Today, 3 March 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    41 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp fresfsf share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Friday March 3, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /A=LJJJ\CORP share your free newspaper Friday March 3, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005 TODAY Friday March 3, 2006 todayonline.com I /A=DiJ\CORP share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon US-India N-deal: Critics not satisfied
      464 1 BLOOMBERG Bush 'did not extract enough concessions from New Delhi' THE agreement reached yesterday that would give India access to US nuclear power technology is drawing fire from critics in the United States who say President George W Bush did not extract enough concessions from
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      Lock icon Pact to complete space station
      103 1 BLOOMBERG THE United States, Russia, Japan and the other government partners in running the International Space Station agreed yesterday on a plan to complete the outpost and may resume construction in six months, officials said. Nasa plans 16 space shuttle flights to finish building the
      — BLOOMBERG  -  103 words
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      Lock icon Stocks fall, oil surges
      69 1 BLOOMBERG US stocks fell yesterday, after the price of oil surged. The Standard Poor's 500 Index lost 2.10 points to 1,289.14, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 28.02 points to 11,025.51 and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 3.53 points to 2,311.11. Crude climbed US$l.39 to U5563.36
      — BLOOMBERG  -  69 words
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  • TOURISM AWARDS SINGAPORE
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      a tribute to excellence
      183 2 THE 20th Tourism Awards 2005 at the Esplanade last night were a tribute to the best and most deserving in the tourism industry from top management to humble taxi drivers.The glittering awards also attracted a record 1,400 guests. Chairman, Singapore Tourism Board, Mr Simon Israel. From
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  • hot news
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      Of rising crime and careless victims
      608 3  -  LOHCHEEKONG Website to check if you are buying a stolen mobile phone cheekong@newstoday.com. sg WITH crime rates up over the past four years and the number of arrests made last year the highest in two decades, the performance of the Ministry of Home Affairs
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      Lock icon Beer ladies and bustlines
      188 3  -  Loh Chea Kong CRIME is a serious topic, by any measure. But a light-hearted moment in the midst of the heavy discussion in Parliament yesterday had the House in stitches. West Coast GRC MP Ho Geok Choo expressed concern that beer ladies at neighbourhood coffeeshops were
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      SMALL SINGAPORE ENTICES BIG MONEY
      740 4  -  Mano Sabnani Editor-in-Chief/CEO mano@newstoday.com.sg Private banking business set to grow rapidly in next fewyears BANKING services for wealthy individuals have always been an important part of Singapore's financial industry. What is the country doing to keep up with, and improve on, its role as South-east
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  • singapore news
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      Carving up the votes
      655 6  -  TOR CHING LI Political watchers give their take on how polling may change chingli@newstoday.com. sg FOR the past four months, a panel of civil servants have been mulling over how the electoral boundaries should be drawn for the upcoming General Election (GE). With the deliberations of
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      Nanyang Business School offers tourism degree
      317 8  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg THE educational options for those keen to work in the tourism industry just keep getting wider. The Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Nanyang Business School (NBS) is the first local university to offer a specialised course in the field. At least two
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      Lock icon Four maid agencies receive demerit points
      445 8  -  TEOXUANWEI 2 of first 4 penalised under new scheme had underaged workers xua nweit@newstoday.com.sg FOUR employment agencies have been served demerit points in the one month since the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) launched its penalty scheme. According to the online EA (employment agencies) Directory
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon TWO MEN USING COUNTERFEIT NOTES
        118 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The police are sending out an alert to the public about two men who are believed to be using counterfeit notes. The pair, believed to be Africans, had tried to use the counterfeit notes to buy computer and electronic goods worth about $18,000
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        Lock icon NUS OFFERS NURSING DEGREE COURSE
        98 10 SAMPOORNA DASGUPTA More of Singapore's nurses will be graduates in the future, thanks to the first full-time degree programme in nursing offered by the National University of Singapore (NUS). Currently, only a fifth of nurses here are degree holders. The three-year course for a pioneer
        — SAMPOORNA DASGUPTA  -  98 words
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      Setting up house for a giant jet
      357 10  -  LOH CHEE KONG Experts share ideas on readying airports, managing passengers for new Airbus A3BO cheekong@newstoday.com. sg AS AIRPORTS around the world prepare for the arrival of the Airbus A3BO, experts from the airports, airlines and aviation industries gathered in Singapore last week
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      Toddler slips away from home
      199 10  -  -VINITARAMANI A 2-YEAR-OLD girl has gone missing for two days after apparently slipping out of the house while her grandfather was praying. The police are appealing for information of Nurasyura Bte Mohamed, who was last seen at a ground floor unit in Block 62, Circuit
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    • Article
      Boot Myanmar out of Asean, says MP
      364 12  -  LOHCHEEKONG Its secretive ways threaten Asean's safety: Tan Soo Khoon cheekong@newstoday.com.sg TWO days after lambasting Australia for being protectionist, veteran MP Tan Soo Khoon yesterday lashed out at the state of affairs in Myanmar. Citing its "sudden and ill-prepared" move to a new
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    • PARLIAMENTBRIEFS
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        Lock icon RISE IN NEW VEHICLES CAPPED AT 3%
        104 12 AGENCIES Singapore will cap increases of new vehicles at 3 per cent annually for the next three years as the expansion of the road network slows by half, said Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong. To keep to this growth rate, the number of
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        Lock icon MOVES TO IMPROVE BUS SERVICES
        90 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Under new service standards to be rolled out later this year, transport operators will be fined if their buses do not meet benchmarks. Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong added that the Government is also looking into having more dedicated bus lanes, bus traffic
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        RESPECT AUSTRALIA'S DECISION
        128 12 The full potential of a Singapore-Australia partnership in areas such as education, trade, defence and security "may not be realised" in the absence of an open-skies agreement, said Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong. He was commenting in Parliament on Australia's decision to deny trans-Pacific routes to Singapore
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      Plans to amend law to prosecute those who have child sex abroad
      344 12  -  JASMINE YIN SINGAPOREANS who go overseas to have sex with minors can find themselves hauled to court when they return to the country. The Government announced yesterday that it plans to amend the law to extend extraterritorial jurisdiction
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      Steve Chia's proposal shot down
      201 12  -  LOHCHEEKONG NON-CONSTITUENCY MP Steve Chia claimed that Bills were being passed without enough debate and proposed amending the standing order in Parliament. His proposal, however, was shot down. Mr Chia had proposed that a Bill be presented to Parliament at its first reading, instead of
