Today, 10 May 2003

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    8 1 weekendTODAY May 10 -11 2003 mita (p) 009/03/2003
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    Lock icon IN THE OPEN WITH DOUBTS
    744 1  -  Tan Hui Leng Lee Ching Wern A hard look at the place some Singaporeans avoid and some clear answers by and huileng@newstoday.com.sg YES, we admit it Our first glimpse of Tan Tock Seng Hospital's outdoor screening station made us more nervous. We saw patients who
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    Lock icon Plane door opens, scores sucked out mid-air
    348 1 Agencies KINSHASA Scores of soldiers and their wives and children were sucked to their deaths from a cargo plane over the Democratic Republic of Congo after the back ramp burst open, one of the survivors said on Friday. Congo's Information Minister said seven
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  • NEWS
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      Bye bye bye, talent scout
      372 2  -  Derrick A Paulo IT HINTED at Hollywood and enticed Singaporeans with the idea that some big producer would see their mug shots on the Internet and give them the break of a lifetime. But after one year here, Trans Continental Talent (TCT), purportedly the world's
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      Lock icon Elusive enemy
      711 2  -  Derrick A Paulo Sars virus is changing, thwarting hopes of silver bullet by derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE virus that causes Sars is mutating. That was the key finding of several Singapore scientists, who started their research on April 2. They announced the finding on Friday. It was a discovery that
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      PM speaks his mind
      760 3  -  Elisia Yeo On Cabinet changes, the US FTA and Sars by in Washington elisia@newstoday.com.sg SPECULATION has been rife over the impending departures of Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang and Acting Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts, Mr David Lim. The talk apparently still circulating is
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      Quarantine breaker gets six months
      387 3  -  —Joy Frances A NOW infamous, drunken, home quarantine order-breaker had the dubious honour yesterday of being the first person to be sent to prison under the amended Infectious Diseases Act Chua Hock Seng, 50 (picture), was given six months in prison in the Subordinate Courts
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      Musa's Umno insights
      890 4  -  Elisia Yeo Former Malaysian DPM on the country's leadership change by elisia@newstoday.com.sg FORMER Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Musa Hitam likes to tease people gently. It's a reflection of his approachable and plain-talking style, which charms acquaintances and often wins over the media and people who hear him
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      Did S'pore help smuggle Indon timber? The answer ...
      215 4  - Did S'pore help smuggle Indon timber? The answer —Joy Frances IN ANSWER to accusations by an environmental group that Singapore is involved in the smuggling of timber, the Agri Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said the perpetrators had been prosecuted in January. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) made the accusations
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      Hurdle to ICJ cleared
      93 4 SINGAPORE and Malaysia cleared their final hurdle in referring the territorial dispute over Pedra Branca to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday. Officials from both sides exchanged documents to ratify a special agreement signed three months ago by their foreign ministers to bring their
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  • LETTERS
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      Where's the balance?
      314 6  -  Lim Boon Hee North East Line fares too high in these difficult times THE last round of bus and MRT fare increases occurred when the economy was bad and many people were being retrenched. Some members of the public were unhappy that the Public Transport Council (PTC)
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      Health products recall no cause for alarm
      457 6  -  Lam Pin Woon I REFER to the letter, "Scary, this health risk", by readers Sherwin Tng and Jeannette Tng (Today, May 8). The views expressed by the Tng couple highlight the serious misconceptions that have surfaced since the Pan Pharmaceutical recall. As the
