Today, 15 July 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Thursday July 15, 2004 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Firm quits Iraq to save hostage
      248 1 Reuters Saudi company in bid to help its Egyptian driver RIYADH A Saudi company said yesterday it would pull out of Iraq to meet the demands of kidnappers holding an Egyptian truck driver hostage. "We are withdrawing from Iraq immediately to save the life
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      Lock icon No news on second Bulgarian
      175 1 Reuters SOFIA The fate of a Bulgarian hostage in Iraq was unknown shortly after a deadline for his death expired yesterday, a day after his compatriot was killed by militants. A group led by suspected Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab Al Zarqawi abducted the Bulgarian
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      Lock icon US to continue arms sales to Taiwan
      119 1 AFP WASHINGTON The United States said yesterday it would continue selling weapons to Taiwan, shrugging off a warning from Beijing that any improvement in US-China relations hinged on America cutting military links with the island. China warned on Tuesday that Beijing was "gravely
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      Lock icon Investors worry over rising oil prices
      135 1 AFP NEW YORK US stocks hit the skids yesterday as a surge in crude oil prices reignited investor concerns after a weak retail sales report and a disappointing outlook from Intel Corp. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 38.79 points to 10,208.80 while the
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      220 1 Perth $478 Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne $598 I Auckland, I Christchurch, Wellington $798 I Hamilton Island, Adelaide $758 Bali $220 I Add another I Australian city* from $80 IP 0/MV7V1S Spirit of Australia Sale ends 5pm, Monday 19 July 2004. Offers are exclusive to VISA cardholders. Book online at qantas.com.sg or
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  • HOT NEWS
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      SIA asked to take the PSA route
      433 2  -  Derrick A Paulo It could learn from the port operator when rejigging wages, says Labour chief derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE wage restructuring undertaken last year by the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) could be revisited at their aviation counterparts, Singapore Airlines (SIA). Yesterday, NTUC secretary-general
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      Lock icon Birla widow leaves $1.83b to accountant
      185 2 -AFP KOLKATA One of India's richest business families closed ranks yesterday to contest a will which makes a rank outsider, an accountant who is not even family, heir to a chunk of the Birla empire. Patriarch B K Birla said the family was "completely
      -AFP  -  185 words
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        Lock icon financial bonanza for arms suppliers
        672 3  -  Thalif Deen IPS But won't army build-up create more chaos in Iraq? WHEN the 15-member United Nations Security Council legitimised the United States-imposed interim government in Baghdad last month, the five-page unanimous resolution carried a provision little publicised in the media: The lifting of a
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      Lock icon UK probe clears Blair, slams MIG for Iraq claims
      226 4 Agencies LONDON Five days after a US Senate committee lambasted the American intelligence services for exaggerating the threat of Iraqi weapons, a British inquiry did the same to London's case for war against Saddam Hussein. But the five-member panel led by
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      S'pore eyed as site of $595m fun park ...
