Today, 4 October 2003

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    10 1 weekendTODAY SHAREYOURJESS^SEX www.todayonline.com October 4 5 2003 MITA (P) 009/03/2003
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  • Article
    THE EPL RAPE FARCE
    812 1  -  Neil Humphreys With all the media clues, the whole world knows who's involved by: neil@newstoday.com.sg THERE is not a football fan in England who does not know the name of the club and the eight players involved. Indeed, some 10,000 km away, Premiership fans in Singapore
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    Door opens for new local airline – but will it fly?
    436 1  - Door opens for new local airline but will it fly? Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh(gnewstoday.com.sg THE Government has taken the first major step to pave the way for a second airline operator to provide some home-based competition to Singapore Airlines (SIA). With this policy change, ValuAir, a low-cost carrier headed
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  • NEWS
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      Making ideas work
      479 2  -  Derrick A Paulo Reason why Creative boss bought 0ne.99 Shop trademark by derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE One. 99 Shop chain may have closed, but Singaporeans have not seen the last of its name. The retail chain's trademark is being snapped up by Creative boss Sim Wong Hoo through his
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      Nokia-su way to learn
      595 3 News Feature/Shobha Tsering Bhalla Singapore can take notes from Finland's rankings-free school system IT WAS announced that a committee will be set up to review the school ranking system to reflect the importance of what Acting Minister of Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam called the importance of "holistic
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      Lock icon Get set to party round-the-clock
      163 3 -Newsradio 93.8 FROM Monday, nightspots located inside hotels will be allowed to operate round-the-clock. The music will also be allowed to go on day and night at clubs in Collyer Quay, Shenton Way, Marina Centre and Sentosa. Outlets in these areas may apply for 24-hour
      -Newsradio 93.8; Wee leek Hian  -  163 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SIA planes to install surveillance cameras
      189 4 BY NOV 1 this year, all Singapore Airlines (SIA) planes will have surveillance cameras installed in them to allow the pilot to view the cabin area just outside the cockpit. This is just one of the stepped-up security measures which the airline has undertaken.
      — Channel News Asia  -  189 words
    • Article
      United on black-listing of shops
      128 4 A DAY after the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) admitted that it had failed to consult the Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) in the exercise to blacklist retailers, both bodies got together to put up a united front. In a joint statement, the SRA said it supports
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    • Article
      Lock icon Arnold says sorry for groping women, denies adoring Hitler
      229 4 -AFP CALIFORNIA Austrian-born movie hero Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a stunning apology on Thursday as his campaign for California's top job was rocked by allegations that he sexually harassed women and reports that he once declared his admiration for Hitler. Schwarzenegger, who
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      A delicate issue gets an airing
      408 4  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Why 'maternal' Halimah is asking about NSmen deaths by shobha@newstoday.com.sg THREE sudden deaths in rapid succession are a sure-fire recipe for public speculation. Especially when the dead happen to be three fit young national servicemen (NSmen). For the past month or
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      Lock icon Candidate shows what she is made of
      59 4 Reuters Porn film actress Mary Carey, one of the candidates for governor of California in the Oct 7 election, is shown in this photograph taken from a video monitor of her first campaign commercial which will run during The Tonight Show with Jay
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    • Article
      Lock icon Six months later ... and no WMD found in Iraq
      282 4 Six months later and no WMD found in Iraq Agencies WASHINGTON The American team hunting for weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq has found no stockpiles of biological or chemical weapons, six months after the US launched a war against Baghdad to remove such a threat, said chief arms
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      184 3 A/To \r\r\ Singapore Banknotes with Rare Special Numbers Uncut Sheets IVlCtVlll o^ Bidding Staits as Low as 10% above Face Value! sJ^vA Also Old Singapore World Postcards Coins Banknotes 1 W 11 12 October 2003 Public Viewing: 10 October Hotel Le Meridien Singapore Catalog Online at our Website: www. mavininter
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Attack of the fake feminists!
