Today, 29 April 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Thursday April 29, 2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon VIOLENCE IN SOUTHERN THAILAND
      43 1 Villagers taking cover after gunfire erupted at a mosque in southern Thailand near Pattani yesterday. More than 30 youths were killed, some fleeing a mosque which was stormed by troops. The youths had taken refuge in the mosque. REUTERS
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      BLOODY WEDNESDAY
      767 1  -  Jaime Koh Attacking rebels mowed down by well-armed police, army AS THAILAND came to terms with yesterday's gory killing of more than 120 youths in the kingdom's volatile south, the ripples of the encounter were felt throughout the region. In the troubled region's bloodiest day yet, groups of
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      Lock icon China syndrome hits US prices
      236 1 Reuters NEW YORK Call it the China syndrome. Concerns that China may soon put the brakes on its red-hot economy sent US stock, bond, copper and gold prices tumbling yesterday. Only the US dollar had its day in the sun. The greenback rallied against the
      — Reuters  -  236 words
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      Lock icon Kidney thieves
      57 1 -AFP MOSCOW The prosecutor's office yesterday accused four Russian doctors of trying to remove a living patient's kidneys for a transplant, news agencies reported. The 50-year-old man had been hospitalised last month for a head injury but when police arrived at the hospital, they discovered that the doctors
      -AFP  -  57 words
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Undergraduates in exam leak-shock
      248 2  -  Loh Chee Kong SOME students at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) were shocked yesterday on realising answers to their paper, which they had just sat for, had been posted online a week earlier. Further, some of their peers who had stumbled onto the answers took these to
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      Nearing 80 ... but JBJ's still not out?
      213 2  - Nearing 80 but JBJ's still not out? Jose Raymond IN EIGHT months, former opposition Member of Parliament Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, aka JBJ, turns 80. But his advancing years have not stopped the former lawyer from attempting to make it back into Parliament again, despite having his application for a discharge
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      Don't despair, teachers
      1008 3  -  Clement Mesenas NEWS——!——-. Few jobs are as challenging as teaching but remember, stay that hand IT'S tough to be a good teacher. Capturing the attention of 40 lively minds requires special skills. Teaching is a noble calling made more challenging by the fact that teachers must never
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon Crawford underpass re-opens this morning
        92 3 Newsßadio 93.8 Crawford Underpass reopens to traffic this morning at 6, about a week after the Nicoll Highway collapse. The Land Transport Authority gave the go-ahead after Merdeka Bridge had been separated ana recovery work confined to the worksite. Repair and recovery work started yesterday
        – Newsßadio 93.8; TREVOR TAN  -  92 words
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        Fine reduced in case of addictive sleeping pills
        89 3  -  Wong Fei Wan A doctor who was struck from the register for prescribing addictive sleeping pills was yesterday ordered to pay a $10,000 fine instead of the $65,000 imposed by the Singapore Medical Council. In a disciplinary committee hearing in February, Dr
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      Lock icon Syrians are shell-shocked
      468 4 Agencies Four die in aftermath of car-bomb attack in capital's diplomatic quarter DAMASCUS It is an autocratic state with a tight grip on internal security and no tolerance for political dissent, but Syrians were left shell-shocked after an unprecedented bomb attack in the capital. Security forces exchanged
      – Agencies; " REUTERS  -  468 words
    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon China will allow HK direct poll
        68 4 Agencies Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, seeking to allay fears that China is blocking democracy in Hong Kong, pledged yesterday to allow the direct election of the territory's leader and legislature ultimately, but he gave no timetable. Meanwhile, public dissatisfaction with the city government's handling
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        Lock icon Pakistan to downsize military
        63 4 AFP In the first military downsizing in the country's 57-year history, Pakistan will reduce the size of its army by 50,000 troops from August. Officials said the move will save millions of US dollars annually. The cut will be applied at the "tail", meaning it will
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        Confucian teachings for MCA
        52 4 Leaders of the Malaysian Chinese Association will learn the 2,500-year-old teachings of Confucius in an attempt to make the party's leadership more effective, reported The Star. Attendance at a workshop on leadership qualities held by Confucian expert, Professor Fu Peijung, from Taiwan is compulsory for all
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      Lock icon Informant gets his bounty
      50 4 _J Philippine President Gloria Arroyo hands a 5-million peso ($152,000} bounty yesterday to a civilian informant who told soldiers the location of Abu Sayyaf leader Mujib Susukan. Susukan, the alleged leader of the kidnapping of 21 foreign tourists in Sipadan, was killed in Sulu last year.
