Today, 28 October 2004

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Thursday October 28, 2004 MICA (P) 103/07/2004
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    Lock icon After Iraq, South-east Asia?
    774 1 MM Lee says terrorists are distracted in Iraq but could turn their attention to this region SOUTH-EAST Asia is enjoying a reprieve from major terrorist attacks due to the war in Iraq, which has captured their attention and energies for now. But after Iraq, the focus
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    Drug manufacturer may face first Vioxx-related claim here
    354 1  -  Jose Raymond Today Exclusive A MONTH ago, popular pain and arthritis medicine Vioxx was pulled off the shelves around the world for doubling the risks of heart attacks and strokes for those who take the drug on a long-term basis. Since then,
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      36 1 NEWSX\YIEWS Simon Tay US divided as Bush and Kerry offer no compromise on vote-catching issues/4 I Say Sloppy wedding guests get a dressing down/16 Nature friendly That's the new Safra course in Kranji /AS I u
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      Training OC okayed water tub treatment
      456 2  -  Wong Fei Wan THE commando who earlier denied having been told that combat survival training had been called off was lying, said his captain. Captain Pandiaraj Mayandi yesterday agreed when the prosecution suggested that Lieutenant Divanandhari Chandrasekharan was "not telling the truth", when the
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      Retailers cry foul over rental rate increases
      462 3  -  Tor Ching Li Retail steering committee will look into matter, says Dr Balakrishnan EVEN as retail sales are picking up, not all retailers are smiling as they find themselves squeezed by over-eager mall rental rate increases. At the Singapore Retail Industry Conference yesterday,
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        Lock icon Bedok cholera outbreak over
        67 3 Channel NewsAsia The cholera outbreak in Bedok appears to have ended and the Health Ministry has discovered that all the victims had eaten seafood. No more cases have been reported since the last confirmed case on Oct 1 0. The initial eight victims, who had all
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        Lock icon RAdm Teo on 3-day Australia trip
        47 3 Newsßadio 93.8 Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean is on a three-day working visit to Australia. He visited Singapore Armed Forces troops participating in Exercise Wallaby, an annual month-long Armour and Guards training, at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland yesterday.
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        Lock icon Regular S'pore-lndia air exercises
        54 3 Channel NewsAsia An airbase in Jaipur, northern India, has been earmarked for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to carry out flight training and exercises on a regular basis, said the Indian air force's Air Commodore Rajaguru. Both countries concluded their first joint air exercise
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        New envoy to Myanmar
        35 3 Mr T Jasudasen, 52, will assume the post of Singapore's ambassador to the Union of Myanmar on Nov 8. He was Singapore's ambassador to the French Republic from 1997 to 2004.
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      ONE HEALTHY LIVER, ONE HEALTHY LIFE
      345 4  -  Melody Tan HEALTHY BITES BRAND'S Your partner in support of a healthy lifestyle IF YOU'VE always felt more acquainted with your heart or your brain compared to your liver, take a moment to reflect: The liver plays an essential role in your i body,
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      Lock icon A nation divided
      814 4  -  Simon Tay n Ewsssnunsn^ Bush, Kerry offer no compromise on vote-catching issues I JUST returned from the United States, where the weather is turning cool but electioneering is running hot The presidential election preoccupies the media. Analyses of polls and the televised debates dominate the news. Political
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      Lock icon Thaksin orders probe
      370 6 AFP, AP PATTANI Thailand launched yesterday an inquiry into the death of 78 Muslim protesters who died of suffocation after being rounded by troops and crammed in trucks, amid growing concern at home and abroad over the government's latest debacle. Rights groups such as Amnesty International and
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      Lock icon Boogie the night away at Chingay 2005
      72 8  -  Tan Hui Leng Departing from the usual parade, next year's Chingay parade will culminate in two street parties, where everyone will get to boogie to live percussion bands, said People's Association's chief executive director Tan Boon Huat (rightj. The Feb 1 9 parade
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      Ad campaigns up for awards
      401 8  -  Ng Shing Yi Mindshare nominated in 13 categories in local advertising competition ITS name is Mindshare, but sharing seemed to be the last thing on the mind of one of Singapore's largest media agencies as it dominated the finalists' entries for the Singapore Advertising Hall
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      Fewer lectures at Temasek JC
      533 10  -  Derrick A Paulo Principal receives leadership award for her efforts DESPITE being a school principal for more than five years, the word "lecture" is unusually missing from her vocabulary. But Mrs Lim Lai Cheng, principal of Temasek Junior College, thinks it makes perfect sense. "I
