Today, 23 December 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    10 1 TODAY Wednesday December 23, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      Lock icon Clinton was minutes from assassination
      471 1 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST New book claims intercepted terrorist message saved former President from bomb NEW YORK Former President Bill Clinton came within minutes of being assassinated in the Philippines by terrorists controlled by Osama bin Laden, a new book has revealed. The US leader
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      33 1 'don't sack rafa' Liverpool's talismanic striker Torres gives beleaguered manager his vote of confidence Page 60 |v ism Mk S*^I '^^mm\m\m\r''''-lt j ''h\m\a\^m9i \m !':-"^_\\\\\\\\\m'' Sk| W'i $> f^mWrnrnWi AFP Km/h- ;^|k^' '■'■< ■'■./"7./= '.__\aßSs_h;■
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      Lock icon Send Goldman son back to US: Judge
      179 2 AP RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's Chief Justice yesterday ruled in favour of an American man who has pursued a five-year court battle to gain custody of his son. Chief Justice Gilmar Mendes ruled Mr David Goldman's nine-year-old son must be delivered to him
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      Lock icon Schumi's back in Formula 1
      358 2 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST German legend will be 41 at season-opening Bahrain GP BERLIN Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher has signed a one-year deal to return to Formula One racing with Mercedes GP for the 2010 season, Bild.de reported on yesterday. Having retired in 2006, Schumacher,
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      ENGAGING THE PUBLIC ONLINE
      650 3  -  LEONG WEE KEAT POINTOFVIEW weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg FOR the last four consecutive Mondays, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan's blog can be likened to a crystal ball on the healthcare priorities for the new year: He pens new thoughts, shares candid assessments, and canvasses feedback and ideas from the
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      Immigration, foreign talent
      694 4  -  SRAMESH TOP ISSUES ON REACH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The topics of foreign talent, and integrating permanent residents and new citizens into society occupied the minds of many Singaporeans in the past year. And the challenge ahead is how to keep talent flowing into the Republic at a manageable
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      Singapore, EU to begin free trade talks
      265 4 SINGAPORE Singapore and the European Union (EU) have agreed to begin talks for a free trade agreement (FTA). It will be the EU's first FTA with a member of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) The discussions should boost prospects for a
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      It wakes when old folk don t
      355 6  -  ESTHER NG MOTION SENSOR estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It looks like an electronic mosquito repellent but it is actually a motion sensor that could save the lives of elderly seniors, especially those living alone. Once mounted in various parts of the house, the sensor sends
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      Lock icon Ikea recalls high chairs due to safety concerns
      182 6 STOCKHOLM Swedish furniture giant Ikea announced yesterday a global recall of 5,474 children's high chairs of the Leopard model due to safety concerns. The recall comes after Ikea had received 11 reports over the locks securing the seat to the frame of
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      About 1,000 customers called up by local stroller distributor
      328 6  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE The local distributor of a European brand of baby strollers which had recalled its products in the United States has managed to contact about 1,000 customers here to collect safety covers for the hinges to prevent their children
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      Christmas is coming, more singles here start dating
      227 8  -  WANG ENG ENG SINGAPORE -Some singles, it seems, are uncomfortable with the thought of being on their own this month. Twenty-seven-year-old Linda hopes that she would not be standing alone under the mistletoe this year. And so she has taken the first
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      More events to draw tourists
      304 8  -  CHERYL LIM FESTIVE ATTRACTIONS cheryllim@channelnewasia.com SINGAPORE From dancing flamingoes to a Wild Tarzan Santa, tourists are being spoilt for choice. Most attractions are pulling out all stops to draw in visitors this festive season. The Jurong Bird Park is holding a Latin Fiesta themed celebration,
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      Operations resuming with new name
      279 10  -  WANG ENG ENG HORIZON FOOD MALL engeng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Horizon Food Mall, which had been closed since Saturday due to unresolved issues between the operator and the cleaning service provider, will resume operations tomorrow under a new operator. Banquet Holdings has signed a three-year lease to
