Today, 21 July 2005, Afternoon Edition

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    22 1 TODAY /\AediaCorp incorporating utFC^tS MICA (P) 112/07/2005 Thursday July 21,2005 todayonline.com TODAY /AediaCorp incorporating utTC&tS MICA (P) 112/07/2005 Thursday July 21,2005 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Spanish police arrest 300 involved in $202m global scam
      211 1 -AP MADRID Spanish police said yesterday they had arrested 310 people, mostly Nigerians, suspected of conning thousands of people around the world with a series of scams including a false lottery. The arrests took place this week during 176 raids in
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      House tries to put NKF in order
      850 1  -  Derrick A Paulo MPs want tighter controls on big charities, more transparency and disclosure derrick@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Mr Gerard Ec visited the National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) Kirn Keat headquarters, he said he took his swimming trunks along. He was searching for its rumoured swimming
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      Lock icon Greenspan helps Wall Street rebound
      163 1 AFP NEW YORK An upbeat assessment of the US economy by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan helped Wall Street finish higher yesterday as the market shrugged off early jitters over disappointing earnings reports. A late rebound helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average end with a
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      40 1 NEWS£\yiEWS Green fuel Cure for high petrol prices has arrived/3 The wild life Step aside Croc Hunter, it's time to get extreme/22 Rohit Brijnath Where the friendship ends, the rivalry begins/59 8 "*****6"*****9" traveller SEDUCTIVE C 7 SHANGHAI JJ mmMmmMmmMmmMmmMmm
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      32 1 MU wm r^^- New NKF board named: Page 2 FIRES RAGE IN SOUTHERN EUROPE BUSH VISIT: GRENADE SUSPECT HELD STAR TREK'S SCOTTY DIES, 85 ISRAELI BARRIER: COUNCIL TO MEET WORLD 1 8
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      New NKF board named
      497 2  -  Jasmine Yin Members have proven worth in broad range of fields: Ee jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg THE new board of directors for the beleaguered National Kidney Foundation (NKF) was assembled over a weekend. The task was given to new chairman Gerard Ec by Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, and
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      Too much caffeine in energy drink? Bull, says spokesman
      279 2  -  Loh Chee Kong POPULAR energy drink Red Bull is "entirely safe" for consumption, a local spokesman said, reacting to news that one of Scotland's biggest chain stores had banned the drink. On Monday, One o One banned the sale of Red
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      Lock icon Fire in Lau Pa Sat
      84 2 Tor Ching Li DINERS at Lau Pa Sat had their meal interrupted yesterday evening as a fire broke out near two Thai food stalls, leaving a charred hole in the roof. Help from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDFj arrived within six minutes of the
      — Tor Ching Li; TREVOR TAN  -  84 words
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        Cheaper than petrol – and greener
        658 3  - Cheaper than petrol and greener Charles Tan Both drivers' wallets and the environment would benefit from Govt-legislated LPG use news@newstoday.com.sg WHENEVER I return to Singapore, the moment I step out of Changi Airport, the acrid smell of air pollu- tion hits my nostrils. Fortunately, the body is smart and quick
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      Lock icon Pregnant? Sorry, you're out
      104 4 Channel News Asia MORE pregnant employees have filed complaints on unfair termination of employment. Yesterday, Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen told Parliament that to date this year, 36 women have filed complaints. This is above the 15 and 28 complaints received annually between 2001 and 2004.
