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    19 1 TODAY SHARE YOUR FREE COPY F r i d ay jui y 4' 2°° 3 MITA (P) 002/11/2002 www.todayonline.com
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    A bubble that is waiting to burst
    867 1  -  Francis Kan Why IPO frenzy, led by waterlinked stocks, will not last by francis@newstoday.com.sg THE Step Out Singapore call has not only brought the crowds back to the shopping malls but also investors back to the trading pit And the latter's favourite purchase?
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Strange laws and
      921 2 News Comment/Lee Han Shih New realities mean Land Acquisition Act needs to THIS is the 21st Century and the Government is still using the "heads I win, tails you lose" method to acquire land from private owners. It is time for change. If anyone wants to know
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      Choice Homes ex-boss accused of dipping into company funds
      356 3  -  Jose Raymond by jose@newstoday.com.sg UNTIL February this year, Mr Lim Geok Hwee (picture) had all the makings of a high-flyer. Only 41, he was already CEO of one of NTUC's newest subsidiaries, NTUC Choice Homes Co-operative Ltd. But yesterday morning, he
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      Lock icon Old hands let go
      470 4  -  Kim-Kyna Tan By Familiar names among victims in SPH retrenchment kim@newstoday.com.sg DON'T be surprised if you scan through certain local newspapers and find some familiar names missing. Among those leaving Singapore Press Holdings either willingly or in the latest round of retrenchments are a handful of
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      Oei Hong Leong sues SPH and 98 Holdings
      161 6 TYCOON Oei Hong Leong is taking four parties to court over a report that appeared in The Business Times last month. According to Channel i News, Mr Oei said that the article "insinuated" that Mr Oei, a Nat Steel shareholder, was obstructing
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      Reforms that glitter
      296 6  -  Elisia Yeo by For this S African minister, freeing up the mining industry rights a social wrong elisia@newstoday.com.sg MS Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka (picture), South Africa's Minister for Minerals and Energy, has some advice for women in leadership positions: Don't fit in. You must change the paradigm because
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      Lock icon Hot in the spotlight
      48 6 Reuters photo A meerkat warms itself in the glow of a heat lamp during a cold snap in Sydney recently. Sydney experienced the coldest maximum temperature in seven years, reaching 12 degrees Celsius, prompting Sydney zookeepers to activate the lamps to warm the meerkats.
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      244 4 Activities: a) Buy a heart on SBS Heart Bus: Ongoing Sep 2003 email: carolinekong@sbstransitxoiiLsg b) Sample MUIS' Charity Bryani: From 17 Aug 2003 Contact: Alaudin Md 9743 9650 fOi'-l-^sJoiiniioil (A charge of 20.8 cents will be levied. Callers under 18 should seek parental consent) Telepoll donors are entitled to tax
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Not only gas
      455 8  -  Tan Hui Leng You may have Irritable Bowel Syndrome by huileng@newstoday.com.se AN estimated 10 per cent of the population suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) but most of those affected are unaware or too shy to talk about it For Mr Albert Loo (picture), this medical problem
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      Lock icon SIA plane makes diversion to eject unruly passenger
      182 8 Reuters SYDNEY A Singapore Airlines flight made an unscheduled stop yesterday to eject a passenger who became unruly after an argument with his girlfriend. 5Q235, with 298 passengers and 14 crew on board, was en route to Brisbane from Singapore when an
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      Dengue down, recycling up
      214 8 FREAKISHLY hot weather in May and June could have been a factor in the increased number of dengue cases. This was revealed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) yesterday. The number of dengue cases dropped to 92 in the week of June 29 to July 2,
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      IN THE NEWS
      166 8 CHEAPER ACCREDITATION FOR MAID AGENCIES MAID agencies have a second accreditation scheme to choose from other than Case Trust under the Consumers Association of Singapore. The new scheme, proposed by the Association of Employment Agencies Singapore, was approved by the Ministry of Manpower yesterday. It will cost
