Today, 18 September 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY todayonline.com Thursday September 18,2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Foreign eyes on Robinson
      652 1  -  Val Chua Will local players like F&N join fray? AT THE grand old age of 145, Robinson Company is not just another retail company in Singapore. The homegrown brand is the dominant icon on the retail scene, garnering industry-leading profit margins in most years, with its
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      Lock icon $245m payout: Grasso quits
      71 1 Agencies NEW YORK The head of the New York Stock Exchange, Mr Richard Grasso (picture), resigned late yesterday following a public outcry over his US$l4O million ($245 million) deferred compensation and the exchange's governance. Mr Grasso, 57, quit at an emergency meeting of the NYSE board.
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      Lock icon Stocks lower
      72 1 AFP NEW YORK US stocks ended with modest losses late yesterday after a series of profit warnings from big companies prompted doubts about the pace of the economic recovery. The Dow Jones industrials fell 21.69 points or 0.23 per cent to 9,545.55, the Nasdaq composite shed 4.15 points
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      27 1 NEWS£yWWS boob jokes Sexism exists despite CRC recommendations/3 not pariahs Rags to riches for Zouk and Robinson/8 brand politics When voters get blinded Mmt 'V /Ba SHAREVOURiS"^
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      28 1 IDOL SPEAK American Idol winner j Kelly Clarkson, who's in town today, is not your typical pop star- let as Jeanine Tan Ami finds out/22 m^ml*, &t~^MV,: 1
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      74 1 1&^ m *,S Natas Holidays 2003 ffj» w^ be e^ at t'le Suntec YgRDF AlClhlC^^ If.- fek Singapore International ft fc,rV7£?/\£€ ¥W 11 f« Bk Convention Exhibition I NEWS! I I A S^ Halls 601-603 from L m lAf'n Evmm y J Sept 19 to 21. Take a LVyVlfl hIGG
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon For the high fliers
      300 2  -  Chan Chao Peh New credit card launched; application by invitation only by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg A NEW credit card is about to hit town, but you won't find application forms for it in the banking halls of United Overseas Bank (UOB), the issuer. This card is only for
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      Boob jokes are not okay
      695 3 News Comment/Elisia Yeo WHEN the Censorship Review Committee made its recommendations, the one story that made international headlines was that Singapore would allow Cosmopolitan magazine in but not Playboy. Part of the Committee's rationale was that Playboy's content was demeaning, presumably to women. A fair
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      Student murders spark campus alarm
      285 3  -  Chen Sze Kai by in Sydney news@newstoday.com.sg THE deaths of Singapore students Tay Chow Lyang and Tony Tan Poh Chuan, both 26, have jolted the international student population, including me, of the University of New South Wales out of its complacency. The students plan to
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      Sweetener for SMEs
      388 6  -  Teo Hwee Nak PM announces plan to upgrade performance of SME workers by hweenak@newstoday.com.sg THEY employ half of Singapore's workforce. But while other employers are plugged into the skills upgrading that is so crucial to Singapore's continued economic growth, Singapore's smaller companies are not The figures are
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      Lock icon Charges pile up on Chia
      123 6 ■Newsradio 93.8 ASIA Pacific Brewery's finance manager Chia Teck Leng was slapped with 18 new fraud charges in court yesterday. He was charged with fraudulently withdrawing about $117 million from four banks in four months. Chia allegedly used credit facilities provided by the banks eight
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      Lock icon Business Week apologises to Dr M
      127 6 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The New York-based Business Week magazine has apologised to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad after he accused it of sending him a "threatening" letter, the official Bernama news agency reported yesterday. The apology came in a letter from the magazine's managing editor,
      -AFP  -  127 words
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      Lock icon COE prices up
      124 6 -Newsradio 93.8 COE prices increased across the board. The largest jump was for small cars with engine capacities of below 1600cc. It rose by about $6,000 to $30,629. COEs for large cars rose by about $2,000 to $30,048. The open category also crept up by about $1,600
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Pariahs to paragons
      613 8  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Zouk and Robinson put humble starts behind them to rise to the top by news@newstoday.com.sg ONE had humble beginnings, metamorphosing from a decrepit warehouse, circa 1919, to a 21st century, state-of-the-art sanctuary for clubbers in Asia and beyond. Another survived the Great Depression, two World
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      WIN A HOTEL STAY AND VOUCHERS WORTH UP TO $4,000
