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    10 1 weekendTODAY April 25 26, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    128 1 /^Older workers and foreigners Uare most at risk of being laid off, says a Manpower Ministry report. ■"I O A rare outbreak of human U swine flu has killed 60 people in Mexico and has spread to the US. For people who bought ZiUhomes in 2007, valuations
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    Lock icon A defence tinged with regret
    890 1  -  TEOXUANWEI AWARE SAGA Old Guard explains its leadership; refutes pro-lesbian accusations xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg TEARS welled up as she related how "saddened" she felt that it happened under her watch. Ms Constance Singam, the immediate past-president at the Association of Women for Action and Research, was visibly
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    Lock icon FOREIGN SERVICE-THE GOOD AND THE BAD
    1041 2 WHETHER it's the English-chal-lenged waiter who brings you the wrong order, or a friendly and attentive sales assistant who treats you more warmly than you're accustomed to, foreigners in service jobs are an increasingly common sight here. While locals tell Today they're mostly fine
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  • NEWS
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      Why do I have to speak a foreign language to get good service here?
      724 2  -  CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg MUCH of the blame over falling service standards in Singapore has been laid at the door of the increasing numbers of foreigners working in department stores, restaurants, food courts, service stations, even
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      Will service sector end up like construction sector?
      877 3  -  LINYANQIN and ONG DAILIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPOREANS aren't big on service jobs, so employers have to look overseas to fill these positions. But how adequate is the service that foreign staff deliver, and what's the impact on the sector in the long run?
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      Lock icon The horse-trading and wayang kulit have begun
      565 4 AGENCIES INDONESIAN ELECTION JAKARTA Golkar chief Jusuf Kalla moved swiftly on Friday to fortify his party's bargaining position in preparation for the July 8 Presidential election, announcing the formation of a "strong coalition". First on Mr Kalla's radar was former military strongman General
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      Lock icon Aware's public education officer quits
      445 5  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SHE was barely two months into the job before Aware's centre manager Schutz Lee was sacked. The reasons, according to Aware vice-president Charlotte Wong: Insubordination, blocking the president's email and poor performance allegations rebutted by Ms Lee. "It was mostly performancebased," Ms
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      AWARE'S OLD GUARD DEFENDS ITS ACTIVITIES
      277 5 On Thursday, the new Exco of Aware cited instances of how the group's events under its previous leadership had promoted gay causes. On Friday the Old Guard refuted this. Promoted lesbian-themed movie Spider Lilies Old Guard's explanation: CathayKeris Films and Encore Films, distributors of
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      Lock icon Older workers most at risk
      736 6  -  LINYANQIN TEOXUANWEI JOBS REPORT Labour market will remain soft for a few more quarters: Gan yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg FOREIGNERS are being laid off at a much faster rate than locals, while those with tertiary education aged 40 and above are at the highest risk of being retrenched
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      Lock icon FOND OF FONDA
      70 6 001 BOON KEONG Actor Peter Fonda, well known for his role in the movie Easy Rider, dropped by the Harley Davidson showroom yesterday to meet his biker fans. One fan took off his shirt and requested for Mr Fonda to autograph it. The bikers later formed a
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      MOM gets tough on errant firms
      265 6 MORE companies are being found out for cutting corners when they employ foreign workers. The latest group of employers Hokh Contract Services, Raffles Contractors and NeoBuilt Pte Ltd have had more than some 800 work permits revoked as a result of not paying the
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      Lock icon A 32-year prison sentence
      388 7  -  CLAIRE HUANG 938 LIVE SERIAL MOLESTER dairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg HE WENT from winning scholarships in his school days to terrorising young girls during his time in National Service. Now, Huang Shiyou, 22, will spend the next 32 years in jail. Accused of preying on nine girls aged nine
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      Father and son found dead
      117 7  -  LEONGWEE KEAT A 35-YEAR-OLD father and his 7-year-old son were found dead on Friday at the foot of Block 287 Bukit Batok East Aye 3. Police received a call from the public informing them about the incident at 1.55pm. Paramedics who arrived at the scene
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      Lock icon 9 charged in actress suicide
      115 7 AFP SEOUL South Korean police said on Friday they would charge nine people in the case of a TV actress who committed suicide after suggesting she had been forced to provide sexual favours to advance her career. Police said the nine, who were not detained,
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    • WHAT NOW, FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN S'PORE?
