Today, 5 June 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 weekend TODAY June 5 6 2004 mita (P) 009/03/2003 we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon DUMPED PICKED UP
    1007 1  -  TayTsen-Waye PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY by Spore employers PHOTO ILITRATION BY waye@newstoday.com.sg IN JANUARY 2003, 16-year-old Supriyatun Majayidin made the long journey from her village in central Java to Singapore. Like so many other young women from the region, she had come here as a foreign domestic worker
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  • NEWS
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      REFINED, REVAMPED & REPACKAGED...
      227 2 REFINED, REVAMPED REPACKAGED... BY now, you may have noticed that this is not your usual version of Weekend TODAY. Yes, things have changed, and, we hope, they have done so for the better. In this new and improved version, we hope I to offer you a better package for your
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      Lock icon They are lining up for Singapore Idol glory
      84 2  -  Liyana Othman By 6pm on Friday, more than 40 Singapore Idol wannabes had formed a queue outside Suntec City tower 5, waiting for the auditions the following morning. One eccentric contestant, Mr Steven Lim (right), proved that he doesn't need to win
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      Lock icon US not the enemy.
      408 2  -  Tor Ching Li HE made the point at the Council of Foreign Relations in Washington DC and again at the celebration of the European Union's new members here both within the same month. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong could not have stressed his message of unity
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        Putting the glam back into Kg Glam
        673 4  -  Prithpal Singh The heritage-rich area should reap the same fame and fortune as Chinatown and Little India FEW in Singapore have heard of it; even fewer know where it is. For those who don't know it's part of our multi-ethnic historical heritage and
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  • HUMOUR/NEWS
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      Lock icon MORE HAIR BREASTS
      748 6  -  Neil Humphreys Watch late-night TV ads if you want WORKING unsociable hours has only one major positive. You get to go home and watch the world's worst TV commercials. I have never come across so many products I didn't want. Some advertisers must be convinced that the
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      Lock icon Teenager smashes SMS world record
      237 6  -  Ted Chen IF YOU think it impossible to type a 160-word SMS message in under a minute minus predictive text and spelling aids the gauntlet has been cast It took Singaporean teenager Joshua Tay just 58 seconds to smash the world record for typing "The
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  • LETTERS
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      Reservist training must be more family-friendly
      179 8  -  Stephen Tan Lay Wee I WAS asked recently to attend incamp training overseas in five months' time. As our first baby was then due in less than a month, I applied twice to the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) for a deferment but was rejected
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      Lefs entice foreign retirees to visit S'pore
      320 8  -  Sharma Murali Kumara They are people flush with money IT WAS with much interest that I read "Destination Vibrant Singapore" (Today, May 25). While elaborate plans have been conceived based on market research and the latest ideas from tourism gurus, it may be
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      Why devaluation can be harmful
      133 8  -  Tan Hwee Ming I REFER to the letter, "Give each Spore family $500" (Today, May 31) by Mr Tan Kin Lian. His call for Singapore's currency to be devalued is short sighted and reveals many fallacies of thought More importantly, it does not consider the
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      SLF set up to support the labour movement
      242 10  -  Leow Hsueh Huah Foundation starting to divest its non-core activities in review of its role WE REFER to Mr Siew Kum Hong's article, "Stat board, or business enterprise?" (Today, June 1). The Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF) was set up to support the
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      SMRT checks infringing on privacy
      95 10  -  Lim Hoon Cheng IT IS very annoying and disturbing for SMRT to implement security checks on commuters' bags, which might very well extend in no time to checking our pockets! These are clearly measures that intrude upon our privacy. Yes, security matters, but I am
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  • shoptalk
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      FASHION FOR GOOD HEALTH
      87 10 Owell has launched a bio-magnetic bangle that uses magnetism to improve your blood circulation and relieve aches. Made from neodymium, iron and boron, this bangle generates a magnetic field that is approximately five times stronger than similar products. To top it off, the bangle also boasts
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      FOR BEAUTIFUL SKIN