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      Lock icon Honour killing puts Turkey in spotlight
      212 4 Agencies ISTANBUL An honour killing made headlines in Turkey not only because of the horrific nature of the crime but because the family made a joint decision that the father would murder his daughter. Police arrested the father and 13 relatives who took part
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  • HOME NEWS
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      PAP MPs need to relook directorships
      414 6  -  Tav Tsen-Wave Revised Govt guidelines remind MPs of the importance of separating private and public duties waye@newstoday.com.sg RULING party Members of Parliament (MP) who serve as directors on the boards of businesses will have to re-examine their duties in the private sector. Prime Minister
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      Lock icon WHO satisfied with China's handling of new Sars outbreak
      328 6 THE World Health Organization's chief said China was doing its best to curb the latest Sars outbreak, even as news of a fresh suspect Sars case surfaced. WHO director-general, Dr Lee Jong-wook, told reporters in Singapore yesterday: "I have no reason
      TREVOR TAN  -  328 words
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      Lock icon Final farewell for missing foreman Heng Yeow Peow
      51 8 DAVID YEO Ten-year-old Daniel, the son of Mr Heng Yeow Peow whose body was never found following the collapse of Nicoll Highway carrying his father's photograph home following the funeral at the Mount Vernon Crematorium. Next to Daniel is his sister, 8-year-old
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      Former SIA employee's plea dismissed again
      181 8  -  Wong Fei Wan THE man who has persistently pressed his case against former employer Singapore Airlines (SIA) for wrongful dismissal hit another wall yesterday when his last-ditch appeal got struck off again. Mr Joseph Clement Louis Arokiasamy had filed an appeal to the Court
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      Lock icon Valuair eyes more stops
      395 8  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Budget airline considers China and two cities Down Under MOST of its weekend flights to Bangkok in May have been sold out and Singapore's first budget airline Valuair is now looking at adding a coastal city in China as its fourth destination in
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      Upbeat and heartening messages for Labour Day
      212 8  -  Raymond Andrew IF THE outlook was bleak on May 1 last year, this year's Labour Day is a series of upbeat and heartening messages. Yesterday, the May Day messages issued by NTUC secretary-general Lim Boon Heng, Acting Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen, Singapore
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      27 6 Singapore has another reason to cheer this coming 3 May 2004 M=DIACORP fhxr Get your FREE news, complete with advertisements, at: www.todayonline.com JCjlJ^^Y^ We set you thinking.
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      In support of principal Ng Lee Huat
      268 12  -  Winnie Foo For the sake of education, MOE should reinstate him I HAVE been following with concern and regret the circumstances leading up to the stepping down of Nan Chiau High School principal, Mr Ng Lee Huat I am now convinced that our
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      A committed man lost
      140 12  -  David Ng IS OUR system being exploited by students making use of a loophole to get back at teachers or principals? I have three school-going children. I believe if my children have done something wrong, they have to face up to the punishment even if it
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      Ministry should consider teachers' rights
      181 12  -  Gideon Tan Soon Ann WITH many young parents both working, whether the schools like it or not, teachers now have to be both a teacher and a parent to a child. However, neither society nor the Ministry of Education seems to recognise this. In many
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      Follow Aussie way for traffic lights junctions
      249 12  -  Slow Jia Rui BOTH pedestrians and motorists have often been frustrated by massive traffic jams along Orchard Road, especially at intersections such as those at Orchard and Paterson Roads; and Orchard and Grange Roads. Often, cars turning right from Orchard Road into these
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  • Business News
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        Lock icon Singapore
        143 16 Dow Jones Share prices ended lower as market sentiment remained depressed by geopolitical concerns and rears of a resurgence of Sars. The ST Index closed down 5.82 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 1,847.76. Decliners outnumbered advancers by 238 to 81 while 519.5 million were traded. Singapore Airlines, which
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        ST Index: 1,847.76—5.82
        4 16 ST Index: 1,847.76 —5.82
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        SGX most active
        56 16 By volume Wee Poh Bio-Treat UnitedTAC FibreChem Chartered NOL Kl Ventur PanpacMed UtdEnvirotech Unified Close 0.020 0.915 0.900 0.495 1.610 2.100 0.280 0.150 0.495 0.485 Change -0.040 -0.045 -0.020 -0.040 +0.020 +0.015 -0.030 -0.025 -4.2 -4.8 -3.9 -2.4 +1.0 +5.7 -5.7 -4.9 '000 38,798 25,112 23,914 23,049
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        SGX top rises
        71 16 By Close Change SPH100 21.200 +0.500 SPH 21.200 +0.400 KepCorp 7.300 +0.100 OCBC4.5%NCPS 100 102.100 +0.100 Sp Land 3.860 +0.100 FupOffs 0.340 +0.055 SPHDBSeCW*****5 0.375 +0.055 APB Breweries 7.650 +0.050 AVJenningsAS 2.120 +0.050 CITYDEV 6.400 +0.050 By percentage Close Change Sunlight W*****4 0.035 +40.0 El-Nets 0.025 +25.0
