The Straits Times, 11 December 2005

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  • 24 1 The Sunday Times DECEMBER 11 2005 120 Pages m Four parts MICA (P) 092/03/2005 fIH? A Singapore Press Holdings publication OV/ C( j iits
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  • 464 1  - Asean free trade area may come sooner Paul Jacob TOP OF THE NEWS KUALA LUMPUR ASEAN'S economic ministers see the potential for achieving the goal of a region-wide economic community five years earlier than the planned target of 2020. Trade and economic ministers who wrapped up preparatory talks ahead of
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    • 471 2 agenda INDEX mainsection news 3-23 invest 24-28 think 30-33 sweat 34-38 gizmos 40 cnck 41 geny 42 talk...: 43 lifestyle hot L2-L8 pulse L 9 go LlO reflect Ll2 read L2B-L29 taste L3O-L32 movies L14.L20-L2l tv 1i5ting5. ..*****3 comics L24-L26 horoscopes L 27 CALL OUR NEWSLINE 1800-828-28-28 ST WEBSITE Phone.
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    • 193 2 home Bonus time A slightly smaller bonus is expected this year but those m the oil and gas, transport and logistics, and financial services will get more. PAGE 3 Help for gamblers An Indian pastor and former gang member have teamed up to help gamblers kick their habit and pay
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    • 172 2 Hostage m Iraq killed An Egyptian who has been working for the US military is murdered m Iraq yesterday as a deadline to kill four Western hostages expires. PAGE 23 HDB flats offer good value For young couples buying their first homes, new and resale HDB flats still make more
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    • 161 2 Is Team Asia up to par? Team Asia need to play their best golf today, if not to win the Lexus Cup, then at least to lose by a respectable scoreline. PAGE 37 Life on the high seas Ng Woan Ling gushes about her experience m The Clipper Round-The- World
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    • 119 2 '^^^^f fin Tay Cheng Khoon The Singapore Golf Association should put its own house m order before trying to take over the SLGA. SWEAT PAGE 36 A whole §Km new NKF Bertha Henson The new NKF has been swept clean and the public should consider reopening their hearts and wallets
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    • 133 2 lifestyle Mercedes blues Owners of the distinguished German marque are bristling at the association between the luxury car and taxis. PAGE L 2 Fiddling on the roof I From bars to spas, rooftops are the latest venues for relaxation and taking m panoramic views of the city. PAGES L4-L5 The
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    • 638 3  -  Zakir Hussain Chua Kong Ho Average payout will be slightly smaller than last year But it's bonanza year for sectors like oil and gas, financial services MANY workers can expect to receive slightly smaller bonuses this year than they did last year. Labour chief Lim Boon
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    • 252 3  -  Zakir Hussain POSTAL worker Abdul Manaf was among 10,000 lower-income National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) members who received help yesterday to pay for their children's back-to-school expenses. Less-well-off union members like him received up to $300 m vouchers to buy shoes, school uniforms and
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    • 1516 4  - Geylang help centre takes on loan sharks Sarah Ng Sarah Ng It is helping more than 1 00 loan-shark victims to kick the gambling habit THEY make an unlikely pair. One is an Indian pastor who speaks Hokkien fluently. The other, a former gang member and illegal moneylender. But Reverend
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    • 802 6  - JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE SELLS Jeremy Au Yong Travel agencies report full bookings for flights and packages while retailers and eateries see increased consumer spending m run-up to Christmas THOSE who have left it till now to make Christmas holiday plans can forget about leaving town. Flights to popular destinations like
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    • 895 7  -  Jane Ng DR RAYMOND Yuen goes to great lengths to ensure that his Sri Lankan maid K. Sujeewa feels at home. He flew m her daughter, Shalika Wijaya He wage, after the girl's home and school m Sri Lanka were swept away by the tsunami last year.