      423 4  - S'pore eyed as site of $595m fun park Lee Ching Wern US firm Ripley says talks on project in 'advanced stages' BELIEVE it or not, world famous entertainment firm Ripley may be coming to Singapore. The US-based company, best known for its "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" cartoons and documentary
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      Lock icon ... as church council blasts casino plan
      160 4 as church council blasts casino plan Newsßadio 93.8 THE National Council of Churches in Singapore has spoken out against the building of a casino here. This is the first time the council has commented on the issue. It gave a statement, which was sent to the council's member churches, stating
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      Medical society never urged doctors to avoid Singapore
      202 4  -  Jose Raymond THE United Kingdom-based Medical Protection Society (MPS) has clarified that it never asked foreign doctors not to work in Singapore. The MPS was reacting to a Financial Times report on July 9 headlined "Medical group tells doctors not to work
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      Taiwan welcomes Singapore's mediation in talks with China
      215 4 TAIWAN hopes to resume fence-mending talks with China and would welcome any offer from Singapore to act as a mediator, Taiwan's top policymaker on China was quoted as saying yesterday. The comments from Mr Joseph Wu, chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council,
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Awards to honour more tourism stars
      664 6  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla It is not just attractions such as the Musical Fountain and the Merlion on Sentosa which draw tourists to Singapore, but also the high levels of service in the local tourism industry. This year, the STB will honour an even greater
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      We were not vindictive with Oei, says director
      411 8  -  Wong Fei Wan 98 Holdings was forced to hand out $26 million more, Court heard REVENGE against Mr Oei Hong Leong was the "last thing" 98 Holdings wanted after its NatSteel victory, said Mr David Ban, a director of the consortium. He
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  • LETTERS
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      Beyond transcripts, all else is trash
      305 10  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Like it or not, 'paper qualifications' matter most I REFER to Ms Reena Devi Shanmuga Retnam's comment, "When 7-year-olds fear failure at school" Guly 13). I am one such parent feeling the pressure to push my son to achieve the
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        Aviva: Not an opt-out plan
        176 10  -  Lindyn Tan WITH reference to Mr Yap Ee Hoe's letter, "Giro deduction with no approval" (July 8) and the article, "Opt-out plan unacceptable" (July 10-11), Aviva would like to clarify on the sales process in connection with the insurance policy sent to Mr Yap. Aviva
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        DBS: Customer's authorisation needed
        163 10  -  Alicia Chua WE REFER to Mr Yap Ee Hoe's letter regarding a direct debit transaction. We thank Mr Yap for bringing the matter to our attention. We have since clarified our position and resolved the matter with Mr Yap. We want to assure your readers that
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon The 'good guys' to leave
      332 12 Dow Jones Informatics' independent directors will not run for re-elections THE THREE independent directors of Informatics Holdings will step down, after shareholders voiced their disapproval over the company's recent accounting saga. Mr Frank Yung and Mr Tang Chun Choy would not run for reelection at
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      91 12 The distributable income of CapitaMall Trust (CMT) was $41.8 million for the period from Jan 1 to June 30, a rise of more than $2.3 million over the $39.4-million forecast The resulting distribution per unit in CMT for the said period is 4.60 cents (annualised 9.25 cents), or 7.7
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    • MarketWATCH
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Value *****.65 *****.83 3522.80 5623.65 Change Pis -251.97 -145.50 -35.80 -61.92 -2.17 -1.20 -1.01 -1.09 Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 736.57 845.02 652.79 744.31 1565.34 245.95 4848.30 -14.38 -6.80 -10.21 -12.26
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.588 UK£ 0.3166 Yen 63.879 HK$ 4.586 RM 2.2342 Euro 0.4769 Rupiah 5249.3 Baht 23.968 Peso 32.785 A$ 0.8111 Indian Rs 26.976 Won 676.01 C$ 0.7753 Yuan 4.8664 NZ$ 0.8951 NTS 19.833
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        Commodities
        21 12 Gold uss/oz 404.100 Silver uss/oi 6.430 Platinum uss/oi 807.600 Rubber centsAg 243 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1419 Brent crude uss/barrel 36.31
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        Lock icon Singapore
        136 12 Dow Jones SHARE prices ended lower in cautious trading as worries about the technology sector continued to be a drag. The ST Index fell 7.25 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 1,870.90 points. Losers led gainers 266 to 69 as 647.2 million shares were traded. ST Assembly Test Services
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        ST Index: 1,870.90 – -7.25
        4 12 ST Index: 1,870.90 -7.25
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        Lock icon SGX most active
