Today, 7 April 2005, Afternoon Edition

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    11 1 TODAY fV\=LjJ^CORP incorporating utFCfltS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Thursday April 7,2005 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Stocks up, oil slips further
      95 1 -AFP NEW YORK US stocks finished mostly higher yesterday, getting a lift from a further retreat in crude oil prices, although the market failed to hold some of its early gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 26.01 points to 10,484.47, the Nasdaq was
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      Lock icon 'Scandalous' that 500,000 die a year
      357 1 -AFP Women and their babies can be saved easily: WHO GENEVA The World Health Organisation this morning condemned the deaths of more than half a million mothers a year during pregnancy or childbirth as scandalous, saying they could be easily avoided. In its annual
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      Lock icon US leaders pay their last respects to Pope
      58 1 President George W Bush, First Lady Laura, former President George Bush, former President Bill Clinton and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paying their last respects to Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City early this morning
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      55 1 NEWSX\YIEWS Closer ties SM Goh wraps up visit to Jakarta/2 William Pfaff The global appeal of a virtuous man/15 China inroad DBS eyes stake in Huaxia bank/20 NEW NET SCAM PROMISES CHEAP TICKETS HOT NEWS 2 U.S. GARMENT INDUSTRY WANTS ACTION JET FIGHTERS MAY NOT BE VIABLE CHILD-SEX RING: 3
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      176 2 When I was outside, I used to think that this was one monolithic, narrow, unchangeable Government. Now that I'm inside I've seen that it is not the case at all. In fact, I don't know if it is a blessing or curse, but the truth is, at least in the
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      Towards closer S'pore-lndon ties
      248 2  -  Francis Kan SM Goh wraps up two-day visit to Jakarta in Jakarta Deputy Business Editor francis@newstoday.com.sg SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday wrapped up a two-day visit to Jakarta that saw him build on the momentum of recent high-level exchanges between Singapore and Indonesia. At a
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      Lock icon New Internet scam promises cheap tickets
      184 2 -AFP WASHINGTON A new kind of Internet scam entices victims with a promise of low-cost airline tickets, in a fraud aimed simply at stealing credit card numbers, an online security firm warned yesterday Panda Software said the scheme may be effective because it does
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        Focus on trade, not politics
        657 3  -  Verghese Mathews Investment and trade possibilities do exist in Vietnam, Cambodia THE Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers and the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation are jointly organising a trade and investment mission to Vietnam and Cambodia in May. It is heartening to see the private sectors of the
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      Lock icon Tsang to ask Beijing to help
      298 4 -AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong will ask Beijing to step in and avert a looming "constitutional crisis" over the tenure of its next chief executive, the city's caretaker leader said yesterday, triggering an angry response from pro-democ-racy lawmakers. Mr Donald Tsang said the government
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    • SINGAPORE snippets
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        Wage council invites views
        69 4 The National Wages Council (NWC) will start delib erations on wage guidelines for the year later this month. It is inviting the public and organisations to submit their views. The NWC will consider factors such as global and regional economic performance and outlook, Singapore's cost competitiveness
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        Lock icon NTU starts early PhD scheme
        77 4 Channel News Asia Students at Nanyang Technological University can now start on their PhD training as early as the second year of undergraduate studies. The first such scheme available at the university, the Pre-graduate Award in the School of Biological Sciences, will shorten the route
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      Lock icon SCDF team returns from quake-hit Nias
      33 4 SCDF Commissioner James Tan (second from left) welcoming the 40-member team led by Major Anwar Abdullah (left) home from the quake-hit Indonesian island of Nias. TREVOR TAN
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      Film withdrawn from festival
      161 4  -  Yong Shu Chiang FILM buffs anticipating the upcoming Singapore International Film Festival need strike one more film off their list The festival yesterday said that the Board of Film Censors passed Writer of 0 with cuts. As the festival has a policy of showing only uncut
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      National Day celebrations to be held at 5 locations
