Today, 15 March 2005

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    Pirates back on the rampage
    802 1  -  Clement Mesenas Weekend raids revive fear of terrorist attacks Foreign and Commentary Editor clement@newstoday.com.sg TWO pirate attacks in regional waters over the weekend one involving the seizure of a fullyladen gas tanker by a well-armed gang of 35 have rekindled fears of a terrorist attack
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    SIA takes on budget airlines with $98 deal
    424 1  -  Sheralyn Tay sheralyn@newsto day, com. sg FLYING to Perth, Hong Kong or Bangkok on a $98 return air ticket sounds like an offer from a budget carrier, but it's not Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched a three-day Internet-only promotion yesterday, offering cheap flights
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon 6 killed in bloody prison revolt
      455 2 AFP Inmates from Abu Sayyaf overpower guards, take over Manila jail MANILA A bloody revolt at a maxi-mum-security prison in the Philippines that has claimed six lives dragged on yesterday after Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants leading the revolt reneged on their word to
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        No cultural capital without the artist
        670 3  -  Audrey Wong To be seen as a good place to live, work and play, Singapore must invest in artists ALL the news in the media about the arts lately has discussed everything except art The Singapore Season in London has been trumpeted as a
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon Full honours for President on 1st Australia trip
      133 4 Channel News Asia PRESIDENT S R Nathan, who is in Australia on a six-day state visit, was given a full state welcome on his arrival at the Royal Australia Air Force Fairbairn yesterday. The first state visit to Australia by a Singapore
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      Lock icon NUS team off to conquer Everest
      93 4 The National University of Singapore (NUSj Centennial Everest Expedition, comprising (from left) Ernest Quah, Ec Khong Lean, Stefen Chow E-Fung, Teo Yen Kai and Lindley Morris Zerbe, get ready to cheer for cameramen before departing on their adventure. Family, friends and well-wishers were out
      SNG LI WEI  -  93 words
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      Alleged poisoner already a fugitive
      309 4  -  Wong Fei Wan Charged with indecent exposure last year feiwan@newstoday.com.sg THE Singaporean man accused of poisoning his two daughters in Sydney is wanted in Singapore for exposing his genitals to a young woman. According to police spokesman ASP Stanley Norbert, a warrant of arrest had
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      OTO Bodycare wins trademark infringement against businessman
      215 6  -  Wong Fei Wan THANKS to the evidence gathered by a private investigator, OTO Bodycare last week won its trademark infringement case against a businessman, after proving that the latter had sold foot massagers by riding on the goodwill and reputation of its trademark.
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      Consumers turn to Case over unfair tactics
      376 6  -  Ansley Ng 94% of the 10,819 complaints received settled amicably, says president ansley@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Mrs Tan asked the two well-dressed vacuum cleaner salesmen to leave her home after they finished a demonstration, both men became "fierce and used threatening tones" to speak to
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      205 5 li r SINGAPORE fcS^ MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY Not just jobs But promising careers Nadir AliZafar M M I I Analyst, I t%^^^^^ I W H Neptune Orient Lines H H V I H fl JB V AdoraChong H jU Project Manager, H H pico Art international I II These graduates represent
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Taipei reacts sharply
      457 8 Agencies Taiwanese urged to rally against China's anti-secession law BEIJING China's parliament yesterday passed a law giving its military the legal right to attack Taiwan if it moves towards independence. This drew angry condemnation from Taipei, which warned that the law is a serious threat to security
      — Agencies; AFP  -  457 words
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      Lock icon Dalai Lama 'wants Tibet to remain part of China to benefit from economic boom'
      194 8 AP HONG KONG Exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama (picture), said in an interview published yesterday that he wants the region to remain part of China so it can benefit from that country's economic boom. "I
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      Lock icon British tsunami victim to marry Thai saviour
      156 8 -AFP LONDON A 21-year-old British student has decided to abandon her career in London and return to Thailand to marry the Thai man who supported her throughout her ordeal after the tsunami, a British newspaper reported. Ms Naomi Bowman was seriously injured after
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      Lock icon Man arrested for stripping and torturing teenager
      188 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have arrested a man in Penang for allegedly torturing his 19-year-old worker, reports said yesterday. Indian national Sonia Sharma, 19, said she was locked up, stripped naked, kicked, punched and beaten with a piece of wood by her
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      Lock icon Stunned wife pulls the plug
      330 12 Ex-Boeing CEO faces divorce days after he loses job for having an affair CHICAGO Just days after losing his job for having an affair with a female employee, ousted Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher is about to lose his wife, who has filed for divorce after
