Everton yesterday. But, there was no downplaying the significance of the
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    • 37 29 PREMIERSHIP Weekend Kcsults Everton 0 Chelsea 1 Birmingham City 2 Liverpool 0 Pandiani 38pen, Gray 45 Blackburn Rovers 3 Norwich City 0 1 Portsmouth 1 Aston Villa 2 Yakubu24 DeZeeuwl7og, Hitzlsperger 73 Bolton Wanderers Middlesbrough Late kick-off
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    • 598 29 LONDON ROME was not built in a day. Neither was Chelsea. But, few expected that it would take the London club just two years to change the face of football to that of Roman Abramovich. Chelsea are on the verge
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    • 89 29 Everton O Chelsea 1 (Gudjohnsen 70) Everton: Nigel Martyn, Gary Navsmith (Duncan Ferguson 73), Alessandro Pistone, Alan Stubbs, David Weir, Joseph Yobo, Tim Cahill, Lee Carsley (Mikel Arteta 85), Kevin Kilbane, James Beattie, Marcus Bent Subs not used: Richard Wright, Anthony Gerrard, Guillaume Plessis. Chelsea: Petr Cech, Wayne
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    • 77 29 Man City (Dwldd) v Man United <dwwww) (Live on cr»23. 8.55pm) Steve McManaman could make a rare start for City in place of the suspended Paul Bosvelt. United winger Cnstiano Ronaldo is a major doubt after picking up a calf injury on international duty with Portugal. United are
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    • 180 29 P W D L F A Pts Chelsea 27 21 5 1 50 8 68 Manchester United 26 16 8 2 43 16 56 Arsenal 26 16 6 4 58 30 54 Everton 27 14 6 7 31 28 48 Liverpool 27 13 4 10 41 29 43 Middlesbrough
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    • 622 30  - Liverpool get Jack up the Brum Peh Shing Huei Birmingham 2 liter Pandiani 38pen, Julian Gray 45) Liverpool 0 AFTER booing him for years. Everton fans must have muttered a few words of thanks to Emile Heskey \esterday. The former Liverpool player, now wearing the blue of Birmingham, led his
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    • 2027 30 Selangor Racing Results Saturday February 12 I Track Good Rate 1 Class 5 |2) 1200m >{t 1 KRYPTONITE. G Cookslev 1 2 6 Light Of Glory. I Azhar 2 I 2 Debt. App J Niz«m 3. I Margins Neck x Head Tim* 1115. I Nos 1 6. 2
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    • 515 30  - In form of his life, James ready to deny United MANCHESTER DAVID James is bitter, and he can point to Manchester City's defensive record to prove why. Only Chelsea and Manchester United, visitors to the City of Manchester Stadium today for a highly charged derby, have conceded fewer goals than
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      862 31  - SPOT THE FAKE Tay Cheng Khoon OUT OF WHACK Some tell-tale signs The genuine < Mvssey '1 -hall putter (picture on right) has a serial number etched out on the base of the putter. Some hikes dont, Examine |fae various irons in I fake set and you can s|x>t the
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    • 336 31  - WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Tan Kim Han Why he was great FOR 20 years, he was known as the last Singapore badminton player to strike gold at the South-east Asia Games. But mention that to 1983 SEA Games men's singles champion Wong Shoon Keat and the 48-year-old is more likely
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    • 642 31 PEBBLE BEACH (California) WITH five birdies on his first nine holes, Phil Mickelson threatened to run away with the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am title on Friday. But his challenge stalled in the light rain that fell over the Monterey Peninsula on his homeward
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    • 314 31 PARIS SERENA Williams found herself at the centre of a stalking scare on Friday after a spectator bluffed his way into a press conference just two days after he had evaded security to reach the player's dressing room at the Paris Indoor Open. The man approached
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    • 222 32 CLOSE UP Age: 33. Height: 1.76m. Weight: 60kg. Born: May 25, 1971. Birthplace: Reggio Emilia, Italy. Sport: Marathon. Career highlights: 2004: Athens Olympics (marathon gold medallist) 2003: World Championships (marathon bronze medallist). 2001: World Championships (marathon bronze Stefimo Baldini has been dubbed the Vhh) of Marathon" back in
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    • 1139 32  -  Rob Hughes Showing great heart after two horrific crashes, 32-year-old skier wins the last title to elude him SUNDAY the 13th. Shaun Wright-Phillips, a small man with a big heart, is preparing to prove against Manchester United that he possesses the
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      • 43 32 INDIANA'S lUfpi Miller has decided that this National Baskitball \sso( iation stNison. his 18th with tin Pfea will be his last. In Utah t«)da\. Jazz great Karl Malnnr. 41. ii i \|)f<t«'d to announce his retirem< from th< AP
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      • 85 32 SOUTH African swimmer Ryk Neethling clocked .'51.52 seconds to break his world record in tht nun's 1()() metres individual medley final at the Fina World Cup meet in New York on Friday. He eclipsed lhe'>2.Ol he swam I.lsl month at the World Cup in Russia.
