Streats, 14 May 2004

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    10 1 Streats FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> 196/03/2004
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    Lock icon Pub closes its doors
    553 1  -  By r Choong Choon Yee Lee Crvoo Kiong PUB Pegasus, the dusky little pub in East Coast Road which caught the attention of police with its bevy of foreign women doing naughty things to male customers, sang its swansong last night. Its public entertainment licence was
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      129 1 PAUL JANSEN takes to the skies and relishes the experience PHILIP LEE extols the virtues of letter-writing SHARE YOUR PAPER «IMPORTED m M 0368 Mobile Rack 4-Tier Jyps#*! «IMPORTED Aluminium Ladder 4-Step U.P. $33.53 «IMPORTED SAOIOS Multi Purpose Stocker With Wheels 5-Tier U.P. $35.50 VII A t/05/i°° 4 i 19
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      Lock icon Indian PM resigns
      347 2  -  BJP loses polls despite country’s rapid growth By_ Pradeep Rajan NEW DELHI It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. These lines, borrowed from author Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities, are a fitting epitaph for outgoing Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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      Lock icon The rural voter finds his voice
      406 2  -  Comment By ROBIN GANGULY EVEN the Indian National Congress’ most ardent supporters couldn’t have foreseen the massive upset in the country’s parliamentary elections. The ruling coalition, I believe, has suffered a backlash from India’s huge rural majority. The result: Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari
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      Lock icon M’sia seeks public’s views on laws
      198 3 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians will soon have a say in changes to important laws, starting with proposed amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), reported The New Straits Times yesterday. The Malaysian Cabinet has decided that a select committee, comprising Barisan Nasional and opposition members
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      Lock icon Ex-security guard is SMU poster boy
      456 3  -  Meet the man whom the university sees as an asset and describes as an inspiration to everyone By Sarah Ng MR ABDUL Shariff Aboo Kassim is one person who embodies the old saw: “Never say die.” He began working life burdened with an O-level
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      Lock icon She sold all she had to buy medication for her husband
      300 3  -  By. Ho Lian-Yi WHEN her husband was diagnosed with Aids in 1998, Madam Tan, a retiree, did not feel any anger or resentment towards him. Her anger, instead, was directed at the price of anti-retroviral drugs here. “If we
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      Lock icon Scanner may be US’ answer to HK tailors
      423 4 It can take measurements in seconds for custom-fitted clothing -AP CARY, North Carolina A 1.5m-by-3m box that resembles a small recording studio may symbolise the future of the troubled American textile industry. The machine a digital scanner that can register more than
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      Lock icon Look, ma, no straps
      91 4 LONDON A strapless, backless, gravity-defying bikini is set to become the sexiest sight this summer. Called the Demikini, it allows women to tan without worrying about unsightly lines. It was created by former English teacher Jill Silver, a mother of two from Manchester, London’s Daily Telegraph
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      Lock icon Ex-dictator’s funds not welcome
      437 6  -  Move in line with UN resolution against Liberia’s Charles Taylor By Chua Kong Ho SINGAPORE has moved to freeze assets here belonging to Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, who has been indicted by a United Nations special court for crimes against humanity. He is
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      Lock icon Commoner’s fairy tale comes true today
      178 6 -AFP COPENHAGEN For most girls, meeting a prince and living happily ever after is the stuff of fairy tales. But for Australian commoner Mary Donaldson, who will marry Danish Crown Prince Frederik today, the fairytale has come true. The couple were introduced to each
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      Lock icon Corporal punishment includes any 'humiliating’ act
