Today, 22 April 2004

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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Priority is to find the missing, says PM Goh
      448 2  -  Derrick A Paulo Questions on who was to blame to be addressed in time THE question of blame for the Nicoll Highway accident will be addressed in time, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. The priority now is to find
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      Lock icon The problem with the soil
      440 3  -  Tav Tsen-Waye Soft marine clay may have played big part in road cave-in WITH a proper system of checks in place, there should have been ample warning that trouble on the scale of the Nicoll Highway collapse was on the way, say industry experts. The
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      Contractor fined before
      307 3  -  Raymond Andrew THIS is not the first time a construction firms involved in the Nicoll Highway collapse has been linked to tunnellingrelated accidents. Japanese firm Nishimatsu Construction was fined £700,000 (s2.lm) in January by a court in the UK, after an explosion on the Docklands Light Railway
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      Families visit crash site
      399 4  -  Wong Fei Wan Water hampering rescue work says missing engineer's daughter AFTER an overnight vigil at Kampong Glam Community Club for news of their loved ones, some 15 relatives of the three missing men finally paid a visit to the disaster site yesterday morning. They had
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      Daily tremors and Tuesday's big shock
      360 4  -  Tay Tsen-Waye THE day after a 150 m stretch of the Nicoll Highway collapsed, Golden Mile Complex penthouse resident Goh Geok Lien, 56, got a phone call from a bemused neighbour. Her neighbour pointed out that the daily tremors common in her home since
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      Jams hit CNA's news coverage
      225 4 AFTER Tuesday's sudden cave-in of Nicoll Highway, many motorists were left scrambling for alternative routes. But traffic in the city was relatively smooth yesterday morning despite the road closures. Channel News Asia (CNA) was also hit as its news and microwave vans rushing to the
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      Lock icon Suicide blasts shatter Basra peace
      369 6 Agencies BASRA Children in a school bus were among the more than 60 people killed in a series of coordinated suicide bombings in this southern Iraqi city yesterday. Basra Mayor Wael Abdul-Hafeez blamed the Al Qaeda terror network for the morning rush-hour blasts, which killed
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      Lock icon Mixed reaction to Wiranto's win
      480 6  -  Arya Abhiseka Controversial general is Golkar's presidential nominee THE unexpected win of former Indonesian military chief Wiranto as Golkar's presidential candidate has invited mixed reactions and left interesting scenarios for the July 5 presidential race. Mr Wiranto trounced party favourite Akbar Tandjung at Golkar's national
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      Saudi car bomb kills at least 10
      160 6 RIYADH At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded when a car bomb destroyed a Saudi security service building yesterday. Officials described it as a "terrorist attack" and Arab television said the body of a suicide bomber had been found. Saudi Arabia
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  • HOME NEWS
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      'Smiles Ahead' for cost-conscious travellers
      406 8  -  Tor Ching Li ValuAirto fly to Bangkok, Hong Kong and Jakarta next month SINGAPORE'S first budget airline, ValuAir with the tagline "Smiles Ahead" for cost-conscious travellers is planning fixed-fare flights to Bangkok, Hong Kong and Jakarta. The flights take off from Changi next month. ValuAir,
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      Lock icon Air France attains ISO certification
      237 8  -  Ted Chen AIR France has become the first airline in Singapore to attain ISO 9001:2000 certification, which applies to its commercial activities such as reservations, ticket sales, baggage handling and customer care. Announcing this yesterday, Air France's executive vice-pres-ident and managing director for Asia-Pacific, Mr
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      Report lodged against school principal
      252 8  -  Wong Fei Wan A POLICE report has been lodged against the principal of Nan Chiau High School for allegedly hitting a female student with a soft-cover story book. According to the police report obtained by Today, a teacher and five students witnessed the incident last
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      Act will curb brinkmanship
      490 10  -  Ng Shing Vi Trade Unions Act does not compromise workers' rights, says Minister Ng THE AMENDED Trade Unions Act will have minimal impact on the trade union movement here, said Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday. Dr Ng, who defended the amendment against Opposition MPs
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      NKF charity show raises record $14m
      105 10  -  Artel Wee DESPITE being hit by controversy and negative publicity, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) raised a record $14.27 million through its three-part NKF Charity Show 2004. Last night's final show registered a record 223,000 calls made, raising $1.17 million. This is the 11th