      114 8 Nominations for the Tourism Awards 2003, conferred by the Singapore Tourism Board, are now open to the public. Each time you nominate, your name will be entered in a lucky draw. If your choice wins, you may win one of
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      Biker plight
      187 10  -  Chiang Pak Chien More should be done to protect vulnerable cyclists I READ with interest and sadness the commentary, "Look Left, Look Right" by Dr Khoo How San (Today, Sept 17) and I wish to highlight the plight of cyclists in Singapore. We cyclists are a marginalised lot
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      S'pore overdue for a capital
      81 10  -  James Chew THE Republic of Singapore is a First World country which does not have its own capital. It is time to change that The CBD should be designated as Singapore's capital city. I suggest that we name the capital Leekuanyew City in honour of
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      Fixed service charge offers no incentive
      179 10  -  Simon Ng Yap Peng I REFER to your recent reports on the service charge and the letter from Mr Pakir Singh of the Singapore Hotel Association (Weekend Today, Sept 13-14 The imposition of the service charge has both merits and demerits. The rationale for
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Betting on an appeal
      208 12 Bloomberg Nagacorp given time after MAS rejects IPO offer NAGACORP, a Cambodian casino operator seeking to list on the Singapore Exchange, was given more time to appeal a decision to reject the sale, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday. The authority will extend Nagacorp's
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      stockfocus
      77 12 THE share price of A-Sonic Aerospace more than doubled on its first day of trading on the SGX main board yesterday. The counter jumped 138 per cent, or 39.5 cents, to close at 63 cents. The company, which supplies parts to the aerospace industry, was the most active stock
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      Lock icon C&C to sell Aussie unit to Hyundai
      139 12 Bloomberg CYCLE CARRIAGE plans to sell an Australian distribution unit to South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co for As9 million ($lO million). The sale will be completed on Sept 30, the company said in a statement "The Hyundai distributorship business in Australia has been
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        ST Index—1602.75+18.27
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        Lock icon Singapore
        203 12 Dow Jones SINGAPORE shares closed higher yesterday, driven by blue chips and technology stocks, after Wall Street rose and US policy-makers kept interest rates unchanged. Market sentiment remained buoyant, with volume surpassing the two-billion share mark, despite disappointing export numbers in August. The ST Index advanced 18.27 points, or
        – Dow Jones  -  203 words
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        SGX most active
        55 12 By volume A-Sonic Chartered CirPlus AEM-EVER StarCrusUSS ChuanHup Armstrong Digiland DatacrftUSS NWTech Close 0.615 1.440 0.135 0.295 0.315 0.550 0.170 0.120 1.210 0.145 Change +0.395 +0.110 +0.025 +0.015 +0.075 +0.010 +0.005 +0.050 +0.015 +8.3 +9.3 +5.0 +15.8 +6.3 +4.3 +4.3 +11.5 '000 192,725 86,138 84,429 60,985 54,915
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        SGX top rises
        83 12 By$ WBL Corp Close Change 2.690 +0.320 By percentage Nelwrk W*****1 Close Change 0.030 +100.0 DBS 12.900 +0.300 Benefun 20k 0.015 +50.0 SIA 10.800 +0.200 WBL Corp W*****1 0.555 +38.8 SIA 200 10.800 +0.200 BBR 0.025 +25.0 WBL Corp W*****1 0.555 +0.155 SeeHS W*****0 0.025 +25.0 F&N
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        SGX top falls
        79 12 By$ Robinson Close Change 7.650 -0.350 By percentage Hiap Hoe Close Change 0.020 -20.0 Ho Royal 1.450 -0.040 Koh Bros W*****6 0.030 -14.3 Apollo InlRoller 0.565 -0.030 0.760 -0.030 AsiaDekor USS ChipEngSW*****2 0.035 -12.5 0.035 -12.5 Nudeus 0.345 -0.025 CSC 0.035 -12.5 CerebosPac Jaya Hldg Pokka Sp
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        38 12 SGX, Bloomberg US$ 0.5714 UK£ 0.360 Yen 66.389 HK$ 4.4563 RM 2.1712 Euro 0.5112 Rupiah 4832.6 Baht 23.149 Peso 31.439 A$ 0.8617 Indian Rs 26.197 Won 668.466 C$ 0.782 Yuan 4.7294 NZ$ 0.9773 NTS 19.484
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Nikkei 225 Value 10,990.11 Change Pts +103.08 +0.95% Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 11,140.05 3,221.50 5,747.14 +68.67 +24.30 +47.88 +0.62% +0.76% +1.59% Korea Comp KLCI 766.59 747.00 +2.96 +5.24 +0.39% +0.71% SET Index Jakarta Comp 558.70 585.91 -10.13 +4.67 -1.78% +0.80% Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,320.61
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        Commodities
        21 12 Gold us$/oz 373.400 Silver us$/oz 5.210 Platinum us$/oz 693.000 Rubber centsAg 194.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1429 Brent crude us$/barrel 26.16
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      Hind relaunches project
      307 14  -  Lee Yew Meng Undeterred by CPF rate cut, units priced at $930 psf by yewmeng@newstoday.com THE Hind Group will relaunch its freehold boutique condominium project at River Valley Road next month. The 46-unit development, Residences at 338a, is priced at about $930 per square foot The 10-storey
