Today, 3 September 2005

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    Lock icon ASIA'S STEVIE WONDER?
    674 1  -  EUSACHIA I-WEEKLY Yes, the barbs have hurt, but Wei Lian's ready to wow the region elisa@newstoday.com.sg SIX months ago, Tan Wei Lian sang at bus interchanges and MRT stations to make a living. Now, he has the chance to become Asia's Stevie Wonder. Before 8,000 screaming fans
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  • hot news
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      When the remarks got nasty and personal...
      408 2  -  -EUSACHIA TAN Wei Lian deliberately kept his family in the shadows. He knew it could get ugly and Singapore's first Project SuperStar winner, who had to endure an emotional rollercoaster, didn't want to take his family along for the ride. He didn't know
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      Tears, but no regrets
      678 3  -  MERVINTAY Kelly says she'll always remain a shorts and T-shirt girl plus@newstoday.com.sg KELLY POON (picture) was about to walk on stage to perform her final song on Thursday night when she was overwhelmed by the occasion. With tears streaming down her face, she broke down in
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      Lock icon Roaring ratings point to SuperStar sequel
      256 3  -  -JEANINETAN FOUR in five viewers of free-to-air Chinese TV shows in Singapore tuned in to MediaCorp TV Channel U for the Project Superstar grand final on Thursday night. The showdown between Tan Wei Lian and Kelly Poon attracted 1.1 million viewers making it one
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon Hunting for the elephant people
      431 4  -  VALCHUA Nothing sinister behind Buangkok prank: MP Charles Chong va l@newstoday.com.sg UP TO three Punggol South residents have been summoned by the police to help in their investigations into Buangkok's "white elephant" incident, said an MP on Friday. Providing an update on the police probe,
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      Spotlight on Durai in NKF investigation: Reports
      243 4  -  -TORCHING LI TWO weeks after the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) was called in by the National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) interim board to investigate matters of "grave concern", the Business Times reported on Friday that former chief executive TT Durai has had his passport
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      S'pore sends choppers, personnel to US
      331 4  -  -LOHCHEEKONG IN THE wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, Singapore has sent a party of three Chinook helicopters and 38 military personnel to assist in relief operations in the United States. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Ch-47 Chinook helicopters were
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      Lock icon PMs shoot the breeze
      466 6  -  SHARON VASOO Informal talk about family and lifestyle leads in to discussions on bilateral issues today DEPUTY FOREIGN EDITOR sha ron@newstoday.com.sg IT SEEMS that a bit of sun, some fresh air and an informal style meeting in a resort gets ideas flowing, and allows leaders of
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      Lock icon 'Youth guide youth' health programme
      206 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Health Promotion Board has launched a new health programme for youth. Called Youth Advolution for Health (YAH), it actively engages the young people who are involved in planning and implementing programmes to encourage their peers to lead a healthy lifestyle. It will
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        Lock icon PILLAY CHAIRS ADVISERS' COUNCIL
        122 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA President S R Nathan has appointed J V Pillay as the new chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers. Mr Pillay, who is also chairman of the Singapore Exchange, was to take over from Mr Sim Kee Boon from Friday. A statement from the
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        Lock icon IKEA RECALLS 3WAY SOCKET
        117 6 938 LIVE IKEA is recalling a three-way socket that it had been selling from April to August in several countries, including Singapore. Due to a defect in the assembly of some of the products, users of the socket named Rabalder may experience electric shock from the
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        Lock icon MADE FOR MAIDS: FREE SCREENING
        144 6 -CHANNEL NEWSASIA More than 500 maids in Singapore will get to watch a movie for free on Sunday. MediaCorp Raintree Pictures is holding a special screening of their latest horror film. The Maid (picture), just for maids working and living here. About 5,000 flyers were
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      Vibrant, designer S'pore city
      477 10  -  TORCHING LI URA plans to give developers who integrate art in building designs extra floor space chingli@newstoday.com. sg IF THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) gets its way, Singapore will become a vibrant global city quite literally by design. As National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan put
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      ASIA'S OWN PRITZKER TO PROMOTE URBAN DESIGN
      308 10  -  David Chew ASIA'S architects will soon be able to take part in their very own prestigious architecture competition in the form of the SIA (Singapore Institute of Architects)-Getz Architecture Prize. The new biennial competition, modelled after the prestigious Pritzker Prize, was announced on
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      Detik tops annual MediaCorp awards
      283 10  -  -JASMINE YIN NEWS productions about rich Arabs seeking medical treatment here and a worried producer's journey to tsunami-hit Penang to look for her grandmother topped the 10th annual MediaCorp News Excellence Awards yesterday. The former, an episode of Malay current affairs programme Detik, beat five
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      68 10 WE'RE DOING IT EVERY DAY! WITH CROSSWORD PUZZLE, HOROSCOPE, SAY IT RIGHT, WEATHER HELPLINE ClassAd now appears in every issue of TODAY. And we bring you not just the products and services you need but also a host of engaging new features that will entertain and enlighten. Check out the
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      Lock icon Is this really America?