      715 6  -  Neil Humphreys Be afraid. Be very afraid, it's the WHEN I was 10 years old, I heard the word "feminist" for the first time. It came from my mother, who had a penchant for f-words. Indeed, it was several years before I realised "feminist" wasn't
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      93 6 Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA) MYTH Cornea donation means the removal of the whole eyeball. FACT: Cornea donation involves the removal of only a "button" of about 15mm in diameter from the superficial layer of the eyeball. The layer will be replaced so that one can't tell the difference after
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  • HOME NEWS
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      New concept golf store at Ngee Ann City
      197 8  -  Wong Khing Chong SPEND $700 on Callaway products and buy the very-popular Odyssey two-ball putter for just $10. That is one of the amazing but limited offers available at the new-look Golf House at Ngee Ann City, which opened its doors on
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      If pills were cakes ...
      270 8  - If pills were cakes Joy Frances Analogies fly on final day of Slim 10 trial by joy@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU see a friend eating a cake and buy it from him, then ask him to buy more for you the next week, have you made a contract with him? That's the
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      Lock icon Work on Straits pollution
      88 8 Newsradio 93.8 SINGAPORE and Malaysia are intensifying efforts to improve water quality in the Straits of Johor. They noted that the pollution came mainly from effluent and wastewater discharge. Malaysia said it has long-term plans to control pollution in the Skudai Water Catchment Singapore said the
      — Newsradio 93.8  -  88 words
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      55 8 STOCK MARKET ASTROLOGY It is very important to know when to buy or sell, William D. Gann Federation of Astrologers (Singapore) offers the Ancient Art of Financial Timing Classes of W.D. Gann and Fibonacci. Conducted on every Friday evening 7:3opm at 3,Stadium Link, Old Kallang Airport, Singapore JF FEDERATION OF
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  • LETTERS
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      Expose our students to R&D
      136 10  -  Dr PJJohn THE doctrine of acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam seems to be well thought out and is right on the mark by aiming these reforms at helping students handle real life. Now comes the tough part implementation. Our teachers and administrators complain often of
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      SPH reply misleading
      426 10  -  Robert Chua It carried only 3 stories on television gameshow Everyone Wins I REFER to the letter from Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) titled "Sufficient Coverage" (Today, Sept 30) in response to the article on my show. I believe the response was misleading and strayed from the facts
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      701 10 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax:6s-*****217; E-mail: newsinews today.com.sg J*V Sign up for Star Hub Mobile's value-packed plans to enjoy greater savings iIiMIIiJJBI HI y \v\ up to i
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon SingTech sells $801m of debt
      262 11 Bloomberg Bonds can be converted into Capita Land, ST Engineering stock GOVERNMENT-OWNED Singapore Technologies (Sing Tech) is selling $801 million of seven-year bonds that can be converted into shares of Capita Land and Singapore Technologies Engineering. The sale includes $451 million of bonds exchangeable into
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        192 11 Dow Jones SINGAPORE shares rose 1.6 per cent to close at a 16-month high on Friday, boosted by data released on Thursday that showed a continued recovery in the domestic economy. The ST Index gained 26.29 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 1,670.30, the highest level since June 3
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 11 US$ 0.5797 UK£ 0.347 Yen 64.175 HK$ 4.4791 RM 2.2028 Euro 0.4956 Rupiah 4854.9 Baht 22.979 Peso 31.872 A$ 0.8467 Indian Rs 26.376 Won 666.676 C$ 0.7769 Yuan 4.7981 NZ$ 0.9687 NTS 19.557
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        World markets
        54 11 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 10,709.29 11,612.38 3,205.70 5,747.79 +115.76 +66.26 +2.30 +47.93 +1.09 +0.57 +0.07 +0.84 Korea Comp KLCI 740.20 +2.77 +0.38 SET Index 558.90 -8.12 -1.43 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 621.86 1304.73 4528.91 +2.27 +6.84
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        Lock icon Commodities
