Today, 21 May 2005

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    Lock icon RETURN TO GROUND ZERO
    1495 1 WW a [T7311 [(]|S i ikwTi i ill Mi] i\iM%i i iW-MV/tl i[• t^ftViii ici Collecting scrap steel to recycle. hmm BrpEm||||S! IS—SiH Mill HsMiiiiiipi devastating tsunami two of the worstknown natural disasters to have hit mankind. For the surviving population of 30,000 at Meulaboh, getting
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  • hot news
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      Great S'pore courtship
      663 4  -  Jasmine Yin STB woos event company to hold first Mice Asia congress here jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg IT IS a whirlwind courtship that has come to be referred to as the "48-hour situation". International executive event organiser naseba was about to seal the deal for the inaugural Mice Asia Executive
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      Lock icon Philandering Chinese officials must confess affairs, says rule
      190 4 AFP SHANGHAI Philandering communist party officials in China's eastern city of Nanjing will have to confess their extramarital affairs, according to a new regulation published yesterday. The regulation stems from concerns about declining morality among party ranks, but also fears that illicit
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      Lock icon No Larry King evidence: Jacko judge
      200 4 AP. CNN talk show host Larry King, who was due to testify at the abuse trial of pop singer Michael Jackson, has been turned away by the judge. Judge Rodney Melville ruled his testimony not relevant, the BBC reported. Mr King had been expected
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      Max Offline caused by cut cable
      221 4  -  Tor Ching Li IF YOU are a Star Hub Max Online broadband Internet user who has had difficulty surfing the World Wide Web since Thursday morning, the answer lies deep beneath the sea. Star Hub's corporate communications manager Eric Loh said: "Our round-the-clock Network
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      Lock icon Swimsuit-clad women common at home: Miss Indonesia
      197 4 -AP BANGKOK In cropped jeans, a green T-shirt and white sports jacket, Ms Artika Sari Dcvi looks relatively conservative, standing in a room full of fellow Miss Universe contestants dressed to show off every curve. But the 25-year-old, doe-eyed Miss Indonesia is facing
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      Johor will benefit from Singapore IR's tourist spillover
      96 4 JOHOR BARU Johor expects to enjoy the spillover, especially in terms of a rising number of tourists, from the integrated resort to be built in Singapore, the Bernama reported. Malaysia's State Tourism and Environment Committee chairman Freddie Long said more tourists to
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  • singapore news
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      Fewer, less stringent recommendations for IPCs
      514 6  -  Tor Ching Li Govt accepts many suggestions about fundraising, disclosure chingli@newstoday.com.sg AFTER nearly 18 months of handwringing, Singapore's some 870 Institutes of Public Character (IPCs) non-profit organisations authorised to receive tax-deductible donations can finally heave a collective sigh of relief. Not only has the
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      IPCs share their views
      156 6 "The NKF fully appreciates the efforts undertaken by both the MOF and the CGIPC to create a more informed and vibrant giving society. The current recommendations will also ensure the growth of Singapore's IPCs, which in turn, will bring more benefit to the people of Singapore."
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      Help for dyslexic, autistic students in 14 schools
      210 6  -  Tan Hui Leng TEACHERS in 14 mainstream schools will get help with dyslexic children and children with autism from trained officers from next year. Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced this at Deyi Secondary School on Friday, as part of the Ministry of
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      Lock icon Canon make it!
