Today, 11 August 2001

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    6 1 TODAY ISfttlirClftV AuBust 11,2001 MITA(P) 138/11/2000
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon TCM babies
    540 1  -  Leong Phei Phei bo why do patients drop out of treatment.' by pheiphei@newstoday.com.sg ALMOST 560 pretty pictures line the Level 4 wall of Thong Chai Medical Institute on Chin Swee Road. The institute holds these up as proof that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can deliver the goods. Or
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  • Article
    PAS defections
    133 1 JERTEH In a startling turn of events, a total of 2,392 PAS Terengganu members applied to join Umno yesterday. This comes as a huge boost to the ruling party as the staunchly Islamic PAS has been a thorn in the side of Umno for the past two years.
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  • Article
    Lock icon MFA denies spy report
    113 1 AFP SINGAPORE has strongly refut ed an Australian television report which claimed that Singaporean spies have been active in Australia. The report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation also suggested that Australia's security would be jeopardised if Sing Tel took over Australia's Cable and Wireless Optus. In
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Very tall order
      471 2  -  Ivay Tan 'Star Wars numbers needed to meet estimate' by] ivay@newstoday.com.sg TO-fiobody s surprise, the Ministry of Trade and /Industry announced yesterday that the gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter had fallen 0.9 per cent, year on year, and that the third quarter was also
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      Lock icon Dr Wong: Kids need to learn in fun ways
      271 2 Channel News Asia THE Ministry of Education Ministry has started a -pilot project on a new pre-school curriculum for over 40 PCF kindergartens. Senior Minister of State for Education Aline Wong said the preliminary results of the curriculum, which stresses holistic
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    • Article
      Tarmugi: I wish for lower prices
      172 2 DESPITE the current economic downturn, retailers and businesses should lower their prices to pass on more savings to consumers. This was one of the National Day wishes of Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, Minister for Community Development and Sports. He was speaking at the NTUC Fair
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      Lock icon Untitled
      43 2 Today photo WEE TECKHIAN Tanya Chua, the first professional singer invited to sing at the Istana, giving full voice to the NDP2OOI theme song last night. Looking on are PM Goh Chok Tong. President SR Nathan, SM Lee Kuan Yew and their urives.
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    • Article
      Aviaries reopen
      61 2 AFTER a two-week closure, the Jurong Bird Park has reopened three walk-in aviaries on National Day. They were closed in July after the Newcastle virus killed three blue-winged kookaburras. Since then, tests have been done on different birds. None was infected with the virus. As a precautionary measure,
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    • Article
      Cab murderer sentenced to death
      157 2 national who murdered taxi driver Ong Huay Dee was sentenced to death in the High Court yesterday. The verdict came six months after the trial started in February. Khwan-on Natthaphon, 27, had boarded his victim's taxi at Golden Mile Complex and asked to be driven
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      COE prices
      60 2 COE prices for September fell by over $700 for Category A cars and for Open Category vehicles. COEs for those 1600 cc and below, cost $28,232 each, down $758 from August. Open category vehicles cost $26,702. This is down by nearly $800. But COEs for Cat B rose
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      Lock icon Red alert
      421 3 Agencies Arafat's men tighten security after Israeli attacks JERUSALEM Israeli police sei^ea the main Palestinian in East Jerusalem yesterday after a Palestinian suicide bombing as Israeli attacks on Palestinian leaders put President Yasser Arafat on high alert. Israeli F-16 jets also flattened a West Bank police station with
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      Lock icon Jiang upbeat on US-Sino ties
      222 3 -AFP NEW YORK Chinese P^re'sident Jiang Zemin (picture) said he was optimistic about US-China relations and about getting along with US President George W Bush, but gave no ground on areas of difference with Washington. "Both sides share a positive desire for a good relationship,"
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      Lock icon US sanctions hurt Pakistan
      112 3 NEW DELHI US sanctions are causing nightmares for the Pakistan Air Force, which has lost at least six aircraft in the past 100 days. The PAF is mainly dependent on American and Chinese origin and has been badly hit by the US embargo caused by the
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      Lock icon Philippine military in hot water over kidnappings
      230 3 Agencies MANILA The Philippine military yesterday found itself under attack over allegations that officers colluded with Abu Sayyaf kidnappers holding 21 hostages in the south. Father Cirilo Nacorda, a Roman Catholic priest in the town of Lamitan, has alleged that senior military officers
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      Lock icon Time is up for Tommy's game
      240 3 Reuters JAKARTA It appears the ganie is up for Tommy Suharto. The fugitive son of former Indonesian president Suharto plans to hand himself in to authorities, police said. Jakarta police chief Inspector-General Sofjan Jacoeb said Ms Siti "Tutut" Hardiyanti Rukmana (picture) had contacted police,
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      Lock icon Tribunal for Khmer leaders
      104 3 Reuters PENH Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk yester day ratified a law setting up a long-awaited genocide tribunal for leaders of the 1970s Khmer Rouge regime blamed for the deaths of up to 1.7 million people. The king's ratification was the final hurdle the legislation had to
