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    11 1 FDSFDSASD TODAY incorporating utT6£itS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Thursday March 17,2005 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Fear of the next Big One looms
    866 1  -  Sharon Vasoo British journal warns Banda Aceh may be hit again sharon@newstoday.com.sg THE next big quake in the region could measure up to 7.5 on the Richter scale and trigger a killer tsunami almost as forceful as the Boxing Day one. In a
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    Lock icon Is this FORMULA the right ONE?
    965 1  -  ROHIT BRIJNATH ROHIT BRIJNATH THERE is nothing, it was promised to me by a fellow whose pillowcases surely are embroidered with a prancing horse, quite like the start of the Formula 1 season in Melbourne. Was he talking about the singing drunks who failed
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      Eyebrows raised over hiring of relatives
      666 2  -  Jose Raymond A*STAR institute's admin director worked with her husband, brother and sister-in-law Today Exclusive jose@newstoday.com.sg IT IS not uncommon to have relatives working in the same organisation, but to avoid conflicts of interest, most employers try to avoid placing them in the same
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      Lock icon Banker's murder: Woman arrested
      287 2 AFP GENEVA Swiss police have arrested a woman in connection with the murder of French banker Edouard Stern, one of the richest men in France, it was reported yesterday, noting that the killing was sex-related. The suspect, whose name and nationality have not been released, was
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      Lock icon SE Asian countries desperate for rain
      459 3 -AFP Thailand on the brink of crisis, with 9.2 m affected BANGKOK It's a disaster, and experts are blaming the El Nino weather phenomenon. Thailand is wrestling with one of its worst droughts in years, while millions of people from China to Indonesia are
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      Lock icon Opec to raise oil production
      289 3 -AFP ISFAHAN (Iran) Opec ministers decided yesterday to raise their production ceiling from 27 million barrels per day (bpd) to 27.5 million bpd with immediate effect and held out the possibility of a further rise of 500,000 bpd in May. "The first increase (is) now,"
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      Lock icon Cathay and Air China reportedly in merger talks
      350 3 -AFP HONGKONG- Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific is holding talks about a merger with mainland national carrier Air China in a deal which would give the two airlines unrivalled coverage of one of the world's fastest growing aviation markets, a report said on
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      Drink driving arrests jump 23%
      547 4  -  Ansley Ng ansley(gnewstoday.com.sg THEY know the consequences, yet many drivers are choosing to take a risk by driving even after they have had one drink too many. The number of people arrested for drink driving jumped 23 per cent last year, according to the Traffic
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      Lock icon Singapore experience gains a little seasoning
      216 4 Channel News Asia TWO hundred business leaders who attended the Singapore Conference and the gala Singapore Evening afterwards both part of the Singapore Season in London have had more than just their appetites whetted. MediaCorp Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, moderator of a business panel
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      Bank calls CapitaLand casino frontrunner
      293 4 LOCAL property developer Capita Land is seen as the frontrunner among the 19 bidders who have submitted proposals for the integrated resort, according to a report by Swiss financial services firm ÜBS. Capita Land is partnering MGM and Kerzner in two separate proposals one for
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        Sing Post-ACCS: No conflict of interests
        676 6  -  Adrian Tan If established rules have been followed, indulging in conspiracy theories is counterproductive "WHY can't a man go in on a Monday and buy a few shares?" This quote came to mind when reading about the chairman of Sing Post's purchase of some
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      Lock icon Dirty comics thrive
      249 8 -CNA Many dealers found selling X-rated comic books THE authorities have conducted some 570 raids against outlets selling pornographic comics in the last two years. According to the Media Development Authority (MDA) it has seized more than 1,400 copies of undesirable publications in these raids. Of these
      -CNA  -  249 words
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      Lock icon Are youths getting mental help they need?