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      Lock icon Crackdown in Pakistan
      317 4 Musharraf gets tough on suspected extremists, madrasahs LONDON Pakistan has detained more than 200 suspected Islamic militants in response to international pressure to crack down on extremists after the London bombings as Britain said it would rush out laws to beef up its anti-terrorism legislation. Security forces
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        Lock icon MOH deals with scholarship defaulters
        117 4 Channel News Asia Of the 1,600 scholars that have been recruited under the Health Ministry's Scholarship Programme since 1 994, 26 have absconded without paying liquidated damages. Replying to a question in Parliament, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said all but one of them were
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        Lock icon Shuffle in public-service senior positions
        85 4 938 Live The Government has announced changes in several senior posts in the public-service sector. Current Permanent Secretary for the Law Ministry Liew Heng San will step down in September and take over as CEO of the CPF Board. Replacing Mr Liew in the Law
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      Chronic care extended
      183 4  -  Tan Hui Leng huileng@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, the leading killers in Singapore, many people do not monitor their conditions. Although a chronic-disease management programme has been available at Sing Health polyclinics for the past two years, about 60
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      $10m boost for creative sphere
      295 6  -  Tor Ching Li HERE'S yet another government fund looking for projects the $10-million Creative Community Singapore (CCS) fund, initiated by the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts (Mica) last year. But unlike other funds, it does not target a specific industry or segment of
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      Was Huang Na sexually attacked?
      399 6  -  Wong Fei Wan No evidence, but that does not rule it out, says pathologist feiwan@newstoday.com.sg THOUGH there is no physical evidence to show Huang Na had been sexually-assaulted, a doctor told the High Court that it did not mean penetration had not occurred. Dr Paul
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      Lock icon Sickly once, she creates ripples
      542 8  -  Lee U-Wen We'll make it to Cabinet one day, says SMU girl u-wen@newstoday. com, sg SHE spent the better part of her growing years at home instead of at the playground. Prone to frequent bouts of asthma and skin allergies, Lim Ke Kin fell sick
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      You can fly, says President Nathan
      210 8  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla IT IS not every day that a nation's President graces a book launch and it is not every book that has a foreword written by the highest office-bearer of the land. Property entrepreneur Mohamed Ismail can lay claim to both these
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      Lock icon Online hall of shame for Malaysian traffic offenders
      193 12 AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has set up an online hall of shame where the public can post pictures of traffic offenders as part of a campaign to instil discipline and safety on roads. The website, www.panducermat.org.my, was launched on Tuesday and will
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        Lock icon Rafidah's tears — and the can of worms
        663 12  - Rafidah's tears and the can of worms Oon Yeoh M'sian govt's openness praised, but there are still many questions that need to be answered news@newstoday.com.sg THE Malaysian government's surprise decision to release a list of recipients of special permits to import cars into the country has received praise from various
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      'I cut wife in 9 parts,' says man
      241 12 LONDON Accused Paul Dalton admitted in courts that he cut up the body of his South Korea-born wife Tae Hui Kang into nine pieces with an electric saw after having endured years of bullying at her hands, reported The Times of London
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      Lock icon Slippery road to UN seat
      467 14  -  Shibu Ittv Kuttickal Despite Spores backing, Japan's Security Council bid faces hurdles shibu@newstoday.com.sg THE failure of the Group of Four (G4) Brazil, Germany, India and Japan to narrow differences with African nations and overcome opposition from the United States, China and a Pakistan-led grouping could
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      Lock icon Lone testimony at Corby's fresh trial
      132 14 AFP DENPASAR Schapelle Corby, the Australian jailed for 20 years for smuggling 4.lkg of marijuana in Bali, had her trial re-opened to hear new witnesses to support her claims that she was framed. One Indonesian law professor, Mr Indriyanto Seno Adjie, took the stand
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      Sleep with the boss and your colleagues get sexually harassed
