Streats, 28 March 2003

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  • 10 1 Streats FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA {P> 111/03/2003
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  • Article, Illustration
    138 1 SOUTH OF BASRA Young Fahed rests peacefully in a cardboard box as the war rages near his home. The boy was bom in squalor four days ago just 450m from a British camp. His parents were among the first Iraqis to receive humanitarian aid and medical care as the
    AFP  -  138 words
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    • 20 1 As the family of Pastor Simon Loh say a final goodbye, Singaporeans grapple with the outbreak of the lethal virus
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    • 5 1 GULF WAR II PAGES 10-20
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  • SARS UPDATE
    • 517 2  -  Childcare a logistics nightmare for parents By Khushwant Singh EVEN as parents sigh with relief and welcome the 11-day school closure, until April 6, to lower the risk of children being exposed to Sars, many working mums and dads are worrying about childcare arrangements. Shutting
      Reuters  -  517 words
    • 379 3  -  Novena Square shops see sales falling by up to 80% Gary Lim BUSINESS at Novena Square in Thomson Road has taken a beating because of its proximity to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), where all Sars patients are warded. Shopkeepers in the mall, located less than 300
      Khushwant Singh  -  379 words
    • 379 4  -  Reports by Sarah Ng CHILDCARE centres, private kindergartens and school bus operators have not been financially affected so far by the current 11-day school closure. Most of the 20 childcare centres and private kindergartens Streats contacted yesterday
      Reuters  -  379 words
    • 150 4 ONE reported case of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or Sars, has surfaced in the Singapore Armed Forces. But the victim, a 27-year-old army regular, has recovered and has been discharged from hospital, a Ministry of Defence (Mindef) spokesman told Streats yesterday. The soldier is one
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    • Article, Illustration
      750 6  -  Adam About Town ADAM HASIIIDY WE lack heroes. It is not often that we find Singaporeans who are endowed with great courage and strength. Or so I thought. Reading the local papers the past few days, I must admit I have done some hero-worshipping of my own. The figures
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    • 89 6 AP PERTH A woman was rushed by ambulance directly from a flight from Singapore to a hospital after displaying symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), but medical officials later played down the likelihood that she is infected. After the woman arrived in Perth late on Wednesday,
      . – AP  -  89 words
    • 62 6 AFP SYDNEY Luxury cruise liner The World has turned back while en route to Singapore because of the Sars scare. Cairns-based cruise specialist Mr John O’Brien said owners of The World took the decision after consulting the World Health Organisation. “Because of the respiratory syndrome problem in
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    • 98 6 Reuters SINGAPORE Airlines said yesterday that there had been more travel cancellations and fewer bookings to destinations affected by Sars and did not rule out flight cuts to these areas. Increasing fears about Sars have hurt visitor arrivals to countries such as Singapore and Hongkong. “We continue
      . – Reuters  -  98 words
    • 104 6 Bernama JOHOR BARU A student nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, who lives at Jalan Kebun Teh here, is the first suspected case of Sars in Johor. State Health, Family Development and Women Affairs Committee chairman Halimah Mohd Sadique said that the 20-year-old student complained of high
      – Bernama  -  104 words
    • 391 8 -AP HONGKONG So far unable to stop the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or Sars, hard-hit Hongkong yesterday ordered 1,080 people who may have been exposed into quarantine. Hongkong’s government leader, Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa, also said
      -AP; Reuters  -  391 words
    • 706 8  -  By v CHUA KONG HO SOME readers have castigated the Singapore Rugby Union for sending the national team to the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens. They are bewildered by the insistence of 12 amateur rugby players on ignoring a Health Ministry advisory and travelling
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  • GULF WAR II
    • BATTLEFIELD
      • 597 10  -  By Pradeep Rajan Reuters KUWAIT CITY Twelve years ago, an Iraqi army convoy of more than 2,000 vehicles got a deadly taste of US aerial offensive on Highway 7 connecting Iraq’s southern city of Basra with the Kuwaiti
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      • 295 10 Wire services CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar With sandstorms dying down yesterday, coalition forces sped up their operations with vengeance. They opened a new front in the north, which US commanders said, would swiftly intensify attacks on Iraqi forces. On Wednesday night, 1,000 rangers and other
