The Straits Times, 27 July 2006

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 102 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 THURSDAY, JULY 27 2006 •O*A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Transport council sets new bus service standards
    801 1  -  T. Rajan Guidelines include fines for operators of buses that are late too many times By Smoother rides THE new bus service standards apply only to SMRT and SBS Transit, the two major operators here. Smaller operators like Bus-Plus are exempted. Here are
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    Lock icon World outrage after Israeli strike on UN post kills 4
    569 1 Beirut THEi United Nations and governments worldwide reacted with shock and issued angry demands for an explanation yesterday after an Israeli air strike killed four UN observers m southern Lebanon. Their deaths overshadowed an international crisis meeting m Rome and
    Reuter; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; NEW YORK TIMES  -  569 words
  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Bangkok holds key to ending Thai crisis
      989 1  -  Leslie Lopez By In Bangkok "In Thailand, the rural vote brings you to power, but Bangkok sustains or disposes of you. Our crisis is because Thaksin is defying this political dictum." CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY POLITICAL SCIENTIST THITINAN PONGSUDHIRAK UNTIL a month ago, Mr Chatree
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  • IN A FLASH
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      Lock icon ASIA
      43 2 Doubts over forum Many are sceptical about a government-sponsored economic forum which is supposed to chart the future direction of Taiwan's economy. PAGE 7 Bird flu strikes Thailand has reported its first bird flu death m more than seven months. PAGE 10
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      Lock icon HOME
      68 2 Letters for loitering Warning letters sent out by the police to parents of youngsters found loitering have made some teens clean up their act. PAGE HI Rehab m prison A judge asks prison psychologists and psychiatrists to help a man who beat up his The mobile dite Minister voices
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      21 2 Moderates v radicals A confrontation between moderate and radical Muslim governments forms the backdrop to the Lebanon crisis. PAGE 13
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      28 2 End the fighting Israel's security lies m allowing Lebanon to control all of Lebanon But before that can happen, the current fighting must quickly cease. PAGE 22
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      26 2 Asia's stance Asia should have its say m peace talks m the Middle East as Muslim anger spreads over Israel's attacks m Lebanon. PAGE 23
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      26 2 Eye care m schools Addressing a reader's concerns, MOE says that there is no scientific evidence to link the use of whiteboards to myopia. PAGEH7
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      Lock icon SPORTS
      31 2 Italy's soccer saga Fiore ntina and Lazio have been restored to Serie A, while Juventus had its points penalty m Serie B cut almost m half after successful appeals. PAGEHB
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      Lock icon MONEY
      47 2 Singapore's manufacturing last month grew at the fastest pace m more; than two years as semiconductor and drug companies boosted prod uctiorfto meet overseas orders. PAGEHIB Venture buying 6ES Venture Corp is m a deal to acquire GES International to boost its electronics services business. PAGEHI7
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      474 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-11 World 12-19 Review 22-24 FYI 25 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H6 Forum H7 Sports HB-Hll Obituaries Hl2 Money Hl3-HlB LJFD Buzz L2 LIO Events &TV LB-L9 Le'range Gotten Knit Tops MNA Spaghetti-strap Top United Colors of Benetton ■■■■■ijfßß Tote 8a 9 \ji£/ Felancy b\ Sorella
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon PAP wants 'hip, happening' image to click with the young
      607 3  -  Li Xueying Party's conservative style needs to be updated to get m sync with younger generation, says PM Lee By FROM "conservative" and "staid", to "hip and happening": The People's Action Party (PAP) wants to update its style to connect
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      Lock icon Future world star in the making
      312 3  -  Jane Ng By WHEN Gabriel Ng was four, he did not know the alphabet but he had no trouble reading musical noted. So he began violin lessons, and has not looked back since. He started slowly, playing for about 10 minutes each time before
      WENDY YAP  -  312 words
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      Lock icon S'pore among top centres of air travel
      310 3 London SINGAPORE figures among the top three centres of global air travel, with five of the world's top 10 fastest growing long-haul routes going through the Republic's airport, says a new report. Singapore is second only to London, which accounts for six of
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      Lock icon Abdullah wants public meetings on religious issues stopped
      483 4  -  Reme Ahmad Forums said to create tension m Malaysia's multi-religious society By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has asked Muslim and non-Muslim groups to stop holding public meetings on religious issues, saying they create unnecessary tension
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      Lock icon My biggest job ever: Undertaker
      453 4  -  Leong Su-Ljn BURIAL OF 300 KG MAN By Ensuring burial went without a hitch >> An extra-large casket, almost three times the regular size, had to be brought m from Johor. to A special permit from the National Environment Agency had to be given to
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      41 4 Thursday property I «^t' Paat, IB?« The market for non-related singles. Sales at prime condo m Draycott Park. Collective deals. These and other reports m today's property pages. and wac al l vi was m a toilet bowl Her story m
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Ex-Viet DPM to help country tackle foreign affairs challenges
      981 6  - Ex- Viet DPM to help country tackle foreign affairs challenges Roger Mitton Vu Khoan steps out of retirement to use his experience m special envoy role Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi Multilingual cfijilumat has impressive track record MR VU Khoan, who speaks English, Russian and Czech, spent the first half of
      AFP  -  981 words
    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Forum on Taiwan's economic policy dealt a hit
        586 7  - Forum on Taiwan's economic policy dealt a hit Ong Hwee Hwee No consensus reached on direct cross-strait flights and easing of cap on mainland investment By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei CRITICS have dismissed it as a talk shop, the opposition parties have chosen to boycott it, and business leaders have
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        Lock icon Wen pledges to put hard brake on economy's fast growth
        252 7 Beijing CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao issued a strongly worded warning yesterday about the dangers of economic overheating, pledging to implement "forceful" tightening measures and improve the yuan's flexibility. His remarks follow rare comments on the economy by President Hu Jintao
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        Lock icon HEAVENLY END
        63 7 Charles Chafer, CEO of Houston-based Space Services, holds a lipstick- sized container meant to transport a cremated person's remains into space. Speaking at the Beijing Great Wall Chinese Shrine, a funeral home, Mr Chafer says that with the growth of China's space programme, he is hopeful that Chinese
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon HK plans 'a few dozen' political appointees
        660 8  -  Vince Chong Move to boost Tsang's support base, lessen government load By Hong Kong Correspondent HONG KONG plans to create "a few dozen" more positions for political appointees m its government, a move seen by analysts as aimed at bolstering the Chief Executive's
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        Lock icon Tsang working towards universal suffrage
        225 8 CHIEF Executive Donald Tsang (right) is working towards universal suffrage for Hong Kong's leadership race m 2012, according to a TV interview broadcast yesterday. Mr Tsang told ATV that he will try for full democracy during the chief executive election m 2012 before tackling the
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        Lock icon New hope for better quake prediction
        336 8 Tokyo RESEARCHERS say they have come closer to unlocking the secrets of earthquake prediction by uncovering a link between tiny, almost imperceptible, tremors deep inside the earth and devastating quakes capable of wiping out cities. Key to the discovery are so-called silent earthquakes that
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Two more people arrested for Mumbai train bombings
        443 9 Police say the duo provided logistics support to the bombers MUMBAI TWO Indian Muslims, one of them a chemical engineer, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement m this month's Mumbai train bombings that killed more than 180 people, police said yesterday.