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    • 487 8  -  Sarah Ng Pasir Ris-Punggoi GRC's Project Success helps jobless residents find work and save on transport costs too THE idea was simple: Find jobs for unemployed residents near their homes, so they can save on transport. Two years on, Project Success
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      • 163 8 AN OFFICER from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) was among three men charged m court yesterday for smuggling 4,540 cartons of cigarettes into Singapore. Shaiful Hizam, 34, and the two other men, Abu Bakar Mohd, 52, and Tan Yew Keng, 56, were arrested early
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      • 164 8 A PAIR of teenage brothers were charged m a district court yesterday over a parang attack on another teen m Jurong West that severed his left hand. The hand of the 17-year-old student was later found m some bushes by a polyclinic doctor who rushed
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    • 556 9  - Gandhi image on 'slipper' draws ire Melissa Sim Indian High Commission says image on flip-flops is offensive but artist says work meant as a flattering metaphor THESE giant flip-flops exhibited at the concourse of The Esplanade are brightly painted with images of other slippers, a rose and a girl using
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    • 1436 10  -  Jeremy Au Yong Australia has one of the highest rates of drug abuse m the world and its soft sentencing under a 'harm minimisation' programme is making the problem worse SYDNEY and MELBOURNE WHY ARE THE LIGHTS IN THIS LOO BLUE? Its not decorative. The
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    • 540 11 A SECURITY guard, heavily tinted glass windows and a shop lot number 66 are all that mark one of Sydney's most controversial buildings: the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre. Behind the unassuming facade, along a busy row of shops m the city's red-light district,
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    • 540 11 THREE twentysomething people stroll into the clinic, greet the staff warmly and head for a mound of black plastic bags located near the entrance. Each picks up a bag about the size of a skg sack of rice and leaves. In one day, at
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    • 391 12 A RETIRED Australian navy man has written to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to express his support for Singapore's death penalty for drug traffickers. Mr Henry Smith, 79 and living m Queensland, wrote the letter on Dec 3, the day after Australian
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    • 457 12  - When struck at Police Academy Selina Lum Retired duo who met courted and tied the knot there bid farewell to Thomson facility at an event to mark its closing THEY fell in love at the Police Academy, got married there, and their children spent a part of their childhood there.
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    • 147 14 Crisis Relief Society Project: To buy 150 fishing boats, two transport boats and an ice-making machine for fishermen Cost: $151,520 Where: Aceh, Indonesia Status: Completed Habitat for Humanity Project: To build 3,000 two-room houses Cost: $13,898,074 Where: Meulaboh, Indonesia Status: In progress Mercy Relief Project: To build
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    • 642 14  -  Jeremy Au Yong So far, Red Cross here has given $47m to build new homes and refurbish hospital, among others ALMOST a year after the Dec 26 tsunami, the Singapore Red Cross has approved $47 million worth of humanitarian projects from
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    • 179 14 THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) will hold a memorial service for former president Devan Nair on Jan 7 at the Singapore Conference Hall. Its secretary-general Lim Boon Heng said this was an appropriate venue as it was where Mr Nair had delivered
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    • 594 15 Three girls murdered in a month Parents m Japan are now wary of allowing children to walk alone to school TOKYO JAPAN'S image as a safe country, especially for parents, was dealt another severe blow yesterday with the killing of a schoolgirl, the third such murder m less than a
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    • 197 15 Dec 10: A 12-year-old girl was stabbed to death by her tutor m a cram school classroom m western Japan. Media reports said Sayano Horimoto, was alone with Yu Hagino, 23, when she was attacked by him with a 17cm knife after a quarrel. Hagino reportedly
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    • 371 15 BANGKOK FOLLOWING one of the largest mass rallies m recent years, Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday that the political situation was "heating up" but dismissed most of the protests against him as pre-election campaigning. More than 42,000 people flocked to a
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      548 16 Run-up to WTO conference Police and emergency services on guard against a repeat of the violent protests at previous talks HONG-KONG I'd be very surprised if there isn't any violence. But that doesn't mean it's going to go to the other extreme and be another Seattle/ MR SCOTT
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    • 466 17 America drops opposition to dialogue as UN meeting agrees to extend Kyoto MONTREAL A LANDMARK UN conference agreed yesterday to extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change and launch a dialogue between Kyoto members and the United States on long-term action on
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    • 179 17 MONTREAL UNITED Nations conferences on climate change have a time-hon-oured history of protests. In the old days, a wacky outfit and a catchy chant were all you needed to get some attention. But m these days of visual overkill, the media stakes have risen and so have protesters'
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    • 388 18 Villagers to blame: Govt Police shooting at southern China village BEIJING CHINA yesterday made its first official comment on a confrontation m a southern Chinese village m which an unknown number of people were killed, saying hundreds of armed villagers Incited by a few instigators" had assaulted police. Residents of
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    • 153 18 KUALA LUMPUR FORMER Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad says he would prefer the Malaysian government to go ahead with its proposal to build a new bridge to replace the Causeway without waiting for Singapore to make a move. "If we want Singapore to be
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    • 294 19 Taxi service run by women trained m karate is launched m India to empower them NEW DELHI INDIA has launched a taxi service managed and operated by karate-trained women as part of a plan to combat crime against women m Indian cities. The project
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    • 626 20  -  Leslie Lau c liberalisation is needed for Asean to keep pace with economic giants India and China MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said yesterday that Asean's future lies m deeper economic integration with the emerging giants China and India.
