Streats, 15 August 2003

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      321 2 CLA Uncovered Conjugated Linoleic Acid (Cl A'j v/Uil. I was first identified by US medical researchers in 1987. Up until that time it was one of nature’s best-kept secrets. Research to date has shown that CLA the name for a group of conjugated isomers of linoleic acid part of the
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    10 3 Streats Friday, august is, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> 111/03/2003
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    Lock icon Tertiary export
    626 3  -  MDIS goes from tiny training institute to regional education provider Zubaidah Nazeer Singapore entrepreneurs have established a v ariety of businesses abroad. But Dr R Theyvendran (pictured), 60, and bfr Eric Kuan, 54, have set themselves the target °f opening a new university, either here or overseas, u
    Francis Lee  -  626 words
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      75 3 MEATIER PARIS I think I should be bigger, says actress Sharon Au SUFFERING OFF 6 girls to a guy in the room but EARTLAND OWL .and Err the rhythm of his HDB page 30 estate mPFAinC ADAM HASHIDY BLNUo is all tied up PITCH W w page 72 in knots
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  • Morning Rush
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      Lock icon ‘He had no friends’
      501 4 Colleague describes suspect in the NUS stabbing incident as a boastful loner HIS nickname is scumbag. He has a bad work attitude, and is often absent from work without any reason. Also, he likes to boast about his overseas sex escapades. This is the picture painted
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      Lock icon ‘Bigger breasts? How I wish!’
      365 5 Actress Sharon Au thinks that a larger bust can help one’s career SVELTE actress Sharon Au is not shy about admitting that she thought of undergoing surgery to enlarge her breasts. The 28-year-old said she was not satisfied with her current size of 33A. “When
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      Lock icon Australia: JI leaderless and divided
      484 8 Jakarta blast deepens rift in terror network, but Indonesia on alert for a National day attack DENPAS AR If Australian counterterrorist police are to be believed, the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) is in disarray. It is believed to have become a disparate group of cells working
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      Lock icon Metro gets a measure of the Singapore woman
      399 8  -  By_ Janice Wong NEW mother Cecilia Lee has some excess weight, but has no qualms about letting a stranger size her up. She went to department store Metro Paragon last Tuesday especially for its Measure Up Singapore promotion, timed for National Day.
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      Lock icon China allows sale of civets raised on farms
      245 8 HONG KONG Chinese farms have been allowed to resume selling masked palm civets a species that may have been the source of the Sars virus and 53 other exotic species. But, Chinese provinces retain the discretion to bar human consumption of these
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      Lock icon Working together to net a rapist
      526 10  -  Cross-branch CID team wins excellence award By 'ShervinSeah SENIOR Staff Sergeant Png Chen Chen, 30, jokes, laughs and jabs her colleagues in the ribs just like any exuberant teenager. But looks can be deceptive. This outgoing detective with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was
      Llanhe Zaobao  -  526 words
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      Lock icon Barring foreign employees no solution to saving jobs for S’poreans
      126 12 BUZZSTOP THE Government cannot force companies to hire more Singaporeans by depriving them of foreign workers, Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said in Parliament yesterday. This would discourage them from growing their business here, Channel News Asia reported. “Beyond
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      Lock icon BLAZING A TRAIL
      41 12 A fireman trying to put out a forest fire in Macanet de la Selva, near Girona, in north-eastern Spain, on Wednesday. Wildfires have broken out throughout the Iberian peninsula after more than three weeks of scorching weather AP
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      Lock icon S’pore prime JI target: minister
      147 12 Air marshals on SIA, Silk Air flights SINGAPORE is a “prime target” for revenge terrorist attacks because it has arrested more than 30 suspected members of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group, Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng said in Parliament yesterday. “Our actions against