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 16 USS 0.5898 UK£ 0.3291 Yen 64.546 HKS 4.6002 RM 2.2413 Euro 0.4947 Rupiah 5087.2 Baht 23.410 Peso 32.817 AS 0.8026 Indian Rs 26.088 Won 679.54 C$ 0.7974 Yuan 4.8818 NZS 0.9345 NTS 19.490
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        Commodities
        22 16 Gold uss/oz 397.800 Silver uss/oi 6.250 Platinum uss/oz 839.000 Rubber cents/kg 254.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 975 Brent crude uss/barrel 34.28
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        Lock icon World markets
        64 16 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.29 Change -40.59 -0.34 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.31 3450.40 6574.75 +10.40 -1.90 -72.05 +0.09 -0.05 -1.08 Korea Comp 901.83 -13.64 -1.49 KLCI 861.57 -6.75 -0.78 SET Index 672.34 -8.55 -1.26 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B
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        SGX top falls
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      MAS wants FAs to refocus
      114 16 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has urged financial advisors (FA) to consider remuneration targets that are not based solely on sales targets or quotas, as this may lead to a focus on product sales, rather than the quality of the advice given. "Current remuneration
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      DaimlerChrysler to stay here
      138 16 GERMAN auto giant DaimlerChrysler yesterday denied a Malaysian news report that it is planning to relocate its South-east Asian headquarters from Singapore to Malaysia. "The news has no substance," regional spokesman Helfried Scharf told AFP after the Malay Mail newspaper published the report "Of course we
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      Lock icon OCBC aims for majority NISP stake
      357 16 Dow Jones So far, it owns 22.5% of the Indonesian bank JAKARTA Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp said that it is ready to provide fresh funds for Bank NISP after it acquired a 22.5-per-cent stake in the Indonesian bank. "In the future, we will be ready
      – Dow Jones; BLOOMBERG  -  357 words
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs.
      164 18 Channel News Asia Channel News Asia UOB Asset Management is in talks with Beijing Securities to open a joint venture fund management company in China. UOB hopes Beijing Securities can help the bank to obtain Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor status in China, allowing it to invest in Chinese stocks
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      Lock icon SMRT profits up on lower taxes
      393 18 Agencies Transport operator may raise fares after July, also eyes non-fare revenue SMRT Corp reported that its full-year net profit rose 24 per cent, even as revenue declined, thanks to a tax write-back of $22.4 million. The listed transport group earned $89.5 million, or
      — Agencies; WEE TECK HIAN  -  393 words
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      British Airways launches e-ticketing here
      239 18  -  Kevin Tan BRITISH Airways (BA) and its associate, Qantas Airways, launched yesterday an electronic ticketing system in Singapore, in which no paper air-tickets will be issued or required for verification. A passenger will be able to check in directly using his or her credit card,
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      Tiger Airways mulls China budget carrier
      201 18 EVEN as it prepares to take off from Singapore later this year, budget carrier Tiger Airways is looking to set up a nofrills carrier in China to tap into the growing market, its chairman William A Franke said yesterday. Mr Franke told The Asian
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      Lock icon Flextronics records net profit of $27m for 4Q
      175 20 Channel News Asia SINGAPORE-BASED contract electronics manufacturer Flextronics International said its fiscal fourth-quarter net profit dropped 18 per cent, weighed down by restructuring charges. Flextronics reported a net profit of US$l6 million ($27 million), or 3 cents per share, for the quarter
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      Lock icon ADB warns of new Asian financial crisis
      329 20 AFP Huge forex reserves built up by growing nations may begin to work against them SEOUL The massive accumulation of foreign exchange reserves in Asia over the past two years could trigger another financial crisis, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned yesterday. Reserves
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      Lock icon Nortel fires its CEO and CFO
      131 20 Agencies TORONTO Nortel Networks fired its chief executive, along with two top finance officials, in the wake of an accounting probe into North America's largest maker of telephone equipment Nortel said it was firing president and chief executive Frank Dunn "for cause" and replacing
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      Lock icon Comcast drops bid for Disney
      121 20 Bloomberg COMCAST has withdrawn its US$54.l billion ($92 billion) unsolicited bid for Walt Disney, shelving its attempt to create the world's largest media firm. "It has become clear that there is no interest on the part of Disney's management and board in putting Comcast and
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      Lock icon Thai economic miracle could be fizzling out