      104 10 A kiss between Ms Natally Tan (centre, in green) and her friend, Ms Kathy Goh, won Ms Tan a Canon Ixus 700 at the Canon Flash Mob at Raffles Green on Friday. Participants danced for several minutes and then struck a pose to impress celebrity judge Perfect
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      A rare display of congruence
      409 10  -  Ansley Ng Rivals agree court shouldn't pursue case beyond presented evidence ansley@newstoday.com.sg IN AN unusual display of congruence, both the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) and the lawyer of a man who practised law without a practising certificate agreed on Friday the court should not pursue
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      Lock icon Inaugural blogging contest to break new ground
      412 10  -  Jasmine Zhao IF YOU thought the recent defamation warning issued to blogger Chen Jiahao had dampened the rage over online diaries, a first-of-its-kind blogging competition looks set to disprove this. Nine junior colleges and 43 secondary schools will slug it out online in
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon MM Lee leaves for Russia and France
        55 10 Newsßadio 93.8 Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew left for Russia and France on Friday. He will be in Moscow to attend the Daimler-Chrysler and TOTAL International Advisory Board Meetings. While in Paris, Mr Lee will call on French President Jacques Chirac. His trip
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        SAF beefs up security at Jurong Island through 6 SIR
        88 10 The Singapore Armed Forces is beefing up security at Jurong Island. Officers from the 6th Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment or 6 SIR have been deployed to protect the island from terrorist attacks 6 SIR is the first Army battalion dedicated
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        116 couples tie the knot at Registry of Marriages
        87 10 Friday was a popular day for couples to tie the knot. A total of 1 16 couples were solemnised at the Registry of Marriages. This figure surpassed even the traditionally popular days such as Valentine's Day and Yuan Xiao Jie, which
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        Lock icon Bus-fare refund claims for ez-Link card rise
        196 10 Newsßadio 93.8 Bus fare refund claims for the ez-Link card have gone up since the automatic fare updating system was implemented last August. About 780 claims are made every month. Transit Link said many of those seeking refunds had had their fares deducted
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Small steps for women workers in Japan
      831 12  -  Suvendrini Kakuchi -IPS Faced with a falling population, firms are making efforts to woo and keep women workers news@newstoday.com.sg TOKYO Faced with a rapidly ageing population and a dwindling workforce, Japanese companies seem to be pushing for reforms to woo more women workers.
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon Talcum, not cocaine sniffers
        76 12 AFP A group of Australian police dogs will have to be retrained after it was discovered that they were sniffing out talcum powder rather than cocaine during training exercises, police said on Friday. An investigation is being carried out into how baby powder was used rather
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        Lock icon Toy gun robbery foiled
        69 12 AFP Two Hong Kong muggers failed to rob a 45-year-old woman after the toy gun they were using shattered into pieces when they hit her over the head, police and a media report said on Friday. The woman was walking through a car park on her
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        Lake disappeard mysteriously
        81 12 disappears mysteriously The Russian village of Bolotnikovo was left baffled on Thursday after its lake disappeared overnight, reported Reuters citing NTV television, me channel showed pictures of a giant muddy hole while fishermen from the village looked on disconsolately. Officials said water in the lake might have
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      Lock icon Poll panel chief named graft suspect
      185 12 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesia's powerful anti-graft agency has named the chairman of the General Election Commission (GEC) as a suspect in a corruption case related to last year's historic polls, his lawyer said on Friday. Mr Nazaruddin Syamsuddin became the fourth top official from the
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      South Korean scientists in stem cell breakthrough
      388 14 Findings could mean treatment for diabetes, Parkinson's WASHINGTON A team of South Korean scientists have developed stem cells tailored to match a patient in a breakthrough that could mean treatment for diseases like diabetes and Parkinson's. Each of the 11 new stem cell
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      Lock icon Were Saddam's human rights abused?
      84 14 Britain's The Sun newspaper ran intimate photographs on Friday of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in United States military custody including one of him half-naked, prompting an investigation into possible human rights abuses. The daily ran a front-page photo of a bare-chested Saddam in white
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      Lock icon Tourism recovery slower than expected
      217 14 AP JAKARTA The tourism industry in countries affected by the Dec 26 tsunami will probably take longer to recover than originally expected, a credit card company said. Spending among visitors to three badlyhit destinations the Maldives, Sri Lanka and the Thai island of Phuket has
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      At 3, she finally steps out to play ...
      252 14 At 3, she finally steps out to play PETALING JAVA Australian authorities have allowed three-year-old Naomi Leong, who has been living in a Sydney immigration centre since birth, to play with children outside the centre, reports said on Friday. The move came after psychiatrists warned that the girl, born to
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      Lock icon Is that a lightsaber? ...
      782 16  - Is that a lightsaber? Neil Humphreys or is Neil Humphreys just happy to see his wife? NEVER watch a Star Wars movie with a non-believer. They call you names, ridicule the plot holes and refuse to wear Princess Leia's gold bikini. Every man below the age of 40 (or an
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      Taxi drivers' welfare our prime concern
      343 16  -  TAMMY TAN I Letter from Group corporate communications officer, ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited I REFER to the letter "Do taxi drivers pay company rentals even when sick; get no interest on deposits?" by Mr Lee Kip Lee (May 19) and wish to thank him for
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      Amenities needed at Pasir Ris Central
      122 16  -  JESSICA TEE PUAY KOON ffiiff SINCE 1992,1 have been residing at Pasir Ris St 51. When I make purchases at Fair Price in Whitesands in the evenings after work, I have to queue for a long time as this is the only supermarket in
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      Speak to be understood, not perfect
      380 17  -  TAN HWEE JOO FANNY CHAN The Singaporean accent can be good enough Igjgjjgjil IRj^^ffl I REFER to John Wanstall's commentary, "The native advantage" (May 19). I have to concede that I pronounced flour as "flah" for the first 25 years of my life. But
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      "sayagain?
