Today, 9 September 2004

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    28 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com -C H o o oC <U a I o TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Thursday September 9, 2004 MITA (P) 103/07/2004
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    Manila SEA Games will go ahead, but on a smaller scale
    230 1  -  Jose Raymond CASH-STRAPPED Philippines is determined to host the next South-east Asia (SEA) Games as scheduled, but its precarious financial situation could lead it to scale down the event quite significantly. The chairman of the Philippines SEA Games organising
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    Temasek launches its first unit trust
    559 1  -  Jaime Koh FSTIR Fund to invest in S$ fixed income securities SINGAPORE'S investment company, Temasek Holdings, will launch its first unit trust today, making its debut in the local funds market The Fullerton Short Term Interest Rate Fund (FSTIR Fund) will be managed by
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      123 1 Make every day count. This September, just spend 7 days in a row and get 8x the Rewards points*, guaranteed. On top of great deals at over 500 outlets in Singapore, you'll enjoy exclusive dining privileges t at: Baker's Inn Bobby Rubino's Coffee Club Dragon Pearl Restaurant Pizza Taglio Jerry's
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      38 1 NEWSX\YIEWS Brutal killings Nepal riots could drive wedge between Hindus and Muslims/3 $300 m forSMEs DBS tasked to manage financing scheme/14 The final 10 Upclose with the last batch of Idol finalists/30 KUCHING A wt^kend of fun I
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Made in Singapore
      407 2  -  Derrick A Paulo Top local musicians to share one stage at The Esplanade FOR three nights, the heart of Singapore music past, present and future soon will be beating on one stage for the first time. More than 20 soloists and bands representing some of the Republic's
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        Lock icon Murder suspect arrested
        68 2 Newsßadio 93.8 Police have arrested a suspect in the Bukit Batok murder, thanks to a tip-off from the public. Officers caught 23-year-old Vijaya Kumar Veeriah at Yung Sheng Road in Jurong on Tuesday night. He will be charged with the murder of 24-year-old Suthagar Rajaram Thomas, whom
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        Lamp post death verdict
        76 2  -  A verdict of misadventure has been recorded in the death of 1 3-year-old Tay Wei Vi, who was hit by a falling lamp post last year. He had been playing at a basketball court in Tampines. Experts had differed on where the corrosion on the structure
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        Lock icon Kidnappers found guilty
        58 2 Channel News Asia The two men who kidnapped a seven-year-old girl on Christmas Day last year have been found guilty. Tan Ping Koon, 35, and Chua Ser Lien, 42, will be sentenced today. The pair's lawyers have pleaded for leniency, saying that both men are mentally ill.
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      A brutal killing, yet scant global outrage
      670 3  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla N E WSSfiDUnSDL Last week's riots in Nepal could drive a deadly wedge between country's Muslims and Hindus THE brutal killings last week of the 12 young Nepalese hostages in Iraq was dwarfed by the bloodbath last week in Beslan,
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      Lock icon Court ruling on Anwar in a week's time
      332 4 Agencies Favourable verdict would pave way for his return to politics KUALA LUMPURMalaysia's highest court will deliver its verdict on Wednesday on an appeal by former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim to overturn his corruption conviction. The decision will cap a momentous
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      Lock icon Poultry relief package is extended 3 weeks
      196 4 SINGAPORE will extend its relief package to the poultry industry for three more weeks, or if the suspension on Malaysian imports is lifted earlier, until then. The National Environment Agency announced the extension of relief measures with waivers on rental charges for government
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      Lock icon 5 S'poreans charged with drug trafficking
      127 4 Channel News Asia FIVE Singaporeans have been charged with drug trafficking after being arrested at Melbourne International Airport The men had arrived on separate flights on Monday. The first three men, aged 31, 34 and 43, arrived on a flight shortly after midnight. Australian
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Collapse inevitable, say panel of experts
      458 6  -  Wong Fei Wan NICOLL HIGHWAY COLLAPSE INQUIRY The 16 confirm incident initiated by waler failure NO REMEDIAL works could have stopped the collapse of the supporting walls at the MRT worksite that led to the cave-in of the Nicoll Highway, say 16 experts who
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      Monitoring kids, the aged via mobile phone
      290 6  -  Eveline Gan WHILE at work, you receive an SMS alert about a serial molester in your estate. Quickly, you call your maid to pick up your daughter from school, instead of letting her walk home alone. With the Connecting the Community programme by
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      Disabling perceptions
      438 8  -  Lee U-Wen The disabled are still shunned and Spore needs to change its attitude WHEN Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on Singaporeans to have a place in their hearts and lives for the disabled during his swearing-in speech, one man was appreciative but realistic about what this
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      Malayalees to meet here
      150 8  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal OVER 300 delegates from the region are expected to attend the three-day Asia-Pacific Malayalee Conference starting here tomorrow, which will focus on investment opportunities in Kerala, the Indian home state of the Malayalee community. Organised by the Singapore Kerala Association and the World
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      Focus On The Family
      226 10  -  Dr James Dobson w Tbnws by. IN SEARCH OF HEROES You know, today's kids live in a world without heroes. And that may be because we've taught them that genuine heroes don't really exist. According to Peter H. Gobbon, the headmaster of a top school in
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      Defending public expenditures
      536 10 Spore Prisons, IDA and LTA reply to letter calling for cost reassessment New prisons secure and economical I REFER to Mr See Leong Kit's letter, "Reassessment needed of high-cost public expenditures" (Sept 6). The Singapore Prison Service currently runs a total of 14 institutions, out of which
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      Maid for value?