        58 12 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by By volume China Paper L&M Bio-Treat GuangzhaolFB Goldtron Chartered Techcomp FibreChem SingTel NOL Close 0.400 0.010 0.910 0.255 0.015 1.320 0.425 0.415 2.260 2.300 Change -0.030 -0.015 -0.005 -0.010 -0.015 -0.010 -0.030 -3.2 -5.6 -25.0 -0.8 -3.4 -2.4 -1.3 '000 135,260 106,219
        SGX, Bloomberg  -  58 words
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        SGX top rises
        81 12 By Close Change DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 108.000 +0.200 SIA 11.000 +0.200 GuocoLandNCCPS*****9 1.310 +0.180 DBS 15.400 +0.100 Iselan(S) 3.100 +0.100 OCBC 12.700 +0.100 SIA 200 11.000 +0.100 UOB 13.600 +0.100 Fortune Reil HKS 5.450 +0.050 Robinson 5.800 +0.050 By percentage Close Change GMG USS 0.035 +40.0
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        SGX top falls
        83 12 By$ MFSTech JSH 500USS Close Change 0.730 -0.370 5.300 -0.250 F&N 13.700 -0.200 Venture 16.700 -0.200 CITYDEVW*****0 3.200 -0.160 KepCorp CITYDEV 7.450 -0.150 5.700 -0.100 Creative 50 17.000 -0.100 JMH 400USS 12.000 -0.100 SPH 4.260 -0.100 By percentage MFSTech Goldlron MediaS Close Change 0.730 -33.6 0.015 -25.0
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      Lock icon A-Reit to sell $300m Euro bonds backed by assets
      186 14 Bloomberg ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit), Singapore's second-largest property trust, plans to sell $300 million of fiveyear Euro bonds. The bonds will be backed by buildings such as the Honeywell Building and Siemens Centre. The bond sale is part of
      — Bloomberg  -  186 words
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      Lock icon Smart weapons will boost sales
      225 14 ST Engineering uses the hi-tech hook SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering, South-east Asia's biggest defence company, plans to upgrade technology and develop more sophisticated weapons to boost flagging earnings and sales of its land-systems unit. Singapore Technologies Kinetics is shifting from conventional weapons, munitions and vehicles to
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      Lock icon Charles & Keith steps into UAE
      152 14 Charles Keith steps into UAE Channel NewsAsia A SINGAPORE shoe brand, Charles Keith, is expanding to the Middle East It has signed its first international master franchise agreement with Shoe Plaza LLC, a leading footwear player in the Gulf. The agreement will see Charles Keith selling its range of ladies'
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      Lock icon Cycle & Carriage extends Mercedes dealership
      149 16 Cycle Carriage extends Mercedes dealership Dow Jones JARDINE Cycle Carriage yesterday said that its unit, Cycle Carriage Industries, has extended its exclusive dealership agreement for Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Singapore until the end of 2010. The agreement will continue indefinitely after 2010 unless terminated by either Cycle Carriage Industries or the
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      Regional group fosters good business practices
      370 16  -  Tay Tsen-Waye It plans to create benchmark for firms to measure themselves CONSUMER rights advocate and champion of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement in Singapore, Mr Stephen Loke, has thrown his net wider to include eight other Asia-Pacific countries to promote ethical business
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      China's 8Telecom launches IPO
      238 16  -  Val Chua ADDING to the recent flood of Chinese companies listing here is BTelecom International Holdings, a player in China's burgeoning telecommunications industry. The mainboard-aspirant, which launched its initial public offer (IPO) yesterday, is offering 120 million shares at 30 cents each. Of these, 3 million
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      S'pore-Australia FTA extended
      91 16 SINGAPORE and Australia have declared their free trade agreement (FTA), which came into force a year ago, a success. The two countries have also agreed to extend its scope, following a meeting between Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo and his Australian counterpart Mark Vaile yesterday, Chan-
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      Lock icon Court seizes Yukos' shares in rival oil producer
      203 18 -AFP MOSCOW A court in Russia's extreme north-east Chukotka region has seized almost half of Russian oil giant Yukos' 35-per-cent stake in rival oil producer Sibneft, Yukos' lawyer said. Those holdings belonging to Yukos which pumps one-out-of-every-five barrels of oil in Russia
      -AFP  -  203 words
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      Mitsubishi Tokyo and UFJ may merge
      261 18 This will create world's largest bank JAPANESE bank UFJ Holdings hopes to merge with rival Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group a combination that would surpass Citigroup as the world's biggest bank and accelerate Japan's attempts to clean up bad loans. "UFJ's board agreed this morning
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      Lock icon Petronas chairman dies at 69
      89 18 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The chairman of Malaysia's national oil firm Petronas, Mr Azizan Zainul Abidin, has died, aged 69. Mr Azizan, who was also chairman of Malaysia Airlines, died early yesterday at his home in the administrative capital, Putrajaya, after reportedly complaining of chest pains.