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    • GLOBAL roundup
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        Lock icon Author named for Peter Pan sequel
        75 12 AP Children's author Geraldine McCaughrean has been chosen to write the official sequel to Mr J M Barrie's Peter Pan, said London's Great Ormond Street Hospital which inherited the copyright to the classic work in 1 937. It has stipulated that the new work,
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        Lock icon Kasparov gives up chess to challenge Putin
        61 12 AFP Retiring Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov, 41, said yesterday he was turning his talent for strategy away from the game board and toward Russian politics, to challenge the "dictatorship" of President Vladimir Putin. "What (is needed is) a political party that will
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        Man with two penises loses wife
        68 12 German Michael Gruber who has two penises has allegedly lost his wife, ananova.com reported. Doctors built Mr Gruber, 40, a second penis after he requested a better organ. But they decided not to remove the first penis until they were sure the new tissue
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    Focus On The Family
    246 14  -  Dr James Dobson i TbiMrs hiuogbhv cyuf mby IS MOTHERHOOD BORING? When I hear someone comment that being a mother and homemaker is boring, I have a simple response: you're right! The truth is, almost any occupation you can name from a telephone operator to a
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      TWIST TO AN AGE-OLD THEME
      742 14  -  Yvonne Lim, Honaik news that moved you Voices Editor ARE you a real woman only if you can wield a duster, wok and mop? Letter-writer Haslinda Shamsudin (March 11) raised a few eyebrows when she referred to the household "chores that define us as a
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    • Letter
      Well-rounded students needed
      311 16  -  TAN THIAM SOON I Letter from PROFESSOR Dean of Admissions, National University of Singapore I REFER to your article, "NUS, NTU won't count co-curricular activities for admission" (Mar 10). Following the article, Mr Timothy John, a national water polo player, raised concerns that the move to do
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    • READERS' TAKE ON PARADING BRIDES
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        Nelson Quah:
        95 16 I REFER to the news report, "Viet brides in booth raise eyebrows" (March 14). I can understand if the fish tank display of girls takes place in a less developed country. To learn that such a thing happened in a crowded place like a Suntec City exhibition hall
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        Jeffrey Law Lee Beng:
        56 16 Those Vietnamese girls should not have been made to lose their dignity by being showcased in public for three days. Can you imagine having to remain calm and composed with thousands of people gawking at you? True, you need to publicise your company service, but there
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    • Letter
      Let Indian maids take test in Tamil
      136 16  -  |ANNEXAVIER I Letter from MY Indian foreign domestic worker (FDW) has been working for me for the past four years. She is an asset to me as besides doing her household chores, she also tutors my grandniece and nephew in their preschool Tamil
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      299 16 TT xiave a fun-filled time this March School t Holiday at suntec cs/fT\ f l!:!!^ The Sound of Music Nationwide Singing Competition The Search for Singapore's Yon Trapp Family is on. Take part as a soloist or as a group and stand a chance to win an exciting 3 Days
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon StanChart ups home loan rates to 3.85%
      369 18  -  Valeric Law Move led by rise in funding cost in inter-bank market valerie@newstoday.com.sg STANDARD Chartered Bank (StanChart) will raise its mortgage rates for private residential properties next month for the second time this year this time by 50 basis points, or half a
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      Lock icon Trek in marketing alliance with Imation
      127 18 Channel News Asia SINGAPORE-LISTED IT solutions provider Trek 2000 has entered into an alliance with New York-listed Imation Corp to market its thumb drives worldwide. Under the deal, Trek will grant Imation exclusive rights to distribute its patented Thumb Drive as well as a
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    • business news
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        SembCorp, Allseas settle some claims
        249 19  -  Chow Perm Nee pennnee@newstoday.com.sg SEMBCORP Industries' (SCI) legal tussle with Swiss-based shipowner Allseas Group over a vessel conversion has eased somewhat, with both parties agreeing to settle some of their claims out of court SCI said it had reached an "amicable settlement" in relation to
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      • Market WATCH
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          ST Index — 2,168.97-0.44
          3 19 ST Index 2,168.97-0.44
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          Lock icon Singapore
          83 19 Dow Jones SHARES fell slightly yesterday, tracking Wall Street's decline in the absence of fresh themes. The ST Index ended 0.44 point lower, or 0.02 per cent, to 2,1 68.97. In the broader market, decliners outnumbered advancers 276 to 147. Traded volume totalled 587.2 million shares worth $649.9 million.
