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Title Section13 2008-06-21 1 weekendTODAY MICA(P) 134/10/2007 /X/\=DIA.CORP we set you thinking June 21 22, 2008 todayonline.com13 words
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Article922 2008-06-21 1 NEO CHAI CHIN; ALICIA WONG - NEO CHAI CHIN ALICIA WONG Some doctors are not properly insured against invasive procedures claims AND chaichin@media corp.com.sg YOU may go to a certain aesthetic doctor on a friend's recommendation, but would you think twice if the doctor was not properly insured against legal claims from922 words
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Miscellaneous18 2008-06-21 1 1 IN YOUR WEEKEND XTRA 1 THE TROUBLE^ iWITH THIS BOOM l W* <"■ LJLk'i ljt» iT^l-f i'W* RSv^^B18 words
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Article, Illustration268 2008-06-21 2 BANGKOK At least 8,000 Thai protesters on Friday pushed past a police barricade to the gates of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office, demanding that he resign. About 5,100 police in riot gear had held them off for more than three hours, but a groupAFF - 268 words
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195 2008-06-21 2 AP YANGON (Myanmar) The United Nations (UN) warned Friday that it will be forced to ground helicopters ferrying critical aid to Myanmar's cyclone survivors, unless the international community urgently provides more funding. The UN's World Food Program said it was facing aAP - 195 words
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Article, Illustration911 2008-06-21 3 LAN DE COTTA - LAN DE COTTA XTRA FAST WHEELS Why are there no women in Formula 1 ian@mediacorp.com.sg GIOVANNA Amati is something of a milestone in Formula 1. She was the last woman to sit inside the cockpit of a Formula 1 car 16 years ago, although she never3ETTY IMAGES - 911 words
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Article472 2008-06-21 4 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN Clean tech park to be set up here, to test such an ecosystem chaichin@media corp.com.sg IN THE field of clean energy, it's not much of an exaggeration to say changes are happening at the speed of light. Because of this, the intergovernment agency's472 words
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Article203 2008-06-21 4 Got an idea to help the greying population lead independent lives or improve their health and well-being? If your proposal is accepted by the National Research Foundation (NRF), it will be among the first batch of research grants awarded under the new Scenario-based Competitive Research Programme.203 words
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Article, Illustration121 2008-06-21 4 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN LEANING TREE OF GREENWOOD GROVE: This coniferous tree at Greenwood Grove, reminds reader Jack Koh of the leaning tower of Pisa. While really intriguing to look at, Mr Koh, who sent in the photo to Today, could not help but worry about the safety of the peoplePHOTO COURTESY JACK KOI - 121 words
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Article, Illustration1284 2008-06-21 6 CHRISTIE LOH - XTRA JOB STATISTICS How inflation and uncertainty are marring the rosy job market CHRISTIE LOH christie@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN Ms Natalie Boon, 22, started job hunting in April, the final-year student at the Singapore Management University was confident of landing a marketing or communications position by June,1,284 words
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176 2008-06-21 8 - LOHCHEEKONG - DREW and Napier pipped Allen and Glenhill for the first time in four years to bag the most number of trophies at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) South-east Asia Law awards on Friday, at which Singapore law firms were big winners. At last year's176 words
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Article215 2008-06-21 8 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN zul@media corp.com.sg A GROUP of holidaymakers on their way to Redang Island in Malaysia were jolted out of their sleep early on Friday morning when their bus crashed into a tree. According to tour operator Five Star Travel, the bus ran into the tree215 words
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Article, Illustration737 2008-06-21 8 TAN HUI LENG - -BLOOMBERG WHO's six-step proposal offers greater clarity in fight against flu infection TAN HUI LENG IN KUALA LUMPUR huileng@media corp. com. sg THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has released details of a new flu pandemic alert system to replace its existing one, which has-BLOOMBERG; 'HOTO COURTESY CITI SINGAPORE - 737 words
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Article, Illustration1053 2008-06-21 10 ROBERT YEO - XTRA WHAT ARE WE? Athens, Israel, Monaco let's just be Singapore of South-east Asia ROBERT YEO NOT too long ago, I heard a BBC interview with Prince Albert of Monaco. The context was the pending arrival in Singapore of Fl racing and the casinos in theSOURCE MICA, COURTESY OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF SINGAPORE; ERNEST CHUA - 1,053 words