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      You can't shut the world out
      409 4  -  Lee Ching Wern So make friends, there's no point griping by chingwem@newstoday.com.sg GLOBALISATION will bring sdbout its own set of problems. In an international arena, when a downturn hits, everyone is affected. Although some may feel that they will not be able to cope
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      New scheme set to comfort cabbies
      201 4 "NO work, no pay." That's the sad refrain of taxi drivers here. What's worse, in these tough times, their earnings have dipped up to 30 per cent, revealed Mr Ong Ah Heng, assistant secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), during Comfort Group's
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      Lock icon 12 years for forcing teens to have oral sex
      99 4 Channel News Asia A 27-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to 12 years' j«tf in the High Court yesterday, for forcing two boys to perform unnatural sex on him. The court heard that Azmanshah Zailamshah had befriended the 13-year-old boys on two separate
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      Three of Singapore's real life heroes get awards
      249 4  -  Shazalina Salint MR Kwan Wee Khong could see that the injured motorcyclist was dying, but he still tried his best to save him. The 44-year-old estate agent who was once a lifeguard, administered cardio-pulmonary resuscitation with the help of two other passers-by,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      47 4 Featuring Today... UpFront 14 India's opportunistic politicians exploit the Bandit Queen's death WEEKtNOSTYLE 15 Celebrity hairstyles Health 17 Soothing oils of aromatherapy Family 18 When kids fight Motoring 19 Sexy, glamourous Sports Coupe InCinemas 20 Elizabeth Taylor look-alike LimeLich i 23 The man behind House of Chow
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  • LETTERS
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      Examine old newspapers too
      550 6  -  Dharmendra P Yadav PAC should not single out new publications I WELCOME the recent restructuring of the -Government-linked Publications Advisory Committee (PAC), although it's a move overdue since the day our media industry was opened up. I support its Chairman Mr Ong Teck Chin's vision of
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      Forced volunteerism not the way
      116 6  -  Denis Ong I REFER to the letter "Think of 4Ke unfortunate" (Today, Aug 9). While Mr Tom Ong's concern for the unfortunate is commendable, the solution he proposed is superficial at best Forcing students to "volunteer" does not make them more caring or thoughtful of
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      Roof-top gardens can breed mosquitos
      151 6  -  Edward John Tailford I REFER to Mr Ananda Perera's concerns about a^fJossible rise in Dengue cases resulting from mosquito breeding in roof-top gardens "Dengue fever: Diagnosis danger" (Today, July 23) Mr Perera is right that proper care should be taken to ensure there are no
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      Only one-cent coins up to $2 are allowed
      158 6  -  Vincent Hee WE.refer to a reader's complaint "Row over one-cent coins" (Today, Aug 8). Singapore coins are legal tender up to their face value in Singapore as follows: in the case of coins of a denomination exceeding 50 cents -for the payment
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon DBS calls off takeover bid
      459 8 Bloomberg It has only 1.2% of OUB shareholders' support DBS Group Holdings has called oil Singapore's biggest hostile takeover, handing victory to rival United Overseas Bank. It said it won't extend its $9.44 billion offer for Overseas United Bank which closed at 3.30 pm yesterday
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      OCBC receives approval for Keppel takeover
      211 8 OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said it iias received approval from overseas regulators needed to complete its takeover of Keppel Capital Holdings, and it will buy any shares from dissenting shareholders. OCBC, Singapore's third-largest bank, said 92 per cent of Keppel Capital shareholders had agreed
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      Lock icon SFI to pay $26m for UK venture
      180 8 Channel News Asia SINGAPORE Food Industries is to pay 10.5 million British pounds, that's around $26.3 million, for a 29.9 per cent stake in S Daniels PLC, which supplies chilled fresh foods in the UK The size of the stake is just below
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    • $ Market Watch
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        Teledata's net loss widens
        64 8 TELEDATA (Singapore) saw its interim net loss widened 41 per cent to $1.99 million. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange, it said the first half year's performance was adversely affected by the slowdown in telecommunications services industry. Gross margin was negatively impacted as well. A
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        LKN Primefield sells building
        80 8 LKN Primefield has agreed to sell LKN-Prinsep House for $42.5 million to NTUC Income. The property has a net book value of about $47.7 m in the company's accounts as at April 30. Upon completion of the sale, the company said it expects to record a
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        Filipino telcos await SMS windfall
        160 8 SMART Communications Inc and Globe Telecom Inc, the two largest Philippine mobile phone companies, may reap billions of pesos when they cut by two thirds the number of free text messages given to mobile phone customers. A Bloomberg report said Smart and Globe are set
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        New audit committee members
        32 8 SEMBCORP Logistics has appointed Mrs Lee "Suet Fern as chairman and Mr Barry Desker as a member of its audit committee. Both are independent directors of the company.