        . – Wire services  -  295 words
    • OPPORTUNITIES
      • 732 12 EU oil firms want piece of ss3b rebuilding bonanza Wire services WASHINGTON Baghdad isn’t won yet, but the scramble for the spoils of war has swung into high gear with European and British companies demanding a piece of the massive rebuilding pie. Competition
        – Wire services; AP; AFP  -  732 words
    • THE SOLDIERS
      • 402 14  -  Despite heavy fighting and casualties, Marines raring to push on Paul Cheong SEND in the Marines. That refrain has been repeated many times in US history, and it is no different in Gulf War 11. They were the first to enter Iraq last week and have been
        AFP  -  402 words
    • THE PRESS CORPS
      • 783 16  -  Neophytes too eager to go to frontlines where death lurks By i ALLAN LITTLE BBC World Affairs Correspondent in Kuwait City I AM standing in the lobby of an international hotel in Kuwait city. It is just after dark. A US army major is talking
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    • OPINIONS
      • 568 18  -  Saddam must be forced out, but through peaceful means, say majority By_ Gary Lim MAKE peace, not war. That was the majority view of users at the Toa Payoh Community Library polled by Streats yesterday. Of the 25 interviewed, 15 were against the Iraq
        Pics: Gary Lim  -  568 words
      • 587 18 55 -AP NEW YORK First came the Mongols, then the Ottomans and Persians. Finally, in modem times, the British took Baghdad, sacrificing thousands of lives to wrest it from the Turks during World War I. Over the centuries, the city in the cradle of civilisation has
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    • SIGHTS
      • Article, Illustration
        41 20 US Marines throwing candy and food to Iraqi children on Wednesday as they travel to Umm Qasr~to assess whether aid can begin being transferred there. Iraqi mines have been discovered in the port, delaying the arrival of aid AFP
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      • Article, Illustration
        38 20 Demonstrators burning an effigy of a US soldier in an anti-war protest in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Hundreds of thousands of protesters around the world have demonstrated against the war since it began last Thursday Reuters
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      • 44 20 Private First Class Joseph DeWitt, 26, from New York state, carrying an Iraqi boy who was caught in crossfire near Al Faysaliyah village on Tuesday. Baghdad yesterday alleged that 350 civilians have been killed and 4,650 injured since the war began AP
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  • Morning Rush
    • 423 22  -  Changi Beach Club votes tomorrow on controversial union with Changi Sailing Club By_ Conrad Raj THE 4,600 members of Changi Beach Club (CBC) will decide tomorrow afternoon whether they want to merge with the nearby Changi Sailing Club, which has just over 1,200 members.
      The New Paper  -  423 words
    • 132 24 BUZZSTOP TRANSITLINK plans to open three more outlets where commuters can replace their faulty and lost ez-link concession cards. These will possibly be at Yishun, Choa Chu Kang and Eunos MRT stations, The Straits Times reports today. Currently, only Buona Vista station provides the
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    • 147 24 JI leader confesses MAS Selamat Kastari, the leader of the Singapore branch of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI), who is under detention in Riau, has confessed to the Indonesian police that JI had plans to attack US targets in Singapore. Quoting sources, the newspaper Media
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    • 156 24 Slim 10 MS Selvarani Raja, a 43-year-old logistics executive, died from liver failure that was likely to have been induced by Slim 10, a coroner’s inquest heard yesterday. Dr Dede Selamat Sutedja, a consultant at the National University Hospital’s Department of Gastroenterology, said that
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    • 52 24 SLEEPING SLIDING A man asleep in front of a big screen that flashes stock indices at Raffles Place. Share prices around the world are generally weak as investors await further developments in the war against Iraq. In Singapore, the Straits Times Index yesterday closed at 1,313.65, down 11.35 points AFP
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    • 169 24 THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) said that cellular operators need to be more “aggressive” and “innovative” in how they charge for mobile data services in order to develop the market. Since high-speed mobile data services such as MMS were launched here last year, cellular
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    • 96 24 THE new-look Lianhe Zaobao hit the streets yesterday with more colours, a trendy design and a new section with increased coverage of China-related news. The main reason for the change is to enhance the paper’s coverage of China, where it is the only circulating foreign Chinese-language newspaper.
