Today, 27 December 2008

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    10 1 weekendTODAY December 27 28, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    XTRA
    16 1 The Weekend Xtras are taking a holiday and will be back in the new year.
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    NEWS
    26 1 $35 million in losses The alleged ponzi scheme claims another victim as NYU launches suit against its investment advisors and two Madoff-linked funds. Page 2
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    BUSINESS
    31 1 Manufacturing slows Singapore's manufacturing output may have fallen at a slower than expected pace last month but it is no cause for cheer, wider economic outlook remains bleak. Page 28
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    SPORTS
    24 1 Premiership action Manchester United see off Stoke with a late goal by Carlos Tevez and Chelsea comfortably beat West Brom. Pages 46 47
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    LIVING
    29 1 Top beauty picks Clear some space on your dressing room table for these sizzling new brands so you can put your best face forward in 2009. Page 31
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    Lock icon Abhisit's $12.5-billion hope
    657 1 AGENCIES THAI POLITICS PM plans stimulus package as he prepares for more protests BANGKOK As he braced himself for his first major test on Sunday, new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced on Friday that he would soon unveil a 300-billion-baht ($12.5-bil-lion) spending package to help Thailand recover
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    Lock icon Breaking with tradition – China sends Navy to Somalia
    616 1 Breaking with tradition China sends Navy to Somalia AGENCIES BEIJING Chinese warships, armed with guided missiles and helicopters, set sail on Friday for anti-piracy duty off Somalia the first time in centuries that China has sent its Navy on a mission that could involve fighting far beyond its territorial waters.
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon THAKSIN'S DOWN TO LAST $700 MILLION
      203 2 DPA FormerThai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a onetime billionaire, can now lay his hands on just US$5OO million ($720 million) about a tenth of his estimated previous wealth, reported The Nation newspaper. The founder of Thailand's biggest telecoms conglomerate was thought to be worth
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      Lock icon I FOURYEARSON ...
      23 2 I FOURYEARSON A DAYTO REMEMBER 12 Banda Aceh residents gather for a prayer at a tsunami-wrecked house in the village of Lampulo. AP
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      Lock icon NYU launches suit over $35m in losses
      365 2 BLOOMBERG MADOFF FALLOUT Largest private university in America the latest victim THE latest of the institutional and celebrity victims of the collapsed hedge fund run by Bernard Madoff is New York University, the largest private university in the United States. The institution, founded
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      Lock icon Hotels slash rates
      609 3  -  TEOXUANWEI TOURISM FIGURES But some say hotels aren't reacting fast enough, with occupancy down 8 per cent xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg NOW'S the time to pamper yourself with a stay in a local hotel, if you haven't the budget for an overseas getaway this new year. November's hotel room rates
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      Lock icon Fertility treatments rise, births down
      247 3  -  CA-MIEDESOUZA CHANNEL NEWSASIA BY ON AVERAGE, public hospitals saw a 51 per cent increase in the number of couples seeking fertility treatment in the last three months of this year, after the Government's enhanced Marriage and Parenthood Package was unveiled in August. For now though,
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      Battle for a bargain
      462 4 YEAR-END SALES Orchard Road shoppers defiant in face of a recession IN THE battle between a tight economy and the lure of a bargain it looks like the bargains are winning. The turnout for the sales yesterday showed that Singaporeans have not forgotten how to spend,
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      Lock icon Old Airport Road reopens
      201 4 AFTER being closed for almost three years to facilitate the construction of the Dakota Station on the Circle Line, the stretch of Old Airport Road between Cassia Link and Guillemard Camp Road will be reopened to traffic at sam on Monday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA)
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      Lock icon They are not just building your homes, they are also helping to build communities
      579 4  -  SUFIANSUDERMAN sufian@mediacorp.com.sg SOME 150 Bangladeshi workers regularly volunteer at the Assyakirin Mosque near Corporation Road, where they help deliver food to needy families and paint the mosque in their free time, for example. This Sunday, some
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon NCSSTO HIRE MORE SOCIAL WORKERS AS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN DEEPENS
        134 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) expects more Singaporeans to seek assistance during the economic downturn and it is hiring more social workers, psychology specialists, special schools therapists and support officers to cope with the additional workload. A
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        Lock icon FLYER VICTIMS DISCHARGED FROM SGH
        184 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The two victims who were sent to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) following the breakdown of the Singapore Flyer on Tuesday were discharged the following morning. A 59-year-old woman who had complained of dizziness and a 10-year-old boy who had vomited were hospitalised
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        Lock icon MORE USES FOR NEW EZ-LINK CARD
        219 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA From next Monday, commuters will be able to buy a new generation of ez-link smart cards that can also be used for payment at retail outlets including 7-Eleven and McDonald's as well as for SMRT taxi rides. For a start, 10 million
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        Lock icon ICA SMOKES OUTTOBACCO SMUGGLER
        129 6 938LIVE In the largest haul of contraband tobacco this year, immigration officers seized B,no cartons of cigarettes at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Tuesday. The cigarettes were hidden within stacks of sawn hardwood timber stored in a Malaysian-registered lorry that were to be delivered to Defu Lane.
