The Straits Times, 31 December 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAUS TIMES 4 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 2007 •■V A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Record number of litterbugs nabbed
    623 1  -  Jessica Lim Tessa Wong NEA has stepped up enforcement, with private firm hired to patrol public areas THE number of litterbugs caught this year has hit a record. Between January and last month, 19,252 were caught, a huge jump from the 6,002 culprits booked in
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    Lock icon COURTSIDE GLAMOUR
    67 1 EDWIN KOO Tennis star Maria Sharapova emerging from the locker room at the Singapore Indoor Stadium last night to play Anna Chakvetadze in an exhibition match. In front of 9,300 fans, the glamorous Russian ran away with the first set at love. But she had her work cut
    EDWIN KOO  -  67 words
  • Article
    Lock icon MOH to publicise dental fees online
    595 1  -  Judith Tan WHETHER you see a dentist in Bedok or Orchard Road, you will soon know how your bill compares with that charged by a govern-ment-run dental centre. Starting tomorrow, information on price benchmarks for treatments such as wisdom tooth operations and root canals
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon South Korea powers up its quest for clean energy
      936 1  -  Lee Tee Jong South Korea Correspondent In Seoul SOUTH KOREA is turning to alternative energy sources such as nuclear power in the face of record oil prices and global concerns over climate change. It is also investing in other forms of
      KOREA HYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER  -  936 words
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      313 2 >4 Winning Year Ahead! I Day Date Feature Race Day Date Feature Race Track all the exciting action at the Singapore Turf Club ST"? fT 4 with this cut and keep calendar. It's a thoroughbred E Singapore 3^.o^*^o*363) I" 1 Si™re De*y (slp°re Gi> Sun 20 Singapore 4-Year-Old Sprint (Spore
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      326 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prune 2-4 Prima Deli back in business f?f a. V/? i-7 PrimaDeli's factories are operating World 14-17 a t f u n capacity to ensure their Review 18-19 outlets are well-stocked when they FYI 20 reopen tomorrow after a food SECTION TWO poisoning outbreak. Home Hl-H8 PAGE
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Are they the killers?
      339 3 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Islamabad A PAKISTANI television network yesterday aired pictures that it said showed who murdered opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, fuelling a controversy over the details of her death. Dawn News Television showed three grainy pictures that it said were obtained from an amateur photographer.
      REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  339 words
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      Lock icon Bhutto's teen son, husband take over party
      673 3  -  Anthony Paul REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Opposition decides to contest polls, which may be delayed by 4 months Senior Writer In Islamabad THE party of Ms Benazir Bhutto yesterday appointed her 19-year-old son and her husband to succeed the slain Pakistani opposition
      REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AP  -  673 words
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      Lock icon $7.68 RAISED
      160 4 TOP 10 IPOs MORE DEALS OCBC's Ms Lee points out that while the total number of IPOs may not be significantly more next year, the total funds raised should rise as Singapore seeks to attract bigger deals and from more diverse sectors. PHOTO GRAPHICS NOT SO PLAIN SAILING:
      RICKMERS; QUEK HONG SHIN  -  160 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Record year for IPOs, and more is expected in 2008
      624 4  -  Yang Huiwen Figure up by 18.8% over last year; foreign companies dominated the sector THE sub-prime crisis failed to cast a cloud over what has been a boom year for initial public offerings (IPOs) here. More than U555,259 billion (557.604
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      129 4 Telcos race for iPhone prize The drive to turn the subscriber tide has heated up with local mobile operators jostling for exclusive rights to sell Apple's coveted i Phone OTT"| PfflM f We train so many 11 Goodness, no. people that we Never again aye t0 create Y^i^c* would I
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Musharraf's allies wanted me dead: Bhutto
      714 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, LOS ANGELES TIMES ►►SECRET E-MAIL UNVEILED Slain politician had pleaded for help from the British Foreign Secretary London MS BENAZIR Bhutto claimed three allies of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf were out to kill her in a secret e-mail to British
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, LOS ANGELES TIMES; : AP; AFP  -  714 words
    • IN BHUTTO'S FOOTSTEPS
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        Lock icon Thrust into the fray at only 19
        324 6 AGENCE FRANCEPRESSE, REUTERS A BLOOD-STAINED family legacy hangs heavy on the shoulders of Benazir Bhutto's only son Bilawal Zardari (below left), who is 19. He lost his mother in a suicide attack last Thursday; his two uncles died in suspicious circumstances; and his
        AGENCE FRANCEPRESSE, REUTERS; AP  -  324 words
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        Lock icon From playboy to villain and now widower
        311 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NICKNAMED "Mr 10 Per Cent" by Pakistanis because of allegations about kickbacks from his wife's time in power, Mr Asif Ali Zardari, 51, has gone from playboy to villain and now to grieving political widower. When he married into the Bhutto
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  311 words
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      Lock icon Alleged plotter of assassination a feared insurgent
      397 6 WASHINGTON POST Peshawar THE man named by Pakistani officials as the chief organiser of Ms Benazir Bhutto's assassination is a widely feared tribal commander at the vanguard of efforts by extremist groups to draw Pakistan deeper into their insurgent campaign. Baitullah Mehsud, based
      WASHINGTON POST  -  397 words
    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Singaporean does his bit for N. Korea's needy
        841 7  -  Tracy Quek Wind turbine system is latest in string of donations in kind since 1995 China Correspondent In Beijing NORTH Korea, the impoverished communist state so isolated it is nicknamed the "Hermit Kingdom", may not be the obvious choice for private donations,
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        Lock icon Beijing approves new commerce minister
        291 7 Beijing CHINA'S Parliament has approved the appointment of Mr Chen Deming as Commerce Minister, a widely-anticipated move amid a series of high-level leadership changes. Mr Chen, 58, was named to replace Mr Bo Xilai, who has been appointed as the top Communist Party leader of
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        Lock icon HEADS HE SPINS, AND IT'S A RECORD
        54 7 AFP Japanese teen Ono Aichi headspinning his way to a new record of 109 headspins per minute at the World Trade Centre in Hong Kong yesterday. The 18-year-old Osaka International University student beat his own Guinness record of 101 headspins in one minute
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        Lock icon Analysts say HK's direct vote a test case for China
        330 7 Hong Kong BEIJING'S direct-election promise to Hong Kong shows the mainland is also ready to embrace democracy, say China watchers in Hong Kong and Taiwan, which is sensitive to political developments in the territory. But naysayers in the two places
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        Lock icon Beijing meets target of 245 'blue-sky days'
        307 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Beijing BEIJING reached its goal of 245 "blue-sky days" for 2007 yesterday, but just barely, as a cold front scattered the familiar smoggy haze that remains a key con:ern for next year's Olympic Games. The rare clear day followed one
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS; REUTERS  -  307 words
    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Japanese PM ends China visit in upbeat mood
        573 10 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, XINHUA But while ties have thawed, both sides failed to resolve important issues Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda ended his visit to China on an upbeat note yesterday while the mood at home was of guarded
        REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, XINHUA; AFP  -  573 words
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        Lock icon No child's play, pen spinning is the rage in Japan
        258 10 YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIAN NEWS NETWORK Tokyo PEN spinning has become again a fad in Japan that the country would be holding its first national contest early next year on the fine art of juggling a writing tool with one's fingers. According