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    • 92 24 CREDIT -card holders will be given personal passwords to use with their cards for more secure online shopping by the end of the year. Key card issuers including United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Citibank are working on that now. OCBC Bank and Citibank are also helping
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    • 97 24 MALAYSIA will now have women syariah court judges who will be on par with their male counterparts, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin said on Wednesday. When the suggestion to appoint women as judges was first made late last year, it drew mixed
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    • 78 24 THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday vowed that his country’s drug problem would be eradicated within three years. Speaking at a narcotics policy meeting in northern Chiang Mai city attended by soldiers, police officers, and public health and education officials, Dr Thaksin said the focus of his
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  • Financial
    • 511 26  -  Court asks friends, brothers to respond to allegations By Conrad Raj RELATIVES, close associates and companies of Indonesia-born businessman Sukamto Sia, now serving a three-year prison term in California, are being asked to respond to a complaint by the trustee of his bankrupt estate. A slew
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    • 239 26 Reuters SINGAPORE Standard Poor’s Ratings Services yesterday said that it had affirmed its AAA long-term and A-1+ short-term local and foreign currency ratings on Singapore, reflecting the country’s enduring fiscal and external strengths, and its competitive economy. Singapore remains the only AAArated sovereign in
      – Reuters  -  239 words
    • 54 26 SINGAPORE Informatics Holdings yesterday said it has been awarded a contract to train Afghan diplomats. The contract, awarded by India’s Foreign Ministry, calls for Informatics to train delegates from Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s office. The two-week training programme consists of courses in MS Office, networking, and
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    • 88 26 Reuters SINGAPORE The mystery killer bug’s spread could hurt property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng’s hotel group City Developments Ltd, which is already plagued by war worries. Hotel earnings made up about onethird of City Dev’s profit last year, through its 52 per cent-owned Millennium Copthome
      . – Reuters  -  88 words
    • 87 26 Reuters SINGAPORE Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing yesterday declined to comment on reports that it plans to buy a silicon wafer production plant in China. Earlier this week, Taiwanese media said that Chartered is planning to acquire one of Shanghai Belling’s plants, which make eight-inch silicon wafers. Chartered said
      – Reuters  -  87 words
    • 95 26 Bloomberg AMSTERDAM Royal Philips Electronics, Europe’s largest consumerelectronics maker, aims to more than double the number of female senior managers to at least a 10th of total top management within four to five years. Philips said in its 2002 sustainability report that just 4 per cent of
      – Bloomberg  -  95 words
    • 186 28 s2om allegedly siphoned from hotels they own Bloomberg LOS ANGELES FBI agents yesterday arrested an accountant on charges he stole US$ll.4 million (5520.17 million) from Chateau Marmont and Hollywood Standard, two Los Angeles hotels known for their celebrity clientele. The Standard’s Hollywood financial backers include Leonardo DiCaprio
      . – Bloomberg  -  186 words
    • 88 28  -  By Deepa Vijiyasingam SINGAPOREAN Ahmad Yusof wishes to declare some dividend income, in addition to his employment income. He has no other source of income. He wishes to claim Wife Relief. Mrs Yusof is a housewife and she did not have any income including interest and
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    • 435 30 Washington plans to challenge WTO ruling Bloomberg GENEVA Steel import tariffs that the US levied a year ago have been found to be illegal by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), dealing a blow to the Bush administration’s plan to rescue domestic producers. The US has said
      – Bloomberg  -  435 words
    • 442 30 STI: 1,313.65 ▼]11.35 Reuters SHARES closed lower yesterday as concerns of a prolonged war in Iraq hit bank stocks, while SIA was also hurt by the spread of a mysterious killer bug which cut bookings. However, SPH rose on anticipation of a hefty dividend payout,
      – Reuters  -  442 words
    • 24 30 *AS AT MARCH 27 US$: 551.767 552.789 EURO: 551.892 Ss: 67.89 YEN Ss: RM2.150 Ss: HK54.413 Ss: 24.26 BAHT Ss: 5,039 RUPIAH
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    • 713 32  -  Market DIY By R SIYAMTHY The Business Times ASK most people whether they would subscribe to the view that “a bird in hand is worth two in the bush” and most would answer yes. And why not? People don’t like uncertainty because
