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  • 14 1 TODAY we set you thinking MICA (P) 311/10/2006 March 24 25, 2007 todayonline.com /A-djaCorp
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  • 310 1 -AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesia has audited every one of its airlines in the wake of a spate of aviation disasters and the report card is worrying. The airlines were classified into three categories with a top one indicating that the safety standrads
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  • 1385 1  -  RAHUL PATHAK AND JOSE RAYMOND Cricket coach was strangled, say police. A peek into the dark world coaches inhabit rahul@media corp.com.sg IT HAS been confirmed. While the worst that can happen to you in other jobs is a sacking, this one can end with someone's hands around your
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  • hot news
    • 613 3 Thai minister hints at how majority stake issue can be resolved INITIAL investigations have shown that Temasek Holdings broke Thailand's ownership laws when it bought a stake in Shin Corp last year, said Thai Commerce Minister Krikkrai Jirapaet. But in a hint of a more conciliatory
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  • Singapore news
    • 339 4  -  GRACIA CHIANG gracia@mediacorp.com.sg ONE used to be an assistantsupervisor of a manufacturing company for 28 years until he was retrenched three months ago. Another was asked to retire from her job as a senior corporate officer at a union after 34 years
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    • 499 4  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Small bungalows turning into semi-Ds or high-rises shobha@media corp.com.sg THE 12 per cent rise in bungalow prices over the last three years has been overtaken by the annihilating rate at which they are being sold a rate that could put them in
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    • 350 4  -  SHERALYNTAY sheralyn@media corp. com. sg WHEN Mohd Mazwan Mohd Yusop was 14, he did not know a word of English. He had also never attended school. Two years on, after being identified as needing help during a grassroots visit, the musically-inclined teenager is now
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    • 664 6  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI Middle managers are hastening brain drain; pay is not everything: Experts nazry@media corp.com.sg AS THE talent squeeze heats up in Singapore prompting the civil service to propose a pay hike another question has crept up: Aren't bad bosses to be blamed for the widening talent
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    • 355 6  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg THE parties involved in the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) trial were not the only ones baffled by key witness David Tan's flip-flopping statements. In fact, even before the trial of ex-NKF chief TT Durai had started, the Corrupt Practices
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    • 529 6  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg CONVICTED undergraduate-turned-burglar So Weng Kei hoped the physical punishment he was to bear for his crimes would be reduced. On Friday, the 27-year-old got his wish but he now also faces a longer
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    • 327 7  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp. com. sg AS SINGAPORE'S biomedical drive moves into the next phase, biologies will be the next big wave to hit the country's high-end manufacturing scene. Currently a US$52-billion ($78.8 billion) global market annually, biologies are poised to hit an
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    • 473 7  -  LOH CHEE KONG Ex-security guard gets 18 1/2-month prison term for 3 counts of theft cheekong@media corp.com.sg HE WAS employed to safeguard properties against would-be criminals. But this security guard stole DVD players from a supermarket instead. While out on bail, he managed to go back
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    • 295 7  -  SHERALYNTAY CALLING all mothers, daughters, wives and sisters your views are wanted to shape the future of healthcare in Singapore. Recognising that women play a key role in healthcare decision-making, Sing Health will launch an email channel awomanswish@singhealth.com.sg at a special event on Sunday. Through
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  • world news
    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 136 8 -AFP Former United States astronaut Lisa Nowak pleaded not guilty on Thursday to attempting to kidnap a love rival she allegedly confronted after driving more than 1,500 km across the US. She wore diapers during her trip to avoid taking bathroom breaks and in the
