Today, 5 October 2002

Microfilm: NL24792
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  • NEWS
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      Bye, Deep Throat
      490 2  -  Val Chua Comfort acts against manager who squealed PEACE, in the Comfort saga, has come with a sting. The transport operator's CEO, Mr Goh Chee Wee, has decided that the journalist who wrote about his remuneration of $1.43 million last year will not be barred from Comfort's
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      JI had MoE in its sights: Minister
      317 2  -  Tan Hui Leng THE Ministry of Education was on the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) surveillance list, revealed Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng on Friday. Speaking to reporters at the People's Action Party Women's Wing Investiture ceremony, Mr Wong gave updates from the investigation
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      Crusader?
      456 3  -  Francis Kan OBS move great for the small guy AFTER Ong Beng Seng (illustration) scuppered a proposed merger between Vickers Ballas and a rival firm two years ago, minority shareholders of the brokerage ended up with a much better offer from the DBS Group a few months later. Now
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      The butter-and-guns weapon
      179 3 FIGHT the war against terrorism with guns as well as with butter, is the message Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim has for the US. The US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement has generated interest in similar agreements from Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia. The US should
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      The language issue
      491 4  -  Lee Ching Wern Singlish controversy resurfaces at forum IT was an intriguing contrast of personalities on opposite sides of an issue, literally, on everyone's tongue. On one side, the Mandarinspeaking comedian and creator of vernacular hits like I Not Stupid. On the other, the polished, English-educated Minister
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      Lock icon Fire near MRT tracks
      143 4 Channel News Asia A FIRE that broke out at timber sheds along Sungei Kadut Street 1 on Friday afternoon sparked fears that it would spread to the nearby MRT tracks. The fire at Leong Yew Timber company broke out at 4.40pm, engulfing 10 zincroofed sheds used
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    • Article
      Dear minister, regarding the dolls ...
      303 4 Dear minister, regarding the dolls FOLLOWING the rejection of its request to exhibit 20 dolls at Raffles Place on Children's Day, political-activist group Think Centre has written an open letter to the Government Released on Friday, the letter complained that the reasons for the rejection by the Films and Publications
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      Lock icon Visitor arrivals drop
      132 4 Channel NewsAsia THE number of visitors coming to Singapore has continued to fall for the fourth straight month. According to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), visitor arrivals in August totalled 671,154. This was a fall of 3.3 per cent compared to that of the same month last
      — Channel NewsAsia  -  132 words
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  • HUMOUR
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      It's not an easy life!
      845 6  -  Neil Humphreys With ez-link cards and a deadly Bus Task Force THE peaceful tranquillity of Tioman Island was shattered when my partner grabbed my arm and exclaimed: "We need to get an ez-link card!" I had no idea what the stupid woman was talking about
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  • LETTERS
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      Teens puffing away unawares
      308 9  -  Henry him Li Sh n Youngsters don't know they are breaking the law I WAS not aware that it was agai st the law for under-aged penple to smoke until I read that tlv; penalties for those doin;; so would be increased. My lack of knowledge
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      CEO lifts ban on journalist
      237 9  -  Goh Chee Wee- I REFER to [ires* reports concerning my internal e-mail message to senioi staff of the Comfort Group, bailing contact I with Mr Chrit'.opher T:m of The Business Times. It is unfortunate that I have to engage in a public deb;-re over a
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  • PROPERTY WATCH
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      APARTMENTS/CONDOMINIUMS
      332 10 Project Type Tenure Date 0) SqFt Ps District 19 :huan park :0MPASS HT PALM GROVE PALM GROVE CDO RIO VISTA RIO VISTA RIO VISTA RIO VISTA RIVERVALECREST RIVERVALECREST RIVERVALECREST [ME SUNSHINE [ME SUNSHINE [HE SUNSHINE t\ MEIGDN APT APT APT APT APT APT APT APT APT APT APT APT
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      LANDED PROPERTIES
      217 10 Street District Tenure Date $('000) SqFt Psf Semi-detached JLNGENDANG 20 FH 2002 08-28 1150 3150 365 JLN LENGKOK SEMBAWANG 27 FH 2002-08-23 930 4299 216 MIMOSA GDN 28 FH 2002 08-28 1800 3369 534 Detach PONGGOL SEVENTEENTH AVE 28 FH 2002 08-23 2600 4693 554 Terrace AROOZOOAVE 19
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      Lock icon With eyes wide open
      1090 10  -  Lee Yew Meng Singaporeans become more prudent as they face new wave of Chinese property launches ONCE bitten but not twice shy. Singaporeans are now facing a new wave of Chinese property launches. But this time, they are more cautious, having learned a painful lesson eight
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  • BUSINESS
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      Dear CEO, what's your salary?
