Thursday, May 23 2013, 13:25 PM

Lifestyle

Jewelry: A precious fusion

Like fashion designers, jewelers are discovering creative ways to reconcile modern tastes with inimitable cultural flourishes.

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  • Odorless durians to hit the Thai market

    Uttaradit administration in Thailand on Tuesday introduced two new varieties of odorless durians, which are expected to generate wealth for the province.

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  • Hospital meals less healthy than Big Macs: study

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    A Big Mac burger is healthier than 75 percent of NHS hospital meals, a recent study conducted in the UK has revealed.

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  • For the love of ‘kebaya’

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    Raden Sirait shows his love for the kebaya, traditional women’s attire, by staging a theatrical show to display his latest creations, marking his eight-year career in fashion.

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  • After the spotlight

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    Nothing lasts forever, not even a fashion model. Having gone through runways and magazine covers, where do all the retired beauties go?

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  • Rise of the social gamers in Singapore

    Marketing consultant Monica Tan has spent US$4,000 on virtual weapons and energy boosters in her four years playing a video game.

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  • Indonesia in style

    Models present creations of Indonesian fashion designer Monika Jufry during the Jakarta Fashion and Food Festival in Jakarta on Friday.

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  • Here's how to travel 40,230km without a penny

    Mr Michael Wigge left his home in Berlin without a penny and traveled 40,230km to Antarctica, hitch-hiking, bartering and working his way by ship, plane, car and foot, from Europe…

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  • Men equate steak with masculinity

    Men connect eating meat -- especially muscle meat like steak -- with masculinity, but vegetables were not considered masculine, U.S. scientists found.

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  • As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'

    Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there.

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  • Sophia, Jacob most popular baby names of 2011 in US

    Sophia is the new most popular baby name for girls, while Jacob is the top name for boys for the 13th straight year in a new list of popular baby…

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