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      • 57 32 ANDRK Agassi's bid tor a record si\th SAP )jH-n tennis title Mdtd I !-'> 1-6 quarter-final loss to Austria's Juergen Melzer in California on l*'nda\ Defending champion Andy RiKhiick Ixat Sweden's Thomas Knqvist to win .'J-6, 7-6 (K-6 7- r > Roddick plays Tommy Haas while
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      • 65 32 FORMUI-A One boss Benin fcxvlestone ha> told The BBC he experts India to host Grand Prix within three \r.ns He told the 10 o'clock News that India would "definitely" have "its just a case of where" kolkataaml Hyderabad havt* both been linked with
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      • 75 32 ITALIAN police tan raid the Olympic Village during the 2006' Winter (iames but Ml take criminal action, International ()lympi< Committee president Jacques Rogge said on Friday. The UK' was com crned about Italian laws that allow athletes to fare charges for possession or use
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    • 572 33  - Muscles in a bottle NEW YORk MR GRANT Deans is 1.***** tail and weight Hokg. hut he wan be bigger. The 20-year-old martial 1 practitioner and bodybuilder, who can bench-press *>7kg. has scoured the vast IRI) of sports dietary supplements ami settled on a few he hopes will help. He
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      • 192 33 Height: 1.66m Weight: 70kg Exercise regime: I teach kayaking, swimming and adventure racing to school students and individuals. I also train five times a week in rock climbing, running, mountain cycling and kayaking. I am constantly training with my buddies. We usually go to Macßitchie
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      • 192 33 Christina Liew-Gin 25, dentist and fitness trainer Height: 1.65m Weight: 54kg Exercise regime: As I am part of a cycling team, Precision Cycle Racing Team, I am constantly training for bike races. I cycle five to six times a week, for about three to four hours a day, and cover
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    • 27 30 FA Cup results Yesterday Fulham 4 Derby 2 (aet) Hartlepool 0 Brentford 1 Tottenham v West Bn >mwich fgtofctrfcoff Today Sheffield United v West Ham IJve.Ch2:J. ll..V>pm
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    • 50 33 These young eyes have seen so much Parents abandon girl, 6. She has to care for blind granny. Open your eyes, dude The world's right here in Singapore, lah. Bf wt Over 70 and she only has eyes for him Saying I do, again. JR^HHHB.v '(■■■■■■■■^■■■■■■■■■l ■"J^* I^^ v «IB^BBmB^BJ
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      778 34 The family of the late KEVIN PHILIP ARIKEN who passed away suddenly on 3 February 2005. wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to: Rev Frs. Leslie Raj, Philip Heng and his novices, A. Ponnadurai, D. Reid and G. Keane of St. Ignatius Church Rev Frs. David Thexeira and Timothy Yeo
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      886 35  -  Rory Daniel Wheeler dealer Saitek R440 Force Feedback Steering Wheel TO TRU I .Y enjoy and be gf >od at Grand Theft Auto. Grand Turismo or Need For Speed, you need a steering wheel Not just any steering wheel but one with lots of programmable buttons, stability on
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      609 35  -  Yeong Ah Seng I Treo 650 WHEN the first Treo, the 180, was launched in 2001, it was a PDA phone ahead of its time. A built-in keyboard (for composing text messages and e-mail) and a big screen fulfilled the wishes of many. Three generations later, after the 270
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      • 95 36 DESPITE its reputation for being more secure than Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the Firefox browser has been found to have a new flaw. Secunia, the security research company that discovered the flaw, says Firefox could allow the spoofing of a URL in the address bar, secure
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      • 53 36 GOOGLE has been ordered to pay 200,000 euros (*****,000) plus costs to luxury goods manufacturer Louis Vuitton for breach of trademark. Associated Press reported the High Court in Paris awarded the damages against Google for linking users to rival companies when they typed Vuitton's name in
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      • 105 36 rtunji is an internet romance with a twist. AFP reported the case of Jordanian Bakr Melham and his wife Sanaa, who were separated for several months. They independently ventured into an Internet chatroom in search of companionship. Using the aliases Adnan and Jamila, they apparently found each other
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    • 854 36 Picture perfect organisers With Apple's iPhoto and Google's Picasa, editing and sorting photos are a breeze IF 2004 was the Year of the Digital Camera, then 2005 will be the Year of the Software to Organise the Pictures You Took With Your Digital Camera. Just last month alone, two companies