      1070 12 AGENCIES Shoot-to-kill orders to curb looting, still no food and water for many LOUISIANA Chaos. Frustration. Lawlessness. And, as a natural catastrophe left the greatest power in the world and the wealthiest reeling, the question being asked was: "Is this really America?" In the wake of
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    • DISASTERROUNDUP
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        THE DEAD LAID ON LUGGAGE RACKS
        79 13 About 25 helicopters are being used to ferry people back and forth between the New Orleans airport and the city of New Orleans, CNN reported. The airport was becoming a military airfield and equipment normally used to move luggage around was being used to
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        Lock icon US $10.5B PLEDGED FOR KATRINA VICTIMS
        34 13 AFP The US Senate, meeting in an extraordinary late night session, voted unanimously on Thursday to authorise US$lO.5 billion (17.6 billion) in special funding for Hurricane Katrina victims.
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        Lock icon US 'OPEN TO' ASSISTANCE
        69 13 -AFP The US has said it will accept any offers of assistance, as the world community rallied to its aid. "We are open to all offers of assistance from other nations, and I would expect we would take people up on offers of assistance when it's
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        Lock icon WORLD PITCHES IN TO HELP
        69 13 AFP Nato and the European Union have offered to provide assistance to the US following the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Many countries have offered their help, including Taiwan which pledged US$2 million; Australia, which pledged US$lO million and Japan, which offered up to US$5OO,OOO in aid.
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        TOXIC SOUP
        34 13 A witch's brew of heavy metals, chemicals, sewage, fuel and pesticides is swilling through New Orleans and the waterways of Louisiana and other US coastal states, say conservationists and oceanographers. -THE GUARDIAN
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        Lock icon UP TO 300,000 STRANDED
        62 13 AFP Up to 300,000 survivors may still need to evacuated from disaster zones in Louisiana, Governor Kathleen Blanco said. Asked how long people still holding out on roofs and in attics could survive, she said: "Some are sturdy, but some are on a very short time
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      Lock icon Message from the grave
      344 14 -AFP Al Qaeda video shows London suicide bomber defending July 7 terrorist blasts LONDON A message from the grave left by one of the four London bombers fuelled a row on Friday over whether Britain's military role in Iraq has increased the risk of terrorist attacks
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    • this quirky world
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        A SHOT AT THE WORLD'S LONGEST SHOWER
        90 14 Ten Germans (two women and eight men) are attempting to soap themselves down for 101 hours in the hope of breaking the record for the world's longest shower, ananova.com reported. Each participant is allowed a 10-minute break every hour for food, drink and
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        DONKEY MUSEUM TO OPEN
        51 14 A museum dedicated entirely to donkeys is due to open in Bulgaria laterthis month, reported ananova.com. The museum will contain thousands of donkey photos as well as donkey accessories. Donkeys are the most commonly used work animal in Bulgaria and a vital section of the rural
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      Lock icon Thaksin says refugees are 'internationalising' unrest
      346 14 -AGENCIES BANGKOK Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday accused Islamic militants of trying to "internationalise" the unrest in the south after 131 Thai Muslims fled across the border to Malaysia seeking safe haven. Malaysian police have said that the displaced people, including women
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    Spare us the rods, some need the fish
    238 16  -  MOHAMAD ROSLE AH MAD Letter from I REFER to Wong Ching Hwee's letter, "Stop waiting for fish, grab a fishing rod" (Sept 2), which referred to the Government's way of handing out fishing rods and not fish to help the poor. The
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      Pondering polygamy
      370 16  -  JASMINE SOH HUI TSAN WINNIE TAN Sure, if he can afford it Letter from I REFER to Lim Thiam Poh's views on "Stem divorce with polygamy" (Sept 2). As a lady, I share similar views, and, in addition, I feel that polygamy should be legislated and all races
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      Lock icon Is the real storm brewing in the heart of man?