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Emergency could be safely lifted, say Arroyo's advisers
      183 14 -AFP MANILA—Top security advisers to Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday she could lift a state of national emergency put in place last week after an alleged coup plot safely. "We in the Department of Justice believe that the situation can already
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      Lock icon Iran sings nuclear song in KL
      363 14 -AFP History will regard perceived Iranian threat asa joke', says Ahmedinejad KUALA LUMPUR Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday said his country was determined to acquire nuclear technology and would refuse to negotiate over its "inalienable rights". "We will continue on this road in a
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      Lock icon Katrina: White House fires back
      385 16 —AGENCIES Video footage spurs Democrats into renewing calls for investigation WASHINGTON The White House yesterday defended US President George W Bush's handling of Hurricane Katrina after video footage surfaced of him being warned of potential devastation from the killer storm. The release of the video
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      Lock icon Lawsuit over Oscar nominee
      123 16 —AFP LOS ANGELES An ugly legal battle has erupted over who will take credit for producing the movie Crash, one of the favourites to win the Oscar for best picture at the weekend, reports said yesterday. Just days ahead of Hollywood's big night on Sunday, an
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      Lock icon Male nurse jailed for life
      92 16 BLOOMBERG THE male nurse who became New Jersey's deadliest serial killer by injecting 22 patients with lethal doses of medication was sentenced to 11 consecutive life terms yesterday. Charles Cullen, 46, also tried to murder six other people in hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
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      Lock icon How Aceh won over donors
      400 18  -  SHIBUITTYKUTTICKAL Reconstruction agency entrusted anti-graft unit to a foreigner shibu@newstoday.com.sg AS FAR as fighting corruption is concerned, the Indonesian government knows that its record over the years hasn't been too flattering. "In fact, we are almost at the bottom and we are not proud of
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      Lock icon 3 charged in record British heist
      163 18 AFP LONDON Three people have been charged in connection with the record £53.1 million ($l5O million) robbery at a cash depot in South-east England a week ago. They include car dealer John Fowler, 57, charged with conspiring to rob the Securitas depot at Tonbridge,
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      Boy, 4, raped by woman, 36
      175 18 NEW YORK A day-care worker in Queens has been arrested and charged with raping a four-year-old boy in her care, the authorities said. The woman, Khemwatie Bedessie, 36, a teacher's aide at Veda's Learning World, in Richmond Hill, is said to have taken the
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      Lock icon Is Myanmar opening up at last?
      388 20 -AFP Indonesian President meets Myanmar junta to prod it towards delayed reforms YANGON Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday wrapped up his visit to military-ruled Myanmar, which activists hoped would help prod the generals towards long-delayed democratic reforms. Mr Yudhoyono's visit took place under
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      Lock icon Vietnam demands clear explanation on SITC closure
      178 21 —AFP HANOI Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has urged authorities to quickly conclude an investigation into the closure of Singaporean-run English language centres that left thousands of students in the lurch, officials said yesterday. "Phan Van Khai wants a clear explanation of
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    • this quirky world
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        Lock icon SECRET SERVICE DOGS LAPPING UP THE LUXURY
        77 21 —AFP The United States Secret Service's sniffer dogs are living in the lap of five-star hotel luxury in India to keep President George W Bush safe on his maiden visit to New Delhi, officials said yesterday. The 17 top dogs accompanying a huge
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        Lock icon AWEDDING TO GO
        79 21 -AP Do you take this man and do you want fries with that? A couple decided to get married underthe golden arches as customers continued to place their orders for Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets at a McDonald's outlet in Fairborn, Ohio. MsTrisha Lynn Esteppe and MrTyree
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        FROM PIZZA DELIVERY TO DELIVERY FROM SIN
        91 21 Religious businessman Tom Monaghan, who founded Domino's Pizza, is to spend £250 million ($706 million) building a porn-free town where contraception will be banned, media reports said. Mr Monaghan, who was raised by nuns, says it is "God's will", reported the Daily Mirror.
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        DINING IN DELICIOUS DARKNESS
        82 21 A new restaurant where diners eat in pitch darkness has opened in London, reported the Daily Telegraph. Diners at Dans Le Noir have no idea what they are eating, said the newspaper. The idea is that not being able to see what one is eating heightens
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      Lock icon Let the people choose: Thaksin
      424 21 —AP f Thai opposition urged not to boycott elections so Thais can 'make their own decision' BANGKOK Hundreds of supporters cheered Thailand's embattled Prime Minister yesterday as he urged the opposition to abandon its boycott of next month's snap elections so the people decide who
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  • Voices
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      989 22  -  mr brown If they won't behave in real life, give youth a virtual hang-out CRIME among youth is up, and like many parents, I am concerned. The police are also concerned, and they are going to take action. In fact, they plan to kick ass and take
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      Expedite Bukit Timah MRT line, please
      235 23  -  WONGTECKTIAN Letter from HAVING seen the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) website, I am excited to learn that the Government is planning to construct three new rail lines: The Bukit Timah line, the Eastern Region Line and the Jurong Region Line. The proposed Bukit Timah
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      251 24  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY "HOME-BASED BUSINESS" For many families an appealing wayto bring extra income into the home is by building a home-based business. Is it possible to run a business out of your home while still taking care of your children and other duties without
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      Lock icon As S'poreans, they too have rights
      487 24  -  iJOHNKOH Deal was within salary cap; FAS priority is to develop local talent Letter frorr General Secretary Football Association of Singapore (FAS) WE THANK Mr Jeffery Law Lee Beng ("Enough of handshakes it's time the FAS took a firm hand", Feb 25), Mr Toh
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    • Cats not the menace
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        Rules create the problem
        333 28  -  DAWN KUA Letter from Director of Operations Cat Welfare Society WE REFER to Mr Frankie Chan's letter, "No business like cats' business" (March 1). We are sorry to hear about Mr Chan's encounters with cat defecation which would certainly be very distressing. In situations like this,
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        Tackle owners, not pets
        148 28  -  SUMITASREEDHARAN Letter from IN HIS letter, Frankie Chan said that cats are a menace and are leaving faeces around his neighbourhood. He then went on to say that cat owners should be taken to task. It sounds to me like the menace in this situation are
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      Mediation can be taught: SMC
      357 28  -  LOONG SENG ONN Letter from Executive Director Singapore Mediation Centre I REFER to the letters "Standardise training for mediators" (Feb 24) and "Community mediation cannot be taught" (Feb 27). Mediation skills can be imparted through training regardless of whether it is community mediation or otherwise.
