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Title Section14 2007-06-23 1 TODAY MICA (P) 311/10/2006 /A=DJACORP we set you thinking June 23 24, 2007 todayonline.com14 words
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Article, Illustration1712 2007-06-23 1 VENESSALEE - VENESSALEE PHOTOS AFP, BLOOMBERG In a scandal that made headlines last week, nearly 600 slaves (picture) were freed from brutally-managed brick kilns in two provinces in China. Many had been kidnapped. Haunting proof, then, that the world is venessa@media corp.com.sg A FEW hundredPHOTOS AFP, BLOOMBERG - 1,712 words
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635 2007-06-23 1 SHERALYNTAYAND UNYANQIN - SHERALYNTAYAND UNYANQIN sheralyn@media corp.com.sg JUST a day after one chapter was brought to a close in the National Kidney Foundation scandal, another multi-million-dollar bombshell rocked the charity scene. The Commissioner of Charities on Friday launched an inquiry into the disappearance of635 words
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hot news
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550 2007-06-23 2 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp. com. sg SOME 770,000 Elder Shield policyholders will each receive between $10 and $260 in premium rebates come October, from insurers Great Eastern and NTUC Income. The reason? Five years on since its launch, the amount of actual550 words
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Article, Illustration585 2007-06-23 3 JOHNSON CHOO - JOHNSON CHOO Consumers to benefit with promise of more Bahasa programmes, variety shows johnsonchoo@media corp.com.sg MEDIACORP has bought state qic stakes worth US$lB3 million ($281.6 million) in PT Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) Indonesia's most integrated media company as well as its highly diversifiedCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 585 words
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singapore news
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Article, Illustration474 2007-06-23 4 NAZRYBAHRAWI - NAZRYBAHRAWI Over a quarter of cases reported in first half of the year involved foreigners nazry@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE may be gripped by a dengue epidemic, but construction worker Selvaran Thenarasan was once blissfully ignorant of its threat That is until mid-last month whenNAZRY BAHRAWI - 474 words
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SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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84 2007-06-23 4 -CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will temporarily stop offering e-services from July 21 as it upgrades its IT system. It will also suspend counter services from July 23. Services that will be affected include citizenship and PR applications,-CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 84 words
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55 2007-06-23 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Subordinate Courts will have a new district judge from Monday. Mr Lim Keng Yeow joined the Singapore Legal Service after graduating in 1991. He was State Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor before he left in 1995 to take up a– CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 55 words
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75 2007-06-23 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore Airlines has signed a contract with Airbus for 20 A 350-900 aircraft worth US$3.7 billion ($5.9 billion), with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2013 and running through to 2015. The carrier also has options to purchase 20 additional jets.– CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 75 words
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171 2007-06-23 4 — SHERALYNTAY - SHERALYNTAY ALMOST half a million dollars worth of Goods and Services Tax (GST) credits have been diverted to charity, with the largest amount of donations coming from middle-class Singaporeans. According to the Ministry of Finance, 3,600 of the 2.3 million171 words
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Article, Illustration510 2007-06-23 4 SHERALYN TAY - SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@media corp.com.sg AS DENGUE cases surge towards epidemic proportions hitting 401 last week numbers of a different sort are also peaking. From grocery chains to pest controllers, businesses related to the "mozzies" are seeing a miniboom, as Singaporeans snap510 words
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Article, Illustration569 2007-06-23 6 LOHCHEEKONG - LOHCHEEKONG Event brings media players together to discuss impact of user-generated content cheekong@media corp. com. sg AS TRADITIONAL media players fight tooth and nail to establish their presence on the Internet, the ballooning popularity of user-generated content or UGC, as the industry calls it hasPHOTO COURTESY BROADCASTASI/1 - 569 words
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251 2007-06-23 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE THE latest Health Promotion Board (HPB) anti-smoking initiative is targeting female smokers by making them look at cigarettes from a whole new perspective. By stubbing out, the average female smoker can save about $4,000 each year to spend on a– CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE - 251 words
