Today, 6 August 2005

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    32 1 /AeoiaCofip August 6 7 2005 mica(P) 114/07/2005 weekend TODAY incorporating iMTCfIiS we set you thinking todayonline.com weekend TODAY /A=diaCorp incorporating JjlTCfltS we set you thinking todayonline.com August 6 7 2005 mica(P) 114/07/2005
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    BADSERVICE
    1427 1  -  Tan Hui Leng We've been grumbling about Singapore's poor service standards for decades. Will we ever improve? huileng@newsto day, com. sg IS it money? Training? Or is it r simply our culture, something l sadly Singaporean? Bad service in Singapore's I retail sector has been a problem for as
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    No S'pore Idol this year, talks under way to see if it will return
    344 1  -  Jeanine Tan jeanine@newstoday.com.sg THIS time last year, the country was gearing up for the National Day premiere of Singapore Idol. About 3,000 hopefuls had queued for hours in the rain three months earlier just to earn
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      Was Sindee thrown?
      396 3  -  Ansley Ng Or did she tip over on her own? Expert simulates fall to find out ansley@newstoday.com.sg DID Neo Sindee tip over the railing on her own during the wee hours of Oct 7 last year? Or was she thrown several storeys to her death? The court
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      Lock icon S'pore names for Central Asian peaks
      313 3 Vinita Ramani SOMEWHERE in the Central Asian Tien Shan mountain range, three peaks now have a distinct Singaporean ring to them. They are called Temasek, Singapura I and Ong Teng Cheong and the team that successfully ascended the mountains has returned to tell the
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      Lock icon Nathan ready for race
      314 4  -  Lee U-Wen President says he will take election contest 'in stride' u-wen@newstoday.com IF Mr S R Nathan does find himself contesting the Presidency later this month, he believes that age will not be a major factor in deciding the winner. When asked to comment on a
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        Govt pushing teaching of conversational Malay
        80 4 More than 40 schools have started offering Conversational Malay as enrichment classes, ana more than 200 schools have expressed interest in doing so. To help schools, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has distributed the Guide to Conversational Malay, with suggestions on teaching strategies, said
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        Live broadcasts of NDP on MediaCorp TV, radio
        87 4 Catch the National Day Parade 2005 live on MediaCorp TV channels and radio stations on Tuesday from 5.35pm to 8.25pm. The commentaries are in English (Channel 5 and TV Mobile Mandarin (Channels 8 anc U), Malay (Suria) and Tami (Vasantham Central). The
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      24/7 'McDeliver' debuts
      94 4 WHEN hunger pangs strike at 3am, Singaporeans can now call the island's first 24-hour food delivery service, with no minimum order requirement The upsized McDelivery 24/7 service is fastfood chain McDonald's move to keep up with consumers' changing lifestyle needs, said general manager Kenneth Chan. "Be it
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      Lock icon Meet Mr Andrew Kuan, the presidential hopeful
      582 6  -  Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg ON FRIDAY, many Singaporeans were wondering who is Andrew Kuan, the man who may just meet the criteria to challenge President S R Nathan for the highest office in the state. Today posed that question to Mr Kuan on
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      Analysts surprised, but are intrigued at the possibilities
      489 6  -  Derrick A Paulo OVER the past few months, as Singapore's top leaders signalled their support for another six years for Mr S R Nathan as President, many observers had concomitantly expected that the Republic's third presidential elections would be a non-event Not
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      Lock icon Sorry, only the beautiful need apply
      702 10  -  Jasmine Yin How healthy is a website that admits members based on how physically good-looking they are? jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg A NEW online community for beautiful people in Singapore has sparked off concerns about propagating skewed messages on what beauty is. First launched in Denmark three
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      Lock icon These students gave heartily to charity
      464 10  -  Loh Chee Kong YESTERDAY, the students of Jing Shan Primary School were given a hands-on lesson in charity: That when it comes to helping the less fortunate, money is not everything. "I know some will find it difficult to give $1 or $2 but
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      712 12 SINGAPORE HISTORY MUSEUM 7pl B IP (M I WRIUMIJ f 9.30am spm: Play Mama! Photo Me 60s! I l\/9s> gn AJUrriw D,wi #ngnQ/i7 D;,,^r;^ P^int Play our unique version of traditional games like c/zopteA, five I \w^mSSflii-%- ■-> vzrf^ss] II lY .1 11/ 30 Merchant Road, #03-09/17 Riverside Point J
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      Lock icon Russia races to save sub crew
      414 14 Agencies Japan, US, Britain rush equipment to join in rescue effort VLADIVOSTOK (Russia) Britain, Japan and the United States responded swiftly on Friday to an urgent plea from Russia to help save the crew of a military submarine trapped on the ocean floor with
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      Lock icon Extremists given the green light
      449 14 LONDON With an AK-47 by his side, Ayman Al Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's No 2, appeared in a broadcast on Thursday and claimed the July 7 bombings were payback for British participation in America's "policy of aggression against Muslims." The video, released two days shy of