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    • 476 28 What Mr Yusof needs to do: 1) Salary information: Since Mr Yusof’s employer is participating in the Auto-inclusion scheme, he does not need to enter any employment income, donations, CPF contributions and life insurance premiums deducted from his salary in the EMPLOYMENT section. 2) Dividends: As Mr Yusof is a
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    • 384 32 LAUGHTER’S THE BEST MEDICIHE 1 Official Hotel rd ALLSON lO^' MTERa <>ive*foktah SINGAPORE PRESENTS C d -1 o SURVIVOR Ns J By CITY Improv, ST LOUIS, USA 4TH STH APRIL 'O3 Two clans clash for the survival of the funniest. Faced with the grueling mental and physical challenge of using
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  • Comment
    • 849 34  -  By RICHARD LImT The Straits Times IT did not surprise me to read that boyband Blue had cancelled its scheduled show in Singapore because of the war in Iraq and the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) outbreak. Pardon my saying so, but like
      The Straits Times  -  849 words
    • 766 35  -  By LEE HAN SHIH The Business Times WHEN SBS Transit was given the licence to operate the North-East MRT Line, NEL, in 1999, investors cheered. They thought running Singapore’s second rail line was tantamount to having a licence to print money. Now, they have
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  • Vocal
    • 200 36 I SUGGEST the introduction of “entrepreneur leave” for faculty members of local universities to try their hand at starting businesses. Two to four years should be granted to them for this. Those who are successful can resign and donate to an endowment fund.
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    • 37 36 IF the Singapore rugby team insists on going to Hongkong, I suggest that players voluntarily submit themselves to a 10- to 15-day house quarantine upon their return. Daniel Ang Tech Siang
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    • 59 36 IN THE report, “Parents fear for their kids’ (Streats, March 25), it was school principal Ms Lim Lee Sia of CHIJ Katong Convent who said that two students had been sent home when they told teachers they had been to Hongkong, and not Ms Lim Bee Lian of CHIJ
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    • 135 36 WHEN I boarded SBS service 237 on March 24 at about 6.35 pm. I scanned my ez-link card as usual but was unaware the machine did not capture my card data. When I tried to alight, an error message came up telling me to board at
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    • 167 36 I REFER to “No reason for entry fee to travel fair” (Streats, March 25).The National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) is a non-profit organisation and organises our twiceyearly travel fairs for the convenience of both consumers and members. The travel fair’s nominal
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    • 126 36 I REFER to the letter," “Service 139 infested with roaches” (Streats, March 12) We would like to assure commuters that SBS Transit has a stringent buscleaning programme in place.We also fumigate all our buses regularly to try to eliminate insects. However, we need commuters to cooperate with
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    • 61 36 DO the MRT authorities have any plan to introduce scanning of ez-link cards to show the amount deducted? The exit scanners show only the balance. Most people wouldn’t check later to see if they were overcharged, so it would be better to have a
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    • 64 36 TWO Saturday evenings ago, my wife and I travelled by bus from Marine Parade Road to Tampines Central and were charged the full fare instead of the concession fare. We hold cards for senior citizens’ concessionary fares. Hasn’t Transit Link sorted out the overcharging problem? If
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    • 345 37 I REFER to Mr Lee Han Shih’s commentary, “HDB’s next big mistake?” (Streats, March 19). The corporatisation of the Building and Development Division (BDD) is part of HDB’s plan to restructure itself so that it remains relevant for the future. The setting up of HDB Corp
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  • Medical
    • Article, Illustration
      265 38 Nicotine speeds up growth of existing tumours Reuters LONDON Nicotine in cigarettes not only causes cancer, it may also speed up the growth of existing tumours. Research by scientists at the Oregon National Primate Research Center in Beaverton suggests that nicotine stimulates the production of a molecule that
      . – Reuters  -  265 words
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    • 470 39  -  By Janice Wong Constructing some building parts beforehand and snapping them into place onsite delivers more precision and saves on materials and labour. Unfortunately, this does not mean the unit will be cheaper... yet THE wall panels of her bathroom look exceptionally smooth and were not bulky.
