Today, 30 May 2005, Afternoon Edition

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    11 1 TODAY /\AediaCorp incorporating utfCStS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Monday May 30,2005 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon French 'no' plunges Europe into crisis
      328 1 -AFP PARIS French voters rejected the EU's first Constitution yesterday, dealing a rude slap in the face to President Jacques Chirac and a potentially fatal setback to the continent's ambitious plans for deeper political union. The "no" vote in France's referendum on the charter
      -AFP; AFP  -  328 words
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      The makings of a president
      1002 1  -  Derrick A Paulo With election looming, some observers urge loosening of eligibility rules derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) is expected this week to invite those interested in seeking election as Singapore's next head of state to apply for the certificate of eligibility. While much
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      79 1 NEWS£\yiEWS Mirror, Mirror Constance Singam on women's poor self-image/3 SMGoh Urges S'poreans to keep generation gap narrow/8 I Say For TAF students, one size does not fit all/21 mm\emm\Mee\mmmwmwm\\\\ MIIH H d 111 Let people set their own targets: John Bittleston/27 tJT ARTS EXPLOSION Get your FREE 16-page arts events
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      42 1 jKaaa&P r^til J feat* 4 I 11" 1 I ill! --1/1 Hil' Ulaß L^Z'fl aHaT^TT'L' PVjSrftai eaUßj NH CREATEUR D'AUTOMOBILES U.S. TESTS TO STOP MISSILES CHENEY BLASTS KIM IRAQ TO START HANGING CONVICTS LATEST GLOBAL ROUNDUP WORLD 12 HOULLIER RETURNS SPORTS 39
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      Bringing Malay to non-Malays
      315 2 Education Ministry to give non-native speakers opportunity to learn the language NON-Malay students will soon have more opportunities to learn Malay as a third language. From next year, 10 more schools will offer the language in its special programs, Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam revealed when he
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      Lock icon Mr Tharman on the Bukit Timah Campus decision
      17 2 Channel NewsAsia BjllljMliliSia Nang Technological University WEE TECK HIAN
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      Singapore Swimming Club president resigns
      166 2 AFTER months of in-fighting, the president of the Singapore Swimming Club, Mr Alan Chua, finally threw in the towel last night after an acrimonious annual general meeting at its Tanjong Rhu premises. Mr Chua had said that he intended to continue as president until his
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        Mirror, mirror on the wall ...
        703 3  - Mirror, mirror on the wall Constance Singam I Why young S'porean women need new and healthier role models of success and beauty IT IS pathetic and sad the poor selfimage of the young woman, that is. Before a whole lot of young women starve themselves to ill health, we need
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      Viagra linked to blindness?
      477 4 Investigation launched after links found to 50 cases of optic neuropathy LONDON An investigation has been launched into the health risks of Viagra, the popular anti-impotence drug, amid concerns that it has caused blindness in up to 50 people. United States drugs regulators announced that they
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      Lock icon Skin Centre speeds up service
      257 4 Newsßadio 93.8 THAT typically long waiting time at many medical centres is a thing of the past at the National Skin Centre. It is the first medical specialist centre here to introduce a fully integrated Electronic Medical Record System, which translates into a higher level
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        Lock icon Missing children found
        48 4 Channel News Asia A frantic five-day search for two missing siblings ended yesterday when they were found safe and sound. Thirteen-year-old Sharifah A'bidah Isabella and her five-year-old brother Muhammad Sharin were spotted on Sunday by Sharifah's former schoolmate at the Jurong East Swimming Com- plex.
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        Lock icon Race raises $324,000
        37 4 Channel News Asia The 24-hour Police Week Charity Adventure race which started on Saturday morning has raised $324,000, about $60,000 more than last year. The money will benefit four charities under the Community Chest.
