Today, 7 May 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    9 1 TODAY Wednesday May 7, 2003 I MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Lock icon US, S'pore sign historic deal
    568 1  -  Elisia Yeo by: in Washington FINALLY, the long-awaited moment which will endure in Singapore's history. When Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, and US President George W Bush signed the countries' bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) today, a new era was sealed not only
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    Lock icon S'pore is okay
    104 1 Reuters WASHINGTON The United States removed Singapore from the travel advisory list for avoiding Sars-affected areas yesterday, health officials said. The travel advisory issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that Americans put off travel to Sars-affected areas unless it is vital. "We
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    Lock icon Rate stays
    71 1 -AFP WASHINGTON US Federal Reserve policymakers, holding interest rates at a four-decade low, sounded the alarm yesterday over weakening prices, the precursor to crippling deflation. The Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to keep the federal funds target rate which commercial banks charge each other for overnight loans
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    Lock icon Dow rises
    37 1 Reuters NEW YORK The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 56.79 points at 8,588.36 yesterday. The Standard Poor's 500 index rose 7.84 points to 934.39 while the Nasdaq composite index gained 19.67 points at 1,523.71.
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  • HOT NEWS
    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Grim, inspiring
        627 2  -  Rahul Pathak; Tan Hui Leng A behind-the-scenes look at Tan Tock Seng Hospital by: and rahul@newstoday. com. sg FOR a fleeting moment the man of science and medicine reacted like the rest of us. "Touch wood," he said. "Touch wood. Touch wood. Touch wood." He then proceeded to
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        SingPost sets final offer price
        164 2  -  Chan Chao Peh DESPITE earlier concerns that Sing Post might be forced to price its share at the lower end, the overwhelming demand for this initial public offering has allowed the company to set the final offer price at the top end of earlier indicated
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      Hot demand
      314 3  -  Chan Chao Peh SingPost IPO 10 times subscribed by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SINGPOST'S initial public offering (IPO) of 1.14 billion shares was 10 times subscribed when the offer closed yesterday. Despite risking a first-ever "virtual road show", where company management made presentations to overseas fund managers via video conference instead
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      SARS UPDATES
      197 3 Russia has recorded more than 20 suspected Sars cases and the government is considering closing the border with China. The World Health Organisation (WHO) will only lift an advisory against travel to Hong Kong if new Sars cases remain at a daily average of five or fewer, over
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      Lock icon SPH staff told to clear leave
      146 3 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Press Holdings has told its 3,300 employees to take most of their annual leave by the end of the fiscal year in August, to curb expenses amid a slowdown in advertising. This will help lower costs as the company is required to
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      Lock icon KL not recognising Iraq interim govt
      146 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will not rush into recognising the US-sponsored interim government in Iraq and has no immediate plans to reopen its embassy in Baghdad, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday. "At the moment, there is no real but only an interim
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      Lock icon Clean recognition
      679 3  -  Derrick A Paulo INNOVATION SINGAPORE Redefining performance by dernck(cynewstoday.com.sg ONE employee was so stressed he had to excuse himself to take his medicine. Another became so flustered that she burst into tears. Nonetheless, both cleaning operatives at ISS Servisystem managed to pass the test they were taking. Many
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      153 2 Management Studies Awarded by SIM Commencing July 2003 556,170.50 (Full programme) 555,646.75 (Students admitted with exemptions) Be equipped with vital management skills and knowledge in accounting, finance, marketing, human resource management, operations management, information technology and e-commerce for the knowledge economy. Admission Criteria Applicants should be at least 22 years
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      69 3 Organisations committed to the NSRS constantly redefine work performance. illllllllllr recognise their people to scale new heights. W*^ More than 5,000 companies are implementing the NSRS. More than 100,000 have been trained, assessed, certified. And recognised for achieving mniN i/~* F3en<ornna:nce standards. The NSRS or National Skills Recognition System is
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  • HOME NEWS
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      FTA matters
      329 4  -  Elisia Yeo in Washington Side Letters will bring economic change by elisiawnewsioaay.com.sg THEY are innocuously called Side Letters. And nine such Side Letters were signed yesterday between Singapore and the US as commitments undertaken by both sides that go beyond the historic US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA). Within
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      Lock icon Koh honoured
      142 4 THE US Department of Commerce presented the Peace and Commerce Medal to Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh,who is also Singapore's chief negotiator of the USSFTA. The medal was given to Prof Koh in recognition of more than 20 years of contributions to enhancing commercial relations between the US and Singapore.