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    • 1099 50 Los Angeles Times Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton is mad about buying old homes in Los Angeles and restoring them LOS ANGELES Diane Keaton likes to look at houses even when she is not in the market to buy. The Oscar-winning actress grew up
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      528 52  -  Window and door grilles can serve as a security feature while adding to the design of your house Choong Choon Yee SECURITY with style. That is what you get when you choose the right metal grille design for your home’s windows and doors. Besides keeping out potential burglars,
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    • 259 53 the The White Collection offers you more! New exciting 2003 range Great contemporary European designs Affordable prices and great bargains Wide choice of colours and materials Customisation to suit your requirements Friendly and knowledgeable consultants TUCK 9024 Vinyl 1-seater Available in red, black white UP. $799 TUCK 8038 Vinyl Dining
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    • 455 54 mmmMmmmmmmmmmMmmmmmmMmmmsMm. COLDUUGLL banker REAL ESTATE J We Salute Our Top 50 Coldwell Banker Achievers Top Manager Chris Soo P S 9387 5250 Sabrina Hwang 9459 8788 Jason Koh S S 9873 4567 Robin Prabu 9858 4450 Sheila Chua C Y 9001 8354 Jez Tan B S 9023.5826 2002 Top Coldwell
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  • EasyStreats
    • 663 55 This man hopes you're hungry... A month of feasting commences today with the Singapore Food Festival, and the man behind it remains upbeat, despite the gloom all around. GARYLIM reports HE is known in the events industry as “the exhibition man”. And it is no wonder why. Mr Edward Liu,
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    • 110 55 JOHN Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, has said that her late husband would have told off British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George Bush over the Iraq war, reported ITVcom. Said the New York-based Ono: “I’m sure John would have been terribly upset
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    • 123 55 Uncle Saddam out on DVD Reuters A SATIRICAL documentary that shows Iraqi President Saddam Hussein as a personal hygiene fanatic will be released on DVD in the US next week. Uncle Saddam, made by French freelance journalist Joel Soler in 2000, received critical acclaim at international film festivals two years
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    • 81 55 A SWASHBUCKLING comedy adventure starring Penelope Cruz will open this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which begins on May 14, reported The Guardian yesterday. Fanfan La Tulipe, directed by Gerard Krawczyk and co-produced by Luc Besson, is set in the 18th century and is based on
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    • 240 57 CHILDREN looking forward to seeing the worldwide Australian hit, the Wiggles, live will be disappointed. Their six concerts on Saturday, Sunday and Monday have been cancelled. A statement yesterday from the show organisers, The Walt Disney Company (Asia Pacific) Limited, said that it was a “precautionary measure”,
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    • 449 57  -  By Gregory Lcoxc For those not wealthy enough to have caught the Rolling Stones in concert, you missed not just a concert but a full-fledged show. The giant screen behind the stage made for a wonderful spectacle it focused on the craggy lines on Mick dagger and Keith
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    • 454 58  -  ■h® iLJI jC* 1 iB f I Ib mk fl 1 I Im V By Samuel Wong Fifteen Asian designers in their 20s and 30s are strutting their stuff in the ongoing Singapore Fashion Festival WHAT’S Mercedes-Benz got to do with fashion? Lots, actually. The
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      362 60 Streats takes a sneak peek at four very different labels mi SABYASACHI Lauded as The Times of India and British Council’s Most Outstanding Designer of the Year in 2001, Indian talent Sabyasachi Mukherjee is also one of the Mercedes* Benz Asia Fashion Week’s i five finalists. i Though
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    • THE LOOK
      • 192 62  -  By* Samuel Wong and John de Souza HEARD of Triumph’s cosmetic bras? The first ones were aloe vera and silk protein bras, said to be soft on and kinder to skin a concept combining bra technology and cosmetology. Launching next Friday is the new Seacell
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          84 62 SINGAPORE is the first country where just-arrived JD Hair Care by Jacques Dessange, France’s No 1 salon brand and one of Europe’s bestsellers, can be found on supermarket and store shelves. Choose from four lines which target oily scalp-dry hair, very dry and damaged hair, mature and coloured
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          57 62 HONGKONG’S notorious Nicholas Tse, that is. His fave wraparound sunnies, Exte, are now available here. The all-plastic sunglasses sport large, wide convex frames and softlytinted lenses. Or check out Romeo Gigli’s ultralight matte steel or titanium shades with mirror-finish smoky lenses. As cool indoors as they are
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        • 40 62 HIGH-END jeweller Flower Diamond Boutique at Ngee Ann City celebrates its sixth anniversary with original designs, beautiful craftsman-ship and custom work. What’s new is the palette of black and white gold and diamonds great for day or night.