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Article, Illustration1087 2008-06-21 12 PETER H L LIM - XTRA MEDIA WATCH As lines get blurred, how should readers react? PETER H L LIM SOON after I became editor-in-chief of The Straits Times Group in 1978, my boss told me in a moment of exasperation at yet another unexpected editorial proposal from me:L FAIZAL - 1,087 words
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307 2008-06-21 13 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg A GROUP of off-duty, Nepalese Gurkha troops got into "scuffles" last week at the contingent's Mount Vernon barracks following a discussion about their salary scale by officers, according to the police. The incident, described as one of "disorderly307 words
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460 2008-06-21 13 LIN YANQIN - NTUC satisfied by response that will help 40,000 workers LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg ONE month after the National Wages Council (NWC) recommended that employers give their rank-and-file workers a one-off payment to cope with inflation, 60 unionised companies have decided to heed the call. Over460 words
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SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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118 2008-06-21 14 Police have arrested two Africans a Ghanaian man and an Ethiopian woman on suspicion of using cloned credit cards and ATM cards to make withdrawals from ATM machines here. The man, 33, and the woman, 22, were nabbed at a shopping118 words
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143 2008-06-21 14 A time-out to take stock. That's what the booming shipyard industry has been urged to do, following two serious accidents this month, in which three workers died. Even as investigations are ongoing to establish the cause, the Workplace Safety and Health143 words
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Article322 2008-06-21 14 LOHCHEEKONG - MOM moves to safeguard foreign workers and prevent market distortions LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has moved to clamp down on employers who receive kickbacks for hiring foreign workers. On Friday, the MOM announced changes to its work permit and S pass322 words
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330 2008-06-21 14 — ANSLEYNG - What some lawyers do not know IT is a wrong impression held even in the legal profession, and the Supreme Court has come out to correct it. On Friday, this newspaper cited lawyers as saying that official court audio recordings were never released to litigants or the public. The Supreme330 words
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262 2008-06-21 15 LINYANQIN - FROM next year, another 110,000 salaried taxpayers will no longer have to go through the hassle of filling in their own employment details when filing their tax returns. Come 2009, it will be compulsory for all employers262 words
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Article, Illustration927 2008-06-21 15 HONG SIEW KUM - XTRA COMMENTARY Two incidents bring key ministries under scrutiny SIEW KUM HONG news@newstoday.com .sg LAST Sunday night, Channel News Asia launched a fortnightly news show called Talking Point. The producers were kind enough to invite me to be a guest. The show discussed last001 BOON KEONG - 927 words
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Miscellaneous9 2008-06-21 14 SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL TEAM SACKED OVER BEEF DISPUTE 169 words
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world news
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Article, Illustration515 2008-06-21 16 JESSINTATAN - JESSINTATAN AGENCIES But mud-slinging starts as Yong faces investigation by anti-graft agency KOTA KINABALU A rebel party within Malaysia's ruling coalition has won the backing of its members to table a no-confi-dence vote against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Parliament, but is undecided— AGENCIES; AFF - 515 words
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Article, Illustration367 2008-06-21 16 NAZRYBAHRAWI - NAZRYBAHRAWI nazry@media corp.com.sg THE European Union should have focused on culture as much as economics during its early days, and the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) can learn from this as it seeks to integrate itself, a top EU official toldDON WONG - 367 words
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315 2008-06-21 16 -AP SEOUL South Korea's embattled President replaced his top advisers on Friday in a bid to soothe public outrage over plans to resume United States beef imports, while Seoul and Washington officials said they were near a resolution to the dispute.-AP - 315 words
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370 2008-06-21 18 -AFP Democrat candidate to spend private donations, but says only because McCain did so first WASHINGTON Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday rejected public financing for his presidential campaign, freeing him up to deploy unlimited cash from his army of private donors-AFP - 370 words