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Article, Illustration278 2007-06-23 6 -LEONGWEEKEAT FORMER National Solidarity Party (NSP) member Edmund Ng (picture) quit the Opposition party on Friday to join Mr J B Jeyaretnam's new political party. A member of the NSP Central Executive Council, Mr Ng was on the party's slate of candidates that contested-LEONGWEEKEAT; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 278 words
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Article, Illustration356 2007-06-23 6 ANSLEY NG - ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THE public can resume renting kayaks at the Lower Seletar Reservoir this weekend, a month after a man drowned while kayaking there. In a joint statement on Friday, the People's Association (PA) and the Public Utilities Board (PUB) saidTODAY FILE PHOTC - 356 words
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Article, Illustration489 2007-06-23 8 NOORMOHDAZIZ - NOORMOHDAZIZ aziz@media corp.com.sg HOT on the heels of Malaysia's planned multi-billion-dollar Iskandar Development Region (IDR) in Johor, Indonesia is ramping up the attractiveness of its Riau Islands as an ideal investment hub, by rushing through legislation to create more special economic zones (SEZ). "Competition isBLOOMBERG - 489 words
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219 2007-06-23 8 ■AFP JAKARTA Indonesian hardline cleric Abu Bakar Bashir never headed the Islamic militant network Jemaah Islamiyah, a spokesman for his organisation said on Friday. Abu Dujana, the alleged head of Jl's military wing who was captured two weeks ago, told police in a■AFP - 219 words
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293 2007-06-23 8 -AFP SINGAPORE has advised Taiwan to adhere to the "One China" policy to avoid tensions with China and said that it opposes any unilateral move to change that status. On Monday, independence-lean-ing Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian told a visiting United States delegation that he planned-AFP - 293 words
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Article, Illustration359 2007-06-23 8 -AFP SHAH ALAM The father of a slain Mongolian woman told a Malaysian court on Friday that he was punched and kicked by the wife of one of the men on trial. Mr Setev Shaariibuu, who testified in the murder trial of-AFP; AFF - 359 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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152 2007-06-23 8 -AP The chief of Indonesia's National Resilience Institute, the state's military think-tank, believes Singapore intends to use the extradition treaty it signed with Indonesia as a bargaining chip, to ensure implementation of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), reported Indonesia's Antara news agency. Mr Muladi-AP - 152 words
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45 2007-06-23 8 -AFP Malaysia has suspended 19 maid agencies and blacklisted 85 employers for failing to pay their domestic workers, according to a report on Friday. The firms were suspended after complaints of cheating and for breaching conditions of their permits.-AFP - 45 words
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Article, Illustration213 2007-06-23 10 -AFP BANGKOK Thais reacted with a mix of sceptism and pride to deposed Premier Thaksin Shinawatra's (picture) bid to take over Manchester City. The English club accepted Mr Thaksin's £81.6-million ($251-million) bid in London on Thursday, hours after Thai prosecutors charged him-AFP; AP - 213 words
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347 2007-06-23 10 -AGENCIES US envoy broached the likelihood of total denuclearisation with N Korea SEOUL United States envoy Christopher Hill said on Friday that he had "useful and positive" discussions on a rare visit to North Korea and the regime was ready to close-AGENCIES - 347 words
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173 2007-06-23 10 -AFP Pakistan is building a third plutonium nuclear reactor to boost atomic bomb production, a United States-based research group said on Friday. Satellite images show work progressing rapidly at Khusab, 100 km from Islamabad, where there are already two reactors, the Institute for Science and-AFP - 173 words
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Article, Illustration186 2007-06-23 10 -AGENCIES ISLAMABAD Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz lashed out at Britain on Friday for awarding a knighthood to Mr Salman Rushdie amid fierce protests against the decision. "We condemn the decision to award a knighthood to Rushdie," Mr Aziz said in the national-AGENCIES; AFF - 186 words
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288 2007-06-23 10 -AFP LE BOURGET (France) Requests to switch off mobile phones and fasten seatbelts are a familiar part of the takeoff routine for airline passengers, but a European company has found a way to make dialling safe and link up people-AFP - 288 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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86 2007-06-23 10 AFP An Australian government plan to ban alcohol and pornography in Aboriginal communities to curb child sexual abuse was called racist by indigenous groups on Friday. An activist accused the Prime Minister of stirring hysteria against Aborigines ahead of national elections later thisAFP - 86 words
