Today, 15 July 2006

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    17 1 July 15 16, 2006 mica(p> 190/07/2006" /AsljjaCorp weekendTODAY share your free newspaper we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon THE ROAD TO WAR?
    1035 1 Lebanon, Syria, Iran nervous and situation could get out of hand EMANUELSHAHAF IN JERUSALEM SABRE-RATTLING has always been a feature of this volatile land, but this is something else. As Israel continues to pound and choke Lebanon, this sounds danger- ously like the beginning of another
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      A STALEMATE IN GAZA
      672 3  -  WILLIAM PFAFF THE most significant thing about the exploding situation in the Middle East is that the United States can do virtually nothing about it that will not make things worse. Overall, the enemies of the US and its ally, Israel, have held the initiative for
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      ZONES OF WAR
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      Lock icon ISRAEL'S 3 CONDITIONS
      369 3 -AGENCIES BEIRUT Israel pressed on with a concerted assault against Lebanon on Friday and tightened a land, air and sea blockade by striking Beirut's International Airport for the third time in 24 hours and rocketing the BeirutDamascus highway. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert imposed three conditions for
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      Lock icon TIMELINE OF THE MIDEAST CONFLICT
      432 3 SOURCE AGENCIES MAY 1948 Jewish settlers proclaim the state of Israel (May). British troops leave. Fighting breaks out with Arab neighbours. About 700,000 Palestinians flee or are driven from what had been British-mandate Palestine. Israel annexes large tracts of land. JUNE 5,1967 Israel seizes Egyptian,
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      Lock icon Foreign worker levy raised by 50 per cent
      697 4  -  LEE U-WEN New rate of $150 to moderate the rising demand u-wen@newstoday.com.sg COME January, businesses will have to fork out $150 in levies per month for each foreign worker they hire a 50-per-cent jump from the current rate. This is the third
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      Lock icon Malaysia declassifies bridge papers
      419 4 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government on Friday declassified documents on negotiations with Singapore over the aborted "crooked" bridge, in a bid to counter criticism from ex-pre-mier Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The documents include correspondence between Dr Mahathir and former Singapore prime ministers Lee Kuan Yew and
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        Lock icon HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN SINGAPORE
        68 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Mr Donald Tsang will be in Singapore for three days starting from Saturday, his first visit here in his capacity as Hong Kong's Chief Executive. Mr Tsang will meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor
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        Lock icon BELONGINGS OF WORLD LEADERS GO ON E-AUCTION HERE
        119 4 -CHANNEL NEWSASIA A collection of 11 items from various world leaders is being auctioned for charity here. They include a portrait of Vladimir Putin, a pewter vase from King Norodom Sihanouk, bottles of wine autographed by the Prime Ministers of New Zealand
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        Lock icon CHOA CHU KANG BREAK-IN SUSPECT TO BE CHARGED
        80 4 938 LIVE A man has been arrested in connection with a series of breakins in Choa Chu Kang since last month. The 27-year-old university student and part-time auditor was caught in an ambush at the void deck of Block 411, Choa Chu
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE LEADERS IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
        107 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife will attend the Sultan of Brunei's 60th birthday celebrations this weekend. They will attend the Royal Banquet on Saturday and Mr Lee will have an audience with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. On Sunday, Mr Lee will
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      Auditors say 'no' to charity
      482 6  -  JASMINE YIN 'Safer than ever'to audit charities, but some firms use NKF excuse to get out of it jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg CHARITIES and Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) are struggling to find auditors, from among both the big four and smaller auditing firms. But are the
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      Lock icon GST evader gets 15 months' jail
      198 6 CHANNEL NEWS ASIA A SOLE proprietor has been sentenced to 15 months' jail for evading over $1.13 million in taxes, the largest amount involved in a Goods and Service Tax (GST) fraud case to date. Tang Wai Kay, 43, also has to pay a
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      Lock icon Spinach from China to undergo mandatory checks by AVA from August
      376 6  -  SHERALYN TAY shera lyn@newstoday.com. sg FROM August, all spinach imports from China will undergo mandatory testing by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) before they are released for sale. The intensified checks come after consistently high levels
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      Unhealthy delay of $474,000
      535 8  -  CHRISTIE LOH MOH oversight meant hospitals could not utilise donation funds christie@newstoday.com.sg FOR more than five years, the Alexandra and Woodbridge Hospitals were unable to use donations totalling $474,092, due to an oversight on the part of the Ministry of Health (MOH). The financial delay was
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      Lock icon 86,000 R&D jobs to be created in Spore by 2015
      242 8 -AGENCIES SINGAPORE is aiming to create 86,000 research and development jobs by 2015, Minister of State for Trade and Industry S Iswaran said, as the country competes for foreign investment with regional rivals that include Hong Kong. Singapore more than
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      Lock icon Drugs seized after car chase