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      Committee to ensure effectiveness of ComCare Fund
      215 4 A HIGH-LEVEL committee has been set up to ensure that the $500 million Com Care Fund, announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong early this year, will meet the diverse needs of low-income families. Chaired by Minister of State for Community Development Youth
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      196 2 AUSTRALIA MIGRATION Did you know that most migration agents in Singapore J^M are not Registered agents Vjp^| HVv The Department of Immigration advises that you should only use a registered migration agent. At Australia Migration Agency all advice is provided by a registered migration agent and the initial consultation with
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      80 5 Hti' /r- II V% jJ A Wtf'^P <^k I A/jj vi understand One m< ling to Singaporeans an inding your hopes and dreams. The next, we are listeni ets and understanding 1 t on your aspirations. For over 150 years, it is this expertise that h inancial plans to make
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      Lock icon Hunt goes on for dead man's kin
      603 6  -  Ansley Ng Body of Myanmarese, 24, was found in carpark 3 weeks ago ansley(g>newstoday.com.sg SEVERAL members of the Myanmarese community in Singapore are looking for the distant cousin of the illegal worker whose body was dumped in a carpark after he died in
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      Lock icon Random acts of kindness bring families together
      489 8  -  Tan Hui Leng Welfare group wins caring award at Gen 3 festival huileng@newstoday.com.sg EVERY once and while, most of us have the pleasure of experiencing a "Good Samaritan moment" when we perform a spontaneous and selfless random act of kindness. A local voluntary
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      Lock icon Supermarket has just the bag ready for emergencies
      263 8  -  Lee U-Wen SINGAPORE'S leading supermarket retailer has embarked on a drive to help prepare households for emergencies. Last Friday, NTUC Fair Price rolled out 5,000 emergency readiness bags, called the Ready Bag. The idea of putting together such a bag was first
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      393 8 YOU CAN OWN YOUR DREAM BIZ! Do you want financial independence? Most financially successful individuals get rich by starting their own businesses. You may have that idea but you are scared of failure, of losing your hard earned money or not sure if you can make the cut. In our
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      349 9 RSEeS^^ fll C SINGAPORE EKp 3^ ■fx MANAGEMENT liyf UNIVERSITY "Not Just Any University But Our University Of Choice" i J IT- V' Over 9-400 applications for 1, 100 places of study Vv« fe i>^_ .*•js*ig m what a response! Thank you for your overwhelming *4 W^-f W 'V^ fl
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Time stands still for Big Ben
      103 10 Big Ben, the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in London, stopped on Friday and officials are not quite sure why. The 147--year-old clock stopped at 10.07pm, started again, then stalled at 10.20pm, where it remained for 90 minutes Before it was reset.
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      Lock icon Bombing raises fear of extremism in Indonesia
      399 10 But analysts say Tentena blasts likely work of local groups JAKARTA The weekend bombing that left 22 people dead in Indonesia has renewed fears of Islamic extremism in the country, but analysts say the latest attack is more likely to be a resurgence
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      Exposed: How cigarette companies target women
      244 10 LONDON Tobacco companies altered their cigarettes chemically to make them more femalefriendly and increase the number of female smokers. New documents reveal that cigarette giants looked at adding appetite suppressants to their brands to promote smoking as a form of weight control, reported The
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      Lock icon Nuclear leak in UK
      127 10 ■AFP LONDON Some 83,000 litres of radioactive liquid leaked for up to nine months at the Sellafield nuclear plant in Britain's worst nuclear accident in years, the Independent newspaper reported on Sunday. It said the leak which could fill half of an Olympic-size swimming pool was
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Break in for sex
        52 10 Police in Holland caught a couple having sex in a house they had broken into. Neighbours of the empty house in Beuningen had alerted police after they heard suspicious noises. The couple told police they broke into the house because they were desperate to make love,
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        Finnish loo crisis
        36 10 A strike in the paper industry in Finland has left the country short of toilet paper. Vacationing Finns have been returning home with suitcases full of toilet paper instead of souvenirs, reported ananova.com.
