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Title Section14 2004-10-22 1 Streats FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg email: streats@sph.com.sg y Y MITA (P) 196/03/200414 words
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600 2004-10-22 1 Chita Kong Ho - MAS imposes s7lsk fine; corporation cleared of wrongdoing By Chita Kong Ho THREE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) employees have been fined $715,000 for insider trading by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the first such action of its kind under a new600 words
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Advertisement53 2004-10-22 1 TUAS ‘RACE TRACK GROUP TO TEST DRIVING SKILLS AT STORE'S ‘PASIR GUDANG’ SITE ‘NO’ TO IRAQI CAPTORS AUSSIES WON'T PAY RANSOM FOR CHARITY HEAD'S RELEASE A MUST-GO GILLMAN VILLAGE IS A GOOD HAUNT FOR FURNITURE HUNTERS MUSIC and MORE SINGER ALISON WEDDING BLENDS INTO MORE THAN THE JAZZ SCENE IN53 words
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Article, Illustration313 2004-10-22 2 Honest judge, university official to lead reform of Indonesian legal system -AFP JAKARTA Mr Abdurrahman Saleh, a judge with a reputation for honesty, has joined experienced economists on the Cabinet team unveiled by Indonesia’s new President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to fulfil promises of battling graft and-AFP; AFP - 313 words
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Article155 2004-10-22 2 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim could be stripped of his honorary datuk seri title under a drive to revoke civic awards from recipients convicted of crimes, reports said yesterday. All recipients of awards from northern Perak state who were convicted of crimes,AFP - 155 words
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Article, Illustration481 2004-10-22 3 Lim Han Ming - Selfless senior, 84, nominated for Grandparent of the Year By Lim Han Ming MADAM Mary Lee May Li is 84, yet she works up to 11 hours a day. For the past 28 years, the sprightly lady has been running a stall sellingAshlelgh Sim - 481 words
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Article173 2004-10-22 3 -AFP SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister John Howard vowed yesterday to use his government’s expanded control over parliament to push through industrial relations laws, which unions said would be the most restrictive in the Western world. In an interview with The Australian newspaper, Mr Howard-AFP - 173 words
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275 2004-10-22 4 Myanmar minister speaks as neighbours express disquiet Wire services YANGON Myanmar’s foreign minister said yesterday that Prime Minister Gen Khin Nyunt resigned this week for health reasons, but that he also had to bear responsibility for a recent major corruption scandal. Speaking atWire services - 275 words
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Article, Illustration226 2004-10-22 4 Sharlene Tan - By Sharlene Tan A ROAD in Singapore will be turned into a “Pasir Gudang” track tomorrow for a group of motorists to test and hone their driving skills. But other drivers need not worry that a part of the country’s already well-usedEdwin Koo - 226 words
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Article, Illustration395 2004-10-22 8 Sarah Ng - Facility offers support services in one place for patients who do own dialysis By Sarah Ng A SPECIAL dialysis centre, which was officially opened yesterday by Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for Health and Information, Communication and the Arts, will allow kidneyST - 395 words
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Article, Illustration414 2004-10-22 9 Christopher Lim - Christopher Lim DPM Tan to head new panel which will review R&D trends A NEW ministerial committee has been formed to review the direction of research and development in Singapore. Dr Tony Tan, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence, who will chairLlanhe Zaobao - 414 words
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Article, Illustration156 2004-10-22 9 -afp Rio DE JANEIRO Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer on Wednesday Unveiled the Ipanema, the world’s first mass-produced commercial aircraft that runs on sugar cane v e thanol fuel. The aircraft is designed to take Advantage of Brazil’s supplies of the fuel, which is-afp; /Fensfers - 156 words
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202 2004-10-22 9 AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong has decided to outlaw smoking in bars and restaurants, joining cities such as New York and countries such as Singapore and Ireland in leading the charge against tobacco, officials said yesterday. The territory’s legislature voted overwhelmingly in favour– AFP - 202 words
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229 2004-10-22 9 FAST-FOOD giant McDonald’s is granting franchise rights to individuals in China who want to operate its outlets. It sees this cost-effective strategy as the fastest way to establish its presence in the smaller and medium-sized cities. Since it opened the first Chinese outlet 14 years229 words
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129 2004-10-22 10 BUZZSTOP SEVERAL Singaporeans have pitched in to help Madam Huang Li Na in her search for her nine-year-old daughter Huang Na, who went missing on Oct 10. Company manager Joseph Tan, 36, has printed and handed out 1,000 fliers129 words