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Article33 2007-06-23 10 ■AFP A power failure trapped nearly 20,000 people on Friday for more than four hours in packed Tokyo commuter trains, with some 45 people falling ill, officials said.■AFP - 33 words
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82 2007-06-23 10 -AP Okinawa urged the Japanese government on Friday to cancel orders to change textbooks that say the army forced civilians on the island to commit mass suicide at the endofWorldWarll. In March, the Education Ministry ordered publishers to revise textbooks that reference the-AP - 82 words
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248 2007-06-23 12 TAN CHEE MENG - TAN CHEE MENG Letter from MY FAMILY and I visited Downtown East on a recent Saturday evening. As the attraction's car park was full, I dropped my family off first and drove to an open car park opposite. That was full as well, with248 words
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Article, Illustration771 2007-06-23 12 DOWN UNDER; NEIL HUMPHREYS - DOWN UNDER NEIL HUMPHREYS Many Aussies still surprised by S'poreans who have a good grasp of the language WITH news@newstoday.com.sg IT'S an old western stereotype about Singapore and one you've come across in various guises before, but this one was a real beauty. My painterYENYOK - 771 words
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Letter, Illustration143 2007-06-23 12 GOH HWEE CHING - GOH HWEE CHING Letter from RECENTLY, I received the keys to my new HDB flat at Block 394, Yishun Aye 6. This is the first flat my spouse and I bought together. Naturally, I wanted it to be perfect. However, what greeted me whenCOURTESY OF GOH HWEE CHING - 143 words
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Letter, Illustration178 2007-06-23 14 GOH KIAN HUAT - GOH KIAN HUAT Letter from MANY have been grumbling about the inconvenience and difficulty of using public toilets meant for the physically challenged because such toilets are usually locked. Conversely, the doors of public toilets for the able-bodied are often kept soFAIZAL - 178 words
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396 2007-06-23 14 VALERIEPKCHAN - VALERIEPKCHAN Fired for being pregnant and unfit for travel Letter from EVEN with the Government's efforts to promote family life and work-life harmony, I am appalled and disappointed that women here still have to put up with issues such as getting sacked for being396 words
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Business
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Article, Illustration464 2007-06-23 16 HEDIRMAN SUPIAN - HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Investor watchdog says shareholders should vote against directors' ouster hedirman@media corp.com.sg AN INVESTOR watchdog has stepped into the ongoing Yellow Pages fracas, urging non-independent directors Stanley Tan and Pang Yoke Mm to drop their resolution to oust the four independent directors fromDON WONG - 464 words
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Article180 2007-06-23 16 DOW JONES SINGAPORE Technologies Telemedia has denied any wrongdoing in its investment in Indonesia's second-largest cellular company, PT Indonesia Satellite Corp (Indosat). "ST Telemedia and its subsidiaries deny any wrongdoing as alleged by Indonesia's Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU)," ST Telemedia said in a statementDOW JONES - 180 words
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433 2007-06-23 16 —JOSEPH YADAO - The big squeeze in hotel rooms by 2015, demand could exceed supply —JOSEPH YADAO THINK Singapore hotel rooms are pricey now? Come 2015, average room rates could triple to a sizzling $600 per room, up from $170 now, according to a Merrill Lynch report released on Friday. This can be433 words
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marketwatch
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Article25 2007-06-23 16 Sapphire Equation THBEV Japan Land StarCrusUSS 0.035 -470.402 0.240 +0.025 +11.0 235.585 0.270 +0.005 +1.0 174.425 0.175 -132.202 0.355 +0.040 +12.7 122.37525 words
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Article111 2007-06-23 16 ■AFP Share prices closed 0.66 percent lower on Friday with profit-taking in blue chips and investors locking in gains following the recent recordbreaking run, dealers said. The ST Index fell 24.11 points to 3,615.38 on volume of 4.47 billion shares worth $2.73 billion. Losers led gainers 467 to 368,■AFP - 111 words
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Article56 2007-06-23 16 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by B D IS Nikkei 225 *****.63 -51.67 -0.28 HK Hang Seng *****.91 +45.24 +0.21 Australia ASX200 6382.60 -4.40 -0.07 Korea Camp 1770.98 -23.26 -1.30 Thailand SET 772.05 -4.15 -0.53 Jakarta Camp 2152.32 -0.01 0.00 Shenzhen B 691.72 -25.46 -3.55 Mumbai Sensex *****.36 -31.88SGX,; Bloomberg - 56 words
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Article20 2007-06-23 16 Gold US$/oz Silver US$/oz Platinum US$/oz 654.20 13.09 1,299.00 Rubber cents/kg 339.25 Palm oil RM/tonne Brent USS/barrel 2,560.00 71.2920 words
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Article28 2007-06-23 16 uss UK£ Yen HKS RM Euro 0.6503 0.3260 80.623 5.0814 2.2456 0.4847 Rupiah 5854.8 Baht 21.054 Peso 29.948 AS 0.7663 Indian Rs 26.469 Yuan 4.956628 words