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    • 363 20  -  Leslie Lau KUALA LUMPUR AUSTRALIAN Foreign Minister Alexander Downer yesterday signed a friendship pact with Asean, a move needed for Australia to become a part of the East Asia Summit. Australia had for long baulked at signing the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation a non-aggression pledge
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    • 139 20 PM Lee in Malaysia to attend summit leslie.lau@exite.com SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the 1 lth Asean Summit, which is held m Kuala Lumpur from today to Wednesday. He will be accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo, Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang
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    • 553 21  -  Peh Shing Huei South Korea wants the grain excluded from tariff cuts but Thailand objects KUALA LUMPUR RICE has become a bit of a sticky little issue here, particularly between South Korea and Thailand. Seoul, protective of its rice market, wants to
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    • 114 21 shpeh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR ASEAN is likely to enshrine human rights and democracy m its first Constitution, helping it deal with issues like Myanmar, the group's top official said yesterday. "Human rights and democratic ideas and all that will be there but how it's expressed m
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    • 104 21 KUALA LUMPUR RUSSIA signed an economic cooperation accord with Asean yesterday as Moscow seeks greater engagement with a region that will launch a new economic and security club m the coming week. The agreement is the first of a series of documents Moscow will sign with the
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    • 102 21 TOKYO JAPAN plans to give supplies of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to South-east Asian nations to help increase their readiness against bird flu, a Japanese newspaper said yesterday. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will announce a plan this week to give enough Tamiflu to treat at least
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    • 293 21 China blames Japan for strained ties KUALA LUMPUR CHINA yesterday put more pressure on Japan over Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's war shrine visits, saying that Tokyo's attitude was "solely" to blame for the current diplomatic impasse. Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxmg reiterated Beijing's stance on the sidelines of the Asean summit.
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    • 501 22 As part of measures to fight terror and other crimes, adults will get just one identity card Salim Osman INDONESIACORRESPONDENT INDONESIA will have a national database for the fingerprints of all adults m the country m its latest move to fight terrorism, as well as
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    • 506 23 Body of translator found m Iraq as deadline to kill four Western hostages was set to expire tikrit A KIDNAPPED Egyptian who had been working for the United States military was found murdered m Iraq yesterday as a deadline to kill four Western hostages was set
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    • 278 23 LAGOS A NIGERIAN passenger jet crashed m the southern city of Port Harcourt yesterday, a civil aviation official said. At least 56 people were killed, reports said. The Sosoliso Airlines flight from Abuja "crash-landed and burst into flames" with 110 people on
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    • 1241 24  -  Leong Chan Teik ADVICE TO YOUNG COUPLES YOUNG couples making a beeline to buy a condominium unit as their first home together are becoming commonplace. For many, the condominium lifestyle is their overriding priority. But they may have overlooked the attractive financial aspects of other types
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    • 347 24 YOU would not expect Ms Evelyn Goh to rack up debt. After all. she is a certified financial planner. That is why when it came to getting married and buying her first home five years ago, she eschewed the easy path
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    • 315 24 I^wHnBfflBfilfli Terry Savage Personal finance author DO YOU have to become an investment expert m order to make smart retirement decisions? Absolutely not. But you have to know enough to ask the right questions and to judge which investments are appropriate for your
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    • 373 24 BETTHJES1 NEW YORK WALL Street shares swung higher on Friday, getting a modest late-day lift from a retreat m energy prices from recent highs, as investors readied for this week's Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates. After a choppy session, the
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    • 1048 26  -  Fiona Chan ME MY MONEY Only 24 and bitten by the entrepreneurial bug since young, he now has B businesses MOST young people m their early 20s are just entering the workforce, but not so the go-getting Dyen Chen. The 24-year-old entrepreneur,
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    • MY SPACE
      • 408 27 Bank officer Nicole Sherng, 28, and her family live m a 910 sq ft four-room HDB flat m Queenstown. She tells Debbie Swee about her kitchen "USING black and silver colours was a bold departure from my original idea of having conventional dark wood cabinets