      202 6  -  Ansley Ng DON'T worry if you can't get tickets to watch the National Day Parade at the Padang this year. Organisers of the parade are taking Singapore's 40th birthday party celebrations to four other places as well Yishun, Tampines, Jurong East
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      Lock icon 6-year term for Marx Oh
      245 6 Channel News Asia Alleged drug ring kingpin also gets 5 strokes for trafficking in cannabis ONE of the alleged ringleaders of a high-society drug ring, Marx Oh, 32, was sentenced to six years in prison and five strokes of the cane yesterday. He had earlier
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      Kudos for clinical scientists
      414 8  -  Sheralyn Tay sheralyn@newstoday.com.sg A CLINICAL scientist here used to feel like an aspiring concert violinist who works towards his goal "by practicing at the bus stop while waiting for buses", said endocrinologist Dr Tai E Shyong. The only difference was that these doctors were struggling to
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      NUS Faculty of Medicine gets $200m gift
      290 8  -  Lee U-Wen THE coffers of Singapore's oldest tertiary institution were significantly boosted when it received a $100 million gift from a private donor. The National University of Singapore, celebrating its centenary this year, announced yesterday that its Faculty of Medicine had accepted the
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      Lock icon Big splash caught in a flash
      84 10  -  Sng Li Wei "Impact" by Tan Choon Lai won the "Splash in a Flash" photo competition organised by Suntec Integrated Media in conjunction with Marine Week 2005. Judges picked this entry from 12 short-listed finalists saying the use of a sepia tone helped it
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      Most energy-saving lamps fail Case test
      301 10  -  Jessy Chua jessyWnewstoday.com.sg A TEST commissioned by the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) has revealed that as many as two-thirds of lamp manufac- turers may be overstating their claims. On investigating the effectiveness of energy-saving lamps following enquiries by consumers, the consumer watchdog found
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      Kindness should begin at home, but...
      160 10  -  Chen Siya WHILE most Singaporeans feel that Singaporeans are kinder now than before, they can't seem to say this of their family members. According to a survey of 1,000 Singaporeans conducted last year by the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM), most Singaporeans said they found
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      Lock icon Cutting edge design
      605 11 Live it up in style at the Platinum Edge SHOWFLAT BROUGHT TO YOU BY PLATINUM EDGE DESIGNER chic is about to make a bold statement outside the fashionable District 10. The newly-launched Platinum Edge property at Leicester Road, near Potong Pasir, will be decked out in luxurious
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      Lock icon Thailand on 'red alerf
      246 12 Agencies Attacks by insurgents prompt security boost PATTANI (Thailand) Thailand began a dramatic tightening of security including in Bangkok after last weekend's airport bombing, as four more people were killed in attacks blamed on southern Muslim separatists. Police stations nationwide have been put on "red alert",
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      UK parties in high-tech bid to win votes
      157 12 LONDON Labour and the Tories will spend millions of pounds in a hightech campaign to win the hearts of over 800,000 voters in the May 5 elections. The Times reported that the parties will employ tactics such as telephone canvassing and mailshots,
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Man collected ladies' knickers
        73 12 A man told a court that he found 1 60 pairs of women's knickers hidden in a house in Britain's Isles of Scilly which he shared with his girlfriend. The suspect, believed to be the builder of the house, had a fetish for women's underwear, as
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        Granny, 77, tackles jaywalker
        42 12 A 77-year-old granny made a citizen's arrest in Germany when she rugby-tackled a 20-year-old jay walker. The pensioner sat on him until police arrived because he had walked across a road before the light was green, reported Ananova.com.
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        Water fight in Ecuador parliament
        57 12 Politicians in Ecuador threw water bottles and coins at each other in a fight which disrupted a parliamentary session. They also made gun signs with their hands and pretended to shoot at the speakers. The session was suspended, reported Ananova.com. A spokesman said: "You know
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        Lock icon Police raid strip bar's 'Art Night'
        74 12 AP US Police raided the Erotic City bar in Boise, Idaho on "Art Night" for violating the city's nudity ordinance, which requires that dancers wear at least pasties and a thong unless they are engaging in a performance with "serious artistic merit". The club