      768 23  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg Commentary The country's current boom is riding on debt A QUINTESSENTIAL businessman, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has the spiel down pat It's that his country's economy is destined to be the pride of Asia and now's the time
      Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG  -  768 words
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  • Savvy Investor
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      Lock icon Global equities are still attractive
      646 24 Interest rates have bottomed out, but likely to remain low, says DBS Asset Management's Peter Chiang MR PETER CHIANG, who manages DBS Asset Management's Shenton Global Opportunities Fund, shares his views on global equities with Mr Vasu Menon, vicepresident and chief editor of finatiQ Bank
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Slain Gl's sisters refuse to rejoin units in Iraq, seek other duties
      194 26 -AFP CHICAGO The sisters of a GI slain in Baghdad will not rejoin their units in Iraq and want non-combat assignments. Sergeant Charity Witmer and Specialist Rachel Witmer said on Tuesday they had asked for "reassignment to other
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      312 26 Agencies Bloody stand-off in Fallujah as Saddam marks 67th birthday in custody BAGHDAD As former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein marked his 67th birthday in a secret jail yesterday, United States forces fought in a bloody stand-off that is now threatening Iraq's political future. The US
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      180 26 Reuters BOSTON A 14-year-old boy has won the right to go to trial to end his biological father's parental rights after the man beat and shot to death the boy's mother six years ago. A Massachusetts judge, who had thrown the
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      233 26 AFP Bashir refuses to cooperate Radical cleric and terror suspect Abu Bakar Bashir refused to cooperate yesterday with Indonesian police in the jail in which he is serving time for violating immigration laws. In a fresh investigation on Bashir, police are focusing on the 2002 Bali bombings and the
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      495 27 'figjteJ "^Ss tB I gj> CHONG CHEE KIN~ Chong Aik Hoe, 34, was \t^^ A MAN who sold unau- fined the hefty sum after f v mlwj*/ </*«,■*«& I thorised decoders which pleading guilty to two f ta*»* •"■V^'^^Pa. allow users t0 watch COUntS °f sellin§ 38 i A »v
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      990 28  -  Dana Lam Beauty business' power of suggestion sows seeds of disaffection with what nature has provided news@newstoday.com.sg LIKE cherries on cream You will never guess the half of it. When I laid my pubescent eyes on this "girlie" tidbit about a woman's anatomy, the only
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      316 28 Mother's Day IvE fTfcfrTT*! BSBHE T5«Ti "TTHjE^^B Special Promofion ■ABU^uuuaiiAAi w^wwi^i iwiiiwiiwii pROGRAMME A( 90 M NS j PROGRAMME B( 90 MINS PROGRAMME C( 90 MINS sD7r> rtfff Face Rejuvenate Spa Invigorate Wellness Spa $66 Body Renewal Spa $78 /fj\ VJII «68 «340 UD (5I«0 U.pJ ($240 v.p.) Mo <//
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      55 29 HB^B^BbH^^^H^^BBRM ©L-rU",^ ©Aopc Apple i,pp»l ©,Vj*Slc. r i?) Me II- (ft I Kbooll lUcTopii OHicr fo. Micpitmh MSS jl Log In I I' *w^^hV^rt3 Wai'^ ■Hp)-' c <]■= -^nH ~r I M I I I I I I I I I l 11 :TIYITII P'nTntF SI MM ME WE X-1-^
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      341 30 Music fest artistes say they love performing here JAZZ singer Chelsea J Gibson, who hails from Down nder, has been singing since she was three. Next Friday, the 26-year-old will perform at Bar Sa Vanh at 9pm. She's looking forward to it. "Where I come from, people
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      196 30  -  Diana Neo LAST year, Ngee Ann Polytechnic's Adventure Seekers were given a challenge: To boldly go where they have not gone before, to a place that will tax them physically. The team scrambled for destinations and its leader, Tang Poh Seng, 20 a third-year mechanical
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      636 35 Melody Tan Giant promises to deliver quality at reasonable prices FRESH fish delivered straight from the fishery port in the wee hours of the morning. Vegetables from Malaysia harvested less than a day before they go into your shopping cart. Welcome to Giant, the hypermarket that offers
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      409 36 Elton John slams last week's surprising vote NEW YORK Elton John, a guest judge this month on the talent hunt TV series, American Idol, said on Tuesday that he found the voting by the American viewing audience to be "incredibly racist". The British singer, who heard
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        422 37 Some say Hung's rise is a form of racism, too AS charges of racism resurfaced this week after the exit of African-American Jennifer Hudson from American Idol last week, it's fitting we revisit our old pal, William Hung. Hudson may have been voted off by "racist" American
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        186 38  - Fairy-tale ending for Style Weddings 1 Beautiful Couple Val Chua IT WAS a pair of fairy wings with a twist In the middle dangled a sparkling 0.7-carat diamond ring. This was the gift Jimmy Lim, 27, a civil servant with a romantic bent, chose to set the heart of Pei
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        788 41  -  Koh Chieng Mun A child's growth is dependent on healthy eating habits WHEN planning meals for young children, the objective is to build as well as to sustain. Children are growing all the time. Whether this progress is well engineered depends on what the child eats.