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        Lock icon Japan backs emissions targets for new climate pact
        307 10 REUTERS Tokyo (APAN will accept numerical :argets to cut global warming jmissions in a new climate ;hange pact, reversing its itance which came under fire it this month's UN-led talks jn the deal, a newspaper resorted yesterday. The Mainichi Shimbun said Japan
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon It's boom time for private varsities in India
        572 11  -  P. JAYARAM They help meet demand for higher education, but critics complain of low standards India Correspondent In New Delhi PRIVATE universities and institutions are playing an increasing role in meeting the ravenous demand for higher education in India, fuelled by a
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        Lock icon World's cheapest car to hit the roads soon
        248 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi INDIA'S giant Tata Group plans to launch the world's cheapest car with a sticker price of 100,000 rupees (553,700) on Jan 10, which some analysts say could revolutionise automobile costs worldwide. Mr Ratan Tata, head of the Tata
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        Lock icon Bhutan holds first parliamentary polls
        169 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi THE Himalayan outpost of Bhutan will stage its first parliamentary polls today as the kingdom steers away from royal rule, but officials worry many voters will stay away. The elections represent a dramatic shift of power in Bhutan orchestrated by former
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Myanmar struggles under new sanctions
        521 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, WASHINGTON POST Latest measures add to hardships, sparking fears of more protests Yangon MYANMAR'S already battered economy is groaning under the weight of new sanctions following a crackdown on dissent, fuelling concerns that the hardships could spark more protests. The United States, the
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        Lock icon BACK TO THE WILD
        77 12 A fisherman helping a green turtle back into the sea at a coastal village in the southern Philippines yesterday. The female turtle, which weighs 77kg, had been found in a fisherman's net last week. The green turtle is an endangered species which faces habitat loss. In
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        Lock icon Young women lured into becoming drug couriers
        340 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Petaling Jaya LURED by fat salaries and the opportunities to travel, some young Malaysian women have been tricked into becoming couriers by international rings. At least 32 women have been arrested overseas in the last 11 months for trafficking.
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  340 words
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        Lock icon winners disqualified by Thai polls watchdog
        379 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Three PPP Bangkok THAILAND'S Election Commission announced yesterday it had overturned the victories of three candidates from a party allied with deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra due to charges of vote-buying in the Dec 23 general election. The commission's move, which must
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AFP  -  379 words
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        Lock icon KL renews permit for Catholic newspaper
        315 12 »'ALLAH' ROW Petaling Jaya THE publisher of a Catholic newspaper has had its permit renewed by the government, after an earlier threat by officials to withdraw its annual publishing permit. Herald The Catholic Weekly newspaper, is allowed to continue reporting on the Catholic community
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      23 6 More private varsities Private universities are mushrooming to meet demand for higher education in India but their quality is being scrutinised. PAGE 11
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon 'Individual privacy being eroded' across US and EU
      552 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS Concerns about border security and terrorism drive govt surveillance initiatives, says report London INDIVIDUAL privacy is under threat in the United States and across the European Union as governments introduce sweeping surveillance and information-gather-ing measures in the name of security
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  552 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Who's keeping tabs
      233 13 The 47 countries surveyed were put in five categories, from the best countries with "adequate safeguards against abuse" to the worst "endemic surveillance societies". THE WORST Malaysia: No right to privacy in the Constitution; controversial Internal Security Act permits extensive police powers. Russia: ID required for all
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      Lock icon Year-old baby dies after rottweiler attack
      368 13 REUTERS London A ONE-YEAR-OLD boy has died after being attacked by a rottweiler in the yard of his grandparents' home, West Yorkshire Police said. The dog, a family pet, snatched the boy from the arms of a seven-year-old girl who was carrying him in
      REUTERS; AP  -  368 words
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      Lock icon Norway's economic boom turns the tables on Sweden
      638 14 NEW YORK TIMES Once the richer cousin, Swedes now flock to booming Oslo to find work Oslo LONG a poor cousin in Scandinavia, Norway has surpassed Sweden to become one of the richest countries in the world and a magnet for young
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      Lock icon A CHILLING EXPERIENCE
      99 14 AFP A climber making his way up a frozen waterfall in the Bukk Mountains in north-eastern Hungary yesterday. The man-made ice wall is created by diverting water down the slope during winter. An international ice-climbing competition is held at this location every year, with the next meet
      AFP  -  99 words
    • Article
      Lock icon French prepare to stub it out in cafes, clubs
      280 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Paris FRENCH smokers will soon have to stub out their cigarettes in bars, restaurants and nightclubs, as the country joins several of its European neighbours on Wednesday to impose a complete ban on tobacco in such places. Though some
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    • Article
      Lock icon What other European countries are doing
      66 14 Ireland and Britain have banned smoking in all enclosed public places. Italy, Malta, Sweden, Estonia and Finland have banned smoking in public places with the exception of sealed, ventilated smoking rooms. Belgium, Cyprus, Lithuania, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Spain have banned smoking, with some
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon CHINA'S BIRD FLU PATIENT DISCHARGED
        87 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China's latest birc flu patient, whose case raisec fears of human-to-humar transmission of the virus, has been discharged from hospital after recovering. The patient, a 52-year-olc man who has been identifiec only by his surname Lv, was hospitalised with the deadly HSNI
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        Lock icon KL MINISTER TO MEET INDIA'S LEADERS
        105 14 BERNAMA CHENNAI: Malaysian Works Minister S. Samy Vellu will meet leaders of India, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to explain the "real situation" concerning the Indian community in Malaysia. Datuk Seri Samy, who is also president of the biggest ethnic Indian political party Malaysian
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        Lock icon KL RELEASES FOUR ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS
        97 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Four alleged members of extremist group Jemaah Islamiah released last week in Malaysia after nearly five years in detention no longer pose a security threat, a junior minister said yesterday. Mr Mohamad Johari Baharum, a deputy minister in the Internal Security
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        Lock icon 300 SWIMMERS STUNG BY JELLYFISH
        108 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO: Nearly 300 swimmers looking to cool off from a heat wave were stung by swarms of jellyfish that filled the waters off a southeastern beach city, Brazilian media reported yesterday. At least 15 people, including children and teenagers, were treated in
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        Lock icon 14,000 EVACUATED AS WWII BOMB DEFUSED
        68 14 REUTERS BERLIN: More than 14,000 people, including 98 hospital patients, were evacuated yesterday from a 1-sq km area in Hanover as munitions experts defused an unexploded World War II bomb dropped by an American warplane. The 454 kg bomb, buried 7m below a supermarket
