Streats, 6 August 2004

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    10 1 Streats FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> 196/03/2004
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    Lock icon NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE
    54 1 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong s National Day Message will be broadcast in all four languages this Sunday on radio and television. The following are times for the English version (with subtitles for the hearing impaired): Channel 5 -7.30 pm ChannelNewsAsia Bpm Channel i 9pm m Newsßadio
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    Lock icon JI planning fresh attacks
    486 1 Young members have taken over arrested leaders’ posts; known plotters still at large: Kan Seng REGIONAL terror group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) has new leadership and indications are that the A 1 Qaeda-linked organisation is planning fresh attacks, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said yesterday. The
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      160 1 5/03/2004 m f*' Accidents and falls are par for the course for women mountain bikers rough EXTREME SPORTS: PAGE 66 r A RECEIVED AUG 200a 0 Pic: Edwin Koo SHARE YOUR PAPER NATIONAL DAY AWARDS FOR LOCAL HEROES PAGE 3 v -ffeiflpis#'' -*M(., O’, 's'' r Ujj ..-Ift-TY" V_' TUC
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  • Morning Rush
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      Lock icon Britons to try car that won’t start for drunks
      333 2 LONDON British motorists convicted and banned for drink-driving may soon be back at the wheel, thanks to some ingenious technology, a British newspaper reported yesterday. No forged licences, nothing underhanded, all legal and above board. Convicted drink-drivers in Bristol and the
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      Lock icon M’sia to scrap airfare-fixing from Nov
      400 2 Fares already low but costs high, say airlines and agents KUALA LUMPUR A pricing mechanism used by airlines and travel agents to fix airfares in Malaysia will be abolished from Nov 1, a travel body said yesterday. “With the abolition, travellers will be able
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      Lock icon Valuair picks SIA veteran as CEO after year-long search
      453 3  -  By ChuaKongHo WHEN he quit his post as Singapore Airlines’ senior vice-president for cabin crew in May, Mr Sim Kay Wee (pictured) said goodbye to a 34-year career with the national carrier. He had joined the airline fresh out of school
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      Lock icon Pfizer to sue Viagra cheats
      448 3 Dmg giant takes aim at websites, spam marketers PFIZER, the world’s biggest drug maker, yesterday announced a lawsuit against dozens of illegitimate online “pharmacies” to block sales of counterfeit Viagra and illegal generic versions of the male impotence drug. The company has also launched a
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      Lock icon Nat'l Day awards for local heroes
      341 3  -  By Christopher Lim ASSISTANT Superintendent Lim Mong Yong (right, in picture) and Mr N Vekramaraja were both honoured yesterday for bravery and excellence at the National Day Awards ceremony at the Ministry of Home Affairs. Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng handed awards
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      Lock icon ‘Collapse took me by surprise’
      429 4  -  Disaster unexpected despite signs of danger, says worker By Khushwant Singh GENERAL worker Ganapathi Gurunathan, 29, told the Nicoll Highway collapse inquiry yesterday that he was taken aback by the suddenness of the collapse on April 20 this year. The Indian national, who spoke through
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      Lock icon PE teacher believed in tough love
      311 4  -  By Lee Choo Kiong MR QUAH Siew Kow’s students remember him as a teacher who meted out tough punishments like ordering them to do 40 push-ups or raising his voice at them. But the St Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School students also said he was
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      Lock icon Top NYP student used to play truant
      441 6  -  By Choong Choon Yee MR Daniel Tang Chee Kiang, 25, never had an illustrious school career. When in Yishun Town Secondary School, he often played truant and neglected his studies. He failed English for his O level examinations and had to repeat secondary
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      Lock icon Heartland gets ‘young’