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        686 42  -  Recta Raman Pamper yourself at the Beauty and Wellness Festival THE spa packages offered as part of the Beauty and Wellness Festival will come to an end soon, so don't miss out on pampering yourself with these great promotions! Going the Extra Mile What is it:
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        174 42  -  Recta Raman IN SUNNY Singapore, daily exposure to the sun is inevitable. It is no wonder that such constant exposure to the sun has caused our skin to not only darken, but also turn dull, rough and uneven. Over time, you will notice pigmentation spots
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        208 42  -  Pearlyn Tham COSMETICS brand M.A.C. gives the notion of lip service a whole new meaning. Now, while you're beautifying your lips, you can do your part for charity at the same time, with the new Viva Glam V lipstick. This is because all proceeds
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        639 43  -  Gregory Cheong This little European country is a culinary giant at heart i T TAVE bogracs, will travel," said my JTlgypsy tour guide. As we rode horseback in a caravan trail that shows the many sights of Hungary, my guide told me that the bogracs or
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        215 43 New York to Dubai, daily and non-stop Emirates will be making its presence felt in North America when it launches its daily, non-stop flight from New York to Dubai on June 1. The service will offer in-flight comforts such as quieter cabins and revolutionary lighting to help reset body
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        1619 44 KarmanTse gushes about living the high life in Paris and the Spanish coastal towns of Cadaquez and Tossa de Mar As soon as I had got cosy in my roomy Business Class seat, my dream of living it up in the plush lands of France and Spain became
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      71 30 Saturday 01/03/04 ■Mi fti^ iOJiU SATURDAYS A Jjf EVERY SATURDAY AT ZOUK'S WINE BAR MmJjWi SV For financiers, investors, brokers, bankers and all A^ K^wjn^^W W who deal with bonds, stocks, shares and basically V large amounts of speculation and even larger Mk9W*W^39M Baß'C^l sums of money: Zouk is introducing
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      169 32 OSlMnourTsh We are ensuring more and more mums glow this Mother's Day. 50% Off 2nd Box. this offer is valid for a limited period only. Nourish Refine The only oral skin supplement with 4 effective blends for firmer, fairer, radiant skin. It's also the only oral skin supplement that is
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      359 33 M W Giordano blues they make me a >■ WINNER! f\ Something ExciT I N G 's i^^L |A brewing at Giordano this weekend A s|fA Simply be spotted by a roving photographer in i ft Pjl your favourite Giordano Blues jeans at the A HA Giordano IMM store and
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      448 39 ADVERTISEMENT Facial Masks for Asian Skinwhatyou dorit know can hurt you Chemicals, the sun, and pollutants all contribute to damaging your skin. These damaging factors weakens the body's own defence and signs of aging appear. Chemical-based masks can actually contribute to this problem by adding more foreign substances that weaken
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      59 40 1 One in every three Singaporeans aged 40 J 11 o and above has high blood X JJ V pressure while one in six as diabetes. If not detected early, these illnesses can lead to heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. For more information, call Health Line at 1800 223
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      60 43 TRAVELLER next week: Short Breaks Special Eager to get away from Singapore but don't have much time to spare? Check out our feature on short breaks next week. It will focus on holiday destinations just a few hours' away from Singapore and how you can make the most of your
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      32 46 I t\ ix W*« mffil r Li nl mm mmm m m m's^l Kwwl iiiS m Si fASMACtORP Get your FREE news, complete with advertisements, at: www.todayonline.com JOE^VSf We set you thinking.
