Today, 22 February 2007

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    27 1 TODAY //\=DJA.CORP MICA(P) 314/10/2006 share your free newspapei Thursday February 22, 2007 todayonline.com TODAY />A=diaCorp MICA (P) 314/10/2006 share your free newspaper Thursday February 22, 2007 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon ANOTHER THAI FLIP-FLOP
    913 1  -  RAHUL PATHAK AND FAWZIAH SELAMAT -WITH AGENCY REPORTS Six days after naming Thaksin aide as economic envoy, Bangkok lets him go rahul@media corp.com.sg HE WAS touted as the answer to all the bad press that Thailand's recent economic manoeuvres have attracted. But he became a lightning rod
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    Mendaki singles mums out for much-needed help
    357 1  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI nazry@mediacorp.com.sg THREE years ago, Madam Narimah Tubi thought life couldn't get any harsher. She was divorced and was struggling to raise her three teenaged children. It wasn't easy for the factory operator to strike the balance between being around for them and
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  • hot news
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      Twelve charities told to shape up
      464 2  -  TAN HUI LENG Operational changes ordered following MOH review huileng@mediacorp.com.sg TWELVE charitable institution; under the ambit of the Ministry of Health (MOH) have beei given six months to tighten theii operating procedures. The directive comes after ai extensive six-month review of the dozen largest
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      Lock icon Where are the shortest taxi queues in town?
      632 3  -  LEE U-WEN Cathay and Clarke Quay among best spots to hail a cab, while Comforttops passenger survey u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg NOTORIOUS for its long taxi queues, the Ngee Ann City taxi stand is now seeing shorter waits for a cab thanks to the efforts
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      44 3 C^T* wiT 1 Come join us at our Education Fair on Saturday, 10 March 2007,9.30am-5.30pm Members of The SIM Group Dfl SIM DfISIM P7ISIM Apply online today at www.unisim.edu.sg/e-apps feU I !Tmw.-,«-.™ feU I GLOBAL hU I PROFESSIONAL ■kl UNIVERSITY Hkl EDUCATION Hkfl development
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  • singapore news
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      Easier way to sell that stuff online
      319 4  -  GRACIA CHIANG gracia@mediacorp.com.sg TEENAGERS and others looking to make extra cash by selling goods online can now do so more conveniently with the launch of secured payment platform Buyßuttonz. Under the tie-up between eNets and Chain Fusion, budding entrepreneurs do not have to
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      'CPF to pension' move in the balance
      515 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG Court of Appeal reserves ruling on civil servants' plea cheekong@media corp.com.sg Woon, representing the Attorney-General Chambers, countered that the pension scheme was not an "entitlement" for civil servants. "There are uncertainties involved in the pension scheme: If you quit, or
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      Income's new chief executive takes over
      200 4 AFTER three decades, there is now a new man at the helm of Singapore's largest insurer, NTUC Income. Mr Tan Suee Chieh, 47, took over yesterday as chief executive of the home-grown co-operative. Formerly the president in charge of the Asia-Pa-cific region for SHL
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        NEW AMBASSADORS APPOINTED
        117 6 Three prominent Singaporeans have been appointed as Singapore's newest ambassadors. Mr Soo Kok Leng, the chairman of JTC Corporation, the Mount Faber Leisure Group Singapore Pte Ltd and Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd, is the next ambassador to the Republic of Austria. Businessman and former Speaker of Parliament
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        BABY FOOD RECALLED
        126 6 The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has issued a recall for Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast Baby Food, in a precautionary move following an alert from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). No illnesses have so far been reported to the
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        Lock icon REFUND FOR PEANUT BUTTER
        131 6 -938UVE Local consumers who have bought jars of Peter Pan Peanut Butter can now get a full refund, after certain batches of the product were suspected to be tainted with salmonella bacteria. Its US-based manufacturer, ConAgra Foods, says buyers have to post the jar lid along
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      NEXT: THE VIRTUAL CONSTITUENCY
      878 6  -  LOH CHEE KONG National issues will gain importance, and the Net is the space to watch cheekong@media corp.com.sg THE demarcation may not be neat but the trenchlines on the Internet are fast taking shape. In the next few elections, especially in constituencies with more younger voters,
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      29 4 i m Terms S conditions subject to change without prior notice. Tel: 6788 1122 Email: csll22@income.coop 'Website: www.income.coop/loans AJTUC Income NjjQANS OINCOHB Your Need, Our Priority Your Ptrtwftr ABrtterUj?
