Today, 2 October 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY Frew share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 Monday October 2, 2006 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
    • Article
      Lock icon Powell 'warned Bush about Iraq'
      411 1 -AFP Biography: Former Secretary of State was estranged from White House during four-year term WASHINGTON Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell warned President George W Bush he was facing a difficult insurgency in Iraq in their final meeting in January last year, according to
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      Lock icon BBC documentary alleges Pope linked to child abuse cover-up
      292 1 -AFP LONDON A British documentary claimed yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI was implicated in the systematic cover-up of child sex abuse by Catholic priests. Over 20 years, the man formerly known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger enforced a secret 1962 document on
      -AFP  -  292 words
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  • hot news
    • Article, Illustration
      Genting's 'lyrical' offering
      618 2  -  TORCHING LI Bidder pulls in designer Michael Graves to design Sentosa IR boutique hotel IN NEW JERSEY chingli@media corp. com. sg AN ARCHITECT whose imprint can be found on stainless steel tea kettles around the world, as well as Florida's Walt Disney World Resort, has been unveiled
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      BATTLE OF THE METROPOLISES TAKES OFF
      853 2  -  LIANG DINGZI From a gold depository in Hong Kong's to an F1 circuit at KLs, airport cities aim to be destinations in themselves WITH the opening of Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sept 28, the race to develop airport cities takes a critical step
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      Lock icon Democracy, Thai military-style
      492 3 AGENCIES BANGKOK It was the first instalment of a promise made just after it had seized power and Thailand's military junta was keen to stress that it was keeping its word. Having pledged to step back in favour of civilians within two weeks, it duly appointed a
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    • Article
      Lock icon Haze worsens, and there's no end in sight
      378 3 -LEONGWEEKIAT THE haze worsened yesterday with the Pollutants Standards Index (PSI) hitting the 60s range in the hours before 6pm. And there aren't likely to be brighter days ahead with the hazy conditions expected to persist over the next two days, according
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon Link cut, commuters redirected
      425 4  -  JASMINE YIN Business falls by 30% for Wisma Atria basement shops jasmine@media corp.com.sg JUST one linkway apart, but their situations could not have been more different yesterday. While Orchard Mass Rapid Transit station bustled with people, it was a quiet affair at the once-busy Wisma Atria
      DON WONG  -  425 words
    • Article
      Lock icon AVA to grade pet shops soon as part of plans to raise standard
      390 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA PET shops in Singapore will soon be graded, similar to how the National Environment Agency (NEA) grades hawker centres. This is part of the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority's (AVA) plans to improve the standard and
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    • Article
      Lock icon Silver talents give haircuts, massage
      266 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) has launched a salon where you can get a haircut or a full-body massage by "silver talents" aged 50 and older. The Salon@Yuying is part of its Silver Talent Programme to employ and tap the skills of
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  266 words
    • Article
      Diabetics' care on new road
      738 6  -  SHERALYNTAY But US doctor warns of bumps along the way sheralyn@media corp.com.sg WHILE many general practitioners were enjoying their weekly day off, Singapore quietly ushered in a new era in managing chronic diseases like diabetes. Starting yesterday, the onus for the day-to-day management of diabetes
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    • SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
      • Article
        Lock icon 3 DIE IN SEPARATE ROAD ACCIDENTS
        124 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Two motorcyclists and a car passenger were killed in two separate accidents on Saturday. In the first, a car turning right from Kallang Road into Padang Jeringau collided with a motorcyclist, then hit another car. Motorcyclist Suhairi Leman, 40, died on the
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      • Article
        Lock icon CAMPAIGN FOR MARRIAGE LESSONS