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        Lock icon MALAYSIAN POLICE NAB ILLEGAL BIKERS
        81 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: Malaysian police have detained 37 illegal racers after they attacked a police patrol car and participated in races involving hundreds of others in Johor. Johor Baru North police chief Ruslan Hassan said the racers, aged between 14 and 30,
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda fears losing support of Iraqi Sunnis
      615 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS Top US general says it now targets tribal leaders who back America Baghdad THE top US commander in Iraq has said that Al-Qaeda is becoming increasingly fearful over losing the support of Sunni Arabs and has begun targeting tribal council leaders
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      Lock icon Palestinian govt to dismantle militant groups
      300 15  -  .mallah (West Bank) REUTERS THE Palestinian government has said it would dismantle militant groups, including those linked to President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction. "There is no Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades any more," Interior Minister Abdel-Razak al-Yahya told Voice of Palestine radio on Saturday, referring to
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      Lock icon SINGING FOR GOOD LUCK
      98 15 A devotee singing while holding a drawing of "lemanja", the Brazilian Sea Goddess, at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro for the start of the Feast of lemanja on Saturday. The celebration, which culminates on New Year's Eve, is based on Afro-Brazilian religious rituals with dancing,
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Girl 'kills dad' to win contest
        187 15 AN ESSAY which won a six-year-old girl four tickets to a Hannah Montana concert began with the powerful line: "My daddy died this year in Iraq." While gripping, it was not true and now the girl may lose her tickets after her mother acknowledged
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        Lock icon Missing wife resurfaces after $360,000 search
        348 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS MS ANU Solanki wanted out of her marriage, so the 24-year-old Indian woman met a male friend at a Chica-go-area forest preserve on Christmas Eve, jumped into his car and headed down the highway for what she hoped would be a new
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        Lock icon Singer's 'real love story' with Sarkozy
        177 15 REUTERS SINGER and former supermodel Carla Bruni is living a true love story with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, her mother told a local newspaper yesterday. "Carla is living a real love story. And I think they complement each other," her mother Marisa Borini told
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        Lock icon Miss France to keep her crown with conditions
        256 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS A WEEK after the authorities threatened to strip her of the Miss France crown, Ms Valeric Begue has been allowed to keep her title, but under new regulations. Ms Begue, whose suggestive pictures in a French gossip magazine had
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    • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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        Lock icon Govt to release advance 4th-quarter growth report
        217 17 NICHOLAS FANG SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS THE Ministry of Trade and Industry will release advance fourth-quarter economic growth figures on Wednesday. Academics and the business community will be keeping a keen eye on the data, which indicates the current state of the economy.
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        Lock icon Thai election body to announce final poll results
        358 17 NIRMAL GHOSH WORLD WHAT IT IS ON THURSDAY, Thailand's Election Commission (EC) will announce the final results of the general election that was held on Dec 23. The announcement, based on decisions made over complaints of malpractices, could lead to some successful
        NIRMAL GHOSH; REUTERS  -  358 words
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        Lock icon Arts school opens to nurture young talent
        136 17  -  NATALIE SOH WHAT IT IS THE Singapore School of the Arts starts classes on Wednesday. The school will offer a six-year integrated arts and academic curriculum for an International Baccalaureate diploma. WHY IT MATTERS This will be the culmination of years of efforts
        SHAHRIYA YAHAYA  -  136 words
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        Lock icon lowa caucuses to launch US presidential nominations race
        262 17 BHAGYASHREEGAREKAR WHAT IT IS lOWA will on Thursday kick off the race to elect the next president of the United States. Voters in this mid-western state will gather in small groups called the caucuses to decide who should be the party nominees.
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      • Article
        Lock icon Deadline for N. Korea to disable nuke facilities
        245 17 REUTERS, NEW YORK TIMES WHAT IT IS NORTH Korea is expected to disable its Yongbyon reactor and other nuclear facilities today, under a deal reached at the six-party talks. In agreements struck in February and fine-tuned in October, North Korea is to
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        Lock icon Govt to raise Edusave contributions for students
        126 17  -  NATALIE SOH WHAT IT IS THE Government will increase Edusave contributions by $10 to $180 for those studying at primary school level, and by $20 to $220 for secondary school students. WHY IT MATTERS From January on, the Government will increase funding for
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        Lock icon Opening of the legal year
        109 17  -  NATALIE SOH WHAT IT IS THE legal year opens on Saturday. It is considered to be one of the most significant events in the legal profession's calendar. WHY IT MATTERS Attended by the who's who in the profession, including Singapore's Chief Justice, Attorney-General and the
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        Lock icon MONDAY
        39 17 BRUSSELS: The European Union lifts land and sea border controls on its mostly former communist new member states. NEW DELHI: Liberhan Ayodhya Commission submits its report on the destruction of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya on Dec 6, 1992.
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        71 17 TOKYO: Japan takes over G-8 presidency. UNITED NATIONS: The five countries newly elected as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council Libya, Vietnam, Burkina Faso, Croatia and Costa Rica take up their seats. RUSSIA: Russia temporarily bans the British Council in all regions of the country, except Moscow.
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        20 17 TOKYO: Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and other royal family members greet well-wishers at Imperial Palace. BANGKOK: Thai inflation report.
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        11 17 GENEVA: World Trade Organisation's next round of Doha talks resumes.
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        21 17 YANGON: Myanmar marks the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain. TOKYO: Tokyo Stock Exchange opens for a half-day session.
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        27 17 WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush meets Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul. PHILIPPINES: The ceasefire between the Philippine government and communist New People's Army rebels due to expire.
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      453 18 THE year past turned up roses in most key indicators: the GDP growth rate, job expansion, corporate profits as well as inward and offshore investment. And the headliner of the year? The long-absent property recovery arrived, to bring with it the most dramatic value appreciation seen in
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      1973 18  -  P. Ramasamy »THE HINDRAF MOVEMENT IN MALAYSIA On Nov 25, 30,000 Malaysian Indians took part in a protest organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf). This mass mobilisation of a community that has traditionally supported the government took many observers by
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      1006 19  -  Mohammed Hanif REMEMBERING BENAZIR BHUTTO In London WITH half her adult life spent either in exile or in prison, Ms Benazir Bhutto seemed to have lived like a medieval princess, but she died like an ordinary, modern Pakistani. She died doing
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      866 19  -  SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY »INDIA'S REACTION TO BHUTTO'S DEATH For The Straits Times TRAGEDY dogs the Bhuttos as it does the Gandhis. Ms Benazir Bhutto is Pakistan's fourth leader to meet a violent end. She is also the fourth in her family to suffer that fate.
