Today, 6 May 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    12 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Thursday May 6,2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      SingTel rings in good profits
      185 1  -  Chan Chao Peh chaopeh(gnewstoday.com.sg SINGTEL said this morning that net profit for the full year ended March 2004 rose more than 500 per cent to $4.5 billion, led by divestment gains over the past year. Revenue was also at an all time high of $12
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      Lock icon Stocks mixed
      64 1 Reuters NEW YORK Stocks ended mixed but little changed yesterday, as investors mulled the Federal Reserve's signal it would gradually hike rates and focused on news on the economy. The Standard Poor's 500 Index rose 1.98 points to 1,121.53, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 6.78 points to 1,957.26
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      Li Lin pregnant, ready to have it all on film
      194 1  -  Elisa Chia AMID all the talk about boosting Singapore's falling birth rate, one celebrity couple has responded to the national call. MediaCorp artistes Li Lin and Allan Wu, both 32, have joined the baby-production company, with Li Lin four months
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      Predators eye the Wee empire
      778 1  -  Val Chua Banker's grip on UOB group set to loosen val@newstoday.com.sg BANKER Wee Cho Yaw's gameplan to consolidate control of the business empire centred on United Overseas Bank (UOB) the bank his father founded in 1935 is unravelling rapidly in the wake of Temasek's surprise
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Local media breaches security
      100 2 THE Singapore media received a first-hand introduction to the high level of security surrounding key US buildings yesterday. While waiting to enter the Pentagon, local TV crews tried to take some shots with the Pentagon in the background. In no time, a Pentagon staffer demanded to
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      Lock icon Stay the course in Iraq: PM tells Bush
      438 2  -  Teo Hwee Nak On abuse of detainees, US leader says justice will be done in Washington hweenalflgnewsto day, com. sg AMIDST the bustle of the Bush administration's haste to quell the rising outrage over the abuse of detainees in Iraq, Prime Minister
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      Indon vote reflects an 'ethical sniff
      643 3  -  Elisia Yeo Golkar comes in first with 21.58 per cent of the votes and wins 128 parliamentary seats AS INDONESIA signed off yesterday on its most democratic election yet, one thing was clean The people had spoken. Before the polls, analysts had predicted a
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      Two jailed for using violence on kids
      219 3  -  Wong Fei Wan TWO women who used violence to discipline young children were yesterday sent to prison. A 28-year-old mother was jailed for three-and-a-half years for using a chopper to slash her eight-year-old son on his left forearm because he did not finish
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      99 and still going strong ... with Viagra
      271 3 99 and still going strong with Viagra WALK into any party in Singapore and you can be sure that more than half of the men over 30 suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED) to some degree. And that makes up a total of half a million males in Singapore. This was
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      Lock icon Olympics security worries after bomb explosion in Athens
      218 4 Agencies ATHENS Just 100 days before the start of the Athens Olympics, three bombs exploded yesterday outside a police station in the Greek capital raising new security concerns about the world's biggest sporting event In Sydney, Olympic powerhouse Australia quickly ordered a
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      Lock icon Concern over outsourcing of Iraq war work
      346 4 Reuters Military and civilian roles have merged extensively, say procurement experts WASHINGTON Prison interrogations, protection for top United States officials and some secret intelligence work are all done by contractors in Iraq where experts say military and civilian roles have merged like never
      – Reuters; REUTERS  -  346 words
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Investing in ex-convicts
      360 6  -  Tay Tsen-Waye $1m to sink into projects with SMEs that will hire ex-offenders waye@newstoday.com.sg TO HELP ex-convicts find jobs, a new non-profit company is starting out with $1 million to pump into viable projects by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and cooperatives that will hire them. RE
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      Lock icon Flexi-wage system adopted by just 23 companies so far
      170 6 Newsßadio 93.8 ONLY 23 companies in Singapore have changed their wage systems to make them more flexible and competitive. Giving an update on its work yesterday, the tripartite taskforce on wage restructuring said it will be stepping up its efforts with
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      How clean,'happy' toilets can help prevent incontinence
      336 6  -  Tan Hui Leng EVEN as preliminary survey findings suggest that one in four women here suffers from incontinence, plans are underway to draw up a "happy toilet map" of Singapore by the end of the year. The Restroom Association (Singapore) will be submitting
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      Mendaki wants parents' help to achieve its own 'Goal 2010'
      319 6  -  Diana Neo CALL it Yayasan Mendaki's version of Goal 2010. In six years, the self-help group is hoping that 90 per cent of Malay students will attain post-secondary qualifications from junior colleges, ITEs, polytechnics and universities up from the approximately
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      New format for charity awards
      295 8  -  Raymond Andrew Categories increased to 5, from 4 THERE are sticks and then there are carrots. Just as the National Council of Social Services announced on Monday that it was introducing stricter rules for the 300 voluntary welfare organisations under its auspices, the National Volunteer
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      NKF launches aid scheme for needy organ transplant patients
      288 8  -  Loh Chee Kong THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has launched its own financial aid programme for needy organ transplant patients. While its initial aim is to help the Ministry of Health (MOH) ease the financial woes of 25 persons on the
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      Are we adopting a complaining culture?