        24 11 SGX, I Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 384.300 Silver uss/oi 5.100 Platinum uss/oi 705.500 Rubber centsAg 198.50 Palm oil RM/tonne 1542.5 Brent crude uss/barrel 28.75
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        ST Index: 1,670.30 +26.29
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        SGX most active
        56 11 By volume Goldtron UniFiber Chartered LabroyMar Autron SingTel MultiVis Qtiraya StarCrusUSS SingPost Close 0.030 0.160 1.570 0.480 0.395 1.740 0.325 0.580 0.320 0.685 Change +0.015 +10.3 +0.070 +4.7 +0.010 +2.1 +0.005 +1.3 +0.060 +3.6 +0.005 +1.6 -0.005 -0.9 +0.010 +3.2 -0.015 -2.1 102,447 61,858 58,397 33,525 33,451
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        SGX top rises
        77 11 By$ CITYDEV C&C DBS Close Change 5.600 +0.450 5.500 +0.350 13.600 +0.300 By percentage SHC Cap Globa MediaS Close Change 0.200 +25.0 0.030 +20.0 0.035 +16.7 SPH 18.700 +0.300 NM 0.140 +16.7 SPH 100 Creative 50 18.800 +0.300 18.900 +0.200 IRE Corp ASTIW*****1 0.040 +14.3 0.235 +11.9
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        SGX top falls
        78 11 By Close Change ISS&P*****USS 0.845 -81.855 DBS Bk6% NCPS *****.900 -0.100 By percentage Close Change ISS&P*****USS 0.845 -99.0 L&M 0.010 -33.3 Fortune Reit HKS 4.700 -0.050 GMGUSS 0.030 -14.3 Noble 2.460 -0.050 Robinson 7.950 -0.050 CerebosPac 3.160 -0.040 AsiaDekorUSS 0.035 -12.5 Strike 0.035 -12.5 SeeHS W*****0 0.040
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      Lock icon corporate briefs
      120 12 Dow Jones AFP Sing Tel said on Friday it has adjusted the price at which it sold its Yellow Pages unit to $225 million from $220 million previously. Sing Tel said it made the adjustment after finalising changes to the amount of working capital involved in the deal.
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      Lock icon Telstra to buy back shares
      180 12 AFP SYDNEY Australian telecom giant Telstra announced a buyback on Friday of AsBoo million ($944 million) to Asl.o billion of its shares. Telstra said eligible shareholders will be able to tender any number of their shares at prices from A 54.20 to A 55.40 per
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      Lock icon Seasonal cheer
      302 12 AFP Electronics demand set to boost economic recovery ELECTRONICS manufacturers in Singapore expect production levels to rise by up to 15 per cent year on year in the September to November period ahead of the Christmas holidays, an industry group said on Friday. Apart from this seasonal factor,
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      Lock icon Sharp sounds
      42 12 AFP photo Japanese electronics giant Sharp unveils a prototype model of a 4-inch VGA LCD display which emits sounds from the LCD glass surface in Tokyo. Sharp expects to commercialise its technology in 2005 for mobile devices without audio speakers.
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      Lock icon Russian oil giant created
      100 12 Reuters MOSCOW Yukos and Sibneft sealed a US$45 billion ($77 billion) merger on Friday to create Russia's biggest oil firm and opened the way to foreign capital, but Yukos denied it has already struck a deal with the world's largest oil company, ExxonMobil. The merged entity
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      Lock icon No split in NYSE's roles: Reed
      105 12 Bloomberg NEW YORK New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) interim chairman John Reed rebuffed calls to split the NYSE's regulatory and commercial roles and said the pay of the exchange's two top managers was calculated under formulas similar to those used for former chairman Richard
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      Lock icon Morley moves equities out of Singapore
      197 12 Bloomberg MORLEY Fund Management, the asset management unit of UK insurance giant Aviva, is shutting its Singapore equities operation and moving it to London by the end of the year, but it will continue to manage its fixed-income business here. Morley manages about $7
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      94 12 TOSHIBA EPL "LIVE" SCREENING AND SCREAMING AT CHIJMES. I TOSHIBA ISTHE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OFTHE ESPN AND STAR SPORTS' I BROADCAST OFTHE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE. Come down to Chijmes tonight for the "LIVE" screening to watch LIVERPOOL take on ARSENAL and MANCHESTER UNITED play host to BIRMINGHAM CITY. Whichever team you
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Prudence is key when it comes to buying a house
      420 13  -  Lee Yew Meng A RESIDENTIAL property is the biggest asset the average Singaporean will commit to in his lifetime. It has traditionally represented his largest net worth and offered the best hope of having a good life after retirement if
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      Lock icon Racehorse or mule?
