The Straits Times, 20 December 2004

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    Lock icon Indonesia's Golkar party gets new chief
    593 1  -  Salim Osman Jusuf Kalla beats incumbent m shock win after chaotic party poll By Indonesia Correspondent In Nusa Dua (Bali) VICE-PRESIDENT Jusuf Kalla yesterday became the new leader of Indonesia's largest political party Golkar, after a divisive election whose result will now reverberate through
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    Lock icon Banker Sandy Eu dies in car crash
    665 1  -  K.C. Vijayan Lorna Tan By VETERAN banker Sandy Eu, grandson of the late philanthropist Eu Tong Sen, died over the weekend m an accident on the North-South Highway near Muar. Mr Eu, 53, was a passenger m a Toyota multi-purpose vehicle which collided
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon India's vast market lures S'pore pioneers
      1079 1  - India's vast market lures S'pore pioneers Narendra Aggarwal By Economics Correspondent CHINA has long been a fertile ground. Now Singapore's corporate pioneers are heading to the new promised land of India, including a trailblazer aptly named Frontline. Frontline Technologies Corporation is headed by a Chinese businessman who has made it
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    • IN A FLASH
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        35 2 Hu's Macau speech The Chinese President is expected to announce a policy of anti-separatism on Taiwan today. PAGE 6 Colombo eyes UN post Diplomat Jayantha Dhanapala joins race to succeed Kofi Annan. PAGE 8
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        42 2 'Chemical Ali' quizzed Iraqi judges question him as they begin hearings of Saddam's top aides. PAGE 11 Killer's grisly act Woman showed off baby she cut from the womb of a mother she killed to people before her arrest. PAGE 12
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        29 2 Lenovo's Dragon Lady The woman benind the Chinese computer giant's $2.9 billion IBM deal talks about herself and her new mandate: to make Lenovo an MNC. PAGE 16
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        65 2 Dying woman's blog The online diary of a Spore-born woman who died of a rare tumour m the Netherlands touches many hearts. PAGE HI Revenge killing? Malaysian police say murdered S'porean IT executive Patricia Wong allowed assailant into her hotel room. They haven't ruled out revenge as a possible
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        59 2 No second chance? Reader says "fake grad" teacher Wen Xia intentionally defrauded the MOE, but asks if we must lose a much-needed professional and if we are still an adamantly "no second chance" society. PAGEHII Premium 'too high' The extra premium to be paid by members m the revamped
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        45 2 Silat gold haul Singaporeans pick three more gold medals at the World Silat Championships. PAGEHI2 Beckham dropped He is left out of starting line-up against Racing Santander and watches from the sidelines as his team-mates battle to a 3-2 victory over rivals. PAGE Hl4
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        42 2 Yukos unit sold off A mystery buyer snaps up the Russian oil giant's production unit m an auction for $15.4 billion. PAGEHI9 No cheap loans? Banks m Singapore may scrap cheap loans as interest rates move towards 2% next year. PAGEH22
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Knee-jerk tightening of rules bad response to CAO fiasco
      607 3  - Knee-jerk tightening of rules bad response to CAO fiasco Azrin Asmani Studies must first be done to see if rules or firms are at fault, says PM By SINGAPORE'S response to the China Aviation Oil (CAO) debacle should not be a kneejerk one of tightening corporate regulations, Prime Minister Lee
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      Lock icon Snow Ball party should not be gays only
      250 3 THE police recently turned down a licence application for a gay Christmas party because those held m the last two years had been targeted at gays only. This went against the basis on which the permits were granted, Prime Minister Lee Hsien
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      Lock icon If only I had been faster, laments grandpa
      522 4  -  Ben Nadarajan BABY FLUNG TO DEATH BY MAID He spots maid before she throws baby, then herself, down 23 floors By THE grandfather of a five-month-old baby boy flung 23 storeys to his death on Saturday could barely contain himself at the
      LIANHE ZAOBAO; SHIN MIN  -  522 words
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      Lock icon Malaysia told about training of militants, says Thaksin
      338 4 Bangkok THAILAND has told Malaysia that Muslim militants have used the jungles m both countries as training camps, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday, rejecting Kuala Lumpur's denial that it knew nothing. "We have informed them about the information we have, but
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  338 words
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda calls for attacks on Saudi oil in strategy U-turn
      575 4  -  John R. Bradley By ON THE ALERT AT ALL TIMES "As the company responsible for the world's largest proven reserves of oil, Saudi Aramco is keenly aware of its responsibility (to protect workers and oil fields)." SAUDI ARABIA'S STATE-OWNED OIL
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Hu in Macau, but all eyes on Taiwan policy speech
      617 6  -  Ching Cheong Most expect emphasis to shift from unification to anti-separatism By Chief China Correspondent In Macau CHINESE President Hu Jintao arrived m Macau yesterday for celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, hailing the success
