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Title Section20 2011-12-27 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday December 27, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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Article, Illustration720 2011-12-27 1 NG JING YNG - Data from HPB’s nationwide health screening will help craft prevention NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the Republic grapples with an ageing population, policymakers would soon have a snapshot of the state of health of seniors here a database which would also enableTODAY FILE PHOTO - 720 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration515 2011-12-27 2 Yen-yuan trade plan to cut dependence on American BLOOMBERG TOKYO Japan and China will promote direct trading of the yen and yuan without using United States dollars and will encourage the development of a market for companies involved in the exchanges, the JapaneseBLOOMBERG; AP - 515 words
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Article, Illustration595 2011-12-27 2 AGENCIES PYONGYANG A private delegation of South Koreans, including Hyundai Group’s chairwoman and a former First Lady, paid their respects to new North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday, as Seoul’s restrictions on condolences for the death of Kim Jong Il drewAGENCIES; AP - 595 words
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511 2011-12-27 3 NG JING YNG - Despite the benefits of proposed family medicine clinics, there are concerns about increased competition NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Ministry of Health’s (MOH) idea of a Family Medicine Clinic (FMC) in which private sector doctors, nurses and allied health professionals come together to511 words
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269 2011-12-27 4 THE GUARDIAN TOKYO A cross-party group of Japanese Members of Parliament (MPs) wants to resurrect a 2006 campaign to put casinos on the same legal footing as betting on horseracing to aid Japan’s recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The costTHE GUARDIAN - 269 words
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515 2011-12-27 4 AP TOKYO Japan’s response to the nuclear crisis that followed the March 11 tsunami was confused and riddled with problems, including an erroneous assumption an emergency cooling system was working and a delay in disclosing dangerous radiation leaks, a report revealed yesterday. The disturbingAP - 515 words
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446 2011-12-27 4 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE Even as the authorities look into the idea of mechanised car parks, some analysts pointed out the challenges such as maintenance and costs with such a system. Instead, they suggested more innovative ideas, including creating a private market446 words
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209 2011-12-27 6 AGENCIES JAKARTA The health authorities in Indonesia are investigating a claim that an Australian tourist contracted HIV through an unclean needle when he got a tattoo on Bali. The West Australian Department of Health said over the weekend that all evidenceAGENCIES - 209 words
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433 2011-12-27 6 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Senior British officials believe that a “last push” next year is likely to definitively destroy Al Qaeda’s remaining senior leadership in Pakistan, opening a new phase in the battle against Islamist terrorism. So many senior members ofTHE GUARDIAN - 433 words
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Article, Illustration198 2011-12-27 6 THE NEW YORK TIMES A series of Christmas Day church bombings rocked Nigeria on Sunday in what appeared to be a coordinated assault by a radical Islamist sect with suspected training links to Al Qaeda, raising the sect’s violent antigovernment struggle to aTHE NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 198 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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840 2011-12-27 8 ETHAN BILBY - ETHAN BILBY Ethan Bilby is a correspondent for Reuters. REUTERS The euro zone debt crisis may be as much about the heart as it is about the head like a jilted lover, markets are just finding it hard to trust again.REUTERS - 840 words
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Article, Illustration1126 2011-12-27 10 ALBERT HUNT - ALBERT HUNT Albert Hunt is the executive editor for Washington at Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG United States President Barack Obama probably will have to pull out a familiar card next year: The luck of the draw. InBLOOMBERG - 1,126 words
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Article, Illustration1274 2011-12-27 12 BILL KELLER - BILL KELLER Bill Keller is an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times. THE NEW YORK TIMES In the waning days of the Soviet Union, I spent a lot of time in a cluster of apartment towers along the Moscow River, contemplating what seemed to me an essentialTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,274 words
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VOICES
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Article, Illustration455 2011-12-27 14 James Tan Jie Wei - James Tan Jie Wei I REFER to the I Say piece “Disparity in tertiary education facilities” (Dec 26). While I respect the writer’s views on the much-debated subject of Singapore’s education system, certain points must be made regarding the Government’s strategic approaches towards each455 words
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193 2011-12-27 15 Chan Cheng Lin - Letter from Chan Cheng Lin WHILE I agree that our junior college facilities need improvements, I disapprove of Mr Kwek Jian Qiang’s attitude, in “Disparity in tertiary education facilities” (Dec 26), towards Institute of Technical Education students. He alleges that, since ITE students are193 words