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      362 32 BLOOMBERG S'poreto double capacity to 50 million containers by 2018 SINGAPORE, the world's biggest container port, plans to double its capacity by 2018 to tap into growing global trade, said Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, the Minister of State for Transport "We have made preparations for our ports
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      219 32 3HANNELNEWSASIA GOVERNMENT officials from Panama were in Singapore yesterday to attract investments from the Republic, targeting sectors such as maritime, tourism and knowledge economy, including some $11 billion worth of businesses in Panama's port and canal widening projects. The two countries signed a free trade pact
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      263 32 Telekom Malaysia has increased its stake in Mobile One to 27.55 per cent from 26.12 per cent. The shares were purchased by Sun Share Investments from the open market over the last two weeks. Sun Share is a joint venture between Telekom Malaysia and its state-owned parent, Khazanah Nasional.
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        441 34 BLOOMBERG Jet fuel trader to seek shareholder approval today to issue new shares in restructuring JIA Changbin, chairman of China Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, and two of the company's non-executive directors were fined for failing to disclose a US$55O million ($B9O million) trading loss
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        279 36 DOW JONES UNITED Test Assembly Center (Utac) is pressing ahead quickly with expansion plans in a sign that demand for chip testing and assembly remains robust "Utac is looking at expanding the Singapore operations by the end of the first
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          57 36 Nikkei 225 15,909.76 -54.70 -0.34 Hang Seng Australia ASX 15,002.45 +64.36 4,903.00 +53.20 +0.41 +1.10 Taiwan Wtd 6,642.96 +29.57 +0.45 Korea Comp 1,367.70 -3.09 -0.20 Thai SET 752.52 +4.24 +0.57 Jakarta Comp 1,249.670 +10.41 +0.04 Phils Comp 2,137.61 +2.34 +0.11 Shenzhen B 251.01 -3.44 -1.35 Mumbai Sensex 10,626.70
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          162 36 Dow Jones SHARES closed mixed yesterday, succumbing to late profit taking after rising to an alltime high of 2,499.16 during the session. The ST Index closed down 2.37 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 2,480.30. In the broader market, advancers led decliners 296 to 290. Trading volume totalled 1.57
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          36 36 US$ 0.6182 UK£ 0.3535 Yen 71.831 HK$ 4.7949 RM 2.2911 Euro 0.5179 Rupiah 5,677.2 Baht 23.905 Peso 31.673 A$ 0.8289 Indian Rs 27.396 Won 598.99 C$ 0.7008 Yuan 4.9668 NZ$ 0.9282 NT$ 19.965
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          22 36 SGX, 3ow Jones Bloomberg Gill uss/oz 565.50 Sihw usl/oz 9.79 PWnm 1,052.50 Mir 348.00 MlllißM/t0nne1,468.00 BnettnAusS/baiTii 63.10 Information provided by ana
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        234 37  -  —VALERIE LAW SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector expanded for the 10th straight month in February, but the rise was less than that in January, according to the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM). The month-on-month decline was partly due to fewer
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        273 37 -BLOOMBERG Bank reports 26% earnings rise to $3.1 b in 2005 STANDARD Chartered (StanChart), the British bank that makes about two-thirds of its profits in Asia, said its net earnings climbed 26 per cent last year, helped by income from emerging markets. Net income
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        148 37 BLOOMBERG THE Thai baht rose to an almost one-year high, the biggest fluctuation in any currency yesterday, on speculation that Singapore's Temasek Holdings was buying the currency. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's family on Jan 23 sold a 73-billion baht ($3-billion) stake in telecommunications company
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      1158 38 Will Brokeback Mountain lasso the main awards? PLACE your bets, for that time of the year has come round again. With the 78th Academy Awards only three days away, you can bet those diehard Oscar pundits have got the betting pools going on
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      352 39 HE'S turning 78 on Sunday but doesn't look like he's about to step off the treadmill anytime soon to lead a more sedentary life. If anything, Oscar intends to stay as relevant in the new millennium as he did in the roaring *****. Today presents the top five
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      174 40  -  —AMELYNN LIONG PATRICIA Mok is no longer part of the J Team production house set up by her mentor film-maker Jack Neo. The funny girl who had been with J Team for the past nine years inked a two-year contract with MediaCorp last week. "I want
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      316 40  -  Zul Othman Shinoda and his Fort Minor band spring a Spore /do/surprise CONCERTREVIEW by I Fort Minor Live IT WAS the biggest surprise of Fort Minor's concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium last Wednesday: Almost halfway through the gig, frontman Mike Shinoda invited 2004 Singapore Idol
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      284 40  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL BOY band members don't really disappear. They get new haircuts, nicer clothes, and re-emerge as (sometimes successful) solo artistes. Ex-Blue member Simon Webbe has done all that, and more. He aims to be the next Richard Branson. Since
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      214 40  - Ladies first to be booted from Survivor JULIANA JUNE RASUL THE first four contestants to be voted off Survivor Panama: Exile Island have been women, and Ruth Marie Milliman (picture) is not happy about that "I don't like it at all, not one bit," said Milliman, 48, who was voted
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          473 42  -  Neil Humphreys FILMREVIEW by WOLF Creek could go down as the most horrific movie of the year, but it's not a horror movie. That's why it's so terrifying. The confident Aussie road movie, written, directed and produced with an assured hand by first time film-maker Greg McLean, has
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          271 42  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by TO make up for a lack of a plot, Underworld: Evolution offers audiences plenty of blood, gore and pseudo-Goth-ic sensibilities. The sequel to the 2003 box-office hit Underworld, Evolution is a continuation of vampire warrior Selene's (Kate Beckinsale) story, and how she and her
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          179 42  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by THE memory of first love is an engaging one when it is affable South Korean everyman Cha Tae-hyun who plays the boy and angel-faced Song Hye-gyo, the girl. The film begins with a sharplydressed young man, Soo-ho (Cha), visiting a sleepy island
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          258 42  -  Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW by IT'S not often that a film which feels like you've seen it before offers something new. Such is the case with An Unfinished Life. At first viewing, it's nothing more than a cowboy version of the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby (2004), with Morgan
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        366 43  -  Felix Cheong Huffman's stellar as transsexual on a road trip FILMREVIEW by I Transamerica THIS is one of those films in which the synopsis is proba- bly a lot more promising than the film itself. Bree (Desperate Housewife star Felicity Huffman in a ca-reer-defining turn) is a
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        225 44  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by THIS movie is big all right Big on stale humour, that is. The utterly uninspired sequel to Big Momma's House (2000) has FBI agent Malcolm (Martin Lawrence) returning to drag again as that hefty, sassy, old black lady known as Big Momma.