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        Lock icon US House to debate India nuclear deal
        353 9 Washington THE US House of Representatives is taking up a hotly debated US-India civilian nuclear energy deal, which backers say will form the cornerstone of a new, closely knit partnership between the two powers. A group of lawmakers has made a last-ditch push
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  353 words
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        Lock icon Indians bet millions on rescue of boy
        188 9 New Delhi INDIANS gripped by the televised ordeal of a boy trapped for more than two days m a well bet millions of dollars on the outcome of the rescue. Punters m the western state of Gujarat began betting on the boy's fate
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Teen the first Thai bird flu death in 7 months
        458 10 But Bangkok sure the outbreak can be contained as country goes on high alert Bangkok THAILAND reported its first bird flu death m more than seven months yesterday, but the authorities have insisted they can contain the outbreak, with health
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  458 words
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        Lock icon Glaxo says it is on track to produce efficient vaccine
        176 10 A BIRD flu vaccine for humans, which requires only a very low dose of an active ingredient, has proved effective m clinical tests, its maker GlaxoSmithKline said yesterday. The promising result means Europe's biggest Pharmaceuticals group is on track to
        Reuter; BLOOMBERG  -  176 words
      • ASIA QUICKLY
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          Lock icon TYPHOON KILLS 11 IN CHINA
          93 10 BEIJING: At least 11 people were killed as torrential rain from typhoon Kaemi caused widespread flooding m south-eastern China yesterday. Some 750,000 evacuees remained m shelters. The typhoon, which made landfall m Fujian province on Tuesday, was downgraded to a tropical storm yesterday morning but
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          Lock icon URI PARTY SUFFERS NEW SETBACK
          98 10 SEOUL: South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun suffered another setback yesterday as opposition parties swept the four parliamentary seats up for grabs m by-elections. The main opposition Grand National Party won three of the races. The small, liberal Democratic Party picked up the other seat,
          Reuter  -  98 words
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          Lock icon DAKAR OR BUST ON COOKING OIL
          90 10 TOKYO: A Japanese research team plans to create environmental awareness by entering a race car m January's Dakar rally that runs on cooking oil used to fry tempura. The turbo-engine Land Cruiser 100, sponsored by Toyota, will be the first car powered completely by
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          Lock icon MYANMAR REBEL SURRENDERS
          116 10 YANGON: One of the twin brothers who led a small band of ethnic rebels calling themselves God's Army has turned himself m to Myanmar's military government, state radio and television reported. Johnny Htoo and eight fellow members of the group left a refugee camp m Thailand earlier
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          Lock icon JAILED THAI COMMISSIONERS QUIT
          104 10 BANGKOK: Thailand's three jailed election commissioners resigned yesterday. The commissioners were convicted on Tuesday by the Criminal Court of acting illegally m their supervision of the April 2 general election, whose results were later ruled null and void. "The three commissioners have already signed the resignation
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          Lock icon CANBERRA TO CUT DILI TROOPS
          116 10 KUALA LUMPUR: Australia will cut its peacekeeping troops m Timor Leste by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said yesterday, signalling that tension is easing there. But Canberra is still undecided over whether to deploy policemen under a United Nations mandate to
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      28 6 AseanandtfaeUS US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to sign the framework of an agreement aimed at boosting ties. PAGE 11 ■SHjj^k best prices i i oo I
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  • MALAYSIA
    • ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING
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        Lock icon Rice to reaffirm US commitment to Asean
        617 11  -  Eugene Low Secretary of State's presence at ARF shows US is engaged m region By US Correspondent In Washington UNITED THEY STAND Foreign ministers (from left to right) Mr him Jock Seng from Brunei Mr Hor Namhong (Cambodia), Mr Hassan Wirajuda (Indonesia), Mr
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        Lock icon 'Let's have six-way talks on the sidelines'
        299 11  - 'Let's have six- way talks on the sidelines' Leslie Lau By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuaia Lumpur ASEAN and its main dialogue partners China, Japan and South Korea continued pushing yesterday for six- way talks on North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes to be held on the sidelines of the Asean
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      • ASEAN QUICKLY
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          Lock icon SINGAPORE TO LEAD ASEAN IN 2007
          97 11 KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore will assume leadership of Asean m July next year, after the Philippines takes over from Malaysia later this month, under an alphabetical rotation system. Under a formula that allowed Myanmar to pass up its chance, Asean foreign ministers had agreed that
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          Lock icon TOILET DIPLOMACY
          64 11 KUALA LUMPUR: Diplomacy took a new form at a meeting of Asian officials yesterday when the Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers ran into each other m the men's room. "I had meaningful discussions with Minister Li at the toilet," a Japanese official quoted Foreign Minister Taro Aso as
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          Lock icon JOINT OIL STOCKPILING PLAN
          53 11 SEOUL: South Korea plans to propose joint oil stockpiling with Japan, China and Asean. Vice-Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Lee Won-gul will propose the idea at a meeting of energy ministers from Asean's 10 member countries, Japan, China and South Korea due to start today
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Crisis meeting fails to deliver call for ceasefire
      609 12 MID- EAST CRISIS NO MORE BROKEN PACTS "We are all agreed that we want most urgently to end the violence on a basis that this time will be sustainable. Because, unfortunately, this is a region that has had too many broken ceasefires."
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      Lock icon Heavy fighting at Hizbollah stronghold
      365 12 Bint Jbail (Lebanon) HIZBOLLAH fighters battled yesterday to stop Israeli forces from capturing the town of Bint Jbail m the heaviest fighting m Israel's twoweek offensive m Lebanon. Arab TV stations and Hizbollah said up to 13 Israeli soldiers were killed, but Israel did not
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      Lock icon Israeli strike in Gaza kills 10, including girl
      263 12 Israeli strike in Gaza kills 10, including girl Gaza City ISRAELI aircraft fired missiles at Palestinian militants yesterday killing 10, including at least eight gunmen and a little girl, as Israel pressed ahead with its Gaza offensive alongside fighting m Lebanon. The fighting, which also wonnded more than three dozen
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      Lock icon Shi'ite-Sunni power play in Lebanon?
      611 13  -  Jonathan Eyal Deep down, the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as well as their allies m the Gulf, hope that Hizbollah will be crushed. But they cannot say so m public they face increasing demands from their people, who are scandalised by the
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      Lock icon Filipinos at home fret over welfare of kin in Lebanon
      527 13  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent In Manila. MR ABNER Bumanlag has not heard from his sister Abygail, a Philippine domestic helper m Lebanon, since Israel began striking Hizbollah targets m the country two weeks ago. "We have the number of
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      Lock icon Arab states fear fighting may give Islamists a boost
      348 13  - Arab states fear fighting may give Islamists a boost Suha Ma'ayeh By For The Straits Times In Amman (Jordan) WILL the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah lead to increasing tensions between Sunni-dominated Arab governments and Shi'ite states and boost the morale of Islamist movements? Such fears have been simmering m
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      Lock icon Iraq a front line of terror war, says Al-Maliki
      533 16 Those behind violence perverting Islam, he tells joint session of US Congress Washington IRAQ] Prime Minister Nouri Al-Ma-liki insisted yesterday that Iraq is a front line m the war on terrorism, and said those behind the rampant violence m Iraq are
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      Lock icon Saddam back in court after hunger strike
      205 16 SADDAM Hussein appeared m court yesterday for the first time since his hunger strike and hospitalisation, looking thinner and complaining that he had been taken to the chamber against his will. "I was brought against my will directly from the hospital," Saddam told
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon VENEZUELA RUSSIA TO SIGN ARMS DEAL
        105 16 MOSCOW: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said yesterday that his oil-rich country will sign major arms deals m Moscow to acquire Russian fighter jets and produce Kalashnikov assault rifles, as Russia shrugged off US criticism about the deals. Mr Chavez said contracts to buy SU-30
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        Lock icon AIRLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
        73 16 NEW YORK: A London-bound American Airlines plane carrying more than 250 people experienced engine failure yesterday, and pilots landed it safely at a nearby airport, officials said. The Boeing 777 plane, en route from Los Angeles International Airport to London's Heathrow Airport, landed at New York's
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        Lock icon SHARON RUSHED TO INTENSIVE CARE
        83 16 JERUSALEM: Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to the intensive care unit of a Tel Aviv hospital yesterday to undergo a form of dialysis, a hospital spokesman said. Mr Sharon's condition had deteriorated significantly earlier m the week. He has been m a
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        Lock icon BLAIR WARNS BRITONS ON LIFESTYLES
        103 16 LONDON: Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday urged Britons to take more responsibility for their health as he warned that poor lifestyles were putting a huge financial strain on the health service. Companies such as food retailers must also recognise their duty to promote healthy living,
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Male lawyer dons dress in protest
        227 18 +A MALE lawyer who appeared m a New Zealand court dressed m a an-kle-length skirt, lace stockings and a diamond brooch has said he was protesting against a male bias m die country's justice system. Mr Rob Moodie, a former New Zealand police union
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        Lock icon India's 'monster eater' retires
        272 18 RESTAURANT owners m the town of Trissur m the Indian state of Kerala can breathe a huge sigh of relief the "monster eater" is retiring. They can now think again about launching "eat as much as you like" lunches and buffets. That is because Mr Rappai
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        Lock icon Patten welcomed in China
        153 18 FOR a man once denounced as an enemy of China, former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten received a warm welcome on Tuesday as he visited Shanghai to promote a book on his political views. Local newspapers scheduled interviews with him, and a local business school has
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        Lock icon Mahathir to open bread shop
        135 18 Mahathir to open bread shop TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad is putting his money where his mouth is, at least as far as his bread is concerned. The former prime minister is setting up a bakery -ctm -restaurant m Langkawi that aims to produce high-quality bakery products and pastries served a
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      Lock icon Failed trade talks could cost world dearly
      622 19 Billions of dollars m trade at risk while protectionism and ill-will may escalate Geneva URGENT CALL "The rules are not just. If the negotiations fail, they will stay unjust If we want that to change, we must resume negotiations." WTO DIRECTORGENERAL PASCAL LAMY.