      45 17 John Wanstall fails to see that English is an international language. For instance, take the word "friend". The British and the Australians use "mate" to refer to that while the Americans use "chum". I can argue that Singaporeans prefer to use "kaki". Sargunan llangovan
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      Information displayed
      111 17  -  DAWN LOW Letter from llBltßlfllffl illiUKi I REFER to the letter, "More arrival-time displays at bus terminals" by Wang Wenjie (May 7-8). The Rail Travel Information System (Ratis) screen found at SMRT station platforms comprises two components the main display area and the scrolling ticker tape. The main
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Singapore needs more Islamic banking expertise
      754 18  -  Valeric Law Republic should also play to its strengths, such as financial engineering, to offer niche products valerie@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE has the driving ambition but lacks the skills to tap on the burgeoning Islamic banking market, experts say. Its banking professionals need more training in
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      Lock icon SingTel raises stake in Bharti Telecom
      115 18 Dow Jones SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) said on Friday it agreed to increase its stake in India's Bharti Telecom to 32.81 per cent from 26.96 per cent for US$252 million ($417 million) in cash. "The purchase is in line with SingTel's strategic focus of
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      Greatronic's judicial manager rejected
      107 18 ONE of Greatronic's creditors has objected to the judicial manager appointed by the materials handling firm, stalling its attempt to get court protection. The identities of both the dissenting creditor and the judicial manager are unknown. Greatronic could not be reached for comment. The objection, filed
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      Lock icon MAS ready to tackle HK currency move
      293 18 Dow Jones SINGAPORE'S monetary policy is robust enough to handle short-term market movements linked to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's (HKMA) recent exchange-rate reforms, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Friday. The MAS was responding after being asked what it would
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Temasek eyes P&O?
        383 20 Agencies The Spore firm may have bought into UK port operator: Report TEMASEK Holdings, the parent of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) and PSA International, is said to be eyeing a stake in UK port operator P&O. The Singapore investment agency may have acquired a 2-per-cent stake in
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        Sun Business Network calls off Auston deal with new investors
        90 20 AUSTON International Group's woes deepened when a critical $4.7-million deal was called off. On Friday, its parent Sun Business Network (Sunßiz) announced the termination of the proposed stake divestment in Auston to Chinese firm Ethe One and two local strategic
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        Lock icon Hana Bankto fund takeover of asset manager alone
        133 20 Bloomberg HANA Bank, which plans to buy Daehan Investment Securities for US$475 million ($787 million), said that it would fund the takeover on its own, rather than sharing the cost with its biggest shareholder, Temasek Holdings. Daehan is South Korea's biggest asset
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        FirstLink's former CEO forced to cut stake in the company
        152 20  -  Christie Loh MORE woes have fallen upon First Link Investments' former chief executive Ngu Tieng Ung, who is currently fighting criminal charges in Malaysia. Ngu sold 10 million shares on Thursday due to "force sale by chargee", according to a
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        FerroChina's IPO manager defends cashing-out move
        279 20  -  Chow Perm Nee ONE day after a report criticised the handling of FerroChina's initial public offering (IPO) over the cashing out by a string of pre-listing investors, the company's issue manager Westcomb Capital reacted with a strong rebuttal. At a press conference, Westcomb chief
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      • MarketWATCH
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          World markets
          57 20 Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries faiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex *****.29 *****.42 4041.30 5954.69 952.19 883.17 670.65 1048.11 1886.73 233.01 6499.50 Pis -39.87 +18.49 -3.30 -16.02 +0.10 -4.30 -5.89 +2.64 -6.36 +0.39 +20.56 -0.36 +0.13 -0.08 -0.27
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          Your S$l buys
          36 20 US$ 0.6037 UK£ 0.3287 Yen 64.989 HK$ 4.7028 RM 2.2942 Euro 0.4775 Rupiah 5705.3 Bant 24.1 Peso 32.964 A$ 0.7962 Indian Rs 26.25 Won 606.45 C$ 0.76 Yuan 4.9968 NZ$ 0.8487 NTS 18.896
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          Commodities
          21 20 Gold uss/oi 420.80 Silver uss/oz 7.15 Platinum uss/oi 863.80 Rubber cents/kg 228.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1403.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 47.90