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        250 44  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by Gubra WHERE the film Sepet in 2004 was uneven, its sequel Gubra is visibly more polished. Where Sepet had a lot of heart, the more serious Gubra takes it further by layering heart with more complex explorations about humanity. Yet for all its merits,
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      169 50 -AFP JAKARTA Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee struck an impressive 6-under-par 66 to take the joint first-round lead in the US$l million ($1.62 million) Indonesia Open yesterday. Thongchai, who finished second in Malaysia two weeks ago, is tied alongside Chinese Taipei's veteran Wang Ter-chang, Englishman Simon Dyson and
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      484 50 -AFP Hosts respond to gutsy Collingwood's maiden ton to leave tie evenly balanced CRICKET TEST India v England NAGPUR, India Indian opener Wasim Jaffer marked his comeback with a half-century, after Paul Collingwood hit a maiden Test hundred to revive England in the evenly-bal-anced opening
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      136 50 THERE was little surprise when (from left) Fifa World Cup Trophy Tour spokesman Emmanuel Maradas, Germany's ambassador to Singapore Andreas Michaelis, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and regional manager of F&N Coca-Cola (Singapore) Pte Ltd Dirk Veryser could not take their
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          314 52 —AGENCIES England left-back's injury is only ankle sprain, not ligament damage, as earlier examination indicated LONDON England received a World Cup boost yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) when it was confirmed that the ankle injury suffered by Wayne Bridge during the 2-1 friendly win over Uruguay
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          314 52 —AFP LONDON England left-back Ashley Cole will be out of action for at least three weeks, according to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Cole turned his ankle just seven minutes into his reserve team return against Tottenham on Monday, following foot and thigh
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          264 52 —AFP MANCHESTER, England Quinton Fortune has defied predictions that his career could be over by recovering sufficient fitness to return to action for Manchester United, the club confirmed late yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). The South African midfielder, who has not played this season because
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      577 54 WORLD CUP WARM-UP England 2 Uruguay 1 ANFIELD His shirt bore the number 21 on the front and 12 on the back. But there can be no mistaking the identity of the man who sparked England's revival in their 2-1 come-from-behind victory
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      269 54 -AP WORLD CUP WARM-UP Croatia 3 Argentina 2 BASEL Argentina's credentials as potential World Cup winners suffered a blow yesterday morning (Singapore time) when they lost 2-3 to Croatia in a friendly. Dario Simic's header in second-half injury time gave the Europeans a
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      419 54 THE big kick off will see hosts Germany take on Costa Rica on Friday, June 9 (June 10,12mn, Singapore time) in the first match of World Cup 2006. With 99 days to go for Singaporeans, Today begins the countdown to the biggest sports event in the world by
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      472 55  -  DARREN LAI Last season's bridesmaids aim to go one better in 2006 da rren@newstoday.com.sg WOODLANDS Wellington's recent capture of Itimi Dickson and Agu Casmir have led to rumblings within the S-League fraternity that maybe there is a need for the authorities to tighten their regulations regarding
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        52 55 TAMPINES team manager Syed Faruk Alkaff does not fancy his team's chances of defending their S-League crown. When asked to name his favourites for the title this year, he said: "I think it will be the usual challengers like Home United, Woodlands, SAFFC, Albirex and even the
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        RAMS TO MISS AGU, DICKSON
        79 55 WOODLANDS may have to do without new signings Agu Casmir and Itimi Dickson until at least April as both have yet to pass their Beep Test. Casmir, who has not been training since he left Singapore for Russia in January, is unlikely to meet the
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        MURATOVIC THIRD TIME LUCKY
        77 55 TAMPINES' Yugoslav defender, Scad Muratovic, who famously needed four attempts before passing the Beep Test last season, must be a relieved man this time around. He was forced to miss two months of the last campaign after failing to meet the passing mark of 12-6 until
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        78 55 THE Football Association of Singapore will be conducting a Referees' Basic Course next month. Interested applicants must be male or female between 16-34 years of age, physically fit, as well as able to speak and write English. Applicants can register at the FAS office at Jalan
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      344 55  -  DARREN LAI TEN years and not even one trophy to show for all the effort. Woodlands Wellington must surely be hurting. Considering the money and various other resources pumped into the club to win silverware, and the fact the Rams come from what is traditionally considered
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      371 56  -  CUBBYLEONG ZHANG Yadong is upset that China's sports programme continuously hogs the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. If it is not the spectre of doping, then the country's training methods are questioned. Many in the West complain that the country's coaching system,
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      691 56  -  CUBBY LEONG After doping scandals, chief coach says country's swimming programme back on track cubby@newstoday.com.sg IT HAPPENED out of the blue, and spectacularly. In the early 90s, Chinese swimmers were suddenly breaking world records, previously unheralded athletes were churning up the pool with super-fast
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      561 57  -  Jose Raymond in Amman jose@newstoday.com.sg Lions have to beat China at home as coach sets 10-point target SINGAPORE coach Radojko Avramovic was so disappointed he was hardly in the mood for talk hours after the Lions' 1-0 defeat to Palestine in their Asian Cup Group
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      574 57  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg THEY had no tradition and the team lacked star names. When the school began operations in 2003, the sport was not even offered as a Co-Curricular Activity as they did not even have a football field. So it was hardly a surprise that
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      130 59 Dedication, entrepreneurship, creativity and friendliness: These were qualities that were found in strong measure among the 45 tourism stars who shone last night at the tourism industry's biggest event the 20thTourism Awards 2005. From left, Ms Cindy Chua, Mr Tay Liam Wee (group managing director of
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        314 63  -  JENNIE CHUA JANE CHIAPOCO I Outstanding Contribution to Tourism PRESIDENT CEO OF RAFFLES HOLDINGS LTD EVEN as she was nurturing Singapore's hospitality sector with one hand, her other hand was busy breaking down gender barriers throughout her 28-year career. For her tireless efforts and numerous contributions to
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        Lock icon to heaven and back in an afternoon
        262 63 SERENE CHUA Best Spa Experience SPA BOTANICA MINUTES away from the skyscrapers and frenetic bustle of Singapore's downtown. Spa Botanica lies tucked in tranquil contrast in a corner of peaceful Sentosa island. The outdoor spa pavilions, each with their own outdoor bath and
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        256 64  -  SERENE CHUA Special Recognition Award AMWAY CORPORATION AMWAY Corporation the direct selling global giant is also a huge tourism promoter. The company which operates in over 80 countries and territories emphasises "recognition travel" as an important business feature and spends US$l5O million a year, globally, on overseas
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        272 64  -  CHEOWXINYI Special Recognition Award HITACHI ASIA LTD CHRISTMAS in Singapore without the dazzling year-end lights along Orchard Road would be akin to the North Pole without snow. What most people do not know is that the acclaimed Christmas Light-Up that Singaporeans and visitors revel in annually is