      95 10 Keep your skin smooth and silky with the new apricot scrubs from St Ives. Using a gentle blend of pulverised apricot kernel oil and Swiss botanicals, the scrubs exfoliate the skin keeping it silky smooth and free of bumps. The scrubs are available in four formulations: Invigorating
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      WASH MORE FOR LESS
      80 10 Keep your laundry costs down with the new range of detergents from Liby. Choose from the concentrated powder for machine wash, liquid detergent for stubborn stains and super cleaning detergent powder for heavy-duty soaking and washing, and enjoy greater value as they are affordably priced. The
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      59 10 family Bondint)... Dine with Your Family this National Family Week and enjoy up to 40% discount (10% for each generation) on a-la-carte menu only Breezy, Spacious, applicable till 15 June 2004 Open-Air Dining by the Sea not valid with any other offer, jj\ O^ f*l not applicable for steamboat W&-V
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Airlines' groupings work to cushion effects of oil price hike
      267 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airlines and other carriers plan to cooperate in areas such as ticketing, security and fuel-buying to keep soaring oil prices from wiping out profits. To accelerate cooperation, airline chief executives have gathered here this week for meetings of
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      THE JOHOR ATTRACTION
      513 12  -  WenNg GIC purchase of JB City Square may boost Singapore's investor confidence in state JOHOR BARU The recent purchase by the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) of a 70-per-cent stake in the city's most popular shopping complex, Johor Bahru City Square, has brought cheer to many
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      193 12 United Overseas Bank has agreed to provide additional overdraft facilities amounting to $3.5 million to L&M Group Investments. Pursuant to an agreement, L&M's controlling shareholder Edwin Soeryadjaya will pay $2.5 million to the bank if the company cannot repay the sum. Meanwhile, L&M is considering a new placement exercise
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      Lock icon Temasek not selling more SingTel shares
      123 12 Dow Jones TEMASEK Holdings said on Friday that it is not planning to sell more of its stake in Sing Tel for now. In January, Temasek, which is the biggest shareholder in Singapore's largest listed company, cut its stake to 65 per cent from
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      Oei ups Informatics stake
      371 14  -  Val Chua Tycoon to buy 62.7 m placement shares, will own 23.6% of firm CORPORATE trader Oei Hong Leong has moved to tighten his grip on education group Informatics with a plan to boost his stake from 8.29 per cent to 23.57 per cent Under the
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    • Market WATCH
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        World markets
        60 14 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 11,128.05 12,022.64 3,467.70 5,724.89 780.74 802.82 626.58 697.93 1,524.45 262.66 4,889.00 Pis +101 +92.71 +0.50 +53.44 +10.68 +4.24 -0.96 -21.10 -8.18 -1.06 +71.01 +0.92
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 USS UK£ Yen HKS RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5849 0.3180 64.888 4.5564 2.2208 0.4787 5,535.8 23.785 Peso AS Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZS NTS 32.656 0.8451 26.367 680.09 0.7973 4.8415 0.9471 19.649
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        Commodities
        21 14 Gold us$/oi Silver us$/oi Platinum us$/oi 388.60 5.745 826.00 lubber cents/kg 233.2. 'aim oil RM/tonne 1,61 Irent crude us$/barrel 36.2'
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        Lock icon Singapore
        118 14 Agencies SHARES rose slightly on Friday in thin trading as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of key US jobs data for May. The ST Index closed up 10.82 points, or 0.61 per cent, at 1,791.70. On the broad market, gainers led losers 1 92 to 97. Trading volume
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        ST Index: 1,791.70 +10.82
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        Lock icon SGX most active
        56 14 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by By volume SingTel Bio-Treat Informatics Chartered SingPost NOL ComfortDelGro Cosco Corp Interra FibreChem Close 2.180 0.890 0.310 1.360 0.840 2.110 1.160 0.760 0.175 0.380 Change +0.030 +0.020 +0.020 +0.030 +0.015 +0.015 +3.5 +6.9 +1.5 +2.7 +2.0 +4.1 '000 15,227 13,136 11,109 10,159
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        SGX top rises
        80 14 By$ F&N Close Change 13.500 +0.400 Creative 50 SPH 100 17.100 +0.300 20.600 +0.300 SIA 200 10.300 +0.200 STI ETF 100 18.200 +0.180 APB Breweries DBS 8.350 +0.100 14.400 +0.100 Fortune ReilHKS JMH 400USS 5.100 +0.100 11.000 +0.100 KepCorp 6.950 +0.100 By percentage NWTechW*****1 Close Change 0.015
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        SGX top falls
        85 14 By Close Change Venture 17.500 -0.200 Jardine C&C 6.400 -0.150 Shang Asia 2kHK$ 7.550 -0.150 DairyFarm 900 USS 1.980 -0.060 Stamford TyreW*****0 0.410 -0.055 Robinson 5.700 -0.050 Transmarco 0.950 -0.050 S'pura Fin 1.320 -0.040 Sp Land 3.800 -0.040 HTLInl 1.020 -0.030 By percentage Close Change GMG USS