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      Lock icon HE REASSURES WOMEN
      90 19 He /tVs m a car's gZcwe bo%, appears at a flick of a switch and, when a woman has finished using him, she can jtcst pull the plug and he deflates. He is the "Buddy on Demand", an inflat able doll launched this week with the aim
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      Lock icon Asthma study finds no links to dust mites, diet in kids
      343 19 New York EFFORTS to avoid exposure to house dust mites along with dietary changes m the first few years of life do not prevent asthma m children with a family history of the condition, new research shows. Sensitisation to
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      Lock icon Monopoly releases debit card edition
      265 19 Providence (Rhode Island) IF YOU are passing "Go" and want to collect US$2OO, better bring a debit card. A British version of the classic Monopoly board game released this week by maker Hasbro substitutes a Visa-imprinted debit card for the stacks of yellow, blue and
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      399 22 SPEAKING m Ramallah, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced: "It is time for a new Middle East. Left unanswered is how this is to be constructed amid the pummelling Israel is inflicting on southern Lebanon and the rockets Hizbollah is raining on northern Israel. "We
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      2171 22  -  George Friedman ISRAEL-LEBANON CONFLICT By AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE? It is difficult to envision the air war as the totality of the campaign. ..Either the main effort will come on the ground but has not yet been launched, or the Israelis envision some diplomatic
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      889 23  -  Michael Vatikiotis ISRAEL-LEBANON CONFLICT Pro-West sentiment m South-east Asia, engendered after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, is fading with each new Israeli strike against Lebanon By For The Straits Times In Jakarta LISTEN UP A more prudent approach would be for Washington
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      954 23  -  Kumar Ramakrishna Tom Quiggin By Hoo Tiang Boon For The Straits Times CASTING A WIDER NET The low-cost but apparently high-return kidnapping modus operandi of Hamas/Hizbollah may well be applied elsewhere. US-based Strategic Forecasting warns that Hizbollah may soon start to target
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      991 24  -  Yang Razali Kassim BOOK REVIEW Singapore-Malaysia Relations Under Abdullah Badawl By Saw Swee Hock and K. Kesavapany Iseas, 2006, 103 pages By For The Straits Times LINGERING emotional baggage has long shaped and coloured ties between Singapore and Malaysia. While both desire to move forward as two independent
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      216 22 Premier responsibility Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has done much to improve S'pore-KL ties, according to a new book. PAGE 24 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice-President Alan Chan Heng Loon
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      474 23 b« Trained by The Patterns of Excellence™ program wi 1 1 show you Asia Top nlp Experts flH^^^V9999f I P'9VVVP9TV9'HHP9I^^B JL Mrm DESIGN A POWERFUL LIFE PLAN S^^j W^ndm Do you know where you will be m 5 /ears? Most people n«ver a W«v« what they want AdamKhoo StuartTaT b^ause
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      11 25 New plans to add more buzz to Bay *i w a
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      299 25 F.YI. USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency lines Police 999 Police Hodme 1800-255-0000 Civil Defence (Fire, Rescue and Emergency Ambulance) 995 Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 SP Power Grid (to report power failure) 1800-778-8888 6778-8888 City Gas (to report gas supply interruption, low pressure and leakage) 1800-752-1800 Transport lines City Cab 6552-2222
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      276 25 S THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Children aged seven to 12 can register for a workshop on Saturday to make a model of an eyeball using ping-pong balls. July 29, llam-12pm. Fee: $5. Healthzone, 3, Second Hospital Avenue. Tel: 1800-435-3616. 2 Attend an art exhibition featuring works by individuals
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      307 1 Temple lobbyists Clansmen from the Khek community want the 187-year-old Fook Tet Soo Khek Temple declared a national monument. Page H6 H pHHHHHHHHHBHHHiH rtUJ jVm fl BUHUB j^ LT.yM BH '«H^^H|^^^^^^^^^^^^^B||^^^^BBB^^^^^^^^^^^^^||^^^^^l B^BSSBBte Whatever your view on the finer P^ things m life, have it all with the JBlWBll^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^W^B BBHBIL^I HSBC
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, JULY 27 2006
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      Lock icon Parents using police letters as proof their kids are out of control
      515 1  -  Tracy Sua Youths break curfews, so letters used to obtain court order By SOME parents are using letters from police concerning their children's late-night activities to get the courts to declare their children beyond parental control. The Singapore
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    • Article
      Lock icon Wake-up call for troubled teen
      258 1 ABOUT lour months ago, 16-year-old Ramli (not his real name) was hanging out with friends m the early hours of the morning and playing with a motorised bicycle at the void deck of a Tampines block of Hats, when police checked on him. Police checked
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      Lock icon PAP will field Eric Low and Sitoh again: PM
      468 2  -  Li Xueying But Hougang's Eric Low may be fielded elsewhere, says party source By THE two People's Action Party (PAP) men who lost to the opposition will be fielded again m the next general election. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who
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      Lock icon Line-up for the GPCs and their priorities
      570 2 A record number of new MPs have been appointed deputy chairmen of government parliamentary committees (GPCs), reports Petir. Here is the full line-up m each GPC and their priorities, according to the latest issue of the People's Action Party (PAP) organ. Co mmunity
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      Lock icon New S'pore ambassador to S. Korea
      205 2 SINGAPORE has appointed a new Ambassador to South Korea, who will take up his posting later this year. Mr Chua Thai Keong, 45, will replace Mr Calvin Eu, 51, on Sept 18. Mr Chua, who is married with two children, joined the Foreign Service
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      Lock icon Business card that's also a toy gift wins design award
      280 2 A LOVE for collecting toy models led to an award-winning idea for Mr Lvi Honfay, 27. He decided to incorporate a self-assembly toy into a business card, and this two-in-one product won the first prize m the open category of
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      Lock icon 7 travel agents get quality mark
      347 2  - 7 travel agents get quality mark Lim Wei Chean By SEVEN travel agents became the first to receive accreditation certificates yesterday under a new scheme sei up to boost consumer confidence and promote fair and ethical business practices. Under the new voluntary scheme, jointly organised by the Consumers Association of
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      Lock icon Man found dead in toilet at void deck
      520 3  -  Tanya Fong Jobless man had locked himself m. Tablets, 5 syringes found m his pockets By A MAN who locked himself m the public toilet for an hour at a Tampines senior citizens' corner raised the suspicions of Mr Lim Poh Chwee,
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    • SINGAPORE'S SHOPPING EXPERIENCE
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        Lock icon Analysts: Retail scene here not world-class
        355 3  -  Marcel Lee Pereira By THE chief of a retailing giant has said Singapore lacks top-tier shopping areas other than Orchard Road and the Changi Airport shops. High-end retailers here do not have large flagship stores, unlike m Tokyo and Hong Kong, said Mr Morgan
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        Lock icon Tourists spending more here, Visa poll shows
        266 3  -  Lorna Tan By Finance Correspondent RETAILERS benefited the most from tourists who spent $800 million m Singapore using their Visa cards m the first quarter a 31 per cent jump over the same period last year, according to a survey by Visa International.
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        Lock icon Shop late on the last Friday of the month
        244 3 SHOPAHOLICS will have till midnight to indulge their habit on the last Friday of every month starting tomorrow. If the response to this four-month-long pilot project is good, late-night shopping may become a regular feature Here, said the Singapore Tourism Board
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      Lock icon Convicted, but he gets free help in court and in jail
      383 3  -  Teh Joo Lin By WHEN his father scolded him for returning home drunk, Vincent Lee Kirn Meng punched the old man and bit him on the left hand. This was not the first time the 40-year-old had beaten up
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      Lock icon Youth seeking to uproot an 'urgent' concern
      583 4  -  Jessica Lim Minister voices need for dialogue with young people who look to settle abroad By A MINISTER yesterday expressed concern that the youth of Singapore, having received a first-class education, would uproot from here to start new lives overseas. Transport Minister Raymond
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      Lock icon Merits of National Education up for debate at seminar
      532 4  -  Daryl Loo By NATIONAL Education came up for debate at a student seminar yesterday, which squarely confronted the question of whether such a programme m schools could foster a love for the nation among young Singaporeans. In a panel discussion held
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    • CASE FILE
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        Lock icon LORRY COLLISION LEAVES CYCLIST DEAD
        66 4 A MAN who was cycling along Alexandra Road was hit by a lorry at about 9.30pm on Tuesday. The lorry driver was heading towards Telok Blangah Road, when the accident occurred just before the Depot Road. The 75-year-old cyclist was flung off his bicycle and
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        63 4 A 32 YEAR-OLD motorcyclist died after he was flung off his motorbike on Tuesday. He was travelling on the Central Expressway towards the city at about 7.35pm when his bike skidded and hit the left guard rail. He suffered serious chest injuries, and was unconscious
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        Lock icon M-CYCLIST SUFFERS HEAD INJURIES
        94 4 POLICE are appealing to anyone who might have seen an accident at the junction of Jalan Bukit Merah and Kirn Tian Road at about 12.45 am yesterday. A white-coloured lorry had collided with a motorcycle, causing its rider to be flung off his vehicle. The 38-year-old
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      62 4 A race official preparing two Fl model cars for the Fl m Schools Challenge held at Ngee Ann Polytechnic yesterday. A total of 36 teams from 22 secondary schools took part. The cars, powered by compressed carbon dioxide, were designed by the students. Defending champion Tampines
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      414 4 TEMASEK Polytechnic is building a multi-million-dollar high-definition (HD) post-pro-duction studio for film and television students, the first such facility m a higher education institution here. The studio, expected to be ready by November, will be used to train the polytechnic's 100 Diploma m Moving
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      Lock icon 1-in-17 chance — and his son gets lucky
      414 5  - 1-in-17 chance and his son gets lucky MARIA ALMENOAR IT WAS a "lucky draw" with high stakes, involving nothing less than the education of their children And it did prove lucky for Mr Henry Wong, 44, a businessman living m Arthur Road. Beating 16 others, he won the grand prize:
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      Lock icon Pupils take to novel English lessons
      521 5  -  Maria Almenoar 30 schools have been on pilot English programme m Primary 1 since January By AT THE beginning of this year, the library corner at the back of a Primary 1 classroom m Princess Elizabeth Primary School had piles of books mostly unread
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      Lock icon Group seeks to preserve 187-year-old Taoist temple
      637 6  -  Leong Weng Kam Khek community has published a book on it m bid to get it named national monument By Senior Correspondent WHY IT SHOULD BE PRESERVED 'The temple is possibly Singapore's oldest Chinese temple and its preservation is important not only to
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      Lock icon Flags fly high on cabs, buses
      130 6 CALL them mobile ambassadors. Yesterday, 10,000 Comfort and City Cab taxis and 2,500 SBS Transit buses began displaying the national flag to mark Singapore's 41st birthday and hopefully persuade more Singaporeans to fly tneirs. "You will be able to see them islandwide wherever the
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      Lock icon Some display flag the wrong way
      158 6  -  MARCEL LEE PERE IRA IT IS the run-up to National Day, but some who nave begun flying the national flag are just not doing it right. Stomp, The Straits Times' interactive portal, has been receiving readers' pictures of flags hung wrongly. Financial adviser Soh
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      Lock icon MOH helps nursing homes fine-tune plans
      411 6 PREPARING TO FIGHT FLU PANDEMIC THE Lions Home for the Elders m Toa Payoh has put m place a plan to transfer patients who are unaffected by flu but need hospital care to Mount Alvemia Hospital if a pandemic strikes Singapore. The nursing home
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    • FORUM
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        30 7 Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stforum@sph.com.sg
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        348 7 I THANK Mdm Woo Shali ("Use of whiteboards a strain on pupils' eyes"; ST, July 18) for her suggestions on improving students' vision m the classroom. We are pleased to inform Mdm Woo that our new school buildings are, where possible, already
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        293 7 THE article, "Make access for disabled truly functional" (ST, July 14), raised some pertinent issues on accessibility m Singapore. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Handicaps Welfare Association (HWA), together with some other voluntary welfare organisations, had been working closely to draw up
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        Lock icon Chairman wanted to know why he was single
        478 7 "REMEMBERING MR LIM KIM SAN FATHERLY ADVICE To what extent did Mr Lim's advice prompt me to tie the knot so fast? I don't know. What I do know is that it is rare of a chairman to give such fatherly advice.