      177 10  -  Goh Lee Cheng Corinne Mary A CUSTOMER walks into a store to make a complaint She is attended to immediately by the manager and, without further verification of her complaint, he apologises profusely and offers her a voucher for future purchases. To him, this
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      Sick NSmen treated as malingerers'
      340 10  -  Terence Lim Eu Seng Officers tend to distrust trainees I REFER to the report, "NSman died of 'natural causes'" (Today, May 4). While I hope that there was indeed no one to blame for the death of army recruit Andrew Chew Heng Huat, I cannot
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      School students need time to relax too
      205 10  -  Jasmine Chen I REFER to the commentary, "Time is a child's luxury" (Today, April 19). It reflects my concerns as a secondaryschool student in Singapore. It is really stressful. Some weeks, we have up to nine tests. Much of my time is spent
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  • Business News
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      Lock icon China companies in hurry to get listed here
      356 12 -Dow Jones Credit tightening at home starving them of funds CHINA-based companies are expected to continue to seek to list their shares on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) as the Chinese government moves to tighten credit, said a senior executive at Hong Leong
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        ST Index- 1,879.44 +14.09
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        Lock icon Singapore
        55 12 Higher share prices sent the ST Index closing 14.09 points, or 0.8 per cent higher, at 1,879.44. But decliners outnumbered advancers 199 to 140 as 689.1 million shares were traded. UOB gained 1 0 cents or 0.7 per cent to $14. UOL rose 22 cents or 1 1.5 per
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5899 UK£ 0.3284 Yen 64.507 HK$ 4.6009 RM 2.2416 Euro 0.4875 Rupiah 5136.5 Baht 23.538 Peso 32.862 A$ 0.8079 Indian Rs 26-43 Won 692.23 C$ 0.8077 Yuan 4.8825 NZ$ 0.9318 NTS 19.63
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.79 Change Pis -242.50 -2.02 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.46 3413.70 5854.23 -147.84 +15.30 -333.92 -1.22 +0.45 -5.40 Korea Comp 867.48 +1.37 +0.16 KLCI 846.68 +8.47 +1.01 SET Index 644.10 -4.05 -0.62 Jakarta Comp 758.08 -21.52 -2.76 Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai
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        Commodities
        21 12 Gold uss/oz 395.000 Silver uss/oz 6.130 Platinum uss/oi 816.000 Rubber centsAg 253.50 Palm oil RM/tonne 1910 Brent crude uss/barrel 35.91
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        SGX most active
        56 12 By volume Close Change 'OOO AsiaPharm FibreChem UOL Chartered SingTel NOL PFood Informatics Interra ITE 0.390 0.395 2.130 1.480 2.440 2.040 1.340 0.275 0.205 0.290 -0.035 +0.220 -0.040 +0.040 +0.050 +0.050 -0.015 -0.005 -0.010 -8.1 +11.5 -2.6 +1.7 +2.5 +3.9 -5.2 -2.4 -3.3 120,791 23,895 23,720 22,100
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        SGX top rises
        71 12 )y$ Close Change iPB Breweries 9.050 +0.550 )UE 7.050 +0.450 )CBC 12.600 +0.400 IBS 14.500 +0.300 irealEast 12.100 +0.300 law Par 4.960 +0.300 JOL 2.130 +0.220 JOLW*****1 0.870 +0.220 lepCorp 7.350 +0.200 By percentage UOLW*****1 Close < 0.870 Change +33.8 Goldtron 0.020 +33.3 Wee Poh 0.020 +33.3
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        81 12 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by jy Close /enlure 18.300 Change -1.300 :hinaAvOil 1.680 -0.560 :realive50 17.600 -0.100 :&N 13.000 -0.100 ilA 200 10.700 -0.100 iPH 21.800 -0.100 iPH 100 21.800 -0.100 rVepco 500 0.220 -0.080 \ulron 0.290 -0.065 /enlureDBSeCW*****7 0.275 -0.065 By percentage Close (Vepco 500 0.220
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      Companies get brand conscious
      342 14  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Spore Promising Brand Awards given to 32 SMEs HOME-GROWN Singapore companies appear to be getting more conscious about brand-building. Unveiling the 32 winners of the Singapore Promising Brand Award 2004 (SPBA) yesterday, Ms Dora Hoan, chairman of the SPBA 2004 Organising Committee, said
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      Lock icon Mood here subdued despite recovery
      256 14 Dow Jones THE Singapore economy is recovering but the mood among businessmen remains subdued, the head of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (Asme) said yesterday. There has been a pick up in areas like residential property development, manufacturing and supporting services for the
