The Business Times, 12 April 2003

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  • 12 1 MfTA (P) 024/03/2003 85C THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE APRIL 12 13 2001
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  • 1148 1  -  This is not an economic issue, people are scared or are over-reacting to Sars. CATHERINE ONG reports CATHERINE ONG KUAH Kok Kim, chairman and chief executive of Metalock (Singapore), a publicly listed marine engineering services group, ate out at a restaurant for
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  • newsbreak
    • 127 1 [SINGAPORE] Disgraced doctor Ramachandran Viswanathan faces two charges in Singapore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement yesterday. The first charge is for causing grievous hurt by a rash act, so as to endanger human life; while the second is
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    • 159 1 Reuters AP [WASHINGTON] US retail sales rebounded with surprising strength in March, posting their strongest showing since the autumn of 2001, the government said yesterday in a report that should ease fears that the Iraq war and rising gas prices would keep shoppers from
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  • 447 1  -  By* Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] AS Sars makes Singaporeans shy away from shopping, retailers are asking mall owners to understand their plight. The Singapore Retailers Association has appealed to The Association of Shopping Centre Management (Singapore), or Tasc, and its members to be
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  • newsfront
    • 723 2 But Bush promises coalition will end lawlessness in streets, Blair spokesman upbeat that onler will prevail Reuters AP AFP [LONDON] As US and Kurdish forces sealed their victory in the north with the fall of Mosul yesterday, Iraqi cities collapsed into looting and anarchy,
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    • 336 2  -  Carrier sheds recruits as it cuts more flights By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] For 206 prospective Singapore Girls (and Guys), their dream of flying around the world was dashed yesterday. Faced with the worst crisis in the travel industry in memory, Singapore Airlines
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    • 87 2 THE article "Are you covered?" (Executive Money, April 9) said Aviva's hospital plans are not guaranteed renewable. The article also said the firm was looking at imposing a six-month exclusion period for Sars and might add questions to the health declaration. Aviva has clarified that it has a guaranteed
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    • 626 2  -  Saturday soapbox Rules shape behaviour for the greater good. Lift them and undesirable impulses may surface chuang peck ming LET'S not forget that rules still have a key role to play in business and society at large. It's easy to let this slip your
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  • the raffles conversation
    • 1780 3  -  Where making a U-turn is a matter of whether one is allowed, Raymond Lim faces stiff challenges in his mission to encourage entrepreneurship. He tells VIKRAM KHANNA how Singapore can go from here to there VIKRAM KHANNA you're H an en- trepre■ne u r some peopie say
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    • 871 3 "Oh, it's so typically Singapore government, appointing a minister to take charge of entrepreneurship," was the widespread reaction when Minister of State Raymond Lim was appointed to the job last month. But in fact, the idea came from the private sector
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    • 69 3 The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a T"\ /if special arrangement with Raffles International Hotels I I t and Resorts. The Traveller's Palm in the Raffles J. Xdd-LL International logo is an apt symbol. Not only has water INTFP MATIOKIA l stored at the base ofthis palm provided
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  • news companies
    • 849 4  -  corporate analysis But there are good reasons to believe SIA will not only survive this crisis, but will emerge even stronger from it, says VEN SREENIVASAN VEN SREENIVASAN IT never rains but it pours. The global airline industry, hit by the double whammy of a
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    • 644 4  -  market review r sivanithy SOME remisiers claimed recently that the newspapers give too much credit to house traders for moving prices in the local stock market, and that more blame should be apportioned to foreign hedge funds. They also say a distinction should be drawn
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    • 501 4  -  Byy Wong Wei Kong IF you think Sesdaq aspirant Hartford Holdings bears some resemblance with mainboard-listed Informatics Holdings, you're not far off the mark. Hartford is headed by Wong Kock Meng, brother of Informatics chairman and founder Wong Tai, and both companies
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    • corporate roundup
      • 75 4 RAGING fires or shaky markets, Asiatic Group Holdings wants in, having launched its IPO of 15 million new shares at 22 cents apiece yesterday for a Sesdaq listing. The company, which provides fire protection services and products, hopes to raise net proceeds of about $2
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      • 58 4 EDUCATION group Informatics said its second-half profits were below expectations and this will lower its full-year earnings for the year ended March 2003. It said the poorer performance was due to lower-than-expected turnover at most of its major markets in Asia and Europe, including Singapore.
