Today, 8 June 2002

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  • 8 1 weekendTODAY June 8 9 2002 MITA (P) 24_/u_...,20.2
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  • 1234 1  -  Tan Hui Leng Couldn't read, couldn't spell, now they're billionaires by huileng@newstoday.com.sg ONE can justifiably assume that the macho man who represents the Virgin label Virgin Airways, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Megastore, the list goes on is a business genius. But he is bad at Maths,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 23 1 An angry Booker Prize winner writes about the death of hope/10 (3) Funny man's hotel gripes/18 On the legal battle that startled Singapore/IS
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  • NEWS
    • 387 2 IN an unexpected development, two Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots involved in the SQOO6 crash took out newspaper advertisements (above) in Taiwan on Friday to express their distress at the suffering and loss that arose from the accident. Captain Foong Chee Kong and first officer Latiff
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    • 141 2 ITS looks like an eye for an eye. We were discriminated against that's why we said no to Taiwan's accession to the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), said Singapore's Trade and Industry Ministry, The Republic, together with some other signatories of
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    • 128 2 AS SingTel's president and CEO Lee Hsien Yang joins more than 1,000 employees to sell flags and raise funds for the SingTel Touching Lives Fund, this newspaper is also doing its part in the drive to raise at least $1 million for charities. Mr
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    • 557 3  -  Val Chua by val@newstoday.com.sg ON certain evenings, you might hear brisk footsteps and hysterical wails along the back lanes of Kerbau Road. Don't panic. It is just members of the six arts groups, that moved to Little India this year, rehearsing a play. The place known
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    • 116 3 Agencies ZAMBOANGA (Philippines) A botched rescue attempt by the Philippine military on Friday resulted in the death of a US missionary and a Filipina nurse held captive by Abu Sayyaf rebels. "He is dead," Philippine military chief General Roy Cimatu said, referring to
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    • NEWS FEATURE
      • 897 4 Would you pay $600,000 for a Genghis Khan, asks Clement Mesenas WOULD you prefer to put your money into a Ferrari or a watch? No contest. After all, anyone can tell the time but who wouldn't want one of those magnificent machines. Well, it seems
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    • 417 5  -  Zackaria Abdul Rosalyn Lim Staff chip in, boxes come out, coupons spring up by and re porte r@ newstoday. com. sg THIS year's President's Challenge is three months away, but the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) have been marshalling their
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    • 246 5  -  -Joy Frances EVEN before the Government leaders' case against the Singapore Democratic Party chief, Dr Chee Soon Juan, goes to court, he has been hit with a bill for $4,000. But Dr Chee, who also faces separate charges for speaking without a
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 21 3 Un ''_t_i_f l__________l T^ l Right to rule?/12 French President Jacques Chirac appeals for a rightwing majority ahead of parliamentary polls.
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    • 29 3 Agency of conflict?/.3 US President George W Bush has created a mammoth anti-terrorism agency but critics say it could create more conflict within a bureaucracy already full of rivalries.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • citybank Plan for Your Child's Future
    • 707 6 Citibank makes if easier to send your child to university PROCRASTINATION many parents often fail to see the use of saving for their child's university education until reality is upon them. "A lot of parents plan for the first 10 years of their child's education but they
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    • 226 6 EVERYONE has a different style of learning that helps one process information. There is no right or wrong way of learning. But knowing your child's preferred style can enhance his or her learning capability. A learning style can be visual, auditory or
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    • 287 7 Citibank gives you the power to save for your child's future. m -fniniii SsS&v.. iiiiii^i-iMiiiiiiii'i'iTi'ii^i We all want a brighter future. For our children, and for ourselves. But with low returns John Hancock that help maximize savings with guaranteed yearly cash payouts from traditional savings accounts, reaching a specific goal
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  • LETTERS
    • 473 9  -  Narayana Narayana Time is not right to raise public transport fares IT comes as no surprise, at least to me, that the public transport operators are asking "for more" (SBS, SMRT want to raise fares, Today, June 6). Unlike Oliver Twist, it is not because they are
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    • 190 9  -  Han Liane Yuan (Ms) I REFER to Mr Andy Fong's letter, "Identify ezHnk faults with different sounds" (Today, June 1), and would like to thank him for his feedback. Most of the errors recorded on the card readers were not due to
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    • 84 9 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, S'pore *****1; Fax:6s-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg The latest undergraduate/postgraduate programmes, MBAs and professional qualifications offered by international universities/educational institutions for study in Singapore. Meet senior representatives and
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  • WORLD
    • 1318 10  -  Arundhati Roy ARUNDHATI ROY is a Booker Prize winner and author of The God of Small Things WAR TALK by WHEN India and Pakistan conducted their nuclear tests in 1998, even those of us who condemned them balked at the hypocrisy of Western nuclear powers.