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        Your S$1 buys...
        28 8 US$ 0.5692 UK£ 0.3990 Yen 69.573 HK$ 4.4391 RM 2.1628 Euro 0.6367 HRupiah 5,184.9 [Baht 25.768 I Peso 29.522 |a$ 1.1049 Rupee 26.817 Won 730.34
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    • Market news
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        Singapore
        311 9 THE Singapore market closed relatively vjjr<:hanged yesterday after some initial losses, but ''volume was very low in a holiday-shortened week. The euphoria of yesterday's National Day parade was not transferred to the market especially after details of the sombre Q2 GDP numbers were revealed with the Government indicating that
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        Malaysia
        159 9 THB-KL Composite Index yesterday recovered of its earlier losses after hitting an intra-day low of 644.92. Cautious sentiment prevailed amidst the absence of fresh market-moving news to spur buying. Coupled with the approach of the weekend and the uncertainty of the Dow Jones index, the overall market came under
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      Lock icon NOL suspended from trading
      308 9 Bloomberg SGX takes action after reports of NOL's poor business SHARES of Neptune Orient Lines, the sixth-biggest container ship operator by fleet size, were suspended from trading here yesterday, following a report that the business environment is worse than expected. The company said in a recent
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    • Article
      Creative's $129m Q4 loss
      162 9  -  Chan Chao Peh by< chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg CREATIVE Technology, •Singapore's Nasdaq-listed maker of soundcard and other computer products, suffered a net loss of U5573.4 million ($129.52 million) for the fourth quarter ended June 30 because of a surprise provision. "Given the poor equity market sentiment, we took an
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      Down to earth?
      601 10  -  Cathleen Tung 40-storey HDB flats may cap prices by cathleen@newstoday.com.sg THE towering HDB flats, higher than even the tallest condominium here, may put a cap on prices of resale flats and private properties particularly those in the central business district. Mr James Lee, Associate Sales Director of
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Open system will stay
      319 11 JAKARTA For those who had beep "worried that President .^Megawati Sukarnoputri's nationalist leanings might result in a more closed economy, her new economic czar had this to say: The open market system is here to stay. In an interview with Newsßadio 93.8 yesterday, Coordinating Economics Minister
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      Lock icon No wages, only death
      334 11 Agencies 30 civilians gunned down in Aceh BAMDA ACEH Police and rebels are blaming each other for a raid on a palm oil plantation in which 30 civilians were massacred on Thursday in the Indonesian province of Aceh. A police spokesman said the plantation workers had
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      Lock icon Taliban to expel aid workers
      82 11 AFP ISLAMABAD Eight foreign aid workers detained in Afghanistan for allegedly preaching Christianity will probably be expelled if it is found they have not converted any Afghan Muslims, a Taliban official said yesterday. Taliban officials have so far refused to spell out the charges, and
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      There is money in discarded money
      149 11 By the end of the year, Europe's bank notes will be consigned to the bin with the introduction of the new euro currency. But the smell, at least, of the Austrian Schilling, German Deutschemark and French Franc will be preserved, if an Austrian company
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      Lock icon Koizumi receives further mandate to implement reforms
      203 11 Reuters TOKYO -Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was re-anointed president of his ruling party yesterday, winning a full two-year term and setting the stage for the popular leader's real battle to implement painful reforms. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers from the Upper and
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      Lock icon France slams its winemakers
      123 11 The Times. LONDON The French government has launched a blistering "attack on wine producers saying that they should lose their arrogance and start listening to consumers if they want to survive. A report by the Agriculture Ministry said the French wine trade had "sat for too
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      Lock icon Taking the plunge, from the top floor
      60 12 Reuters photo TOKYO Indoor bungee jumpying demonstrator Osamu Takesue (left) shows his flying form while people gaze up from the lower floors of an entertain ment centre complex on Thursday. Thrill-seekers over 13 years of age and weighing between 40kg to 85kg were
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    • Article
      Lock icon The stem cell bomb-shell
      401 12 Agencies After agonising, Bush gives go-ahead for research CRAWFORD, Texas By allowing the partial funding of research involving stem cells on Thursday, President George W Bush infuriated some and drew measured praise from others. The conservatives viewed the subsidies as a betrayal because the research involves
