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    13 1 Today todayonline.com we set you thinking MITA (P) 002/11/2002 Thursday* March 25 >2004
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    Too much trust in the Govt?
    634 1  -  Lee Ching Wern Few S'poreans worry about terrorism threat SINGAPOREANS have almost complete faith in the Government's ability to keep the island safe from terrorists, going by the results of a Today street survey. In a poll of 100 people, 57 per cent said
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      Zhang invite to Masters is just a show
      495 1  -  S Murali THE US Masters is considered by many as the most prestigious golf tournament in the world. Apart from featuring some of the best players in the game, part of its mystique is in the fact that the course, Augusta National,
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      56 1 Fatal plunge Woman jumps with 2 toddlers tied to her/2 Church funds Priests and their investments come to light/3 Budget terminal Is Changi or Seletar the better location?/26 Dating game FHM bikini babe stars in new TV show/28 TURKEY A land of never-end- I ing surprises TRAVELLER 44 I 1
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      Lock icon Woman leaps to death with 2 toddlers
      210 2  -  Jose Raymond Both were tied to woman in Chin Swee Road tragedy DRESSED in a black cheongsum, a 34-year-old woman with two toddlers tied to her arms jumped to her death from the 25th floor of a block at Block 53 Chin Swee
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      Church financial practices revealed
      490 3  -  Raymond Andrew Trial shows investments made by priests using church funds IT was the trial of Church of St Teresa's Joachim Kang but yesterday's events saw the financial practices of the Roman Catholic Church being scrutinised. Previous instances where individuals held shares on behalf of the
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      SINGAPOREsnippets
      117 3 Churches snap up Passion tickets More than 30 churches here have block-booked tickets for The Passion of the Christ, Singapore's first Mature-1 8 film. P The film, which opens next Thursday, ranks third on distributor Cathay's block-bookings list, trailing the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Spiaerman. City Harvest
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      Lock icon Taiwan deadlock continues
      593 4 Agencies Opposition leader turns down President Chen's offer for a meeting TAIPEI Taiwan President Chen Shuibian, who won his re-election by a hairsbreadth, agreed yesterday to meet opposition candidate Lien Chan in a bid to end a dispute over calls for a recount Mr Chen, in his
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      M'sians want a 'clean' Cabinet
      176 4 KUALA LUMPUR Pressure is growing on newly-elected Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to appoint people to his Cabinet who are corruption-free. Veteran politicians, observers and academics have said that Mr Abdullah must make good on his promises to clamp down on corruption by choosing those
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      SSC retrenches 50 in reorganisation
      226 4  -  -Jose Raymond IN A move to restructure and reorganise its facilities division, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) has retrenched 50 staff. Half of those affected will leave at the end of this month. The SSC, in an email reply to Today, confirmed the exercise. "The
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      Lock icon It's goodbye to National Library building next week
      291 6  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla THE doors of the National Library at Stamford Road will be closed to the public for good next Wednesday. In recognition of the fondness many Singaporeans have of the red-bricked national icon, the National Library Board (NLB) has launched
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      Tax evasion: Ex-director to pay $238,000
      325 6  -  Tay Tsen-Waye Pat's Schoolhouse in the spotlight again as its former exec pleads guilty A FORMER director of Pat's Schoolhouse, Mr Lim Kwe Tai, pleaded guilty yesterday to three charges of tax evasion between 1999 and 2001. Over the three years, Mr Lim had
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      Feeding stray cats helps to breed rats
      209 8  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Animal lovers unwittingly contributing to rat problem I REFER to the recent move to exterminate rats in Singapore. I have noticed that many animal lovers leave food in the open to feed cats out of pity. They probably believe