      330 12 THE Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) is calling on companies to give more information about how much they are paying their top executives. This comes in the wake of recent media attention of the high monetary awards enjoyed by the chief executive officers (CEOs) of
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      Lock icon Venture chief wins award
      84 12 Channel News Asia VENTURE Corp chief Wong Ngit Liong was named Singapore's Master Entrepreneur of the Year at an awards ceremony on Friday. He will represent Singapore at the Ernst Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Monte Carlo next year and compete against 34
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3793 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries:Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com Date Name NAV/Bid Oiler Price Price Aberdeen Asset Monngement (Asin) 10/3 Aberdeen Sol-American Opportunities 0.549 0.578 10/3 Aberdeen Sol-Asian High Yield Fd 1.217 1.254 10/3 Aberdeen Sol-China Opportunities Fd 0.9 0.946 10/3 Aberdeen Sol-Continental Europe Eqty 0.731 0.769 10/3 Aberdeen Sol-Global MNC 0.484
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      Lock icon PSA keeps the containers moving
      241 13 Bloomberg PSA Corp moved 30 per cent more containers last month than it did last September, helped by recovering trade in Singapore and its overseas acquisitions. The state-owned company said it handled 2.16 million 20-foot containers worldwide last month. Its Singapore operations moved 1.41 million
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      Lock icon US strike may hit E Asia
      517 13 Bloomberg Port shutdown threatens exports A SHUTDOWN at US West Coast ports threatens to throw many Asian exporters out of business and push East Asia into recession, some economists say. The United States is the biggest consumer of Asian-made exports, buying US$3OO billion ($534.5
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    • Corporate Briefs
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        Lock icon SILKAIR EXPANDING FLEET:
        146 13 Bloomberg SilkAir, the regional unit of Singapore Airlines, will buy six Airbus aircraft for US$32B million ($584 million) as it expands its routes. The unit is converting six of its eight Airbus options to firm orders, with the delivery of the aircraft to be spread over five
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        DATACRAFT SHARES HIGHER:
        84 13 Datacraft closed up 3.5 US cents (6.23 Singapore cents) to 56 US cents (99 Singapore cents), with 21 million traded, amid rumours that a probe by the Commercial Affairs Department had found no wrongdoing or insider trading by directors of the company. In August, the CAD requested
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        125 13 HELPED by the gains of major regional bourses, and with the US futures market trading positively, the Singapore market also ended the week higher. The benchmark Straits Times index closed up 13.91 points to 1,365.89. However, only 206 million shares were traded, suggesting that, while the prices of stocks
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        World markets
        55 13 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 9027.55 +91.12 +1.02 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 9051.37 2944.40 4067.79 +67.05 -7.40 -8.19 +0.75 -0.25 -0.20 Korea Comp SET Index 650.92 341.24 +2.82 +4.69 +0.44 +1.39 Jakarta Comp 408.43 -1.07 -0.26 Phils Comp Shenzen B Mumbai 1101.64 231.61 2922.48 -1.64
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 13 US$ 0.***** UK£ 0.***** Yen 68.9713 HK$ 4.***** RM 2.***** Euro 0.***** Rupiah 5065.01 Baht 24.4320 Peso 29.6076 A$ 1.***** Indian Rs 27.1622 Won 692.212 C$ 0.***** Yuan 4.***** NZ$ 1.***** NTS 19.6551