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    • 340 12 Agencies French looking forward to end of cohabitation? PARIS France's shattered left looks set to resign itself to years in opposition as polls indicate that President Jacques Chirac's conservatives will be the winners in parliamentary elections starting on Sunday. Still nursing their wounds after former Socialist Prime
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    • 182 12 SYDNEY Advertisements in five daily newspapers are appearing this weekend from the Catholic Church in Sydney and Melbourne apologising to victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests. The apology insists that the majority of Catholic priests are beyond question but acknowledges abuse by some
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    • 232 12 Agencies NEW DELHI Despite apparent signs of progress from diplomatic efforts to resolve the India-Pakistan crisis, US military commanders have been ordered to draw up contingency plans in case war breaks out. "We've asked the Central Command, General Tommy Franks, and the
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    • 339 13 Bush plans mega-agency to fight terror WASHINGTON As the blame game over the US government failure to prevent 911 continues, President George W Bush has announced plans to create the mother of all anti-terrorist agencies. The Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security will incorporate more than 100 agencies,
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    • 207 13 Agencies WASHINGTON Her childhood dream was to work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Ms Coleen Rowley (picture), was recruited as a special agent upon the completion of her law degree in 1980. Never did she think that she would one day be forced to
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 88 10 W. V ~:4 r vfl Hp I I i aEnw...''; J|.£*4________^_ I is. i __r' \___P_H I vl L______^Sb I k/hhc > i P_i# _iH ■U^^. V "SB b^^H^^^^^^k __k _H I Right to rule?/l 2 French President Jacques Chirac appeals for a right-wing majority ahead of parliamentary polls. I
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    • 70 12 It Slntffel Congratulations to the May 2002 winners of the SingTel WnrldCard Monthly Lucky Draw, These lucky winners have just won 100% FREE talktime, credited into their SingTel WcrldCard. You could he nextl So buy a SingTel WorldCard from any DBS, POSB tl 1n tt>uch or OCBC ATM today. Promotion
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  • BUSINESS
    • 563 14  -  Francis Kan Stocks likely to fall further by ira ncis isne wsi oaay. c om.sg AFTER a tumultuous 2001, plagued by the twin terrors of recession and war, market experts eagerly touted a recovery story for US stocks in the New Year. And for a while, the glowing
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    • Market Watch
      • 148 14 WALL Street's blues left the STI 0.01 points down at 1,652.45. If not for short-covering and bargain-hunting, the STI would have settled at 1,637.70. For every stock that rose, about 2.5 fell while 323 counters were unchanged. Volume remained low at 276 million shares worth $430 million. Bellwether Intel
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      • 56 14 Index Value Chunge FH Nikkei 225 *****.53 -136.41 -1.11 Hang Seng Ml Ordinorres Foiwan Wtd *****.71 3295.70 5433.02 -96.06 -3.10 ■158.00 -.ii -.0' ■2.8; Korea Camp 795.16 -14.43 -1.71 SET Index 417.33 -.43 -.11 l(llir-If t.J l]l 514.03 +.30 +.01 Phils Camp ShenzBFi FJ Ulumhoi 1274.87 212.42 3217.76
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      • 35 14 US$ 0.5579 UKf 0.3821 Yen 69.339 HK$ 4.3517 RM 2.1201 Euro 0.5900 Rupioh 4962.8 Bahl 23.667 Peso 28.253 A$ 0.9732 Indionßs 27.361 Won 683.46 C$ 0.8544 Yuon 4.6180 NZ$ 1.1428 NT$ 19.056