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        183 66  -  TAY LIAM WEE CHEOWXINYI Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year MRTAY Liam Wee, group managing director of Sincere Watch Limited, has not settled on a favourite watch because he is too busy studying watch trends. "I see so much coming in all the time, the favourite one for me
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        227 66  - story-teller curator guiding light MUHAMMAD RAZEEN CHAN YING LOONE ■CHEOWXINYI I Tourism Host of the Year: Tour Guide WHAT tour guide Mr Razeen Chan Ying Loone most enjoys about his work is telling stories about Singapore's history and playing family tree researcher for tourists although this is not on his
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        235 68 Most Innovative Marketing Effort by an Airline and/or Foreign Tour Operator CHINA AIRLINES THE near iconic-status of chicken rice as one of Singapore's most popular hawker foods has just got another boost by becoming an award-winning marketing tool fora major Taiwanese airline and its
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        382 68  -  CHEOWXINYI Best Singapore Travel Experience: China SIAM EXPRESS PTE LTD AND CITS THE reputation of Singapore as a safe destination has crystallised in this year's Best Singapore Travel Experience: China award, following the visit of 200 kindergarten students from China on a student travel tour. "Toddlers coming
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        a hotel named scarlet
        281 70  -  JANE CHIAPOCO New Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year GEESON P LAWADINATA AVOLUPTUOUS little hotel in the Chinatown area may well be the catalyst that will put Singapore on the world map as the luxury boutique capital of Asia. The opulent 84-room Scarlet Hotel, which only opened
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        rave notices about the zouk experience
        284 70  -  SERENE CHUA Best Leisure Event Experience ZOUKOUT 2004 ALMOST single-handedly, ZoukOut is steadily turning the generally accepted staid image of Singapore into a hip regional party destination on the lines of Ibiza and Goa. Since the inaugural ZoukOut2ooo which attracted 9,000 partygoers, the event's
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        223 72  -  SERENE CHUA Tourism Host of the Year: Spa CAROLTONG HUI CHUEN EVEN in an occupation known for its comforting touch, the RafflesAmrita spa's therapist Carol Tong stands out with her ability to soothe the most frazzled nerves. Not long ago, when an overwrought Australian woman suddenly started weeping
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        230 72  -  SERENECHUA Best Singapore Education Partner: Overseas School Trips BEDOK SOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOL WHEN Bedok South Secondary School played host to 39 high school students from Japan last year the rapport was so good that even the lack of a common language could not keep the
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        252 73  -  NICOLE YONG SERENE CHUA Tourism Host of the Year: Hotel THE last time one of SwissotelThe Stamford's regular guests was in Kuala Lumpur, he called guest relations officer Nicole Yong to ask her to recommend some good places to eat there. Not familiar with
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        222 73  -  CHEOWXINYI Best Shopping Experience: Specialty Store GIORDANO ORIGINALS FOR Giordano Originals, customer service excellence, a cornerstone of its success, begins at home. No wonder it won this year's Best Shopping Experience: Specialty Store award which Giordano's regional marketing director Rebecca Ang said is a result
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        in the business of creating lasting memories
        297 76  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Best Accommodation: Deluxe Hotel THE RITZ-CARLTON MILLENIA SINGAPORE WHILE chatting with a Ritz-Carlton Millenia employee, a guest happened to share the drawbacks of business trips he was not getting any younger and the jet-set lifestyle allowed little time to visit grandchildren.
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        a global village in a party
        278 76  -  SERENE CHUA Best Nightspot Experience ZOUK CLUB EXTOLLED as one of the world's top 10 clubs by leading industry publication Mixmag in September 2005, Zouk the nightclub has translated its motto of "One World, One Music, One Tribe, One Dance" into international success. Deriving
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        telling singapore's water story
        215 78  -  SERENE CHUA Best Sightseeing/Leisure/Educational Programme NEWATER VISITOR CENTRE SINCE it opened in 2003, the Newater Visitor Centre, has attracted some 350,000 visitors, earning it the sobriquet "Disney theme park of water education" and the Best Sightseeing/ Leisure/Educational Programme award for this year. The centre, which displays
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        269 78  -  CHEOWXINYI Best Shopping Experience: Department Store, Best New Retail Concept (Dressing Room) TANGS DEPARTMENT STORE YOU could say Tangs the department store's progressive approach to bras underpins its new retail concept "Dressing Room" which won it this year's award for Best Shopping Experience (New Retail Concept). Certainly to
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        238 80  -  BELLETAY SIEW LING CHEOWXINYI Tourism Host of the Year: Retail CLEANING up her tiny customers' toilet mishaps and rushing to the airport with a customer's jacket are just some of the ways Ms BelleTay shows her dedication to her job. Still, the petite 24-year-old Giordano Junior store manager
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        289 80  -  JANE CHIAPOCO I Best Accommodation: Budget Hotel HANGOUT@MT.EMILY ONTHE second-floor patio floor a British guest digs into a newly opened can of baked beans with an appetite worthy of someone who just hiked Mt Faber. Meanwhile, on the rooftop terrace, two women dip theirfeet into
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        302 80  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Best Business Event Experience ERNST YOUNG WORLD ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR SUMMIT 2005 SINGAPORE'S stature as a business hub got a huge boost when 700 of the world's top business minds gathered here for the inaugural Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY)
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        245 81  -  KAREN LIM SERENE CHUA Tourism Host of the Year: Leisure Attraction FOR bubbly Karen Lim, senior attractions operations officer at Sentosa's Images of Singapore, one senses that leisure and work are one and the same. Such is her affection for her workplace she even returns to
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        296 81  -  SERENE CHUA Tourism Host of the Year: Restaurant BENJAMIN TAN LENG KEONG FOR Mr Benjamin Tan, assistant outlet manager at Swissotel. Merchant Court, playing host to tourists goes well beyond the confines of the hotel and even his job scope. When an Australian couple arrived at
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        307 84  -  SERENE CHUA Best Accommodation Experience: Superior Hotel ORCHARD HOTEL SINGAPORE "I ALWAYS compare a hotel to mayonnaise" Mr Eric Brand, general manager of Orchard Hotel Singapore said, when asked to comment on the dynamics of running a hotel. "You put in the egg yolk, you add
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        246 84  -  CHEOWXINYI Best Leisure Attraction Experience SINGAPORE ZOO AS A world-class rainforest park where families and students congregate to learn about nature, wildlife and conservation, the Singapore Zoo, winner of this year's Best Leisure Attraction Experience award is a world removed from most zoos. "Our purpose is to inspire
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        228 84  -  SERENECHUA Tourism Host of the Year: Transport (Taxi) LEE KHOON SWEE WHEN he has to show foreign visitors around, taxi driver Mr Lee Khoon Swee ensures that they do not feel foreign in Singapore. He even takes them to local eateries to try
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      120 65 *&HM A PERFECT DIArfKpND, AN EXPERIEIS^T OF PERFECTION. We're proud to be finalists of the Best Shopping Experience award in the Specialty Store T category and Tourism Host of the Year award in the Retail category. I I f Whether it's a premium shopping environment, dazzling jewellery or unparalleled customer
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      77 66 A New Star is Born all Our heartfelt congratulations to i Ms. Nicole Yong of Swissotel The Stamford A for emerging as the proud winner of the I 20th Tourism Awards 2005 in the Tourism Host of The Year Hotel Category! Thank you for your vote of confidence and support!