      120 10 buzzstop YOU may be surprised to know that calling a child “stupid”, or ordering him to stand in the corner as punishment could be considered an offence. Under Section 17 of the Child Care Centres Regulations, corporal punishment includes “harsh, humiliating, belittling or degrading
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      Lock icon Firms wary of pay hikes
      172 10 ‘Dark clouds’ on the horizon DESPITE the improving business climate, don’t expect a generous pay increase or even restoration of pay cuts this year. A survey of 222 companies by the Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI) and Remuneration Data Specialists (RDS) indicated that 89 per
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      Lock icon Hizbollah slams beheading
      133 10 M’sian website showing execution shut Wire services LEBANON’S Hizbollah guerilla group on Wednesday condemned the beheading of an American hostage by Iraqi militants as an ugly crime that flouted the tenets of Islam. Meanwhile, a Malaysia-based Internet company has shut down the website that posted a video
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      Lock icon PEARLY LIGHTS
      50 10  -  Text and picture by Ashleigh Sim A dealer displaying shimmering pearls of different colours including peacock green, honey yellow and grey at an exhibition at The Carat Club, 15 Emerald Hill, yesterday. Viewing, by appointment only, can be arranged by calling 6738-1368. Text and picture by Ashleigh Sim
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      Lock icon Charge against ex-NMP withdrawn
      128 10 FORMER Nominated MP Chuang Shaw Peng, acquitted of two corruption charges two weeks ago, had the final charge pending against him withdrawn yesterday. His acquittal marks the end of a case that had dragged on for more than four years, The Straits Times reports today. Mr
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      Lock icon Princess meets PM Goh
      71 10 THAILAND’S Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhom yesterday called on Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Istana. They exchanged views on regional developments, the Prime Minister’s Office said yesterday. The princess briefed Mr Goh on the various projects launched by the royal family to promote education and
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      Lock icon CNB nabs drug trafficker
      87 10 THE Central Narcotics Bureau on Wednesday arrested a criminal law police supervisee suspected of drug trafficking. After receiving a tip-off, CNB officers raided his apartment at Block 662 C, Jurong West Street 64, and seized 60 ecstasy tablets and 71g of ketamine. The Chinese man, 24,
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      Lock icon SOS phones to go
      92 10 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) will remove the 190 or so SOS phones from Singapore’s expressways, except for those in the Central Expressway (CTE) tunnels, reports The Straits Times today. This is because few motorists use the emergency phones, with most preferring to use their cellphones
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      Lock icon China sends Cola to US
      95 10 Reuters CHINA’S largest beverage maker is going where no other such Chinese firm has gone before it has shipped the first retail batch of its own cola, Future Cola, to the home of the carbonated soft drink, the United States. Hangzhou Wahaha Group, whose 170,000-bottle
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      Lock icon At DBS, the men hope to get it
      479 12  -  Bank takes on UOB with Master Card for women, aiming to tap a lucrative market %y_ ChuaKongHo CAN men really fathom what women want? At Shenton Way, two DBS male bankers think they do get it. DBS’s consumer banking head Edmund Koh
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      Lock icon Aussie casino operator launches IPO here
      312 12 Reuters SINGAPORE Even as the Government is considering allowing a casino to open in Singapore, investors can punt on the gaming industry after an Australian casino operator won approval to become the first publicly quoted gaming firm here. Lasseters International Holdings, which runs a
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      Lock icon Temasek ups UOL offer
      80 12 Reuters SINGAPORE Temasek Holdings said yesterday it has revised its unsolicited offer by 9.7 per cent for a stake in United Overseas Land Ltd (UOL) to an estimated $764 million. Temasek spokesman Eva Ho said its new offer for up to a 49 per cent stake
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      Lock icon SIA Engg’s $120m deal.