      -AFP; BLOOMBERG  -  89 words
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon Solitaire haunts SembCorp Industries
      677 20 Dow Jones Analysts concerned as Singapore firm makes higher provisions for a contract dispute over the vessel IT HAS become something of a habit at SembCorp Industries. Just as its shares start to rise, the group drops a bombshell that turns investors away. Last year, the
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      1042 21 SONY. MID YEAR L> t- f PROMOTION 11 JUNE -15 AUGUST 2004 Get ready for great excitements at Sony's 2004 Mid Year Promotion! Our promotion will open your mind, and fill it with more ideas, innovations, and inspirations! And there's more fantastic discounts and free gifts all await you! So
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Forget reality TV, here are Survivors in real life
      211 22 Reuters SYDNEY Their swimming and survival skills were put to good use when three Australian children survived for six days after their dinghy capsized off the country's north coast A family from the Torres Strait Islands between Queensland and Papua New
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      Lock icon Bush twins speak out
      301 22 Reuters WASHINGTONThey were shielded for years from public view by their protective father. And when they were in the news, it was over their run-ins with the law over alcohol. But now the twin daughters of President George W Bush have broken their silence about how
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Megawati seeks allies to retain presidency
        57 23 Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri said she is willing to enter into coalition with major political parties in order to retain the presidency, The Jakarta Post reported yesterday. Her party's deputy secretary general, Pramono Anung said presidential aspirant Hamzah Haz, of the United Development Party
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        Lock icon Search for 7 missing in copter crash in Borneo jungles
        56 23 AFP Malaysian rescuers are continuing a search for seven people, including an assistant minister of eastern Sarawak state, who were aboard a helicopter and are feared to have crashed in the jungles of Borneo. A report that they had been
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        Lock icon Torrential rains kill six, displace thousands in Japan
        56 23 Reuters Torrential rains that flooded city streets and set off landslides in northern Japan have killed at least six people and forced thousands to evacuate, with more storms forecast yesterday. Some 1 8,000 households were forced to evacuate in Niigata and Fukushima
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        Lock icon Cyber attacks from China: Seoul smells something fishy
        50 23 AFP South Korea s spy agency yesterday said that important government data may have been stolen during a systematic spate of cyber-attacks launched from China recently. Officials said some 278 computers at government agencies, private companies, universities and media firms were hacked.
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        Lock icon Reclusive North Korea on the Information Superhiqhway
        46 23 Reuters Reclusive North Korea has been testing its first web portal, www. kcckp.net, that is based in Germany, for the past month. So far, visitors have been unable to access the entertainment, shopping and free email facilities it promises.