      785 10 DO SINGAPOREANS deserve their maid troubles, considering the pittance they pay these all-in-one cleaners/cooks/child-minders/dog-walkers/laundrettes? That's what reader Karen Scott suggested on Monday, in retort to another reader who griped about the competence of maids. "If you just look at the pay packet of $320 or so per
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      $300m financing scheme for SMEs
      421 14  -  Tay Tsen-Waye SME loans will be securitised, rated by international agencies and sold to DBS BANK has been tasked to manage a Government-backed financing scheme that will facilitate $300 million of loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Slated to be up and running by
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        ST Index— 1,959.13 -2.34
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        Singapore
        69 14 SHARES closed mixed yesterday as blue chips eased on profit-taking after recent gains. The ST Index slipped 2.34 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 1,959.13. On the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 180 to 135. Traded volume totalled 664.9 million shares worth $727.6 million. Eucon Holdings fell 1 cent
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        World markets
        61 14 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Value Cl Pis 11,279.19 -19.75 13,049.96 -86.08 3,595.90 +0.20 5,846.02 -0.81 .hange -0.17 -0.66 +0.01 -0.01 Korea Comp 815.85 -2.95 -0.36 KLCI 850.11 +7.82 +0.93 SET Index 630.21 -1.19 -0.19 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 789.13
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 14 'SGI Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 399.40 Silver uss/oi 6.155 Platinum uss/oi 840.00 Rubber centsAg 211.00 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,572.00 Brent crude uss/borrel 40.45 Information provided by
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        SGX most active
        58 14 )y volume Close Change '000 iucon Jio-Treat ML :uYu \xis HL Asia [hguo Powerpl Ihina Paper 0.190 0.810 2.800 1.030 0.430 1.520 0.230 0.325 +0.030 -0.010 +0.070 -0.020 +0.080 -0.010 +3.8 -0.4 +7.3 -4.4 +5.6 -4.2 44,833 42,522 38,213 27,970 25,842 22,438 13,734 13,433 losco Corp AMI
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        SGX top rises
        78 14 By$ DBSBk6%NCPS10 Close Change 108.400 +0.200 OCBC 13.900 +0.200 ShangAsia2kHKS STI ETF 100 7.800 +0.150 19.790 +0.110 Creative 50 18.200 +0.100 Fortune ReilHKS 6.000 +0.100 GrealEasI 11.600 +0.100 HKLand USS 2.060 +0.100 Venture 16.800 +0.100 AmlekW*****0 1.000 +0.080 By percentage Close Change Oculus 0.060 +33.3 PNE Ind
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        SGX top falls
        81 14 By Close DBS 16.200 Change -0.200 F&N 13.900 -0.200 SIA 11.300 -0.200 CITYDEV 6.500 -0.150 OCBC4.55SNCPS1OO 103.000 -0.100 SIA 200 11.300 -0.100 CITYDEV W*****0 4.040 -0.080 Noble Grp 1.060 1AC 200USS 3.000 -0.060 -0.060 Haw Par 5.000 -0.050 By percentage Close CfrPlusW*****7 0.020 Change -55.6 L&M 0.005
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 US$ 0.5886 UK£ 0.3318 Yen 64.525 HK$ 4.5918 RM 2.2370 Euro 0.4886 Rupiah 5,478.3 Baht 24.524 Peso 33.029 A$ 0.8535 Indian Rs 27.272 Won 676.86 C$ 0.7594 Yuan 4.8756 NZ$ 0.9142 NTS 19.962
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      Amara bets $60m on Sentosa project
      352 16  -  Val Chua It makes entry to island's resort hotel business AMARA Holdings is pumping in $60 million to develop its first boutique resort on Sentosa Island, less than 12 months after Sentosa Leisure Group (SLG) wooed the hotel operator. Amara will redevelop a 2.1-hectare
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      Lock icon Fly to Bangkok for 49 cents
      157 16 Agencies AS THE price war among budget carriers here heats up, Thai Air Asia is offering oneway tickets between Singapore and Bangkok for only 49 cents. The carrier is promoting the low fare a week after rival Tiger Airways offered $2 return fares to
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      203 16 Datapulse Technology, a provider of CD and DVD services, reported that for the financial year ended July 31, the group's net profit rose 72 per cent to $10.5 million, or 1 .75 cents a share, from $6.1 million, or 1.03 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 22.8