      80 12 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines Ltd unit SIA Engineering Co Ltd yesterday said that it had inked a 10-year maintenance contract worth up to $l2O million with sister company Silk Air. Under the contract, SIA Engineering would service Silk Air’s growing fleet of Airbus A320-series aircraft. “This
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    • CORPORATE RESULTS
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        Lock icon NOL Q1: Up 8-fold
        77 12 -AFP SINGAPORE Shipping giant Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) yesterday said that its first-quarter net profit grew eightfold on the year to U *****.17 million (*****.77 million). The company said that the result, from U 5520.28 million in the first quarter of 2003, was achieved on a
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        Lock icon City Dev Q1: +4.9%
        97 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE City Developments Ltd, Singapore’s biggest developer by market value, yesterday said that firstquarter profit rose 4.9 per cent as it sold more homes and signed up more office tenants in an improving econom) Profit for the three months ended March 31 rose to $4O
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      Lock icon China to face grilling at Asean meet
      444 14 Finance ministers expected to raise concerns about overheated economy Bloomberg SINGAPORE Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing will be pressed on Saturday by Asean to explain steps that he is taking to cool economic growth, the group’s secretary-general said. “The Chinese recognise that their
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      Lock icon STI: 1,778.59 ▼23.58
      319 14 Reuters THE main share index fell 1.3 per cent yesterday to end at its lowest level this year, hit by worries over a looming US interest rate hike, rising oil prices and a cooling of China’s economy. The Straits Times Index lost 1.31 per cent, or 23.58
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      24 14 *AS AT MAY 13 US$: 551.722 553.043 EURO: 552.043 Ss: 66.09 YEN Ss: RM2.206 Ss: HK54.529 Ss: 23.63 BAHT Ss: 5,225 RUPIAH
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      Lock icon Want riches? Good luck!
      195 14  -  By Janice Wong TO make money as a first-time retailer, one needs a good product, a good location and good luck. The last, however, refers not to the winsome smile of Lady Luck but actually means “hardworking” in Hokkien. Mr Chia Boon Pin, chief operating officer
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      Lock icon Understand risk appetite first
      177 14 INVESTORS should not try to time the market but adopt a well-planned approach of dividing their monies into core and satellite investments suitable for their risk appetites, UOB Asset Management associate director Glenn Lee told those who attended an investment seminar held at Meritus Mandarin last
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      Lock icon Sotheby’s auction fetches $113m
      158 16 Bloomberg NEW YORK Artwork from the collection of Mr Peter Brant, chief executive of Brant-Alien Industries Inc, dominated a U 5565.7 million (S$ 113 million) Sotheby’s Holdings auction on Wednesday, in which buyers snapped up everything offered for sale. A painting by pop artist Roy Lichtenstein,
      – Bloomberg  -  158 words
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      Lock icon Cuba shutters US-dollar stores
      519 16 Stores closed as Havana assesses US moves to cut hard currency on the island -AP UNITED NATIONS Cuba’s dollaronly stores are closed temporarily to assess the impact of “brutal measures” announced last week by US President George W Bush and will reopen, possibly with higher prices,
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      Lock icon Whiskey business hints at Seoul’s debt hangover
      694 18  -  Comment By ANDY MUKHERJEE r. Bloomberg YOU know South Korea’s economy is in trouble when the world’s whiskey makers start feeling the pinch. Last month, Allied Domecq, the maker of Ballantine’s, said that its fiscal first-half profit fell because in that period the
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      Lock icon Vivendi, NBC merge to create new media giant
      219 18 -AFP NEW YORK New mediaentertainment titan NBC Universal was bom on Wednesday as France’s Vivendi Universal completed a deal with General Electric’s NBC for the venture to compete with the likes of Time Warner and News Corp. The new media group, the
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      Lock icon Of letters and loneliness
      844 20  -  By PHILIP LEE IS it coincidence, or are Penang-born chaps naturally prolific letter writers? Penangite Mr Khaw Boon Wan, the Acting Health Minister, said last weekend that when he was studying in Australia, he wrote no fewer than 1,000 love letters to his girlfriend in Singapore.
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      Lock icon Maids should pay the security bond
      248 24 FROM your report, “Maid used sister’s passport” (Streats, May 11), it appears that a $5,000 security bond paid by employers of foreign domestic maids is not only impractical and unhelpful to the employers but also negative for the maids. Because an employer risks losing
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      Lock icon Manager’s poor attitude
      136 24 I WENT to the Kallang KFC branch recently to try its Extra Tasty Crispy Chicken Meal advertised on television. The counter staff informed me that the item was out of stock. I was surprised at this and wondered how a new promotional meal could be out of
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      Lock icon One escalator costs too much?
