Streats, 27 February 2004

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  • 9 1 Streats FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2004 E-mail: streats@sphxom.sg mita (pLj^o3^oQ3
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  • 644 1  -  Flights which miss take-off slots delayed because of Asian Aerospace displays By_ r Chua Kong HcT MS Sia Ching Ling was just getting comfortable for her five-hour journey to Shanghai on a Singapore Airlines flight on Monday when the captain announced that it would
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    • 51 1 SHARE YOUR PAPER "H Jk 4% ril i Using celebrities to endorse slimming centres. Does it work? Agents aplenty, but don t rush into buying policy, says KHUSHWANT SINGH CALTEX MASTERS I holed winning putt at 34th Ryder Cup; who am I? Contest on Page 58 Is f SSjft: I
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  • Morning Rush
    • 409 2  -  Honda’s car-sharing unit sees membership surging By Khushwant Singh CAR-SHARING is a relatively new concept here, but growing demand for it is rapidly expanding the membership of Honda Diracc, which provides the service. Honda Diracc director Gan Kok Seng (pictured) said membership has risen
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    • 151 2 YOU know you’ve made it, at least in Singapore, when your face appears next to those of international stars such as Beyonce Knowles or Black Eyed Peas in ringtone advertisements. The William Hung phenomenon has reached a new level here with firms trying to cash
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    • 623 3 Figure beats govt estimate of 7-9% as full-year growth hits 1.1%; elections in region seen helping economy Wire services SINGAPORE’S economy expanded at a startling 11 per cent in the fourth quarter, prompting the Government to raise its 2004 growth forecast as overseas
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    • 243 4  -  By Chua Kong Ho TIGER Airways, the budget carrier started by Singapore Airlines, will have a pharmacist as its chief executive. Mr Patrick Gan (left), 47, who was named yesterday as CEO, was most recently area director for Novartis, Switzerland’s largest maker of pharmaceuticals. Mr
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    • 379 4 Thai police charge Israeli with murder of ex-wife; body parts found in river Wire services BANGKOK Mrs Carol Cohen had gone to Bangkok to meet her former husband, Eli Cohen, following his constant appeals. It was a fatal decision. On Tuesday, her torso was found in
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    • 282 6 LONDON It was just another day at work for translator Ms Katharine Gun (below) when on Jan 31 last year she spotted an e-mail from the US National Security Agency and thought, “Good God, that’s pretty outrageous,” according to a report. Ms
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    • 445 6  -  Manazine told by MDA to tone down overtly homosexual content By Gregory Leow THE Government may be more open about hiring homosexuals in the civil service, but an overt discussion about homosexuals and displaying half-naked male bodies is still a no-no to the Media Development Authority
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    • 268 6  -  By Ho Lian-Yi AS the Singapore Police Force celebrated the 25th anniversary of the SPF Scholarships at a dinner at Parliament House last night, one man watching the proceedings would have been walking down memory lane. After all, it was an SPF scholarship in
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    • 135 8 BUZZSTOP THE Singapore Airlines’ pilots union yesterday said it would make a fresh start towards building a relationship based on mutual trust with the management, The Straits Times reports today. The promise came after two hours of talks
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    • Article, Illustration
      56 8 An Indian boy heaping red chillies into a pile to be made into chilli powder at a farm in the village of Kadi on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Chilli powder is used in many Indian kitchens and more than 2.6 million kg are exported to the
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    • 146 8 Follow-up to sex offences SCHOOLS yesterday reiterated teacher-student rules no private outings, counselling must be in public and no touching. Principals said that everything that can be done to watch behaviour in schools has been done, The Straits Times reports today, in the wake of two
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    • 119 8 Beijing talks progress -AP NORTH Korea yesterday proposed “the comprehensive stopping of nuclear activities”, a Chinese government spokesman said. The conditions were unclear and he said that details were still being discussed. The announcement, which could herald major progress, came during a second round
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    • 142 8 Zoellick’s surprise statement Reuters US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick on Wednesday appeared to squash American manufacturers’ hopes that he would challenge China’s exchange rate policy at the World Trade Organisation. A coalition of US manufacturers, farmers and labour groups known as the Fair Currency
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    • 66 8 AP MACEDONIAN President Boris Trajkovski, died in a plane crash in Bosnia yesterday. He was 47. He was killed en route to an international investment conference in Bosnia when his plane went down in rainy, foggy weather. A moderate politician credited with helping to unite a Macedonia
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    • 83 8 -ap ISLAMIC and Christian leaders have vowed not to take sides in the coming elections in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, after the nation’s second largest Islamic group withdrew its endorsement of a top lawmaker, a report said yesterday. The 35-million-strong Muhammadiyah Muslim group
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    • 89 8 SINGAPORE Armed Forces (SAF) personnel training in Thailand are being given flu shots to screen out bird flu. This is being done to help the SAF rule out common flu as the cause if soldiers fall ill, The Straits Times reports today. The shots were introduced