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      Lock icon Bush blaze near Changi Airport
      61 10 WEE TECK HIAN A bush fire erupted yesterday at 12.20pm near Changi Airport, razing an area along Changi Coast the size of two-and-a-half football fields. Fire-fighters arrived within five minutes and the blaze was brought under control within half-an-hour. The blaze was set off by
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      More biopharmas to be set up
      180 10  -  Tan Hui Leng SEVERAL biotech companies are expected to set up biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities here by the end of the year, the Economic Development Board (EDB) said yesterday. At the opening of the Agency of Science, Technology and Research's (A*Star) Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI)
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      228 8 Curtin University of Technology, Australia "Ranked Australia's No. 1 University ofTechnology in the Asia Pacific Region" Asia Week Magazine Strong international reputation for its excellent teaching programmes, innovative research and applied professional courses IT degree with a business edge integrated with hands-on e-commerce skills like Dreamweaver/'ASP EQUIS (European Quality Improvement
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      8 8 Kiasu? Kancheong? have lots of little breaks (ftgsjk;
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  • LETTERS
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      Cancer threat from new sex infections
      493 12 Report on STIs mask a much larger problem WE refer to the article, "Sexually-transmitted infections, (STIs) up 30%" (Weekend Today, April 17-18). Our National Skin Centre disclosed that they saw some 8,000 STI cases in 2003, a disturbing rise of over 30 per cent,
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      We should do more to protect these workers
      214 12 EVERY morning as I step into the lift, cleaned of litter such as flyers, discarded envelopes and sometimes a puddle of urine or vomit, I am grateful to the foreign contract cleaner who hails from India. He cleans the area around my
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      Police says CNA was informed of areas affected, deployment during blackout
      243 16 I REFER to Mr Michael Chong Mm Fong's letter on the need for safety steps in the event of more blackouts (Today, April 16). During the recent blackout in the northwestern part of Singapore, police officers were deployed at
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      All that talk about MRT
      196 16  -  Chan Kai Mun Shouldn't we be more concerned about the dangers of tunnelling? I AM deeply concerned about some comments made by the authorities after the collapse of the Nicoll Highway. It was said that this would cause delay to the completion of the Circle
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      NTUC cannot intervene in non-unionised companies
      191 16  -  John De Payva I THANK Mr Yak Chin Hua for his letter, "NTUC, consider plight of workers with no wage restructuring" (Today, April 20). He has highlighted an important point Indeed, the NTUC and its unions are working hard with our tripartite partners to
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      1396 13 NTUC Income meets policy holders NTUC Income met our "We are delighted with the active participation by our throu9h the cor P orate scandals Due to nnlio/hnlHai-Q nn 3 Anril 700 A V- the difficult situation, there was some loss policyholders on 3 April 2004. policyholders. The feedback received has
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Temasek to jointly set up Thailand fund
      372 18  -  Val Chua It also eyes stake in a unit of India's ICICI Bank SINGAPORE'S state investment holding company Temasek Holdings will jointly set up a fund to invest in Thailand's stock market and it will also take a stake in a unit of
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      Lock icon SPC nearly triples Q1 profit to $42 million
      185 18 Dow Jones SINGAPORE Petroleum Co (SPC) reported yesterday its first quarter net profit nearly tripled on strong regional demand for petroleum products. The oil refiner and petrol station operator's net profit for the three months to March 31 jumped to $42 million,
      — Dow Jones  -  185 words
    • MarketWATCH
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        ST Index — 1,848.41 -2.01
        4 18 ST Index 1,848.41 -2.01
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        Lock icon Singapore
        241 18 Dow Jones SHARES closed slightly lower yesterday on worries that US interest rates will rise following Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan's comments that suggested that deflation was no longer a threat. Interest rate hikes in the US often result in similar increases in the Asia-Pacific, traders said, adding that
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        SGX most active
        56 18 iy volume Close Change 'OOO FibreChem Bio-Treat PanpacMed UnitedTAC Intend SingTel Unified Beauty China NTI Int Citiraya 0.480 0.990 0.150 0.935 0.245 2.300 0.555 0.570 0.140 0.450 -0.030 +0.015 +0.010 -0.005 +0.030 -0.005 +0.005 -0.010 -2.9 +11.1 +1.1 -2.0 +1.3 -0.9 +3.7 -2.2 172,605 101,084 68,239 29,007