      727 13  -  Chet Currier What do you get when you cross a hedge fund with a mutual fund? Commentary by news@newstoday.com.sg THE campaign is on in the United States to create an investment that combines the best of two species hedge funds and mutual funds. The question is, will
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      Home loan deal that earns interest
      169 13 ABN Amro has fired another salvo in the market for home loans by offering consumers a competitive and innovative housing loan package that includes a savings component Its hybrid product, Home Power, gives home owners the benefit of earning interest while servicing their housing
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      Lock icon HK property slump worsens
      120 13 AFP HONG KONG The number of property deals in Hong Kong fell 13.6 per cent last month compared with that in August The Land Registry said it received 6,866 sale and purchase agreements on residential and non-residential building units last month, down 13.6 per cent from
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      Make single-country funds work for you
      773 14  -  Wong Sui Jau Create a supplementary portfolio to invest in high-performance funds by news@news today, com, sg OVER the past few months, Asian stock markets have risen strongly. While many Asian funds have done well, some single-country Asian funds have done even better. For
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    • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ...
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        Lock icon Labroy Marine — BUY
        81 14 Labroy Marine BUY Dow Jones DBS Vickers Keeps its Buy recommendation on Labroy Marine with a target of 65 cents. Its new contract for tugs and barges will raise its order book by 1 3 per cent to 1 35 million The group is expected to secure more contracts due
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        Lock icon Keppel Corp – BUY
        73 14 Keppel Corp BUY Dow Jones UOB-KayHian keeps its Buy recommendation on Keppel Corp with a target price of $6. It said Keppel's $1 80 million stake sale in Singapore Petroleum Co (SPC) will reduce gearing and costly borrowings. Keppel's group profit margins and return on equity will improve as SPC
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        Lock icon SPH – BUY
        59 14 SPH BUY Dow Jones SPH's recent weak performance versus the ST Index "seems unjustified", despite the delay in the recovery of advertisement expenditures, according to Nomura, which expects "robust" cash flows of $350 million to $400 million a year to underpin dividends. With SPH's FYO3 results due next Friday, the
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        Lock icon ComfortDelgro — BUY
        83 14 ComfortDelgro BUY Dow Jones ComrortDelgro is unlikely to be directed by the award of two new taxi operator licences, according to GK Gon. ComfortDelgro has a fleet of more than 16,000 taxis versus each new player's 100 cabs in the first year and a minimum of 400 cabs by the
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        Lock icon Accord Customer Care Solutions — Hold
        56 14 Accord Customer Care Solutions Hold Dow Jones DBS Vickers cuts ACCS to Hold from Buy on limited upside potential, maintaining target at 79 cents. Outlook for ACCS remains positive on a rising number of service and repair centres, said DBS, which expects a FYO4 net profit of $26.4 million versus
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  • WORLD IN REVIEW
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      Lock icon Obstacles in Japan's path to full potential
      1090 15  -  Jaime Koh Of history and apology by jaime@newstoday.com.sg AS JAPAN begins to take on an increasingly prominent role in Asia, politically, economically and culturally, the common sentiment is that it is still not living up to its full potential. Professor T J Pempel,
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Lingerie fit for angels
      50 16 Reuters photo Ms Shinobu Ikehata poses after winning the "Triumph Angel" contest in Tokyo on Friday. Ms Ikehata, who will be this year's campaign girl for lingerie-maker Triumph International Japan, is seen in the company's main autumn product "tenshi no bra" (angel's bra) and matching shorts.