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        Lock icon Attracting leaders for non-profit groups just got harder
        1046 8  -  RICHARD HARTUNG xtra@mediacorp.com.sg LEADERS of some non-profit and community organisations are cringing at the public spat over leadership at Aware. Whether or not they have a personal view on the issues, they see that the reaction to serving on a nonprofit board
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        Lock icon Don't pretend that Christian activism doesn't exist here
        954 9  -  TERENCECHONG xtra@mediacorp.com.sg THE saga playing out at Aware, Singapore's women's-rights group, is now cause celebre. So far the local media and observers have responded to the saga in three different ways. These responses are interesting because they are a telling indication of
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      Lock icon Failure + rebellion = Success
      537 10  - Failure rebellion Success ESTHER NG SCIENCEAWARDS Break the mould, Nobel Laureate Tim Hunt tells A*STAR students estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE has hosted a number of Nobel Laureates in recent years, but few have been asked to judge a school science competition. On Friday, one who did had this advice for students and
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      Lock icon ACHEMICAL EXERCISE AT SEA
      50 10 WEETECKHIAN An emergency response craft spraying foam during the ChemSpill 2009 exercise, a drill meant to test Singapore's readiness to respond to chemical spills at sea. About 100 personnel from 12 agencies were involved in the exercise led by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon LEND A HANDTO RAISE $3M
        125 10 938 LIVE The Fair Price Foundation is roping in the community for its "Lend a Hand, Give a Heart" project with the hope of raising $3 million to provide relief to needy workers. All the public has to do is pledge a "helping hand" at
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        Lock icon OIL PRICES DOWN 3 CENTS
        95 10 938 LIVE All four oil majors here reduced their pump prices by 3 cents a litre for all grades of petrol on Friday. Shell took the lead, reducing prices at Ipm. This was followed by Caltex at 2pm and ExxonMobil at 2.30pm. SPC reflected the
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      150 10 Stressed about your child's results at school? If you are stressed about why your child is not doing well at school, even after countless hours of Tutoring, Motivational Camps and Memory Training, you are not the only one! Catch Australia's Leading Educational Expert in Singapore! Mr Brian Caswell, International Educator
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      Lock icon NAILED
      80 12 AP The Australian police appealed to the public on Friday for help in solving the gruesome killing of a Chinese man who was shot 34 times in the head and neck with a nail gun before being dumped in a river in Sydney. The police released a startling X-ray
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        'FOREIGN MEDIA PLOT' TO TOPPLE MALAYSIAN PM
        103 12 Malaysia Malaysia's Information, Communications and Culture Minister RaisYatim, said there was a conspiracy among the foreign media to oust Prime Minister Najibßazakfrom power. In a Malaysiakini report on Friday, he said tactics included negative reporting on the Prime Minister's character with "unbecoming and
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        Lock icon TERROR SUSPECT ARRESTED
        100 12 AFP Indonesia An Islamic extremist accused of murdering a Christian professor in 2004 has been arrested in Indonesia, the police said on Friday. Police said the suspect, Amirullah, 30, was a member of a terrorist organisation but would not confirm if he was affiliated to the Jemaah
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        Lock icon PHILIPPINE POLICE CAN'T SEEM TO SHOOT STRAIGHT
        104 12 AFP The Philippines Ninety per cent of Philippine police officers cannot shoot straight or clean their guns properly, according to recent firearms proficiency tests, said an official on Friday. National Police Commission Commissioner Luis Mario General said that of the remaining 10 per
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      Lock icon State of Emergency lifted
      359 12 AGENCIES TURMOIL INTHAILAND But security in the capital will Vemain vigilant' BANGKOK Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday lifted a State of Emergency imposed on April 12 in Bangkok following anti-government riots by supporters of ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra. Mr Abhisit lifted the emergency