          — Dow Jones  -  83 words
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          World markets
          60 19 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng 11,850.25 13,906.85 Pis -73.64 -0.62 +15.92 +0.11 All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI 4,218.60 6,155.51 1,019.69 901.64 +26.00 +0.62 -48.72 -0.79 -3.1 -0.30 +0.19 +0.02 SET Index 700.22 -10.76 -1.51 Jakarta Comp 1,123.48 +15.43 +1.39 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2,115.61
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          Commodities
          21 19 Gold uss/oi 443.70 Silver uss/oi 7.50 Platinum uss/oz 871.40 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,435 Rubber centsAg 214.75 Brent crude uss/barrel 53.04
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          SGX most active
          59 19 By volume ACCS STATSChP UniFiber Oldiii Cosco Corp Close 0.415 1.140 0.375 0.925 1.700 Change +0.010 +0.030 -0.010 +0.030 +0.040 +2.5 +2.7 -2.6 +3.4 +2.4 'OOO 53,661 24,244 17,922 15,415 12,822 SingTel UTAC SembCorp Chartered FirstLink 2.670 0.660 1.960 1.130 0.155 +0.040 -0.010 +0.050 -0.020 +0.010 +1.5
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          SGX top rises
          77 19 By$ Close Change KepCorp IMH 400USS 10.300 +0.300 18.100 +0.100 :apilalandeCW***** HKLandeCW*****7 0.845 +0.075 0.355 +0.070 HKLand USS 2.700 +0.070 :oscoCorpeCW***** 0.630 +0.060 :oscoCorpeCW*****5 0.800 +0.050 :oscoCorpeCW*****1 Fortune ReilHKS 0.365 +0.050 6.700 +0.050 Haw Par 5.400 +0.050 By percentage NOLePW*****0 Close Change 0.015 +50.0 DBS ePW*****1 0.110
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          SGX top falls
          83 19 By$ Close Change >ingamasC2kHKS 6.250 -0.400 thai Prime200USS 11.900 -0.400 Creative 50 18.500 -0.200 DBS 14.700 -0.200 lardine C&C 11.400 -0.200 MOLeCW*****1 1.450 -0.130 MOL eCW*****0 1.000 -0.110 :MProp 100 HKS 5.000 -0.100 JOB 14.000 -0.100 luiEng 2.300 -0.090 By percentage iPH eCW*****0 Close CI 0.020 ihange
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          Lock icon Your S$1 buys
          41 19 SGI Bloomberg US$ 0.6168 UK£ 0.3215 Yen 64.615 HK$ 4.8125 RM 2.3439 Euro 0.4599 Rupiah 5,778.7 Baht 23.653 Peso 33.276 A$ 0.7812 Indian Rs 26.848 Won 617.28 C$ 0.7456 Yuan 5.1055 NZ$ 0.8351 NTS 19.018 Information provided by
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        Lock icon Keppel wins $1b oil rig deal
        294 20 Bloomberg Demand strong on high crude prices KEPPEL Corp, Singapore's biggest offshore marine engineering company, will build four jack-up rigs worth a total of $990 million for AP MollerMaersk, the world's biggest shipping group. The rigs will be completed at six-month intervals from the
        — Bloomberg; PICTURE COURTESY OF KEPPEL CORP i i i .1.  -  294 words
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        Lock icon Japan inches out of recession
        170 20 AFP TOKYO Japan has inched its way out of a recession, revised official data showed yesterday. The government said fourth quarter 2004 gross domestic product grew 0.1 per cent, compared with the three months to September and an initial estimate that the economy contracted 0.1
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        Lock icon Marlboro maker offers to buy Sampoerna for $8.3b
        249 22 -AFP JAKARTA The maker of Marlboro cigarettes, United Statesbased Philip Morris International, said yesterday it was offering US$5.2 billion ($8.3 billion) to buy Indonesia's Sampoerna to expand its share of one of the world's biggest cigarette markets. The US firm agreed to
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        Lock icon Disney picks Iger as CEO
        254 22 AFP Insider chosen in unanimous board decision WASHINGTON The Walt Disney Co's board of directors on Sunday named company president Robert Iger to succeed chief executive Michael Eisner, who announced last year his decision to retire. The entertainment behemoth said it was picking an internal
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    • the business of marketing
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        Cordyceps for the masses
        597 24  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla A stronger strain of the herb is now available locally at a quarter the price shobha@newstoday.com.sg EVEN in non-Chinese communities, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is emerging as a popular and effective alternative health-enhancing system. Many have taken to combining TCM practices, such as
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      Lock icon The comeback queen