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Article133 2004-10-22 10 Contract will run for 25 years -AFP AN Australian entrepreneur yesterday said that he had signed a memorandum of understanding to supply As2o billion (5524.5 billion) of iron ore to China over the next 25 years. Mr Clive Palmer said that his companies Mineralogy and International-AFP - 133 words
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Article146 2004-10-22 10 88 others still missing AFP AN underground gas explosion which ripped through a coal mine killed at least 60 workers and left 88 missing in one of China’s worst mining disasters in recent memory, officials said yesterday. The shafts of the Daping coal mineAFP - 146 words
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Article, Illustration63 2004-10-22 10 Cuba’s President Fidel Castro, 78, tripped and fell down after a speech at a graduation ceremony in Santa Clara on Wednesday, breaking his left knee and his right arm. But he quickly got up with the help of his bodyguards and, sitting on a chair, hastened to assureAP j - 63 words
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147 2004-10-22 10 SIX hefty Mexican bulls will be kicking up some dust in a Shanghai arena this weekend to snort and charge at bullfighters from Spain. The first-ever bullfight to be held in China, the event at Yangpu Stadium, will be the grand finale of a cultural147 words
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Article104 2004-10-22 10 AP A FRENCHMAN suspected of trying to set up an A 1 Qaeda cell in Japan visited Malaysia six times in 2002 and last year and met with Arabs there, The Star reported yesterday. Lionel Dumont, who is now in jail in France, even rented a houseAP - 104 words
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Article91 2004-10-22 10 AFP SOUTH Korea’s Constitutional Court yesterday scuttled President Roh Moo Hyun’s plan to relocate the country’s capital from Seoul, declaring the move unconstitutional. “The special law on relocation of the capital is against the constitution,” said Mr Yun Young Chul, president of the court. Mr YunAFP - 91 words
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Article88 2004-10-22 10 Reuters LABOUR-SHORT Malaysia has offered an amnesty for illegal Indonesian inunigrants to return home to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri without fear of being fined, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times yesterday. Hundreds of thousands of Indonesians work illegally inReuters - 88 words
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Article95 2004-10-22 10 Bloomberg STARHUB said it will raise prices for sports programming by as much as 88 per cent to compensate for higher costs. Subscribers to a minimum package of channels will have to pay $15.75 a month, including taxes, for three sports channels as of Nov– Bloomberg - 95 words
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Financial
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Article403 2004-10-22 12 Surging oil prices, rise in materials costs cited by manufacturers in SMa survey SINGAPORE manufacturers’ outlook for the fourth quarter and beyond has dipped from the previous three months, the Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation’s (SMa) quarterly survey indicates. From the 53 per cent in the second quarter403 words
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Article, Illustration381 2004-10-22 12 Khushwant Singh - By_ Khushwant Singh SINGAPORE yesterday became the first country besides the US to see the formal launch of the Zodiac multimedia handheld gizmo. Explaining the significance of the event, Mr Tay Eng How, group chief executive officer of distributor ECS Holdings, said that the launch381 words
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355 2004-10-22 12 Janice Wong - By. Janice Wong BREADTALK group managing director George Quek is shuffling his investments. The Sesdaq-listed food company, famous for its bakeries, is acquiring a food court company in China, which is already 72 per cent owned by Mr Quek, for $ll355 words
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Article, Illustration405 2004-10-22 14 Prices expected to increase further on rising demand Bloomberg SINGAPORE The cost of shipping jet fuel, gasoline and other so-called clean petroleum products from the Middle East to Asia has risen to its highest in more than three years as hirers compete for ships■ Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 405 words
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Article, Illustration361 2004-10-22 16 Bakrie Group had racked up sl.7b in debt Wire services JAKARTA Indonesia’s new chief economic minister may not be the darling of those who prefer academics to wheelers and dealers, but he could help the president to push his policies through parliament. Business tycoon Aburizal– Wire services - 361 words
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Article165 2004-10-22 16 ChuaKongHo - By ChuaKongHo SINGAPORE Airlines has expanded its code-sharing arrangements with UK-based Virgin Atlantic Airways, which will allow its passengers to make connections between London and the US cities of Boston, Washington and Miami. The expanded agreement allows SlA’s passengers on its daily SingaporeLondon services to connect165 words