      174 24 THE reply from Mr Han Liang Yuan of the Land Transport Authority about installing a lift or a down-running escalator for the overhead bridge connecting Outram Park MRT station to Singapore General Hospital, “Coming: Better shuttle bus service” (Streats, May 12), is a typical one
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      Lock icon Are China food imports safe?
      52 24 IN view of recent reports on substandard baby milk powder produced and sold in China and unfit-for-consumption vermicelli and salted vegetables exported by the country, would the relevant authority advise the j public if other products we import from China are safe for consumption? Lim
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      Lock icon Was commentary too frank?
      218 24 I REFER to Mr Sheldon Goh’s letter, “Praise these women who have moral values” (Streats, May 13) and his admiration of Ms Janice Wong’s cathartic revelation of her relationship break-up in her commentary, “Sex won’t take away the hurt” (Streats, May 11). He describes her action
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      Lock icon Oops
      166 24 IN the report, “Media 21 gets s6sm more” (Streats, May 12), we reported that the Media Development Authority (MDA) said that the additional funding would “be spent in a variety of ways, including negotiating co-production agreements with New Zealand and France”. This is wrong. The $65 million will be
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  • Global
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      Lock icon STAMP OF AUTHORITY
      37 26 This series of stamps, each with a denomination of NT$5 (25 Singapore cents), will be issued on May 20 to celebrate the presidential inauguration of Taiwan President Chen Shu-bian and Vice-President Annette Lu AFP
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      Lock icon Gus Solah and Wiranto: Unlikely pair
      227 26 JAKARTA Prominent human rights campaigner Solahuddin Wahid’s (pictured) motto seems to be: If you can’t beat them, join them. Only two years ago, Mr Solahuddin had tried and failed to question several military officers, including former general Wiranto for gross human rights violations. On
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      Lock icon Shanghai starts food safety drive
      408 26 Move follows deaths caused by fake infant milk AP SHANGHAI China’s largest city yesterday said that it will close small slaughterhouses and step up inspections of supermarkets, outdoor markets and canteens to ensure food safety, as authorities intensify a nationwide crackdown following several food scandals.
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi’s party still undecided
      240 26 AP NYAUNG-HNA-PIN, Myanmar Hundreds of delegates yesterday registered for a constitution-drafting convention, but pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party key to resolving Myanmar’s political deadlock remained undecided on whether to attend. Dozens of buses carrying the delegates arrived at the venue, about 40 km
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      Lock icon A champion fund-raiser
      305 28 57-year-old woman is a major source of cash for Democratic groups WASHINGTON Need a million bucks for your political campaign? Try getting Ms Ellen Malcolm, 57, to help. This major fund-raiser for Democratic groups has no qualms asking even for US$lO million (5517.3 million), which she did
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      Lock icon Come play video games... at college
      128 28 Reuters NEW YORK Playing video games is no longer just a pastime of young boys. Now it’s also homework for US college students. Thanks to the growing place of games in mainstream entertainment, universities across the US are offering classes in video game design,
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      754 31 So you’ve bought a three-room flat. How do you turn a small, dim space into a roomy, contemporary home? Clever design, says SOLOMON LIM -w- -w” -r+ien she got a place 1 A of her own, what V T human resource executive Katherine Tan, 35, really
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      471 32 How do families with special needs aged parents or disabled children make their homes more accessible? CINDY TONG speaks with one such family. ■v" ~jr" Trhen Mr Eddy Szeto, 1/1/ in his 40s, moved T from his large 2,300 sq ft apartment into a smaller 1,300 sq
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      224 32 Renovating your home? Let Hbay take care of it. This former HDB subsidiary employs what its chief executive officer Lee Song calls a three 'A' model advice, accreditation and audit. With the help of its accredited design and renovation companies, Mr Lee hopes that Hbay can help to
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      298 36 Head on down to the Singapore Expo from tomorrow to May 23 to check out some of the latest renovation deals, furniture designs and home appliances at the seventh annual Singapore Spring
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      611 36  -  Renovating your home? Don't miss out on the good-value promotions and new products available at the Singapore Spring Home Exhibition. Compiled by. Melissa Chin and Mugilan Rajasegeran. Go for it Sign up with a minimum deposit of $5OO for a renovation package at The Interior Place
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      363 39 -AP TRENTON, New Jersey Folate and other B vitamins could be even more of a wonder than earlier suspected, new research has shown. Already known to prevent severe birth defects and heart attacks, they may also ward off broken bones from osteoporosis, two major studies