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      Lock icon Paulson raises stake in NOL
      98 18 Dow Jones US FUND manager Paulson Co, which last week urged that Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) be put up for auction, announced yesterday that it had further increased its stake in the container shipping firm. Paulson said that it raised its NOL stake to 8.35
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      Lock icon S'pore water firm in IPO
      341 18  -  Jaime Koh Pan Asian Water seeks enhanced status of public company PAN ASIAN Water Solutions (PA Water), a home-grown integrated water solutions provider, launched its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday. It is offering 25 million new shares, representing 20 per cent of its enlarged share
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      Lock icon StarHub road show may start on Sept 20: Report
      192 18 Dow Jones STARHUB is planning road shows for its initial public offering (IPO) in less than two weeks' time around Sept 20 a person familiar with the deal said. Star Hub's existing shareholders plan to sell at least 25 per cent
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      Lock icon British Airways sells $1.3b stake in Qantas
      320 20 Agencies Sale will reduce debt and fund expansion: CEO BRITISH Airways (BA), Europe's secondbiggest airline, will sell its Asl.l-billion ($1.3 billion) stake in Australia's Qantas Airways to cut debt and for possible acquisitions in Europe. "Consolidation is coming and we need to be
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      Lock icon APP units to pay rupiah bondholders
      128 20 Bloomberg INDAH Kiat Pulp Paper and Lontar Papyrus two out of the four of Singaporebased Asia Pulp Paper's (APP) main Indonesian units agreed to continue paying their rupiah bondholders, an official from APP's parent Sinar Mas group said. Indah Kiat and Lontar agreed to
      – Bloomberg  -  128 words
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon September again!
      599 22  -  Vasu Menon At Wall Street it is usually the year's worst month HISTORICALLY, September has been the worst month of the year for United States stocks and what happens on Wall Street could impact other global markets as well. September usually started on a strong note for eight
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Russia targets Chechen chiefs
      410 24 Huge bounty on heads of Basayev and Maskhadov after hostage drama MOSCOW Russia yesterday put a multi-million dollar bounty on the heads of two top Chechen rebels blamed for the deadly school hostage drama as a top general warned his country was prepared to carry out
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      Lock icon Israeli nuclear whistleblower seeks Palestinian citizenship
      168 24 Agencies JERUSALEM Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu said on Tuesday that he wanted to be a Palestinian citizen and was planning to present his request to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat "I want to ask the Palestinian Authority and chairman Arafat If you want, I
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      Lock icon 1,000 deaths and image of Vietnam looms
      440 26 Agencies WASHINGTON As the death toll of United States troops in Iraq surpassed 1,000, top officials warned that the figure can only get higher but insisted it will not break the resolve of the American people. "When combined with US losses in other
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      Lock icon S'pore third-easiest nation to do business with: Survey
      183 26 -AFP WASHINGTON Singapore has been ranked the third most-easiest country to do business, a World Bank survey said yesterday. New Zealand was ranked first followed by the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia in the survey of 145 countries, the World
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Lewinsky goes Chinese for her tales
        46 26 AFP Former presidential paramour Monica Lewinsky is planning a promotional tour in China for the Chinese version of her 1 999 book Monica's Story. She is demanding US$l million ($1.7 million) per media interview, the Shanghai Morning Post reported yesterday.