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      • 93 4 THE head honcho of United Overseas Bank Malaysia (UOBM) will have a new responsibility come April 16. Francis Lee, who has been CEO of UOBM since 1996, will return to UOB's Singapore headquarters as the group's senior executive vice-president and head of its
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      • 43 4 TRANSPORT giant ComfortDelgro has appointed David Wong, a founding partner of law firm Ramdas and Wong, as a non-executive director. Mr Wong also sits on the boards of SBS Transit, The Asoott Group and Capita Mall Trust Management
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    • 73 4 Dsn M 01.02 (+5.11) ST INDEX FUTURES M 95.00 (+2.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 189.40 (uoch) Friday Change KLSEOOMP 629.69 -U13 NIKKEI m 7*16.49 -***** HANG SENG __8.646.6S 19.93 SET INDEX ***** +814 JAKARTA (X)MP -488.54 *8.10 MANILA COMP .1.***** *9.74 TAIPEI WPI 4£W.40 Id SHM L OOMP ***** +514 SHENZHEN
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    • 70 4 FOREX RATES us$ s$ IISS (SS per (TS$) 1.776 £(l'S$/S$ per 157# 1788 ElTUHl 1.078 1514 YEN 119.8 6750 RM 1800 1140 HK$ 7.799 4.192 BAHT 4186 24.13 RITIAH 8*70 4596 RENMINBI 8199 4.673 INDIAN RITEE 47* 26.67 NUMERATES SINGAPORE* 5.25 K1ALA LUMPUR 6.40 HONG KONG 5 (MX) JAKARTA
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    • 1064 4 flflfL OKP HOLDINGS LIMITED m as W us f] (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the First Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of OKP HOLDINGS LIMITED (the Company") will be held at The Grassroots Club, 190 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8,
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  • at home
    • 462 5  -  SARSOUTBREAK Banks expect 20% fall in their card billings in March and April as Sars bites Bi Siow Li Sen SARS may succeed where politicians have exhorted and failed by curbing excessive consumption. But it would be a pyrrhic victory, as credit card issuers watch plunging
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    • 542 5  -  80 firms meet to discuss ways of coping with Sars By Visoe Chong and Andrey Tan AS the travel industry continues to reel from Sars, three travellers two of them returning by plane from China and Hong Kong, and the third a
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    • 216 5  -  By Andrea Tan CASTING aside all fear and paranoia, corporate chieftains of Singapore yesterday mingled with medical staff of Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) to launch the Courage Fund. "It's a good name because the Courage Fund re- ally recognises the courage of the healthcare
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    • 307 5  -  ■EMHEaMiJI consumer sentiment By David Boey MORE people in Singapore and Hong Kong are worried about Sars than about the state of the economy or job-related issues, a survey by marketing information firm ACNielsen shows. Sars or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome topped the worry
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    • 104 5 Bloomberg [BOMBAY] ICICI Bank Ltd, India's second biggest commercial bank, said it received approval to open a branch in Singapore and a representative office in China to help Indian companies expand their operations. ICICI Bank's Singapore branch will help the lender boost its
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    • 343 5 h IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OF CMN SHENG INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE) (IN MEMKRS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) NOTICE Of SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS Al an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held at 423 Bedok North Ave
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    • 205 5 LOST CERTIFICATES The following share certificates have been reported lost, mislaid or destroyed by lie executors of the Estate and the recastered shareholder respectively Nam* of Company Cert Wos No. of Shares In Hie name of Jacks International UmHed *****960 1.000 Estate of Tan Hocfc Hooi *****878 1.000 Estate of
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    • 1928 5 PENGUIN BOAT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2003 Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held on Monday. 28 April 2003 at 11.30 am. at The Board Room, 18 Tuas Basin Link, Singapore *****4, to transact the following businesses: ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To
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  • personal finance
    • 1137 6  -  Marketing hype aside, what do some of the new insurance plans in the market offer? GENEVIEVE CUA checks out the schemes from AIA and Aviva GENEVIEVE CUA AT this time when fear is pervasive be it the prospect of a terror attack,
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    • 553 6  -  Tradiaggnrii Larry WlUiains doesn't believe in a diversification strategy By R Sivanithy DON'T put all your eggs in one basket. That's what Finance 101 teaches us. A basic idea that says diversification is the best strategy to pursue in financial markets. So it may come
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  • money personal investment
    • 585 7 QuMtton: I have a friend who has lost about $100,000 in the stockmar ket He has used some credit lines from a few banks to pay up the amount and is paying the banks slowly at high interest rates. Do you have