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      • 76 8 —AFP Influential Communist Party newspaper. The Study Times, has urged Chinese officials to restrain from using force to control the growing number of public disturbances plaguing the country. The weekly, controlled by the Party School for top Communist officials, said that local governments should
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    • 155 8 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia needs a new approach to wooing investors, the country's deputy leader said on Friday, and that was the main reason the government decided to liberalise a political-ly-sensitive affirmative action programme in Johor. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the government needed a new approach
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    • 550 8  -  NG HUN WEI Sunday's poll shows growing clout of pro-democracy forces hunwei@mediacorp.com.sg THE race for Hong Kong's top government post only ends on Sunday but the result is not in doubt Beijing-backed incumbent Donald Tsang, 62, by all accounts, will comfortably beat pro-democracy lawmaker and Civic
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    • 213 8 -AP BANGKOK Muslim insurgents from southern Thailand were paid to carry out deadly New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok by politicians toppled in last year's coup, a top security official said. The nine bombings in the Thai capital killed three people and wounded
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    • 220 10 —AFP LONDON Some 15 sailors from a British warship were seized by Iranian naval vessels in the Gulf on Friday, the British Ministry of Defence said, demanding their immediate release and seeking urgent clarification from Tehran. Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett summoned
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    • 338 10 -AGENCIES MANILA The Philippines is revving up its bid to turn the country into a premium tourist destination by building a US$lO-billion ($l5-billion) Las Vegas-style gaming and entertainment complex on an 800-ha reclaimed area at Roxas Boulevard. Called Pagcor City, the complex
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 68 10 —AFP Malaysia and the European Union have signed an aviation pact which will allow all airlines from any country in the bloc to fly to Malaysia, state media said. Under the agreement, at least 200 European airlines, including those running charter services, will be
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      • 59 10 -AFP The wife of Democratic presidential contender John Edwards is suffering from an incurable recurrence of breast cancer, but the couple vowed they would not abandon his White House dream. Ms Elizabeth Edwards, 57, has stage-four breast cancer, which means the disease has
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  • Voices
    • 230 12  -  RAYMOND NG Letter from I AM writing to express my concern on how examinations are planned and facilitated in Singapore. As a parent, I am extremely concerned how the school prepares children for examination. It seems to me that even after diligently completing every piece of school
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    • 794 12  -  Neil Humphreys DOWN UNDER WITH news@newstoday.com.sg You're still my favourite airport for free sweeties THE headlines were just too agonising to read. When I broke the news to my wife, she had to leave the room. Like four million Singaporeans, we were temporarily inconsolable. Natural disasters are
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    • 168 12  -  CM MAR Letter from THANK you for the article about double taxing on Myanmar nationals by the Myanmar government ("Your tax or your passport", March 21). Before Myanmar citizens pay income tax, they need to write a cover letter to the ambassador, in a format
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    • 386 14  -  LAI YEW CHAN Singapore is First World in certain ways, but it has yet to create a unique identity Letter from I REFER to the article, "World class, we already are" (March 22). The web encyclopaedia Wikipedia defines First World as countries that are
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    • 326 14  -  RICHARD SEAH Letter from THE public forum on trans fats, presented on March 17 by the Health Promotion Board (HPB), was tagged "All you need to know". But it seems that the HPB does not feel that the public needs to know much.