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      Singapore slips in global press freedom survey
      407 10  -  Derrick A Paulo SINGAPORE has slipped down the latest world press freedom ranking, according to international association Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF). The Republic is now ranked 147th out of 167 countries, three rungs lower than last year, making it the lowest ranked developed
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      Lock icon Far from smooth
      395 12 AP, IPS AFP Election officials scramble to fix voting glitches WASHINGTON A host of problems are queering the pitch for voters and election officials in the United States presidential election, which looks poised for a photo finish just five days ahead of polling day. While new voters
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      Lock icon Even the daughters are campaigning
      122 12 AFP THE daughters of US President George W Bush and Democratic challenger John F Kerry have jumped into the election campaign, seeking to bridge the gap between their fathers and younger voters. Film-maker Alexandra Kerry, 31, and medical student Vanessa Kerry, 28, have stepped up
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        Lock icon Judge throws party for fugitive
        70 12 AP Texas Judge Faith Johnson marked fugitive Billy Wayne Williams' return to her courtroom with balloons, streamers and a cake before sentencing him to life in prison for choking his girlfriend. Not surprisingly, Williams was not amused. "It seems like everyone wants to have a
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        Lock icon Diners won't duck US election
        64 12 AP Customers at a restaurant in Foshan, Guangdong province, are expressing their opinions about the upcoming US presidential election by choosing duck dishes named after the candidates. The restaurant has "Bush duck" and "Kerry duck" on the menu and is asking customers to "come in,
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        Lock icon Boy, 7, hits girl, faces charges
        52 12 AP Schoolyard fights aren't what they used to be with a 7-year-old Brazilian boy facing criminal charges for hitting a girl with his lunchbox. The fight started after the boy bumped into the girl during recess resulting in the two swinging their lunchboxes at
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      Lock icon European Commission chief withdraws proposed team
      185 14 AFP STRASBOURG Incoming European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso yesterday withdrew his proposed EU executive team. The European Parliament had threatened to veto his choice of justice chief Rocco Buttiglione, who had made controversial comments about gays and women. "If a vote is taken
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        Lock icon President Yudhoyono rejects resignation of military chief
        71 14 I I I AFP Indonesia s new President busilo Bambang Yudhoyono has rejected the resignation of military chief General Enariartono Sutarto. An aide said Mr Yudhoyono has withdrawn a letter to Parliament sent by his predecessor Megawati Sukarnoputri because "the government is now
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        Lock icon Suspicious activity at North-Korean base
        70 14 AFP The United States, South Korea and Japan have been monitoring a missile base in North Korea where brisk activity had been spotted in the last few days. The three countries have not confirmed whether the movements at the base in Jeongju, 1 00km north
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        Lock icon Howard govt fesses up
        62 14 AFP Prime Minister John Howard's newly re-elected government admitted for the first time yesterday that its decision to participate in the Iraq war may have increased the terrorist threat to Australian interests. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer's admission followed a warning by Australia's intelligence chief that the
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      Musharraf's idea flawed
      361 14 Resolving Kashmir issue not as easy as 3-stage plan, suggest analysts ISLAMABAD President Pervez Musharraf may have declared he could see light at the end of the tunnel after proposing bold reforms to break Pakistan's deadlock with India over Kashmir, but analysts caution that the journey is
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      Swift action needed to save ill-fated LRT
      252 15  -  HENG CHO CHOON Else, it may go way of the 'fringe area car parks' I Letter from YOUR report, "LRT losses here to stay?" (Oct 27), raises the ghost of the "fringe area car parks". The LRT was doomed to fail from the
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      Ruling won't affect demand for HDB flats
      277 15  -  LOH SWEE HENG I Letter from Deputy Director (Resale) For Director (Estate Administration Property) Housing Development Board I REFER to the letter, "Downpayment affects demand" by Mr Michael Chua Kheng Hwee (Oct 25). In July 2002, the Government announced that bank loans for
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      For security's sake ... a little inconvenience
      174 15  - For security's sake a little inconvenience CHIA WEI KIANG I Letter from Senior Public Internal Communications Executive for Commissioner, Immigration Checkpoints Authority I REFER to the letter, "Woodlands Traffic Light Causes Jam" (Oct 18) by Mr Benny Tan. As our country's first line of defence against terrorist threats, the checkpoints
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      Is it time to adopt S'pore fried noodles?