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      Lock icon OK target for public loos
      172 4 Channel NewsAsia WHILE the Health Ministry says that the primary transmission mode of Sars is through close contact with an infected person, Environment Minister Lim Swee Say is leaving nothing to chance. Responding to reports that the virus can survive for up to four days
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      NUS high school names its principal-designate
      349 6  -  Grace Toy THE National University of Singapore (NUS) is on track towards setting up its own high school that caters to maths and science whizz kids. Yesterday, it introduced its principal-desig-nate, Associate Professor Lai Yee Hing (picture), currently director of the Special Programme in
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      Booster shot for tourism
      437 6  -  Joy Frances by ioyO'newstoaay.com.sg A COUPLE of weeks ago, some events and concerts at Suntec City, Singapore Expo and the Esplanade were cancelled or postponed due to the Sars outbreak. But instead of taking it lying down, the Singapore Tourism Board and industry partners like Pacific
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      Worries in the supermarket
      163 9  -  Lee Wei Yin THIS has been my concern even before the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) outbreak: The cleanliness of the trolleys and baskets used in supermarkets. I have seen baskets being dragged on the floor by shoppers after they become too heavy with groceries. The
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      Be vigilant, not neurotic
      422 9  -  CWKee I WOULD like to commend your paper on the excellent article, "Personal tragedy, public lessons" (Today, May 2). The writer is right to warn against labelling "anyone as super infector or socially irresponsible without getting the full picture". The approach taken by Mr Khaw Boon
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Eyes on Oei
      185 11  -  Lee Yew Meng Asset trader raises stake in BIL BUSINESSMAN Oei Hong Leong is seeing value in BIL International's share price after the Singapore-based investment company acquired the Londonbased Thistle hotel group at half of its book value. BIL International, controlled by Malaysian businessman Quek Leng Chan,
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    • Market Watch
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        Your S$1 buys
        30 11 JS$ JK£ fen iuro (upiah 0.5/3/ 0.3563 67.7792 4.4743 2.1792 0.5055 4939.33 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ 30.003: 0.8991 27.118' 690.67 0.805. 4.748: 1.006.
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        Commodities
        21 11 3old us$/oi Silver us$/oi 'latinum us$/oi 344.10 4.790 603.00 Rubber cents/kg 168.0 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1443.5 Brent crude us$/barrel 26.49
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        Straits Times Index- Intra-day Chart
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        Lock icon Singapore
        152 11 Reuters SINGAPORE shares snuffed out two days of gains yesterday as investors booked profits in banks and sliced their holdings in People's Food Holdings after it shut several plants in China following the Sars outbreak. The key Straits Times Index ended down 0.72 per cent, or 9.58 points, at
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        World markets
        49 11 Index Value Change Pis NIKKEI 8083.56 176.37 2.23 HANG SENG 8889.22 -27.27 -0.31 ILL ORDINARIES 2937.50 -10.50 -0.36 FAIWAN WFD 4220.45 18.33 0.44 KOREA COMP SET 604.33 380.05 6.89 1.15 4.81 1.28 JAKARTA COMP 463.61 4.65 1.01 PHILIPPINES COMP 1084.01 3.64 0.34 SHEN7HEN B 212.37 0.45 0.22
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        SGX most active
        55 11 By volume May 6 Hiap Hoe UniFiber PFood L&M El-Nets Chartered DatacrftUSS MediaS LeongHin StarCrusUSS Close 0.020 0.075 0.755 0.010 0.010 0.765 0.595 0.010 0.250 0.220 Change +0.005 -0.010 -0.125 +0.005 +0.010 -0.025 -0.005 +33.3 -11.8 -14.2 +0.7 +1.7 -9.1 -2.2 '000 120,880 78,328 74,578 58,970 55,521
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        SGX top rises
        86 11 By$ May 6 Close Change DBS Bk 6% NCPS*****.700 +0.500 By By percentage May 6 NelwrkW*****1 Close Change 0.015 +50.0 Seaview 5.450 +0.300 Strike W*****5 0.015 +50.0 SIA 9.900 +0.100 SPH 17.000 +0.100 Hiap Hoe Oculus 0.020 +33.3 0.060 +20.0 APB Breweries 4.980 +0.080 Wee Poh 0.030
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        SGX top falls