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        Lock icon Iran times Fahrenheit 9/11 screening
        39 26 AFP Iran has decided to start screening Fahrenheit 9// film-maker Michael Moore's scathing attack on the administration of United States President George W Bush to coincide with the third anniversary of the 911 attacks.
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        Women thrashed for taking wedding photos
        42 26 Two Saudi women were beaten badly by other female guests at a wedding party in Saudi Arabia when they were seen using a camera-equipped mobile phone to photograph the segregated and strictly-pri-vate celebration, reported Al Jazeera.
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        Lock icon Iran's varsity offer
        53 26 -AFP Following restrictions in France, Germany and Turkey on the wearing of Muslim headscarves, Iran is offering university places to women who want to wear the veil here, the state television reported. It is unclear if fees would be saved, but the students would be exempt from
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      VIP wanted to nail Bashir
      191 26 JAKARTA Indonesia wants a "very important" witness currently held under the Internal Security Act in Malaysia to testify in the upcoming trial involving cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, reported The Star. Testimony from the Malaysian witness could send the alleged leader of the regional Jemaah Islamiyah
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      Lock icon Doctor who frequents bars in Tokyo
      352 27 -AFP He gives free advice to youth about Aids 'explosion' at hand TOKYO For the last five years, gynaecologist Tsuneo Akaeda has been raising the alarm over the spread of Aids in Japan, a predicament he warns "is soon going to explode". The 60-year-old
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      Lock icon Floods kill hundreds in south-west China
      174 27 -AFP BEIJING The death toll from floods and landslides unleashed by ferocious storms over southwest China continued to rise yesterday with a total of 177 confirmed dead and at least 65 more missing with thousands injured across the region, disaster relief officials said. Officials
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      Lock icon Michelangelo's David had a weak lower back, says UK fitness expert
      236 27 -AFP LONDON A fitness expert has claimed that Michelangelo's "David", which is widely-regarded as an example of the perfect male physique, suffers from poor posture. Mr Alan Herdman, who opened Britain's first Pilates studio, said the statue leans too
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      Vague dates ruling hits many rape cases
      331 28 Bad news for victims, says M'sia's Attorney-General PUTRAJAYA In a blow to rape victims in Malaysia, prosecutors will have to withdraw "many, many cases" from trial following a landmark court ruling that dates when the offences happened must be specifically mentioned in the
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      Lock icon Bush declines ketchup; Kerry told he's 'hot'
      193 28 -AP WARRENSBURG (Missouri) If you are a candidate facing the husband of the heir to the Heinz fortune, ketchup isn't the condiment of choice for hamburger at least not in public. During his bus tour through Missouri, President George W Bush stopped for
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon HK Democrat may be freed soon
        39 28 AFP Hong Kong opposition Democrat candidate Alex Ho could be released from detention in time for Sunday's legislative poll after serving one month out of a six-month sentence for sleeping with a prostitute.
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        Lock icon Soap operas to promote health
        56 28 AFP The Bangladeshi government is tapping into the nation's love of soap operas to promote health awareness among thousands of peoples whose illiteracy stops them from benefiting from traditional campaigns. Soap operas are so popular in Bangladesh that fans have even staged demonstrations to prevent
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        Lock icon No change in gay marriage stand
        32 28 -AFP The Canadian Foreign Ministry said that plans to allow gay marriage, pending a High Court ruling, will not be swayed by opposition from the Vatican.
