Today, 2 April 2005

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    17 1 weekend TODAY April 2 3 2005 mica (P) 105/07/2004 /AeljJJ\Corp incorporating iJIFCmS we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    1498 1  -  Daniel Cheng news@newstoday.com.sg WE ARE two weeks from GDay. On April 18, the Government will announce its decision on the much-debated casino project While the Government is entitled to praise for encouraging feedback from Singaporeans on the possible inclusion of a casino in the proposed Integrated Resort (IR),
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      Lock icon Knock-out jail term
      97 2 Channel News Asia BRIAN Khoo, the man who pleaded guilty to attempting to rob a Maybank branch with a toy gun in November, fainted when he was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison and nine strokes of the cane. His defence counsel said he had left his
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      Irrawaddy Rd blaze
      95 2 THE entire top floor of a five-storey apartment block at 55 Irrawaddy Road, barely 100 m from the Police HQ, caught fire on Friday night No one was hospitalised. The SCDF arrived five minutes after being alerted at 8.53 pm. Four fire engines, two Red Rhino jeeps,
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      Lock icon Pope is 'serious', but lucid
      258 4 AFP VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul II is "fully conscious," lucid and "extremely serene," after suffering a heart attack and his condition deteriorated seriously overnight, his spokesman said yesterday. The 84-year-old pontiffs overall condition was "stable", Mr Joaquin NavarroValls told a news conference, adding that
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      Lock icon 'Super volcano' can dwarf earlier eruptions
      471 4 -AFP Expert's warning about LakeToba in Sumatra SYDNEY As Indonesia struggled to recover from the second deadly earthquake to strike it in three months, an Australian expert warned yesterday that the country faced the prospect of a "super volcano" eruption that would dwarf all
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      183 2 at Changi Village Hotel Sunday 17 April 2005 3.30pm 8.30pm Price: $28 nett per couple Jz^Jreaming of a magical wedding set amidst the surroundings of breath-taking views? At Changi Village Hotel, you can count on us to make your once-in-a-lifetime event come true! Come for our wedding show to see
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      42 2 LMNGFAITti CHURCH 8 H| www.thelivingfaith.org </ Wisdom Centre @KAPT Kreta Ayer People's Theatre 30AKretaAyerRoad From 3 April 2005, Sunday Worship Service at 10am. a With Mandarin interpretation via headset j Come be blessed! Pastor: Rev Dr John li Shepherd Lim f FREE Admission
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      Lock icon Schiavo case sparks living will debate here
      495 6  -  Wong Fei Wan THE last days of Florida woman Terri Schiavo, who died on Thursday, sparked off furious debate in the United States about the right to die. In Singapore, the conflict between Ms Schiavo's family members her parents wanted to keep her
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      Infectious bacteria surfaces in SGH
      405 6  -  Tan Hui Leng Hospital postpones surgeries, screens potential carriers, but says there's 'little cause for alarm' huileng@newstoday.com.sg FOR the past few days, there have been a number of calls to the MediaCorp Hotline suggesting that the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) was either seeing the return
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      Lock icon Thumbs-up for Motorola's Thumbslips
      262 6  -  Tor Chins Li DOES high-speed mobile phone texting ever leave your thumb feeling numb? And, for that matter, does falling prey to an April Fool's Day prank leave you feeling dumb? On Friday, over 14,000 Today readers explored the idea of a spare pair of thumbs
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      392 6 Hi, my name is Kam. I have just acquired 12 properties in the last 3 years. I do so with very little or no money down. I MAKE MONEY instead of spending money buying properties. In addition, I have money coming in every month from the rental paid by my
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      Lock icon HOW MUCH FOR THAT BRIDE?