      221 16 LOS ANGELES The California Supreme Court has ruled that sleeping with the boss constitutes sexual harassment not only of the employee who submits to a supervisor's advances but also of the staff who do not, and fail to get ahead
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      Lock icon Bush nominee may shake up top US court
      384 16 Agencies Democrats fear John Roberts will push Supreme Court to far right WASHINGTON United States Supreme Court nominee John Roberts began his confirmation campaign yesterday to nail down Republican Senate support and overcome Democrats' fears that he would push the nation's highest
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        Lock icon Fires rage in southern Europe
        86 18 AFP Southern Europe, in the grip of a heat wave, was on the alert late yesterday as fires raged on in parts of Spain, Portugal ana Italy, claiming 13 lives and destroying thousands of hectares of brush and forest. The most severe damage was wrought
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        Lock icon Bush visit: Grenade suspect held
        81 18 AP Georgian police detained a man yesterday suspected of throwing a live grenade during a rally at which US President George W Bush spoke in May, the Interior Ministry said. The capture came after a shootout in which one police officer was killed and another
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        Lock icon Star Trek's Scotty dies, 85
        59 18 AFP Actor James Doohan, who transported the crew of the original Star Trek television series through space on the command "Beam me up, Scotty", died yesterday at the age of 85. Trie star's ashes will be sent into space by a private com- pany following
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        Lock icon Israeli barrier: Council to meet
        79 18 AFP The United Nations Security Council is to meet today at the request of the Arab League to discuss the West Bank separation barrier after Israel approved a revised route around East Jerusalem, according to the council president for the month. The council held consultations
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      Lock icon China's nuclear threat
      370 18 Agencies Beijing fielding missiles which can hit US forces, says Pentagon WASHINGTON China is broadening its military reach and turning into a long-term threat not only to Taiwan, but also to the American forces in the Pacific and to regional powers such as India and Japan, the
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      Lock icon 23m lonely Chinese males
      339 19 AFP TOURS (France) China is set to become the world's largest lonely hearts club. About 23 million men of marriageable age will not be able to find a female partner. Experts from the University of Texas told a conference that China will pay the price for
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Baker steals police car to get to work
        67 19 get A Chicago man is in jail for stealing a marked police car to get to work. The 38-year-old man was caught after he stopped when a member of the public flagged him down for help, said Ananova.com. He had noticed the
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        Couple too tall for own house
        74 19 Couple A Scottish couple who are too tall for their house condemned councillors for refusing them permission to make it bigger, reported The Times of London. The husband, who is 2m tall, has to get down on his hands and knees to shave or
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      Focus On The Family
      228 20  -  Dr James Dobson TfriMrs by LOVING HANDS Human hands they perform marvellous labourrelated functions. But they also carry great meaning for us emotionally. With the thumb opposite the fingers to facilitate grasping and the concentration of sensory nerves in the pads for evaluating the texture and
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      Increased loan uncertainty
      276 20  -  LEONG SZE HIAN] Property policy should be reviewed Letter from I REFER to the article, "Early Xmas for property sector", by Shobha Tsering Bhalla (July 20). With the financing limit for housing loans being raised from 80 to 90 per cent of the property value, and the
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      Not even lawyers are that rich
      161 20  -  TANHOWKENG] IEBHIiBBI WE HAVE been hearing the argument by various officials that a professional person would earn a lot more if he just persists in his profession. This includes the NKF case. Such an argument does not hold water. One's salary depends on one's
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      President, CJ should not retire due to age
      185 20  -  JASMINE SOH HUITSAN Letter from, THIS is in response to Winston Chew Choon Teck's letter "No offence Mr President but..." Guly 19). The President should not be discriminated against because of age, or disqualified from re-election. President S R Nathan is of
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      104 20 The men in the mirror Just before he steps into the Adelphi Shopping Centre entrance, the reflection of this passer-by is caught on film by Today photographer Trevor Tan, 2 7. Tan waited for 10 minutes for someone to walk to the exact position he wanted in order to