      938 25  -  S Murali in Oslo, Norway How Norwegian Gunn-Rita Dahle overcame burn-out to conquer the rigorous world of mountain biking ABQULXCERQI, murali@newstoday.com.sg WHEN a company goes in search of an athlete to endorse its product, the process can often be a painful one. From finding just the right
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        Cosmetic challenges
        116 25  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla L'Oreal has launched an e-Strat Challenge game which the cosmetics giant claim is one of the most sophisticated, relevant business games around, allowing university students to put to the test their business acumen and communication, strategic and decision-making skills Participating students have to make more
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        Osim's act of chair-ity
        88 25  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Osim, the number one brand in healthy lifestyle products which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is raising funds for the Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF) in collaboration with some of Singapore's most colourful personalities. The four celebrities comedian Kumar, piano prodigy Abigail
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        A slice of Ireland in Singapore
        106 25  -  Ted Chen This year's Guinness Irish Festival was launched two weeks ago by Irish Ambassador Hugh Swift at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. On until the end of this month, the festival offers food lovers the chance to fire up their taste buds with
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        "Mercedes-Benz and Me" advertising campaign launched
        77 25  -  Ted Chen German automaker Mercedes-Benz has launched a regional campaign celebrating the unique and enduring relationship between the brand and its customers. Costing around $4 million, the "Mer- cedes-Benz and Me" campaign is poised for market introduction in nine Asian countries and will incorporate
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        Shoppers egged on by Cold Storage
        82 25  -  Ted Chen Customers who spend $35 and above at Cold Storage outlets from now until next Monday will get a chance to join its Egg-citing Race, to be staged at the Parkway Parade Easter Bonanza Fair on March 25. Ten groups consisting of two
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      Lock icon Clicking through to Asia
      586 26  -  Seah Siew Hua Double Click aims to take Internet marketing in Asia to the next level siewhua@newstoday.com.sg I ASIAN consumers may lag behind consumers in the US and Europe in terms of online marketing, but Double Click hopes to change that for online businesses here. The
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      Samsung: New-generation mobile phone technologies to drive digital convergence
      406 26  -  Sol E Solomon I THE convergence of I digital technologies will be at the core as Samsung Electronics caters to office, mobile and home networks. As it expects to see an increase in the take-up of 3G phones, Samsung notes that
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      SHARE & MANAGE IDENTITY DATA EFFECTIVELY
      672 27 SHARE MANAGE IDENTITY DATA EFFECTIVELY Automate user access privileges the smart way WHEN INFORMATION ASSETS ARE AT STAKE THIS is the age of the virtual enterprise, where organisations need to communicate and exchange data with customers, employees, partners and suppliers in an elaborate collaborative chain that stretches beyond traditional business
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      Play your cards right
      658 29  -  Ariel Tarn Pair them with biometric technologies for a lethal combination ari el@newsto day, com. sg I GEMPLUS is a smart card comI pany known for its solutions involving subscriber identity module (SIM) cards for the telecommunications market. Now, it is targeting the identity (ID)/security sector,
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      Are they fail-proof?
      343 29  -  Angela Huang I BUS and MRT commuters in Singapore use I it to pay their fares. Motorists use it to pay ERP charges. Cellular phone users cannot make calls without it The ez-link card, cash card and subscriber identity module (SIM) card are just some of the
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        Singapore first to offer e-ticketing for SilkAir
        33 30 Abacus International now offers electronic ticketing for Silk Air flights booked through Asia-Pacific travel agents. Singapore is the first market to offer e-ticketing for Silk Air.