      1076 8  -  Tran Dinh Thanh Lam -IPS Sale, exhibition of Vietnamese 'instant brides' seen as exploitation by some, blessing by others HO CHI MINH CITY News of the sale of young Vietnamese girls to single men in neighbouring China and the public exhibition of "Vietnamese brides for
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      Another pirate attack in Straits
      285 9 Fourth raid in just over a month KUALA LUMPUR A Japan-ese-owned bulk carrier was raided on Friday in the fourth pirate attack in the Malacca Strait in just over a month, officials said, even as Malaysia announced plans to place armed police on ships using
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      Lock icon World Bank agrees to controversial Laos dam project
      200 9 AFP WASHINGTON The World Bank has decided to support and guarantee the building of a US$l.2 billion ($2 billion) hydroelectric project in Laos after 10 years of deliberations on the controversial plan, officials said. The Washington-based bank's 24-member executive board made the
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon From Bangkok to France in a tuk-tuk
        58 9 AFP Mr Didier Vacher has never driven a tuk-tuk but he plans to make his inaugural trip in the three-wheeled Thai taxi some 24,000 km across 31 countries from Bangkok to France. The 44-year-old Frenchman came up with the idea to shake off
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        Lock icon Hair implants will boost Italy's image, says PM
        58 9 -AFP Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi (picture), proud of his new hair implants, said his European counterparts "are seriously interested by this operation". Mr Berlusconi, 68, has never been shy about his plastic surgery. He said the implants were justified by his obligations
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      SINGLEHOOD SALVOS
      737 10  -  Yvonne Lim, JENNY Ng is over 30, single, unattached and, she begs to protest, not a "loser". "Being single allows me to take on the responsibility of caring for my mother and staying with her. My married sister contributes a monthly sum to her, but nothing comes from
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      Transparent prank
      274 10  -  Tor Ching Li mr brown couldn't help himself on April Fool's Day DID you see right through this one? Some 110 Today readers didn't, when they rushed to respond to humour columnist mr brown's invitation to "test-run" the new Transparent Screen Laptop. That's right Happy April Fool's, folks.
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      'Cinderella' seniors
      169 10  -  NARAYANA NARAYANA Letter from IN HIS letter "Let's have a standard age for senior citizen" (March 23), Jeffrey Law Lee Beng makes a sensible call for some standard definition of "senior citizen". As he notes correctly, "to be eligible for concession travelling in public transport, one has to
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      Plans disrupted with HDB's dropping project
      193 10  -  CHEN WEILIN KAREN I Letter from THE Housing Development Board's decision to abandon its Built-to-Order projects, The Anthias in Punggol and Coral Green in Sengkang, has brought my fiancee and me much agony and anxiety. We had applied for a flat and our plans
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      Lock icon Suntec bids for Ergo's assets
      555 11 Dow Jones Move may pre-empt insurer's plans for $1 b Reit IPO SINGAPORE Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Suntec Reit) has launched a $1.4-billion unsolicited bid for the prime Singapore property assets held by German insurer Ergo Versicherungsgruppe, industry sources told Dow Jones Newswires on
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      China-based security technology firm seeks listing on SGX
      146 11  -  Chow Perm Nee CHINA-BASED Yaan Security Technology has lodged its preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore for a listing on Sesdaq. Yaan is involved in designing, developing and marketing closed-circuit television systems, security and surveillance products and accessories. The company
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      Property stocks to soar if casino bid successful: Merrill
      297 11  -  Chow Perm Nee IF IT gets the green light, the Singapore integrated resort and casino project will add significant upside potential to Singapore-based property companies Capita Land, Keppel Land and City Developments, according to a report issued by investment-banking heavyweight Merrill
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          DRINK LESS SUGAR
          89 12 Health conscious Singaporeans can now toast to a healthier cultured milk drink theVitagen Less Sugar.This new variant contains less sugar than regular cultured milkdrinks and is high in prebiotics,a form of dietary fibre that acts as food for beneficial bacteria in the intestines. Beneficial bacteria are known
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          COOLING WITH WATER
          86 12 Preparing healthy meals is a breeze with the new Sharp Healsio oven AX-700V(S). Unlike convection ovens, Healsio is a water oven that cooks food using super heated steam.The steam is sprayed onto the food, melting excessive fat in the food.This also helps to reduce the salt content
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          BRUSH POWER
          85 12 Oral-B has launched three manual toothbrushes that are designed for greater cleaning power.The Indicator Super Thin ($4.50) features very fine bristles to reach between the teeth and below the gumline. The Advantage Artica ($6.50) uses a mix of tightly-packed and angled bristles to remove stains. For healthier gums,
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          BABY SOFT
          78 12 I Enjoy soft and gentle skin with the Aromababy range of skincare products that are specially formulated for mummies and babies.The range of soaps,creams, massage oils and bath gels are made from cold-pressed plant oil and pure essential oils and fortified with vitamin E,so that they are gentle
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        CAO ordered to confirm existence of revised plan
        360 12  -  Valeric Law valerie@newstoday.com.sg CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, has been ordered by court to clarify, by next week, its position on whether its creditors will get a revised scheme of arrangement The court order resulted from the petition by SK Energy
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      • Market WATCH
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          Singapore
          77 12 SHARE prices closed marginally higher on Friday, led by technology stocks as market sentiment was boosted by regional bourses. The ST Index ended 2.32 points, or 0.1 per cent, higher to close at 2,143.75. Gainers led losers 249 to 158 as 549 million shares worth $578.3 million were traded.