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      Lock icon British swamped by asylum cases
      187 12 -AFP LONDON A leaked government memo has revealed that officials are so swamped with appeals from asylum seekers to stay in Britain that they can hardly cope, reported the Daily Express yesterday. The government's target is to handle 48,000 appeals by next year. However, the
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      Lock icon US to pay China for looking after aircrew
      175 12 -AFP WASHINGTON After rejecting Beijing's demand for US$l million ($l.B million), the US has decided to reimburse China U5534,576 for the costs incurred during the three-month seizure of a US Navy surveillance plane. The payment, which is much less than the US$l
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      Lock icon Indonesian militias trained Down Under?
      170 12 -AFP Australian soldiers helped Indonesian troops train the nucleus of East Timor's violent pro-Jakarta militias, reports said yesterday. The militia members, operating under the guidance of Indonesian special forces (Kopassus) troops, led bloody efforts to subvert East Timor's secession from Indonesia in 1999. Media reports
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      Lock icon Actor's attackers arrested
      110 12 -AFP HONG KONG Six men have been arrested in jprinection with the assault of popular comedi-an-actor Eric Tsang (right). The men, aged between 22 and 51, were detained after raids at 25 locations, including entertainment venues in Wanchai and Psimshatsui. Mr Tsang, 48, suffered head injuries in
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Good sports
      618 13  -  Sisyphus DRY ICE by Beijing will host the 2008 Olympics but what food will it serve? .jGdfrGRATULATIONS, Beijing, on winning the 2008 Olympics. Now, could you keep dog meat off the menu? International St Bernard dog lovers petition the Swiss government to pressure Beijing on this. But Muslim
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      Lock icon Megawati passes first big test with 'mutual help' Cabinet
      534 13 AFP Indonesian President Megawati 'Sukarnoputri has passed her first major test by appointing a "mutual help Cabinet, says The Jakarta Post in an editorial: THE one-week delay in the announcement of Ms Megawati's Cabinet turned out to be worth the wait,
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  • UPFRONT
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      What legacy has she left?
      784 14  -  Shanoo Maharaj India's opportunistic politicians exploit Bandit Queen's death in their quest to win votes by! in New Delhi TN death, as in her reformed life, the J.Bandit Queen remains a pawn in the hands of India's politicians. A fortnight after Ms Phoolan Dcvi, 38,
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      Who are you calling a dumb mass?
      499 14  -  Edmund T Shern MY SAY When I first started out in TV, I was told to cater to the "average" Singaporean and especially the "average" TV/radio/movie audience. And what was the average Singaporean audience? Someone who loved slapstick, hated dialogue and anything that
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  • WEEKENDSTYLE
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      Lock icon Hair's the look
      272 15  -  Serena Sim Dark wavy locks or straight blond ponytail? Take your pick Angelina Jolie (left) is making waves again. Last seen at the Hollywood premiere of Original Sin, her latest movie co-starring Antonio Banderas, the sultry actress sported a mane of silky tresses reminiscent of screen goddesses
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      LOVEYOURMANE
      313 15 ALTHOUGH hair sheds and ''grows again, you technically only have one head of hair, and the onus is upon you to give your hair some tender loving care. To enjoy tresses as luxurious as those you see on shampoo commercials, here is some expert advice you should always keep
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      Beautiful brows
      622 16  -  Serena Sim Perfect the shape ot your eyebrows with this traditional art by serena@newstoday.com.sg In Arabia, women used it to remove hair from legs. A piece of 100 per cent cotton thread is twisted and rolled along the surface of the skin. Unwanted hair gets entwined in the
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      Be seduced by the dazzle and glitter of India
      188 16 "Oiding the tide of the latest European trends, iVlndian influences have seeped into Metro, bringing shoppers An Affair with India. The fair promises a splendid fusion of old and new. Brocaded bags, scarves, ornaments, furniture, cushions, pots, vases and textiles will
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      NEWONSHELVES
      318 16 Hair Magic Who wants glistening, gleaming, radiant and lustrous hair? Everyone, it seems. Which is why Prescriptives has come up with Magic Hair Shine. Spray some of the liquid potion on your hair for instant polish, sheen and a glossy glaze. Light, fresh and feminine, it truly is magic
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  • HEALTH
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      Quintessence of essence
      546 17  -  Rachel Lo Aromatherapy is soothing, but some oils may cause allergic reactions byl rachel@newstoday.com.sg A lternative medicine has been gaining popularity in years, and aromatherapy in particular is now offered as a means of dealing with stress, and a boost to health. But what exactly is aromatherapy?