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    • 101 8 AP THE US said yesterday that it had mistakenly recommended that an Indonesian Islamic organisation be put on a United Nations terror list last month, but has since asked that its name be removed. The group, Pesantren and Islamic Studies Services Institute, is also known as A
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  • Financial
    • 505 10 Investors buy into banks and blue chips as Govt raises 2004 growth forecast Wire services STI: 1,888.701»- 20.42 SINGAPORE Singapore shares snapped a three-day losing streak to end higher yesterday as an upward revision of the economic forecast for this year encouraged buying in banks and
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    • 324 10  -  By Ho Lian-Yi GET ready, because the world’s largest corporate participatory event is coming to Singapore, on April 28. For the first time in its 28-year history, the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge, a 5.6 km foot race, will be
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    • 167 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore and the United Arab Emirates signed an “open skies” pact yesterday, paving the way for tougher competition for flag carrier Singapore Airlines Ltd. Under the pact agreed on two years ago, both countries can use each other’s airports without restrictions, Singapore’s
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    • 90 10 SINGAPORE A one-way air ticket to Phuket is now going for as low as $6O. As part of Silk Air’s Phuket promotion, a return ticket to the Thai island is also available from $l3O (four to go) and $l5O (two to go). These airfares are available
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    • 122 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE City Developments Ltd, Singapore’s biggest developer by market value, said that 2003 profit rose 0.7 per cent, boosted by its residential business. Profit for the year ended Dec 31 rose to $152.2 million or 18.8 cents a share, from $151.2 million or 18.9 cents.
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    • 366 12 They will deepen US budget crisis, so cut their retirement benefits now, says Greenspan -AFP WASHINGTON The US will plunge into an even deeper budget crisis unless it curbs benefits for the baby-boomer generation, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (pictured) warned on Wednesday. He told a
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    • 202 12 -AFP WASHINGTON Free trade is losing support in the US, particularly among high-income Americans, as a growing number of professionals feel threatened by job outsourcing to low-wage nations. A recent poll by a Washington research group found eroding support for the notion of free trade,
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    • 176 16 -AFP AUCKLAND Air New Zealand yesterday posted a 12.2 per cent rise in first half net profit and said it still needed an alliance with Australian rival Qantas. The airline said net profit for the six months to December came to NZ5105.35 million (S$ 123.38
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    • 443 16 Millions try to take avail of $3B flights as Aussie budget airlines start price war Wire services SYDNEY The airline price war in Australia intensified yesterday as hundreds of thousands of bargain hunters clogged the websites of budget carriers Jetstar and Virgin Blue to take
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    • 170 16 AP WICHITA, Kansas A US federal judge has reversed his earlier decision in April, handing Boeing a big win in a sex discrimination case brought by female employees at a company plant in Wichita. US District Judge Wesley Brown withdrew class-action status for the
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    • 422 18 Reuters TOKYO Microsoft Corp’s Japan unit is being investigated by the country’s Fair Trade Commission on suspicion of violating anti-trust laws, at a time when the US software giant faces similar accusations in Europe. The commission said yesterday that it believed that Microsoft, the world’s
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    • 24 18 *AS AT FEBRUARY 26 US$: 551.696 EURO: 552.118 Ss: RM2.241 Ss: 23.18 BAHT 553.176 Ss: 64.38 YEN Ss: HK54.589 Ss: 4,983 RUPIAH
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    • 605 22 Tycoons in trouble as president looks set for second term Reuters MOSCOW In their heyday, Russia’s oligarchs, a group of brash quick-witted young entrepreneurs who became billionaires overnight in the 1990 s by acquiring state companies for a song, had the power to make or break
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    • 243 22 Wire services LONDON Apple Computer and the Beatles’ record company, Apple Corps, went to court in Britain on Wednesday over who gets to use the fruity name now that the computer company has entered the music business on the Internet. The two companies
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    • 207 24 Wire services MILAN Mr Tom Ford earned a standing ovation from his adoring fans on Wednesday as he unveiled his final collection for Gucci, 14 years after joining the label he later transformed into a fashion powerhouse. When asked how he felt about leaving Gucci, the
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    • 587 24 Belgian giant Interbrew turns some locals into millionaires overnight Reuters APATIN, Serbia The sale of a centuries-old brewery has radically changed life in this quiet country town, turning many locals into dinar millionaires in impoverished Serbia. Property prices have shot up and shiny new
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  • Comment
    • 832 26  -  By] KHUSHWANT SINGH MAMAS, don’t let your children grow up to be insurance agents. This should be the opening line of a new song. I say this with some justification. Recently, it was reported that insurance companies made it to the top of the consumer hate list.