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      Lock icon Man claims Corby's drugs were for him
      364 16 AFP AFP JAKARTA A man who claims the marijuana found in the luggage of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby was meant for him admits that he is not absolutely certain they are the same drugs. Mr William Miller has claimed that he was
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      Lock icon ST reporter spied for Taiwan, says China
      492 16 Agencies Top secret documents were sold, says charge BEIJING China formally charged a Hong Kong journalist working for Singapore's Straits Times newspaper with spying for Taiwan, and repeated its assertion that he has confessed, state media said on Friday. Ching Cheong, 55, the
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon Arrested for 'showing off'
        93 16 AP A New Jersey police officer David Salardino and his friend Brian Rossmeyer were arrested on indecent exposure charges after people complained the man was standing naked in front of his hotel room window. Several people had complained that two nude men were visible through the
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        Lock icon 'You call that a foot long?'
        65 16 AP Mathias Kout of Spencer, lowa, who police say showed up at a Subway sandwich shop wearing nothing but a ski mask will race several charges once he's released from hospital. The 55--year-old was hospitalised after he lost control of his pickup truck and
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon China braces for Typhoon Matsa
        37 20 AFP Storm-weary China was bracing for Typhoon Matsa on Friday which is expected to batter coastal areas near the country's largest city Shanghai, just weeks after Typhoon Haitonq left 17 people dead.
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        Lock icon Japan may hold off on UN bid
        67 20 AFP Japan indicated on Friday it may be ready to hold off on its bid to win a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council after the proposal was opposed by the United States, China and the African Union. "We are not
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        Rafidah to return to work
        42 20 Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz, who is on medical leave for treatment on her knee, will return to work on Aug 9, according to a statement from her ministry, The New Straits Times reported.
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      Lock icon Are you an incontinent man? Try Botox
      230 20 -AP SYDNEY Botox, normally associated with smoothing out wrinkles, now has a new purpose helping incontinent men. Botox injections have been used recently to treat a condition known as overactive bladder disorder. Sydney urologist Phillip Katelaris said men with Parkinson's disease, stroke or
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      Lock icon EU nuclear proposal 'unacceptable': Iran
      479 20 -AFP European help with civilian N-programme scorned TEHRAN Iran dismissed as "unacceptable" a package of European Union proposals submitted on Friday aimed at persuading Tehran to give up nuclear fuel work in return for economic, technological and political incentives. "The proposals are unacceptable," nuclear negotiator
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      Lock icon Drug switch can help check breast cancer
      215 20 AFP PARIS Women diagnosed with early breast cancer, who switch treatment after two years on the mainstream drug tamoxifen, can greatly improve their chance of avoiding a recurrence of the disease, according to a study published in The Lancet. For more than two
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      363 17 People's Association Grassroots Organisations present jpri J^^ 9 August 2005 ES^fSreTV^W at the Padang, Marina and the other Heartlands in celebrating Singapore's l^j^^ 40th Birthday Bash! With performances by cultural groups and artistes, Mobile Column showzones and LIVE telecast of the Parade@Padang, celebrate National Day like never before, at your
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      557 18 People's Association Grassroots Organisations present «J National Day H^H Celebration© wCOSO^I W^P^ 9 August 2005 B^S^^CjH Join in the National Day celebrations in the North! Join Singaporeans W^^^WK/t^AL*3 atthe Padang, Marina and the other Heartlands in celebrating Singapore's rCL^^I 40th Birthday Bash! With performances by cultural groups and artistes, Mobile
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      587 19 People's Association Grassroots Organisation present Sj National Day BS^9W Celebration© BjflßKßjjM 9 August 2005 K^t^EWM Join in the National Day celebrations in the East! Join Singaporeans at k^^VITSiTO |t*^ the Padang, Marina and the other Heartlands in celebrating Singapore's 40th Birthday Bash! With performances by cultural groups and artistes, Mobile
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      Simply displaying our flag is no measure of good citizenship
      481 21  -  RICK LIM SAY KIONG LIONEL DE SOUZA Letter from Letter from MR SEAH Leong Khai questioned the patriotism of those living in private estates and condominiums just because he sees few national flags displayed at these units ("Raise a flag
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      Validity used in full
      155 21  -  LIMJINGJING I Letter from Senior Public Internal Communications Executive, Corporate Communications Division for Commissioner, Immigration Checkpoints Authority WE REFER to the letter "Unjustified charges?" (Aug 1). The writer had correctly noted that most countries impose a minimum passport validity period of six months as part of
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      Lock icon My childhood was smoking!