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      • 499 27  - Overseas launches gathering steam here Joyce Teo PROPERTY Developers of Malaysian and Thai projects target S'poreans m search of better returns and capital gains PRO-ERTY CORRESPONDENT THE improvement m Singapore's property market has sparked an increase m the number of overseas launches jostling for attention. Malaysian projects are the most
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    • 896 28 YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER Q MY HUSBAND cheated on me twice m our SO years of marriage, lam m my second year of recuperation since his second act of infidelity. I m issed a good cha rice of divorcing him when I had evidence of his
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        103 30 Former president of Singapore and union leader Singapore's third president died of heart failure on Tuesday at the age of 82 m Ontario, Canada He played a key role m the struggle between communists and non-communists m the *****, and led the union movement here m its troubled
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      • 104 30 Shot by air marshals The 44-year-old mentally ill store employee was shot dead by two United States air marshals on an American Airlines plane that was about to leave Miami for Orlando on Wednesday. Mr Alpizar, a US citizen bom m Costa Rica, was shot after he sprinted
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      • 78 30 Loan-shark victim The technician and his wife, both 32, lost their unborn child last week after Mrs Seah was harassed by a loan shark outside her Yishun flat The runner shoved the housewife, who fell down a flight of stairs and later had a miscarriage. Police are
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        109 30 Winner m Kelantan by-election Theßarisan Nasional candidate was confirmed the winner of the closely fought seat m the Kelantan state assembly m a by-election that ended on Wednesday with a recount Mr Hanafi won with a 134-vote majority m the three-way fight for Pengkalan Pasir. It was just
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        87 30 Masuri Salikum Poet and literary critic He was being interviewed by a staff member from the National Archives on Tuesday when he became breathless. Mr Masuri, 79, was rushed to hospital and pronounced dead shortly after. In his lifetime, he had written more than 1,000 poems and won several awards
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    • 1256 30 Should the law be changed to protect them? THE MENTALLY DISABLED The case of a low IQ mo lester who was jailed and caned generated a lively debate m The Straits Times Forum page and m Parliament. Ben Nadarajan examines the problematic issue of how the law should treat offenders
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    • 634 31 Changing the law: Society will need to be convinced too FROM PAGE 30 is not responsible for a crime because he is deemed not mature enough to understand the consequences of his act. But Mr Sin points out that this would mean the law has to work the other way
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    • 161 31 SECTION 84 of the Penal Code says: "Nothing is an offence which is done by a person who, at the time of doing it, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is incapable of knowing the nature of the act, or that he is doing
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    • 141 31 IN RECENT years, the insanity plea has become so commonly used that those who really need to rely on it find this defence lacks punch. What makes it worst is that m almost every case involving an insanity plea, two psychiatrists evaluating the same suspect
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    • 306 32 THERE may be a reason soon to stay home Saturday nights. Look out for it: HDTV, or high-definition television. According to media reports, there are plans to beam programmes on HDTV soon. For now, a lucky few may be able to get the jump on the
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    • 195 32 ILLUSTRATION: "What's the use of being handsome?" TAIWANESE-JAPANESE ACTOR TAKESHI KANESHIRO, whose good looks barely make up fw his sullen demeanour, "Well if you had asked me, i would have said to hell with it But the censor, the enforcer, he will continue until he
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    • 1340 32  - Improving integrity in blood donations Ignatius Low ON WEDNESDAY, five HIV-positive men m Singapore were jailed for between eight and 10 months each for lying about their sexual histories when they donated blood. Their crime was that they failed to declare that they had recently engaged m high-risk activities that
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    • 1684 33 How Vikas hit jackpot by risking all THE LUNCH INTERVIEW Vikas Goel pledged his inheritance to get a US$3.5 million (555.9 million) loan to start his company. It is his ability to take risks and spot business opportunities that helped him build a global company with an annual revenue of
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    • 35 33 Venue: Pasta Fresca, East Coast Parkway Ravioli Verdi alia Vegeteriana PescaMelba "I come here two to three times a month. It's very peaceful and relaxing and I like being at the beach, near nature."