      463 8  -  ANSLEY NG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg THE Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested two Singaporean traffickers and a Malaysian drug mule on Thursday evening, smashing a cannabis-trafficking ring and seizing B.4kg of the drugs after a high-speed car chase. The cannabis commonly known as marijuana had a streetvalue
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      Lock icon SEEN IT ALL BEFORE
      914 10 —AGENCIES In the aftermath of the Mumbai train blasts, Indian public refuses to be provoked MUMBAI Outside the morgue of Bhabha hospital, two men embrace before wiping tears from their faces. Inside lies the body of their friend and colleague, Mr Tejas Shah, a 35-year-old salesman
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      Lock icon THEMANHUNT
      284 10 —AFP Police investigating the Mumbai train bombings were tracing telephone calls to Pakistan and Bangladesh on Friday amid media speculation that a leading Islamic militant masterminded the attacks. The alleged planner of the bomb attacks in October that left more than 60 people dead in New Delhi has emerged
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon HK PROMISES BETTER AIR BY 2009
        69 10 -AFP Heavily-polluted Hong Kong has promised to comply with new World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on better air quality by 2009 in its first review in 20 years, press reports said on Friday. But the South China Morning Post reported that the WHO standards
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        PAS LEGAL AID FOR DOG LOVER
        84 10 Malaysia's Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) became an unlikely ally for dog lover Eng Her Sun when it offered him legal aid to sue the Seramban Municipal Council for killing 13 of his dogs last month, the New Straits Times reported. Calling the council's action
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        Lock icon HALF A MILLION STORM EVACUEES
        66 10 -AFP More than half a million people were evacuated as tropical storm Bilis approached South-east China on Friday after killing 14 people in northern Philippines. The evacuees were mostly from Fujian province and neighbouring Zhejiang province. Some 42,000 fishing boats were also directed back to
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        Lock icon IT'S FUZZY, BUT THE LARGEST
        128 10 -AP What is believed to be the world's largest photo (picture above) was successfully created in a hangarthat had been converted into a massive camera at a former marine air base in Irvine, California. The 8.4 x 32.45qm fuzzy black-and-white image, taken Saturday, shows the
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        Lock icon PROMINENT MUSLIM USED TO INFILTRATE TERROR CELL IN CANADA
        86 10 -AFP Canada's security services used a prominent Muslim from Toronto to infiltrate an alleged terror cell behind the failed plot to behead the country's prime minister. The Toronto Star newspaper reported on Thursday that a "well-known member of Toronto's Muslim community"
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      Lock icon Shadows fall on Big Boys' meet
      470 12 —DPA G8 summit clouded by Israel attacks, Iran's nuclear programme ST PETERSBURG The G8 summit of the world's industrialised nations will begin on Saturday overshadowed by multiple crises, including Israeli military operations against Lebanon and the Palestinians, Iran's nuclear programme and North Korea's recent
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      Lock icon Details of incentives' package for Iran out
      252 12 —AP UNITED NATIONS A package of incentives offered to Iran if it agrees to suspend uranium enrichment was released for the first time on Thursday. The details showed that world powers are willing to provide Tehran with advanced technology and possibly even nuclear
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      Lock icon New govt to bring stability: Gusmao
      242 12 —AFP DILI Timor Leste's President Xanana Gusmao swore in a new government on Friday morning, taking the tiny nation a step closer to normality after deadly violence in May left it in disarray. In a speech to a small crowd of church leaders, diplomats
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      'Put M'sian faces, not Brad Pitt, in ads'
      248 12 KUALA LUMPUR There is no need to put Hollywood stars like Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp in advertisements aimed at the Malaysian market, Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin said, according to The Star. "We need to practise nationalism. We need to put Malaysian
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        PAPER-CLIP TRADER GETS KEYS TO NEW HOUSE
        90 12 Canadian Kyle Mac Donald, 26, was handed the keys to a three-bedroom house on Wednesday, exactly a year after he offered a red paper clip online, asking to trade it for "bigger or better" things, reported Reuters on Friday. In his latest trade,
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        Lock icon WOMAN BETS 10 CENTS, WINS S$34,000
        89 12 —AP A woman placed a 10-cent bet at a Michigan horse track and won U5521,584 (5534,200), a track official said. The Michigan woman, whose name was not announced, made the bet at Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek near Detroit. She placed two 10-cent
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        THIEVES BUSTED, THANKS TO CABBIE
        88 12 Two men carrying stolen computers and flat-screen TV sets worth US$l3,OOO ($20,000) flagged down a Berlin taxi to transport their loot home but were busted after the driver called the police, reported Reuters. The taxi driver first helped the thieves load the stolen goods in
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        A BOOST FOR THE KIDS
        81 14 Keep your child strong and h healthy with the new Mamil Gold Step s.The milk formula is specially-formulated for children aged six and above. It contains the PRO-neuro system of nutrients that are essential for your child's mental, physical and emotional development. Available in two
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        A GAME OF STRATEGY
        74 14 Enjoy endless hours of fun with the new BlokusTrigon.Blokus is a simple yet challenging strategy game that allows you to pit your skills against your family and friends.This new addition to the Blokus family adds another dimension to the game, making it all the more challenging.