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        SGX top rises
        79 18 By Close Change iTIETFlOO 18.900 +0.240 By percentage Hartford Close 0.525 Change +31.3 ISH500USS 5.200 +0.150 PKTech 0.075 +15.4 iPC 3.080 +0.130 LKN 0.045 +12.5 Hartford 0.525 +0.125 PanpacMed 0.150 +11.1 Haw Par 4.820 +0.120 Auston 0.265 +10.4 OBS Bk 6% NCPS10 108.100 +0.100 Reed 0.055 +10.0
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        SGX top falls
        82 18 By$ Robinson Close 6.000 Change -2.250 By percentage Robinson Close 6.000 Change -27.3 F&N 13.900 -0.400 El-Nets 0.020 -20.0 Creative 50 17.600 -0.300 North 22 USS 0.030 -14.3 Noble 3realEast 3.620 11.800 -0.280 -0.200 Sunlight W*****4 DBS DB eCW*****1 0.030 0.105 -14.3 -12.5 /enture 19.500 -0.200 ISG
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        World markets
        59 18 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries Faiwan Wtd Korea Comp 11,944.30 12,227.30 3,444.70 6,810.25 929.95 Pis -7.96 -167.07 -12.500 +10.28 +11.05 -0.07 -1.35 -0.36 +0.15 +1.20 KLCI 864.02 +2.69 +0.31 SET Index 706.65 -7.30 -1.02 lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 814.203 1,537.78 295.23 +3.344 +11.82
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 US$ 0.5940 UK£ 0.3326 Yen 64.610 HK$ 4.6327 RM 2.2571 Euro 0.5005 Rupiah 5119.2 Baht 23.403 Peso 33.075 A$ 0.8107 Indian Rs 26-'O6 Won 683.79 C$ 0.8062 Yuan 4.9163 NZ$ 0.9446 NTS 19.567
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 18 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 393.500 Silver uss/oi 6.58 Platinum uss/oz 903.000 Rubber cents/kg 233.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,824 Brent crude uss/barrel 33.11 Information provided by
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
      102 20 Dow Jones Osim International's net profit in the first quarter grew 29 per cent to $5.4 million from $4.2 million a year ago. Revenue in the period rose 31 per cent from a year ago to $68.7 million, as its stores in all its major markets, including Hong Kong,
      — Dow Jones  -  102 words
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      Eng Wah to separate its businesses
      340 20  -  Val Chua Its entertainment unit to run independently of property arm ENG Wah Organization intends to separate its entertainment business from its property dealings, in order to create a sharper business focus. The listed company intends to seek subsequently a separate listing of the
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      Fierce fight for Filipino mobile pie
      269 21  -  Chan Chao Peh chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg THE two leading Filipino mobile phone operators have taken the fight to each other's strongholds, as competition intensifies. The country's second largest operator, Globe Telecom, which commands a three-quarter share in the more profitable post-paid market, now plans to go
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      Singapore Power bids $6.2b for electricity provider in Australia
      102 21 SINGAPORE Power has bid more than Ass billion ($6.2 billion) for the Australian business of United States power producer TXU Corp, Reuters reported, citing unidentified bankers. Singapore Power's bid is being handled by Morgan Stanley, the report said. TXU has hired
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      Lock icon Optus mobile rules out3G network within 12 months
      190 21 Bloomberg OPTUS Mobile, the Australian mobile phone unit of Sing Tel, does not plan to introduce a high-speed third-generation mobile-phone network in Australia this year. "I don't foresee it within the next 12 months," said Mr Allen Lew, managing director mobile at
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      Lock icon Greenspan allays fears
      511 22 Bloomberg US Fed will raise rates only when sign of accelerating inflation appears THE US economy is in a "vigorous expansion" that has not yet produced "broad-based" inflation pressures, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said. A more rapid pace of growth is leading companies to add to
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      Lock icon Travel e-commerce to reach $27 billion
      237 22 -AFP ASIA-PACIFIC online travel commerce should grow to more than US$l6 billion ($27 billion) by 2006, according to a study by travel research consultancy Marketshare. This is up from a forecasted US$l2.5 billion at the end of 2004, said Marketshare's executive director Anthony Venus,
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      Lock icon Japan trade surplus rose 17.8% in March
      273 22 -AFP TOKYO Japan's trade surplus in March rose for a ninth straight month. The trade surplus in March rose 17.8 per cent from a year earlier to 1.13 trillion yen ($17.5 billion), with exports up 13.3 per cent to 5.44 trillion yen, while
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      152 21 This announcement appears as a matter of record only April 2004 UNITED ENVIROTECH LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 9 July 2003) (Company Registration Number: *****6466G) Invitation in respect of 63,800,000 Shares of Sso.ol each comprising 37,040,000 New Shares and 26,760,000 Vendor Shares, as follows:--(a) 6,300,000 Offer Shares
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon What does the MAS mean by 'modest and gradual'?