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        Lock icon US fights back against attacks on its Aids policies
        65 23 Agencies The United States yesterday fought back against widespread attacks on its Aids policies, insisting it is leading the fight against the killer epidemic and spending more money on it than the rest of the world combined. The European Union has
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        Lock icon British Ministry of Defence denies banning iPod
        70 23 Reuters The British Ministry of Defence denied it had banned the pocketsized digital music player iPod from most sections of its headquarters in UK and abroad, the BBC reported yesterday. Reuters had earlier reported that the MoD as saying it fears the device
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      Lock icon Rallies in 24 US cities against e-voting
      336 24 Agencies Doubts over whether touch-screen voting can be protected and verified WASHINGTON Critics of electronic voting rallied in 24 US cities and garnered 350,000 signatures on Tuesday to protest the use of what critics call "unverified" computer voting machines that may be employed
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      Lock icon Palestinian Authority 'could collapse'
      171 24 ■AFP UNITED NATIONS In a hard-hitting statement that drew stinging rebukes from the Palestinians, the United Nations said that the Palestinian Authority is in danger of collapse. In Tuesday's monthly Security Council briefing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the UN's Middle East envoy, Mr Terje RoedLarsen, blasted
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Sihanouk agrees to reappoint Hun Sen as PM
        71 24 Agencies Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk, after refusing repeatedly to sign a bill to pave the way for a new government, finally agreed yesterday to reappoint Prime Minister Hun Sen to the post. It came a day after Mr Hun Sen reportedly forced
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        Lock icon 'Loss of feeling in leg': Anwar Ibrahim hospitalised
        66 24 Reuters According to the Free Anwar Campaign website, jailed former Mafaysian premier Anwar Ibrahim was hospitalised late on Tuesday after complaining of a loss of feeling in one of his legs. His family lawyer confirmed that he is in the Kuala Lumpur
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        Challenge to Mega's supremacy in Bali
        642 25  -  Karim Raslan Remembering the 2002 blasts, many Balinese feel ex-general SBY can provide better security I MANGKU Munik is a softspoken, sarong-wearing gentleman who, since becoming the family priest three years ago, has had shoulder-length hair in the manner of a religious man on
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      186 22 V Singapore's First Ggm>x Chiafinnese Buffet mueiiuossiicui Indulge In Over 50 Varieties Of Traditional Handmade Chinese Dim Sum And Japanese Sushi Sl6.Bo++ (Adult) I L S9.Bo++ (Child below 10 yrs old) R. H J Add $2 on Sat, Sun P.H. $18.80++(Adult) l-jJjj&L Tr^\ I Sl2.Bo++(Child below 10 yrs old) f,'
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      63 25 H*l■■ If you've got the charm, looks the center of attention in school, jfl ioin^usjnJhe.nationwide.searchJor^M^ *v<f V jj}-?t«i^M^ OS Singapore s very first *f- wmfSmmMimmifJm School Belle and Beau! miv^ ■■HMmirWnl^ Whether you are 1) nominating yourself 2) nominating a friend OR Jointly brought to you by: I II fASD!ACOF:P
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      820 26  -  Sanjay Kapoor Unless the issue of graft is addressed, budget allocations will remain on paper NEW DELHI Just days before Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the budget of the new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, India's The Hindu newspaper carried
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      98 26 Swatch Olympic Emotion Your Experience of the Olympic Games Pesene dby p j^-TeCh 17-18 July, 2004 Ngee Ann City, Civic Plaza 'V v Artiste Olympics Presenter JaimeJeoM I MediaCorp Artiste >■ Mm ConmeWlnenne MediaCorp Artiste i Melody Chen FlyEntertainmentArtiste Catch TV stars, ex-Olympians &Team Singapore representatives in action at the
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      1162 28  -  Derrick A Paulo I Los Anqeles Fierce in armed combat in King Arthur, this hot Brit actress is endearingly disarming in person The corner kick swerves into the penalty box. Terry is there to nod the ball down. Lampard latches on to it. He lofts it into
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      THE KING IN SHINING ARMOUR
      440 29 HE HAS been touted as the industry frontrunner and fan favourite to become the next James Bond. But, Clive Owen does not even "entertain it as an idea". Not that the English-born actor is unaccustomed to tuxedos and fast cars. Quite the contrary. Owen emerged
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        527 30  -  Jeanine Tan But will die-hard fans take to the cleaned-up version which kicks off in the sth season of SATC? 'T^HE first legally-screened episode of J. Sex and the City to penetrate our pristine television hours has plenty of topless-women scenes which we won't get to
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        256 30 Here's a brief recap of the first four seasons of Sex and the City SEASON 1 Meet single girls Carrie the sex columnist, Miranda the independent lawyer, Charlotte the idealistic art gallery manager and Samantha the liberal PR executive as they explore the intricacies of thirty-some-thing singlehood.
