Today, 31 May 2004

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    9 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Monday May31,2004* mua(p>oo2/11/2002
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    736 1  -  Oon Ye oh Khairy pays the price for being PM Abdullah's If son-in-law >-: i news@newstoday.com.sg IT'S not often that a prime minister's spindoctor makes the news. In fact, "spinning" the news to make your boss look good is usually a behind-the-scenes kind of job. But
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    Internet betting on S-League games illegal
    521 1  -  Jose Raymond Jose Raymond jose(gnewstoday.com.sg OVER the years, some footballers and officials in the S-League have learnt the hard way that betting on S-League matches will not be tolerated. Those caught have faced lengthy bans from the game, with some having to serve jail
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    Missing diplomat found
    142 1 KUALA LUMPUR A senior South African diplomat who went missing in Malaysia for a week has been found and is safe, police said yesterday. Deputy Ambassador Nicky Scholtz, 54, took up his posting last month and was said to be the first diplomat to go missing in
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      46 1 /\A=DIACORP Impact MS AGENCY^-~A THE NEW WORK REVOLUTION PART IV The Business of Learning Page 22 H 11 FREE COPY I^l FROM NOON |OJ with any purchase |f 5 a slore while stocks last and more [class 11 sday friday I SHARE YOUR FREE NEWSPAPER I
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      38 1 ATHENS 2004 fA^DIACORP NEWSX\YIEWS H Silva Kandiah India polls a wake-up call for globalisation advocates/3 Worksite worry I DPM Lee wants to reduce I industrial mishaps/6 14 going on 401 Harry Potter's child actors I have grown up/26
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      Lock icon A likely handover date? All in good time, says Mr Lee
      261 2 AS POLITICAL pundits continue to speculate on the date Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will succeed Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong as Singapore's Prime Minister, reporters pressed Mr Lee for some clues at a People's Action Party Community
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      Punishment rules won't change for defiant girls
      593 2  -  Lee Ching Wern Tay Tsen-Waye Despite calls for sanctions, MOE guidelines to stay:Tharman and chingwern@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE the Singapore Teachers' Union's (STU) strongly-worded call for sanctions to deal with rebellious girls, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will stick to its current guidelines on corporal
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  • NEWScomment
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      Avoid the storming of a thousand Bastilles
      685 3  -  Silva Kandiah Globalisation advocates who ignore the poor should take India's poll results as a wake-up call THE rout of the ruling party in the Indian elections may be a wake-up call not only for India but for the whole world as well.
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      Lock icon Militant attack rattles oil market
      428 4 Agencies Saudis rescue hostages, vow smooth oil flow, but that may not cool prices KHOBAR (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia vowed yesterday to keep its oil supplies flowing smoothly to world markets after a deadly militant attack on the eastern oil city of Khobar. But pledges
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      Lock icon KL defends detention of Sri Lankan
      172 4 AFP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has defended the detention of Sri Lankan businessman BSA Tahir under the Internal Security Act (ISA), saying he posed a threat to national security. Malaysian police on Friday detained the Sri Lankan businessman, alleged to be involved in
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      519 3 £*i~W f~*i SIC GRADUATE SCHOOL SIC ENGLISH SCHOOL SIC LAW SCHOOL M fl MASTERS DEGREES ENGLISH COURSES LAW QUALIFICATIONS MLoJV y^\ English as a Foreign Language (EFL) UNIVERSITY OF LONDON T /northumbria lELTS >T\irAPnRP IXT<vTITI ITTh TOEFL Bachelor of Laws (LLB) a=fTus3® OIINUnrUiVD UN O 111 UIC MB a MA(HRM)