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Article, Illustration905 2008-06-21 18 VENESSA LEE - VENESSA LEE XTRA POLITICAL FIGURE Israel's would-be PM has a complicated relationship with terrorism venessa@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER completing Israel's equivalent of National Service, the country's current Foreign Minister worked briefly as a waitress in the Sinai. Ms Tzipi Livni (picture) was only 22 when she" - 905 words
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Article, Illustration408 2008-06-21 20 -AFP Nuclear talks with N Korea may reach a compromise TOKYO -Japan hinted yesterday that countries negotiating with North Korea may accept an incomplete declaration of its nuclear programmes amid a report that the long-awaited document will be handed over within a week. Ahead of-AFP; AFP - 408 words
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284 2008-06-21 20 -AFP WASHINGTON China, India, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh have been identified as among the worst violators of refugees' rights in a global survey released on Friday's World Refugees Day. They joined Iraq, Kenya, Russia, Sudan and Europe as the 10 worst places for-AFP - 284 words
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THIS quirky WORLD
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130 2008-06-21 20 -AFP Indonesia is rolling out a new weapon in its battle against gridlock traffic police on inline skates. The idea is that officers will be able to reach traffic jams in the capital Jakarta quicker than by car or motorbike, the Koran-AFP - 130 words
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Article, Illustration106 2008-06-21 20 A Cambridge barmaid opened her electricity bill to find a demand for £90 million ($242 million), reported Ananova.com. Ms Alison Turner's bill was for the equivalent of leaving all her lights on for 1,900 years. "It's lucky they didn't send it to a pensioner,FAIZAL - 106 words
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143 2008-06-21 22 Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and a local recruitment agency have been ordered by a Beijing court to compensate eight Chinese women a total of 142,600 yuan ($28,300) for failing to hire them as stewardesses, Bernama news agency reported. The Chaoyang Court ruled143 words
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129 2008-06-21 22 AFP Australia has a higher proportion of obese people than the United States, with the health system facing a "fat bomb" unless action is taken, a study reported on Thursday. The Baker Heart Institute found that 70 per cent of men and 60 per centAFP - 129 words
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Article, Illustration620 2008-06-21 22 NAZRY BAHRAWI - NAZRY BAHRAWI It's still a grey area when it comes to race-based politics in Malaysia nazry@mediacorp.com.sg IF MALAYSIA is ever going to adopt politics separate from prevailing race issues, most analysts agree it is far from a simplistic black or white. It is more likely weBLOOMBERG - 620 words
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Article, Illustration717 2008-06-21 23 Leadership renewal may have to wait until 2014 TODAY'S young leaders seeking to contest Indonesia's presidential elections next year may instead be better off waiting until the next contest in 2014. Not only is there limited political space for younger candidates now, votersBLOOMBERG - 717 words
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Letter, Illustration303 2008-06-21 24 ROY CHAN - ROY CHAN No problem of weekend congestion in Suntec City area, one reader says Letter from THE recent Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) revision has caught me by surprise. In particular, the extension of ERP on Saturdays into the Suntec City and Marina Square area is unnecessary andWEETECK HIAN - 303 words
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Letter, Illustration206 2008-06-21 24 MICHELLE JEAN YEANG - MICHELLE JEAN YEANG Letter from IN VIEW of the current transport situation, with increased numbers of Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries, rising ERP charges and fuel prices, companies should look into providing bus transport for their staff from offices to selected MRT stations inTODAY FILE PHOTC - 206 words
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Letter167 2008-06-21 24 NIKOLELIZHIQIANG - NIKOLELIZHIQIANG Letter from I REFER to the letter "Why revise more gantries when dollar is already stretched?" (June 19). According to the authorities, the rationale behind raising Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges is to discourage "through-traf-fic", which is traffic that merely passes through an area. My167 words
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179 2008-06-21 24 MARIANN MAES - MARIANN MAES Letter from I REFER to the letter "Why revise more gantries when dollar is already stretched?" (June 19). I think the writer has entirely missed the point that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is making with the increase in Electronic Road Pricing (ERP)179 words