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190 2011-12-27 15 Joash Chua - Letter from Joash Chua THE letter “S’pore cannot opt for slow growth” (Dec 26) is premised on high Gross Domestic Product being the main factor that foreign investors look at, thus, maximising our GDP equates to more foreign investments. This is false. Foreign190 words
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Article223 2011-12-27 15 PETER LOON SENG CHEE - LETTER FROM PETER LOON SENG CHEE From a “once in 50 years” event, flooding is now expected in almost every heavy downpour, reducing our first-world roads to a wet mess. But in “No floods in Orchard Rd, just ‘ponding’: PUB” (Dec 24). this was223 words
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SINGAPORE
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149 2011-12-27 16 S RAMESH - S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A loud bang was heard coming from a train along the North East Line at about 7.20pm yesterday, due to a sudden electrical surge on the train. A short in the surge protector resulted in149 words
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Article147 2011-12-27 16 NG PUAY LENG - ’Tis the season of giving NG PUAY LENG SINGAPORE Donations have poured in for this season of giving. The volume of donations in kind, for instance, is more compared to last year’s festive season, despite an uncertain economic outlook ahead, said charity organisations contacted by Channel NewsAsia. The office at147 words
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374 2011-12-27 16 VIMITA MOHANDAS - VIMITA MOHANDAS vimita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —They may have swallowing and communication disorders such as speech and voice problems or language and fluency difficulties. Some would have suffered a stroke. Whatever the cause, more Singaporeans are seeking speech therapy at the hospitals. Singapore General Hospital (SGH), which374 words
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Article291 2011-12-27 16 OLIVIA SIONG - OLIVIA SIONG oliviasiong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A more precise surgery method is now available to those suffering from stomach cancer, the fifth most common cancer in Singapore, after Tan Tock Seng Hospital became the first in South-east Asia to perform the robotic gastrectomy procedure. With the new291 words
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Article, Illustration263 2011-12-27 18 TAN QIUYI - Retailers attribute it to consumers taking a breather after weekend festivities TAN QIUYI tanqiuyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Shopping centres and retailers kicked off their post-Christmas sales yesterday, with many offering storewide discounts of up to 20 per cent. But even with Chinese New Year less thanPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 263 words
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189 2011-12-27 18 EVELYN LAM - EVELYN LAM SINGAPORE More Singaporeans are using their smartphones to shop online. Figures from online payment service provider PayPal show that this year alone, the number of Singaporeans shopping via their mobile phones jumped nine times. To date, mobile transactions worth about S$43189 words
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188 2011-12-27 18 DYLAN LOH - DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE The Europeans like electronics, the Chinese love their beauty products, while the Indonesians seem to prefer sweets. Such spending by various travellers has led to ringing cash registers at Changi Airport, which has posted a year-on-year growth of 16 per188 words
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Article97 2011-12-27 18 LIP KWOK WAI - LIP KWOK WAI Demand for gold, a perennial hedge against inflation, is on the rise again. Private mints in Singapore are reporting a 20-per-cent increase in orders from jewellers and gold shops and attribute this to the upcoming Chinese New Year. Next year’s zodiac is97 words
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WORLD
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131 2011-12-27 20 BANGKOK POST Strong waves continued to pound southern coastal villages in Thailand yesterday, washing away a 1km stretch of beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Thap Sakae district, according to reports. The surging tide, caused by a ridge of high pressure from China,BANGKOK POST - 131 words
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Article107 2011-12-27 20 BLOOMBERG Australia’s Northern Territory state was battered by strong winds on Christmas as Tropical Cyclone Grant approached, forcing Christmas revellers in Darwin into lockdown. Grant, packing winds of up to 130kmh, was expected to make landfall yesterday, with forecasters saying it would then weaken to belowBLOOMBERG - 107 words
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Article, Illustration430 2011-12-27 20 Philippines recovers flood victims’ bodies from as far as 100km away AGENCIES MANILA Fishermen joined Philippine navy sailors, the police and firefighters in a wider search as the death toll from flash floods caused by Typhoon Washi rose to 1,249, with about 1,100 others still missing,AGENCIES; AP - 430 words
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195 2011-12-27 20 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR It was a soggy Christmas for some Malaysians, when rising floodwaters forced more than 2,700 to seek shelter at relief centres in Johor, Pahang, Sabah and Sarawak. According to National Security Council figures, Johor was the worst hit, withTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 195 words
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Article, Illustration430 2011-12-27 22 AGENCIES KARACHI More than 100,000 people rallied in support of Pakistani cricket legend and opposition politician Imran Khan in the southern city of Karachi on Sunday, further cementing his status as a rising force in politics. His message of cracking down on corruptionAGENCIES; REUTERS - 430 words