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  • BUSINESS
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      Shop and ride
      332 8  -  Chan Chao Peh SMRT plans to tap retail space in train stations by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg TRAIN operator SMRT will step up its efforts to earn more revenue from its existing retail space at the stations under its management "A lot of growth potential exists," said Ms Saw Phaik
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      Lock icon Retailers to recover slowly
      194 8 -AFP SINGAPORE retailers may see a gradual recovery this month as Sars is contained after sales slumped up to 60 per cent last month, the head of the Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) said on Friday. Association president Jannie Tay believed the worst was over but warned
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      Lock icon BIL gets busy over Thistle
      175 8 Agencies LONDON Thistle Hotels Pic, the operator of 24 London hotels, said Chief Executive lan Burke and Chairman David Newbigging quit after bidder, BIL International Ltd, won enough support to gain a majority stake in the company. Mr Arun Amarsi, BlL's CEO, will replace Mr
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      247 8 Bloomberg AFX-Asia AFX-Asia AFX-Asia AFX-Asia LESS BY AIR: Singapore's Changi Airport handled 27 per cent fewer weekly flights last month, compared to March, after airlines cut flights because of the war in Iraq and Sars. The airport is this week handling 2,494 weekly flights, compared with 3,428 on
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      Lock icon Singapore
      148 8 Reuters SINGAPORE shares finished mixed on Friday as market interest shifted to small cap companies like BIL International after recent gains in blue chips. The Straits Times Index ended down 0.63 per cent or 8.31 points, at 1,309.60. The index broke the 1,300 resistance level on Monday, hitting its
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    • Market Watch
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        62 8 By volume May 9 UniFiber Horizon BIL Intl StarCrusUSS IPC NWTech Ipco PanpacMed Chartered Vikay Ind Close 0.130 0.100 0.695 0.230 0.050 0.190 0.095 0.075 0.815 0.080 Change +0.005 +0.025 +0.040 +0.010 +0.010 -0.015 +0.005 +0.010 +0.010 +0.005 +4.0 +33.3 +6.1 +4.5 +25.0 -7.3 +5.6 +15.4 +1.2
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        World markets
        54 8 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 8152.16 120.61 1.5C Hang Seng Ordinaries faiwan Wtd 9084.16 2928.20 4244.18 183.11 0.70 52.93 2.06 0.02 1.26 Korea Comp 619.11 1.03 0.17 SET Index lakarta Comp 384.32 469.63 6.12 -1.48 1.62 -0.32 Phils Comp ihenzen B Wumbai 1073.26 212.37 2950.00 -5.06 0.45
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 8 US$ 0.5738 UK£ 0.3581 Yen 67.3208 HK$ 4.4753 RM 2.1805 Euro 0.4994 Rupiah 4894.70 Baht 24.4104 Peso 30.0339 A$ 0.8898 Indian Rs 27.0772 Won 688.816 C$ 0.8005 Yuan 4.7494 NZ$ 0.9963 NTS 19.9547
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        Lock icon Commodities
        22 8 SGX Gold uss/oz 348.95 Silver uss/oz 4.78 Platinum uss/oz 634 Rubber cents/kg 167 Palm oil RM/tonne 1460.5 Brent crude uss/barrel 26.98
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        SGX top rises
        84 8 By$ May 9 Creative 50 Close Change 11.600 +0.100 By percentage May 9 Close Change PanpacMedW*****90.010 +100.0 IAC 200USS 0.885 +0.080 Sunway 0.080 +60.0 Sp Land 3.420 +0.060 Benefun 20k 0.015 +50.0 Enzer iernb Eog STIETF100 0.150 +0.050 1.920 +0.050 13.510 +0.050 Enzer 0.150 +50.0 L&M 0.015
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        75 8 Bloomberg »y$ May 9 GreatEast >PH 100 UOB IMH 400USS CITYDEV Bukit Sem OUE Close Change 9.100 -0.200 16.900 -0.200 10.500 -0.200 5.950 -0.150 3.540 -0.120 10.100 -0.100 5.750 -0.100 By percentage May 9 BBR GulTechW*****7 Econ Koh Bios Colex Kian Ho NWTech W*****1 Close Change 0.010
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR/CO-ORDINATED BY VAL CHUA
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      Lock icon A bet on Indonesia
      581 10  -  Vasu Menon Country unscathed by Sars, insulated from US slowdown by news@newstoday.com.sg NEVER mind the country's turbulent history. Investors looking for higher returns from regional markets should take another look at Indonesia. The Jakarta Composite Index has rebounded by 22 per cent from its recent low,
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    • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ...
