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    26 1 TODAY /A=£>JJ\CORF' share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Thursday May 25, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /A=DIA.CORP share your free newspaper Thursday May 25, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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    Lock icon East Timor can't cope, asks for help
    494 1 Singapore urges citizens to leave country as unrest grows DILI As violence escalated in East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, yesterday, its government appealed for hundreds of foreign troops and police to help quell the unrest as Australia and New Zealand began
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    Lock icon Students today, leaders tomorrow?
    525 1  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg THEY are 17 years old and four years shy of even voting in an election. But that has not stopped a group of students from getting involved in Singapore politics. In fact, the group of 15 is already looking ahead to the
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      Lock icon Moving on after his ride as Transport Minister
      667 2  -  TORCHING LI Satisfaction and regret, as Yeo Cheow Tong returns to private sector after 22 years chingli@newstoday.com.sg TRANSPORT Minister Yeo Cheow Tong never expected to enter politics and to stay in it for the past 22 years. In an exit interview with
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      Lock icon New Mayor Zainudin moots body to champion racial harmony
      272 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE new mayor of the Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC) has listed strengthening racial harmony, helping the needy elderly, and engaging the young as his main priorities. Mayor Zainudin Nordin takes over from Mr Heng Chee How following
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      Lock icon 'What you see is what you get'
      687 3  -  JASMINE YIN He is candid, 'out of the box', goestoK-Box-and political office won't change him, says MP-elect Teo Ser Luck jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg AVID triathlete and MP-elect (Pasir RisPunggol GRC) Teo Ser Luck, 37, finds himself jogging much faster these days. The youthful-looking father of
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      CODED LESSONS FOR MUSLIMS
      808 4  -  Marina Mahathir A FRIEND was relating how after her daughter had read The Da Vinci Code, she had wanted to read the Bible. Which is not in itself a bad thing, except that she was concerned that an impressionable young mind would not be able to
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  • Singapore news
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      Eyes on a better sight
      496 6  -  CHEOWXINYI First programme ever to correct myopia by training the brain offers hope to school kids xi nyic@newstoday.com.sg myopia progression. If the product proves successful, a child with a low myopia of 150 degrees could do without glasses in the near future, while another who
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      Lock icon PAP's election review due in 2 to 3 months: Dr Ng
      269 8 938LIVE THE People's Action Party's (PAP) review of the General Election is expected to be completed in two to three months, Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday. Dr Ng, who is the Organising Secretary (Special Duties) in the
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      Lock icon Uncertain times for Maxtor employees
      224 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA IT WAS anxious times for thousands of workers at Maxtor's Yishun plant yesterday. Its new parent, Seagate, said it planned to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide, mostly in the United States. There is no word yet on how this will impact the group's hard-disk
      – CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  224 words
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      Stabbed with a fork
      359 8  -  ANSLEYNG Canteen scuffle turns nasty asschoolboyjabsafork into his classmate's head a nsley@newstoday.com.sg A FIGHT over a school project in a crowded school canteen ended with a boy being stabbed by another in the head with a fork. Yesterday morning, the boys both Secondary 2 express stream
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        Lock icon MOVE TO SUE SDP PROCEEDS
        86 8 938 LIVE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew have applied to the High Court for judgment to be entered against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). The party did not file its defence against the defamation suits, despite an extension of
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        Lock icon CPF, HDB RATES TO REMAIN
        82 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA There will be no change in CPF interest rates which are reviewed quarterly against the major local banks' rates and the HDB mortgage rate from July 1 to Sept 30. The CPF Board will continue to pay interest of 2.5 per cent per
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      HOME ADVANTAGE
      1211 10 NEVER A PULL PAY WITHIN the short span of three years, Superintendent Adrian Quek Sei Wei, as head of the Criminal Investigation Department's Special Investigation Section (SIS), has just about seen it all as far as homicide cases are concerned. From the murder of eight-year-old Chinese girl Huang
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      Lock icon NDP: A farewell fit for a national icon
      339 10 -TEOXUANWEI THIS year, the National Stadium will host Singapore's birthday celebrations for the last time. And as part of this year's National Day Parade (NDP) celebrations, the NDP Executive Committee is calling for Singaporeans to submit memorable anecdotes and photos of the
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      Cash, training and a fishing line
      411 12  -  AUDREY LIM Two-year course equips the less educated with basics of running a simple business news@newstoday.com.sg MARINATING the traditional Peranakan sambal lengkong kuai while standing for five hours is no task for the faint-hearted. So, every little thing helps in running a Peranakan food
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      Jobs re-creation: It's education sector next
      283 12  -  -UNYANQIN FOLLOWING the success of the first Job Re-creation Programme's ORP) programme for executives in the property sector, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is planning to re-create jobs in the education sector next The Real Estate Management and Maintenance Industry (Remmi) training programme
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      179 7 Nanyang Business School JJ£ W '"^v 0 "The Business programme at NTU taught me to think on my feet, communicate effectively, and provide leadership." James Pang J B. Bus Final Year Student, 2006 A 4 j 1 BUSINESS PROGRAMME In James' view, good business training is the combination of Dual
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      Lock icon Floods, mudslides greet Thai PM's return
      215 14 -AGENCIES UTTARADIT (Thailand) Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his team swung into full gear on his second day back at work, taking an emergency flight up to northern Thailand after severe floods and mudslides killed more than 100 people. Relief teams were in the
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      Lock icon Human-to-human transmission?