      244 16  -  HOOJINGHUI Letter from READING your reports "Gunfire Hails New Orleans' Evacuation" and "New Orleans Despairs" (Sept 2), I was shocked and sickened. The reports depict scenes of chaos, barbaric and uncontrolled. Rescue helicopters being shot at, looting and even a
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      Culling of dogs a necessary, if heartbreaking, measure: AVA
      428 16  -  GOHSHIHYONG Letter from Assistant director, corporate communications, for chief executive officer. Agri-food &Veterinary Authority (AVA), Ministry of National Development WE REFER to the letters "Rethink killing of stray dogs" (Aug 23) by Dr Tan Chek Wee and "End mass killing of
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      Mosquito menace still stings because of lackadaisical attitudes
      361 18  -  VICTOR ADRIAN LIM DIPTI PADUYA Circle Line breeding ground Letter from I WAS recently in a "mosquito haven" that would probably remain one despite my reporting it to the site safety officer. I had some work to do down a deep tunnel
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      Lock icon Spare us the doggy doo-doo
      776 18  -  Neil Humphreys Students' ingenious toilet cleaner could save Spore WHEN I was younger, Duke and I spent quite a lot of time together in the bathroom. Don't get the wrong idea. Duke wasn't a butch nickname for my partner; he was our pet dog. The
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      Better way for disabled to cross Cecil St
      342 18  -  HAN LIANG YUAN Letter from DIRECTOR, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY I REFER to the recent letters and thank your readers for their feedback on the changes at the Cecil Street and Robinson Road junction. In my letter published on July 19,1
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    • Letter
      High level of immunity to polio in Singapore
      222 20  -  KAREN TAN Letter from Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Health IN "POLIO precautions taken?" (Aug 29), Mr See Leong Kit asked about the risk of poliomyelitis among older Singaporeans and whether there is a need for booster poliomyelitis immunisation. Polio vaccination for
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      Changes made to beef up Muis
      536 20  -  PEERMAKBUR Law review will ensure relevance to present-day concerns of Muslim S'poreans Letter from Press Secretary to ivnnister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs I REFER to the News Comment by Mr Maarof Salleh ("Behind all those questions on Muis", Aug 30). Mr Maarof sent a similar
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      208 20 Answers To Perplexing Questions If God is good, then why is there so much evil and suffering in this world If God is caring, then why is life so meaningless and brief 1 If God is righteous, then why is life so unfair If God is perfect, then why didn't
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      223 21 An invitation to all individuals suffering from hair problems Is you hair visibly falling out by 40%? Are you losing a lot of hair in the shower? ijjj /"jfc- Have you wasted too much time and money \w on hair care products and treatments that i just don't seem to
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Indonesian crisis may hurt S'pore: SM Goh
      701 22 -BLOOMBERG Continued high global oil prices will undermine bilateral trade INDONESIA is taking the right measures to tackle rising oil prices, though its struggle with its falling currency and stocks may hurt Singapore's economy, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said in an interview
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      Lock icon Contagion effect from rupiah unlikely: Zeti
      242 22 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said the recent slide of the Indonesian rupiah was unlikely to have an adverse impact on the Malaysian economy or those of other South-east Asian nations. "Indonesia has seen strong growth since the 1997-98
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    • marketwatch
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        ST Index — 2,300.89+5.35
        3 23 ST Index 2,300.89+5.35
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        Lock icon Singapore
        79 23 SHARES rose on Friday, led by marine-related stocks on expectations of new orders due to high oil prices and damage to platforms off the US Gulf Coast. But property stocks were mixed on news that the tender for Singapore's integrated resorts could be delayed. The ST Index gained 5.35
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        World markets
        54 23 Nikkei 225 12,600.00 +93.03 +0.74 Hang Seng 15,221.09 +70.14 +0.52 All Ordinaries 4,435.90 -24.20 -0.54 Taiwan Wtd 6,116.05 +02.50 +1.37 Korea Comp 1,115.03 +9.46 +0.06 KLCI 909.10 -0.49 -0.05 SET Index 709.97 -0.31 -0.04 Jakarta Comp Closed Phils Comp 1,946.30 +4.97 +0.26 Shenzhen B 224.79 +0.11 +0.05 Mumbai
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        Commodities
        24 23 Sold US$/oz 451.41 Silver USS/oz 7.10E 'laiinum US$/oz 911.0C lubber cents/kg 280.2E >alm oil RM/tonne 1,363.50 !rantcrudaUS$/barrel 67.6C Information provided by SGX, Bloomberg
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        SGX most active