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      Lock icon Monaco's ruler, Prince Rainier, dies at 81
      186 12 -AFP MONACO Prince Rainier of Monaco died on Wednesday at age 81 after a month in hospital fighting heart, lung and kidney problems, ending a life marked by Hollywood glamour after his marriage to Grace Kelly. The prince who ruled the tiny Mediterranean
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      Lock icon Students rally against Mubarak
      193 12 Agencies CAIRO Even as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak moved slowly towards democratic reforms under growing United States pressure, signs were emerging that he could soon find the screws tightening further with growing domestic unrest On Tuesday, thousands of university students demonstrated against the government in the
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      Lock icon Tanker crew fight off pirates armed with assault rifles
      194 13 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR Pirates tried to storm a Japanese-owned oil tanker in the Singapore Strait on Tuesday, but the vessel sped off before the attackers could board it, a maritime watchdog said yesterday. Seven small boats surrounded the Yohteisan a very
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      Lock icon Jacko hit with fresh claims
      421 13 Agencies Ex-maid alleges star showered, shared bed with Australian boy SANTA MARIA (California) Michael Jackson's defence against child sex charges took a fresh blow when his former maid told how she caught him in the shower with an Australian boy The woman, whose son tearfully
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        Lock icon Garment industry wants action
        76 13 AFP The US garment industry yesterday filed petitions that demanded the government take action to curb 1 4 types of apparel exported from China as tensions over surging Chinese textile shipments escalated. The National Textile Association said urgent measures, including the restoration of quotas, were needed
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        Lock icon Jet fighters may not be viable
        78 13 AFP The US Air Force's jet fighter programmes the F/A-22 and the Joint Strike Fighter are beset by soaring costs, development delays and changing world threats that raise questions about their viability, Congress's investigative arm said yesterday. The Government Accountability Office said in a
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        Lock icon Child-sex ring: 3 wanted
        81 13 -AFP A Brazilian court has ordered the arrest of three men accused of promoting child prostitution among European tourists, the news agency Estado reported, citing police officials. The three men, respectively Swiss, Italian and Brazilian nationals, fled after police discovered they had arranged meetings between groups
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      Lock icon Vatican reaches out to China
      415 14 Eyeing I.lb non-Catholic Chinese, it is willing to sever ties with Taiwan HONG KONG In an unprecedented move, a top Roman Catholic bishop has signaled that the Vatican is willing to drop diplomatic ties with Taiwan in order to restore relations with China. With a
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      Lock icon Kurdish Talabani is Iraqi president
      174 14 -AFP BAGHDAD In a landmark move, Iraq's Parliament yesterday elected former Kurdish fighter Jalal Talabani as the country's first-freely elected president, breaking nine weeks of stalemate on forming a coalition government The choice of Mr Talabani by the 275-seat assembly is a major political victory
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        Lock icon Global appeal of a virtuous man
        606 15  -  William Pfaff FROM antiquity to the present, the Christian religion has rejected the modern utilitarian idea that the pleasure, or material happiness, of the greatest number is the objective of human existence and the measure of social and political worth. The enormous amount of
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    Focus On The Family
    247 16  -  Dr James Dobson 9 Tbnw's W by THE PRESSURE TO CONFORM You know, it's always been interesting for me to observe the "herd" instinct in teenagers around the world. There's just a remarkable sameness to their culture today, no matter where you go. In Australia, Russia,
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    • Letter
      Loveleen not first to make it to Indian TV
      202 16  -  AMBIGA RAJU Letter from I REFER to your "The story of Loveleen" (April 5). Your writer is wrong to suggest that Ms Loveleen is the first Singaporean to have made it into the Indian television industry. Before Ms Loveleen, another Singaporean
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      Courtesy's your responsibility. Any takers?
      149 16  -  STEPHANIE DE SUVA Letter from I REFER to Debbie Tan Li Yen's letter, "Courtesy is its own reward" (April 5). I agree that being gracious is everyone's personal responsibility and that SMRT should not reward courteous commuters. However, although SMRT has done its part by
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    • Letter
      Got job, no baby; got baby, no job!