      540 14 Indonesian family may have spread bird flu among themselves GENEVA A family of eight people infected with bird flu in Indonesia may have passed the disease among themselves rather than individually catching it from poultry, but the World Health Organization (WHO) is leaving its pandemic alert level unchanged,
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      Lock icon Moussaoui wasn't part of 911: Osama
      312 16 -AFP Al Qaeda chief says convicted plotter made false confession PARIS Osama bin Laden said convicted Frenchman Zacarias Moussaoui falsely confessed to being a Sept 11 plotter, according to an audio recording released on Tuesday, which has yet to be authenticated. "I am responsible
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        Lock icon HONG KONG REPORTERS ATTACKED BY HOSPITAL STAFF IN CHINA
        61 16 -AFP Hong Kong reporters were attacked by hospital security guards in southern China while covering a story about the hospital's alleged use of toxic gel in plastic surgery. TV images showed a reporter being punched and kicked by men outside the
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        ESTRADA ADMITS USING FALSE NAME TO OPEN BANK ACCOUNT
        87 16 Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada admitted during his corruption trial yesterday that he opened a bank account under a false name. Mr Estrada said he opened an account in the name of "Jose Velarde" to try to help his friend William
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        Lock icon N KOREA CALLS OFF TRAIN RUNS
        60 16 -AP North Korea yesterday abruptly cancelled groundbreaking test runs of trains across its heavily-guarded border with South Korea, citing an atmosphere of confrontation and war. The test runs along rebuilt railroads would have been the first time that trains crossed the inter-Korean border since
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        Lock icon BANGLADESH LEADER FLIES TO STORE
        56 16 -AFP Bangladesh's President lajuddin Ahmed was flown to Singapore by air ambulance yesterday for heart treatment after complaining of chest pains. Mr Ahmed, 75, was admitted to hospital in Dhaka after reporting pains in his chest. Doctors advised that he be treated abroad. He will
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      Lock icon More women hooked on gambling
      203 16 -AGENCIES LONDON As officials in the United Kingdom prepare a shortlist of possible sites for 17 new casinos, including Britain's first "super casino", a report on gambling addiction revealed that more women are becoming hooked on the habit. British charity Gam Care, which counsels gambling
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      Lock icon Bush open to Israeli plan to fix borders
      411 17 AGENCIES AIRPORT ABLAZE: This image, taken from television, shows a huge blaze which broke out yesterday in the cargo section of Istanbul's Ataturk airport., injuring at least three people. The terminal was badly damaged, and part of the roof caved in. An
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      Lock icon China could pose military threat to Asia
      196 17 AGENCIES WASHINGTON China is rapidly extending its military reach and could pose a threat across Asia, the Pentagon warned yesterday. It also said that while China's ability to sustain military power at a distance is limited, it has the greatest potential of any
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      Lock icon Japanese, 70, is oldest man to climb Mt Everest
      143 18 -AFP KATHMANDU A 70-year-old Japanese climber believed to be the oldest man to scale Mt Everest marked the achievement by leaving a photograph of his dog on the summit, he told reporters. Mr Takao Arayama (picture), aged 70 years and 225
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      Lock icon Running to a different beat
      197 18 -AFP SAN FRANCISCO Sports gear powerhouse Nike has teamed up with Apple Computer to make a running shoe that can talk to iPod digital music players, the companies announced. Apple chief Steve Jobs and the head of Oregon-based Nike, Mr Mark Parker, unveiled a Nike+
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      Lock icon US No 2 diplomat to quit?