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      Illiterate workers must upgrade or lose jobs
      163 8  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng I REFER to your report, "Lifeline for illiterate workers" (Today, March 23). It is gratifying to learn that Baxter Healthcare has conducted the Functional Literacy for our Workers programme initiated by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, to help its
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      Student's lament on gambling, monkey bars
      142 8  -  Jeslyn Tan I AM concerned over the plans for a casino on Sentosa and the discussions about the "dangerous" monkey bars. Firstly, opening a casino here is ridiculous. Sentosa is not an island resort for tourists only, but for Singaporeans as well to relax
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      'Stop at two' policy reason for low birth rate
      145 8  -  Lim Yao Ho THE low birth rate in Singapore actually reflects the success of the Government rather than its failure. The "Stop at two" policy implemented many years ago has become so deeply entrenched among Singaporeans that a reversal of this
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        World markets
        56 12 Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries raiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI SET Index lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Wumbai Sensex *****.99 *****.13 3385.20 6213.56 861.72 895.31 677.61 738.79 1389.87 293.33 5395.28 Pis +83.90 +89.77 -2.80 +40.67 -4.45 -2.56 -1.61 +2.35 -28.86 +1.56 -5.71 +0.74° +0.77 -0.08 +0.66 -0.51
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        32 12 JS$ JK£ fen 1K$ <M iuro (upiah 0.592 0.321 63.25 4.615 2.250 0.479 5076.1 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ 33.374 0.7859 26.596 684.46 0.7875 4.9007 0.8957
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        Commodities
        21 12 Sold us$/oi iilver us$/oi 'latinum us$/oi 418.20 7.730 916.90 Rubber centsAg 246.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,969 Brent crude us$/barrel 37.62
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        Singapore
        113 12  -  SHARES ended higher yesterday supported by gains in the stocks of Temasek-linked companies and by hopes that political tension in Taiwan was easing. The ST Index rose 16.88 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 1,835.29 after trading between 1,815.69 and 1,840.31 during the day. Losers led gainers by 1
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        ST Index: 1,835.29 +16.88
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        SGX most active
        61 12 By volume Close Change '000 NewLakeside 0.305 50,016 ChinaAvOil 2.500 -0.150 -5.7 33,060 L&M 0.015 -0.005 -25.0 27,954 JayaHldg 0.850 +0.020 +2.4 25,059 Interra 0.280 -0.030 -9.7 23,803 NOL 2.150 +0.040 +1.9 18,879 KlVentur 0.255 +0.015 +6.3 18,366 SingTel 2.310 -0.020 -0.9 17,868 ComfortDelGro 1.180 +0.080 +7.3
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        SGX top rises
        82 12 By$ Creative 50 Close Change 17.900 +0.700 F&N 14.500 +0.500 DBS 14.100 +0.400 SIA 10.800 +0.300 SIA200 Jardine C&C Noble 10.800 +0.300 6.500 +0.250 4.840 +0.200 OCBC 11.900 +0.200 SPH 100 18.700 +0.200 APB Breweries 6.950 +0.150 By percentage Vicplas W*****9 OKP Close Change 0.015 +200.0 0.200
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        SGX top falls
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      Heshe CEO quits after 3 months
      187 12 BARELY three months after he was appointed as Heshe's chief executive, Mr Tay Swee Sze has resigned from the listed company, citing a conflict of interest In a statement to the Singapore Exchange yesterday, the company said: "Mr Tay Swee Sze has informed the
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      Lock icon Analysts hail OCBC deal
      538 12 Bloomberg Its bid for 22.5% of Indon bank will put it ahead of DBS and UOB in that country OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corp's (OCBC) first purchase of 22.5 per cent stake in PT Bank NISP gives it an advantage in Indonesia over its two larger rivals, which
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      Reaching out to Asia
      367 14  -  Loh Chee Kong Independent AussieTV producer makes Spore regional base SOUTHERN Star Australia's largest independent producer and distributor of television programmes is using Singapore as a base to partner international broadcast players and television content producers in order to reach out to the rest of Asia.
