Streats, 16 January 2004

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      681 1 Streat A RECEIVED yu FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita <p> m/03/2003 Maybank tr’eats has grown beyond bite-size Reported by Maybank TEMPTATION comes in the form of the new Maybank tr’eats programme. Read on if you are craving for scrumptious meals and fascinating shopping deals. Eat your fill Be
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    10 3 Streats FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2004 E-mail: strea.ts@sph.com.sg mita <p> 111/03/2003
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    Lock icon To moon by 2015
    637 3 Wire services WASHINGTON In a scene reminiscent of another age and another president, Mr George W Bush on Wednesday sought to reserve his place in history by announcing his vision of returning man to the moon by 2015. “We will build new ships to carry man
    – Wire services; AFP  -  637 words
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      Lock icon 1.5m Nets contest stamps put to good use
      169 4  -  By- Ho Lian-yi WHAT does one do with 1.5 million used stamps? This was the question the Network for Electronic Transfers (Nets) was left to ponder after it received an overwhelming response to its Smart User Contest last year. The stamps were
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      Lock icon Why, why, why, asks ex-top civil servant
      366 4 Ngiam Tong Dow questions four decades of govt policy misses IN a controversial speech, retired top civil servant Ngiam Tong Dow yesterday raised critical questions about Singapore’s population policies, the Singapore dollar peg, the Central Provident Fund rate, the goods and services Tax,
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      Lock icon Doctor-to-be gets baptism by fire
      524 5  -  By Julie Sim NOT many Singapore parents would do what the parents of 19-year-old Tay Sze Yen did to her. Before she sets off to study medicine in Australia, her doctor father had told her: “Go and be a food hawker first.” Instead of being
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      Lock icon Driven round the bend by names
      496 6  -  Similar sounding street names in new estates like Sengkang stump cabbies B y Sujin Thomas SOME taxi drivers are grumbling that streets names in new housing estates are driving them up the wall. One of them, with 15 years on the job, wrote to
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      Lock icon 15,000 NSmen didn’t get extra ERS due to glitch
      188 6 DUE to a technical glitch, some 15,000 NSmen did not receive the full allotment of 200 additional Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) that they were eligible for. The Ministry of Defence was alerted to the problem when several NSmen called in the
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      Lock icon Clinton scores big in fight against Aids
      560 8 Former president gets pharmaceutical giants to slash prices of drugs, test kits k WASHINGTON Former US President Bill Clinton has reinvented himself since leaving office in 2000. He is now at the forefront of the fight against the spread of Aids. A case
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      Lock icon Wanted: US Muslim groups’ IRS records
      355 8 The Washington Post WASHINGTON The US Senate Finance Committee has asked the Internal Revenue Service to turn over confidential tax and financial records, including donor lists, on dozens of Muslim charities and foundations as part of a widening congressional investigation into terrorism funding. The
      – The Washington Post  -  355 words
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      Lock icon ‘Missing French terrorist’ was Indian garment exporter
      153 8 AFP CHENNAI, India An Indian frequent flier who randomly chose a date of travel, without really intending to use the ticket, was at the centre of a global terrorism scare that first sparked the cancellation of flights on the Paris-Los Angeles sector last
      – AFP  -  153 words
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      Lock icon Resale HDB flats prices seen rising
      127 10 BUZZSTOP RESALE HDB flat transactions are expected to grow at least 10 per cent this year, say industry watchers, with buyers expected to try and avoid a higher cash downpayment of 4 per cent in 2005. Property insiders reckon 32,000- 35,000 HDB resale homes
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      Lock icon Better tax deal with India sought
      136 10 DPM Lee wants Mauritius-like deal SINGAPORE is pushing for an improved double-taxation avoidance agreement with India. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in an interview with Indian newspaper The Financial Express, said that he wants a similar agreement to that which India already has
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      Lock icon Car bomb blast at cathedral