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          ST Index – 2,143.75 +2.32
          4 12 ST Index 2,143.75 +2.32
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          SGX top rises
          74 12 By$ jealive50 16.400 +0.500 /enture 13.800 +0.500 lardine C&C 12.000 +0.300 >hangAsia2kHKS 11.400 +0.200 Fhai Prime200USS 4.920 +0.160 1OLDBeCW*****0 0.755 +0.155 DUE 8.300 +0.150 HOLDBeCW*****1 1.200 +0.130 iPC 4.220 +0.120 IMH400USS 17.500 +0.100 By percentage :reative DBeCW*****9 0.015 +50.0 /enlureDBM*****4 0.030 +50.0 Ratol 0.055 +37.5 :reativeSGAeCW*****0 0.040
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          SGX top falls
          74 12 5TIETF100 21.650 -0.130 F&N 15.100 -0.100 3realEasl 13.900 -0.100 iPH 4.480 -0.080 SNP500 0.900 -0.060 /enture DB ePW*****3 0.325 -0.055 <epLand CAeCW*****3 0.305 -0.050 :realiveSGAeCW*****3 0.115 -0.035 DBS CA ePW*****0 0.305 -0.035 /enlureMBLePW*****8 0.265 -0.035 By percentage Galdtran 0.010 -33.3 Eastgate W*****1 0.025 -28.6 :reativeSGAeCW*****3 0.115 -23.3
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          World markets
          60 12 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.63 Change Pis +54.68 +0.47 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.35 4138.30 6028.75 -25.53 +28.50 +22.87 -0.19 +0.69 +0.38 Korea Comp 981.90 +16.22 +1.68 KLCI 875.92 +4.57 +0.52 SET Index 695.83 +14.34 +2.10 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1095.06 1966.29 262.52 +14.90
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          SGX most active
          59 12 By volume ACCS UniFiber GlobalVoice Sing Tel UTAC Sunpower Links Is Noble Grp SuntecReit Capitaland Close 0.320 0.505 0.070 2.550 0.590 0.305 0.295 1.430 1.290 2.370 Change +0.045 +0.025 +0.005 -0.030 +0.020 -0.020 -0.020 +0.010 +0.020 '000 +16.4 62,410 +5.2 39,095 +7.7 27,401 -1.2 19,710 +3.5 17,952
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 12 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6058 0.3205 64.919 4.7251 2.3022 0.4674 5734.3 23.679 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 33.2 0.7839 26.503 615.20 0.7333 5.0142 0.851 19.102
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          Lock icon Commodities
          26 12 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by jOld US$/oz iilver us$/oz 'latinum us$/oz 430.300 7.160 862.500 Rubber ant/kg 224.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1463.50 Brent crude us$/borrei 54.43
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      TRIBAL PURSUIT
      606 13  -  Pearlyn Tham African is in, with exotic prints and accessories all the rage on runways CHINESE is still a popular takeaway and Indian is always deliriously spicy. But designers this season have decided to venture further across the globe in search of fashion inspiration. Tribal beads, animal prints
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    • style
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        Lock icon A head for hair
        268 14  -  Pearlvn Tham Johnny Ng's winning creation uses deep shades of autumn pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg THE loudest applause at Wednesday night's L'Oreal Professionnel Color Trophy Awards seemed to be for finalist Johnny Ng from Toni and Guy Hairdressing. A sizeable number of his colleagues had turned up at The
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        Celebrities share their make-up secrets
        192 14  -  Pearlyn Tham HERE'S a chance for you to get starry-eyed. This Saturday, local celebrities will take to the stage, wearing the latest make-up colours from L'Oreal Paris' Jardin d'Eden spring collection. This year, L'Oreal Paris decided to use celebrities instead of models to showcase their
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        Lock icon Steel going strong
        478 14  -  Pearlyn Tham MOST other women go gaga over precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum. But Angelina Chan prefers to gush about something more commonly associated with kitchen utensils and surgi cal tools stainless steel. You see, the Hong Konger, who was in town to take
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        Lock icon All eyes on Ashley
        641 15  -  Pearlyn Tham Despite worldwide acclaim, the Spore designer has more plans up his sleeves pearlyn@newstoday.com.sj WHEN he was younger, Ashley [sham wanted to become a Singapore Airlines flight steward because he wanted to "see the world". Although he didn't become one, the London-based, Singapore-born fashion designer
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        Unpretentious Walker