        82 11 )y$ By percentage May 6 Creative 50 Close Change 11.700 -0.200 May 6 SinSoonH Close Change 0.035 -41.7 XBC 9.550 -0.200 AcmaW*****6 0.010 -33.3 JOB 10.700 -0.200 AsiaDekor USS 0.020 -33.3 (obinson 5.300 -0.150 BBR 0.010 -33.3 >hang Asia 2kHK$ 'Food 4.850 -0.150 0.755 -0.125 Benefun 20k
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      Lock icon Ascendas to buy Osim building for $35m
      161 12 Bloomberg ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust, which owns eight industrial buildings in Singapore, plans to buy an eight-storey office building and warehouse from Osim International Ltd for $35 million. Osim, a provider of health-care products, will lease the 13,532 sq m building from
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      Lock icon Bonuses slashed at NOL
      243 12 Bloomberg NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL), whose loss last year was its worst in at least a decade, last year cut the pay of its chief financial officer, Mr Lim How Teck. Mr Lim's pay, including bonuses, salaries and benefits, was cut to between US$3OO,OOO ($520,000) and
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      Lock icon C&C's 1Q profits up by 5 per cent
      417 15 Reuters CYCLE Carriage Ltd (C&C), one of South-east Asia's largest car dealers, reported a five per cent rise in first quarter net profit yesterday. This was despite sharply lower foreign exchange gains at its Indonesian unit The firm said the rise in
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      Lock icon Orders for 110 thermal sensing machines
      94 15 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering Ltd, Southeast Asia's largest defence company, received 110 orders for fever-detecting machines. The machines cost less than $90,000 and are being built with US-based Solectron Corp, the world's No 2 maker of electronics for brand-name companies, said Singapore Technologies Electronics,
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      Power from Newater
      127 15 SENOKO Power Station said yesterday it will be the first power company to use Newater or High Grade Water (HGW) for its operations by the end of the year. Senoko Power Limited, which operates the station, signed an agreement with Singapore Utilities International and will call for
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      Lock icon Creative profit may fall
      171 16 Bloomberg News. Bloomberg CREATIVE Technology, the world's largest maker of parts for enhancing the audio quality played through computers, may report lower fiscal third-quarter profit Net income probably dropped to US$5 million ($8.7 million) in the three months ended March 31, from US$l5 million in the
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      Lock icon Another REIT?
      162 16 Bloomberg Temasek 'to start trust' TEMASEK Holdings, the Singapore Government's investment arm, plans to start a property trust as early as December through its unit, Mapletree Investments, according to Financeasia.com. Credit Suisse First Boston, DBS Group Holdings and ÜBS Warburg had been appointed to manage the real estate
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      Lock icon SIA cuts more flights
      163 16 Bloomberg AUCKLAND Singapore Airlines (SIA) has cancelled three of its Auckland flights after the Sars outbreak reduced demand for air travel. Its Sunday, Monday and Tuesday flights to Auckland will be cancelled for the rest of the month, starting on May 11. The cuts may be
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      SingTel to see Q1 profit surge
      323 17 SINGTEL is expected to post an 80 per cent surge in quarterly profits tomorrow, due partly to the strong growth of mobile services in emerging markets. But the quarterly net profit growth is seen as exaggerated because the yearago period included $103 million in
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      Lock icon Bled by Sars
      354 17 Reuters China meat firm to shut plants, stock dives SHARES in People's Food Holdings plunged as much as 20 per cent yesterday after the Chinese meat producer said it was closing three plants and warned that the move will hit secondquarter results. The Singapore-listed stock fell 18
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      Lock icon Kloet joins Fimat
      180 18 Reuters NEW YORK Former Singapore Stock Exchange chief executive Thomas Kloet (picture) has joined the global brokerage, Fimat Group, as chief operating officer of Fimat USA Inc. He will oversee the unit's finance, information technology, credit and risk operations. Mr Kloet will replace and report to Ms
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      Lock icon Jakarta to cut lifeline?