      154 10 Blast in Pakistan Reuters A CAR bomb exploded in front of the Anglican cathedral in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi yesterday, wounding at least 11 people, police and emergency workers said. The wounded included two Christians as well as six paramilitary soldiers and policemen
      – Reuters  -  154 words
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      Lock icon LITTLE GIANT
      57 10  -  Text photo by > Ashieigh Sim Little Lucky Charm weighs just skg and is 68cm tall, but he’s no lightweight. The 20-year-old Chinese, who stopped growing 18 months after birth, is here with bamboo engraver Jiang Chuan Min (behind) for the Lunar New Year arts and craft fair
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      Lock icon Training camps for militants found
      147 10 -AP SAUDI Arabia authorities have discovered a number of camps used for training militants to carry out terror operations, an Interior Ministry official said yesterday. The desert camps were set up to train militants to use weapons and self-defence techniques and also prepare them for
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      Lock icon I hate blood: Wiranto
      91 10 Reuters INDONESIAN presidential candidate General Wiranto yesterday said that he would call off military operations in Aceh if he is elected. “We will develop the stronger spirit to rehabilitate and to act on reconciliation with the disputing parties,” said the 55-year-old former army chief, who has
      – Reuters  -  91 words
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      Lock icon New bus system criticised
      93 10 Reuters THE Jakarta city government yesterday launched a new rapid bus system, brushing off a flood of criticism and worries about traffic. The Transjakarta Busway slices through 12.9 km of the city’s busiest streets and takes up two inner lanes, cramming other vehicles into the remaining
      – Reuters  -  93 words
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      Lock icon India-Pakistan peace
      83 10 Reuters INDIA and Pakistan reopened their rail link after a two-year suspension yesterday, the best sign of rapprochement between the nucleararmed rivals since a groundbreaking summit this month. The resumption of the train service amid tight security came 10 days after a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Atal
      – Reuters  -  83 words
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      Lock icon SNEC pays eye docs well
      95 10 EYE doctors at the Singapore National Eye Centre can earn as much as $60,000 a month, a great deal more than most of their peers do in the private sector. But SNEC medical director Ang Chong Lye said that this was part of a strategy
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      Lock icon Playing a different tune
      427 14  -  From investing in China, EDB now to woo Chinese here Khushwant Singh FOR more than a decade, China was hailed by the Singapore Government as a good place to invest. As a result, total direct investment by Singapore-based companies in China rose steadily to $16.5 billion
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      Lock icon Small companies’ big contribution recognised
      308 14  -  By_ Choong Choon Yee LIPICO TECHNOLOGIES is one of the many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which play a big role in driving the Singapore economy but get little fanfare. But tonight the company will be honoured at the Singapore SME 500 Awards, held in
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      Lock icon CapitaLand’s new issue
      83 14 Reuters SINGAPORE Capita Land may launch Asia’s first office property-based real estate investment trust outside Japan in the first half of this year. After its first Reit on shopping malls swelled 40 per cent in value since its launch in July 2002, Capita Land said in a
      – Reuters  -  83 words
    • CORPORATE RESULTS
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        Lock icon A-Reit Q3: +150%
        69 14 Reuters SINGAPORE Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit), one of three listed property trusts in Singapore, yesterday reported a higher-than-expected net income for distribution for the October-December period. A-Reit posted a distributable net profit of $11.6 million or 2.12 cents per unit, compared with its own forecast
        – Reuters  -  69 words
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        94 14 Bloomberg SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange said yesterday that second-quarter profit more than doubled as investors traded more securities amid a rebound in global markets. Profit for the three months to Dec 31 rose to $28.4 million from $12.4 million a year ago. Sales rose 59 per cent
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        100 14 Bloomberg BANGKOK DBS Thai Danu Bank posted a loss last year after its provisions for bad loans increased more than fivefold and earnings dropped 8 per cent. The bank posted a loss of two billion baht (5586.8 million), compared with profit of 297 million baht
