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Title Section18 2008-12-12 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 191/11/2008 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 2008 Jg* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS18 words
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Article43 2008-12-12 1 THREE eulogies paid tribute to the different sides of the late MP and labour pioneer Ho See Beng yesterday at his funeral in St Andrew's Cathedral. At least 200 people attended, including NTUC leaders. PRIME PAGE A 643 words
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Article, Illustration53 2008-12-12 1 A PAIR of siblings who lost both parents to Aids are Singapore's first Aids orphans. One of the two children has also been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, but does not know about the diagnosis. Both children are now being cared for by foster parents. HOME53 words
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Article51 2008-12-12 1 LOCALLY-GROWN vegetables and eggs are getting more popular with consumers here, so much so that some farmers cannot keep up with demand. The spiralling prices of vegetable and egg imports, coupled with food safety concerns, are the main reasons behind the demand, say farmers. HOME PAGE51 words
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Article47 2008-12-12 1 SEVERAL sports at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore will feature mixed teams comprising players from both sexes or from different countries from the same continent. This innovative feature aims to highlight Olympic values such as respect and friendship. SPORT PAGE D 247 words
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Article47 2008-12-12 1 A UNITED Nations Security panel declared a Pakistan-based charity group, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a front for the terrorist group behind the carnage in Mumbai and said it would be subject to sanctions. Meanwhile, India announced a huge overhaul of its security agencies. WORLD PAGE B447 words
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Article, Illustration861 2008-12-12 1 Reme Ahmad - Reme Ahmad By ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesia's former foreign minister Ali Alatas (right), a passionate believer in Asean and regional cooperation, died of a heart attack yesterday. He was 76. Mr Alatas died at 7.30 am at Singapore's MountPHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO; NG SOR LUAN - 861 words
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570 2008-12-12 1 K. C. VIJAYAN - K. C. VIJAYAN Variety of penalties in the works for lesser offences I By LAW CORRESPONDENT JAIL terms and fines should not be the only sentences judges can impose on those who commit less serious crimes. The Law Ministry thinks judges should have a570 words
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Miscellaneous55 2008-12-12 1 Surviving ft*'\ §L 100 gifts fe Meet the new .§> •f] ZoukOut [Mt. Jj P under $100 Action Men p 7f Going to the party? J 10 pages of great Young PAP Read our guide first Jf, k «Jg Christmas presents chiefs take charge I LIFE! PAGES E4-5 M f:55 words
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Article, Illustration982 2008-12-12 2 Nirmal Ghosh - Nirmal Ghosh Democrats will not have an easy ride, given the controversial Constitution By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT THERE is a lot of talk these days of the role the army and judiciary are playing in Thailand's continuing political crisis. Much of the talk centres982 words
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Miscellaneous171 2008-12-12 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY Troubled airlines could change travel industry Volatile fuel prices along with the challenges of the economic crisis could prompt changes in airlines that have ramifications for the entire travel industry. EDITORIAL PAGE A2O COLUMNS War not inevitable i 1 The growing defence f budgets and naval f171 words
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Article, Illustration144 2008-12-12 3 Chinese and Indian troops about to storm a militant hideout during simulation training, which is part of the ongoing "Hand in Hand" joint anti-terrorism exercise. The nine-day exercise, which started on Dec 6, is being held in the mountainous terrains of Belgaum, inAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 144 words
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699 2008-12-12 3 Elena Chong - Elena Chong Underaged girl invited boy home after getting to know him on the Net I By COURT CORRESPONDENT AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl went on the Internet, befriended a teenage boy and, soon afterwards, invited him home to have sex. Now 13, she699 words
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Article, Illustration687 2008-12-12 6 Jeremy Au Yong - Jeremy Au Yong Eulogies pay tribute to Ho See Beng's pioneering role I By FOR HIS 90th birthday in February, Mr Ho See Beng's family had made a video for him, featuring some of the happiest moments he spent with them. But theSHAHRIYA YAHAYA - 687 words
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Article, Illustration1079 2008-12-12 8 Khushwant Singh; Esther Tan - Khushwant Singh Esther Tan A-G answers criticisms over recent cases involving the rich By I A PERSON'S wealth, status and political leanings have no bearing on whether they are charged with a crime, Singapore's Attorney-General Walter Woon said yesterday. The country's top prosecutor saidST FILE PHOTO - 1,079 words
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Article, Illustration581 2008-12-12 10 K.C. Vijayan - K.C. Vijayan I By LAW CORRESPONDENT IF THE proposed changes to the Criminal Procedure Code are passed, lawyers may have gone some way in getting what they had been clamouring for, for years a level playing field with the prosecution. The review581 words
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Article, Illustration452 2008-12-12 10 Sujin Thomas - Sujin Thomas I By Khushwant Singh JUDGES could soon have the power to order costs and compensation for an accused person if they find that the prosecution had been "frivolous" in bringing charges against him. This appears to be a softening of the Law Ministry's452 words
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Article, Illustration338 2008-12-12 11 Here's a look at some other proposed changes to the Criminal Procedure Code, which governs how criminal investigations, trials, and court appeals are conducted. POLICE POWERS OFFICERS would have the power to refer cases to the Community Mediation Centre, even before a case reaches a judge orFRANCIS ONG - 338 words
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460 2008-12-12 11 Sujin Thomas - Sujin Thomas I By IN 1976, Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin decided that if an offender were convicted of several charges, each would constitute a separate trial. The implication of this interpretation of the code meant that a person could legally be caned more460 words