      273 8 Newsßadio 93.8 AN EXPERT in childhood counselling predicts that up to 20 per cent of youths and teens here may need some form of counselling or mental health services. What is worrying, however, is that not many are seeking the right help. Dr
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      New hope for heart patients
      357 10  -  Patricia Yap US study discovers way to reduce chances of heart attacks and strokes patricia@newstoday.com.sg A US study has given new hope to patients with coronary heart disease. The Treating to New Targets (TNT) trial found that when up to eight times the recommended dosage
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      More Singaporeans at risk of obesitylinked diseases: HPB
      252 10  -  Patricia Yap ABOUT one in two Singaporeans up from one in three will now be considered at risk of obesity-linked diseases after the Health Promotion Board's (HPB) revision of the Body Mass Index (BMI). The BMI is a measure of obesity calculated
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      Lock icon Not your everyday internship programme
      445 12  -  Lee U-Wen New poly's scheme lets students do professional profiling u-wen@newstoday.com.sg WHILE most internship programmes attach students to organisations in order to learn the ropes in a chosen field, new kid on the block Republic Polytechnic (RP) has gone its own way in giving its
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        Lock icon Share views on extending smoking ban
        141 12 Newsßadio 93.8 The public are invited to share their views on the government's plan to extend the smoking ban. Smokers and non-smokers alike can attend one of four dialogue sessions conducted in English, Malay and Mandarin. The public consultation exercise follows a survey conducted
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        Lock icon Changi passenger traffic goes up
        113 12 Newsßadio 93.8 Passenger traffic at Changi Airport continues to soar. Stronger demand for air travel during the Lunar New Year season last month, pushed Changi's passenger air traffic up 6.2 per cent compared to a year ago. For the first two months of the year,
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        Lock icon Shell petrol price rises 8 cents
        63 12 Newsßadio 93.8 Pump prices at Shell stations went up from 9 pm last night. Petrol prices will be raised by 8 cents and diesel, 6 cents. Shell said in a statement that interna-tionally-traded finished products have continued to rise significantly, placing pressure on the
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      Lock icon Malay, Tamil review committees invite feedback
      174 14 Channel News Asia THE two committees set up to review the teaching and learning of Malay and Tamil languages in schools are inviting public feedback and suggestions. Both aim to get views on syllabus and teaching resources, teaching methods and teacher training, assessment and
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      Lock icon 'Best' is good for a better business sense
      584 14  -  Lee U-Wen NTUC Income chief devises game to foster self-reliance in employees u-wen@newstoday.com.sg EVEN as Singaporeans become better educated, most of them seem to think that the keys to success come from textbooks and theory. This is the observation of insurance co-operative
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      Lock icon Italy in shock pullout from Iraq
      466 17 Agencies Washington claims withdrawal won't affect depleted coalition's mission ROME Following the shock killing by American forces of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dropped a bombshell yesterday when he said his country would begin withdrawing its troops from Iraq
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      Stewardess reports rape
      142 17 KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight stewardess has told police she was raped by a crew member while they were in Japan, The Star reported. The 22-year-old woman filed a report soon after her flight landed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport recently. Police have forwarded her
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        'Terrifying' Marmite ad banned
        71 17 A television advertisement featuring a giant blob of Marmite has been banned after "terrifying" children, reported The Scotsman yesterday. In one commercial, people run away from the blob before a woman turns back and jumps in. The commercials end with the Marmite slogan: "You either love
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        Brazilians take on wives' names
        60 17 Brazilian men are shedding their macho image by taking on their wives' surnames, reported the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. Officials said 540 grooms so far have adopted their bride's surname in the last three months. A psychologist told the paper that the men were
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        Lock icon Police squad is weekend circus act
        68 17 -AFP A new 25-man police motorcycle squad has been formed in Jakarta to patrol the mean streets during the week and perform circus stunts on weekends. "On Saturdays and Sundays, police personnel driving Harley-Davidsons will also provide entertainment for people and street-users in places
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        War tank found buried in garden
        68 17 New Zealander Emanuel Hurley of Ohaupo in Waikato province struck a metal object while digging in his garden, not realising that it would turn out to be a four-tonne World War II tank, reported stuff.co.nz. "The things you find in your garden," exclaimed his
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        How sexy is a yawn?