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    • 535 36  - WEB scores in all areas but one where's Xbox live? Jeremy Au Yonq GAMES PEOPLE PLAY IN THE months leading up to the Xbox release of Winning Eleven 8 (WEB), online gaming forums were already filled with excited gamers some even saying they would never need another game. Since its
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    • 79 36 THREE copies of the Winning Kleven M Xbox game worth $69.90 each are up for grabs! For a chance to win. first answer the question below: 0 Winning Eleven S is the first Winning Eleven game availahlc for the Xbox. True orfalse? E-mail your answer, name, IC
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    • 1168 37  - CUSTOM-MADE FASHTON ReneeTan Teens give off-the-rack clothes a personal touch DARING TO BE DIFFERENT are (from left): NTU student Eunyce Yap, 20, wearing a self-made beige skirt and earrings; Student llyas Hakim Jamaludin, 23, in a white men's T-shirt with fairy design ($42.90), provided by Artiris, and vintage deconstructed jeans
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      270 37 Ng Jan He, 14 Telok Kurau Secondary My Game Warcraft III: Battle Chest Blizzard Entertainment Many people may enjoy playing games such as Red Alert 2, but these games are nothing compared to the popular Warcraft III: Battle Chest, consisting of Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos or the expansion
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      • 258 37 0 I HA\'I a pn ssni£ problem I hope you can help me with. I am in national Mfi (NS) and was posted to a lead ership con But recently, I injured my hand and am out of the course. I have
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      • 203 37 Q I AM a 15-year-old guy. My classmates always humiliate me. I know they pick on me because I am always alone and have no friends in my class. Also I don i hang out xnth the friends I knoxc any more. At first, their insults
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        32 37 Ms Carol Balhetchet from the Singapore Children's Society has been counselling families and their children since 1992 She is the director of the society's Youth Development Centre in Toa Payoh.
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    • 748 38  -  Wong Kim Hoh THE E-MAIL INTERVIEW: CYNTHIA LEE SHE was Ah Girl TV's most famous Ah Lian. To many hot-blooded Singaporean males, however, actress Cynthia Lee MacQuarrie is a sexpot. Perhaps it's that J-Lo-esque derriere. Or that daring breastbaring performance as prostitute Bunny in the
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    • 124 38 A weekly roundup of the most interesting Web discussions by Singaporeans. Those secret funds THE Sunday Times report last week about Singaporean wives hiding their financial assets from their husbands has got netizens talking. surferlBB commented: "If you don't trust your partner or your partner doesn't trust you completely,
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    • 113 38 FORWARD parker questioned why Singapore drivers tend to reverse-park, saying: "It bothers me, because it is much more difficult to reverse into a space than reverse out." But Globetrotter, who said she now reverse-parks, after "mustering the courage to", explained that having backed in, "it's much easier to
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      • 200 38 How can a trek be cushy? I READ with astonishment that Singaporeans complained that the 10.3km trek to and back from Mac Ritchie's TreeTop Walk is long and arduous ("TreeTop Walk too tough? Try the Kent Ridge trail"; The Sunday Times, Jan 30). One housewife even lamented that it was
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      • 216 38 Unwelcome wake-up calls IT IS Sunday morning and I am relaxing in bed, trying to catch up on a week's worth of sleep. Suddenly, the loud blare of horns wakes me up. Yes, it is the new-age karungguni man. Ever}' day, not one, not two, but several karung guni men
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      • 134 38 WITH the upgrading of flats in Marine Parade, residents also get upgraded letter boxes. This way, flyers cannot be inserted as there is no opening. This prevents unwanted junk mail from being strewn on the floor by residents who are too lazy to put them into
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      • 123 38 Do more to curb drinking AFTER reading Ms Teeba Supramania's letter, "No help from public, cops after drunks struck" (ST, Jan 21), I would like to call for more campaigns to discourage people from drinking. Now, the only one I know of is the "Drinking and driving don't mix" campaign.