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      302 7 GTC DEALS FOR A STEAL Freshen up your wardrobe this TANGS^Sss^ m Annual Sale! With a host of fabulous fashion bargains, w U I r /K^/\cn including entire outfits from under $75, there is no better time I I Iv 7 than now to do some serious shopping. I I
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  • world news
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      Thai firms keen on Shin Satellite buyout
      263 8 BANGKOK Three Thai telecommunications firms are interested in a buyout of Shin Satellite, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday, quoting Thailand's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister, Dr Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom. Shin Satellite, the country's sole satellite operator, is a unit of Shin Corp, which
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      Islamic party woos Chinese, Indians
      236 8 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's main Muslim opposition group, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), is initiating moves to cultivate support among ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities. The party recently published 50,000 Mandarin-language newsletters explaining its policies to coincide with Chinese New Year. It also launched a nationwide
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      Lock icon Bangkok could be next
      372 8 AGENCIES Governor issues warning, Thailand's biggest rubber warehouse in south set ablaze YALA (Thailand) Bangkok's governor Apirak Kosayodhin warned yesterday of possible insurgent attacks in the country's capital as Islamist separatists mounted a fresh wave of attacks in Thailand's Muslimmajority southern provinces. In an urgent letter
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon CHENEY REASSURES JAPAN ON NUKE DEAL BUT TOKYO REFUSES FUNDING
        165 9 -AFP United States Vice-President Dick Cheney reassured Japan yesterday that the breakthrough North Korean nuclear deal was a "good first step", even as a worried Tokyo stood by its refusal to fund the pact. Mr Cheney was on a trip
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        Lock icon IRAN'S WOMEN-ONLY PARADISE
        104 9 AFP Iran is seeking to create a paradise for female tourists by turning an island on a north-western lake into a men-free zone. All public transport facilities, restaurants and facilities on the island, located on the gigantic Oroumiyeh lake close to the Turkish border, will be staffed
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        Lock icon AIR FORCE TORTURE UNFORGIVABLE, SAYS MALAYSIAN DEPUTY PREMIER
        93 9 AFP Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razal yesterday condemned as "unforgivable" the actions of senior airforce trainees who had allegedly tortured a recruit, including forcing him to drink his own vomit. Mr Najib, who is also the Defence Minister, vowed to take
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      Lock icon India, Pakistan sign nuke deal despite blasts
      400 9 AGENCIES NEW DEHLI Foreign ministers from India and Pakistan signed in public yesterday a deal to reduce the risk of a nuclear arms accident Both sides also agreed to share information regarding weekend terror attacks that killed 68 people near New Delhi. Sunday's
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      Lock icon Blaze destroys 250 squatter homes in Langkawi
      220 10 AFP KUALA LUMPUR More than 250 homes were destroyed and 1,000 people left homeless by a major fire on Malaysia's resort island of Langkawi yesterday, officials said. The blaze swept rapidly through squatter homes, forcing residents to flee to safety. No injuries or
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      Lock icon British troops to pull out of Iraq
      522 10 AGENCIES Move hailed by US as sign of success LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced yesterday that British troop numbers in southern Iraq would be reduced by nearly 2,000 troops in the months ahead. The 7,000-strong British contingent could be reduced to
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      Lock icon Taking cover in extreme weather
      536 11  -  NG HUN WEI Insurance firms count the rising costs of climate change hunwei@media corp.com.sg WITH weather-related claims soaring worldwide, insurance companies in Asia, like those in the West, are mulling over plans to cope with the growing impact of climate change on their businesses. "Climate
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        CHINA'S TRASH ON TAIWAN BEACHES