      663 24 Dow Jones Analysts wonder how far the Singapore dollar will be allowed to appreciate WHAT constitutes a "modest and gradual appreciation" of the Singapore dollar against its tradeweighted basket of currencies? Analysts are left scratching their heads over how to answer
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      67 24 Kirn Eng Securities Hotung (12.5 US cents) Market Perform Hotung has a strong venture capital pipeline. It has listed two companies on the Nasdaq in the first quarter, completed two trade sales and has another 1 0 firms ready for IPO. These could generate capital gains of NT$3Ol million
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      Lock icon Calpers sets its sights on India
      156 24 Bloomberg CALIFORNIA Public Employee's Retirement System, (Calpers), the biggest US pension fund, said it had added India to the list of markets in which it may invest The New York State Common Retirement System and other US pension funds may follow Calpers' lead in
      – Bloomberg  -  156 words
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      Giant savings
      666 25 This hypermarket promises a variety of value-for-money goods EGGS, milk, bread, rice, cereal, a new television set, shoes, a toy car for Junior's birthday all these and more are conveniently available at Giant Hypermarket. And at incredibly affordable prices, too. Giant stocks over 20,000 general merchandise items in
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon The maturing of Indian democracy
      565 26  -  Shanoo Maharaj India goes to the polls amid backdrop of peace, decent turn-out and low level of violence WHEN Indians turned out in reasonably large numbers to vote in the country's 14th general election on Tuesday, they proved that the world's largest democracy was in
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      Lock icon Bahrain gets first woman minister
      128 28 -AFP MANAMA (Bahrain) In a historic first for Bahrain, the kingdom will appoint a woman minister in a cabinet reshuffle to be announced in the coming days, a government official said on Tuesday. Ms Nada Haffadh confirmed her appointment as the health minister. The appointment
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Blair won't step down even if he loses referendum
        89 28 -AFP British Prime Minister Tony Blair will not resign if he loses the referendum he announced on Tuesday on the proposed European Union constitution, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said. He told BBC television: "In referendums which have been held in other
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        Lock icon Editor resigns over fake stories
        77 28 Reuters Ms Karen Jurgensen, the editor of USA Today, the largest newspaper in the United States, has resigned in the wake of an investigation that found a former star reporter had fabricated portions of eight major international stories. The 55--year-old jurgensen's retirement on Tuesday came
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        Lock icon France may deport Islamic cleric
        77 28 AFP A 53-year-old Algerian Islamic cleric faced possible deportation from France yesterday after authorities arrested and moved to expel him following comments that wife-beating is authorised by the Koran. Mr Abdelkader Bouziane, imam of a mosque in the eastern city of Lyon, caused an uproar
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      Lock icon Israeli cops monitor freed nuke technician
      360 28 Agencies Whistle blower could reveal more secrets ASHKELON Despite walking free from an 18-year jail sentence, Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu is still not an entirely free man. Fearing that the 49-year-old former nuclear technician could reveal more secrets, the government put him under
      — Agencies; AFP  -  360 words
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      1148 30  - Marketing with charm and wit Cheryl Marie Cordeiro .Miss Universe k pageant is a opportunity I to sell I Singapore WHILE the Miss Universe pageant may come across as a glitzy media event broadcast live at prime time, what the viewers don't see is that the delegates would have by
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    461 32  -  Elisa Chia Perfect 10 is on the hunt for DJs all you need is a personality CHOOSE a career you love and you don't have to work a single day, mused Sheikh Haikel, before breaking the sombre mood by breaking into his trademark guffaws. "Yeah, that's