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    • 765 7  -  show me the money The stocks with lowest price-to-book values will offer best yields when the market turns around teh hooi ling LAST year, I looked at the performance of portfolios of lowest price-to-book (PTB) stocks and found that, on average, they had outperformed the Straits
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    • 934 7  -  By Teh Hooi Ling THE one-year top losers portfolio has put some distance between it and the rest of the pack with an 11.4 per cent gain this week. To date, the portfolio has risen a spectacular 17.4 per cent, or $26,111, from
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  • tribute
    • 3608 8 They are the true Florence Nightingales of our time, a precious breed assigned a special task that no mere mortal would wish for to uphold the sanctity of life and to protect it at all costs, even at the expense of their own lives. Even as
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  • news region/world
    • 411 10 It plans to groom 50 companies to join the ranks of the world's top MNCs within 12 years AFP Bloomberg [BEIJING] China plans to groom 50 companies to join the ranks of the world's top 500 multinationals within the next
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    • 373 10 AFP Reuters AP Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's government said yesterday the Sars virus had infected 61 more people in the territory, bringing the total number of cases to 1,059 as the World Health Organisation criticised China for its handling
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    • asiashorts
      • 90 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Affin Holdings Bhd said its bank unit will shutter at least 20 bank branches and cut some jobs as part of its plans to turn the bank into a profitable, mid-sized lender. Affin will close about 20 branches as it seeks
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      • 93 10 Reuters [MANILA] The Philippines said yesterday that it is prepared to contest in court US$l7.7 million being demanded by New York City for what it claims are unpaid property taxes, including those on Manila's diplomatic and consular premises. Foreign Affairs Secretary Bias Ople issued
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      • 79 10 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China recorded its second trade deficit this year in March, after more than six years of surpluses, as the world's third largest oil consumer imported more crude before the US-led invasion of Iraq last month. The country posted a US$467 million trade
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      • 86 10 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's economy, which has been one of South-east Asia's fastest growing, would contract in the second quarter due to an outbreak of the deadly Sars virus, JP Morgan said. Gross domestic product in the second quarter would be 1.5 per cent
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      • 99 10 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Chunghwa Telecom Co, Taiwan's biggest phone company, plans to cut 600 jobs, or about 2 per cent of its workforce, by August to prepare for private ownership by the end of this year. The Taiwan government, which owns more than 80 per
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      • 91 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia has opened its books for key lenders to examine, paving the way for an RM4 billion (551.86 billion) bond sale scheduled for June, sources close to the deal said yesterday. "Due diligence for the bonds has begun and once that's
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      • 72 10 Bloomberg [MANILA] The Philippine Stock Exchange elected a new board of directors and a chairwoman, avoiding a takeover by the stock market regulator. Alicia Arroyo, president of RCBC Securities, was elected chairwoman, along with 15 board members, said its president Ernest Leung. Ms Arroyo, the
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      • 61 10 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Bangkok Bank, Thailand's biggest lender, will write off 112 billion baht (554.6 billion) of accumulated losses. Removing retained losses will enable the bank to pay dividends for the first time since 1997. Other lenders such as Krung Thai Bank, the country's third
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    • 326 10 Reuters [JAKARTA] The Indonesia Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra), a key lender to embattled Asia Pulp Paper (APP), said yesterday it has reached a preliminary agreement with a group of foreign creditors on two key issues that had hampered talks over multi-billion dollar APP
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • news world
    • 500 11 Earty estimates on the cost of rebuilding Iraq range from US$2O bNNon a year initially to up to US$6OO billion over a decade AP AFP [WASHINGTON] The US will seek support of the Group of Seven industrial powers for forgiving a part of Iraq's foreign
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    • 312 11 Talk b that Murdoch may quit print media in smaller markets Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] News Corp's Independent Newspapers is in talks to sell its New Zealand newspapers, raising speculation that Rupert Murdoch may sell other publications in smaller markets, after
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    • 353 11 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] A member of Saddam Hussein's vanquished regime has sprung up as an unlikely hero in cyberspace on a website embraced by both supporters and foes of the US-led invasion of Iraq. TV news junkies transfixed by daily briefings by Iraqi Minister