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      703 29  -  Sharon Siddique Thinking about Singapore may be entering an exciting new phase THINKING about different ways of thinking is very difficult in Singapore. This is because dominant narratives have monopolised our analytical approach. Narratives are explanatory world-views. In politics, the dominant narrative is one-party
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      993 30 Jeanine Tan meets the final batch of Singapore Idol finalists. They perform at 8 on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 tonight. Think they have what it takes to be an Idol? Cast your vote telephone numbers will be revealed during the show from 9pm. Voting ends an hour later
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        157 35  - Transmission HariKunzru David Chew I BOOK REVIEW by BOLLYWOOD, Silicon Valley and London. Three places, three stories, three sets of characters. Hari Kunzru brings them altogether in this rather engaging book that revolves around a computer virus. Leela Zahir, a Bollywood actress is made famous when Arjun Mehta a computer
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        147 36  - Afrodisiac Brandy ZUL OTHMAN I CD REVIEW by IN THE last few years, R&B songstress Brandy Norwood has survived a break-up, childbirth and a reality show. And here she is, growing up yet again on her latest album. Brandy is working hard to stay in our collective consciousness, but can
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        151 36  - Contraband Velvet Revolver ZUL OTHMAN CD REVIEW BY MADE up of former members of Guns N' Roses, Stone Temple Pilots and The Cult, Velvet Revolver is in case you haven't gotten the drift yet the "dream team" of rock outfits. And, as this album makes clear, stints in rehab haven't
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        653 37  - Scents sensibility Pearlyn Tham Metrosexuals have their own style and now their own fragrance as well YOU know that melanin is not a woman's name. Your manicurist and mechanic share equal priority on your speed dial. Your heart skips a beat when you read a fashion magazine, not because of
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        652 38  -  Pearlyn Tham If there was a list of commonly uttered grouses, "Oh no! There's a pimple on my face!" would be one of them. Ever uttered something to this effect? Chances are, you have. Unless you are one of the rare, fortunate few who have never
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      546 40  - Bigger, better and so much fun Lynn Seah It's a joy shopping at the newly-revamped Fair Price at Bukit Merah Buying groceries can be a dull and mundane affair. But Fair Price puts the fun back into the otherwise tiresome chore. At Fair Price's Bukit Merah store, customers who spend
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      466 32 ja nAV'Q answer^^jeautifu^kin IPL has gained tremendous popularity in Singapore. Using light technology to treat pigmentation disorders and acne, provide antiaging effects, remove unwanted hair, etc, many medical clinics and salons are now offering one IPL service or another. What are some concerns if you are considering IPL treatments... Question:
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      843 41  -  Lee Ching Wern MY coach took me through winding roads, bumping me around as it whizzed past huge rice fields with big buffaloes and miles of weed-covered vacant land before it finally stopped. I found myself standing in front of a plain gate that is supposed to
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      690 42  -  Jaswinder Kaur Gill Sarawak's capital offers many possibilities for the visitor: From museums to longhouses and river taxis to beaches KUCHING is an ideal weekend destination. The capital of Sarawak is just over an hour's flight from Singapore and a world away. Verdant jungles and mountains
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      663 45  -  Pauline D Loh Discover the different flavours of Kunming I AM writing this because the travel editor knows I'm planning to "retire" to Kunming. Make no mistake. Kunming in Yunnan is no golden girl retreat It is an exciting city full of wonderful things
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      727 47  -  Nazir Keshvani Egypt's past era of pharaohs and pyramids is still a marvel to behold CAIRO is everything the travel books promise and more. It truly is a city of contrasts between the ancient and the modern. For actress Zoe Tay like many other visitors before her Egypt's
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    137 53 CALLING all recreational footballers, there is now a mini-tournament for you to display your skills and win great prizes. The Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) will be organising the inaugural SRC Soccer 5-A-Side Carnival next month. The tournament will be held at the Padang on Oct
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    672 54  -  STANLEY HO Inept performance leaves Singapore chasing Omani shadows PRE-WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Asian Zone, Group 3: Singapore 0 Oman 2 THERE can be no excuses for Singapore's lacklustre performance against Oman last night. When they analyse this match, the Lions must ask themselves
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    127 54 I want to forget this game as quickly as possi' ble. Because if we play against Japan the way we played today, we'll have no chance at all. Singapore were the bet' ter team in the second half and I saw nothing positive from this game
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    94 55 CRICKET fans can catch some of the country's youngest talent, at the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) Cricket Carnival, which will be held today at the Kallang cricket ground, from 9am-spm. The carnival will showcase 37 teams competing in the boys under-9, boys under-12 and girls open categories. Fans
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    152 55  -  -Dan Pek AFTER his Olympic Games showing, Ronald Susilo marked his return to competitive action with a victory last night at the Singapore Badminton Hall. In the first round of the men's doubles competition at the Cheers Asian Satellite Badminton Championship 2004, he partnered
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