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        Frequent flyer for pets
        105 10 Virgin Atlantic is targeting a growing market in pet travel y launching a special frequent flyer scheme for jet-set-ting dogs, cats and other animals. Owners of four dogs and a cat have signed up. Dogs taking their first Virgin trip will be given a T-shirt and
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        SOS, my plant is dying
        40 10 A new ambulance service has been launched in Chile. Customers with dying plants can call SOS Express' emergency line in Santiago and the company will send out a horticultural expert in an ambulance, reported ananova.com.
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      Majority against PM's shrine visit
      184 10 TOKYO Some 58 per cent of Japanese oppose further visits by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to a war shrine, up from 41 per cent in December last year, according to an opinion poll by Kyodo News yesterday. Those who said Mr Koizumi should visit the
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      Lock icon Tests to stop missiles
      217 12 AFP US checking out systems for use on passenger aircraft NEW YORK The US Department of Homeland Security is paying for tests on defensive laser systems designed to thwart attacks from shoulder-fired missiles on passenger airliners, the New York Times reported yesterday. The department has spent
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      Lock icon North Korea's Kim an irresponsible leader: Cheney
      315 12 -AFP WASHINGTON US Vice-Presi-dent Dick Cheney launched a personal attack on North Korean leader Kirn Jong II (picture) yesterday, calling him an irresponsible leader who "doesn't take care" about his people as he strives for nuclear power status for his country. The comments,
      -AFP  -  315 words
    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Quake in central Japan
        50 12 -AFP An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale shook central Japan this morning but there was no risk of a tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake occurred in Chiba, about 50km east of Tokyo, with its focus located 60km underground, the agency said.
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        Lock icon Child survives attacks
        53 12 AFP Six people were found shot dead yesterday in two farmhouses near the town of Bellefontaine in central Ohio, while a seventh person was seriously wounded, local police said. The survivor is a child who has not been able to talk to the police because she is
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        Lock icon Indian volcano stirs
        63 12 AFP Smoke and lava are spewing from India's last active volcano on the uninhabited Barren Island in the Andaman and Nicobar chain, a defence official said in Port Blair. India's tsunami-hit Andaman and Nicobar archipelago has reported a series of major aftershocks since a massive Dec 26
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      Lock icon Iraq to start hanging convicts
      106 12 -AFP BAGHDAD With four death sentences handed down within the space of days, judicial executions are set to return to Iraq where the authorities are desperate for a deterrent to halt rampant insurgent attacks. Seven convicted Iraqi criminals and insurgents are currently on Death Row
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      Lock icon Hubby annoying? Put him in a box
      203 14 JAPAN Husbands are such a nuisance. They hog the family computer, watch TV at nerve-grating volume, clutter up every flat surface with their hobbies and mess up a room with their very presence. Now a Japanese company thinks it has found the solution:
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      Lock icon Ex-Lebanese premier Hariri's son looks set to win in Beirut
      114 14 Mr Saad Hariri, the son of slain former premier Rafiq Hariri (picture in background), waves to supporters during an election rally. Polling stations opened yesterday in Beirut on the first round of Lebanon's first general elections free of Syrian presence
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      Lock icon Latest social scourge: Video game addiction
      442 14 AFP Online addiction is causing, among others, marital break-ups and aggressive behaviour, say experts WASHINGTON A neglected baby cries alone. Crazed by lack of sleep, a young boy threatens suicide. A marriage crumbles over a lone obsession. Yet another grim tale of 21st century
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      Focus On The Family
      267 16  -  Dr James Dobson TbiMTs fe asefby. THE MIDDLE CHILD Let's talk today about the middle child who sometimes has greater problems with low selfesteem than other members of the family. He or she may find it more difficult to establish an identity within the family because
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      Uncreative and high-handed
      566 16  -  DENIS DISTANT JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG LTA's new proposals sound ineffective and a 'revenue-raising exercise' Letter from I REFER to the Land Transport Authority's electronic road pricing (ERP) proposals relating to Orchard Road and the Central Expressway (CTE). I wonder how many Singaporeans will opt for a
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      Put $7m for Islamic hub to better use
      191 16  -  HAJ MOHAMED I Letter from I REFER to announcement over the weekend about the intended three-in-one Islamic hub along Braddell Road. The idea was impressive at first, but upon a closer look at the project, it seems more like a waste of
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      Lock icon Reduce taxi rentals
      214 16  -  DENNIS NEO Letter from WHEN car prices hit a high some time ago, the taxi rental fee rose to $91.80 per day. Now, the price of cars and Certificates of Entitlements (COEs) have dropped tremendously and I do not see why the increased rental fee should remain.