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      Lock icon Pro-democracy HK lawmaker barred from Macau
      164 6 RADICAL Hong Kong lawmaker Leung Kwok Hung has been barred from entering Macau, frustrating his plans to stage a pro-democracy rally during a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, reports said yesterday. Before boarding the ferry to Macau, Mr Leung staged a protest on
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AP; REUTERS  -  164 words
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon US 'to post military officers to Taipei mission'
      409 7 Move breaks tradition of using civilians and will likely upset China Taipei IN A reversal of its long-standing policy, the United States will post military officers to its mission m Taipei for the first time since 1979, leading defence journal Jane's Defence
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      Lock icon EGG-CITING DISCOVERY
      50 7 Weighing m at more than three normal chicken eggs, this 1 76g monster from Jiangxi province m eastern China has super-sized the existing best-laid claim established by a 148g egg which was found m the Ukraine and subsequently listed m the Guinness Book of World Records. PHOTO: XINHUA
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      Lock icon Beijing issues new rules on religion
      357 7 Beijing "No organisation or individual may force citizens to believe or not to believe m religions. They are not allowed to discriminate against citizens who are believers or non-believers." RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS PROVISIONS CLAUSE CHINA yesterday issued a new set of regulations on religious affairs
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  357 words
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      Lock icon Taipei lifts ban on Indonesian labour
      158 7 Taipei TAIWAN has lifted a ban on importing Indonesian workers that has been m place since 2002. As of today, Indonesians can apply to work as factory labourers or domestic helpers, said Taiwan Labour Council chairman Chen Chu. The announcement followed Ms Chen's visit
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka diplomat joins race for UN's top job
      521 8  -  Betsy Pisik Jayantha Dhanapala is second candidate from Asia seeking to succeed Annan m 2007 By] Straits Times US Bureau In New York A SRI Lankan career diplomat with close ties to Washington and the United Nations has entered the race
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      Lock icon Court raps media for video photos of actress kissing
      336 8 New Delhi INDIA'S Supreme Court has rapped the media for publishing a secretly filmed video said to show a top Bollywood actress locked m a "steamy" kiss with her beau m a restaurant. "That cannot be m the public good," Supreme
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      Lock icon China 'using Japan to divert anger'
      231 8 Tokyo THE Chinese authorities have made "an imaginary enemy" out of Japan m a bid to divert people's resentment towards the government over growing social inequality, the Tokyo governor said yesterday. "They need to give people an imaginary enemy m order to divert anti-government
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Akbar's manoeuvrings rail to turn the tide
      1055 9  - Akbar' s manoeuvrings rail to turn the tide Salim Osman Despite rule changes and last-minute hold-ups, Jusuf manages to win Golkar post By Indonesia Correspondent In Nusa Dua (Bali) A NIGHT of high drama capped a week of lobbying and manoeuvring for the coveted post of chairing Indonesia's largest political
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA – MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Anwar out to fashion new Keadilan platform
      579 10  -  Reme Ahmad First public speech to the party faithful a vintage performance focused on rights and multiracialism By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Ipoh HE SANG songs, read poems, quoted liberally from the Quran and Confucius, dished out quotes m Mandarin and Tamil Datuk
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      Lock icon SCRUBBING UP A CHARITY RECORD
      74 10 More than 2,000 Indonesian women got up to their elbows m good works yesterday as they washed laundry together m a city square m Surabaya to post a record before donating the clothes to local orphanages. At least 2,013 housewives sporting special red T-shirts took
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      Lock icon Blasts over Jakarta blamed on meteor
      122 10 Jakarta SEVERAL loud blasts believed to be caused by a meteor shower echoed across Jakarta and nearby towns early yesterday, startling residents who reported seeing flying objects m the sky. Police said they found no evidence the blasts were caused by bombs. Mr Thomas
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon THAI MP MAY BE JAILED OVER VIDEO
        94 10 BANGKOK: A Thai opposition lawmaker could face up to seven years m prison for airing a video showing a crackdown on rioters which led to the deaths of 87 Muslim protesters. Police m southern Langu district said yesterday that Democrat MP Thanin Jaisamut
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        Lock icon BUS BOMBER 'FROM NEW GROUP'
        117 10 JAKARTA: Police suspect that a would-be bus bomber who stashed boxes full of explosives m an inter-city bus on Friday belongs to a new group and is not part of those recruited by fugitives Azahari Husin and Noordin Top. West Java police chief, Inspector-General Edi
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        Lock icon MUSHARRAF TO STAY AS ARMY CHIEF
        81 10 KARACHI: Pakistan's President, General Pervez Musharraf, has declared that he will not step down as army chief of staff by the end of the year, breaking a public pledge. Gen Musharraf had been saying for months that he was having second thoughts about the