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          Lock icon Singapore
          122 20 Dow Jones SHARE prices closed mixed on Friday with blue chips boosted by Wall Street gains overnight on bet-ter-than-expected jobless claims numbers and falling oil prices. The ST Index added 6.5 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 2,173.77. Losers led gainers 220 to 1 90 as investors lightened their
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          ST Index: 2,173.77 +6.5
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          Lock icon SGX most active
          58 20 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by )y volume Close Change 'OOO iiosensors 0.615 JniFiber 0.265 KO 0.195 >ing Tel 2.640 )io-Treat 0.605 tSH3800DBeCW*****9 0.970 lelong 0.105 bartered 1.100 Soldtron 0.015 JTAC 0.590 +0.025 -0.010 +0.050 -0.040 -0.005 +0.010 +0.005 +10.4 -4.9 +1.9 -4.0 -4.5 +0.9 +50.0 89,658 34,542
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          SGX top rises
          85 20 By Close Change Creative 50 13.600 +0.300 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 107.700 +0.200 GrealEast 14.400 +0.200 ShangAsia2kHKS 11.800 +0.200 SIA 11.800 +0.200 UOB 14.700 +0.200 SingamasC 2kHKS 6.300 +0.150 APB Breweries 8.950 +0.100 F&N 15.700 +0.100 Fortune Reil HKS 6.200 +0.100 By percentage Close Goldtron 0.015
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          SGX top falls
          73 20 By$ IM Venture [AC 200USS Close 14.700 2.940 Changi -0.201 -0.181 DBS I in dine (S( 14.400 13.000 -0.101 -0.101 OCBC 13.900 -0.101 OUE 8.150 -0.101 Sp Land 5.650 -0.101 Ml (epCarpSGAeCW*****8 2.090 0.440 -0.091 -0.08. By percentage !ACMBLeCW*****2 Close 0.055 Change -38.9 !ACSGAeCW*****0 fwinwooa 1 Hor
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      DRESS IT UP
      583 21  -  Pearlyn Tham From wrap dresses to caftans, dresses are making a comeback on the runways COCO Chanel invented the little black dress. Diane Yon Furstenburg created the wearable wrap dress. And Elizabeth Hurley gained instant fame in her Versace safety-pin embellished dress. These three style titans sure
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    • style
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        Skincare's no child's play
        431 22  -  Pearlyn Tham Some parents are out to give their kids the cream of the creams pearlyn(gnewstoday.com.sg GOOD habits should start from a young age. So should skincare savvy, judging by the number of such products for young children. Some are even formulated for newborns. Never mind
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      • CHILD CARE BENEFITS
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          NURSERY TAILS
          75 22 With its new Nursery Tails collection, Crabtree and Evelyn hopes to make washing up fun just take a look at the cute animal cartoons on the products. The Minnie Moo Cow Creamy Lotion ($3O) maintains the skin's moisture balance and The Pudy Cat Comfort Cream ($3B) soothes and
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          BABIES N CREAM
          81 22 New parents can rest easy when they use Aromababy, an extensive skincare collection that contains no petro-chemicals, lanoline, artificial fragrances, animal substances, sulphates or alcohol. Instead, pure essential oils are used for their therapeutic properties. Products include the popular Barrier Balm (picture left, $9.90 for 25g) that
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          MOM ESSENTIALS AT KK HOSPITAL
          79 22 This speciality store sells Angel Baby and Canus goat's milk skincare items for babies and young children. With no artificial preservatives, chemicals, fragrances and dyes, Angel Baby products are made with organically-grown herbs. Try the diaper rash soap ($9.80) or the bottom balm (picture left,
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          KIEHL'S BABY
          65 22 Paediatrician-tested, Kiehl's baby product range includes its best-selling Diaper Rash Ointment ($42) and Gentle Foaming Hair and Body Wash ($33). Said brand manager Lynda Lee: "The Gentle Foaming Hair ana Body Wash has user-friendly packaging. Its foaming spray bottle minimises the amount of surfactants and provides a thick
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          L'OREAL KIDS
          123 22 Talk about ergonomics. L'Oreal Kids shampoo bottles are designed for kids with their easy-to-grasp shapes. According to Grace Tan, product executive of L'Oreal Elseve, the eye-catching packaging has been certified as toys in the United States, which means they are safe for young children. Priced from $5.50 a
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        THE Fab Four return
        214 23  -  Pearlyn Tham WATCH brand Longines has appointed MediaCorp artistes Edmund Chen, Xiang Yun, Jeff Wang and Florence Tan as its local ambassadors for the second consecutive year. Like its first ambassadors, Hollywood legends Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn, the artistes have "worked tirelessly to increase brand
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        Destress the clay way