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      Lock icon In the fight of his life ... for a noble cause
      835 18  - In the fight of his life for a noble cause LAN MULLANE face in the crowd 34, managing director of a software company AT 254 pounds and 1.87 metres tall, with a beer belly and a 15-year smoking habit, lan Mullane (picture) found himself on the cusp of a life-
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      Dependence on foreign workers is no panacea
      190 18  -  BENJAMIN GAN Letter from I REFER to Noorashikin Abdul Rahman's commentary, "Stop weeding out, start feeding in" (May 27) The writer's remarks offer a stark reminder that the developed countries of South-east Asia must take an active interest in the welfare of migrant
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      Grace Chan a role model for people with disabilities
      128 18  -  DR DAVID PEAT I Letter from THANK you, Today, for the report on Grace Chan and for letting us know about her book launch. Singapore needs role models who can show that people with disabilities can be contributors to soci- ety
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      Don't be sexist: They're stewardesses, not 'girls'
      165 20  -  RICHARD HOLLAND Letter from I WAS most offended by the blatant sexual discrimination and patronising tone adopted by a subsidiary of a well-known national airline which was seeking to recruit stewardesses. To suggest that only females could provide the requisite services on board
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      Rethink blanket rule banning dual citizenship
      383 20  -  LIM THIAM POh| Letter from I REFER to the barrage of views on dual citizenship in Today's Voices forum. I am the Singaporean father of an 8-month-old baby boy who is a Thai citizen by virtue of his mother being Thai. We have been
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      Be constructive, don't just whine
      232 20  -  CHONG LEE MING] I Letter from I I REFER to Janica Chan's letter, "Household survey: Hiccups in filling up questionnaire online" (May 26). While we enjoy privileges as citizens, we are also expected to perform some duties. We should not expect the authorities to cater
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      Lock icon isay ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL
      636 21  -  Lee Chooi Li I AM a mother and I have been struggling to get my son out of the Trim and Fit (TAF) club for the last few years. While the intent of the programme is good, the way it is implemented is
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon SingTel calls on South Asia for growth
      790 22 Dow Jones On its biggest shopping spree in 4 years, telco seeks to raise stake in India, penetrate Bangladesh, Pakistan SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) is embarking on its biggest shopping spree in nearly four years, seeking to tap into the rapid growth in
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    • market BUZZ
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        For your crowning glory
        101 22 At the launch of Free Free Damage Aid road-show at Plaza Singapura last Friday and Saturday, ladies were given a complimentary hair analysis to determine the condition of their hair. Colouring, excessive blowing and perming can damage hair. Free Free contains Japan's advanced scientific ingredient DGA
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        Calling all karaoke buffs
        158 22 Cannot get enough of singing at karaoke lounges? Then BMB's Karaoke equipment fair is just the thing for you. Organised by Teo Heng Trading and Merdeka Audio, the BMB Fair will take place at the Sim Lim Square Concourse from 1 1 am to 8.30pm from
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        174 22 AFP SHARE prices are expected to trade with a negative bias this week in the absence of fresh market-supportive themes, analysts said. "The ST Index is expected to slide further, moving towards our immediate support level at 2,100," DBS Vickers Securities said in a research report. "The momentum is
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 22 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6026 0.3306 64.995 4.6879 2.2903 0.4808 5,718.1 24.364 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 32.783 0.7923 26.238 604.32 0.7621 4.9888 0.8461 18.903