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        TIME FOR CELEBRATION
        88 14 I In celebration of our nation's 41st birthday, 25 Hours Watches recently H launched the commemorative NDP 2006 watch, which can tell the time for 58 major cities around the world. Made with a solid steel case, the watch comes with a classic grey LCD display or
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        POWERED FOR MOBILITY
        99 14 Recharge your gadgets when you are on the go.The McKal Mobility Charging Cable comes with a universal USB a port that allows you to recharge A the batteries in your mobile phone and PDA simply by connecting to a computer or laptop. With the Easy Travel Adapter
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      Lock icon Howard urged to declare his intentions
      197 14 -AP CANBERRA Australian provincial leaders, all belonging to the opposition, on Friday urged Prime Minister John Howard to quash the leadership uncertainty they say is damaging the nation and confirm his intention to stand in elections next year. The premiers and chief ministers of
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      Lock icon Dick Cheney sued for blowing CIA agent's cover
      360 14 -AFP Former officials Rove, Libby also named in lawsuit WASHINGTON Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent Valery Plame has sued United States Vice-President Dick Cheney, President George W Bush's former top advisor Karl Rove, and a third former White House official for
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      Lock icon Asian prostitutes are spoiling the market
      181 14 -AFP SYDNEY Australian sex workers are feeling the pinch of Asian competition, the national news agency reported on Friday. Brothel owner Mary-Anne Kenworthy said cut-price Asian sex workers are flooding the Australian market The madam, from the West Australian city of Perth, told The
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      Lock icon Better don't bet on me
      773 16  -  WEEKEND WITH NEIL HUMPHREYS Being a stockbroker, a vet or a pimp is easier than giving football tips neil@newstoday.com.sg IT'S finally over. I can stop living a lie. To the numerous taxi drivers, hairdressers, patrons of Singapore Pools outlets and a drunk guy in my
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      Not creativity, just trickery
      156 16  -  i WONG KWAI SING Letter from ALLOW me to give my two-cents' worth on the commentary, "No, not a zero please" (July 12). As an ex-teacher, I am aware of techniques (or tricks) that students employ to submit a "masterpiece" composition. Having previously written or memorised
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      Bus driver in cyclist incident identified and dealt with
      121 16  -  TAMMY TAN Letter from Director, Corporate Communications, SBS Transit Ltd ASP VICTOR KEONG Assistant Director/ Media Relations (Covering) Public Affairs, Singapore Police Force WE REFER to the letter, "Cycling into danger" by Mr Kenneth Tong (June 29). SBS Transit has identified
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      Lock icon isay SOME THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON
      533 17  -  ALFRED LIM ON THURSDAY, Today reported that Singapore has the unhappiest people in Asia, according to a Happy Planet Index compiled by a British think-tank. This is rather in surprising contrast to the previous day's report that Singapore has the
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      Too tired to even make whoopee...
      215 17  -  LIMBOONHEE Letter from OUR young are stressed by the pressures of school. Competition in schools and universities gets more intense as unhappy kids strive to climb the academic ladder. The old find life meaningless as their children leave the nest, and retrenchment, financial insecurity
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      Staying on for a stake
      189 17  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from THE report, "It's not all about money, work survey finds" (July 14) will give bosses useful insights into the importance of good employer-employee relations and congenial working environments. I agree that money is a key motivator when it comes
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      New MOM policy for 'study mamas'?
      344 17  -  ANDREW TEO Letter from I REFER to the recent issue of "study mamas". The question is not what jobs they are or are not allowed to work at, but why they are even allowed to work here in the first place. Will banning these
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      71 16 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES The optimist is a balding man Who accepts his loss with grace He looks at the mirror and says 'I'm not losing hair but gaining face!' MUSES Le Truth and Falsehood grapple In a good and honest fight Whoever heard of noble Truth Cut down and put
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      Lock icon Bigger than a micro venture
      849 18  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla FROM dealing in derivatives and other exotic financial products in a plush Raffles Place office to underwriting a 500,000--rupee ($17,000) loan for an Indian farmer's invention of a cotton ripper takes quite a leap of the imagination. But former fund manager Anantha
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      Lock icon mambridge Reit launches IPO at 68 cts
      304 18 DOW JONES CAMBRIDGE Industrial Trust launched the retail tranche of its initial public offering Friday at 68 cents a unit, the IPO's global bookrunner said. Mr Rene Mijne, head of syndicate for Asia at ABN Amro Rothschild, also said Cambridge's institutional tranche was
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      CORPORATEBRIEFS
      215 19 The Singapore Exchange (SGX) said that trading of commodities derivatives on the Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (ADE) will begin on Sept 25. The first futures contract to be traded will be based on rubber and will be followed by a palm oil contract in the fourth quarter of this
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      Lock icon Oil may reach US$100: Expert
      429 19 -BLOOMBERG Tensions in Middle East and Nigeria mayforce price up CRUDE oil rose for a fourth day, reaching a record, as concern mounted that violence in the Middle East and Nigeria will cut off supplies. Israel's air force struck targets in Lebanon for a third
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      Lock icon SPII says it did not meet Aussie minister
      131 19 DOW JONES SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) said on Friday that it was not one of the international media companies that met with Australian Communications Minister Helen Coonan to discuss the proposed relaxation of media ownership laws. SPH is aware of proposed changes