        76 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA To drive home the message that Marriage Preparation Programmes are a vital part of the nuptial process, the National Family Council has launched a month-long campaign. This includes transforming the busstop outside Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station into a garden wedding party. Experts say that
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      • Article
        Lock icon COMMEMORATING CHILDREN'S DAY
        68 6 -LEONGWEEKEAT Thirty Workers' Party (WP) members and volunteers yesterday distributed balloons to children in Toa Payoh, Bishan and Bedokto commemorate Children's Day. Party chairman Sylvia Lim said the outreach programme was mooted by the party's younger members, giving them a chance to "interact with the public in
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      701 5 to income Insurance Insights High investment charges \££L iSfSt can lower your profits U^ Over a long period, most well-managed funds The annual charge of a NTUC Income fund ranges will produce a return that is close to each other, from 0.5% to 1% lower than similiar funds in the
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  • world news
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      Lock icon The reluctant leader
      519 8 AFP Retired army chief and onetime Buddhist monk sworn in as new Thai premier BANGKOK Thailand's junta-appointed new premier is a former army chief who has, ironically, spoken out against a military role in politics in the past. Retired General Surayud Chulanont, 63, had been tipped by
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      Lock icon More heads roll in Shanghai
      254 8 -AFP SHANGHAI A corruption investigation into Shanghai's booming real estate industry widened on Sunday, as more officials were sacked following the ousting of the city's top leader, state press said. Mr Xv Jianguo, director of the Shanghai Economic Commission; Mr Bao Xianming, top judge of
      -AFP  -  254 words
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      Lock icon A possible summit for Japan, China
      283 8 -AFP TOKYO -Japan's ruling party will invite Chinese officials this month to examine a possible summit between Tokyo and Beijing, which has been suspended since April last year, a party official said Sunday. "The ruling party is preparing an environment suitable to holding a
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      Lock icon Storm moves to Vietnam
      405 10 AFP After wreaking havoc on the Philippines, typhoon just won't let up DANANG (Vietnam) Typhoon Xangsane barrelled into central Vietnam yesterday, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee and cutting electricity and telephone lines. At least six people died and 51 people were injured in four provinces.
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      Lock icon Spanish villages stop burning Prophet effigies
      201 10 ■AFP MADRID Two Spanish villages have abandoned the centuries-old tradition of burning cardboard effigies of the Prophet Mohammed "for fear of offending Muslims", the Barcelona daily El Periodico de Catalunya reported yesterday. Angry reactions amongst Muslims over satirical cartoons of Mohammed published in a
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      Lock icon Kurds order unilateral ceasefire in 22-year war
      211 10 AFP QANDIL MOUNTAINS (Iraq) The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has ordered a unilateral ceasefire in its 22-year-old war against Turkey. Rebel commanders invited reporters to an armed camp in the Qandil Mountains of northern Iraq, near the borders of Turkey and Iran,
      AFP  -  211 words
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda chief in Iraq's 'days are numbered'
      197 12 —AFP BAGHDAD The Iraqi government yesterday showed journalists the first-ever video images of Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Ayyub Al Masri, in which the successor to the slain Abu Musab Al Zarqawi describes how to make a bomb. Iraqi National Security
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      Lock icon India to give blast evidence to Pakistan
      288 12 -AGENCIES New Delhi says it will prove train bombing linked to Islamabad NEW DELHI India yesterday said it would give evidence to Pakistan about the alleged involvement of its spy agency and militant groups in the deadly Mumbai train bombings in July. Foreign
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      Lock icon US eyes Iran's nuclear allies
      123 12 -AFP WASHINGTON United States President George W Bush has signed into law a set of sanctions targeting foreign countries that continue nuclear cooperation with Iran and sell it advanced arms. Mr Bush said in a statement: "This legislation will codify US sanctions on Iran while
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon HUNGARIAN PM'S VOW
        56 13 -DPA Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany late yesterday vowed to carry on after his ruling coalition lost heavily in local elections. The main opposition party, Fidesz, had billed the election as a test of the popularity of a government that has been caught lying to the electorate