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      Debutant New Lakeside trades below offer price
      192 14  -  MARKET debutant New Lakeside Holdings ended its first day of trading below its offer price the first new listing to do so this year. Shares of the apple juice maker closed down 4.7 per cent, or 1.5 cents, below its 32-cent offer price
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      Lock icon IBM, Chartered Semiconductor to jointly license design tools
      145 14 Bloomberg CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing and International Business Machines Corp (IBM) will jointly license chipdesign tools to attract more customers. The two companies want to enable customers to use the same design tools, such as software, at factories owned by either one, they
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      245 14  -  Dow Jones Bloomberg Singapore Airlines' budget airline unit, Tiger Airways, said it will fly new Airbus A 320 airplanes. Tiger Airways, which expects to commence flights in the fourth quarter of this year, will lease the first four aircraft from Airbus. Two leased aircraft will be delivered to Tiger
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      Aussie bank 'turned blind eye' to rogue trader warning signs
      181 16 SYDNEY National Australia Bank (NAB) management turned a blind eye to warning signs it faced a rogue trading scandal and adopted the attitude "profit is king", Australia's banking watchdog said in a report released yesterday. The damning report from the
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      Lock icon Actress' slip-up highlights Japan's pension problems
      430 16 Reuters Govt embarrassed as poster girl Makiko Esumi did not pay her dues TOKYO The Japanese government thought it was on to a winner when it hired a popular actress with a tough image to help it persuade reluctant citizens to pay their contributions
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      Lock icon Potter magic pushes Bloomsbury's profits up
      229 16 Reuters LONDON Fictional boy wizard Harry Potter continued to weave his magic at Britain's Bloomsbury Publishing last year as it reported another big jump in annual profits, in line with market expectations. Bloomsbury, which has published all five Harry Potter books, said on Tuesday
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      Lock icon Made Possible by HP
      412 18  -  Tor Ching Li SMB Today inspire interface innovate FEW laymen know precisely what the precision engineering industry is all about, but this traditionally low-key sector has been hitting the high notes recently. Market watch has it that over $13 billion a year has been generated in
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      Lock icon Precision engineer your IPO
      567 18 SMBs found out how Allied Technologies raised $28m from its share sale expand its business in Shanghai, Suzhou and Vietnam, which it deems as the next growth area after China. Following the completion of its second plant in Shanghai last year, Allied Technologies is geared to
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      SMB-friendly IT solutions
      248 19  -  Tor Ching Li WHY not pick an IT solution according to your company's size? Hewlett-Packard (HP) yesterday announced a Smart Solutions blueprint targeting the growing SMB sector worldwide. In Asia-Pacific, the new initiative will build on a network of more than 120 SMB solution partners including those
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      Lock icon So you want to go IPO?
      492 19  -  Tor Ching Li 'IPO King' Choo and the rules to pursue a mainboard listing HIRING the right professionals for your company's Initial Public Offering (IPO) is just one step in the right direction, said "IPO King" Choo Chee Kong. The CEO of SBI E2-Capital,
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      Lock icon The Philippines conundrum
      612 20  -  William Pesek Jr Commentary The public may love him, but global investors are wary of Fernando Poe Jr PHILIPPINE actor-turned-presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr has a knack for charming the masses. Few audiences, it seems, can resist the charismatic 64-year-old screen idol. Yet, Mr Poe has fallen
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      Lock icon Scares shut US embassies
      471 22 Agencies Missions in UAE, Riyadh closed after rumour of blast in Saudi Arabia DUBAI- The US Embassy in the United Arab Emirates suspended operations yesterday due to a specific threat and briefly closed its mission in Riyadh after reports of an explosion in the Saudi Arabian
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      M'sia opposition to challenge election results in court
      321 22 KUALA LUMPUR Still stinging from its defeat in Sunday's election, Malaysia's opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) said yesterday it will challenge the election results in court. Party president Abdul Hadi Awang brushed off suggestions that PAS' defeat meant that Muslims had rejected