        63 11 China's litter is washing up on beaches on Taiwan's Kinmen island, said environmentalists quoted in a Reuters report. Wind-driven ocean currents from China's coastal city of Xiamen carry the garbage to Kinmen which is only 2km away, and the problem worsens when it rains. About
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        Lock icon OPERATION CONCRETE BALLS HALTED
        64 11 -AFP Indonesian authorities yesterday postponed an attempt to slow a massive mudflow because they lacked the equipment to plug the crater of the "mud volcano" with chains of concrete balls. A gas well near Surabaya in East Java has spewed steaming mud since May last year,
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        Lock icon GLOBAL WARMING FIGHT HEATS UP
        91 11 -AFP Heavyweight companies including General Electric and Citigroup joined forces yesterday in a high-profile campaign against global warming, which demands that governments mandate caps on greenhouse gases. The movement, launched by the three-year-old Global Roundtable on Climate Change, is backed by over 85 firms and
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      142 10 Toss. Turn. Taste. Thrilled? Seated by the pool on a wooden deck, the balmy breeze enhanced the setting while we shared an evening that is imprinted in one's memory forever. The banter flowed as freely as the beer and wines while the team of chefs manning the grill produced ample
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  • Voices
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      Lock icon Let the old live on their own
      520 14  -  CHIA HERN KENG Changing values may make it impractical to force the elderly back into a family life Letter from I REFER to the Prime Minister's statement in his Chinese New Year message that we should preserve the traditional family ties and not
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      We need to give conscience the loudest
      279 14  -  PAULCHANPOHHOI Working to help others is a calling from God, not a gateway to riches Letter from I READ the two letters headlined, "A little bit of give and take" (Feb 15) and agree with both readers' views to some extent My own
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      Do more to train doctors in care for the aged, sensitivities
      372 15  -  HENGCHOCHOON Letter from IT IS heartening to note from your report, "Doctors' training to include geriatric department postings" (Feb 14), that the Ministry of Health (MOH) has taken corrective measures in the light of our greying population. The unprecedented
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      voice in charities
      193 15  -  TANWEEHOON high salary, they should think twice and seek their fortune in commercial firms. We do not expect devoted workers in VWOs to live in rundown cubicles and not be able to feed their own families, but we certainly do not expect them to waste donors' money
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      Control the impatience to get that diving certificate
      154 15  -  MANDYLIM Letter from I REFER to the recent diving mishap off Pulau Hantu. From my experience at Pulau Hantu, I feel that it is not an ideal diving location for beginners. Visibility there is generally quite bad, sometimes as low as 1.5
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      237 16  -  DR JAMES DOBSON afaBY WHEN A SPOUSE LEAVES Have you noticed howthe wounded partner in a divorce, the person who is clearly the victim of the other's irresponsibility, is often the one who suffers the greatest guilt when the marriage breaks up? It's true. The partner
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      FOLLOW THE LEADER
      583 16  -  LIANG DINGZI seweusrighf IT HAPPENS often that whenever I travel by air, I find the entire serving crew either remarkable throughout the flight or lacking in some ways. It leads me to conclude that it has a lot to do with not only team spirit but also
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      Educate passengers with proper signs
      284 16  -  GLENN MOHAN JOTHY Letter from ELECTRONIC boards displaying the arrival times of trains, at the entrances to MRT stations as well as underground walkways and malls leading to stations, are most welcome. These allow passengers to adjust their pace when making their way to train
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      139 14 VOICES ON RADIO A suggestion by a P^^^^^S^ Today reader to wield the carrot and stick I kill I approach on the sin- L_ PbTil gles and couples l^X^X J who choose not to iS^^^i have children has drawn strong reac- |■TJ v tions. Tune into 938Live's Talkback from 8.15