      291 18 -BLOOMBERG Zoellick eyeing Wall St job if overlooked for treasury chief post WASHINGTON United States Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick has let top White House officials know that he will leave his position soon, probably for a job with a Wall Street firm,
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      25 14 IT eV>am viiP' Rediscover I Perth J^i Turn to Page 45 MOUSSAOUIWASNT PART 0F911: OSAMA Al Qaeda chief says convicted plotter made false confession ig
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      isay GOOD PARENTS DO PLAY 'BAD GUY'
      767 20  -  HO KONG LOON I WAS a third-year trainee teacher. One morning, I chanced upon one of my pupils smoking in the boys' toilet. I asked to meet his father. The episode with his dad left an indelible impression on me. His father knew
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      238 22  -  JAMES DOBSON BYDR MOULDER OF ROMANTIC DREAMS Long before a teenage girl finds her first real boyfriend or ever falls in love, her attitude toward men is quietly being shaped by her father. I'm one of the many psychologists who believe thatthedad-and-daughter relationship sets the stage
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      Engage, not manage Net
      247 22  -  JETH LEE Also, claim that media coverage is based on candidate numbers does not add up Letter from I REFER to the article "PAP must address 'negative Internet'" (May 24). Ms Denise Phua had posited that greater coverage was given to the ruling party by the
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      Da Vinci floor ads removed
      146 22  -  GOH CHEE KONG Letter from Vice-president, Corporate Marketing and Communications SMRT Corporation Ltd I REFER to the letter "Movie posters a step on the wrong side of faith" by Richard Koh (May 24). We are sorry for the offence caused to commuters due to The
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      Capital controls an option
      86 22  -  VIKTOR YE Letter from I REFER to the commentary, "Governments can prevent panic selling" (May 22). The question of moral hazard arises when a government intervenes to support the market during a sell-off. Correction of an overvalued market is necessary to curb speculation. Perhaps an alternative
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      Lock icon isay NO HOT RODS (AND BODS) FOR GIRLZ?
      625 24  -  ROBYN M SPEED I'M EXCITED that the Big Boyz Toyz show is returning ("Get ready, big boys", May 24) but I want to float an idea: How about, next year, they expand it into the Big Kidz Toyz show and make it
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      Bitter medicine
      259 25  -  UMBOONHEE Peg the costs of medical tests, scans and drugs to market rates Letter from A NUMBER complaints have been brought up by patients who frequent public hospitals and polyclinics. These include: Drugs being priced differently at different hospitals and polyclinics. The fact that blood tests cost much
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      sayagain
      29 25 Political parties could consider recruiting regular letter-writers to newspapers as candidates. They are practised in giving their opinions on issues. Wong TeckTian, on the difficulties in finding candidates
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      Getting to know you ... through toilet patterns and 'paper' walls
      167 26  - Getting to know you through toilet patterns and 'paper' walls CLAIRE WONG Letter from I READ with interest the recent letters on thin walls of Housing Development Board flats and the noise problem. I have stayed in a five-room executive flat in Sengkang for three years and I also share
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      There's no right age
      285 26  -  LOH HUI MENG Encouraging independence in kids depends on ability, not age Letter from Professional Development Team Association for Early Childhood Educators (Singapore) IN RESPONSE to Mdm Tan Chor Hoon's letter on "Bot-toms-up to being an independent child", the Association for Early Childhood Educators (Singapore) would
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      Idol judges' comments are in tune
      117 26  -  NELSON QUAH Letter from I REFER to Jeremy Lim's article, "The brave fallen idols" (May 24). I feel that the judges should be allowed to be spontaneous in their reactions provided they do not use swear words and unsavoury language when criticising the performance
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      124 25 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES Ladies, if in his love songs to you He keeps referring to the moon It's because it rhymes so readily With the lover's croon or swoon. And if he swears eternal love Never from you will he part It has less to do with loyalty Than with
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      Lock icon Waterfront View sold for $385 million
      257 28 THE privatised HUDC estate Waterfront View has been sold to a joint venture between Fraser Neave's property arm and Far East Organization for $385 million. According to the marketing agent DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, the deal is the largest collective sale in Singapore in
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      Lock icon Singapore-based Indian international school to go global
