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  • 21 1 TODAY /AediaCofip incorporating utfCStS Wednesday April 27,2005 todayonline.com MICA (P) 103/07/2004 TODAY /A=£jjj-\CofiP incorporating ufTCmS Wednesday AprU27,2005 todayonline.com MICA (P) 103/07/2004
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  • 472 1  -  Jasmine Yin I CHILD SEX TRADE Singapore urged to lead fight; citizens among worst offenders jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg REGIONAL activists who have gathered in Singapore to discuss the thriving child sex trade in Asia have called for Singapore to take the lead in tackling the problem. Unicef,
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  • 410 1  -  Jeanine Tan jeanine@newstoday.com.sg THE Media Development Authority (MDA) is joining forces with local production house Teamwork Productions to organise the Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF), an event that it hopes will in the next few years become one of the biggest film
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    • 495 2  -  Tor Ching Li Signing of a landmark agreement overTekong andTuas areas ends the two-year-long dispute chingli@newstoday.com.sg FROM a flashpoint of dispute to a foundation for friendship, the cross-straits skirmishes over Singapore's land reclamation in and around the Straits of Johor came to a happy resolution
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    • NEWScomment
      • 703 3  -  Siew Kum Hong In the inevitable evolution of a diaspora, old roots are lost and new roots are born THE other day, someone asked me whether I was going to write about the ongoing row between China and Japan. I said no,
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    • 353 4  -  Derrick A Paulo PM Lee says to a great extent it can be achieved derrick@newstoday.com.sg AS USUAL, Singapore wants to have its cake and eat it, said the international media reporting on the Government's decision to reverse its ban on casinos. Prime Minister
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    • 150 4 Agencies SYDNEY The case against a Singaporean couple, charged in an Australian court with attempting to kill their two daughters aged 6 and 7, has been adjourned till June 7. Joshua Pek Zun Long, 35 and his wife Georgina Pek En, 36 have been
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    • 242 4 Ariel Tarn A SOFTWARE update released to prevent variants of a new type of malware from infecting PCs has disabled hundreds of thousands of PCs the world over. Trend Micro's update signature pattern file, Official Pattern Release 2.594.00, was touted to be "the antidote to malware
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  • singapore news
    • 356 6  -  Lee U-Wen u-wen@newstoday. com, sg ADOPTING the name of UniSIM, Singapore's fourth university will complement, rather than compete with, the existing three local universities when it opens in January. Applicants to the privately-funded Singapore Institute of Management University (UniSIM), who must be at least 21
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    • 210 6 Ansley Ng CHIEF Justice Yong Pung How yesterday threw out tycoon Oei Hong Leong's defamation appeal against Singapore Press Holdings, former reporter of The Business Times (BT) Ms Catherine Ong, 98 Holdings and one of its directors, Mr David Ban. The CJ, who did not
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    • 335 8  -  Sng Li Wei MRS Regina Ong, a secretary, found herself with a problem last week she felt the night was too quiet, so quiet that she was unsure if her husband was at home. After 17 years of marriage, the 40-year-old had grown
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    • 411 8  -  Tan Hui Leng Course helps chronic illness sufferers take control huileng@newsto day, com. sg AFTER battling depression for four years, 47-year-old Madam Goh Siew Huay finally said goodbye to her psychiatrist in January. The change came not as a result of effective drugs or counselling, but
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    • 76 10 Women queuing up to voice their views at the launch of Young PAP Women (YPW) at the Singapore Art Museum last night. Some 350 guests attended the event. Officiated by Young PAP chairman Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, this is the first new unit of the
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    • 297 10  -  Chen Siya NTUC Childcare Centres to offer talks, activities on parenting siya(g>newstoday.com.sg NTUC Childcare Centres are not only in the business of educating kids, they are now making it their business to educate the parents too. A pilot programme aimed at enhancing the quality of life for parents
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    • SINGAPORE snippets
      • 114 10 AFP President S R Nathan has rejected an appeal to save the life of drug smuggler Shanmugam Murugesu, 38. Murugesu was convicted last year of trying to import 1,029.8 grams of cannabis and is scheduled to be hanged at Changi Prison in three weeks' time,
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      • 118 10 Newsßadio 93.8 An illegal immigrant fell eight storeys at a block of flats at Clementi Aye 4 in a bid to escape from the police on Monday night. The man, believed to be a Chinese national in his 40s, died of serious injuries in hospital
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    • 187 10 wwvy.dining.singapore.intercontinental.com r^^^H Rp^VZfl BBW. mA P5 IS pmW mmmW PM^3U«DMPmI BCmPmI PMMW pmp^Jpjl Vvv^pmidl pmkVW ■ra PffSH KSp V^Lfjl mW^mmmW mmmmmm pmmvLmßl pVpVT" jsdVmml W^Jpmm AmW^ m%> |TJ RRiP Bx pmV^dmV VM^m This year, make it extra special. This Secretaries' Week, we celebrate the passion and dedication of secretaries with