        94 17 Proving the link between sex and yawning has become a life mission for Dutch academic Wolter Seuntjens, whose thesis is titled The Hidden Sexuality of the Human Yawn, the Guardian reported. "The yawn has not received its due attention," argued Dr Seuntjens of Vrije Universiteit
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        Lock icon Aceh rebels may have been responsible for Strait piracy
        61 18 -AFP Rebels from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) may have carried out the armed attack on a Japanese tugboat in the Malacca Strait and the kidnapping of three crewmen, Malaysia's marine police said yesterday. GAM has been waging a separatist revolt
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        Lock icon 51% of Taiwanese feel China's law will fuel independence drive
        61 18 -AFP borne o I per cent ot people in laiwan believe China's anti-secession law will fuel pro-independence sentiment on the island, the United Daily News reported yesterday. The law, which became effective on Monday, calls for the use of "non-peace-ful
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        Lock icon Jackson's alleged fetish for children's underwear
        59 18 -AFP The prosecutors in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial have hinted that the pop star has a fetish for children's underwear. District Attorney Tom Sneddon told jurors that Jackson's accuser, then 1 3 years old, found that some of his underwear was missing from
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      Lock icon Billionaire to set up spaceport
      176 18 -AP Amazon.com founder wants to facilitate Man's presence in space VAN HORN (Texas) Internet retailer Amazon.com's founder Jeff Bezos is to set up a "spaceport" on his newly-acquired 165,000-acre ranch, where he hopes to "facilitate an enduring human presence in space". According to AP, the
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      Lock icon UK's Hannibal Lector
      112 20 -AFP LONDON Experts are looking into how a convicted killer with mental problems and a lust for cannibalism was able to kill another two people, including a friend whose brain he cooked and ate. Peter Bryan, 35, butchered his friend Mr Brian Cherry, 43, in February last
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      Lock icon Trouble brews over arms sale to rivals
      398 20 Will US sale of Fl6 jets to India go through? NEW DELHI US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday praised growing peace moves by India and Pakistan and pledged to increase defence and energy cooperation with New Delhi, while calling for a return
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      Focus On The Family
      260 22  -  Dr James Dobson Tbn^'s by WHAT QUALITY TIME ISN'T Want to hear some really BAD ideas for how to spend quality time with your children? A couple friends of mine named Greg Johnson and Mike Yorkey have come up with a few examples of how not
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      Review resale levy, HDB ...
      429 22  - Review resale levy, HDB EE TECK SIEW It acts more like a capital gains tax today and not as originally intended Letter from NATIONAL Development Minister Mah Bow Tan announced in Parliament that the current 10-year occupation period for first-time HDB flat owners before they are allowed to buy a
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      ... and consider also wishes of non-season parking ticket holders
      189 22  - and consider also wishes of non-season parking ticket holders JAMES CHI Letter from I HAVE noticed that the HDB has been converting normal all-user parking lots in HDB carparks to season parking lots. This makes it almost impossible for drivers to park in those lots without purchasing a season parking
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      Lost in linguistics
      282 24  -  MOHAMMED ARIF 'Bahasa' simply means 'language' in Malay Letter from Halias i CHRISTOPHER BELL WHILE I agree with the writer in the article, "Plugging the mother tongue gap" (March 16), that a greater knowledge of Malay among non-Malay Singaporeans could be a great asset, I want to
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      Diesel vehicle emissions may risk public health
      343 24  -  FOONG CHEE LEONG, I Letter from HAN LIANG YUAN (MS), Head, Pollution Control Department, National Environment Agency Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, Land Transport Authority WE THANK Mr Hendrik Sastrawidjaja for his letter, "Allow passenger diesel cars here" (March 3). A key concern in
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      isay Discipline students, but in a productive way
      689 26  -  Jeremy Lim A GROUP of boys was asked to copy a Chinese passage five times. When it was completed, it came to about 15 to 16 foolscap pages. The exercise was not nnlu t^Hiniic Kut Qlcn punishing. What's more it had nothing
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      Lock icon HK enjoys 8.1% rise in GDP
      428 28 Territory's first surplus in five years is almost double its annual growth rate HONG KONG Hong Kong has posted its first budget surplus in five years as the economy bounced back strongly last year with growth of 8.1 per cent, Financial Secretary Henry Tang