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      Learning to talk the talk
      280 21  -  HO PENG (MS) Students can pursue non-native mother tongues as a third language Letter from I Director, Curriculum Planning and Development Ministry of Education WE REFER to the letters by Sangeetha Bysheim ("Why keep Mandarin exclusive to Chinese", July 11), Heng Cho Choon ("Studying Chinese
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      No poll done, but Nathan candidacy is well-supported
      235 21  -  PEERMAKBUR Letter from Press Secretary to Minister in Charge of Muslim Affairs WHILE personally supporting Mr S R Nathan's bid for a second term, Mr Haj Mohamed asked in his letter, "Nathan deserves a second term" (July 19), if a survey had
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      EXTREME ANIMAL LOVER
      702 22  -  STEVE LEONARD coffee ill 33, animal show host FROM paragliding with the Himalayan griffin vultures to huddling with 80,000 penguins for warmth and cavorting with a great white shark it's all in a day's work for Steve Leonard (picture), host of Extreme Animals, a new series by
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      206 20 Correction and clarification IN THE sidebar for our Page 1 story yesterday, "Early Xmas for property sector", we said that the Available Housing Withdrawal Limit (AHWL) is now 80 per cent of the available Ordinary Account (OA) balance, instead of the OA and Special Account balance, after setting aside the
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      Lock icon Property boost to banks' earnings will be limited
      425 26 Agencies Analysts warn against exuberance over relaxed financing EVEN as banks like DBS Group, United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) look set to increase mortgage lending after Tuesday's relaxation of property rules by the Government, analysts are warning against
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      Lock icon Temasek buys 14.9% stake in India's Shringar Cinemas
      179 26 Bloomberg SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings has bought a 14.9-per-cent stake in Shringar Cinemas, an Indian owner of movie multiplexes, for about 294 million rupees ($11.4 million). Aranda Investments (Mauritius) and Dunearn Investments (Mauritius), both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Temasek, bought the stake
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        ST Index(daily) -- 2,309.26+16.34
        3 26 ST Index(daily) 2,309.26+16.34
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        World markets
        61 26 Index Value CI Pts .hange Nikkei 225 11,789.35 +24.51 +0.21 Hang Seng 14,602.70 +34.96 +0.24 All Ordinaries 4,263.30 +23.50 +0.55 Taiwan Wtd 6,423.81 +7.47 +0.12 Korea Comp 1,074.40 -1.08 -0.10 KLCI 924.01 +7.23 +0.79 SET Index 650.04 +1.37 +0.21 Jakarta Comp 1,140.65 +8.63 +0.76 Phils Comp 1,944.71 +55.16
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        SGX most active
        60 26 By volume Close Capitaland 2.750 Change +0.080 Pts '000 +3.0 82,401 CapilalmdeCW***** 0.305 +0.065 +27.1 46,396 CapilalmdeCW***** 0.310 SingTel 2.730 CapilalmdeCW***** 0.255 Wing Tai 1.210 UniFiber 0.400 BILIntl 1.210 Allgreen 1.240 DBS 15.900 +0.060 +0.070 +0.070 +0.030 +0.005 +0.010 -0.030 +0.500 +24.0 43,471 +2.6 42,105 +37.8 35,128
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        SGX top rises
        78 26 By Close Change BukilSem 15.100 +0.500 DBS 15.900 +0.500 Jardine C&C 12.700 +0.400 JSH500USS 10.800 +0.300 STIETF100 23.800 +0.250 HSIeCW*****1 0.690 +0.205 F&N 16.200 +0.200 GrealEast 14.900 +0.200 ShangAsia 2kHK$ 13.000 +0.200 SingamasC 2kHK$ 5.200 +0.200 By percentage Close Change DBSeCW*****0 0.155 +72.2 A-SonicW*****0 0.015 +50.0 SingTel
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        SGX top falls
        77 26 By Close Change Creative 50 12.500 -0.400 DBS M NCR 10 108.300 -0.200 SIA200 11.800 -0.200 SpLand 5.900 MleCW*****4 0.150 -0.200 -0.145 Hyflux 4.960 -0.140 DBSePW*****8 0.135 -0.120 JMH400USS 17.800 -0.100 SIA 11.800 -0.100 TAC200USS 3.100 -0.100 By percentage Close Ch MleCW*****4 0.150 hange -49.2 DBSePW*****8 0.135
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        Lock icon Singapore
        140 26 Dow Jones BLUE chips closed higher yesterday as investors continued to buy property-related stocks after the Government eased restrictions on property financing and home ownership by foreigners on Tuesday. The ST Index rose 1 6.34 points, or 0.7 per cent, to a new five-and-a-half-year closing high of 2,309.26. The
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        36 26 US$ 0.5925 UK£ 0.3409 Yen 67.005 HK$ 4.6095 RM 2.2525 Euro 0.4911 Rupiah 5,834.4 Baht 24.934 Peso 33.068 A$ 0.7863 Indian Rs 25.792 Won 617.81 C$ 0.7209 Yuan 4.9051 NZ$ 0.8762 NTS 18.938
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        246 32 Bloomberg CHINA'S Haier Group has dropped out of the contest for Maytag Corp to avoid the costs of international expansion, leaving Whirlpool Corp and Ripplewood Holdings to contend for the No 3 home appliances maker in the United States.