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    • 235 13 FORHBBIHDin (YES) AWARDS M ■r™ Xl fi/| B^ ——S The DHL YES Awards aim to identify and recognize the contributions of young who is we want to hear from you. Nominate these changemakers, or apply, for changemakers who have developed new and innovative solutions and methods the DHL YES Awards
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    • 232 14 to be given out! While stocks last LAUGHTER DAY 1 April. 930 am D'Tent LAUGHTER IS THE PEST MEP|C|NE COME JOIN OS FOR THIS FREE LAUGHTER THERAPY* SESSION TO DE-STRESS ANP LAUGH YOUR WORRIES AWAY/ "Laughter Therapy is a combination of laughter And exercises that is health beneficial. Terms Conditions:
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  • Businesstoday
    • marketwatch
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      • 58 16 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 *****.61 +61.41 +0.35 HK Hang Seng *****.64 +2.39 +0.01 Australia ASX200 5952.30 -3.40 -0.06 Korea Camp 1447.38 -1.15 -0.08 Thailand SET 677.79 +2.95 +0.44 Jakarta Camp 1805.96 -3.10 -0.17 Phils Comp 3170.05 -8.27 -0.26 Shenzhen B 507.42 -1.36 -0.27 Mumbai Sensex
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      • 125 16 -DOW JONES Singapore's benchmark ST Index broke four straight sessions of gains to close lower Friday on some profit taking, with traders expecting the index to trade sideways next week. "The STl's fall was not surprising considering it already rose 4.9 per cent in four days. That uptrend was
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      • 20 16 Gold US$/oz 664.20 Silver US$/oz 13.48 Platinum US$/oz 1,241.00 Rubber cents/kg 352.5 Palm oil RM/tonne 2010 Brent US$/barrel 62.10
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      • 28 16 USS 0.6591 UK£ 0.3349 Yen 77.715 HKS 5.1486 RM 2.2781 Euro 0.4946 Rupiah 6002.5 Baht 20.899 Peso 31.711 AS 0.8172 Indian Rs 28.774 Yuan 5.0936
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    • 382 16 BLOOMBERG Discounts maybe abolished for large investors, says MAS SINGAPORE'S central bank may amend rules for real estate investment trusts (Reits) to improve the quality of information available to investors as more of such funds are traded in the Republic. The Monetary Authority of Singapore
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    • 223 16 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE'S inflation accelerated in February as Chinese New Year celebrations and floods in neighbouring Malaysia pushed up food prices. The consumer price index rose 0.6 per cent from a year earlier, after gaining 0.3 per cent in January, the Department of Statistics said
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    • 203 16  -  TORCHING LI CAPITALAND will be selling Temasek Tower to MacQuarie Global Property Raffle for a whopping $1.04 billion or $1,550 per sq ft of net lettable area booking a profit of $427 million. The 52-storey commercial building in the heart of the Central
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    • 387 17 -BLOOMBERG Failure to curb subprime rout put millions of borrowers at risk THE Federal Reserve could have acted faster to prevent a meltdown in the subprime-mort-gage market by curbing the lax lending standards that contributed to the crisis, the Fed's chief bank supervisor said. "Given
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    • 313 17 -BLOOMBERG THE Macquarie Bank-led Asll.l billion ($13.5 billion) buyout of Qantas Airways was rejected by Balanced Equity Management, threatening the world's biggest airline takeover. The Melbourne-based fund manager, which owns 4 per cent of Qantas, said today the A 55.45 a share offer
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    • 275 17 -AFP MALAYSIAN gambling firm Genting International has criticised higher British duties on gaming, saying they would affect its bottomline and those of its UK unit Stanley Leisure. "The changes have been imposed without prior indication or consultation with the UK gaming industry," Genting International
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    • wealth personal finance & investment
      • 455 17  -  VASU MENON THE turmoil in global stock markets has left many investors confused. OCBC's Wealth Management Unit polled 17 fund managers for their views on the investment outlook. AMERICAN RECESSION UNLIKELY There are fears that the recent turmoil in the US sub-prime mortgage market
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 66 16 WEIGHTAGE CHANGE SINCE FEB 2006 SINCE JAN 2007 ALL ITEMS 100 0.6% 0.6% FOOD 23 2.7% 0.4% TRANSPORT COMMUNICATION 22 1.1% 0.7% HOUSING 21 0.8% 2.6% RECREATION OTHERS 17 1.2% -0.1% EDUCATION AND STATIONERY 8 1.2% 0.1% HEALTHCARE 5 1.6% 0.6% CLOTHING FOOTWEAR 4 0.1% 1.5% •WEIGHTAGE: HOW MUCH A
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  • wh?ch