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        Lock icon OPPOSITION WINS
        46 13 -AFP Austria's opposition Social Democrats won a surprise elec- toral victory late yesterday. The Social Democrats took 35.7 per cent of the vote, giving them 68 seats in Parliament, while Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel's People's Party won 34.2 per cent, leaving it with 66 seats.-
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        Lock icon ISRAEL WITHDRAWS
        30 13 -AFP Israel pulled its remaining troops out of Lebanon yesterday ahead of the start of the sacred Yom Kippur holiday but warned it would act should Hezbollah regroup.-
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      Lock icon North, South Koreas to resume talks
      426 13 -AFP Meeting comes as Seoul moves to take lead in deterring war in peninsula SEOUL Military authorities in North and South Korea have agreed to resume talks for the first time in five months, officials at the defence ministry in Seoul said yesterday. The
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      Lock icon No new probe into Rainbow Warrior bombing
      215 13 -DPA WELLINGTON The 21-year-old case of the Rainbow Warrior the anti-nuclear protest boat sunk by French secret agents in Auckland harbour will remain closed despite a new claim that the brother of a French presidential hopeful had been identified as the bomber, according
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      Lock icon Indonesia rushes troops following blasts in Poso
      210 14 ■AFP JAKARTA Indonesian paramilitary police will be deployed to the town of Poso, which has been plagued by religious violence, after bombs exploded in protest over the execution of three Christians, police said yesterday. Hundreds of officers will be deployed after unidentified men
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      Lock icon Tehran – the nose job capital
      495 14  - Tehran the nose job capital CHRISTINE SPOLAR MCT Iranians young and old turning to plastic surgery in pursuit of beauty news@media corp.com.sg TEHRAN Along the best boulevards of Iran's capital, some young women go about their days in distinctive style: They cover their hair with silks, drape their torsos with
      — MCT; MCT  -  495 words
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      174 12 X Take a companion along to India, at special fares. Introducing Companion-Free Offer and Special Group Fares. This festive season, make India your destination of choice with Jet Airways. Fly your companion free with the Companion-Free Offer in Club Premiere and avail Special Group Fares in Economy for a minimum
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      352 13 APMI KAPLAN") asiapacific MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE n The University of Hull Master of Business Administration Most Established UK MBA (Edupoll Singapore 2005 and 2006 MBA Citations) mmBh. Ranked 7th Best Overall (The Times Higher Education Supplement 2005) s^^w Accredited by EQUIS, European Accreditation Agency Fully taught by University of Hull faculty
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      318 14 Transform from a Professional to a Regional Entrepreneur 3 years ago, Rita Ong left her cushy, well-paying and highly-regarded professional career in management to join the bwL business. She ,x determined to develop her direct-selling IL LM I network in the promising Indonesian market, _^J i^ The highly-educated Rita is
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      251 15 The DRx Center has been newly refurbished to offer new amenities to enhance the DRx service hallmark. In the past 3 years, we have grown to become one of Singapore's most credible aesthetic centres a reputation built upon results-oriented programs developed by medical doctors from The DRx Clinic based on
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  • Voices
    • Hardly living the life of a tat tai
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      233 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON THE VULNERABLE CHILD Forthe next several days, I want to offer some suggestions for howto help a child deal with a wobbly self-concept, which is a very widespread problem in the human family. I'll be talking especially about the youngster who has some
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      isay EQUAL... EXCEPT IN THE KITCHEN
      543 18  -  LISA WALSH WITH rising divorce rates becoming a worldwide trend, perhaps it is not surprising that the Department of Statistics ("Divorce, inter-racial marriages on the rise", Sept 26) has revealed that the year 2005 saw 6,909 divorce cases in Singapore. This constitutes an alarming
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    • Letter
      Better off renting?