      238 16  -  CYNTHIA LEE Allow white-collar part-time work for women Letter from THANKS for highlighting a pertinent issue in the article, "Mum, you're fired" (April 5). This is a real problem that continues to deter many of us young career women from pregnancy and
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      No-win situation for mums, employers
      281 16  -  CHARLES KANG CHOON HOWE Letter from THE article, "Mum, you're fired" struck a chord in me as someone close to me just went through such an experience. She had been working in a multinational company dealing in photocopiers and printers as a sales executive for
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      Nabbing a cop's gun not easy
      433 17  -  LAI SEOW HIANG Police are well-trained in unarmed combat while lanyards secure pistols Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Armed police officers at food centres raises concerns", by Mr Steve X Ngo (April 5). The writer is appalled by armed police officers queuing
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      Bus captains are trained on procedure to approach stops
      183 17  -  TAMMY TAN (MS), Letter fro ml Group corpora^TOmmuTTifcßTuflfflmfeT^ ComfortDelGro Corporation I REFER to the letter, "Skip or stop alert for buses" by Dr Ng Swee Ching (March 30) and thank Dr Ng for his feedback. Our bus captains are trained on
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      Temasek, EDB in $166m deal with Rolls-Royce
      236 20  -  Valeric Law A SINGAPORE consortium that includes Temasek Holdings and the Economic Development Board has entered into an agreement with London-based Rolls-Royce Group to jointly invest US$lOO million ($166 million) to develop a power system based on fuel cell technology. The consortium named
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      Lock icon SP Power Assets to raise $900 million
      64 20 -Dow Jones SP POWER Assets, a unit of Singapore Power, is preparing a $900 million threepart fund-raising exercise, sources familiar with the deal told Dow Jones yesterday. The fund-raising comprises a $300-mil- lion three-year revolving credit facility, a $400-million seven-year floating rate bond
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      Lock icon DBS eyes stake in Huaxia Bank
      365 20  -  Christie Loh Bid is lender's first foray into mainland Chinese market christie@newstoday.com.sg DBS BANK is reportedly eyeing a stake in China's 11th largest lender, Huaxia Bank, as it makes a maiden foray into the burgeoning mainland Chinese market Singapore's largest bank is among seven
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        Lock icon Capita Land, Hwa Hong to sell 80 RiverGate units for $146m
        302 22 Agencies CAPITALAND, South-east Asia's biggest developer by sales, and investment holding company Hwa Hong Corp have agreed to sell 80 units of the River Gate residential development in Robertson Quay to an international property fund owned by Ferrell Asset
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          ST Index — 2,165.78 +7.97
          4 22 ST Index 2,165.78 +7.97
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          World markets
          59 22 Index Value 0 Pis .hange Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp 11,827.16 13,562.26 4,106.20 6,013.49 988.00 +52.85 +48.85 -11.00 -6.44 +5.50 +0.45 +0.36 -0.27 -0.11 +0.56 KLCI 861.75 -8.06 -0.93 SET Index Closed Jakarta Comp 1,103.28 +6.76 +0.62 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,962.38 267.97
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          SGX most active
          55 22 By volume Close 4CCS 0.275 FACMBLeCW*****2 0.115 UniFiber 0.520 UTAC 0.600 Delong 0.105 TACDBeCW*****7 0.070 StarHub 1.360 CoscoCorp 1.740 FibreChem 0.680 SingTel 2.610 Change -0.020 +0.010 +0.015 +0.010 +0.030 +0.060 +0.025 +0.020 Pts -6.8 +2.0 +2.6 +10.5 +2.3 +3.6 +3.8 +0.8 'OOO 24,499 19,415 18,937 16,800 13,734
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          SGX top rises
          79 22 By Close Change ihang Asia 2kHKS 11.500 +0.300 By percentage Close NOLMBLe(W*****0 0.160 Change +52.4 iingamasC 2kHKS 6.950 +0.300 KepCorp 11.100 +0.200 5TIETF100 21.780 +0.160 IcscoCorpMBLeCW***** 0.635 +0.105 Nylecl 0.065 PDC Corp 0.035 China DairyW*****4 0.055 GMG USS 0.025 +44.4 +40.0 +37.5 +25.0 :apilalanSGAeCW***** 0.750 +0.100 :sa
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          SGX top falls
          78 22 By$ Close :realive 50 15.900 F&N 15.200 Change -0.300 -0.100 By percentage Close Digiland 0.010 Maniac 0.080 Change -33.3 -23.8 Fortune Reit HKS 6.500 -0.100 FHTK 0.020 -20.0 3CBC 4.5%NCPS 100 102.000 Fhai Prime200USS 5.150 -0.100 -0.100 Grealronic 0.020 CrealiveSGAeCW*****0 0.025 -20.0 -16.7 /enture 13.900 MB/ 6.400
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          118 22 Dow Jones SHARES rose yesterday, boosted by Wall Street's gains following a fall in oil prices. The ST Index climbed 7.97 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 2,165.78. In the broad market, gainers led losers 247 to 154 while traded volume amounted to 546.5 million shares worth $566.4 million.