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        Lock icon ANTI-GRAF CAMPAIGNER ARRESTED
        90 10 HONG KONG: A Chinese Communist Party official who railed against official corruption and was reportedly seized last week by unidentified men has been detained on accusations of taking bribes and rape. Huang Jingao, the party's secretary for Lianjiang county m southern Fujian province, allegedly took bribes of
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Tribunal questions 'Chemical Ali'
      426 11 Saddam's infamous former top lieutenant joined by ex-defence minister at hearing Baghdad IRAQI judges questioned one of Saddam Hussein's most infamous lieutenants here as they began investigative hearings of the former president's top officials. The violence m Iraq, however, showed no signs of easing. Yesterday, a
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      Lock icon Notorious and ruthless leader
      233 11 FAMOUS video footage shows a chain-smoking Ali Hassan Al-Majid, paunch stretching his uniform, lacking prisoners on the ground. A former motorcycle messenger m the Iraqi military, he was said to have taken part m the arrests and executions of 66 people accused of plotting a coup
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      Lock icon Sign of the times: Rumsfeld in trouble again
      254 11 Washington A NEW wave of criticism was set to hit US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld yesterday after he admitted he had not personally signed Pentagon condolence letters to families of soldiers killed m Iraq. But he has vowed to do so m
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      Lock icon NZ defends Australia's planned security zone
      261 12 Wellington NEW Zealand yesterday defended neighbouring Australia's plan to monitor shipping for terrorists far beyond its territorial waters a scheme criticised by Indonesia and Malaysia, which say it threatens other countries' sovereignty. New Zealand, a close ally of Australia's, had initially raised concerns last
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      Lock icon Killer showed off baby cut from mum's womb
      526 12 Killer showed off baby cut from mum's womb Abducted infant was passed around cafe and taken to visit an unsuspecting pastor Melvern (Kansas) A WOMAN charged with having killed an expectant mother and then cutting the baby from her victim's womb had been showing the child off to people at
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon ISRAEL TO RELEASE 170 PALESTINIANS
        152 12 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners yesterday as he looked to bolster new moderate Palestine Liberation Organisation chairman Mahmoud Abbas and cement his own hold on power by finalising deals for a new broad-based coalition. It did not
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        Lock icon SIKHS PROTEST AGAINST PLAY
        74 12 LONDON: Hundreds of angry Sikh protesters stormed a theatre m Birmingham, central England, to protest against a play that depicts sex abuse and murder m a Sikh temple, British police said yesterday. Five officers were hurt and two men were arrested after a peaceful demonstration against
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        Lock icon SUDAN PEACE PLAN IN DISARRAY
        106 12 ABUJA: Sudan has thrown the African Union's (AU) plan to restore peace to Darfur into turmoil, engaging m a fresh battle with rebel forces and defying an international demand that it halt its offensive. As helicopter gunships raided the rebel-held community of Labado m the
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        Lock icon LONDON IN TALKS OVER PRISON SHIP
        141 12 LONDON: The London police are holding discussions about possibly mooring a prison ship on the River Thames m a bid to ease pressure on the spiralling inmate population. "The Metropolitan Police Service needs to increase its cell capacity and is currently m negotiations with
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      Lock icon Time's top choice
      287 12 Washington UNITED States President George W. Bush's bold, uncompromising leadership and his clear-cut election victqry made him Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2004, its managing editor said yesterday. Time chose Mr Bush "for sticking to his guns (literally and figuratively), for reshaping the rules of
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Howard's leadership milestone
        230 13 Howard's leadership milestone PRIME Minister John Howard will join the ranks of great political survivors this week when he becomes Australia's second-lon-gest serving leader after Sir Robert Menzies, who was m power for 18 years. On Tuesday, the owlish 65 -year-old Mr Howard, a former suburban lawyer, overtakes charismatic Mr
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        Lock icon Princess Kikuko of Japan dies
        85 13 JAPAN'S Princess Kikuko, the emperor's aunt and an outspoken supporter of allowing women to assume the imperial throne, has died at the age of 92. The Princess had been m and out of the hospital since February, and was undergoing treatment for kidney problems when
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        Lock icon Pinochet rushed to hospital
        86 13 FORMER Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has been hospitalised with a possible stroke, ahead of an expected court ruling today on whether he should be tried m a human rights case. Mr Pinochet was rushed to Santiago's Army Hospital on Saturday morning after "he felt bad during
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        Lock icon Kim Jong Il's eldest son escapes assassination
        221 13 THE eldest son of North Korean leader Kirn Jong II avoided assassination during a trip to Austria last month. Mr Kirn Jong Nam, 33, survived the attempt plotted by those close to his half-brothers as it was foiled by the Austrian authorities, South