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      Lock icon Bank of Japan ends zero interest rates era
      283 19 -AFP TOKYO The Bank of Japan on Friday ended an era of zero interest rates in a watershed decision for the world's number two economy which has finally escaped from its long deflationary spiral. The unanimous decision by the Bank of Japan's
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        ST Index — 2,363.55 -33.09
        4 19 ST Index 2,363.55 -33.09
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        60 19 DOW JONES SHARE prices ended down on Friday following sharp losses on Wall Street and on regional markets, amid surging oil prices. The ST Index fell 33.09 points, or 1.4 per cent, to 2,363.55 points. Decliners led gainers 520 to 95 as 827 million shares worth $798.4 million were
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        World markets
        55 19 Nikkei 225 *****.24 -252.71 -1.67 Hang Seng ASX *****.71 4966.10 -169.77 -1.04 -118.50 -2.33 Taiwan Wtd 6428.03 -139.57 -2.13 Korea Comp 1255.13 -29.89 -2.33 KLCI 913.63 -12.92 -1.39 SET Index 661.59 -10.75 -1.60 Jakarta Comp 1303.58 -30.44 -2.28 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2210.15 288.86 -51.42 -2.27 +1.35 +0.47
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        Lock icon Commodities
        27 19 SGX, I Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 665.30 Silver US$/oz 11.72 Platinum US$/oz 1,264.00 Rubber cents/kg 407.50 Palm oil RM/tonne 1/439.50 Brent crude US$/barrel 76.70 Information provided by
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        SGX most active
        53 19 PacCent 0.300 ChinaMilk 0.900 UTAC 0.700 China Sun 0.790 SingTel 2.460 MediaRing 0.325 Biosensors 0.020 Ezyhealth 0.110 Celestial 1.410 Nikkei225DBeCW*****A0.095 -0.020 -0.005 -0.015 -0.025 -0.020 -0.020 -0.065 +0.005 -0.050 -0.020 -6.3 -0.6 -2.1 -3.1 -0.0 -5.0 -7.3 +4.0 -3.4 -17.4 40.600 39,414 31,502 29,731 21,204 19,750 19,579
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        SGX top rises
        67 19 JMH400US$ 17.600 +0.200 SIMSCI295MBL***** 1.110 +0.190 HSI*****DB*****0 0.070 +0.150 LiangHuat SingTel BB*****5 HSI*****BB*****1 0.020 +100.0 0.015 +50.0 0.240 +41.2 Nikk8i225SGA***** 1.030 +0.140 BanJoo 0.035 +40.0 HSI*****MBL*****0 0.955 +0.130 0CBCBkMBL*****4 0.040 +33.3 HSI*****SGA*****0 0.095 +0.125 Venture DBS061Q27 0.405 +31.1 VentureDBS0G1027 0.405 +0.115 TTL 0.100 +25.0 SIMSCI200MBL***** 0.925 +0.110
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        SGX top falls
        66 19 STIETF100 JSH 500US$ 24.550 -0.520 10.700 -0.400 DBSBNP8CW*****7 0.015 N0LSGA8CW*****9 0.010 -62.5 -60.0 DBS 17.300 -0.300 SGXSGA8CW*****1 0.020 -55.6 Jardine CSC 10.300 -0.300 BiosensotDBeCW*****1 0.025 -54.5 ShangAsia 2kHK$ 14.700 -0.300 BiosensoiBNPeCW***** 0.025 -50.0 SPC 5.050 -0.300 lnfoima1icsW*****0 0.005 -50.0 CITYDEV 8.800 -0.250 SIASGAeCW*****9 0.005 -50.0 SIMSCI280MBL***** 0.645
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 19 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6304 0.3430 73.184 4.9024 2.3143 0.4982 5782.7 23.954 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 33.003 0.8365 29.233 601.31 0.7114 5.0407 1.0173 20.598
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  • wealth personal financs & investment
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      Lock icon Get all the facts before investing
      700 20  -  CHOW PENN NEE Your financial advisor must highlight all salient issues pennnee@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Mr Swarnendu Bhushan wanted to leave the country and sell his unit trust, he received a rude shock. Mr Bhushan said that he was not told by his financial adviser (FA)
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      SOME THINGS TO ASK FINANCILA ADVISOR FEFORE AN INVESTMENTS
      321 20 MONEYSENSE, a national financial education programme, provides a list of questions that you should ask yourself and your financial advisor before purchasing a product. Some of these questions are: 1. Why is this product suitable for me? 2. What type of
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      WEALTH MOVES TO THE WEEKEND
      326 20 WEEKENDS are usually a time for relaxing with family and friends. But those precious days away from the daily grind of work are also the best time to make plans for the future. Like how to start saving for your retirement, or the best way
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      Lock icon INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERS: CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS
      866 21  -  HERMAN PHUA How to get a better sense of a company's value from its prospectus news@newstoday.com.sg AFTER dabbling in the stock market for some time, investors will eventually realise that there is always an opportune time to buy or sell a stock, no matter
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      STOCKCALLSS
      455 21 JIUTIAN CHEMICAL GROUP (58.5 CENTS) —BUY SBI E2-Capital initiates coverage with a "Buy" for Jiutian Chemical Group on expectations of an earnings boost from exports and acquisitions. Jiutian is a leading fine chemicals manufacturer in Henan, China. It carries out its business activities through its subsidiary, Anyang Jiutian, which
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      Lock icon Aztech goes aggressive on Skype phones
      725 22  -  VALERIE LAW companies to watch out for The consumer electronics firm is moving up value chain valeri e@newstoday.com.sg AFTER 20 years of contract manufacturing and retail distribution of electronic products, Sesdaq-listed Aztech Systems is aggressively moving up the value chain and rolling out products
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      576 22  -  VASU MENON THE REMISIER'S TOP MAN news@newstoday.com.sg MR ALBERT Fong, 53, is no ordinary remisier. Aside from working at OCBC Securities, he is also currently serving his third year as president of The Society of Remisiers (Singapore). Mr Fong who has nearly two decades of investment experience shares some
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      Lock icon Crimson tide
      671 23  -  with Pearlyn Tham rtlifcii?ilJ IF ROMAN philosopher Plautus had lived in this day and age, he would have been the darling of the beauty indus t r y with —hisproclamation: "A woman without paint is like food without salt." But nutritionists, dietitians and advocates of salt-free diets would
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        Chasing beauty
        614 24  -  PEARLYN THAM It's the little things that matter, according to The Body Shop's Chase Aston pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg MY LUCKY stars must have been out when I met Chase Aston (pictured), international make-up artist of The Body Shop. "One of my pet peeves is dry and flaky lips," he said.