      139 15  -  TRACY BRENEMAN Letter from" I MUST agree with mr brown's profound discovery of "Singapore fried noodles" while in Australia. I, too, have spotted "Singapore fried noodles" in the United States and the United Kingdom. I was confused when I stopped to ask
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      Focus On The Family
      259 15  -  Dr James Dobson i Tbows ~H by BEAUTY AND THE BEAST The mother of a three-year-old boy told me the other day about taking her son to a nursery school for the first time. Another mother was also arriving with her twin girls and as they
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      Holland V parking issue tackled
      279 16  -  ALICE TAN I Letter from I Manager (Media Relations) Land Transport Authority I REFER to Mr Vasavan's letter about the closure of car parks in the Holland Village area (Oct 25). Work on the Holland Station, for the Circle Line station in Holland Village, has
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      isay A DRESSING DOWN DESERVED
      587 16  -  Murali Kumara Sharma I ATTENDED a wedding dinner recently. As is my habit, I wore a suit I thought that it being an important occasion for the couple and their families, I would show my respect for them in the way that I dressed. I
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      Insurance agents under scrutiny
      427 17  -  Val Chua Clients misled to switch insurance-linked investments for commissions THE axe has fallen on a number of insurance agents who have misled their clients into the improper switching of investment-linked products involving CPF funds. In a report card submitted to the CPF Board, the Life
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      179 17 Channel NewsAsia SembCorp Marine has won a $45-million contract to repair a fleet of nine liquefied natural gas carriers working on offshore gas fields in Australia's Northwest Shelf over five years. Informatics Holdings has made five senior appointments in an effort to strengthen its management team. They include Mr
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        Lock icon SingTel, Time dotCom in leased-circuit deal
        169 18 Dow Jones FOUR years after Singapore Telecommunications' (SingTel) proposed investment in Malaysia's Time dotCom was rebuffed for political reasons, the two companies linked up yesterday to offer direct communication links between their countries. "The signing marks the beginning of a partnership between SingTel and
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          World markets
          60 18 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng 10,691.95 12,838.71 +19.49 +0.18 -13.64 -0.11 All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 3,753.70 5,650.97 +35.50 +0.96 -11.91 -0.21 Korea Comp 809.91 -3.79 -0.47 KLCI 851.17 -0.38 -0.04 SET Index 626.85 -21.53 -3.32 Jakarta Comp 849.18 +7.83 +0.93 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,774.34
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          SGX most active
          55 18 By volume FibreChem Close 0.585 Change +0.075 +14.7 'OOO 37,593 PanpacMed 0.085 -0.010 -10.5 27,369 Chartered 1.020 -0.020 -1.9 14,506 L&M Fung Choi LifeBrandz UTAC BengKuang Bio-Treat ChinaAvOil 0.005 0.405 0.200 0.545 0.265 0.810 1.430 +0.010 +0.010 -0.010 +0.015 -0.010 +2.5 +5.3 -1.8 +6.0 -0.7 13,542 13,425
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          SGX top rises
          69 18 By$ Jardine C&C 8.150 +0.350 GrealEast 11.700 +0.200 Thai Prime200USS 10.700 +0.200 ShangAsia2kHKS 8.800 +0.150 STIETF100 20.200 +0.150 DBSBk6%NCPS10 109.100 +0.100 JMH400USS 14.700 +0.100 UOB 13.400 +0.100 RbreChem 0.585 +0.075 Chemlnd 0.700 +0.070 By percentage GulTechW*****7 0.015 +50.0 YongnamW*****6 0.015 CfrPlus 0.060 +50.0 +20.0 Inno-Pac 0.030 +20.0
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          SGX top falls
          71 18 By$ Creative 50 19.200 -0.200 OCBC 13.500 -0.100 OUE 7.000 -0.100 SIA 10.400 -0.100 SIA200 10.400 -0.100 Venture 15.600 -0.100 CerebosPac 2.720 -0.040 GPBal 3.000 -0.040 Isetan(S) 2.940 -0.040 TAC200USS 3.360 -0.040 By percentage Kian Ann W*****7 0.010 -75.0 FJBenW*****6 0.020 -20.0 Integr W*****7 0.045 CSC 0.025