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      Lock icon She walks the globe to push breast cancer message
      489 17  -  Serena Sim by serena@newstoday.com.sg More then 200 Singaporean women die of breast cancer each year, according to the Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF). To spread the message that early detection can save lives, the BCF has been mounting campaigns and organising seminars
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  • FAMILY
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      When kids fight
      742 18  -  Rachel Lo They could actually be vying for parents' attention by T» 1 1 rachel@newstod ay.com. sg you may remember going through it when you were a child. Some are still caught in the midst of it, even though they are now adults. It is sibling rivalry
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      Learning the ropes
      398 18  -  Adelia Wong BabvTalk byi babytalk@newstoday.com.sg Ttis kind of weird having a Ababy in the house. Virtually everything revolves around Joshua now. The first few days were particularly trying for us adults. We had to adjust the volume of the TV and radio, and shut the main door,
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      That 3-generation thing
      297 18  -  Tan Kong Wee by' kongweeS'pacitic.net.sg Tt gladdens my heart every Xtime I see three-generation families going out together. In a park the other evening, I saw a toddler gurgling happily in the pram, which the parents were pushing gently. Grandpa and grandma, who were tagging along slightly
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  • MOTORING
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      Sexy glamour
      472 19  -  Colin Yong The sleek looks of the new Mercedes-Benz C-class Sports Coupe will attract many a young buyer by colin@newstoday.com.sg THROUGHOUT the full day I spent with the new C-class Sports Coupe\ the one comment that was passed by almost everyone I spoke to was: "This doesn't look
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      Mercedes unveils new V8 SL
      125 19 TV Tercedes-Benz showed its new SL -<£YAto the public for the first time in Hamburg, Germany last week. It is the second Mercedes-Benz model, after the SLK, to feature the vario-roof system which transforms the car from a coup£ to an open-top roadster in just
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      Switching from a Rolls to a Mini
      130 19 "Tplhay be engineered in Germany, but <Lthe new Mini has proven to be a big hit with buyers in the UK, the birthplace of the original. One of die first customers owned a 1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, which he traded in for a
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  • INCINEMAS
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      Thai at heart
      550 20  -  David Ngiau Elizabeth Taylor look-alike, Stella Maluchi, won't trade her adopted country for anywhere else Stella Malucchi (picture) is the name of that gorgeous "Elizabeth Taylor" you've been seeing on posters for Thai film Tears of the Black Tiger. As you can tell from the name, she's
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      Lock icon Shanghai sequel on the cards
      104 20 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD Director David Dobkin (Clay ■"'Pigeons) will shoot Shanghai Knights, the sequel to Disney's box office hit Shanghai Noon, which starred Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. Knights will reteam the mismatched buddies in turn-of-the-century London, where they uncover a worldwide conspiracy to overthrow the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Walken lends his voice to a villain
      120 20 -AFP LOS ANGELES Academy Award winner Christopher Walken will lend his voice to .•'Columbia Pictures' Stuart Little 2, the studio announced. Walken will voice the character of Falcon, a sharp-beaked villain who puts friendly mouse Stuart and a new friend in peril. He
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      Lock icon Keanu reloaded
      166 21 Reuters/Variety Work starts on The Matrix sequel HOLLYWOOD Warner Bros plans to release Matrix Reloaded simultaneously in the United States and around the world. According to sources, the simultaneous release will be in May 2003. Industry observers had expected a fourth-quarter 2002 roll-out of the segue to The
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      Lock icon Titanic director sets sail on new project
      173 21 Reuters/Variety HptIYWOOD Titanic director James Cameron will set sail on his next maritime project on Monday. He is developing a 45-minute documentary that will focus on underwater explorations of both Titanic and sunken German World War II battleship the Bismarck. The film, Ghosts
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    • Article
      Lock icon Madonna's voice to grace Madagascar
      111 21 -AFP LOS ANGELES Ben Stiller, ■Chris Rock, Madonna and TV star Jason Alexander will lend their voices to Madagascar, Dream Works' new animated feature, the Hollywood Reporter said. Madagascar centers on four zoo animals sent via ship back to their homeland by an animal rights
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    • Article
      Lock icon Big names in Montreal fest
      259 21 Reuters/Variety MONTREAL Big-name directors and major studio pictures are in short supply at this year's Montreal World Film Festival, which runs from Aug 23 to Sept 3. Organisers unveiled the lineup for the event, which will include 228 features and 160 shorts from 66 countries.