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      Matsushita to lay off 42 workers in S'pore
      166 28  -  Arjuna Chandramohan MATSUSHITA Electronic Components Singapore plans to lay off 42 employees, as the company moves some of its operations to Batam in Indonesia. The Singapore unit of Japanese electronics Matsushita, which employs around 900 people here, told the affected staff of
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        Lock icon Chip Eng wins HDB Pinnacle contract
        249 29 Construction of the 50-storey project starts in April CHIP Eng Seng has won a $279-million contract to build an apartment complex for the Housing Development Board (HDB). The construction and property group said that the project to build the Pinnacle@Duxton was awarded to its
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        M1 reveals 3G price plans
        259 30 First five minutes of M 1 video calls are free MOBILEONE Asia (Ml) has released pricing details for its third generation, or 3G, mobile phone service, which was launched last month. From April 1 till the end of the year, the first five minutes of
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        Lock icon Issue of Islamic bonds still possible
        174 30 SINGAPORE has not ruled out issuing Islamic bonds, said Ong Chong Tee, deputy managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He was speaking at the Asian Banker Summit here yesterday. "We are thinking about it," he said in response to a question about
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        TRANQUIL TREASURE
        707 32  -  WEE TECK HIAN Devoid of noisy picnickers and the stress of the city, Kusu Island is the perfect solution for a bit of quietude PHOTOGRAPHS BY things that the quaint, tranquil grounds of Kusu Island offer. drinks and games. The D-l-Y picnic can be as elaborate or simple
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        Lock icon SHORTLISTED ENTRIES
        175 33 NEO YU WEI LEE CHEE MING MARINE AND COASTAL LIFE We woke up very early in Kukup, Malaysia, in Aug 2004 to catch the sunrise. It was disappointing and the sun was just a faint pink ball against a grey backdrop. As I was walking back towards our
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        NIXON BEST PHOTOGRAPH CONTEST
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        Lock icon SingTel cuts stake in Globe Telecom
        146 34 SINGTEL has reduced its stake in Globe Telecom of the Philippines to 44.6 per cent from 45.1 per cent, as part of a stock buyback by the Manila-based company. The Singapore telco received about $117 million for the shares after transaction costs were deducted,
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        72 34 CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp (CAO) filed a lawsuit in the High Court against J Aron Company yesterday. CAO is seeking damages from J Aron or a rescission of two agreements made between them for the restructuring of CAO's options portfolio in January and June last
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          141 34 SHARE prices closed higher, ignoring Wall Street's overnight decline, as bargain hunters returned to the local bourse after four straight sessions of losses. The ST Index ended 5.71 points, or 0.3 per cent, higher at 2,1 69.64. Gainers led decliners 208 to 174 as 683.6 million shares worth $594.7
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          64 34 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Index Value Change Nikkei 225 *****.18 Pts +52.09 +0.44 Hang Seng Ordinaries raiwan Wtd Korea Comp *****.52 4244.40 6072.36 993.13 +15.77 +19.00 +8.88 Unch +0.11 +0.45 +0.15 Unch KLCI 897.51 -0.69 -0.08 SET Index 706.64 +9.80 +1.41 lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B
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          82 34 )y Close Change ilA 12.100 -0.300 MryFarm 900 USS 2.800 -0.260 JukitSem 13.200 -0.200 :&N 15.600 -0.200 [hai Prime200USS 11.900 -0.200 HSCEI4800SGAeCW***** 0.210 -0.110 )BS 14.800 -0.100 lardineC&C 11.400 -0.100 IMH400USS 17.900 -0.100 irBrd'MMrKinn mi Qfln .ninn fy percentage Close C HSI DB ePW*****1 0.025 Change -44.4
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        325 36 Indonesia moves to improve its national carrier's profitability PT GARUDA Indonesia, the nation's largest airline, fired its entire 13-member board of directors in an effort to improve the state-owned carrier's profit, a government minister said. "I'm reforming the management of Garuda," State Enterprises Minister Sugiharto said yesterday
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        241 38 -AFP WASHINGTON Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned on Tuesday that the US budget is on an "unsustainable" path, while endorsing President George W Bush's analysis that the pensions system needs radical change. Mr Greenspan told a Senate special committee on ageing that
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        434 38 -AFP Faces up to 85 years jail for fraud NEW YORK Former WorldCom chief executive Bernard Ebbers, the biggest fish in the biggest corporate collapse in US history, was convicted on fraud charges, culminating a three-year criminal probe. Ebbers, 63, accused of being the mastermind of the