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      907 19  -  Robert Karniol »GLOBAL SECURITY Defence Writer OF COURSE, the Norwegian Nobel Committee got it wrong in awarding the Peace Prize for 2007 to two strident advocates of the environmental movement. Sure, the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and former
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      27 18 The popular touch Vis Benazir Bhutto was no revolutionary but she could and did galvanise the people to draw them to the polling stations. PAGE 19 PUNCHLINES
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      735 21  -  )lANA OTHMAN »A MONTH AFTER FOOD POISONING SCARE <\fter AVA's all-clear, Dakery in production to stock up 39 shops THE production line at PrimaDeli is chugging along rapidly today as the bakery tries to stock all its 39 outlets for their reopening tomorrow. "We will
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      631 22  -  Arti Mulchand NParks may up fine and rope in security firms to nab culprits THERE are fines, heaps of signs, and numerous reports about monkeys attacking feeders and picnicking families for food. Yet many park-goers are oblivious, and seem to think the National Parks Board
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      365 22  - The culprits they come in 5 kinds ARTI MULCHAND When the monkey business turns nasty, it s easy to call the parks home, but a ditterent species ot point the finger at the long-tailed macaques that primate is to blame: the Errant Feeders The fatuous families Typical behaviour: With kids
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      461 23  -  Liaw Wy-Cin Scientists find protein in saliva of ticks can stop blood from clotting BESIDES leeches, another blood-sucking parasite the tick is turning out to be quite the little medicinal wonder. The saliva of the tick can keep blood smooth-flowing and thus prevent
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      116 23 DESMOND LIM Ms Simone Scow is a marketing executive by profession and a doll collector by passion. The 21-year-old was one of the 200-strong crowd who turned up at "A Doll Affair", South-east Asia's first ball-jointed doll convention. Ball-jointed dolls are resin-moulded dolls that have parts attached with
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      874 24  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Legal firms here growing but small Spore market means they're long way from global top 100 list Law Correspondent SINGAPORE law firms are growing in staff strength, keeping pace with the rising demand for legal services. Singapore's
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      272 24 MORE than 19,000 people have been caught littering this year the highest in recent memory. But the threat of fines and corrective work orders has yet to work, going by a Straits Times check and Stomp contributions. Whether in housing estates, public parks or even right
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        66 24 UNDER the pretext of seeking directions, three men approached a manager and then robbed him of a laptop and his wallet containing $400. The 36-year-old victim told police that one suspect brandished a beer bottle. The incident occurred at 2am last Wednesday near Block 557 Hougang
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        48 24 A 40-YEAR-OLD sales assistant found the front gate and door of her Bukit Merah flat forced open when she returned home on Friday night. Jewellery and a watch worth a total of $4,300 were reported missing from her home at Block 27A Jalan Membina.
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        84 24 A BODY was found floating in the Kampong Java canal, near Keng Lee Road, yesterday afternoon. The man, believed to be in his 50s, was fished out of the water and was pronounced dead by paramedics at 2.10 pm. He was wearing shorts and a batik
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      471 25  -  Rl team wins prize in Asia-Pacific contest with Labbench, a virtual lab for safety lessons By Ho Ai Li POUR copper sulphate into a beaker and heat it over a Bunsen burner. In the Labbench, you can find out what
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      485 26 New Year countdown events for every taste mean revellers are spoilt for choice ALL over the island, people are gearing up to say goodbye to 2007. Going by what is on the cards for tonight, there is an option for every budget and preference.
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      206 26 BESIDES the raucous countdown, there will also be a contemplative side to the celebrations at the Esplanade and Marina Bay. For a start, actors Ramesh Panicker and Amy Cheng will read specially selected letters written by people who have been unable to
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      141 26 MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN ST PHOTO: Six-year-old Alvin Tan makes a face while getting his hair cut by volunteers. Alvin, who will be starting Primary 1 next year at MacPherson Primary School, was joined by other children who received free haircuts and school packs worth $100 each as
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      159 25 Q How are some drivers reacting to rising fuel prices? Q Many are converting their cars to run on comI pressed natural gas (CNG) and petrol. More I than 220 drivers have done so, and 200 I more have bought manufacturer-assembled petrol-CNG cars, called bi-fuel cars. Q Which companies undertake
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      536 27  -  PHILIP LEE Fairmont Singapore debuts in Asia with the remaking of Raffles the Plaza FAIRMONT Singapore may be a new name in the hotel industry here but it is a member of a leading global network of 50 luxury hotels, Fairmont Hotels Resorts (FHR), and more than
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      251 27  -  AHMAD OSMAN LOVE Co Singapore, a new retail concept introduced by the Soo Kee group, wants to be the first stop for couples planning to get married. Its first wedding jewellery store at Raffles City Shopping Centre claims to house the "world's largest selections, with more than
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      204 27 FOR the third year running. Mount Faber Leisure Group will be bringing in a fireworks extravaganza as part of its Sky Symphony Countdown 2008. This year, the Sky Symphony Countdown includes pyrotechnic displays emitting from cable car cabins located as far as 660 m from The Jewel
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        117 27 FUJITSU Asia's latest Scan Snap S3OO colour A 4 scanner is billed as the world's smallest A 4 duplex Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) scanner, which can digitise A 4-, 85-, A 5-, 86--and A6-sized documents, business cards as well as documents of various sizes. With four modes of
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        62 27 SUNKIST NFC (Not-from-con-centrate) is pure juice, without water, sweeteners, artificial flavourings or colouring agents. Available in two variants. Original and Lots of Pulp, Sunkist NFC Pure Premium 100% Fully Squeezed orange juice is packed with vitamin C and antioxidants. Both variants are available in a handy onelitre pack,