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        Lock icon Book on S'pore housing pioneer in the works
        213 7 I THANK Ryan Wong Han Wei ("Have a book on Mr Lim*s life and works"; ST, July 25) for proposing that a book be written about Mr Lim Kirn San to convey the significance of his leadership of the housing programme to
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        229 7 FOR quite some time, I had wanted to write to the Forum about the state of beautiful Orchard Road at certain times of the year. Like Mr Eric Brooks ("Roadshow tents a blight on beautiful Orchard Road 8 ST, July 25), I am
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        91 7 For more readers' views, log on to http-7/www. st raitstimes.asial. ct>m.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Reduce the number of mobile kiosks and bring back the wide aisles of Orchard Road Broader understanding of Old Guard needed to place them m social memory Let's immortalise founding fathers
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        Lock icon Smoking ban at Pools outlets
        97 7 I REFER to the letter, "Smoke gets m the eyes from 4-D centre below home" (ST, July 24). We would like to assure Mr Amos Wu that Singapore Pools has a strict "no-smoking" policy at all our outlets. Customers are not allowed to smoke m
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        Lock icon Traffic ticket for other cars but not embassy vehicle
        128 7 AFTER reading the letter, "Embassy drivers: Are they above the law?" (ST, July 22), I have the following observations: Why are the windows of some large embassy cars allowed to be tinted black, while the rule is different for all other
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        154 7 I REFER to the letter from Mr Jason Chiam (ST, July 22). I have lived m the Bukit Timah area for some 20 years. Old Holland Road is a dual-carriageway with one lane each way. It also has a continuous white line to prevent
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        107 7 WHAT MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS I REFER to the letter, "Embassy drivers: Are they above the law?" (ST, July 22), by Mr Jason Chiam Chiah Sern. Mr Chiam had also written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on the matter and we
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        673 8 AC MILAN BACK IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAZIO, FIORENTINA BACK IN SERIE A > JUVENTUS REMAIN IN SERIE B Appeals court rules that only Juventus must be relegated to the second tier Rome Who will replace Juve m Serie A? SEVERAL decisions remain for the Italian Football Federation.
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        601 8 Rome Judge defends decision PIERO Sandulli, one of the judges on the match-fixing case, defended the appeals verdicts. He claimed that the verdicts would help restore the reputation of Italian football, adding that that process had already started with Italy's World Cup win earlier this
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        487 8  -  Nicholas Fang By STICK to your guns. That is the advice local football pundits have for the Italian authorities. Of the five panellists that The Straits Times spoke to yesterday, three felt that the reduction of the punishments for the four Italian clubs m
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        350 8 JUVENTUS Initial verdict: Demoted to Serie B with 30-point penalty, stripped of last two Serie A titles, fined 80,000 euros (S$160,000). New verdict: Demoted to Serie B with 17-point penalty, stripped of last two Serie A titles, threegame; home ban, fined 120,000 euros. FIORENTINA Initial verdict:
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        659 9 SOCCER Drogba wants to move out even though the squad has been trimmed London JOSE Mourinho has trimmed his team to 20. Yet, the Chelsea manager admits that he is fighting a losing battle read "impossible" to keep all his superstars happy.
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        Lock icon Reds close in on Pennant
        364 9 LIVERPOOL LIVERPOOL were due to complete the signing of the Birmingham City winger Jermaine Pennant late yesterday, after an improved bid worth' about £6 million (5517.4 million) was accepted. A portion of the fee is expected to be linked to appearances, and he could make
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        134 9 JOSE Mourinho wants his players to lose their "Rastafarian" hair though it is not known whether he is referring to the Bob Marley type m favour of his ready-for-war, closely cropped coiffure. "How many people change their haircut for the weatner?" the Chelsea manager
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        249 9 SUNDERLAND (ENGLAND) SUNDERLAND chairman-elect Niall Quinn, 39, named himself the club's manager on Tuesday. The former Irish international said the decision was less about ego than eventually making the job sufficiently attractive to lure a "world-class" manager to Wearside". "Becoming manager is not something I
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        484 10 »SOCCER Man Utd plan to sign those like Spurs' Carrick on their own terms London MANCHESTER United's manager Alex Ferguson claimed on Tuesday that the club were not desperate, despite their inability to purchase players. "We are working on certain things," he said. "Of course,
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        165 10 ALEX Ferguson is hoping that an injury-free start to the Premiership season will boost Manchester United's title challenge. The manager does not want to see a repeat of last term's injury problems. What he feels the Red Devils need are not new players but a little
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        487 10 Madrid JUSTANUMBER "It won't be any problem for me to wear the No 5 shirt because that is the number I wore m the World Cup." FABIO CANNAVARO, who takes over the number left behind by the retired Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid ITALY captain
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          114 10 LONDON: Arsenal have told Chelsea they want £30 million (SsBB million) for England left-back Ashley Cole. This is the amount the club had said they would want for the defender at last year's inquiry into Cole's meeting with Chelsea, The Telegraph reported yesterday.
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          70 10 LONDON: South African midfielder Quinton Fortune is back m the Premiership, after signing for Bolton on a one-year contract yesterday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 29-year-old former Athletico Madrid player was released by Manchester United at the end of last season. He has
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          109 10 LONDON: Frank Lampard is certain to stay at Premiership champions Chelsea for at least one more season, with Barcelona's interest having waned after his poor performances at the World Cup Finals But Jose Mourinho's admiration for his vice-captain remains undimmished. The manager said m
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          96 10 BOLTON: Former Bolton player Mario Jardel has struck a deal giving him a banquet for every goalhe scores, reported The: Sun. The Brazilian striker was an overweight flop at the Reebok two years ago, earning the nickname Lardel. The striker has now signed a
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        468 10 Cape Town (South Africa) SOUTH Africa will be ready to host the World Cup m 2010, organisers insistea on Tuesday. They sought to dispel worries over transportation, accommodation and stadiums. Danny Jordaan, head of the organising committee, said the
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        215 11  -  Tan Hong Ming ATHLETICS By THE Singapore Athletic Association has shed light on Dong Enxin's decision to return to China the national thrower wants to fulfil his dream of becoming a coach. Said SAA director-gen-eral Eric Song: "By going back to China, Dong can
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        214 11 HORSE RACING London JOCKEY Paul O'Neill apologised on Tuesday for head-butting his horse at a race last weekend. The Horseracing Regulatory Authority is holding an inquiry, after reviewing television footage of the incident at the Stratford races on Sunday. "I would just like
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        469 11 MOTOR RACING Third straight victory will rekindle Ferrari's dominance and strike a mental blow on Renault Stuttgart (Germany) FERRARI'S Michael Schumacher says his home crowd can make all the difference, as he chases a hat-trick of wins m what could be his final German Grand
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        310 11 ATHLETICS Stockholm JAMAICAN sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson powered to victories at Stockholm's Super Grand Prix meeting on Tuesday. However, pole vault supremo Yelena Isinbayeva was surprisingly upstaged following a lacklustre performance. Despite making a near-per-fect start m winning the men's
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        289 11 BASKETBALL Las Vegas LEBRON James joined fellow 2003 NBA draft members Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Kirk Hinrich m making the cut as the United States trimmed their roster to 15 for the World Championship. After a six-day training camp, coach Mike Krzyzewski
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        Lock icon No joy for boys in doubles
        161 11  -  Nicholas Fang BOWLING By SINGAPORE'S boys continued to struggle at the World Youth Championships m Berlin. After poor results m the singles event on Monday, their dismal form spilled over into the doubles at the Schillerpark Bowling Centre yesterday. Jason Yeong Nathan, 23, and
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          58 11 LOS ANGELES: Two-time tennis Grand Slam winner Lleyton Hewitt of Australia was upset 6-4, 6-4 by American Paul Goldstein m the first round of the Los Angeles Open on Tuesday. Hewitt, the second seed, dropped serve four times against Goldstein, whom he had beaten
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          88 11 BUDAPEST: Hungary's top soccer club Ferencvaros were excluded from the first division on Tuesday, after they failed to get a ficence to compete m the top flight, reported national news agency MTI. The 28-time champions were kicked ort of the top division by the Hungarian
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        863 11 ATHLETICS lAAF Super Grand Prix Meeting Stockholm Men's 100 m: 1 Asafa Powell (Jam) 9.B6sec 2 Tyson Gay (USA) 9.97 3 Marcus Brunson (USA) 10.09. 200 m: 1 Wallace Spearmon (USA) 20.08 2 LaShawn Merritt (USA) 20.25 3 Rodney Martin (USA) 20.62. 400 m: 1 Jeremy Warmer (USA) 44.02
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      1296 12 I TEO MOOI KIA Age: 75 Passed away peacefully on 26 July 2006, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Chia Tong Seng Sons Daughters-in-law Johnny Chia Wah Siang Janet Soong Peter Chia Wah Tuan Pauline Leo Michael Chia Wah Mong Irene Chow Tong Feng Daughters: Sons-in-law:
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        Lock icon HP to buy software maker Mercury Interactive for $7b
        576 14 It pays premium for scandal-linked firm m its biggest deal since Compaq buy San Francisco Premium purchase MR HURD predicts Mercury will enable HP to double its annual software sales to about US$2 billion (553.2 billion). HP will have "one of
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        Lock icon Mittal now controls close to 92% of Arcelor
        314 14 London MITTAL Steel, the world's biggest steel producer, announced yesterday that it controls 91.88 per cent of European steelmaker Arcelor following its 25 billion euro (5550.2 billion) takeover bid. "I am delimited at this result which is a resounding endorsement of the
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        247 14 New York A FEDERAL judge gave preliminary approval to a US$99 million (*****.9 million) settlement of a securities fraud lawsuit filed by shareholders of Global Crossing against Goldman Sachs and other investment banks. "The banks were targeted for their role as