      253 19  -  LEONG SZE HIAN HDB's flat-owning policy needs rethink to benefit the lower-income Letter from I REFER to the article "HDB reports $1.4b ops deficit" (Sept 30). It reports "a deficit of $51 million under the Mortgage Financing Segment category, compared to a surplus of $17 million the
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      Right to a good life, married or divorced
      378 19  -  AARON NG Yl KAI NUR IZYANITAHA Letter from I REFER to the letters by Seah Leong Khai and Danny Chua ("Best get back to the kitchen", Sept 29). I am flabbergasted that there exist two fellow male Singaporeans who believe in keeping
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    • Article
      S2006 appreciation events planned for all
      173 19  -  COLUMSAUSIONG Chairman, Transport Sub-Committee Singapore 2006 WE REFER to the letter "***** Drivers not a part of the team?" (Sept 27) by Mr Darren Lee, and would like to clarify. A large part of the success of Singapore 2006 is due to the involvement
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      Yomeishu is as good for you today, as it has always been. It is still made by the same process that was developed in Japan nearly 400 years ago.
      247 19 Yomeishu is made from natural herbs Sokan Shiozawa originated Yomeishu in 1602. He gathered special natural ingredients, whose medicinal benefits had
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        MORE CUBICLES FOR FEMALES AT NEW PUBLIC TOILETS
        105 20  -  S SATISH APPOO Head, Environmental health department National Environment Agency (NEA) I refer to the letter "Three-toilet system may be useful in big arenas" (Sept 28). We thank Mr Tan for the feedback. The NEA is constantly reviewing the Code of Practice
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        LITTLE INDIA DEEPAVALI BANNERS CULTURALLY INAPPROPRIATE
        85 20  -  RAMCHAND RAMESH While the Singapore Tourism Board should be lauded for the Little India light-up, its Deepavali banners along the roads unfortunately come across as culturally inappropriate. They feature a little girl holding a prayer light in her left hand. No Indian makes a
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      Lock icon All for the red dot(com)
      909 20  -  DRTANSEKWAH LEECHINGWERN e-business guru on how Spore, Govt can keep up to speed with the Internet and new media coffee with I General manager of I Green Dot Internet Services IF YOU'RE a driver who's ever had to log on to the one-stop motoring portal,
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      CHEAH:BRIGHTIDEAS
      15 21 KEEP THE LANTERN HANDY YOU MAY HAVE TO USE IT IN THE DAY, TOO!.
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      98 16 I rSPEAK!^ I WORKSHOP: MC*^9J HOW TO HELP E JWI YOUR CHILD IHiHUl'll'lil'il I DURING EXAM? ,3. You will learn: Basic observation assessment techniques to I b *j J L L understand your child better. Learn interventions to help your child fulfill their potential. Also what parents can do to
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      304 17 r* .w**"*"*" Ageing scalp can cause hair fall! A k Jj B As we get older, many of the hair follicles stop producing A I I new hair. Hair follicles shrink with age, resulting in 1 thinner hair and premature hair fall. H Beijing 101 can help J| To ensure
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      139 20 .small ll^fe a free parenting guide by TODAY. I *y SmallTalk is a handy parenting guide with s editorial sections such as Talk, Eat, Learn, m M^JmL M M Care, Play, Plan, Connect and Shop. if MM^ SmallTalk discusses issues and concerns ttv%&shi m that parents and to-be parents might
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon NOL in rough seas
      879 22  -  DOW JONES Declining freight rates and high oil prices continue to weigh on shipper's outlook THE stock of Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has fallen nearly 18 per cent in the year to date, and despite a late summer rebound, the world's sixth-biggest container liner by
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      Raffles Holdings seeks delisting
      408 23 Capita Land offers additional 6 cents per share FOLLOWING the sale of the iconic Raffles Hotel in 2005 and the completion of the sale of its stake in Raffles City last month, Raffles Holdings, the company headed by the charming and inimitable Jennie Chua Kheng Yeng
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    • marketwatch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        99 23 -AFP SHARE prices are expected to trade sideways in the week ahead after touching fresh four-month highs last week, dealers said. They said there was a lack of trading leads in the market as it headed into the fourth quarter. For the week ended Sept 29, the ST Index