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka rejects fresh UN humanitarian mission
      280 12 AGENCIES COLOMBO Sri Lanka on Friday flatly rejected a plan by the United Nations to send a special humanitarian mission to the island's war-torn north, as two top Indian officials met with the country's President to demand an immediate cease-fire. "There is no
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      Lock icon Mexico closes all schools as swine flu kills 60; disease has spread to US: WHO
      317 13 AGENCIES MEXICO CITY A rare outbreak of human swine flu has killed 60 people in Mexico and has spread to the United States where authorities are on alert, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on
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      Lock icon And now they're gone
      324 13 AFP TALIBAN THREAT Fighters leave Pakistan's Buner district PESHAWAR (Pakistan) -Taliban fighters on Friday began evacuating a Pakistan district where the government deployed extra forces under United States pressure to stop hardliners advancing closer to the capital. Armed Taliban militants had patrolled for three days in
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      Lock icon TIME FOR NAJIB TO GO FOR BROKE
      909 14  -  OOIKEEBENG WEEKEND®TRA M'SIA POLITICS He has to reform the system before the opposition does it for him xtra@mediacorp.com.sg SLOGANS don't seem to work. Lifting bans on opposition journals doesn't seem to work. Even releasing detainees held without trial doesn't seem to be working.
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      Lock icon Journalists to be tried
      456 15 AGENCIES DETAINED IN N KOREA Experts say the two may be used as pawns in talks with US over nuclear impasse SEOUL North Korea said on Friday two detained female United States journalists will stand trial for unspecified crimes, a move seen by analysts as pressuring
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon ZUMA STAGES STREET PARTY TO CELEBRATE LEAD IN SAFRICA POLLS
        105 15 AFP Ruling party leader Jacob Zuma said on Thursday he could smell victory in the general elections, addressing 2,000 cheering supporters at the African National Congress (ANC) party headquarters. "We can smell a 70-per-cent" major- ity, said Mr Zuma, as
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        Lock icon ITALY SEEKS TO MOVE G8 SUMMITTO QUAKE-HIT CITY
        135 15 AGENCIES Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday proposed moving July's G8 summit from a millionaire's playground island in Sardinia to the quake-devastated city of L'Aquila both to save money and to give the devastated central region an economic boost. He said
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon ARRESTS IN UK BODY PARTS CASE
        77 16 AP British police have arrested two people in connection with the case of a man whose body parts were found strewn across the English countryside A 37-year old man and a 20-year-old woman were arrested in London on suspicion of murder. The police identified
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        Lock icon WILDFIRE DESTROYS 70 HOMES
        76 16 AP South Carolina's biggest wildfire in more than three decades destroyed about 70 homes on Thursday and threatened some of the area's world-famous golf courses at the height of the spring tourist season. The flames, fed by tinder-dry brush, forced authorities to evacuate 2,500 people. The
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      Lock icon Carnage amid a big capture
      291 16 AGENCIES IRAQIVIOLENCE Over 100 killed after two days of suicide bombings in Iraq BAGHDAD Back-to-back suicide bombings killed at least 55 people on Friday outside the most important Shiite shrine in Baghdad, police officials said. The blasts in the northern neighbourhood of Kazimiyah come a
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      Lock icon Wear a Che shirt, go to jail
      151 16 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH WARSAW The iconic image of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara found adorning students' walls and T-shirts across the world could be banned in Poland under a government proposal to outlaw materials that incite "fascism and totalitarian systems". Poland's equality minister, Elzbieta Radziszewska,
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      Your Gallery, on TODAYonline
      130 18 Do you have an interesting or unusual photo that you'd like to share with like-minded photography buffs? Pictures that tell a story, pictures that touch hearts, pictures that haunt you long after you've seen them. It can bean image depicting everyday life in Singapore, or even