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Article, Illustration52 2004-10-22 18 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong greeting New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark upon her arrival at the Istana yesterday. Ms Clark is in Singapore to promote New Zealand’s business interests. The leaders shared the wish to see closer cooperation between the two countries, PM Lee’s press secretary saidAP - 52 words
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Article474 2004-10-22 18 35-hour work week must be scrapped: Ex-IMF chief -AFP PARIS France must end the practice of 35-hour work weeks if it is to avoid sinking into irreversible economic decline, a committee of experts led by former IMF chief Michel Camdessus warned the government on Tuesday.-AFP - 474 words
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Article, Illustration458 2004-10-22 20 Bloomberg SEATTLE Microsoft Corp chief executive officer Steve Ballmer is reviving profit and sales growth by preventing customer defections to Linux, a computer operating system available for free on the Internet. The effort may help Microsoft post a 9 per cent rise inBloomberg; Reuters - 458 words
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221 2004-10-22 20 AFP SYDNEY The chances of Mr Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp relocating from Australia to the US firmed yesterday after one of its biggest institutional investors decided to abstain from a vote next week on the move. Executives for AMP Capital Investors– AFP - 221 words
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Article27 2004-10-22 20 •AS AT OCTOBER 21 STI: 1,969.18 *116.18 US$: 551.672 Ss: RM2.272 553.049 Ss: HK54.656 EURO: 552.110 Ss: 24.72 BAHT Ss: 64.36 YEN Ss: 5,450 RUPIAH27 words
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Article, Illustration915 2004-10-22 22 PHILIP LEE - By PHILIP LEE TWO Sundays ago, in his commentary, “Read your way into mastering English”, my Sunday Times colleague Tan Tarn How argued that students be spared the torturous process of learning the basic rules of English grammar which he said can be picked915 words
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204 2004-10-22 25 WE refer to the letters by Mr Jimmy Ho (“Why are ex-convicts’ IC cards marked?”, Streats, Oct 12) and Ms Irene Siow (“Still marked, eight years after crime”, Streats, Oct 13) about markings on ex-convicts’ NRICs. One of the most effective ways to204 words
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Article285 2004-10-22 25 I FOLLOWED with interest recent reports and letters in Streats about the poisoning of dogs, and dog ownership. However, the problem of strays is still not being addressed. I do not approve of the recent poisoning, but I can understand why it took place. I live285 words
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Article64 2004-10-22 25 IN our report “COE car prices drop” (Streats, Oct 21), we inadvertently took the latest prevailing quota premiums as the certificate of entitlement prices. The actual COE price for cars up to 1,600 cc was $23,784, an increase of $783. For cars above 1,600 cc it was $23,005, up64 words
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119 2004-10-22 25 I REFER to the report “S’pore firm on fighting money laundering” (Streats, Oct 20). I applaud the efforts of our Government and its policies to fight money laundering and terrorist financing, We are aware that our Government is recognised for its efficiency and119 words
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160 2004-10-22 25 I REFER to the HDB’s phasing in of a cash downpayment on the purchase of new flats, starting with 2 per cent this year and rising in 2 percentage point increments to 10 per cent in 2008. I find it rather contradictory that on one160 words
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Article178 2004-10-22 25 WE refer to the letter by Mr See Leong Kit (“SMU campus: Tell me more”, Streats, Oct 20). We would like to thank Mr See for his interest in the development of Singapore Management University’s (SMU) City Campus. SMU receives funding from both the Government178 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration320 2004-10-22 26 AFP Aussie govt will ‘plead’with Iraqi captors but make no concessions SYDNEY Australia will “plead” with Iraqi insurgents holding Care aid agency chief Margaret Hassan but will not pay a ransom or withdraw troops to secure her freedom, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer saidAFP; Reuters - 320 words
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289 2004-10-22 26 -AFP KARACHI A 1 Qaeda-linked militants involved in the recent fatal Chinese hostage crisis targeted China citizens in Pakistan to sabotage President Pervez Musharraf’s economic agenda and avenge their comrades’ deaths, analysts said. They believe that the abduction on Oct 8 of two-AFP - 289 words
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Article292 2004-10-22 28 It’s a ‘do as we say, not as we do’ White House: Kerry team Wire services PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania US senator John Kerry’s presidential campaign on Wednesday slammed Vice-President Dick Cheney, a heart patient, over reports that he had had a flu shot despite a shortageWire services - 292 words