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        Your S$1 buys
        35 23 JS$ JK£ 'en m iuro lupiah 3aht 0.6309 0.3374 74.417 4.9174 2.3271 0.49B3 5321.2 23.685 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 31.646 0.8461 29.002 597.11 0.7027 4.9877 0.9681 20.886
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        Lock icon Commodities
        20 23 Bloomberg Information provided byf iold US$/oz 603.61 iilver USS/oz 'latinum US$/oz lubber cents/kg 'aim oil RM/tonne 11.51,150.21 283.2! 1,501.01
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    • Article
      Lock icon China says yuan flexibility being gradually expanded
      155 23 DOW JONES BEIJING The yuan's flexibility is gradually being expanded as the influence of market forces grows stronger on China's currency, the nation's central bank chief said. In an interview with Caijing magazine, People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said: "China's policy
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    • SUCCEED the business of learning
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        Lock icon SUCCEED the business of learning As good as your last back-up
        668 24  -  PIiJiKMMiiHgTW Planning for'what ifs' is not a waste of time but smart thinking SUCCEED with succeed@newstoday.com.sg A CHILLING story came to me last week. One of my "mentees" moved house. In the process, his motherboard crashed, his modem failed
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        Awesome Coaching
        278 24  -  LEE U-WEN BRAINFOOD Dave Rogers Perhaps one of the greatest challenges of being a supervisor is keeping the company's staff motivated and ensuring productivity levels remain high. Not an easy task, you might say, but author Dave Rogers feels he has the solutions all in the pages of
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          PURSUE THAT DREAM CAREER IN MUSIC
          108 24 The National University of Singapore's Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music will be holding its first open house this weekend. There will be solo and chamber concerts by students as well as faculty and guest artists. Those keen to pursue a career in music
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          THE BOOMING INDIAN MARKET AND YOUR BUSINESS
          96 24 The European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore is organising a one-day seminar to share its perspectives on the Indian retail market. Targeted at those who work for international consumer and luxury goods companies, there will be four guest speakers who will talk about
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          BECOME A BETTER BUSINESS WRITER
          105 24 If you've always struggled with your basic business correspondence writing, this is the workshop for you. Organised by LCI Executive Seminars, trainer Shirley Taylor will show you tools and tricks such as writing a crisp letter or email and presenting your content in a proactive
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        Lock icon onthego SHE GETS PAID TO HAVE FUN
        580 25  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg IF YOU find it hard to use the word "fun" to describe the nature of your job, Miss Jayce Chua would be the object of your envy. The 28-year-old biology graduate gets paid to don colourful wetsuits and frolic with
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        CEO101 Are wages or job titles more important to employees?
        121 25 MR lAIN EWING, CEO PRINCIPAL TRAINER, EWING COMMUNICATIONS PTE LTD It depends on so many things: The job title, the power of the job, the wage, the person. Since lama trainer, I come into contact with executives who are having
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      1042 26  -  Ashraf Safdar ashraf@mediacorp.com.sg I am a jester and I do that with pride, says 'King of Bollywood' THE wry tone and the infectious laugh accompanying the words sum up the speaker's appeal: He is a superstar adored by millions for his escapist musicals, but he is also down-to
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      59 26 "Sometimes I think of myself in the third person I'm 'the' Shah Rukh Khan now," the Bollywood superstar is quoted as saying in Sippy's new book Lights Camera Masala. "Now a myth is created That myth can be called King Khan." In honour of this member of Bollywood royalty,
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      MOHABBATEIN (LOVE AFFAIRS)
      43 26 The 2000 film and Hollywood's Dead Poet's Society{]9B9) both feature inspiring educators prodding their overworked students to begin to think, and not just analytically, but creatively. The Bollywood version upped the ante by throwing in some mournfully poetic musical numbers.