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      1150 46 fV 730 Tirai /^Wf CHANNEL j# I CHANNEL 4 sur i a 73 SU*«*o/« 8-00 Berita o-lifL II L v »tw a J onno i 8- 30 Akllir Kata 2004 Channel of the Year, ATV Awards 2003 6.00 AM Love Hina j 5.00PM Gaby, Hanya Kau Cintaku 9.00 Tali Kasih
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      1842 47 Farm Wong IOSeS 2kg Singaporeans rush for *.-^™.™-..Z breakthrough weight loss pill H has its first fan in Singapore-MediaCorp ma^mm^ Artiste Farm Wong. One week after its launch in j^MWkf* —TV weight loss being fat. jm^L\ The Singaporean star said she had Singapore, the response to the And they are
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      473 48 TEFAL& Rouuerrrabrings out your best m come home to btitt&» value HOME FAIR 2004 Exclusively at COURTS Now till 6 lunc '04 1 Applicable to courts- 2 Sl* Special Offer custody, ju j| PURCHASE lucky customers HAS E jwc/n/ customers i-i. to take home the ROWENTA Wet Purchase any TEFAL
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      312 49 FGFDGFD <* 1 FOR Madam Fong Wai Kheng, 49, Mother's Day takes on an extra meaning. That's because she's not only a mother to her own children, but to those of others as well. Mdm Fong has two foster sons, aged two and six, in addition to her
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      350 52 AT FIRST glance, Madam Shariffah, 37, looks like any ordinary mother concerned about her children: Zaki, 6, and Sumayyah, 8. She tends to their everyday activities sending them to school and tuition classes and keeping them occupied during the school holidays. But the petite lady often struggled
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      347 52 MS Yo Siow Kuan, 40, has every reason to be happy on Mother's Day. She has two wonderful children who appreciate her. She was not always happy, however. She divorced recently, after having been separated from her husband since 1994. Self-employed, Ms Yo said she
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      718 54  -  Pearlyn Tham For celebs Pan Ling Ling and Jean Danker, it's their mums, hands down IF everyone had a mother like MediaCorp artiste Pan Ling Ling's, more women in Singapore would have babies. As an actress and spokesperson for beauty supplement Intenz Skin Activator, Ling Ling's
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      580 56 Mrs Danker and her bird's nest soup for the soul IT'S hard to believe that Jean Danker was once a "reserved, shy and quiet" child as she is now better known as the vivacious and fast-talking host of All Requests Live on Perfect 10 98.7FM. But coming
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      688 58  -  Neil Humphreys neil@news today.com. sg WHEN I was much younger, I suffered from terrible stomach cramps. Initially, I put them down to my mother's "slit-your-own-throat" roast potatoes. But I believe the cramps were psychological, because on one fateful day and this is true I
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      Skincare secret across generations ...
      664 61 Skincare secret across generations from daughter to mum BEAUTY secrets are often passed down from mother to daughter. However, in some cases, it's the reverse. One such example is Christine Yeo, who discovered the wonders of SK-II and shared this skincare secret with her mother, who in turn shared it
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      SHARE THE SK-II MIRACLE WITH YOUR MUM
      85 61 with a Mother's Day Coffret Set worth $298 from SK-11. The Coffret Set ($248) consists of a SK-II Facial Treatment Essence (75m1) and 10 pieces of SK-II Facial Whitening Mask. It will be launched at OG People's Park from today to May 5
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      136 62 I Mums can look hip and fashionable too! We prove the point with Kharani bte Jemaat and Rebecca Lim, two of the semi-finalists in Junction B's Most Beautiful Mums contest Flower-print dress $79 from Esprit (Junction 8) CREDITS Photography: Trevor Tan Styling: Pearlyn Tham Hair
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      TLC Viet-style
      545 66  -  Christopher Tan Try a bit ofTender Loving Cooking for Mum with this exotic, braised meat recipe IT'S that time of the year again when a little effort in the kitchen goes a heartwarmingly long way to show mum you care while giving her the chance to put her
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      650 68 and neither are you eat-out spots for the convenience cravers and culinarily-challenged TEOCHEW GARDEN RESTAURANT Mothers will love the range of Teochew dishes served at this restaurant and its value-for-money set menus. The set menus include the restaurant's specialities such as yam paste and Teochew braised
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      Mum's not cooking tonight ... and neither are you
      751 70 Mum's not cooking tonight and neither are you YING YANG PALACE RESTAURANT If your mother is yearning for good ol' kampong food, the Ying Yang Palace restaurant will satisfy her cravings. Serving traditional, Chinese-style kampong food, the restaurant boasts many specialities, such as its fried mcc sua with seafood, claypot
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      to mum with love
      868 72 It's mother's turn to be pampered and we show you how A love like no other Embrace Forever is an exquisite pendant that symbolises a mother's love for her child. It features a circle of white gold wrapped around a ring of diamonds, like how a
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      262 50 Jf>*^ "For all the times she's given me only the best." °*°A W OTO Makes Good Thin9s Even Better. Now There Are Two Models To Choose /&m W his Mother's Day. Z^Sl^^ Following the unprecedented success and popularity of the OTO ER-839 Electro- \\§m Wy£-*& Reflexologist with over 300,000 users
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      274 51 T ;t ai chair therapy for Mum The OTO CYBER-Relax CRIOOOG. Probably the best no-nonsense massage chair with active intelligence to provide a truly professional massage from neck and shoulder to lower back. Time to unwind after a hard day's work. And there is nothing more soothing for Mum than
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      99 52 (~1,//~) r~U//f^> > Nothing says'l love you, Mummy!'like flowers. Especially '-T- <J&eU' tC< 6& mumfmte from Freesia SCream.With a wide range of flowers (bouquets '•^^r f~\j'/f~v, t S^rTyC^ and arrangements) and gifts, you can select how best to say Jk m/ 6 6 LzJau. whaty°u fee!. startin9ai S36' And i!