      737 21  -  Neil Humphreys And it all comes back to me in a coffeeshop neil@newstoday.com.sg WHEN I was a teenager, my father once caught me smoking in his back garden. I had ventured too close to the bonfire and burnt my trouser leg. It was Nov 5 which
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      HID headlamps meet safety standards
      374 22  -  LYNN ONG I Letter from Assistant Manager, Media Relations Land Transport Authority I REFER to Mr Allan Tan's letter, "HID headlights a road hazard" (Aug 3). The Land Transport Authority (LTA) requires every headlamp and fog lamp fitted on vehicles in Singapore to comply with
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      Lock icon No advantage in PSA listing as an IPO
      453 22  -  [DAVID DUCLOS Should foreign buyers be allowed to buy into our national heirloom? Letter from I HAVE followed with keen interest PSA International's intended listing as an IPO on the Stock Exchange and in particular to the comments and remarks of the
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      isay BUYING INTO MISERY?
      433 22  -  Lim Soon Heng ACCORDING to Matthew Lynn, in "Happiness A sad truth" (July 22), "we are really happy when we are getting something that is better than what everybody else has". I trust no reader would be foolish enough to believe what he says. There is
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      NDP 2005: Be seated by 5pm
      212 23  -  BRIGADIER-GENERAL (BG) LOH WAI KEONG I Letter from Chairman, Executive Committee, National Day Parade 2005 I REFER to the letter "Hurdles on the way to the NDP" by Ms Jessica Goh (Aug 3). For NDP 2005, entry by colour code will once again be
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      Effective only if enforced
      138 23  -  I LIM SWEETHIAM I Letter from I CANT agree more with Mr Lim Boon Hee's observation and comment in his letter "Antismoking laws futile if there is no enforcement" (Aug 4). Every morning, when I walk along the footpath leading to Boon Lay MRT station, I
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      Way forward for Reits
      907 24  -  Valerie Law As industry clears its excesses, what other risks remain for retail investors? valerie@newstoday.com.sg IN A move to demonstrate its alignment of interests with its unit holders, ARA Group recently waived the 1-per-cent acquisition fee on future property purchases that its real estate investment trusts
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    • Market WATCH
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        World markets
        54 24 Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex *****.48 *****.32 4377.30 1089.36 943.41 686.01 1174.09 1975.60 238.53 7754.00 Pis -116.83 -60.22 +2.50 -22.03 -1.82 +1.44 -11.23 -2.40 +8.15 -43.08 -0.98 -0.40 +0.06 -1.98 -0.19 +0.21
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 24 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6052 0.3399 67.318 4.7043 2.2721 0.4887 5885.2 24.899 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 33.786 0.7834 26.338 615.45 0.7345 4.9034 0.8758 19.271
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        Commodities
        21 24 Gold us$/oi Silver us$/oi Platinum us$/oi 443.40 7.24 911.60 Rubber centsAg 282.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1344.00 Brent crude us$/barrel 60.15
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        Lock icon Singapore
        123 24 Dow Jones SHARE prices closed lower on Friday weighed down by a weak Wall Street and rising oil prices. The ST Index fell 23.52 points, or 1 per cent, to close at 2,338.87, as decliners led advancers 335 to 177. Trading volume was 1.03 billion shares worth $1.07 billion.