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      347 4 JUNE I There's something for everyone during the school holidays WI'&JL Wi&jL Wet o-fe-K^ S Xc>ub Wild Wild Wet Singapore's largest water theme park opens its floodgates on 5 June. With so many fun rides to choose from, this is a school holiday must! So grab your swimsuit and go
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  • HOME NEWS
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      NUS team finds link between cholesterol, brain disease
      222 6  -  Tan Hui Leng A NATIONAL University of Singapore (NUS) team has discovered why people with high cholesterol are more prone to developing degenerative brain ailments such as Alzheimer's disease. Using rabbits, the eightman team found that a highcholesterol diet leads to neuron
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      Buy pack of cigarettes, get sweets, vouchers instead
      358 6  -  Loh Chee Kong SMOKERS are in for a surprise today: Instead of getting their usual pack of cigarettes over the counter, what they might find in their hands are testimonies of ex-smokers, sugar-free sweets and vouchers. To commemorate World No Tobacco Day,
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      Worksite mishaps worry DPMs
      379 6  -  Tay Tsen-Waye Government wants to reduce them by a third waye@newstoday.com.sg IN LESS than two months, three worksite accidents have claimed 13 lives. And the Government wants to make sure that this statistic does not get worse. Speaking at the sidelines of a PAP Community Foundation
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      159 6 II m II Fff!i"l I Ir'l I I In fact, they go a long way to help us help the animals. Like our 24-hour I emergency service, investigation of cruelty complaints, provisions, collecting I unwanted pets and confined strays, re-homing of animals, conducting I educational talks, operating a clinic for
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      686 7 NTUC Income News ah Advertisement Invest now to enjoy 92% say upturn in Global insurance is Stockmarkets Double your returns from $3,500 funds, lIIC DCSI lflfciy with 8 top managers and low fees GLOBAL stockmarkets are expected to Diversified into $3,500 million of Global Pfl M M WB^&W HBBhI improve.
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      Let singles buy HDB apartments
      369 8  -  Cheng Chang Hup Broken or bad marriages are worse alternatives I REFER to the news comment, "HDB dwellers' rising divorce rates worrying" (Weekend Today, May 29-30). I am not at all shocked to know that divorce rates are rising faster than the stock market Our
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      Don't mortgage love to a concrete block
      218 8  -  Joseph Wong I REFER to the news comment, "HDB dwellers' rising divorce rates worrying" by Mr Lee Han Shih (Weekend Today, May 29-30). I am reminded of the lyrics of a song, which go: "A house is not a home when there's no
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      The unseen work of teachers
      463 10  -  Mark Lim Choon Lye Let's not overlook the many things they do before and after class I REFER to Mr James Chi's letter, "Not fair for teachers to get so much paid leave compared to other civil servants" (Weekend Today, May 29-30). I'm so glad
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        Privilege, not entitlement
        45 10  -  Norazilah Hanim Btejaafar For your information, the school holidays are a privilege and not an entitlement. Teachers report back to school if they are so required to do so. Teachers know that everything they do is for the benefit of the students.
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        Teacher's nightmare
        62 10  -  Chew Tsang Yun MOE should comment on a typical teachers' workload and the nightmare of marking 300 sets of assignments in a short time. Not to speak of the problems that some teachers face with students, apart from those with special needs. In short, even though I live
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        Time to moonlight?