      147 18 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia is ready to leave the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) economic programme when it expires at the end of the year, according to top Economy Minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti. "The Indonesian government has the right to end the programme with the IMF as mandated by
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Hard work at home
      406 19  -  Elisia Yeo in Washington Bush's tax cuts may not repair fragile US economy by elisia@newstoday.com.sg WHILE the signing of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement this week is positive news for both countries, debate is intensifying in America over the fragile state of the US economy. Discussions
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      Lock icon Cat is heir to estate
      149 19 Reuters LONDON Black stray cat Tinker got all the cream when an elderly widow left him his own detached house in London and a trust fund to keep him comfortable. Mrs Margaret Layne, 89, left her £350,000 ($981,000) house and a £100,000 fund to Tinker
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      Lock icon Saddam's son 'seized $1.7b before US war'
      187 20 -AFP WASHINGTON Hours before the first US bombs rained on Baghdad, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein sent his son, Qusay, to the vaults of the Iraqi Central Bank to load nearly US$l billion ($1.74 billion) onto three tractor trailers, The New York Times
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      Lock icon No joy, only ruin
      206 20 Reuters Hitler's tourism fiasco PRORA (Germany) Stretching along three miles of one of Germany's best beaches lies the biggest hotel the world never saw a forbidding hulk of 10,000 rooms built by Adolf Hitler as a holiday camp (picture). World War Two started before he could
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      Lock icon With this boy, I thee wed...
      144 20 Reuters WASHINGTON A woman who has a boy out of wedlock is more likely to marry the father than if she has a girl, US economists reported on Monday. The study, by two University of Washington economists, suggests not only that men may value
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  • COMMENTARY
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      It's OK ... go ahead and laugh!
      767 24  - It's OK go ahead and laugh! Shobha Tsering Bhalla by news@news today.com. sg Step into 'Hyde Park' and chase away the blues NOW, more than at any time in its recent history, Singapore needs many clones of its most famous cabaret club the Boom Boom Room, which is shaking up
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      512 25  -  Yong Shu Chiang Celebs lend talents to Marina co-op fundraiser AMIDST the doom and gloom of an economic downturn and the Sars outbreak, a silver lining has appeared. For organisers of a fund-raising drive in six local malls, the hope is that people will soon embrace normal life
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      305 26  -  Janice Lee by janice@newstoday.com.sg Photo by WE HAVE all heard of time capsules packages buried with mementos to remember particular moments in our history. One such "capsule" that future generations can treasure comes in the form of a commemorative book which showcases pictures of the last 24
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      181 26 MUTANTS invaded the homes of over 1.2 million viewers on Sunday night as X-Men shattered ratings records for MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The blockbuster film, starring Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen and Halle Berry, is the top-rated movie since January 2001. Channel s's
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        310 27 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES Hollywood's lucrative summer box office season got off to an early start as the comic book adventure film, X2: X-Men United, stormed cinemas worldwide in the biggest launch in movie history. According to studio estimates, the massively hyped sequel sold US$B5.6 million
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    • MOTHER´S DAY
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        BIRTH OF THE DAY
        526 28  -  CathleenTung by cathleen.tung@newstoday.com.sg Mother's Day didn't originate with the Hallmark people. Find out how. ON my birthday every year, my mum would demand, jokingly of course, that I spend the day with her instead of celebrating it with my friends. "Hey, this should be my day
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        208 28 The evolution of Mother's Day around the world In the 1600s During the 1600s, England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday, on the fourth Sunday of Lent, to honour the mothers. As Christianity spread through Europe, the celebration evolved to honour Mother Church the spiritual power that
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        921 29  -  Elaine Quek Say no to cigarettes and you'll be doing yourself and your loved ones a favour by news@newstoday.com.Sß EVEN as the world's attention is fixed on severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), we must not forget an existing silent killer that claims a life
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        ATOAST TO MUM
        538 30  -  Pauline D Loh by pauline@newstodav.com.sq This year, we are having a hard time choosing where to go to celebrate Mother's Day. Some of Singapore's best restaurants are pulling out the stops and popping the cork in honour of mum. Our family members, united as always in our
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        CHEERS MUM!