      296 6  -  Revamped mall sees more tenants By Janice Wong THE newly renovated Heartland Mall, near Kovan MRT station, has a special place in Mr Tony Bin’s heart. In 1984, Mr Bin (pictured) started his career as a Housing Board estate officer and worked in a division involved in
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      Lock icon Maritime skills upgrade needed
      209 6  -  By Sarah Ng THE cheapest way to move goods around the world is by sea, and this is why, with globalisation and the increase in free trade agreements, the maritime industry is booming. To ride on this and establish itself as an international maritime centre, Singapore
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      Lock icon New anti-lightning devices installed at National Stadium
      117 8 BUZZSTOP ANTI-LIGHTNING devices that look like giant umbrella frames have been fixed to the top of all four lighting towers at the National Stadium to protect more than 60,000 National Day spectators and performers. The devices were installed before last month’s parade rehearsals,
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      Lock icon NAME GAME
      60 8  -  Text and picture Edwin Koo Workmen putting final touches to the signage over the newly named Fuji Xerox Towers at 80 Anson Road yesterday. Known as IBM Towers since 1986, the landmark on the western fringe of the central business district will now house Fuji Xerox’s entire operations,
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      Lock icon Progress in dengue battle
      151 8 Number of clusters down THE National Environment Agency is winning the battle against dengue fever. The NEA said that the number of dengue clusters has fallen sharply, from 27 on July 26 to around 10 on Wednesday, The Straits Times reports today. Two of the biggest
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      Lock icon In MRT’s path, but happy for it
      153 8 LTA to rebuild houses FIVE families are being forced out of their Bartley Road homes to make way for the MRT Circle Line but that’s good. The Land Transport Authority will build new houses for them on the same site in less than
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      Lock icon M’sia backs Thai foreign minister
      147 8 Candidate for UN chief s job AFP MALAYSIA yesterday threw its support behind Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai as the region’s candidate to replace outgoing UN chief Kofi Annan, a Thai government spokesman said. Earlier in the year Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said it
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      Lock icon KL wants to work with Lee
      97 8 AP MALAYSIA voiced hopes yesterday of working with Singapore’s Prime Minister-designate Lee Hsien Loong to resolve long-standing spats. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said he was optimistic that Mr Lee who will be sworn in to replace Mr Goh Chok Tong on Aug
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      Lock icon Zaobao’s new look
      82 8 LIANHE ZAOBAO’S Sunday edition is being revamped to contain shorter, punchier articles, more striking headlines, and visually appealing arrangements of text, pictures and photographs. The new look will be unveiled in the Aug 29 edition, reports The Straits Times today. Said Zaobao Sunday editor Pan Cheng Lui:
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      Lock icon Sentosa ups fun factor
      117 8 SENTOSA will getting a $5.5 million luge track the first of its kind in Asia outside Japan. It will be developed by SentosaLuge Company, a subsidiary of New Zealand company Skyline Enterprises, and will be operational by the middle of next year. Using the principles of
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      Lock icon Vice swoop nets 117
      81 8 ONE hundred and seventeen women were rounded up from areas of Geylang, Joo Chiat and Tanjong Katong in joint raids which ended at 1.30 am yesterday. This operation was targeted at those soliciting in public, including in and around entertainment outlets for vice, drugs, fire safety
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      Lock icon Sing Tel predicts better showing
      524 10  -  CEO Lee Hsien Yang confident despite 41.5% dip in Ql net By Choong Choon Yee DESPITE a drop in net profit after tax in its first quarter, Sing Tel chief executive Lee Hsien Yang believes that the telco is off to a good start in
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      Lock icon Public-private sector tie-up guide drafted
      296 10  -  By Janice Wong THE Ministry of Finance has drafted a guide on public-private sector partnership (PPP) as part of the Government’s “best sourcing” programme. The programme requires public-sector agencies to compare the cost of providing services in-house with that of having private-sector vendors provide them.