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        Commodities
        21 13 Gold uss/oi 322.400 Silver uss/oi 4.485 Platinum uss/oz 556.100 Rubber centsAg 151.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1366 Brent crude uss/borrel 28.98
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        Straits Times Index — 10-Day Chart
        5 13 Straits Times Index 10-Day Chart
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        SGX most active
        58 13 By volume Oct 4 '000 Citiraya 22,191 DatacrftUSS 21,449 BlLlntl 16,940 Chartered 14,476 Links Is 12,077 By value Oct 4 UOB 38,915,380 DBS 21,810,170 Chartered 14,495,135 SIA 14,206,750 DatacrftUSS 11,817,076 '000 TPV 7,004 Federal 6,973 Sing Tel 6,935 TAC2OOUSS 5,114 TT Int 4,605 OCBC 11,699,860 Venture 11,098,900
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        SGX top rises
        81 13 Oct 4 Close Changi DUE 6.050 +0.351 DBS 11.600 +0.301 UOB 11.900 +0.301 iTI ETF100IOPV 13.974 +0.15. DrealEasI 8.600 +0.151 DBS Bk6% NCPS10 105.000 +0.101 DCBC 9.700 +0.101 SPH 19.800 +0.101 /entitle 11.300 +0.101 Haw Par 4.180 +0.081 By percentage Oct 4 Close Change Hew Toyo W*****7
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        77 13 Bloomberg Oct 4 >IA Close Changi 9.600 -0.101 lhai Prime200USS 4.100 -0.101 >IA Engg MvSys LantroVis 2.000 -0.041 0.145 -0.03^ 0.200 -0.031 SATSvcs 1.610 -0.031 \intiiti \vti|)ltis WJennings AS \cmaW*****6 0.130 -0.02^ 0.190 -0.02: 0.835 -0.021 0.005 -0.021 )y percentage 3ct4 \cmaW*****6 Close Change 0.005 -80.000 iaflP
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China bares its teeth
      253 14 Agencies Detains N Korea's key man as warning SHENYANG Recent events do not bode well for North Korea's special economic zone in Sinuiju. Mr Yang Bin (picture), the DutchChinese governor of Sinuiju, was detained by the Chinese police and questioned on Friday morning, hours before he
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      Lock icon Protest against Muslim 'persecution'
      64 14 REUTERS photo Bangladeshi policemen trying to contain a masked man during a protest in Dhaka on Friday. Thousands took to the streets of the capital, burning US, British, Israeli and Indian flags and denouncing the "persecution" of Muslims. Some of the protesters in the Islamic country
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    • Article
      Lock icon Crash danger with hands-free phones
      102 14 Agencies SYDNEY Drivers using hands-free mobile phones may be more dangerous than those weaving illegally through traffic with their phones to their ears, Australian researchers said on Friday. A study by psychologists at the University of Sydney using driving simulators found that people using hands-free
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      Lock icon Filipino hostages freed
      48 14 Reuters photo MANILA Filipino television reporter Carlo Lorenzo, right, and cameraman Gilbert Ordiales, left, were freed unharmed by Muslim gunmen on Thursday. They had been ['held hostage for six days. The pair, who Iwork for Manila's [GMA television network, arrived, waving, in the capital on
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    • Article
      Lock icon Inspections delayed for new mandate
      186 14 Agencies WASHINGTON US President George W Bush has again threatened to bypass the UN if it failed to force Baghdad to disarm. "The choice is up to the United Nations to show its resolve. The choice is up to Saddam Hussein to fulfil his word,
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      Lock icon Ulamas to meet?