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    • inbrief
      • 72 11 Bloomberg [FAIRFIELD, Connecticut] General Electric Co (GE) said first-quarter net income rose 20 per cent led by higher profits at its jet-engines and financing businesses. Net income increased to US$2.9 billion, or 30 US cents a share, from US$2.5 billion, or 25 US
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      • 84 11 Reuters [NEW YORK] Apple Computer Inc is in talks with Vivendi Universal to buy Universal Music Group from the French-American media firm for as much as US$6 billion. The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday. The newspaper cited sources as saying the taikc
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      • 80 11 Reuters [EDWARDSVTLLE, Illinois] St Louis Federal Reserve president William Poole said on Thursday the Fed can be patient on monetary policy moves because markets will compensate for weak data by pushing down longer-maturity interest rates. "We can afford to be patient because we have
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      • 78 11 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The top US securities regulator said on Thursday he wanted to make information on hedge fimd activity available to the public while preserving ordinary investor access to the fast-growing but often high-risk investment vehicles. "As you get down to smaller investors
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      • 109 11 Reuters [NEW YORK] Microsoft Corp has filed a lawsuit to invalidate some patents held by telecom equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc. which itself is suing Dell Computer Corp and Gateway Inc over the same rights, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Microsoft suit filed
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      • 107 11 Reuters [SEATTLE] Boeing Co on Thursday said it would port US$l.2 billion in charges before taxes to reflect the declining value of companies it had acquired and to add reserves for the second consecutive quarter to a financing unit with outstanding loans to financially troubled
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  • 4485 11 Transaction date: Apr 11 HONG KONG Vd HK Exchanges A Clearing 8.70 -005 6109 hks tm Htcmnrt 09b 002 leao Hong Kong Electric 31.10 unch 2491 ABNAmroAsia— 2925 -025 213 Hongkong Chinese .0.61 unch 184 Alpha General.. 0.21 unch 18 Hongkong Chinese Ltd .0.61 unch 184 Ananda Wing
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  • style motoring
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      767 12  -  Whether you're driving or being driven, the Phantom oliers a flight out of the ordinary By Christopher Tan DESCRIPTIONS such as "rides like a Rolls-Royce", "it's the Rolls-Royce of family cars" or "as majestic as a RollsRoyce" are not uncommon in motor-ing-speak. In fact, the regal RollsRoyce name is
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      887 12  -  An executive car, family sedan and weekend racer all rolled into one? Most would call that a compromise. Jaguar calls it the S-Type R, and CHRISTOPHER TAN says it's anything but a compromise CHRISTOPHER TAN D RIVING a sports car comes with some baggage. And we're not just
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    • bravenewwhirl
      • 59 12 MITSUBISHI'S facelifted Lancer is here. It features a new brand identity, with a fresh face first seen on the recently launched Colt. New transparent covers for the tail lamps make a huge difference, too. The 1.6-litre manual is now available at Cycle Carriage, which will offer the 1.5-litre
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      • 103 12 GENERAL Motors and BMW Group will jointly develop refuelling devices for liquid hydrogen vehicles, and invite other car makers and suppliers to join this initiative. The collaborative work will focus on setting global standards, establishing specifications for suppliers and finding the best technical and cost-effective
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      • 104 12 VOLKSWAGEN, as a key partner in the Esplanade's performing arts programme, has launched a series of free performances on the waterfront. Taking place every weekend from April to November, the programme kicked off yesterday with a rousing performance by Ublues. Others lined up include local
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      • 118 12  -  Compiled by < Christopher Tan AUDI'S second-generation A3 compact will be bigger, sportier and decked with new technologies. Engine choices will be as varied as those to be found in the new VW Golf, including a 3.2-litre six-cylinder producing 250 horsepower driving all four wheels via
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  • news executive jobs
    • 670 13  -  Psychometric tests and other selection tools can provide the answer. DANIEL BUENAS delves deeper into the issue DANIEL BUENAS WANTED: self-motivated individual with good interpersonal skills to fill high-level executive position with lots of perks, benefits and a six-digit salary. Applications inside. Sounds too good to
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  • style sports
    • 697 14  -  frankly speaking ronnie lim THERE'S definitely a race going now in F-l. McLaren-Merce-des' David Coulthard is hopping mad, feeling he was robbed of a win at Interlagos, Brazil. Ferrari, especially ace Michael Schumacher, must be under some pressure to produce results; ditto BMW-Williams.