        61 10  -  Samantha Lim I responded to an ad put up by a school teacher who is moonlighting as a tutor. When I asked how she found the time and energy for tuition, she assured me that she has plenty of both as she works only half days, with
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      Give each S'pore family $500
      267 10  -  Tan Kin Lian I REFER to Mr Jeffrey Law's letter "Make shopping fun and cheap to pull in the tourist dollars" (Today, May 28). Mr Law wrote that many campaigns had been launched to attract more tourists, but that they often end up falling short
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      162 10 Healthy Participants Needed i The Pfizer Clinical Research Unit (PCRU) needs healthy participants for a scientific study involving multiple doses of an investigational medicine. The purpose of this study is to investigate the amount of the investigational medicine in the blood, and also to determine its safety and toleration, after
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      248 11 URBAN DREAM CAPSULE ARTS ON THE MOVE 30 May-13 June 30 May-13 June Fringe Event Calendar 24 hours daily Art Square (next to Starbucks Coffee) Sun 30 May, 1 pm 4pm cor rsii, ffu i- io Due Le Juke, France Wicked Aura, Singapore r i i i j. i iii
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        Lock icon Singapore
        139 12 Bloomberg Rising stock prices sent the ST Index to its second week of gains. The index climbed 8.63 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 1787.1 8, taking gains in the week to 1.1 per cent the biggest weekly jump since the week ended April 9. Banks paced gains after
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        Your S$l buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5885 UK£ 0.3211 Yen 64.858 HK$ 4.5866 RM 2.2363 Euro 0.4815 Rupiah 5452.4 Baht 23.875 Peso 32.897 A$ 0.8236 Indian Rs 26.762 Won 685.54 C$ 0.8017 Yuan 4.8709 NZ$ 0.9305 NTS 19.685
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        26 12 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 394.900 Silver uss/oi 6.110 Platinum uss/oi 829.200 Rubber centsAg 156 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1545 Brent crude uss/barrel 36.58 Information provided by
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      Lock icon Boom time for chip sector
      402 12 -AFP Asia's semiconductor foundries enter new cycle of growth after 3 lean years CHIP foundries in Asia are making a strong comeback this year after three lean years as demand for electronic products booms and semiconductor makers increasingly outsource production, analysts said. The Asian-dominated global
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        Prizes for champion gamers
        191 12 Singapore s top gamers will converge at D'Marquee of Downtown East for the biggest and longest Ultimate Games Challenge 2004 on June 4, 5 and 6. Organised by Zone X of NCI Leisure, the challenge will comprise the following events: Initial D Version 3 (IDV3) Solo
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        Join the 'Football' or 'Europe' draw
        160 12 The "Win the Best of Europe 2004" promotion is now on till July 1 1. All you have to do is purchase any Gillette, Oral-B, Duracell or Braun product, and you will have two chances to win: In the "Football Draw" and the "Europe
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      Lock icon Opec hints at sharp production hikes
      284 12 AFP THE Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) has put out signals suggesting that a substantial hike in production could be in the offing as a means of bringing down oil prices. Opec president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the cartel would study several options at
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      Lock icon Malaysia Airlines will impose surcharge
      164 12 Bloomberg MALAYSIA Airlines has confirmed that it will impose a fuel surcharge on international flights from tomorrow to counter rising jet fuel costs. The price of jet fuel rose 0.2 per cent on Friday in Singapore to U5543.45 ($74) a barrel, after rising to a
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      Lock icon Asia stays on investment radar screen
      473 14  -  Kevin Tan Singapore sees no dearth of opportunities in the region kevin@newstoday.com.sg ASIA remains an attractive region to place long-term investments despite poor corporate transparency, said a senior official at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC). "Asia is a very important and key
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      686 16  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla TREVOR TAN I th^a r keti nci Carolyn Kan, MD of M&C Saatchi, wants to give advertising a 'kick up the backside' shobha@newstoday.com.sg MAY 2004: Singapore comes in sixth in the medal tally behind industry giants such as Britain, Australia and South Africa at the
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      Lock icon Ad industry 'losing ground'