        430 23  -  Eveline Gan Ease the Monday blues with a mud massage eveline@newstoday.com.sg MONDAY is the worst day of the week for me the brain is dull and the body aches from too much partying over the weekend. Last week, I was a walking zombie until I stumbled
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        Giordano pays tribute to PCK
        159 23  -  Pearlyn Tham CANT get enough of his trademark yellow boots, permed hair and mole? If you've been a fan of local sitcom character Phua Chu Kang played to perfection by funnyman Gurmit Singh for the past five years, it's I time to pay tribute to
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        Lock icon Hakka at its best
        422 24  -  Amy Van Chiu's offers authentic food rarely found elsewhere food@newstoday.com.sg MOST people associate Hakka food with the übiquitous yong tau foo but are unfamiliar with other traditional Hakka dishes. If you want to sample authentic fare of this dialect group, make your way down to Chiu's
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      • SHOPPING GUIDE
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          Pure Elan Digital Radio
          88 26 PURE Digital Radio has released a portable digital audio broadcast jDAB) and FM radio called Elan. The device boasts stereo speakers and a battery life of up to 30 hours for DAB and 80 hours for FM. Other features include fast autotune, station selection by name,
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          InFocus X3 Projector
          107 26 THE InFocus X 3 is not just a boring office projector. You can easily cart the 3.lkg machine home to enjoy that weekend movie marathon in all its highquality visual splendour. The X 3 can be linked up to computers, PDAs, DVD players, satellite TV receivers and
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          Kodak Easy Share C340 Digital Camera
          91 26 WITH 5-megapixel resolution, 3x optical zoom and on-camera cropping, Kodak's Easy Share C 340 is an affordable entrylevel camera. This point-and-shoot model includes 1 6 scene and colour modes and uses Kodak's colour science technology to produce vibrant prints as large as 20x30-inches. The
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          FinePix F10 Zoom Digital Camera
          136 26 WITH a battery life of 500 shots per single charge, the 6.3-megapixel FinePix FlO Zoom will go on and on and on or at least give you a day's worth of non-stop shooting. Using the Real Photo Processor function that features a sensitivity range of
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        Versatile black box
        536 26  -  Ariel Tarn Portable Storage Viewer Review: Epson P-2000 Clear screen, long life make this multimedia viewer a champ ariel@newstoday.com.sg IT'S not difficult to cram a motley assembly of features in one device. But whether the gadget holds up well in terms of design and usability, and whether
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        Groove to the music the easy way
        310 26  -  Ariel Tarn Digital Music Player Review: MPIO FYSOO DIGITAL devices these days can leave the non-tech-savvy user in a spin. If you are looking for a no-nonsense, easy-to-handle music player that even your grandmother can groove to, try the FYSOO from Korean company
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        337 27  -  Ariel Tarn NOT satisfied with giving the world only the Treo smart phones and Zire/Tungsten personal digital assistants (PDA), palm One has launched a new generation of mobile computing devices dubbed "mobile managers". Aimed at eradicating the clutter in your life, the Life Drive
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        Slim and well-connected
        561 27  -  Terry Lau A PDA filled with a slew of mobile options infotech@newstoday.com.sg THE 02 Xda Hi has to be one of the most "connected" handheld devices I've ever had the pleasure of using. Not only is it a personal digital assistant (PDA) that has infrared and Bluetooth
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        356 27  -  Mervin Tay ALREADY a beauty salon spokesperson and the author of a health and slimming book, MediaCorp artiste Jacelyn Tay is now taking it one step further, as an executive producer of a magazine programme available only on 3G phones. To be
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        161 27 CREATIVE Technology launched its Zen Neeon small and light SGB hard disk drive MP3 player with changeable decorative skins. Measuring 79.9x46.9x15.9mm and weighing 75g, the player encompasses an integrated FM radio and recorder, a built-in microphone for voice recording and direct line-in recording capabilities so
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        617 28  -  Sheldon Trollope The smallest Mercedes-Benz is big on space, huge on style I news@newstoday.com.sg IT SEEMS money alone cannot buy taste or class a fact evidenced by supercar makers offering their multi-million dollar models with options such as banana yellow upholstery or day-glow paintwork. The keys to these
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          49 28 Until May 31, the purchase of any Hyundai car, such as the new Sonata at $77,777 with COE, will entitle you to enter the Grand Hyundai Jackpot lucky draw. Among the prizes up for grabs are a total of $80,000 in cash and three Pioneer 43-inch plasma televisions.