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      Lock icon 80% of flights back at Changi
      154 12 Air industry recovering Bloomberg THE number of weekly flights to Changi Airport has recovered to 80 per cent of its usual schedule since the end of Sars. Said Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong: “With confidence returning, airlines are also reinstating the flights that they
      – Bloomberg  -  154 words
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      Lock icon Novel way to motivate kids
      140 12 Descriptive report cards in Japan JAPAN has introduced a grading system for students that replaces classroom ranking with recognising the little things they achieve. Sections of students’ report cards tell parents whether their child “studies quietly” and “greets the teacher enthusiastically”, The Straits Times reports
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      Lock icon ‘Too many Thai holidays’
      83 12 -AFP THAI premier Thaksin Shinawatra has complained that the kingdom’s civil servants have too many public holidays and has ordered his deputies to review the number. “Altogether we have 120 days off, including weekends and public holidays, and the prime minister said that this means officials
      -AFP  -  83 words
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      Lock icon Saudi stand on terror
      100 12 K Reuters SAUDI Crown Prince Abdullah has vowed that his country will triumph over “evil powers” and continue its crackdown on suspected militants. His comments followed warnings by the US and Britain on Wednesday of new terror threats in Saudi Arabia, a US ally and the
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      Lock icon Buffett on Arnie’s team
      96 12 Bloomberg AMERICAN billionaire investor Warren Buffett agreed to be the senior financial and economic adviser for actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 56, in his bid to replace California governor Gray Davis. Mr Buffett, 72, the world’s secondrichest man with US$35 billion (5561.5 billion) according to Forbes magazine, owns
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      Lock icon ‘Sleaze’ for young ghosts
      97 12 -AFP SCANTILY-CLAD female singers and dancers at open-air stage shows for a month-long “Hungry Ghost Festival” in Malaysia have drawn the ire of some women leaders, a report said yesterday. But organisers told The Star newspaper that the shows were meant for the “younger generation of
      -AFP  -  97 words
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      351 4 "If you ore not defeated within, your external setbacks will have to turn around in line with the victory within.” WoIMWw FOMfoW&M 3 I SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 17th August 2003, Sunday 9:3oam English Service 11:30am English Service with Mandarin interpretation via headsets Pastor: Rev Dr John Lim Pan Pacific Hotel
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      484 16  -  He’s only 27, but this fund manager handles millions of dollars of other peoples money By_ Shervin Seah NO white hair yet for Mr David Bell, 27. The youthful-looking Australian manages millions of dollars as head of hedge funds at Colonial First State, an Australia-based investment
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      Lock icon CPF fears, loan-rate hike seen hurting property sector
      269 16 Reuters SINGAPORE House-hunters, gripped by fears of unemployment and cuts in wages and CPF contributions, as well as the recent hikes in mortgage rates, are likely to shy away from buying residential property in the near future. This is bad news for
      – Reuters  -  269 words
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      Lock icon Flextronics deal
      81 16 Bloomberg LONDON Flextronics International has agreed to buy Microcell Group for about US$BO million (S$ 140.6 million) in an effort to win more business from cellphone makers. Flextronics will also assume about US$l2O million in debt, it said. The cash acquisition of the cellphone components maker will boost
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      Lock icon Chartered delays plans
      90 16 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Chartered Semiconductor is reassessing demand for more advanced chips, which may lead it to delay opening its new factory again, analysts said. Chartered Semiconductor earlier delayed opening its Fab 7 factory by a year to the third quarter of next year after striking an agreement
      – Bloomberg  -  90 words
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      92 16 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Air Asia has said that it may fly to Thailand and Indonesia as early as the end of the year as part of a regional expansion. It may fly to Phuket and Surabaya, among other destinations, Air Asia executive director Kamarudin Meranun said.