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        32 14 Yesterday's dose* 14,884.07 (-121.17 points) Japanese stocks turned weaker as caution ahead of a flood of domestic company results weighed against optimism over a stronger United States martet AFP
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        38 14 Yesterday's dose* 16,617.24 (+33.38 points) Hong Kong stocks rose with mainland electronics retailers gaining after Gome Electrical Appliances agreed to buy rival China Paradise Electronics Retail for about $880 million (Ssl 08 billion) REUTERS
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        27 14 Yesterday's 1,686.65 (+1.19 points) Chinese stocks closed little changed amid liquidity concerns, with petrochemical firms and computer stocks gaining ground on rotational interest AFP
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        35 14 Yesterday's close: 4,935.7 (-56.7 points) Australian stocks closed down 1.14 per cent after a sharp spike m inflation added to fears that local interest rates will be hiked early next month. AFP
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        33 14 YestenJays tss, (+129 points) Malaysian stocks closed 0.68 per cent higher on interest m plantation stocks and blue chips. Volume was ***** million shares, worth RM856.86 million ($5368.88 million). AFP
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        30 14 Yesterday's close: 10,617.27 (+201.66 points) Indian stocks rase sharply, buoyed by better-ttian-expected quarterly earnings from several leading companies, including Bharti Airtel and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. AP
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        36 14 close: 1,312.83 (+5.D5 points) Indonesian stocks dosed 039 percent higher, led by inda heavyweight stocks and supported by a stranger ruptah. Volume was 864.972 million shares, worth 1.029 trillion njpiati (SSIBI.I mitten). AFP
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        27 14 Yesterday's close: 690.92 (-1-237 points) Thai stocks closed 0.37 per cent higher amid improving confidence about Thailand's political situation after months of uncertainty. AFP
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        241 14 July 26 Stock Name Wt Close Change AllgraenSOc 0.28 1.230 -0.010 Ajcendasreit 0.99 1.910 BIL lirtl US2Oc 0.42 1.420 -0.010 Caprtaland 3.85 4.060 -0.100 CapitaMal! 0.76 2.200 -0.010 Chart Sam iCond 26c 086 1.090 -0.030 CitytwSOc 2.50 8.850 +0.150 CoafwtDalSro 25c .1.55 1.510 -0.010 Cosco Corp
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        74 14 iitW.W July 26 Thai Beverage 60,194,000 Mediaßing 10c 48,159,000 UTAC USl5c 38,643,000 Biosensors USO.OIc 23,325,000 SSH Corp 1c 20,236,000 China Sun HK25c 14,523,000 Sys Access 5c 13,443,000 Sunßusiness 5c 13,201,000 MAE Engg 13,173,000 Cosco Corp 10c 12,813,000 AdvanceSCT 5c 12,619,000 Hongguo USI.Sc 12,135,000 Heshe R 10,133,000 Sea Hup
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        145 14 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (MM): Jul 26 Source: HSBC Bank USA, Spore Branch (*M'sian ringgit: Interbank rate by OCBC) UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1880 1.2030 Cm dollar 1.3810 1.3980 Euro 1.9830 2.0060 Malaysian ringgtt* 0.4300
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        2074 14 Bonds, Loans Warrants nUDUCTIM DATE HHY 200S «wa mmctu* num ,mt.m mm- warm mm vu -m *A \l£ SiKrJSf" 1 15S 35 8 5 1 3795 MmMTMM 1.5 +0 5 22 19 10 4976 NCMPtCMtTtHS 10 unch 120 59 31 4913 MCMrfWWITM 36 -3 81 38 18.5 4914 MCNtCWNUU Z
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        Lock icon China poised to be US' third-largest export market
        377 15 It may overtake Japan by year-end; calls to curb new capital spending Shanghai CHINA is set to overtake Japan this year as the United State's third-largest export market, a US trade official said yesterday. US exports to China grew 36.5 per cent
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        Lock icon Canon S'pore trims regional sales target
        352 15 By Kelvin Han SLOWING demand for certain products across Asia has forced Canon Singapore to sharply cut its revenue growth target tor this year by up to 14 percentage points. The firm is now forecasting that regional sales will hit US$l.9 billion (Ss3 billion)
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        240 15 Beijing SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings has dismissed reports that it is set to become the largest shareholder m China's Minsheng Banking Corporation. The Economic Observer newspaper had reported on Tuesday that Temasek mtends to buy two-thirds of 3.5 billion new Minsheng shares
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        Lock icon Business-friendly govt agencies win ACE awards
        613 16  -  Narendra Aggarwal Survey shows that public sector bodies are becoming more pro-enterprise By THIS was surely one of President S R Nathan's more pleasant tasks presenting daughter Juthika Ramanathan with an ACE award last night for the way her government agency has excelled m
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        Lock icon eSys sets up global headquarters in Singapore
        300 16  -  Cai Haoxiang By LOCAL technology firm eSys Technologies cemented its ties to Singapore yesterday with the official opening of its $15 million global headquarters. The Changi North facility is a part-factory, part-admin-istration hub and part-logis- tics nerve centre for its global operations. It
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        Lock icon Keppel Land's earnings rise 44%
        345 16  -  Fiona Chan 3y HIGHER home sales m overseas markets helped property developer Keppel Land post a 44 per cent rise m second-quarter net profit to $44.3 million yesterday. Sales for the mainboard-listed property arm of Keppel Corporation climbed 60.6 per cent to $231.6 million for
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          Lock icon SEMBMARINE'S BRAZIL YARD WINS $877M CONTRACT
          82 16 SEMBCORP Marine's (SembMarine's) shipyard m Brazil, Maua Jurong, has secured a US$55O million (*****.3 million) contract to build a gas production platform for delivery m November 2008. The platform which will have a 12,000-tonne deck and the capacity to produce about 15 million cubic
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          101 16 SUNTEC real estate investment trust (Reit) said yesterday that income for distribution m the third quarter ended June 30 rose 21 per cent to $24.4 million, from $20.1 million m the same period a year earlier, driven by an upswing m the
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          73 16 CAPITAL Tower's owner Capita Commercial Trust (CCT) reported a 12 per cent year-on-year rise m distributable income to unitholders for the six months ended June 30, to $31.2 million. Distribution per unit for the same period increased 8 per cent to 3.49
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        Lock icon Venture in $980m deal to acquire GES
        736 17  - Venture in $980 m deal to acquire GES Lee Su Shyan Move will create Spore electronics powerhouse with market cap of $3.4 b By Companies Correspondent CASHING IN 'This is an opportunity for GES minority shareholders to monetise their stake at a premium." GES' MR YEONG, on the benefit for
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        Lock icon SPC's profit surges 33.5% on fatter margins
        341 17  -  Gabriel Chen By SOARING oil prices helped Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) post a 33.5 per cent jump m sec-ond-quarter net profit to $135.7 million, up from $101.7 million a year ago. For the first half, SPC, which is 49 per cent owned by
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        246 17  - DIRECTORS' TRADES GABRIEL CHIN TAT HONG DIRECTOR EXERCISES OPTIONS AN EXECUTIVE director of crane supplier Tat Hong Holdings has raised his direct stake m the firm by exercising one million stock options. The transaction by Mr Ng Sun Ho, who is also the company's deputy managing director, lifted his holding
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        397 17  -  Azring Asmani By LIFESTYLE products maker OSIM International said yesterday that its net profit for the second quarter ended June 30 rose 11 per cent to $13 3 million, from $12 million a year earlier, partly driven by a revival
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        429 17  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent SUMMER has taken hold of Europe but as has become the norm, it is the Singapore market that has gone on holiday. Trading was about as flat as it could get yesterday, with traders
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        746 18  -  Erica Tay GDP estimate for second quarter may be revised upwards, say economists By Economics Correspondent IIAI I I IMI SC OKI CARD "The output figures were a surprise on the upside for pretty much the whole market" MR EMMANUEL NG, an OCBC
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        10 18 1 July 26. 2006 2,406.31 -1.25 9
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        197 18  -  KELVIN HAN "AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SIA ENGINEERING Company (SIAEC) has signed an agreement with an Indian company to offer maintenance, repair and overhaul services m India. The aircraft maintenance arm of Singapore Airlines will form a joint-venture company witn the Wadia Group to run
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        23 18 BUYING SELJNG Australian dollar 1.1880 1.2030 Euro 1.9830 2.0060 Sterling pound 2.9030 2.9360 US dollar 1.5770 1.5950 Yen (100 units) 1.3476 1.3624
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        752 18  -  Goh Eng Yeow By PCRD's Mr Allen has indicated that the firm's directors have not ruled out considering other offers for its PCCW stake. They will consider any buyer who can come up with a better deal and any alternative proposal
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      830 8 Wk i DOl-08 kill CITY ft SOUTH-WEST F PTE APTS -RENT •3 4 bedrooms (1,281 -2,110 sqft) 1 2& 3 bedrooms maisonettes (1,259 3,229 sq ft) Fully/partially furnished units Private outdoor Jacuzzi (selected maisonettes) Full condo facilities D.05 SARHAD VILLE opp Pasir j Panj 9ng Village. 3 bdrms. Approx i
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      696 8 ■at DO9-10 ORCHARD/ flk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ LjJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND ED TANGUN/ HOLLAND W PTE APTS -RENT W PTE APTS -RENT LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS WITH CONCIERGE SERVICES Prestigious brand new apartments for least B- Sizes (1,200 -4,069 sqft) 2 4 bedrooms with balcony Singapore's largest clubhouse Full commission for agents X)
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      810 8 ■LV 009- 10 ORCHARD/ LLJ TANGUN/ HOLLAND ■F PTEAPTS-RENT Luxurious Condo 9 Balmoral 8 1700 sqft. 2-rms with huge patio. Ground fir. P/furn....s6K ft 1800 sqft. 3-rms. Private lift. Spacious. F/furn. Windy.... $8K ft 2110 sqft, 3-rms. Ground fir with patio. Avail early Sep $8K All units: Face pool/ greenery
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      639 8 ■k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ LLj TANGUN/HOUAND V PTE APTS -RENT Expat's Choice TESSARINA 3+l. 1356 sqft High fir. Face pool. Full/ P/furn. Resort facilities. Ouiet. Near top Int'l Sch. Avail immed *****506 THE OXLEY. 2 bdrms. F/furn. Renovated. Pool. Excellent cond. Orchard/ MRT. Exclusive. Immed. $3K up. Michael 8188-6623 PN
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      1089 8 ■t DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ LLIJ tangun/houand JB pte apts -rent I Ufa RESORT [llyiNG HllVilnllMnp rFvp^H^ly/ WUfHWIf JERVOIS LODGE 3+l rms. 1230 sqft. F/furn. Cosy. Pool view. Avail early Aug. Near amenities city. 9182-8823 NEWI STUDIO/ 2 rms. Millpoint. High fir. Modern living. No noon sun. Opp Great World. F/
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      768 8 ■fck DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ LKj tangun/houand PTE APTS -RENT 7600 SOFT. TOWNHSE. The Balmoral. 4+l+l. Gdn, car porch, facilities. Avail 15/9. 9383-9025 SPRING GROVE. RESORT condo. 1012 sqft. 2+l+balcony. Furn. Mins Orchard. $3.xK. 9383-9025 THE BEAUMONT ORCHARD Rd. 3+l. 1900 sqft. Huge balcony. P/furn. Spacious. Immediate. 9380-2108 LEONIE GDNS 44-1.