      99 14 -AFP JAKARTA Muslim scholars from Indonesia and Malaysia are considering organising a meeting of South-east Asian ulamas (religious scholars) to deal with religious problems in the region. "Hopefully, South-east Asian ulamas will be able to prevent the Muslim faith from being influenced by apostate teachings," Antara news
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      Lock icon India starting arms race, says Pakistan
      157 14 Agencies ISLAMABAD Pakistan accused India of initiating an arms race by test-firing a surface-to-air missile on Friday, some nine hours after Pakistan tested a medium-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead deep into Indian territory. "We believe that India has done this to
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      Lock icon Pageant postponed for Ramadan
      101 14 -AFP ABUJA (Nigeria) The organisers of the Miss World pageant announced on Friday that the beauty show would be postponed by a week to Dec 7. A statement signed by Nigeria's First Lady Stella Obasanjo said the postponement was due to "consideration for our Muslim brothers
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      New twist in Azalina case
      424 15 Dr M 'urged going to police with complaints against Umno wing chief KUALA LUMPUR The increasingly ugly contest for the Puteri Umno leadership has taken yet another surprising turn with Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's name being dragged into the fray. A Puteri Umno member
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      School swindle
      145 15 BUTTERWORTH Seven parents who each paid RM5,000 ($2,350) to a tuition school in Seberang Prai which promised their children "at least 5 As in their SPM" have lodged a police report after finding the centre closed last week. The victims claimed they were taken in by the money-back
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      Lock icon Woman leaps to death in HK
      47 15 Reuters photo A fireman attempts in vain to stop a 33yearold woman from committing suicide by jumping from the 14th floor of her apartment building in Hong Kong on Thursday. The woman said her husband had a mistress in mainland China.
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      Lock icon Random shootings stun wealthy US suburb
      380 15 Agencies WASHINGTON US security agencies launched a massive manhunt after five people were shot dead for no apparent reason within 16 hours in one of America's wealthiest suburbs. Each of the five victims one on Wednesday night and four within a four-hour period Thursday
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      S Korean agents had 'comfort women'
      236 15 SEOUL Former South Korean armed agents trained to be dispatched to North Korea testified that they were provided with "comfort women" four times a year in a safe house near their base at Mt Sorak. Under the state-organised system, which began in 1975, the
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      Lock icon Row over repair bill
      98 15 Reuters SINGAPORE/MANILA Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has forked out US$l.4 million ($2.5 million) in charter fares as her private jet languishes in a Singapore hangar while a dispute rages over a US$3 million repair bill. The row between the Philippine government and Fokker Services Asia
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  • COMMENT
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      Ravi Veloo on: Much ado about literature
      668 16 GREAT Scott, Fitzgerald! Has thou heard yet that there liest in the gentle land of the East Coast, a rebel school that doth defend literature? Yea, this be true. Most other schools here doth chase the gilded horse of a higher damned spot
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      Memo from Munchkinland
      793 17  -  Dave Barry I USED to be a party animal. If there was a party, I was there and I did not leave until it was over. Even then, I did not leave sometimes: The people who threw the party had to move if they wanted to get
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  • WEEKEND FEATURE
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      The youngest 'old hand'
      634 18  -  Tor Ching Li Singapore's 10-year-old concert pianist, Abigail, to perform solo here next month SHE has a diploma in piano performance. She performed solo in Bangkok in July on a Fazioli, which, in case you don't know, is made from wood so rare that a grand
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      Nice blend of old and new
      541 19  -  Teo Siok Kuan IF you think traditional crafts are oldfashioned, you'll change your mind when you visit the accessories pavilion at the Asia Pacific Furniture Fair. You'll see how designers have updated traditional designs and exploited the wealth of natural materials available around the
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      200 18 PARTICIPATE ings not only in the singers but also in the listeners. CHINESE STATIONS FAMILY CARNIVAL 2002 Presented by the Hallelujah Oratorio Society, Singapore Three Chinese MediaCorp Radio stations,Y.E.S. Bible College Chorale and The Philharmonic Chamber 93.3FM, Capital Radio 9S.BFM and Love 97.2FM,wi1l be Orchestra. holding the Chinese Stations Family
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    • Miscellaneous
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      122 18 ENGLISH PROGRAMMES No Programme Channel 1 Restless 5 2 Crimewatch 5 3 Pokemon SR IV Central 4 WeAreR.E.M. Central 5 Oh Carol! 5 6 Pokemon SR 111 Central 7 Charmed 5 8 Survivor 5 9 Block 523 Central 10 Digimon Adventure 2 Central CHINESE PROGRAMMES No Programme Channel 1 The
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  • FAMILY
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      Oh, the scent of a BABY!