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      Lock icon Affiliates cannot own more than 2% of banks
      494 16 Agencies MAS rule doesn't have immediate impact on UOB-UOL saga THE Monetary Authority of Singapore amended regulations yesterday so that bank affiliates cannot hold in aggregate more than 2-per-cent voting power over their parent However, the move is not expected to have
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      Lock icon Changi is the best
      172 16 THE 23-year-old Changi Airport has been voted the Best Airport in the World by the readers of Business Traveller. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) accepted the award yesterday in Dubai. Changi Airport was also voted the Best Airport in Asia in a survey conducted
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      Lock icon First Singapore-owned budget carrier takes off
      371 16  -  Chan Chao Peh THE post-911 turbulence in the global aviation industry has given birth to at least 60 budget carriers, with industry leaders saying it is only a matter of time before there will be a consolidation among these lowcost start-ups. But Valuair, the
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      Autron to set up plant here
      111 16 AUTRON Corp is setting up a $50 million facility here for the international electronics manufacturing industry. The 70,000-sq-ft plant Autron Global Solutions Centre will be built in Tai Seng Industrial Estate and is scheduled for completion within a year. It is expected to create
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs
      129 16 Channel News Asia Channel News Asia The public tranche of logistics firm Richland's initial public offering was almost 11 0 times over-subscribed. For the entire IPO of 33 million shares at 26 cents each, the over-subscription rate was nearly 17 times. Lifestyle products distributor Lifeßrandz is seeking a listing
      – Channel News Asia; — Channel News Asia  -  129 words
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      Lock icon Fed holds rates at 46-year low ... for now
      475 18 Fed holds rates at 46-year low for now -AFP Greenspan hints of small hikes in store in near future WASHINGTON United States Federal Reserve policymakers froze key short-term interest rates at a 46-year low but said rates can eventually rise at a "measured" pace. It was the clearest sign yet
      -AFP; AFP  -  475 words
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      Lock icon Aussie housing sector cools, eases pressure to up rates
      214 18 Dow Jones SYDNEY Australian building approvals took a tumble in March, adding to the view that the sector is cooling steadily and giving the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) more time to consider its next move on interest rates. Building approvals
      – Dow Jones  -  214 words
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon SingTel's Optus factor
      679 20 Bloomberg The Australian unit may have contributed 54% of its parent's operating profit SINGTEL turned around an unprofitable Australian unit, booked up to US$55O million ($932 million) in gains from a European investment and boosted the stock 59 per cent in a year. SingTel's Optus track record
      — Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG  -  679 words
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2199 20 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Attacks hit Thai tourism
      400 22 Wary travellers calling off trips amid turmoil in Muslim south BANGKOK Thailand's top tourism destinations have been hit in the aftermath of attacks in the kingdom's deep south with thousands of holidaymakers cancelling their trips to the country. The Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) secretary-general,
      AFP  -  400 words
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      Lock icon Seized guns not M'sian army's
      124 22 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's military has denied all knowledge of a shipment of 2,800 submachine guns seized in Hong Kong on Monday, according to remarks published yesterday. Armed forces chief General Mohamad Zahadi Zainuddin said the guns, found with 25,000 unloaded magazines, were not from
      -AFP  -  124 words
    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Arroyo, rivals to attend 'unity' mass in Manila
        80 22 AFP Philippine opposition presidential candidate Fernando Poe, Jr yesterday agreed to attend a "unity" Roman Catholic mass on Sunday with President Gloria Arroyo and the three other hopefuls. Mr Poe's move came as polls showed Mrs Arroyo increasing her lead against the