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      Lock icon Ray film sees light
      273 22 -AFP Academy completes restoration of Indian director's 1971 movie )&S ANGELES Film technicians have completed the restoration of Indian director Satyajit Ray's 1971 film Seemabadha, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) announced on Thursday. Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) is considered one of cinema's great
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      196 22 -AFP MUM6AI More than 100 cinema halls iHT'this Indian film capital shut their /doors on Thursday to protest against the tax system levied by the state government. Nearly all the owners of single-screen movie theatres supported the strike. The cinema operators are furious at a
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      662 23  -  David Ngiau Meet the man who put Singapore in ancient China in Channel s's new sitcom david@newstoday.com.sg THOUGH he did not stick around to see it through to its own sitcom, Edmund Tan (picture) was the man who dreamed up Phua Chu Kang for the skit show Gurmit's
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      231 23  -  -Sophia Ang IT'S got a "Justice Bao" character, the period costumes, and it's set in ancient China. But expect something vastly different from Channel B's period dramas. For one, it's Justice Chow, not Bao. Chow Chin Chow, to be precise. And he's played by Under
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      348 23 -Reuters LOS ANGELES Virgin Records has delayed the releas of Mariah Carey's new album, as the singer recovers from a nervous breakdown. The album is the first under a lucrative new contract. Carey, 31, was released from a Connecticut hospital Tuesday after receiving a two-week
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      1616 24 Staying Alive HP^V Kahin Pyaor No Ho Jaaye ■Pf^ I>'iß^ Chann.cniw.a.,* Channel 5,7 30pm Vaantham tool, 4pm j^t 77iis sequel to 1977's "Saturday Night Prem falls in love with his new neighHeadlines Fever" was actually directed and co-written I bour Priya, who has just moved in in X o c
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      271 25 It's a meeting of many voices and cultures as Singapore presents the first Asia South Pacific Symposium on Choral Music. Organised by the Young Musicians' Society, the symposium will showcase the rich choral music traditions of 10 choirs from Asia and the
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      100 25 MUSIC SSO Sounds of Asia Series Chopin's piano Concerto No 2 Pianist Dan Wen Wei is the soloist in Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto while SSO principal percussionist Jonathan Fox takes on Thea Musgrave's Journey through a Japanese Landscape. Date:Aug 10 and II Time: 8.15pm Venue: Victoria Concert Hall
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      213 25 TIME VENUE CHOIR Aug 14 12.15pm 1.45pm Special Guest: (Tuesday) Victoria Theatre Lund University Male Choir (Sweden) Bpm Kyoto Echo Choir Oapan) wTiiW?JRPPCi Victoria Theatre Seoul Ladies' Singers (Korea) Philippine Chamber Choir (Philippines) Aug 15 Noon Ipm Kyoto Echo Choir Oapan) iKlPfffPi9PVrl*V)li^PrPl (Wednesday) Chijmes Hall EUil^ XT Noon Ipm Seoul
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      412 26 AFP DUNEDIN All Black full-back Jeff Wilson (above) and Australian wing Joe Roff (above, right) are two of the central characters in today's Bledisloe CupTri Nations Test here, and the similarities between them are significant. Both have been game breakers when at their peak, and both are
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      752 27 American sprint-hurdler once again on top of the world World Athletics Championships EDMPNTON It was a night of unuSual height in the men's pole 'vault and of business as usual for Marion Jones. But, above all, it was a night of reaffirmation for Allen Johnson and confirmation
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      214 27 Reuters CINCINNATI Barry Bonds became the fastest player in history to hit 49 homeruns in a season and Ken Griffey Jr. reached 450 in a career faster than anyone else ever has, as the San Francisco Giants posted a 6-4
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      204 27 AFP EpMONTON Englishwoman Keogh committed the heinous crime of marrying a descendant of the ringleader of the most famous mutiny in English naval history, Fletcher Christian. But yesterday, she was greeted by a standing ovation after finishing a distant last in the