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  • 754 11 It is also not a prudent decision since homeowners will have to make bigger repayments MR TAN Cher Hian was over the moon when he first heard that he could get some cash from buying a flat. All he needed to do was to declare a higher
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  • world news
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      • 653 12  -  Thang D Nguyen Can Indonesia re-build tsunamihit area without global expertise? FOUR months after it happened, the Asian tsunami seems to be, for the most part, a thing of the past While victims and their families in Aceh, Indonesia and other
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    • 243 12 LONDON Weeks after climbing the Grand Motte Glacier, in the French resort of Tignes, to raise money for tsunami victims, two experienced snowboarders were caught in a huge "slab avalanche", sacrificing their lives for the cause. The pair had decided to climb the
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    • 453 13 Region has become the 'epicentre' for the drug-resistant form of the scourge, warn experts WASHINGTON South-east Asia has emerged as the global centre for drug-resistant malaria and is fuelling a roaring trade in counterfeit versions of the drugs used to fight the disease that
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    • 203 14 AFP TOKYO A Japanese court yesterday threw out a suit challenging Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to a Tokyo war shrine at the centre of a row with China. About 1,000 people both Japanese citizens and relatives of South Korean war dead had
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    • 346 14 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has committed its support for Japan's bid to win a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, despite demands from lawmakers for an apology and compensation from Tokyo for war crimes. Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar made the commitment in remarks
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    • 169 14 LONDON Helen Harcombe died last December, but thanks to a "mother manual" she left behind, her husband can raise their seven-year-old daughter the way his late wife would want him to. When Mrs Harcombe discovered her cancer was incurable, she wrote an instruction manual to
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    • 177 16 Malaysia expanding school electives PUTRAJAYA Malaysia will introduce Chinese and Tamil languages as electives at all national primary schools in a move to make the institutions more attractive to the country's minority communities. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the classes will be offered within
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    • 126 16 -AFP BEIJING A senior US envoy arrived for consultations with China amid growing fears that North Korea is preparing a nuclear weapons test Mr Christopher Hill, assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific, is expected to discuss ways to restart stalled
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    • 140 16 The last Syrian troops in Lebanon crossed the border back home yesterday ending Damascus' 29-year military presence and ushering in a new era for its tiny neighbour. The withdrawal was carried out under
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    • 243 18 JAKARTA The Indonesian military commander has caused an uproar after saying soldiers can contest in regional elections without resigning from the armed forces, reported Hie Jakarta Post. General Endriartono Sutarto's comment at a recent press conference has raised fears that the powerful
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    • 326 18 -AFP Private lines said to be 'congested' TOKYO Two successive train derailments in Japan, including one that killed at least 73 people, have shaken thoughts that Japan's massive train system is invincible, with some suggesting privatisation may be to blame. A commuter train plunged into
      -AFP; AFP  -  326 words
    • 323 19 -AFP BEIJING China is trying to undermine Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian while seeking to improve its image by welcoming the island's opposition leader, Mr Lien Chan, on a landmark visit here yesterday, analysts said. The visit by Mr Lien, head of the
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    • 209 19 LONDON The mastermind of a £l-million ($3.1 million) marriage racket, who preyed on vulnerable young Asian women in Britain, has been jailed for 10 years. Jaswinder Gill, 42, wooed teenage drug addicts and debtridden students with the promise of highly-remunerative modelling work in India,
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    • 117 19 -AFP LONDON Britain's Prince Harry was put "at risk" by photographers who pursued him and his 19-year-old Zimbabwean girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, as they travelled in a jeep while on safari in Botswana, royal officials said on Monday. Two of the newspapers involved in
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    • this QUIRKY world
      • 72 19 An American couple have created a scented candle based on biblical accounts of what Jesus smelled like, ananova.com reported, quoting WCCO TV. Bob and Karen Tosterud, from South Dakota, were inspired by a verse in the Bible which says that when Jesus returns to Earth his robes will
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      • 40 19 AP A Burger King customer, Gregg Luttman, who berated the employees when told the restaurant was out of french fries, has been convicted of multiple charges and sentenced to 45 days in jail in Pennsylvania.