        – AFP  -  80 words
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        Lock icon Taiwan man arrested for threatening envoys
        66 22 AFP A Taiwanese man unhappy with the island's election result has been arrested for issuing threats warning foreign diplomats against attending President Chen Shui-bian's inauguration on May 20, police said yesterday. Hsien Hung-yi, 42, has admitted making threatening phone calls to seven foreign missions
        – AFP  -  66 words
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      Lock icon Clash in Kashmir as India vote continues
      182 22 Reuters LUCKNOW (India) Separatist violence erupted in disputed Kashmir as India's national election entered a decisive phase yesterday with signs the ruling Hindu nationalists are clawing back lost ground. At least one person was killed and several injured in grenade attacks overnight and
      Reuters  -  182 words
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      Lock icon Little fanfare over Italian PM's milestone
      186 22 -AFP ROME The government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi became Italy's longest-serving administration since World War II yesterday but his coalition is weary and divided as its next challenge, the European Parliament elections, draws near. The election for the European Union's assembly to be
      -AFP  -  186 words
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      Lock icon Bush vow to Arabs
      397 24 -AFP Wrongdoers will be punished, he says in TV interviews WASHINGTON President George W Bush vowed yesterday to punish any US troops behind the "abhorrent" abuse of Iraqi prisoners, but did not apologise for the assaults, which have drawn a global outcry and eroded US credibility
      -AFP; REUTERS  -  397 words
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      Lock icon Arms stockpile man jailed
      142 24 Reuters DALLAS A Texas man, described as a white supremacist who stockpiled weapons and the components of a cyanide bomb, was sentenced to over 11 years in a federal prison on Tuesday on charges of possessing a chemical weapon. Federal agents raided a shed belonging to
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      Lock icon Bomb hoax man wanted revenge
      157 24 Reuters LOS ANGELES The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a man who last week reported a bomb threat falsely aimed at getting a former girlfriend into trouble. Tanzanian national Zameer Mohamed, 23, was charged with making false statements to the Homeland Security terrorist tip
      ■ Reuters  -  157 words
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      1117 26  -  Sanjay Kumar India s hardline Hindus woo state and its Muslims seeking a parliamentary makJtttv Muslim women waiting to cast their votes near Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh capital, on April 26. IF IT had not been for the police checkposts, speedbreakers and signage on
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      701 28  -  Elisa Chia Move over Jennifer Amston, The OC star Mischa Barton is the new ylt' girl MISCHA Barton has got a happy problem. These days, the 18-year-old star of The OC can't seem to open a magazine without her being in it Entertainment Weekly labelled her one
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      601 30  -  Felix Cheong |jgj^|SKjra™l IMAGINE a year on the road, tucking 22,000 miles under your wheels. Imagine a trip to check out and work in two-bit sleazy strip joints from coast to coast in America. And imagine putting such an experience down in a book. You may consider it
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        666 34  -  Pauline D Loh Crisp cod fillets on a cheesy baked rice is family-friendly and delicious TAKE pieces of sweet juicy cod fillets, coat them with a herb-crumb crust and bake them on top of a cheese sauce that covers a creamy rice full of sweetcorn kernels,
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        556 36  -  Farookh Shaikh S Korea's answer to Stomp arrives this month at Suntec City CHAOS, enter stage left. It starts with four flickering, will-o-the-wisps wafting in in stately succession. A slow, solitary, drumbeat begins. The tiny tintinnabulation of a triangle, the giggle-warble of a brook tickled by
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        108 36 Reuters LOS ANGELES Oscar-win-ning film-maker Michael Moore's documentary linking President Bush with powerful Saudi families including that of Osama bin Laden is stirring up controversy even before its release. Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety said in its Wednesday edition that Walt Disney Co has moved to prevent