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      805 18  -  LOHCHEEKONG WEEKEND®TRA r NEW BUSINESS One man is helping others say that final farewell cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg DRIVEN to desperation by the Asian financial crisis.MrHYTeo faced the prospect of losing his home right after his IT business went bust had his parents and siblings not helped him repay his mounting
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      Lock icon 2007 HOMEBUYERS AT RISK
      430 20  -  TAYHUEYYING 938 LIVE BUSINESS ANALYSIS THE islandwide property price index registered a decline of 14.1 per cent in the first quarter, slightly steeper than the flash estimate of 13.8 per cent. This is the worst quarterly decline to date. It's also worse than the 13.1 per
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      Lock icon Tough times underscored
      383 20 AGENCIES AMID falling property prices, Capita Land posted disappointing earnings while Keppel Land announced a fundraising exercise for protection against the downturn. On Friday, Capita Land said net profit for the first quarter ended March tumbled to $42.9 million from $247.5 million a year earlier. The 83-per-cent
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      Lee Boon Yang to helm Keppel Corp from July
      182 20 SHORTLY after stepping down as chief executive officer of Keppel Corp, Mr Lim Chee Onn will relinquish his position as chairman and director of the Singapore-listed giant on June 30. Taking his place as non-ex-ecutive chairman from July will be former
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      Lock icon SMELL THE GLOOM IN SPRING
      816 21  -  SIMON TAY WEEKEND®TRA GLOBAL CITIZEN With everyone feeling the pinch, will American optimism ever come back into fashion? xtra@mediacorp.com. sg I WAS at Macy's, the venerable store in mid-town Manhattan, for a one-day sale. There, along the aisles and at the cash registers, I hoped
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      Sparks fly at meeting
      452 22  -  KELVIN CHOW GUANGZHAOAGM kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg IRATE shareholders of Guangzhao Industrial Forest Biotechnology lashed out at its annual general meeting on Friday, demanding to know when the company's shares, suspended for more than seven months, would resume trading. And to their dismay, not only was a firm date
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    • BUSINESS ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon MANUFACTURING SLUMPS THE MOST EVER
        102 22 AGENCIES Singapore's manufacturing output fell 33.9 per cent last month from the corresponding month a year earlier, its fastest pace on record, as the global economic slowdown continued to crimp demand forthe Republic's goods. The data released by the Economic Development Board on Friday marked
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        Lock icon CHARTERED'S Q4 LOSS OF $147 MILLION BETTER THAN FORECAST
        81 22 BLOOMBERG Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing posted on Friday a narrower-than-forecast loss and gave projections that exceeded analysts' estimates as orders improved. Its net loss of US$9B.B million ($147 million) in the first quarter compared with a net income of $2.4 million
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        Lock icon SMRT'S Q4 PROFIT UP AS RIDERSHIP INCREASES
        83 22 AGENCIES SMRT earned $38.7 million in the fourth quarter, up 13 per cent from the corresponding period a year earlier, boosted by increases in commuter ridership as well as rentals and advertising sales, the transport operator said on Friday. Fourth-quar-ter revenue rose 4
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      We stand by our 'Gentleman's' approach
      710 22 ON FRIDAY, mainboard-listed Kian Ho Bearings released to the bourse the latest letter written by Mr Tan Lye Huat, the independent director facing an ouster bid at a shareholders' meeting next Monday. The release of the letter, in which Mr Tan explains his refusal
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    • MAKAN
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        Lock icon SINGULAR SENSATION
        949 23  -  DON MENDOZA IT'S ONE-DERFUL Why be a Jack of all trades when you can be a master of one? donm@mediacorp.com.sg AMID the heady mix of regional dishes available here, more than a few local adaptations have, over the years, emerged to become all-time favourites. Our island's version of
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        DELISH DOZEN