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 22 US$ 0.6019 UK£ 0.3205 Yen 65.245 HK$ 4.6962 RM 2.2888 Euro 0.4669 Rupiah 5,708.1 Baht 23.795 Peso 32.975 A$ 0.7849 Indian Rs 26.355 Won 610.22 C$ 0.7338 Yuan 4.9852 NZ$ 0.8464 NTS 19.011
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          Lock icon Commodities
          27 22 SGX,, Bloomberg Gold uss/i 428.60 Silver uss/oz 7.12 Platinum uss/ m 862.90 Rubber ™tsAg 224.25 Palm oil mm, 1,436.50 Brent crude uss/bomi 55.16 Information provided by
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        Lock icon How Indian firms can grow abroad
        420 24  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Head of Tata Group uses own firm as example shobha@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S youngest think tank, the two-month old Institute of South Asian Studies, kicked off its Distinguished Speaker series with the President of Bangladesh a few weeks ago and is looking to
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        Lock icon Ringgit 'not significantly undervalued' by peg
        214 24 Bloomberg MALAYSIA'S currency peg is still good for the country and does not significantly undervalue the ringgit, its Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop told reporters yesterday in Laos, where finance ministers from the 10-member Association of South-east Asian Nations are meeting. Malaysia has
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      266 26  -  Mervin Tay WITH a new production house at the helm and a bigger budget of $5.5 million, viewers can expect to see Singapore's first animated film, Sing to the Dawn (picture), in 2007. Initially slated for release early this year, Today reported in January that production
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      448 26  -  Mervin Tav mervin@newstoday.com.sg FOR someone who survived news of his mum going bankrupt and a retracted marriage application, one would think Sylvester Sim has emerged tougher. But when faced with 15 balloons, the Singapore Idol runner-up went soft in the legs. Yesterday, at the press conference
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        83 26 The National Geographic Channel, in collaboration with Sony, is calling for entries for their short film contest. The theme is the enigmatic charm of Asia the way the film-maker sees it. Entries are to be submitted as twominute original DVDs. Winners stand to win
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        89 26 Singapore's most popular outdoor arts event celebrates its 1 Oth anniversary this year, with three nights of classical and contemporary dance pieces, including Goh Choo San's Birds of Paradise and Fagade by Jeffrey Tan. Ballet under the stars will be an outdoor picnic cum performance, with
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        96 26 Two plays by renowned French writers will be staged in English from tomorrow until April 1 6 at The Substation Guinness Theatre. Performances will be held at 7.30pm except for April 1 0, when there is a 3pm matinee. Rene de Obaldia's Two Women for One Ghost
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      397 28 Author Stephen Leather's latest novel, Soft Target is a hit with convicts Venessa Lee venessa@newstoday.com.sg CRIME writer Stephen Leather (picture) is "well-borrowed in prison libraries", he told Today, with more than a hint of a smile. According to Leather, he and fellow thriller-spinners Martina Cole and Lynda
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      141 28 Currently seen in the MediaCorp TV Channel 8 drama A Life of Hope, Joanne Peh is working on a new drama, Feng Niao (loosely translated as Humming Bird), where she plays an orphan who is best friends with Michelle Chia. "I recently finished reading The Time Traveller's
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        190 28  -  Haruki Murakami Cheng Puay Koon SKIES that rain slippery live mackerel and sardine in the middle of a shopping district, Colonel Sanders' night time occupation as pimp to some sex-kitten philosophy undergraduate and tali hat icon Johnny Walker's hideous fetish for bloody, pulsating feline hearts It's
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        151 28  -  James B Stewart Mervin lay THE Disney brand name has entertained us for the past century, adults and children alike. From Mickey Mouse to Mr Incredible, everyone would have their favourite Disney character. However, managing the brand is not as happy an affair as the stories of its animated
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      248 28  -  YONG SHU CHIANG DVD REVIEW by I CAN safely say I've never heard a commentary track like the one on Anchorman, which didn't make it to cinemas here, but is possibly comedian Will Ferrell's funniest movie to date. Set in 1 970s San Diego, it's about a self-centred television
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        499 30  -  Mary-Ann Russon Not these cops, who see themselves as 'one of the guys' news@newstodav.com.se IF THE simplistic notions of the hit 2000 comedy Miss Congeniality (and its sequel, now in cinemas) are to be believed, women have to suppress any hint of femininity to be taken seriously
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        240 32  -  Pearlyn Tham L'Oreal Paris' make-up and skincare showcase is a hit pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg FANS of L'Oreal Paris' make-up and skincare were treated to a holistic experience from last Thursday to Sunday at the brand's World of Beauty gallery. The brand was the official beauty sponsor of the Singapore