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      164 30 Sax and the City The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is turning up the heat with a sax-y performance. On Aug 6 at the Esplanade Concert Hall, the SSO will give a performance titled Sax and the City. It will be headlined by French saxophonist Claude Delangle, one of the
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      Hello Dolly!
      565 32  -  David Chew Pam Oei, one of the Dim Sum Dollies, opens up her mind ''pHE DIM Sum Dollies have come -L a long way. Since 2002, Selena Tan with her pals Pam Oei and Emma Yong have made more than 10,000 people roar with laughter with their musical-cabaret
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      The 'other' sound of music
      284 32  -  David Chew IT WAS a typical lunch hour crowd at the cafe, just another ordinary day in the life of a Raffles Place worker. In just one minute, Darren Ng, sound designer and sculptor, composed a piece listening to the sounds around him. "I will
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        155 33 THE real-life romance of Jennifer Garner (left) and Michael Vartan (right) who not-so-coincidentally play star-crossed lovers/colleagues on the TV series, Alias is on the rocks, according to British tabloids. Citing unnamed "insiders", the 36-year-old French-born actor has been spotted out and about on the Los Angeles
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        Clooney gets his comeuppance
        294 33 GEORGE Clooney (picture), notorious for playing practical jokes on set, got a dose of his own medicine while filming Ocean's Twelve, the sequel to director Steven Soderbergh's 2001 hit heist flick, Ocean's Eleven. On the set of Eleven, producer Jerry Weintraub said in a November 2001
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        He's not just a pretty face
        313 34  -  Wendy Cheng RECENT trends in the music industry had made it clear. Not only is it necessary for a singer to have a good voice, but he/she must be good-looking, play at least one instrument and pen a handful of songs. To play it
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        Lock icon Way clear for Basic Instinct 2
        479 35 AFP Stone set to earn $24m for sequel after settling dispute with producers LOS ANGELES Hollywood siren Sharon Stone is back on track to star in a sequel to her steamy cult movie Basic Instinct after burying the icepick in her legal battle with
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        Anti-social Maguire snubs UK celebs at film premiere
        175 35 Maguire was reported to have holed up in a private room at the post-premiere party and barred the likes of Irish pop singer Samantha Mumba and the members of the boy band Busted from partying with him. Spider-Man 2 star Tobey Maguire
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        399 36  -  Koh Chieng Mun The versatile slow-cooker is great for meat, soup, desserts ASLOW-cooker is an ideal appliance for cooking both Asian and Western cuisine. Any cook who is particular about time management will appreciate the slow-cooker. Used together with a stove, or on its own, you can
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        148 36 HP3OSC Multi-Purpose Slow Cooker HomeProud, FairPrice's private label, offers a comprehensive range of good quality and affordable general merchandise such as household products, kitchenware, hardware, electrical appliances and accessories. Backed by FairPrice's product-satisfaction guarantee, shoppers can look to HomeProud products for quality homecare and housekeeping solutions at great value.