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      Beyond buses
      323 10  -  Elisa Chia by TVMobile now also in poly and mall elisa@newstoday.com.se TRUE to its slogan "It's everywhere", TVMobile can now be found at Nanyang Polytechnic and Causeway Point Shopping Mall's Horizon Food Mall. The outdoor digital TV channel, which was launched in 2001 on public buses, was re-positioned
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      Ties with US CDC in works
      237 10  -  Tan Hui Leng DURING his visit to the US last month, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong suggested that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) and the US National Institutes of Health were looking at the possibility of a joint research
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      Why Mandarin is losing out
      439 12  -  Ang Weixiong Benson The language must be taken out of books and into our lives I CONCUR with Dr Kog Yue Choong's commentary, "Will Mandarin go the Latin way?" (Today, July 1). Mandarin's survivability in our society is precarious and changes should be made to
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      'Quality control' that comes with awards
      472 12  -  Foong Hin Cheong WE refer to the report, "No one found worthy of two youth awards" (Today, June 26). The Singapore Youth Awards (SYA) is the pinnacle of all youth awards in Singapore. It recognises outstanding young individuals and teams who are not only
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      SIA cuts admin staff pay
      178 14 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) reached an agreement with unions yesterday to cut the salaries of its administrative and general staff by as much as 11 per cent Asia's biggest airline by market value, SIA said the 11 per cent cut will apply to its administrative staff.
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      Back with a bang
      445 14  -  Val Chua Fidelity returns, boosting Spores role as finance hub by val@newstoday.com.se AFTER exiting Singapore in 1997, US-based Fidelity Investments is returning with a big bang, offering 33 offshore funds to retail investors, and managing about $2 billion worth of assets. Fidelity's return is a boost
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    • Market Watch
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        Straits Times Index- Intra-day Chart
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        Singapore
        76 14 SHARES rose yesterday but finished off intra-day highs on a bout of late profit-taking, dealers said. The Straits Times Index gained 5.76 points, or 0.39 per cent, to close at 1,482.93, off a high of 1,497.11. The All Singapore Equities Index rose 0.91 points to 399.5. Volume totalled 1.13
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 US$ 0.5704 UK£ 0.3430 Yen 67.56 HK$ 4.4483 RM 2.1676 Euro 0.4979 Rupiah 4,692 Baht 23.79 Peso 30.42 A$ 0.8413 Indian Rs 26.47 Won 675 C$ 0.7662 Yuan 4.722 NZ$ 0.9618 NTS 19.62
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        World markets
        61 14 Index Value .hange Pts Nikkei 225 Hang Seng KLCI Sydney All Ords Taiwan Weighted 9,624.80 9,646.10 721.93 3,017.10 5,102.75 +32.56 +43.48 +18.67 +13.70 +7.51 +0.34 +0.45 +2.65 +0.46 +0.15 Korea Composite Thai SET Index 686.83 489.80 +1.03 +12.07 +0.15 +2.53 Jakarta Composite Philippines Comp Shenzhen B 507.765 1,266.12
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        Commodities
        21 14 Gold uss/oi 349.78 Silver uss/oi 4.62 Platinum uss/oi 668.00 Rubber cents/kg 172.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,484 Brent crude uss/barrel 28.71
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        SGX most active
        57 14 fy volume luly 3 Chartered .&M l\\\ Int 'KTech )atacrftUSS jtiraya lapan Asia 3ES SingTel >T Assemb Close 0.970 0.015 0.575 0.160 1.060 0.560 0.080 0.390 1.500 1.880 Change +0.015 +0.010 -0.005 -0.005 +0.005 -0.030 +0.120 +1.6 +1.0 -0.9 -5.9 +1.3 -2.0 +6.8 '000 102,42' 57,001 53,733
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        SGX top rises
        88 14 By$ July 3 rhai Prime200USS Close Change 7.000 +0.600 Venture 16.800 +0.400 OCBC 10.400 +0.200 ShangAsia2kHKS 5.250 +0.200 1AC200USS 1.580 +0.140 ST Assemb 1.880 +0.120 SNP 500 0.950 +0.105 APB Breweries 5.900 +0.100 Bukit Sem 12.300 +0.100 Creative 50 14.400 +0.100 By percentage July 3 Close Changi