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      OCBC offers bond-linked term deposits
      305 14  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla GILT-EDGED debt instruments like Singapore Government bonds, associated usually with high finance, will now be accessible to the man-on-the-street with OCBC Bank's unique fixed-term deposit Unlike most structured term deposits, the Bond-linked Structured Deposit will be linked to triple A-rated Singapore Government
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    • Corporate briefs
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        Lock icon M'sian tycoon buys stake in Bakun dam project
        73 14 AFP The Sarawak state government confirmed that tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al Bukhary had acauired a 60 per cent stake in the Bakun hydro-electric dam project. He bought the stake in Sarawak Hidro, the main operator of the Bakun project, via his privately-owned
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        KXD lodges MAS listing
        99 14 KXD Digital Entertainment, a designer and maker of digital video and audio products, has lodged a preliminary listing prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Shenzhen-based company posted a net profit of 58.34 million renminbi ($12.34 million) on sales of 512.62 million renminbi last year.
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        Lock icon China Food Industries to raise $4.3m in IPO
        56 14 Channel NewsAsia China Food Industries aims to raise about $4.3 million from an initial public offering of 27 million shares at 22 cents each. The company will offer 2.5 million shares to the public and another 24.5 million shares to institutional investors.
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        Lock icon $7.7m Boustead contract
        50 14 Dow Jones Engineering company Boustead Singapore said its unit Salcon has been awarded a $7.7-million contract by Senoko Power to build a desalination plant at its power station here. Senoko needs processed water for its boilers. The plant is expected to be ready by September next year.
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      Price amendment
      62 14 Changes have been made to the prices of some of Reliance Travel Agencies' tour packages to Japan (refer to Page 32 of today's NATAS special in this newspaper.) The 5D Hakodate Romance package starts from $1,788 instead of $1,488; the 6D Mysterious Hokkaido package, from $1,699 instead of
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      Lock icon An audio-visual nirvana
      271 16 -AFP The Asia market is expected to eclipse Europe in 10 to 12 years THE audio-visual market in Asia, which accounts for about 30 per cent of global revenue, is expected to expand and overtake the market in Europe, which accounts for 35 per cent, in 10
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      Lock icon Flextronics hits one-year high on profit turnaround
      246 16 Bloomberg SHARES of Singapore-based Flextronics International, the world's largest maker of electronics components for other companies, surged to a one-year high on Nasdaq after the company said its printed circuit board business will show a profit next quarter for the first time in
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      Lock icon Aug exports growth falls below expectations
      128 16 -AFP SINGAPORE'S non-oil exports slowed to a worse-than-expected 3.5 per cent growth last month due to a contraction in the electronics sector, the Government said yesterday. The year-on-year expansion in last month's non-oil domestic exports compared with a 10.8 per cent rise in July
      -AFP  -  128 words
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      Lock icon US interest rate stays
      184 16 Bloomberg US Federal Reserve policy-makers voted unanimously to leave the benchmark US interest rate unchanged, giving the economic expansion more time to speed up and counter a "weakening" labour market The 12 voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee left the overnight bank lending rate
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      Lock icon Commonwealth head pushes for trade pact
      212 16 -AFP BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Finance ministers from the Commonwealth met for official talks yesterday, after the head of the 54-nation grouping on Tuesday urged developed countries to show more commitment towards a new global trading accord. "The recent impasse at the World Trade Organisation
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  • WORLD NEWS
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        Lock icon S Korea lifts ban on Japanese entertainment
        53 18 Reuters South Koreans can soon enjoy Japanese pop music, movies and video games legally, when restrictions on them are lifted in January. Since independence, many forms of Japanese culture have been banned in the former Japanese colony. However, goods were available in the
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        Lock icon Manila cracks down on boozing policemen
        49 18 Reuters President Gloria Arroyo ordered a crackdown on boozing policemen yesterday, following the failure of the national police chief to find the officers. A search of clubs in a well-known entertainment district had uncovered bottles of liquor bearing the names of police officers.