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      Lock icon Maybank launches prepaid gift cards
      244 16  -  By Choong Choon Yee INSTEAD of gift vouchers, people may soon start giving prepaid cards issued by banks. This is what Maybank is hoping for, as it prepares to launch two cards the Money Gift Card and Money Transfer Card at its 22 branches next
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      Lock icon MAS tickets to go online
      128 16 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will launch an Internet booking service next month as part of a technology upgrade to boost sales and match similar services offered by no-frills rival Air Asia, a report said yesterday. “We will start the service by next month,”
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      Lock icon In for the long haul
      521 18 Non-stop flights save on travel time but at what cost? Bloomberg SAN FRANCISCO Next month our rapidly shrinking planet will contract a bit more with the first scheduled non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Singapore, nearly 12,900 km and 18.5 hours in the air. The
      – Bloomberg; AP  -  521 words
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      Lock icon Star Cruises to sell ship and revamp fleet
      191 18 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Star Cruises Ltd, the world’s fourth-largest cruise operator, said that it will sell one of its ships in Asia as part of its plan to replace vessels in the region with those from North America. The company, based in Kuala
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      478 22 New factory will open later this year Bloomberg SINGAPORE Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, Singapore’s biggest chip maker, said yesterday that it will start making chips for International Business Machines Corp (IBM) by the middle of 2005, gaining a customer for a factory that may open
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      Lock icon Banks’ merger may be sweet revenge
      453 24 Dimon, ousted from Citigroup in ’9B, to head new US giant NEW YORK The Bank One Corp merger with JP Morgan Chase Co announced on Wednesday may have scored points in more ways than one for Mr James L Dimon, according to a news
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      163 24 -AFP TOKYO Mr Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive of Nissan Motor, has topped a list of Japan’s best corporate managers in the post-bubble economy era, winning admiration for having saved the carmaker from near bankruptcy. Mr Ghosn scored the top 999 points in a survey
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      380 26 After I,oooth outlet in China, KFC seeks new frontier Reuters BEIJING Hot wings and spicy chicken legs could soon tempt palates in Tibet as KFC wings its way to the roof of the world and the only part of China it has yet to conquer. The US
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      411 28 STI: 1,829.98 30.55 SHARES closed broadly lower yesterday, led by technology and property stocks, as investors pocketed gains after the market surged to a fresh 34-month high in intraday trade on Wednesday. The Straits Times Index slumped 1.64 per cent, or 30.55 points, to close
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      Lock icon The people are the best sentinels
      802 30  -  By PHILIP LEE THE lull before the storm. Singaporeans would do well to remember these old and wise words. I say this because I have begun to notice lately that the level of security alertness here, so visibly high after the Sept 11 attack
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      299 31 RK ia> i B R A SQOA I ft Jan Feb 04 The Year of the Monkey has arrived at Marina Square, ushering in an abundance of energy and joyful surprises. Join us as we celebrate with spectacular performances, arts crafts demonstrations from China as well as shopping privileges and
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      Lock icon Blaze building met fire regulations
      290 32 I REFER to the report, “Scene of horror at Toa Payoh” (Streats, Jan 14). It said, “Occupants of some of the units complained to Streats that Block 1002 was the only building in the industrial estate with one door, which opened out to the common
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      225 32 WHILE young Kieran Cho is not wrong in stating that “Some school rules stink” (Streats, Jan 15) and that lame reasons for these rules annoy students, I cannot agree with him that the rules stifle creativity. Kieran said that in spite of his grudging compliance
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      Lock icon We all have to toe the line