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      Lock icon US May jobs boom
      121 14 Dow Jones WASHINGTON US employers continued to hire workers at a rapid pace, validating Wall Street's view that the job market is healthy enough to permit the Federal Reserve to start raising interest rates for the first time since 2000. Non-farm business payrolls grew by a
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      163 15 Jfifet DERMATICS* dW? CLINICAL iTEM HEALTH. iilWnK :^EALIZE THE SKIN y^-/« YOU YH ALWAYS lPsai f* DREAM E D OF "jfc"'— S&ii^^ PTtnVFH "REF.I FITE FH Jl P.T4TI'EERT 1 i -r rt-1,v:,1i- 11 M J v 1 i|-Av,v±. |-.Tlih-v.v. V J i l. .|jv»vnhfj.i p»v- tft« rwwl wiit-r IHIi niiKMATIC.S.SKIN
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  • wh?Ch PROPERTY
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      SELLING HEARTH TO HEART
      772 16  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla shobha@newstoday.com.sg LONG a feature of homes in North America and Australia, the concept of "the kitchen as the living room" is gradually becoming an architectural fashion statement here. And hastening that trend is SC Global Developments' condominium, Thr3e Thre3 Robin, the upmarket property
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      HOUSE ON THE BEACH
      412 17 VILLA Angsoka 22 in Bintan might be the closest thing you will ever get to retiring to the South Sea islands a la French artist Paul Gauguin. The double-storey, four-bedroom bungalow has an unobstructed view of the clear aquamarine waters of the South China Sea and
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      hot property
      120 17 Asking price: $1.58 million Opportunity knocks once RARELY does one come across a freehold property this large in prestigious District 10 for anything lower than $2 million. This spacious semi-D at Jalan Haji Alias is one of those rare finds. Valued at $1.88 million, the 2,850 sq ft
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  • inside out
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      Lock icon PICTURE PERFECT
      580 18  -  Cindy Tong Decorating your walls with art pieces and paintings will help to enhance the decor of your home IN THE past, the common Chinese belief was that bare walls in a house reflected an uncultured, lowly-educated and impoverished owner. Today, a wall decorated with paintings and art
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      watch the feng shui
      133 18 Place the largest pieces first WHEN furnishing any room, the main piece concerning the primary activity of the room must be considered first the sofa in the living room, the bed in the bedroom, the desk in the office. This piece, in most cases, should face
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      gadget corner
      52 18 LG's revolutionary SolarDOM oven First oven to use "light" technology. •Cooks four times faster and seals in tastes better than conventional ovens. Instantaneous heating. Grills and microwaves. Easy cleaning. Why we like it? SolarDOM not only cooks fast, it ensures little loss of moisture during the cooking process.
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  • WORLD
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        Affirmative action, but don't call it meritocracy
        541 20  -  Oon Yeoh NEWS that 128 top-scoring students mainly nonMalays had failed to get admission into courses they wanted in public universities has made the headlines in Malaysia in the last fortnight, prompting the intervention of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Mr Abdullah managed
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      AND WHY NOW?
      814 20  -  Jim Lobe WHY IS HE LEAVING, Tenet's resignation adds grist to Washington rumour mills WASHINGTON The abrupt resignation of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director George Tenet adds new grist to Washington's rumour mills, already in warp speed due to the Iraqi prisonerabuse scandal and reports that the
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      Another CIA man to quit
      159 20 WASHINGTON A second top CIA official plans to announce his resignation, one day after the surprise resignation of the agency's boss George Tenet. Deputy director for operations James Pavitt, who was in charge of ClA's spies, has decided to retire, a US official told AFP
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      Lock icon Clerics against Mega
      228 22 AFP Many issue edict telling Muslims not to vote for 'a female' JAKARTA In an extension of the Islamic parties' opposition to Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri's candidacy, several Islamic clerics have issued an edict telling Muslims not to vote for a female presidential candidate, reports said on
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      Lock icon Wheelchair protest in Tiananmen Square
      47 22 AFP Security forces taking away a wheel-chair-bound protester on Friday morning in Beijing's Tiananmen Sauare. Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, an estimated 60,000 people gathered on Friday night for a candlelight vigil in memory of those who died there during the 1989 protests.