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        • 50 62 FURLA just keeps getting better and better. Its new Spring/Summer 2003 collection of shoes, handbags and accessories has a sunny, happy feel to it just what we need to cheer up these gloomy times. At Furla boutiques. (Shoes at CityLink Mall 81-11 and Raffles City #O238 only)
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        • 68 62 FRENCH rebel designer Jean-Paul Gaultier’s fragrance, Classique, now comes in a bottle so sensual it’s hard to resist. Shaped like a sexy woman’s torso, it “wears” a snug metallic corset that plays up the curves. Oh, and the scent is great, too a heady mix of spicy
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      • 407 64 Agonising over a gown for your Big Day? Here’s help news on trends from the latest bridal collections IPS WHITE will always be seen as the traditional colour to get married in, but it is no longer the exclusive shade for wedding gowns. If
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      • 136 64 IN hairstyles, the more natural look hits the headlines for 2003. “The main objective is to look natural, elegant and beautiful, and most importantly, to feel comfortable with your style,” says Victoria Edwards, a make-up artist and hairstylist for British magazines and top models. “You don’t want
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    • 109 66 ONE of the great truths of life, that oil and wate do not mix, has been changed. And this is done, says Australian chemist Ric Pashley, by extracting all dissolved air from the water. Dr Pashley is the discoverer of “long- range hydrophobic force”, which causes
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
      • 49 66 llpm, Channel 5 Belfast-born Frankie McGuire joins the Irish Republican Army to avenge his father’s death. An especially ruthless volunteer, Frankie, responsible for the death of 13 British soldiers and 11 policemen, sails for the US. The movie stars Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford and Treat Williams.
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        50 66 10pm Channel i When a young woman accepts a marriage proposal, she questions her decision after discovering that everyone in her family is unfaithful. A breezy romantic comedy in the style of Woody Allen. It stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow, Gil Bellows and Kevin Pollack.
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        63 66 PERFORMING WORDS Tomorrow, 8pm The Substation, Guinness Theatre Tickets are pay-what-you-want Led by Gilly Adams from Wales and Geddy Aniksdal from Norway, female performers from Germany, USA, and Singapore, including local television actress Adelina Ong, will create and perform their own texts. They will present their works together in
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      • 53 66 PULSE Tomorrow till April 13; 12pm-Bpm on Tuesday to Friday, 10am-Bpm on Saturday and Sunday TheatreWorks, The Black Box. Free The first in a series of works that will feature a collaboration between the sciences and the arts. It employs cardiovascular monitoring systems as part of the show’s aesthetic
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    • 87 66 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191 We complete your week Get a copy throughout the day at all 7-Eleven stores. Copies also available at SPH Buzz Kiosks, Shell, Mobil, Esso, SPC, BP, Caltex, Carrefour, Cheers, Shop N Save, NTUC
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    • 473 66 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Axtrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 Deep connections don’t have to be visible from the outside. Many would be amazed to learn the range of your mind and the power of your soul. Wade into an aimless crowd and charge it up
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  • Singapore Food Festival 2003 Special PRODUCED BY THE SPECIAL PROJECTS UNIT . MARKETING DIVISION . SPH
    • 37 67 The Singapore Food Festival is back, and it’s bigger and better than it has ever been in its 10 years. Culinary consultant Devagi Sanmugam will cook up a storm at this year's festival.
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    • 576 68  -  Singapore’s premier eating festival returns with lots of new food and theme events. By KAREN CHO The Singapore Food Festival (SFF) keeps trying to outdo itself every year. And it has not disappointed. Each year, the people keep coming in droves. According to figures released
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    • 245 68 1994: Featuring the best of Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian, Peranakan and international cuisine, the month-long festival of food is born. 1995: Expanding its repertoire to include European and American fare, the Singapore Food Festival (SFF) sets out to break records, including creating the longest otah, measuring 30.4 m.