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      Singaporeans do care
      523 6  -  ESTHER NG ANIMAL WELFARE 40,000 sign petition to end animal crueltythe most in Asia so far estherng@mediacorp.com.sg THE feat surprised even animal rights activists here: Singaporeans have become the first in Asia to put 40,000 signatures to the Universal Declaration for Animal Welfare (UDAW). The petition, begun
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      Laws make good progress: Acres founder
      271 6 ACRES founder Louis Ng has been highlighting the problem of endangered wildlife trafficking for the past seven years, so, when the Singapore Government last year tightened the law on this, he was elated. The fine is now $50,000 per animal, a jail term of
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      228 7 A MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Changes for the Better Mitsubishi Electric Air-Conditioner A MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Z_ ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING H Energy Consumption kWh per hr Cooling Capacity: 9.01 kW MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Split type (inverter) air-conditioner MXY-4A3BVA Tested in accordance with JIS C 9512 Actual energy consumption nnay vary from test results For
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon 'Santa kills eight in Christmas Eve massacre
      508 8 DIVORCETRAGEDY COVINA (California) Stinging from an acrimonious divorce, a man plotting revenge against his ex-wife dressed up like Santa, went to his former in-laws' Christmas Eve party and slaughtered at least eight people before killing himself hours later. Mr Bruce Pardo's ex-wife and
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      Lock icon Asia at risk of era of mega-disasters
      272 8 AFP SYDNEY The Asia-Pacific faces an era of large-scale natural disasters which could kill up to one million people at a time, with Indonesia, the Philippines and China most at risk, an Australian report said on Friday. The Sydney Morning Herald cited a
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      Lock icon 'Behave yourselves in Muslim countries'
      240 8 THE GUARDIAN LONDON British holidaymakers to the United Arab Emirates have been told not to have sex outside marriage or kiss in public in strong government warnings over how to behave in Muslim countries. The advice, which goe s further than the traditional admonition for
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      Lock icon Shaking the bonds of trust
      1011 10 HENEWYORKTIMES MADOFF SCANDAL Madoff's deeds cause Jews to feel betrayed, ashamed NEW YORK There is a teaching in the Talmud that says an individual who comes before God after death will be asked a series of questions, the first one of which is: "Were you
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      Lock icon A day to remember
      651 12 AGENCIES 2004 ASIAN TSUNAMI Ceremonies, shared meals and prayers to honour 220,000 victims BANDA ACEH (Indonesia) The victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami have been honoured by thousands of mourners who prayed, burned candles and shared meals on beaches from Indonesia to India. For many,
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      Lock icon Ex-head of China milk powder firm could face death
      342 16 AFP BEIJING The former head of the Chinese firm at the centre of the tainted milk scandal, who will stand trial next week, could face the death penalty if convicted, a lawyer said on Friday. The trial of Ms Tian Wenhua,
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      Lock icon Jobless graduates to teach peasants
      563 16 AGENCIES UNEMPLOYMENT IN CHINA Policy is a throwback to Chairman Mao's controversial policies MINHANG (China) Forty years after millions of Chinese students were sent to the provinces during the Cultural Revolution, the economic downturn has forced students to head for rural areas once again. A
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      Lock icon Many schools in China still unsafe: Official
      221 16 BEIJING Many of China's elementary and middle school buildings are structurally unsound, with as many as 20 per cent in one province considered unsafe, according to a government official. School safety has become a major concern in China and an extremely sensitive political
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      Lock icon Another former President to be investigated
      248 18 AP TAIPEI Taiwanese prosecutors said on Friday they are looking into money laundering allegations against former President Lee Teng-hui (picture) after his successor charged that he embezzled and moved large sums of official funds abroad. Prosecution spokesman Chen Yun-nan's statement comes at a time
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      Lock icon Pakistan shifts troops to Indian border