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    • 904 33  -  Bertha Henson ON THURSDAY, I wrote out a cheque for the National Kidney Foundation. It's the first time I am giving the charity money. My cheques used to go to the Kidney Dialysis Foundation. One reason for the hesitation was the glossy flier the old
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    • 1153 34  - Draw dishes out two Groups of Death Rob Hughes WORLD CUP 2006 IN GERMANY (JUNE 9-JULY 9) HEART OF FOOTBALL Holland and Argentina pooled m Group C, Czech Republic and Italy drawn m Group E BEWARE the sting of complacency. First reactions to the World Cup draw that overran by
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    • 306 34 LONDON ENGLAND'S chances of lifting their second World Cup title they first won m 1966 were boosted by a favourable draw. Next year, they will play Paraguay on June 10 m Frankfurt, Trinidad and Tobago m Nuremberg on June 15 before their final clash against Sweden
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    • 70 35 PREMIERSHIP Weekend Results Liverpool 2 Middlesbrough 0 Morientes7l,77 Birmingham City 1 Fulham 0 Butt 84 Blackburn Rovers 3 West Ham United 2 Dickov 56pen, 57, Kuqi 76 Zamora 45, Harewood 63 Bolton Wanderers 1 Aston Villa 1 DioufB2 Angel 88 Charlton Athletic 2 Sunderland 0 Bent 42, Ambrose 49 Chelsea
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    • 674 35  -  Myles Palmer Liverpool move to second spot and equal club's record of 10 consecutive clean sheets FERNANDO Morientes finally showed his class by scoring two second-half goals against Premiership mid-table Middlesbrough at Anfield. His Spanish manager Rafael Benitez showed fine tactical intuition by bringing
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    • 390 35 VVIGAN had a simple game plan against Chelsea: defend. But a typically professional display from the Premiership leaders put paid to that as a John Terry header again handed them a 1-0 victory. For long periods yesterday, Wigan's plan worked to
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    • 182 35 P W D L F A Pts Chelsea 18 14 1 1 35 7 43 Liverpool 15 9 4 2 20 8 31 Manchester United 14 9 3 2 24 13 30 Tottenham Hotspur 15 7 8 2 19 12 27 Bolton Wanderers 15 8 3 4 18 14
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    • 56 35 Manchester United v Everton (Live on cr.23, 11.55pm) Ruud van Nistelrooy is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card, so Louis Saha may make his first start of the season. Tim Cahill and Mike! Arteta are both suspended for Everton, and Richard Wright starts m goal as
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    • 123 35 Campbell still m charge US OPEN champion Michael Campbell dropped four shots over his last four holes for an even-par 72 on Friday but still led after the second round of the Target World Challenge exhibition golf tournament. The New Zealander hit a five-iron into the hazard on the
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      380 35 BASKETBALL Philadelphia 119 Charlotte 115. Denver 100 Miami 92. New Jersey 109 Cleveland 100. San Antonio 101 Boston 89. Seattle 106 Utah 90. LA Lakers 93 Chicago 80. Dallas 90 Memphis 83, Phoenix 85 New York 81. Portland 98 New Orleans 95 (OT). Detroit 106 Golden State 103. GOLF Targe*
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    • 265 36  - Jiawei claws into final of Pro Tour Chan Yi Shen SINGAPORE'S top paddler Li Jiavvei has reached the women's singles final at the International Table Tennis Pro Tour Grand Finals m Fiizhou, China. Yesterday, the world No 3 beat Hong Kong's Tie Yana 11-13, 11-4, 8-11, 11-6. 12-10, 10-12, 11-6
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    • 899 36  - Marriage not for chauvinistic SGA Tay Cheng Khoon THE SPORTS EDITOR It must ask if it could do better by taking over women's association MARRIAGE is not for everyone, for there is much to say for the single life. A case m point is the Singapore Ladies Golf Association, now
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    • 742 37  -  Tay Cheng Khoon Team Asia have drive but will find it tough against Team International SPORTS EDITOR TEAM Asia are down... badly. And chances are that they will not overcome the 4-8 deficit to win the Lexus Cup today. But expect them to go down fighting.