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    • 251 20  -  Dr James Dobson w by I TxMys DIFFERING EXPECTATIONS Children are extremely sensitive to issues of fairness at home, especially as they relate to their siblings. But, is it really a worthwhile goal to give your boys and girls identical experiences in the name of fairness?
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    • 566 20  -  TAMMY TAN DAWN LOW KATHRYNLAU Technical adjustments underway to prevent further erroneous deductions I Letter from Group Corporate Communications Officer ComfortDelGro Corporation Manager, Corporate Communications SMRT Corporation Ltd Assistant Corporate Communications Manager Transit Link Pte Ltd WE REFER to Mr Albert Chong's letter "Puzzling ez-link deductions"
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      126 22 I Commemorating courage I Navy officers from New Zealand I' attending a dawn commemorative service at the Kranji War Memorial I Cemetery on Monday Members of I the New Zealand and Australian commuI nities in Singapore gathered to commemI orate the courage of and the sacrifices I made by
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    • Plastic bags alson have their uses in daily life
      • 322 22  -  ANNE LEE HON MUI Letter from I AM all for using fewer plastic bags. But the following are some instances where plastic bags are appreciated. In a small kitchen, how do you keep a big trash bag near your kitchen sink, as
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      • 183 23  -  ISAAC TNG WEN HAO Letter from WHILE comparing countries like Denmark with Singapore, one must remember that we live in a country in which most of our population lives in either HDB flats or condominiums. We dispose of trash via the rubbish chute. Plastic bags
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    • 352 22  -  JIMMY HO KWOK HOONG Letter from, I REFER to the letter, "No referee to go bleating to" by Mr Narayana Narayana (April 22). Mr Narayana hinted the average share investors here have no alternative but to accept the existing
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    • 338 22  -  LEONG SZE HIAN Letter from I REFER to the article "MediShield beyond the age of 80?" (April 25). Higher income earners may have their Medisave contribution ceiling, currently $30,000, raised in a year's time. The reason given was that
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    • 227 23  -  WILLIE TAN Letter from I REFER to the reports, "Resale levy on HDB flats to continue: Mr Mah" (April 19) and "HDB levy quandary" by Mr Leong Tze Hian (April 21). My sister bought a five-room flat before the financial crisis. After her marriage
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    • 572 24  -  Murali Kumara Sharma RECENTLY, there has been talk of finding the X-factor to up Singapore's tourist potential, for which millions have been laid out. Ideas too have been innovative and startling, from an underwater bar, a world-class centre for parks and gardens, the setting
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    • 358 24  -  DRCHRISFURLEY^^^n Letter from Director of zoology and veterinary services Singapore Zoo and Night Safari WE WOULD like to thank readers Low Sin Leng and Chan Wei Jun for their letters (April 23). We appreciate their feedback and take the opportunity to say that
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  • 532 25  -  Elisa Yang At Carrefour, parents will be delighted to find a whole gamut of baby gizmos at affordable prices food@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS way past Ashton's rest time. But cradled in mummy Lynn Koh's arms, the five-month-old was unprotesting. In fact, baby Ashton was having a good time, soaking
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  • Businesstoday
    • 598 28  -  Christie Loh Despite gushing stock price on back of water treatment firm's high-profile deals, challenges remain christie@newstoday.com.sg MARKET darling Hyflux is perched on a pedestal. In just six months, the water treatment firm's share price more than doubled from $1.59 in October to
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    • business news