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          Kia
          48 28 Cycle Carriage Kia is giving buyers of the Magentis, Carens, Carnival and Sorento the chance to name their own COE price. These models are now being sold without COE, starting from $42,500 for the Magentis. Customers can then decide how much to bid for their own COEs.
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          47 28 Until June 1, Opel is offering free first-year insurance, free first-month instalment and a 25-per-cent rebate on its cars. The Astra range has also expanded to include a 1.8--litre automatic model that costs $81,688 with COE. The 1.6-litre model is now priced at $77,688 with COE.
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          47 28 Mitsubishi prices now start at $54,988 with COE for the Lancer, while the new Colt Plus Ralliart now costs $80,988 with COE. Buyers get to choose two free gifts from a range of goodies, including leather upholstery, a car wellness package and a $500 Ralliart voucher.
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          45 28 Auto France is celebrating its fifth year as the local distributor for Peugeot by offering a three-year free maintenance package for all cars booked until the end of this month. The new 2.2-litre 407 SW is also available for pre-booking at $117,900 with COE.
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          50 28 All Subarus bought between May 19 and June 18 will come with a Revo digital radio worth $649 fitted as a standard. Buyers will also be entitled to $1,200 worth of petrol vouchers if they obtain their car loans from Hong Leong Finance by the end of this month.
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        467 30  -  Calvin Yeo Tune in to MediaCorp's digital radio stations in any car with new gadget news@newstoday.com.sg DIGITAL cameras, 3G phones, high-definition televisions and MP3 players. Walk into any electronic store today and you'll be bombarded by everything digital. With "digital" being the buzzword everywhere, most electronic gadgets seem to
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          157 30 The successor of one of the most highly-rated 1.6-litre family cars ever, will be introduced in Singapore this weekend. First seen at the Paris Motor Show late last year, the new Ford Focus (above) has only just arrived here and distributor Regent Motors plans to demonstrate the
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          212 30 The latest generation Suzuki Grand Vitara may look far sleeker than its predecessors did but its maker says that it has lost none of its offroad ability. Launched in its native Japan earlier this month, the new Grand Vitara will arrive in Singapore late next
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        150 30 Have a motoring or car-related question? Drop the experts at Today a line and they'll dispense invaluable advice to help, absolutely free of charge! Email your questions to colin@newstoday.com.sg What is a suitable pressure for my 1 8-inch Pirelli Dragon 225/40 tyres? Should the front and back be
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        750 31 Demand for space outstrips supply, so rents likely to rise, say experts QINGAPORE is likely to suffer from an O acute shortage of prime office space in the next few years as current supply cannot match demand. Historically, Singapore has been absorbing 1.3 million square feet
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        The fate of Chinatown shophouses after BFC is built
        492 31  -  Patricia Yap WHILE landlords in downtown Singapore are worried they will lose tenants once the 3.5-hectare Business Financial Centre (BFC) is ready; a property report released this week by Knight Frank's research department said landlords of shophouses at the edge of
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        146 33  -  David Chew and Lorraine Lim From blockbusters to niche acts, the Singapore Arts Festival 2005 has it all THE arts at your doorstep. That is what this year's Singapore's Arts Festival wants to achieve. National Arts Council's CEO, Lee Suan Hiang said that it would bring
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        120 33 IN USING movement to communicate, dance is really a universal language, said Ng Siew Eng general manager of the Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT). The SDT will be staging the world premiere of Stravinsky Dances, which is choreographed by French Marie-Claude Pietragalla on June 3 and 4. Other performances you
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        291 33 IF YOU are not used to attending classical concerts, the whole experience may seem intimidating. But it does not have to be, said Cindy Lim, acting assistant manager of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO). For example, if you are not sure when to applaud, she gave this tip: "A
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        308 34 LEAFING through this year's theatre offerings in the festival guide, you'll notice potentially heavy topics such as imprisonment and global economics. If that puts you off, don't be. Director of Teater Ekamatra, Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit, advised theatre goers: "Don't come with any pre-conceived notions about how a piece of
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      582 34 Amber i^k^ National Theatre Company of China X i Jtf* This music theatre spectacle features Golden Horse Award-winning actor Liv Ye and well-known actress Yuan ff^^riß 1' i I Quan in a modern fable of a woman's pursuit of love in a \o^^ world of fake sentiments and falsehoods, by
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      11 34 Refer to www.singaporeartsfestcom for more details. All tickets available from Sistic.