    • 735 18  - IF SINS COULD KILL Pearlyn Tham with CITYSTYLE pea rlyn@media corp.com.sg Most of us would perish we've got a closet full of'em OTHERS have skeletons in their wardrobes. I, on the other hand, have sins in my shoe closet I own more than 20 pairs of shoes admittedly not a
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    • 271 18 -PEARLYNTHAM IT MUST be the perils of modern living in the fast and furious lane. When it comes to skin ageing, 25 now seems to be the new 40. This is why Nivea Body's new Age Defying Lotion ($18.90) targets women
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    • style
      • 707 19  -  PEARLYN THAM With Passion's Asience range of hair products, you can look like the stars pearlyn@media corp.com.sg PHOTOS AS A student, there was this one time when I was walking past David Gan's previous hair salon at the former The Promenade now you know how old
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      • 353 19  -  -PEARLYNTHAM SINGAPOREFASHIONFESTIVAL SHE may be one of two famous Viviennes in the fashion world and probably the most prolific Asian fashion designer around, but Vivienne Tarn doesn't display the kind of flamboyance or hauteur that one would expect from someone
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      • ATAGLANCE
        • 108 19 Dead skin cells have no place on your face so get rid of them with the new Vitamin C Micro Refiner ($32.90) from The Body Shop. This cheery orange tube gives you a rich and creamy facial exfoliator with very fine silica crystals that cleanse,
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        • 102 19 The heat is on but your hair isn't having a party of a time. That's because when you use heated styling tools on your tresses over a long period of time, the heat can damage and weaken your hair and cause it to become rough, dull and
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        • 80 19 Inflation isn't always a bad thing. Not when you have the improved Sally Hansen Lip Inflation ($18.90). This magic lip wand plumps up your lips and makes them more luscious, pouty and of course, they'll look more inflated. While a cooling peppermint sensation stimulates your lips
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        • 88 19 If you are a rebel of a woman who lives life your own dynamic way, you'll want your personality to smell the way Loewe A Mi Aire does. This fragrance introduces itself with fresh citric top notes of mandarin and bergamot before revealing its feminine
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    • makan
      • 728 20  -  SHERMAINEWONG For a taste of nostalgia, z/ char can't get any better than this PHOTOS J shermainewong@mediacorp.com .sg IF YOU think you've found all the places there are to go for a good meal in Tiong Bahru, think again, because a surprise may yet be lurking
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      • Article, Illustration
        145 20  -  EVELINE GAN Nutrisoy Hi-Calcium Reduced Sugar Red Bean Soya Milk There are only so many times you can drink soya milk before you get bored of it. F&N Foods keeps this traditional beverage interesting with its creative and healthy flavours. Adding to the current Nutrisoy range is its
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    • gadget
      • 624 21  -  TREVOR TAN This device streams shows to your PC trevor@media corp.com.sg WITH prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors plummeting but their quality and size rising, many PC users are probably wishing they could also use these screens to watch television programmes. Well, their dreams can
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      • 104 21 I Monsoon Allianz Aeris PROS Great streaming video quality via LAN or wireless network Plenty of connectivity options Ability to time-shift and acts as a personal video recorder Can burn recorded programmes into DVD Remote viewing over Internet of video programmes a big boon CONS Chunky and boring looks
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      • 248 21 CANON has released a slew of camcord and digital cameras for the consumer ma: ket. Its MiniDV camcorders, the MD 12( ($599), 140 ($749) and 160 (picture, $899; feature the longest optical zoom 35x the company has equipped on a consumer camcorder. Digital zoom
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      • SHOPPINGGUIDE
        • 118 21 The Motorokr E6 ($598) from Motorola puts music, games, video and productivity tools in a spiffy 14.5mm-thin frame. The 121 g phone has a 2.4-inch touchscreen that sports a resolution of 240x320. Integrated is a 2megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom. The camera can also
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        • 97 21 The FB 162 micro audio system ($399) from LG stands out from others in the market with its stylish black design and touchpadbased navigation system. Don't let its sleek looks fool you though. It can pump out 160W of sound from its two speakers.