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    • 271 26 A modern masterpiece oj a traditional tale yUOU^Uy.. y y)taJjjies*As. 18 -20 March 2004 1 B.oopm 20 March matinee 2.30 pm Esplanade Theatre Choreography: Graham Lustig Music: Sergei Prokofiev Staging: Maiqui Manosa jj Tickets are priced at ff/1 $5B, $4B. $3B, $2B, $2O (flat price) Available at SDT office. Esplanade
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  • Vocal
    • 230 28 MANY suggestions to increase the birth rate have been made. Much emphasis has been placed on: One-time incentives such as more maternity or paternity leave, and monetary rewards; Various subsidies to reduce the cost of raising a child; and Better childcare facilities to allow mothers
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    • 175 28 I WELCOME the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) fresh ideas to keep Singapore clean, but I see the current penalties as inadequate. One area that needs special attention is discarded cigarette butts. These litterbugs must be stopped, and the law should apply to tourists, too.
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    • 296 28 I REFER to Ms Shirley Toh’s letter, “I’m still waiting for Carreras show refund” (Streats, Feb 23). She said that M 2 Group has not refunded $144 for her ticket. I have the same problem with a refund for the Mariah Carey concert slated
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    • 155 28 WE refer to Mr Lee Kwok Weng’s letter, “Why must I pay for bank statement?” (Streats, Feb 20). We would like to thank Mr Lee for his feedback and offer our apologies for failing to meet his expectations on this occasion. The bank mails
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    • 111 28 WHEN I was studying in the United States, going to see a movie at a local cinema was a pleasure. Unlike those in Singapore, cinemas in the US don’t have an allocated-seat system. You just buy your ticket and take whatever seat is available.
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    • 174 30 I READ with interest, “Gates must envy HDB’s solution” (Streats, Feb 26), Ms Soh Wen Lin’s commentary on the falling windows problem at HDB blocks. I feel that although HDB flats are subsidised housing, they still represent a sale by HDB to flat dwellers.
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    • 155 30 IN her commentary, Ms Soh Wen Lin used Microsoft as an example of a vendor fixing problems with its products free of charge. More than half of Singaporeans live in HDB flats. They are houseproud and take pride in home ownership, which our Government has
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    • 85 28 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at StreatS@Sph.COIll.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 be
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  • Global
    • 381 32 Trade, travel and cutural exchange up between the two countries SEOUL All things South Korean from tour excursions to K-pop music and even South Korean boyfriends are the rage in Beijing and Shanghai. In turn, South Koreans are as enamoured of China, studying its
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    • 328 32 LONDON A Conservative MP has been sacked after she refused to apologise for a joke about the 20 Chinese cocklers who died at Morecambe Bay. The Daily Telegraph yesterday reported that Mrs Ann Winterton was speaking to an audience at a Ministry of Foreign
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    • 315 32 MIB Taiwan’s eyes and ears in China TAIPEI When Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian declared on Nov 30 that China had 496 missiles aimed at Taiwan, analysts were staggered. He had cited the numbers as justification for the forthcoming referendum, asking voters whether China should redirect its missiles. What amazed the
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    • 422 36 PM Abdullah likely to capitalise on economic growth and opposition disarray, say observers Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is expected to call snap elections next month in the first major electoral test for Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi since assuming power in October, analysts
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    • Article, Illustration
      37 36 A woman looking at handicraft made from rattan (cane), including baskets, hats and food covers, on display during the National Craft Day exhibition which opened in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The event runs until Monday Reuters
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    • 264 36 JAKARTA The head of State Intelligence Body (BIN), Mr Hendropriyono, has hailed a decision by the country’s Constitution court to reinstate the right of former members of the outlawed Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) to run in April‘s legislative election, according to
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    • 145 36 -AFP JAKARTA Mr Mohamad Bob Hasan (left), a former Indonesian lawmaker who last week was paroled from a jail sentence for graft, has been re-elected chairman of the Indonesian track and field association, reports said yesterday. He was appointed by acclamation during the
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    • 140 36 Bemama KOTA BARU Kelantan Mentri Besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said he was “playing politics” when he said earlier that his Islamic opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) would lose some seats to the Barisan Nasional in Kelantan in the general election. He made the statement
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    • 263 38 Bush denies talk of plans to dump Cheney as running mate Reuters WASHINGTON 1 -US President^! George W Bush and other Republicans are rallying around Vice-President Dick Cheney as they seek to quash rumours that Mr Bush might ultimately replace Mr Cheney on his re-election ticket.