        48 23 ACCS 0.155 50,426 MediaRing 0.215 +0.030 +16.2 42,019 GlobalVoice 0.000 -0.005 -5.9 33,605 Econ 0.010 -0.010 -50.0 26,902 Biosensors 1.150 +0.010 +0.9 26,570 IPC Corp 0.245 +0.020 +0.9 24,130 UniFiber 0.315 17,916 UTAC 0.645 -0.010 -1.5 15,416 GlobalTest 0.200 15,095 MMI 0.550 -0.025 -4.3 14,640
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        SGX top rises
        64 23 STIETF100 23.500 +0.450 KepCorp 12.500 +0.300 BBS 15.900 +0.200 CoscoCorpBBeCW*****4 0.070 +0.100 SPCCAeCW*****0 2.160 +0.160 Sp Land 5.600 +0.150 CoscoCoipBNPeCW***** 0.075 +0.145 KepCorpMBLeCW*****5 0.430 +0.145 STI2200BBeCW*****9 1.150 +0.140 CoscoCorpMBLeCW***** 1.020 +0.135 KepCorpMBLeCW*****5 0.430 +50.9 ChinaEntSp 0.015 +50.0 UOBMBLeCW*****2 0.070 +40.0 KepCorpBBeCW*****7 0.170 +36.0 NeoCorp 0.020 +33.3 Hosen
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        SGX top falls
        69 23 Shang Asia 2kHK$ 13.200 -0.300 Creative 50 13.700 -0.200 F8N 16.500 -0.200 JardineCSC 10.000 -0.200 JMH400US$ 17.100 -0.200 APB 0.900 -0.050 AustlandPG A$ 1.000 -0.050 HSI*****SGAePW*****6 0.705 -0.050 OCBCBk 6.250 -0.050 Pearl Energy 1.550 -0.050 >eatJveDBSeCW051D21 0.005 -50.0 icon 0.010 -50.0 JangHuat 0.005 -50.0 HCCSCAeCW*****5 0.010 -33.3
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        Your S$1 buys
        35 23 0.5973 Peso 33.519 UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.3252 65.365 4.6405 2.2468 0.4753 6,183.3 24.519 A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 0.7799 26.229 611.64 0.7079 4.8351 0.8446 19.432
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      Citiraya gets a breather
      323 23  -  CHRISTIE LOH But recycler now has to fight $419-million lawsuit from AMD christie@newstoday.com.sg EMBATTLED Citiraya Industries must now whip up a strong defence for its survival as its creditors have been told to hold off attempts to wind up the electronic waste recycler. At a scheduled
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      Lock icon Economy to grow at 4.4%: MAS survery
      230 23 —DOW JONES SINGAPORE'S economy will likely grow 4.4 per cent this year, according to a quarterly central bank survey of economists published on Friday, indicating an improved outlook from the previous survey in June when economists projected growth of 3.8 per cent The
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    • business news
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        Lock icon HK's Guoco Group extends offer period for BIL
        189 24 DOW JONES HONG Kong's Guoco Group on Friday extended its takeover offer period for shares of Singapore-listed BIL International that it doesn't already own until Sept 30. The offer was originally scheduled to end on Friday. Guoco, which is controlled by Malaysian
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      • Article
        Measure your skills by a new benchmark
        334 24  -  CHOW PENN NEE New move aims to widen pool of professionals pennnee@newstoday.com.sg A NEW committee will develop a standard benchmark to measure the skills and experience required for 52 jobs across the financial industry. Launched on Friday by the Institute of Banking and
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        Lock icon UBS, Credit Suisse hire as wealth management expands
        200 24 ÜBS AG and Credit Suisse Group are racing to hire and train more employees to boost their wealth-management businesses in Asia as the rich get richer. ÜBS has added more than 100 employees this year in Singapore for its wealth-manage-ment business, bringing
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      You could be so lucky
      594 25  -  EaBEH Fashion brands incorporate 'lucky' elements into their products DON'T take the last piece of food from any dish that's the mantra my friends Serena and Sandy stick by because, according to them, doing so will lessen a woman's chance of getting married. Modern and
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      Stroke of luck
      413 28  -  BRENDA CHEW AND EVELINE GAN Lucky charms, beads and jewellery take a fashionable twist brenda ©newstoday.com.sg LIKE many of her friends her age, Ms Jacinta Thomas did not believe in luck. But by a twist of fate, the 26-year-old student care supervisor, who got married recently, is
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      Without a blemish
      215 28  -  -PEARLYNTHAM ACCORDING to Dr Howard Murad, a dermatologist, pharmacist and researcher, beautiful skin is the result of consuming proper nutrients from both food and health supplements, leading a healthy lifestyle and using the right skincare. To ensure that you achieve the last criteria, he founded the Dr
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        237 29  -  -PEARLYNTHAM STILL clueless as to what a smart casual dress code is? Just look at the U2 Men Fall/Winter 2005 collection for inspiration. The smart casual look is one of the main buzzwords at U2 Men this season and guys can look forward to shirt jackets with concealed
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        203 29  -  EVELINE GAN LONG flowing tresses are beautiful to look at, but more often than not, they are accompanied by damaged tips and split ends caused by the ravages of time. According to P&G Beauty's principal scientist and scientific communications manager, Dr Colin D'Silva, most
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          HAIRSTYLES GET INGENIOUS