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    • FOOD FEST FIRSTS
      • 529 70  -  A listing of events making their debut all in the name of food! Here and on page 73. By KAYLENE TAN Three beery bubbly good ideas from Asia Pacific Breweries. Beer is much more than a thirst quencher. It is a versatile beverage that can be
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      • 248 70  -  Kaylene Tan What: Tango with Mango Where: at-sunrice, Fort Canning Centre, Fort Canning Park When: April 18 and 19, 4 pm to 9 pm Price: The $5 entrance fee entitles you to three samplers, $lO for a cooking demonstration and $5O for a hands-on cooking class. Call 6336-33
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      • 295 70 What: Rainforest Jamboree Where: Waterfall Aviary, Jurong Bird Park When: April 12 and 26,7 pm to 9.30 pm Price: $9B per adult; $7B per child (from 3-12 years old) Charges include admission to the Bird Park. Call 6264-2055 for reservations. Come next month, the Jurong Bird Park
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    • 277 73  -  Dawn Wong What: Tutti Fruitti Breakfast Galore Where: Singapore Zoological Gardens When: April Ito 30,9 am to 10 am daily Price: $24 per adult; $l5 per child. Charges include admission to the zoo. Call 6360-8560 for more information. Binte the orang-utan loves fruit, and so should you.
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    • 311 73  - Savour the escargot at a snails pace Geraldine Yeo What: Slow Food Health Food Where: Maison de Fontaine When: April 5,13 and 26,12 tioon to 3 pm How much: $3B per person. Call 6336-0286 for more information. Snails may be headlining the event, but Slow Food Health Food does not
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    • 260 73  -  Karen Cho What: Incredible Edible Flowers Where: Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place When: April 27, 2 pm to 4 pm How much: $25 per person. Call 6332-3284 for reservations. In case you didn’t know it, flowers can taste as good as they look. Which is
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    • 247 73 Cook and bond What: Chop Chow parent-child cooking class Where: at-sunrice, Fort Canning Park When: Tomorrow and April 12,5 pm to Bpm Price: $5O per pair. Call 6336-3307 for more information. Whatever your cuoking skill or fancy, at-sunrice culinary school promises oodles of fun In Its parent-and-child cooking classes. Called
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    • 511 78 There’s nothing like dining on board a luxury train if you are looking for a unique food experience. CINDY TONG finds out why this has became a staple in the Singapore Food Festival. You would think that the only place for the Orient Express is
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    • 406 78 LOOK WHO'S COMING BACK A listing of this years returning favourites What: Gourmet Safari Express Where: Singapore Zoological Gardens When: April 4,5,11,12,18, 19,25 and 26,6.30 pm to 10 pm Price: $l5O per adult, $135 per child (3 to 12 years). Charges include admission to the Night Safari and tram ride.
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    • 614 80 High-profile sponsors have become vital ingredients in this years Food Festival and, as DAWN WONG finds out, there are lip-smacking reasons why. Singapore Food Festival I seems to have no shortage of .X. big-time supporters. Faithful fans or enterprising newbie, their reasons don’t stray far
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    • 265 80 At Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore What: Beer Gourmet Dinners When: April 21 (Italian cuisine); April 23 (New Chinese cuisine); April 25 (Indian cuisine); April 30 (Gala local seafood and western barbecue) Where: Tiger Tavern, Asia Pacific Breweries, 459 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim Price: $BB per person Call 6860-3006 for
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    • 774 83 Here are eight choices, from the artistic and fashionable, to the traditional and fun. What: Singapore Food Festival 2003 Opening Celebrations Eat your art out in the city Where: Raffles City Shopping Centre When: Today until Sunday Food, glorious food. That’s what awaits you at
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    • 57 68 Special Editor KAREN CHO Writers GERALDINE YEO DAWN WONG Art Design ANDREW TAN BHAWESH MISHRA UMA VENKATRAMAN SAMIR SHRIDHAR JAMIE KOH Contributors KAYLENE TAN CINDY TONG EVELYN YAP CHAN SEET FUN Advertisement Sales MARTIN BOEY (9620-1358) ALFRED LEE (9673-3578) www.spuzzbuzz.com.sg For reproduction of articles or reprints of photographs, call SPH's
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    • 417 69 vrer- H !i iee .«r ime Tiger is proud to be the official beer of the Singapore Food Festival 2003. A series of special events has been organised by Tiger to highlight beer and food pairing to the public. Come experience the greatest feasting pleasures at these delicious events! TIGER