      140 32 AS a modem mum of three schoolgoing children, I strongly support certain rules imposed by all schools in Singapore. I feel that it is sensible for schools to ban coloured/dyed hair, long hair, ear and body piercing and ankle socks for boys. Can
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      98 32 AS a 15-year-old, I understand Kieran Cho’s feelings about school rules. But I disagree with him that outlandish attire should be allowed in school. School is not a place for one to showcase one’s fashion sense, but a place for education. If you want to
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      107 32 MY observation of school rules is different from that of Kieran Cho. It is less about observing externals. It is about encouraging character formation through the use of discipline and self-control. If a school child is not able to observe discipline at this age, what will happen
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      267 34 I READ with interest the interview with Singapore Sports Council chairman Alex Chan (Streats, Jan 5). I’m a keen follower of sports and am glad that his viewpoints on many aspects of the local sporting scene are steps in the right direction. I share his
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      Lock icon Ode to bilateral ties
      94 34 Then out spoke, simultaneous, The Mins of each High State, To every Min a-time his berth Cometh impasse, soon or late. And how can Min vie better For the legged on catwalk, And for the howling toddler In his rocking cot, For those in hovel and
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      238 34 KENTRIDGE LANGUAGE SCHOOL STARTING SOON Arabic Cantonese Chinese English French German Hindi Indonesian Japanese Korean Malay Shanghainese Spanish Tamil ■Thai Vietnamese 6336 3566 111 North Bridge Road #l6-02 Peninsula Plaza HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at streats@sptl.COm.Sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore
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      267 35 It's Double this Lunar s for Happiness you New Year Samsung Laser Printer *ML-1510 Full Toner vi p Spectf'j^L* Hurry 5K i®® iw.Vi: ML-1510 14ppm, Various OS Compatibility 2MB memory Up to 40% toner save Instant start, no warm up time USB Interface The Festive pack includes laser printer ML-1510
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      25 36 GOLDEN PHOENIX i* JĔ Golden Phoenix fragrant rice, a taste of Asian tradition. Now available at leading supermarkets, minimarts, provision shops and selected petrol kiosks.
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      345 38 Virus spreads in Vietnam from contact with infected poultry AP HANOI Vietnam yesterday reported that four additional people one who died may have caught the bird flu ravaging the region’s poultry, while China barred chicken imports to keep out the virus and the World
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      34 38 A monkey curiously checking out a camera at a tourist spot in south-west China's Yunnan province. The Chinese usher in the Year of the Monkey next Thursday Xinhua rV,,A< 7.W.,
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      331 38 Reuters LONDON The typical Internet user is far from being a geek, a recent study on surfing habits said. The findings of the first World Internet Project report present an image of the average Netizen that contrasts with the stereotype of the loner
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      157 38 BARCELONA, Spain The author of a book that gave instructions on how to beat one’s wife without leaving marks was jailed for 15 months and fined 2,200 euros (554,700) here on Wednesday, a press report said. The Daily Telegraph said that Mohamed Kamal Mustafa, the
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      400 40 US recalls Manila envoy to handle delicate job Reuters MANILA In a dramatic move, the Bush adminstration has recalled its ambassador from the Philippines to oversee the return of democracy to Iraq. He was told of his “temporary” posting only last Saturday morning. But Mr
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      451 42 Recruits get lunch and $3 cash to take part in a demo Reuters JAKARTA Angry students, the urban poor, the rural poor, supporters, opposers Mr Rizal, 30, can get them all, for a price. He is one of thousands of Indonesians who make a living
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      249 42 Wire services SAO PAULO, Brazil An American Airlines pilot was arrested at Sao Paulo International Airport on Wednesday after making “an internationally known obscene gesture” while being photographed by Brazilian immigration officers, police said. He was fined 36,000 reals (5521,500) and detained for a day for
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      205 42 -AFP BEIJING China has decided against the use of Germany’s futuristic maglev or magnetic levitation rail technology for the planned expansion of its massive railway network, state press said yesterday. A report by the Beijing Times confirmed months of speculation that Chinese officials had rejected