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Article, Illustration60 2004-10-22 28 Residents stranded in their flooded home waiting to be rescued from their balcony yesterday after Typhoon Tokage brought heavy rain to the western Japanese city of Toyooka. Rescuers across Japan are searching for survivors after the country’s deadliest typhoon in a decade triggered floods and landslides thatReuters - 60 words
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Article180 2004-10-22 28 DES MOINES A haven for American mothers who still want to work. Could it be progressive New York or people-friendly San Francisco? No, the most accommodating place for working mums in the US is Des Moines, lowa, according to news report. The city of a mere180 words
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128 2004-10-22 28 Reuters SHANGHAI China’s booming financial hub, Shanghai, will auction off running shoes, a camera, a Rolex watch and other booty given to officials as bribes to promote clean government, the Shanghai Daily newspaper said yesterday. “The purpose of the auction is to show ourReuters - 128 words
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114 2004-10-22 30 KOTA BARU Kelantan’s PAS-led state government is preparing to declare Kota Barn an Islamic city next year. Several large banners have been hung in the state capital announcing: “Barn Bandaraya Islam 2005 (Kota Barn Islamic City 2005)”. The chairman of the State Public114 words
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391 2004-10-22 30 150,000 foreigners treated last year; numbers growing by 15% a year The Washington Post NEW DELHI Three months ago, Mr Howard Staab learnt that he suffered from a life-threatening heart condition and would have to undergo surgery at a cost of up to US$2OO,OOO (*****,000)The Washington Post - 391 words
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Article, Illustration313 2004-10-22 30 CHENNAI In a dramatic revelation, Ms Muthulakshmi, the wife of India’s most wanted bandit Veerappan, who was killed by the police on Monday, said that her husband offered to surrender three years ago, but the authorities never responded, BBC Online reported yesterday. She saidAP m - 313 words
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Medical
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276 2004-10-22 32 LONDON Babies born by caesarean section are more likely to suffer from food allergies and diarrhoea in early life, said a Press Association report yesterday. Researchers from the Ludwig-Maximillians University in Munich, Germany, studied 865 babies who were not born prematurely and were276 words
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187 2004-10-22 32 Reuters LONDON Refrigerating or freezing breast milk for more than 48 hours reduces health benefits which are particularly important for premature babies, accprding to a study released yesterday. New research by scientists in the US shows that refrigerated breast milk has a lower antioxidantReuters - 187 words
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my HOME YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME-OWNING
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Article, Illustration504 2004-10-22 34 Janice Wong - Gillman Village is packed with delights for adventurous and discerning furniture seekers By Janice Wong FURNITURE hunters tend to overlook Gillman Village, a quiet enclave nestled among trees, hidden from view and accessible via the long and narrow Lock Road, off Depot Road. But for people in thePica: Edwin Koo - 504 words
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Article, Illustration258 2004-10-22 36 London skyscraper nicknamed the ‘Gherkin mns one ofßritains top architecture prizes -AFP LONDON -A new skyscraper in London, popularly dubbed the “erotic gherkin” for its curvaceous shape, has won one of Britain’s top architecture prizes, organisers announced recently. The building (pictured), designed by leading British architect Norman-AFP; nfimrr a pwomberg News - 258 words
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Article, Illustration188 2004-10-22 36 -AP NEW YORK The architects who designed former US president Bill Clinton’s presidential library, a gleaming glass and steel building over the Arkansas River that invokes his administration’s theme of “building a bridge to the 21 st century”, have won a National Design Award for excellence-AP; AP - 188 words
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Article, Illustration483 2004-10-22 38 American jazz singer Alison Wedding tells SHARLENE TAN how she found more than just a greatjazz scene when she went to Australia WHEN Alison Wedding moved to Australia four years ago, little did she know that she would not only be firmly establishing her name483 words
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Article, Illustration93 2004-10-22 38 ACTRESS Glenn Close will join American police series The Shield, according to reports in Hollywood. Close, who has received five Oscar nominations for films such as Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons, will play a police captain in all 13 episodes of the show’s forthcoming fourthAFP - 93 words