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      Liverpool fan's cause of suicide unknown
      426 10  -  ANSLEYNG SINGAPORE He was such a die-hard fan of Liverpool Football Club that he wore the familiar bright red team jersey even in death. The body of Teo Kok Hun, 33, was found hanging from a bathroom window by his wife on Oct 26,
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      CNA a favourite with advertisers
      203 12  -  DYLAN LOH MARKETING SURVEY SlNGAPORE—Advertisers have named Channel NewsAsia (CNA) as their favourite broadcaster for middle, high and very high income groups, according to a marketing magazine. The survey by Marketing Magazine also found that among free-to-air channels, MediaCorp's Channel Five, as well as Channel
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      Lock icon Smile and the world smiles with you
      184 12 SINGAPORE It was an occasion to make anyone smile, helped along no doubt by the 10,000 smiles captured in candid photos. Together with a cheque for $300,000, the photos assembled into a collage were presented to President S R Nathan by healthcare provider
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      Tis' the season dictated by the economy
      365 14  -  DEVIKAMISRA LOCAL EXPATRIATES devikam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Some expatriates in Singapore are feeling anything but jolly this season. Even those not affected by job uncertainty cannot help but be influenced by news from home. Ms Terri Fischer, an American who has lived abroad for a
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      Do your part by playing now
      137 14  -  SRAMESH SINGAPORE Call it cyberspace citizenry. Through playing web games, members of the public can also contribute to charity their scores will be translated to funds contributed by sponsors. ClicktoAid (www.dicktoctid. sg), is initiated by South West Community Development Council and is part of
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      Lock icon MEET THE YOG MASCOTS
      93 16 FAIRMONT SINGAPORE With Fairmont Singapore being the Official Hotel Partner of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, it was a matter of time before the Games' mascots, Lyo and Merly, set up home here too. Yesterday, they were here at a party to celebrate the achievements of
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        REMINDER TO SIGN UP FOR GST CREDITS
        106 16 Singaporeans who have yet to sign up for their GST Credits should do so by Dec 31. They can do so through the Internet at www.gstojfset.gov.sg or through forms available at any Community Centre, Community Development Council or CPF Service Centre. All forms
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        LOANSHARK RUNNER NABBED
        141 16 With the help of twoYishun residents, police arrested a 34 year-old man suspected of involvement in loanshark harassment on Monday. According to the police, one of the residents was in his unit when he heard noises outside his flat. He came out to make a check and
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        MANDATORY GIVE-WAY-TO-BUSES SCHEME TO BE EXTENDED
        142 16 From Friday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will extend the Mandatory Give-Way-To-Buses Scheme progressively to 15 bus-bays along Pasir Ris Drive 1, Canberra Road and Woodlands Avenue 5. With this extension, the scheme would be implemented at 41 bus-bays islandwide. Prior to implementation, signs
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        PARTIAL ROAD CLOSURES ON CHRISTMAS DAY
        105 16 On Dec 25, parts of Orchard Road and Mount Elizabeth Road would be closed from Ipm to lam to facilitate Christmas celebrations organised by Singapore Tourism Board and Celebrate Christmas in Singapore. A crowd of 10,000 is expected at the event. Specifically, the roads
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        EXTENDED HOURS FOR BUSES, MRT, LRT
        133 16 MRT, LRT, and selected SBS Transit and SMRT bus services will be operating beyond the usual hours tomorrow. SBS Transit's North East Line's trains will run from Dhoby Ghaut Station towards Punggol Station and HarbourFront Station until 2.15am and 2.00am the next day, respectively.
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      171 2 I CIE3AOVISION. >.- J^£^§i;, Shared Passion for Healthy Vision and Better Life My day? v Long hours on the computer. A. My lens? {■Hi DAILIES® Aqua Comfort Plus. V 00 International model and actress lam "^5l mm-d-mWkWkmmW^^ < It: HI. a^tr^ —~^~_mm-&-\ EYES DESERVE DAILIES' Long hours of computer work
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      25 3 W^ "The goodness of Fibfe. %p* So Lite, so right for me." k"\ Wong Li Lin Businesswoman, Mother H^k V»i—-^ i Fly Entertainment Artiste *•>«. I
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      99 4 LASIK Forum The Lasik Surgery Clinic by Dr Marc Tay Dr Jon Goh (Senior Eye Consultants) Dates: 26 Dec 2009 (Sat) 4pm 30 Dec 2009 (Wed) 7pm Venue: The Lasik Surgery Clinic Paragon Medical 13-01/06 Agenda: 1. Are you a suitable candidate for LASIK? 2. How LASIK is done? 3.