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      25 67 H Finalist, We're proud of you! tourism (^Of^V^V^^ AWARDS G2OOO thanks all our customers for making this happen. Here's to excellent service every time. SINGAPORE
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      78 68 CAROL TCWG Carol Tong of RafflesAmrita Spa, Raffles The Plaza, Singapore is the jubilant winner of the 20th Tourism Awards 2005 Tourism Host of the Year Spa Thank you for your vote of confidence and support! Raffle? The Plaza SINGAPORE (Regn. No.: *****267 D) 80 Bras Basah Road Singapore *****0
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      44 69 WIKIm 1 Winner of Best Shopping Experience Specialty Store Tourism Host of the Year Retail fll Sy tourism* iL I 111. AWARDS 4 Bi SINGAPORE Well done, Giordanians! We've reached another milestone. Thank you to our customers for your support. j GIO RDANO 1
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      170 71 emu i >^, i c^& y-\V/-l^P^J f«NAT>o^ ukas THESENTOSA KnrniT¥Ti iso 9001:2000 BHUBIMjIH I Cert No: CI/6727 I S»!TA Beaufort Hotel 1 fen i i ;l' ■I*h 1 Thank You, Thank You, AND Thank You We'd like to thank you, our supporters, for voting Spa Botanica as the Best Spa
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      30 72 The Organiser H Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd ALLW^RLD 47 Scotts Road, 11th Floor Goldbell Towers exhibitions Singapore *****3 member Tel: (65) 6738 6776 Fax: (65) 6732 6776 Email: events@sesallworld.com
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      204 74 I 4? TO THE WIN TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR TOURISM HO! X (HOTEL) (LEISURE A Ms Nicole Yong Wai Kuan Ms Kare Swissotel The Stamford Sentosa L< Ik TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR (RETAIL) (SPA) Ms Belle Tay Siew Ling Ms Carol Tong Hui
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      240 75 I m NERS OF THE W^T^fc^ 2005 \^%l ts of the Year W^ t|^l ;t of the year tourism host of the year L TTRACTION) (RESTAURANT) n Lim Wai Mr Tan Leng Keong Benjamin iisure Group Blue Potato Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR TOURISM HOST OF
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      126 77 j^^ Winner for Best V r Sightseeing/Leisure/ II Educational Programme Mk at the 2Oth Tourism J^ Awards 2005 "^^^H J^^^f^^ Quench your thirst ak for knowledge "**s BT* Experience state-of-the-art interactive multimedia Walk on NEWater Make a Splash at the NEWater Visitor Centre Try walking on water and much more
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      57 78 SCIENCE CENTRE 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore *****1. For General Enquiries please call Tel: (65) 6425 2500 or visit our website at www.science.edu.sg. Opening Hours: 10am to 6pm from Tuesday to Sunday and all Public School holidays. (Extended hours till 9pm on Fridays) Admission Fees: $6 Adult, $3 Child (3-16
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      28 82 In CONGRATULATIONS TO Ms Jennie Chua PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RAFFLES HOLDINGS LIMITED RECIPIENT OF THE Outstanding Contribution to Tourism award AT THE 20TH TOURISM AWARDS 2005
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      99 85 Finalists: Tan Choon Sen Koh Whye Hoon Rozli Bin Jantan Presido, City Cab Comfort Transportation Comfort Transportation A Few Good Cabbies 4 Service Heroes 3 Finalists 1 Winner Going the Extra Mile for Service i ComfortDelGro salutes (from left to right) Tourism Host of I fc^>. the Year Transport (Taxi),
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      117 86 I THE PATH TO EXCELLENCE. -fe^HF? THE DOOR TO NEW EXPERIENCES. I SV v HUA TING RESTAURANT I f~ I I [I m I At Orchard Hotel, winning the 20th Tourism niirullinrlEl l# l\|l I 1 I Awards 2005 for Best Accommodation IIJ jP|y» Experience (Superior Hotel) is recognition PM
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    525 87 But agreement with Bush raises some thorny issues NEW DELHI In a controversial agreement that would have been unthinkable seven years ago when India shocked the world by secretly testing a nuclear device, United States President George W Bush agreed to give the South Asian
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      26 87 raFairPrice ntuc Singapore's very own FOR THE BEST OFFERS, L^^rußNjo^gJ w Excitement is overflowing as we announce the winners of the 20th Tourism Awards 2005. j
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      28 87 I hot news 2 Singapore news 6 world news 12 voices 22 business 32 plus 38 1v 45 classad 46 sports 50 we set you thinking I B
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      77 87 RnnTl -e<J* BiH fTpTI J| Iff in.m.ii,i,uw HmNiMUiM From left: Mr Tay Liam Wee, group managing director. Sincere Watch; B[||lHjyj||jjSS|S||l myHHJlliyi^ ap Ms Jennie Chua, president CEO, Raffles Holdings; Mr Simon Israel, Bifl[ chairman, STB; President S R Nathan; Mr Lincoln Cheng, chairman ■S^WrTTTTKMeKHHtTIWa'B ■L 29 managing director, Zouk; Mr
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      186 88 THE 20th Tourism Awards 2005 at the Esplanade last night were a tribute to the best and most deserving in the tourism industry from top management to humble taxi drivers.The glittering awards also attracted a record 1,400 guests. Chairman, Singapore Tourism Board, Mr Simon Israel. From
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      312 89  -  JENNIE CHUA JANE CHIAPOCO I Outstanding Contribution to Tourism I PRESIDENT CEO OF RAFFLES HOLDINGS LTD EVEN as she was nurturing Singapore's hospitality sector with one hand, her other hand was busy breaking down gender barriers throughout her 28-year career. For her tireless efforts and numerous contributions
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      262 89  -  SERENE CHUA Best Spa Experience SPA BOTANICA MINUTES away from the skyscrapers and frenetic bustle of Singapore's downtown. Spa Botanica lies tucked in tranquil contrast in a corner of peaceful Sentosa island. The outdoor spa pavilions, each with their own outdoor bath and
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      256 90  -  SERENE CHUA Special Recognition Award AMWAY CORPORATION AMWAY Corporation the direct selling global giant is also a huge tourism promoter. The company which operates in over 80 countries and territories emphasises "recognition travel" as an important business feature and spends US$l5O million a year, globally, on overseas
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      274 90  -  CHEOWXINYI Special Recognition Award HITACHI ASIA LTD CHRISTMAS in Singapore without the dazzling year-end lights along Orchard Road would be akin to the North Pole without snow. What most people do not know is that the acclaimed Christmas Light-Up that Singaporeans and visitors revel in annually is