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Article, Illustration1023 2008-06-21 25 JOANNA CHAN - IMAGINE DRAW COMMUNICATE JOANNA CHAN XTRA AN ARTIST'S WORLD Oistein's methods bring back my girl's passion news@newstoday.com .sg MY daughter did not enrol for any art classes this June holiday. This is unusual because she loves art. We do lots of art at home drawing, colouring, craftwork. She started doodling"REVORTAN - 1,023 words
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Business
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390 2008-06-21 26 DOW JONES Temasek to get cash MICROCHIP-TESTER Stats ChipPac plans to sell up to US$l billion ($1.37 billion) in high-yield bonds as part of a restructuring plan that will return cash to Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings, the firm's controlling shareholder. A marketing roadshowDOW JONES - 390 words
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Article, Illustration360 2008-06-21 26 ESTHER FUNG - ESTHER FUNG esther@media corp.com.sg BIGGER and better Ascott Group has opened a new training centre (picture) in Newton for its "united nations" of staff to learn service standards in Singapore. When Filipino Glenn Magalang first flew in for training five years ago from Ascott's servicedWEETECKHIAN - 360 words
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BUSINESSBRIEFS
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Article66 2008-06-21 26 Member of Parliament Jessica Tan Soon Neo (picture), 42, has been named the managing director of Microsoft's Singapore operations from July 1. The incumbent, Mr Barney Lav, is leaving to "pursue opportunities outside Microsoft", the software firm said on Friday. Ms Tan, who entered66 words
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136 2008-06-21 26 DOW JONES Indonesian flag carrier Garuda and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a memorandum-of-understanding (MoU) on code sharing and efforts to increase traffic between the two countries. The airlines will begin code-sharing from Aug 1 on daily flights between Bali and Singapore. SIA will operateDOW JONES - 136 words
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301 2008-06-21 26 CHEOWXINYI - CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@media corp.com.sg THE salary gap between traders and risk managers must close so that financial institutions do not indulge in excessively risky behaviour. According to Mr David Wong, the managing director of ABM Amro Bank (Southeast Asia), this is a "lesson" to301 words
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Article, Illustration481 2008-06-21 27 -AFP Five Indonesian telecoms fined a total of $13.6 million INDONESIAN telecom firms were mulling appeals on Friday after the country's competition watchdog found them guilty of price fixing and raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from illegal charges for text messages. The Business Competition-AFP; BLOOMBERG - 481 words
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Article353 2008-06-21 27 -BLOOMBERG CHINA, the world's secondbiggest oil consumer, has raised fuel prices and increased power tariffs to rein in energy consumption and slow the economy. Petrol will increase 17 per cent to 6,980 yuan ($1,386) a metric tonne, diesel will rise 18 per cent to 6,520-BLOOMBERG - 353 words
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Article244 2008-06-21 27 CHINESE regulators, alarmed at the slide in share values this year and persistent rampant volatility, are contemplating new measures to boost the stock market These include the setting up of a market stabilisation fund and permitting brokers to offer margin trading, the Financial Times reported244 words
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Article, Illustration892 2008-06-21 28 DANESH DARYANANI - DANESH DARYANANI XTRAWEB2.O Employee blogs could benefit all if some basic rules are followed IT WAS reported recently that Singapore Airlines had banned the blogging of work-related matters on personal blogs. Speaking about the ban, an SIA spokesperson said: "Singapore Airlines requires that its employees not postYEN YOK - 892 words
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Article, Illustration983 2008-06-21 30 AUDREY PHOON - AUDREY PHOON audrey@mediacorp.com.sg ONLINE DURIANS Durian season is here and durian delivery is just a click away IT'S banned from planes, trains and many automobiles because of its smell. It's also large, green and very, very prickly. But it's not Dreamworks' Shrek. Of course, I'm referring to983 words
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Article, Illustration281 2008-06-21 30 IF YOU tend to get entangled in the Net, never fear you can also get quality durians with just a phone call. Lee Hock Yang (right) or Durian Lee, as he is better known to his customers is a retired durian seller who now only takes phone orders fromAUDREYPHOON - 281 words