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      Lock icon S Korean party moves into tent to project new image
      177 22 -AFP SEOUL— South Korea's main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) abandoned its expensive headquarters yesterday and moved into a tent as its new leader vowed to reform the corruption-tainted party. "We must be reborn right here," declared Ms Park GeunHye,
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      Lock icon Killed by mistake
      122 22 -AFP JAKARTA Supporters of Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri's party have killed a suspected rival party supporter in West Java province, an official said yesterday. The attack followed verbal exchanges between supporters of Ms Megawati's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and activists from the Muslimbased United Development
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      Indon Islamic parties accept PAS defeat reluctantly
      175 22 JAKARTA The leaders of Indonesia's Islamic parties have reluctantly accepted the defeat of Malaysian opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia's (PAS) at the hands of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) in Sunday's elections. But they said it was not a sign of waning support for
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      Lock icon Attack warnings ignored
      514 24 Agencies Security officials could have done more to prevent 911 attacks WASHINGTON A government inquiry into the Sept 11 attacks sharply criticised past and present officials of the United States after it was revealed that they had ignored a series of warnings of an imminent possibly catastrophic
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      Lock icon European leaders in Spain for Madrid blasts' memorial mass
      287 24 Agencies MADRID European leaders arrived in Madrid for a memorial mass yesterday for the 190 victims of the March 11 blasts. Military police ringed the Almudena Cathedral in the city centre and snipers took up position on rooftops as the families
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      Lock icon Aussie troops in Iraq an election issue
      143 24 -AFP SYDNEY- The Labour opposition's plan to bring Australian troops in Iraq home by Christmas became an election issue yesterday as the government claimed the move could be dangerous. Opposition Labour leader Mark Latham said that with a planned handover of power to
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      167 24  -  Reuters Agencies Baghdad Sheraton Hotel hit A rocket hit the sixth-floor of the heavily-fortified Sheraton Hotel in Baghdad, which is popular with Western contractors and media, yesterday. The blast hit an air-con-ditioning duct on the sixth floor, broke some windows and shook Eeople in the hotel and the neighourhood.
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      1244 26  -  Prithpal Singh Why Changi Airport may not be an attractive proposition to low-cost airlines THE issue of how best to accommodate the needs of low-cost airlines (LCAs) in Singapore seems to be gravitating automatically to just one solution that they should all fly
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      248 26 Reuters AFP US county bans all weddings In a new twist in the battle over samesex marriages in the United States, a county in Oregon has banned all marriages gay and heterosexual until the state decides who can wed. As of yesterday, officials in the county of 79,000 were
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      448 28  -  Elisa Chia FHM bikini babe stars in reality-dating show on Channel 5 BROWS knotted, Rachel Lee let out a bashful groan. "See! That's all most people remember me for!" she cried, burying her head in her arms. Rachel was Singapore's representative to FHM magazine's inaugural
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      333 28  -  -Janice Lee ROOFTOP revels are up next for followers of the Heineken Music party train. This weekend, a line-up of groovy international club acts will elevate the presence of great music in Singapore, continuing the Heineken Music crew's aim of providing
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        497 30  -  Janice Lee Drool over these rare and limited-edition shoes PETER Fahey may look like he's peddling shoes but what he's really pushing is a way of life. A skateboarding fanatic and hip-hop enthusiast, Sydney-born Fahey has come to Singapore with hundreds of sneakers to tempt and tease shoe
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        279 33  -  Koh Chieng Mun A healthy diet doesn't have to mean bland and boring food Healthy Cooking Towards a Healthier Lifestyle: A series of three recipes that gives the low-down on fats, carbohydrates and sugar. A HEALTHY diet is rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. But healthy
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        212 33 1. Trim all visible fat and skin from meat or poultry before cooking. 2. Use less meat for curries and stews. Add lots of vegetables (cabbage, carrots, long beans) and pulses (chick peas, kidney beans) 3. Eat more fish and legumes (broad beans, tofu).