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      624 28  -  Leonard Thomas "UNITED are desperate for ANY kind of success these days and were always going to treat this curtain-raiser like a cup final...United traditionally raise their game whenever they set eyes on a Liverpool shirt, only to flop against lesser opposition the following
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      321 28 MANCHESTER It's D-Day tomorrow for Manchester United's strikers as Sir Alex Ferguson prepares to show his hand, reported the Manchester Evening News. The Charity Shield showdown with Liverpool in Cardiff will provide the answer to the hot debate over Fergie's first-choice pairing. New £19
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      590 29  -  Razali Abdullah Young England star back to haunt Fergie's much-vaunted midfield four by] IF THE Red Devils had it their way, Jamie Carragher would be in a mental asylum today for suggesting that young upstart Steven Gerrard is of equal value to Manchester United's colossal
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      517 29 LIVERPOOL Gerard Houllier wiU sense the full weight of surrounding Liverpool's season when he faces Manchester United tomorrow in the Charity Shield. Houllier who masterminded Liverpool's treble-winning campaign last term remains grimly realistic about his team's current standing,
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      300 30  -  Stanley Ho I by stanley@newstoday.com.sg Today photo by THEfsize 10 boots of ex-Queenstown favourite Davor Dzelalija may already be filled. Since the loss of the Croatian striker through injury two months ago, Tanjong Pagar United has been searching for a replacement who could boost its aerial prowess upfront.
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      307 30  -  Stanley Ho b stanley@newstoday.com.sg VERY rarely do the Lions '5o Thailand a favour. Singapore, led by national caretaker coach Jan Poulsen, will be the sparring partner for a Thai national team harbouring hopes of being the first South-east Asian nation to appear in the
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      131 30 Match 5 Gombak v Home United Bukit Gombak Stadium 11 August 7.30pm IX2 (1) Gombak $7.20 (X) Draw $5.00 (2) Home $1.25 1/2 Goal Gombak (+1 1/2) $2.00 Home (-1 1/2) $1.67 Total Goals 0 goal $18.00 1 goal $8.20 2 goals $4.50 3 goals
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      NUSS inaugural champion
      90 31 THE" Singapore Indian Association (IA) successfully organised the first-ever IA National Day Celebrations Cricket 6s on Thursday. The tournament was played at the adjoining IA and Ceylon Sports Club grounds at Balestier Road. There was some great action for the spectators who turned up to watch despite
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      196 31 -AFP RIO DE JANEIRO Even though he had jetted all the way from Poland following his Champions League exploits with Barcelona, Brazil didn't need Rivaldo yesterday as it swamped Panama 5-0 in a friendly international. But the Brazilians, limbering up for next week's World Cup
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      Why not recognise Shyam's time?
      324 31  -  Jose Raymond by J jose@newstoday.com.sg -LAST Sunday, national sprinter U.K. Shyam (left) equalled the seven-year-old hand-timed record held by Muhammad Hosni Muhammad for the 100 m. He crossed the finish line in 10.2 sec at a timetrial held at the Serangoon Stadium. Before Hosni, the
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      119 31 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's gold medal target for next month's SEA Games has been revised from 97 gold medals to at least 80 after discussions between the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM), National Sports Council (NSC) and chef-de-mission Datuk Mazlan Ahmad. Youth and
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      235 31 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The Asian a brand new US$5OO,OOO ($881,000) event, will become the sea-son-ending tournament on the Asian PGA circuit from next year, the organisers announced yesterday. The competition will replace the Malaysian Masters, currently being staged here, and will decide the winner of the
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      219 31 Reuters LONDON Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves has been named in the England squad for next Wednesday's friendly match Against the Netherlands. England coach Sven Goran Eriksson called up the 20-year-old Canadian-born player for the first time when he named a 26-strong party for the game at White
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