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      • 23 14 Gold lm/oi 325.800 Silver uss/oi 4.995 Fldinum usSAz 563.700 Rubber tHttfi 139.00 Palm oil Wvsm 1496 Brent crude Jss/kcr e l lH.tt
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      • 5 14 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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      • 53 14 By volume June 7 '000 '000 Chartered 23,237 Ellipsii 6,852 El-Neis 9,119 WesTeth 6,721 Tbnkrol 7,718 UmFiber 6,111 SingTel 7,659 BILInll 6,045 PatCent 7,293 Ipca 5,294 By value June 7 flicriered 90,127,220 SPH 17,723,376 UOB 39,299,700 OCBC 17,585,850 SIA 37,230,600 Venture 16,741,200 DBS 31,818,443 SingTel 11,562,530 GcenlEnst
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      • 73 14 June 7 SIA 200 F S, N CloseChange 13.300 +0.500 7.900 +0.350 51/L 13.300 +0.300 Seoview 6.50O +0.300 JMH 400USS No Royal CentrolP 6.050 +0.150 1.360 +0.110 18,900 +0.100 JSH 500USS 2.980 +0.090 KspCor 4.1 BO +0.0B0 I uric 7 CloseChrjngi fakral 0.155+19.231 Lrmslrnng 0.115 +15.000 rtediaS
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      • 78 14 Bloomberg By J June 7 CloseChtinge IS DJUS1HH10USS 40.200 -5.800 DIAMONDS 10U5S 96.100 -3.500 SPH 20.500 -0.400 ChaFlsrerJ 3.860 4200 SPH 100 20.700 -0.200 0-e-:.lb:.si 11.000 -0.200 CUYDEV 6.000 -0.150 Venture 15.200 -0.100 Creative 50 lfj.300 -0.100 By percentage tune 1 CloseChangi GMGU5S 0.020 -20.000 EllipsTi 0.260
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    • 300 14  -  Chan Chao Peh C2C, the cable operator 60 per cent owned by SingTel, said on Friday that it has formed a joint venture with South Korea's Iljin Corporation. It will be responsible for sales and marketing activities in South Korea, providing one-stop-shop
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    • 135 14 FROM Monday, buyers can walk in and choose from 649 new five-room and 698 new executive HDB flats in Sembawang. The booking for the new flats will be conducted at the on-site sales office behind Sembawang MRT station. Details of the new flats will be available
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    • 569 15  -  Ryan Nakashima AFP Robust first quarter GDP data fails to bring cheer to Japan by TOKYO Japan has little reason to celebrate a sharp rebound from recession in the three months to March as the jury is still out on whether it can continue to export
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    • 1472 16 Wheeling and dealing Bloomberg Buy a house, get a car in Hong Kong HONG KONG These days, some apartments in Hong Kong come with power-steering and airbags. At its Royal Peninsula development, Sun Hung Kai Properties is throwing in a US$3B,OOO ($68,180) BMW 318 sedan with every home in a
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    • 239 17 WASHINGTON The US economy created jobs more slowly than anticipated in May, but an unexpected fall in the unemployment rate to 5.8 per cent offered a glimmer of hope for the downtrodden job market. The Labour Department's report on Friday of a two-tenths of
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    • 586 17  -  Vasu Menon The key to investing in China lies in careful selection of stocks by_ CHINA is a country you cannot ignore in your investment portfolio. It has immense long-term potential given its sizeable pool of one billion consumers and low cost labour. But you need to
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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  • COMMENTARY
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      792 18 I'll stay in the shtreet, says Dave Barry QO we went to New York City for some O urban excitement, which began when we saw our hotel. To avoid hurt feelings, I will call it by a made-up name, "The Hotel Shpennsylvania." It's in midtown Shmanhattan, across the