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      Lock icon Stats buys ChipPAC
      84 10 Wire services SINGAPORE Stats ChipPAC yesterday forecast 2004 revenues of US$l billion (551.72 billion) after ST Assembly Test Services sealed its purchase of rival ChipPAC. Stats said yesterday that it had completed the US$54B million acquisition to create the world’s secondlargest microchip testing firm. Stats ChipPAC now
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    • CORPORATE RESULTS
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        Lock icon Capita Land Q2: -21%
        75 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Capita Land Ltd yesterday said that second-quarter profit fell 21 per cent as its divestment of assets didn’t match last year’s sale of a London hotel. Profit fell to $70.1 million, or 2.8 cents a share, from $88.3 million, or 3.5 cents a share,
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        Lock icon GEH Q2: +70%
        87 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Great Eastern Holdings yesterday said that secondquarter profit rose 70 per cent after the insurer sold its stake in OCBC Bank. Profit for the three months ended June 30 rose to $144.9 million, or 31 cents a share, from $85.2 million, or 18 cents a
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        Lock icon Parkway Q2: +271%
        74 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Parkway Holdings, Singapore’s biggest private hospital operator, yesterday reported that second-quarter profit rose almost fourfold as patients returned to healthcare centres after shunning them during the Sars outbreak last year. Net income for the three months ended June 30 rose to $l3 million, or 1.8
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      Lock icon Foreign sales driving companies’ growth
      574 12  -  90% of Singapore’s 50 fastest-growing companies boosted by overseas business, survey shows By Chita Kong Ho FOREIGN earnings are driving the growth of most of Singapore’s fastest growing companies, a survey has found. The report by the DP Information Group, which was released yesterday, found
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      Lock icon Firms do their part for National Day
      312 14  -  By Choong Choon Yee AS Singaporeans get into a celebratory mood for National Day, local companies such as TT International and Lifeßrandz are coming forward to sponsor the parade celebrations. Homegrown consumer electronics brand Akira, a unit of mainboard-listed TT International, will contribute
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      Lock icon Shares highest since Feb 2001
      159 14 STI: 1,935.70 31.85 Reuters SHARES closed at fresh three-and-a-half year highs yesterday, buoyed by a fall in oil prices from recent peaks, but further upside was restricted by heavy selling in ST Assembly Test Services. The Straits Times Index ended up 31.85 points, or 1.67
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      24 14 *AS AT AUG 5 US$: 551.722 EURO: 552.076 Ss: RM2.207 Ss: 24.08 BAHT 553.145 Ss: 64.52 YEN Ss: HK54.530 Ss: 5,326 RUPIAH
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      Lock icon Chinese launched Sydney’s cafe culture
      492 19 Quong Tart’s tea empire helped start Aussie-China trade ties Reuters SYDNEY Did you know that Sydney owes its cafe culture to an eccentric Chinese migrant? The kilt-wearing Mei Quong Tart Australia’s first Chinese freemason built a 19th century tea empire that is now believed to
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      Lock icon ‘Oil prices won’t ease before winter’
      455 21 Market may not be able to cope as cold season sets in: analysts -AFP PARIS Oil prices have been running at record levels and nothing on the horizon suggests that the underlying pressures pushing them higher will ease any time soon, as demand surges
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  • Comment
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      Lock icon Why are the Dutch not called Holes?
      857 24  -  By PHILIP LEE AMONG the readers who contacted me about my recent commentary in which I featured a selection of the fun things that one receives on the Internet was Madam Jacintha Chong who said she does not own a personal computer. The
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      10 24 Bi i zzl IS if you know something we don’t
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  • Vocal
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      Lock icon Use Medisave for Lasik here
      235 26 I REFER to recent reports in Streats about Lasik and cataract surgery, and the issue of medical tourism, which takes Singaporeans abroad for treatment. One way to give Singaporeans the incentive to support our local medical centres is to make Medisave available for such treatments.