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      1112 40  -  Jeanine Tan His brand of sex-and-violence music has proved to be as big a hit as the Beatles' tunes ONE point one million albums moved in four days and, in a feat not achieved since the Beatles in 1964, three singles in the Billboard Top 5 at
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      293 41  -  Jeanine Tan a 50 Cent rap-a-like. Mohamed Nizar, 19, loves the rapper's music but he only joined H and won the 50 Cent rap- alike contest organised by Universal Music in 2003 because he wanted to see H his favourite rapper and Eminem live together
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      249 44  -  Clarence him CAR chases, psycho madmen, fist fights, rape scenes. No, this is not another episode of World's Scariest Police Videos, but the plot of a new National Kidney Foundation-Channel 8 collaboration, A Life of Hope. The new drama, which airs 9pm on weeknights from Monday, revolves
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      142 44  -  Rachel Lo IT'S St Patrick's Day today, and a few English pubs around town are doing the unthinkable: Going Irish. A tribute to Patrick, Ireland's patron saint who died in 460 AD, the Irish celebrate the day with dancing and drinking. The Penny
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      321 44  -  David Chew Musician loses instrument on SBS Bus 30 david.chew@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU took SBS bus No 30 along Mountbatten Road last Friday, you may want to go on reading this. Timothy O'Dwyer, a jazz musician and lecturer at LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, rather regrettably, left
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        393 46  -  Mervin Tav Singer Michael Wong tells why he believes in fairy stories mervin@newstoday.com.sg DON'T tell Malaysian singer Michael Wong that fairytales only exist in fantasy. The 34-year-old, whose latest album is titled Fairytale, feels there are lessons one can draw from such stories. "The protagonist in every fairytale
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        145 46 Currently seen on the MediaCorp TV Channel 8 dramedy Green Pals, which airs every Tuesday at 8.30pm, Adam Chen is now filming Planetshakers, a Channel U travelogue that he co-hosts with Belinda Lee. Planetshakers will debut on April 6. "I AM a big fan of Terry Pratchett
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          177 46  -  Donna Jarrell and Ira Sukrungruang David Chew Edited by THE title of the book, of course, hits you before anything else does. Then you look at the authors included in this anthology and, suddenly, it looks like a really promising
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          171 46  -  Gaby Naher —Jasmine Hong HAVE you ever thought how being the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama would be a blessed thing? Well, the good life never comes easy and, as this book shows, the Dalai Lama is no exception. Wrestling The Dragon unravels the fable of the
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        201 48  -  YONG SHU CHIANG DVD REVIEW BY City of God ++++4 A BRAZILIAN film that exposes the cut-throat reality of life in the slums of Rio and a startling culture of violence in which hoodlums brandish weapons at an early age, City of God is one
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        188 48  -  YONG SHU CHIANG DVD REVIEW BY The Forgotten has a theatrical trailer that reminds me of the excellent 1998 sci-fi thriller Dark City, in which people question their memories and identities. Without giving too much away, this film has parallels to Dark City, but is inferior because the
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        216 48  -  Mervin Tay ONE of Singapore's most prominent filmmakers has come forward to help industry counterpart Bertrand Lee, who was seriously injured in an accident while filming in Mumbai, India, in January. Responding to an appeal sent to the local film industry earlier this week, Royston
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        392 49  -  Amy Van The pasteurised crab meat products at NTUC Fair Price come under strict quality control and go well with a wide variety of dishes food@newstoday.com.sg THEY may not be fresh out of the sea, but pasteurised crab meat products can taste as good as
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        185 50 Pearlyn Tham pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg FLOWERS, make-up and fashion turn rainbow-hued during spring and so does jewellery, especially in the case of SK Jewellery's multi-coloured gem jewellery designs this season. Choose from blue topaz, garnet, peridot and citrine creations to perk up your jewellery chest or if
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        756 52  -  Cathleen Tung Estee Lauder's new line Cyber White protects the skin and prevents blemishes news(gnewstoday.com.sg Many a time I have felt confused and sceptical when it comes to beauty products. Confused because the myriad products from different brands all claim to perform similar acts almost
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        649 55  -  Pearlyn Tham Maybelline's latest mascara lengthens lashes by 40 per cent pearlyn® newstoday.com.sg YOU'VE seen XXL on the labels of clothes. But on a mascara? That alone should make you take a second look at the new Maybelline XXL volume+length microfibre mascara. Actually, it's hard to