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        Lock icon Another Sars alert in HK
        60 18 Agencies It was another Sars scare in Hong Kong yesterday, with the news that seven mental hospital patients were being tested for Sars. They had high fever and upper respiratory tract infections, a Hospital Authority spokeswoman said. But subsequent tests showed hey had influenza A,
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        Lock icon California recall vote to be held on schedule?
        124 18 -AFP The US court that postponed a recall vote in California, said it was willing to reconsider the decision that angered many Republicans. Secretary of State Kevin Shelley said he would file papers urging an expanded panel of judges of the same
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      Lock icon Lap dancing banned in LA
      303 18 -AFP Patrons have to stay 1.83m from strippers LOS ANGELES In a move to clean the city of prostitution, drug use and other illicit behaviour, Los Angeles on Tuesday approved a tough law banning lap dancing. The city council unanimously approved the ban on lap
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      Lock icon Suspect nabbed for Lindh murder
      155 18 AFP STOCKHOLM Swedish police yesterday conducted DNA tests on a man held as the main suspect in the killing of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh. The assailant left traces of his blood, a knife, a baseball cap and a sweatshirt behind after he fled the NK
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      Lock icon US vetoes Arafat shield
      72 18 Reuters UNITED NATIONS The United States on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution seeking to protect Palestinian President Yasser Arafat from an Israeli threat to "remove" him, rendering it void. But, several council members, including the US Ambassador, cautioned Israel the veto did not mean
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon The politics of brand names
      977 20  -  Goenawan Mohamad or why we need to return to the days when voters cast their ballots based on rational considerations by news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN ideas about the people are ideas about the market, and elections turn into one big convenience store, then democracy will vote in
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      697 22  -  Jeanine Tan KELLY Clarkson, the winner of the first Talentime-like reality TV show American Idol, is far from ideal idol material. She's neither glamourous nor stunning and perhaps a little too plump to fit the typical pop star image. In real life, the warm, fresh-faced 21-year-old is as
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        341 24  -  Yong Shu Chiang Rewind to the start of the Nightmare films IA Nightmare on Elm Street Available for rental at Video Ezy LONG before he was a comical seafarer who tangled with cursed pirates, even before he portrayed an artificial man with scissors for hands, Hollywood heartthrob
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        204 24 Videovan YOUR favourite Elvis-loving, nose-picking, and havocwreaking alien is back. A made-for-video release that carries on where Lilo Stitch left off, this movie is shorter only 60 minutes but no less funny. Stitch, now living with Lilo and her sister, is finding it hard to fit in
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        501 26 AFP US magazines and tabloids jumped the gun on break-up, say sources LOS ANGELES The love story of Hollywood's hottest pair, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, is in serious trouble but they have not called it quits, sources close to them said on Tuesday. The
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        105 26 Reuters LONDON A cleaner was charged by police on Tuesday with attempting to cut the water supply to illusionist David Blaine (picture), who is attempting to spend 44 days without food in a glass box suspended beside the River Thames. Stephen Field, 38, allegedly
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        495 28  -  Yong Shu Chiang Retrospective of late director Ozu highlights 10-day film festival shuchiang@newstoday.com.se TWO notable contributors to Japanese cinema will be remembered at a festival this month. Starting Sept 26, the Japanese Film Festival will feature a retrospective of legendary director Ozu Yasujiro, consisting six of his