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      250 39 What causes high blood pressure and what can reduce it? A Blood pressure is considered high if you have a reading above 140/95 mmHg during rest (not excited, angry, exercising, etc). Over 90 per cent of patients have no clear cause for hypertension, but there is a higher
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      385 42  -  Expat hangout, yuppie haven. But Holland Village is also a destination of those who seek unusual items for their homes By Janice Wong Yeo GhimLay HIP enclave Holland Village is as much for home-fumishings shoppers as it is for pubcrawlers and magazine junkies. A trip there will turn
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      403 44 A simple layout coupled with the use of light colours creates a spacious and comfortable living space HOW a renovated home stands out from the others depends primarily on how the designer chooses and combines the basic ingredients building materials, colours, storage spaces and space planning. The
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      658 48 'Insects food of the future’ He urged the world to munch with more tales of unusual meals in his new hook Extreme Cuisine. He talks ahead of his hook launch here JERRY Hopkins is one person that reality TV series Fear Factor would not want to have as a participant.
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      130 48 AMONG the thousands at the Cannes Film Festival in France is Singaporean David Gan, the appointed stylist for Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi (pictured) for the festival, reported Shin Min Daily News yesterday. The Malaysia-born Gan said that he would be thrilled to see so many big
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      69 48 FORMER stuttering Pop Idol singer Gareth Gates is now a speech coach. The 19-year-old, who has been attending stammering workshops himself for two and a half years, sat for and passed instructor examinations last month, with “flying colours”, reported Ananova.com But he will not take any lessons on
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      85 48 CONTROVERSY continues on American Idol after another of the “divas”, La Toya London, was booted out of the American TV singing contest on Wednesday. On the programme, shown in Singapore last night, teary-eyed judge Paula Abdul said: “I think America got this one wrong this week.” Agreed another
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        682 52 Never mind if you cant afford a complete wardrobe revamp this season. The trick is to buy into the look with the hottest designer bag. What to go for? Colour and texture, say the experts A NO fashionista would be so naive as to suggest that a handbag
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        69 54 BUYERS of Timberland’s signature boat shoes can now look forward to new designs with improved technology. Its latest collection, called Annapolis, w •>:■■■ v; v, anti-microbial fabric lining that keeps 1 i p your teet dry and tresh. The hand-sewn shoes also provide more grip and traction,
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        88 54 LAYERA has reformulated its Trend line with improved ingredients and colours, making them gentler and more suitable for sensitive skin. Its products contain organic ingredients and do not include petrochemical ingredients, synthetic colours or fragrances. Its lipsticks, available in 14 shades, include jojoba, shea butter and
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        100 54 DERMALOGICA’S recently-launched product, Power Rich, is being touted as a multi-tasking “supercream” for the face. It promises stronger, more resilient and smoother skin after 30 days of daily use, and is said to restore the firmness and smoothness of healthy skin in its prime without the irritation
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      148 56 Reuters ENVIRONMENTALISTS are hoping that The Day After Tomorrow will win new recruits to their cause. The movie, which opens here on May 27, is about a world that goes through disasters such as a giant tidal wave and another Ice Age because of global warming. Campaigners
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      95 56 TWO darlings of Hong Kong cinema, Maggie Cheung and former Bond girl Michelle Yeoh (pictured), are fighting for a lead role in a Steven Spielberg film. Spielberg is producing the adaptation of Arthur Golden’s bestselling novel, Memoirs of a Geisha. It was originally
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      391 56  -  Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $lO or less for four servings, will see you through these tough times Stylish eating on a shoestring By JUDI LOW THIS week I’ve
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      123 58 The catastrophic weather patterns portrayed in the Hollywood blockbuster, The Day After Tomorrow, may not be just a studio fantasy, says a New Zealand scientist. Dr Chris Hendy warned on Wednesday that rising levels of carbon dioxide might trigger just the scenarios shown in the movie,
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        50 58 10pm, Channel i Novelist Thad Beaumount stages a mock burial of his alter ego, George Stark a pseudonym he used when writing fiction of a darker nature. But when a local man is killed, evidence leads to George’s grave and Thad becomes a suspect. Starring Timothy Hutton.