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        85 14 Bloomberg sgx Information provided by: July 3 >IA Close Change 10.300 -0.100 IMH 400USS 6.250 -0.050 Ml 1.360 -0.050 >TI ETF100 15.050 -0.050 Eco Water 0.540 -0.045 WJennings AS 1.620 -0.040 LKHSp SingTel :iTYDEV 0.330 -0.030 1.500 -0.030 4.520 -0.020 Jy percentage luly 3 iiap Hoe Close
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      No need to renovate
      426 16  -  Lee Yew Meng Contractors will feel the pinch if premium HDB housing becomes norm by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg THE days of the Phua Chu Kang home renovation contractor may be numbered if premium HDB housing becomes the norm. The HDB's fancier offerings come complete with flooring for the
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      139 16 Bloomberg AFX-Asia AFX-Asia ST Assembly Test Services Ltd, the world's fourth-largest provider of chip-testing services, said it will invest an initial US$lO million ($l7 million) to set up a manufacturing plant in China. The plant, the company's first in China, is expected to be ready by end-October, it
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      Lock icon Unhappy image
      593 18  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg Commentary Labour unrest in S Korea keeps investors at bay by news@newstoday.com.sg IF you want to know why investors aren't more bullish on South Korea, ask Mr Maurice Greenberg. The chairman of the world's biggest insurer, American International Group Inc, is likely to say:
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      Lock icon PeopleSoffs strong sales counter takeover fears
      253 20 Reuters PALO ALTO People Soft raised its second-quarter revenue and profit forecasts on Wednesday, countering fears that Oracle Corp's hostile takeover bid for the business software maker had weakened sales. The move surprised Wall Street and bolstered PeopleSoffs campaign to stay independent but Oracle
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      Lock icon NOL boost
      227 20 Bloomberg Stock hits 2-year high on news of limited ship supply SHARES of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), Singapore's largest shipping line, rose to more than a two-year high on expectations that the supply of vessels will be curtailed, helping shipping companies to maintain freight rates. New European Union
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      Winds of change in SSA
      652 23  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Founding president and industry doyen steps down after 18 years at the helm by kim@newstoday.com.sg IT was an unfitting exit for a long-serving helmsman who had kept the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) in ship-shape condition for 18 years. Mr Lua Cheng Eng, the
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      Jobless? Kelly's here
      366 24 Staffing firm enters region to handle rise in demand for temp, contract and IT staff SINGAPORE'S unemployed will soon be able to seek jobs via another channel as global staffing company, Kelly Services, expands into the region. The Nasdaq-listed company, which used to operate under the name
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3144 24 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Lipper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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      56 21 I aH^SA SINGAPORE'S HP«k Prime Time Viewership Share* I 43% I Source: TNS, P4+ (1 Jan 30 Jun 2002: 3,808,000) (1 Jan 30 Jun 2003: 3,847,000) p '©I Prime Time: 7pm 11pm as defined by Media Development Authority 6 Months: Jan Jun*o2 6 Months: Jan Jun'o3 jr. Singapore's largest and
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon More fingers point at Abu Bakar
      261 26 Agencies JAKARTA The testimony of another terror suspect has pointed to Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir as the head of the Jemaah Islamiyah 01) extremist group, bolstering the prosecution case against him. Ahmad Sajuli, speaking at Bashir's treason trial via videoconference from Malaysia
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      Lock icon Paying last respects to 'Sister Number 1'
      162 26 AFP PAILIN (Cambodia) Former Khmer Rouge leaders, who face possible charges of genocide, made a rare and unified public appearance yesterday for the funeral of the first wife of the late Khmer Rouge supremo, Pol Pot Former Foreign Minister leng Sary (picture, left),