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      124 10 Don't restrictyourselTtoj Boring Expensive Set Dinners! Ml u when you can enjoy! Home-Made Italian Cuisine throughout the Festive Seasomj Sk^^fr b^^^Hi^^ Celebrate Christmas and herald in the new year J/JP W/S^ wi^nearty feasts at Modesto's. With traditional Italian mMJIK^ WOO('~fired Pizzas>nome ~ma('ePaslaandallour|ie9ula|i M^^^ items from the ala carle menu, you
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      Lock icon Eurostar brings angry passengers home
      535 18 AGENCIES SNOWINGTROUBLE PARIS Packed Eurostar trains began to haul thousands of angry passengers between Paris, Brussels and London yesterday as the firm started to clear a backlog of 75,000 stranded by a winter weather shutdown. The normally high-speed Channel Tunnel service, once seen as a
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      Lock icon Dr M agrees to probe
      197 20 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER ALLEGATIONS OF MISRULE KUALA LUMPUR Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said he welcomed an opposition leader's call for the government to set up a royal commission to probe whether he "burned" RMIOO billion ($40.9 billion) on grandiose projects and corruption during his tenure
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      Lock icon Girl, three, shot dead in Thailand
      149 20 AFP YALA Suspected separatists shot dead a three-year-old girl and left her elder sister seriously wounded in the latest violence to hit Thailand's troubled far south, the police said yesterday. They said an unknown number of gunmen on foot fired shots into the house
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      Lock icon Ex-South Korean Prime Minister indicted
      180 22 AP SEOUL Prosecutors indicted a former South Korean Prime Minister on bribery charges yesterday in a case the main opposition party has claimed is politically motivated. Han Myung Sook (picture) is accused of accepting US$5O,OOO ($70,230) in kickbacks from a businessman seeking favours from her
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      Lock icon Learning to spell in Korean
      333 22 AFP KOREAN ALPHABET Indonesian tribe adopts the Hangul alphabet as its own SEOUL A small Indonesian tribe that lacks its own written language signed an agreement yesterday to promote a script pioneered by a Korean king almost six centuries ago. The Cia-Cia tribe, living around
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      Lock icon Activists win damages
      385 24 AGENCIES GOVERNMENT COMPENSATION KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian court ordered the government yesterday to pay compensation totalling 870,000 ringgit ($355,947) to 29 human rights activists and journalists who were detained by police after attending a 1996 forum on rights abuses in neighbouring Indonesia. The Kuala Lumpur High Court
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      Lock icon Using bank sanctions to pressure Myanmar
      263 24 AP WASHINGTON The Obama administration has ready a powerful economic weapon if talks with Myanmar fail to achieve democratic reforms: Pressuring banks to avoid doing business with the country's ruling generals. A similar approach has been used to push North Korea to give up
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      Lock icon Beijing raises price of water yet again
      321 26 AP WATER SHORTAGE BEIJING China's capital raised the price of water yesterday to help fight a worsening water shortage after nine years of droughts. The Beijing authorities said the water price for residential use will go up 8 per cent, an increase that
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      Lock icon Most volcano refugees moved out of harm's way
      203 28 AGENCIES LEGAZPI Almost all of the 47,000 residents living on the slopes of a rumbling volcano in the central Philippines have moved to emergency shelters, while lava and earthquakes yesterday heralded what officials say could be a major eruption. Mayon sprayed volcanic
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      Lock icon Give me a call some time
      242 28 AGENCIES KOREAN PENINSULA Two Koreas to open modernised military hotlines SEOUL North and South Korea plan to open new, updated hotlines between their militaries next week to facilitate border crossings, an official said yesterday. The announcement reflected cooperation between the sides only a day
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      Lock icon Cyclone Laurence strikes
      194 28 AFP SYDNEY Tropical Cyclone Laurence ripped up trees and damaged buildings as winds of up to 215km/h tore into the Western Australian coast, officials said yesterday. The storm had been at the highest rating of Category 5 when it smashed inland late on Monday, battering the small
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      Lock icon Atmosphere of fear at Christmas
      443 30 AFP CRACKDOWN IN NORTH CHINA LINFEN Christians in north China are facinga Christmas of fear after 10 local religious leaders were jailed in recent weeks and their new church shut down amid a crackdown on unauthorised worship. Five of the church leaders were given prison
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      Lock icon Warned over dissident trial
      193 30 AFP BEIJING Reform activists in Beijing yesterday said they had been warned not to attend the trial this week of leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, as European and United States diplomats were refused access to the hearing. The 53-year-old writer has been charged with "inciting subversion