      243 16 The Star, May 16 PENANG The advertising industry in Asia needs to desperately reinvent itself by asking what makes advertising valuable to clients. Ogilvy Mather Singapore's group strategy director, Mr Karthik Sivasamy, said the industry was losing ground to companies that are involved in design, interactive,
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      Lock icon GRAB BAG
      252 16 Tan Hui Leng Don't just see, feel Australia "IT'S the light and the space and the colours. And the amazing energy that it has. It's positive. Vibrant. It's alive. It's hard to capture in words. I think it's brilliant." This is how the Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) plans
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      407 17 Catch the Care Bears Live! *^j,^§^^ Get up close and personal, //^xVQ,flj fi^ji^v exciting activities await you! (ji O^^^^^^^ri^ So hurry down to our Malls. ,/^\^^^J/ <&*{ vlj^r Tampines Mall: 1- 5 Jun \^m±^ JHff j^ (Tue-Sat), Atrium r/^V (Sun-Mon), Level 3, Stage ijC iX^ Weekends Free Posses to get
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      Lock icon Pro-Taliban cleric gunned down
      197 18 Agencies KAEACHI Violent protests were unleashed here yesterday after unknown attackers gunned down a senior proTaliban cleric outside his mosque. Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai who had called for jihad, or holy war, against the United States after the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq was fatally wounded after
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      Lock icon Epidemics could follow the floods in Haiti
      66 18 Flood victims waiting for relief supplies to arrive in Fonds Verrettes, east of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. International rescuers in Haiti and the Dominican Republic raced to deliver aid to victims of flooding that killed at least 980 people, amid fears the toll would rise
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      Sex abuse hits 25% of M'sian children: NGOs
      153 18 KUALA LUMPUR Alarming figures released recently have shown that one in four Malaysian children is sexually abused, the New Sunday Times reported yesterday. The figure was derived from estimates from government bodies and non-govern-ment organisations (NGOs), which said the reported cases represent
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        Lock icon Myanmar urges UK not to interfere
        48 18 Reuters Myanmar yesterday urged Britain to stop interfering in its internal political affairs. This comes after the former colonial power called on Asean countries to pressure Yangon to release democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and include her party in constitutional talks.
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        Lock icon Wiranto calls Gusmao his friend
        57 18 Reuters Indonesian presidential contender Wiranto has called East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao his friend after the two met on Saturday. The former military chief said they dia not discuss the arrest warrant issued against him by an East Timor human rights tribunal over an indictment
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        Lock icon Piranhas in Bangkok waterways?
        49 18 AFP Thai authorities yesterday warned that flesh-eating piranhas might have been released into Bangkok's waterways, as dealers of the fish dumped their stashes to avoid a crackdown on trade in the exotic species. No piranhas have been spotted yet in the city's rivers or canals.
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      Lock icon Indon presidential race starts
      411 18 AFP Ex-military chief, ex-security minister among front-runners for top post JAKARTA Indonesia's presidential race gets under way this week, with two ex-generals among the front-runners to lead a nation which was ruled for most of its history by authoritarian figures. Former military chief Wiranto and ex-Security
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  • Commentary
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      Death knell for public service
      754 19  -  William Pfaff Greed has trumped the aristocratic sense of duty PEREGRINE Worsthorne is a man as delightful as his name, who for 30 years wrote a political column in London's Sunday Telegraph devoted to infuriating as many of his righteous readers as possible. He was
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      the new work REVOLUTION
      664 22  -  John Bittleston I SUCCEED the business of Learning psn^ What you've got to cope with with YOUR job is being assailed from both sides. If it isn't exported to a low-cost country it may be automated. Either way, you stand to lose it As unemployment creeps
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      19 19 (c) 2004, Tribune Media Services International Do you have a comment on this? If so, email us at news@newstoday.com.sg