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      Abdullah unaware
      85 22 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, who is also the Finance Minister, is apparently unaware of ministerial overspending, malaysiakini website reported. Finance Ministry parliamentary secretary Hilmi Yahaya's said on Thursday that almost 90 per cent of the RMI6O billion ($71.9 billion) allocated for the Eighth Malaysia Plan in 2000
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  • wh?ch PHONE
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      Coming to a 3G phone near you...
      389 24 Data, email,TV programmes and even movies KIM is lounging with friends at the poolside of her condominium when she receives an alert on her 3G phone. It is the alarm reminding them American Idol is about to begin. Her friends crowd around Kirn's
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      Lock icon Money back, no questions asked
      387 25  -  Francis Chin Audio House makes this offer on its electronics francis.chin@newstoday.com.sg NOT happy with the fancy, pricy gadget you've just bought from some electronics store? Perhaps you saw the same model sold cheaper in another shop, or your friends said you ought to have waited
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      NOW SCREENING
      181 25 Viewers who want to enjoy new digital television programmes should consider either an LCD or a plasma TV. These are all digitally-enabled, so they are ready for the full range of interactive services that digital TV offers, such as shopping, casting votes, chatting and playing games. At Audio
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    • SHOPPING GUIDE
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        02Xphone – This is what we call a smart phone
        90 25 02Xphone This is what we call a smart phone The Xphone is a smart cellphone from O2 with a high-resolution, 2-inch display. The built-in digital camera shoots video ana still images at standard VGA 640x480 resolution. The Windows Media Player application allows you to watch movies and access video download
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        aigo p200-An all-in-one gadget
        89 25 The aigo P2OO from Huaqi Information Technology is an MP3 player, an FM radio, a voice recorder, a portable storage device, an e-book, a photo album and a text-to-speech reciter. The 65,000 TFT colour LCD display with 160x128 pixels gives you a clear view of the
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        LG Mobile G7050- Large-screen camera phone
        85 25 LG Mobile's G7050 comes with a sliding keypad that reveals part of a 1.89-inch screen and a rear-mounted VGA camera (320k pixels). The camera is capable of sequence shots with a choice of three, six or nine burst shots, photo effects and a 4x
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        Shiro SX33O- Entry-level camera
        56 25 The Shiro SX33O digital camera offers a 3.3-meqapixel resolution, 3x optical zoom and 1 6MB internal memory. It runs on two AA batteries. It has a neat form factor with a simple silver and gold design and easy-to-operate controls. At $399, it is a suitable entry-level
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        lomega Floppy Plus 7-In-1 – Support for all your cards
        77 25 lomega Floppy Plus 7-In-1 Support for all your cards The lomega Floppy Plus 7-ln-l is an external 3.5-inch floppy diskette drive with slots for other media cards. Frontloading slots let users read and write the cards and transfer data between different media types. A single USB cable handles all power
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  • FEFLECTIONS
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      Lock icon isay COME TO THE RESCUE, NOT THE WAKE, OF SMALL FIRMS
      626 26  -  Anil Bhatia WHEN I first walked into the new HDB Hub in Toa Payoh, I thought I had entered the domain of a high profit-making, multi national company (MNC), not a government building. I wanted to terminate my company's
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      Older morons shouldn't act
      731 26  -  Dave Barry I FIGURED out why movie stars generally are young. It is not just because they look good naked. It is also because their brains still work. I learnt this recently when I became an "actor" in a movie being made in Miami based on
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      Lock icon Pure wizardry
      943 28  -  Ng Shing Vi in London Alfonso Cuaron brings back to Harry Potter the magic that was missing under Chris Columbus' direction AFTER directing the first two Harry Potter films, Chris Columbus handed over the reins to Alfonso Cuaron for the third instalment, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
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      seriously wicked
      348 28  -  KffljgjVM Gary Oldman has become so good at play- h ing villains in Hollywood films from the o surreal in Dracula (1992) and The Fifth Element (1997), to the more "human" in b Air Force One (1997) and Hannibal nr (2001) but he doesn't mind being h typecast.