          80 29 TRUST L'Oreal Professionnel to come up with hairstyles worthy of a fashionista. Its Autumn-Winter Colour Collection 2005 gives you a choice of going romantic or rock, with the aristocratic Feminine Dandy or the girlish bohemian Rock Doll styles. The hair creation shown on the right is Fancy
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          SASH SASS
          87 29 IF YOU'VE noticed, fashion accesories are going "fabric-ish" -fabric-wrapped bead lecklaces and felt brooches, ncluded. Even belts get the fabric touch, with ribbon sashes taking the place of metal belts for a more fluid look. At Giordano, simply buy any ladies' khakis or denim bottoms (fulllength or cropped)
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          MASSAGE IN A BOTTLE
          96 29 TOO busy or lazy to make a sp; visit? Create a spa experience at home instead. Soak in the goodness of Crabtree Evelyn's Goatmilk Comforting Bath Milk that is calm enough for the most delicate skin type and will soothe your senses with its fresh alpine
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          MADCAP MAKE-UP
          89 29 AUTUMN shades needn't be dull and muted, at least not in Anna Sui's world. Her Autumn Make-up 2005 Collection is all about intense candy-like shades it's called Madcap Glamour, after all. Look out for the re-invented eye colour line, with 30 Eye Colour Accent shades such as gemstone
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          PORE CONTROL FOR PERFECT SKIN
          93 29 PERFECT skin means less visible pores and a smoother skin surface —this is what Shu Uemura's new floral-scented Pro Principe Pore Perfecting Solution promises to give you. This is formulated with the Pore Perfecting Complex with seed extracts and salicylic acid to promote skin renewal
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          BOBBI BROWN LANDS AT CHANGI AIRPORT
          100 29 THE first Bobbi Brown airport store in the Asia-Pacific region has touched down at Changi Airport's Terminal One. Besides the usual Bobbi Brown products, you'll also find exclusive travel sets that will be perfect for your vacation. For example, there is the handy Lip
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        Lock icon Where you can eat and kids can play
        782 30  -  ELIZA TEOH Pamper your children, while you indulge in international delicacies at Globetrotters eliza@newstoday.com.sg FINALLY, parents can take their young kids out for a nice meal and get to eat in peace, too. Globetrotters at United Square is a restaurant that caters
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        748 31  -  AMYVAN Get ready to dig into succulent meats and seafood at Surf 'n' Turf in Suntec City food@newstoday.com.sg THE Creative Eateries Group (noted for restaurants such as Al Dente, Hot Stones, Patara and Siam Kitchen) recently launched Surf 'n' Turf its first American-style eatery in the middle
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        YOKO'S
        85 31 You won't find the usual traditional Japanese cuisine at Yoko's. Instead, this restaurant serves a combination of eclectic and unexpected Japanese dishes such as the Toritatsuta-age (fried chicken marinated in Japanese sauce) and cream of Asari Inaniwa Udon (Japanese noodle in seafood cream sauce). OCBC Cardmembers can enjoy alO
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        LE BOUCHON
        83 31 Experience the old-world charm of dassic Frencn cuisine at Le Bo uchon. OCBC Cardmembers can indulge in Perigourdine Mushroom Soup, Melting Goose Liver with Black Truffles, Salmon and Sea Bass Tournedos and Butcher Plate, and enjoy a 10 per cent discount off the total bill. The offer is
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          INFOCUS X3 PROJECTOR
          79 32 Built for small and medium businesses and homes, the InFocus X 3 is a power-packed, multiuse digital light processing projector. In standard mode, the X 3 has a brightness of 1,600 max ANSI lumens. It has a contrast ratio of 2,000:1 and weighs 3.1 kg. The X
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          JVC EVERIO GZ-MGSO DIGITAL CAMCORDER
          139 32 You will not have to carry tapes, discs or other recording media with you when you record videos using the JVC Everio GZMGSO digital camcorder. With its 30GB built-in hard disk drive, you can record up to 10.5 hours of DVD camcorder-quality video. Weighing about
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          CASIO EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z500
          134 32 The Casio ExilimZoom EX-Z5OO is a 5-megapix-el compact camera with 3x optical zoom and a 2.7-inch TFT colour liquid crystal display that boasts a resolution of 153,600 pixels. An anti-shake digital signal processor reduces your chances of getting blurred images caused by shaky hands or subject
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          SAMSUNG SGH-E640 MULTIMEDIA PHONE
          87 32 Targeted at high-fashion consumers who seek a fun mobile lifestyle, Samsung's SGH-E640 boasts the latest in mobile multimedia capabilities, offering mobile printing via any Bluetooth-enabled printer. The GPRS clamshell includes a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera with flash and 4x digital zoom. Supporting video recording (MPEG-4) and messaging,