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      197 19 ■if i Itv *n Murdoch University Why Murdoch? Ip MURDOCH k PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA "One of Australia's Top 12 Research Universities" A Member of ACU,AVCC IRU Australia "5-star rating for graduate satisfaction for 8 of 9 past consecutive years"- Good Universities Guide BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (Managements Marketing) One of the
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      152 22 Special activities organised this week: Pharmacist On Call 31 May 04 Smokers and their helpers can call during any of the two sessions to speak to a Pharmacist-On-Call and find out more about methods to quit smoking, nicotine replacement therapy, coping with withdrawal symptoms and more. Session 1 Session 2
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  • SUCCEED
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      Lock icon A more structured approach to mentoring
      620 23  -  Lynn Seah MENTORING has a long history. In fact, the word "mentor" can be traced back to the time of the Trojan War. Brad Pitt is not involved in this story but the character of Odysseus is. While away fighting the war, Odysseus asked
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      WHAT'S UP
      68 23 Intensive Guaranteed 'A' PSLE programme This is a four-month intensive PSLE programme conducted by Sky Media. It starts with a five-day intensive workshop in June to orient students and focuses on learning techniques for English, mathematics and science. The programme uses certified education specialists as well as specially
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      15 23 SAT*GMAT GRE* TOEFL Do you have what it takes? (Next Intake: 6 June 200T) www.highq.com.sg
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      393 24 |f|| LJishing One und Rll \Twrx On Vesak Day, Buddhists all over the world re-dedicate themselves to the values taught by the Sakyamuni Buddha. Values like humanity, compassion and equanimity are of universal application. They make us better individuals and help us create better societies. 1 In many parts of
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      184 25 The Significance of Vesak Celebrations r^. AX The Bathing of Prince Siddhartha Most temples hold ceremonial bathing of Prince Siddhartha's statue placed in perfumed water with flowers. This symbolises the purification of one's unwholesome deeds with wholesome deeds. The Offering of Light \N \V/ V On the path towards Enlightenment,
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      14 going on 40
      980 26  -  Ng Shing Vi in London shingyi@newstoday.com.sg Harry Potter's child actors have grown up and into their angst-ridden teenage roles TX>URTEEN-year--T old Daniel Radcliffe, who plays boy wizard Harry Potter, is wholesome and apple-cheeked, in the flesh. He looks like he could've just stepped out of an
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      Lock icon Street Fest kicks off on Orchard
      305 28  -  Liyana Othman Above: Hata and B-Boys from the Hip Hop Club show off their breakdancing skills. Right: Rap group Trivalation, made up of (from left) P.D., Rendy, lady Elle andjiggy Below: Retiree Lydia Teong, 58, shows why belly-dancing's popular. liyana@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Street Festival
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      2973 29 YONGNAM HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Yongnam Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at 51 Tuas South Street 5, Singapore *****4 on 16 June 2004 at 10.00 am., for the purpose
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      Fusion beyond cliche
      357 30  -  TAN HUI LENG Akram Khan's choreography manages to be both earthy and spiritual DANCE REVIEW by IF you were ever tempted to use U the word "fusion" to describe Akram Khan's choreography (as many have), watching his newest production, Ma, is likely to convince you that his
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      S'pore's Simon Cowell to be revealed tonight
      100 30 AFTER much speculation, the judges on Singapore Idol will finally be revealed tonight at 9.30 on MediaCorp TV Channel s's News 5 Tonight Meanwhile, aspiring singers can head down to Suntec City on Saturday for auditions that will be held only on that
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      1036 30 Spanish Wrtti 4ff^V cKi/Eng Subtitles fcj^^fc fW Sneak Previews Tdy: Sneak Previews Tdy: 11.00 am, 5.00 pm 11.30 am, 5.30 pm BLISS jtstß! English With Eng/Chin Subtitles R(A) Tdy: 1.00,3.00,7.00,9.00 pm BETTER THAN SEX ififfl English With Eng/Chin Subtitles R(A) Tdy: 7.00 pm IRENS HB^S; English With Eng/Chin Subtitles -R(A)
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      Oishi!? You decide
      288 31  -  Karman Tse Pizzas with Japanese ingredients a curious combination karman@newstoday.com.sg JAPANESE pizza. The combination of J Japanese ingredients and Italian pizza dough. Compatibility: Questionable (at first), as the two cuisine are as different as chalk from cheese. But the novel idea brainchild of six-month-old Oishi! Japanese Pizza's
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      On your next visit to The Dining Room, try ...