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 22 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 422.70 Rubber centsAg 232.70 Silver uss/oi 7.27 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,406 Platinum uss/oz 864.70 Brent crude uss/barrel 50.70 Information provided by
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    • business news
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        Meghmani's annual profit at $11.2 m, flat compared to previous year
        307 23 MEGHMANI Organics, the first Indian company to list its shares in an initial public offering on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), reported a net profit of 293.7 million rupees ($11.2 million), or 0.78 rupee per Singapore depository share, for the
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        Lock icon Banyan Tree goes to China
        352 23 AFP Tibetan-style resort opens in Yunnan BANYAN Tree, one of Asia's most exclusive hotel and resort chains, is expanding into China with two ventures in the southwest of the country where accommodation will start at US$5OO ($830) a night. The first resort, the Ringha Tibetan
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        Lock icon Nymex pushes for Asia oil futures
        562 24 Dow Jones It hopes to launch Dubai exchange this year THE New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) is unfazed by past failures to launch a regional oil futures exchange in Asia, as it sees an opportunity for futures to co-exist with the over-the-counter (OTC) physical
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    • savvy investor
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      671 28  -  Yong Shu Chiang Ezann Lee is the next big thing at least to Eric Khoo and MediaCorp, which ain't bad for this ingenue shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg SLIM, petite, baby-faced and impishly pretty, up-and-coming actress Ezann Lee is blessed with youthful looks that she reckons are assets in show business.
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      215 28  -  TAN HUI LENG DANCE REVIEW by Puur INFANTICIDE, murder, the chopping of a child's hand it's obvious why Ultima Vez's Puur left an impact on the audience, even if the dance was incomprehensible at times. An amalgam of theatre,
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      347 30  -  Brenda Chew There's everything from fashion to food at the Italian Festival brenda@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU enjoy all things Italian, you'll be happy to know that the Italian Festival here is in full swing. Into its third year, the festival kicked off last Thursday and will end on July
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      84 30 June 1 2: Business mission of Italian operators to Singapore from the hotel and hospitality equipment and supplies sector. Participants include Italian companies, local importers and distributors. June 9 10: Workshop and exhibition of household linen and textile furnishings a showcase of Italian style and design.
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          63 31 Odyssey Dance Theatre's Synethesia will make its Asian premiere on June 1 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Choreographed by Danny Huang and Sco Dong Hyun, the performance showcases the diversities in culture and dance between Singapore and South Korea. The performers hail from various countries, including Australia,
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      450 34  -  JASMINE ZHAO Facing elimination, Woo's girls show grit to dump the Vipers jasmine.zhao@newstoday.com.sg AFTER five weeks of intense competition, it all came down to a win or bust match for the Northern Marlins yesterday. And like true fighters, the Marlins rose to the occasion against the
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      324 34 WELLINGTON, New Zealand The British and Irish Lions accepted a traditional Maori challenge at their official welcome to New Zealand here yesterday, with manager Bill Beaumont and captain Brian O'Driscoll taking up the gauntlet laid down to start their six-week
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      186 34 AFP LONDON Bangladesh coach Day Whatmore insisted calls for the country to be stripped of their senior international status were "folly", despite seeing his team thrashed by an innings and 261 runs inside three days in the first Test against England here at Lord's. Their first Test on
