Today, 17 July 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY SHARE YOUR FREE COPY hursday July 17, 2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002 www.todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Stocks slide
      47 1 ■Reuters NEW YORK-The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average yesterday fell 34.38 points, or 0.38 per cent to 9,094.59. The broad Standard Poor's 500 dropped 6.33 points, or 0.63 per cent to 994.09. The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite fell 5.24 points, or 0.30 per cent to 1,747.97.
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      En bloc buzz in property market
      224 1 PROPERTY agents are getting ready to launch at least 10 parcels for en bloc sales, The Business Times has reported. Among the collective sites are Quelin Gardens in St Thomas Walk, Himiko Court in Mount Sinai area, Hilltops Apartments in Cairnhill Circle and suburban
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      SingTel's windfall?
      576 1  -  Chan Chao Peh Unexpected bonanza from Belgium could drive up its share price by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg IT was one of SingTel's quieter investments, with none of the hype and drama associated with its Optus foray. But the investment in Belgium now looks poised to pay off big time for
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Chia fails
      388 2  -  Derrick A Paulo Bank of China rejects debt plan by derrick@newstoday.com.sg IN the end, it was what he could not control that brought former Nominated Member of Parliament Chia Shi Teck (picture) to the verge of bankruptcy. While volatile share prices dragged him to the brink, it was
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      Community leader dies in accident
      150 2  -  Pamela Pang Madeleine Chong WHEN Sars swept the city and Mr S Ramachanthiran was among those who had to be quarantined at home, he faced a problem. The 64-year-old thrombosis patient, who had his leg operated on in March, could not collect his medication from
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      Sars cases rise ...
      501 3  - Sars cases rise Tan Hui Leng But it's only after the 32 suspect cases were reclassified by huileng@newstoday.com.sg IN an extensive review stretching two months, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reclassified 32 suspect Sars cases as probable cases. This brings the number of those infected to 238. As one case
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      Eden Palace gutted
      56 3 JOHOR BARU A fire gutted the four-storey Eden Floating Palace, a tourist landmark at Stulang Laut in Johor Baru, yesterday morning, the Bernama news agency reported. The floating restaurant and entertainment centre was a major attraction for visitors from Singapore. There were no casualties and the cause
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      Whose choice?
      528 4  -  Tor Ching Li by chingli@newtoday.com.sg HAVE we witnessed a transient tragedy or a lasting legacy? According to Daniel Henninger of The Wall Street Journal, the Bijani twins (picture) lived and died in asserting the notion of choice. If they have left a lasting impression on the world of
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      Lock icon African Happy story a hoax
      169 4 Reuters JOHANNESBURG The dramatic tale of Happy Sindane, a white boy allegedly kidnapped and raised by a black family, has turned out to be a hoax. Police said on Tuesday they had dropped the case of the light-haired, pale-skinned youth who said he had been
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    • Article
      Hyflux clarifies report, suspends trading
      134 4 TO CLARIFY a newspaper report, Singapore's largest publicly-traded water company, Hyflux, suspended trading on its shares for half a day yesterday. The report in The Straits Times said Hyflux received orders and down payments for 20,000 units of a device that can produce drinking water
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      SIA may retrench 40 pilots this week
      221 4  -  Francis Kan SPECULATION that the axe is ready to fall on some Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots emerged yesterday, even as the carrier announced it would be increasing the number of flights to New Zealand. Citing sources, The Business Times reported some 40 pilots,
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Local talent, global outlook
      486 6  -  Serene Foo How Media Corp TV topped viewership charts by serene@newstoday.com. sb CONSIDERING that all it takes is a flick of the TV remote control button to switch channels and "pledge loyalties", the intensity of media competition in the broadcasting industry cannot be understated. So it
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      Lock icon S'pore edges ahead of Hong Kong