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      1200 40  -  David Chew Bras Basah.Bugis could be Singapore's version of Paris' swinging, avant garde Left Bank david. chew@newstoday.com. sg PARIS' Left Bank, in the first half of the 20th Century, was the heart of intellectual and artistic life in Paris. Artists of every hue from Pablo Picasso
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      341 44  -  Lorraine Lim Potter fans try to root out the final book's secrets news@newstoday.com.sg SO, YOU have finished reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and are wondering what Rowling has in store for our intrepid hero and his best friends? The Internet is the place to get all
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        163 45  -  J X Rowling Lorraine Lim BOOK REVIEWS FANS will not be disappointed with the latest instalment in the Harry Potter series. All the elements that have made this series so popular are present and accounted for. Characters' pasts are revealed and fleshed out. The
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      375 47  -  Pearlyn Tham You don't have to eat fruit and vegetables to get their goodness pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg CAPSICUM, ginger, ginseng and orange may sound like ingredients of a salad recipe. But they can also be the recipe for a firmer and slimmer body. Bio-essence the brand known
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      180 48  -  Pearlyn Tham The versatility of this collection will excite you pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg THINK wedding jewellery and classic diamond solitaires or traditional yellow gold come to mind. But if you want something extraordinary it's your special day, after all say "I do" to Lee Hwa Jewellery's Romance 2005 wedding collection.
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        73 48 up Inspired by the Jazz genre of music, Hamilton's Jazzmaster watch collection is characterised by silver and black colour combinations, brown leather straps or metal bracelets, and rhombus-shaped date displays. The Jazzmaster ViewMatic model (left) pays tribute to the appeal of live entertainment. It flaunts an opening at
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        53 48 Vibrant colours and pop art meet in Lacoste's Pop Edition fragrances. This range of four comes in limited edition packaging and each unique scent is marked by a colour. The Lacoste Pop Edition fragrances retail at Lacoste fragrance counters at Takashimaya, Isetan Orchard, Robinsons Raffles City, Seiyu
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      54 48 Let the make-up experts show you how you can enhance your features. If you're selected, you'll appear in TODAY and receive a token of appreciation. Email style@newstoday.com.sg with your name, IC number, age, occupation and contact number. Include a photo of yourself and tell us why
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      554 48  -  Eveline Gan WHILE a recent study revealed that the majority of women across Asia are wallowing in low self-esteem, local actress Selena Tan is brimming with confidence and radiance despite knowing that she does not embody the stereotypically beautiful woman. The
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    592 49  -  Amy Van PH°TO SBY^ Grapes and orange juice add a refreshing sweetness to the sauce food@newstoday.com.sg THE US Flame Seedless is a small- to medium-sized deepred grape. It is well liked for its sweet and slightly tart flavour, as well as its lovely crunch. These crunchy seedless grapes
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      434 51 SFF goes green, yellow, orange, red, brown, blue and white this weekend Colours are the order of the day at Parco Bugis Junction this weekend. In line with the current trend towards wellness and healthy eating in Singapore, "Vegetarian and Fruits Jamboree" will showcase the wide
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      275 52 Food can bring your household together. By Eveline Gan (eveline@newstoday.com.sg) WHILE other families bond over the dining table, veteran food columnist Luo Ziwei and his daughter, culinary consultant Pauline D Loh, bond in the kitchen: They cook together on festive occasions. This year's Singapore Food Festival
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      248 52  -  FOR the first time, underprivileged children from Club Rainbow Singapore (CRS) will get a taste of the Singapore Food Festival (SFF). Sponsored by NTUC FairPrice, 100 children and their families will participate in the fun activities at one of SFF's core events, Food Venture for