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      161 53 I r Ks"' hB r pi |Hf 3P 3S-NSURE- #%S^^ After years of love spent bringing you up as a baby and even today, i s^pki^mii your mum has been your pillar of love and support. This Mothers' Day, X dfc^ show your mum your love and care. Ensure® is
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      329 55 LifePharm SKIN ACTIVA foi Oral Skin Supplement M m I Give Your Mum TEk Gift of Youth v J Spy:- i*" 1* I A V M 1 FAN LING LING jgg^ggjgUjjjJ MediaCorp Artiste rfITENZ User lw< HI 1 Smoothen every wrinkle youVe ever caused your mum with INTENZ INTENZ contains
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      52 56 AMMOLITE /§> -^^H^^fl from Canada Jl ffj^ mj|a|i|||uj^L|||n JEWELLERY Qffl Q^^^S Established since 1988 s^ 10COLEMAN STREET #01 -01 H^^^^T GRAND PLAZA PARKROYAL HOTEL F, X SHOPPING ARCADE SINGAPORE *****9 TEL: 6338 8386 CANADA JADE I Custom Design, Setting Repair •Ik a t^T I Titanium 4a <jx>& ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I canada ■!HEEs3E3wSE3ss^^^^^^b
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      215 57 U) FUJIFILM m' F^ m Stylish Ease-of-Use fc There's a new superstar -the Fujifilm FinePixA34o. All the features you need are built 'nto tne compact silver body. A unique sliding switch powers up to 4.0 Million f V \^f^ Effective Pixels and 5.1 X Zoom (3X Optical/1.7X Digital), for superb
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      79 58 For the most precious woman in the world. fl NOTHING IS QUITE AS PRECIOUS AS TRUST Head Ofllce 6533-3333 Retail outlets at AnQ Mo Kio Central 6459-5622 BedokTown Centre 6448-3232 Causeway Point 6893-7333 Compass Point 6388-9559 IMM Jurong 6899-9119 Northpoint 6756-2691 NTUC Hougang Mall 6387-3822 Orchard Crown Prince 6341-9339 Par
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      271 59 Be the focus of others' envy. Enjoy the first-time at only #lfc^%^%* poth?o D Hy Q fl M r_v mjm Face Body Special! Incredible Savings Up tO 90% I^^ This May, pamper yourself #hA AA* Take your pick from our premium programmes like 0-; ff1333 Oxylife Facial, Sono Bust Instant
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      202 60 SK-II Whitening Source Clear Spots is an innovative gel sheet specially formulated from Pitera® and Nano-Vitamin E whitening essence to help you target and lighten stubborn spots with pinpoint accuracy. These gel sheets have a unique pump-in system, which delivers 12 times whitening essence deep within the skin to actively
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      74 61 A SK-II Mother's Day Special In Singapore, more than 100 children under the age of 17 are diagnosed with cancer annually. The Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF) looks after their emotional and social well being and enhances the quality of their lives. When you purchase the Mother's Day Coffret Set, you'll
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      401 63 junction BX4>8 X4> Mod Beautiful Mum Semi Finalists for Most Beautiful Mum Semi Finalists for Most Beautiful Grandma r MBMI MBM 2 MBM3 MBM 4 MBM 5 MBM6 MBM7 MBM 8 MBC I MBC 2 MBG 3 MBC 4 MBG 5 AdeleneChow Adelyn Khoo Patricia Ng TohSuvian Caroline Scah Eileen
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      162 66 f/ie caramel flavour of the meat is enhanced by the fragrance of the basil. Christopher tan OTO MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL PROMOTION: TELL US WHY WIN! Attention OTO Electro-Reflexologist purchasers! Now's your chance to win one %Jr of e '9ht <8) attractive new OTO Stepcycle SC-100's (each worth $188) in our
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      208 67 We wanna have f)^^ tK\ KOMOCO Alexandra Showroom hDTMIfQ PVJ^* Ist 2nd May 2004 UKWNIW uW&VlO? *Jo.3oam 5.00pm rßtt THE MAD HATTER'S SHOW^C^T CHILDREN'S LUCKY DIP Singing, dancing sJSf)^ s Pecial treats Prizes for juggling... Characters n@ /^vr-**** 1^ children- Everyone gets a from Neverland will <^/^Z/7 f'£rV\ CC I\.