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Article, Illustration68 2007-06-23 17 BLOOMBERG BIG SLIDE: China's shares fell the most in almostthree weeks on speculation that the government would raise interest rates to tame a stock-market boom and cool the economy. The CSI3OO Index slid 145.85, or 3.5 per cent to 4,051.43 at the close, the biggest percentage change among markets includedBLOOMBERG - 68 words
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Article202 2007-06-23 17 JOHNSON CHOO - JOHNSON CHOO SHELL Lubricants will increase grease output capacity in Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines over the next 12 to 18 months. This will help meet the growing demand for specialist industrial lubricants in the region, said its executive vice-president David Pirret on Friday.202 words
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Article, Illustration409 2007-06-23 17 ■AFP -AGENCIES BLACKSTONE Group, undeterred by congressional attempts to raise taxes on private-equity firms and postpone its listing, raised US$4.l3 billion ($6.35 billion) in the largest United States initial public offering (IPO) in five years. The specialist in buying troubled companies which it then turns around■AFP; -AGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 409 words
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130 2007-06-23 17 -DOW JONES THE China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved domestic initial public offerings (IPO) by Bank of Ningbo and Bank of Nanjing, bringing the two city commercial banks a step closer to becoming the first city lenders to sell shares to the-DOW JONES - 130 words
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224 2007-06-23 17 -AFP LONDON Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the first six months of this year hit a record, boosted by the battle for Dutch group ABN Amro and rapid growth of the private equity sector, a study showed on Friday. The list--AFP - 224 words
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111 2007-06-23 17 -AFP NEW YORK United States conglomerate General Electric said it would not be teaming up with Britain's Pearson in a possible takeover bid for media group Dow Jones. The announcement came as Dow Jones Co is trying to fend off a hostile-AFP - 111 words
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Article, Illustration606 2007-06-23 18 Pearlyn Tham - Pearlyn Tham Fashionistas: Equip yourself for the boardroom BEING a sensitive new age girl, I whimpered when a colleague said over lunch this week that she couldn't imagine me in shorts. Gasp, did she spot those ingrown hairs on my knees? Or, shucks, is it timePHOTOGRAPHY JASON HO STYLING SIM RONG ZHUANG - 606 words
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Article, Illustration369 2007-06-23 19 PEARLYN THAM - PEARLYN THAM Chupa Chups clothing and accessories for kids get 'em while they last pearlyn@media corp.com.sg CHUPA Chups has a scent, and it's not of lollipop. You heard it right: Chupa Chups doesn't only make the colourful candy most of us grew up with, but has a little-knownJASON HO - 369 words
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ATAGLANCE
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Article, Illustration107 2007-06-23 19 It's easy to apply sun protection on hard-to- reach areas such as your backwhen you have the Coppertone Continuous Spray ($19.80). The range has a unique spray technology that can emit sun protection from any angle even upside down. The waterproof Coppertone Continuous Spray Sunscreen107 words
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Article, Illustration99 2007-06-23 19 Acne and blackheads may be the major skincare concerns of teenagers but according to Johnson and Johnson, teenagers worry about dehydrated skin, too. This is why the company has launched the new three-step Daily Soft range under its Clean Clear brand. Besides the Daily Soft99 words
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Article, Illustration96 2007-06-23 19 Inspired by her passion for natural beauty and life on a Caribbean island, author, interior designer, model and god-daughter of Prince Charles India Hicks has created an "Island Living Collection". The new premium body and home collection available at Crabtree Evelyn is inspired by India's favourite flower,96 words
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Article, Illustration111 2007-06-23 19 Women from centuries ago may have tinted their lips with the juice from crushed flower petals but you won't have to go this far to enjoy nature's colours. The new Averine Rose collection is inspired by the thorny flower and consists of four lipsticks: Graceful111 words
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Article, Illustration129 2007-06-23 19 PEARLYNTHAM - PEARLYNTHAM SOMETHING hotter than the June sun, Wentworth Miller and the Deal Or No Deal girls must be the summer bargains found at Soo Kee Jewellery and SK Jewellery. At SK Jewellery, bling your fingers for less than $100 with the star buy the white and rose129 words
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Article, Illustration226 2007-06-23 19 - PEARLYNTHAM - -PEARLYNTHAM RISK takers love popping their pimples, never mind the potential scars or infections. The rest of us may do better with the three-step OoClear Complete Anti-Blemish Set. Produced by Bioskin's subsidiary 02 Skin, the OoClear set comprises the OoClear Anti-Blem-ish Solution,226 words