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    131 32 Diction and pronunciation are two important criteria in the audition, Erina said. For instance, the station's name should be read as "Perfect 10, 9-8-7 FM, not Perfect 10, 98 point 7 FM". If you're hoping to get on
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    266 32  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal SINGAPORE is wooing India's film-makers and Bollywood is finding it hard to resist the call. In fact, the International Indian Film Academy (UFA) awards will take place here from May 20 to 22. Mahesh Manjrekar is among the first of many Indian
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      384 37  -  Koh Chieng Mun It's foolproof, convenient and preserves nutrients in food TIME is always a concern for the person who has to feed himself or herself and a family after work. A solution would be to think about cooking simple meals. The recipe today is designed for
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      413 38 o^^ o°°^ Head to Victoria's spa country, Catch Lion King, the award- Treat yourself to a sunset cruise Escape to the wild and beautiful Relax as you swim, snorkel or Daylesford, for an invigorating winning Broadway musical, on board a luxury yacht, with landscapes of Cradle Mountain dive in Busselton,
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      511 39  -  Gregory Cheong The best way to savour the sights and sounds of Hungary is to do it the old-fashioned way on horseback. After all, this Balkan nation has had a long relationship with horses. The first Hungarians, the Magyars, were warrior horsemen. Hungary is one of the few
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      1020 40 Jennifer Chen visits cool Nice and historic Cordoba and comes back speaking colours. Watch this space for more stories from the twin destinations of France and Spain Getting high on CORDOBA'S perfume I float to Cordoba on the AYE train. Well, not really, but it feels
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      792 42  -  Pearlyn Tham Michael Kors' new, sensual fragrance complements his classic 25-year-old fashion label ASA child growing up on New York's Long Island, XAAmerican designer Michael Kors dreamt of becoming a movie star or a fashion designer. When he was only four, he made his foray into showbusiness
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      708 44  -  Pearlyn Tham With a little help from Lancome's Juicy Rouge lipsticks, a set of gorgeous pouters is now within reach THE last time I checked, there wasn't an Association For Men With Full Lips. So, I have reason to hope to escape getting any
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      194 44 Getting a Juicy Attitude doesn't just stop at Juicy Rouge. To be used on its own or over your favourite Juicy Rouge colour, Lancome's bestselling lip gloss Juicy Tubes gives your lips a long-lasting translucent, glossy touch. It's been said that 10 Juicy Tubes are
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      575 46  -  Re eta Raman Enjoy these spa, slimming and beauty treatments on offer this month LOOKING fabulous and feeling confident has never been this easy. Like Samantha Jones in the hit television series, Sex and the City, put on your best face and enjoy that top-of-the-world feeling.
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      170 46  -  Pearlyn Tham IT IS Secretaries' Week and if your boss doesn't reward you for your hard work, skincare and toiletries brand Nivea will. For today and tomorrow, from 12pm to 2pm, Nivea is rewarding all secretaries with a free Secretaries' Special Kit gift pack at its roadshow
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      142 46  -  Pearlyn Tham WHEN it comes to something close to your heart (literally) such as lingerie, you'll want something that feels comfortable against your skin, too. You can get that with the new Skin. Cool Sizzling Cool Summer Collection, launched two weeks ago at ERO Lingerie. This collection
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      306 48  -  Pearlyn Tham DIAMOND experts and lovers worship a different set of Cs: The four Cs of diamonds cut, clarity, colour and carat. Most women mistake the last C to be the most important You may know of someone who goes around brandishing her engagement or
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      249 48 Perfect body, perfect skin you can have it all at one place NOW YOU can lose weight and get facial treatment at one convenient location. Slimming specialist Cenosis has launched its new outlet at The Amara. Located next to it is Bionn International, which is wellknown for its skin-care treatments.