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      294 39 fcs* Make Way For Ike Mythical Ones! And Usher in the Year of the Monkey at Chinatown Point in Spectacular Style! Dive into a wealth of Chinese tradition as Chinatown Point proudly heralds in the Year of the Monkey. Let these ladies high-kick and back-flip their way into your imagination
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      257 41 —B—laiaßwaiagwwHi sjjjpi ::{si:ft(:is r b «S' fc Scratch and Win li to tickets Release date 21 st Jan 2004 U r *T? H 5 n m I &lt; m v 6 jtP #l%7tti n ««It WaSl «*-:&gt;« Mill ««a* o a** tit mm *M* wrows* ***rn*m* 51 ««liMmi mei. MM*
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      134 42 Empowered by Innovation «£D wor ANO POW OEALS. Free single line phone! For a limited time, get the NT-247 FREE with these keyphone packages! No. 1 in USA* Japan Source: Infotrack for Enterprise Communications, third quarter2oo3 Source: Frost Sullivan, 2002 /SNEC Keyphones Toll-Free Tel No: 800-*****33 Toll-Free Fax No: 800-*****88
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      449 43 M «*r *B* DID YOU KNOW? The largest Lantern Festival CTJ celebration took place in the early part &lt;£ ml of the 15th Century, during the reign CD of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. The festivities went on for 4 ten days and nights! A* *»ar Me’ 1 Wn
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      209 44 Reuters LONDON Finnish scientists said yesterday that fluoride in water may protect against heart attacks. Heart disease is a major cause of death in most developed countries, but the known risk factors do not explain the geographical variation in heart disease deaths. Researchers at the
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      183 44 QWhat is the nutritional value of dragonfruit? A One dragonfruit contains about 135 kcal, 7g of dietary fibre, 22pg (micrograms) of vitamin A and Bmg of vitamin C. It provides about 30 per cent of the recommended daily allowance of fibre for the average Singaporean adult, and almost
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      257 45 J e-' 66 kg I lost 59kg 16 inches mus *p ii»i in 12 months! extrim Success Story: ufePharm m ***«»K&gt;muuL 8«» and Bms F« -Michelle Chia, SPH Mediaworks Artiste Carbohydrate Lover eCTab*, Name: Dominic Soh Age: 26 Height: 169 cm Weight: 66kg Total Weight Loss: 59kg Dominic’s waistline: Before:
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      624 46  -  Akbar Kader turns this 180-year-old house into a restaurant, drawingfrom his heritage for its concept By_ Zubaidah Nazeer ENGINEER Akbar Kader is not in the habit of acquiring houses even though he has been involved in building them for the past 17 years. But when
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      580 48  -  While many of ns splurge on gym memberships and massage sessions to unwind after work, one less-trodden path to rejuvenation simply leads you to your own bathroom By, Sujin Thomas MR Aaron Boey (top right) wants to bring the romance back into a space in the
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      81 49 weep 28 Pickering Street Kitchen Baygon All Insect Killer s «fr WN THE WAR SB '■'S'-: f %2 :lil riiSSsn 111 l BBSS m m ijittgs W IS *iH2f i-, 1 s-.s Wm s&* f;. 3m *:-K:., iHE sssr ?7 .l* IPST i 1 -|M? rl s -.s (V' s
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      525 50 Was Anita Mui worked to death even as she was suffering from cancer, as some Hong Kong media have speculated? One company’s Singapore office placed an ad in local papers denying culpability. YVONNE KWOK reports ’’^it&aSSĔaßP' WHILE controversy rages oft about the cause and circumstances surrounding Anita
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      160 50 SHE’S played leading roles in extravagant musicals such as Snow Wolf Lake and Forbidden City. Now local singer Kit Chan will take to the local stage in What’s Love About, a romantic musical featuring 60 songs written by Taiwan’s Jonathan Li. The production was a sold-out
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      109 50 GO down to Kinokuniya at Ngee Ann City tomorrow from 2pm to 3pm, and meet Lianhe Zaobao columnist Ng King Kang, who recently launched his coffee-table book, Feel Singapore. The 250-page book in English and Mandarin offers a look at Singapore through the eyes of
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      57 50 YOUR last chance to catch Shaolin monks in action. The 10 monks are performing at IMM until Sunday, at 2pm and 7pm, and the youngest member of the troupe is just 10 years old. Among their feats are getting audiences to attempt to pull off a
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        865 52 Singapore's ultra-cool, oh-so-hip fashion mecca of the 'Bos, Hemispheres, re-opens after a break of nearly 15 years, V reports MARYLIM J YOU probably have at least a couple of wardrobe favourites from labels such as Red Line, Future State, Forward Statement and Private Label. Not only have they