        219 15  -  Elisa Yang COOL, fresh, effortless and, most importantly, unpretentious that's how New Zealand fashion designer Karen Walker (right) describes the style of her label. Looking stunning during an interview with Today, Walker, who wore a flower motif dress from her own label, was the epitome of her design
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        Meet your Soul Man
        169 15  -  Pearlyn Tham TIME for some eye candy for women. Make a date with the nine finalists from the Boss Soul Man search next Saturday and try your luck at guessing which one of them will become the Boss Soul Man. Here are some clues the right
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    • makan
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        Lock icon Bent on bento
        474 16  -  Amy Van eal oul Tims' PHOTOS BY Affordable, healthy Japanese fast food in the CBD food@newstoday.com.sg THINK fast food, Japanese style. But Kiniro Bento is more than burgers and hot dogs. In fact, it offers about 15 types of bento sets, or lunch boxes, as well as
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    • gadget
      • SHOPPING GUIDE
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          Dell Inspiron 2200 Notebook
          91 17 NEED a sturdy and reliable notebook but you cannot afford one? Try Dell's Inspiron 2200 a value-for-money system [hat starts from $1,865. It can be configured with an Intel Celeron M or Pentium M processor and you have a choice of storage drives (30GB, 40GB or
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          Nikon Coolpix 7900 Digital Camera
          113 17 NIXON'S 7.1-megapixel Coolpix 7900 digital camera features a 3x Zoom-Nikkor ED lens with a focal range equivalent to that of a 38-1 14mm lens in 35mm format. The 2-inch (4.4-cm) TFT LCD monitor incorporates a graphic user interface [hat allows you to select functions on
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          Saitek Illuminated PC Gamer's Keyboard
          93 17 CHECK out the Saitek Illuminated PC Gamer's Keyboard, an ergonomically-designed 1 04-key device [hat lets you game in the dark. It comes with a cool blue illuminated backlight [hat can be switched off or adjusted to bright or dim settings. The programmable control pad adds
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          LG F2100 Mobile Phone
          120 17 FEATURING dual 3D stereo speakers powered by c 3D Engine, LG's F2lOO has been designed to enhance your Java gaming experience. This clamshell phone comes with c hidden antenna, a large interior TFT LCD screen and a VGA camera witr built-in LED flash that captures pictures
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        Consumer top 10
        613 17 IDC predicts leading technologies for the rest of the year What are the hottest consumer technology trends that you can expect this year? International Data Corp (IDC) takes a look at products, services and new technologies across the Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, which it expects will impact the
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        Give your gadgets a personalised protective wrap
        496 18  -  Seah Slew Hua LOVE personalising your gadgets but unhappy with the limited range of protective covers for mobile phones and PDAs on the market? Local company G Mask Beauty Wrap has introduced a gadget wrapping service that lets you customise the exterior of
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        More of a good thing
        640 18  -  Trevor Tan The Canon EOS 350 D is a superb successor to the 300 D trevor(gnewstoday.com.sg FOLLOWING the enormous success of Canon's entry-level digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera, the EOS 300 D, the vendor decided not to rest on its laurels. Instead, it quickly
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        Microsoft unveils new interface tools
        267 18 MICROSOFT has unveiled six new mouse devices and keyboards. If you are looking for advanced features, check out the vendor's Wireless Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth ($199), Wireless Intellimouse Explorer for Bluetooth ($149) and Wireless Intellimouse Explorer with Fingerprint Reader ($145). Freeing you from the
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        SingTel Blackßerry service on Sony Ericsson P910i
        120 18 SINGTEL and Sony Ericsson have jointly launched BlackBerry Connect with the Sony Ericsson P9loi smartphone. The Blackßerry push technology allows P9loi users to send and receive email and data via a wireless connection. Previously, Sing Tel customers could only use this wireless email
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        When speed thrills ...