      365 18 AP PAKISTAN-INDIA TENSIONS Move represents sharp escalation in standoff between the neighbours ISLAMABAD Pakistan began moving thousands of troops away from the Afghan border toward India on Friday amid tensions following the Mumbai attacks, intelligence officials said. The move represents a sharp escalation in
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      Lock icon Young people who skip breakfast tend to lose their virginity earlier: Study
      274 18 AFP TOKYO There are many theories on the links between food and sex, but Japanese researchers have come up with a new finding young people who skip breakfast tend to lose their virginity earlier. In a study of
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      Lock icon Thousands gather to remember her
      354 20 .AFP BHUTTO'S DEATH ANNIVERSARY People travel by train, bus, bicycle and on foot to reach the memorial KARACHI -Tens of thousands of Pakistanis gathered on Friday at the tomb of slain former Premier Benazir Bhutto, one day before ceremonies to mark the first anniversary of
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      Lock icon Teacher jailed for kicking student to death
      226 20 AFP,THE DAILYTELEGRAPH CAIRO —An Egyptian court on Thursday jailed a teacher six years for lacking a schoolboy to death after he failed to do his homework. Mathematics teacher Haitham Nabil Abdel Hamid, 23, was convicted of manslaughter after beating Islam Badr Ibrahim, 11,
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      Lock icon Bomb-making materials seized, 7 nabbed
      225 20 AP DHAKA Police in northern Bangladesh have arrested seven suspected militants of a banned Islamic group and seized a large cache of bomb-making materials. The raids came days before Monday's national elections to restore democracy, though police said it was unclear whether the explosives were
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      Lock icon DIYDNA
      537 22 AP GENETIC ENGINEERING Amateurs are attempting genetic engineering at home SAN FRANCISCO The Apple computer was invented in a garage. Same with the Google search engine. Now, tinkerers are working at home with the basic building blocks of life itself. Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific
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      Lock icon SNOWED UNDER
      79 22 AFP; A woman checks her car during a snow storm in Towada City, north of Honshu, Japan on Friday. Heavy snow blanketed northern Japan on Friday as the weather agency warned of further severe winter storms and high waves over the weekend. Japanese airlines cancelled at least 159
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    • this quirky world
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        ELSIE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY ON WRONG DATE FOR 99 YEARS
        107 22 Elsie Aslett has been celebrating her birthday on the wrong day for 99 years. The great-grand-motherthought she was born on Dec 14,1908. She was born four days later. She only discovered hererror when herfamily asked if she couldreceiveatelegramfromthe Queen, said4nanova.com. A
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        CLIMBER MEETS LONG LOST BROTHER ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN
        124 22 A climber met his brother whom he had not seen in 30 years on top of a mountain. David Evans, 70, climbed Mount Snowdon in North Wales, and was amazed to be hugged by his brother Rowan, 66, who emigrated to
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        WOMAN'S JUNK-FILLED CAR BANNED FROM THE ROAD
        85 22 Police in Germany have banned a woman driver's car from the road reportedly because it is overflowing with junk. The Vauxhall Astra was filled with items such as magazines, old clothes and even bits of furniture that the driver, who was not named
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      Lock icon Not just a pipe dream
      711 24 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH FROM REDTO DEAD Ambitious scheme to divert 5m tonnes of seawater from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea gets funding boost The Dead Sea The Dead Sea could be saved from drying up under a groundbreaking plan to pump seawater in from the
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      Lock icon Threats in 2009: Border security, Web-sawy terrorists
      324 24 AP WASHINGTON The terrorism threat to the United States over the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, persistent challenges to border security and increasing Internet savvy, says a new intelligence assessment. Chemical, biological, radiological and
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      Lock icon Uproar over mosque in Nativity scene