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    • 425 37  -  Marc Lim SPORTS CORRESPONDENT IT WAS all square as both pairs made their way to the 14th green m yesterday's fourball at the Lexus Cup. Three balls peppered the fairway just outside the green that of Team Asia's Candie Kung and Jang Jeong and Team International's
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    • 268 37 Inaugural women's matchplay event, pitting an International line-up against an Asian field. Annika Sorenstam leads the 12-member Team International, while Grace Park is the Team Asia captain. Today's matches (Team Asia first): 10.21 am Grace Park v Annika Sorenstam 10.33 am Birdie Kirn v Paula Creamer 10.45 am
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    • 1060 38  -  Melissa Sim Spore crew had time of their wes while enduring discomfort m first leg of round-the-world yzcht race FOR three days. Ms Ng Woan Ling, 34, lived her life at a 45-degree angle as the Uniquely Singapore yacht raced through the
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    • 285 38 docsport Q Wliat can I do to help speed up the healing of my strained calf muscle so that I can take part m a long-distance race? I injured it falling down the stairs. I've been train mg faithfully for the race and would hate not to be able to
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      207 38 «4* HE DID HIS BEST Former Chief Scout, DrCV.DEVANNAIR o GONE HOME ON 7 Dec 2005 To: The Family of the UtteDrCV. DEVAN NAIR with Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences From: The Singapore Scout Association Ec Peng Liang Building 1 Bishan Street 12 Singapore *****8 K.SURIAMURTHY (Ex Potong Pasir) 1953
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      316 39 "The Lord is my Shepherd, there is nothing I shall want. Psalm 23:1 EDMUND YEO SIN CHIANG Age: 54 was called home to be with the Lord on 10 Dec 2005. Dearly missed and much loved by all loved ones. Wife: Margaret Goh Joo Suan Daughter: Son-in-law: Michelle Yeo Li
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      178 39 I S7n jßoui'nq JlCemoru Of Alfonso Sheila Chan Chin Yong Tan Gek Hong Departed 17.1.1997 Departed 11.12.1999 I Dearly missed and forever remembered 1 i cherished by family members, J qb relatives and all loved ones mg 6THANNIVESARY CPI TEDDY QUAH KOKMENG Departed: 11 Dec 1999 we still miss you
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      38 39 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To Mr Winston Tan Tien Hin Chairman Astralink Technology Pte Ltd on the demise of his beloved mother BENGBOEYYAM on 9 December 2005 The Board of Directors Management of ASTRALINK TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD
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      131 39 We, the family of the late j] 1 Yuen Weng Van Departed on 5 December 2005 I wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. I AL-FATIHAH The family of
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      806 39 m "s ure [y goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of mv life, and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever. '®R Psalm 23:6 1 I LI AU YANG HOON Age: 99 (Wife of the late Rev. Khoo Siaw Hua, J.P., BBM) Called home
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    • 518 40 New Messenger version will allow subscribers to make and receive cheaper phone calls SAN FRANCISCO YAHOO plans to allow computer users to make and receive phone calls at rates that undercut eßay-owned rival Skype and are far below those of traditional phone companies. It said
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      86 40 in/avX«WilflfcJlia7TgSTgP^B YeongAhSeng Philips SPC9OONC What it Is: Webcam Why it is hot: Webcams have been around for some time now but initial offerings delivered poor-quality pictures/video. Philips' new webcam comes with 1.3-megapixel photo resolution and 90 frames per second video. The SPC9OONC incorporates automatic face-tracking and can capture clear
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    • 77 40 Logitech G1 5 What it is: Gaining keyboard Why it is hot: Gamers looking for that extra edge should check out the Gl5. The 1 8 programmable keys enable the creation of up to 54 custom macros per game. The backlit game panel display lets one keep tabs on messages,
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    • 101 40 What they are: Mobile phones Why they are hot: Motorola is catching up with Nokia, maybe not yet m market share, but certainly m terms of new models being introduced. The black duaUunged, oval-shaped PEBL, with its vertical external display and soft touch finish, is an
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      • 286 41  -  Sherwin Loh SSX On Tour (Xbox) $59.90 CALLING the SSX series mere snowboarding games is like saying the Burnout franchise is a simple racing game. Instead of mimicking the realistic elements of the sport, SSX uses snowboarding as a template to create good, clean fun. The trick is to
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      • 144 41 Call Of Duty 2: Big Red One (Xbox) $69.95 THE problem with war-related first person shooters (FPS) is that few can bring the essence of a battle into the living room. The Medal Of Honour series comes close and Call Of Duty 2 has topped it with a
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        157 41 > Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Xbox) $69.90 IF BEING a godlike, Rambo-esque hero doesn't quite cut it when it comes to winning a fight, Battlefield 2 mixes the FPS genre with some strategy elements. You get to play as an individual soldier who, upon receiving intelligence, can swop places
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        137 41 The Movies (PC) $59.90 I'M USUALLY not turned on by games where the objective is to gather and delegate resources to create amusement parks, roller coasters or huge cities. Very simply, these settings just do not excite me. But movie-making does. And The Movies lets you fulfill that desire,
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      • 108 41 Peter Jackson's King Kong (PC) $59.90 THE last time a director was involved m making a video game of his movie, The Matrix, the game itself turned out better than the trilogy of films. King Kong gives gamers a unique peek into Peter Jackson's much anticipated blockbuster which opens