      450 28  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA GlEFto expand into Japan, Malaysia, Australia and the US shobha@newstoday.com.sg IN A testimony to the marketability of the "Made in Singapore" brand, a four-year-old home-grown international school is in such demand globally that it will open two overseas branches within two months
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      315 30 BLOOMBERG Failure to secure Thailand's potentially largest IPO, Thai Beverage listing, prompts step THE president of the Stock Exchanges of Thailand (SET) resigned yesterday, 16 months before his term ends, after failing to secure what could have been Thailand's biggest initial public offering (IPO). Mr Kittiratt
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      237 30  -  CHRISTIE LOH THAI Beverage, the nation's largest brewer, raised $1.37 billion after selling shares at the lower end of the range offered to investors, according to a company statement yesterday. The Bangkok-based brewer of Chang Beer and Mekhong whisky sold 4.89 billion shares at 28
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      882 32  -  Mano Sabnani THE bull market in equities that began in 2003 seems to be pausing, with high-flying China-based stocks taking the brunt of the selling. While the ST Index has fallen about 10 per cent from its peak of 2,660 two weeks ago
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      165 33 DOW JONES THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is considering changes to its rules to allow locally-incorporated mutual funds to invest in financial derivatives as a separate asset class. The proposal, which was outlined in a consultation
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      184 33 Singapore-listed Meghmani Organics, a Gujarat, India-based maker of pigments and agrochemicals, plans to sell shares in India within six months, the company said yesterday. It plans to seek approval to sell new shares amounting to less than 25 per cent of its paid-up capital, Meghmani said. The share price
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        56 33 Nikkei 225 15,907.20 +300.00 +1.97 Hang Seng 15,022.64 -41.92 -0.26 Australia ASX 5,037.70 +23.90 +0.40 Taiwan Wtd 6,077.01 +33.03 +0.40 Korea Comp 1,333.30 +3.52 +0.26 KLCI 927.75 +1.19 +0.13 SET Index 714.10 -13.11 -1.00 Jakarta Comp 1,323.14 -3.11 -0.23 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2,252.50 -11.70 294.01 -4.17 -0.52
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        54 33 SingTel 2.550 -0.010 -0.4 59,109 Hengxin 0.520 +0.015 +3.0 54,950 China Sun GMG US$ 0.720 -0.020 -2.7 26,624 0.070 +0.005 +7.7 24,391 Celestial 1.370 -0.070 -4.9 20,514 BH Global 0.290 -0.010 -3.3 10,590 ChinaMilk 1.140 17,446 Sunshine 0.205 +0.020 +10.0 17,317 GlobalVoice 0.140 -0.005 -3.4 17,246 ChinaPreci
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        163 33 Dow Jones SHARES closed mixed yesterday, but the market benchmark managed to chalk up a marginal gain on bargain hunting in blue chips. The ST Index rose 7.00 points, or 0.3 per cent, to close at 2,436.55 points. In the broad market, losers outnumbered gainers 329 to 276, while
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      1248 34  -  Ashraf Safdar Arts test offers a thrilling line-up in a bid to hold its own against the World Cup BALLS, cry some, when talking about the potential success of this year's Singapore Arts Festival. And indeed, come June 9, balls will be on the cards as
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        425 37  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Kung Fu Rapper Alvin, Careless Whisperer Patrick and'Nong Ago'Foo Wei insist they have talent Juliana r@newstoday.com.sg TO answer that burning question viewers had since Singapore Idol 2 debuted on Sunday night: No, the fallen Idol contestants are not embarrassed about being skewered by
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        216 38 —AGENCIES US songwriters hail their musical contributions LOS ANGELES Rapper 50 Cent, singer Annie Lennox and the rock band Green Day have won the major awards at a ceremony where American songwriters honour their peers. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Ascap)
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        493 40 Dan Brown's papal conclave thriller Angels Demons to be made into a film LOS ANGELES Buoyed by the box-office success of The Da Vinci Code, Columbia Pictures is planning to turn author Dan Brown's first best-selling religious thriller, Angels Demons, into a movie, the
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        220 40 -AFP LOS ANGELES Stars Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz as well as singer Norah Jones will act in the first Englishlanguage film by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai. According to Daily Variety, Wong who made the celebrated In the Mood
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        104 41 -AGENCIES AFTER working together in Brokeback Mountain, Oscarnominated couple Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams have joined the all-star cast of the Bob Dylan movie I'm Not There. Ledger will play one of seven actors representing the different aspects of Dylan's life story and music. Williams