        452 24 By no means exhaustive, here's a list of 12 of our favourite picks HOUSE OF BRIYANI 742 North Bridge Road Instead of the usual Indian variety, this briyani house by ex-local footballer turned chef, Syed Mutalib, claims to serve Afghan, Iranian and Turkish dum briyani with a Singaporean
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          ALL DAY, ALL WEEK
          144 24 Can't wait for the latest value meal promo? Well, Kentucky Fried Chicken may just have what you've been yearning for. If you like a good deal first thing in the morning, check out its breakfast Riser Meal. For $3, you get to savour an Original Recipe
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          PRIME GREEN
          122 24  -  DON MENDOZA Launched in Singapore two months ago, Green Pan's ultra ecofriendly range of cooking pans is now available at Takashimaya, Tangs and Robinsons (The Centrepoint). Breaking new ground with its trademark Thermolon non-stick technolo?y, the brand's revolutionary cookware oasts a non-stick coating that's free from PTFE (a
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        South-east Asian allure
        622 25  -  DON MENDOZA There was a time about 20 years ago —when certain South-east Asian cuisines were readily available only ifyoutooka three-hourflight out of Singapore. Today, there is at least one such restaurant or eatery serving up a deservedly delish array of authentic dishes located a mall or
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        Lock icon IN WITH THE OLD
        616 26  -  DON MENDOZA NOODLE NICETIES Tempt your tastebuds with something truly traditional and, oh, so tasty donm@mediacorp.com.sg SEVEN months on and this family friendly noodle restaurant, located on the corner of the infamous Joo Chiat Road, seems to be doing well. Relatively well, that is, given the
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    • STYLE
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        Lock icon MULTIPLE CHOICE
        923 27  -  LYNETTE KOH FLEXI FASHION With their numerous styling options, these items make it easier than ever for you to be a quick-change artist lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg A COUPLE of years ago, Shirley Goh bought a garment which could be worn in three different ways: As a long vest, a cardigan,
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        SOLED OUT
        555 28 SENSIBLE SHOES Check out these shoe brands once endorsed by Kennedy and Churchill THERE isn't anything sexy-sounding about the names Car Shoe and Church's and they aren't the sort of shoe brands that are bandied about by the fashion pack. Well, at least, not yet. After all, Car
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      • ATAGLANCE
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          HAPPY FEET
          66 28 We're a bit jealous that we cannot fit into the latest Scholl Junior collection. The Memory Cushion series (for girls six to nine) and the Bioprint Footbed series (for girls aged nine to 13) boast innovations to provide proper support and comfort for young feet and no less
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          INSPIRED BY ART AND NATURE
          56 28 Fluid Romance and Contoured Minimalism are the keywords for Citigems' Spring/ Summer 2009 collection. The former includes romantic forms inspired by nature, while the latter, such as these earrings from the Rose White Gold Diamond Collection (available at a promotional price of $998 till April
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          TIME TO SHAPE UP
          56 28 With their knack for highlighting every lump and bump, tight dresses can be a challenge to wear. Smooth things out a little with Pure Shaper, the latest series in Triumph's Modern Shapes Invisible Shaping Collection. Soft, stretchy fabric with seamless edges help to create a more
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    • SPEED
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        TOP 3
        630 29  -  COLIN YONG SALOON SURPRISE With its agile handling, the Mazda's new saloon is a true driver's delight colin@mediacorp.com.sg IF YOU'RE the shy and retiring type, the new Mazda 3 probably isn't the car for you. Its front end is a riot of curves, slats and vents, topped off
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        EXTRA PUNCH
        225 29 KIA CERATO FORTE 2.0 IF SOMEONE offered an electric sunroof, four more airbags, cruise control and an extra 32bhp in your car for only a $7,000 premium, you'd go for it, wouldn't you? That's exactly the selling proposition of the 2.0-litre Kia Cerato Forte, but just five per
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      • NEWSTRACKS
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          SCARING THE COMPETITION OFF?