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Article, Illustration252 2008-06-21 31 These two websites will deliver the King of Fruits to your doorstep From durian puff, durian mousse and durian pudding to durian cake and durian crepe, this established online store has nearly every durian delight you can think of. And, starting this Friday, the fruit itself will alsoAFP - 252 words
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Article, Illustration682 2008-06-21 32 TRICIA CHAN - TRICIA CHAN QUINTESSENTIAL ITALIAN You'll take a shine to master chef Giacomo Gallina's 'last restaurant', Otto tricia@mediacorp.com.sg A MAN of few words, Giacomo Gallina hesitates to talk about the famous friends he has made over his long, illustrious career many of whom fly him from ItalyPHOTOS JASON HO; Gnocchi - 682 words
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Article, Illustration624 2008-06-21 33 THE couple at the table next to ours had been to Ramen Santouka at The Central four times in as many months. There are many more people like them judging by the line that formed at lunchtime. That's how it is with ramen fans. TheyMlflt; PHOTOS KOH MUI FONG - 624 words
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Article, Illustration150 2008-06-21 33 Just when you thought doughI nuts were getting a little "stale", Donut Factory has launched a fresh range of the fluffy treats. Six new flavours which include Triple C, a combination of corn, custard and coconut in rich dark chocolate; and Chocolate Cherry Delight (above), a150 words
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Article, Illustration145 2008-06-21 33 These days, you don't have to go to a restaurant to get quality ethnic fare. A slew of gourmet food stalls has opened in Food Republic Suntec, offering diners restaurant quality food at value-for-money prices. Apart from Japanese fare, dim sum and Hainanese chicken rice from145 words
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Article, Illustration1011 2008-06-21 35 PEARLYN THAM - PEARLYN THAM pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg STYLO SHADES With Ray-Ban's flashy Wayfarers Colour Collection, there's more reason to look funky in the shade(s) IT T MAY have been a 1961 movie classic but more J_ than four decades later, the little black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast1,011 words
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Article, Illustration57 2008-06-21 35 Faded lenses offer shade only in the top half. So, when you're indoors, you can peer through the bottom-most portion. Sunglasses with such lenses remind me of my mum's friends in the '80s every fashionable lady seemed to own a pair of these. Oh, but the ones you57 words
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Article, Illustration48 2008-06-21 35 At optical chain The Lens Men, customers have prescription lenses fitted into spectacle frames shaped like the Ray-Ban Wayfarers. This way, they can achieve the cool Wayfarers look even when they don't need shades. An example of Wayfarers-shaped frames is this LA Eyeworks' Bent model.48 words
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Article, Illustration59 2008-06-21 35 These plastic-fantastic aviator shades are more Top Rapper than Top Gun. Similar styles have been spotted on hip hop artiste Kanye West, who made the plastic aviator sunglasses a signature look of his. He's now into shutter sunglasses: Think plastic aviator shades with grilles in place of59 words
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Article, Illustration37 2008-06-21 35 UK brand Spitfire is known for its use of bold colours and unique frames, exemplified in this pair of shades with its '80sinspired rainbow frame and matching stems. Spitfire sunglasses from Pedder Red37 words
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Article, Illustration981 2008-06-21 36 PEARLYN THAM - PEARLYN THAM FIRST LOOK Designer Ashley Isham opens his first store at The Fullerton Singapore pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg THERE used to be a deli tucked away in The Fullerton Singapore where Today staffers would buy discounted sandwiches and salads after 6pm. While the closing down of this deli means thatPHOTOS DON WONG - 981 words
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Article, Illustration485 2008-06-21 36 PEARLYN THAM - PEARLYN THAM YOU can call me an ungracious shopper. Nothing irks me more than being stuck in a queue at the cashier's counter and having the customer before me pay for 50 items, when all I'm buying is a packet of mints. So, I have485 words
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Article, Illustration469 2008-06-21 37 PEARLYN THAM - PEARLYN THAM THE late fashion designer Liz Claiborne started her eponymous brand in 1976 because she wanted to make smart corporate clothing for working women. But somewhere in the last decade or so, the brand's floral print blouses, basic knitwear tops and469 words
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Article, Illustration176 2008-06-21 37 – PEARLYN THAM - PEARLYN THAM TOY collectors have their Transformers, Lego bricks and Rubik's Cubes. Home DIY-ers have their built-to-order furniture. And now jewellery wearers, who want a little more action in their baubles, will be able to build on multi-wearable pieces from Voi Jewellery. The Dua176 words