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      1341 35 E&28G3H31 wmmmsmm V^H A visual treat for everyone! Come watch Mirando Al Cielo's fancy foot work from R^ V a tota"v nove' perspective from beneath the stage! Combining the beauty of tne outdoor setting with original music, costumes and technology, these vf vfm\ interactive dance performances change the whole appearance
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      1029 36  -  Jasmine Yin in Meulaboh A visit to the tsunami-hit Sumatran town brings out the tender side of songbird Stefanie Sun jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg WALKING through Ground Zero under the drizzling skies, Stefanie Sun quietly surveyed the battered ruins of what was once a bustling coastal settlement overwhelmed left, right
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      673 37  -  David Chew Shes an awardwinning violinist, but there are no airs about Hilary Hahn david.chew@newstoday.com.sg ttTj^VERYONE says that -C/nobody knows about classic al music, that the pop world is different, that classical music is I dying and over time you start to [believe it "But you
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      Lock icon Homecoming king Eric Moo is this week's hot ticket
      377 37  -  Mervin Tay ERIC Moo (picture) is concerned that his concert falls on the same day as China-born actress Xia Yi's gig. "She's coming too?" he asked in mock horror at a press conference yesterday. As if he needed to give a
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          61 38 Malaysian pop diva Siti Nurhaliza will perform an encore of her recent sold-out concert in London at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on July 20. Organised by MediaCorp TVI 2 Viz Pro Entertainment, the one-night concert will be Siti's first solo concert here in three years.
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          Audition for eco-reality series
          90 38 Wanted: Local participants to take part in a new eco-reality series. Jointly produced by Animal Planet and global conservation organisation World Wildlife Fund, the six-part one-hour series is slated to air on Animal Planet next year in more than 1 60 countries and 24 languages. Potential
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          87 38 A show of contemporary Indian fashion featuring the creations of India's leading fashion designers such as Rina Dhaka, Kavita Bhartia, Manish Arora and Tarun Tahilliani gets underway at The Oriental Hotel on Saturday at 7.30pm. Titled Unforgettable, the show and an accompanying gala dinner aim
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        535 38  -  David Chew Inside Deep Thmat documentary film-maker rails against cultural hypocrisy david. chew@newstoday. com.sg IT is ironic: Americans do not talk about sex despite it being all around them in a "sexually-saturated" culture, thundered Inside Deep Throat co-director and writer Randy Barbato. "Sex is everywhere
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        283 39 DC DIVERGENCE Aaron Kwok plays a cop investigating a tycoon, while pining for his long-lost wife. Eye-catching art direction. Mervin Toy INSIDE DEEP THROAT Enlightening, amusing documentary about 1 972 porno flick Deep Throat, which sparked off a national debate over morals. David Chew KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
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      593 42  -  Eveline Gan Leaders, the first step to managing conflict is to identify the conflict type eveline@newstoday.com.sg ONE of the toughest aspects of leadership is managing conflicts. These, if left unresolved, may become a time-consuming and costly problem that can have a negative impact on performance. According to
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      328 50  -  CUBBYLEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg IT IS hardly a surprise that Akihiro Nakamura's (picture) No 10 replica jerseys are hot items at Toa Payoh Stadium. Tipped as potential basement dwellers of the S-League, Balestier Khalsa have stunned the critics so far this season, currently occupying fourth spot
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      872 50 Agencies Victory could usher in new era of success, but defeat may confirm their demise FA CUP FINAL Arsenal v Manchester United LONDON Malcolm Glazer could make a surprise appearance at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Media reports suggest Manchester United's new owner may
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      267 50 Agencies LONDON Manchester United supporters will dress in black at Saturday's FA Cup Final against Arsenal, to mourn the club's takeover by American financier Malcolm Glazer. Some supporters have advocated radical action, such as a pitch invasion at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, but fans'
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      370 51 Agencies LONDON Manchester United skipper Roy Keane is not one to get carried away with the emotion of an occasion. But the Irishman has already warned the FA Cup Final could be "explosive". His Red Devils take on Arsenal on Saturday and