      133 6 AFX-Asia SINGAPORE has overtaken Hong Kong as the best place to do business in the Asia Pacific, according to an economic intelligence group which surveyed 60 countries. Singapore comes in at seventh place on the Economist Intelligence Unit's (ElU's) global ladder of places to
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      Awards for the spirit of budding enterprise
      327 6  -  Jasmine Yin HOT on the heels of the aggressive entrepreneurship drive in Singapore is the launch of yet another entrepreneurship awards. This time, it is aimed at budding entrepreneurs. It took the Innovators and Entrepreneurship Association (IdEA) and five partners less than a
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      Greed, thrills and the rise in juvenile crime
      268 6  -  Lim Wei Yi THERE has been an alarming increase in juveniles involved in shop thefts. Last year, there was a 56 per cent increase in the arrest of juveniles (aged between seven and 15) to about 2,200 persons, with students making up
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      GOING GLOBAL
      175 8 Gerry Lee Kian Hup, 48 General Manager, IT FEELS great working in FairPrice, an organisation that is progressive all these years. I'm proud to be associated with Singapore's homegrown brand throughout the 20 years that I'd grown alongside with. One memorable moment was in 1995, when we initiated
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      FairPrice abroad
      456 8 AS DEPUTY CEO and Chief Operating Officer, Seah Kian Peng knows that the challenges ahead for FairPrice means that it will have to re-invent itself, to turn into a new organisation. "This means a rethinking of the strategies ahead, even of the way we think of our competitors,
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  • LETTERS
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      Be fair, if you dare
      322 9  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng M'sian media reports on S'pore are seldom balanced THE fact that Mr Mardupi Ismail's letter, "Biz rivalry" (Today, July 16), was published promptly in this newspaper shows that the Singapore media is impartial and transparent. On the other hand, we will
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      Treat CPF as sacred cow, not economic tool
      186 9  -  Yak Chin Hua I REFER to the report, "Healthy companies laying off workers" (Today, July 16). Following recent trends, we can expect large retrenchment payouts to taper off and level down substantially in the very near term. The Government and the National
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon US security at stake
      383 10 Bloomberg Defence Dept objects to STT bid for Global Crossing SINGAPORE Technologies Telemedia's (STT) proposed acquisition of Global Crossing was opposed formally by the US Defence Department because of national security concerns, said US officials. The Pentagon was concerned about foreign ownership of Global Crossing because
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        177 10 SHARE prices closed firmer for the fourth straight session yesterday but the benchmark index came off fresh 12-month highs on profit-taking in select blue chips, dealers said. The market breached the critical 1,600-point resistance level in intra-day trade before closing below that level. But the hefty trading volume suggested
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        Your Ssl buys
        36 10 US$ 0.57 UK£ 0.36 Yen 67 HK$ 4.43 RM 2.16 Euro 0.51 Rupiah 4,670 Baht 24 Peso 30.37 A$ 0.87 Indian Rs u Won 667 C$ 0.79 Yuan 4.70 NZ$ 0.98 NTS 19.48
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        World markets
        61 10 Index Value Change Pts Nikkei 225 9735.97 -15.03 -0.15% Hang Seng KLCI Sydney All Ords laiwan Weighted *****.20 724.35 3075.20 5413.87 +71.60 -5.04 +14.20 +78.01 0.71% -0.69% 0.46% 1.46% Korea Composite Hiai SET Index 716.48 503.19 +3.03 +8.99 0.42% 1.82% lakarta Composite Philippines Comp Shenzhen B iiumbai 524.26
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 10 SGX BLOOMBURG Gold uss/oz 342.20 Silver uss/oi 4.66 Platinum uss/oi 688 Rubber cents/kg 177.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1394 Brent crude uss/borrel 28.98
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        Straits Times Index-1,595.92 +7.25
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        SGX most active
        57 10 By volume July 16 Horizon Interra Reed Ipco IPC MultiVis BIL Intl Aution UniFiber GES Close 0.130 0.180 0.095 0.150 0.075 0.355 0.810 0.275 0.145 0.510 Change +0.020 -0.020 -0.005 +0.015 -0.005 +0.020 +0.030 +0.020 +18.2 -17.4 -3.2 +25.0 -1.4 +2.5 +12.2 +4.1 '000 201,046 135,466 66,558
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        SGX top rises
        78 10 By$ July 16 Creative 50 Close Change 15.200 +0.300 C&C 5.400 +0.200 OCBC 10.900 +0.200 OUE 7.600 +0.200 >IA 11.100 +0.200 >IA 200 11.100 +0.200 Elec USS Noble 2.240 +0.190 1.850 +0.140 franspac 1.750 +0.140 By percentage July 16 Close Change El-Nets 0.020 +33.3 Kian Ann W*****7