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Article, Illustration447 2008-06-21 37 LYNETTE KOH - LYNETTE KOH REVLON'S RAINBOW If you love coral or bright orange, wear it, says Revlon's Bree Sharpe lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg FOR those who have found themselves befuddled by the sheer array of colours available at make-up counters, Revlon senior trainer Bree Sharpe has a relatively simple solution: IfJASON HO - 447 words
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Article, Illustration923 2008-06-21 38 COLIN YONG - COLIN YONG DRIVING GREEN Mercedes-Benz plots an environmentally-rriendly future for the car IN SEVILLE, SPAIN colin@mediacorp.com.sg THE race is on to build cars which run reliably on sustainable energy sources, but Mercedes-Benz isn't backing just one technology to reach this goal. The German automaker announced this last week923 words
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Article, Illustration623 2008-06-21 40 COLIN YONG - COLIN YONG 1 OF A KIND Rear-wheel drive makes the BMW 1 1 Si a unique proposition colin@mediacorp.com.sg FROM a packaging standpoint there's only one sensible way to build a compact car put the engine transversely across the nose and use it to drive the front wheels,623 words
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Article, Illustration102 2008-06-21 40 This is the first official photograph of the Exiga which Subaru launched in Japan on Tuesday. At 4.74 m, this seven-seater MPV is 1 Bcm longer than a Toyota Wish and has particularly large glass areas for panoramic visibility. The Exiga is built on the same102 words
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Article, Illustration103 2008-06-21 40 Citroen has announced local pricing for its new C 5 ahead of the car's official launch in September. The 2.0-litre model costs $108,988 with COE while the 3.0-litre V 6 is going for $136,988 with COE. In a move to give the C 5 a103 words
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Article, Illustration105 2008-06-21 40 – COLIN YONG - Toyota's Yaris compact hatchback has been named Green Car of the Year 2008 by the UK's Environmental Transport Association. The association rated new vehicles on power, emissions, fuel efficiency and noise levels and the Yaris beat over 1,300 rivals to clinch the top spot. It was105 words
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Article, Illustration310 2008-06-21 41 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MARTHA Stewart has been refused a visa to Britain because of her criminal convictions for obstructing justice. The lifestyle guru, convicted four years ago in the United States for obstructing justice, was planning to speak at the Royal Academy and toTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AP - 310 words
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Article119 2008-06-21 41 THE GREEN LIFE People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. People in perspex rooms, however, might win a chunk of change. Head down to the outdoor fountain at Bugis Junction this weekend to witness the Gaia Life Challenge. As part of MediaCorp's Green Month campaign, this 24-hour challenge will119 words
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Article, Illustration894 2008-06-21 42 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Shy James McAvoy wants nothing more than for us to leave him alone; unfortunately for him, he went and did a huge film the new action adventure Wanted IF JAMES McAvoy (picture) could have any job other than the one he has now, he'dTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 894 words
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Article187 2008-06-21 42 – MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN THIS group of superheroes is grounded, for now. Toy Factory Productions has postponed its latest production Superhero Diaries to March next year. The musical, which was supposed to star '80s pop star Debbie Gibson, was originally slated to run on August 22 and 23187 words
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Article114 2008-06-21 42 AP BRITNEY'S YOUNGER SIS 'POPS' BRITNEY Spears has become an aunt, after her younger sister Jamie Lynn gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Jamie Lynn, 1 7, who stars in Nickelodeon's TV show Zoey 101, was said to be doing well after the birth of 3.2 kg MaddieAP - 114 words
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Article, Illustration614 2008-06-21 46 THE NEW YORK TIMES OF TIGER AND ROGER Woods, Federer suffer hiccups in their charge to rewrite the history books NEW YORK In the aftermath of his most thrilling triumph at the United States Open, at the height of his worldwide fame, Tiger Woods is going back toTHE NEW YORK TIMES; 3ETTY IMAGES - 614 words
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Article, Illustration487 2008-06-21 46 PAUL GREEN - PAUL GREEN NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2008 Albirex Niigata v Super Reds Jurong East Stadium, Saturday, 7.45pm paulgreen@mediacorp.com.sg THREE times Albirex Niigata have met the Super Reds this season, and all three occasions they have lost to the Koreans. When they met inTREVOR TAN - 487 words