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    • GLOBAL AGENDA
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        Lock icon Blair in Middle East
        145 14  -  JONATHAN EYAL WORLD WHAT IT IS British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives m the Middle East tomorrow to try and persuade Israeli and Palestinian leaders to attend a peace conference m London scheduled for February. He has already secured American support for the conference and has
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        Lock icon Abdullah keen on Indian infrastructure projects
        153 14  - Abdullah keen on Indian infrastructure projects REME AHMAD RAVI VELLOOR MALAYSIA WHAT IT IS Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who has been travelling m different corners of the world lately he was m Dubai last week and before that m Laos will be m India this week. For his
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        Lock icon Yudhoyono to play economic Santa in Papua
        149 14  -  SOUTH-EAST ASIA WHAT IT IS Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono could be playing Santa Claus for Papua residents this Christmas. Papua is a province m eastern Indonesia where mostly Christians reside. Aides say he plans to announce a package of economic incentives to
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        Lock icon Seoul minister trying to re-start six-way talks
        152 14 Seoul minister trying to re-start six- way talks CHINA WHAT IT IS South Korean Unification Minister Chung DongYoung will visit China this week to discuss stalled sixnation talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions. Mr Chung, President Roh Moo Hyun's special envoy, will be m China from tomorrow through Friday. He
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        160 14 Dec 20-26 MONDAY Baghdad: Investigative hearings ahead of the trial of Saddam Hussein's former aides continue. Macau: Chinese President Hu Jintao is expected to speak on Taiwan and separatism amid events to mark the fifth anniversary of Macau's return to Chinese sovereignty. Berlin: Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit. TUESDAY
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      24 11 Great political survivor John Howard will become Australia's second-longest serving prime minister tomorrow. PAGE 13 \w** i "-i v^fl I I H I m\\\\\\\\\\\mim\\m\\\\\\l\mm\\\mm\\\
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Fed raises rates — slowly
      416 15 Fed raises rates slowly THE United States Federal Reserve Board's Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the short-term federal funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point last week to 2.25 per cent. It was the fifth time it had done so since June this year, on each occasion by
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      1276 15  - MURDER he ate Gail Bell By In Forresters Beach (Australia) WHEN Mr Viktor Yushchenko sat down on Sept 5 to his bowl of soup at the summer house of the deputy chief of the Ukrainian government's intelligence unit (Ukraine's successor to the old Soviet KGB), he may well have been
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      1068 16  -  Hellen Tan By CHINESE PC maker Lenovo captured world headlines with its US$l.75 billion (552.9 billion) acquisition of IBM's PC division, but it is customers who will determine if its current euphoria will continue. Brand confidence which can be translated into dollars is
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      8 H1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY DECEMBER 20, 2004
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      1127 H1  - Dying with GRACE Sharon de Castro Computer programmer started blog last month on her fight against rare tumour By THIS is the last entry m computer programmer Grace Chow's blog: "After a three-year battle against Death, he came to take her. She stopped breathing tonight, without pain, without suffocation or
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      689 H2  -  Lorna Tan NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY ACCIDENT Many remember Sandy Eu for his easy-going ways and being the 'gentle voice of reason' By! Finance Correspondent DESPITE growing up" as a grandson of the late philanthropist Eu Tong Sen, veteran banker Sandy Eu,
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      262 H2  -  K.C.VIJAYAN SPORE WOMAN MURDERED IN XL HOTEL MALAYSIAN police confirmed yesterday that murdered IBM executive Patricia Wong Bao Bao allowed her assailant into her hotel room, and have not ruled out revenge as a possible motive. But they said she was not raped. Speaking
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      526 H4  -  Karamjit Kaur Schools may have multi-storey circuits with simulators, but details not finalised By Transport Correspondent THE three main driving schools m Übi, Ang Mo Kio and Bukit Batok face the prospect of being torn down and replaced with multistorey driving circuits fitted
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      538 H4  - More L- drivers pass on first try at centres Karamjit Kaur Teh Joo Lin By LEARNER drivers who enrol at Singapore's three main driving schools have a higher chance of passing their final on-the-road test on their first attempt than those who go to private instructors. Last year, the pass
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      259 H4 SCHOOL UNDERGRADUATE Eugenia Chua, 20, knew the driving lessons at Bukit Batok Driving Centre cost more but she was swayed by its better pass rate. The extra has paid off. She passed with only six demerit points on her first try, after three