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      Lock icon Put bomb shelters underground
      107 26 I REFER to the report, “Bomb shelters for flats can now be on fire-escape staircases” (Streats, Aug 5). Fire-escapes in HDB flats and other tall buildings are there because the open staircases are designed for ventilation and natural lighting, and are not adequate as a sole
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      Lock icon Non-mainstream research under-funded
      157 26 I REFER to the commentary, “Medical research: Believe it or not?” (Streats, Aug 4). The fly in the ointment is the involvement of experts who are in some way linked, through financial ties, to the pharmaceutical industry. In other words, there is a conflict of interest. Mainstream
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      Lock icon No to DVDs in cars
      294 28 I REFER to Mr Geoffrey Pereira’s commentary, “Driven to distraction” (Streats, Aug 5), about whether DVD players should be installed in cars. I remember when radios were banned from cars as they were deemed a distraction for the driver. Now the sound systems in many
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      Lock icon Flying the flag doesn’t make a patriot
      255 28 I REFER to Mr Seah Leong Khai’s letter, “Rich people should fly the flag, too” (Streats, Aug 4). I presume that Mr Seah equates the display of flags with the degree of patriotism among Singaporeans. But does hanging out the nation’s flag represent
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      Lock icon Fly the flag? They’re expats
      90 28 I REFER to the letter, “Rich people should fly the flag, too” (Streats, Aug 4). I’m one of the privileged people living in the Holland/PandanValley /Mount Sinai vicinity. The reason why most of my neighbours do not display flags is that they are expatriates. In
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  • Global
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      Lock icon Gambler sues casino over his addiction
      490 32 It is the responsibility of the player and he must keep his head on his shoulders: French casino operator PARIS In a rare lawsuit in a French court, a gambler in the French city of Vichy is claiming that the casino he gambled in
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      Lock icon Canberra mulls move to preserve FTA with US
      176 32 AFP CANBERRA The Australian government offered to compromise with the opposition yesterday to break a deadlock threatening a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States. The FTA has stalled in Canberra even though the government and opposition Labor Party both say
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      107 32 -AFP TEL AVIV Israeli soldiers suffering from combat stress after tours of duty in the Palestinian territories could soon be treated with cannabis, the Israeli army said on Wednesday. The mental health department of the Medical Corps is set to begin tests in the next few
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      263 32 AFP FORT BRAGG, North Carolina US soldiers on Wednesday testified against Private Lynndie England, who was photographed holding a leash tied to an Iraqi inmate’s neck, placing her at the centre of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. The soldiers told a military
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      265 36 Beijing kindergarten was to be shut next month -afp BEIJING A mentally ill caretaker who killed one child and injured 15 others in a knife attack at a Beijing kindergarten may have been worried about losing his job, local media reports said yesterday. Xu
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      45 36 Flag-bearers from the military band of the People's Liberation Army of China performing at a dress rehearsal earlier this week for the upcoming 55th Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The three-week-long festival will take place at the Edinburgh Castle from Aug 6-28 this year Reuters
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      218 36 -AP BEIJING Officials in Beijing were putting on a brave face as China grapples with its most dire power shortage in decades, showing off energysaving measures yesterday in an attempt to prove that the capital’s economy was still humming. Foreign and local reporters were taken
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      213 36 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia yesterday executed an Indian national who was sentenced to death in 1995 for drug smuggling, the country’s first execution in three years. It came despite an appeal from the European Union and sparked criticism from human rights groups. A police firing squad shot Ayodhya
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      325 40 Nationwide Safe Cities plan targets urban crimes KUALA LUMPUR In an effort to keep its urban areas crime-free, the Malaysian government will next week announce the details of its Safe Cities plan, The Star reported yesterday. According to Malaysian Housing and Local Government Minister Ong
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      141 40 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian postman kept 21,000 letters undelivered for up to four years in a room at his house, newspapers said yesterday. Police are now searching for the missing man. The former employee of Pos Malaysia Bhd, sacked in March, left
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      322 42 Bloomberg MINNEAPOLIS Giving heart-failure patients a standard combination of diuretics and blood-pressure drugs without careful screening may cause thousands of deaths a year, researchers said in yesterday’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The treatment has been widely used in
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      514 45  -  Furniture tailor Felica Koh turns teak and p mahogany wood into multi-junctional works of arts By* Janice Wong MENTION teak or mahogany furniture and most people would think of stately tables and chairs built in the style of the colonial era. But Ms Felicia Koh is eager
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      378 48 A group of clerics, neuroscientists i and architects seeks to learn what makes places of worship so uplifting -AP COLUMBUS, Indiana Why is it that the arches and open spaces of a cathedral inspire faith, yet so does the comfort and familiarity of a small country chapel? The
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      181 47 OUR DESIGNS Inspired and challenged to create better alternative designs in furniture and home furnishing for discerning home lovers. Our in-house team of designers is dedicated and committed to create unique and coordinated collections which are a eclectic mix of Asian culture and Western influence that are palatable with the
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      469 50 Through collaborations with photographers here, art model Tomoko Asano hopes to correct misconceptions about nudity in art, she tells ASHLEIGHSIM JAPANESE model Tomoko Asano, 32, is no stranger to the art world. Modelling for paintings and sculptures for more than 10 years, she has recently taken up the
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      277 50  -  By_ Yvonne Kwok FANS of the Eagles are in for a treat. The legendary American rock band will be in Singapore on Oct 18 for a three-hour-long concert that will see them performing songs spanning their 30-year career, including Hotel California and Tequila Sunrise. This
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        512 52 B ig on time Watches are stealing our attention these days, not only with their designs and colours hut also with their size says NADINE GOH WATCHES are going big, bold and beautiful all the better to read time with. Vianna Tan, assistant boutique manager for Mauboussin Singapore, cited her
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          121 54 AS part of the Singapore Tourism Board’s month-long Celebrate Singapore campaign, the Textile and Fashion Federation is organising an exhibition and sale of 39 limitededition T-shirts by Singapore designers and labels such as Abyzz, Alfie, Angelynn Tan, Benno Lamode, By Ice, Daniel Yam, Flesh Imp, Frederick Lee, GG<5,
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          49 54 GOLDHEARTS new Trilogy Anniversary Ring comes with three brilliant cut diamonds set in white gold one to symbolise the cherishing of the past, another to symbolise the enjoyment of the present, and the third to symbolise the celebration of the future. From $1,688 at Goldheart stores islandwide.