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        77 27 UNDER normal circumstances and the law oi physics, water would flow out through any hole in the middle of a tank. But at the Mystical Anti Gravity InteracI tive Concept Tank I (or Magic-T), UnderI water World SingaI pore's latest exhibit, I visitors can feed the fishes through
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      270 27  -  AHMAD OSMAN PARENTS who visited Food Junction at Great World City with their kids last month had a pleasant surprise. After a major makeover, the 15,000 sq ft food court welcomed diners with a new and fun concept targeted at kids. The new interior, for instance, showcases
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      432 28 »SOAP BOX Twentysomething Jessica Lim plans to find the meaning of life by spending quality time alone BEING in one's mid-20s means hitting the bars and in-vite-only parties with fervour. Anything less than wholehearted willingness to join the "party people" both
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      595 28 TWO young Singaporeans are doing their bit to save the world or at least, the climate. As part of the newly formed action group Asian Young Leaders Climate Forum (AYLCF), Shanthan Selvakumar, 27, and Ramanathan Thurairajoo, 25, joined regional youth leaders from 14
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      841 28 MY LIFE Let our giving be genuine and from the heart, and let it not be confined to festive seasons only, say Youthlnk writers Don't dump tattered 'gifts' on needy SINGAPOREANS may be generous towards their friends and relatives,
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      236 29  -  Lim Teong Chin I REFER to the letter, "Poor sports showing? Take coaches to task", by Mr Lee Seek Kay (ST, Dec 25). Taking the coaches to task is at best simplistic. Is the coach solely accountable for the results? I would say yes if
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      159 29  -  Tan Quee Hong NOISE AND FUMES FROM LOADING BAY I REFER to the letter by Ms Chan Yee Yin, "Plagued by noise and fumes from loading bay" (ST, Dec 22). It is an offence under the Environmental Pollution Control (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations to leave
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      299 29  -  Esther Tan (Ms) I REFER to the letter by Ms Chan Yee Yin, "Plagued by noise and fumes from loading bay" (ST, Dec 22). As a socially responsible retailer, we are concerned about the effect of our business operations on
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      102 29  -  Han Chuan Quee (Ms) I REFER to Ms Tan Li Ching's letter, "Why Thai music in TV episode on Myanmar?" (ST, Dec 25). We are glad Ms Tan enjoyed the programme, "Asean snapshot Episode 6 featuring Myanmar" on Channel News Asia, which
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      406 29  -  Ng Sook Fun (Ms) I REFER to the report, "End of free Net access to spell lm dip in user figures" (ST, Dec 25). We would like to clarify that the dial-up Internet subscription figures stated on the Infocomm
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      145 29  -  Ong Chai Guat (Mdm) ON DEC 15, when our family boarded Five Star Tours bus AFC 4511 from Malacca to Singapore, we were shocked to note that a movie with violent and lovemaking scenes was being shown on the bus. We
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      83 29  -  Richard See Huat Lye I RECENTLY purchased 20 donation draw tickets from the Singapore Children's Society via post. The draw was on Dec 21 and, disappointingly, the tickets arrived only on Dec 26 by normal post. It seemed to me that the tickets
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        87 29  -  Slow Siu Heok (Mdm) I WAS bowled over by the kindness and professionalism shown to my family by the flight stewardesses on Silk Air MI 588 from Cebu to Singapore on Dec 16, when we had a bout of food poisoning after our
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        50 29  -  Chiong Leen Kok WE WOULD like to commend the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) for its swift handling of urgent biometric passport applications for my family of four, especially its very helpful frontline officers, who served us with smiles despite the high volume of applications.
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        54 29  -  June Chan Sok Cheng (Ms) I WRITE to thank cabby Wang Fang Yew (SHB *****)) for returning the cellphone I left behind in his cab on Dec 19. He not only displayed honesty, but also did great service in returning my phone to my
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        57 29  -  Alan Tan YongHong I WAS shopping at the Furniture Mall in Beach Road on Dec 24 when I received a call from a Furniture Club employee, informing me that my wallet had been found outside the store. I would like to thank the store's friendly
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        67 29  -  Mohammedu Anis Abdul Alim ON Dec 24,1 realised my wallet was missing after I alighted from bus service 17 at the Bedok bus interchange. Learning that service 17's ending point was at Pasir Ris interchange, I rushed there, where a Mr Mohd Salim
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      71 29 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Striking a balance between the economy and the environment LIA should educate policyholders on limited scope of disability claim Unacceptable service at Changi Airport cafe Is Jetstar Asia serious about customer feedback? Courts man used
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      497 30  -  Terrence Voon »TENNIS But it is compatriot Chakvetadze who wins over fans with second-set display WHEN Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze promised they would take their exhibition match in Singapore seriously, there were some who smirked knowingly. At the end of the Russians' first set at
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      Lock icon Humbling lesson in power from Anna
      695 30  -  Rohit Brijnath ANNA Chakvetadze is some way short of six feet, barely registers on weighing scales at 58kg, has an arm absent of any evident muscle, and hits like a girl. Except that girls these days own backhands that sting like a Tyson jab
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      Lock icon India's hope of beating US crumbles as Mirza suffers cramp
      291 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Perth AN UNTIMELY bout of cramp for Sania Mirza cost India any chance of beating the second-seeded United States in the opening tie of the mixed teams Hopman Cup here on Saturday. The US won the tie 2-1,
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      Lock icon Sharapova believes women's game is clean
      122 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS TENNIS star Maria Sharapova believes the women's game is taking the necessary measures to remain clean. There have been allegations of match-fixing and illegal betting in the men's game. "The women's game is very clean," the world No 5 said on Saturday.