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        194 32 PINK is a colour that is often associated with femininity. But it can also represent sexy, flirty, cute and girlish. Above all, pink is the colour of romance. Guests at last Friday and Saturday's Mumbai Se fashion shows were romanced by the
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        Innovation on the Catwalk
        571 33 The Nokia Distinctly Bold Designer Collection Show FASHIONISTAS with a fetish for all things mobile and fashionable that gathered at the Singapore Fashion Festival were treated to a spectacular catwalk show not seen in Singapore before. More than 800 fashion fans gathered to watch the Nokia
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          63 34 Inspired by the movie Motorcycle Diaries, Individual Expression's Spring/Summer 2005 collection is sexy and feminine, yet eclectic and cutting edge at the same time. Nomadic influences are reflected in the latest range of empire tops, tunics, tiered skirts, cropped pants and crochet shrugs just what the fashion doctor
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          57 34 The revamped Leonard Drake Skincare Health Spa Centre at Century Square (#O2-21/22) is now bigger and has three single treatment rooms, one double room and a spa body room. Enjoy treatments such as Advanced Crow's Feet Lifting Treatment and Advanced Skin Lightening Treatment. For more information or
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          69 34 Want a flatter tummy in eight days? Try Xando Tummy Tablets, developed by leading Norwegian researchers, which aims to reduce your waistline by promoting a healthy gastro-intestinal system and cleansing your body of toxins and impurities. Also ideal for those who have irregular bowel movements, stomach bloating or
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          79 34 Wear a piece of diving history on your wrist, with the new Frogman watch series in the Hamilton Khaki collection. These are made from titanium and are water resistant up to 200 m. The watches also boast a special coating that gives the titanium the same resistance
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        216 34  -  Elisa Yang The secret to Farm's healthy hair elisa.yang@newstoday.com.sg WHEN it comes to her crowning glory, MediaCorp artiste Farm Wong still goes by what her father taught her when she was a child. "My dad taught me to wash and massage my scalp to get the nutrients
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      273 36  -  Amy Van Apples add natural sweetness and nutrition to your favourite dishes PHOTOS BY food@newstoday.com.ss AN APPLE a day, keeps the doctor away. So we've been taught from a tender age. Indeed, the nutritious fruit is full of goodness. It boasts fibre, vitamins A and C, potassium, and
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      171 36 1. When choosing apples, make sure that they are firm. The skin should be smooth, and without any blemishes. When biting into an apple, it should have a pleasant crunch. 2. To avoid bruising apples, place them on top of, not below, other groceries in your shopping bag.
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      224 36 chicken with thyme caramelised apples Ingredients Serves two Chicken with thyme 300g to 400g chicken breasts, deskinned I tsp dried thyme (or 2 sprigs of fresh thyme) Salt and pepper to taste I tbsp butter I tbsp olive oil 1 red onion, thinly sliced 250 ml apple juice 2 tbsp
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        586 38  -  Anne Chalfant -KRT For some, this beautiful Hawaiian island is the perfect healing place traveller@newstoday.com.sg LAST September, I jumped on a plane to go find the healthy version of myself. No thanks to surgeons' knives, probing needles and doleful glances, I had gone from
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        PLANNING A HEALING TRIP
        113 38 Talk to your doctor at length about your plans. Pick a destination where the pace is slow. A sightseeing trip will be too exhausting. A cruise may be tempt- I ing because you can relax whenever you need to. However, because you are exposed to a
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        189 39 more on thailand [w] www.tourismthailand.org.sg [t] 6235 7901 FOR many in Bangkok, Pattaya, some 150 km away, is their seaside playground. A beach destination and a full-fledged city rolled into one, Pattaya has all the comforts and entertainment offerings of a major metropolis plus all the delights of sun,
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        682 39  -  Nazir Keshvani by..... Sea sports, cabarets, theme parks, golf there's something for everyone in Pattaya TOURISTS in Pattaya looking for entertainment may want to start with a date at Tiffany's. The Tiffany's Show is a cabaret act featuring transvestite dancers and singers doing lip-sync in
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        264 40 Fly British Airways to see Kylie Minogue live in concert WHEN Kylie Minogue, goes on a world tour, you can expect an extravaganza of great music, sexy dance routines and stunning visual effects. And this is exactly what Kylie has in store for her fans
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      25 27 new! I k finish a.''-; Hi LIQUID-TO-POWDER I N^ FOUNDATION I i IwChderH www.maybelline.com.sg MAYBELLINE NEW YORK MAYBE SHE'S BORN WITH IT. MAYBE IT'S MAYBELLINE?