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        277 33 SALMON SASHIMI AND STEAK Ingredients: (serves two as starter and one as main course) Two IOOg salmon pieces Green salad leaves (option of lettuce, endives, frisee, alfalfa sprouts, pea shoots) Dressing for salmon sashimi: I teaspoon Fair Price canola oil 1 teaspoon Fair Price light soya sauce 2 teaspoon
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        327 35 LOS ANGELES A controversial film about a Jewish guy from Nazareth who is worshiped as the Messiah and crucified by the Romans is to be re-released. No, it's not Mcl Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. It is Monty Python's Life of Brian. Inspired
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        581 36 Hollywood Reporter Record ticket sales expected for Gibson movie though many have seen bootleg versions WHEN Mcl Gibson's The Passion of the Christ opens in Egypt next month, theatre owners are anticipating record ticket sales even though many people in the Muslim country have
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        314 40  -  Pearlyn Tham Merrell footware offers men style and comfort UNLESS he's a true-blue metrosexual, your guy will probably choose practicality and comfort over style. But, with the return of Merrell footwear to Singapore, he won't have to give up one for the other. After all,
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        176 40  -  Pearlyn Tham YOU can drink to good health and now with Fancl's new TenseUp EX, you can also drink to good skin. Aptly dubbed an "emergency beauty drink", TenseUp EX helps to prevent collagen loss in your skin. Like the springs in a mattress,
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        157 40  -  Pearlyn Tham ONCE in a while, a supermodel may claim that her cleansing routine involves just soap and water. But, in the real world, us mere mortals need a little more than that to keep our skin healthy and radiant More so, if the
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        250 42  -  Elisa Chia "REPAIR", "rebuild" and "renew". These are the three "R"s of the skincare world, and according to clinical tests, they take place most effectively at night. Mr Tony Vargas, director of skincare research and development at Elizabeth Arden explained: "At
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        542 42  -  Re eta Raman At a festival that's all about beauty and wellness ASK any modern woman and she will tell you that the daily stresses of work and home wear her down at the end of the day. With this in mind, the Beauty and Wellness Festival
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        727 44  -  Tan Yang Magnificent mosques, noisy, scent-filled bazaars and blissful traveller@newstoday. com.sg FROM the moment I arrive in Turkey, the excitement of an unfamiliar language, exotic scents and friendly smiles overwhelm me. The many domed mosques with their minarets reaching into the heavens, the muezzin's call to prayer,
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        397 44  -  Jenny Kong STUNNING costumes, bright colours and fascinating acrobatics get ready for Sorpresa when you board the SuperStar Virgo next month. Sorpresa means "surprise" in Italian and it is also the title of a performance on board the luxury liner
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        417 46  -  Jenny Kong It's easy to fall in love with Sri Lanka with its rustic lifestyle and unique culture FOR this "young punk" city dweller, a visit to Sri Lanka was an eye-opening experience. The beauty of the country lies k not just in its rich history or
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        HEAVENLY HILLS IN THE MIST
        863 48  -  Gurmeet Singh Head out to India's hill stations, for there is plenty to see and*das |L i A MONTH-LONG trip to India brought me up close to the splendour of the Taj Mahal, saw me roaming through the streets of bustling Mumbai and New Delhi
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        383 48  -  Ross Wallace HIGH culture is a phrase that's not often used in the airline industry. But seated in the lap of luxury at 10,000 m, Air France passengers may find there's no better way to describe the carrier's new look and
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        991 50  -  Pauline D Loh flwjgWjßrjc^bsA^a mtykfi* iti l l*Aly!a MlMJi iib.ibi>y»j c_iwjyA"£r j«ji f»ii h*M*t W*. l sb^B ub IT'S tough to decide whether Tasmania wins with its wholesome attractions, crystal clear air and clean waters or if Western Australia scores more with its range of
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        424 52  -  Re eta Raman The trend is towards online travel booking A GROWING number of Singaporeans are acting as "travel agents" for themselves by going online to book their dream holidays. According to a survey conducted by Yahoo! South-east Asia last year, 48 per cent of Singaporeans
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      1618 54 Gurmit's Small Talk II I World Kitchen II I Earthvisions maWW^^mWm *ln The Pink 0f Health Channel s,Bpm mMm I Channel B,Bpm j Escape The Elephants r fmStt^m channel News Asia, 8.32pm This week, H" ?J r-^* IH I r,S en,ra'' '-30pm j This is a weekly magazine for Singapore's
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      1018 55  -  ROHIT BRIJNATH From Tiger, to Foreman, the NHL, Henry and sexy Serena, the things said and done in sport make you scratch your head 1) X-RAYS have proved that once-champ-turned-commentator Johnny Miller doesn't have a subtle bone in his body. Praise the Lord. Golf commentators are
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      610 56 Agencies As Milan flourish, the Brazilian's star is shining brighter than ever and he can do no wrong CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUARTER-FINAL AC Milan 4 Deportivo La Coruna 1 MILAN Six-times European Cup winners AC Milan have produced many memorable nights for their fans over the
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      284 56 Reuters CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUARTER-FINAL Porto 2 Lyon 0 PORTO Porto look ever more serious Champions League contenders, after the same patient approach that served them so well against Manchester United gave them a 2-0 quarter-final first leg win over Olympique Lyon.