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    SHOOT TO FRAME
    863 18 TEXT/PHOTOS 0 I BOON KEONG MACRO PI HOTOGRAPHY When it come times it's not al but rather, the I us. Macro phol known, offers a your subject up viewpoint. By zooming thing starts to spective and d« of colours fron crystal clear. With the r take pictures
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  • Businesstoday
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      CORPORATEBRIEFS
      173 20 The Ascott Group has sold Hotel Asia to an unnamed party for $147 million, booking a net gain of $22.2 million. Maybank's Singapore operations made a profit before tax of RM187.9 million (5582.5 million) forthe half year ended Dec 31, posting an 11-per-cent gain from a year ago. Revenue
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    • marketwatch
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE
        63 20 DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Singapore shares surged to a record high, led by strength in banks and property stocks. The market was buoyed by solid earnings and the Government's business-friendly Budget last week. The benchmark Straits Times Index closed up 1.8 per cent or 56.68 points to 3,293.61. Brokers said
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        STI 3,293.6 +56.7
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        Lock icon World markets
        58 20 SGX, Information provided by Bloomberg Nikkei 225 *****.21 -25.91 -0.14 HK Hang Seng *****.42 +83.51 +0.41 Australia ASX200 5951.80 -37.90 -0.63 Korea Camp 1451.38 -1.58 -0.11 Thailand SET 692.38 +1.71 +0.25 Jakarta Camp 1816.56 +10.08 +0.56 Phils Comp 3378.92 +3.61 +0.11 Shenzhen B 536.25 +5.47 +1.03 Mumbai Sensex
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        Commodities
        17 20 ■old US$/oz Silver US$/oz 'latinum US$/oz lubber cents/kg 'aim oil RM/tonne 661.01 13.8 1,219.11 347.7! 1,933.9
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    • marketbuzz
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      Changi Airport's 2nd bid for India
      321 20  -  CHRISTIE LOH Singapore firm partners Tata to jointly develop Indian airports christie@media corp.com.sg IRRESISTIBLE India has lured Changi Airports International (CAI) to agaii try its luck at winning contracts to manage the soaring economy's airports. Leaving behind the memories of a failed bid in
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      Great Eastern posts best quarterly profit
      248 20 GREAT Eastern Holdings, the largest life insurer in Singapore and Malaysia, clocked its best quarterly performance in the final three months of 2006. Buoyed by a strong economy, the fourth quarter ended Dec 31 saw profit jump 91 per cent to Ssl76 million, while
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      TT Intl merges with Novena
      235 21  -  CHOW PENN NEE Electronics firm adds furniture to its market portfolio pennnee@media corp.com.sg TT International and Novena Holdings turned bedfellows, as the former bought the core furniture business of Novena Holdings for $13.5 million. In an announcement yesterday, mainboard-listed TT International a consumer electronics distributor
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      Yeo Hiap Seng buys stake in frozen foods firm Youcan
      130 21  -  CHOW PENN NEE YEO Hiap Seng, one of Singapore's oldest-known food and beverage brands, is paying 14.85 million yuan (552.94 million) for a stake in Youcan Foods International, a China-based frozen foods company. Youcan said yesterday that it would sell
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      Lock icon Japan hikes interest rate for 2nd time in 7 months
      160 21 -AFP THE Bank of Japan (BoJ) said yesterday that interest rates would rise by a quarter percentage point to 0.5 per cent, the first hike since last July as the world's sec-ond-largest economy recovers from a long deflationary slump. Following
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      190 21 If r T^T I I Keynote speaker/W^ ■»nr^i=t.iiil Ms. Sandra Lee/iis^BSA:± 3 March 2007 (Sat) Managing Director, Societe Generale 2007^3^ 3H (S.SSt^) Structured Products and Equity Derivatives (Asia ex-Japan) >S^^^rp npMi^x^it»sSS (aEIK/H*^) IJL'.MJjaJnill Topic/MS Session A WS Lyxor's Investment Strategy in the Year of PIG norT 0 Guest speaker/±i#||£ Session
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      CRIMES OF PASSION