      – Bloomberg  -  92 words
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      Lock icon KL banks to merge
      85 16 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s second biggest lender Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd and fifth largest AMMB Holdings will sign a pact this week to merge their banking and finance operations, industry sources said yesterday. Under a memorandum of understanding, AMMB will sell its retail banking operations to Commerce
      -AFP  -  85 words
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      Lock icon Bidders cut prices for rail project
      168 18 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Foreign consortia bidding for two Malaysian phases of the trans-Asia rail project have cut their prices by about a fifth to RM2O billion (559.3 billion) after a late offer by a local group, sources said yesterday. This would be the third
      – Reuters  -  168 words
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      Lock icon Ananda hires UBS for Measat IPO
      285 18 Tycoon’s satellite TV operator seen raising s7o3m r. Bloomberg SINGAPORE Billionaire Ananda Krishnan has hired ÜBS AG, Europe’s largest bank by assets, to help Goldman Sachs Group Inc sell shares in Malaysia’s only satellite television operator, in an offering that may raise US$4OO million
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      Lock icon Crimes in Mexico drive up security business
      564 20 3,100 companies thrive as scared citizens drive multi-million-doUar industiy AP MEXICO CITY Armoured-car dealerships are as common as boutiques among the mansions and high-rise hotels of Mexico City’s ritziest neighbourhoods, and sports cars are often trailed by steel-plated sport utility vehicles packed with
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      Lock icon Cognac distillers go global
      563 24 Industry hit by travel downturn, global belt-tightening and falling domestic demand AFP COGNAC, France In a darkened cellar in southwestern France lined with oak casks, Mr Didier Lembert swirls an amber liquid around a tulip-stemmed glass pinched between his fingers and thumb and inhales deeply. “Very
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      Lock icon Falling stocks force retirees back to work
      219 24 -AFP MIAMI Their nest eggs dwindling as a result of tumbling stock values and the anaemic US economy, many American retirees are getting back on the job market. “They find the pension cheque is not enough to pay for rent, electricity and other
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      Lock icon Beijing-linked firm hires analyst rapped by Zhu
      213 26 i. Bloomberg HONG KONG Financial analyst Ho Cheuk-yuet is back in the limelight. Nine months after being criticised by then-premier Zhu Rongji, he has now been hired as an analyst by Citic Capital Markets Holdings, half-owned by a Chinese governmentcontrolled company. Citic Capital,
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      Lock icon Market up for seventh day
      446 26 STI: 1,598.97 7.49 Reuters SHARES yesterday capped a week of gains with another strong session as investors bought banks after mortgage rate hikes fuelled hopes of better profits ahead. The Straits Times Index finished up 0.47 per cent, or 7.49 points, at 1,598.97 the highest
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      24 26 •AS AT AUGUST 14 US$: 551.751 552.824 EURO: 551.984 Ss: 68.15 YEN Ss: RM2.170 Ss: HK54.453 Ss: 23.79 BAHT Ss: 4,888 RUPIAH
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      Lock icon HDB life: Noisy but enriching
      834 30  -  By PHILIP LEE IT has been three years since I moved into a Housing Board flat. This is my first-ever experience savouring life in a public housing estate. I have always been curious about what it would be like to live in the densely populated
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      Lock icon Why are there cafes in libraries if drinking is not allowed?
      137 32 I WAS at the Toa Payoh Community Library on Aug 14. I walked through the sliding doors but stopped at the security sensors checkpoint to finish a drink. A librarian who saw me with my drink insisted that I
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      Lock icon CPF is asocial security umbrella
      384 32 I REFER to the report, “Wage reform need not mean wage cuts: DPM Lee” (Streats, Aug 14). Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has reassured workers that restructuring the wage system will not mean an across-the-board wage cut. Nevertheless, labour chief Lim Boon Heng has
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      Lock icon CPF cut has many repercussions
      196 32 I REFER to reports of a possible cut in the CPF contribution rate. The government must understand that this will have many implications. Yes, a cut would help to keep business costs down and increase takehome pay. But a lower business cost does not translate
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      Lock icon How much more can an employee take?
      98 32 I HOPE that there will not be any further reduction of employers’ CPF contribution. I am worried that some companies will take advantage of hapless employees. If there is a further cut, I hope that companies could compensate in other ways employees who
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      Lock icon URA staff need real world experience
      286 34 I REFER to the commentary, “Bright sparks deserve better” (Streats, Aug 12), by Chua Kong Ho. I understand that some food-vans are doing well but others are not. Entrepreneurship is about figuring out what customers want and where they want it. As the food-van
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      Lock icon Town council will inspect flat again
      120 34 WE refer to the letter, “My flat leaks, too, when it rains” (Streats, Aug 12) by Mr Edwin Yeong Chee Leong. We thank him for his feedback. From our records, the water seepage in Mr Yeong’s bedroom was brought to our council’s attention in
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      Lock icon Will heavy traffic elsewhere cause leaks?