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      490 48 A Crowning glories JpT At the L'oreal Professionnel Spring Summer Trends Collection last m ttt Wednesday, international hair maestros Shunji Matsuo, David Mercer of J TONl&GUYHairdressing, and Laetitia Guenaou brought hairstyling A art to the audience, fashioning tresses into works of art. m Pearlyn Tham I B f dSgrt pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg
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      1159 49 MbdiaCorp h m /A=dij-\Corp CHANNEL jjf CHANNEL sur i a 73 0 SU*^ A 8.00 Berita chaknil news/an Channel of the Year ATV Awards 2003 6- 00 AM Love Hina 8- 30 Akhir Kata 2004 I 7.00 Good Morning Singapore j 5.00PM Gaby, Hanya Kau Cintaku 9.00 Tali Kasih Headlines
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      275 50  -  STANLEY HO TWO prominent officials from the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) will soon step down from their posts but their replacements have yet to be found. Last December, this newspaper broke the news that FAS general secretary John Koh has decided
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      712 50 Agencies European exit looming large for the Blues after Ranieri's bizarre substitutions CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, SEMI-FINAL Monaco 3 Chelsea 1 MONACO As Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri led his squad on a pre-match walk round Monaco's harbour on Tuesday, their paymaster's enormous yacht loomed in the distance,
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      160 50  -  Stanley Ho. AFC CUP, GROUP E Geylang 2 Negri Sembilan 1 GEYLANG United showed their character last night after they fought back from a goal down to beat Negri Sembilan 2-1 at the Bedok Stadium. The Eagles put up a brilliant second half performance to beat
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      471 51  -  TANYO-HINN SGC members unhappy with current leadership after shooting's demotion THE NATIONAL shooting squad's preparations for last year's December SEA Games in Vietnam were hardly ideal. There were disputes over the selection criteria for shooters and funding problems for overseas training stints. There was also unhappiness
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      369 51 GOLF SITF Golf Masters HE ONLY played last year because a slot suddenly opened up after an entrant withdrew at the last minute. David Gleeson proceeded to pocket the $10,000 winner's cheque in the Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SITF) Golf Masters 2003,
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      565 52  -  ALVINCHUA A Woodlands win over Home and northern giants will be considered genuine title contenders WILL it be a case of the king is dead, long live the king, when Woodlands Wellington visit Home United tomorrow? It may be far too early to talk about
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      326 52  -  Alvin Chua ALBIREX NIIGATA coach Hiroshi Ohashi once remarked to journalists that S-League sides were relaxed when playing each other, but pumped up when facing his team. The reason for that is simply because they have a thing or two to prove against
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      161 53 Which is your favourite coffeeshop and what's good there? Mukmim Coffeeshop, which is just behind Bedok Stadium. The lontong goreng there is the best. What's the best advice anyone has given you? That football in Singapore is not a life-long thing, so you've got to know what you
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      339 53  -  Alvin Chua IF tonight's Young Lions-Albirex Niigata match was played out to food stakes, the Singapore team would win by a whopping 10-2 scoreline. Scoring for the Young Lions would be the likes of prawn noodles, kway chap and claypot rice. The
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      561 54 GREATEST MOMENTS He coached a young Ryan Giggs and Craig Bellamy, he played a Cup final at Wembley and even walked up the famous steps to receive a trophy. SAFFC coach Jimmy Shoulder talks about his greatest moments in football. MY greatest moment as a
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      340 54  -  STANLEY HO THEY are young, stylish, talented teenagers from Japan, and they're going to bring the house down at Jalan Besar Stadium tonight Albirex Niigata you say? No. We're talking about budding Japanese punk-rock band Gorbachev. The band made up of lead guitarist and vocalist Masashi
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      916 56  -  ROHITBRIJNATH The ultimate footballer, Maradona's journey is unique in that no one else has walked it, then, now or ever IT'S THE photograph that frightens. It makes you look away, and shake your head, but then it makes you turn back and look again. So you
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      571 53 ALL OR NOTHING IX2 YOUNG LIONS (1) Young Lions $3.70 Probable line-up: Hassan Sunny, Juraimie Dawood, Farizal Basri, Bai(X) Draw $3.60 hakki Khaizan, Syed Fadhil, Precious Emuejeraye, Mustaqim Manzur, (2) Albirex $1.72 Shahril Ishak, Agu Casimir, Fadzuhasny Juraimi, Itimi Dickson 1/2 Goal Form: WLWDD (3-0 v Tanjong Pagar, 1-2 v
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      44 56 SPORTONT^^^ 4pm, Bpm Tennis Tennis Masters Series 10pm Monte Carlo: Last 16, Ch24 10pm Golf Canarias Open de Espana, Day 1, Ch2l Tomorrow Bam Baseball MLB: St Louis Cardinals v Houston Astros, Ch23 Bam NBA Playoffs, Ist Rd: LA Lakers v Houston Rockets, Ch23
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