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        Turion 64 mobile technology launched
        66 30 AMD has introduced its Turion 64 mobile technology, which would allow notebooks to incorpo- rate AMD 64 performance and longer battery life in thinner and lighter form factors. Consumers can expect to see notebooks based on AMD Turion 64 later this month. AMD Turion 64
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        Cut email volume by 50 per cent
        83 30 The newly-released Symantec Mail Security (SMS) 8100 and 8200 Series appliances are designed to reduce the volume of mail messages by 50 per cent before they enter the corporate network. The 8100 can be coupled with antispam gateway solutions to combat spam. It
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      Navision 4.0 unveiled
      315 30  -  Ariel Tarn Microsoft's enhanced ERP suite boasts of improved customisation tools and a user-friendly interface ariel@newstoday.com.sg I MICROSOFT Business Solutions has released Microsoft Navision 4.0, an enterprise application suite that combines financial, manufacturing, distribution, customer management, supply chain, analytics and e-com-merce tools into a streamlined application. Targeted
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      Lock icon He came to Canon with loyalty, he left with a Lexus
      125 30  -  Elisa Yang Mr Abdul Rahim, 41, the elated grand prize winner of a Lexus ES300 at the Canon 25 Years in Singapore lucky draw, held at Funan The IT Mall yesterday. Five other Canon customers walked away with the
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      400 32  - Leandra to meet dad finally Jeanine Tan jeamne@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Idol finalist Leandra Rasiah (picture) who made her mark in the singing competition by thrilling audiences with her rendition of Michael Jackson's Ben will next week meet her natural father for the first time. The 18-year-old of Eurasian and African-American parentage
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      623 33  -  Felix Cheong CEO Darrell Metzger hopes to put island on the fast track with extreme makeover news@newstoday.com.sg HOP on, if you have the time, for the 23-year-old Sentosa monorail will stop running at the end of today, to make way for the $140 million Sentosa Express (see box
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      200 32 WMD FEST 2005 PRESENTS: j ft MUSS. Q Preview Gala! j UOnQOniOlllVZ 22 March, Tuesday, 6pm j isLv/izil and 2fiui>uJpu& KfHHHHEBHEE Be the first in Singapore to watch Miss Begin your evening with pre-show drinks at l^R^QiffifcfflliHj i Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous, Fresh Air And Cocktails, a smoke-free event
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      HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD TIPS
      105 34 How to control diabetes Diabetes is a lifelong disease. It cannot be cured but it can be controlled to prevent the development of serious complications. You can control the condition by watching your diet and weight, exercising, reducing high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol levels,
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      662 34  -  Lynette Leong Foot care crucial for diabetics as feet are vulnerable to infections health@newstoday.com.sg Diabetes affects a patient's immunity. Any infection from a minor cut or ulcer in the feet can result in severe infection. Dr Cosmas Chen, consultant and general and vascular surgeon at Mt
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      Lock icon Let your genes guide your workout
      275 34 KRT WHAT do genes have to do with getting into shape? Everything and nothing. We may be able to get beautiful, healthy bodies through exercise and diet, but there are some things we can't alter no matter how much we train. Our joint sizes,
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      Are you sure you want the fries?
      178 35  -  Elisa Yang health@newstoday.com.sg THE next time you decide to order fries, consider this: Those tasty sticks comprise more than half of the calories in your fast food. Fries are cooked in fat and while that makes them delicious, it also makes them unhealthy.
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      Lock icon When women want 'em healthy
      302 36 AFP Hormones could impact on choice of partner Women in the latter part of their menstrual cycle have a particular preference for people who look healthy, according to an innovative study in psychology published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a journal of Britain's
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      210 36 KRT TESTOSTERONE makes the man, but what does it do for the woman? It gets her sex life simmering faster than the best paperback romance novel, advocates say. Or poses unnecessary health risks to address sex-drive problems that probably are not even hormonal to start
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      Lock icon Say goodbye to joint pains
      888 37 Here are three approaches to curing your aches ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES health@newstoday.com.sg JOINT aches and pains may have a number of medical causes including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Sometimes, they may be related to muscular problems. Naturopathy The roots of naturopathy go back to the ancient
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      HEALTH LISTINGS FOR THE WEEK
      113 38 'Gynaecological Cancers': Cancer Wise Women Workshop This workshop offers a comprehensive programme that covers specific gynaecological cancers such as cancer of the cervix, uterine cancer and ovarian cancer. Date: March 1 9 Time: 1 pm to 4.30pm (Registration: 1 pm to 1.20pm) Venue: Level 4,
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      480 38 I am on the pill. Are there any side effects of taking it in the long run? Tanya Lim The combined oral contraceptive pills (COCP) are a very effective form of hormonal contraceptive. They act mainly by inhibiting ovulation (egg release). The COCPs are well-liked because they
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      224 35 H 1 i Success is to follow your passion Which ever is true: enjoy the things you do or do the things you enjoy? For me, it works bath ways, (find that it's easy to run a business if you enjoy it, and it's easy to follow your passion in
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      49 37 i I Told You... to sleep earlier, to eat lesser sweets, Have you ever listened? Now that you're a mum, dont say I didn't tell you. Trust Eu Van Sang Bo Ying Compound when your little one's feeling sick. After all, that's the same thing your Grandma told me.