        457 32  -  Katrina Karim Give her a buzz on Mother's Day by eaiouramewsioaav.com.s THE PAN PACIFIC SINGAPORE Set Mum's heart aflutter this Mother's Day by way of her tummy. Drag her out of the kitchen, doll her up and take her to a nice meal which The Pan Pacific Singapore
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        BRUNCH BOUNTY
        473 34 Check out these buffets for Mum 211 ROOF TERRACE CAFE Let Mum spend a relaxing day at 211 's rooftop terrace with a brunch buffet at $28 per person. Price includes a complimentary Polaroid photograph The brunch offers a variety of salads potato, seafood pasta, chicken roast beef
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        READY TO WRAP
        106 36 Can't find the right gift tor Mum? Take a look at these great buys. THESE BLOOMS NEVER FADE This year, give mum a bouquet of cherry for only $398 (usual price: $778) at Lee Hwa Jewellery. The Cherry Blossom range consists of the pendant, ring and earrings.
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        260 37 Gifts that keep the memories, and appearance, ever fresh WANTED: FOUR GENERATIONS OF MOTHERS Calling families that have four generations of mothers! You can have your photograph taken at Glamour Shots for free. The package, which includes professional styling, is worth $370. Grab this chance for you, your
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      296 28 fory?u?fH?n?/mother A Well Being Lifestyle, A Healthier You Face Contouring Spa Invigorate Wellness Spa Sensational Body Spa j/„/ (Terms cond,t,onsapply) $48 (U.P. $120)/Sm^ Svecfana Body Massage Moor Mud Wrap \v /W Catiovital Slimlook Facial $48 (U.P. $80) Ihr $48 (U.P. $120) 45mins V TS""°" <s// Reshape the contour of the
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      77 29 SpglSltSit!«lSltlliiiaiSSltlßil«ltSltiߧlSi ks SS: T-: T Nfcvsyas^ys;-:SSS« I 1 I Dear Mum, For all the things you've done for me, you 1 don't deserve to get lung cancer. I I don't want you to get heart disease either. It's not fair that you're always coughing and I getting eye irritations on
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      43 29 Send an E-card. Tell her you care Show Mum you appreciate her on this special day. Send her an e-card, specially designed for you, to tell her you care. Log on to www.hpb. gov.sglhpblerelere 1003 .asp and take your pick from four designs.
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      151 29 Brought to you by: \t^y Health \s Promotion Board 1800-438 2000 "Choose life. Call it quits" contest We've got shopping vouch- I ers to give away! The top I prize is a $200 shopping I voucher and 10 $50 vouch- I I ers. Simply answer these I I questions and
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      418 30 JPXantilly Spa A Place for the Mind, Body Soul Mother's Day Treats Give mom a gift of health and relaxation this Mother's Day and spend some romantic indulging moments with her. JP Xantilly Spa offers you a blissful haven to de-stress and lift fatigue with our special Mother's Day beauty
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      175 32 M Yoirre a winner fHen you pamper Mom VX^yV'th BRAND'S Bird's Nest! \Get A 'Sure-Win' Prize With Every Pack You Buy! W A INADDIT|ON r $3500 WORTH OF SHOPPING VOUCHERS PLUS $2000 WORTH OF V t^^g J BRAND'S BIRD'S NEST TO BE WON! HURRY, PROMOTION ENDS 13 JUNE 2003 V
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      225 34 AW. m^ Win fabulous prizes in the /j^l P^B K "PAMPER HER HEART" Contest. MfP W J^jj^J m^^ jBg |MyV jX£ HL imi-^H ft.* Hk in can.com.sg's exclusive Mother's Day "STREETWISE" mC rj^L^ Special. You'll be enthralled by the extensive ranse of L /'A^©?^ assiduously researched information on sreat shoppins
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      211 35 J P""j nrn TrTium w r iiM m^m^AfUnmtSammmmWmAt 'AifliMM K i^E. ihj^l^fl i^^^^^l IJ^I^I^M i^^^^fl r^^^^H i^^^^^l nfl i^^L ■ft Jll II lit II lialliiiil I'Jiriilßl\Ji My vote for Ms Beautiful Legs 2003 goes to Contestant No W A Name: IC/Passport No: A m II ■ft ill I I "ft-
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      74 36 Hfcl TmA mr'Am m^M mWAw m^m^*m\ A^m 19 ijjjjjjjFii i^r^^3 ij^STAfA^B .^^^E^^l I ri^A^r.jS^b^^^l m^m\^WAm*A\m\m\ Wa 3 MK^^2, "^C^^^HH ■■■■J^lH IH^Hv^H ■ft mmYm m mmWrnWrnx mmWAimwA.mFWm\ mYmWAwmm mm mmFM vi V ■^^^1 ANG MO KIO BUGIS JUNCTION CLEMENT) HOUGANG MAtL IMM JUNCTION 8 JURONG POINT LOT 1 SHOPPERS' MALI ORCHARD
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      173 37 Ej FUJI FILM M Jm _r_ j* >_PI 6* 1 BlW^ I I_< X _l -1 >/ S x i <2— From Bth8 th May 15 th May, purchase any Fujifilm Finepix digital camera Jt\ f and double your chances of winning an Audi TT Roadster*. i i 9! '^X