      286 24 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH ROME Italy's right-wing Northern League have reacted with fury after it emerged that a Roman Catholic priest added a model mosque to his church's nativity scene. The miniature mosque, complete with a minaret, was included in the skyline of Bethlehem in the
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      Lock icon Rebels with a five-year plan
      242 24 AP MANILA Philippine communist rebels on Friday unveiled a five-year plan to step up their insurgency and move closerto their goal of establishing a Marxist state. The Communist Party of the Philippines marked its 40th anniversary with a statement outlining the strategy, which includes confronting
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      106 18 Heart Attack: Can you prevent it? by Dr Alfred Cheng, Cardiologist What you should know about Lung Cancer by Dr Lim Hong Liang, Medical Oncologist Issues facing the Mature Man by Dr Michael Wong, Medical Director Urologist Battling the Bulge by Dr. Ravintharan T, General Surgeon What's new in Hair
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      Top-up patterns shouldn't differ
      330 26  -  Geoffrey Lim Letter from Deputy Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority I REFER to the letter "Why remove the deposit in ez-link cards?" (Dec 22). In the letter, the writer commented that commuters using the new ez-link card would have to top up their new card
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      He's there for your safety
      168 26  -  Michael Sng Letter from I REFER to "A lesson from Uncle Sam" (Dec 26). While it is always nice if people around us greeted us with a smile, I would like to ask Mr Christopher Teo to reflect on the situation before criticising the immigration
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      Re-evaluate all evacuation plans
      157 26  -  David Soh Poh Huat Letter from WHEN my family first sat on the Singapore Flyer early this year, we were very impressed by the excellent service provided by the ground staff. The recent stoppage the second in a short span of time makes me wonder whether
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    • How to raise good children
    • SHORT TAKES
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        STOP PASSING THE BUCK
        67 26  -  Roberto Pregarz Since parents are busy, they must allow teachers to instil discipline and respect on their children. During the school years it is the responsibility of the schools. During National Service it is the responsibility of the SAF. Both teachers and parents must agree on
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        TEACHERS OR SERVANTS?
        52 26  -  LeeTeckChuan Teachers are to serve students as customers, and customers are always right. The status of teachers in our society has been reduced to just service providers, ekeing out a living at the mercy of charges half their age or more. Teaching service, in reality, has become
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        DISCIPLINE COMES FIRST
        82 26 Andrew Seow Once spoilt brats hold their parents to ransom, it is an uphill taskto discipline them. When I was a school kid in the *****, parents would give their blessings for their child to be caned for his own good. These days, parents are so over-protective
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  • business
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      Dark clouds ahead, say analysts
      611 28  -  KELVIN CHOW SINGAPORE MANUFACTURING Slower decline in November helped by Pharmaceuticals kelvinc@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output may have fallen at a slower than expected pace last month, but it is no cause for cheer as economists say the outlook for the manufacturing sector and the
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      Lock icon Japan's factory output crashes
      189 28 BLOOMBERG JAPAN'S recession deepened last month as companies cut production at the fastest pace in 55 years and rising unemployment prompted households to pare spending. Factory output plunged 8.1 per cent from October, the Trade Ministry said yesterday, more than the 6.8 per cent estimated by
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    • BUSINESS ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon QUARTER POUNDER SALES BOOSTED BY HIRED HELP
        130 28 BLOOMBERG McDonald's Holding Co Japan said about 1,000 people were hired to patronise one of its outlets, inflating sales when a new hamburger was introduced this week. The restaurant in Osaka had a daily sales record of about 10 million yen ($160,000) on
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        STAMFORD LAND LOAN MATURITY EXTENDED
        79 28 Stamford Land on Friday said its Asioi.s million ($100.5 million) loan and guarantee facility from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has been extended fora year. The existing loan of Asg6.s million and guarantee facility of Ass million are due to mature on Dec 31.