      • 184 30 Dow Jones UNITED Test Assembly Center (Utac) said yesterday its firstquarter net profit almost doubled from the same period a year ago because of higher sales and the completion of an acquisition in Taiwan. Utac posted a net profit of US$3.9 million
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      • 286 30 Dow Jones Will invest in infrastructure projects MELBOURNE Australia's Macquarie Bank said yesterday it planned to list a $730-million infrastructure investment fund on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Following the initial public offering (IPO) at $1 a share, the Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund will
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      • 304 32 Agencies It enjoys net income of $72.7 m in first quarter SINGAPORE Petroleum Co (SPC), the only oil refiner traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), said that its first-quar-ter profit rose 74 per cent as sales of refined products rose. Net income rose to $72.7 million,
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      • 178 32 Ansley Ng CAR distributor Borneo Motors has opened a $2.2-million depot in Pandan Avenue designed to serve as a logistics headquarters and a central distribution point for automotive parts to all service centres, body care centres and vehicle delivery centres in Singapore. With a
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      • 117 32 Newsßadio 93.8 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched a guidebook for Chinese companies seeking a listing here. The book is meant to help them better understand Singapore's listing requirements and is the first of three aimed at attracting Chinese firms to set up
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      • 144 32 SURVEILLANCE technologies firm Stratech Systems has entered into a conditional standby financing arrangement with Cornell Capital Partners Offshore in which the latter has agreed to subscribe for new ordinary shares of Stratech worth up to $10 million at regular intervals over two years. Under
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      • 303 34 Agencies Electronics production resumes growth while biomedical sector reverses slump SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output grew 8.3 per cent in March compared with the same month a year earlier, as it rebounded from an unexpected decline of 10.8 per cent in February, the Economic Development Board
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      • MarketWATCH
        • 59 34 ndex Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd 11,035.83 13,859.58 3,999.10 5,805.25 Pis -37.94 +109.35 -10.50 +46.94 -0.34 +0.80 -0.26 +0.82 Korea Comp KLCI SET Index lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Wumbai Sensex 944.46 872.43 662.13 1,031.76 1,858.14 250.32 6,339.98 -1.71 +0.45 -2.34 +11.89 -2.42
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        • 113 34 Dow Jones SHARES rose yesterday after manufacturing output data released by the Economic Development Board showed that the electronics downturn may be shorter than expected. Wall Street's improved performance overnight and lower oil prices helped lift market sentiment, traders said. The ST Index gained 12.25 points, or 0.6 per
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        • 4 34 ST Index 2,149.64 +12.25
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      • 339 35 Bloomberg Contract to build pipe racks and barges supports development of world's second-largest oilfield KEPPEL Corp, Singapore's biggest offshore marine engineering company, said yesterday its unit had won a US$l5O-million ($247 million) contract from Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian Operating Co. Keppel Kazakhstan, a subsidiary
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      • 237 35 Dow Jones JETSTAR Asia, the Singaporebased discount unit of Australia's Qantas Airways, expects total passenger volume to get a 20-per-cent boost from its operations in the Philippines, chief executive Ken Ryan said yesterday. Jetstar Asia will begin flying the Singapore-Manila route today.