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      KABHI KUSHI KABHI GHAM
      53 26 A k a K3G, the film was a massive hit for the industry in 2001, the highestgrossing Bollywood export ever. The tribulations of a splintering family (of which Khan is an adopted son) are played out globally, though the film's main draw is arguably Jatin-Lalit and
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      DEVDAS
      57 27 Based on the Bengali novella by Sarat C Chattopadhyay and starring former Miss World Aishwarya Rai alongside Khan, the 2002 film was a nightmare for its financial backers and a feast for the eyes. The most expensive Bollywood movie at the time, it was also India's entry for the
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      KABHIALVIDA NAA KEHNA (NEVER SAY GOODBYE)
      57 27 The film may be new but it is remarkable in the way it tackles the taboo subject of a wife's infidelity (Khan plays her lover). Here, a woman leaves her husband not because of mistreatment, but because she doesn't love him anymore. Such female
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        204 28 —AFP WARSAW Blonde, sports-loving beauty Tatana Kucharova won the Miss World title for the Czech Republic for the first time on Saturday in the beauty pageant's glitzy finale, which was watched by an estimated two billion viewers in more than 200 countries. Kucharova, 18,
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        428 28  -  EUSACHIA Though warned to expect surprises, Amazing Race teams were shocked at sudden ejection from the competition elisa@media corp.com.sg THE Amazing Race's 10th season has surprised television viewers with a number of firsts, among which were the first Indian-Amer-ican team and a team of
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      224 29 -AGENCIES SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain) Boos were heard over the weekend when films from France and Iran shared the top prize at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. But there were only smiles among the Singapore contingent as homegrown film-makers Woo Yen Yen
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        859 30  -  LAUREEN TOH Though mainly a tapas bar, Covo Bistro Lounge also serves an array of satisfying meat and seafood dishes food@media corp.com.sg "I'D SAY it's iiber-cool, contemporary, urban and minimalist, with a raw touch to give it contrast," said Oliver Tan, owner of Greenwood Avenue's newest
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          CHOCO LOCO AT THE COURTYARD
          186 31  -  -BERNADETTECHONG Everyone with a sweet tooth, take note: The Chocolate Buffet at The Courtyard of The Fullerton Hotel is now available for three straight evenings, from Thursday to Saturday (previously Friday and Saturday only). Fulfil your wildest chocolate fantasies with the creations prepared by The
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          DELIFRANCE'S NEW DISHES
          204 31  -  BERNADETTE CHONG Say bonjourto Bistro Delifrance's new menu, which features a wide grill selection, including the unique swordfish steak in laksa sauce, cog au yin with chunks of chicken in red shallot sauce, and ragout au boeuf —a combination of beef bourguignon served with mashed potatoes. If
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      13 28 SUPER SCHUMI BACK ON TOP German on course for eighth world title 34
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      530 33 ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) H Everything will centre on relationships and Personally, creatively and socially you will partnerships today. Both in business and W>^ shine and, if you are prepared to promote your personal life you will have to make de- j and present,
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      211 33 WEATHERTODAY Amsterdam 13/17 C rainy Los Angeles W24C fog Auckland 09/19 C rainy Manila 25/30 C cloudy OingapOfe Bali 23/29 C cloudy Melbourne 12/17 C showers 24/32 C BS Begawan 25/32 C showers New Delhi 23/35 C partly cloudy Bangkok 24/31 C thunderstorm New York 12/22 C partly cloudy p
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      157 33 EMERGENCY LINES City Gas (to report gas supply 1800-752-1800 interruption, low pressure and leakage) Civil Defence (Fire Emergency Ambulance) 995 Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Police 999 Police hotline 1800-255-0000 SPPowerGrid 1800-778-8888/ (to report power failure) 6778-8888 Traffic Police 6547-1818 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 HELPLINES —GENERAL Samaritans of Singapore 1800-221-4444 Society for The