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        ST Index: 2,338.87 -23.52
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        Lock icon SGX most active
        65 24 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by By volume STX PanOcean Wee Poh SembKim Biosensors Sing Tel Capitaland Noble Grp STATSChP GlobalVoice Cbuanrlup Close 1.040 0.005 0.295 1.110 2.670 2.990 1.500 1.080 0.085 0.925 Change -0.010 +0.050 -0.040 -0.110 -0.050 +0.030 -0.020 -0.005 -0.005 -1.0 +20.4 -3.5 -4.0 -1.6
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        SGX top rises
        81 24 By Close Change CoscoCorpCAeCW*****3 0.885 +0.290 HSI*****SGAeCW*****9 1.590 +0.270 Thai Prime200US$ 4.720 +0.180 KS Energy 2.840 +0.110 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 108.800 +0.100 NOL 3.720 +0.100 SSE50ETFSGAeCW*****8 1.120 +0.100 UOB 14.800 +0.100 DairyFarm 900 USS 3.180 +0.080 CoscoCorpMBLeCW***** 1.050 +0.060 By percentage Close Change EastgateW*****1 0.015 +50.0
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        SGX top falls
        83 24 By$ Close STI ETF 100 23.730 Change -0.570 Creative 50 12.900 JSH 500USS 10.900 JMH 400USS 18.200 HSI *****DBeCW*****9 2.600 -0.400 -0.400 -0.300 -0.280 CITYDEV 8.750 -0.250 CITYDEVW*****0 6.250 -0.250 KepCorp 12.800 Hyflux DBeCW*****7 1.920 STI 2200 DBeCW*****9 1.520 -0.200 -0.180 -0.170 By percentage Digilanil FHTK Close
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      ACCS unearths more inflated profits
      426 25  -  Christie Loh Overstatement of $84m last year linked to false invoices christie@newstoday.com.sg NEWLY-audited accounts are starting to show that an entire business unit was non-existent within Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS), a former stock market darling now engulfed in corruption investigations. The provider of mobile
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      CORPORATEbriefs.
      160 25 Action Asia reported a net loss of $3.9 million, or 0.96 cent per share, in the second quarter ended June 30, compared to a profit of $2.7 million, or 0.68 cent per share, in the same period a year earlier. The company attributed the loss to a fall in
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      CapitaLand not waiving Reit property acquisition fees
      208 25  -  Valeric Law CAPITALAND will maintain the acquisition fees for the managers of its real estate investment trusts (Reit) as fees are necessary to incentivise managers in looking for the best property deals, said Capita Land Group chief executive Liew Mun Leong on Friday.
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      Lock icon Venture Q2 profit down 14.4%
      192 25 Agencies VENTURE Corp, Singapore's second-biggest contract electronics manufacturer after Flextronics, reported on Friday a 14.4-per-cent drop in earnings in its second quarter because it did not match gains in the same period last year from asset sales. Venture, which makes printers for Hewlett-Packard, said net
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      Lock icon Core inflation will rise: MAS
      144 25 Dow Jones THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) continues to believe that underlying inflation will rise, its assistant managing director Khor Hoe Kee said on Friday. "Our assessment is that we see inflationary pressures in the pipeline," he said at the Singapore Economic Review Conference.