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          63 54 NIVEA has come up with a new whitening face cream with SPF-30 sun protection. Suitable for daily use as a moisturiser after cleansing and toning, the non-sticky formula also acts as a make-up base. Said to protect skin from further sun damage as its special ingredient, White BioActive
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          102 54 NEW products from Sisley this season include: Three blusher duos (left) in peach, lichi and mango. The ultra fine micronised powders are said to give long-lasting radiance, and contain rose hip, gingko biloba (for anti-free radical and protective qualities), gardenia, mallow and linden extracts (for softening f
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      416 56  -  Stylish eating on a shoestring By JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? These recipes for 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 appreciate the
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      372 58  -  By Lee Choo Kiong IF you have been bowled over recently by a dynamic Chinese song, Qi Dai or Expectation, over the radio but can’t seem to get hold of the album in any CD shops, that is because it is hitting the shelves only today. Expectation is
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        63 58 YOU’RE different every day. So is your skin. It glows when you’re happy, and it gets tense when you’re feeling stressed. With the new Lux Skin Mood Spa range, you can now choose the mood you and your skin would like to be in. Each of the six
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        51 58 FORGET the usual browns and reds. Make a bold statement with L’Oreal Professional’s new metallic hair colour collection. Update your look with multi-dimensional colours such as white-hot Palladium White, seductive Chromium Blonde and chic Niobium Jade. For enquiries and the list of salons carrying the new shades, call
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      136 59 Firefighters battling ij British Columbia’s 3 largest forest fire got a break on Wednesday with lower-than-expected winds and a forecast of cool, damp weather for the next few days. About 460 people are fighting the 200 sq km Lonesome Lake blaze in South Tweedsmuir Park in
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        51 59 10pm, Channel i When Marie, a widow in Provence with two daughters, locks her bedroom door and goes to sleep, she dreams about Marty, a literary agent in Manhattan who has equally vivid dreams about Marie. Find out how they are connected in this film starring Demi
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        52 59 9pm, Star Movies (Star Hub Ch 58) After taming the Wild West in the hit comedy Shanghai Noon, Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) and Roy O’Bannon (Owen Wilson) are back together. This time, they’re out to settle a score in civilised London in the sequel, Shanghai Knights. Also starring
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        68 59 TOP OR BOTTOM On till Aug 14, 3pm Bpm Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Tickets from $26 to $46 at Sistic In this sequel to Mardi Gras, the death of someone special causes a group of friends to re-examine their lives and their feelings about death. Fundamental questions are asked:
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        52 59 THE GREAT MOSCOW CIRCUS On till Aug 8,2 pm, 5.30 pm 7pTn Next to Boon Lay MRT Tickets from $l9 to $53 at Sistic Marvel at the performing horses, hilarious soccer-playing dogs, the sensational Strongman, the jaw-dropping flying trapeze acrobatics, award-winning Russian clowns and much more in an
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      468 59 Yourdailyhoroseope jpmmmm" sfepisces JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fax' atAstrology.com FEB 19 -MAR 20 Someone special will inspire you to make a very large attitude adjustment the kind that leaves you wondering why it took you so long to do it. Forget being detached. It’s all about bonding. You’ll be the
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      514 60 Japan’s hopes of winning more than 10 Olympic gold medals rest on its women athletes -AFP TOKYO Japan is looking to a new wave of women athletes to help achieve an ambitious target of more than 10 golds at the Athens Olympics starting next week. Women’s wrestling makes