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      183 92  -  TAY LIAM WEE CHEOWXINYI Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year MRTAY Liam Wee, group managing director of Sincere Watch Limited, has not settled on a favourite watch because he is too busy studying watch trends. "I see so much coming in all the time, the favourite one for me
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      226 92  - story-teller curator guiding light MUHAMMAD RAZEEN CHAN YING LOONE -CHEOWXINYI Tourism Host of the Year: Tour Guide WHAT tour guide Mr Razeen Chan Ying Loone most enjoys about his work is telling stories about Singapore's history and playing family tree researcher for tourists although this is not on his duty
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      234 94 Most Innovative Marketing Effort by an Airline and/or Foreign Tour Operator CHINA AIRLINES THE near iconic-status of chicken rice as one of Singapore's most popular hawker foods has just got another boost by becoming an award-winning marketing tool fora major Taiwanese airline and its
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      381 94  -  CHEOWXINYI Best Singapore Travel Experience: China SIAM EXPRESS PTE LTD AND CITS THE reputation of Singapore as a safe destination has crystallised in this year's Best Singapore Travel Experience: China award, following the visit of 200 kindergarten students from China on a student travel tour. "Toddlers coming
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      a hotel named scarlet
      282 96  -  GEESON P LAWADINATA JANE CHIAPOCO I New Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year AVOLUPTUOUS little hotel in the Chinatown area may well be the catalyst that will put Singapore on the world map as the luxury boutique capital of Asia. The opulent 84-room Scarlet Hotel, which only
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      284 96  -  SERENE CHUA Best Leisure Event Experience ZOUKOUT 2004 ALMOST single-handedly, ZoukOut is steadily turning the generally accepted staid image of Singapore into a hip regional party destination on the lines of Ibiza and Goa. Since the inaugural ZoukOut2ooo which attracted 9,000 partygoers, the event's
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      225 98  -  CAROLTONG HUI CHUEN SERENE CHUA Tourism Host of the Year: Spa EVEN in an occupation known for its comforting touch, the RafflesAmrita spa's therapist Carol Tong stands out with her ability to soothe the most frazzled nerves. Not long ago, when an overwrought Australian woman suddenly started weeping
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      231 98  -  SERENECHUA Best Singapore Education Partner: Overseas School Trips BEDOK SOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOL WHEN Bedok South Secondary School played host to 39 high school students from Japan last year the rapport was so good that even the lack of a common language could not keep the
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      253 99  -  NICOLE YONG SERENE CHUA Tourism Host of the Year: Hotel THE last time one of SwissotelThe Stamford's regular guests was in Kuala Lumpur, he called guest relations officer Nicole Yong to ask her to recommend some good places to eat there. Not familiar with
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      222 99  -  CHEOWXINYI Best Shopping Experience: Specialty Store GIORDANO ORIGINALS FOR Giordano Originals, customer service excellence, a cornerstone of its success, begins at home. No wonder it won this year's Best Shopping Experience: Specialty Store award which Giordano's regional marketing director Rebecca Ang said is a result
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      in the business of creating lasting memories
      297 102  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Best Accommodation: Deluxe Hotel THE RITZ-CARLTON MILLENIA SINGAPORE WHILE chatting with a Ritz-Carlton Millenia employee, a guest happened to share the drawbacks of business trips he was not getting any younger and the jet-set lifestyle allowed little time to visit grandchildren.
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      278 102  -  SERENE CHUA Best Nightspot Experience ZOUK CLUB EXTOLLED as one of the world's top 10 clubs by leading industry publication Mixmag in September 2005, Zouk the nightclub has translated its motto of "One World, One Music, One Tribe, One Dance" into international success. Deriving
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      telling singapore's water story
      215 104  -  SERENE CHUA Best Sightseeing/Leisure/Educational Programme NEWATER VISITOR CENTRE SINCE it opened in 2003, the Newater Visitor Centre, has attracted some 350,000 visitors, earning it the sobriquet "Disney theme park of water education" and the Best Sightseeing/ Leisure/Educational Programme award for this year. The centre, which displays
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      271 104  -  -CHEOWXINYI Best Shopping Experience: Department Store, Best New Retail Concept (Dressing Room) TANGS DEPARTMENT STORE YOU could say Tangs the department store's progressive approach to bras underpins its new retail concept "Dressing Room" which won it this year's award for Best Shopping Experience (New Retail Concept). Certainly to
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      239 106  -  BELLE TAY SIEW LING CHEOWXINYI Tourism Host of the Year: Retail CLEANING up her tiny customers' toilet mishaps and rushing to the airport with a customer's jacket are just some of the ways Ms BelleTay shows her dedication to her job. Still, the petite 24-year-old Giordano Junior store
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      289 106  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Best Accommodation: Budget Hotel HANGOUT® MT. EMILY ONTHE second-floor patio floor a British guest digs into a newly opened can of baked beans with an appetite worthy of someone who just hiked Mt Faber. Meanwhile, on the rooftop terrace, two women dip theirfeet
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      299 106  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Best Business Event Experience ERNST YOUNG WORLD ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR SUMMIT 2005 SINGAPORE'S stature as a business hub got a huge boost when 700 of the world's top business minds gathered here for the inaugural Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY)
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      245 107  -  KAREN LIM SERENE CHUA Tourism Host of the Year: Leisure Attraction FOR bubbly Karen Lim, senior attractions operations officer at Sentosa's Images of Singapore, one senses that leisure and work are one and the same. Such is her affection for her workplace she even returns to
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      295 107  -  SERENE CHUA Tourism Host of the Year: Restaurant BENJAMIN TAN LENG KEONG FOR Mr Benjamin Tan, assistant outlet manager at Swissotel. Merchant Court, playing host to tourists goes well beyond the confines of the hotel and even his job scope. When an Australian couple arrived at