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      387 29  -  Ng Shing Vi ONE of the greatest stage actors of his time, having played Othello, Macbeth and Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, British actor Sir Michael Gambon, 64, now plays Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, like an aged hippie. Sir
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      540 29  -  Serene Foo IF LOCAL film-maker Jack Neo had his way, his latest movie The Best Bet will be grittier, darker and boast a different ending. About 18 minutes of screen time has ended up on the editing floor, Jack said at a press
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      324 30  -  YONG SHU CHIANG THEATRE REVIEW by Opiume THE big red Chinese words projected on the back wall translated literally to "big smoke", the Chinese name for the drug opium. There may have been a pre-occupation with this "smoke" at Checkpoint Theatre's ambitious chamber opera Opiume,
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      251 30  -  Wendy Cheng Outdo yourself and be genuine, she tells aspirants SO, YOU have registered for a chance to be Singapore's first Idol. Well done i for making that first move. Now, just make sure you put in your very best ybr the audition, American Idol finalist Kimberley
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      184 30 TO GET to the Singapore Idol auditions, head down to the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre (SICEC) with this guide and join the queue. Auditions begin at Bam on Saturday. The queue closes at Bpm. Meanwhile, here is some advice from the organisers
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        25 32  -  Serene Foo This special-effects extravaganza has many plot holes, ut is plastered over by an affecting story of one family's survival.
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        29 32  -  Yong Shu Chiang A mind-bending romance about two former lovers deleting each other from memory, only to realise their romance wasn't so bad.
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        33 32 Though this third Potter film is a darker, smoother brew from new director Alfonso Cuaron, our hero's continuing journey has lots of fun and adventure yet.
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        28 32 YSC Full credit to the film-makers for marrying stunning visuals, that are even more impressive than those in the first animated hit, with a great storyline.
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        22 32 YSC Period war epic with Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom. Intelligently scripted and well-acted, Troy is a tour de Trojan force.
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        17 32 Follows familiar romantic comedy formulas, but still a winner. Stars Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore.
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        25 32 YSC A good concept: Dracula meets Frankenstein meets the werewolf. Pity this film is short on ideas on how to use them better.
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        24 32 YSC YSC A film with the attention span of a two-year-old, a pandering mess that indulges in cliches
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      398 33  -  Recta Raman I SPOTLIGHT ON THE ITALIAN FESTIVAL Get ready for more food, wine and shopping at the Italian Festival 2004 IF YOU want to know all about Italian food and culture, don't miss the Italian Festival 2004. Back for a second year, this year's festival
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      47 35 DESIGNED AND SUB-EDITED BY. Rachel Lee: More than a bikini bunny, Page 36 JENNIFER CHEN Get off the couch and out into the open if not for the summer activities, then for the many bargains to be snapped up at the Great Singapore Sale.