      782 20  -  Theresa Tan If it could be canned for sale, it'd be the next big enterprise I'VE just returned from a two-week trip to the United States. It was an enlightening, relaxing and inspiring journey, one that I was fortunate enough to share with my
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  • CITYSTYLE
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      FASHIONFLASH
      176 21 GUYS, don't be a man in black anymore.There's no reason to, with the AAV 2002 collection from Topman. Add colour to your wardrobe and life with shirts in vintage floral prints and graphic retro knits. Stock up for your winter trip with fur-trimmed parkas and striped blazers from the
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      Colour your CROWNING GLORY!
      437 21  -  Pearlyn Tham Top French hairstylist's tip for women here THIS is one hairstylist who is a cut above the rest. Laetitia Guenaou (say "Ler-tee-tia Gi-na-ou") not only creates hairstyles but she also creates hairstyling tools when the ones available do not give her the effect that
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  • EPICURE
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      Hot garlic pizza
      201 22 Ingredients: 2 small ready-made pizza bases 2 bulbs garlic, peeled and minced A few cherry tomatoes, sliced 2 tbsp butter Mixed herbs, fresh or dried Tabasco sauce Method: 1. Preheat oven to 200 deg C. Butter the pizza bases. 2. Cover buttered pizza bases with the minced
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      Hit the spot with a hot garlic pizza
      296 22  -  Pauline D Loh Meatless and fuss-free, this hot bread gets really addictive THIS pizza is a Bay Area take-out favourite, although the San Franciscan version is fully half a metre in diameter and usually requires a trio of very determined NBA fans
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      Asian delights
      252 23  -  Katrina Karim Food fair offers special delicacies from region IF you have never tasted bamboo rice cakes stuffed with coconut sugar, or delicate coconut tuille with a meringue coating and angel hair egg yolk strands, then head straight for Carrefour's Asian Food Fair, which ends Oct 13. The
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      Tempeh tempters
      361 23  -  Richard Seah T'EMPEH is a useful meat substitute. It is high in protein and a source of vitamin 812, a rare vitamin normally found in meat products. Tempeh is cooked soybeans that have turned mouldy. Don't worry. The mould is perfectly edible, like the mould on some types
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      Six months putting it all together
      126 23 PUTTING together a fair featuring not only fresh produce, but also cooked food, speciality snacks and arts and crafts from so many countries is a daunting task. Ms Miki Choo, Carrefour's deli department head, took it all in her stride. She started working on
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      The red wine grape varieties
      434 23  -  Jeffrey Yang CABERNET SAUVIGNON Arguably the favourite grape of many wine connoisseurs, wines made from pure Cabernet Sauvignon (or blended with other grapes) are typically made to age and deliver in the long run, and can be awkward when young. Some of the world's most
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  • EATOUT
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      Croc banquet
      483 24  -  Pauline DLoh A feast for the truly adventurous gourmet CROCODILE meat was for asthma sufferers, my grandma said, thus stuffing pieces of straw-like jerky into our mouths. When she wasn't looking, we fed it to the dogs, who may or may not eat it depending on their hunger
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      ShopTalk
      201 24 ON AND ON With mobility being the greatest asset of a laptop PC, having a battery that lasts as long as your travels is imperative. MobyPower from Elegreen Technology is an external Li-ion battery that provides the highest capacity and density for three to six hours of use. Compact
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  • IN CINEMAS
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      Thrilling with the MAJOR LEAGUE
      885 25  -  Elisa Chia K-19 director Bigelow shows the men of action that women can do it just as well IN Hollywood, making action movies is the work of men. Tinseltown is still very much a boys' club less than 10 per cent of studio productions are
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    • INCINEMAS ROUND-UP
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      881 27  -  David Ngiau News on celebs is fine, but creating the gossip and dirt is crossing the line TjAFARAZZI are freelance photogra--1 phers who hound celebrities. They're named for a character a photographer named Paparazzo in Federico Fellini's 1960 film about Rome's rich and famous, La
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      265 27 HONG KONG Hong Kong Canto-pop star Nicholas Tse's image has not suffered following his conviction for perverting the course of justice, reports said Thursday, but his earnings could end up as battered as his famous black Ferrari if he spends the next 12 months in
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      605 28  -  Colin Yong Honda's stylish new small car is big on clever ideas MOTORING writers are a proud lot We don't like cars to dictate the way we drive and we often do our utmost to prove their manufacturers' claims wrong. If a car comes with
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      546 30  - Same CarenS yet different Colin Yong A thorough restyle inside and out has transformed the Kia MPV THE original Kia Carens was a worthy car, if only because it was refreshingly honest about its purpose in life. It was not, and did not pretend to be, anything more than a
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      109 30 THE local Audi distributor, Premium Automobiles, is celebrating 22 years of quattro technology with promotions on the A4 and A6. The quattro is Audi's proprietary allwheel drive system, now available on all its models. From now until Nov 30, A4 and A6 buyers will
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      188 30 Protect your car against fires, have afire extinguisher on board AS much as Hollywood directors would like you to believe that cars explode into huge balls of fire when subjected to almost any kind of impact, in reality this does not happen. While car fires are extremely
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      607 31  -  Asif Ansar JUPITER is the thinking person's planet. It's the guardian of the abstract mind and bestows a yen for exploring ideas, both intellectually and spiritually. A search for answers is what Jupiter proposes. It's also reflective of local songstress Tanya Chua's mood. Her new album's called Jupiter.