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FOODNOTES
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Article, Illustration102 2007-06-23 22 — EVELINE GAN - EVELINE GAN Fruit Tree Fresh has just added a new flavour to its range of fruit juices. The Cranberry Pomegranate Apple juice is made with the wholesome goodness of cranberries, pomegranates and apples. Pomegranates and cranberries are known to be high in antioxidants. Furthermore, no102 words
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Article, Illustration97 2007-06-23 22 — CHIAHUIJUN - CHIAHUIJUN If you are a Star Hub Cable TV, Mobile or Online customer, you could win a trip for two to Hanoi for a culinary lesson and feast at Bobby Chirm's restaurant by taking part in this contest. In 50 words or less, describe97 words
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Article, Illustration718 2007-06-23 22 Eveline Gan - Eveline Gan This unique nasipadang eatery will keep you coming back IT'S called Waning M Nasir (loosely translated as "M Nasir's shop"), but you won't find Malaysian singer M Nasir at this retro eatery tucked along Killiney Road. You will, however, find some pretty tasty nasi padang dishesPHOTOS BY JASON HO - 718 words
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Article, Illustration486 2007-06-23 23 TREVOR TAN - TREVOR TAN Its predecessor was well received can the KBloi draw the same plaudits? REVIEW SONY ERICSSON KBloi ($798) trevor@media corp.com.sg SONY Ericsson is on a quest for the ultimate fusion of the mobile phone and digital camera. The new KBloi is the successor to last486 words
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Article, Illustration488 2007-06-23 23 -TREVOR TAN - -TREVOR TAN I REVIEW CREATIVE ZEN STONE ($69) IF YOU can't beat 'em, join 'em. That seems to be the mantra Creative now adopts when it comes to its products. With the Zen Stone, it has created a no-frills MP3 player488 words
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Article, Illustration710 2007-06-23 24 SHELDON TROLLOPE - SHELDON TROLLOPE news@newstoday.com.sg COMING to terms with the needs of a growing family and having to settle for a Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) usually mean an end to driving anything remotely stylish or sporty. These cars are the equivalent of a death sentence for people710 words
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Article, Illustration365 2007-06-23 24 — COLIN YONG - COLIN YONG LET there be light, said someone at BMW, and there was. Plenty of it too, in the case of the 320 i Highline. The higher end of the two new 32 Oi models launched in Singapore earlier this month,365 words
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NEWSTRACKS
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Article, Illustration111 2007-06-23 25 The recently renovated Volkswagen Centre Singapore is having a Passat Day open house this Saturday and Sunday to mark the launch of the Passat Variant. Visitors can also view and test drive the full Passat range. The current line-up consists of three saloon and two station-wagon111 words
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Article, Illustration124 2007-06-23 25 Cars may be able to "talk" to one another using Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology within the next decade. Mercedes-Benz predicts that its next generation of models, to be introduced from 2015 onwards, will feature car-to-car communication ability. When the hazard lights are switched on or124 words
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Article, Illustration112 2007-06-23 25 Toyota, the world's largest carmaker, has announced a new engine technology which it plans to incorporate in most of its models. Called Valvematic, the system continuously varies the engine's intake valve opening and the amount of valve lift to finely control the amount of air taken in.112 words
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Article, Illustration116 2007-06-23 25 — COLIN YONG - COLIN YONG The Japanese love affair with Multi Purpose Vehicles (MPVs) shows no signs of abating. According to official sales figures for last month, the five best-selling cars in the country were all MPVs. The latest Honda Stream (picture) topped the charts for the third116 words
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Article, Illustration651 2007-06-23 25 COLIN YONG - COLIN YONG Got lots to move in a hurry? The VW Passat Variant V 6 is your car colin@media corp.com.sg THERE'S something intrinsically appealing about a car that looks innocuous but goes like it's been shot out of a rocket. Something like the Volkswagen Passat Variant, in651 words
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property
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Article, Illustration603 2007-06-23 26 JOSEPH YADAO - JOSEPH YADAO Pacific Mansions crosses the bar with $I.lBb asking price joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg FARRER Court got the ball rolling by slapping on an asking price of $1.5 billion for its collective sale. Now, Savills Singapore is getting in on the act with the tender launch603 words