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          87 24 ENTHUSIASTS of waterteam sports such as dragon boating and outrigger canoeing can now stock up on specialised gear and equipment at Uli Watergear. Set up to promote these sports and to drum up awareness on UV protection, Uli (which means blue in Hawaiian) Watergear is
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          FROM BAGS TO EYEWEAR
          107 24 IT'S already well-known in the leather goods market but Braun Biiffel will be making its mark in the eyewear sector with its Braun Biiffel Eyewear Collection 2006. Designed for fashionable men and women, the inaugural collection comprises shades and spectacle frames, such as the models shown
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          SAVING FACE WITH SEAWEED
          87 24 A HARDY seaweed known as dunaliella salina grows in the harsh environment of the Dead Sea where the water is nine times saltier than that found elsewhere on earth. The new Basic Skincare Line from Laneige harnesses the benefits of this seaweed in the form of
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        Now, wedding rings go Swiss
        144 24  -  -PEARLYNTHAM SWISS chocolates, Swiss watches... now even wedding rings go Swiss. Jac Laurent, the latest designer wedding ring collection at Soo Kee Jewellery, is wholly Swiss-designed and made, and will come as a blissful blessing for couples on the lookout for something other than the
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        Sweet smells of Felicia
        208 25  -  PEARLYN THAM MediaCorp artist endorses Silkygirl's fragrance line pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg MEDIACORP artiste Felicia Chin is on an endorsement roll these days. You've spotted her winsome smiles and fresh-faced appearance in advertising campaigns for a brand of sanitary pad and a health drink. And now, the Star Search
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        418 25  -  -LYNETTEKOH SIX years ago, Pornchai Lerthamasiri used coffee solely for drinking, until he hit upon the idea of using coffee to give his paintings an "old look". Over the next few years, the Thai watercolour painter experimented with this unusual
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        Head to G2000, U2 for morSe sales
        254 25  -  -LYNETTEKOH WHEN friends start to greet us by inquiring: "Didn't you wear that skirt two days ago?", we know it's time to hit the stores for new outfits. When we heard about the ongoing U2 and G2OOO end-of-season sales, these stores soon topped
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          1132 26  -  Eveline Gan Aftera s2o m reva mP last m ont h ,PalawanßeachatSentosa now boasts a plethora of affordable and exciting new dining options eveline@newstoday.com.sg I STILL remember with a tinge of bitterness how I had foolishly spent a small fortune on a simple meal at Sentosa many years back.
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          168 28  -  -BERNADETTECHONG AN ABALONE AFFAIR Until July 23, indulge in an abalone feast at Peach Blossoms, Marina Mandarin Singapore, as award-winning Chef Tan Yong Hua displays his culinary flair with an exquisite presentation of the world's most sought-after shellfish. Chef Tan will use top-grade live abalone and dried abalone from
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          154 28  -  BERNADETTE CHONG A FINE DINING EXPERIENCE AT KFC There's a new way of eating KFC's finger-lickin' good chicken from a plate, with cutlery. The best place for chicken has introduced a twist to their range of chicken offerings: The KFC OR (original recipe) chicken chop. The tender chicken fillet
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        633 30  -  TREVOR TAN Quality pictures, high ISO performance with Fujifilm FinePix F3O trevor@newstoday.com.sg WITH the megapixel war over, digital camera manufacturers are looking into other ways to surpass the competition. Fujifilm has cleverly ventured into a realm none of its competitors thought of high ISO performance! The latest
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        Coming soon ... Samsung's range of little gadgets
        310 30  - Coming soon Samsung's range of little gadgets -HEDIRMANSUPIAN THE race for smaller, more compact gadgets continues. In a local product launch earlier this week, Samsung revealed a few new and small (but not trivial) surprises. First up is the Ql Ultra Mobile Personal Computer (UMPC), a portable 779g device that
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          148 30 Listen up, "Crackßerry" junkies, here's a swankier alternative for the style-conscious among you. Sony Ericsson's M6ooi is a mobile phone and email tool rolled into a nice package. It's the first phone from Sony Ericsson that runs on Symbian OS 9.1 and UIQ 3.0 and
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          D-LINK SECURICAM DCS-2120
          101 30 The D-Link SecuriCam DCS-2120 ups the ante for security cameras. Its Internet and 3GPP support enables you to conduct surveillance via mobile phones and handhelds. Motion Alert function, 4x digital zoom and low-light video capture ensure that you won't miss any amount of detail lest anything unfortunate
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          LOGITECH CORDLESS DESKTOP MX 5000 LASER
          95 30 If you're feeling a little overwhelmed by information, check out Logitech's Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser a wireless keyboard and mouse combo that aims to simplify your computer's visual clutter. It features an integrated liquid crystal display that centralises all notifications on your instant
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          I.TECK BLUCON NANO BLUETOOTH DONGLE
          112 30 Those who plug into their iPod nanos during rush hour might find the i.Tech BlueCON Nano useful. It's a Bluetooth dongle for the iPod nano that lets you listen to music wirelessly when paired with a Bluetooth headset. It also doubles as a protective cover
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        One cool slider with all the right moves
        428 31  -  -ARIEL TAM SAMSUNG has always been a champ when it comes to stunning phone aesthetics. Its latest slider the SGH-E9OO is yet another example of a beautiful product made to turn your friends green with envy. With the slider closed, you see
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        A LITTLE SHORT ON JAVA
        681 31  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN NOTEBOOD PCREVIEW Fujitsu Lifebook Q2OlO PROS: Great aesthetics Thin and light Excellent build quality Security features CONS: Expensive Lack of built-in DVD player or burner Poor battery life with standard three-cell pack VGA and LAN features require the dock or an adaptor VERDICT:
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        Bright, sharp visuals on LCD