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      478 31  -  Terrence Voon MOTOR SPORTS Residents and visitors are treated to thrills of go-karting and drifting at carnival IT WAS almost as if the Formula One street race in Singapore had arrived early. For nine hours yesterday, the roar of souped-up engines filled the air,
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      546 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CRICKET Sydney It was their 15 th consecutive Test victory and they will equal their world record of 16 wins set from October 1999 to February 2001 with victory in Wednesday's second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. A
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      Lock icon Pierce awakes to seal Celtics win
      358 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Salt Lake City PAUL Pierce was angry and embarrassed after the first half. He had no points and no rebounds in 19 minutes, 33 seconds, essentially leaving the Boston Celtics without one third of their "Big Three". But he woke up
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      413 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW YORK TIMES AMERICAN FOOTBALL New Jersey THE New England Patriots put themselves among the greatest sports legends in American history on Saturday by completing an undefeated season. With a 38-35 win over the New York Giants, the Patriots finished 16-0 and joined the
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      Lock icon Liverpool fail to break down Man City fortress
      386 32 soccer London LIVERPOOL failed to breach the fortress that Sven-Goran Eriksson has built at the City of Manchester Stadium yesterday. The 0-0 Premier League draw did not do either side any favours. City could not add an exclamation mark to their season
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      136 32 Irsenal 2014 5 140 16 47 /Ian United 2014 3 3 37 11 45 Ihelsea 2012 5 3 3115 41 .iverpool 1910 7 2 33 12 37 /Ian City 2010 6 4 27 22 36 iverton 2010 3 7 35 22 33 Iston Villa 20 9 6 535
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      Lock icon Arsenal back on top of EPL
      790 32 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE But claims of handball and play-acting mar their 4-1 victory over Everton London WHO says Arsenal do not have a Plan B? On a day when their brand of beautiful football was non-existent, the 10-man Gunners took to Route One football to
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      Lock icon Bleak birthday for Ferguson after loss to West Ham
      534 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON THIS was not how Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson would have wanted to celebrate his 66th birthday today. Not only was his side knocked off the top of the Premier League table by Arsenal after Saturday's poor 1-2
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      Lock icon 540 min since Pompey last scored at home
      217 32 London SINCE Portsmouth's 7-4 win over Reading, Fratton Park has become a barren ground Harry Redknapp's side. Saturday's 0-1 loss to Middlesbrough means that it has now been a remarkable 540 minutes since Portsmouth last scored a Premier League goal in front
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      301 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London SAM Allardyce admitted he felt robbed by Salomon Kalou's controversial late winner as Chelsea piled more pressure on the beleaguered Newcastle manager. Kalou was at least two metres offside when he scored from close range to clinch a 2-1 Premier League
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      Lock icon Scottish player dies after collapsing during a game
      722 33 game. AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE SOCCER Motherwell skipper Phil O'Donnell, 35, reportedly suffered a seizure on pitch Glasgow FOOTBALL was left to mourn another tragedy after Phil O'Donnell, captain of Scottish side Motherwell, died on Saturday after collapsing during his side's 5-3 win at
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      312 33 THE death of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell, 35, underlines concerns over the number of footballers who have died after collapsing on the pitch over the last few years. Earlier this month, Uefa announced that every player involved at Euro 2008 must undergo cardiac screening before the Finals
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      Lock icon 6-4 And it could be Berbatov's farewell present to Spurs
      429 33 London TOTTENHAM'S joy after the wild 6-4 win over Reading on Saturday ended quickly, after manager Juande Ramos hinted that four-goal hero Dimitar Berbatov may no longer be their player next month. "I cannot reassure Tottenham fans that he is
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      Lock icon Sunderland's win over Bolton lifts them off bottom 3
      443 33 LONDON SUNDERLAND were made to suffer a nervous second half, but finished the year outside of the Premier League's bottom three after their 3-1 win over Bolton on Saturday. "It's nice to win, we just about ground it out," said manager
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        Lock icon GEBRSELASSIE AIMS TO REWRITE RECORD
        119 33 REUTERS LONDON: World marathon record-holder Haile Gebrselassie believes he can lower his mark still further when he takes part in the Dubai Marathon on Jan 18. The two-time Olympic 10,000 metres champion, who will be running his final race over 42.195 km before the Beijing
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        71 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Three-time Tour of Spain winner Roberto Heras, whose two-year doping ban ended in October, has decided to quit professional cycling. "I've thrown in the towel, there's no going back," Heras, 33, told Saturday's edition of Spanish paper Marca. He said he
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        122 33 REUTERS BANGKOK: Narongchai Vachiraban netted a spectacular second-half free kick to give hosts Thailand a 1-0 victory over Asian champions Iraq in the King's Cup soccer final on Saturday. Iraqi goalkeeper Dydar Hassan stood and watched as Narongchai's well-taken effort in the 65 th minute
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        40 33 NBA: Dallas 97 Atlanta 84, Washington 96 Miami 74, Orlando 104 Charlotte 95, Detroit 98 Indiana 92, New Orleans 86 Cleveland 76, New Jersey 97 Milwaukee 95, Houston 91 Toronto 79, Boston 104 Utah 98, Seattle 109 Minnesota 90.
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        64 33 NHL: Philadelphia 4 Tampa Bay 2, Los Angeles 3 Colorado 1, Washington 8 Ottawa 6, Atlanta 5 Boston 0, NY Islanders 5 New Jersey 2, NY Rangers 6 Toronto 1, Columbus 4 Carolina 1, Pittsburgh 2 Buffalo 0, Minnesota 5 Edmonton 4 (OT), San Jose 5 Nashville 2,
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        33 33 WTA Australian Hardcourt C'ships, Istrd: Shahar Peer(lsr) bt Julie Ditty (USA) 3-6 6-0 6-2, Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) 6-2 6-3, Nathalie Dechy (Fra) bt Van Zi (Chn) 6-2 6-2.
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      941 31 i [iTI l^^S Arkin (Danny Beasley) gallops to an easy win in Race 1 on Friday TOPLINE rider Danny Beasley was Beasley, who had just resumed his early speed to cross to the fence the toast of the season's finale on riding following a shoulder injury from barrier No 10.
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      48 33 TV times AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Independence Bowl: Alabama v Colorado (Live, Ch23, 9am). CRICKET: KFC Twenty2o: Western Australia v Tasmania (Live, Chi 10, 4.28pm). RUGBY: Guinness Premiership: Saracens v Newcastle (Delayed, Ch24, 4pm). TENNIS: Hopman Cup: France v Argentina (Delayed, Ch24, noon), USA v Czech Rep (Delayed, Ch24, 10pm).
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      158 34 "You will make known to me the path of life; ft in Your presence is fullness of joy." (Psalm 16:11) WL MADAM KOH SOON CHEE Age: 90 Went home peacefully to be with the Lord on 29 December 2007 Dearly and fondly remembered by loved ones: Daughters Sons-in-law Chia Fook
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      56 34 The family of the late MARYTAN CHWEE TEE Departed on 24.12.2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all priests, relatives, friends and prayer group for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to the doctors and nurses at ward
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      34 34 18th Anniversary In Everlasting Memory of WONG FOOK HONG Departed on 31st Dec 1989 'Goodbye doesn't mean forever. You'll always be missed and remembered by all of us.' Wife: Lav Sze Pee loved ones.
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      159 34 TEOH CHOH LIN Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 29/12/2007, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Hor Lee, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Teo Ngin Hee Ng Ah Seok Teoh Keng Hock TayHongKeow Daughters: Sons-in-law: Teo Choon Eng Ng Kiat Chong Teo Choon Lan Susie Chen Jin Yun Teo Choon Buay Nancy Chua
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      45 34 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of JIMMY KOH CHEE TAT Departed on 31 December 2000 You are not forgotten JM, nor will you ever be. As long as life memory last, we will remember thee. Sadly missed and always remembered by Family 8t Loved Ones
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      129 34 LEE SAM MOY Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 30/12/2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Liew Choon Ying Peggy Lee Lvi Liew Lam Fatt Maria Lorella Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lew Man Fah Jenny Alex Quek Chin Thye Liew Mun Chye Pauline Philip Chay Pak Hong Grandchildren:
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      142 34 CHUA NAM MONG Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 29/12/2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Khoo Sok Keng I Sons: Daughters-in-law: I ChuaGuanAik Albert Chua Aye Lee Alice I I Chua Guan Hong Alan Tan Mvi Lee Yvonne I I Chua Guan Soon Alfred Yong Wai Ling Godson: Lav Kian
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      36 34 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory of LILABOTYHAZRA Departed: 31.12.2003 Dearly missed S always remembered by: Mother: Dharma Dasi Hazra Brothers: Piobhat, Sujit Sister: Atdo Brother-in-law: Sudhir Sisters-in-law: Bella, Hansa Nephews: Sumit, Anish, Shashi Nieces: Monica, Anjali
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      33 34 h Bth Anniversary With Fond Memories Of MARYCHIANGNEOMA (AH MA) Departed on 31 Dec 1999 lime changes many things, But not the memory of this day brings. Always remembered by r, loved ones.