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      1419 38 _fe. JALmk Vive La Famille II channel B,9 P m fl^i Uefa cham Pions Lea 9ue Bn'? u ht par 0 k 0 M fm *>»r -WAt£Zrj*M AC Milan vs Internazionale (h(,nnelNwwAgg|^r I Yongshun organises a full-moon party for Jiaxin even MMfIHK~^HB Channel 5 Thurs 2 35am > fc- I
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      528 39 Agencies MVP Duncan and Robinson help keep NBA playoffs Game 1 Spurs 87 Lakers 82 Shag fouls out to cost of LA SAN ANTONIO When the San Antonio Spurs let a double-digit lead dwindle to one point, yesterday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers began to look like
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      Lock icon Lankan spin wizard Murali looks set to prolong career
      293 39 AFP KANDY Sri Lanka's injuryprone cricket star Muttiah Muralitharan (picture) wants to slow down after being described by the team's former physiotherapist as a "bio-mechanical mess". The off-spin-ner, one of the most prolific wicket-takers in the modern game and rated highly
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      Coach accused of striking player
      333 40  -  Tan Yo-Hinn But club chairman rubbishes the allegation by yohinrKffnewstoday.com.sg SEMBAWANG Rangers chairman Charles Siahaan was not a happy man yesterday, shocked that a coach at his club could be accused of "assaulting" an opposing team's goalkeeper. The Stallions' under-18 coach Withaya Laohakul was alleged
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      Futsal fever to hit KL
      181 40 IT is hailed as the most prestigious international futsal competition in Asia. With a star-studded cast that includes top teams like Spain, Brazil and Italy, the Kuala Lumpur World 5s is set to ignite the passion of Asian fans like never before. Yesterday, at the
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      167 40 Reuters LONDON England, still smarting from the postponement of the world badminton championships because of Sars, hopes to stage the tournament in July or August. Badminton Association of England (BA of E) officials have been in intensive talks and the National Indoor Arena venue has offered
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      Lock icon Not for the faint'hearted
      712 41 AFP Milan city will come to a standstill for the mother of all derbies Champions League Ist leg semi-final AC Milan v Inter Milan Live, to-morrow -morning, Chs, Ch23, 2.30am MILAN There are few things in football that Paolo Maldini has not experienced, but even the
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Real draws first blood
        683 42 Reuters Controversial decision by referee keeps semi-final tie finely poised Champions League semi-final Ist leg Real Madrid 2 Juventus 1 Brazilians save Real blushes MADRID A brilliantly struck but controversially awarded goal from Roberto Carlos earned Real Madrid a 2-1 victory over Juventus in a tense
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        303 42 -AFP LONDON David O'Leary (picture) would be willing to make a return as Leeds United manager just under a year after he was surprisingly sacked, the Irishman admitted yesterday. Current Leeds boss Peter Reid is only there in a caretaker capacity, though his
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        Lock icon Vieira set to commit to Arsenal
        266 42 -AFP LONDON Dethroned English Premiership champion Arsenal received a welcome boost yesterday when inspirational captain Patrick Vieira committed himself to the club for the next season despite interest from Champions League titleholder Real Madrid. The French international midfielder, who will be 27 in June,
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      Wenger's being unprofessional
      638 43 Ferdinand slams manager as Ruud promises more goals MANCHESTER The fallout over Arsene Wenger's contentious imments after Arsenal's dramatic capitulation over the English Premiership title continues unabated. Rio Ferdinand, newly crowned champion Manchester United's most expensive signing, is stunned by Wenger's claim that Arsenal is still the
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      450 41 ship data: heli-deck: medium-size helicopter j length: 110m —v breadth: 16m range: 4,000nm °BU The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is looking forward to launching I I RSS I I RSS I I RSS I I RSS its six new frigates. These frigates will be equipped with advanced I I
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