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      185 60 ■AFP MONTREAL The world’s top women tennis players may boycott this month’s Olympic Games after the German Olympic Committee refused to send its top two women to Athens. “A boycott is being considered,” said French player Nathalie Dechy. Germany’s exclusion of Anca Bama
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      220 60 AFP BEIJING China is the undisputed king of diving and Tian Liang (left) is its undisputed dashing prince. Despite being the focus of a nation’s hopes, the 24-year-old Olympic and world champion has pledged to bring home the spoils again despite the
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      440 62 Russia confident of top-three finish in Athens -AFP MOSCOW Nothing less than a topthree medal placing will be good enough for powerhouse Russia at the Athens Olympics starting this month. “At the world championships throughout last year, our athletes earned more wins and clinched more medals than any
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      346 64 New boy Smith in a hurry to win medals with Man United COMMUNITY SHIELD Manchester United v Arsenal LONDON Manchester United new boy Alan Smith (right) is determined to win his first professional medal against Arsenal in Sunday’s Community Shield. He is anxious to hit the silverware
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      228 64 LONDON Alan Shearer was involved in a bitter bust-up with Newcastle boss Bobby Robson on Wednesday. The striker, who will be 34 next Friday, fired a verbal volley when he was substituted after 63 minutes at Parkhead in the match against Celtic, The Sun reported yesterday.
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      246 64 Reuters ASIAN CUP FINAL China v Japan BEIJING Japan will not get rattled against host China during their potentially volatile Asian Cup final, its Brazilian coach Zico said yesterday. The defending champion is expecting another hostile reception in Beijing tomorrow after being barracked
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      183 66  -  By Gary Lim ASMADI SEMAN will be shouting himself hoarse at the Osim Singapore Triathlon on Aug 28 and 29, as his three children Muhammad Lani, 14, Muhammad Mulyani, 11, and Nabilah, 7 will be taking part in the gruelling event. While they have competed
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      455 66  -  Women cyclists who are not afraid of injuries By 'Gary Lim THEY wear their scars like badges of courage. Falling off their bicycles is par for the course for this group of women cyclists. Broken bones, swollen joints and deep cuts frighten them as much as the
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        94 66 TAMPINES Rovers surged to the top of the S-League following a 1-0 win over Tanjong Pagar United at Tampines Stadium last night. Defender Sead Muratovic scored the winner at the end of the first half. With 45 points from 21 games, Tampines hold a one-point lead over
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        99 66 Reuters PARIS Defender Bixente Lizarazu signalled the end of an era when he became the last member of France’s 1998 World Cup-winning back four to retire from international soccer yesterday. “It was a painful decision to take, but I fully agree with Lilian (Thuram) that we must make
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      93 66 BASKETBALL ■AFP COLOGNE, Germany Olympic champion the United States bounced back from its shock defeat to Italy in the Olympic Games men’s basketball warm-up event when it narrowly beat Germany 80-77 on Wednesday. Italy had defeated the Americans 95-78 on Tuesday, which gave the defending champions a
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      115 61 DEfinitely where the action is! Downtown Bast Where else? If you haven't been to Downtown East lately, you're missing all the fun! Wild Wild Wet is new and it's Singapore's only water theme park. Escape Theme Park also has new thrill rides like Flipper and Rainbow. Our chalets have had
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      143 62 <)HAMC Tt«** 2 and the Media Works Stars this weekend Concert tickets and mini-tees sale schedule for this weekend: Dates: 7 9 August Time: 12 pm -Bpm(7 8 August) 12 pm -4pm (9 August) Venues: IMM Stage Area, Levei 1 Tampines Mall Concourse ivy rtilrartees Also qet Channel U stars
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