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        194 41 AFP -AP I PARIS Brad Pitt sent an email to the Cannes Film Festival organisers yesterday saying he was unable to attend because of the "imminent arrival" of his new baby. Henri Behar, who moderates Cannes' news conferences, read a message from Pitt who
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        91 42 PHILIP MCCONNEL (picture) is the director of the Stage Club's The Canterbury Tales, which is on until Saturday at Bpm at the DBS Arts Centre. "I am reading Enlightenment by Roy Porter, a British historian. It's a history of ideas and personalities and is about people like Jonathan Swift
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          202 42  -  Gael Greene THE taghne for this book reads: Tales from a life of delicious excess. The book promises "the tastiest, most uninhibited memoir in years" but sadly, the uninhibited part ends after about 100 pages. Gael Greene, nicknamed "the insatiable critic" during her more than 30 years at New
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          236 42  -  James Patterson SHANTHI RAMAKRISHNAN DRUGS, deceit and betrayal make up Beach Road, the latest book by James Patterson, which he coauthored with Peter De Jonge. The story centres on East Hampton, a wealthy beach community on Long Island. Tom Dunleavy, a former NBA player, runs a one-man law
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        435 43  -  FISH IN CURRY AND COCONUT GRAVY Serves 3 to 4 Ingredients 4 pieces tenggiri/kurau steaks 2 tbsp Pasar fish curry powder 3 shallots, peeled and sliced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 1 stalk lemongrass (use only the bottom white portion), finely sliced 2cm ginger, peeled and
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      594 44 HAMBURG Walk two hours around the Aussen Alster lake, for pedestrian-only views of the city and its parks. A boat tour of the harbour connects you with the great northern port's maritime role and history. The famed Reeperbahn red-light street in the St Pauli district is
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      630 45  -  Retail Therapy Go on a shopping spree in Perth's famous Hay and Murray Street Malls or drop by the trendy Subiaco,which is bursting with quirky fashion boutiques, and upmarket fashion at The Colonnade. Save in style at Harbour Town with more than 70 designer fashion and homeware outlets,
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      427 45 Suggested itinerary Day 1 Shop at Hay Murray Street Malls HarbourTown factory outlets or Westfield Carousel Visit Kings Park for a panoramic view of the city Dinner at Northbridge or Subiaco Overnight in Perth Day 2 Drive to Fremantle Shop along High South Streets and at the Fremantle
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      403 47 Indulge in hot spring baths and fresh wheat noodles and get a glimpse of the samurai era in Japan's picturesque region scallop, squid and tuna. Not to be outdone, neighbouring Akita serves up delicious udon wheat noodles. Besides the local specialties, there are numerous restaurants and roadside stalls
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        244 48 The "colours" of Canberra will brighten up the Central Atrium of Marina Square shopping mall from this Saturday to June 4. The event will showcase Canberra's many holiday experiences such as hot-air ballooning, shopping for unique handicraft and lifestyle products, and the city's most celebrated annual flower event,
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        129 48 Here's a chance for you to travel first, pay later when you fly on Royal Brunei Airlines during the June school holidays. Under its "Fly Now, Pay Later" zero per cent instalment payment scheme, passengers will have up to 12 months to pay for their full
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        171 48 Soccer fans who are planning a trip onboard a Star Cruises' liner in June will not be missing out on any of the World Cup action. All Star Cruises' ships will be providing telecasts of the matches from next month. In Asia, SuperStar Virgo
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      416 54  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Rising NBA stars Ford and Howard refute legend Jones' criticism of overpaid stars WITH salaries hitting US$2O million ($32 million) a year, NBA superstars are amongst the world's highest paid athletes. However, in an interview with Today on Tuesday, NBA Hall of Famer
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      566 55  -  CUBBY LEONG Korean golfers are determined to shine at US PGA and LPGA tours cubby@newstoday.com.sg WITH six players in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) top 20, South Korea's fairer sex is taking the golfing world by storm. So when the Korean team landed on the Singapore
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      417 55  -  Jose Raymond THEY are the two-time S-League champions and four-time winners of the Singapore Cup. But lately it seems that all is not well at Home United. The Protectors have lost five matches in a row in three competitions in the last month. First,