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        Lock icon SingTel – Market Perform
        81 10 SingTel Market Perform OCBC Investment Research FYO3 results were slightly better than forecasts. The domestic market remained weak but this was offset by stronger performances by SingTel Optus and other overseas associates. Dividend per share was maintained at 5.5 cents, giving rise to a 3.8 per cent yield. Group operating
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        Lock icon People's Food Holdings – HOLD
        100 10 People's Food Holdings HOLD Phillip Securities Research THE management announced that, due to the dangers posed by the Sars outbreak in China, it will be suspending operations in its Xiangtan,Tongliao and Meishan operation, which together contribute about 48 per cent of its total slaughter capacity. Further expansion in its Henan
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        Lock icon Creative Technology — Underperform
        70 10 Creative Technology Underperform OCBC I Investment Research 3Q03 results were in line with expectations as Creative met its January guidance. 4Q03 revenue is expected to be flat to I 3 per cent lower, with earnings forecast at about USs4m (s7million). Creative's new product line should help boost 2H results but
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        Lock icon Allgreen Properties – BUY
        121 10 Allgreen Properties BUY DBS Vickers Securities OG.the anchor tenant at Great World City, is expected to vacate its 67,000 sq ft outlet when its lease expires in November this year The move may pave the way for Allgreen to carve out the space into smaller junior anchor portions in order
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        Lock icon United Overseas Bank- BUY
        105 10 DBS Vickers Securities RESULTS for IQ were broadly in line with expectations. Net profit for the quarter fell year on year by I I per cent to $281 m.The main swing factors were higher provisions and lower income from associates. Management remains cautious about the near-term
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        Lock icon Courts – Fully Valued
        50 10 Courts Fully Valued DBS Vickers Securities Courts issued a profit warning for its 2H FYO3 earnings, citing a weak economy and a high unemployment rate. Margins will continue to be squeezed from a poorer mix of credit to cash sales. We are downgrading our recommendation from HOLD to Fully Valued.
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      Finally, a recovery in the offing?
      292 10  -  Wong Sui Jau by news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN the year started, many predicted that it would be the fourth year in which equities would end in the red. The volatility of the markets during the Iraq war and at the height of the Sars outbreak came
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  • WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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      Lock icon Savings vs investments
      722 11  -  Lee Yew Meng How one conservative Singaporean wises up by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg MICHAEL Lim (not his real name) is your average Singaporean sole breadwinner with a homemaker wife, a son in junior college and a daughter in Secondary Three. Mr Lim, 42, worked hard in the construction industry,
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  • WORLD/HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Powell's burden on road to peace
      562 12 Agencies Israel's Sharon may be the stumbling block WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Colin Powell will be bearing a heavy burden as he arrives in Jerusalem on Saturday. He will be carrying the hopes of the United States and the Middle East for a
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      Lock icon Anyone for tennis ... in the nude?
      151 12 Anyone for tennis in the nude? Reuters LOS ANGELES A Florida nudist colony is planning what it is calling the first webcast of a nude tennis tournament. For US$l2 ($2l), Internet surfers can go to www.TennislnTheßuff.com and watch, on demand, the two-hour tournament after it is played on Sunday. Twenty
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      Lock icon An old woman's huge hoard
      83 12 This is not the scene of a disaster but the home of an elderly Hong Kong lady who hoarded cast-offs for more than a decade. If spread out, the rubbish, ranging from stray cats, corpses of cats and rats and the maggots infesting them, to
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      Lock icon KL plans global news network
      172 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia plans to set up a satellite television network and form an international media team to counter biased reporting in the Western media, reports said on Friday. Malaysian Information Minister Khalil Yaakob said the government wants a news set-up similar to that
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      Lock icon Millionaire spy to stand trial
      132 12 -AFP LOS ANGELES Accused Chinese double agent Katrina Leung was indicted on Thursday to stand trial for allegedly copying secret US documents from her FBI agent lover's briefcase. A federal grand jury ordered the 49-year-old millionaire socialite dubbed a modern-day Mata Hari by the US
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      Lock icon Girl-back-from-dead in trouble
      115 12 Reuters CANBERRA Australian police have started legal proceedings against a teenage girl who reappeared last month after being mourned for nearly five years as the victim of a serial killer. A spokesman said police took action in a Brisbane court on Thursday against Natasha Ryan and her
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      Help, I have tunnel vision
      794 13  -  Dave Barry by weekend@newstoday.com.sg SO there I was, on hands and knees, crawling through a 12.2 m long, 1.2 m high human colon. It wasn't a real colon, of course. No human has a colon that size, except maybe Marlon Brando and I'm sure he
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  • weekend WATZUP?