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109 2011-12-27 22 AP China’s biggest milk producer has destroyed a batch found to have excessive levels of a cancer-causing toxin, in another safety scare for the country’s dairy industry. Mengniu Dairy Group said in a statement on its website yesterday that the problem wasAP - 109 words
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128 2011-12-27 22 REUTERS China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500kmh, the state media said yesterday, as the country moves ahead with its railway ambitions despite serious problems on its high-speed network. The train, made by a subsidiary of CSRREUTERS - 128 words
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119 2011-12-27 22 STRESSED CHINESE FIGHT BACK WITH PILLOWS REUTERS Hundreds of Chinese gathered in Shanghai to blow off stress in a massive fight with pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers. The annual mass pillow fight last Friday and Saturday marked its fifth year with such a surge in interest fromREUTERS - 119 words
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133 2011-12-27 22 AP A Chinese court sentenced veteran dissident Chen Xi, who organised a pro-democ-racy activist network, to 10 years’ imprisonment yesterday for inciting subversion, his wife said, in the second heaviest punishment for a dissident in recent days. A court in Guiyang foundAP - 133 words
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240 2011-12-27 23 AP GRAPEVINE (Texas) Investigators believe that seven people who were found dead on Christmas Day were cleaning up holiday wrapping paper when they were shot inside a suburban Fort Worth apartment but a motive remains unclear. All of the victimsAP - 240 words
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336 2011-12-27 23 THE GUARDIAN LONDON A million iPads and Kindles may have been unwrapped on Christmas Day in Britain according to tentative analyst estimates and the influx of portable technology is expected to add pressure to the traditional business model of printed newspapers inTHE GUARDIAN - 336 words
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181 2011-12-27 23 THE GUARDIAN The United States is saying goodbye to celluloid film, which has been used for 120 years in cinemas around the world, as digital projection will take over as the most common method for displaying new releases next month. The last mainstream cinemasTHE GUARDIAN - 181 words
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BUSINESS
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453 2011-12-27 24 LYNDA HONG - LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg More Singaporeans have their sights trained on offshore property markets as the outlook for local prices dims, according to some real estate agents and industry watchers. A survey by PropertyGuru found that 19 per cent of more than 1,737 respondents were “tempted”453 words
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224 2011-12-27 24 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore’s Changi Airport Group may be in talks to buy a 26-per-cent stake in the airport business of India’s GVK Power Infrastructure, The EconomicTimes reported. Changi is likely to pay between 20 billion rupees and 22 billion rupees (S$490 millionCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 224 words
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Article19 2011-12-27 24 MONDAY CLOSED Friday 2,676.47 p 0.44% Thursday 2,664.80 q 0.32% Wednesday 2,673.32 p 2.25% Tuesday 2,614.45 q 0.14%19 words
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Article24 2011-12-27 24 HANG SENG CLOSED Ç È NIKKEI 8,479.34 (+1%) SHANGHAI 2,190.11 MUMBAI AUSTRALIA CLOSED Ç MUMBAI 15,970.80 (+1.47%) MALAYSIA CLOSED È SEOUL 1,856.70 (-0.56%)24 words
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Article93 2011-12-27 24 STOCK Underperform s$1.19 CIMB keeps rating and S$0.99 target price. House concerned about Noble’s fundamentals; says earnings visibility clouded by macroeconomic uncertainties and moderating demand for commodities. It also cites uncertainties over Noble’s management changes. Noble’s Aussie subsidiary Gloucester Coal has proposed a merger with Yancoal, which will93 words
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DIGITAL
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207 2011-12-27 25 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH In two documents submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the iPhone maker said its proposal “eliminates the need for a bulky and heavy battery”. A hydrogen fuel cell converts hydrogen and oxygen into water and electrical energy. TheTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 207 words
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Article, Illustration425 2011-12-27 25 REUTERS TORONTO Research In Motion (RIM), still smarting over having to change the name of its yet-to-come operating system, faces a similar trademark challenge to its popular instant-messaging service BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). The service, which allows BlackBerry users to send one another textREUTERS; BLOOMBERG - 425 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration793 2011-12-27 26 TAN YO-HINN - Chan backs butterfly sprint star and urges Singapore to get behind her for London Games Headline-maker in 2011, game-changer for 2012 No 2 TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Ever since she became the first Singaporean to qualify for an Olympic swimming final, TaoGETTY IMAGES - 793 words
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Article, Illustration236 2011-12-27 27 AP NBA Bulls 88 Lakers 87 LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant scored 28 points and committed eight turnovers while playing with a torn wrist ligament for the Lakers, but he still could not finish strong in his NBA-record 14th Christmas Day appearance against theAP - 236 words