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          HUNGARIAN OXTAIL STEW
          250 36 Ingredients (serves 4): 650g oxtail (remove all fat) I large onion, diced 1 carrot, cut into 5 or 6 pieces 2 stalks celery, cut into 2 to 3 pieces 2 tblsp tomato paste I tblsp plain flour 1 tblsp olive oil 2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp thyme
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        Lock icon Lesson learned from Angkor Wat
        567 50 AFP How to balance tourism with protection of heritage sites BEIJING Unesco is urging governments of the world to better balance tourism with protection, fearful that some of the most beautiful and important cultural and natural sites are being harmed by throngs of visitors. "Tourism
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        Daeals Down Under for Visa cardholders
        310 50 IT'S an island in the sun with something for everyone from idyllic coral-fringed beaches to wildlife to nightclubs. Hamilton Island (picture), located off the coast of Queensland, is among several Australian cities included in Qantas', British Airways' and Australian Airlines' "unbeatable travel deals" for
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        Lock icon Colours of Cape Town
        522 52  -  Rachel Lo-Stevenson Enjoy unique South African landscape, wildlife, food and history CAPE Town in South Africa is a place of savage beauty. The surrounding rocky mountains and desert landscape reflect the resilience of its people. In a city with the magnificent view of Table Mountain as
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        Lock icon Zurich celebrity hotel stripped bare
        524 53 -AFP Souvenir hunters snap up items in closing sale ZURICH Years after Sophia Loren graced the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich with her presence, the bed the Italian actress slept in was snapped up by a fan at the renowned Swiss hotel's closing sale for
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        Holiday fit for the gods
        449 54  -  Pamela With Athens, the Acropolis and Crete, Greece is the land of legends OFTEN sensational, occasionally overrun and always interesting is Greece. This Mediterranean nation becomes a tourist mecca in the summer months of July and August, when travellers flock to enjoy paradise in the
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      34 37 The road to a beautiful and healthy you the spa touch 42 eves alive 44 glitz kit 46 PHOTO: TREVOR TAN Sheer sleeveless blouse with strap details $209 and pants $239fromSong+Kellv2l.
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      a serious beauty
      411 38  -  Reeta Raman Haach CEO Ponz Goo explains how determination made her the poster girl of the beauty-and-wellness industry PONZ Goo, the chief executive officer of spa-and-beauty chain Haach, could very well be the poster girl for Singapore's beauty -and-wellness industry. Last year alone, she won the Entrepreneur
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      244 40 Continued from Page 38 Ponz is not resting on her laurels. In fact, she says she can't afford to be stagnant or tired. "When you are in this industry, there is no room to be fatigued. I work 90 per cent of the time," she says.
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      a touch of hk
      765 42  -  Pearlyn Tham Salon founder pushes modern-beauty regimen up a notch SHE may be a well-known figure in the regional beauty-and-wellness industry but Joyce Tsang wants to play her part for the tourism industry in Singapore and Hong Kong too. "I want to tell Singaporeans that Hong
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      get a whiff of the scent bar
      148 42  -  Pearlyn Tham TANGS Beauty Hall now has a bar a scent bar, to be precise.With it, Tangs wants to revolutionise the way consumers buy fragrances. "Shopping at the Scent Bar is a trip of self-discovery and a treat for the senses touch, sight
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      fresh cache
      569 44 What are the secrets to looking good? PearlynTham (pearlyn® newstoday.com.sg) unveils some of the latest from the world of beauty. MASKTHOSE PORES Open pores and oily skin mar your complexion, so why put up with it? The Clinique Pore Minimizer Refining Mask helps to unclog pores, reduce their
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      387 46 Reina Looi shows you the tricks of the trade to looking and feeling good Keep your tresses neat and slick with these handy tools. Large hair brush $12.50 and small comb $6.50 fromTNS i The Natural Source. Mirror $55 from Utopia. M i Professional make-up artists can lug
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      69 38 Photography: Trevor Tan Styling: Gina Koh Hair and make up: Fion Tan (9 1 09 2777) i^H Shot on location at Moloko cafe ban 76 I Robertson Quay, #01 -08 The Gallery i^H Hotel (tel: 6333 8587) I Chanel #01-25/26/27 Ngee I Ann Gity (tel: 6733 5120) i^H Prada #01
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      381 39 Greater value awaits you at the j Great Singapore Sale I k ni HSBC«> As the world's local bank, we know that everyone loves a sale, especially the most exciting one of the year. That's why we have more in store for you during the Great Singapore Sale. Exclusive deals,
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      Lock icon Artificial turf pitches on the cards for S'pore
      564 56  -  ALVIN CHUA FAS and SSC to decide on location of new playing surface as Blatter promises funds There had been two meetings between the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) and the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) about the installation of an artificial playing
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      S-League CEO promises more breathing room for Lions'fixtures next year
      381 56  -  Alvin Chua FREQUENT fixture changes and the proximity of national team commitments to S-League action this year have left some clubs disgruntled. The Lions have also suffered as clubs have been reluctant to release their players. Football Association of Singapore
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      Much has changed for big guys Home and Geylang
      357 57  -  Alvin Chua ASK Home United coach Steve Darby what has changed with his team this season and he, with one eye on the league table, will say not much. The Protectors, who were rampant on their way to the S-League title
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      Choose the best shot
      83 57 THE action and some of the S-League's quieter moments have been shot. Now it's time forthe fans to have their say in the S-League-Canon Digital Photography Contest. The contest's judges have selected five of the best entries in the four categories and they are available for
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      The Precious prince who would be king
      360 58  -  Alvin Chua IT MUST come pretty naturally for Precious Emuejeraye, to have a com- J| manding presence in the Young Lions' backline. After all, the Nigerian stands at 1.86m and is built like a brick wall. And he is a member of royalty.