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    • 896 19  -  Simon Tay THE recent court case between SingTel and the Infocom Development Authority (IDA) has all the makings of a soap opera. A lot of money was involved, as well as a stellar cast. At stake was $388 million of the $1.5 billion compensation
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    • 184 19 Reuters BEIJING Beijing's most popular newspaper has unwittingly republished a bogus story about US Congress threats to skip town unless Washington builds them a new Capitol building with a retractable dome. The source? America's celebrated spoof tabloid, The Onion. The Beijing Evening News translated portions of The
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    • 181 19 Reuters LONDON US actor Woody Harrelson was arrested after a bizarre taxi chase in the early hours of the morning through the streets of London, a British police source said on Friday. The source said that Mr Harrelson, best known for his roles in the hit
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    • 72 19 MEET Bruce, the giant goldfish. At 40cm long, this Red Oranda has clinched a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest goldfish. Bruce will soon start his ambassadorial duties abroad, his Hong Kong breeder Jackie Chan said on Thursday. Ornamental fish enthusiasts in
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  • weekend FEATURES
    • 1469 20  -  Maurice Perera The Archbishop apologises but the Church's problems are far from over by weekend@ne wsto day. c om.sg TT TITH the revelation of payment offers VV of so-called "hush money" to sexual abuse victims by the head of Australia's Catholic Church last Sunday, the
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    • 547 21  -  Low Kee Hong by news@ne wstoday. c o m.sg LET'S not compare plastic flowers to real cherry blossoms. So let's not pretend that The Morning People is an adaptation of Chekov's final masterpiece, The Cherry Orchard. Yes, the basic storyline of an extravagant matriarch
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    • 151 21  -  Janice Lee THIS week, the artistically revered work of Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato came to town, sending the full house at Kallang Theatre into a state of awe. Through an inspirational collage of Bach's classical compositions, the Compania Nacional de Danza brought a strange
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    • 127 21  -  Razali Abdullah IF you are the type of Singaporean who has this peculiar ignorance of how good local music actually is, here's an opportunity to check out one of the underground scene's most celebrated bands. It's also a chance to sample one of this year's best releases
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  • IN CINEMAS
    • 278 22 Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES A Louisiana appeals court upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit blaming the film, Natural Born Killers (1994), for a young couple's interstate rampage that left a store clerk paralysed. The Louisiana Court of Appeal ruled that Natural Born Killers, Oliver
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    • Article, Illustration
      347 22 AFP Pop star fell by eager photographers HONG KONG Hong Kong's hottest Canto-pop star Nicholas Tse was sent crashing to his knees by a pack of photographers as the singer appeared in court on Friday to face a charge of perverting justice. Tse, 21, stepped out of his
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      683 23 Affleck talks about filling Harrison Ford's big shoes A LEC Baldwin may have been the original CIA ■Ilsuper-sleuth Jack Ryan in The Hunt For Red October (1990) but Harrison Ford came along and made the role his own in Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994).