      832 22  -  ■mji Ifm Wfliny^MWMWpnPwinETt^B twmmmsmmmm FORMULATHATWORKS I GET READY FOR I shocks when you tune I into the latest season of I CSI: Crime Scene I Investigation. In its Season 7 preI miere on AXN, the show I manages to turn its own I winning formula on its
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      OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
      310 22 WHILE the CSI team is mostly seen coolly scrutinising blood spatter, fingerprints and all manner of murder clues under the microscope, once in a while the characters are sent into job hazard hell, experiencing the worst of what the show's writers can dream up for them. JULIANA JUNE
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    • in cinemas
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        'We pulled it off'
        413 24  -  WINSONTEO Despite hiccups, Good Vibrations Festival organiser satisfied winson@media corp.com.sg THE rain came down on Monday but it failed to dampen the vibe at Singapore's first Good Vibrations Festival (GVF) at Fort Canning Park. While event organiser Kinemat had expected more than the estimated 8,000 music
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        Lock icon Artist Chng Seok Tin embraces flower power
        382 25  -  DAVID CHEW david.chew@mediacorp.com.sg THE humble dried lily flower or Mm chiam (Hokkien for "golden needle") has a major influence on artist Chng Seok Tin's work. So much so that her latest exhibition, Wonders of Golden Needles part of the Huayi Chinese Festival of
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        Lock icon Britney enters rehab
        280 25 -AP NEW YORK-Britney Spears (picture) has been ridiculed for everything from her 55-hour first marriage and her backupdancer second husband Kevin Federline to her recent pantyless partying escapades. Now that she's entered rehab, though, the joke is over. This is a new frontier even for Spears, whose
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    • city style
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        FORTUNE SALAD
        340 27  -  AMY VAN Usher in the Year of the Pig and good fortune with this D\Y yusheng platter food@newstoday.com.sg TRADITIONALLY, the seventh day of the Chinese New Year known as ren re is celebrated as everyone's "birthday". It is believed to be an auspicious day when family and friends
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        THE WONDER THAT IS VIETNAM
        794 28  -  LOW SHI PING The country has matured from a bouncing baby to a rosy-cheeked young lady traveller@newstoday.com.sg THE honking never stopped. Nine years ago when I first visited Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, drivers seemed to take a perverse pleasure in honking at each other.
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        Lock icon Back to the countryside
        343 30 -NYT England's Lake District gets a tourism boost HOLLYWOOD star Renee Zellweger's recent film, Miss Potter, is giving the Lake District of England the region where a majority of the movie about the children's book author Beatrix Potter was filmed a muchneeded boost in tourism. "The
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      • QUICKTOURS
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          TRAVEL'S NEW ADDRESS
          40 30 There's a new search engine that can tell you all about a destination so you don't have to do the hard work. Jezgo.com indexes the Web for all travelrelated content, from reviews and blogsto photographs and travelogues.
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          PAY IN LOCAL CURRENCY FOR TIGER AIRWAYS TICKETS
          75 30 Tiger Airways has tied up with Web-based credit card specialist Global Currency Exchange to offer more payment choices to customers. When booking at www.tigerairways.com, customers can now pay in the local currency at the point of origin or the currency of their
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          STRESS-BUSTING SRI LANKA
          62 30 SriLankan Holidays, the pack-aged-tour arm of SriLankan Airlines, is promoting the South Asian island as a short break destination. Its City Breaks offers short holidays in key Sri Lankan cities such as Colombo and Kandy, and Sigiriya, home of the rock fortress in the sky. Packages include
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          GULF AIR SITE'S NEW LOOK
          54 30 Gulf Air has relaunched www.gulfairco.com with new features and more organised content, making it easier for customers to browse, plan their travel and buy tickets online. A new feature is the Special Offers section. There are online versions of in-flight brochures under the Duty Free
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