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      219 H4 PRIVATE CHEAPER rates and convenience were the convincing factors m Miss Josephine Mok's decision to learn driving from a private instructor. The decision saved her a packet. The 20-year-old polytechnic student paid a total of $900 and passed on her first try m November, with
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      206 H4 PRIVATE UNDERGRADUATE Sim Wee Lim, 23, dumped his instructor after failing his driving test twice, because the man- was more keen on checking on his share prices and chatting with his friends. He got a new instructor and passed on his third attempt
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      384 H4  -  Tan Hui Yee By TRUSTING WIVES "A lot of them will feel that they are quite risk-free because they trust their husbands." DR LAM SIAN LIAN, on housewives who are unaware that their husbands may be having casual sex outside THE Health Promotion Board wants to
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      277 H5 8 millionth visitor expected today; numbers from India up, and growing HONEYMOONERS Kapil Gupta, 26, a businessman, and his wife Poonam, 21, a housewife, are just two of the visitors who pushed the number of arrivals here past the 7.6 million target for
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      721 H5 GREAT SERVICE "We asked for a bucket of ice at three m the morning and it reached our room within minutes." MR GUPTA Visitor arrivals to Singapore will hit record levels this year. Daryl Loo and Glenys Sim look at the spinoffs Who
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      610 H6  -  Azhar Ghani Butjust change m retirement-age laws not enough, says minister By MORE THAN LEGISLATION NEEDED "Even if we change legislation to extend retirement age, I don't think that's enough because for certain jobs, you have to help the company change the way
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      178 H6 YOUNG people who help fight crime can influence their peers to stay away from it, so it makes sense to involve youth m the neighbourhood's security schemes, said Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman, parliamentary secretary for the ministries of Health, and Community Development, Youth
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      466 H6  -  Arlina Arshad By ALL cancer patient Jawiah Rahmat, 44, wants for the festive season is a food mixer, so it will be easier for her to make the Malay tidbits she turns out to help support her family and pay her
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      72 H6 THIS year, companies are volunteering to help pack and distribute Sharity Gift Box donations. Insurance company AIA, for example, is sending 4,000 of its financial service consultants to visit beneficiaries' homes. It is also fulfilling 509 family wishes capped at $300 each. Said Gift Box
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        582 H7 EDUCATION LIFE 1 6 teens to advise ST team on content for new student magazine STUDENTS are getting more than just an inside look at the workings of The Straits Times. Known as the IN Crowd, a select few have either volunteered
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        429 H7  -  MARDIANA ISMAIL ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY YOU'VE met the IN Crowd, now hear what they have to say. It seemed at first that iPods and earrings were all that excited these teens who form the ST Media Club Council. The council
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        68 H7 Name School Cassandra Wong Peicai Secondary School Daniel Low Kristie Michelle Chiew lanOng Teck Whye Secondary School Yuen Hoi Yee Natalie Lim Cherie Chua CHU St Nicholas Girls' School Tay Zhi Yun Desmond Chew (President) Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Mervyn Lav (Secretary) Kris Xie Manjusri Secondary
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        941 H8 Lots of EQ needed to make a happy family THE EXPERT IS IN In the last of our three-part series on parenting, counselling pyschologist Ting Seok Ai from Students Care Service talks about how to become a happy family THE term Emotional Quotient or EQ is usually used to cover
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        570 H8 Good reads for the HOLIDAYS TEACHING TOOLS RARE BEASTS by Charles Ogden What it is about: This is the first of three titles m the Edgar Ellen series about a pair of mischievous twins who live m a modern-day town called Nod's Limb. The 12-year-old twins Edgar and Ellen are
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        163 H9 ST HOME LEARNING CENTRE IT IS aimed at getting upper secondary and junior college students up to speed m current affairs and English, and comes m three parts: the story, the lesson and the worksheet. This week's piece is a commentary on the use of new technologies
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        862 H9  -  Andy Ho THE STORY By THIS week's piece has been printed with some words missing. For each space, insert a word that would best complete the article. Lists of choices are given below for each space. MENTION the word "casino" and most people think of green,
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        531 H9 1. (A) albeit (B) unknowingly (C) ridiculously (D) however 2. (A) tree (B) leaf (C) candy (D) image 3. (A) nonsense (B) picture (C) reality (D) life 4. (A) transmogrified (B) transferred (C) awkwardly (D) transfixed 5. (A) unwillingly (B) repetitively (C) convincingly (D) sarcastically 6. (A) Furthermore
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        856 H10  - SCHOOL NOTES HO AL LI ESTELLE CHAN COMPILED BY AND CHOIR TAKES GOLD IN PRAGUE FESTIVAL THE Catholic High choir beat 49 other groups from 15 countries to take the top prize at a prestigious international choral festival m Prague m the Czech Republic. The 90-member group, which calls itself