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        251 38  -  Elisa Chia CANT get enough of those theatrical, girlish weeping and catty conflicts? America's Next Top Model will return with a second season in August on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. Branded a "dramality" series, the debut season ended its run on Monday. Contestant Adrianne
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        149 38 Reuters TEHRAN One of Iran's most powerful hardline ayatollahs wants a ban slapped on a boxoffice hit film which satirises the Islamic state's ruling clergy, a newspaper said yesterday. The film, The Lizard, which follows the fortunes of a thief who escapes prison by
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      864 42 It's three more days to Mother's Day. Haven't got Mum a present yet? PearlynTham has a few gift ideas for your last-minute buying decisions. GIFTS FOR MUM YOU Get Mum a Citizen watch and you'll be rewarded with goodies from cosmetics and skincare brand Whitia too. Until
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        359 43  -  Recta Raman Beauty and wellness come together in the 'She's The One' beauty contest THE recently concluded "She's The One" beauty contest, held in conjunction with the Beauty and Wellness Festival, took place at the Europa Beach Bar on May 1. In a casual and relaxed cabana style
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        147 44  -  Rosnah Ahmad HAVE a break. Take a flight out of Singapore. For some Singaporeans, taking time-out abroad at a nearby destination, even if it is just for a few days, has become a key stress-buster. One friend I know even considers being cooped up in a plane for a
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        480 44  -  Lim Kwee Lan We show you where to get the goods and avoid the city's traffic and heat HAVE you heard the one about the honeymooning couple in Bangkok? The wife disappeared after getting into a taxi which sped off without her husband. The friend who related
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        653 46  -  Christopher Khoo SHORT-BREAKS SPECIAL Quiet time, makan time, adventure time and show time SuperStar Virgo's new cruise to Penang and Phuket offers all these and more IF YOU need peace and quiet, take a walk on its decks. If you want to wine and dine,
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        824 48  -  Felix Tan Look into the face of divinity at Siem Reap and at the mouth of hell in the Killing Fields A VISIT to Cambodia is like embarking on a journey back in time. Roads and^streets are still called boulevards a legacy of the French colonialists. In
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        318 49 TAKE full advantage of your short holiday by planning ahead. Start by deciding where you want to go, what you want to do and how much it will cost Research is easy, thanks to the Internet For example, Zuji, Asia-Pacific's leading online travel company (www.zuji.com.sg),
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        232 50  -  Elise Tan IF you're of two minds about where to go for a short break, check out the Chan Brothers' Travel Budget fair for some ideas. The fair, which will end on Sunday, is held at Toa Payoh HDB Hub Atrium (next to Toa Payoh MRT
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        579 50  -  Tristan Wan SHORT-BREAKS SPECIAL .^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s darwin Crocs, rocks and vistas beckon in the Aussie Outback The Mindil Beach Sunset Market welcomes thousands of people every Thursday and Sunday night during the dry season. Hundreds of stalls offer tempting, aromatic cuisine from countries such as South Korea, Vietnam, Sri
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        479 52  -  Gregory Cheong Shop for tokaji aszu and more in Budapest's lively quarters TRAVELLERS and collectors may know Hungary for its tokaji aszu, a much coveted "Ausbruch" wine. But there are more things to buy than wine in Hungary. The best place to start shopping is in
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      300 53 L "Strong Bones for Healthy Ageing" Public Forum Date: 15 May 2004, Saturday Time: 2:00 s:oopm (Registration: 1:00 1:50pm) venue: The Oriental Hotel Fee: $15 per perSOn Refreshments will be served Discover the secrets of ageing gracefully at this informative public forum presented W^~ by ANLENE. The "Strong Bones for