        802 19  - When speed thrills Colin Yong Strap into the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX for the drive of your life colin(gnewstoday.com.sg /^HARLES Darwin's theory of evolution on natural selection may be controversial. But it certainly seems to hold true in the car world. How else can you explain the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
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        AUTO MATE
        142 19  -  David Teo I have heard conflicting reports on whether the installation of white bulbs as a headlamp is legal. What is the official rule on this? If you are referring to high-intensity discharge or xenon headlamps, then the answer is no, you are not permitted to install them
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        THE LUXURY OF SPEED
        569 20  -  Sheldon Trollope The swanky 560bhp Bentley Continental Flying Spur is the fastest four-door car in the world news@newstoday.com.sg IN 1919, Walter Owen Bentley started building his cars with a simple but compelling mission statement To build good cars, fast cars the best cars in their class.
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        weekend bargains
        151 20 Ford THE Ford Mondeo 2.0 is now packaged with free accessories including leather upholstery, front fog lamps and reverse sensors. It retails for $83,900 with COE and the first month installment is capped at $1,000. Mitsubishi BUYERS of Mitsubishi cars choose from a range of gifts that include
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    • property
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        New project targets young professionals, investors
        186 22  -  Arjuna Chandramohan ANEW 89-unit freehold development, One Oxley Rise, is being launched this weekend by Hor Kew. As the developers are targeting the project at young professional Singaporeans and investors, the apartments come in only one-and two-bedroom configurations. Mr Peter Ow, executive director of
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        Private residentials' prices rise 0.6%
        241 22  -  Valeric Law PRICES of private residential property inched up 0.6 percent quarter-on-quarter to 114.5 points. This is 0.2 percentage points lower than the increase in the previous quarter, based on figures released by URA. Property agency ERA said the increase was within expectations, given that
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        Lock icon Home on the Range
        738 22  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Arjuna Chandramohan Mayfair Park estate may be quaint and cheap, but its lease is running out and shob shobha(gnewstoday.com.sg A S YOU power down the Bukit Timah .TAExpressway, it is easy to miss the turning into Rifle Range Road somewhere near Dunearn Road.
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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      30 19 I READY SELLERS. class For The Best Deal in New Pre-Owned Cars Look out for ads on pages 30-31 Tel: 1800-CLASSAD (1800-*****23) www.tadayanline.com PRESENTATION IS THE KEY CAREERS TODAY 28
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      Lock icon Queen of Hearts?
      265 23 WILL we shed tears of joy and applaud the judges' choice when the Miss Singapore Universe tiara is placed on the winner's head on Saturday night? Or will we gasp in horror and wring our hands in despair at the thought of Singapore being an also-ran yet
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      Lock icon These beauties won't wilt under the spotlight
      525 23  -  Clarence him WITH their faces plastered on television screens, in newspapers, on the Internet and who knows where else, the 18 Miss Singapore Universe 2005 finalists have no doubt received their fair share of comments and criticism. The scrutiny might have been expected
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      A TRUE GAUGE OF BEAUTY? DON'T BLUFF!
      442 23  -  Jeanine Tan j eanine@newstoday.com. sg WHEN I was an aspiring young girly girl, I looked up to actresses, models and even the SIA girl at one time or other but never a beauty queen. When it came to beauty pageants, I quickly lost
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      391 24  -  Jeanine Tan Cinema ticket prices are on the rise again, but there are still affordable seats to be had j eanine@newstoday.com. sg /^HEAP movie tickets in Singaseem to be going the way of the dinosaur. While movie tickets here are priced competitively as compared to those
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        328 25  -  David Chew in London david.chew@newstoday.com.sg A screening of Jack Neo's film I Not Stupid kicked off the Singapore Season Film Week at London's prestigious Barbican Centre on Thursday. Said Graham Sheffield, artistic director of the Barbican Centre: "We always want to introduce new
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          60 25 In the comic stage play Freud Dora, the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, has a consultation with Dora, a girl with a repressed sexual disorder. Directed by Subramaniam V, the play will be staged on Saturday at 3pm and Bpm at the Esplanade Theatre Studio. Tickets
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          97 25 In the run-up to this year's National Kidney Foundation (NKF) charity shows, the drivers of cars spotted with an NKF car decal stand to win $1 00 worth of petroleum vouchers. From Monday until April 15, two winners will be picked daily. Zeng Shenglian and Xv
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          22 25 Esplanade's outdoor theatre is closed until April 14 for maintenance. Its free outdoor performances will resume on April 15.