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        310 30 It'll be a beautiful day Reuters for Bono if Bush commits more cash to fight Aids in Africa WASHINGTON Irish rock star Bono met US President George W Bush on Tuesday and pressed him to set aside more cash for Aids initiatives but left dis- appointed after a face-to-face talk
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        265 32  -  Janice Lee by. janice@newstoday.com.sg SINGER Michael Buble may be young, but his flair is of the old-school sort. And it was amply evident at his surprising and eye-opening concert on Monday, which still has tongues wagging. In town for a one-night-only gig, he belted out
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        228 32 -AFP NEW YORK Marriage has long been known to hold substantial health benefits for men. Now, a new scientific study suggests the same is true for women sometimes. The study on middle-aged women, conducted over 13 years by researchers from the universities of
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        326 32  -  Katrina Karim by eatout@newstoday.com .sg New on the menu: Turkish Steak Sandwich Price: $3.50, $5.80 (meal) BURGER King is introducing its new gourmet burgers this month. As part of its efforts to provide quality burgers and sandwiches, Burger King is taking its flame-grilled burgers
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        697 33  -  Teo Siok Kuan Make the best choices at supermarkets by eatout@newstoday.com.Sß THERE is a bewildering variety ofgoods on our supermarket shelves. Today and NTUC FairPrice supermarkets bring you a consumer column that will help you read the labels, assess the products and make the best choices. ADDING honey
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        143 33 MUFFINS Ingredients (makes 12): 2 1/2 cups 100% bran cereal 1 1/4 cups buttermilk 1/2 cup clover honey 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/2 tablespoon grated orange peel 2 eggs 2/3 cup dried cranberries 1-1/2 cups flour 1/4 cup brown sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder I /4 teaspoon
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        476 33  -  Justine Moss Queen of grapes LOUIS LATOUR CHARDONNAY Country of Origin: France Region: Coteaux de L'Ardeche District: Ardeche Grape: Chardonnay V/nfac/e:2001 Alcohol content: 13.7% by volume Available: NTUC FairPrice Supermarkets Price: $22.72 I HAD the pleasure of attending a French wine varietals-press workshop in Singapore sponsored by
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        366 34 Dry and brittle hair can be treated and conditioned DON'T you just envy people who have healthy shiny hair and who claim that it's in their genes? Don't you wish you could be as lucky and have such luscious locks? But the truth is, even if
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        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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        53 34 A recent survey revealed that people believe Yun Nam Hair Care, established since 1985, is the "most effective hair care centre". In an April 2003 AC Nielsen survey, eight times more interviewees voted Yun Nam more popular than its competitors. APRIL 2003 SURVEY RESULTS
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        234 34 NATURAL IS BEST Perming or dyeing hair should be kept to a minimum. The chemicals from the perming solution and dye could cause hair to dry out and become unhealthy. AVOID APPLYING HEAT ON HAIR Frequent use of heated, rollers and curling tongs
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        A walk on high
        69 36 Autumn is the season to get a kick out of leather PUT Nordic elegance and Swiss tradition on your feet this season with Bally's Autumn/Winter 2003/04 collection of shoes. From the boardroom to the beach, the collec- tion delivers with a range of comfortable footwear, from
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        497 37 Moisturise, cleanse and renew imperfect skin with French thermal spa water J-ACQUI Lee, 25, is not happy with her skin, but she does not quite know what to do with it My skin isn't a big problem, but it's not exactly clear either. There are
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        Modern interpretation of an ancient art: Feng Shui
        272 37 World of Fortune kick-started its first English seminar in Modern Feng Shui/'Geomancy at Intercontinental Singapore Feng Shui or Geomancy is a significant aspect of Chinese heritage and culture that dates back to over 4,000 years to the begining of the Chinese civilization.