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      741 34 -AGENCIES German's first victory in Shanghai puts him on course for another drivers' championship FORMULA 1 Chinese Grand Prix SHANGHAI Michael Schumacher delivered one of his most dazzling virtuoso drives yesterday to win the Chinese Grand Prix and move within reach of his eighth drivers'
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      319 34  -  TANYO-HINN IN JULY 2001, the Committee on Sporting Singapore (CoSS) report recommended the three pillars of mass participation, sports excellence and sports industry as the guiding principles towards making Singapore one of Asia's top 10 sporting nations by 2010. Today, the Singapore Sports Council
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      Lock icon Murchison gives hope for future
      495 35  -  Lan De Cotta Despite a lack of track time, 26-year-old gives Singapore a credible 16th finish A 1 Holland Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Holland ian@mediacorp.com.sg CHRIS Murchison flew the Singapore flag high here after a trying weekend, but he had a safety car and the
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      Lock icon Bedok are Kings of local rugby
      265 35 BEDOK Kings celebrated their 10th anniversary by clinching the 2006 National Rugby Championship Premier Division yesterday at the Yio Chu Kang Stadium. The Kings won the title without having to step onto the field as the Bucks, their closest challengers, lost 25-19 to the
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      790 36  -  SHARANI KHAMIS For Balestier hotshots Ludovickand Ederaro, team glory comes first sports@newstoday.com.sg FOR a young footballer, playing in a foreign country can be a daunting experience. But Balestier's Cameroon striker Kengne Ludovick, 23, and his 20-year-old strike partner from Nigeria, Osagie Ederaro, have adapted better than most fellow
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      Lock icon Stags, Rams up the ante
      1094 37  -  DARREN LAI Title hopefuls register crucial victories to keep pressure on league leaders SAFFC NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO6 Tampines 1 Geylang 0 Woodlands 2 Albirex 1 darren@mediacorp.com.sg SAFFC may have a huge lead over their rivals in the NTUC IncomeYeo's S-League at the moment, but as
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      67 34 WIN KIMI'S JOHNNIE WALKER GOLD LABEL BOOTS: WEEK 1 ||j§lj||jj|^ FULHAM SHOWING GOOD FORM! Made Chelsea work hard last match! S.League Young Lions Sport Afrique Tue, 03/10/06 B.oopm S.League Sengkang Bal Khalsa Tue, 03/10/06 B.oopm Sales closes 5 minutes before kick-off time, or at the outlets' closing time. For PoolzConnect
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      54 36 www.sleague.com Co-title Sponsors of S.League: Partner In Sports: S.League Sponsors: Official Convergence FAS Lifestyle Partner: IKaip!xl M^. _-> p- •>- Communication Providers: r±J IP RH^BANK Mikasa Qsmnr V£^ w-m 2-ntuz ifUft hj AVAyA v ft INCOME \B/ ?ffl^ Club Main Sponsors: 53 S4KMB o eJ^r. FT MS (hggfa MM H
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      590 38 -AFP THE GROVE (England) Tiger Woods carded a last round 67 to win the World Golf Championship event here yesterday (early today, Singapore time) by eight shots from England's lan Poulter and Adam Scott of Australia. Woods was 23-under for the tournament and
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      738 38 -AGENCIES Norwegian's brace sends Red Devils to the top of the table ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United 2 Newcastle 0 MANCHESTER Ole Gunnar Solskjaer turned back the clock as he struck twice to help Manchester United rise to the top of the English Premiership, ahead of Chelsea on
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      Lock icon No way Beck now
      592 39 AGENCIES Former skipper behind Pennant for England's right midfield spot LONDON The England door appears to be closed for David Beckham. But it will remain open for Wayne Rooney, even though the striker's goals have dried up. Former captain Beckham is now fifth choice for England's
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      445 39  -  DARREN LAI WATERSPORTS HSBCWakeboard World Cup Singapore 2006 darren@mediacorp.com.sg THE irrepressible Philip Soven won his third straight title in the HSBC Wakeboard World Cup Singapore 2006, but the 17-year-old's win was over-shadowed by a serious injury to woman wakeboarder Dallas Friday. Clearly the crowd
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