        273 31 LG ELECTRONICS Singapore has unveiled a new range of LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors equipped with DFC (Digital Fine Contrast) technology for bright, sharp and crisp images. Boasting a contrast ratio of 2,000:1 and a response rate of sms, the 19-inch widescreen LI94WT ($399) and
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        Hit the hard trail or fly the fast track ... it's all up to you
        1015 32  - Hit the hard trail or fly the fast track it's all up to you COLIN YONG There's more to driving in M'sia than just its highways; here are two completely different, yet equally fun, options PART 1: THE NEED FOR SPEED ANYONE with even the slightest trace of petrol in
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        Toyota is S'pore's top car brand for first half of 2006
        486 32  -  COLIN YONG NOTE FIGURES EXCLUDE PARALLEL IMPORTS ITS three core models may be well into middle age but that didn't stop Toyota from being the number one car brand in Singapore for the first six months of 2006. The
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          NOW MORE STREAM-LINEDS
          148 33 Japan's third-largest automaker Honda took the wraps off its second-generation Stream Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) on Thursday. Built on the same platform as the immensely popular Civic, the new sevenseater Stream is 45mm lower and much more sportily-styled. Its nose bears more than a passing resemblance to
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          MITSUBUSHI LOWERS PRICE
          112 33 Mitsubishis futuristic i Hatchback officially goes on sale this weekend at prices lower than initially forecast. The rear-engined 659 cc car was first previewed here last month and the projected pricing for the line-up ranged from $53,988 to $61,988 including COE. However, the brand's distributor Cycle Carriage
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          CERATO GETS A FACELIFT
          104 33  -  COLIN YONG Kia has given its mid-sized Cerato a mild freshening up after some two years on the market. Although the car looks almost unchanged from the side, the front end now sports curvier headlamps and a neater grille with extra chrome trim. At the rear,
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        Oceanfront on Sentosa Cove draws brisk sales
        541 34  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA CDL releases double the number of units originally planned in first phase; 90% sold shobha@newstoday.com.sg CITY Development Ltd's (CDL) uncanny ability to attract property investors has been further strengthened with the pre-launch near sell out of Oceanfront's first phase even before
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        Rose Garden for en bloc sale
        174 34  -  JANECHIAPOCO A FAMILIAR old landmark in Katong Rose Garden (picture) is up for sale. The site is expected to fetch $167 million or $416 per sq ft, per plot ratio (ppr). The reserve price or the minimum fall back price for the owners is
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        Frasers gains market ascendancy in South Korea
        193 34  -  -JANECHIAPOCO IT IS a double celebration for Frasers Serviced Residences (Frasers) in South Korea this week. Frasers rose to become the country's largest serviced residence brand when it opened its second development on Wednesday. The new Fraser Place Central Seoul has boosted the
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        Capita Land's Glentrees Condominium gets ULI award
        158 34 CAPITALAND'S Glentrees condominium (picture) on Mount Sinai was awarded the ULI Award for Excellence in Asia Pacific by global education and research institute, the Urban Land Institute (ULI). The award criteria include industry leadership, contribution to the community, innovations, publicprivate partnership, response to
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      1283 36  -  TODAYEXCLUSIVE David Chew OF JEANETTE WINTERSON Dubbed a 'devil's child' in her youth, writer is driven to succeed despite the odds FEW writers achieve the cult status of author and feminist icon Jeanette Winterson. Although hers is a niche, but very loyal worldwide readership, the British author remains
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      209 37 ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT A mix of autobiography and fiction, this is the story of Jeanette, an orphan adopted by working-class evangelists in the North of England in the *****. Brought up to be a missionary, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and family at
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      596 38  -  EUSACHIA elisa@newstoday.com.sg TWO years after her third-place finish on American Idol, Jasmine Trias' (picture) star is still shining bright if not brighter than that of Fantasia Barrino, the hit talent show's 2004 winner, and its first runner-up Diana DeGarmo. Besides completing an extensive concert
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      340 38  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL MOST Singaporeans know Ang Peng Siong (picture) as the onetime fastest swimmer in the world, but here's a chance to see a different side of him as a family man and volunteer. A Life Enriched is a four-part
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      183 38 THIS Sunday will be one starry, starry night with more than 20 stars descending on the Padang. Starry Starry Night 2006 a live concert organised by MediaCorp TV and China's CCTV returns for the third time with a stellar line-up of popular performers from Chi-nese-language
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      438 39  -  ZULOTHMAN CRITICS may decry that Singapore nightlife scene is nearing saturation point but there seems to be no let up in the number of watering holes opening their doors. Ministry of Sound at Clarke Quay opened late last year in a bid to wrest the
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      511 39  -  JEANINETAN Director Blier reveals he wrote How Much Do You Love Mcl with Italian star in mind jea nine@newstoday.com.sg TO BE told by a respected director that a role in his new film was written especially for you might sound flattering, but what happens when the role is
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      192 39 -AFP LOS ANGELES Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are teaming up for a new film based on the true story of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and killed in Pakistan, it was revealed on Friday. The film will
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      224 40 FAYE Wong (picture) is bowing out of the entertainment scene. According to Chinese news websites, Wong's manager Chan Kar Ying confirmed that the 36-year-old China-born pop singer would retire from singing and acting. "She's resting at home now.