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    • 220 23  -  Yee Wei Zken YOU must have heard of the Singapore Dance Theatre's Ballet Under the Stars at Fort Canning Green. A picnic blanket, a bottle of wine and the stars to watch the ballet. Next change at the Green: Movies Under the Stars. Same concept but
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    • 413 24  -  David Ngiau Bruce Willis sidelines Hart's good heart by david@n ewstn d ay.com ,sg FILM REVIEW Hart's IVor (Now showing) IT starts out as an promising story that has something to say, a stand to make. Not surprisingly, Edward Norton and Tobey Maguire were
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 91 23 _____________________i____Bm^^9u JHtnW^^UtnvlH Two feature films will be shown on June 16: Men tn Black weekends at Bpm and I Opm. June 17; Rush Hour 2 Weekday screenings start with a June 18: Shrek short film at 7.30pm, followed by a June 19: A Knight's Tale feature film. June 20: The
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  • LIME LIGHT
    • 363 24  -  Asi/Ansar BUDDING soul diva Lara Rose visited our shores last week to perform at the Heineken Smooth Grooves session and scorched the cool, Zen-like environs of Bar Savanh in Club Street with her hip hop-driven soul hits. Some of the punters that night may have recognised
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  • HOMECHEF with MAGGI, the culinary expert
    • 402 25  -  Pauline DLoh It doesn't have to be sweet to appeal to strudel fans BABY sweetcorn, tender young asparagus, carrot sticks, wilted spinach and plump prawns are wrapped in a crisp pastry roll and drizzled with a simple sauce that's both sweet and fiery. Here, you have a
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    • 164 25 SPOT the difference? The pastry on the left are the phyllo sheets and those on the right are garden-variety spring roll skins.They look similar and are almost interchangeable, but the key word is "almost". Try experimenting with phyllo. I promise you that once you've tried them,
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    • 236 25 Ingredients: 1 MAGGI Chicken Stock Cube 4 tablespoons MAGGI Extra Hot Chilli Sauce 4 tablespoon honey 300gm grey prawns 1 bunch spinach 1 pkt baby sweetcorn, halved 1 pkt young asparagus, trimmed 1 carrot, peeled, cut into sticks 1 pkt phyllo pastry Salt and pepper
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 168 25 ■JAkkfslh Mailbox WINNING LETTER: Thank you for your fuss-free and down-to-earth recipes that are a cinch to prepare and are delicious. This column is the first thing I look for when I pick up a copy of Today. Kudos to your excellent column and keep up the great work! Ms
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  • EATOUT hawker haunts – Marina Square food court
    • 813 26  -  Karman Tse There are great finds at the Marina Square food court too by karman@newsto day, c om.sg IT all started with duck rice. I had heard from many friends some years ago that I could find good boneless duck rice at the Marina Square food court.
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      325 27  -  Elisa Chia Beat the heat with chilly, fruity smoothies by elisa@ne wstoday. com, sg WITH the recent heat wave, nothing beats chilling out with a refreshing drink. We found welcome relief in Yuki Nomi, a smoothie bar at one of Tampines' shopping centres. Even its name, which
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      293 27 Concorde Hotei Concorde Hotel's Melting Pot Cafe will be serving a Father's Day buffet featuring 27 Hainanese and local delights (below). There will also be a children's corner that serves chicken wings, samosas, onion rings, fried noodles, jelly and icecream. The buffet is priced at $18+++ for adults and
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  • FAMILY MATTERS
    • 652 28  -  Theresa Tan Writer's first-born teaches her that positive reinforcement can go a long way by th e resa_ta mffei lemag. com. sg I WAS an English major in university. I am a published playwright. I have been winning English language contests for as long as I
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    • Earth Mother and Significant Other
      • 360 28 MY brother and sister-in-law got married a year ago and now they have a month-old baby. I'm on very good terms with her (like sisters) and we used to go shopping and have coffee regularly. Since she had her baby, she's been calling me almost every day to
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      • 221 28 I'M overweight and would like to shed the extra kilos. I've tried dieting, but end up putting on more weight! In the light of recent events concerning slimming pills, I'm a bit wary of over-the-counter weight loss products. Should I seek out a slimming centre and which one
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      • 284 28 I'M 65 years old and retired recently. I was looking forward to retirement, to spending time with my husband, travelling together and catching up with my other retired friends. However, my daughter delivered her first baby recently and asked me to help take care of the child. As