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        55 58 9pm, Cinemax (Star Hub Ch 59) David Chase (Jeff Fahey) is a Chicago cop who takes on an assignment to keep an eye on striking workers at a water filtration centre in the countryside. When a group of renegades take over the centre, Chase has to prevent Chicago’s
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        59 58 XPOSED! Till June 5; 12pm-6pm, Tuesday to Saturday; lpm-spm on Sunday Chateau d’Arts (#O3-01, Stamford House) Free An exhibition of work from nine artists who share a passionate interest in drawing the human figure. There will also be two sessions of live art this and next Sunday (3pm4pm). Because
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        48 58 OPEN AIR CLASSICS Sunday, 6pm Singapore Botanic Gardens, Symphony Stage Free The Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s popular Open Air Classics finally makes a return at the Botanic Gardens, having been cancelled because of heavy rain last December and Sars last April. Sunday’s programme includes Strauss, Dvorak and Tchaikovsky.
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      529 60  -  Premiership season was not all about Arsenal and their star striker Heniy Soccer sawj^ By LEM HAN MING THE Professional Players’ Association Player of the Year award. The Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award. The accolades keep flowing for Arsenal’s irrepressible striker Thierry Henry.
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      537 60 TOMORROW Arsenal (Ist in table) v Leicester City (18) Head to head: Arsenal won 59, Leicester 28, Draws 43 Previous league meetings: Dec 6, 2003 Leicester 1 Arsenal; Jan 23, 2002 Leicester 1 Arsenal 3 Last 6 league matches: Arsenal DWDDDW; Lei LLLDDW Team news: Arsenal Taylor injured,
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      1086 62  -  r. Just minutes i awayfrom Singapore, a Johor flight park is ready to give you the experience of a lifetime Extreme sports By PAUL JANSEN ACTOR John Travolta does it. So, too, does compatriot Harrison Ford. And so did the late Sam Walton, founder of
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      540 64  -  Sundram, Fandi set to enthrall crowd in Sultan of Selangor’s Cup By Tan Kim Han THEY were Singapore’s most lethal strikers in the last two decades. Come Sunday, Fandi Ahmad and V Sundramoorthy will turn the clock back when they turn out for Singapore Veterans against
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      504 66 Newcastle manager refuses to quit despite failing to clinch Champions League spot Wire services SOUTHAMPTON Manager Bobby Robson (above) has ruled out retiring in the wake of Newcastle’s failure to secure a return to the Champions League. A 3-3 draw with Southampton on Wednesday ensured that Liverpool will
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      288 66 Wire services LONDON Leeds United striker Alan Smith has hinted that he would welcome a move to Italy, after admitting supporting Juventus as a youngster. The England international, who is set to depart Leeds in the summer following their relegation, has already admitted
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      116 66 BADMINTON -AFP JAKARTA Defending champion China remained on course for a fourth successive Über Cup women’s badminton title yesterday when it crushed Japan 3-0 in the semi-finals. World No 1 Gong Ruina dropped only four points to 1 lth-ranked Kanako Yonekura in a quick-fire first game before
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      109 66 BASKETBALL AP MIAMI Lamar Odom scored 22 points and Caron Butler added 21 to lead the Miami Heat to a 100-88 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, extending their home winning streak to 18 games. They also evened the Eastern Conference semi-finals best-of-seven series at
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      54 66 FOOTBALL THE Bayern Munich Fan Club in Singapore will have their official launch at Sentosa on May 30. They are organising football tournaments for Men’s Open and Under-14 and Under-12 categories. For more information, please call club president Erfan Ahmid at *****747 or 9384-7757. Or log on to
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