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      Lock icon Maersk takes control of 95.6% of P&O Nedlloyd
      134 25 AFP DANISH shipping group AP Moeller-Maersk said that it had gained control of 95.6 per cent of Dutch shipper Royal P&O Nedlloyd, all but securing the title of world leader in the container shipping market. Maersk had bid 57 euros ($118) per
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      Greatronic's Chee quits
      103 25 SESDAQ-listed Greatronic said its Special Manager Chee Yoh Chuang had resigned on Wednesday. Mr Chee is a partner with Chio Lim Associates, which was roped in to run the day-to-day operations of Greatronic's in March when its then-CEO Lim Kok Koon went on leave following a fraud
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        Lock icon Gold mining giant faces pollution charge in Indonesia
        565 26 Bloomberg Trial of Newmont, world's largest gold miner, may affect investment climate UNITED States-based Newmont Mining Corp the world's largest gold miner and the head of its business in Indonesia were charged on Friday by the Indonesian government with polluting a seabed
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        Lock icon Public Bank not the only bidder for key stake in Asia Life
        278 26 Dow Jones MALAYSIA'S Public Bank is not the only party vying for a controlling stake in Asia Life Assurance Society, the privately-held Singapore insurer said. "The board is in discussions with several parties," Asia Life spokeswoman Louise Lim
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        Lock icon Singapore's air hub status under threat: Balaji
        360 26 AFP SINGAPORE'S status as one of Asia's main air hubs is threatened by the emergence of larger long-range aircraft and the upgrading of rival airports in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Dubai, a senior official warned on Friday. Dr Balaji Sadasivan, the senior Minister
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      Lock icon LOCAL COLOUR
      691 27  -  Pearlyn Tham Don't know what to wear come National Day?Try this A T ABOUT this time every year, local fashion .TAjnagazines and retail shops start showcasing their sense of patriotic pride in the form of the usual suspects red and white outfit combos. Even home parties are not
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      1010 28 TO S HIBA PREMIER PLAY. PREMIUM LIVING. August September October SAT 13 Everton v Manchester United SAT 10 Manchester United v Manchester City SAT 01 Manchester City v Everton Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers Birmingham City v Charlton Athletic Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion Fulham v Birmingham City Chelsea
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      Lock icon DESIGNS on the world
      1042 30  -  Pearlyn Tham S'pore as a fashion capital? Just wait and see pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg BEING a fashion designer in Singapore may once have been considered a frivolous career that wouldn't enable one to bring home the bacon but all this is changing. The Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
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      DIY jewellery more than just trinkets
      354 31  -  Brenda Chew brenda@newstoday.com.sg MENTION DIY jewellery and most of us will think of cheap and tacky costume pieces. Not so, insists Beadhub founder Tanja Sadow. According to her, jewellery-making goes beyond fine jewellery and costume jewellery. Tanja told Today: "There is an area between
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      One tube for all purposes
      174 31  -  Pearlyn Tham IT HAS been called the moisture multitasker because you can use it as an after-sun soother, a daily eye moisturiser, a refreshing pick-me-up for your peepers and even an eye mask. The miracle worker is Clinique's new Moisture Surge Extra Refreshing Eye Gel.
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      Fine-watch auction
      165 31  -  Pearlyn Tham HOW can you own limited-edition, high-end timepieces? Here's one way: Attend the Singapore International Watch Auction (Siwa) 2005. Presented by Bezel, the watch collectors' guild and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, the auction is a popular one judging by the "overwhelming response" last year. Ong
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      New Silkygirl for different looks
      186 31  -  Pearlyn Tham YOUNG and confident that's what Channel V VJ Paula Malai Ali and model/actress/TV host Jaymee Ong have in common. This is also the "personality" of Silkygirl, one of the latest cosmetics brand to hit town. Paula and Jaymee were chosen as the brand's
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      187 32  -  Brenda Chew Free-flow bubbly at brunch PREGO now offers a bubbly brunch, complete with free flow of Prosecco sparkling wine. There is also a delectable spread of Italian fare. Start off with the appetising antipasti of fresh cold cuts, marinated mushroom and sun-dried tomato. Main courses include chicken
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      CZE CHAR IN COMFORT
      576 32  -  Amv Van food@newstoday.com.sg Since Hong Kong Street Chun Kee set up shop at Upper Thomson Road about three years ago, it has made quite a name for itself. The owners tout it as a place that offers dishes at cheap cze char prices with no GST,
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        108 34 BUILT for gamers, the Razer Copperhead features a laser mouse sensor, customisable hardware and onboard intelligence that retains gamers' personal configurations. The laser sensor powered by Razer Precision technology gives users tracking precision of up to 2,000 dots per inch while the dedicated 16-bit data
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        142 34 DEBUTING at CommunicAsia this year, the Panasonic VS2 is a slim clamshell phone with a metallic finish. It opens with a push of a button to reveal a 2.2-inch display with 320x240 QVGA resolution. Weighing just 98g, the phone packs a 1.3-megapixel camera that features a
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        91 34 IF you're in a tight spot trying to connect a USB device, Sonnet's Flexible USB 2.0 adapter might be able to help. It bends backwards and sideways to connect USB devices in small spaces and plugs into recessed or closely spaced USB ports easily.