      322 31  - On your next visit to The Dining Room, try Karman Tse ITS poetic ambience, complete with a cascading waterfall and a pond full of sprightly koi, makes The Dining Room a popular dining haven where hedonists can be seen chilling out in style. The introduction of new items on the
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      Maz-try Egyptian delights
      580 32  -  Tor Ching Li chingli@newstoday.com. sg Tuck into the food pyramid then shake off those calories in a belly dance at Mazmazza Restaurant IF YOU'RE looking for somewhere a little different from the franchisee!, European cafes of Holland Village to hang out, then make like an Egyptian and
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      The "Chiapanese" Buffet
      546 33 ADVERTORIAL "Chiapane The best of 2 worlds under one roof LOCATED in Pacific Plaza along Scotts Road, The Gapz Dim Sun Sushi Bar have been offering a unique dining experience with their first "Chiapanese" buffet in Singapore. The uniqueness of this buffet, and what will truly excite
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      52 31 Oishi! Japanese Pizza 9, Lockroad #02-01, 8/9 Gillman Village (next to St Andrews Junior College) Telephone: 6472 5656 Opening hours: 1 oam to 1 opm (last order at 9.30pm) *A S.olood R..t<.uro.t |J£ ******<*^^ Irf^^l^^ir^l GEYLANG RD tE Sch C DC I^\ Y^sll GUILLEMARD B° Ji 403 Guillemard Road Tel:
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      102 32 Tfi I BEACH CENTRE KILUNEY ROAD ~**m*Bo/'Z' mfc- UJ 15 Beach Road, #01-01/02, 57 Killiney Road, #01-01, 'm^^iLtiiijk* -J Te1:*****055 Tel: 6738 8229 ,< 'WPSUT^W. I PARADIZ CENTRE PARCO BUGIS JUNCTION ";> 5' A JT 1 Selegie Road #01-02/03, 200 Victoria Street #01-96, W l' *t P f^^. Tel: 6336
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      95 33 <^ <^ <^<^ <^ <^ <^<^ <^ <S> <S> <S> <S> <S> <S> <S> RHPUJVSTKTniRfIiIPVPPiPVI #1 #1 lOHiBJffIHIHJBBi!IiHiHI c§S I— Set Lunch (Mon Sun)— $7.90 (six items) —1# $> Sgf Menu <& 2paxs $26.80' 6 paxs $128' <P 4paxs $48.80' 8-10 paxs $168' ~gr Recommended Specialties Fish/Prawn Cake $2.50 each
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      28 33 Mazmazza Cafe Restaurant 67 68 Bussorah Street (off Beach Road] Telephone: 6297 7473 Opening hours: 1 1 am to 1 1 pm (Mondays to Saturdays) Closed on Sundays
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      1597 34 News 5 Tonight channel 5,9.30pm j Man At Forty j Arts j Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Friends: The One With Ross's Tan channel s,io P m channel B,9 P m Biography: Patton Plan Competition Deep Blue Sea channel 5, i 0.3O P m j Longwd sends hb|» j Arts
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      Kluivert snubs unfashionable Boro
      212 35 LONDON Barcelona outcast Patrick Kluivert (picture) revealed yesterday he will ignore the overtures from Middlesbrough and hold out for a London-based Premiership club, reported the Sunday Mirror. Kluivert has been informed he can leave Camp Nou, along with several of his Dutch team-mates, despite having a
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      Lock icon Reds work to keep stars
      495 35 Agencies Parry battling to keep crown jewels Gerrard and Owen at Anfield LONDON Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry is working overtime to try to keep the club's crown jewels at Anfield. England pair Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen, who are currently away on international duty
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      Lock icon Barren Scholes says Lampard should start ahead of him in England's midfield
      449 35 LONDON Paul Scholes has conceded he deserves to be dropped from England's starting line-up, after failing to produce the goods recently in front of goal for his country. The Manchester United ace has stated his primary job for
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      Lock icon Defeat gives Marlins relief
      457 36  -  TANYO-HINN Coach Woo sees silver lining despite end of their unbeaten run yohinn@newstoday.com. sg AFTER a rousing start to the season, the Northern Marlins were finally beaten last Saturday. But despite the 53-45 defeat to the Eastern Mannas in the NTUC Fair Price Netball Super League
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      Lock icon Garnett keeps Minnesota's hopes alive, as Shag criticises Laker team-mates' service
      480 36 AFP NBA PLAYOFFS Timberwolves 98 Lakers 96 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The Wolves are still howling, thanks to a monster game from their league MVP. Kevin Garnett had 30 points and 19 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles