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      259 55 SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Malaysian Zaid Izlan (picture) came within a whisker of registering the first perfect game at the ongoing 39th Singapore Open Bowling Championships when he felled 299 pins yesterday. After 11 consecutive strikes, the entire bowling alley held their breath as Zaid lined up his final
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      139 55  -  CUBBYLEONG AS EXPECTED, the Singapore women's team qualified for the semi-finals of the sth South East Asian Table Tennis Championships 2006 yesterday. Zhang Xueling and Tan Paey Fern were the driving forces behind the Singapore side, who disposed of Laos 3-0 before defeating Indonesia 3-1
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      1008 56  -  DARREN LAI Under-fire keeper hopes to bounce backfrom last week's debacle darren@newstoday.com.sg GEYLANG United were looking to extend their mini-revival last week when they took a shock early lead against SAFFC until goalkeeper Hassan Sunny dropped a clanger to concede the equaliser. Hassan went on to
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      995 57  -  Rohit Brijnath THERE is the quiet exchange of scoundrel's smile for boxer's snarl during the walk from stadium to court There is the headband, which holds hair and concentration in place. There are the pants, which few grown men might wear but fewer still would dare tell
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      204 54 WEATHERTODA Amsterdam 9/16 C rainy Los Angeles 16/24 C fair Auckland 12/19 C showers Manila 26/33 C thunderstorm OlflgapOre Bali 25/30 C rainy Melbourne ***** partly cloudy 25/32 C BS Begawan 25/32 C showers New Delhi 25/39 C thunderstorm Bangkok 26/32 C thunderstorm New York 14/24 C partly cloudy Bangalore
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      167 57 2 Gombak vs Tampines g TOTAL GOALS ODD OR EVEN? Odd $1.88 Even $1.82 I International Football Australia Greece Thu, 25/05/06 5.30pm I S.League Sengkang Geylang Thu, 25/05/06 7.30pm I International Football Sweden Finland Thu, 25/05/06 9.00pm Euro Champ U2l France U2l Germany U2l Fri, 26/05/06 12.15 am Euro Champ
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      517 58 -AFP Ronaldinho will join elite company if he adds World Cup to Champions League triumph RIO DE JANEIRO Ronaldinho could complete a rare double by winning the World Cup little more than 50 days after inspiring Barcelona to victory in the European Champions
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      201 58 THE GUARDIAN LONDON French police were today hunting burglars who used gas to knock out Patrick Vieira and his wife and daughter during a raid on the family home near Cannes. The gas was pumped into the house to keep the occupants asleep but today,
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      367 58  -  JOSE RAYMOND NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO6 Woodlands 0 Balestier 1 jose@newstoday.com.sg HOW Young Lions coach Fandi Ahmad must be smiling from ear to ear. Yesterday, yet another title challenger dropped precious points when Woodlands Wellington were sent crashing to their second consecutive defeat after a 0-1
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      541 59 READING Sven-Goran Eriksson will give Theo Walcott his first taste of international football today, confident in his conviction that he was right to catapult the 17-year-old from the Arsenal reserves into the England World Cup squad. England's head coach has confirmed that the teenager will play
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      241 59 -AFP MANCHESTER English Premiership giants Manchester United said yesterday that club doctor Mike Stone, who was treating injured striker Wayne Rooney, has left "because of a difference of opinion". But the club insisted that Stone's departure was not related to Rooney's recovery from a
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      RONALDO EXPECTED TO SHINE
      89 59 BRAZIL'S under-fire forward Ronaldo has received a vote of confidence from team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. The 29-year-old Real Madrid striker has not played since tearing a right thigh muscle in April, but Parreira said: "Ronaldo is well and is training superbly. "His weight is ideal.
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      90 59 PORTUGAL winger Luis Boa Morte (picture) and striker Nuno Gomes will miss the squad's World Cup warm-up match on Saturday against Cape Verde as they continue to recover from slight injuries. Both players are expected to be fully recovered before the end of the team's ongoing training
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      114 59 MOHAMED Madihi's 90th minute strike gave Morocco a 1-0 victory over the United States on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) in a disappointing warm-up forthe Americans. In the first match since coach Bruce Arena announced the US squad forthe World Cup finals in Germany, the
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      55 59 CHINESE authorities have seized thousands of counterfeit World Cup products, just over two weeks before football's biggest event kicks off in Germany. Customs officials in the eastern city of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, seized 600 counterfeit Fifa soccer balls, Xinhua news agency reported, adding that the destination of
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