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          139 18 Dow Jones SHARES closed narrowly mixed yesterday, as gains on Wall Street and strong third-quarter earnings by local companies on Tuesday offset signs of further weakness in the semiconductor industry. The ST Index rose 1.64 points, or 0.08 per cent, to close the session at 1,959.05. But in the
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 18 US$ 0.6015 UK£ 0.3274 Yen 64.185 HK$ 4.6795 RM 2.2858 Euro 0.4715 Rupiah 5,474.1 Baht 24.709 Peso 33.916 A$ 0.8071 Indian Rs 27.467 Won 679.02 C$ 0.7367 Yuan 4.9781 NZ$ 0.8648 NTS 20.218
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          Lock icon Commodities
          26 18 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 427.10 Silver uss/.z 7.295 Platinum uss/oz 843.00 Rubber ™tsAg 214.00 Palm oil mm. 1,482 Brent crude uss/borrei 51.45 Information provided by
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        Lock icon S'pore Exchange looks beyond China for listing candidates
        271 19 Dow Jones THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has received interest from listing candidates as far as Israel and Germany. SGX chief executive Hsieh Fu Hua said that the bourse was already looking beyond China to grow as an international stock market. India is
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        Unscathed by budget carriers
        386 19  -  Tay Tsen-Waye SilkAir says Phuket route viable, eyes more flights to regional spots SINGAPORE Airlines' (SIA) regional carrier SilkAir has not seen a "noticeable loss of traffic" on its Singapore-to-Phuket route since budget airline Tiger Airways started flying to the resort destination last month, said SilkAir
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        Indian team out to woo S'pore investors
        218 21  -  Jaime Koh INDIAN business leaders were here yesterday to woo Singaporean investors. "Singapore can't find a larger market than India," said Mr Rajan Bharti Mittal, joint managing director of Bharti Enterprises, India's leading telecoms group. "You can't miss India now. It has great
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        Lock icon Cingular takeover of AT&T completed
        146 21 AFP WASHINGTON Cingular Wireless Corp announced on Tuesday that it had completed a US$4l-billion ($6B-billion) takeover of AT&T Wireless after winning final clearance from US regulators. The takeover creates the biggest wireless carrier in the US, with 46 million customers and an extensive network, the
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        Lock icon Banks' profits to rise
        438 20 Dow Jones Recovery, wider deposit-loan spreads to lift Q3 results: Analysts DBS Group Holdings and United Overseas Bank (UOB) are likely to report higher third-quarter earnings tomorrow, helped by wider deposit-lending spreads and the recovering economy. According to the consensus of forecasters polled by Dow Jones
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        Lock icon SIA Q2 profit likely lower due to high oil prices, restructuring
        263 20 Dow Jones SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is likely to announce a 14-per-cent year-on-year drop in its fiscal second-quarter net profit when it reports earnings today, largely due to higher fuel costs and a substantial charge arising from restructuring. SIA is
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      687 22  -  Jeanine Tan Elisa Chia But not too closely because when some singers perform 'live', they're not actually singing and IS LIP-SYNCHING a sin or a necessary evil? While people in the music industry acknowledge that the practise is more common than is let on, they don't always
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      412 25  -  Yong Shu Chiang ANYONE who's seen Antoine de Caunes on television in Europe would associate him with fun entertainment. The Frenchman hosted a music programme, then became a household name presenting Eurotrash, a halfhour daily fix of the strangest folks in Europe.