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    • 743 29 Today Features ONE of the most important things on your shopping list when a baby arrives should be diapers. Experienced mothers know what is best I through trial and error but a new mother does not have that luxury. I There are a handful of
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  • Kids' TimeOut
    • 480 30  -  Gillian Wong And there's a sandstorm brewing for the whole family by gillian@newstoday.com.sg /^ALL them dreamers if you will, but these sculptors take pride in building sand castles in the air, literally. See them in action at this year's Sandsation, Sentosa's annual sand festival
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    • 484 30 MAXIMISE YOUR CHILD'S Singapore and Kampong Übi more permanently. Date:June 29 AJ POTENTIAL WITH THE Community Centre. It aims to Date: June 20 Time: Ipm to 2pm (for children JB LORNAWHISTON ENGLISH enhance children's Mandarin articu- Time: 9am to 12.15pm aged five and six), 2pm to 3pm (for t iM
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  • ShopTalk
    • 76 31 From the laboratory of Shiseido comes WHITIA, the revolutionary skincare that whitens, protects and firms your skin. Targeted at women who are primarily concerned with dark spots, pigmentation, dull skin and freckles, WHITIA is ihe answer to flawless, radiant and firmer skin. Check out the
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      84 31 This summer, nothing matches the Flowers on your sundress better than bright, colourful nails. New Maybelline Express Finish Line 'N Design is a noil liner that brings you a step closer to immaculate, designer nails. Flash those pretty fingers or accentuate your favourite sandals or flip-flops with
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      76 31 Variety is indeed the spice of life. Tuck into a piping hot bowl of MAGGI Hot Bowl Noodles today, now served with four tantalising new flavours Chicken Shifake Mushroom, Seafood Tom Yam, Curry Supreme and Extra Hot Mi Goreng. Open up a bowl of your all-time favourite or
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    • 108 31 Environmental pollution, stress, improper diet and unsuitable skincare can cause skin to be dull, rough and dry. Formulated to assist in skin metabolism and restoration, Za ENERGEX offers the goodness of vitamins and minerals for supple, translucent skin. Its active ingredient, Vitamin Complex, is a combination of multivitamins,
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    • 106 31 Ever had one of those days when everything that could go wrong somehow does? Well, here's a soothing antidote for those rough days. Pick up a pack of invigorating Lipton Herbal I Infusion tea and warm up to a relaxing rest of the day.
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      564 32  -  Colin Yong The Elise may churn out only 1 22bhp but its lack of weight means storming performance by colin@newstoday.com.sg 'X^HE waitress at the McDonald's driveX thru window had my order in her hand but she seemed to be staring into space, even though the Lotus Elise I
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    • 355 32  -  Loltn Yong NOISE from the tyres is something no car owner can possibly like, but it seems that Singaporean drivers are more sensitive to it than most. This is why many tyre manufacturers are beginning to develop Asia-specific models that place
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    • 195 33 A CCORDING to new Xxresearch published by British magazine What Car?, two out of three child injuries or deaths in cars can be prevented by using a properly fitted child seat. However, tests of 20 different child seats by the magazine showed that while using
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    • 160 33 IF you are shopping for a car, it will pay to visit Renault's Übi Close showroom for a test drive this Saturday and Sunday, from 9am to spm. Distributor Exklusiv Auto Services is having a special promotion on the Clio (picture), Megane and
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    • 168 33 A LTHOUGH some parallel xiimporters in Singapore have started selling the new Nissan March (picture), official Nissan distributor Tan Chong i has confirmed that it will have the car in its showrooms by the third quarter of this year. This was revealed at the
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    • 188 33 Don't give your car the acid test 'T*HE paintwork on a new car will A always look deep and lustrous, but without proper care, it can get dull and spotty quickly. Acid rain is the chief cause of those stubborn stains you see mainly on the bonnet,
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    • 1555 34 Weekend TV Programmes Saturday A 7.32 Tonight in Person with Hideo 2.00 Lois and Clark -IS Castaway Girls! 1 1.30 Memori Memori Pop Nakata, Film Director -The New Adventures of International Mn Close -The Ring Superman S.OOTaiwan Number I 8.00 A Taste of Asia on 3.00 Saturday Afternoon Movie channelne
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    • 1781 35 IIGHUGHTS SATURDAY whatever will be, will be k inc N CABLE POPCORN llpm, Channel 8 m 8.30pm, Suria ENTERTAINMENT NEWS A fresh 2lrl ls H^^^-'^. Thls week K Inc looks at bringing UP teena2e Monday, to Saturday,, 530pm (Un) and d.jvpm, L.nannei d employed as a singing 9 I children.