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Article, Illustration77 2004-10-22 38 ACTOR John Travolta (pictured) and his wife Kelly Preston are under heavy guard after receiving threats, reported The Sydney Morning Herald yesterday. Bomb-sniffing dogs checked guests at the Sunday premiere of his new film, A Love Song for Bobby Long, and he was surrounded by bodyguards when heReuters - 77 words
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Article, Illustration86 2004-10-22 38 THE low-budget film Vera Drake, about a 1950 s backstreet abortionist, opened the 48th London Film Festival on Wednesday night. The controversial film, starring Imelda Staunton (pictured) and directed by Mike Leigh, is being tipped for an Oscar. It won the best film award at theAP - 86 words
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Article, Illustration641 2004-10-22 40 'Trendy US women’s wear label, Forever 21, opened itsfirst Asian outlet in Singapore yesterday. ZUBAIDAH NAZEERfinds out more from the company’s founder and CEO, Don Chang |K DON Chang could easily have made his homeland, South Korea, his Asian base for his line of yeomen’s wear, Forever 21.641 words
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Article, Illustration180 2004-10-22 42 /f s aface that is recognised throughout the world, a face that reflects the beauty and timelessness of Tiffany Co. But after 21 years the Atlas has had a facelift. JASMINE MILLER reports THE Atlas watch has been a significant part of Tiffany’s wide range of jewellery for180 words
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Article, Illustration101 2004-10-22 42 SWATCH’S autumn-winter collection of its Irony range has watches that would look good at a corporate meeting as well as more playful timepieces. The serious-lookine YGS437G me aciiuua-ivjuivmg iuj^j/u ($129) has a stainless steel bracelet with synthetic leather inserts, stainless steel case and grooved bezel. In complete101 words
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Article, Illustration80 2004-10-22 44 SINGER Cat Stevens (pictured), who abandoned his music career when he converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam 30 years ago, is making a surprise comeback with a single that could top the charts at Christmas, reported The Sydney Morning Herald last week.AFP - 80 words
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Article, Illustration237 2004-10-22 44 AP GODZILLA, the fire-breathing movie monster bom in a nuclear accident, is joining Hollywood royalty with-a star on the Walk of Fame. A ceremony will honour the giant lizard in front of Hollywood Boulevard’s famed Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Nov 29, the world premiere of Godzilla:AP; AFP - 237 words
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Article, Illustration457 2004-10-22 46 v JUDI LOW - Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? These recipes for stylish nutritious, yummy meals are easy to do and cost $lO or less for four servings Stylish eating on a shoestring By v JUDI LOW THE only skill you will require to make today’s dishJudl Low - 457 words
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Article118 2004-10-22 46 HAVE some fun at Millenia Walk tomorrow and on Sunday at the Family Festival Roadshow, from 1 lam to 7pm. This event is to promote next month’s Family Festival 2004, organised by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth Sports. At the road show, expect118 words
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Article118 2004-10-22 46 LET your child be crowned a prince or princess in the IMM Kids Kingdom Cover Look contest. The winner of the Royal Prince and Princess titles will each receive Mini Toons, IMM hampers that include Disney Princess products, shopping vouchers and a free makeover worth $5OO,118 words
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Article, Illustration126 2004-10-22 47 Pollution in Milan, Italy, is so bad that spending a day walking t there has the same effect on your lungs as smoking 15 cigarettes, according to a study by the Sesto San Giovanni hospital near Milan. A day’s walk in I Naples is equivalent toPic Ng Sor Luan - 126 words
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Article, Illustration52 2004-10-22 47 ff 771 Channel i 3*s film, which incorporates the /°tsr of four Damon Runyon stories, place over a New Year’s Eve j/hy in 1928. The characters include J e t Samuels (Randy Quaid), who f> l *s body parts, and Hortense 3donna), the money-hungry Feet has a52 words
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Article56 2004-10-22 47 9pm, Star Movies (Star Hub Ch 58) Onscreen together for the first time in their careers, father and son Kirk and Michael Douglas join real-life relations Cameron Douglas and Diana Douglas, along with Bernadette Peters and Rory Culkin, in a story about the loving, frustrating,56 words
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Article, Illustration55 2004-10-22 47 SCREAM FEST Till Sunday, Bpm onwards Fort Canning Park Tickets from $ll to $37 (for a pass) at Ticket Charge Scare yourself silly in time for Halloween. Movies include The Eye 2 (pictured), The Howling, The Poltergeist and cult favourite The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Check www.ticketcharge.com.sg for more55 words