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        402 H11 Must we lose talent like 'fake grad' teacher? MESMERISED BY PAPER CREDENTIALS The fake degree that exposed her was submitted with her second application probably to enhance her chances m a society mesmerised by paper credentials. Wen should offer her services to a more discerning and deserving nation elsewhere. THE
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        487 H11 I REFER to the report on the new MediShield insurance scheme announced by Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan to be introduced m July next year ("New MediShield plan likely m July"; ST, Dec 13). I fully support this new scheme designed to help Singaporeans to
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        439 H11 I REFER to the letters, "Have a Class 2(A) motorbike licence" (ST, Nov 6) and "No need for new m-cy-cle licence" (ST, Nov 26). Both writers have the welfare of motorists, riders and pedestrians at heart. However, their opinions differ. Allow me to
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          76 H11 On Nov 28, my five-year-old niece, who has spinal muscular atrophy, had the most wonderful time at a Winnie the Pooh meet-and-greet session at Raffles City. It was all made possible by the Disney Special Events organisers, who were sensitive to make sure she had
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          80 H11 On Dec 3 at about 6pm, I took a taxi to my friend's house but accidentally left my cellphone m the taxi after it slippea from my pocket. Fortunately, a passenger named Ahmad noticed it and took the trouble to travel all the way to Chinese
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          86 H11 On Dec 13, my friends and I had lunch m the basement canteen of Sing Tel Comcentre m Killiney Road. An hour after we left, I suddenly realised my wallet was not with me. My immediate reaction was I might have been pickpocketed. I returned
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        543 H11 NOTHING TO CHEER ABOUT More resources can be used on other sports sports m which we at least have the potential to succeed. Let's not waste our time on a sport which, frankly, has given us nothing to cheer about. I REFER
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        511 H11 OUR small size has not deterred Singapore from achieving many firsts m various fields of human endeavour, with one possible exception sports. Yet, with all the complaints about a limited talent base from which to pick and nurture future champions, we
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        508 H12  - Two, three, four golds a record Peh Shing Huei SILAT 2,500 screaming fans help Singapore surpass 1994 haul of two gold medals By ROARED on by 2,500 screaming fans who packed the usually-sleepy Bedok Sports Hall and turned it into a hothouse of nationalistic fervour, Singapore ended the World Silat
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        394 H12  -  Chan Yi Shen By FOURTEEN years ago, when silat was introduced m Vietnam, their pugilists had to train with old car seats as punching bags. Now, they are the sport's world champions. At the World Championships which ended yesterday, Vietnam bagged
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        153 H12 World silat champions Men's 45-50 kg: Abang Erdie Fauzerul (Mas) 50-55 kg: Christopher Yabut (Phi) 55-60 kg: Nguyen Ngoc Anh (Vie) 60-65 kg: Ahmad Shahril (Mas) 65-70 kg: Le Anh Tuan (Vie) 70-75 kg: Dinh Cong Son (Vie) 75-80 kg: Mohamad Zuber Ismail (Mas) 80-85 kg: Mohammad Imran Abdul Rahman
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        331 H12 Australia in 49 1 -run rout CRICKET Perth (Australia) GLENN McGrath obliterated Pakistan's batting line-up yesterday, taking a ca-reer-best eight for 24 as the tourists crumbled to be all out for 72 and give Australia a 491 -run win m the first cricket Test. Test debutant Mohammad Khalil (5) was
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        299 H13 London SLAPPING Arsene Wenger with a record £15,000 (5547,250) fine will not stop him from speaking his mind. Days after being punished by the England Football Association for calling Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy a "cheat", the Arsenal manager does not
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        562 H13 SOCCER Magpies lead 1 -0 but end up 1 -3 losers as Reds win for first time m four matches London LIVERPOOL won for the first time m four Premiership games, beating struggling Newcastle United 3-1 at Anfield yesterday. The visitors finished the match with
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        435 H13 Manchester ALEX Ferguson insisted he never had any doubts about Paul Scholes, after the Manchester United midfielder scored twice m a 5-2 rout of Crystal Palace on Saturday. Scholes has had an indifferent start to the season, after announcing his international retirement
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        172 H13 P W D L F A Pts Chelsea 18 13 4 1 37 8 43 Everton 18 11 4 3 21 14 37 Arsenal 17 10 5 2 44 22 35 Man United 18 9 7 2 28 13 34 Middlesbro 18 9 5 4 32 22 32 Liverpool
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        Lock icon Butter-fingers? The 'joke' ball is to be blamed
        602 H13 LONDON ARSENAL, Manchester United and Liverpool. Three of England's most ambitious Premiership clubs and yet, they cannot decide who are their regular goalkeepers. Why is that the case? It may have something to do with the unpredictable new Nike ball the clubs
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        345 H13 London ENGLAND coach Sven-Gor-an Eriksson almost became a father but his lover Nancy Dell' Olio lost the baby. Dell' Olio, an Italian lawyer, told The Londong Evening Standard that she had miscarried during the couple's tempestuous relationship. She added that while it is still possible they