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      720 8 Properties ■LV Dl2-14BA1ESTIER/ LMJ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG V PTEAPTS-RENT NEAR POTONG PASIR MRT. Topaz Mansion Apt. 3bdrms. F/furn. Aircon. 2 yrs lease. $1.5K neg. Immed 9029-6282 (No co-broke) D.12 MOONSTONE APTS 2-bdrm apt, unfurn, convenient. Rent from $1200. Tel: 6337-2165 WING FONG CT Lor 14 Geylang 3+l. P/furn. New paint. Confirm Cheap!
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      774 8 Wf\ 01 5- 16 EAST COAST lit 1 PTEAPTS-REN PropNexfcßJJ THE BAYSHORE. 2) Pebble Bay. 3) Mandarin Gdn. 4) Laquna Jreen. From $1.5K-S4K. Many jnits. 9770-0078/ *****66 6 :OASTARINA PENTHSE. 1302 sqft J+ roof terr. Pool/ gym. Nice :osy. P/ furn. 52.5 K. Near Siglap/ >each. Immed. 9855-9188 CTZ >EBBLE
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      705 8 ■k D 22-24 Qwest JAMES CKEONG \ZLJ 9238 9690 |Wk $2400 NEGI 4-1-1 Chantilly Rise. $1800! 3+l Hillbrooks. F/furn. Hilltop Grove/ Hazel Pk/ Merai woods/ Guilin View/ Hillside. CHOICE UNIT HILLVIEW REGENCY. 3+STUDY I K23 Face Nature Reserve, windy, well kept. F/furn. Aircon. F/faclities. 52.6 K. Immed. 9068-4564 PARC OASIS/
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      592 9 flfr HOUSES FOR RENT Expats JM EAST COAST BUNGLW. 7000 sqft. 7+l rms. Pool. Resort feel. $15K. i Boscombe semi-d. 4000 sqft. Pool. 6+l. New. $8.5 K. 9767-6611 BUKIT AVER MOLEK elevated panoramic view bunglw pool. *****/ 4500 sqft. Serene location. Any offer! *****727 CHARMINC D/STOREY seml-d. 5 bdrm. 5000/3000
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      891 9 -^HOOSESHKRENT D.14 GEYLANG. OFF Lorong 19. 2storey terr hse. Reasonable rent. Tel: 6235-1537 (afternoons) FERNHILL RD. 3 Storey corner terr. Cosy 4+l. 2800 sq.ft. Nice patio. Near Orchard. 9380-9697 NATURE LOVERS! MODERN Design Semi-D. Pool. 3100 sqft. Immed. $9.5 K. *****027/ 9771-6341 CAIRNHILL CONSERVATION. 4+l+l, 4200 sqft. Renovated. Indoor courtyard.
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      1010 9 m\ HUDC/ HDB ProDNexU^SI CHEAP! $750+ MRT. Furn/ unfurn. 2+l Hougang 8. Approved. MRT. 2+l Boon Lay 188 approved. MRT 3+l Sengkang 187A. 9886-3989 364 CLEMENTI APPROVED 3 rm. High fir. Nicely fully furn. Cosy. Aircon. MRT/ mkt. Immed. Already cobroke *****720 2*l BLK 462. Jurong W. F/furn. without aircon.
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      913 9 fdV ROOMS FOR I W RENT (HDB) CALL NOW I URGENT! MASTER/ COMMON rms. f Bt Panjang, Yishun, Farrer Pk, CCX, Sembawang, Woodlands. Bt Batok. etc. neg. Call 9858-1805 TAMPINES 140, 145, 265. Bedok 419. 131. Toa Payoh Blk 6. 9. 202, 225, 213. Simei 161. Ponggol/Hougang. Near Mrt. Immed
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      718 9 E ictanf ront 1884 sqft $3.0 M s izurt 3165 sqft $4.5 M 6 izurtpenthse 2121 sqft $3.0 M B izurt (sea view) 1765 sqfts2.3BM Itrth (sea view) 6028 sqft.ss.2M itrth (sea view) 2034 sqft. $2.8 M Itrth (sea view) 1668 sqft $2.09 M P entosa bunglw (sea view) s+l.
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      924 9 ipaWwEs, V PTEAPTS-SALE 1.08 KENTISH COURT. 2+l. 1172 qft. 99 yrs. Beautiful. ttOi c/w lackyard. Move-in 6257-5868 lAYVILLE F'HOLD MAIS. 1840 qft. 4+l rm. NE facing/ pool/ iym. $830K (neg). 9795-1848 >CEANFRONT 9 SENTOSA exclu ive!!! 4 bedrm with view of sea. tool Marina. Call 9438-3653 HJEENS 4+1. 1410 sqft.
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      799 9 §009-1 0 ORCHARD/ TANG UN/ HOLLAND HOUSES-SALE Wilmonar Avt 6400 sqft s/storey Bunglw. Rebuild potential. 53.5 M Trtvost Crtsc New 3 storey bunglw. s+l. Pool $5.5 M Holland Exquisite 2storey Bunglw 18.000/ 10,500 sqft. 6+l neg Cluny Part Tropical Bunglw 6+l. 16.000/ 10,000 sqft. Pool ntg Cornwall Gardtns 70,000 sqft.