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      Russian teenagers dance in Paris
      319 37 TENNIS French Open Day 7 PARIS Elena Dementieva and Maria Sharapova (picture) led an early Russian charge into the quarter-finals of the French Open yesterday, with glittering tennis on a dull and damp day. Dementieva pummelled former world No 1 Lindsay Davenport 6-1, 6-3, while
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      Lock icon Normal service resumes
      587 37 AFP Schumacher strolls home and Barrichello makes it a Ferrari one-two FORMULA 1 European Grand Prix NURBURGRING, Germany World champion Michael Schumacher restored Formula 1 to normal order here yesterday, when he won the European Grand Prix at a canter. Ferrari claimed their fourth one-two of the
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      Lock icon Koreans hire Metsu as national coach
      174 38 AFP SEOUL Former Senegal coach Bruno Metsu was named as the new coach of World Cup semi-finalists South Korea yesterday, officials said. The Frenchman, who led the African country to the last eight of the World Cup in 2002, will replace Portugal's Humberto Coelho,
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      Mourinho stays?
      88 38 LONDON Porto plan to hold talks with coach Jose Mourinho (picture) tomorrow to discuss his future. The club revealed yesterday they have had no contact from any English club. Expected to join Chelsea, the 41-year-old Mourinho won the European Cup with Porto after a 3-0 win over Monaco
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      Lock icon Liu latest to quit SEA Games gold-medal winning team
      339 38  -  JOSE RAYMOND jose@newstoday.com.sg ANOTHER member of the 2003 women's SEA Games gold medal-winning team has quit Yesterday, it was confirmed that 20-year-old Liv Fan, who became a Singapore citizen last June, had informed the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) that she did
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      Albirexto open eatery
      486 38  -  ALVIN CHUA Concerned with players' diet, Japanese club comes up with novel plan Today Exclusive alvin@newstoday.com.sg THE fans in Jurong East have had a taste of J-League football. They have waved colourful J-League flags and donned the identikit jerseys and T-shirts at the Jurong East Stadium. All
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        Explosion at AS Monaco
        68 39 MONACO An explosive device damaged the home stadium of AS Monaco football club and a nearby building overnight, police said yesterday. No one was injured by the explosion, which was followed by a major fire. An entrance to the Louis II Stadium housing the club's administrative
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        Coe's Olympic position safe
        114 39 LONDON Allegations that Sebastian Coe (picture) had a secret 1 0-year extra-marital affair will not endanger his position as head of London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, a spokesman said yesterday Last Saturday, Coe, the only man to win back-to-back Olympic 1,500 metres gold medals,
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        To go, or not to go?
        105 39 COLOMBO Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan has not changed his mind over quitting the upcoming tour of Australia, but he is under pressure to do so. The privately-run Sunday Leader argued that Sri Lanka Cricket should encourage Muralitharan to join the rest of
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        Rivaldo to Bolton?
        88 39 LONDON Rivaldo's English representative claims the Brazilian star is just days away from signing for Bolton. Celtic had hoped the World Cup winner would join them on their summer tour of the United States, but it appears the player has rejected the offer. "I don't think Rivaldo
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      Lock icon China's Olympic warning
      576 39  -  TAN YO-HINN Awesome display by Chinese paddlers signals another clean sweep TABLE TENNIS Volkswagen Singapore Open yohinn@newstoday.com.sg AT THE last Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, China swept all before them in table tennis. And with the Athens Games less than three months away, the signs are
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      Lock icon Table tennis the only thing that matters for U-21 champ Zhang
      414 39  -  Tan Yo-Hinn SHE wants to try aerobics and yoga. Playing the piano is also an ambition. But national table tennis player Zhang Xueling knows exactly where her priorities are right now. Yesterday, at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall, she
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