      91 34 I REFER to the report, “Sungei Killiney” (Streats, Aug 13). The PUB said that the watermain leak causing Killiney Road to turn into a “river” and traffic to come to a standstill was due to “heavy vehicular traffic”. If that is so, then I
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      Lock icon Oops
      34 34 IN the report, “Marching to a different beat” (Streats, Aug 11), we wrongly said that F-5 aircraft flew in the National Day Parade 2003. They did not. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon Hold fast to what makes Singapore tick
      214 36 I GREW up reciting the pledge in school. To this day, its words impact how I view life and the people around me. It espoused the building of a “democratic society based on justice and equality”, in such a way that was “regardless
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      119 36 I SUPPORT the sentiments expressed in the letter, “Keep Raffles Place as an open space” (Streats, Aug 14), by Mr Michael Loh. Certainly, the construction of a restaurant on the lush greenery adds credence to the off-heard remark that our island republic is quick
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      87 32 HA E YOUR SAY E-mail us at streats@spli.coni.sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall
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      555 39  -  So far 2,700 households have taken advantage of a rule that allows you to buy the HDBflat next door. But there are things you must know before you act B y Janice Wong MADAM Karen Soon, who lived in a three-room Housing Board flat at Holland
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      486 50 Everyday stuff that you have longed to throw away could in fact add a touch of ethnic charm to the modem home MUNDANE Chinese fabrics, simple enamel plates and gaudy China-made bedsheets. These make up the humble, everyday houseware that is often seen as grandma’s junk dated and
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      471 52 Osama did the right thing, would-be arms dealer told FBI agent NEW YORK Rice trader, sari seller and arms dealer. That is the profile of Hemant Lakhani (pictured), an India-born British citizen who tried to sell a Russian Igla shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile to
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      266 52 NEW YORK A Malaysian man allegedly helped to arrange financing for the sale of missiles to terrorists with the aim of shooting down American airliners. Moinuddeen Ahmed Hameed is being held in the US, alongwith Hemant Lakhani and another suspect. According
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      370 52 NEW DELHI The recent threenation missile sting operation has put the spotlight on the market for weapons of mass destruction, the Washington Post reported yesterday. In this shadowy world, small packages are sometimes delivered in the luggage of individual airline passengers, such as the Taiwanese
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      57 54 Malaysian shoppers, many wearing Viking headgear, early yesterday morning were at Ikea’s biggest showroom in Asia on its opening day. More than 6,000 shoppers thronged the Swedish retailer’s 35,811 sq m store in Petaling Jay a, outside Kuala Lumpur. The new store is part of the company’s plan
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      109 54 SAO PAULO A 44-year-old Brazilian man killed his parents because they demanded that he “divorce” an inflatable puppet which he considered his “bride”. The unemployed man apparently confessed to the crime, which occurred on Saturday, after a long interrogation by police, a police spokesman said.
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      478 54 Rural California community outraged as freed serial child-molester is relocated to its town 5 .-AP SOLEDAD, California On his first day of freedom, a serial child molester placed in a rural community said on Wednesday that he would do his best to stay away
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      426 56 WASHINGTON In the world of diplomacy, relations sometimes turn frosty between countries, but rarely are diplomats made the targets. Mr John Bolton, US undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, however, is an exception. To the North Koreans, Mr Bolton is “rude human
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      465 58 He hates banks because one made him a bankrupt Reuters DALLAS Texas police said on Wednesday that they had arrested a 91-year-old man suspected of robbing a bank in Abilene, possibly making him the oldest bank robber in US history. JL Hunter Rountree, who goes by
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      549 60 Boys raged over Israeli treatment of Palestinians NABLUS, West Bank After a suicide bombing, families often say that they are shocked. But that wasn’t the case for two fathers in the occupied West Bank town of Nablus, where two Palestinian teens blew themselves up
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      57 54 Lianhe Zaoba Young S'porean opens a bookshop in HK stacked with f books on creative ideas Hip# n For Subscription, call 6388 3838 wmt 111 Then Screamed obscenities Drove without licence Fought at bowling alley Now Quan Yifeng ‘Every day I’m trying to make up for my past’ the new
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      155 60 Avarice it's all about living 3 00 PM Sates Forecast meeting 6-30 PM Pick up laundry from Dry Cleaners Take 2 caps of EPO m 6:30 PM Pick up laundry from Dry Clean e Take 2 caps of Hi GLA Then Now Enjoy A Lifestyle Simplified with Hi-GLA With a