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    • 560 14 Hectic opening round as organisers try to squeeze in 36 holes to keep championship on schedule Reuters [AUGUSTA, Georgia] Multiple major winner Nick Price moved into a three-way tie for the early lead at two under par in the delayed US Masters
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  • style health
    • 950 15  -  A strong immune system doesn't rely on vitamins. A healthy lifestyle and diet should be your foundations, says CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON GREEN beans, sweet potatoes, vitamin C and echinacea if those weren't on your shopping list at any one time in the last two weeks,
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    • 414 15 Q: What is this rash which people call hives, and how do Ideal with it? The rash began when I was 12, and it looked like slightly swelling blotches which were red around the edges, like mosquito bites. It came back this year. I'm 19 now. It's itchy and
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    • 356 15  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon IN THE slew of e-mails that flew around the world giving out advice on Sars and masks, it's heartening to know that at least one of them could be traced back to a "genuine" writer. Dr Justin Wu, a doctor
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  • style shopping
    • 860 16  -  Much as motherhood had been enriching for ex-banker Evnur de Boursac, it was starting her own silver business that offered a healthy balance. CORINNE KERK finds out CORINNE KERK IT'S a tiny boutique, but an opulent one. The shiny silver pieces in Evnur Solid
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    • 371 16  -  Daimaru regulars will find it easy to shop at Meidi-Ya since the new supermarket took care to maintain the status quo By Cheah Ui-Hoon FOR those wondering where to get their next batch of fresh miso paste and grilled unagi since Liang Court's Daimaru closed last month,
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    • instore
      • 70 16 Tired of run-of-the-mill merchandise? This hand-painted quill feather might appeal to your inner earth in ess. Drawn by an Amazon native, it is one of the many interesting pieces of South American art and craft on sale at the atrium of Millenia Walk. Other exotic items
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      • Article, Illustration
        46 16 Fill up that empty slot in your showcase with this transparent square display dish from the Femme series of Portmeirion. The 28cm square dish is all glass, with three pretty orchid petals softening its robust form. Available at Country Essentials, Liang Court, for $95.90.
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      • 54 16 Bi lingual PC users will love this: a software that reads, writes and prints Chinese pinyin characters. The full version Chinese Star is a new intelligent inputing system in pinyin code and runs on Windows NT, 2000 and XP. Available at Challenger, Funan the IT Mall, for
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      • Article, Illustration
        79 16 Cortina Watch Boutkjitas Looking for a Mother's Day gift? Cortina Watch Boutiques have come up with an interest-free instalment scheme for their Baume Mercier ladies timepieces. From now till May 11, if you purchase any Baume Mercier ladies watch, you'll enjoy a Swensen's ice cream cake and a
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  • style food
    • 1218 17  -  Sars fears may have emptied seats at the World Gourmet Summit but the organisers' commitment won kudos from foodies who would be returning for more next year. GEOFFREY EU reports GEOFFREY EU ITS a grave new world out there now that Singapore is faced with the prospect
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 336 17 CKVFTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS the Sunday magazine, say 5 SSSSJSSSSps 5 bananas are up! 9 dUbS aww^^^SnaMS) <^® xan e 1 7 Copy most of answer before 10 Took control when one starts to change again desperately pursued (7) (7) M 11 The precursor to fire in g Sad or wet?
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  • style pursuits
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      975 18  -  Not sure if you should hazard a trip out for a much-needed facial? CORINNE KERK and PARVATHI NAYAR review masks that you can use at home CORINNE KERK and PARVATHI NAYAR WHILE the fear of Sars has led to a run on unglamorous medical supplies such as surgical
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    • 404 18  -  By] Parvathi Nayar SPA addicts who worry about getting their pampering fix in these times can do-it-themselves instead with spa products for home use by brands like Estee Lauder, Biotherm and Clarins. Beauticians and product managers emphasise the trick is to create the whole spa atmosphere
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    • 685 18  -  with Jaime ee How are real people living with Sars?Here are some first-hand accounts "I have a patient whom I have been treating for several weeks. She is a freelance chronic-care nurse. She called me last Saturday at the clinic to say that she would be coming to see
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