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        130 34 IF you need to take a photo in a thunderstorm, the Nikon Coolpix S2 just might be the camera for you. The sleek camera measures just 22mm thick and has a splash-proof aluminium exterior that lets you keep shooting even when it is pouring outside.
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      450 34  -  Terry Lau Handheld Review: HP hw6515 Pocket PC Phone With the GPS-equipped PDA-cum-phone, you'll never get lost infotech(gnewstoday.com.sg IF you find yourself getting lost easily while driving from one place to another, HP's hw6515 PocketPC Phone with GPS (global positioning system) might be
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      Samsung sets its sights on the trigger-happy
      331 34  -  Seah Siew Hua AIMING to gain a greater share of the local digital camera market, Samsung will be launching nine digital cameras from its Digimax range this year. Here's a peek at three of the most promising offerings coming your way. Now available
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      246 35 Ariel Tam in Hong Kong THE bad thing about digital photography is that more often than not, the gigabytes of digital images accumulated over the years get stashed away in the cobwebbed recesses of your computer's hard disk drive, never to see
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      Bawdy RPG with spunk
      484 35  -  Eveline Gan PC Game Review: Bard's Tale AFTER playing Bard's Tale, I've decided to junk all my other role-playing games (RPGs) with their brooding strait-laced heroes and annoyingly cliched love stories. Created by Brian Fargo, the genius behind Bauldur's Gate, Bard's Tale is a hilarious hack-and-slash
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      297 36  -  Sheldon Trollope WE SEEM to be in love with over-engi-neered products. For instance, do most of us really need a diver's watch that will function at a depth of 300 metres? Things are the same when it comes to
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      Think inside the box
      591 36  -  Nick Syn It's no beauty, but Suzuki's APV is an efficient people-mover news@newstoday.com.sg People-moving done on the cheap tends to be a dreary business. No matter how you factor it, a thinly-disguised van will remain resolutely barnacled somewhere in the equation. The trouble with this is
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      Ford unveils a faster Fiesta
      333 36 COMPACT hatchbacks tend to have similarly compact engines. You don't come across many that pack 1.6-litre engines. The affordable Hyundai Getz 1.6 counts as one rare example, as does the considerably more expensive Mini. Now, Ford's new Fiesta 1.6 (picture) further bolsters the ranks. The
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      ACE OF BASE
      629 37  -  Colin Yong For an entry-level BMW 3 Series car, the 320i is a cracking drive IT'S easy to get excited about the new BMW 3 Series, especially if the version in question is the top-of-the-range 330i. What's not to like about a 258bhp sixcylinder power unit that
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      340 37  -  Colin Yong Audi readies new SUV Recently spotted undergoing final pre-production testing in the United States was the Q7, Audi's first dedicated Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), which is due to be launched early next year. Details about the car are still sketchy but it will definitely have seven
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      Another properly up for en-bloc sale
      396 38  -  Owners can look forward to reaping a huge premium of 42% on current value Shobha Tsering Bhalla shobha@newstoday.com.sg TAKING advantage of the uptrend in the property market following the June 19 housing policy changes, another group of homeowners has joined the wave of collective
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      New boutique project launched
      112 38  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla D'PALMA, another boutique freehold project by Rosedale, the developers of D'Banyan is open for booking this weekend. The new project at Lorong Mydin, Kembangan (illustration above), comprises 18 high quality units some with attics in a five-story development near the Kembangan MRT. Units
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      Rising demand hikes M'sia property prices
      534 38  -  Chan Tien Hin MALAYSIAN developers, including Bandar Raya Developments and Berjaya Group, are building a record number of apartments in Kuala Lumpur as rising demand from buyers in Britain and Hong Kong pushes up property prices. Berjaya sold a third of its 830-unit apartment
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      1079 40  -  Jeanine Tan 'Lowbrow' shows might come under fire from critics but they continue to win the ratings war A CCORDING to the old adage, you must XAalways give the customer what he wants. But what happens if the customer wants something that isn't considered good
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      GOOD SHOWS, BAD TIMESLOTS – WHY?