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        Versatile, idiot-proof and a bargain to boot
        464 32  -  TREVOR TAN DIGITAL CAMERA REVIEW EUnMII.UUHInimi Samsung's easy-to-use i 5 comes with cradle, pouch and 256M8 SD card trevor@newstoday.com.sg WITH the launch of Digimax i 5, Samsung has sounded its battle cry to its rivals in the profitable digital camera market With its
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        High-definition LCD for gaming fanatics
        280 32  -  ARIEL TAM GAMERS of the world, rejoice. Philips Electronics has created a monitor that touts quality acoustics and highdefinition display capability aimed at sweetening the multimedia experience for gaming fanatics. Expected to ship later this year, the 190G6 liquid crystal display has an attractive, slightly
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        Brighten your living room with Panasonic Viera flat-panel TVs
        230 33 PANASONIC has launched eight flat panel Viera televisions to please both plasma screen and liquid crystal display (LCD) fans. With screen sizes ranging from 20 to 50 inches, you'd find a model that fits your home. The high-definition (HD) 500 Series
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        No more chunky head phones
        496 33  -  TERRY LAU BLUETOOTH DEVICE REVIEW i.Tech Clip S Stereo Ear Phones Bluetooth ear piece enhances your audio inf otech@newstoday.com.sg BLUETOOTH stereo devices are beginning to make their entry into the market and a number of products have already been introduced in the form of behind-the-head-type
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          THE CAT'S OUT OF THE BAG
          143 34 JAGUAR has announced that it will officially launch the brand new XX coupe at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which begins on Sept 14. The previous XX was produced for almost a decade and its replacement promises significant improvements in performance, dynamics and quality. Jaguar
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          VW PACKS ONE-TWO PUNCH
          159 34 A NUMBER of cars today use turbocharging or supercharging to boost power but Volkswagen is set to be the first car maker to launch a mass production model featuring both technologies. A combined supercharger-turbocharger system called Twinchargerwill be made available to customers in Europe by the
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          Lock icon POLO PRICED TO SELL
          144 34 COLIN YONG BUYERS in the market for a compact car now have a fresh model for their shopping lists-the new VW Polo. The first of a range of new VW cars to be launched in Singapore over the next few months, the Polo is a chic
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        ESTATE OF THE ART
        643 34  -  Colin Yong Audi's new A 6 Avant proves practicality need not come at expense of style colin@newstoday.com.sg IT'S odd how luxury station wagons or estates have never really taken off here, given that so many car buyers just seem to want the maximum amount of metal
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        657 35 AP With oil prices at all-time highs, maximising fuel economy is a top priority. We separate the facts from the myths about saving petrol FACTS: 1 Tyres with low rolling resistance can help save money. A fair amount of engine power is needed just to overcome
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        BENT ON LUXURY
        488 36  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE Is a $1.1 million Bentley too ordinary for you? Try spending a bit more to customise it news@newstoday.com.sg THE ultra-luxury car stratosphere is a place where factors like logic and price matter as much to owners as fuel consumption figures. Instead, qualities such as pedigree,
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        AUTO MATE
        214 36 I bought a Kia Rio under the Off-Peak Car scheme and when lam at work, I leave it in an open carpark exposed to the sun, rain and bird droppings. What can I do to protect the paintwork from damage? I am also worried that the dashboard will
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        The Kembara: S'pore's smallest SUV returns
        332 36  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE WHILE the rise of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) shows no sign of abating, there are qualities about these cars that make them less practical than standard sedans and hatchbacks. To begin with, SUVs tend to be larger and heavier. This takes its
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      1122 38  -  Lorraine Lim What is a truly Singaporean icon? The Merlion may have to move aside as the search for alternatives gets underway THE MERLION, the Kucinta cat and the Vanda Miss Joaquim. For better or for worse, these three symbols are considered by many to be Singapore's
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      217 39  -  -JOYCE UN THE Merlion might be a strange-looking lion-fish hybrid, but Singaporeans love it anyway. Today asked several people for their choice for Singapore's cultural icon. The Merlion, chicken rice, Orchard Road and hawker centres were among the options offered to them. They could also pick none