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    • 500 36 Meehan Streak v%S*\ Today's Joke 1 f I THINK YOU'LL FIND IT'5" j I \*^2_M I 'IF MUS!cle THE STUFF IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD WHO SAID I WAS V A TEACHER was helping her student _OF^FE,PL ft YON. J LgPUHg^WO^ Qy^riNGJHAKESP^ a maths problem. f #«§^*S_ i on a
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    • 710 37 Agencies In King's hometown,Tyson seeks great fight Boxing Mike Tyson v Lennox Lewis Can 'Iron Mike' do an Elvis? MEMPHIS Just when it seemed that he could no longer live with the best, Elvis Presley turned in one of the most astonishing pieces of work of his
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    • 539 37 NBA Finals, Game Two LA Lakers vNJ Nets (Lakers lead best-of-seven series 1-0) Live on Ch23, Saturday, 9am LOS ANGELES Before starting his post-game speech after Game One, Phil Jackson wrote on the white board in the locker room: "We gave them confidence.
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    • 255 37 Reuters MONTREAL Winning is not everything, even for Michael Schumacher. The Ferrari driver, a winner in five out of seven races this season, suggested on Thursday that even third place holds its thrills. "Sometimes you can enjoy coming third or second more than winning. It
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    • 659 38  -  Stanley Ho Special skater determined to defy odds by s tanley newstoday. com. sg MUTTAQIN Bin Mohtar is just like any other 11-year-old. Mischievous, talkative and hyperactive, the Fairfield Methodist Primary School student loves to play sports and is a big fan of Brazilian soccer
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    • 158 38  -  Stanley Ho EVEN without ace striker Mirko Grabovac in. the starting line-up, SAFFC thrashed Tanjong Pagar United 5-2 last night. Nigerian midfielder Iroha Igwe enjoyed a lively game in an unfamiliar role upfront, stepping into Grabovac's scoring boots with aplomb. The 20-year-old netted twice to condemn the
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    • 828 39  -  Rohit Brijnath by we ekend@news tod ay. com. sg HE'S called Al. He's from Spain. He's not even six feet tall. He's so short of personality that if he's the only man in the room, you'd think it's empty. His style has all the obvious
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    • 524 39 Reuters French Open Ladies final Venus v Serena Live on Ch22, Saturday @9pm PARIS For years dismissed as a fantasist and braggart, Richard Williams was finally proved a visionary and tennis prophet on Thursday when his daughters Venus and
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    • 395 40 Reuters BUSAN Top Asian football official Peter Velappan said on Friday he believes France will struggle to reach the second round of the World Cup, describing the defending champion as playing like "headless chickens". The absence of Zinedine Zidane had left France
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    • 237 40 -AFP COPENHAGEN Outrage over a Danish gossip magazine's decision to write about the tragic deaths of Danish midfielder Stig Tofting's parents 19 years ago has led some stores in the Scandinavian country to pull the rag from shelves. News that Se og Hoer magazine planned
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      420 40 Brazil v China Prediction: IX2: A Brazil win but the payout is too low. 1/2 goal: Brazil at (-2 1/2) should overcome the handicap. Medium bet if the odds don't drop below $1.45. Total Goals: 4 or 5 goals seems likely. Team news: Brazil: Ronaldo showed against Turkey
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    • 584 41  -  Ravi Veloo by weekend®!! ewsto d ay. c o m .sg WHAT kind of World Cup is this? You expect some eco-bio-cultural diversity when 32 different countries one-sixth of all the nations on Earth prepare to collide in small verdure spaces over a football.