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Article, Illustration519 2011-12-27 27 Heat showcase title credentials with emphatic win over Mavericks AGENCIES NBA Heat 105 Mavericks 94 DALLAS The Miami Heat exacted revenge for their NBA finals loss last year by spoiling the Dallas Mavericks’ championship celebration with a resounding 105-94 victory on Sunday’s openingAGENCIES; REUTERS - 519 words
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219 2011-12-27 27 REUTERS Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and paceman Peter Siddle mounted a superb fightback to guide Australia to 277-6 to close the opening day of the Boxing Day test, the first in the four-match series. Paceman Zaheer Khan took two wickets in successive balls before spinner RavichandranREUTERS - 219 words
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Article, Illustration458 2011-12-27 28 Chelsea held by Fulham as title chances take a hit AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea 1 Fulham 1 LONDON Chelsea’s faltering title challenge suffered another blow when they were held to a 1 -1 draw by neighbours Fulham in yesterday’s early kickoff at Stamford BridgeAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 458 words
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Article, Illustration398 2011-12-27 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Norwich vs Tottenham LONDON Emmanuel Adebayor (picture) has declared that Tottenham Hotspur are still in the race to win the title and has cast doubt on Manchester City’s ability to last the pace as the Premier League leaders.THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 398 words
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Article387 2011-12-27 28 AGENCIES LONDON Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has urged winger Ryan Giggs to extend his contract with the Premier League champions for another season. Giggs, 38, is the most decorated player in United’s history and last week he revealed plans to sit down with Ferguson beforeAGENCIES - 387 words
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Page 27 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous49 2011-12-27 27 [pLAV® Always play with care. [responsibly] Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE m RGB Reg No: *****0202G49 words
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Advertisement65 2011-12-27 1 WRAPPING UP 2011 DECEMBER 27, 2011 A PUBLICATION OF A PUBLICATION OF CREATING THUNDEROUS MUSIC WITH A ROCK SCHOOL HOTELIERS LOVE THEIR CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS DR. MARTENS AND SWAROVSKI HAVE A GEM OF A SHOE LOCAL MUSICIANS MAKE A NEW HOME MORE INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES FOR LOCAL TV TV STARS LEARN65 words
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WRAPPING UP 2011: THE COME TOGETHER ISSUE
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Article, Illustration874 2011-12-27 2 CHRISTOPHER TOH - The year musicians found strength in numbers CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg ONE of the key highlights for me about 2011 in music was the way musicians all got together to collaborate on various projects.And I’m not just talking about “Loutallica”, the Lou Reed-Metallica combo that has874 words
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Article, Illustration710 2011-12-27 3 ZHANG WEIFANG - The year fashion designers got a little help from their friends ZHANG WEIFANG zhangweifang@mediacorp.com.sg FASHION was all about the designer collaboration in 2011, with at least one designer joint effort hitting the stores every other month. Getting consumers ebullient in the early quarter of the year was mega710 words
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Article, Illustration134 2011-12-27 4 The year a tonne of famous people came together to made babies POPPED: Natalie Portman,Victoria and David Beckham, Owen Wilson, Jane Krakowski, Jewel, January Jones, Lily Allen, Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy, Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom, Penelope134 words
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Article, Illustration523 2011-12-27 4 MAY SEAH - The year local TV played the multi-national game with gusto MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg NO ALERT viewer would have failed to realise the cross-culturalisation that went on in the world of local television, not just with local and overseas co-productions taking place but also when523 words
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Article, Illustration499 2011-12-27 5 SERENE LIM - The year hoteliers hooked up with kinkier partners SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SURE, collaborations in the travel industry are nothing new: Celebrity chefs work with airlines; credit cards tie up with a host of hotels and travel agencies to offer discounts, perks and frequent flier miles; fashion designers do499 words
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Article, Illustration594 2011-12-27 8 Sherlock Holmes movie costume showcase Fans of Robert Downey Jr, don’t miss the chance to get an up-close-and-personal look at the costume he wore while shooting his latest movie, Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadows. On display will be his period-accurate two-piece woollen suit with an orange594 words
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Miscellaneous249 2011-12-27 10 ON MEDIACORP THE NOOSEV (Season Premiere; PG) Channel 5, 8.30pm The International Emmy-nominated madcap series makes a triumphant return for a fifth season. In the premiere hour-long episode, the Noose team takes a look back at the news events of the year and reports them in a factless, inaccurate, irreverent249 words
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Miscellaneous222 2011-12-27 10 ON MEDIACORP A SONGTO REMEMBER (PG-Some Violence) Channel 8, 9pm Fan Shu Sao collapses when she learns that her daughter has been kidnapped. Jiumei sings to collect some money for her family’s medical fees. Dragon and Hong make trouble to lure out Ha Ha Xiao. Xiao Xiao is furious and222 words
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