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        SGX top falls
        72 10 July 16 Close Change CMShekoulOOHKS 5.500 -0.300 DBS 11.800 -0.200 GreatEast 10.200 -0.100 SPH 19.300 -0.100 Ehai Prime200USS 6.800 -0.100 KhongGuan 1.720 -0.060 Eransmarco 1.300 -0.060 F&N 9.700 -0.050 PKTech 0.130 -0.045 CSA 1.490 -0.040 )y percentage luly 16 'KTech Close Change 0.130 -25.7 1BR 0.020 -20.0
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    • Article
      Dangerous exit
      613 12  -  William Pesek Jr Leaving the IMF can slow capital flows into regional markets by news@newstoday.com.sg AFTER years of using the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a lifeline to avoid defaulting on debt, Thailand and Indonesia want to suspend borrowing from the politically unpopular fund. The costs of doing
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      Lock icon Let yuan be flexible: Greenspan
      180 12 Bloomberg US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said China's currency may be undervalued and it is in the country's "interest" to move to a more flexible exchange rate policy. The yuan has been fixed at a rate of 8.2770 to the dollar since 1995 and
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      Lock icon BMW to do design work in S'pore
      169 12 Bloomberg BAYERISCHE Motoren Werke (BMW) AG, the world's No 2 luxury car-maker, said it is considering starting design and research work in Singapore, a day after announcing the move of its parts centre here to Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas. "This move reflects
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      Lock icon Vacant offices
      237 14 Bloomberg HK rents may slide 40% in next two years HONG KONG prime office rents, down about two-thirds in the last six years, may slide 40 per cent more in 24 months, Fitch Ratings said in one of the most pessimistic reports on the property market since Sars
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      Outlook for demand in Asian commercial spaces
      37 14 MR PHIL Simpson, international director of corporate solutions at Jones Lang LaSalle, a property consultant and broker in Singapore, comments on the outlook for commercial space demand in Asian cities:
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      On a shift in demand:
      72 14 "As organisations put more back office functions in places like India, Hong Kong and Singapore would become head offices with a higher-end focus. The nature of the space they want will change. "They want to make their operations as efficient and low-cost as possible. One
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      Lock icon On the relevance of Singapore and Hong Kong:
      54 14 Bloomberg "What we're not seeing is people relocating their headquarters. Many of the corporates still see the regional hubs as having a more developed infrastructure and, perhaps, there may even be lifestyle factors for CEOs who may not be quite ready to
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      Lock icon BIL downgraded
      131 14 Bloomberg BIL International, a Singapore-listed investment company, had its corporate credit rating lowered two levels by Standard Poor's, which cited its acquisition of a hotel chain and debt financing. S&P lowered its rating on BIL to B+ from 88, both of which are below investment grade, and said
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      Lock icon $27m for investors
      93 14 Bloomberg CAPITAMALL Trust, Singapore's first property trust, said distributable income for unit holders in the first half was 4.3 per cent more than its forecast after it renewed rents at higher rates. The owner of four Singapore malls said it will distribute $26.8 million, or 3.62 cents
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      Quick-change IT
      179 16 IBM to show how to respond fast IN such volatile economic times, a quick response can mean the difference between a signed deal or nothing at all. Technology can help companies cope with rising costs, increased competition and fickle customers, as IBM Singapore's business forum next week will
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      180 16 AFX-Asia AFX-Asia AFX-Asia AFX-Asia CapitaLand said its China unit has sold 70 per cent of 230 units released for sale at a condominium project in Shanghai. The La Cite condominium, located in Xuhui district, will have a total of 724 units. Southern Bank Bhd said Singapore-based Oversea Chinese
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2920 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Lipper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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      44 10 STOCK CALLS OSIM International Limited, which sells massage chairs and fitness equipment, was raised to "buy" from "hold" by analyst Chua Piang Sze at DBS Vickers. The 12-month price target is I per share. The stock gained 4.5 per cent to 81 cents yesterday.