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Article, Illustration442 2007-06-23 27 JOSEPH YADAO - JOSEPH YADAO Property investments here set for record 2007 joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg INVESTORS have spent $21.4 billion on property for the first half of this year. And the momentum is set to continue, breaking the record $30.51 billion set last year, said real estate firm CBURA - 442 words
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Article, Illustration160 2007-06-23 27 —JOSEPH YADAO - —JOSEPH YADAO HG PROPERTIES has been awarded the Fairy Point Hill site after its bid of $25.5 million was accepted by the Urban Redevelopment Authority on Friday. Just two bids were received the second was from Precious Treasure, which had tendered $10.68 million. Both biddersJRA - 160 words
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Article, Illustration771 2007-06-23 32 ROSS WALLACE - ROSS WALLACE Bear attack victim yet another of Herzog's impossible dreamers ross@media corp.com.sg Not surprisingly, he and girlfriend Amie Huguenard were mauled and eaten by a bear in 2003. As senseless as their deaths were, Treadwell left behind about 90 hours of video771 words
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Article190 2007-06-23 33 LONDON A computer hacker has posted on a website what he says is the ending of the final Harry Potter novel. He claims to have hacked into the computer system at publishers Bloomsbury and knows who dies in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. A spokeswoman190 words
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Article, Illustration538 2007-06-23 36 -AFP Against the might of the All Blacks, South Africa's machine had better be purring TRI-NATIONS RUGBY S Africa v New Zealand DURBAN South Africa's credentials of being serious challengers for the World Cup title in France later this year will be tested by world No-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 538 words
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Article, Illustration374 2007-06-23 36 -AFP ABBOTTABAD They were scared at first, but Pakistan's cricketers have emerged from 15 gruelling days of army training in peak condition, instructors say. The 20-member squad had been confined to a spartan military base in the northwestern city of Abbottabad in a-AFP; AFP - 374 words
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Article196 2007-06-23 36 -AFP NEW YORK New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi agreed on Thursday to become the first active player to speak in former US Senator George Mitchell's probe of steroids in Major League Baseball (MLB). Giambi is expected to testify about his use of performance-enhancing substances and steroids-AFP - 196 words
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Article, Illustration602 2007-06-23 37 —THE GUARDIAN Swiss maestro the big favourite, but former champ sees a chink, and picks Serena in women's draw TENNIS Wimbledon LONDON Roger Federer is vulnerable. That is the whisper in the wind as the world No 1 sets out to equal Bjorn Borg's modern record—THE GUARDIAN; GE^Y IMAGES - 602 words
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Article, Illustration354 2007-06-23 37 DPA MARANELLO, Italy Ferrari have started court proceedings against their performance development chief Nigel Stepney, accusing the British technician of attempted sabotage. Italian media reported Friday that the Formula 1 team are accusing the Briton, who is a former technical manager of— DPA; GETTY IMAGES - 354 words
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Article, Illustration631 2007-06-23 38 KENNETH GOH - KENNETH GOH Missing their big stars, Asian Cup favourites begin their training camp with little fuss kenneth@mediacorp.com.sg THEY were refreshing at last year's World Cup finals. They came with some of the most colourful fans, were good enough to be dangerous underdogs, not cowed, noTREVOR TAN - 631 words
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207 2007-06-23 38 -DARREN LAI THERE was no big splash on the final day of the 3rd Singapore National Swimming Championship at the Singapore Sports School on Friday, but Raffles Institution's Ng Tze Kang and Rainer Ng tried their best to light things up. While there was-DARREN LAI - 207 words
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Article, Illustration160 2007-06-23 38 ROME Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella is on Manchester United's wanted list and is waiting for the Premier League champions to make their move. United have been linked with a £10 million (S3O million) move for Quagliarella, 23, but his agent says many clubs are interested.AFP - 160 words
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Article, Illustration626 2007-06-23 39 —THE GUARDIAN Eriksson tempted, transfer kitty of £50 million has been promised to get City going LONDON He has a myriad of legal problems back home and will need to iron them out, or his reign as owner of Manchester City will be a very—THE GUARDIAN; AFF - 626 words
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Article, Illustration569 2007-06-23 39 Jotetar Our countdown to June 30 has reached No 7. Next week from Monday to Saturday, Today will feature No 6 to No 1 on each day. Readers have until June 27 to predict their top three special moments. This is a reminder of what's gone: 7Mokhtar Dahari, oneJotetar - 569 words
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