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        158 38 Experience the cool fit of Renoma undergear GUYS who like simple, well-cut designs not only for their outer wear, but for their inner wear as well will probably own some Renoma undergear. Designed and fitted for the man of today, the expertly cut cool fabric of Renoma undergear
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        396 40  -  Cathleen Tung Health and good looks from bras made of the latest fabrics cathleen.tung@newstoday.com.sg AND you thought bras were only for support and enhancement of your assets. These days, they come with other properties as well. In recent years, the Triumph Cosmetic range of intimate apparel has used
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      433 23 the wore you knoiAj the better it Qets I Whether you sniff, swirl or spit, a wine I education is always fun! Especially at the actionMtAmW I packed Wine for Asia I LM I 2003. Rub shoulders with I wine experts. Read wine I labels like the maitre'd. I Find
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      188 31 NaaoRfVIR I 111 H _911 3 L1 I lII'I maaam IL'l ■'III! fzll -a HF^ >_a_3H-.3 I NaaaaaT M^^HHHHT" *HHH> ifl w jjfllli I Ji n»' NaaaV _Hr Hill IjH*Ji|l 1 1 I 1 I tm\W 1T |111 II Jm\\ W J Mil l____L__ _B ll'l B NfV^Jk NM -_t--n_T-HHH
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      281 34 This week's winners of —^0L .^L^r 'My impression ofYun Nam' best letter contest: "Yun Nam is a name that is synonymous with quality 7^Av iIYIDrGSSiOII of Yuil NOITI' and happiness. Quality because of the dedicated serv- w%m*>^ *<*^m.*^mr>^ ices they provide, and happiness because of the joy it BEST LETTER
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      106 34 Brought to you by: Win $8,800 worth of hair care treatment I My impression of Yun Nam is (in no more than I 200 words; please use additional paper if more I I space is needed): I I My hair problem is: I I Name: I I l/C No: I
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      13 34 Call Yun Nam Hair Care now at 6363 3232 for a no-obli-gation discussion!
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      72 35 WHY PAY MORE? -M < ","a $2.s2lJßi|Bt|y $3.10 ftißlT*TUjlfll TTT^r^wW rET^wl 'HI fl lilißKQj I 1 r»»\l r*l ft* I 11*. I ft\*T*J |ri I I>j /i H -Tg |T| 11 ICfl I I'l r-l I■l h ***** i J I ■fl Maw am I flfl 1 Ml fl I
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      190 41 NOT ALL ALOE VERA JUICES ARE MADE EQUAL. ipprcsh '^%f/\ ifl —;^4 Made with If 1 I b^L Freshly Squeezed Juice/ ml If 1 I juice C i/tand* I 111 F L^^lHKf v I Fuji Apple Aloe Vera YOU SIMPLY GET MORE WITH MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH ALOE VERA JUICES! 4£Aj^*
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      1726 42 r» The Bachelor 3 channel 5,10pm Holland V channel B,7pm I m^^ Armed Response Brothers 4 channel 5,8 30pm I The Senior Minister Turns 80 Meet the new bachelor, the dashing Andrew Wanwan dolls herself up on her I VJ Channel i, 10pm After finding out that he's not gay,
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      1041 43 Agencies Agassi should hold off retirement because tennis needs him more than ever LONDON Basketball needs Shaquille O'Neal, football needs Zinedine Zidane and tennis desperately needs Andre Agassi. The 33-year-old showman from Las Vegas is the last man left standing from a famous old guard. With
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      1029 44  -  Rohit Brijnath What sportsmen say and by news@newstoday.com.sg MARK Philippoussis produced a wonderfully nuanced, superbly subtle performance at the Davis Cup semi-final against Switzerland on Tuesday. But it came, in front of a microphone. The Scud's had more reconstructions on his knee than Liza Minnelli has
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        520 45 AFP Inter Milan inflicts humiliating defeat on Gunners at Highbury Champions League Group B Arsenal 0 Inter Milan 3 Gunners pay for missed chances "We were a bit naive on the goals. It is difficult to say what went wrong, it is painful enough to lose." Inter
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        406 45 AFP Champions League Group A Bayern Munich 2 Celtic 1 Makaay proves his worth MUNICH Roy Makaay (picture) repaid a huge slice of his 18.75-million euro ($37.06 million) fee with two late strikes to cancel out Alan Thompson's opener and hand Bayern
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        100 45 Group A Bayern Munich (GER) 2 (Makaay 73, 86) Celtic (SCO) 1 (Thompson 57) Lyon (FRA) 1 (Juninho 26-pen) Anderlecht(NED)o Group B Dynamo Kiev (UKR) 2 (Rincon 83, 90) Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS) 0 Arsenal (ENG) 0 Inter Milan 3 (ITA) 3 (Cruz 22, Van der Meyde
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        266 45 Reuters TURIN A 73rd minute goal gave last season's beaten finalist Juventus a hard-fought 2-1 win over Galatasaray in Group D. Although Alessandro Del Piero put Juve ahead in the fifth minute, the Italian champion struggled after Hakan Sukur brought Galatasaray level with
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      Lock icon Victory at last