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        127 41 Need For Speed: Most Wanted Black (Xbox) $69.90 IT WAS only a matter of time but having a storyline has finally caught up with the Need For Speed franchise. Instead of just offering a variety of cars and courses to race m, Most Wanted gives you more. While taking
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  • 1053 43  - Who says you nave to be mean to be funny? Wong Kim Hoh JONATHAN Lim will boldly go where many may fear to tread, as long as it will help him milk laughs. He has spoofed, ridiculed and sent up all sorts of movies, issues and people for nearly 10
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  • 159 43 A weekly roundup of the most interesting Web discussions by Singaporeans. Art or glorified porn? THE opening of the Crazy Horse the famous nude revue from Paris this week has generated debate. Is it art or is it just glorified porn? At least one feminist group is unhappy that
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  • 68 43 CIVIC2OO3 confesses he laughs each time he sees car owners installing reverse sensors. NoOnEsAwMe says they are "irritating extras". blackmore thinks drivers of cars with such sensors probably are lousy at judging distances and are clueless about their car's dimensions. He quips that a driver installing the
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    • 224 43 I REFER to the article, "Plastic bag charge will do good" (The Sunday Times, Nov 20). I do not mind being charged for plastic bags, but let major retailers here first change their policy on giving out these bags. NTUC Fair Price has messages around
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    • 141 43 Coping with teen angst IT IS worrying, yet paradoxically normal, to see teenagers today so full of angst. It has come to a point where, if a youngster does not display a depressing air, he would be deemed a misfit by other teens. Today's youth speak of wrist-slashing and suicide
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    • 252 43 AFTER reading the article "YOGAargh" (ST, Mind Your Body, Nov 23) by Shefali Srinivas, I am compelled to share my experience on the ugly side of yoga centres. Until the publication of this article, not much was known about the potential risk and widespread occurrence of
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    • 159 43 I WENT to the Standard Chartered Marathon last Sunday at around 1 lam. I walked through the street between St Andrew's Church and City Hall towards the Padang. Looking at the plastic water bottles, leaflets, empty drink cans, plastic bags and litter strewn all
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    • 101 43 Chicky Club not OK for kids AS A health-conscious parent, I wonder why some schools allow the promotion of KFC's Chicky Club. It is also aired on Kids Central frequently. It is no wonder that children here are getting fatter and less healthy, with the possibility of them becoming obese
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      • 904 2  -  Sandra Leong Are Mercedes-Benz owners seeing red now that there are not only white Mercedes taxis but also those m silver? WHEN Mr Charlie Lim tried to sell his Mercedes-Benz E-class m 2000, the first question that used-car dealers asked was: "What colour?" His four-year-old
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      • 256 2 IN MARCH this year, Singapore's Traffic Police announced that it was adding 12 Subaru Impreza WRX cars with orange-on-white livery to its fleet. Some WRX owners said it was good publicity for the brand. Others saw the association with the Traffic Police as "uncool".
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        1172 4  - up on the roof Leong Su-Lin That's where paradise is, sang 1950s group The Drifters. Today, seven new bars and spas prove they were right all along WHEN it comes to finding a place to relax and unwind, the sky is literally the limit. You can now sip a cocktail,
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        720 5 The Retreat Spa Thalasso Centre THALASSO is Greek for sea, and such seaside spas use products rich m seawater and minerals. This year-old spa on the top two floors of the Changi Village Hotel affords breathtaking sea views. Prices range from $60 for a sea salt body
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      • 991 6  -  Ong Sor Fern We know Kong is King, and not just because the great apes are Man's closest cousins. Feared, revered and misunderstood, we hail our prime mates AS HANUMAN, he personifies strength and humility m Hinduism. And he is believed to have written the first
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        501 7  -  Lee Sze Yong An idiot's guide to our closest cousins IN THE mammalian order called primates, scientists have identified more than 625 species, including the homo sapiens, that is, you and me. These are further divided into 1 1 famines, including the lemurs; the monkeys; the lesser apes
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      • 678 7  -  Tay Yek Keak HOLLYWOOD, as everyone knows, likes to monkey around. Which is why it keeps making movies about apes and monkeys. In case, you think that they are just simple creature features, those portrayals of simians actually mean something. Some people claim that King Kong
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        474 7  -  Benson Ang Famous simians we went ape for Snowf lake, the white gorilla, early *****-2003 The only known albino silverback gorilla, Sno wflake was the star of the Barcelona Zoo m Spain. Visitors around the world came to see the ape and its white coat of fur. Villagers
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      560 31  -  Wong Ah Yoke Now you can enjoy good food from across the Causeway at Pantai Seafood Restaurant, which serves authentic Malaysian fare EATS IF YOU have been trying m vain to get hold of the newly launched Life! Eats Malaysia book, that is because there are no more
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    • 493 10 flfe. DO9-10 ORCHARD/ LliJ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Jf HOUSES -SALE OPEN HOUSE S3OOK BELOW VALUE!! 4200 sqft semi-d 9 No. 3 Dunearn Close. Near new Adam MR T evv 3pr"--spn 52M! Sole agt 9028-2837 LISTING BINJAI NICEST ELEVATED Resort! 55CC sq" -'uge s*' SoV- Z-av I e.r.ez f at. ***** sqft.