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    • global roundup
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        Lock icon To: God, c/o Jerusalem, Israel
        83 16 Reuters Thinking of writing to God? The address, say those who regularly write to The Almighty, is: "God, Jerusalem, Israel". Alternatively you could try: "God, The Wailing Wall", a reference to the holy site known as the Western Wall. Thus, addressed, the letter will end
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        Lock icon Pope near death, says cardinal
        53 16 Reuters Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn said Pope John Paul was nearing death the latest top churchman to ring alarm bells about the state of the 83-year old pontiff's health. These comments came on the same day the pope's private secretary played down concerns about the
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        Lock icon Kris Aquino gets apology from lover
        44 16 AFP Kris Aquino, daughter of former Philippines President Corazon Aquino, won a public apology on GMA Television from her former lover, Mr Joey Marquez, whom she had accused of physically abusing her and giving her a sexual-ly-transmitted disease.
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        Lock icon Burning-log film causes panic
        62 16 Reuters A German TV network's early morning film of a burning log tricked a woman into calling the fire brigade. A police spokesman said that the woman woke up thinking her television was on fire, called emergency services and alerted her neighbours. "Fire services rushed in
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    • Article
      Why liberalise
      650 16  -  Siew Kum Hong Competition is not a 'one-size-fits-all' solution, a universal by news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) announced last week that the tender exercise for the second pay-TV licence had closed with no bidders, it was greeted with deafening silence. The result had been
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      when there's no benefit?
      420 17 panacea for all evils, in such a small market panics (presently still owned by the Government) are sold and the retail market liberalised, that we can evaluate whether consumers will truly benefit But already there are encouraging signs. The Energy Market Company, which operates the wholesale
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      Ice-Age body plus modern-day brains = fat
      763 17  - Ice-Age body plus modern-day brains fat Dave Barry I RECENTLY had a terrifying experience. It was exactly like a scene from a horror movie, where the actors find themselves in a house that is obviously possessed by Evil, with doors slamming by themselves and blood dripping from the ceiling, but
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  • WATZUP?
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      Fated to explore Kuo's Coffin
      374 18  -  Serene Foo TIM CHIM, 38, remembers I being intrigued by The Coffin Is Too Big For The Hole when he first saw it That was when one of his classmates stood alone on stage and delivered a monologue without any props. It was also his
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      Lock icon Batting for Bollywood
      626 18  -  Shanoo Maharaj by news@newstoday.com.sg y"^ H, THE m games m star athV/ letes play! Just ask flamboyant Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja, the tainted cricketer who was banned from playing cricket He now acts in Bollywood films. Cricket and the cinema are India's two most glamorous professions and
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    • plug in
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        BRIDE IDEAS
        103 19 What's your idea of a dream wedding? We get soundbites from stars in this month's issue of Style Weddings (picture). For Priscelia Chan, the perfect wedding location is the Greek island of Santorini. "Dotted with little white houses, it feels romantic and sacred. I will fly my family
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        NEARING THE END OF ITS RUN
        71 19 If you haven't watched Homerun yet, this is your last weekend to do so as the local film is about to end its run after nine long weeks in cinemas. Only City of God was screened for a longer period of time, clocking 1
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      Wedding deals at Marina Mandarin
      349 19  -  Melissa Anne Manuel YOU HAVE found the man or woman of your dreams. Now, for a wedding dinner that befits your beautiful union. If you're looking for a venue, consider the Marina Mandarin. The hotel is located in the heart of town and offers great
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      Oh, for a roof over our heads
      570 20  -  Yong Shu Chiang Going shelter-less for a night to highlight the homeless' plight by shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg ESCHEWING the creature comforts of home, about 160 intrepid souls will brave the elements and camp under the stars in town this weekend. Participating in the Under No
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      Lock icon A journey back in time ... with shopping and a holiday
      377 20  - A journey back in time with shopping and a holiday Cindy Tong WAY before Orchard Road became a shopping belt, there was Stamford House. Together with Shaw Building next door, it was the place to see and be seen. Back then, it was known as Oranje Building. Built in 1904,
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    • MAGGI® HOMECHEF
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        Fruits of the sea
        346 21  -  Pauline D Loh Shellfish, prawns and fish for a quick and easy seafood set MANY readers say they can t think of what to cook on some days and that, after a while, their repertoire runs stale. Join the club. There are countless cooks who face
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        Stuffed clam soup
        115 21 Ingredients: (Serves four) 1 teaspoon MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock 500g clams, washed IOOg minced chicken 1 white radish and 1 carrot, peeled and sliced Cornflour, salt and pepper Method1. Boil two cups water and add clams. When they open, remove from heat, drain and reserve boiling liquid.