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        96 39 CREATED in 1964 by the then Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, the Merlion is a creature that has the head of a lion and the tail of a fish. These two animals were chosen as the lion was supposedly the first animal. Prince Sang Nila Utama saw when he
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        THE VANDA MISS JOAQUIM
        35 39 SINGAPORE'S national flower was apparently cultivated by Miss Agnes Joaquim in 1893. Since then, other horticulturalists have questioned this claim, citing various reasons such as inadequate notes of her cultivation process.
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        THE KUCINTA CAT
        60 39 OFTEN bestowed with the "the love cat of Singapore" title, this little breed is more commonly known as the "longkang cat" (which literally means "drain cat", because that's where you can find them) and has been proclaimed to be indigenous to Singapore. But later checks revealed that
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      448 40  -  ZUL OTHMAN Veteran rocker Amy says band has no plans to slow down zul@newstoday.com.sg VETERAN rocker Amy (picture) of Malaysian heavyweights Search is very aware of his place on the musical ladder even if he's not particularly modest. "I am an icon," the soft-spo-ken 47-year-old
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      Classical guitar boring? Nonsense, says French great Dyens
      213 40  -  -ZULOTHMAN HE MAY be a seasoned guitarist, but Roland Dyens recognises that classical guitar doesn't rate highly in the popularity stakes. "Too many times, classical musicians play the same thing," argued the 50-year-old Frenchman from his home in Paris. "They don't excite
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        HOLLYWOOD HELPS AFTER KATRINA
        128 40 Canadian pop singer Celine Dion donated US$l million ($1.67 million) to the Red Cross to lead a growing effort by music and film stars to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. From actors Morgan Freeman and Leonardo DiCaprio to musicians including Dion, rap star Usher and rock
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        JACKIE CHAN COMING TO TOWN
        75 40 Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan will be here next week to promote his new film. The Myth. Join the actor and director Stanley Tong for a panel discussion on the future of Asian cinema at the National Library on Victoria Street at 7.30pm on Sept
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        GERE HERE FOR THE BIRDS
        59 40 Catch Visa's new TV commercial starring Hollywood actor Richard Gere this Sunday. Filmed in the city of Jodhpur in India, the commercial centres around birds, seen as symbols of good fortune in India. Gere plays a good-natured tourist who buys a poor girl all the
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        STORE WRITERS FEST HIGHLIGHTS
        61 40 Has Singapore writing come of age? Join local writers on Saturday in a discussion on the subject. A screenwriting workshop will also be conducted by Andrew Bovell, who will share his experiences working on films such as Strictly Ballroom. Catch local bloggers on Sunday at a
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        28 42 WHATEVER your view, PLUS wants to know. Your letter can be featured here. Give your full name, address and phone number and email us at plus@newstoday.com.sg
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        Put up or shut up
        95 42  -  JONITANWRI+ES I refer to the Project SuperStar grand final on Thursday night. Almost everyone I spoke to was once again disappointed with the result How is this possible? Again, all those who expressed disappointment told me they did not bother to vote. Why? Because they
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        Don't rush talent
        71 42  -  KHOOLIH-HANWRI+ES WITH Project SuperStar just finishing its run on MediaCorp TV Channel U, another talent search contest, Star Idol, has been announced for Channel 8 and will start on Nov 2. In my opinion, talent-search contests should not be planned so close together. The winners of previous
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        121 42  -  WILLIAM TAN WRI+ES THANK you very much for featuring the Project Pilot 3G finalists on Friday. I appreciate your interesting story "Views from a wheelchair" (Sept 2) on my oneminute submission, Against All Odds. I would be most grateful if you could kindly allow me to clear any
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        120 42  -  LIMWUIBOONWRI+ES I REFER to Neil Humphreys' Plus Point column and his high praise for Lim Kay Tong's performance in Perth ("They might be giants so is Lim", Aug 23). I went to see Perth without high expectations. I was expecting another local production with Singaporean actors speaking
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        DVDREVIEW
        181 42  -  lan de Cotta ///by The Interpreter FILM: The dictator of an African nation accused of ethnic cleansing exercises his right to address the United Nations general assembly. But an interpreter at the UN stumbles upon an assassination plot, which sends the United States' secret service scrambling to avoid an
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        2 43 INCINEMAS ROUND-UP
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        12 43  -  David Chew Stylish French reworking of the old-good cop, bad-cop routine.