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        505 H14 SOCCER Many say this should have been done earlier as England skipper's form has dipped Madrid REAL Madrid coach Mariano Garcia Remon finally did something many felt he should have done earlier drop David Beckham. The England captain was left out of the
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        170 H14 P W 0 L F A PtS Juventus 16 12 3 1 28 7 39 AC Milan 16 10 5 1 27 9 35 Udinese 16 9 4 3 25 13 31 Inter Milan 16 4 12 0 33 24 24 Sampdoria 16 7 3 6 15 12 24
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        Lock icon Milan dominate but fail to break down Juventus
        514 H14 SerieA SATURDAY Messina v Atalanta (match abandoned) Juventus 0 AC Milan 0 YESTERDAY Bologna 2 Reggina 0 Fiorentina 2 Chievo Verona 0 Inter Milan 1 Brescia 0 Lecce 1 Sampdoria 4 AS Roma 5 Parma 1 Siena 1 Livorno 1 Udinese 3
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        171 H14 P W D L F A Pts Barcelona 16 12 3 1 33 10 39 Real Madrid ....15 9 2 4 24 11 29 Valencia 16 8 5 3 24 12 29 Espanyol 15 9 2 4 18 9 29 Sevilla 15 7 4 4 18 17 25 Real
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        334 H14 Busan (South Korea) GERMANY'S unbeaten record under coach Jurgen Klinsmann came to a halt yesterday, when they were beaten 1-3 by South Korea m a rematch of their 2002 World Cup semi-final. Kirn Dong Jin, Lee Dong Gook and Cho Jae Jin were on target
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          83 H14 UNITED States Open champion King Aiying (right) strolled into the fourth round of badminton's Cheers Youth International after thrashing Singapore's Ang Qi Zhen 11-0, 11-0 yesterday. The Singapore permanent resident is the top seed m the Under--17 category, and should have no problems winning the
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          111 H14 SINGAPORE'S hockey players finished second at the four-nation tournament at the Delta Sports Complex yesterday. In the men's matches, Singapore drew 1-1 with Sri Lanka, while Macau and Taiwan drew 3-3. Sri Lanka topped the overall standings with seven points from two wins and a
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        468 H15 BASKETBALL No shortage of scorers m Phoenix's 110-96 win over Washington Phoenix THE Phoenix Suns proved again they have no shortage of scorers. Shawn Marion had a sea-son-high 36 points and 14 rebounds, his 17th double-dou-ble m 24 games, and the Suns outran the Washington
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        Lock icon Suns drop Tabuse after 3 months
        462 H15 Phoenix JAPANESE rookie guard Yuta Tabuse was dropped by the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. The 24-year-old, the first Japanese to play m the National Basketball Association, was signed by the Suns three months ago. He had been training with the Denver Nuggets last year
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        589 H15 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: Pittsburgh 33 NY Giants 30, Washington 26 San Francisco 16, Atlanta 34 Carolina 31 (OT). BASKETBALL NBA: Orlando 117 Denver 95, Charlotte 101 Houston 100 (OT), Portland 75 Detroit 74, Boston 114 Cleveland 107 (OT), Dallas 90 Atlanta 68, San Antonio 104 Golden State 85, Philadelphia
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          72 H15 BERN (Switzerland): World tennis No 1 Roger Federer added a final trophy to his 2004 haul on Saturday after being named Sportsman of the Year m his native Switzerland. It completed a hat-trick of honours m a week for the 23 -year-old, who
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          48 H15 LOS ANGELES: Jamaican boxer Glen Johnson earned a split decision win over Antonio Tarver on Saturday m a light-heavyweight bout. Both fighters surrendered their light-heavyweight titles so they could fight each other. Johnson had the IBF belt and Tarver the WBC title. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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          61 H15 BRUSSELS: Former top-ranked Justine Henin-Hardenne opened her preparation for the defence of her Australian Open with a straight-set loss to France's Nathalie Dechy at the Women's Tennis Trophy exhibition tournament. One day after being selected Belgian Sportswoman of the Year despite a season marred
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        127 H15 Peace/Ully sleeping, resting at last, The world's weary troubles and trials are past. In silence she suffered, m patience she bore. Till God called her home to suffer no more. WINIFRED PETRONILLA SHEPHERDSON (1903 2004) wife of the late Frank Shepherdson passed away peacefully on 19.12.04. Dearly loved and missed
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        41 H15 rm The family of the late SOI CHIN NEO Departed 15 December 2004 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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        50 H15 ANG GECK NAI Departed on lb December 2004 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Prof Soo Kee Chee a Ijk^^and his team of doctors and nurses. Jrfljjj
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        45 H15 9F~ The Family of The Late ~~*W I LIM SIEW GEOK Departed 13-12-2004 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, <■ business associates and colleagues for I their kind attendance, assistance, 4 condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. j£
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        29 H15 Fa In Everloving Memory j I KATHERAYSON SHANMUGAM Departed 20/12/1994 Though another year has passed, memories of you remain dear m our hearts. Sadly missed by Daughters loved ones.