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      Babe in boyland
      641 36  -  Recta Raman So, you think you know Rachel Lee from Eye For A Guy and those sexy mag covers? Think again. FOR a girl whose days are packed with modelling assignments and television shows, Rachel Lee of Eye For A Guy fame is remarkably lively even at
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      Skin and tonics
      489 38 Good for skin, great for soul With The Body Shop's new sun-care range, you can protect and care for your skin while contributing to communities in need. The products in this range are made from community-traded shea butter from Ghana. The Protect It! Sun Protection range consists
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      Shop and stop
      902 40 Promotions Bishan Junction 8 Spend a minimum of $30 and you can participate in Capita Land Malls' GSS Monopoly Game and collect a Junction 8 stamp. Shoppers who get three stamps will be rewarded with a Junction 8 voucher worth $3. Centrepoint Spend a minimum of $250
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      15 things to do this summer
      705 42 THE sun may be blazing and the humidity rising but that is no excuse to spend the summer months in front of the TV at home. Jasmine Oei (jasmine.oei@newstoday.com.sg) shows you 15 fun things you can do. Bubbling fun Fill the tub with some
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      Beach basics
      363 42 Keep your coins in a separate com pouch so you won't have to rummage through your bag when you are at the vending machine. Coin pouches $3.90 each from Ice Lemon Tee at #03-13 C, Lot 1, Shoppers' Mall. Sometimes, all you really need are your EZLink and
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  • EURO 2004 FINAL: PORTUGAL 0 GREECE 1
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        326 44 -AFP ATHENS Only seconds after the final whistle at Euro 2004 this morning, flares detonated, church bells rang and car honks reverberated on the streets of Athens in a prelude to the biggest party the country has ever seen. "We got it! It's such a
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        500 44 -AFP continued from Page 1 Portugal's first attempt to pierce the Greek ranks massed behind the ball had come courtesy of the attacking instincts of rightback Miguel. A deft one-two with the head of Ronaldo was followed by a surge into the box and a fierce low
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      Style at a low price
      493 45  -  Colin Yong Kia's new budget Picanto looks anything but cheap MAKING the decision to buy a budget car is easy. Finding one that does not constantly remind you that you've settled for second best is a bit tougher. At $53,999 with COE, the Kia Picanto
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        Chrysler takes aim at German coupes
        102 45 The unusual-looking Chrysler Crossfire will have the leading German sports coupes in its sights when it goes on sale here on June 10. At around $220,000 with COE, the car costs as much as a BMW 330 Ci or an Audi TT Coupe Quattro.
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        Tucson won't come too soon
        127 45 Production delays in South Korea have caused the introduction of the Hyundai Tucson sport-utility vehicle (SUV) to be postponed, but local Hyundai distributor Komoco Motors now expects to have the car in its showrooms within the next few weeks. Although the majority of sales will
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        Honda Odyssey From $113,000
        66 45 What's new and hot in showrooms this week Into its third generation, the Odyssey gets completely new styling and it now looks more like a sleek wagon than your typical multipurpose vehicle. The cabin offers sufficient space for seven adults and the high-end model has rear
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        Mercedes-Benz C-Class From $155,888
        61 45 Squint hard and you might just spotß the changes that Mercedes has made to its smallest saloon. For its I mid-life facelift, the I C-Class yets olemlensed headlamps and a different grille design, while its suspension has been retuned for sharper handling. But the biggest news
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        Mitsubishi Outlander $101,988
        49 45 Visually very similar to the Airtrek I that has been in Mitsubishi's sport-utility vehicle range for a couple of years. Other than its unique nose and large^ieaalainps^n^^uuanaernasj^ow^ erful 2.4-litre engine and a full-time four-wheel drive system. This car will have no problems handling the rough stuff.
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        Toyota Camry From $105,888
        77 45 1 he muchanticipated revised Camry hits showrooms this weekend. Now built in Thailand, the car has more distinctive styling and extra equipment, with steering-wheel radio controls and LED brake lamps now being standard. The 2.4-litre model, which costs $5,000 more, is distinguished by its HID projector
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      Lock icon Good old English pies
      630 46  -  Gurmeet Singh Traditional recipes from the attic now selling well CfltfolMY OUI a little shop in -L the serene Opera Estate around Siglap that is big on pies. Yes, we are talking about those good old traditional English pies that come with a firm warm crust
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      Go West @ Scotts
      300 47  - Go West Scotts Katrina Karirn Chef Work is a cheap alternative for steak and pasta lovers /">HEF Work, helmed by a V-'team of former hotel chefs, is a relatively new western stall at the basement food court of Scotts Shopping Centre. The fare is simple no fancy jacket potatoes or
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      158 47 STRAWBERRIES CREAM Freshen up at Starbucks with its latest drink Strawber ries Cream Frappuccino which is available this month at all Starbucks outlets. The combination of juicy strawberries, cream, milk anc ice is every bit indulgent and satisfying on a hot summer day. The Strawberries Cream Frappuccino is a