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      Lock icon Britain appeals for clemency
      238 30 AGENCIES LONDON Britain will step up pressure on China to show clemency for a Briton set to be executed for drug smuggling. Family and supporters of Akmal Shaikh, 53, from London, say he has mental health problems and was duped when he was arrested in 2007
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      Lock icon Suicide bomber strikes at press club
      294 32 AFP PAKISTAN UNREST PESHAWAR A suicide bomber yesterday attacked a Pakistan journalists' club (picture), killing three people in the first assault on media offices blamed on Islamist militants in the troubled country. Strapped with explosives, the man walked to the gate of the press
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      Lock icon 'US forces mounted secret Pakistan raids'
      189 32 THE GUARDIAN ISLAMABAD United States special forces have conducted multiple clandestine raids into Pakistan's tribal areas as part of a secret war in the border region where Washington is pressing to expand its drone assassination programme. A former North Atlantic Treaty Organization officer said
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      Lock icon A nose for a nose, says liberal Pakistan court
      174 34 AFP LAHORE—A court in Pakistan's most liberal city ordered two men to have their nose and ears chopped off as punishment for inflicting similar injuries on a woman they abducted. An anti-terrorism court headed by judge Khalid Naveed Dar handed down
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      Lock icon 'The finish line is in sight'
      354 34 BLOOMBERG US HEALTHCARE AFTERNOON LATEST Crucial anti-filibuster Bill paves way for Senate approval WASHINGTON Democrats moved closer to passing the most sweeping healthcare legislation in four decades, clearing their second major hurdle in the Senate and winning the endorsement of the American Medical Association.
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      Lock icon ON THE FLIP SIDE
      68 34 AP A House Democrat who opposes the healthcare overhaul announced yesterday he is defecting to the Republican party. Said Mr Parker Griffith, 67, a radiation oncologist: "This Bill is bad for our doctors, it's bad for our patients. I can no longer align myself with a
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      Lock icon Iraq oil revenue protected for another year
      175 38 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK- Iraq's oil revenue will be protected for another year from foreign claims dating to former dictator Saddam Hussein's regime. The United Nations Security Council voted 15-0 to adopt a resolution written by the United States extending protections established after the
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      Lock icon 'Washington forged documents'
      377 38 AGENCIES IRANIAN PRESIDENT SAYS... WASHINGTON Documents revealed last week that appear to show Tehran is working on a nuclear bomb trigger were "forged" by Washington, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told a United States news network. "They are all fabricated bunch of papers continuously being forged and
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      Lock icon Brown: 'Bring it on'
      487 43 AGENCIES BRITISH POLITICS UK parties agree to unprecedented live, televised debates LONDON Britain's three major political parties have agreed to participate in an unprecedented series of television debates, a coalition of broadcasters said on Monday. The BBC, /TV and Sky News said that the Labour, Conservative
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      Lock icon White House picks cyber-security coordinator
      259 43 AP WASHINGTON The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate 80 per cent of those critical systems. Mr Howard Schmidt,
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      171 18 S' DOT6 Think you know everything about D COVery Centre Singapore? Well, think again! Be awed by our best kept secrets at the Singapore Tidbits 365 exhibition. Which ethnic culture boasts a blend of ASlclli and European traditions? Get the answer to this question and many more at S'pore Discovery
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      125 44  -  Neo Poh Kok Letter from Deputy Director {Building Construction Management) Housing Development Board WE THANK Mr Yap Peng Khoon for his letter "Carpark lights are on at 6am" (Dec 17). We share Mr Yap's concern that we should conserve energy. The
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      319 44  -  Ken Lotery LONG QUEUES ATTHE AIRPORT Letter from I HAVE been a regular visitor to Singapore since the late *****, mostly on business trips. Last Saturday, I arrived at Terminal 3 at around 6am on an overnight flight from Shanghai. I was dismayed to see long
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      221 46  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY I BALANCE BETWEEN LOVE, CONTROL I've often been asked: "Which is more damaging to children? A parenting style that's very authoritarian and rigid? Or one that's permissive and loose?" Actually, both these extremes leave scars on children, and I would be hard
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      478 46  -  Jason Lee CHIAM SEETONG Letter from I REFER to "Mr Chiam's risky gamble" (Dec 18) by Mr Loh Chee Kong. In a nutshell, the writer is implying that opposition politician Chiam See Tong should not venture out of his comfort zone and embark on a risky