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        134 H16 "Know that the Lord is God. It is He who make us. and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name." Psalm 1 00 verses 3-4 EU YEE
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        101 H16 ■DEREK CHAN PAN CHENG Age: 51 has gone to be with the Lord on 19 December 2004. Leaving behind: Mother: Madam Yong Poh Lin Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Sisters: Richard Clara Daisy Kenneth Jenny Irene Henry Kirn Hong Dorothy Pastor Philip Christina Juliet Nephews: Nieces: Adrian Audrey Eugene Joaquim Benjamin Melissa Nicholas
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        138 H16 SEOW ROO BART (Robert) Age: 57 passed away on 19 December 2004. Dearly missed by loved ones. (Father: Scow Ah Leng, deceased) Mother: Ong Bo Ji Wife: Ong Guat Ngoh Sons: Daughter-in-law: Scow Jason Yeo Hsin Hui, Josephine Scow Josie Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Scow John Rose Pua Scow Tony Catherine Yeo
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        62 H16 KAREN TEOHWEE PENG Age: 32 passed away peacefully on 17 December 2004, lovingly remembered by Husband: Jason Ho Tze Chuen And parents, parents in-law, siblings, relatives friends. Wake is held at Multl-Purpose Hall (next to Blk 18), Cantonment Close. Tel: *****319 Cortege will leave on 22 December 2004 (Wednesday) for
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        37 H16 We express our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to Mr Lim Li Ghin family on the demise of their beloved Ms Patricia Wong Bao Bao Departed on 17 December 2004 From: The Management Staff of IBM Singapore
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        86 H16 OW YONG SEE Age: 91 passed away peacefully on 19-12-2004 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Son: Chan Kau Kwong Daughter-in-law: Ho Viii Siong Daughters: Chan Soh Nouye Chan Sai Soh (Chan Ng Boey, deceased) Sons-in-law: (Neo Shwee Kee, deceased) Liong Chi Loong Tan Tat Soon 5 grandchildren
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        283 H22  - Penton reveals $5.2 m losses over past 2 years FINANCIAL RESULTS TROUBLED plastic injection moulding-tools maker Penton International has finally reported its financial statements for the past two financial years, revealing a cumulative net loss of $5.2 million. The Sesdaq-listed firm also said on Saturday that it had a shareholders'
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      8 1 life! THE STRAITS TIMES Monday December 20 2004
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        149 2  -  Sujin Thomas Rock legends reform Legendary band Queen will regroup for a tour next year. Paul Rodgers, vocalist of Free and Bad Company, will replace deceased frontman Freddie Mercury. Queen guitarist Brian May (right) confirmed the news m a posting on his website, brianmay.com. Queen's drummer, Roger Taylor, has
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        752 3  -  Tay Yek Keek As an actor, Andy Lav can't give you very much. But actress Marina de Van m In My Skin can give you a lot she will literally slice off her skin for you to chew on starsngripes I WAS going
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        651 3  -  Hong Xinyi annoying index: the blonde edition 1 Mark Burnett, creator of hit reality show Survivor, will produce Martha Stewart's new lifestyle show when she finishes serving her prison term next year. And they say crime doesn't pay. 2. Paris Hilton was named one of
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        118 4 Performing style Patrick Khoo: "When it comes to dancing, he's too dramatic. I think it wouldn't work well on a world stage." Rating: June Lim: "Dick, you are not there yet. Something is still missing. There's too much exaggeration m your facial expressions, too much jumping around the stage. It's
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        385 4 'What's with the suits? He's too 1980s. Maybe back then, that suited him... From his dressing, you can tell that he should leave it to the new generation, like Taufik' Wros on Lee (above) THEY went into the audition room hoping to emerge as stars. Instead,
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        210 4 Patrick Khoo: "His singing style is similar to Aaron Kwok's when he sings ballads. But I don't think he conveys enough emotion on those songs, like Leslie Cheung's Search Of My Life. He does better on more cheerful songs like Asia Major. "He plays it pretty safe when it
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        200 5 PHOTO: 'He performed better than his guests like Jacintha, Gani or Koh Chieng Mun. He's still got if Patrick Khoo's overall verdict of Lee (above, with Jacintha) Patrick Khoo: "He had only four outfits if you count his Indian outfit m the song, Mustafa. But I barely remember that
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        141 5 Patrick Khoo: "This is where he shines. He's very charming onstage, joking with the audience and making sure he connects with them." Rating: June Lim: "Very comical. But I think he can go overboard with his jokes sometimes, and can get a little vulgar. He swore once m
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        116 5 Patrick Khoo: "He performed better than his guests like Jacintha, Gani or Koh Chieng Mun. He's still got it." Rating: June Lim: "Dick is someone with personality, but I think he should not perform. I think he would only appeal to Ah Bengs. He should stick to songwriting.
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