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  • Into Tech
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      This Vaio can see
      125 18 SONY'S latest Vaio, the PCG-TRI (picture), is a slick notebook that weighs 1.41kg and is 36.5mm thin. The machine comes with a built-in Motion Eye video camera that allows you to take still and motion pictures. With a battery life of up to seven hours, you
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      Wireless breeze
      270 18  -  Dong Van Ngo Setting up a network with this PC card is easy, even for a novice by news@newstoday.com.sg THE D-Link DWL-G650 AirPlus Xtreme G wireless cardbus adapter comes in a simple package that includes a colourful, illustrated, intuitive quick-installation guide and a software CD. While its extensive
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Prayer offensive
      341 20 -AFP Judges who de-criminalised gay sex urged to retire NEW YORK Prominent US tele-evan-gelist Pat Robertson (picture) launched a "prayer offensive" against the Supreme Court on Tuesday, urging his supporters to pray for the removal of three sitting justices. "Would you join with me and many others in
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      Lock icon Girl, 2, an icon of peace
      162 20 -AFP BANGALORE A Pakistani girl who has become the icon of renewed ties between arch-rivals India and Pakistan is "stable" and recovering well after marathon surgery the day before, a hospital spokesman said yesterday. "The child is doing fine," said Mr KS Vasuki, spokesman
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      Lock icon ICC´s first case: Congo
      190 20 -AFP THE HAGUE The chief prosecutor of the new International Criminal Court (ICC) said yesterday he was looking into allegations of war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first case to be tackled by the tribunal since it was set up a year ago.
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      Lock icon Attack on Thai flight
      107 20 -AFP SYDNEY An airline passenger was stabbed in the neck during a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to Sydney yesterday, Australian police said. The 50-year-old man was stabbed in the head and neck with a fork in what is believed to have been an argument over
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      Lock icon Lax guards blamed
      435 22 -AFP One was asleep, another shopping when Al Ghozi escaped MANILA One of the world's most dangerous criminals was able to break out of his prison cell because one of his guards was asleep and the other was out shopping, Philippine officials admitted yesterday. The escape on
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      Ex-US marine arrested
      163 22 LONDON The former US marine who disappeared five days ago with a 12-year-old British schoolgirl he met on the Internet has been arrested in Germany, British police said yesterday. Greater Manchester Police said 31-year-old Toby Studabaker was arrested with the support of the German authorities and the
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    • AROUND THE WORLD
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        Lock icon CAR THIEF TO THE RESCUE
        117 22 -AFP AN Israeli businesswoman living on a Jewish settlement said a Palestinian car thief changed her tyre after a puncture left her stranded at night on a West Bank road. "I felt lost standing next to my vehicle south of Hebron, not knowing what to
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        Lock icon SPENDTHRIFT NUN CONVICTED
        80 22 -AFP A NUN who embraced a spendthrift's lifestyle after becoming a school principal in London was convicted on Tuesday of plundering up to half a million pounds ($2 million) in school funds. Colleen McCabe, 50, was found guilty of stealing school funds over a five-year period, using
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        CALL FOR CHENEY TO RESIGN
        167 22 US Vice-President Dick Cheney, who is one of the Bush administration's most outspoken hawks, faced demands for his resignation on Tuesday after being accused of using false evidence to back the war in Iraq, The Guardian reported. The allegations against Mr Cheney were made by
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        Lock icon SORRY, NO VEGAN MEALS IN JAIL
        90 22 Reuters A US District judge refused to order New York City to provide vegan meals to prison inmates who say their Jewish beliefs forbid the unnecessary infliction of pain on animals. The inmates, who are Jewish and vegan, allege that their right to practise
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      Lock icon Will low prices kill the pirates?
      969 24  -  Oon Yeoh by news@newstoday.com.sg FOR years, pirated movies and music CDs have been widely available in night markets and shopping centres across the country. Then, in late May, the Malaysian government initiated an unprecedented nationwide crackdown. In the past, every now and then, the
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  • WATZUP?