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    550 74  -  KOH WEI LING Coach Wan aims to emulate EPL club's professionalism DONALD Wan has worked with promising talent at an English Premiership club and now nurtures footballing fledglings at Geylang United. Having spent two years with Leicester City, the coach knows what distinguishes young
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    423 74  -  Alvin Chua THE 1.96m-tall figure, dreadlocks and all, cut a sorry figure. Nicodeme Boucher (picture) arrived for his third spell with Tanjong Pagar United in pre-season, with fans hoping the 37-year-old might turn around the club's
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    313 75  -  ALVIN CHUA HE IS remembered for scoring the first goal and the first hat-trick in the S-League, but now he hangs out with former footballers in his bar and shares Turkish smoking pipes. Esad Sejdic has been spending time there plotting what
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    179 75 What's the stupidest piece of advice anyone has given you? I think it'll have to be what my friend told me last year: "Stop dyeing your hair or you'll become stupid!" No, hang on, someone once told me to stop "doing it" so that my knees would get
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      549 75 ALL OR NOTHING IX2 SINCHI (1) Sinchi $4.20 Probable line-up: Chen Si, Zhang Meng, Liang Fuming, Cheng Lv, Li (X) Draw $3.60 Chuncheng, Liv Bin, Chen Xiao, Liv Chifeng, Zhong Cheng, Shi Jiayi, Shi (2) SAFFC $1.63 Ming 1/2 Goal Form: LLLDW (2-3 v Balestier, 2-3 v Woodlands, 1 -2
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      213 76 "Boot cleaning" 67-year-old grandmother shot grandson with her Canon digital camera. If she could do it, so can you. Take part in the S-League Canon Digital Photography Competition from 27 April to 22 June 2004. Just shoot any football picture and stand to win. The Open Category H^Mi Grand Prize:
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      985 77  -  ROHITBRIJNATH a generation of From Sampras' serve to Schumi's speed, this has been the era of the genius MICHAEL Schumacher at Imola could have had a stalled start, a blown tyre and a malfunctioning engine. He could have skidded on to the gravel, felt feverish or worried about his
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      256 77 -AFP LONDON On Tuesday, there was speculation that Arsenal were in the hunt for Steven Gerrard. Now, Alex Ferguson is reportedly considering a £20-million ($60.5 million) bid for the Liverpool midfielder. The Manchester United manager believes Gerrard could replace ageing captain Roy Keane.
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        203 78 Reuters INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Portugal 2 Sweden 2 COIMBRA Euro 2004 hosts Portugal needed an injury-time header from Nuno Gomes to snatch a 2-2 draw against Sweden in a friendly international this morning (Singapore time). Sweden took the lead in the 17th minute when Kirn Kallstrom's
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        154 78 Reuters BUENOS AIRES Diego Maradona was striding towards recovery yesterday as he walked around his intensive care hospital room, but the Argentine football great's doctors gave no hint of when he would be sent home. The 43-year-old has been in hospital for 11 days after
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        507 78 -AFP Italy international given rousing ovation as Azzurri draw with Spain INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Italy 1 Spain 1 GENOA Roberto Baggio may not be going to Portugal this summer, but he stole the limelight as Italy were held to a 1-1 draw by Spain in a fiercely-contested
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        345 78 -AFP PARIS Germany suffered a hammerblow to their confidence ahead of Euro 2004 this morning (Singapore time) as the 2002 World Cup finalists were thrashed 5-1 by a young and inexperienced Romania. The Czech Republic also suffered a huge blow as they were beaten
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      130 77 League Home Team Away Team Match Kick Off 8 (Singapore date/time) S League Sinchi I SAF FC Thu, 29/4/04 730pm S League Home United Bal Khalsa Thu, 29/4/04 730pm S League Tanjong Pagar Geylang Fri, 30/4/04 7.00pm E Div 1 Sheffield Utd Ipswich Sat, 01/5/04 2.45 am Check the current
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