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      199 28 Logic Master William Schamp, Check it out at www.logicalmarkettrends.com a professional market researcher and trader who invested the Logical Methodology, is here Results of E-Mini S&P Program Trade Set-ups from 3 Jan from 9-11 May 2005 to share his highly 05 to 30 Mar 05 based on contract size of
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      91 29 A 5 part-series on the process of decision-making. YOU can be a part of this programme via sms, mail or call-in For more information log on to www.channelnewsasia.com/upclose |fe Tonight, Bpm {1 Catch Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, f^^ Minister for Community Development, Youth and \A &i m Sports, and Second Minister
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      103 40 Last-minute stays in Asia from just US$4O! ||j ijj Kuala Lumpur, f Shanghai, 1 Bangkok, HuaHin, Malaysia China 1 Thailand Thailand Alison Genesis Hotel i Panorama Century Court DMa Pavilion Hotel Evason Resort and Spa (includes breakfast lor 2) 10l (includes breakfast for 2, \l \t (Superior Room) (includes breakfast
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      133 40 organised by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL AGENTS SINGAPORE TRAVEL TREAT FOR 2 TWO lucky TODAY readers who were at the recent Natas Travel 2005 fair will be making their way to Australia's Gold Coast and Amsterdam, respectively. Reader Jason Ng (IC: S*****88/C), who took part in the Australian Airlines and
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      281 41 www.jetairways.com Efficient. Punctual. Dependable. Feel the spirit of new India. jgf^ Jet Airways, India's most modern airline starts daily non-stop flights to Mumbai from 15th April. On your next business trip to India, you will have that's truly unique. The multilingual crew is over 270 flights within India, Jet Airways
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      115 42 I CareersTfoDW Tr^ I tllC l^W That's the kind of employee in demand these days. And that's the kind of applicants you will Resourceful Motivated• Informed. Innovative .Proactive Creative SS^t^Zt"toSay, 1 f *s^ xJ xJ d-x. s-^. 1 rea<iers are like. %JL* m. A M Each day, we reach more
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        694 44 Agencies Signs are that the 2005 version of Woods is all set to explode and a fourth green jacket beckons GOLF US Masters AUGUSTA, Georgia Tiger Woods has been one busy guy the last few days. He's come to Jesper Parnevik's rescue. He learned the
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        329 44 -AFP GOLF International Final Qualifying-Asia KUALA LUMPUR The road to St Andrews and the British Open could be a straightforward one for Singapore's Mardan Mamat. The 38-year-old, and Manila-based Canadian Colin Gibson carded matching rounds of 66 at the International Final Qualifying Asia, held
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        138 44 FOLLOWING the withdrawal of compatriot Pak Se Ri because of injury, South Korean Grace Park will now have a chance to become the first female golfer to win the Tiger Skins at the Blue Canyon Country Club in Phuket on April 16-17. Pak, Asia's most successful
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        404 45  -  JASMINE ZHAO BADMINTON Japan Open jasmine.zhao@newstoday.com.sg RONALD Susilo billed it as a dream come true, when he comfortably beat China's Bao Chunlai to be crowned the Japan Open champion last year. However, any thoughts he had of defending his title were shattered
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        450 45  -  JOSE RAYMOND Teo unhappy with team's effort despite first win in the competition AFC CUP, GROUP D Tampines 1 Club Valencia 0 jose@newstoday.com.sg DEFENDING S-League champions Tampines Rovers FC were expected to score a hatful of goals against Maldives minnows Club Valencia last night. But in the
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        982 43  -  ROHITBRIJNATH WHEN Rafael Nadal (picture) arrives in the arena, he brings with him the anticipation of drama. His scowling head wrapped in a bandanna is all Red Indian warrior, his walk is all prizefighter's bounce, his sleeveless T-shirt advertising his muscularity is all intimidation, and it's
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        264 46 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AC Milan 2 Inter Milan 0 MILAN AC Milan moved a huge step closer to the last four of the Champions League, defeating city rivals Inter Milan 2-0 in the home leg of their all-Italian quarter-final this
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        657 46 -AFP iLampard scores twice as Chelsea! I move within sight of semi-finals CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Chelsea 4 Bayern Munich 2 LONDON Chelsea showed they can perform even without their talismanic manager Jose Mourinho as Bayern Munich were defeated 4-2 in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at
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