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      Lock icon Roadblock to peace
      145 26 AFP JERUSALEM Hopes of progress towards peace took a knock yesterday after a rocket attack on a Jewish settlement prompted Israel to re-block the main highway in the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces also shot dead a Palestinian militant leader in the West Bank. Israel launched its first
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      Lock icon Sultan of spin: I did it
      351 28 AFP Blair aide tampered with Iraq dossier LONDON Mr Alastair Campbell (picture), a former tabloid political editor known as the "sultan of spin", has admitted to tinkering with a security report seen as bolstering the US-led military campaign against Iraq, according to a confidential
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      Lock icon Monkeypox traced to pet rodents from Africa
      116 28 AFP WASHINGTON A shipment of African rodents imported as pets was the source of a monkeypox outbreak in the United States that made more than 80 people sick, the federal health authorities said on Wednesday. It was the first such outbreak in the
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      Lock icon No one-song downloads
      137 28 Reuters LOS ANGELES The rock bands, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica, are refusing to make their music available as individual song downloads on Apple Computer Inc's iTunes online music store, a representative for the bands said on Wednesday. The move is in response to Apple's decision
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      Lock icon Necklace bomb
      48 30 Reuters photo Venezuelan police officers on Tuesday defused a bomb which had been wrapped around the neck of cattle rancher Jesus Guerrero in the southern part of the country. Mr Guerrero was the victim of suspected rebels from neighbouring Colombia who were trying to extort money.
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      House in shambles
      217 30 Can Musharraf prevail? ISLAMABAD Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf flies home from a triumphant overseas tour this week with the task of sorting out a rebellious Parliament that has passed only the Budget since October. The setting up of the 342-seat Parliament last year was meant to be
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      Lock icon 'She-male' furore
      85 30 Reuters MADRID US scientists have caused an uproar by creating hybrid human "she-males", mixing male and female cells in the same embryo. Dr Norbert Gleicher of the Foundation for Reproductive Medicine in Chicago, and a colleague, injected male cells into female embryos in a search for better treatment
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    • AROUND THE WORLD
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        Lock icon Warning to protesters
        31 30 AFP Hong Kong's police chief yesterday warned protesters against plans to surround the Legislative Council building when a controversial anti-subversion Bill goes to a final vote next week.
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        Lock icon Bush to Taylor: Get out
        45 30 AFP US President George W Bush has demanded that Liberian President Charles Taylor leave the war-rav-aged West African nation. Mr Bush, who leaves on Monday on a tour of Africa, will decide today whether to send US peacekeeping troops there.
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        Lock icon Al Qaeda passports
        40 30 Reuters The Al Qaeda network, whose operatives have used fraudulently obtained passports for travel, has acquired stolen blank Saudi passports. The FBI said the unissued passports have key security features that allow them to pass routine examination.
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        Lock icon Solo travel allowed
        41 30 AFP Residents from the Chinese province of Guangdong can soon travel to Hong Kong and Macau without having to join tour groups. The new rules, which take affect on July 28, allow them to stay for seven days.
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        Lock icon Saddam in Austria?
        47 30 AFP Former Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri said that ousted President Saddam Hussein is using an Austrian mobile phone and may be hiding in Austria. The phone is said to be registered in the name of a member of the Iraqi embassy in Vienna.