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      193 35 AFP LONDON British track star Kelly Holmes (picture) has revealed how she slashed her body with scissors during a two-month self-harming ordeal, one year before her double gold victory at the Olympic Games in Athens. In an interview with the News of the World newspaper,
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      396 37  -  ERIC DING Defending champs aim to regain top spot against limping Eagles sports@newstoday.com.sg BUOYED by their qualification for the AFC Cup quarter-finals, Tampines Rovers will be looking to regain their lead at the top of the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2005 standings, when they host Geylang tomorrow. Tampines, the
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      176 37 Bishan Stadium Tomorrow, 7.30pm THE atmosphere at the Toa Payoh Stadium remains abuzz, as Balestier Khalsa continue to hold steady in fourth spot in the league standings. With 16 games to go, the Tigers have already accumulated the total number of points they chalked up last
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        298 37 Odds correct at press time. AOS: Any Other Score AOP: Any Other Player E E 1X2 Home Draw Away 51.35 $4.10 $6.90 I/2 GOAL Home (-11/2) Away (+11/2) 51.85 $1.80 FOTAL GOALS goal $20.00 1 goal $8.80 > goals $4.40 3 goals $3.80 I goals $4.00 5
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        286 37 K K 1X2 Home Draw Away $1.50 $3.87 $4.90 1/2 GOAL Home (-11/2) Away (+11/2) $2.25 $1.53 TOTAL GOALS Ogoal $18.00 1 goal $8.80 2 goals $4.50 3 goals $3.80 4 goals $4.20 5 goals $5.50 6 goals $8.70 7 goals $17.00 8 goals $32.00 9+ goals
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      320 38 -AFP TENNIS French Open PARIS Bulgaria's Sesil Karatantcheva moved a step closer to becoming the youngest Grand Slam winner of the modern era yesterday, when her 7-5, 6-3 win over Switzerland's Emmanuelle Gagliardi put her into the French Open quarter-finals. Monica Seles, at 16 years
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      498 38  -  JOSE RAYMOND With fans clearly uninterested, struggling Sinchi are playing in an empty home jose@newstoday.com.sg THE players called it a deafening silence, and why not. With 53 paying fans in attendance for Sinchi FC's home S-League clash against Paya Lebar Punggol FC last Friday, the atmosphere
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        439 39 -AFP FormerX Liverpool manager takes over at Lyon LYON Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier stepped out of the coaching wilderness to take over the managerial reins at Lyon yesterday. Houllier, who was ousted from the Liverpool hot seat last summer, replaced Paul Le Guen at the helm of
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        215 39 -AFP MEMPHIS Justin Leonard needed every stroke of his eight-shot third round cushion as he held off a charging David Toms to win the St Jude Classic this morning. Leonard's third-round lead was the largest on the PGA Tour this year. This morning,
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      841 42 I ™~^L^ J /^^S^ r' THE SIXTH FACE mJEi This exhibition features the THEATRE VISUAL ARTS W^~^' ii^^^^^*~ works of five artists: Lim Tiong Ghee, Oh Chai Ho, Soh Chee I D'ARRANGED CONTEMPORARY Hui, Tay Bak Chiang and Quek I MARRIAGE VIETNAM BR I Kiat Sin§- Their works are a
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      813 43 PHAM LUC'S LADIES flP^^ F^VKI PAESAGGI REMOTI Puzzled Cloud presents a Vietnamese artist Pham Luc K~ J ILf^tmmmV^ (REMOTE PASSAGES) monologue of this chaotic celebrates the feminine form n*£l- With strong, shiny varnish process, through his paintings. Schooled ■»sK'.'''- jit «JiJ coloured strokes on textured Date: Till July 1 0
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      381 54 VISHWA VINAYAKA Date: June 2 3,8, A TRIBUTE TO LORD Time: Various times GANESHATHROUGH Venue: Bugis Junction,YewTee DANCE AND MUSIC central, Raffles Place Park, Clarke Presenting by the Temple of Fine Arts, Quay this dance performance combines traditional and contemporary dance CORPUS movements that promises to give Budget cutbacks have
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      285 56 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Cantonese songs by popular 80's Hong Kong singer-actor Sam Hui. MUSIC Date:June6 Time: 10.30 am, 3pm BARRY SNYDER Venue: Esplanade Recital Studio PIANO RECITAL Price: $10 Join pianist Barry Snyder, a triple Enquiries: Call SISTIC prize winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, as he performs RUAN SOCIETY works including
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