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        Spicy tofu beans stir-fry
        97 21 M M Ingredients: (Serves four) 1 teaspoon MAGGI® Ikan Bilis Granules 300g french beans, cleaned and sliced 200g prawns, peeled and dc-veined 1 piece hard tofu, cut into lcm cubes Cornflour, chilli powder, salt and pepper Method: 1. Dredge tofu cubes in cornflour, sprinkle with salt
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        Steamed fish with ginger
        140 21 Ingredients: (Serves four) 1 teaspoon MAGGI® Ikan Bilis Granules 500g ikan kurau cutlets or fillets 1 bunch spring onions, 1 large piece young ginger 1 tablespoon sesame oil, pepper 1 teaspoon MAGGI® Seasoning Methods 1. Cut young ginger into thin slices and then into shreds. Cut
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        Creamy sweet red beans
        81 21 Ingredients: (Serves four) IOOg red beans and 20g white glutinous rice 20g dried lily bulbs {bathe), soaked 50g fresh lotus seeds IOOg gula melaka or brown sugar 1 tin NESTLE® Cream Method: 1. Place washed red beans, glutinous rice, lily bulbs and lotus seeds into a
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    • EAT OUT
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        Healthy brain food
        366 23  -  Kiran Narain A vegetarian diet helps one feel 'intelligent, clear headed' by eatout@newstoday.com.sg Today and the Vegetarian Society (Singapore) bring you a weekly column featuring recipes and restaurants for the green generation. SERENE is a charming, cheerful woman despite having suffered from breast cancer just two years
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        127 23 Besides the goodness you'd taste in every slice of its bread, there's one more reason now to love Gardenia its freebies! From now until Dec 15, collect four Fine Grain Wholemeal bread wrappers with the promotional overbands and you can redeem one Fruit Nut loaf,
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        370 23  -  Jeffrey Yang by eatout@newstoday.com.sg IN THIS final instalment on Californian wines, we take a look at the emerging star varietals from the sunshine state. Pinot Noir is a grape that is made famous by the luxury cuvees from Burgundy and more instantly recognisable through affordable
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        140 26  -  Yong Shu Chiang AT 24-HOURS long, the unique film project, Wirecrossing which observes a single day in Singapore is arguably the longest film ever made. Masterminded by British "new media" artists, Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy, for a digital arts festival organised by local arts group, Spell#7,
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        582 28  -  Nicholas Chan Give each room a distinct personality using creative concepts by news@newstoday.com.sg ONE of the most common home designs today involves a great deal of white contrasted with dark wood or laminate pieces. The Zen look has become so widespread that it has mutated
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        151 30 rpHE popular Peugeot 206 -L has just received a mild facelift to see it through the last two years of its lifespan. Its replacement, the 207, is due to be introduced in 2005. Although it was first launched in 1998, the 206 still looks modern.