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        1230 50  -  GENEVIEVE LOH SHERLOCK HOLMES OrTheCaseofthe Missing Actress and the Bromance of Sherlock Holmes in london tnevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg Account taken from the diary ofDr er, Genevieve Loh. FREEMASON'S HALL, DEC 14: FROM this point onward, I will follow the course of events as was
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      A modern retelling
      388 53  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW SHERLOCK HOLMES genevievdoh@mediacorp.com.sg THIS isn't a cerebral whodunit featuring the archetypal deerstalker-hat-wearing, "elementary, my dear Watson"-spewing Sherlock Holmes with a magnifying glass you might remember from the earlier films or TV. Neither does it have a bumbling Dr Watson faithfully chronicling his friend's exploits.
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      Oh, Father
      224 53  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW NOTWITHOUTYOU (NOPUEDOVIVIRSINTI) IT'S Taiwan's entry for Best Foreign Language Film this coming Oscars. It's filmed entirely in black and white. It has a Spanish title for no apparent reason. It also has a somewhat unconventional structure, beginning at the halfway point. But for all its
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      252 54  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH MOVIE REVIEW BURMA VJ THE "VJ" in Burma VJ doesn't refer to those MTV hosts but to undercover video journalists who risk their lives trying to get footage and pictures of the military regime out to the rest of the world. This documentary highlights their
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      It's a hard sell
      218 55  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH: MOVIE REVIEW THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD DON Ready (Jeremy Piven) leads a band of motivational experts hired by the foundering small town car dealership Sellick Motors to improve their sales over the holiday weekend. If they don't sell all the cars in the
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      The Pyramid scheme
      452 56  -  MAYO MARTIN ANCIENT EGYPT National Museum opens doors to mummies for year-end blockbuster mayo@mediacorp.com.sg FROM The Mummy to Indiana Jones to The Scorpion King, popular cinema has often fired up the public's imagination about ancient Egypt. But more often than not, said Egyptologist Michaella Huettner, their facts
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      423 53 Winners of the "Submit your resume" contest by m Exclusive for Konsortium jl Monstercom B ss__. Worldcard Members m Name um™™ D"te f -w^ H Chandler Jay Siva cjsiva 8/12/2009 J f^ W. WMm J YapTzerYong tzeryong 9/12/2009 Adrian Wong adrianwong 10/12/2009 Coach Ticket to Genting Highlands <*»% mmm -9
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      1011 57 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL 9 N. MEpiACORP 3'P LUS-1 II 6.00AM Entertainment Tonight 2.30 Wheel of Fortune 10.00 America's Got Talent IV NIJANGAL Channel B,Bpm 6.30 Prime Time Morning 3.00 Growing UpV MN Surgery Saved My Life Vasantham, 10.30pm 9.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 4.00 American Idol VIII I.OOAM
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      Asian Champions League still open to S-League clubs
      518 58  -  lAN DECOTTA SINGAPORE The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have tightened their criteria for the continent's premier club competition, threatening the continued participation of teams from countries such as Australia, South Korea, the Middle East and even Singapore. The Republic falls short in
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      Lock icon Sailors anchor their case
      454 58  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE SPORTS Top-io finishes in Aussie meet put them in line for elite Olympic programme yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The push by SingaporeSailing for their sailors to be included in the elite Olympic Pathway Programme (OPP), which provides additional funding and support to selected national athletes in
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      Lock icon Tao Li's in it for the long haul
      445 59  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE SPORTS With Asian Games her focus, Singapore swim star has a busy year ahead linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fresh from her five-gold plunder at the SEA Games in Vientiane last week, swim queen Tao Li and her minders are already
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      Lock icon Water polo boys eye a bigger pond
      358 59  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The national men's water polo team celebrated their 23rd consecutive SEA Games gold medal at the National Sports Complex's pool in Vientiane, Laos, on Dec 7. They are now aiming to take their game a notch higher and finish
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      Lock icon ITF HONOUR FED, SERENA
      176 59 AFP Roger Federer has been named International Tennis Federation (ITF) champion for the fifth time with Serena Williams taking the women's award for the second time. They will receive their awards at the annual ITF World Champions Dinner on June 1 in Paris, during the French
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      Lock icon WHAT A CHOKE!