      218 41  - GOOD SHOWS, BAD TIMESLOTS WHY? Jeanine Tan THE Singaporean preference for unchallenging entertainment not only means that quality local programming is affected, but good foreign dramas also get pushed to the strangest timeslots. Joan of Arcadia and Gilmore Girls (picture), shows which have been criticallyacclaimed in the United States, are
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      Praise — but too little, too late for SuperStar hopeful
      369 41 Praise but too little, too late for SuperStar hopeful SUDDENLY, things are starting to look up for Jason Tan. After his elimination from Project SuperStar on Thursday night, which many felt was long overdue, viewers and netizens lauded the gracious manner in which he rooted for fellow contestant Tan Wei
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        157 42  -  David Chew THE third event in the month-long IndigNation programme organised by various gay activist groups drew a packed crowd of some 70 people, both gay and straight Titled ContraDiction, the event on Thursday night was believed to be one of the first gay and lesbian poetry
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        308 42 AFP Jurors convinced Jackson's guilty, plan 'tell-all' books LOS ANGELES Two of the jurors who acquitted pop legend Michael Jackson of child sex charges now say they believe he was guilty and are penning tell-all books about their deliberations. The panellists i are spilling the
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        244 42  -  -Jeanine Tan WHAT does a velour-suit wearing musician have to do with the business reality show The Apprentice 31 Going by the way co-pro-ducer Donald Trump fired Danny Kastner from the show after only three episodes, not much. But he's certainly made an impression.
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        Lock icon Smells like a teen spinner
        410 44  -  Zul Othman He's never been to a nightclub, but Nico hopes to rule at DJ championships zul@newstoday.com.sg NICO Alphonso Ho is a budding Singaporean turntablist a DJ who uses hip-hop records and techniques like scratching to compose original music. He is only 16 years old,
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        222 45  -  JUSTIN CHEONG DVD REVIEVVby" I Downfall "I NEVER attended an academy, and yet I conquered Europe all by myself!" Hitler says chillingly at one point, after accusing all his officers of being imbeciles. People tend to want a parody of the Fiihrer, and think of him as a
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          33 45  -  David Chew It's a tasty chocolate trip that's ever so sweet on the eyes. But Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka is a candy you'll only want to try once.
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          MYSTERIOUS SKIN
          8 45  -  Jeanine Tan Complex drama about paedophilia.
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          23 45 JT Ambitious, but too much has been removed from the original three-hour cut, and that's the most painful cut of all.
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          25 45 JT Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are a match made in comic heaven. The movie is hilarious until a woman crashes the party.
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          39 45 JT I Director Tsai Ming Liang claims it's an art film, not an exploitative porn flick. Either way, the final scene is powerful but vulgar, and it's hard to know what Tsai is trying to say.
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          12 45 JT A celebration of the uncomplicated superhero, refreshing after Batman.
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          7 45 JT Triumph-of-the-spirit South Korean tearjerker.
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          10 45 JT Predictable S Korean high school drama.
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          17 45 I JT Robert Rodriguez's stylish but empty adaptation of a Frank Miller's cult graphic novel.
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          15 45 JT You'll get lots of bang for your buck, just don't expect stealthy subtlety.
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          16 45 Ross Wallace The tagline, "Plan your escape", is good advice once the lights dim
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          14 45 -JT Japanese film has enough cheap thrills to please only horror film fans.