      375 46  -  Tan Yo-Hinn 'Shoot on sight' approach pays off forYoung Lions by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS not the greatest performance ever seen by a Singapore team. But with words such as dismal, disjointed and disappointing becoming popular adjectives to describe the sorry showings of recent national sides, at least
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      179 46 LOS ANGELES A man in Los Angeles has been charged with the murder of the elder sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Aaron Michael Hammer, 24, is accused of killing Yetunde Price, who died in hospital on Sunday after being shot in
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      168 46 IN conjunction with next month's Rugby World Cup, two specially commissioned canvas prints by two of the world's top players are up for auction. The novel idea, conceived by adidas and entitled Impact: The Art of Rugby, had some of the world's top
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      342 46 Tan Yo-Hinn THE message from M Murugiah (picture) was clear: We are last-minute replacements so don't compare us with touring pros. It came ahead of the 2003 Nations Cup, which tees-off today at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club. Murugiah and Poh
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      215 48 F4 INFORMATICS VGROUP a^_ raW. ARE YOU RETRENCHMENT-PROOF? FIND OUT HOW TO COVER A YOURSELF AT OUR WORKSHOP. KIM MM I In these uncertain times, you might not have considered furthering your education. After all, TODAY newspaper recently reported a 17% increase in retrenchments over the last quarter. But enhancing
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      20 49 The MediaCorp artiste basks in the sunshine of Queensland m\\dm^SKBSBMBKX^^m Malaysia m IWmto^spain sri lanka thailand
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      646 52  -  Rosnah Ahmad Skiing is fun if you can get it right. By I ONCE had a dream to glide gracefully down snow-covered slopes wearing matching pastel outfits from head to toe complete with cool dark shades. Just like they do in the movies. After two attempts, I now
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        553 53  -  Cheng Puay Koon South Korea's capital gets hot when the sun goes down By FOR insomniacs, go get drenched in the fevered frenzy of the city that never sleeps. If you're still up when the sun sets in Seoul, head down to the university district of Sinchon,
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        474 54  -  Justine Moss That's Cairns, with 600 tours and options for visitors to explore daily b y IF QUEENSLAND is your next holiday destination, then Cairns, located in the Australian state's tropical north, deserves to be on your itinerary. There is so much to do and
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        637 56  -  Pauline D Loh Sydney city lights shimmer brightest in summer, so it's time to shed that executive stress and spend some quality time relaxing in a city studio apartment or a quiet room in the vineyards where you can sip wine and gaze at the sunset. By TRAVELLING
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        212 57 SENSATIONAL SYDNEY Six-day/five-night Sydney land package at $488* per adult, exclusive to DBS Card customers with ATM Cards, DBS credit cards or DBS Cashline Cheque. The land package also allows you to choose one unique Sydney experience and two out of three Overnight Country Escapades. Choose from: Spectacular
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        434 58  -  Pauline D Loh An island. A continent. You'll need a lifetime to fully explore Australia and there's no better time than now to start your journeys of discovery. By THE best thing about Australia is the weather. At the end of the year while America, Asia and Europe
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        185 58 A TASTE OF AUSTRALIA 1/ THE CHEF RECOMMENDS FLAVOURS OF TASMANIA FISH for your own lunch at the Snowy Range Trout Farm in the Huon Valley. After lunch, visit the Huon Valley Mushroom Farm and marvel at the varieties, including a blue mushroom. FLAVOURS OF MELBOURNE FEDERATION Square is where
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        540 60  -  N H Keshvani Tasmania's Hobart attracts many with its 'criminal past'. By HOBART is Australia's second oldest city after Sydney. With a population of slightly under 200,000, Hobart is just big enough to feel like a real city. If you wander around the streets
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        747 61 MediaCorp actress Fann Wong takes time off her hectic schedule to bask in the sunshine of Queensland GOLD COAST ATRIP to the Gold Coast is not complete without a visit to its theme parks where visitors can enjoy entertainment on a mega-scale. At Movie World, don't miss
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        133 62 Island coastal fun Rottnest, Sorrento Quay and Fremantie 1. Rottnest Full Day Discovery Package (Oceanic Cruise) Return ferry fare aboard MV Sea Cat fast catamaran Free coach transfers from city accommodation and return (bookings essential and conditions apply) Cruise down Swan River to Fremantie
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