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      661 9 Properties ffh DO9-10 ORCHARD/ MM IAN6UN/ HOLLAND IV PTEAPTS-SALE I "EQUATORIAL" Immediate luxurious brand new home/ g good rental returns 2/3/5 spactous bedroom I 1249 -2788 sqf Full condo facilities pj Most prestigious school 180 degree unblocked Orchard/greenery/pool j Singapore risidi m t i a l Properties Pte Ltd ORCHARD
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      795 9 fPfci DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGUN/ HOLLAND V PTEAPTS-SALE St Regis 2153 sqft $5.9 M Grange Res. 2853 sqft $5.4 M Ardmore Park 2885 sqft 55.4 M The Ladyhlll 2293 sqft SS.OM The Ladyhill 2346 sqft $4.9 M 7 Draycott 2928 sqft $4.5 M Boulevard Res. 2C34 sqft 54.5 M
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      530 9 B 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTC APTS -SALE VIVENUM \y'M 9022 2201 M M GOOD BUY! F'HOLD Condo 1 Pier •<■ Robertson. 1/ 21 3 bdrms (loft). Watermark 2/ 3 bdrm fr S9SOK. 2 RVG 2 bdrms High fir $I.IM Rivergate 4 rms High fir $2.7 M The Metz 1/
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      615 10 ffh K)9- 10 ORCHARD/ MM 'ANGLIN/ HOLLAND ■F PTEAPTS-SALE !nt«mo Hood Property Advtors SIXTH AYE Vill3. F'hold Best Penthse 2507sqft/3+l+open terr Unblocfred. Morning sun. Exclu- sive living. Rare! *****635 Jean I kaWiH HOT MmeioMlßiofNNlrAdißW* 33 ROBIN 1636sqft Rare $2.KM j Boulevcrd 2034 sq.ft. Tenanted. Arc <?>Draycott 2228 sqft. Duplex j
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      859 10 IJtS DO9-10 ORCHARD/ HM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Wf PTEAPTS-SALE [BEsmSvnoNl NATHAN PLACE/ STEVEN Loft/ Aspen Hgt. F'hold. 1464/ 775/ 1324 sqft. 2+study/ 1-rm/ 3+l. Convenient. Call 9684-1331 BALMORAL GATE 3+l. 1625 sqft. Mirage Towwr 3+l+l, 1700 sqft. Jervois Lodge 2 rm f'hold $760k Robertson 100 pool view 936sqft SOMMERVILLE PK TOWNHOUSE
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      858 10 ■IV Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ [Ej bt timah/ clementi ■f houses -sale TREVOSE 8000 SOFT rebuilt Nice Binjai ***** sqft nice landscape. I Charming huge gdn. Greenery. I Jason Yap 9009-5534 Newsman HURRY! ONLY 53.5 M yet neg! Merj ryn Rd 4300/ 4100 sqft. 3-storey with pool, 6 yrs, modern,
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      2380 10 Properties ■fc DIIH2I NEWTON/ Wk Dll 821 NEWTON/ It Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ Ife Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ It Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ Hk Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ BS^'tSf 1 BSJ'lttS'^ff? 111 E£l| BTTIMAH/CLEMEr4TI EH) BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI 5) BTTIMAH/SiSl ■7 PTEAPTS-SALE i^ PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE jgf PTEAPTS-SALE
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      243 10 Ml' J BRAND NEWI EASTSIDE Loft. 150 Tg Katong Rd. 3-rm/ 4+l Penthse. 1399-2110 sqft. Designer decor. Vacant. $86OK-$1.15M. 9144-8301 www.billprop.com ELEGANT F'HOLD APTSI W thin Ikm Tao Nan. Amenities. 21 3/ penthse. Pool, gym, bbq. Deferred. TOP end '07. Chaice units! James R <3> 9674-6704 D.15 EAST SHORE Studio
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      678 10 PHI Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST |y/ PTEAPTS-SALE ■■■■■■■■Mi^n 5575K! 5575K! 5575K! No 3 Ros Lane. F'hold. Facilities. 2/ 2+l/ 3 rms. Maintenance $138 only. Sch/amenities/ MRT. 9667-7023 RAREI WATERPLACE. 3+l. 1460 sqft. Very tastefully renovated with top grade furnishings. Must view! Call David 9619-2648 SR CARPMAEL RD 3+l. F'hold.
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      808 11 BD1 5-1 6 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-SALE D.15 BUTTERWORTH VIEW 1280 sqft. High fir. 3+l. f'hold. Pool. View to offer. *****989 agt D.15 KINGS MANSION. Good potential F'-iold. 3+1. 1808 sqft. Full sea view. Very high fir. *****675 D'ECOSIA 3+l F'HOLD. 1205 sqft. Pte lift. Ouiet. Facilities. Amenities. neg. LandPLUS *****572
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      730 11 ■m D l 9-20 SERANGOON/ UiJ THOMSON |V HOUSES -SALE Se*7BuyThni MT I Excefcnt Service 1 I Award Agent DI9D/viorty7Mi7ar!«t9hA¥»J Heart of S'goon Gdns, amenities. I Ideal unit as home cum office I Dl 9 D/stony terr. LaMiPk. I Step m appretcate this spacious I cosy home! Ample parking I
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      624 11 ■X Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ Lflj THOMSON J0 HOUSES -SALE TOWNHSES SALE! PAYA Lebar vicinity. 2400-3000 sqft. 9 units left! Serene ambience. *****108 DJO SOO CHOW Vicinity D-storey terr. 3+l. 1800 sqft. F'hold. 51.05 M ono. Agt 9636-1011 LOR CHUAN. 2to storey inter terr basement. 1672/ 3250 sqft. Almost new! Face
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      606 11 Wfk D2S-28 HURRY HURRY! SUNRISE Place inter terr. 2-storey 1717/ 2100 sqft. 3+l. F'hold. Bright/ windy. Renovated. $880K neg. 9735-1963 E^M£9LJi<^E9P9«i^^ali^^^i D.28 BEGONIA DR 2/storey corner terr. 3369/ 1586 sqft. F'hold s+l. Ideal for rebuild/ additional alteration. Good *****257 SEMBAWANG 3-STOREY SEMI-D -roof terr gdn. F'hold. 2 yrs. Beautiful! 7+l
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      890 11 Wftk D 22-24 WEST y|r PTE APTS -SALE [seriousseiSi PALM GDN. CCX. 1206 sqft. Pte lift. 3+l rms. LRT/ MRT. Renovated. F/facilities. Move-in cond. View to offer. 9145 8317 Randy HILLVIEW REGENCY. 3+l. 1195 sqft. High fir. Tip top cond. MRT. Century Mansion. 936 sqft. f'hold move-in $438K 9858-1188 FLORAVALE
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      989 11 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 3'NG' BLK 70 Bedok South Rd. High fir. Bright Windy. Renovated. Well kept. Move m cond. Near amenities. Alice 9299 2116 4'A' CORNER Blk 133 Bedok Res. Lift level. Unblocked. F/renovated/ aircon. Walk to MRT, park, shops etc. Call 9007 2916 CBS 4-RM
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      947 11 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE Llli (BTMERAH/Q'STOWnV TELOKBLANGAH) ST POINT BLK 13 Jin Bt Merah. High fir. Unblocked. Designer decor. F/aircon. Central/ amenities. Valued S4OSK. Susan *****182 3T CORNER. UPGRADED. O'town Blk 165. High fir/ 4 T T Blangah Blk 24. Corner. 9069-1069 DM 3-RM C'WEALTH BLK 64 Next to
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      846 11 Properties RH HDBAPTS FOR SALE tiff (CHOACHUKANG) 4 'A' BLK 688A CCX #04. Laminate fir. Jacuzzi. Move m cond. Near MRT/ sch. Any offer considered! John *****490 4'A' 610 new list lift floor marble 4A 409 410 505 683 c corner mrt 5V 205 517 566 607 614 661 703
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      1100 11 ■bY HDBAPTS FOR SALE Ej3 (HOUGANG/ S-GOOM ■F YIOCHUKANG) ST CORNER 569 Hougang. Very high fir, marble. Designer deco! 5T Corner 976. Mid fir. A1 cone. 5T 973 #01 Hougang *****282 ST 552 S'GOON North high fir. corner, renovated, move-in, convenient, near sch. Valued, unblock, lift level. *****456 DTZ IBoN^MLSSI
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      926 11 Wf\ HDBAPTS FOR SALE Wjf (KALLANG/WHAMPOA) 5T CORNER 4C St George Lane, 4-bdrms. 9Vi yrs. 5 mins to Boon Keng MRT. Selling below value! 4'S 1 119 McNair. Lift/ low fir. Walk to MRT. Value 5236 K. *****048 CHEAP! 3*l RMS Bendemeer Blk 43/ 44. Renovated. Shops/ MRT. 3-rm Kallang
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      1031 12 fff\ H)B APTS FOR SALE UP (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) ACE TEJM MARKETING (ATM) A PROVEN TAMPINES SPECIALIST JOSE PH *****244 PN Ntw! Extc Apt 331 high fir. mart Ntw! Extc Apt 856E Pool view New! 4'A 1 :*46..... Hig;i fir, unblock New! 3'A' 226 High/ lift fir, mkt I 3T 414.