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      291 31 -Reuters/Variety LOS ANGELES Veteran rocker Eric Clapton has organised an all-star tribute concert for his late friend and fellow guitarist George Harrison, with the former Beatle's two surviving bandmates slated to perform. The benefit concert, planned with the help of Harrison's wife, Olivia, is
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        94 31  -  YeeWeiZhen AFTER a two-year hiatus, Kit Chan is back with an album that's entirely different from her previous mainstream pop albums. The first chill-out album by a Chinese artiste, this is her first attempt as a co-producer. Many of the songs give you
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        160 31  -  Ariel fam BON Jovi's back with a bounce. Its eighth studio album, Bounce, is a varied affair with a good mix of stadium rock and classic ballads. Everyday, the first single, is an infectious anthem celebrating life and love. It's the title track that
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      124 31 Top Ten Charts _^^^^r 1. Sentimental Hits VA 2. Puppy Love VA 3. Best DJ Non-Stop VA Hits 2002 Vol 2 4. Let Go Avril Lavi^ne 5. The Chicago Story Chicago 6. Modern Rock 2 VA 7. Stars: The Best oi Cranberries 1992-2002 S. Feels So Good Atomic Kitten 9.
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      199 34 The brave Beng AH BENG, Mohammad and Muthu were at sea when they were hijacked by a group of pirates. The pirates cornered the three men and said: "Give us all your valuables!" The chief pirate then pulled out a syringe and said: "If you'll don't, we'll inject you'll with
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      124 34 Lhe lighter side Meehan Streak ALL RIGHT "j "1 1I I I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME (COULD YOU LEAVE PHEW... WE CLEARED THE AIR I J US, PLEASE, ROLF j THAT'S BETTER J Shoe f I READ SOME \'lj\&'jmJ YOu?-' 1-8 I L>H, WILLIAM, SHAKESPEARE W H| CH O NE?
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      288 34 /> Today's joke \^*^B J T^V UMBER, as his name indicates, is J_/not a bright person. One day, he was on a flight to Kuala Lumpur to visit his relatives. He was given a middle seat but decided to occupy the window seat, which had been allotted to an old
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      962 36  -  Rohit Brijnath A peek into the week of a... Sept 27: Friday New week. Remember to keep bucket I near desk. To throw-up in every time I I hear (and it's going to happen) about "Curtis' Strange decision "or "European I lions versus US Tigers". Wife doesn't
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      173 36 Reuters TOKYO Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan overwhelmed world number one Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 6-3 on Friday, knocking the Australian out of the US$BOO,OOO ($1.4 million) Japan Open in the quarter-finals. Swedish qualifier Magnus Norman also advanced to the last four, winning his sixth match in
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      756 37  -  Stanley Ho Record-breaking S-League champion wins 2002 season in style WITHOUT a shadow of a doubt, SAFFC has been the best football team in Singapore since the S-League's inception in 1996. Four league championships and two Cup trophies in seven seasons, the honours just keep piling
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      420 37  -  Tan Yo-Hinn LIKE many other teenagers, Mathew Holten (picture) earns extra pocket money by flipping burgers in a fast-food restaurant in New Zealand. But yesterday, he swapped the apron for the sand wedge to considerable effect as he
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      155 38 BISOUS Bedok Kings' entire season boils down to Saturday night's National Rugby Championships Premier League Game of the Week clash against San Miguel Wanderers. Third in the table with just 26 points (three behind secondplaced Singapore Cricket Club), defending Cup holder Bedok simply cannot afford to
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      45 38 THE Singapore U-21 netball team's two-game winning run at the Asian Youth Championships was halted yesterday when it was handed a narrow 42-44 defeat by Malaysia. Despite the defeat, Singapore managed to qualify for the semi-finals. It will meet Sri Lanka on Sunday.