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        225 59  -  Jasmine Zhao SINGAPORE football star Lionel Lewis turned mentor yesterday when he lunched with children from Beyond Social Services, at The Line restaurant at Shangri-La Hotel as part of the charity initiative Mainly I Love Kids (Milk). Under one of the Milk programmes called share-a-meal,
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        IT'S ALL OVER
        536 60 Blues' latest win all but guarantees title, even if Terry and Co don't think so ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea 1 West Brom 0 LONDON There may be a few battles yet to be won in Europe, both on and off the pitch, but back home the race is
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        202 60 MANCHESTER Manchester United's Gary Neville has all but conceded the Premiership crown to Chelsea, after the Blues pulled 11 points clear with a win over West Brom. "They can make a mistake but it is looking less likely as each game goes by," the full-back
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        339 60 Agencies GENEVA The fourth official at the Champions League game between Barcelona and Chelsea at the Nou Camp has accused Jose Mourinho of lying. After the clash on Feb 23, the Blues boss said he saw referee Anders Frisk speaking
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        Lock icon Unstoppable Adriano
        497 61 Inter make it three Serie A clubs in today's Champions League draw CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Inter Milan 3 Porto 1 (Inter win 4-2 on aggregate) Milan Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini declared he fears no one in the Champions League quarter-finals, after ending Porto's reign as champions of Europe
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        232 61 -AFP TEST CRICKET India v Pakistan CALCUTTA Sachin Tendulkar became only the fifth batsman to complete 10,000 runs and Rahul Dravid scored 110, as India survived a late Abdul Razzaq blitz to post 344-6 on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan here yesterday.
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      271 62 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Giancarlo Fisichella (picture), who cruised to victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, said yesterday he aims to score another win in Malaysia and dash any hopes of Ferrari's Michael Schumacher landing a fourth win here over the weekend. The Italian
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      37 60 6am Tennis Pacific Life Open, Ch24 11.55 am Cricket Pakistan Tour Of India second Test, Ch9s 3.30pm Golf TCL Classic, day 1, Ch22 Tomorrow 3.40 am Football Uefa Cup fourth round, second leg, Auxerre v Lille, Ch2l
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      175 62 T mJmmm\\\mlm^.mmmmßrli\ League Home Team Away Team r Match K'ckOff (Singapore date/time) S.League Albirex Young Lions Thu, 17/03/05 7.30pm Italian Cup Sampdoria Cagliari Fri, 18/03/05 I.ooam UECup CSKA Moscow Partizan Fri, 18/03/05 1.30 am UECup Zgoza Austria Vienna Fri, 18/03/05 3.45 am UECup Auxerre Lille Fri, 18/03/05 3.45 am UECup
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      129 65 W^k tmmamml ''aaaai 4 rW^ mm FJI LmWLT" :;<*p i^lUkS IbGp* C3l cflß Ik^ winH n. t^ fl7 i^H ,w IBl^ w_; ij^lhßjW W ittrJP^^T -*mJM W HT bk i m Mr m *r fl^k. mm\m maa aW. jr- ~-?K •^■■■•■JPP*- Jf- HP i^^^V jfr fefii ma^ i^K^a >^-^ 1
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  • the best of tasmania
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      960 66 Indulge the senses and rejuvenate the mind and body. rejoice in pure water and fertile soils, Tasmania's wine and food are acclaimed around the world. Journey into pristine wilderness, and walk with wildlife found nowhere else. autumn delight If you're tired of big-city vacationing, then Tasmania could be
      Bike riding in autumn; Walking along Wineglass Bay; Picnic at Cradle Mountain; Wineglass Bay; Waldheim Alpine Spa; Tamar Valley  -  960 words
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      242 67 the best packages to expenerfoe tasmama BEST OF TASMANIA'S CITY AND COUNTRY SELF-DRIVE from $448 Package includes: 2N city accommodation (Hobart or Launceston) 2N country accommodation (Cradle Mountain, Port I Arthur, Strahan and more) Or mix and match the lot. 3D car rental Tassie Dining Card BONUS OFFER: Get a
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  • the best of northern territory
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        445 68 bustling outdoor markets Darwin's outdoor markets are renowned for bringing together the cultures, arts and crafts, music and cuisine from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and South America. The Mindil Beach Sunset Markets operate through the tropical winter (April to November) on Thursday evenings.There are also neighbourhood markets open
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        227 69 With school holidays looming, it's time to start planning a holiday that will cater to the needs and wants of the entire family. Packed with natural and cultural treasures and wide, open spaces, the Northern Territory is one of the most family-friendly destinations in the world. feed