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        568 45 -AFP Injured superstar withdraws as Chinese prepare to make their presence felt TENNIS French Open PARIS Serena Williams, the former French Open champion, won't take part in this year's tournament, which starts on Monday. The ex-world No 1 announced her decision to withdraw on Friday. The American,
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        294 45 Agencies NEW YORK The message has been issued loud and clear to New York's top lawmakers: Mess around with the proposed Olympics Stadium and the bid to host the 2012 Games will be ruined. US Olympic committee chairman Peter Ueberroth (picture) has
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        375 45 -AFP NEW DELHI Former Australian captain Greg Chappell was named India's new cricket coach on Friday and entrusted with the task of masterminding the country's campaign at the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. "We have picked Chappell for a
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        593 46 Agencies Pistons end Reggie's championship dream in his swansong season NBA Indiana 79 Detroit 88 INDIANAPOLIS The Detroit Pistons didn't feel like celebrating after knocking the Indiana Pacers out of the playoffs and sending Reggie Miller into retirement It wouldn't have seemed right, especially after the
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        290 46 AP SAN FRANCISCO Marion Jones' attorney has asked the International Association of Athletics Federations (lAAF) and the US Olympic Committee to help end an apparent ban on the three-time gold-medal winner by major European athletics meets. Rich Nichols, Jones' Dallas-based attorney, sent the letters on
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        306 46 AP NBA Seattle 96 San Antonio 98 SEATTLE Tim Duncan shrugged off an apparent ankle injury and delivered the final dagger on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time), as the San Antonio Spurs eliminated the Seattle SuperSonics from the National Basketball Association playoffs.
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        369 47  -  DINESH KUMAR Welsh university duo doing their bit to grow the game here dinesh@newstoday.com.sg TWO Welsh undergraduates have travelled more than 10,000 km and over eight time zones to spread their love of rugby to Singaporeans. Lee Drabble and Ross Olney, both from the University
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        370 47  -  ERIC DING sports@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS initially put in charge of one of Asia's biggest football matches of the year. Selected to officiate at the closed door World Cup qualifier in Bangkok between North Korea and Japan on June 8, Singapore's top referee
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        193 47 -AFP SUWON, South Korea English champions Chelsea beat South Korean champions Suwon Bluewings 1-0 in an exhibition friendly here Friday, thanks to a first-half goal from Joe Cole. The England midfielder latched on to a through ball after 15 minutes and sidefooted past Suwon's South
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        869 48 From Geylang United to Liverpool, Reds defender Zak Whitbread has come a long way. As his father Barry prepared the Lions for their Tiger Cup triumph in 1998, Zak was working his way through the Eagles' youth ranks at Bedok. At 16, the left-sided
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        149 48 LONDON John Mikel Obi claims he wants to sign for Chelsea just a month after agreeing a deal with Manchester United. United and Norwegians Lyn Oslo lodged a complaint with Fifa over Chelsea's pursuit of Obi on Wednesday, after it looked as if he
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        154 48 AFP LONDON A single match has £20 million ($60.9 million) at stake. That is the approximate amount one season in the Premiership is worth and Preston North End are just 90 minutes away from a return to the top-flight After a goalless draw
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        108 48 MANCHESTER Former England midfielder Steve McManaman will leave Manchester City when his contract expires in June and may retire. McManaman, 33, was signed from Real Madrid two years ago by Kevin Keegan, but struggled with Achilles and hamstring injuries. He started just five games this season and wasn't
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        600 49  -  LAN DE COTTA To have any hopes of overhauling the Spaniard, Raikkonen and Schumacher must win in Monaco FORMULA 1 Monaco Grand Prix AN UNHOLY alliance not quite of EmperorAnakin magnitude but close could be on the agenda at the Monaco Grand Prix this
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        305 49 Colin Yong, Today motoring correspondent 1 X Raikkonen 2 J Trulli 3 F Alonso It's often said that the winner of the Monaco Grand Prix is decided in qualifying, since it's virtually impossible to overtake on the streets of Monte Carlo. The three drivers who finished on
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