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      106 34 will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, t. O Lord, make me dwell in safety". Psalm 4:8 TAN KONG HOCK LOUIS Returned to the Lord on 30 December 2007 leaving behind loved ones. (Beloved Wife: Wong Beng Gun Teresa, deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: I Tan Tien Vi Gabriel
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      53 35 (0) GLD 10US$ IMH ISH STX PO KWIOO Lyxor China H 10IISS STI ETF 100 Spore Land B Sembawang STI ETF IOPV CENTS 8160 405.2 2740 275.0 1574 136.0 351 73.0 2101 59.3 3680 55.0 790 55.0 1098 48.0 3532.1 47.5 3.6 7.5 6.4 26.3 2.0 1.5
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      44 35 (0) CENTS ISHSCI India 100 933 SGX 1304 CoscoCorpDBeCW*****5 18 Asia Pac Brew 1320 Goodpack 191 DairyFarm 435 SI A 1710 SGX SGA eCW*****7 31.5 68.0 36.0 31.5 30.0 22.0 21.7 20.0 15.0 4.8 2.7 63.6 2.2 10.3 3.3 1.2 32.3
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      82 35 Where S$ stands Dec 28 CHNG YR 2007 CLOSE FR Dec 27 S$ LOW S$ HIGL JS$ 1.4466 +0.31 1.5479 1.4363 iuro 2.1219 -0.88 2.1639 1.9913 2.8899 -0.07 3.1194 2.9158 1$ 1.2655 +0.30 1.3555 1.1741 len* 1.2778 -0.60 1.3821 1.2285 lupiah*.0.***** +0.04 0.***** 0.***** iaht* 4.2900 +0.10 4.5700 4.1730
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      512 35  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK Any US recession is likely to be short and have minimal impact on Asian markets Markets Correspondent AS 2007 bows out today, it is customary for investors to take stock for the year. For many, it has
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        81 35 KIM Eng Research notes that SMRT is leveraging on its existing infrastructure to get higher non-fare revenue. The latest move involves new product Tunnel TV which offers advertisements in a "snazzy format" on LED panels mounted on tunnel walls. "This competitive advantage underlies our
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        77 35 DBS Vickers projects a 15 per cent jump in loans growth for the bank- ing sector for next year, as loans to the housing and construction industry continues to expand. "While we have 'buy' recommendations for both Singapore banks under our coverage, we prefer
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        66 35 UOB Kay Hian says it "continues to like AusGroup, given its exposure to the mining and oil and gas industries in Australia, as well as its exposure to the global sub-sea production systems market". It keeps its "buy" call with a price
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      8058 35 Unit Trust Funds UNIT TRUST ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!** 1 029/ Star Europe Bond 1 193/ Star Europe Bal 1 226/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1 678/ Star Asia Bond 1259/ Star Asia Balanced ....1063/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0 235/ *l?'& FLffiia» nittT/ Gib MultlSt
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      450 36 Europe's largest oil company plans to outsource work to three tech firms ROYAL Dutch Shell will shed thousands of jobs, as Europe's largest oil company joins rival BP in trying to cut costs and simplify its structure, the Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday.
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      190 36 AP NRG: Pays US$44O million (*****.2 million) for the reinsurance unit of Dutch financial giant ING Groep. Deal announced: Dec 28. Marmon Holdings: Picks up a US$4.5 billion stake in the industrial conglomerate owned by the Pritzker family. Deal announced: Dec 25. Car Max: Nabs a 6.4 per
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      709 36 NEW YORK TIMES New York FAMED American investor Warren Buffett is far from ready to retire. At 77, he is in the midst of his hottest streak in almost a decade. And he is capping his run with
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      633 36 REUTERS Chicago THE United States Federal Reserve may be forced to cut interest rates again despite rising inflation because of increasingly weak job growth in the US, said analysts. "Fed officials are remarkably sanguine about the labour market, given that they also
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        90 36 KOH BENG SENG: Appointed as independent and nonexecutive director of Great Eastern Holdings, with effect from Wednesday. Mr Koh (right), 58, is currently chief executive officer of Octagon Advisors. He spent 24 years with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) up till 1998, with his
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        110 36 JEAN TEO LANG LANG: Appointed by China Aviation Oil (Singapore) (CAO) as its head of trading, effective tomorrow. Ms Teo (right), who is currently the lead trader of light distillates, integrated supply and trading for the eastern hemisphere at BP Singapore, has been seconded by
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        44 36 JAMES KOH WAN KAI: Appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Rowsley effective Wednesday. Mr Koh, 50, was the general manager of Siong Bee Industries from 1995 to 2007, and the financial controller and operations manager at LCL Manufacturing before that.
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        43 36 CHAN KAM MAN: Appointed non-executive independent director of Sinobest Technology Holdings last Thursday. Mr Chan, 44, a practising accountant in Hong Kong, is currently the auditor of the Hong Kong and China subsidiaries of three listed companies in Singapore.