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      236 61 E X, C I II o o F |U N A N T U G HIT JOY 8 I 1 let SCRABBLE FEST connect your family in More ways than one; July's Head-to-Head with Scrabble at Suntec City Mall was simply fantastic! And if you missed the event that brought
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      316 62 Reuters NEW YORK Even a little exercise half an hour to an hour a week will help couch potatoes who have high blood pressure, a new study says. In patients with high blood pressure who were previously sedentary, modest increases in physical activity result in meaningful
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      163 62 QCan a recovering stroke patient take gingko supplements when he is also taking aspirin ana statin for high cholesterol? A Ginkgo biloba contains a potent blood thinning compound called ginkgolide. Ginkgo is generally a safe herbal medicine. However, there are case reports of Ginkgo use associated with bleeding
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      1166 64 It’s a major nostalgia fest this weekend at Live Loud, featuring six 80s bands. But while one'performer is taking the nostalgia seriously, another group isn’t. GREGORYLEOW interviews ABC and Shakatak NOSTALGIA TRAP? NOT FOR US SHAKATAK did not even know that they were going to play
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        842 66 From bracelets to chokers to belts gotten hip and trendy says JASMINE MILLER THERE was a time when jade used to be shunned by those under 40. It was considered old-fashioned, unattractive and worse a trademark of ah sohs, aunties and amahs. The gemstone was only worn by
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        635 68 If, like a vast number of women, clear, porcelain-smooth, fair skin is at the top of your wish list, the good news is that the latest whitening produets could make your dream come true. Here’s a rundown of some of them FAIR OFFER j Present
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          165 69 YOU don’t have to be a sportsman or sports fan to visit the Adidas Originals Store at Pacific Plaza on Scotts Road. Carrying a product range of classic sportswear and footwear that either performed well in or contributed to the k world of sports from the 50s
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          83 69 FANS of Swatch will not be disappointed with its fall/winter 2003 collection. The Swiss watch manufacturer, which takes pride in producing “wearable art”, has come up with another wide and colourful range for men and women. From pretty, feminine Here Comes The Drizzle and Till The Butterflies
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          180 69  - LOOK OUT FASHION POLICE! Jasmine Miller IF you’re going to be around Orchard Road this weekend, be prepared for a chic check. A Style Squad, comprising local designers, stylists and hairdressers, will be policing the outside of Wisma Atria from 2pm to 4pm. Every half an hour, 20 pedestrians will
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      417 70  -  Stylish eating on a shoestring JUDI I-OW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Law's recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to make and cost $lO or less for four servings mil see you through these tough times VEGANS do not
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      704 72  -  Adam About Town ADAM HASHIDY REPEAT after me: I will not snigger at yoga enthusiasts. I will not look at them as contortionists who escaped from a circus. And I will not label yoga as a sissy hobby. Lest you wonder about the discipline, I must
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      100 73 There will be afternoon thunderstorms all over. High tides are 3m at 12.35 am and 2.5 m at 1.48 pm. Temperatures will be 24-30°C. Just so we know how cool we are, here are some highest recorded temperatures, from The Top 10 of Everything 2003: Libya,
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        50 73 10pm, Channel i John Lithgow stars as Dr Carter Nix, a schizophrenic child psychologist. When the local children begin to disappear one by one, his wife thinks that he might be continuing the demented experiments performed on him as a child by his own father, an infamous psychiatrist.
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        48 73 Bpm, AXN (SCVI9) With just three teams left in the race, rivalry is at a fever pitch. Things start to go badly for some of them when Jon’s dune buggy flips over at the Roadblock and Chip accidentally runs the car over Reichen’s foot.
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        52 73 JAZZ FOR THE ASPIRING Sunday, 6pm Chijmes Lawn Free Saxophonists Wes Anderson and Walter Blanding Jr, and trumpeter Marcus Printup from the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra performs with the NUS Jazz Band. Get ready to tap your feet to a potent brew of jazz that covers bossa, blues, bebop
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        78 73 PROUDLY SINGAPOREAN Tomorrow, 2.30pm Kinokuniya NgeeAnn City Free A Singapore citizen since December 2002, Alain Vandeborre has written Proudly Singaporean a thought-provoking review of the many challenges facing Singapore today, and a moving account of why he chose to become a Singapore citizen. A financial adviser by profession, he
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      60 66 v: r i 'A a u Q> Can yourhear drums? Fill your senses. Feel the beat of an enchanting East-meets-West fusion. DaFFLES fITY Ox x It's percussion re-interpreted... it's Arts in the City. 'J 6 v < (JIIGRIS 15 Aug 03 I.oopm Raffles City Shopping Centre, City Square, Level 1.