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    • 372 10 Properties Wff\ DO9-10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND jgj PTE APTS -SALE SUPERB VIEW MIRAGE TWR X 2! Sea/ River view. 1) #31. Renovated 1227 sqft. 3+l. 2) *05. Vacant 1744 sqft. 4+l. F'hold, Orchard/ City 9272-1039 NEAR SOMERSET MRT. Above CentrePt. Beautiful studio. 759 sqft. Master bdrm-Orchard view at balcony!
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    • 457 11 Pk Dll a2l NEWTON/ ly BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI IP HOUSES -SALE ■:<7rtrmm iTI Best 1M Buy iiia CHESTNUT TERRACE 51.23 M only! Beautiful! 2/storey basement. 2200/ 2300 sqft. 4+l. Selling soon! *****985/ *****611 Mcl foTOPENIf j HOUSE! WATTEN ESTATE D/STOREY inter 2200/ 2500 sq.ft. 3+l bdrms. S.E. Well sought after. A must
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    • 436 12 PK Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST |^r HOUSES -SALE OPEN HOUSE 2-SPM SEMI-D LOR X Telok Kurau. 6+l rms. 2-storey. 3200 sqft. F'hold. Valued $1.65 M. Renovat- a., S'5V. Are-. 933 C 0~: NEAR KEMBANGAN 5000 sqft 4+l. Designer decor, resort ambience, wide frontage, huge porch/ gdn. Park/ MRT. 51.95
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        445 16 Clueless about what CDs to ring m the festive season? Douglas Tseng offers some pointers tLV>S PRESLEY Christmas Wishes (Stny BUG) Even from beyond the grave, The King is still the hardest working man m showbiz. Then again, it is said that there is an Elvis fan bom
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        706 19 Ice gold Chill out, literally, m ice-cold spots on this hot, tropical island. Alvin Lai dons his parker to find out more. BARRING a situation the likes of climate-disaster film, The Day After Tomorrow, chances are you will never see a white Christmas here m Singapore. Ever. But the determined
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        811 20 Everyone's getting into the Christmas spirit, including coffee cafes around the island. Charles Derwent checks them out THE BREW: The old festive favourite the Chocolate Mint Twist is back again; and new this year, there is the White Chocolate Latte (above) with a dollop of white chocolate syrup
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        300 21 Chocolates are easily one of the most versatile gifts to give. They can be fun or elegant, cheap or expensive. And they are always welcome. PHOTOS: Combine the nutritional goodness of blueberries with a rich chocolate coating. By Waitrose, $14.95, from Market Place supermarkets A fiesta of chocolate
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        829 22 Good as gold What would Christmas be without toys? Alvin Lai puts together some adult playthings that will look great m his and her Christmas stockings. FOR HIM A first of its kind, this electric wine opener makes a great gift for the wine lover. Opening wine bottles involves a
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        727 23 Gifts of gold Make this Christmas extra special by giving a present that helps a worthy cause http://www.catwelfare.org What is it?: CWS is a charity run almost entirely by volunteers, whose aim is to improve the welfare of stray cats m Singapore. How you can help: To help the society
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      • 653 24  - golden day to remember LEONG PHEI PHEI By Mr Thomas Quek, 30, and Ms Shannen Ang, 28 (left) ASK polytechnic lecturer Shannen Ang when her wedding anniversary is 10 years down the road, and the cheerful woman .will be able to give you a reply straightaway. This is because she
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        698 25 Ring m the New Year m style indulgent feasts await m hotels islandwide Centennial Singapore Count down to 2006 with tunes from the resident Latin baud. Before that, indulge m a buffet dinner m the main lobby, where seafood takes centre stage. $168+++ (adult) and $84 (child)
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        78 25 !f you wouid rather be outside to see m the New Year, head to Marina Bay for fun and excitement. There will be performances (from 7.3opm} m and around the Esplanade by vVendi Koh, Ugly In The Morning, Trent, and Vertical Rush. A highlight of the night is a
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        399 26 At the malls f-% j j j tk a i CdPtldLdnU iVidsiS i Vote now for the stores that have decked themselves out m the best Christmas decorations m the Hot Shop contest. Choose from retail outlets at Bugis Junction, Bukit Panjang Plaza, Funan DigitaLife Mall, IMM, Junction 8, Lot
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