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      546 29 DOWJONES RIGHTS ISSUES Financial institutions and developers are the most likely candidates HONG KONG As liquidity in both capital and debt markets dries up, Asian companies will increasingly have to resort to undertaking a capital-raising strategy more common in the West: Rights issues to
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      400 29 AP THERE'S holiday joy and post-holi-day blues, but for America's retailers it's all been one big downer. The holiday shopping season was one of the most dismal in years and even the after-Christmas period, when consumers normally rush to stores to use gift cards and seize
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      344 29 BLOOMBERG CHINA needs to devise more policies to boost consumption among the nation's 1.3 billion people to counter the impact of falling exports on economic growth, central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said. "Although the government has pledged to boost consumption to sustain growth,
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      757 30  -  MATTHEW LYNN BLOOMBERG BUSINESS COMMENT THERE should be certain things you can take for granted about wealthy people. They like big yachts, they play golf and they are usually smart with their finances. After all, if they weren't good at handling
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      202 30 AGENCIES CHINA'S largest appliances retailer has suspended its founder and chairman, tycoon Huang Guangyu, pending an investigation into alleged economic crimes. Mr Huang is facing allegations of stock manipulation and other charges. He was suspended from his executive duties as of Tuesday, Gome Electrical Appliances
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      64 28 99 9^ SCO Opening Gala r£ A Rhapsodies of Spring 09 I* \*##JSfco9 date: 16 17 January 2009 TICKET PRICES: $98, $78, $58, $38/s2o*. A f $28/sls*, M f% Concession (Fulltime Students, NSF and Senior Citizens aged 55 years above) A V^v Tickete are on sale at a" S|ST|C authorized
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    904 31  -  PARLEN THAN FIERY FUN JKHKY pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg A SKINCARE marketing manager I once worked with was known to be twofaced. But before you accuse me or perpetrating name-calling, I mean that in a literal sense. For the sake of competitive analysis, she would divide her face into equal
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      219 32  -  PEARLYN THAN! THIS is one dress that looks good enough to eat. In fact, it's really edible if you don't mind consuming $500,000 worth of diamonds in the gastronomical process, that is. A better way to appreciate the Goldheart Jewelry Bejeweled Sugar Art Cocktail Dress is,
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      BRIGHT IDEAS FROM LUMINOX
      295 33  -  PEARLYN THAM THIS may sound like classified information but don't worry: This newspaper will not self-destruct in seconds. Luminox watches are used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Now sold in Singapore, Luminox watches are known for their use
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      KEEP WARM AT GREAT PRICES
      168 33  -  PEARLYN THAM The world may be going through a financial crisis but it doesn't mean that your wardrobe has to be mired in one, too. Until Jan 4, shopping at G2OOO will allow you to cut costs without slashing your style factor. The clothing chain
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      398 33  -  PEARLYN THAM SOOTHING STONES This gemstone massage therapy will tingle your skin and your senses pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg AT THE Urban Beauty Academy, you pay for your gemstones but you won't get to take them home or even wear them. Yet, that won't make you feel indignant or flustered.
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      823 34  -  DON MENDOZA EXTRA! EXTRA! What can you do with all those festive leftovers? donm@mediacorp.com.sg ONE thing is certain: The size of an individual's paunch does not reflect his or her appetite. Just take the shameless abundance many of us afford ourselves every Christmastime as an example. Never mind
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      161 34 Chef Francois Mermilliod of Absinthe Restaurant a contemporary French restaurant, which opened on Bukit Pasoh Road yesterday (tel: 6327 8378) lends a few delish suggestions for working with festive leftovers. ROASTED TURKEY: Consomme of poultry with mushroom dumplings Chop turkey meat and mix with chopped shallots,
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      THE CLASS OF 2008
      821 36  -  COLIN YONG TOP DRIVES We sift through 2008's bumper crop of new arrivals in Singapore and name the year's top 10 colin@mediacorp.com.sg AUDI TTS (main picture) The TTS packs all of the R8 supercar's sporty spirit into a smaller, more affordable package. Its highly-tuned 2.0-litre engine
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        148 35  -  DON MENDOZA Take a break from all that festive shopping and enjoy a sumptuous meal at Delifrance. From now till Jan 1, diners can look forward to a starry line-up of a la carte dishes at both Bistro Delifrance and Delifrance Cafe outlets. A specially created set