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      707 24  -  Yong Shu Chiang So ex-hubby Assayas tailors an award-winning role for actress Cheung MAGGIE Cheung today, perhaps more luminous at 40 than she's ever been, is at the height of her powers as an actress one of Asia's best. But according to someone who knows her
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      422 26  -  Zul Othman Homegrown band Calamity Pop owes much of its success to the Web WHILE the debate rages on about the legalities of MP3s and downloads, the advent of the Internet has done wonders in helping new bands make their mark. These days, bands are
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      192 26  -  Zul Othman Even before its first concert, seams are beginning to show. Guitarist Paul Danial, 34, will not be at the CD launch today. "I haven't heard from Paul Danial in about three months now," said founder Paul Russell. "The guys told me that he suffered
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        364 28  -  Jeanine Tan HE MAY have been a British radio DJ, but he had an ear for promising new music never mind if the bands came from as far away as Singapore. The legendary DJ John Peel (picture), who died on Monday of a heart
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        247 28 Rody Vera stars in The Necessary Stage's restaging of godeatgod which opens today and runs until Nov 14 at the TNS Black Box. Tickets are available from Sistic. "I read a number of books almost simultaneously, sometimes linked arbitrarily by subject matter. I recently picked up Terror
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        163 28  -  Ross Wallace Checkpoint Nicholson Baker DOES US President George W Bush deserve to be shot. That is the provocative question at the heart of this slim, satirical "novel", really a 1 15-page conversation between two old friends. Straight-laced Ben and directionless Jay haven't seen each other in years
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        348 30  -  YONG SHU CHIANG DVD REVIEW BY' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind "IT'S a way of saying we love who we love and we can't help ourselves." So Jim Carrey describes this one of the most unforgettable, oddly original romantic comedies of the year on the
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        484 32  -  Pearlyn Tham Shu Uemura's break came when he made-up Shirley MacLaine as a geisha er TNEARTHING new talent LJ is something close to 76--year-old Shu Uemura's heart. The founder of one of the most successful Asian skincare and make-up brands was in Singapore earlier this
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        205 32  -  Pearlyn Tham IN ADDITION to medical checkups and prescriptions at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), you can now shop for Vichy skincare products, too. Ideal for sensitive skin, Vichy is a dermo-cosmetic brand. This means that its skincare products have been allergy-tested.
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        390 32  -  Pearlyn Tham YOU'VE pounded the pavements in Pretty Fit sandals, strutted down Orchard Road in Charles Keith mules and now, here's another homegrown shoe brand for you to put your best foot forward in. Established last September, footwear retailer Walking Culture has launched its second
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      552 33  -  Amv Van Relish a meal of lamb cutlets with a glass of red wine LAMB, which is sheep that is less than a year old, is usually slaughtered between the ages of four and 12 months. Mutton, the meat of older sheep, has a stronger flavour and tougher
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      308 33 CHAR-GRILLED LAMB CUTLETS WITH BRANDY CREAM SAUCE AND ROASTED VEGETABLES Ingredients (Serves 4): 8 lamb cutlets Salt to taste Cracked black pepper to taste A pinch of thyme/rosemary 2 tblsp olive oil I tblsp butter Sauce 250g dried prunes (Alternatives: dried figs/plums) 125ml brandy 125ml beef stock 180ml cream
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      307 34 Natas president William Tan looks at challenges travel agents face today "The industry is recovering nicely after a few turbulent years spent battling, among other things, Sars. This year, although the industry is enjoying an upswing and looks set to end on a positive note, there
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      121 34 1987 Held its first travel fair Travel 1991 Teamed up with airlines to run a publicity campaign to counter the effects of the Gulf War 1996 Launched scholarship awards 1998 Implemented the Natas Code of Ethics; set up Natas Travel Services Bureau (now known as the Natas Consumer
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      415 35 "AS Natas (National Association of Travel Agents Singapore) celebrates its 25th birthday this year, it is a good time for it to look back at the years and reflect on the journey that has brought it
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        692 36  -  Rachel Lo We faced issues that we never thought in our wildest dream would happen in our life financial crisis, terrorism and Sars. Any of these can cripple the tourism business, let alone all three, leaving us with no time to recuperate to fight the next battle.