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      72 28 Veteran hotelier Mr TonyJ Cousens joins Marina Mandarin Hotel as general manager. He replaces Mr Eddie Tan, with effect from March 21. Mr Cousens has worked at some of the world's leading hotels, including Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Nortn America and Le Meridien Hotels and
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      439 28  -  CM Lim Learn the art of image building at Jill Lowe International «[*Ww YOU have the education qualifications, the requisite work experience and the relevant track record to prove your ability and the results you are capable of achieving but you still fail to snag that
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      167 29 1. Never talk too much about yourself. The recruiter can tell from your resume how much experience you bring to the job. What you need to do is to talk about how you can contribute to the company's bottomline with your skills and attributes. Most people also don't
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        427 31 Mourinho and Co could wreak havoc after Uefa punishment ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Southampton v Chelsea LONDON It might take more than Uefa's intervention to stop Chelsea's march to the Premiership title. The league leaders, 11 points clear at the head of the table with eight games
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        135 31 AFP LONDON Carlos Alberto has apologised to Michael Owen after branding the England striker a "midget" who should clean England captain David Beckham's boots. Azerbaijan boss Alberto had been angered by what he believed were comments made by Owen in the run-up to Wednesday's
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        532 32  -  JOSE RAYMOND Scan meets his hero Tan and now wants to fulfil his Olympic aspirations jose@newstoday.com.sg ONE of Scan Lee's dreams came true on Friday. The 14-year-old Singapore Sports School student met and chatted with Tan Howe Liang, Singapore's sole Olympic medallist when he struck silver in
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        405 32  -  JASMINE ZHAO jasmine. zhao@newstoday. com. sg SINGAPORE'S Ronald Susilo stormed back from an erratic first set to down former world champion Xia Xuanze, in the last eight of the US$BO,OOO ($131,849) Siam Cement Thailand Open, in Bangkok on Friday. Susilo
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        622 33  -  LAN DE COTTA All eyes will be on Schumacher's F2005, but the battle-hardened R25 is still the better package ALL attention will be focused on the R25 and F2005 this weekend, as they clash for the first time in the desert. Indeed, the prediction
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        276 33 Colin Yong, Today motoring correspondent 1 F Alonso 2 M Webber 3 G Fisichelb Renault are going from strength to strength and with new engines in their cars this weekend, Alonso and Fisichella look ready to deliver another sterling performance on the fast and demanding Bahrain Circuit
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      323 34 AFP BRISBANE International Olympic Committee (IOC) members will be voting for the 2012 Games host city on objective criteria between the five competing bids, lOC president Jacques Rogge said here on Friday. Bid teams of the five candidate cities Paris,
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      1773 34  -  Neil Humphreys theweekendinterview with Olympic champion and London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe With eight world records and two Olympic gold medals to his name. Lord Sebastian Coe (picture) defines the term "sporting legend In 1979, he broke three world records in 41 days a feat not
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      254 34 League I Home Team I Away Team I Match Kick Off M (Singapore date/time) E Premier Charlton Manchester City Sat, 02/04/05 7.45pm E Premier Birmingham Tottenham Sat, 02/04/05 10.00pm E Premier Arsenal Norwich Sat, 02/04/05 10.00pm E Premier Crystal Palace Middlesbrough Sat, 02/04/05 10.00pm E Premier Liverpool Bolton Sat, 02/04/05
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      234 35 SATURDAY Bam Tennis Nasdaq 100 Open, Ch24 11 am Pool Asian 9-Ball Tour, Ch24 11.25 am Cricket Pakisan Tour of India, Ch9s 11.30 am NBA Spurs v Nuggets, Ch23 5.57pm Fl Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying, Ch24 7.40pm EPL Charlton v Man City, Ch23 9pm Golf Estoril Open, Ch22 9.55pm EPL
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