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        357 54 Local fashion designer David Wang, who heads Advance Apparel and designs for Forward Statement and f.w.s., described his experience with Hemispheres as a useful learning process. “I started out working for the inhouse labels of department stores. It was at Hemispheres that I could put out
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          189 54 IT started out in 1938 as a small, family-owned hat distributorship. The Columbia store is now one of the world’s largest outerwear brands and the leading seller of skiwear in the US, and it’s now here in Singapore and opening today, at Wheelock Place, #O2-09. You can
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          107 54 ROUGE Opulent is By Terry’s latest lipstick, and is said to be the first nourishing and protecting lip makeup boosted with a wealth of skincare ingredients to fight ageing and correct wrinkles. It promises smooth, plump and soft lips. This treatment lipstick is said to have triple action:
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          150 54 TWO additions to Anna Sui’s skincare lines. New to the Anna Sui whitening line is the Whitening Cream ($65), a fine, smooth, fragrant and light-textured hydrating cream said to boost skin’s water-retention ability. With licorice extract, it promises to help expedite the Triple Delivery I System
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        487 56 WONDERING what the rest of Singapore is bathing in, or what the editors of Her World, the leading local women’s lifestyle magazine, consider to be the lipstick of the year? All was revealedat the Her World Beauty Awards last week. Winning products were selected in 37 categories and
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      446 58  -  Stylish eating on a shoestring By. JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s redpesfor stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $lO or less for four servings, will see you through these tough times TO
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      515 60  -  By Gary Lim YOU win some, you lose some. It wasn’t all doom and gloom during the five months that Ella Chen, from popular girl band S.H.E., had to stay home under doctor’s orders. The bubbly character, the most tomboyish of the the Taiwanese trio comprising Hebe
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      101 61 Welcome to Hawaii. Now stay out of the water. With waves as high as 14m on the North Shore on Wednesday and yesterday, lifeguards cordoned off some beaches. The weather service called the mountainous surf “the biggest swell of the season”, The Honolulu Advertiser reported. Mainly
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        49 61 9pm, Celestial Movies (SCV 61) Ace vampire slayer Reeve (Ekin Cheng) has a new partner, Gypsy (Gillian Chung), who is inexperienced but feisty. Matters get complicated when Reeve’s younger sister, Helen (Charlene Choi), develops a romance with Kazaf (Edison Chen), the fifth prince of the vampire nation.
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        44 61 7pm, Channel U Jixiang arrives just in time to stop the wedding. When Chunyin is asked whom he would choose to marry, Jixiang or Ru Yi, he is unable to give an answer. Old Mrs Dai suggests that he marries both.
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        58 61 COMGRAPH 2004 ANIMATION SCREENING Today and tomorrow, 7.30 pm Guinness Theatre, The Substation; Free Featuring a collection of 24 awardwinning animation works from the prestigious Siggraph (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics) 2003 Electronic Theatre. The works showcase the year’s finest computer graphics work for film, video and computer
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        52 61 FEEL SINGAPORE Tomorrow, 2pm Kinokuniya, Ngee Ann City; Free Feel Singapore is the first of its kind bilingual coffee table book initiated by journalist/author/ songwriter Ng King Kang. It contains a potpourri of things Singaporean, seen through the eyes of a group of writers and photographers who come from
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      427 51 china chic Only at Raffles City is Spring Festival celebrated in true oriental fashion. With a slew of authentic dance and acrobatic acts, plus unique arts and crafts heralding from China, Lunar New Year shopping takes on a whole new feel. Could this be your Lunar New Year surprise? Spinning
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      378 53 Donita’s outfit from Top Shop, earrings from Warehouse. Jon’s outfit from Top Man. Location courtesy of Heng Cafe. i vv 'v- mts’ SM pa II Jjk m Q ta at the new Wisma Atria This Chinese New Year, be treated to a load of prosperity at the new Wisma Atria.