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      Lock icon Have wings, will fly
      774 14  -  Elisa Chia I by elisa@newstoday.com.sg THESE days, an interview with Phyllis Quek would not seem complete without that burning question. And she reads your mind. "Every now and then," she says, "People would ask me Am I heading for Hollywood? Do I want to?" Yes. A
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      A journey into forbidden places
      585 15  -  Janice Lee Brightman's Harem embraces Mid-East exoticism by janice@newstoday.com.sg THIS songstress made her start in the theatre as the virginal love interest of the masked terror known as the Phantom of the Opera. But, Sarah Brightman has long since shed her timid image. On the
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    • SOUNDSCAPE
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        The Show Must Go On (Soundschemers)
        189 15  -  Razali Abdullah THEY couldn't have chosen a better title. The Show Must Go On describes the sad state of the local music scene aptly so many good bands, so few avenues to showcase their talent. TSMGO is released by Soundschemers Singapore, a self-financed underground
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        Placebo: Sleeping With Ghosts (Virgin)
        150 15  -  AsifAnsar NEO-GLAM rockers Placebo's new offering is dark and murky, like a whirlpool at the abyss of a troubled soul. Step too close to the edge and you could free fall into the arms of the irresistible Bulletproof Cupid that has lead singer Brian Molko's
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    • HUMOUR
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        Singapore the brave
        598 16  -  Neil Humphreys Loony window cleaners and dodgy thermometers prove this a land of the fearless by. neil@newstoday.com.sg I'VE always been wary of windows. Whenever I use a toilet on an aeroplane, I always think someone is going to appear at the window and say: "You should sit
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    • SHOP TALK
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        PLEASE SIR CAN WE HAVE MORE PUDDING?
        76 18 Satisfy your sweet tooth with the new Marigold pudding. This double-layer pudding, which comes in three flavours Mango, Strawberry Yoghurt and Custard Caramel is made from fruits with no preservative added. Low in fat and high in vitamin C, the Marigold pudding is
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        HELLO! CAN YOU SEE ME?
        65 18 Stay connected with your loved ones even when you are miles away from home. Sing Tel has launched a Home Cam Service where users enjoy real time viewing of their loved ones at home via the Internet. Simply connect the epic@Home camera to a telephone
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        COLOUR ME RICH
        79 18 Spice up your crowning glory with the new 100% COLOR from Gamier. This patented colour creme-gel contains pigments that penetrate hair for maximum colour intensity. Enhance the purity and brilliance of the colour with the after-colour conditioner and you won't have to worry about lacklustre shades anymore.
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        RADICAL BUSTER
        82 18 Drink to better health with the milk supplement Immunocal. It is said to help enhance the production of Glutathione, a master antioxidant and cleansing agent, which helps to rid our bodies of harmful free radicals. Immunocal contains special proteins similar to those found in mother's milk, which helps
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    • MAGGI® HOMECHEF
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        Golden pumpkin pot
        289 19  -  Pauline D Loh Go orange for an unusually fullflavoured fish and vegetable stew PUMPKIN is rarely seen on the Chinese table, apart from the southern cuisines of Fujian and Shantou, where it is made into both sweet and savoury dishes. For example, my colleague's Teochew mother makes
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      • Maggi MailBox
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          WINNING LETTER:
          172 19 You made me very happy on Saturday to see the return of MAGGI® Home Chef. I have missed the easy to do recipes written by Pauline. In fact, I have been faithfully collecting them since last year. Please keep them coming. By the way, are we going to
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          Adding colour to your diet
          151 19 MAGGI® IDEAS ORANGE is good for you. Just as dark green vegetables indicate the presence of chlorophyll and iron, orange-coloured fruits and vegetables advertise the presence of beta-carotene, an important anti-oxidant. Beta-carotene converts to vitamin A in the body and is essential to overall health.
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        Golden pumpkin, salmon & enoki stew
        189 19 Golden pumpkin, salmon enoki stew Mrvirvi... rvi^t b& m& and kAk&(7\. Ingredients: (Serves 4 or more) 1 MAGGI® Chicken Stock Cube 500 ml water 300 gm salmon fillet, skinned and cubed 400 gm pumpkin, peeled and cubed 1 large carrot (abt 120 gm), peeled and cubed 1 packet enoki mushrooms,
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    • EAT OUT
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        Spice up her life
        537 20  -  Karman Tse WHERE: House of Thai 13 Purvis Street TELEPHONE: 6333 1198 OPERATING HOURS: 11.30 am to 3pm; 6pm to 10pm daily WEBSITE: www. hseofthai. com MOTHER'S DAY menus are available for lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. Treat mum to aThai feast that is
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        MOTHER'S DAY
        217 20 KRISTON FOOD BEVERAGE This year, due to health concerns, you may plan to celebrate Mother's Day in the comfort and safety of your home. But that doesn't mean you have to go hands-on and prepare a 10-course meal for the family. Thank goodness for Kriston, this can be
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    • EPICURE
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        Loony about curry
        468 21  -  Katrina Karim WHERE: Loo's Hainanese Curry Rice Block 57 Eng Hoon Street #01-88 (opposite Tiong Bahru Market) OPERATING HOURS: Bam to 2pm daily (closed on alternate Thursdays) A hidden gem that lures a few hundred customers a day IT'S easy to miss this Hainanese stall which is
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        Why have organic vegetables?