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        671 40 The celebration and significance of Purim, Passover and Hanukkah THROUGHOUT the world, festivities and celebrations serve as timely reminders of a nation's history and important peepholes into a people's culture. Israel is no exception. One such holiday is Purim, which falls on March 25 next year. This
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        124 40 SHERMAINE Lee Jie Ying's colouring skills have won her family a trip to Disneyland Resort Paris. The nine-year-old girl is the winner of the Skyflyer colouring contest jointly organised by British Airways and Today for children between five and 12 years old. Skyflyerßravo
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        483 37  -  WenNg Sunway Lagoon Resort is the spot for a well-rounded holiday WHEN one mentions Sunway Lagoon Resort, an image of a playground for kids comes to mind. As such, I was initially reluctant to join my aunt's family for a weekend escape there. But I
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        804 38  -  Pauline D Loh From neighbouring Johor all the way to Penang, S'poreans keep going back for more SINGAPOREANS are known to travel to the ends of the earth for a good feast So, it will not be a surprise if many would happily drive
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      1027 43  -  ROHIT BRIJNATH A FELLOW I know, let's call him Patrick, is intelligent, well-read and rational, or most of the time anyhow. After all, at the mere mention of the words "Manchester United" logic is abandoned, his eyes light up with obsession and he begins
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      379 44 -AFP Australia on course for win, as opponents falter at the crease TEST CRICKET India v Australia NAGPUR, India Glenn McGrath destroyed India's top order in his 100th Test match here yesterday, as world champions Australia moved closer to their first series win on Indian soil
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      406 44  -  TAN YO-HINN ASIAN RUGBY TOURNEY Singapore v Arabian Gulf EVEN before a ball was kicked, Singapore's hopes of reclaiming the Plate title at the 19th Asian Rugby Tournament took a knock. The national squad's morning flight to Hong Kong yesterday was
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      273 44  -  JOSE RAYMOND AFC CUP, SEMI-FINAL, 2ND LEG Home United 1 Al Jaish 2 HOME United bowed out of the AFC Cup last night, going down 2-1 in their second leg semi-final clash against Syrian Cup champions Al Jaish, at the
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      473 45  -  DAN PEK Kranji facility has conservation in mind to preserve marshland and maintain bird sanctuary MANY Singapore reservists will remember trekking through the snakeinfested marshland as full-time national servicemen. Now as SAFRA members, they can still go through an exercise there, but nothing too arduous. With
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      410 45 -AP US BASEBALL WORLD SERIES Cardinals 1 Red Sox 4 ST LOUIS Only a curse can stop the Boston Red Sox now. And they know all about such things. With their baseball stars and lucky stars aligned, the Red Sox beat
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      652 46 Agencies Despite Ruud apology, Gunners boss still attacks United LONDON Ruud van Nistelrooy may have said sorry to Ashley Cole. He may be willing to accept an automatic three-match ban for the nasty challenge. But Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger just can't stop criticising the Dutch striker.
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      194 46 -AFP LONDON Britain's biggest-sell-ing newspaper said that Arsenal full-back Ashley Cole was responsible for throwing a piece of pizza that allegedly hit Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. The incident took place after United ended Premiership champions Arsenal's top-flight record of 49 unbeaten games with a
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      177 46 -AFP GARFORTH, England It sounds like a joke, but English non-league side Garforth Town claim they have signed Brazil legend Socrates, who has agreed to make a comeback to football with them. The club say that the 50-year-old midfielder, who retired 14 years ago having
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      145 46 ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP Liverpool 3 Millwall 0 LONDON Ugly scenes of crowd violence returned to mar English football as Liverpool fans became incensed during their side's 3-0 League Cup win at Millwall's The Den on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Following exchanges of taunts between the
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