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      504 48 To make it in a sales career, persuasive skills are more important than fluency in the language MANY people have the gift of the gab, yet they do not excel in sales positions. Despite their eloquence and good command of the language, they
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      254 48 Switch to a Career in Nursing! The Strategic Manpower Conversion Programme for the healthcare sector aims to help non-healthcare trained professionals acquire skills r to be Registered Nurses. M* This programme is targeted at augmenting Singapore's pool of nursing professionals by --y supporting suitable candidates through Nanyang Y"^m& |lk Polytechnic's
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      115 48 I CareersTbDW Get the Right Resourceful Motivated Informed Innovative Proactive Creative Candidate! That's the kind of employee in demand these days. And that's the kind of applicants you will get when you advertise your job vacancies in CareersTODAY. Because that's g what TODAY'S readers are like. Each day, we reach
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      340 56 -AFP CRICKET The Ashes BIRMINGHAM Ashley Giles grabbed the vital wicket of Australia captain Ricky Ponting to halt the tourists' charge on the second day of the second Ashes Test at Edgbaston here Friday. Australia, in reply to England's first
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      206 56 -AFP HELSINKI Ethiopian running phenomenon Kenenisa Bekele has pulled out of the 5,000m at the world championships here to concentrate solely on the 10,000m. Bekele, named by track and field's governing body the IAAF as Male Athlete of the Year in 2004, won the 10,000m
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      952 56 LONDON It is only a high-pro-file friendly, but still, the archrivals of Chelsea Football Club, and many neutrals, will be watching every move of the team with rapt focus. Every tactical change will be scrutinised, when the defending English Premiership champions take on Arsenal in Sunday's Community
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      386 56 AP LONDON Thierry Henry has stepped into Patrick Vieira's boots as Arsenal's leader on the field. The new captain, however, does not plan to tread the same path as his predecessor, now plying his trade at Juventus.
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        534 51 Agencies Springboks defend unbeaten streak, All Blacks want to keep proud Newlands record TRI-NATIONS RUGBY South Africa v New Zealand JOHANNESBURG There is no doubt that Jake White is facing his toughest test yet, as the Springbok coach looks to maintain his unbeaten record on home
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        236 51 -AP LOS ANGELES Muhammad Ali settled a lawsuit against several sports collectibles dealers to block the sale of artwork and other memorabilia relating to the former heavyweight champion, including a Koran given to him by a former president of Egypt. An injunction issued after
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        302 51 AFP BEIJING The Chinese Basketball Association have fined 16 players involved in an ugly melee at an international game against Puerto Rico, but failed to suspend anyone, state media said on Friday. A brawl broke out in a Stankovic Cup game at
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        468 52  -  CUBBYLEONG HOCKEY Macau Seven Nations Oman v Singapore cubby@newstoday.com. sg SINGAPORE hockey team manager Ronnie Yeo is looking forward to facing Oman in their opening match of the Macau Seven Nations tournament on Saturday. There is optimism in the
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        603 53 Agencies Gatlin and Radcliffe could light up first day of world meet in Helsinki TRACK AND FIELD World Championships HELSINKI Justin Gatlin sets off on his quest to add the world title to his Olympic 100m gold, and Britain's Paula Radcliffe faces Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba in the
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        535 53 With the World Championships getting underway in Helsinki, Today looks at the match-ups that are set to light up this prestigious athletics event. 100 M: JUSTIN GATLIN (US) v FRANCIS OBIKWELU (POR) With world record holder Asafa Powell out Gatlin looks to be in pole position to
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        484 54 -AFP Deschamps in no doubt mercurial midfielder can turn France around PARIS France's World Cup-winning skipper Didier Deschamps believes midfield superstar Zinedine Zidane can fire the 1998 champions to the finals in Germany next summer. Zidane stunned football by announcing he was coming out of international retirement
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        322 54 Agencies LIVERPOOL Michael Owen's hopes of joining Manchester United have receded with the news that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on the brink of a first-team return. Solskjaer, who scored the injury-time goal which won United the Champions League in 1999, has had a miserable
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        193 54 LONDON Real Madrid midfielder Luis Figo (right) has flown to Inter Milan to undergo a medical ahead of signing a reported two-year deal with the club, reported BBC Sport. The 32-year-old left Real's training camp in Austria on Thursday in order to make the trip to
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        196 54 TYNESIDE Newcastle have failed to dampen speculation that England's Jermaine Jenas has submitted a transfer request The Magpies are refusing to comment on reports claiming the 22-year-old England midfielder wants to quit St James' Park, reported BBC Sport. Spurs and Arsenal are expected to lead the race
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        842 55 the weekend interview with Singapore Hockey Federation president, ANNABEL PENNEFATHER AFTER receiving the International Olympic Committee "Women and Sport" award in March, Annabel Pennefather became the first sports official to claim Her World magazine's Woman of the Year award, 2005. She is the first woman to
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        251 55  -  Cubby Leong SINCHI FC threw the form guide right out of the window, as they downed SAFFC 1-0 in an NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2005 match played on Friday night The Chilins put up an impressive defensive show at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium to
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