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      634 19 ffij SALES R& SALES f?i SALES R}% SALES for a career m the Retail Industm? W Giordano, together with Singapore Institute of Retail r^U^HHUGH Studies (SIRS), aim to assist you to gain employment iS^S-818 B with us and provide relevant training under Workforce f J| Skills Qualification (WSQ). I Ci^M^^l
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      285 19 Classified Jobs fgV SALES HJ\ SALES P&G professional care A reputed supplier of professional hair care products is seeking suitable candidates with the following qualifications for the position of: GCE 0 1 level and/ or at least 2 years experience m related field Hairdressing experience will be an advantage Speak
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      542 20 GCE 'N 1 or 'o' level/Diploma Conversant m English Mandarin Good communication skills Basic salary transport allowance commission incentives No experience needed as training will be provided SINGAPORE INFORMATION SERVICES PTE LTD (A w iollv owned subsidiary of IE Singapore Holdings) Please call 6272 3390 for appt. or email to:
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      632 20 |g) SALES Establishment Deals m School I Bookshop Operation requires' BOOKSHOP ASSISTANTS Females-dominated Mandarin-speaking environment Able to start work immediately Preference given to those staying m Clementi, Oueenstown, Hougang, Tampines Paya Lebar Interested pis call Tel: 6464 0240 i INDOOR SALES REP with mm 2 yrs indoor sales experience preferable
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      16 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY JULY 27 2006 URBAN m -^yf r vT- v JB^{P)2l WO3/2006 fi
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        123 1 VA- V^BP^JBBf wJ '.v "jjdß B^^VAml B^^^^?* :^9&'K^Bh\ W """> 'il Illnßr a IBBb Jl: h 1 ■^T/:: ,;,^l^fc.. bbbbbbbH F LAIViI EON *F I Ccnr BbV i' *-i- •"^S^WBB^SH^^^^r*'*;*^ '""'i bVAbvAVAVAVAvA^BbBBB^^ BBBBBw BUB «r BB BBBi Hi 8V bbbbbV RED LIPS ARE IN I W A GUIDE TO FIERY
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        329 2 <ii^^Hll[Bß iviiiLuiiy aiiU crocncLinQ arc I VA^9f7!\^^^^*^L^ii7^^| &t- no on 9 er Cranny's hobby, HBVTVSFfV^^H ff* BHI JH^^HH^HB crart too, says ian shi Ping mmK^iEmSWnmwi hf^ !^gs F i«k I more, says lay Suan Chiang j <^W^M I I l '^^I^^^ x 'gm^^^^^^^ Red alert: -^Sf^^^' -^^^^^^^^^HHr FASH FLASH Christina
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      219 3  -  Grace Chua Jansen Siak O ETTH E LOO X and ig is bag m style. 1 Oversized totes like the one Kate Moss (right) is carrying J are not only fashionable, they wm^ are practical too. They'll take you from the gym to the office to the poolside,
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        272 4 FAS H F LAS H /May Yip National bowlers like Valeric Teo and Michelle Kwang are hoping to bowl away the competition at the World Youth Bowling Championships taking place now m Germany. But they've already scored a strike m the fashion stakes. The Singapore Bowling Federation's
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        260 4 Designer sportswear retailer Venue launched VBOX, a 12-m long shipping container refurbished into a luxury mobile boutique, at Millenia Walk last weekend. The mobile store, which cost $250,000 to produce, is located at the open grass patch next to Carlton Hotel from today to Aug
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        232 4 Mind the gap, goes the übiquitous announcement on the London underground train system. But now, there's a style chasm to beware. It has come to moi's attention that Gap, the American jeans and T-shirt giant, is floundering like a fish out of water. Despite being the United States'
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      186 5 Karl Lagerfeld (above), designer of Chanel, Fendi and Lagerf eld Collection, has teamed up with champagne house Dom Perignon to design a limited-edition bottle and case for the Vintage 1998 champagne, called A Bottle Named Desire. Lagerfeld, who reportedly does not drink alcohol because it makes
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      561 5 It /oi have a problem with the way ;"/u look, e-mail May Yip at sturban@sph,com,sg /"-"N I'm planning to wear a red V v) swin 9y^ chiffon dress for a v^X company function with gold strappy heels. The dress looks decent from the front but Is backless. I would
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      194 5  -  Hannah Tan These two good-lookers were spotted at the Q Bar official launch party on July 13. Who: Naoko Ishibashi, 26, marketing executive What she was wearing: I got this top and skirt from a small shop m Singapore for $50 for both. My belt cost $1 00 from
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        42 5 t stomp ***** uiuiui.stomp.com.sg a neui uias to aiTeracT uijth THE STRAITS TIMES Think you're good-looking to be featured m Urban? Send us a picture of yourself to 755/ or stomp@sph.com. sg and we'll get m touch with you if we agree.
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      560 6 Who says knitting is for grandmothers? TAN SHI PING finds out real guys who pick up wool and need es EAL men do knit. J But most are closet crafters who are diffident about their hobby. V Out of the four men that Urban talked to, three
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      336 7 Here are places you can go to for lessons and supplies. Spotlight Plaza Singapura, Level 5, Tel: 6733-9808 It stocks a variety of wool and acrylic yarns ranging m price from $1.99 to $12.95 per ball, with a wide range of fancy yarns. Knitting magazines are available and
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        76 7 UL r A^I L YUUnAUI #18-00NgeeAnnCityTowerA deeply and raise your heart rate to increase circulation. A great place to start your detox is with our 29-30 July Beginner's a mak Jjji 1 Workshop, where you'll learn and experience various m^ |^W» yoga forms through practice, demonstration -^titftl^L P^ and discussion.
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      433 8 SCARLET FEVER Fash ion istas are starting to see red as crimson lip shades kiss ba rely-there lip glosses goodbye, says old red lips do for women what a 1 flaming Lamborghini (the car, not the foul Kahlua-and-Sambuca j drink) does for men. Both are symbols of flushed confidence, evoke
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      188 8 MHMMHMMHMMaMMMMHaHH|M^^ ANYONE Urban highlights the perfect shades of red for your skin lone WARM Photographer: and Satiny, demi-matte bright red: MAC m ACS Red, $28 Cream true red: Bobbi Brown Lip Color m 10 Red, $31 Creamy, deep blood red with a slight cranberry tinge: Chanel Rouge Allure
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      587 9 othing spells Hollywood star N. better than a full-on red N pout. But unlike sheer lip glosses that can be smudged on even m a moving car, scarlet lip colour is a sign of precise grooming and the leisurely lifestyles of ladies who lunch. Vibrant lips, however, can
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      321 9 Red lips aren't for the faint of heart and few women have the guts to go crimson. Urban met three women with very different make-up philosophies and convinced them to undergo our red pout makeover. Penelope Ann Pereira, 24, corporate communications executive "I never really know how to
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      408 10 What SHE SANTS WHAT WANTS Show off your patriotism Euiet style with this lid brooch pendant matching rhodium crystal earrings. The Risis Crystal Blossoms collection has been specially crafted to commemorate National Day. The brooch pendant retails for $65 while the earrings cost $55 per pair. Available at Risis Gift
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      237 11 If impulse buys make their way into the shopping bag against your will, blame the stores. TAY SUAN CHIANG looks at how shop layout makes you buy You go m a shop to browse or to buy just a T-shirt. But you leave with five impulse buys. Instead of
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      1037 12 SHOES Some shops display their shoes with just the front showing, while others display the sides of the shoes. "Displaying them on the side allows shoppers to see more of the shoes/ says Dr Wee. There is a reason for displaying running shoes at a tilted
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      794 14 CHECK OUT PLAID Plaid, once respectable only on the kilts of Scotsmen, is now going mainstream. MICHELLE TAY shows you five ways to look good m checks This jacket m leaf-green tartan was reportedly dyed, washed, resized and hand-painted. Style.com called it the most eyecatching piece m Bottega Veneta's fall
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      594 16 What to wear? How's my hair? Getting ready m the morning shouldn't be so hard AAAY YIP supplies time-saving tips Unlike Hollywood superstars who have a stable of stylists planning their looks from which Juicy Couture velour tracksuit to wear to the gym to customising a vintage
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      430 16 Most women dress with utilitarian goals m mind, say, a pan t suit for a business meeting or a slinky red number for a hot date. But Carol Loo, 23, a brand manager for local fashion label Baylene, derives fashion inspiration from more abstract sources. "At night, when
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      485 17 'GOING THROUGH MY WARDROBE IS LIKE GOING SHOPPING BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN REALISE WHAT ITEMS I ALREADY HAVE' -TJinLee Being a professional PR princess means having to look immaculate from top to toe at all times, especially when your clients are luxury fashion houses. Luckily, Tjin Lee, 32,
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      382 17 'I'M AIMOST ALWAYS ON TIME BECAUSE I PRE<:OORDINATE WHAT I'M GOING TO WEAR IN MY HEAD' Wendy Quek Imelda Marcos would approve of bank relationship manager Wendy Quek's taste m home decor. The focal point of the living room is the multiple racks covering half a wall, stacked
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      788 18 Flea markets are going upmarket. Not only that they are popping up everywhere, as GRACE CHUA finds out I UME FLEA MARKET Where: Open field opposite Youth Park (next to Orchard Cineleisure) When: Every second and fourth Saturday of the month. The next one will be held on
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        523 21  -  Sujin Thomas LIQUIDDIET Just one of these flame-spiked drinks is' as potent as half a bottle of vodka THE JEFFREY WATERFALL 30ml Kahlua 30ml Galliano 30ml brandy 30ml Sambuca 30ml Bacardi 1 51 m The two liqueurs and brandy are mixed before 30ml Sambuca and 30ml Bacardi 151
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        337 21  -  Jenny Tan Chateau Ballandreau 2003, $23.90 My wine-drinking friends and I have a common pastime: Hunting for unknown labels that promise good value. Other than friendly wine retail shops (such as Crystal Wines, www. oystalwines.com, or Top Wines, wAW.topwines.com.sg), our next f avourite spot for bargain hunting has always
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        213 22 CHERRY JUBILEE There is nothing more luxurious, more decadent than sitting m a comfy armchair with a big bowl of cherries on your lap and a good book m hand. It's cherry season and I have been indulging m delicious Rainier cherries by, heaven help me, the kilo. You know
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        135 22 This only looks like a gumball machine. What's inside packs quite a punch. Fiery, organic bird's eye chillies fill this gorgeous, retro yet modern-looking Stoha spice mill. You have to admit, it will look mighty fine m your kitchen or on your dining table. German precision
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        155 22  - BROWNIE PINT Tan Hsueh Yun POSHNOSH I I from The Brownie Factory. This special edition brownie, wnlch is available I"" 1 I only until the end of next month, even looks tike a pint of Guinness. It is I I chocolatey dark at the bottom, with a thin, creamy white
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        140 22 While wandering through Meidi-Ya supermarket, I saw boxes of green tea cookies piled high on the floor and people grabbing them. So I did the sensible thing and grabbed a couple myself. Boy, am I glad I did. Uji Matcha Cookie ($4 for a 1 02g packet)
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      561 23  -  Pradeep Paul PERSONAL TRAINER Experts say 1 5 minutes of prep I work on shoulders, torso and L legs to avoid injury J is par for the course^^^B A hen Tiger Woods lines up a crucial P utt he eyeballs \i \i it for all of two T
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        241 24 Cynthia Lee Macquarne has never spent a three-digit sum on an item of clothing or a bag. Unusual for someone m the fashion-conscious entertainment industry, but not so odd when the 27-year-old theatre actress admits she is living from pay cheque to pay cheque. She has no
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