      138 59 AFP Chicago squandered a 35-point lead and lost to Sacramento 102-98 on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), the Bulls being outscored 9-3 by Sacramento rookie Tyreke Evans over the game's final 2:13 to complete the humiliating collapse. Bulls fans booed the team off the court after the
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      Lock icon Sacking Rafa 'not the solution': Torres
      521 60 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST LIVERPOOL Striker Fernando Torres has said that sacking manager Rafael Benitez "is not a solution" to the Merseyside club's problems. Benitez's position has come under scrutiny as Liverpool have exited the Champions League at the group stage and won just
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        Lock icon DONOVAN CLEARED FOR TOFFEES STINT
        91 60 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH Landon Donovan has been granted a work permit and can now officially join Everton on loan next month. A deal to bring the 27-year-old from Los Angeles Galaxy to Goodison Park for two and a half months was finalised between the two clubs
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        Lock icon NASRI GETS OFF LIGHTLY
        137 60 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH Samir Nasri has escaped further disciplinary action for his part in the 21-man fracas that erupted between Arsenal and Hull City on Saturday, but both clubs are still facing the prospect of a Football Association charge for failing to control their players. Referee Steve
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      Lock icon On the chopping block since summer
      527 61 THEGUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST Search to replace Hughes started many months ago MANCHESTER Manchester City's increasingly beleaguered chief executive, Garry Cook, has risked further damaging the club's credibility by admitting he started sounding out possible replacements for Mark Hughes as long ago as last summer.
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      Lock icon Man U fans top arrests league
      180 61 THEGUARDIAN LONDON Manchester United fans topped the Premier League for arrests last season, police figures show. The number of football-related arrests fell to 3,752, down 90 from the 2007-08 season. Half were for disorder and about a third for alcohol offences. Other arrests were
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      Lock icon Terry is like Baresi, Maldini: Ancelotti
      228 61 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has described John Terry as a mixture of Italian legends Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini. Ancelotti's latest backing for the Chelsea and England captain comes after the 29-year-old was accused last week of taking secret cash payments
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      Lock icon Three years on and still clearing the air
      318 62 HAVING been in the semiconductor industry for more than 20 years and seeing product life cycles and returns getting increasingly shorter, Mr Jeremy Ng (picture) was on the lookout to start a new business that was on an uptrend. "Today's growth industries
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      37 58 SPORTS ON TV TODAY Bam Basketball Big 12: Michigan State v Texas, Ch 23 TOMORROW 8.30am Basketball Big East Conference: Mississippi vWest Virginia, vCh 27 5.P.9.?!? 95 MPI9 6.35am-ii.3spm SportsZone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live on gjBLive
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      303 62 V"~ SiURT Boon Lay Choa Chu Kang Dhoby Ghaut ■^^SImI"! nges Raffles Place Tanjong Pagar xtm^f &*m*,iM, Triple Mw Jo» bolMtg wlllt IiHRT ft Ik* OhlpMWftlv pf: til^^ and Instant H b m I I'll |^V IWfIIW Wi v vwiw Sjsrail^ Aft I Ifl WkM I Mln*MM«lak UlSt A s"*l
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      202 63 ?tv I J^f^fiSSi Christmas Day Ik-1— I W^'^'J^Mf r\ I fl& of Singapore k 1 ||J Pm |&^r 25 Dec 2009,10am spm tf^U^ *^k. Free admission to all galleries including the Quest for I\, V^^^^^^^ S™H^. T^-I^^3 Immortality The World of Ancient Egypt exhibition. ■V*' 7 r^^^^^^^fc f. /B "I'm
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        THE ONE-MINUTE HOLIDAY MAKEOVER
        134 64 For the new year, shake things up with a fresh new you. It only takes a minute to open the pack and put on your 1 Day Acuvue Moist contact lenses with Lacreon technology, which locks in moisture permanently for all-day comfort. Don't miss the following
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        RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE
        84 64 The new Calibre H6lO is Citizen's first analogue chronograph that is capable of receiving standard time radio-waves from multiple stations. This model is designed to receive standard time radio-waves from five stations, including Germany, the United States, Japan and China. For world time, choose from 26 cities and