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      114 36 BLOOMBERG NEWS New York NYSE Euronext, the first trans-Atlantic stock exchange, listed US$7B billion (Ssll3 billion) in initial public offerings (IPOs) this year in the United States and Europe, the most of any exchange group. NYSE Euronext added 425 new listings, with 140
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      1172 37 Clean energy blueprint [N MARCH, Singapore heralded its entry into the clean ensrgy race as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced a 5170 million research fund for the industry. The Economic Development Board (EDB) soon unveiled a more detailed $350 million blueprint for research
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      325 37  -  Yang Huiwen WARRANT WATCH SURGING oil prices have cast the spotlight on offshore marine plays, which are touted to be the beneficiaries of this phenomenon. Oil prices have risen about 5 per cent in a little more than a week, rising
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      113 38 WHICH WAY NEXT? "Foreign central banks aren't necessarily shunning dollar assets, but they were more attracted to other currencies." MR DAVID POWELL, currency strategist at IDEAGIobaI, on central banks being drawn to other currencies "Total US dollar holdings continued to rise. It's not apparent that central banks are
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      568 38 BLOOMBERG NEWS Demand for US assets slips further after meltdown in sub-prime market Washington THE US dollar's share of global foreign-exchange reserves fell to a record low in the third quarter, as demand for US assets waned after the subprime mortgage market
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      303 38 BLOOMBERG NEWS CAPITAL INJECTION London MERRILL Lynch is in talks to sell another "big" stake to Chinese and Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to raise capital, the Observer has reported, citing London and New York sources it did not identify. The
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      Lock icon Asia at forefront of new world order as power balance shifts
      934 38  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY Markets Correspondent WHILE the year is going out in a blaze of headlines about the sub-prime crisis and its devastating impact on financial markets, 2007 will eventually be noted for other reasons, too. Chief among
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      740 38  -  Kua Zhen Yang OFFICE workers in Singapore may soon be shedding some of those thick layers of clothing, as more firms raise the workplace mercury in an attempt to conserve energy. Some office buildings are currently chilled at 21 deg
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      422 37 Keppel Corp the world's largest offshore oil rig maker closed $0.10 lower to end at $12.78 compared to last Thursday. The group is benefiting from strong crude oil prices which are now hovering above US$9O/barrel. Investors who are keen on this group may consider its call DBJW which will expire
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      28 38 Going green The business of environmental concerns has had a good year with the rise of clean sources such as solar energy and other industry milestones. PAGE Hl7
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      110 39 PEOPLE 8 QUESTIONS FAT TALK #1 FAT TALK #2 l~^ Suzanne Vega There's no shame in being Stop talking about my is back plump, says Sandra Leong weight gain, says F4's Ken Chu page 4 pages pagelO |k for the xq c ord How did 2007 turn out for the
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          50 40 Fifty personalities appeared in Life!'s The Monday Interview series in 2007, baring their souls as they shared their life stories. In this lookback special, MAX MUN SAN and MICHELLE TAY revisit 10 to find out how the year turned out for them and their hopes for 2008
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          387 40  -  Bryan Wong, 36 (ivieaia^orp nost) He was on a career high, having won the award tor Best Variety Show Host at the 2006 Star Awards, when he was featured in The Monday Interview (March 19). Still, he cried when he revealed how he still felt he was
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          553 40 Glenn Tan, 29 (CEO of Motor Image Group) Tan, the chief executive of Motor Image Group which distributes Subaru cars in the region was painted in the Monday Interview (Feb 26) as a brash, hot-tempered but capable young man who proved he was more than just the
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          321 40 Chan Chen Hei. 53 (Owner of Chef Chan s Restaurant) When he was featured in The Monday Interview (April 2), he was about to close his restaurant in North Bridge Road to embark on what he called "another chapter in my culinary journey". Among his plans then
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          326 40 Laurrieta Alaabons, 37 (Former host of television programme Showbuzz and now director of concert promotion company LAMC Productions) She was once dismissed as a good-looking bimbo with the "sugary" voice and was even voted by a newspaper as Turn-Off Of The Year. But when Life! caught up
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          346 40 Francis Cheong, 47 (Fashion designer) The Monday Interview (April 9) with Versace-loving gown specialist Cheong caused a stir in entertainment circles. He had claimed that it was he, not celebrity hairstylist David Gan from Passion salon, who had "discovered" Zoe Tay in 1984. Cheong, one of Singapore's more
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          583 41 Ong Keng Sen, 44 (Theatre Works' artistic director) He created a stir in September last year when he wanted to bar Life! theatre reviewer Hong Xinyi from reviewing his work, Diaspora. But the incident did not result in residual ill feelings. He was forthcoming, friendly and chatty
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          475 41 Nadya Hutagalung, 33 (Model and jewellery designer) In the Monday Interview (March 12), she talked candidly about how she was taunted as a child because of her racial mix she is of Australian-Indonesian parentage and abused by ex-boyfriends. She also revealed that the reason she had
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          303 41 Mark van Cuylenburg, 50 (Radio DJ) Better known as The Flying Dutchman, Cuylenberg has ruled local airwaves for more than 20 years. In The Monday Interview (Feb 5), he revealed tidbits about his well-to-do childhood, his parents' painful separation and a bout of alcoholism in his 20s.
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          315 41 Utt, 33 (MTV VJ) In The Monday Interview (April 30), Utt, whose real name is Greg Uttsada Panichkul, spoke of a rebellious youth, the disadvantages of being a "pretty boy" and lamented about his love life he was single all this year. At the time, the
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          322 41 Andrew un, 41 (Paris-based Singaporean fashion designer) Gn revealed in The Monday Interview (Jan 8) that while he is not afraid to snub free-loading celebrities like Paris Hilton, he can also come across as diva-like himself. Today, his eponymous label is sold in more than 99 stores worldwide
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        1254 42  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi That's what Suzanne Vega says she's good at doing, even if that's not always important in the pop music industry Q questions with... O Suzanne Vega WORLD famous for her breakout hits Luka and Tom's Diner from her second album Solitude Standing
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        1221 42  -  Joyce Hor-Chung Lav NYT HONG KONG You never know what to expect from Namu. She's a sex symbol who wrote a bestseller. She's a TV star and lingerie designer, an ex-model and ex-singer. She opened both a museum dedicated to tribal culture and what she calls
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        85 43 'Yeah, I love being famous. It's almost like being white, you know?' African American funnyman Chris Rock (above) 1 must urge her to take care of herself. You don't want to be in heaven when your money is in the bank' Taiwan TV personality Wen Ying on talk-show host
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        878 43  -  Sandra Leong I did not see my New Year resolution to lose weight through yet again. But so what? It seems fat people are happier than thin ones SO HERE I am on New Year's Eve, back to square one again.
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        362 43 AP NEW YORK Two shows, Late Show With David Letterman (right) and Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, will be back with their writers airing joke-filled new hours starting Wednesday, the shows' production company, Worldwide Pants, announced last Friday. An interim
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        924 46  -  Tay Yek Keak If I were the last person on earth, I'm not sure I'd pull it off as admirably as Will Smith did in I Am Legend starsngripes I'M WONDERING what I can offer if I were the last man on earth. If I were broadcasting
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        281 48  -  Michelle Tay Fashion stylists were evidently on an extended holiday this month as some celebrities, usually stunning on the red carpet, floundered miserably in the wardrobe department. Thankfully, some genuine style mavens shone brighter than ever tog of the town PHOTOS: GOING DOTTY:
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        406 48 TAIPEI Don't call him fat. F4 member Ken Chu blasted the media after he was questioned about his weight gain at a news conference last Friday. The Taiwanese singer has grown from 68kg five years ago to 80kg at one point, and has been branded
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        200 48 AP, AFP SAN RAFAEL, California Actress Robin Wright Perm has filed for divorce from actor-director Scan Perm (right, with her) after 11 years of marriage. She filed the papers on Dec 21, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple, who live in Northern California, are seeking joint
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        261 48 NEW YORK Actress Nicole Kidman is pregnant, according to reports which said she and singer husband Keith Urban are expecting their first child. London's Daily Mail said last Saturday that Kidman, 40, broke the news to their families over the Christmas holiday. She had already spoken
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