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      272 56 Agencies GOLF The Players' Championships PONTE VEDRA, Florida Tiger Woods (picture), whose bid to become the first golfer to win the same PGA Tour event five years in a row fizzled out at Bay Hill last week, quashed speculation he would turn to former coach Butch
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      115 57 THE Singapore Golf Association has a new president in Mr S Chandra Das (right), chairman of NTUC Fair Price. He was elected into the post unanimously last Friday, during SGA's annual general meeting. Other office bearers elected include Vice President Ting Sa Tee, Honorary Secretary Peter Tay
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      272 57 Reuters ONE-DAY CRICKET India v Pakistan LAHORE, Pakistan Vangipurappu Laxman hit a quickfire 107 and seamer Man Pathan grabbed three early wickets as India beat Pakistan by 40 runs to clinch their five-match one-day international series 3-2 yesterday. The 29-year-old Laxman struck 11 fours in
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      493 57 -AFP After good performances in Singapore, Hanrahan and Wang look for a win GOLF Royal Challenge Indian Open NEW DELHI Veterans Greg Hanrahan, runner-up in Singapore in the Caltex Masters last Sunday, and Wang Ter Chang hope to keep the Royal Challenge Indian Open title in
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      474 57  -  KOHWEILING WHAT do you have to do to have a chance of becoming an All Black? A six-day daily routine that revolves around just three things, rest, studies, and rugby. Lots and lots of rugby, either training or playing. Just
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      664 58  -  STANLEY HO They are top of the table and have yet to taste defeat.The question on everyone's lips is IT MAY be early days yet, but Albirex Niigata are certainly living up to their billing as title favourites for the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2004. Undefeated so
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      321 58 Balestier Khalsa v Sinchi TV FC Toa Payoh Stadium, tomorrow, 7pm KOH WEI LING weiling@newstoday.com.sg TOMORROW'S match will be a "do-or-die game" for both Balestier Khalsa and Sinchi TV FC. That's what Balestier coach Jang Jung believes. Both teams are
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      210 59 Balestier Khalsa v Sinchi Toa Payoh Stadium tomorrow, 7pm IX2 BALESTIER (1) Balestier $2.07 Probable line up: Bashir Khan, Ruhaizad Ismail, Winston Yap, x) Draw. ;p-25 Kirn Chan Zoong, Zainal Zainuddin, Haffiz Nabrawi, Ibrahim (2) Sinchi $2.95 Noh, Hea Se Gyu, Roniwardi Mamsa, ParkTae Won, Lee Ho
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      142 59 Describe your personality in one line. I'm an easygoing guy who likes to joke around and smile very often, even when I'm angry. What's the one thing we'll always see in your wallet? My family photo of my wife and three kids. What would you bring along to
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      384 59  -  KOH WEI LING Young Lions' Fan Club is blossoming IT HAS been a roller-coaster ride for the Young Lions' Fan Club, ever since they were formed last season. They were singing and dancing when their favourites opened their 2003 campaign with wins over big names Geylang and Woodlands.
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      611 60 Angry Stags confront referee and hold up play for three minutes, as Muratovic sees red NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2004 SAFFC 2 Tampines Rovers 1 STANLEY HO stanley@newstoday. com.sg CONTROVERSIAL red cards seem to be all the rage this season. Last night, another dismissal marred a
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      330 60  - HE'S ON FIRE STANLEY HO This Young Lion is set to roar TRAVELLING home on bus no 147 after training last Tuesday, Farizal Basri simply could not wipe the grin off his face. The 22-year-old Young Lions' wingback had just received dream news from national coach Radojko Avramovic. "I just
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      129 60 1 This is the place where the stars give their views on the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League I From all I've read so far, it looks like they are finally getting it all together! And a lot of it started with the entry of the Japanese team. They
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