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      76 55 New! Grow Naturally Beautiful Nails In m s ONLY FROM The secret to longer, healthy nails! New marine botanical technology restores, rebuilds makes nails resilient from within. 5 Days m m. II Get the nails you've always wanted...this week. Results Guaranteed. The #1 name in nails www.sallyhansen.conn ©2003 Del Laboratories,
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      39 56 m Festive shopping in JB? Don’t go, says Lynn Poh She talks of smashed car windows and daylight robbery the new paper We complete your week Take your pick oF Chinese a Western LY movi ♦SSSKmm#* Lianhe Zaobao rt
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      107 58 Happy Chinese New Year! -jp 'MAVt.NI v k 'OF if a,v^&gt;;&gt;l3l k 2S&” tIHC fix 9 Oil \U H EAVEN LY 1 HI ll i .1.1. i Add prosperity to your festivities with our Heavenly Fortune Pack' Receive 1 Litre Sunbeam Canola Oil FREE with every purchase of 1 x
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      490 59 t e $v e JrW I» S; V &lt;ai ceUbnti*** Indulge In A Feast of Festive Favorites Feast to your heart's content this Lunar New Year at Swensen's! i A V 'Mm Grits At only $14.80, each Golden Set Meal come s with a Soup-of-the Day f Chif iese New
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      190 60 EXPERIENCE THE BEST FESTIVE FEASTING FERVOUR, ONLY AT THE GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with our lavish dining and menu favourites. Prepared by masterchefs from our signature restaurants, these dishes are sure to bring an extra touch of symbolic goodwill to your reunion dinner and festive
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      241 61 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191. Please check with organisers for latest status of events. BRING HOME AN ABUNDANT HARVEST OF TREATS, ONLY FROM THE GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL Delight your appetite at the Goodwood Park Hotel this Lunar New
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      465 61 Yourdailyhoroscope JP AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 by Kelli FoxatAstrohgy.com ARIES MAR 21 -APR 19 New opportunities spring up where you least expect them you just have to know where to look. A small loss could mean a big change for the better. Competitors are a surprising source
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      599 62  -  For multi-millionaire Pryde, sailing helps break monotony of the daily grind Lim Han Ming HE’S the founder of Neil Pryde (right), the well-known brand associated with windsurfing and sailboarding equipment around the world. But for five days this week, Neil Pryde, 65, will leave his Hong Kong-based US$B5
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      271 62  -  By Darren Goh RAY Chuang may not be a well-known bowler, but that is about to change. Yesterday Chuang, 17, and national bowler Valerie Teo, 18, received the 2003 ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) Youth Bowling Scholarship for their ability on the lanes. The
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      475 64 At 33, Agassi will be hard pressed to defend his 21-match unbeaten Open record -AFP MELBOURNE Andre Agassi (below) comes to the Australian Open each year in peak condition to tackle the fierce heat and an ever-younger posse of challengers to the most physically demanding
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      244 64 -AFP NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Dallas 125 Philadelphia 122 (OT) DALLAS It took two overtimes and 125 points, but Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the Philadelphia 76ers. Nowitzki forced an extra period with a three-pointer, then scored five points in the second overtime
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        116 64 AFP LONDON Arsenal were reported yesterday to be poised to land West Ham striker Jermain Defoe for £5 million (5515.5 million) West Ham chief Alan Pardew wanted to keep Defoe until the summer after banking £2 million from the sale of keeper David James to Manchester City.
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        97 64 LONDON Jay-Jay Okocha has been sent reeling after his £4 million (5512.4 million) fortune was wiped out by a Nigerian bank crash. The Bolton star, 30, says his mind is in a whirl and he is desperately pinning his hopes on the Nigerian government sorting out the scandal.