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  • Medical
    • 297 40 -AFP CHICAGO Post-menopausal women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are twice as likely to develop asthma as women who don’t take the controversial hormone supplements, according to a study released last Monday. This is yet another negative finding about the treatment, taken by millions
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    • 155 40 LONDON Babies who are too thin may be at high risk of diabetes later in life, a report claims. “It is the thin two-year-old, not the fat one who faces the greater risk,” said Professor David Barker of Southampton University, as quoted
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    • 95 50 ANDREW Lloyd Webber and Michael Crawford (right), who teamed up successfully some 20 years ago for the hit musical, The Phantom of the Opera, are to join forces again. Crawford, 62, will appear as the villain in Lloyd Webber’s semi-operatic musical, The Woman in White,
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    • 74 50 AMERICAN radio “shock jock” Howard Stem has been dropped by several US radio stations under a new “zero tolerance” policy toward indecency, reported BBC News online. Clear Channel, a Texas-based company and the largest radio station operator in the US, removed his show from its six radio
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    • 134 50 AND to think that it couldn’t get the backing of a major studio. Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, initially destined to be, at best, arthouse fare, grossed an estimated US$l5 million to US$2O million (Ss34 million) on its first day of release across North America
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    • 624 50 Flip the pages of any newspaper and chances are you mil find a celebrity endorsing a slimming centre or product. But just how effective are they as spokemen, asks YVONNE KWOK MEDIAWORKS star Quan Yifeng (left) swears by slimming centre Cenosis. Two years ago, she weighed 55kg, which
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        376 52 Right-hand ring fever is sweeping the world as more women today ditch the old-fashioned idea of waiting for the man in their lives to buy them a ring. And with some really spectacular rings to choose from, who could blame them? Certainly not JASMINE MILLER THESE days, no
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        547 54 Red Earth cosmetics has had a standalone store in Bishan Junction 8 since December. RUTH CHEW finds out more about the new business direction of this makeup brand i IF you’ve been to a Red Earth I cosmetics counter recently, you’ll I realise that it looks decidedly
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      • 235 54 GLAMOUR was certainly on show in Milan this week and all over Giorgio Armani’s surprising Autumn/Winter 2004 collection. In what was described as a departure from “previous seasons of mannish tailoring in endless beige”, the 68-year-old Italian presented intricately pleated and woven gowns, strapless dresses with
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    • 426 56  -  Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $lO or lessfor four servings, will see you through these tough times. Stylish eating on a shoestring B y JUDILOW IF ever
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    • 346 58 -AFP HOLLYWOOD When the tearful and gushing winners of this year’s Oscars rush up to claim their statuettes on Sunday, they won’t want to be reminded of the stinkers that Oscar has rewarded in the past. “(They) have rewarded some really, really bad movies,
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    • 433 60  -  By Sharlene Tan THERE is something about the Lord Of The Rings Motion Picture Trilogy The Exhibition that makes visitors all emotional. Some shed tears as they wander through the halls, others dress up as their favourite characters and yet others just want
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    • 113 61 I Natural disasters caused by extreme weather killed seven times as many people last year as in 2002, the world’s biggest reinsurance company has said. Munich Re this week said disasters last year killed 75,000 people, including 40,000 in the Iran earthquake, 20,000 in the Europe
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      • 48 61 Bpm, Channel U Chen Hong, Taiwan’s all-time lady killer, hosts this half-hour weekly local infotainment programme. He will be accompanied by Apple Hong and a different local or foreign guest artiste each week to sample the best food served in famous restaurants and hawker centres.