          87 29 Rolls-Royce has revealed that the upcoming addition to its model range will be called the Ghost. This name was first used by Rolls-Royce for its cars produced between 1906 and 1925. Previewed by the 200 EX concept car (picture), the smaller brother to the current Rolls-Royce
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          STOP-START FIRST FOR PORSCHE
          77 29 Sports cars are seldom associated with environmental friendliness but Porsche's new Panamera could change that. The sleek four-door, which made its world premiere last week in Shanghai, is the first nonhybrid luxury car in the world to combine automatic transmission with an engine stop-start system. As
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      458 30  -  JENNIFERALEJANDRO i\ Channel News Asia THE PRIMETIME MORNING INTERVIEW jennifer@channelnewsasia.com "I WAS past being angry. I was emotionally drained." Thum Cheng Cheong, 46, received his biggest career blow last November. He was laid off from a European bank where he was the chief of legal and credit administration.
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      394 31  -  MAYO MARTIN CANNES FILM FEST Ho Tzu Nyen's first feature film in Directors' Fortnight I mayo@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER Eric Khoo's magical Cannes moment last year with My Magic, another Singaporean film-maker is set to grace the world's most prestigious film festival. Visual artist and experimental filmmaker Ho Tzu
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      229 31 EVERYONE'S a winner at the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival's (SIFF) Silver Screen Awards, held on Friday night at Filmgarde Cineplex Iluma, with no one movie making a singular clean sweep. History was made at the inaugural Singapore Film awards with Kelvin Tong's Rule#l winning Best Film.
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      547 34  -  LOWLINFHOONG SINGAPORE FOOTBALL SAFFC coach expects to face 15,000 fans in Brunei, and he's looking forward to it Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League2oo9 DPMMFCv SAFFC Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Sunday 8.15pm linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg IT HAS all the makings of the biggest game in the Great EasternYeo's S-League 2009:
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      243 35  -  EWAN MAH ewanmah@mediacorp.com. sg THEY are living in sub-zero temperatures. Sucking in air takes an almighty effort. Fatigue is a constant worry. Food is not about taste, just absolutely essential for the energy. For the six women who have pitched home on Mt Everest,
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      135 36 POOR batting let Singapore down as they lost to Hong Kong by four wickets in their second Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Group A match in Kuwait on Thursday. The defeat, coming after a loss to Malaysia in the opening game, puts paid to any hopes Singapore
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      668 38  -  DAVID NGIAU OFFSIDE Relegation could be the best thing to happen to Newcastle deputy sports editor david@mediacorp. com.sg NEWCASTLE United look destined for the drop. The Toon Army will always live in hope, but the reality is becoming harder to ignore with each
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      523 39  -  STEVE MCMAHON STRAIGHTTALK Dalglish would be the perfect man to improve Liverpool's youth academy sports@newstoday.com.sg KENNY Dalglish's possible move back to Liverpool in a youth development role could not have come at a better time, if it does happen. Although there has been no official confirmation
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      299 39 AFP HULL (England) Pepe Reina admits Liverpool have to re-discover their defensive steel to stand any chance of winning the Premier League. The Reds, who travel to Hull this Saturday, are relying on a serious slip by leaders Manchester United to let them back
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      831 40 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH MPtJ*M Fergie looks set to shuffle his pack in title run-in, just as he did for United #sTreble success 10 years ago y y English Premiership Manchester United vTottenham Hotspur LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson will dust off his blueprint for Manchester United's 1999
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      92 40 Join Philip Goh and Ewan Mah on 938LIVE's Sports Zone as they look at Singapore's preparations to contest and co-host the FIH Men's Junior World Cup 2009 from June 7 to 21. Appearing on the show will be Singapore Hockey Federation president Annabel
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      261 39 SPORTS ON TV Saturday liam Golf Ballantine's Championship, Ch 24 lpm Rugby Asian 5 Nations, South Korea v Singapore, Ch 113 6pm Football J-League: Kyoto Sanga v Jubilo Iwata, Ch 27 6pm Tennis FED Cup: Italy v Russia, Ch 21 6.50pm Fi Bahrain Grand Prix, Ch24 10pm EPL West Ham
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