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  • SPORTS
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      265 52 GOLF The Memorial, first round DUBLIN, Ohio Tiger Woods (picture), back from a week's rest, was still searching for his best form after carding an even-par 72 for a share of 39th place in the first round of the Memorial Tournament on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore
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      151 52 -AFP LOS ANGELES California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his Michigan counterpart Jennifer Granholm are betting their digestions on the outcome of the National Basketball Association finals. Schwarzenegger is backing the Los Angeles Lakers in the championship series against the Detroit Pistons (Game 1, Monday
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      445 52 Agencies Coria, Gaudio ensure a South American slugfest in final TENNIS French Open, men's semi-finals PARIS Third seed Guillermo Coria set up the first ever all-Argentine final at the French Open, as he ended the hopes of Briton Tim Henman with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-0, 7-5 win to
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      Lock icon Queiroz reunites with Ferguson, Mourinho targets Ferreira
      292 52 Agencies LONDON The managerial merry-go-round continued on Friday, as Carlos Queiroz rejoined Manchester United as assistant manager on a three-year contract The Portuguese coach quit his role alongside manager Alex Ferguson to take over as head coach of Real Madrid a year ago,
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        620 53 AFP Agencies PARIS The French football fraternity were putting on a brave face on Friday, but their efforts were far from convincing. Just 10 days before France face England in their opening match in Lisbon, national coach Jacques Santini announced he was leaving after Euro
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        283 53 Agencies MADRID Coach Inaki Saez (right) believes Spain have the talent to win Euro 2004, despite a history of failing to live up to expectations at major championships. Saez rates France as favourites for the tournament, but claims the champions will be
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        Watch out France: Beckham
        138 53 MANCHESTER Captain David Beckham (right) believes England are now good enough to beat holders France and go on to win Euro 2004. Beckham, who hailed Real Madrid team-mate and France playmaker Zinedine Zidane as the best player in the world and praised Arsenal pair Thierry Henry
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        Russia favourites, says keeper
        91 53 MOSCOW Russia's No 1 goalkeeper Sergei Ovchinnikov rates his team as clear favourites to win the Euro 2004 finals, starting in Portugal next week. "We have a clear outsider, which is Latvia, while Russia is a clear favourite to win the title," said Ovchinnikov. "You may
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        Fifth Golden Ball for Nedved
        86 53 PRAGUE Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved has won the Golden Ball award as the best Czech soccer player for the fifth time in seven years. The 2003 European Footballer of the Year topped a poll of local sports journalists. Udinese's Marek Jankulovski placed second in the
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        Greece fail to impress
        69 53 ATHENS A lacklustre Greece scored a goal in each half to beat a battling Liechtenstein 2-0, in an international friendly on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time). Despite the victory at a raindrenched Rheinpark Stadium in Vaduz, the Greeks failed to impress just nine days out from
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      where is Singapore football going
      554 54  -  Leonard Thomas The public need to know what the FAS' masterplan is IT WAS heartening to see Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee at the Coca-Cola Euro 2004 Challenge two Sundays ago. As guest-of-honour, he performed an impromptu balljuggling demonstration and showed off his dribbling and
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      Kill Goal 2010
      738 54  -  STANLEY HO Fandi says: Mere lip sen/ice and current attitudes wi11... IT WAS a glorious triumph. The 1998 Tiger Cup success was Singapore's first international piece of silverware. Fittingly, the Lions returned as heroes, a dinner party in their honour was thrown to celebrate Singapore's ascension to
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      No limit
      662 55  -  JOSE RAYMOND LAUNCHED in 2000, the Foreign Talent Scheme is now entrenched in Singapore football. Most fans and critics agree that the idea of including foreign-born talent in the Singapore national team was a sound one on the part of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), especially with
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      159 52 League Home Team Away Team Match Kick Off M (Singapore date/time) International Football England Iceland I Sat, 5/6/04 10.30pm International Football Denmark Croatia I Sat, 5/6/04 11.00pm International Football Sweden Poland I Sun, 6/6/04 12.30 am International Football Holland Rep of Ireland Sun, 6/6/04 2.00 am International Football Germany Hungary
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      160 55 H__F*^o^ Queiroz reunites with Fergie/52 Ex-Real coach inks three-year contract Santini lays France low/53 French coach announces Spurs deal SM>W &kl tV SATURDAY Bam Baseball Kansas City Royals v Boston Red Sox, Ch23 9pm Tennis French Open: Ladies Singles Men's Doubles Finals, Chi&2l 10.25pm Football Friendly: England v Iceland, Ch22
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