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      • 184 35 Bloomberg DELL Inc, the world's largest personal computer maker, will open a design centre in Singapore tomorrow. Dell president and chief executive Kevin Rollins will open the centre, Texas-based Dell said in an e-mailed invitation. Dell spokeswoman Felicia Soh declined to comment. Singapore is
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      • 546 36  -  Tor Ching Li Look and think before you leap into overseas expansion, entrepreneur Elim Chew says from experience chingli@newstoday.com.sg ONE year on since homegrown streetwear chain 77th Street made its foray into the China market, founder Elim Chew now has plenty of anecdotes to share both
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      • 152 39  -  Yong Shu Chiang TRADING on the star power of Nicole Kidman and Scan Perm, the United Nations thriller The Interpreter topped the box-office charts of both Singapore and North America. Backed by generally positive reviews, the film made more than US$22 million ($36 million) last
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      • 174 39 7pm The Green Hat (Ml 8, Hong Kong),l 10 minutes, Prince 1 the directorial debut of Liv Fendou, highly regarded for his work as screenwriter for film-maker Zhang Yang, The Green Hat is a story about the vicissitudes of love and two men hit hard by rejection.
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  • mum MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL
    • 632 41  -  JENNY KONG HUANG BIREN CELEBRITY MUMS WITH jenny@newstoday.com.sg ACTRESS ON SCREEN, award-win-ning actress Huang Biren tackles meaty and sometimes unglamorous characters, such as the dowdy tomboy gambler Lucky in My Lucky Charm. Off screen, she is the loving mother who rushes home during lunch or filming
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    • 313 42  -  REETA RAMAN DAVID GAN MUM TO THE STARS: HE MAY not be your average mother figure, but to Farm Wong and Christopher Lee, he is one. The duo, said celebrity hairstylist David Gan, frequently call him "mother". The likeable hairstylist is also known for taking many
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    • 564 44  -  JENNY KONG XIANG YUN ACTRESS AS THE first celebrity Mum at Caldecott Hill, Xiang Yun hit the crossroads when she was expecting her son Yixi in 1991. "I was depressed as I didn't know whether to continue acting or be a housewife. "I was at the
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    • 304 44  -  MALKIT KAUR REETA RAMAN DEDICATED MUM-IN-LAW: THEIRS was a relationship that began years ago. Their families knew each other very well and met frequently during functions. So when childcare teacher Ms Kuldip Kaur became part of Mrs Malkit Kaur's family by marrying her son, she did
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    • 608 46  -  JENNY KONG QUAN YIFENG CELEBRITY MUMS WITH J jenny@newstoday.corn.sg TELEVISION HOST SIX-YEAR-OLD Eleanor Yu probably has no idea that her mother is one of Singapore's most popular Chinese television hosts. Like most kindergarten kids, she prefers watching cartoons on MediaCorp TV Kids Central and the Disney Channel to
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    • 470 46  -  IVY LEE ACTRESS WHEN Ivy Lee received her Best Actress award at the Star Awards last year, she mentioned that "doubles" were good. She won the award for her role in the serial Double Happiness I and she credited her win to the twin
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    • 84 48 a Give Mum a crash course in whats hip and what's hot in the jewellery world with Lee Hwa Jewellery's creations. Wow her with the Serafini pendant (right; $368) and its classic amethyst drop design, j Fhe amethyst centrepiece is further jazzed up with swirls of diamonds. If
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    • 307 48 Have you found the perfect gift for Mum? Here are a few suggestions from PearlynTham [pearlyn© newstoday.com.sg) Twice the rewards Get Mum two presents for the price of one. Buy any Citizen ladies' watch at $120 or more and get a classic Swarovski crystal
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    • 800 50  -  JUSTIN CHEONG WITH iustin@newstoday.com.sg IN OUR household, when someone calls out "Mum!" it is likely that three frazzled women will rush to the scene. Which is a blessed thing until the two who realise they aren't needed storm off, mumbling curses. I'm proud to
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    • 228 54 PHOTOS: JEANNE Sng is a lucky woman. The 49-year-old former guest relations officer gets her daughter's help whenever she needs to doll up for a function. Expert help, that is. After all, Felicia Chan is a make-up artist and has been hailed as an up-and-coming talent. The
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      297 54  -  PEARLYN THAM THE HAIRSTYLIST YOU probably won't find Lim Geok See sporting the übiquitous "auntie" perms or having a bad hair day. With her trendy hairstyles and funky hair colours, she is the envy of her friends and colleagues, all thanks to her daughter Kwek Hui Ni.