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      869 42  -  Neil Humphreys superstar performances? Blame the early World Cup, says Neil Humphreys I "'HE World Cup is now a week X old and supporters have been treated to just about everything. Senegal played the part of the romantic underdog beautifully and Saudi Arabia was kind enough to give
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    • 314 44 Agencies Japan v Russia MORI Takayuki Suzuki, who scored in Japan's 2-2 draw against Belgium, reckons its next World Cup game against Russia is an easier prospect. The Russians, who beat Tunisia 2-0 to head the Group H table, can make sure of qualification for the
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    • 295 44 AFP Italy v Croatia IBARAKI Italy is preparing for a Croatian onslaught on Saturday when the two meet. Croatia, which finished third in the 1998 World Cup, lost its opening match with Mexico 1-0 and needs a good result from the match with Italy, which itself
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    • 667 44 Agencies China could well be in for a Brazil onslaught Brazil v China ULSAN Ronaldo, fresh from an impressive return to the World Cup in Brazil's win over Turkey, has the perfect opportunity to continue his goal-scoring revival against depleted China on Saturday. China, disappointed after losing its
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    • 428 45 AFP Morientes finally comes good to silence his Spanish critics and Chilavert t^^^SS^^^^^^^^RH JEONJU Fernando Morientes finally proved his worth to Spanish coach Jose Antonio Camacho with two goals in Spain's 3-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday. Morientes came on at half-time for the ineffectual Diego
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    • 443 45 Reuters World Cup-Group F Sweden 2 Nigeria 1 Celtic striker kits two goals to oust Africans KOBE Striker Henrik Larsson's two goals shattered Nigeria on Friday, but it was his defensive work that earned the praise of his Swedish coach. With Sweden trailing in the
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    • 667 46  -  S. Gulam iTi^erßeer Match of the Day England 1 Argentina 0 by Eulain@newstoday.com.sg Solid defending pays off for England ENGLAND won and is now one point away from the second round. Captain David Beckham got his sweet revenge. But on a night when the Argentines replaced both
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    • 178 46 "It's just unbelievable. It's been four years, a long four years. It's been up and down but this tops it off. Their antics, the 'keeper telling me where I could place the ball, Diego Simeone shaking my hand, but that's the way they play." David Beckham, on
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    • 811 47  -  Leonard Thomas by leonard@newsto day. c om.sg A SORRY sight one day, a worldbeater the next. In one of the biggest matches there is in the world football calendar, England produced a super performance on Friday to stun joint pre-tournament favourite Argentina 1-0 in
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      464 48  -  Kelvin Phang Badminton shocker: Today Exclusive by kelvi n@newsto d ay.com.sg IN another twist to a year-long saga, Indonesian shuttler Taufik Hidayat's (picture) contract has been terminated by the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) for "non-perform-ance". This is because the talented shuttier failed to return to Singapore after helping
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      460 48  -  Jose Raymond Football surprise: Today Exclusive by j ose newstod ay. com. sg FOOTBALL Association of Singapore (FAS) staff coach Vincent Subramaniam (picture) resigned as national U-18 coach on Friday. But he will remain as a FAS senior staff coach. The former national coach handed in his letter
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    • 86 44 f Weekend's fixtures (on SCV Ch2s-28) Saturday: Group B: South Africa v Slovenia 2.00pm [preview) 2.30pm (LIVE): Group G: Italy v Croatia 4.30pm (preview) 5.00pm (LIVE), Group C: HJlffAn ffl mJm »J W Wff_pJK mM BfA^B t*M Brazil v China 7.00pm (preview) 7.30pm (LIVE); Sunday: Group G: Mexico Ecuador- IBf
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