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      MOTOR MOUTHS
      148 28 Soundbites from Today's interviews with Tyrese and Paul Walker Tyrese: I just realised how honest the press are. One of you guys just pulled me over and said (whispering): "I love this second film, the first one was *****, man." Damn, can you be more honest? Journalist: Sounds
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      CRUISE CONTROL
      701 28  -  Derrick A Paulo WHEN Today met up with Paul Walker and Tyrese, the male leads of 2 Fast 2 Furious, in Los Angeles, the two looked and behaved exactly like their characters. Walker who plays Paul Walker (aka Brian O'Connor in the film) is your pretty boy with
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        FEI YUQING CONCERT
        66 28 Taiwanese evergreen singer Fei Yuqing kicks off his two-night performance tonight at Bpm at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Fei's guest performer is balladeer Li Yi Jun. Over 95 per cent of the tickets, or 7,500, have been sold. Due to overwhelming demand, organiser Unusual Productions has added
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        BE A CHILD ACTOR #1
        80 28 Theatre company W! Id Rice is looking for talents below the age of 15 to share the stage with veteran theatre performers Pam Oei, Kumar, Neo Swee Lin, Lim Kay Siu, Hossan Leong and many more, in its first musical Christmas pantomime, Gnderellah! Interested kids
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        BE A CHILD ACTOR #2
        116 28 Nickelodeon (StarHub CableTV Channel 32) is on the lookout for seven- to 14-year-olds to host a four-part series, Nick Takes OverYour Room (right), premiering on Sept 7. Each week, one lucky kid will get his room redecorated with Ikea, Qoo and Nickelodeon goodies.They will then
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        CULTURAL INFUSION
        77 28 The National Arts Council is presenting a concert on Saturday to commemorate Racial Harmony Day, which falls on Monday, July 21. Celebrating ethnic culture and dance, the event will feature performers such as the Tribal Tide Percussion Band, Yew Tee Community Club Kompang (Malay drum) Group, Dunman High
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      White savages
      431 30  -  Sian Jay Images that make you question the truth by news@newstoday.com.sg IT IS worth dropping in on the Substation's latest exhibition just to see how long it takes before you realise that there is something odd about the 10 images on display. They are all large reproductions of
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      Variations on a Coke theme
      140 30 THE classic, iconic Coca-Cola look one of the world's most recognisable icons got shaken and stirred up in a recent competition organised by the soft drink giant. The Coke Design Award contest yielded designs that may just redefine Coke for generations to come. Two students'
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        The rise of our daily bread
        636 31  -  Justine Moss Flat hard cakes evolve into delicious loaves by eatout@newstoday. com.sg BREAD has been a staple part of man's diet from the earliest times. A form of flat bread was eaten around ***** BC. And it is believed that the ancient Egyptians were
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          HEALTHY BREAD PUDDING
          141 31 Ingredients: 4 slices plain or wholemeal bread 1 cup low fat milk 1 egg, beaten 50g raisins or dried cranberries 2 tablespoons soft brown sugar Method: 1. Cut bread slices into cubes, keeping crusts on. Butter or oil a square sandwich tin lightly. 2. Slowly stir beaten
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          Soft, light red
          428 31  -  Katrina Karim Maison Albert Bichot, Beaujolais 2001 Country of origin: France Region: Burgundy District: Beaune Grapes: Gamay, which is light, fragrant and best drunk young and fresh Vintage: 2001 Alcohol content: 12.5% (by volume) Price: $22.21 THE once-hip and cool Beaujolais may no longer be in the
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        Look good, feel great
        402 32  -  Rosalyn Lim Nike goes for the ladies by news@newstoday.com.sg LISTEN up all you female, fashion-con-scious gym regulars: Here's a new range of versatile togs that you can don while working out in the gym and also slip on underneath a coat on casual Fridays. Ladies will
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        Are you suffering from premature hair loss?
        455 34 Heed the early warning signs and seek treatment IS hair loss something you associate only with males aged 45 and above? Well, the alarming truth is this: Premature hair loss (picture) can happen even to young men in their twenties! Receding hairline hair
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        What is the BioHerbalogy Hair Care System?
        90 34 YUN Nam's BioHerbalogy Hair Care System is a unique formula offering faster and more effective results for hair problems. This system was developed from many years of scientific research. The system blends Yun Nam's traditional Chinese herbal formulae with advanced technology, and tests
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        AC NIELSEN: YUN NAM IS TOP!