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      151 38 ■IF 5 i^s P3 p-1 nl m I'll The faces behind healthy companies in Singapore. These CEOs put the health and well-being of their employees first through Workplace Health Promotion Programmes. Every year, the Health Promotion Board gives national recognition to companies that actively promote health, with the Platinum, Gold,
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      28 38 HEALTHLINE TOPIC FROM HPB Until March 20, if you want to know more about young people and stroke, call the Health Promotion Board's Healthline at 1800 848 1313.
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      179 43 League Home Team Away Team I Match Kick Off (Singapore date/time) S.League Paya Lebar Sinchi Tue, 15/03/05 7.30pm E Premier Chelsea West Bromwich Wed, 16/03/05 3.45 am UE Champions Inter Porto Wed, 16/03/05 3.45 am SCORE Tampines Sun Hei Wed, 16/03/05 7.30pm STRIKE! Happy Valley Home United Wed, 16/03/05 B.oopm
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      578 44 Agen- Arsenal boss joins anti-Mourinho brigade, brands Blues arrogant, naive ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea v West Brom LONDON Critics of Jose Mourinho need to form an orderly queue at the moment The Chelsea manager does not appear to be a popular man beyond the swinging streets
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      250 44 MOURINHO has certainly made his presence felt in his first season in English football. Sept 9: Blues boss criticises Tottenham's defensive approach, saying he wouldn't pay £50 ($1 55) to watch such negative football. Jan 28: Mourinho charged with improper conduct by comments made after Chelsea's match
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      645 45 PRIMERA LIGA Getafe 2 Real Madrid 1 Shocking defeat marks end of an era in Spain MADRID In a practical sense, Real Madrid's season ended last Wednesday. As the expensive galacticos trudged, sullen-faced, into Turin airport, having been knocked out of the Champions League by Juventus, their fans
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      268 45 FOOTBALL FA Cup semi-final draw LONDON Chapter four of the seasonlong thriller between Manchester United and Arsenal could be written in the FA Cup Final after all. The Premiership giants were kept apart in yesterday's draw for the semi-finals of the FA
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      302 45 -AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Inter Milan v Porto MILAN Inter Milan are determined to keep their season alive by beating Porto to become the third Italian club to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League tonight {tomorrow morning, Singapore time). Victory over the trophy holders
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        649 42 Harrington handed first US PGA title after Vijay misses easy putt GOLF Honda Classic PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida The short putt went to the right in the fading light just the break Padraig Harrington needed. The Irishman won the Honda Classic for his first US PGA
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        257 42 -AP NBA Sacramento 96 Houston 111 SACRAMENTO Now that Houston have surrounded Tracy McGrady (picture) and Yao Ming with talented perimeter shooters, the Rockets have become an offensive juggernaut David Wesley scored 21 points, Mike James added 20, and the Rockets out-shot the Sacramento Kings to
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        495 43  -  JOSE RAYMOND Bedok-based club cite Fifa rule on youth development, PSC wait for Home's response jose@newstoday.com.sg THE two giants ended an eventful on-field slugfest 4-4 on the opening day of the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2005 season just two weeks ago. But off the field, the
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        210 43  -  Jasmine Zhao IN AN unprecedented move, Republic Polytechnic (RP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS) to promote and develop the sport in the country. Signed yesterday, the MOU will see BAS support the setting
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        278 43  -  JASMINE ZHAO jasmine.zhao@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Shooting Association's Zhang Jingna turned in a record-breaking performance at the 2005 Commonwealth Shooting Federation Championships (CSFC) in Melbourne yesterday. The former Raffles Girls School (RGS) student beat favourite Anjali Bhagwat India's Olympic shooter in the 10m air rifle individual women's event,
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        98 43 AFP SYDNEY Olympic hero lan Thorpe was blasted yesterday as having lost touch with Australia's swimming fraternity, after he hit a raw nerve criticising the head organisation. Thorpe has been sorely missed at this week's world championship trials here as he sits out competitive swimming for
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      34 45 Tomorrow 3.30am Football UEFA Champions League, first knock-out round, second leg: Intemazionale v Porto, Ch23 3.30am EPL Chelsea v West Brom, Ch24 6am Tennis Masters Series: Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells fourth round, Ch24
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