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    512 56 Clark wary of Stags' Grabovac and Alam Shah I TAMPINESv WOODLANDS ITampines Stadium, tomorrow, 7pm (live on Channel News Asia) IALVINCHUA I news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN a coach is sitting pretty at the top of the S-League table, he has a right to reflect positively on his team's
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    387 56  -  STANLEY HO AS FAR as Ong Leong Koen is concerned, Tanjong Pagar United are ready to turn the corner. An uncompromising figure in the dressing room, the Jaguars' captain insisted that despite a run of eight consecutive defeats, his team's fortunes
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    187 57 1) What type of girl do you like? The pretty ones! It doesn't matter whether she has short hair or long hair, fair or tanned so long as she is very pretty, ha ha. 2) You've been in Singapore for nearly five years. What's the best thing about
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    406 57  -  ALVIN CHUA HE'S ON FIRE CHOA Chu Kang Stadium is proving to be an auspicious hunting ground for Ashrin Shariff. Back in 2000, when he was 18, the striker rose to prominence when he scored a sublime chipped goal against SAFFC, which
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      414 57 ALL OR NOTHING IX2 SAFFC (1) SAFFC $1.14 Probable line up: Adi Salleh,Anaz Hadee, Daniel Bennett, Nenad Bacina, (X) Draw $7.20 V Selvaraj, Brian Ravi, Basri Halis, Boubacar Keita, Ashrin Shariff, (2) Tanjong Pagar $8.80 Ballamodou Conde, Jonathan Angelucci 1/2 Goal Form: WDWLW (2-1 v Home, 6-6 v Young Lions,
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    523 58 GREATEST MOMENTS: KIM POULSEN Dane recalls the major upsets of his long coaching career I HAVE been involved in eight promotions with three different clubs in Denmark, m but the sweetest one has to 1 I be the first promotion with Aarhus Fremad in 1982. The club
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    283 58  -  ALVIN CHUA WHEN they take on Sinchi TV in the Singapore Cup on Saturday at Hougang Stadium, Tampines Rovers SC will be championing the cause of amateur football in Singapore. Tampines president Collin Chee hopes the tie will raise the profile
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    293 58  -  STANLEY HO THEY are no strangers to coaching awards. And throughout April, three S-League coaches Geylang United's Scott O'Donell, Home United's Steve Darby and Woodlands Wellington's player-coach Simon Clark underlined their ability once again by orchestrating some outstanding performances from the dugout In a tribute to
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      1015 60  -  ROHIT BRIJNATH Athens must unearth champions in the mould of Lewis, Coe, Owens and Koen < 11* IKb i neara tne names Jim i norpe ana Rafer Johnson and Bob Mathias from my father. The greatest Olympians, he would insist, were the
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      191 60 AFP MIAMI Miami's Caron Butler and Lamar Odom carried the Miami Heat into the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time in four years as they powered to an 85-77 Game 7 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. The
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        161 62 -AFP COLORADO The United States Olympic Committee said it had no plans to withdraw the US team from the Olympics in the wake of the bomb blasts in the Greek capital yesterday. "Our position has not changed," USOC spokesman Darryl Seibel told AFP. "We
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        113 62 -AFP BARBADOS Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss hit half-centuries to lead England to a five-wicket victory in the seventh and final One-day International over the West Indies here yesterday as the series ended 2-2. Chasing a target of 262 from 50 overs, England achieved a series-levelling
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        491 62 Reuters Blues fumble two-goal lead and end season empty-handed CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL, 2ND LEG Chelsea 2 Monaco 2 (agg 3-5) LONDON Monaco rallied from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Chelsea last night (this morning, Singapore time) and cruised into the Champions League final 5-3 on aggregate. The
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        232 62 Reuters ROME World number one Roger Federer's bid to win his first title on the clay courts of the Rome Masters juddered to a premature halt yesterday when he lost his second-round clash against Spain's Albert Costa 3-6 6-3 6-2. The top seed's defeat,
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