        47 34 A recent survey revealed that people believe Yun Nam Hair Care, established since 1 985, is the "most popular hair care centre". In an April 2003 AC Nielsen survey, eight times more interviewees voted Yun Nam more popular than its competitors.
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        'My impression of Yun Nam' best letter contest
        67 34 WE have five sets ofYun Nam hair care treatment vouchers to give away! Write about your impression ofYun Nam Hair Care. The best written letter will receive a $300 hair care treatment voucher and the other four selected will receive a voucher,
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        GRAND DRAW
        38 34 FROM all the published letters, one will be picked as the Best Overall Letter in our Grand Draw. The winner will receive $500 cash plus $500 worth ofYun Nam treatment vouchers. Closing date: July 24, 2003
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        Lock icon Kate sets it straight
        841 36 Wary of being remembered as a kook, Hepburn sheds light on her amazing life NEW YORK Motivated by the way her former lover Howard Hughes was remembered as being pathologically eccentric, Katharine Hepburn wanted the record about her life and 27-year relationship with Spencer Tracy set
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        Lock icon Nuggets from the book
        61 36 An inebriated Tracy once struck Hepburn in the face with the back of his hand As a college student, Hepburn posed nude for photos and figurines Hepburn carec for an ailing Tracy during her retrea from the limeligh in the 1960s Award-winning author Scott Berg, above,
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        Lock icon Hartnett voted sexiest of the vegetarians
        169 37 A MOVIE star and the niece of US President George W Bush are the "sexiest vegetarians alive". Actor Josh Hartnett (picture) and Tommy Hilfiger model Lauren Bush beat a list of more than 180 contenders for the honour. The online poll to find this
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    • TRAVELLER
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        It's a shopping paradise, too
        351 38  -  Francis Kan Get off the beaches, get into Mauritius' markets and malls to hunt for great bargains by francis@newstoday. com.sg MORE than just beaches and natural wonders, the island paradise of Mauritius offers a wide array of shopping experiences to satisfy the most die-hard bargain
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        336 39 Picture provided by In all the markets, you'll come across a section where baskets, hats, shells and corals are sold. Shops can also be found near beach resorts. Le Caudan Waterfront Arts and Crafts Market offers a wide variety of products such as model ships, sculptures and paintings. Like everywhere
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        Executive club member benefits
        265 40 British Airways beckons with more privileges ONLINE check-in. Online mileage calculator. These are some of the benefits that British Airways (BA) is offering members of its Executive Club resident in Asia. The offerings give members access and control of their account round the clock daily. Members
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        Rewarding flight
        175 40 TRAVELLING on board Qantas (picture) and British Airways promises to be very rewarding in the days to come. As part of their "Time for a More Rewarding Journey" campaign, the two airlines, along with Australian Airlines, are offering passengers a reward passport, which includes vouchers and special offers.
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        Is your green book a winner?
        164 42 Best written, illustrated will win $3,000 GO green in the blue skies. That is what Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) one of Asia's leading airlines wants you to do in its first International Picture Book Competition. The contest, "Aozora" (Japanese for blue skies), is
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        Break free Down Under
        103 42 VISITORS to Australia will now have a wider range of accommodation to choose from, thanks to BreakFree Resorts and Holidays. The Gold Coast travel and accommodation group has bought 28 resorts ranging from Port Douglas to northern New South Wales. The group already operates resorts such
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        Lock icon A world apart
        299 43 Agencies Explore Bangladesh before the tourists do RANGAMATI (Bangladesh) The Chittagong Hill Tracts, featuring a lake the size of Singapore dotted with lush islands and a rich tribal culture, could be a tourism magnet for impoverished Bangladesh. The 14,200 sq km hilly region in the south-east coiner
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        Fly Qantas/BA and putt away
        96 43 A CHANCE to learn all about golf at a discount awaits those who travel with Qantas and British Airways (BA). The Gary Player Golf Academy in Singapore offers eight-hour unit programmes, from beginner to advanced levels, and they normally cost $550. But, as part of