        385 21  -  Richard Seah by eatout@newstoday.com.sg ALBERT Howard was a brilliant agricultural scientist. But he felt he did not know enough, so he travelled to India to learn from traditional farmers who do not have scientific knowledge. From them, he learned how to grow plants that were naturally
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        Lock icon Great buys at the Carrefour wine fair
        398 21  -  Jeffrey Yang Today photo by by eatout@newstoday.com.sg Caves des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Papes (CDP) White 2000 Everyone has heard of a red CDP, but white CDPs are a bit of an enigma. A blend of Roussanne and other minor white graps, white CDPs are made
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    • IN CINEMAS
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        The gongfu master
        626 22  -  Serene Foo Veteran fight choreographer will deliver in Matrix sequel by serene@newstoday.com.sg KEANU Reeves might have been "The One" on screen in The Matrix. Off screen, the real "one" was Yuen Wo Ping. The veteran Hong Kong fight choreographer was the one who taught Reeves all those
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        Lock icon It'll grow back but will Tom?
        104 22 Penelope Cruz and Tom Cruise. SPANISH actress Penelope Cruz has so much confidence in film-maker and long-time collaborator Pedro Almodovar that she is willing to undergo a drastic image change for his next film. Cruz, who is Hollywood A-list actor Tom Cruise's current squeeze,
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        Lock icon Berry's hubby talks about it
        218 22 IF YOUR wife is a "Bond" babe who also happens to be the winner of an Oscar Best Actress award and you cheated on her, you know you are suffering from a serious problem. And good old Eric Benet is man enough to admit that.
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        Lock icon INCINEMAS ROUND-UP
        533 24  -  David Ngiau Yong Shu Chiang Janice Lee Elisa Chia SF SF DN DN Together: Watching this Chen Kaige movie on a boy's coming-of-age journey as a violinist reminded me of my piano-playing days. It is a touching tale that presents its impression of genius and argues about the
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    • DRiVE
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        The BIG showdown
        517 25  -  Colin Yong 2 behemoths redefine the concept of mobile luxury by colin@newstoday.com.sg THE Maybach 62 and Rolls-Royce Phantom are huge. Even the shorter of the two, the Rolls-Royce, is more than 5.8 m long (a longwheelbase Mercedes-Benz S-class measures 5.16 m from nose to tail). These two
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        A day at the Sepang circuit
        97 25 PERFORMANCE MOTORS LIMITED PERFORMANCE CENTRE, 315 ALEXANDRA ROAD IS IT LOVE? TEL: 6319 0220/6319 0221. A MEMBER OF Q GROUP THE Traction Circle Club, which specialises in putting together track days for driving enthusiasts in Singapore, is organising another event at the Sepang Fl
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        CURRENT COE PRICES
        31 25 May 2003 Ist bidding Cat A 1,600cc below $29,299 Cat B 1,601 cc above $28,589 Cat C Goods vehicles/buses 10,889 Cat D Motorcycles $233 Cat E Open $29,538
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    • INSIDE OUT
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        Knock, knock ... down the wall
        306 30  - Knock, knock down the wall Cheryl Frois by news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN it comes to remodelling to create a great room layout, the truly innovative visionary home owner is almost always open to the idea of knocking down an existing wall or two. A small price to pay for the joy of
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        Makeover that delivers
        714 31 Find out how to get the most out of your home renovation IF YOU were a homeowner 20 years ago, renovating your house would have been a simple job of tiling the floor and installing the kitchen cabinets. But with consumer tastes becoming increasingly sophisticated, this has
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    • THE LIGHTER SIDE
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        An ode to my mother
        310 32  -  Anushkar Mohinani RIGHT from childhood till today You stood by me all the way You shared with me all the joy You wiped the tears of failure from my eyes You showed me light during the darkest hour When the doom and gloom engulfed my
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