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        87 64 BALESTIER KHALSA will be having trials for their youth football teams on the following Sundays. The under-18 trials will be this Sunday at 8.30 am at the Clementi Stadium. Players’ birth years must be 1986 or 1987. The under-16 trials will be held next Sunday (Jan 25) at
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      395 66  -  Sivakumar tipped to take over as FAS boss from John Koh By Tan Kim Han HE keeps a low profile, often shunning the limelight. Of the four directors in the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), P Sivakumar (right) is the least quoted. But his quiet
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      324 66  -  By_ Darren Goh STRIKER KhairulAmri (below) may not have arrived at the doorstep of superstardom yet, but he is definitely on the way. The 18-year-old has recently been selected to the Young Lions team, comprising mostly under-23 players. His progress was expected as he was formerly with the
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      530 68  -  Chelsea boss Ranieri needs to bolster his frontline fast Soccer smart. By TAN KIM HAN CHELSEA are looking at three proven strikers Christian Vieri (right), Louis Saha and David Trezeguet to catapult them to the top of the Premiership. They don’t come cheap, but it’s not as though
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      497 68 SATURDAY: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United Head to head: Wolves win 32, Man U 40. Draws 16 Previous league meetings: Aug 27, 2003 Man U 1 Wolves 0; Feb 18, 1984 Wolves 1 Man U 1 (Div 1) Last 6 league matches: Wolves LLLWDL, Man U WWWWWD Team
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      523 69 Leeds, just days away from going into administration, put big names up for sale Wire services LONDON Leeds United, four days from going into administration, have asked their players to take a 20 per cent pay cut and have put all their big-name stars up for sale.
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      251 69 Wire services LONDON Struggling non-league side Scarborough have earned themselves a fourth-round FA Cup clash with Chelsea, and an estimated £500,000 (S$ 1.5 million) pay day, after squeezing past Third Division Southend on Wednesday. The Seadogs, as the side from the north-eastern English fishing
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      178 69 -AFP LONDON It is getting less and less likely that Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will appeal his eight-month ban for missing a drugs test by Monday’s deadline, British press reported. The England defender will have to weigh carefully his options, with the current climate within the
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      447 63 li®! RmH m m I® Year 2003 was indeed one many of us would not forget. We stood united as we fought an unknown enemy, which was later named SARS. It opened our eyes to the fact that we are indeed vulnerable. But as one Singapore, we faced all odds
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      62 64 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA: New Orleans Hornets v Toronto Raptors (Star Sports Ch 24, 9am). GOLF: USPGA Tour Sony Open, Ist rd (Channel i and ESPN Ch 23, 7.30 am). South African Airways Open, day 2 (Super Sports Plus Ch2l, 7.30 pm). FOOTBALL: Here We Go (ESPN Ch
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      136 65 r A '7 j iS# a wssbbsbk/kkm V ;y v 1 y,nt Home. I’Of 1 '-X A ***“*sr ss*** &gt; c-3-K^ *6 mma 5 s Why queue up for the famous local dish? All you need is a pack of ready*to-cook Prima Taste, uniquely blended from auality herbs, spices and
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      272 67 V' 7 'V- l R V V.-C* KHi f: ■M i£&lt;K &gt;■ j m J'v jtt vV TP J X A# xw2 "s .;^r. W*J &gt;• '-V PC V *sf ■;u V .f ,®V V 4V ‘T-. v v •w /%4C I rr WJUTEO BY ir O' STUDIOS UNIVERSAL In
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      928 71 Great discounts and privileges await you! Check out these popular TR’EATS dining and retail outlets! JAPANESE RESTAURANT Tel: 6333 9781 10% off ala-carte dine-in food orders r Beppu Menkan Japanese Restaurant Tel: 6438 0328 10% off total bill m Tel: 6733 7667 10% off ala-carte dine-in food orders" FiiiiMs ~\r
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