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Article68 2004-10-22 47 THE FISHER KING Till Sunday, Bpm (3pm matinee tomorrow) Play Den, The Arts House Tickets at $24 from the box office A multi-sensory contemplation of language, desire, self and theatre, based on the medieval legend of the Fisher King who suffers from a lifelong wound. Commissioned for the Hong68 words
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Miscellaneous502 2004-10-22 47 Yourdailyhoroscope JfP AQUARIUS PISCES JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com FEB 19-MAR 20 Some must earn their credentials, and others are born with them. Partnerships, teams and support groups form naturally around you. Your people are already looking to you for leadership. Get started now. You’re half in and502 words
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Article, Illustration504 2004-10-22 48 GARY LIM - United will need all of Ronaldo’s guile and more to derail Arsenal Soccer smart By l GARY LIM FIFTY. That is the number of games Arsenal will stretch their unbeaten league run to if they win or draw at Old Trafford on Sunday. Poor Manchester United.AFP - 504 words
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Article531 2004-10-22 48 TOMORROW Norwich City (17) v Everton (3) Head to head: Norwich won 14, Everton 18, Draws 1 Previous league meetings: Feb 4, 1995 -Everton 2 Norwich 1; Nov 5, 1994 Norwich 0 Everton 0 Last 6 league matches: Norwich DDLDDL; Everton WLWWWD Team news: Norwich -Doherty doubtful, Lewis531 words
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228 2004-10-22 49 GaryLim - &L GaryLim THE Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) has again made an about-turn on its decision to axe the two Chinese throwers. Yesterday, it offered in writing one-year contracts to Luan Wei and E Xiaoxu, both 20. They must reply by spm tomorrow.228 words
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Article, Illustration482 2004-10-22 49 Tan Kim Han - Paya Lebar Kovan submit application, confident of meeting standards By Tan Kim Han PAYA Lebar Kovan FC have submitted their application to join the S-League next season. Yesterday, the Hougang-based constituency sports club sent in their plans to S-League deputy CEO How Seen Yong. How482 words
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Article80 2004-10-22 49 HOPES of an all-Singapore final in the inaugural Asian Football Confederation Cup were dealt a big blow yesterday. S-League double champions Home United were thrashed 0-4 by Syria’s A 1 Jaish at the A 1 Abbassiyyin Stadium, making it an uphill task for the Protectors in next Wednesday’s80 words
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Article108 2004-10-22 49 Reuters TOKYO Japan’s Brazilian coach Zico will be without his interpreter for next month’s World Cup qualifier at home to Singapore after he was sent off in Oman last week. The excitable Kunihiro Suzuki has been given a one-match ban by world soccer’s governing body Fifa after heReuters - 108 words
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Article104 2004-10-22 49 Wire services LONDON England skipper David Beckham has escaped disciplinary action for his deliberate yellow card against Wales. The Football Association decided there was “insufficient evidence” to charge the Real Madrid star with disrepute but “reminded him of his responsibilities”. Beckham faced losing the captaincy or aWire services - 104 words
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Article, Illustration583 2004-10-22 50 Mourinho lauds Terry’s defensive and leadership qualities Wire services LONDON Jose Mourinho has hailed John Terry (right) as a lynchpin of Chelsea’s drive for Champions League glory. The England defender’s third goal of the tournament helped the Londoners make light of their current striker crisis with a 2-0– Wire services; AP - 583 words
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Article, Illustration285 2004-10-22 50 Reuters MILAN Frank Rijkaard remained upbeat after his return to the San Siro ended in a 0-1 Champions League defeat by AC Milan on Wednesday. Barcelona were unbeaten all season going into the game, but Henrik Larsson and Andres Iniesta hit the crossbar asReuters; AP - 285 words
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Article110 2004-10-22 50 GROUPE ParaMriragtOT (Gre) 2 (GaroataGS, Climblm im fkmui fTitl T (Uungbctg IS, Henry 74); Rosenberg {Nor} 1 (Storfior 42} PSV Eindhoven (Ned} 2 (Faff» 26, De Jong 86) GROUPF AC Milan (tta) 1 (Shevchenko 31) Bareekma (Spa) 0; Shafcbtsr Donetsk (Ukr) 3 (Matwratom 57,62, Braedao 78} Celtic (See)110 words
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Article, Illustration536 2004-10-22 51 Arsenal striker makes light of ankle injury, ready to face United Wire services ATHENS Thierry Henry (left) is confident of shaking off an ankle injury, picked up in Arsenal’s bruising 2-2 Champions League clash against Panathinaikos, to face Manchester United in Sunday’s Premiership showdown. The French striker, who– Wire services; Reuters - 536 words
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340 2004-10-22 51 ap VALENCIA Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri declined to criticise his team despite the 1-5 thrashing by Inter Milan in the Champions League. The Spanish and Uefa Cup champions collapsed during the second half of Wednesday’s Group G game at the Mestalla Stadium. Dejan Stankovic (47th),ap - 340 words
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