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      • 45 61 BASIQ Till Sunday, 10am-spm NAFA Selegie Gallery (IA, Short Street, tel 6338-7827) Free Showcasing 24 pieces of full-scale furniture prototypes designed by interior design students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. There are chairs, floor lighting fixtures, dining tables, coffee tables and sofas.
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        50 61 LATE NITE ESPLANADE Tonight, 10pm Esplanade Recital Studio Tickets at s26from Sistic Singer/dancer/actor Gani Karim (pictured) gives an eclectic concert of his original music compositions and dance. He is accompanied by musicians on keyboard (Phillip Tan), drums (Kenny Hogan), bass guitar (Colin Yong), percussion/didgeridoo (Regeridu) and flute/guitar (Dominic Wan).
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    • 341 53 Your World With Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's New Fragrances at Metro Paragon, 27 February to 4 March 2004 m w j> Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's boutique CORAZON Corazon evokes the joyfulness of Agatha's creations. Encased in Agatha's characteristic heart motif looms a positive and independent scent filled with
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    • 147 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. Enjoy the 3-Day opening specials at the new Amore Day Spa at The Amara! Take your pick from 3 tempting spa packages at
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      564 62  -  Saha’s visit to former club may trigger off hate campaign Soccer smart By GARYLIM LOUIS SAHA (above) can expect a backlash when Manchester United travel to Fulham tomorrow in the English Premiership. The former Fulham striker earned the fans’ wrath when he packed his bags and headed for
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    • 422 62 TOMORROW: Arsenal (1) v Charlton Athletic (5) Head to head: Arsenal won 28, Charlton 9, Draws 11 Previous league meetings: Oct 26, 2003 Charlton 1 Arsenal 1; March 2, 2003 Arsenal 2 Charlton 0 Last 6 league matches: Arsenal WWWWWW; Charlton WWLLLW Team news: Arsenal Senderos, Parlour injured,
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      557 64 V Keanes sending-off a blow to Manchester United’s chances of winning in Europe Wire services OPORTO, Portugal Roy Keane’s latest moment of madness, trampling Porto goalkeeper Vitor Baia, not only rales him out for the return leg against the side but also damage Manchester United’s chances. There may
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    • 145 64 -AFP LONDON Middlesbrough have never won a major trophy but captain Gareth Southgate is determined to change that when they play Bolton Wanderers in Sunday’s League Cup final in Cardiff. Southgate, 33, recently recalled to the England side ahead of the Euro 2004 finals, is
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    • 89 64 ■AFP DENVER The Los Angeles Lakers once again broke the hearts of Denver Nuggets. Kareem Rush sank a wideopen three-pointer with 3 sec remaining to lift the Lakers to their fifth straight NBA victory, 112-111 over the Nuggets, afp Other results 1 Milwaukee 106 Boston 104
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      541 65  -  Frennie may not be as famous as his world champion father Effen, but he has plans By Lim Han Ming MARK this name Frennie Reyes. The 20-year-old is not a footballer and is not related to Jose Antonio Reyes, the Spanish wonderkid who joined Arsenal recently. If his
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    • 490 66 Raikkonen, Alonso have what it takes to usurp Formula One king Schumacher Reuters LONDON Formula One will t roar into action in Melbourne on March 7 and two youngsters Finn Kimi Raikkonen (above) and Spaniard Fernando Alonso are certain to capture the fans’ hearts.
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    • 224 66 Reuters CARLSBAD, California World No 1 Tiger Woods recovered from one down with two holes to play to defeat John Rollins one up in the first round of the WGC-World Match Play Championship at La Costa Resort Spa on Wednesday. Fiji’s Vijay Singh, the world No
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    • 54 64 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL NBA: LA Lakers v Sacramento Kings (Star Sports Ch 24, 11.30 am). GOLF: USPGA Tour Chrysler Classic of Tucson, Ist rd (Channel I, 7am). 2nd rd (Channel i, tomorrow, 7am). PGA Accenture Matchplay Championship, 3rd rd (ESPN Ch 23, tomorrow, 3am). DELAYED TELECAST FOOTBALL: EPL
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