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        MEGATEX SHOW IS BACK
        107 64 Megatex show (above) is on from now till Sunday at the Singapore Expo Hall 4B (10am to 10pm). This electronics, IT and Home fair offers great savings on a wide range of LCD/LED and Plasmas TVs, home theatre and home audio systems, computers and peripherals, IT
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        AN ENCHANTING FESTIVE SEASON
        267 64 The Fullerton Hotel Singapore invites you to a tempting array of lavish gastronomic treats this festive season. The Town Restaurant offers The Festive Lunch and Dinner Buffet on Thursday and Friday at $198* per person. If you prefer to usher in the festive season with a
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        THE SPARKLE TO YOUR LIFE
        113 64 Goldheart has launched its new television commercial, titled The Sparkle to Your Life, following the success of the Fly Me To The Moon commercial in 2006. At the heart of the new commercial is the Goldheart woman, embodying the modern, sophisticated woman with a charming
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        IT'S TIME TO PAMPER YOURSELF
        101 64 Pink Parlour has opened a new outlet at Far East Plaza. Featuring chic decor and an intimate ambience, the waxing parlour pampers clients with facilities like a steam shower room, a resting area, an LCD screen and a television set in the waxing room. Also
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        A 'SNOW'-FILLED CHRISTMAS
        173 64 An ancient Angsana tree standing more than 16m tall will become a magnificent "Diamond Winter Tree" that will light up the sky at this year's Christmas celebrations at The Jewel Box, Singapore's iconic hilltop destination and choice dining venue forthe delegates of the Apec summit last month.
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        CHRISTMAS SPECIAL AT DELFI ORCHARD
        71 64 From now till Dec 31, enjoy special festive offers and stand a chance to win a holiday package when you shop at Delfi Orchard. Simply spend a minimum of $30 to enter the Christmas Lucky Draw and you could win a 3D2N trip for two
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        MAKE A HEALTHIER CHOICE
        76 64 The new Knife cooking oil with added Canola Oil is a special blend of the finest vegetable oils such as canola oil, peanut oil and sesame oil. It is trans fat-free and rich in Omega 9. Knife has also launched a Thai fish sauce with 25
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        REAL FRUITY GOODNESS
        87 64 The new F&N Magnolia Mixed Berries Yoghurt Smoothie is a blend of yumberries, blueberries, cranberry, mulberry, red and white grapes and velvety yoghurt, with fruity accents of real strawberry bits, offering a wholesome berry experience. It is made from non-fat yoghurt and real fruit juice and contains
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        DELICIOUS HOME RECIPES
        84 64 Charly T's first fast-casual restaurant opens in Singapore, featuring home recipes, secret sauces and unique cooking styles. It serves a selection of chicken dishes (above), prepared rotisserie-style, on sticks and skewers, in wraps, plus soups and salads. A separate breakfast menu is served daily till 11am, featuring
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        GOODBYE TO TIRED, PUFFY EYES
        107 64 Need a solution to puffy and tired eyes? Try using LUS Soothing Cucumber Eye Pads or Vitamin C Orange Eye Pads from Korea. Shaped like cucumber and orange slices, they help soothe tired eyes and reduce puffiness. The LUS eye pads are available exclusively at
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      130 65 BLOOMBERG LUANDA The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) yesterday agreed to maintain total production quotas at 24.845 million barrels a day at its meeting in the Angolan capital. The decision was not a surprise, with ministers from member states including Saudi Arabia and Algeria having
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      450 65 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH STARTRADER US hedge fund manager to receive $3-5b after betting correctly on banking stocks NEW YORK An American hedge fund manager is set to collect a cool US$2.5 billion ($3.5 billion) pay package for the year after staking huge bets that global banks would recover in
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        ST ENGINEERING SECURES US NAVY DEAL
        105 67 ST Engineering has announced that its United States shipyard, VT Halter Marine, has secured a US$B7-million (si2o-million) contract from the US Navy. Underthe deal, VT Halter Marine will build an enhanced version of a T-AGS 60 Class oceanographic survey ship for the US Navy.