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      53 38 LONDON England's Football Association is to hold urgent talks with Uefa after several English players suffered racist abuse in European club competitions. In the latest incident, Uefa is to investigate claims that Ipswich Town striker Marcus Bent was abused in a Uefa Cup win at Yugoslav side Sartid
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      667 38  -  Kelvin Phang NATIONAL captain Remy Ong (picture) failed narrowly in his bid to win his, and Singapore's second bowling medal at the Homeplus Asiad Bowling Alley last night. The singles gold-medallist on Thursday finished fifth in men's doubles with fellow leftie Lee Yu
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      410 38  -  Kelvin Phang THE race to be the top Southeast Asian nation in Busan's Asian Games has produced a few surprises. Thailand leads with two gold, six silver and three bronzes, while Malaysia is currently second. Vietnam, host of next year's SEA Games, lies
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      326 40 Reuters LONDON Rangers flopped in the Uefa Cup for the third successive season yesterday morning, while Italian side Parma survived a big scare on a frantic night of first-round second-leg action. Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham and Ipswich Town scraped into the second round,
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      677 40 Agencies Strikers transform the Reds into an attacking outfit English Premier League Liverpool v Chelsea Live, Sunday on Ch23, 11pm LONDON Sven-Goran Eriksson was a contented man at Anfield on Wednesday night. The England manager left purring over two goals for Emile Heskey (above,
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      383 41 Match 1 Newcastle v West Brom 5 Oct 10pm IX2 1/2 Goal (1) Newcastle $1.38 Newcastle (-1 1/2) $1.90 (X) Draw $4.30 West Brom (+1 1/2) $1.75 (2) West Brom $5.80 Team news: Newcastle: Hugo Viana may start after being benched for five of United's last six games.
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      158 41 LONDON English Football Association officials have confirmed yesterday that Man City's Eyal Berkovic will be investigated after appearing to make a "cut-throat" gesture to Maine Road supporters. The incident happened as City struggled to see off Second Division Crewe in the Worthington Cup this week, reported
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      217 42 Reuters ULSAN North Korea's women powered to a stunning 3-1 victory over the heavily favoured Chinese in the team table tennis final on Friday. The Koreans earned the Asian Games win after China's Olympic and world singles champion Wang Nan lost both her games to
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      1082 42 How being in love with Marion Jones made sprinter Tim Montgomerie the fastest man in the world NEW YORK Behind the world's fastest man stands the world's fastest woman. Tim Montgomery and Marion Jones, the couple that trains together, are now No 1 in
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      546 42  -  Stanley Ho JUST 10 days before the Asian Games started, it was reported that Singaporean and Malaysian channels were not going to show the quadrennial event live due to exorbitant licensing fees. Days later, the Malaysian government reacted,
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      Lock icon Well-deserved bronze, paddlers
      344 43  -  Kelvin Phang IT'S A little known fact, but the first time Singapore won a table-tennis medal was at the 1962 Asian Games. That year, the men's team led by Lim Wei Sheng clinched a historic bronze in Jakarta. And yesterday in Ulsan, Singapore finally ended a 40-year
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      32 42 Paradorn beats world No. 1/36 Thai tennis sensation knocks Leyton Hewitt out of the Japan Open. PI XV* v SAFFC: The greatest ever? /38 Friday night's S-League crowning suggests that it is.
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