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      • 121 38 I WAS at Woodlands MRT station recently when I saw I big crowd at the open MK between the station and Causeway Point. As I squeezed my way through, I was captivated by the strumming of a guitar and the voice of a busker singing
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      • 624 L2  -  Teo Pau Lin Turn to healthieroptions after Chinese New Year feasting FOOD CORRESPONDENT SUFFERING from all that Chinese New Year bingeing? Guilt-ridden for emptying the reunion dinner dishes, goodie-trays and your neighbour's snack jars? LifeStyle shows you where you can eat this week to get your calorie
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      • 541 L4  -  Lionel Sean WITH his handsome matinee idol looks and muscular I.7<sm-tall frame, Aaron Aziz is, without a doubt, a Dishy Dad. But ask the 29-year-old Fly Entertainment artiste if his four-month-old son is his new weapon of mass seduction when it comes to women, and he
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      • 841 L4  - Heavenly fathers Lionel Sean There's nothing fuddy-duddy about these Daddies. Check out these hot new Dads, who are as adorable as the cute babes in their arms M OUVE seen them in ads before: hot men with abs of steel eradling delicate babies in their bronzed arms. These poster boys
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      • 187 L5 HUNK HANGOUTS tongue-in-cheek guide to places where attractive fathers are often sighted. Be prepared for a reality check: They are often accompanied by their equally dishy wives. Play school He takes his child to nursery class before setting off for work. How considerate. Surely that must rank higher than appearance?
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        419 L5 FATHERHOOD has mellowed celebrity father Michael Ong, 32. Gone are the late-night drinking sessions with his buddies. Gone too is his bachelor car a Mitsubishi Lancer GTi. He now drives a more familyoriented Honda sedan. All he can think of these days is the future of his one-month-old
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        506 L5  -  Karl Ho MORE than a month after he became a father, Darren Lim is finally getting the hang of things. The MediaCorp artiste, who is married to former TV artiste Evelyn Tan, 30, became a proud parent to Kristen Lim Qin En on Jan 1. "I used to
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        866 L6  - ICE ICE BABY Karl Ho Some Singaporeans spend up to a cool $50,000 on their car's sound system. They're called 'Ice Men' FOR car dealer Alvin Tin, his white Honda Jazz is not just a car but a mobile disco. When he's on the road, his car stereo blasts his
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      • 435 L6 YOUVE heard of drivers who love their cars the way they cherish their wives. Well, car dealer Alvin Tin loved his $20,000 car stereo so much that he named it after his wife, Irene. It was a sweet gesture from Mr Tin, 28, who
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      • 335 L6 'Yes it can be Beng. But nobody cares anymore' Mr Loh, who has a $30,000 stereo in his car CROSSING the Causewa> into Malaysia is always a nightman* for businessman Patrick Tan. That's beeauxr he always ha> to explain his futuristic looking car stereo
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      • 1472 L8  -  Kristina Tom Murder, mystery, hidden treasure and conspiracy make up the volatile mix that is The Da Vinci Code THE Da Vinci Code has unlocked the secret to bestselling status. American author Dan Brown's hit fictional thriller has sold more than 12 million copies around the world
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      • 739 L9  -  Magdalen Ng Not realising that they're breaking the law, young teens have been hawking wares door to door 'Some people chased us away or slammed the door in our faces once they saw that we were selling things' HAVE teenagers been knocking on your doors recently
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        314 L10  - FEAR FACTOR Benita Lee Get the ultimate adrenaline rush on these rides. Ready? Ssssscream! BEFORE you try this, leave your watch, necklace and other accessories at home or in your car. Put on a pair of tight sneakers. Then come prepared with your guts. Otherwise, you might just lose your
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      • 452 L10 Lifestyle checks out the rides* G FORCE (main picture) Number of tokens needed: Six What it does: It is easy to see why the G Force was one of the most popular rides at the last U.K. Fun-Fair here. Eight riders are spun wildly, forward and back,
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      • 950 L11 Camilla Parker Bowles has long been tagged by the media and public as the 'other woman'. But it looks as if she has the last laugh ONDON Camilla Parker Bowles has been known as the woman who Ihhh was not Diana, as the "royal mistress" who
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      • 100 L11 PRINCE Charles chose dramatically different engagement rings for his brides. THE NEW RING: Camilla Parker Bowles engagement ring (main picture) is a family heirloom. It has a square-tut diamond with three diamond baguettes on each side on a platinum band. She wore the ring
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      • 399 L11 LONDON Somewhat stiff, reserved and never fully at ease among the masses, Prince Charles has always seemed over-shadowed by his more glamorous late wife even years after her death. But in his own plodding way, he has carved a niche in the hearts of his people thanks
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