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      273 67 V We Are Now At COMPASS POINT We have a brand new outlet at Compass Point. At Leonard Drake, we provide gentle and personalised therapies that will effectively treat and improve various skin conditions like acne scars, signs of wrinkles and premature aging, skin sensitivity and pigmentation. Dermalogica’s Face Mapping
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      416 71 1 m <i Un ted S are Shopping Mall I\ißhs ONE! 1 31 August 2003 t v V Ĕ o I G> cs H 1 ri j ©Disney Iterty ■with as I It’s out Ist blftbJsy I Join us in our fun-filled activities as United Square turns ONE this August!
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      206 72 a CELEBRATING NATIONAL DAY The Rare Changhua Chicken Blood Stone Exhibition Light of Mon City m House of Destiny Arts and Crafts Imperial Edict 4: L4B x 818 x H 53 cm LlO x 810 x H 29 cm cfooo*-* Last 3 days! 15 O off O Tel 6296 1111
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      25 73 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191-Please check with organisers for latest status of events.
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      457 73 Yourdailyhoroseope Jp AQUARIUS g£| PISCES ;Vv ARIES JAN2O-FEB 18 FEB 19-MAR2O x>- /HAR27 A pregnant pause invites you to embrace the moment. Although you know what’s coming to light, you savour every detail of its arrival. You can be counted on to say the right words for the right occasion.
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        640 76  -  On the last day ofStreats' countdown to the English Premiership, beginning tomorrow, Lim Han Ming puts his money on Liverpool beating the newly rich Chelsea Soccer smart By LIM HAN MING THREE months may seem a short time, but for Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier (below) it is probably
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        427 76 TOMORROW: Birmingham City v Tottenham Hotspur. Head to head: Birmingham won 25, Spurs 39. Draws 18. Last meetings: April 5 Spurs 2 Birmingham 1; Nov 30, 2002 Birmingham 1 Spurs 1 Team news: Birmingham Vaesen, Grainger injured; Spurs Poyet, Ziege, Kanoute injured. Richards, King, Anderton doubtful Verdict: Draw
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        582 78 Newcastle boss Robson pins hopes on Bowyer, Bellamy Wire services NEWCASTLE Bobby Robson’s hopes of seeing his beloved Newcastle United dethrone Premiership kings Manchester United and Arsenal this season are lying squarely on the shoulders of two talented, but hot-headed young guns. Welsh striker Craig Bellamy and
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        115 78 NAME AMOUNT FROM TO David Beckham £2 5m Man United Real Madrid Damien Duff £17m Blackburn Chelsea Adrian Mutu £15.8m Parma Chelsea Juan Veron £15m Man United Chelsea Cristiano Ronaldo £12.24m Sporting Lisbon Man United Wayne Bridge £7m Southampton Chelsea Geremi £7m Real Madrid Chelsea Joe Cole £6.6m
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      363 80 Wire services LONDON Manchester United’s teenage signing, Cristiano Ronaldo, has a big fan in Luis Figo. The Real Madrid midfielder, one of the best-known Portuguese stars at the moment, is convinced that the 18-year-old will be a big success in the Premiership this season. Figo
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      511 80  - Exodus Part II Former captain, three others out in second round of departure from Sinchi FC By Tan Kim Han FOUR more players left S-League club Sinchi FC of China. They are former captain Tang Chong and Zhang Shu, who resigned early this week, and fringe players Zhang Nan and
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        54 84 SINCHI FC slowed the march of runaway league leaders Home United, when they beat them 5-4 on penalties at the Jurong Stadium last night. The score was 0-0 at full-time. In the other match at the Bedok Stadium, Jamil Ali’s winner three minutes from time helped Geylang United
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        106 84 t. Reuters ZILINA, Slovakia Chelsea’s newlook team look set for Champions League progress after securing a 2-0 first-leg win in their third round qualifying match against Slovakia’s MSK Zilina on Wednesday. Chelsea had been knocked out of the secondary competition in the last three seasons, but now
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