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        CHOCOLATE OF A GOLD STANDARD
        143 35  -  SHERMAINE WONG Chocolate lovers who enjoy having pricey premium chocolates as a rare treat can now pamper themselves more often with Nestle's newly-introduced collection of affordable, top quality chocolates. Singapore is the first country in Asia to stock the Nestle Gold series, a collection of
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      LET'S TALK CORKAGE
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      269 35 DAVID Coleman, director of Rubicon Reserve Wines recommends this international assortment of bubbly perfect for toasting or whiling the night away in style: 1. THORPE SPARKLING SHIRAZ, MCLAREN VALE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA ($5O) Its 20mg of residual sugar makes this vintage wine a strikingly dry, red sparkler; like
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      420 38 RIP KITT, COSTELLOE, PINTER AGENCIES IT TURNED out to be a sad Yuletime for families of two actors and a reknowned playwright who died over the Christmas holidays. After mesmerising audiences worldwide for six decades with her sultry voice, American singer-ac-tress Eartha Kitt died at 81. She was being treated
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      SEEING STARS IN 2009
      536 38  -  MAYO MARTIN INDIE DARLINGS Stars keyboardist Chris Seliqman wears his neart on his sleeve mayo@mediacorp.com.sg CERTAIN things move Stars keyboardist Chris Seligman to tears. Mr Barack Obama elected as President of the United States was one of those. "It was like watching history go by. We
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      95 39 RAIN'S NEW CLOTHES Korean hottie and singer Rain (picture) launched his latest venture, a clothing line called Six to Five, on Tuesday. Created under the auspices of Jtune Creative, an affiliate of Rain's agency, Jtune Entertainment, its concept is "intelligent vintage", and aims to be "a trendier wardrobe for
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      77 39 Ourtough weekend treat for Sudoku die-hards H8 716 J 5^ 8^ 9_s_ 3__ 3_B_ A _6_ _B__ A_ J_6_ A 9-2_-3 JL 8_ A 3] I klel Ism FRIDAY'S SOLUTION HOW TO PLAY *****4193 The rules are easy. *****9275 t y *****486 Fill in the grid so 8 *****361 that
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      1017 40 SATURDAY ON MEDIACORP Channel 5, 9pm »Mlr R^^^^^KiMMMMMrik Early one morning, Marcos observes Juan (Gaston Pauls) successfully pulling off a bill-changing Padme Amidala and C- I^^' Hdl^T* i scam on a cashier, and then getting caught as he attempts to pull the same trick on the next 9k V ,PO
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    592 42  -  LOW LIN FHOONG 2010YOUTH OLYMPICS Wrestling, boxing and taekwondo on recruitment drive for 2010 Games linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S wrestlers are looking to pin down a couple of their opponents come the 2010 Youth Olympics. Boxing are hoping to floor their rivals, and taekwondo would like nothing
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    466 42  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg RADOJKO Avramovic's Lions must dust off the disappointment of defeat in the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final against Vietnam quickly, because the next challenge is just round the corner. The three-time Asean champions face Iran away on Jan 14 in Group E of
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    671 43  -  HAKIKAT RAI SPORTS COMMENT Maybe the athlete of the year should start letting us get to know him or her hakikat@mediacorp.com.sg AS THE Today sports desk continue to mull over their pick for Singapore's Athlete of the Year 2008,1 cannot help but marvel at
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    400 43 "DPA NBA Lakers 92 Boston Celtics 83 LOS ANGELES One game after making history, the Boston Celtics' recordsetting run is history. Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and Spain's Pau Gasol had seven of his 20 in the final three minutes of
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    871 44 FHENEWYORKTIMES SLOW AND STEADY It has been a truly tough recovery process, but Woods is getting there THOUSAND OAKS (California) We cringed. We gasped. We shook our heads. We did everything but quit watching. But Tiger Woods won't watch himself win the US Open
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    602 45 SPANISH FOOTBALL BARCELONA For some, the way Barcelona play football these days is akin to reading a book that is hard to put down. So much is working well that many fans do not want the season to finish and yet cannot
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    433 45  -  STEVE MCMAHON STRAIGHTTALK sports@newstoday.com.sg LAST week marked Fabio Capello's (picture) first year as England manager and it has been quite a wonderful ride so far for the Italian. Many will accuse me of speaking in hindsight, but I definitely thought Capello was the right
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