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        KEPPEL FELS BRASIL GETS $209M CONTRACT
        91 67 Keppel Corp's wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel FELS Brasil, has clinched a USsis2-million (s2og-million) contract from Noble Corp. The contract is for Keppel FELS Brasil to upgrade one of Noble's drillships. The scope of work covers the fabrication, repair and replacement of components including the stern
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      480 67 BLOOMBERG CHINESE ECONOMY Central bank governor's remarks spark concerns BEIJING Reserve ratios for banks remain an important tool, People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan said yesterday, fuelling speculation that the capital requirements may be increased to limit the risk of asset bubbles. Policy-makers "put quite
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      121 67 AFP HONG KONG A company run by Hong Kong's best-known entertainment mogul has paid a record US$lOB million ($l5O million) for a shop in one of the city's busiest districts, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. The price of the 1,212-sq-ft
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      330 68  -  TAN HUI LENG NEW ACQUISITIONS huileng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore Exchange Mainboard-listed communications network specialist Teledata is buying a 77.7 per cent stake in PT Centrin Online, for $17.2 million. PT Centrin is an Indonesiabased Internet service provider that is listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange. Under the
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      182 68 938LIVE SINGAPORE China Printing Dyeing (CPD) said yesterday that its judicial managers have appealed for an extension of time to submit a proposal to resume its listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The judicial managers submitted the appeal to the SGX asking
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      161 68  -  DOWJONES SINGAPORE Singapore-listed Noble Group says Macarthur Coal has offered to buy its 87.7 per cent stake in Gloucester Coal. Under the offer, Brisbane-based Macarthur is providing Gloucester shareholders 0.84 Macarthur shares for every Gloucester share. It has also made an all-cash alternative
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          81 69 Ending the year strong Wall Street extended its holiday week gains as a robust reading on US November home sales helped offset a downward revision of thirdquarter economic growth. The Dow rose 50.79 points (0.49 per cent) to close at 10,464.93, its third consecutive gain. The tech-heavy Nasdaq
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          69 69 React to Opec Oil prices rose in volatile trading as traders bet on improving demand after Opec decided against changing the cartel's official crude output levels (See full report on Page B5). New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in February, climbed 68 US cents
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          60 69 Paris hits 2009 high Stock markets in Europe advanced despite a disappointing reading on German consumer sentiment. London's FTSE 100 index added 0.65 per cent to finish at 5,328.66 points while the Frankfurt Dax gained 0.26 per cent to finish at 5,945.69. Paris' CAC 40 added 0.68 per
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        577 69 THEGUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST Credit ratings downgrade threat could exacerbateUUsK #s worst post-war recession LONDON One of Britain's leading financiers last night predicted a looming collapse of financial confidence in Britain as Prime Minister Gordon Brown received the twin blow of a fresh warning from
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        204 69 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Sales of existing United States homes rose last month to the highest level in almost three years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of a government tax credit and lower prices. Purchases of existing homes rose
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