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        448 30  -  Colin Yong and prices of some cars could go up this weekend by. colin@newsto day. com. sg DO NOT hold your breath if you are waiting eagerly for car prices to drop. The car distributors have not all reacted to the Land Transport Authority's announcement two
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        160 30 Today's motoring tip DISCONNECTING the battery when your car is not going to be driven for some time is like removing its life support system. Although this was a common practice in the past, all modern cars have electronic control units (ECUs) that store
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        171 30 DATA gathered by an independent UK-based automotive warranty specialist shows that Mazda car owners have to deal with the fewest problems. According to Warranty Direct, the Japanese car company chalked up a better score than its closest rivals Honda and Toyota in terms of failures per
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    415 43  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Padang neighbours clash for Singapore Bowl by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg WITH the rugby World Cup set to kick-off in Australia next Friday, what better way to whet the appetite than a local derby between two well-established club sides with a prize at stake. On Saturday,
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    395 43 Agencies BEIJING The captain of China's women's national soccer team and one of the game's greatest players, Sun Wen, announced her retirement following China's devastating 1-0 quarter-final loss to Canada in the Women's World Cup, state press reported on Friday. "I
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    208 43  -  Lan De Cotta A PERFECT weekend in Bintan is about sun, sand, and golf. But at the Bintan Lagoon Resort, beach football became the order of the day recently. Vimala Sivadasan, the resort's events manager said: "We want to let people know that there is
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      555 44 ATLANTA, Georgia Sergio Garcia (picture) is enduring the worst year of his brief career, but you wouldn't know it from the way he played Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time). The swashbuckling Spaniard shot a bogey-free, five-under-par 65 to lead Tim Herron and Rocco Mediate by one
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      190 44 GEYLANG United received a massive boost to its coffers for youth development as the S-League club raised $150,000 at the club's annual Charity Golf tournament on Wednesday. Held for the sixth year running, the event at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club attracted
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      354 44 AFP ROME Inter Milan hosts AC Milan on Sunday determined to erase the painful memories of last season's cruel Champions League semi-final defeat inflicted upon it by the city neighbour. The two-legged derby tie was finely balanced with little to separate
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      187 44 MADRID Barcelona fans sometimes refer to Valencia as the black beast, the persistent nightmare which always returns, and the 11-man league leading monster will be back in the Nou Camp on Sunday. The Nou Camp has always been an intimidating citadel for visiting teams, but Valencia has
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      469 45  -  Stanley Ho NTUC Income chief Tan wants improvement before investing again by stanley@newstoday.com.sg AFTER pumping more than $3.smillion into the S-League over the past three seasons, NTUC Income chief executive officer Tan Kin Lian (picture) has expressed his disappointment at the lack of improvement in Singapore's
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      269 45  -  Stanley Ho NEWLY crowned NTUC Income S-League champion Home United suffered its biggest defeat of the season after a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Geylang United on Friday night With a Singapore Cup semi-final clash with Jurong FC coming up on Monday, Home
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      238 45  -  Tan Yo-Hinn UNTIL Friday, he looked on course for his first Grand Prix title since January. But it was the same old story for Singapore's top male shuttler Ronald Susilo when he crashed out of the ongoing US$5O,OOO ($86,000) Yonex German Open in Duisburg. Seventh seed and
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      198 45  -  Tan Yo-Hinn SHE received her Singaporean citizenship on Thursday, but there was little else for her to cheer about. Xv Van, the latest addition to Singapore's national table tennis squad, bowed out of the US$9O,lOO ($1.5 million) Volkswagen Malaysian Open, an International Table Tennis Federation Pro
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      185 46 -AFP PERTH England coach Clive Woodward (above) scotched suggestions on Friday that he was worried about having his players spied on by opposing teams during training sessions leading up to the World Cup starting next week. Woodward said he was comfortable about arrangements at a boys'
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      574 46 Agencies Birmingham boss Bruce hoping for upset against former club BIRMINGHAM Former Manchester United captain Steve Bruce returns to Old Trafford on Saturday hoping to mastermind a victory that would elevate Birmingham City above the English Premiership champion. Only in the realms of fantasy football
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      215 48 AFP LONDON Aston Villa has denied that any of its players were involved in the alleged gang rape of a teenager in a London hotel making it the first Premiership club to make a public statement on the matter. The Birmingham club was
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