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      Lock icon Rams ease Kim's pain
      401 58  -  STANLEY HO FOR several months now, Woodlands Wellington midfielder Kim Eun Cher (picture) has had his family back home in South Korea very much on his mind. Not that he is homesick, but i the player's father-in-law has 9 been suffering from a critical illness. F
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      Lock icon Blatter to budding stars: Football is the school of life
      170 58 FIFA president Sepp Blatter put aside some time to offer Singapore's budding footballers words of wisdom, during his flying visit to Singapore on Tuesday. When he visited the National Football Academy, the 68-year-old urged the young charges learning their trade
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      Lock icon Battle for the ages
      615 60 AFP Woods, Els and Mickelson remind everyone of the legendary "BigThree" GOLF British Open TROON, Scotland The glamour days of old, when the sport's "Big Three" battled it out for the Majors is poised for a return when the 133rd British Open tees off at Royal
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      Lock icon World record helps Crocker beat Phelps
      303 60 AFP LONG BEACH, California lan Crocker (picture) handed Michael Phelps his second defeat of the US Olympic swimming trials on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), but he needed a world record in the 100m butterfly to do it Crocker, who pipped Phelps in the
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      Choo four behind at world juniors
      362 60  -  Tan Yo-Hinn HE IS no stranger to San Diego's Torrey Pines golf course. After all, he has played there in each of the last two years. Nevertheless, top Singapore amateur Choo Tze Huang (picture) is playing it safe, in the Callaway Junior Golf World
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        Lock icon End of Shaq's era
        423 61 AFP It's official. O'Neal has left LA for Miami. LOS ANGELES Superstar centre Shaquille O'Neal was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Miami Heat yesterday, a move that singlehandedly dismantled a National Basketball Association dynasty. The Lakers traded the disgruntled giant to the Heat
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        Lock icon All stars storm to a resounding victory
        569 61  -  Gurmeet Singh Top players from secondary schools form winning teams to battle for the MILO® Junior Basketball Championships news@newstoday.com.sg THE stands at Toa Payoh Sports Hall filled up fast, as fervent supporters turned out in full force to cheer the remaining four teams
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        253 61 AFP MILAN Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo is close to completing a one-season loan move to Italian champions AC Milan from the Premiership runners-up, it was revealed yesterday. The 29-year-old Argentinian international's departure would open the way for Chelsea to up their bid
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      Hard lessons of life
      1012 62  -  ROHIT BRIJNATH Unreasonable us perhaps, but Tiger's got to share some of the blame for all the current fuss THE golfer who walks to the tee today at Royal Troon is not the golfer we once stalked through our television sets. This man seemingly plays like
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      257 62 Reuters CAIRNS Shane Warne thinks he is finally ready to conquer India, after equalling Muttiah Muralitharan's world record of 527 wickets, in the drawn second Test with Sri Lanka. Although Muralitharan is sure to regain sole ownership of the record when Sri Lanka
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