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      505 40  -  ZULOTHMAN Homegrown rockers Lunarin plan hiatus after gig at Baybeats zul@newstoday.coms.sg PLAYING at Baybeats, the three-day indie rock festival held this weekend on the Esplanade grounds, is a big deal to homegrown rock threesome Lunarin. "Baybeats has become an important component as a catalyst for
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      376 40  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Juliana r@newstoday.com.sg IN THE rush to catch the 30-odd class acts that will perform as part of Baybeats at the Esplanade this weekend, Joe Ng pleads with audiences not to overlook his band's performance at The Arts House. "It's only five minutes away,"
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      355 41  -  DAVID CHEW Celebrate Drama 2006: Theatre to help young with difficult issues david. chew@newstoday.com. sg THERE is plenty of theatre out there for kids and adults with dedicated events for both groups in the form of the Prudential Children First! festival and the
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      254 41 -AP LONDON A rare complete copy of the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, wide-ly-regarded as one of the most important books in the English language, sold for US$5.2 million ($8.2 million) at auction on Friday. London dealer Simon Finch Rare Books purchased the book still
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        146 42 -AP LOS ANGELES Greatest sidekick of all time? According to Entertainment Weekly, it's Johnny Carson's long-time couch-warmer, Ed McMahon. In the magazine's latest issue are its picks for the all-time top 50 of second bananas. Rounding out the top five, in order Robin (Batman's boy wonder), Jerry
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        206 42  -  Trevor Tan DVDREVIEW by...... FILM: Spanning three generations of a Shanghainese family, Jasmine Women is a tragic tale of three women: Grandmother Mo, mother Li and daughter Hua ("Mo Li Hua" means Jasmine in Mandarin). The story is told in three chapters that narrate the love lives in
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        192 42  -  David Chew DVDREVIEW by..... FILM: This South Korean weepie is a rather improbable and idealistic tale of the growth of love between an unlikely couple over time. Simple country fellow Sukjung (Hwang Jung-min) falls in love (literally at first sight) with the hauntingly beautiful Eunha (Jeon
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        27 43  -  ROSS WALLACE Politically correct is one thing this near-perfect film about a tobacco lobbyist is most certainly not. Laugh a minute it is.-
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        41 43  -  FELIX CHEONG The action sequences in this sequel remain cheerfully inventive highlights include a three-man duel on a rolling waterwheel but the star of the show is, once again, Depp as loony Captain Jack Sparrow.
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        29 43 -FC This may be a documentary about quadriplegic rugby, but it hits the ground running at such a groovy, MTV pace that it's a world away from sentimentality.
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        39 43 -FC Unlike Jack Neo's soapbox sermons, Royston Tan's latest film about the relationship between a pre-teen boy and a troubled 30-something Korean lout is a glimpse into childhood and melancholy that is reminiscent of Taiwanese auteur Tsai MinaLiang.
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        31 43  -  -JEANINETAN This South Korean film may suffer from student film rawness and a plodding pace, but it packs a powerful message about the socialisation of masculinity in the military.
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        26 43 -JT Anthony Hopkins plays legendary motorcycle racer Burt Munro in a film that's warm and inspirational, but with none of the Hollywood schmaltz.
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        31 43 -FC Director Bryan Singer has made this Superman comeback an exercise in reverence rather than relevance while Brandon Routh looks uncannily like Christopher Reeve, the new Superman is super-boring.
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        38 43 -JT In this palatable if bland romantic drama, Aishwarya Rai plays a mystical Mistress of Spice, who uses the power of spices to aid others, that enters into a forbidden romance with a white man.
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        35 43 -JT In this somewhat contrived OC-gone-wild drama about rich California kids who find themselves slumming with Latino hoods, the charismatic Anne Hathaway of Princess Diaries fame does the unthinkable and takes off her knickers.
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        36 43 -FC Lindsay Lohan single-handed-ly saves this otherwise forgettable romantic comedy about a Manhattan career gal switching fortunes with a perpetually down-on-his-luck band manager, and manages to channel classic comedienne Lucille Ball to boot.
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        36 43 -FC It's not quite the bottomless pit that American critics have made it out to be, but there's not much to like in this sequel to the movie that made Sharon Stone famous.
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        38 43 -FC Intriguing in a way that a twisted Alice in Wonderland could be, the Pang brothers latest film about a novelist sucked into a world of abandoned objects falls short of expectations thanks to some glaring flaws.
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        41 43 -FC There are so many red herrings in this horror film about five teenagers creeping into an abandoned hospital on Halloween night on a dare, that the director could've set up a fish stall at the nearest HDB wet market.
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        27 43 -FC Nothing is really funny in this comedy about a group of waiters at a restaurant called Shenaniganz, forwhom life starts and ends at the crotch.
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        28 43 -FC The latest instalment in the Scary Movie franchise is painful and should be watched only after you've had several rounds of beer and peanuts.