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        Attractive airfares to Australia
        119 43 IT'S Spring in Australia! And British Airways (BA) is offering travellers attractive prices to Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. Airfares starts from $398 to Perth, $498 to Melbourne and $560 to Sydney. And fares to Melbourne and Sydney on World Traveller Plus BA's exclusive premier economy cabin
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        They logged on, they got lucky
        147 43 A ROUND-TRIP coach class ticket from Singapore to New York's JFK Airport for just $599 that was all that some lucky travellers in Singapore had to pay for being the first 1 00 visitors to Northwest Airlines's Singapore website, www.nwa.com.sg on June 30. The
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        Hop on, and the fun begins
        535 44  -  Justine Moss Travellers will be spoilt for choice aboard SuperStar Virgo by traveller@newstoday.com.sg ONE of the best things about going on a cruise is that once you're on board, you don't really have to worry about anything. On the other hand, travelling by air
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      1609 46 I TV Wow Wow World Holland V channel B,7 P m w;m■■ MM J Chemistry channel 5,8.30 P m Faces of Changi cna, 8 32 P m MaCaU Channel 5, Bpm When Jingcai tells Wanwan that M '-jl **"^B^ The truth -^B^ ff It is more wacky fun with fack
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Tour de Pain
      1025 47  -  Rohit Brijnath HE'S soft-spoken, eloquent, reasonable, but it's when he starts talking about the gravel in his knees, and the blood, and the bandages, AND HE'S LAUGHING, that you figure out Stephen Hodge is well, just that little bit insane, too. So, of course he is. What
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Owen shines in the HARRY KEWELL show
        421 48 Agencies COLOGNE Michael Owen scored twice to steal the limelight on Harry Kewell's Liverpool debut in a 3-1 win against German side Cologne. Kewell was little more than a spectator as Owen, sporting a new haircut and beard, came on as a second-half
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      Lock icon Advantage Europe
      607 49 AFP Royal St. George's links course will hinder powerful Americans Golf British Open First round, live today, Ch 23, spm SANDWICH The mouth-watering prospect of world No. 1 Tiger Woods and world No. 2 Ernie Els going head-to-head come Sunday has brought record crowds to the 132nd British
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      Lock icon No spring chickens, but don't forget the 40-somethings
      413 49 Reuters SANDWICH Although recent history suggests the 2003 British Open will be won by a player under the age of 40, Bernhard Langer, Nick Price or Fred Couples may have the experience to buck that trend. The last man to lift the
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      Lock icon Real Madrid's asking price threatens HK appearance
      340 49 AFP BEIJING A match between Real Madrid and the Chinese national side in Hong Kong is in doubt after sponsors said the Spanish giant was asking for too much money. The Hong Kong government announced last week that the game would be played
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      Lock icon Duff and dusted?
      468 50 Agencies Clubs agree terms, but Blackburn star may not want Chelsea LONDON Blackburn Rovers yesterday accepted a new offer from English Premiership rival Chelsea for its Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff. A statement on the Chelsea website said: "Chelsea and Blackburn have now agreed a fee
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      East v West will be a cracker
      352 50  -  Tan Wee Boon TRADITIONAL rivalries will be temporarily cast aside when the creme de la creme from S-League clubs square off against each other in the Kelme East-West Challenge Cup on Aug 10 (7pm, Jalan Besar Stadium). Speaking at yesterday's press conference, Football
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      Lock icon Vipers sink Dolphins
      145 50  -  Tan Wee Boon Today photo by THEY tried their best, but it was just not good enough. Yesterday at the Kallang Lifehub, sec-ond-from-bottom Westside Dolphins went down 51-38 to the Western Vipers. The second-placed Vipers are now only separated by goal difference from NTUCFairPrice 2003 Netball Super
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      No more, Alam Shah
      189 50 TAMPINES Rovers FC striker Noh Alam Shah was yesterday fined $3,000 by the S-League disciplinary committee. In a statement, the committee said that after a hearing into the circumstances of the player's two red cards in two S-League matches against Woodlands (March 14th) and Balestier Khalsa
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      Brazil wins
      70 50 MEXICO CITY Defender Maicon and striker Diego guided Brazil to an uninspiring 2-1 win over Honduras in the Concacaf Gold Cup yesterday. Honduras needs to beat Mexico in the final group A game tomorrow to have any chance of qualifying. If it does, goal difference will decide which
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