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      227 69 the best ways to enjoy the northern temtory BEST OF NORTHERN TERRITORY'S SELF-DRIVE SD/4NTop End (Darwin Beyond) from $578 SD/4N Central Australia (Alice Springs Uluru/Ayers Rock) from $788 Package includes: 2N city stay (Darwin or Alice Springs) 2N country stay (Kakadu, Katherine Litchfield or Uluru) 3D car rental I BONUS
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  • the best pf perth
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        335 70 Here you'll find all the essential ingredients for a great holiday some of Australia's best beaches, plenty of nightlife, bustling markets, exciting shopping, delicious eateries and amazing marine adventures. Famous for its blue skies and beautiful climate, Perth is a great place to either
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      297 71 Western Australia's south-west region is a picture book collage of magnificent coastline, lush green countryside, awardwinning wineries, ancient forests and diverse wildlife. bunbury dolphin discovery centre Meet the wild dolphins that visit Koombany Bay at Bunbury between Bam and noon. Swim and snorkel with the dolphins
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      Perth's best kept secrets – a local guide
      551 71 Perth's best kept secrets a local guide From the best places for late-night shopping and mouth-watering cuisine to locations that offer fun-filled activities for the entire family, here's a list of the places to check out when you're in Perth. eating out the oyster bar The Oyster Bar menu showcases
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      516 72 Stylish, fashionable, funky, cool and full of character, Melbourne is the cosmopolitan city that charms and enchants. From cutting-edge architecture and blockbuster musicals to art exhibitions and popular festivals, this is a city where cultural pursuits are woven into the fabric of everyday life. Here are the city's top
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      57 72 ive it up on mount 3uller this winter Mt Buller is a winter wonderland just three hours from the city Ski season commences from the first weekend in June to September or as long as the snow lasts. tb p Ww^^m /"Hi 9|^ \m\ I a. Vh. maa :>, *\*jr
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      454 73 discover the secrets of adelaide New Yorker magazine once described Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, as "possibly the last well-planned and contented metropolis on earth". Blessed with a Mediterranean climate, the city is the ideal location to start a self-drive to the picturesque countryside. South
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      175 73 ithe best packages to experience addaide and beyond I 1 BEST OF ADELAIDE'S CITY AND COUNTRY (SELF-DRIVE) from $448 SD/4N 2 nights' city stay (hotel or apartment) 2 nights' country stay* Best Western Yellow Hotel Pass Daily breakfast (city hotel only) 3-day car rental stay: Upgrade to Novotel BarossaValley, Bungaree
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  • from the ocean to the vines
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      melbourne to adelaide
      565 74 With darryl david 0 magine going on a holiday where you have the freedom to go wherever you want, whenever Iyou want. And when I say freedom, I mean freedom. No getting up at some unholy hour to take a connecting train. No furiously running after that
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      through the eyes of darryl
      169 74 Listen to and view the experiences of television presenter and media personality Darryl David in an interactive CD Rom as he undertakes a self-drive journey from Melbourne to Adelaide. Starting in Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, the eight-day trip takes Darryl through a changing
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      201 77 Head to Cairns gateway to the Great Barrier Reef Like the splendid Taj Mahal of India and the imposing Great Wall of China, the Great Barrier Reef is a must-see in Australia. No visit Down Under can be complete without making a pilgrimage to the
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      140 77 If there's anything worth dragging yourself out of bed at 4am for, it's hot air ballooning. Romantic, scenic, loads of fun it's all of this and more. The rush of excitement starts once you catch sight of the towering balloon, about nine storeys tall. And it
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      catch a free flight
      111 77 irom cairns to gold coasts Too good to be true? Well, you'd better believe it. Australian Airlines will fly you to the Gold Coast for free, if you book any flight to Cairns. Just two hours away by plane, the Gold Coast is the perfect destination
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  • the best of sydney new south wales
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        1 feel like a kid at hunter valley gardens
        76 79  -  Joanne "This is a really interesting attraction with its 12 themed landscaped gardens. We had the most fun at the Storybook Garden posing next to life-sized figures of Jack Jill, Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter, Hansel and Gretel and more!