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        • 93 21 Trying to find a hands-free speaker for your car that can do double duty for voice calls on your computer? Try the AVLabsAVL33B Bluetooth hands-free speaker ($129). It boasts advanced noise suppression and echo cancellation technologies to ensure that you get good voice quality. You
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        • 93 21 Security cameras are usually cumbersome to install because you have to wire them up. The new Sharp HN-DlOO wireless camera system ($399) ensures easy installation because it doesn't use any wires or even a connection to a computer. Images from its camera are transmitted to
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    • car buyer's guide
      • 753 22  -  JULIAN LOW COE, car prices have risen but showrooms are still crowded news@newstoday.com.sg Would-be car buyers can be forgiven for feeling a bit glum at the moment. Car prices, which fell sharply after a crash in the market for Certificates of Entitlement (COE) just
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      • 540 22  -  COLIN YONG on car price lists but you don't have to be intimidated by it all. Here's a guide to the most impor- I.COE REBATE/OFFSET A higher COE rebate is always better because buyers stand to get some money back if the dealer secures a
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      • 1296 24  -  COLIN YONG In the market for a new car? Take a look at these outstanding buys, ranging from budget specials all the way to those costing half a million dollars colin@mediacorp.com.sg Superminis These compact hatchbacks combine chic looks with good manoeuvrability, making them great fun to
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      • Article, Illustration
        834 26  -  COLIN YONG With major automakers set to launch a slew of new models soon, car buyers will be spoiled for choice colin@mediacorp.com.sg The latest version of BMW's iconic convertible has a folding hardtop instead of a fabric roof but its styling and driving dynamics haven't been compromised. Orders
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    • property
      • 651 27  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Keppel's new luxury project generates strong interest for having the largest penthouse ever to be built in Spore PHOTOS COURTESY OF shobha@media corp.com.sg IF LARGENESS were an indicator of might and excellence, then Keppel Corp must surely be number one, with the
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      • 465 27  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg PHOTO COURTESY OF THE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has purchased a renovated three-and-a-half-storey shophouse at a Colliers International auction held on Wednesday. In spite of the slow bidding, it was clear that
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    • Article, Illustration
      1033 28  -  Zul Othman Beer gets an upgrade as more Singapore breweries venture into drafting their own unique home brews zul@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS arguably the world's oldest and most popular alcoholic beverage but beer just doesn't smack of sophistication. As far as businesses go, however, it may be among
      ALL PHOTOS WEETECKHIAN EXCEPTTHE PUMP ROOM BY KOH MUI FONG  -  1,033 words
    • 336 29  -  LIM KUAN CHIANG IF YOUR usual tipple has lost its buzz and you're thirsting for some heady new brew, you're in luck. Step into any of the increasingly popular microbreweries in town and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the plethora of home-brewed suds on offer.
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    • in cinemas
      • 451 30  -  WINSONTEO Forest of Death stars happy to talk about harsh shoot, but tightlipped about romance winson@newstoday.com.sg THEIR latest movie is about a forest where people go to die. But, predictably, it was a thicket of questions about how they live and love that Taiwanese actress Shu
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      • 347 30  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) may have scored a coup by getting a blockbuster South Korean drama to shoot scenes here. But, at a press conference on Thursday night marking the end of filming, the question was
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      • 384 31  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Ousted American Idol contestant Stephanie Edwards says people didn't get to know her Julia na.rasul@media corp.com.sg THERE'S no competing with a flamboyant popstar with great hair like Sanjaya Malakar, even if you sound like Beyonce. Stephanie Edwards (picture) was the second contestant voted out
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      • 231 31 THE Flaming Lips could soon be joining the ranks of Abba and Queen with their own show on Broadway. According to The Guardian, the highprofile team of West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin and Tony-win-ning director Dcs McAnuff are looking to be bringing the American alternativerock
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      • INADDITION...
        • 71 32 —AP Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan wants Bollywood to improve its special effects, the Mumbai Mirror said yesterday. "I want our F-X to be comparable with the best in the world," Khan, referring to a technical term for describing special effects, said the
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