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      307 110  -  SERENE CHUA I Best Accommodation Experience: Superior Hotel ORCHARD HOTEL SINGAPORE "I ALWAYS compare a hotel to mayonnaise" Mr Eric Brand, general manager of Orchard Hotel Singapore said, when asked to comment on the dynamics of running a hotel. "You put in the egg yolk, you
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      247 110  -  CHEOWXINYI Best Leisure Attraction Experience SINGAPORE ZOO AS A world-class rainforest park where families and students congregate to learn about nature, wildlife and conservation, the Singapore Zoo, winner of this year's Best Leisure Attraction Experience award is a world removed from most zoos. "Our purpose is to inspire
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      229 110  -  SERENE CHUA Tourism Host of the Year: Transport (Taxi) LEE KHOON SWEE WHEN he has to show foreign visitors around, taxi driver Mr Lee Khoon Swee ensures that they do not feel foreign in Singapore. He even takes them to local eateries to
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      130 113 Dedication, entrepreneurship, creativity and friendliness: These were qualities that were found in strong measure among the 45 tourism stars who shone last night at the tourism industry's biggest event the 20thTourism Awards 2005. From left, Ms Cindy Chua, Mr Tay Liam Wee (group managing director of
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      127 91 Br i^tV" Vv >■■■?' x iiFm BQ^R]/ 2fl A PERFECT DIAMOND, AN EXPERIEIS^T OF PERFECTION. We're proud to be finalists of the Best Shopping Experience award in the Specialty Store T category and Tourism Host of the Year award in the Retail category. I I Whether it's a premium shopping
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      82 92 H I* A New Star is Born WM Our heartfelt congratulations to i Ms. Nicole Yong of Swissotel The Stamford A for emerging as the proud winner of the I i 20th Tourism Awards 2005 in the Tourism Host of The Year Hotel Category! Thank you m for your vofe
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      78 94 CABfJt JONG Carol Tong of RafflesAmrita Spa, Raffles The Plaza, Singapore is the jubilant winner of the 20th Tourism Awards 2005 Tourism Host of the Year Spa Thank you for your vote of confidence and support! Rafflef The Plaza SINGAPORE (Regn. No. *****267 D) 80 Bras Basah Road Singapore *****0
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      43 95 "TPHHIIfI Winner of Best Shopping Experience Specialty Store f{ Tourism Host of the Year Retail 5,1 X TOURISM A iL 111. AWARDS 4 ■I SINGAPORE Well done, Giordanians! We've reached another milestone. Thank you to our customers for your support. I GIO RDANO
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      168 97 #HP|!||P| I .<£n&, fife I C^2^ kygYVjVJfti Jo^oi^o UK" THESENTOSA B^^^HHjHl I Cerl No: CI/6727 I S'"S« !■<■•■ A Beaufort Hotel > j A m I i Thank You, Thank You, AND Thank You We'd like to thank you, our supporters, for voting Spa Botanica as the Best Spa Experience
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      30 98 The Organiser H Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd ALLW^RLD 47 Scotts Road, 11th Floor Goldbell Towers exhibitions Singapore *****3 member Tel: (65) 6738 6776 Fax: (65) 6732 6776 Email: events@sesallworld.com
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      223 100 I Ml By I AT I JTT.ERE S j I i Tourism Hos' I TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR TOURISM HOS X (HOTEL) (LEISURE A H Ms Nicole Yong Wai Kuan Ms Karei Swissotel The Stamford Sentosa Le I TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR (RETAIL)
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      248 101 NERS OF THE I f m I ts of the Year I 5T OF THE YEAR TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR L H TTRACTION) (RESTAURANT) n Lim Wai Mr Tan Leng Keong Benjamin sisure Group Blue Potato J^k Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore j^^ TOURISM HOST OF THE YEAR TOURISM HOST
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      124 103 W^^ Winner for Best r Sightseeing/Leisure/ Mm Educational Programme M at the 2Oth Tourism JKI Awards 2005 Iftjff^^*' f Experience state-of-the-art interactive multimedia Walk on NEWater t 4 -■'.^^^fc' ©9m 3D OUT WrM^ 2*i NEWater production Make a Splash at the NEWater Visitor Centre Try walking on water and much
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      61 104 TOURISM AWARDS SINGAPORE $3? SCIENCE CENTRE 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore *****1. For General Enquiries please call Tel: (65) 6425 2500 or visit our website at www.science.edu.sg. Opening Hours: 10am to 6pm from Tuesday to Sunday and all Public School holidays. (Extended hours till 9pm on Fridays) Admission Fees: $6
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      167 107 P^^^^ P^V _^^P^pflpflp^P^P^P^B p| pjjjjjjjjjjjjj^^^%^ \/^m- W A %%%%> :%P%\ Avoa^dl-voi^i^cj experience at l^a^e; o£ f/^apoKe The magic of the Singapore Story at Images of Take a step through a multi-sensory experience of the Singapore has become even better. The winning smile Singapore Story at the Four Winds show. Go
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      30 108 lil I V CONGRATULATIONS TO Ms Jennie Chua PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RAFFLES HOLDINGS LIMITED RECIPIENT OF THE Outstanding Contribution to Tourism award AT THE 20TH TOURISM AWARDS 2005
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      96 111 Finalists: Tan Choon Sen Koh Whye Hoon Rozli Bin Jantan Presido, City Cab Comfort Transportation Comfort Transportation A Few Good Cabbies 4 Service Heroes 3 Finalists 1 Winner Going the Extra Mile for Service .mWmmm. I ComfortDelGro salutes (from left to right) Tourism Host of 1 r^—^ the Year-Transport (Taxi),
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      121 112 111 IT A THE PATH TO EXCELLENCE. I imZ^-^m I THE DOOR TO NEW EXPERIENCES. »«J I zr^' I I I a I k iH H I HUA TING RESTAURANT I I 1 I TT Z I H At Orchard Hotel, winning the 20th Tourism Ml I ORCHARD CAFE l^r
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      139 114 I Exceptional Efforts, I I Outstanding Contribution. I I OUTSTANDING SPECIAL SPECIAL I CONTRIBUTION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION H TO TOURISM AWARD AWARD H H Ms Jennie Chua Hitachi Asia Limited Amway Corporation H President CEO Raffles Holdings Limited H TOURISM NEW TOURISM I ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR
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      23 115 PROMOTION BJOS3OMARCH 2006 nmtumvi Spend $18 in a single /r^nl receipt at Watsons and §f~^M Watsons Samsung pwrnouo^nw: reserved the right to replace
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