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        78 78 "The Southern Highlands reminds me of the romantic English countryside, full of shady trees, country charm and quaint shops. We didn't think there'd be much to buy here, but boy, were we wrong.The Statford Park Lavender Farm, for one, has a fascinating
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        66 78 "Come to Sydney with halfempty suitcases because you'll be shopping like crazy at Oxford Street, Paddington Market, Bondi Market, Pitt Street Ma 11... Australian designers are really coming up strong in the international fashion scene, so don't forget to look out for hip and
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        Lock icon 5 chill out at a blue mountains b&b
        85 78 Joanne "Don't just make do with a day trip to the Blue Mountains. Spend a night at a B&B there are so many in the area. Homely and relaxed, you'll feel like you're staying at a friend's house, complete with warm hospitality
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        Lock icon 6 have breakfast at bondi
        59 79 Yuwu "I'm not really a beach person, but walking along Bondi Beach and its surroundings put me in a relaxed and happy mood. I'd strongly recommend breakfast at popular Bondi eatery, Speedo's they make great gelato here as well.Work off that breakfast by going on
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        Lock icon 7 go on a seafood binge
        103 79 Yuwu "The seafood in Singapore is good, but the seafood in SydIney is better you can really Itaste the freshness.There are Iso many varieties of oysters [available... I even learnt how Ito distinguish (by taste) SydIney Rock Oysters from lother types. The Sydney Fish
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        Lock icon 8 stand tall at kings tableland, blue mountains
        63 79 Yuwu "I was really sleepy during our bus journey to Kings Tableland. But the moment we arrived, I felt invigorated and alive just taking in the view. When I stood at the edge of this natural wonder and felt the wind whipping
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        Lock icon 9 sip your way around hunter valley wine country
        89 79 Yuwu "I bought five bottles of wine in Hunter Valley alone. What I like best about visiting the vineyards is that you not only get to taste the different grape varieties, you also learn about the history and wine-making process. I
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        72 79 Yuwu "A unique Sydney experience is the Bridge Climb. Imagine being at the top of the iconic Harbour Bridge you get an unbeatable view of the city. Don't worry, the climb is pretty easy-going. If our whole crew can do it, so can
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  • the best of Canberra
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      397 80 \J iH il ill |in ii ii ii I| »i iln ii mm ii i lln ii i(n mil Ifapital of Australia, is a young and unique destination I where city style meets the beauty of the Australian bush. suggested self-drive routes Canberra is just three hours' drive
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      315 81 national museum of australia Discover fascinating stories of Australia in the National Museum of Australia through fun and hands-on exhibits. parliament house Visit Parliament House, a spectacular, modern building and marvel at the 81 m flagpole. The flag is larger than a London double-decker bus. embassy
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      162 81 the best ways to enjoy Canberra BEST OF CANBERRA AND SYDNEY SELF-DRIVE from As4BB Package includes: 2 nights Canberra City hotel stay 2 nights Sydney City hotel stay Daily breakfast at all hotels 3 days car rental BEST OF CANBERRA AND CAPITAL REGION SELF-DRIVE from Ass2B Package includes: 2 nights
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      119 83 ~5E^ J WW ftrnX —r> Mt JMMtS^^ Egr •A H LaaWW .maMaar^ jwHB WPwSJGB '•^^SfrMfi "rt^^^^S&TWCSEPtfl^B MrCv* «Zlr* "aaaEl TaVAWMaM MBBBM^L^» «ft»P***£^W lA^^^Z M™ f Immerse yourself in Australian culture right here in Singapore, from the 3rd to the 31st of March 2005. jt fM\'u~' Celebrate Australian arts, cuisine, wine,
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      214 84 DOUBLE THE FUN IN AUSTRALIA FROM ONLY *h O (SD/4N LAND PACKAGE ONLY) iXifffiZiM^ VISA iKnl 9 aiik'S"1 BkfCMJIfTOIS BRITISH AIRWAYS Qantas Holidays (TA 754) 6734 1818 Chan Brothers Travel (TA 109) 6212 9684 Commonwealth Travel (TA 704) 6536 3345 Diners World Travel (TA 002) 6292 5522 Dynasty Travel (TA
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