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Article, Illustration740 2008-06-21 47 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG NEW FACES WANTED Incoming badminton chief will have to groom Spore youngsters for Thomas Cup 2012 and beyond linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg HE HAS led the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) since 2002, and after six years, president Lim Swee Say is expected to handAFF - 740 words
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Article, Illustration255 2008-06-21 47 -AFP WELLINGTON New Zealand police confirmed on Friday that four England rugby players were caught up in allegations of rape and sexual assault, but said the men had refused to be interviewed. The team manager issued a public denial on behalf of the-AFP; AFF - 255 words
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Article, Illustration726 2008-06-21 48 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN HEADS UP Project 0812 delivers its report card as SNOC gear up to name Olympic atnletes shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S athletes at the Beijing Olympics will be the best prepared. With the women's table tennis team ranked world No 2 behind China, the target isTODAY FILE PHOTOS - 726 words
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Article248 2008-06-21 48 BADMINTON Ronald Susilo, Li Yujia, Jiang Yanmei Key points SBA feel that Susilo (men's singles) is the top bet for a medal at the Beijing Olympics, followed by Hendri Saputra Li Yujia (mixed doubles) Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia should reach the quarter-finals SHOOTING Lee Wung Yew (shotgun),248 words
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Article, Illustration862 2008-06-21 49 LAN DE COTTA 1 - LAN DE COTTA 1 Fl CORRESPONDENT ian@mediacorp.com.sg UP IN THE PITS With Kubica on top, German team has a shot at ultimate glory BACK in March, two races into the 2008 Formula 1, team principal Mario Theissen was confident BMW-Sauber were on theGETTY IMAGES - 862 words
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Article, Illustration352 2008-06-21 50 AFP THE HAGUE As Oranje fever rises with every goal scored in the Dutch team's Euro 2008 campaign, lawyers, housewives and school kids become crazed wig-wearing fans adorning their homes, bikes and even their pets in the national colour. Normally sedate suburban streets have beenAFP - 352 words
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Article, Illustration386 2008-06-21 50 THE GUARDIAN BASEL Robin van Persic shoots from the lip. "We have to win something," he implored. "Because if we don't, we would have played fantastic football for nothing. We need to win something because this is our moment. We are in a fantasticTHE GUARDIAN - 386 words
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Article, Illustration1162 2008-06-21 51 THE GUARDIAN RISING FORCE Football could have another superpower, as Dutch master works his magic EURO 2008, QUARTER-FINAL Holland v Russia INNSBRUCK, Austria Amid the congratulations heaped upon Guvs Hiddink by Russian journalists in the aftermath of rare qualification at the Tivoli Neu Stadium here came aTHE GUARDIAN; AF - 1,162 words
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Article, Illustration513 2008-06-21 52 -AFP BEHIND EVERY GOOD MAN Schweinsteiger returns from ban to inspire Germany, with a little help from Chancellor Merkel BASEL, Switzerland Germany's 3-2 victory over Portugal in their Euro 2008 quarter-final on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time) was a personal triumph for man-of-the-match Bastian Schweinsteiger. The-AFP; AFF - 513 words
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Article, Illustration298 2008-06-21 52 -AFP BASEL, Switzerland Germany captain Michael Ballack said his side used the criticism levelled at them after their shock 2-1 group stage loss to Croatia to knock Portugal out of Euro 2008 with a 3-2 victory. The Chelsea midfielder scored Germany's third goal to sink-AFP; AFP - 298 words
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Article, Illustration912 2008-06-21 53 HENRY WINTER - HENRY WINTER THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ROYALTY TRUMPS PRETENDERS Portugal's golden boy powerless as slick German machine moves into overdrive EURO 2008, QUARTER-FINAL Portugal 2 Germany 3 BASEL, Switzerland Cristiano Ronaldo, the Manchester United winger, said on Thursday night (Friday morning, Singapore time) that "theTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFF - 912 words
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Article, Illustration911 2008-06-21 54 KENNETH GOH - KENNETH GOH IN VIENNA kenneth@mediacorp.com.sg DARE TO PLAY Italians are vulnerable, but Spain need to conquer the demons in their minds for their flair to prevail EURO 2008, QUARTER-FINAL Spain v Italy MAYBE Spain will be feeling a little miffed. They toppedAP - 911 words
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