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      735 53  -  Agnes Tan Its seductive beauty will dazzle, while shoppers and food-lovers will find a paradise there traveller@newstoday.com.sg YOU would not have seen the dazzling beauty of Shanghai if you had not been to The Bund waterfront district The best time to go there is after
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      443 54 AP The Land of the Midnight Sun has more than one dazzling view WITH its long fjords, mountains, glaciers, tundra, prairie and forests, a tour of Norway is like travelling from one real-life picture postcard to the next "People come for the scenery, the
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      196 54 Another Indian vista opens Jetstar Asia will fly to the Indian city of Kolkata from Aug 1 8. There will be three flights a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. To celebrate the launch, one-way fares between Kolkata and Singapore will start from $178 for bookings made before July
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      456 60  -  TAN YO-HINN They aim to lease site in Punggol and make it the 'home of rugby yohinn@newstoday.com.sg IT IS one of Singapore's fastest growing sports, with more than 7,000 students from 130 schools now playing rugby. Over the last three months, the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) have
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      Lock icon Notts County team-mates give Noh the thumbs up
      413 60  -  ERIC DING TODAY FILE PHOTO sports@newstoday.com.sg NOH Alam Shah should make his firstteam debut for Notts County tomorrow night, with his team-mates insisting he has a bright future in the English Football League. The 24-year-old striker is expected to feature for the
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      Lock icon Protectors finally end goal drought with win over Sinchi
      250 60  -  ERIC DING TODAY FILE PHOTO RHB SINGAPORE CUP 2005 Sinchi 1 Home United 3 sports@newstoday.com.sg HOME UNITED had been experiencing an abysmal run of form recently and it looked as if it was going to continue last night at the Jurong
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          509 57 Champions League new boys upset by Thailand BANGKOK Thailand pulled off a penalty shootout upset over Champions League contenders Everton yesterday while Bolton Wanderers similarly dispatched rivals Manchester City in the Premier League Asia Trophy tournament It was a poor showing for the Blues, who proved
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          348 57 Agencies LONDON England striker Wayne Rooney insisted yesterday that he had not fallen out with Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson after travelling home separately from his team-mates following the club's friendly at Clyde. British tabloid The Sun reported that Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rio Ferdinand
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          373 57 AFP REVEL, France Tour of Italy champion Paolo Savoldelli (picture) added another prestigious line to his honours list by winning the 17th stage of the Tour de France held over 239.5 km between Pau and here yesterday. His Discovery Channel team-mate and
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          538 58 -AP They may still be world No 1, but the Aussies no longer faze their youthful hosts CRICKET The Ashes LONDON Australia's poor tour opening and England's injection of talented youth has heightened anticipation that today's first Test at Lord's marks the start of the
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          244 58 AFP LONDON Mention the word "Ashes" to any cricket fan and they know instantly about the Test contest between England and Australia. The idea of the Ashes was born in 1882 when, in a one-off Test at The Oval, Australia, inspired by figures of
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          309 58 -AP DETROIT Larry Brown has been released as coach of the Detroit Pistons. Brown and the Pistons reached a settlement on the final three years of his contract, Pistons spokesman Matt Dobek said here on Tuesday. He is free to coach another
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          1029 59  -  ROHITBRIJNATH It is a pity that rivals these days seem to 'hate' each other DON'T giggle or choke on your Guinness, but can you imagine Tiger Woods winning the US Masters then breaking into tears on seeing a weeping Phil Mickelson in
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