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    • 462 56  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN THIS Rose-berry Meringue Gateau, similar to a multi-tiered pavlova, combines crisp meringue, juicy berries, and the delicate fragrance of roses. Here's what you need for a portion that serves 4 to 6 people: Meringue: 4 large egg whites IOOg caster sugar IOOg icing sugar 1/8
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      • 262 57 ITALIAN. Szechuan. Local and international cuisine. Whichever your I mother fancies, she'll get I to enjoy it at Raffles The I Plaza. Begin the special day on May 8 with a hearty brunch at Prego, which is rolling out a sumptuous spread of Italian nosh. The spread
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        349 58 UNDER what circumstances will Mum be happy to make her age known? When you take her to any of Carlton's four restaurants for a big meal this Mother's Day. This is because the older she is, the bigger the Mum's Discount you will enjoy. If she's 50 this
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        230 58 LET the celebrations begin now. Beat the I crowd on Mother's Day itself and give mum a sweet treat at Swensen's any time from now till May 8. During this period, a special menu has been put together, and the good people at Swensen's haven't forgotten to throw in
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      • 230 59 MOTHERS who enjoy buffets will have a great time at River View Hotel this Mother's Day. On May 7 and 8, the hotel has not one, but three buffet spreads. At the River Palace Chinese Restaurant, there's the Unlimited a la carte Promotion with more than 30
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        130 59 i IF YOUR mother likes or ni (yam I paste) and sliced braised goose, then you should take her to 1 Teochew Garden. The restaurant has put I together several different Happy Mother's Day Set Menus, each one carefully planned. There's a menu for six, eight and a
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      • 124 60 IF YOUR mother is a eof- «^j fee connoisseur, an automatic coffee machine I would make the perfect gift this Mother's Day. But you won't have to shop for I it you can win it. Simply buy Mum a buffet lunch or dinner at Quality Hotel on May
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      • 132 60 OUR mothers take pride in nourishing us with healthenriching soups that take hours to make. This Mother's Day, it's your turn to nourish her with love and a heartwarming meal. At Turtle House, this meal would be made up of dishes such as turtle stew,
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      • 84 60 PUT together a cascading waterfall, lush greenery and a delicious spread of lovely Italian and local food, and you have an ideal setup for lunch or dinner with Mum this Mother's Day. At The Elizabeth Singapore, a luxurious boutique hotel at 24, Mount Elizabeth, Mum will get
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        132 60 SPICE it up for Mum on her day. From Friday to May 8, relish a smorgasbord of Thai dishes at Waan Waan Thai restaurant. The menus planned especially for this occasion include all-time favourites such as rice crackers with homemade chilli, deepfried soft-shell crab, Thai fish maw with
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      • 173 60 JUST because Mum's not cook- v. ing on her special day, it doesn't mean you can't have a decent I meal at home. You can have an elaborate meal one prepared by award-winning chefs at home, thanks to Fostre. Order a 10-course meal ($lB.BO per person) of Asian favourites
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    • sports
      • 450 65 -AFP But mystery deepens as promoters claim European Tour agreed to instalment payments SHANGHAI A dispute over the nonpayment of prize money to players at last month's Indonesian Open appeared to be nearing an end yesterday, with the European Tour saying the money would
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      • 157 65 AFP LONDON Fifteen-year-old Michelle Wie (right) has been given the chance of playing in this year's British Open, after the Royal and Ancient Club agreed to allow women to enter the championship. Details of how women players would qualify have yet to
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      • 153 66 -AFP HANOI Austrian Alfred Riedl signed a three-year contract yesterday to coach the Vietnamese football team. Vietnam have been in a deep crisis since their first round exit at last year's Tiger Cup. "The contract was signed in Hanoi between Riedl and the
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