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      122 43 —AFP LOS ANGELES Dream Works Animation said on Friday it was keeping all the stars for the voice roles in the third part of its Shrek franchise, to be released in May. Shrek the Third will include the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron
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        696 47 -KRT Don't be overwhelmed by those electronic devices; use them to multitask well A STUDY done for an American cabletelevision network has concluded that people can actually add about 50 per cent more activity to a typical day of 16 waking hours.
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      382 48 —AP CINCINNATI It turns out Serena Williams was rehabilitating more than her left knee while away from tennis. Her mind needed healing, too. "I honestly just needed a mental break. I was going through a lot of stuff in my life, besides surgery and including surgery," Williams
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      332 48 —AP NORFOLK, VirginiaUS athletics star Marion Jones (picture) has been linked to a US$5 million ($7.92 million) cheque-counterfeiting ring, having received a U5525,000 cheque from a defendant, the Virginian-Pilot newspaper reported. Citing court records, the newspaper reported that Jones, in the middle of
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      496 49 —AFP World No 1 hopes to overcome troubles at Royal Liverpool HOYLAKE Two weeks ago, Tiger Woods (picture) had not even seen a photograph of Royal Liverpool, far less set foot on the venerable old course that will host next week's 135 th British Open.
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      239 49 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Asian strongman Thaworn Wiratchant (picture) is gearing up for a "crazy" adventure when he makes his longawaited Major debut at the British Open next week. The reigning Asian Tour No 1 is ready to suit up at Royal Liverpool Golf
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      Lock icon Michelle Wie heading for weekend off, not history
      421 49 —AP GOLF John Deere Classic SILVIS, Illinois She hit bushes and trees, water and weeds. Michelle Wie hit them wide right and left, long and short, everywhere but the fairway. She let out an "argh!" as a tee shot sailed off to
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      933 50  -  Lan De Cotta FORMULA 1 French Grand Prix WHEN the cars line up on the grid at Magny Cours for the French Grand Prix on Sunday, Formula 1 will be poorer for excitement Gone will be Juan Pablo Montoya. After two tumultuous years with McLarenMercedes, where much
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      602 51  -  DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2006 Tampines Rovers 1 Home United 1 WHEN two of S-League's traditional kingpins clash, the outcome is often too close to call. And that was exactly how it panned out on Friday evening at the Tampines Stadium as Tampines and Home
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      476 51  -  CUBBYLEONG Japanese to go all out to reach first Spore Cup semi-finals RHB SINGAPORE CUP QUARTER-FINAL, SECOND-LEG Albirex Niigata v Chonburi FC cubby@newstoday.com.sg ALBIREX Niigata never thought they would come this far in the RHB Singapore Cup. In 2004, the Japanese side were knocked out in the
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      164 52 Singapore Sports School student Nicholas Gerard Smits (picture) came in third in a world junior golf tournament on Friday. The 12-year-old shot a six-under-par 213 in the Boys' 11-12 category at the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships, one stroke behind Larry Han and
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      422 52 -DPA SYDNEY Australia plans to bid to host the World Cup in 2018, officials meeting in Canberra said on Friday. Prime Minister John Howard has backed the bid, which would be led by the Football Federation of Australia (FFA). "It's the largest sporting event yet
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        RUUD FOR REAL?
        87 53 Ruud van Nistelrooy has verbally agreed to join Real Madrid from Manchester United on a threeyear contract, Dutch newspaper De Telegraafreported. The striker's move depends on fee negotiations between Real and United, who are asking for 15 million euros ($3O million). United are prepared to allow van
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        75 53 Former Arsenal player Patrick Vieira is unlikely to return to the Premiership if Juventus are relegated for their part in a matchfixing scandal. The Sun said. Inter Milan and Roma are leading the chase for the 30-year-old France midfielder. Juventus will try to hold onto their
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        BARCA, CHELSEA TARGET COLE
        107 53 Barcelona and Chelsea could be involved in a tug-of-war for Arsenal's England defender Ashley Cole. Cole's continuing rift with Arsene Wenger has culminated in the defender not inviting his manager to his wedding with singer Cheryl Tweedy on Saturday. Cole blames Arsenal after being fined £75,000
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        87 53 PHOTOS BYAFPAND GETTY IMAGES Bayern Munich have joined the chase for French star Franck Ribery. The 23-year-old Marseille forward had not even been capped before being called up to the France World Cup squad but his stock has sky-rocketed since the finals. Already, before the tournament
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      Lock icon Beware Wenger's young guns
      557 53 —AGENCIES Arsenal boss backs his starlets to lead new era and challenge for the title LONDON—Arsenal have been quiet in the transfer market this summer. While English Premiership rivals Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool have been busy splashing out the dough on new arrivals, Czech Republic
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      391 53 —AFP READING John Madejski wants Premiership newcomers Reading to become English football's first Asian-owned club. Reading owner Madejski is eager to sell the Berkshire outfit, which has amassed debts totalling over £10 million ($29 million) during his 16-year reign in charge, and has
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        1512 54 -AGENCIES After the highs of World Cup triumph, Serie As biggest clubs braced for relegation and expulsion from Europe MILAN Last Sunday, the Italian national team were basking in the glory of a fourth World Cup triumph. The celebration did not last long. On Friday, more
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        398 55 -DPA ROME Roberto Donadoni said on Friday he was delighted at being appointed Italy coach. The former AC Milan star insisted he was not daunted by the task of managing a team who have just won their fourth World Cup. "I am happy and
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