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        20 43 CHARLIE THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY -DC A tasty chocolate trip that's sweet on the eyes, in spite of weird Johnny Depp.
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        MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
        21 43  -  Neil Humphreys The heroic journey of penguins to their breeding ground is a spectacular celebration of life.
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        13 43  -  JeanineTan Nicole Kidman perfects that charming nose wiggle. And that's about it.
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        DRINK DRANK DRUNK
        23 43  -  Elisa Chia It's Eat Drink Man Woman with a distinct emphasis on the drinking. Stars Daniel Wu and Miriam Yeung.
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        20 43 -EC The battered old car returns to rev its engine, but the movie runs out of steam.
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        24 43 -JT Rather mediocre, but this big-budget local horror flick has a good chance of being a global break-out, a la Japan's Ringu.
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        19 43 -ZulOthman Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon gel together to make this sports comedy a decent catch.
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        29 43 JT The story of an alienated taxi driver. Lead actor Lim Kay Tong (picture) is superb, even if Perth doesn't quite reach the heinhts nf Scorsese's Taxi Driver-
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        19 43 -JT Cillian Murphy is supposed to be a deceitful villain, but he's no good at being bad.
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        23 43 NH Quirky animated family film with pigeons as the heroes is a decent spoof of British war films. Doesn't quite soar though.
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        15 43 JT Dance they do, but the two stars lack that essential dance-movie sensuality.
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        22 43 JT This 3-D film will probably coax smiles out of children but bad acting abounds.
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        14 43 -EC An all-star cast supporting a newcomer. What was the director thinking?
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        434 48 Given our hectic lifestyles, it is normal to feel stressed. Talking can release pent-up frustration, as does exercise ACCORDING to the American Psychological Association, stress is costing US companies over US$l5O billion ($252.3 billion) a year. Some of the key reasons for this are
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      123 42 Tdy^ToO am 73.00, 7M, I TdyrWyo!sM, 7 00, 9.00, 11.00 pm 11.00 pm Tom: 11.00 am, 3.00, 7.00 pm Tom: 1.00, 3.00, 7.00, 9.00 pm PERFUMED GARDEN Jxt£&2g£ Tagalog With Eng/Chin Subtitles R(A) Tdy Tom: 11.00 am, 5.00 pm SEXUAL FANTASY OFTHE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SST 3 OLSISi Mandarin With Chin
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      57 42 Film: Extras: 'nfiyii nig wRy MarkLcc ,jji raarcusivnii One More Chance NOW SHOWING I 1 1 WITH ENGLISH PG COARSE LANGUAGE MANDARIN SUBTITLIS V^esr^i<AONEhK)REaiANCE-Jac^Neo,MailfLee,MarcusChin,UnaNg,Hmryma,Megm^enandAppleHom will be visiting Golden Village Cinemas at these times: GV Plaza Singapura Saturday, 3 September 4.00pm GVTampines Sunday, 4 September 6.00pm GV Jurong Point Sunday, 4
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      108 44 SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO Channel 5, 7.30pm Diagnosed as having only a few months to live, Joe (Tom Hanks) is persuaded by a rich businessman to jump into a volcano on a 6>. Pacific island in order M to satisfy the M' nhabitants. On his trip to the
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