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      683 34  -  Serene Foo Two new actors do it... along with their clothes by serene@newstoday.com.sg MANY folk will shudder if they have to shed their clothes for their craft Their hesitation is more so if they have to strip for their first cinema outing. But, Taiwanese newcomers Brian Huang and
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      222 34  -  JantceLee DISNEY is turning its attention to kids in the region in a new time belt this weekend called Studio D. Said executive producer Ashok Miranda: "Studio D will reflect the lives of the kids. And since it is about them, they will play a
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      441 36  -  Jeanine Tan The smash bash is back, but don't expect sand and sea by jeanine@newstoday.com.sg IN TROUBLED times, people need every excuse to party. This year, the biggest excuse of all is that ZoukOut is back. Now known as the ZoukOut Singapore Nokia Remix, the party returns with
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      463 38  -  Tor Ching Li a smugbum parked insideTakashimaya by chingli@newstoday.com.sg I HAVE discovered that a special breed ol Singaporeans has evolved. They are a stubborn, territorial herd who justify their existence by securing coveted bum-spaces around the fountain on the ground floor of Takashimaya shopping centre and by proving
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      228 38 KOREAN PARTNERSHIP MediaCorp has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Broadcasting System, which produced blockbuster series such as Autumn Tales. In the next two years, the two broadcasters will work together in areas like broadcast technology and news exchanges. INSPIRATIONAL ALBUM This is one album that
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        297 42  -  Serene Foo Dishy cast, high action redeem this film The Twins Effect FILM REVIEW BUFFY, the vampire slayer, will be disappointed with this flick. Hong Kong movie The Twins Effect is headlined by Cantopop twins, Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung, as blade-swishing vampire slayers. But it's all bark,
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        241 42  -  -Serene Foo Twenty Something Taipei FILM REVIEW THEY party like there's no tomorrow, indulge in a sexual merry-go-round with friends and strangers all in a futile pursuit of lust and love in Taipei's dizzy nightspots. Indeed, Twenty Something Taipei is Sex and the City
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        444 44  -  Yong Shu Chiang Intriguing story of meddling angels falters in the end by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sj THE gods, they make such sport of mere mortals. The Discovery of Heaven is a film where people are toyed with by cosmic forces. Cynics and fatalists may enjoy it; romantics may wish
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      732 46 How similar is real-life mother Xiang Yurnto the roles sVie ©la^s? Melody Tan finds out. I T'Sla blistering hot day and we are in I 11 Chinatown doing a photo shoot with Xiang I Yun. Out of nowhere, a plump, middle-aged I woman in a yellow T-shirt
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      580 50  -  Melody Tan is my Mum. Who says different generations cannot understand each other? by melody.tan@newstoday.com. s; IT MAY seem like an odd question, but have you ever wondered who Mum is? Is she is a disciplinarian, a caretaker or a comforting presence? Or all of the
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      102 50 CONGRATULATIONS to MsAngeline Ec Sin Jye (picture, NRIC: *****42 D), who won a new Hyundai Accent in thejurong Point lucky draw last Saturday. Ms Ee's lucky-draw entry was picked from 105,000 others.The prize presentation was hosted by comedians Jack Neo and Mark Lee. There
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      249 52  -  Cathleen Tung Why wait for Mum's Day? Thank her now. ISN'T it time to show Mum your appreciation for her care and support? And what could be more meaningful than presenting her with a luxury watch to mark the passage of time and thank her for her love
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      368 52  -  Melody Tan WHILE human beings are at the top of the pecking order, they don't necessarily rank number one when it comes to displays of maternal affection. Some animals prove that their motherly instincts surpass those of humans. 1 Dolphin mothers nurse their babies for two years and
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      461 54  -  CathleenTung Tropical wear gets an Italian polish in Renata Bignozzi's latest collection by cathleen.tung@newstoday.com.s< THE Princess of Qatar wears them and so have the contestants in the Miss Italy beauty pageant. We're talking about the clothes by Italian designer Renata Bignozzi, an established name in Europe, the
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      313 54  -  Melody Tan IS Mum fussy about expenses? Take her to the Botanic Gardens or Macßitchie Reservoir and have a picnic together.Take along food, drinks, sunscreen and reading material. Take a day off and spend it doing simple things with Mum. Drive her to tai chi
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      217 56  -  Melody Tan IS MUM tired and aching? Does she need a break? You could get her a massage chair so she can rest and relax at home. But not just any massage chair Mum only deserves the best, such as the OTO CYBER-Relax CR-1000G
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      658 75  -  Stanley Ho But now, ex-national boxing champion is partially paralysed after worksite accident By stanley@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS once Singapore's boxing champion. Famed for his lightning quick jabs in the 1970s and 1980s, R Rathakrishnan was dubbed "Lightning Ratha". The former national flyweight champion knocked out
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