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    • 54 72 Brand New All You Can Eat CTCAMRrtAT RIICCCT d 1 L-ArIDUA 1 DUrrt 1 (Valid till 31 March 2003) Ntr m m m '2l x 'Hftsift-v sss# #Jr** x v emsi lOama—a Lunch $16.80 (11.30 AM -4.00 PM) f» M —r J m I i Jfe t m m m
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    • 325 74 m o: rm m r -d HMi 29 M**S m 2t9»e G We'll make your mouth water with the best of Singaporean, French, Chinese, Itaiian, Spanish, North Indian, Vietnamese, Peranakan and Fusion cuisine! Take your pick from fascinating food trails and gourmet safaris to culinary workshops and carnivals! The Singapore
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    • 309 82 Finally. t e boo®* tfe WSf*-* A Bl]c @vSfl Welcome to the i-Gourmet Club, Singapore's ONLY network of fine dining establishments. Opening up a great new dining experience for you. Dine at any i-Gourmet Club restaurant and you will be rewarded with i-Gourmet Club's exclusive “rebate-currency” the i-Chqs. i-Gourmet Club:
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    • 187 84 I J Vs w J TRKTL i {i s J'"' "i llilii *#jrjf <* f 111 i&M Saturday k* v* tUp v Can food really be healthier yet tasty? H|| Join us as we unearth food with a healthier twist hawker centres, food courts and the supermarket. 8.30 am Bpm
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    • 175 85 CLUB CHINOIS WELCOMES CELEBRITY CHEF il IS m m m m II VMS 5 Sr A TRICI A Seo AZ RESTAURANT NEW YORK Club Chinois is proud to present the delectable Asian-American cuisine of Patricia Yeo all the way from AZ Restaurant in New York, USA. Come experience first-hand the
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  • Sports
    • 574 86  -  Singapore mgby players wear masks, confine themselves to hotel rooms By !Adam, Hashidy DESPITE the public outcry here over the national seven-a-side rugby teams’ participation in the Hongkong Sevens after the outbreak of Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) there, the players are keeping their cool. The Sars
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    • 292 86  -  By_ Tan Kim Han NTUC INCOME S-LEAGUE Home 3 Woodlands 3 (Home wins 4-3 on penalties) REFEREE Subash Lazar’s controversial ruling on the last penalty kick marred an otherwise tense encounter at the Bishan Stadium last night. After the full-time score of 3-3,
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    • 279 88 LONDON Liechtenstein manager Ralf Loose may be the most aptly named coach in international football. He is in charge of the fourth-smallest nation in the world. When his team takes on what Fifa president Sepp Blatter calls “the motherland of football” on Sunday morning
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    • ENGLAND'S YOUNG HOT STARS
      • 599 88 Dyer sure Rooney’s magic will work for club and country LONDON Wayne Rooney will be a greater international striker than Alan Shearer (below). This comes not from Everton’s manager, David Moyes, but Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer. Dyer says he has seen enough of the 17-year-old sensation
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      • 641 89 EURO 2004 Group 7........ Liechtenstein v England Macedonia v Slovakia Matches tomorrow (Sunday morning, Singapore time) Jenas soars from wilderness to $l3 million price tag Reuters LONDON -As he prepares for his first competitive match for England in its Euro 2004 qualifiers, midfielder Jermaine Jenas could
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    • 239 89 Reuters LONDON English champion Arsenal says it is possible captain Patrick Vieira and fellow French international Robert Pires could leave the club if they make unreasonable wage demands. Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood was yesterday cited by the Daily Express newspaper as saying that the club was
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    • 611 90  -  Discus star James Wong helps Lions get into top physical shape By. Lim Han Ming WHAT was strongman James Wong doing in the Lions’ team jersey? That was the question many people asked after the burly discus-thrower was seen going through the paces with the Singapore football squad
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    • 256 91 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Seattle 74 Washington 80 SEATTLE The Washington Wizards overcame one drought on Wednesday night. They hope to overcome another this season. Michael Jordan had three crucial baskets down the stretch and the Wizards survived a shaky fourth quarter en route to an important
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  • Page 88 Miscellaneous
    • 52 88 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves v Orlando Magic (Star Sports Ch 24, Bam). GENERAL: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). TENNIS: Masters Series Nasdaq-100 Open, s-final 1 (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 3.30 am). DELAYED TELECAST GOLF: PGA The Players Championship, Ist rd (Star Sports Ch 24,
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