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Article, Illustration716 2008-12-12 13 Sue-Ann Chia - Sue-Ann Chia Find out from them what can be done to cut costs to save jobs, says labour chief I By A VERY worried Mr Lim Swee Say, Singapore's labour chief, had an urgent message for his union leaders yesterday. He told them to takeCHEW SENG KIM - 716 words
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302 2008-12-12 13 SUE-ANN CHIA - SUE-ANN CHIA WHEN labour chief Lim Swee Say criticised DBS Bank last month, he was driven by one objective: to send a signal to companies that they are not to lay off workers without first consulting their unions. He explained his unusually harsh302 words
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278 2008-12-12 13 SINGAPORE will see lower inflation next year, but people will still feel the pinch as salaries shrink during the recession, said labour chief Lim Swee Say. But he assured workers that the Government and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) will help them278 words
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593 2008-12-12 16 REUTERS Doctors carry out full transplant that could extend fertile years BOSTON: Doctors in St Louis said they have successfully transplanted a full ovary from a volunteer that allowed her infertile twin sister to give birth to a healthy baby girl on Nov 11.REUTERS - 593 words
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Article, Illustration254 2008-12-12 16 TIMES OF LONDON, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS SYDNEY: Golf's bad boy John Daly grabbed a spectator's camera and smashed it into a tree during the first round of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney yesterday. The 42-year-old American, who ended the round tied for 146 th inTIMES OF LONDON, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 254 words
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Article, Illustration712 2008-12-12 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST PHOTO: President-elect signals a policy shift on energy and climate issues WASHINGTON: President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu, a strong advocate of alternative and renewable energy research, to be his energy secretary, US media reported yesterday.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 712 words
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Article, Illustration335 2008-12-12 18 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: Physics Nobel laureate Steven Chu will be taking on one of the most challenging jobs in government at the Department of Energy. Professor Chu as Energy Secretary will head a department with a US$25 billion (Ss37 billion) budgetNEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS - 335 words
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437 2008-12-12 19 THE newest casualty in the economic crisis is the airline industry. Big hits are being taken by full-service carriers, which are seeing drops in demand for seats at the front of the plane. Neither is economy class doing better. On the other437 words
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Article, Illustration1228 2008-12-12 19 Tommy Koh - Tommy Koh U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS DECLARATION I By IN 1945, the leaders of the victorious allies in World War II created a new liberal world order. The United Nations was founded that year, and in the following year the UN Commission on Human Rights was created. In 1948,1,228 words
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Article784 2008-12-12 19 Bernhard Platzdasch - Bernhard Platzdasch INDONESIA'S ELECTIONS I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES AS INDONESIA gears up for its elections next April, making sense of developments can be a challenge. Take, for example, the latest election forecasts. In a recent opinion poll, the Indonesian Survey Institute named784 words
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Article, Illustration1293 2008-12-12 20 Timothy Garton Ash - Timothy Garton Ash SPREADING BRITISH POWER I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE returning to Britain after three months in America and China, I've been reflecting on how my home country is viewed by citizens of the present and the future superpower. What, if anything, do they1,293 words
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Article, Illustration892 2008-12-12 21 Bruce Gale - Bruce Gale MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By senior writer INDONESIA often gets a bad press. In fact, almost every visitor to the country can cite some example of corruption, mismanagement and (some say) plain laziness. Indeed, the local and international media sometimesBRUCE GALE - 892 words
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Article, Illustration1114 2008-12-12 22 William Choong - William Choong FOREIGN MATTERS By SENIOR WRITER A CENTURY from now, historians studying the Asia-Pacific region in the early 21st century would be astounded by the immense changes happening in the neighbourhood. One significant change would be the re-emergence of ChinaLIM WUI LIANG - 1,114 words
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Article, Illustration1968 2008-12-12 23 Zakir Hussain - By Zakir Hussain As laws on political videos and online election material are set to be relaxed, the People's Action Party is moving to be more plugged in for an Internet-savvy generation. Leading the charge are Young PAP chairman Teo Ser Luck, and vice-chairmen Zaqy1,968 words
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Article, Illustration1218 2008-12-12 24 Zakir Hussain - By Zakir Hussain NOT THE LAST WORD More can be done here to educate public on the basic rights they have LAST month, the Government announced a two-year, $600 million plan to stave off retrenchments and help workers stay employable in the current1,218 words
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301 2008-12-12 25 Clement Chung - Clement Chung IT IS heartening to learn that the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is working on improving the conditions and status of contract workers in Singapore. However, I would like to highlight that it is not just the "low-wage, low-skilled301 words
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Article389 2008-12-12 25 Liew Choon Boon; Ho Peng ( Ms - Liew Choon Boon Ho Peng (Ms) WE REFER to Tuesday's report, "Linguists speak up for Singlish". Since independence, Singapore has adopted English as our language of use for business and government. As a result, we have gained a competitive edge as English is the389 words
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271 2008-12-12 25 Joseph Chan - Joseph Chan I REFER to the letter by Mr Habib Mohamed, "A hawker writes: If costs of supplies are up, how can we bring prices down?" (Dec 2). Mr Habib's portrayal of a hawker's predicament will have enlightened many readers and many will probably271 words
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264 2008-12-12 25 Julian Gerard Nair - Julian Gerard Nair I MOVED to Mumbai on a work assignment in June last year with my wife and three children. I promptly registered with the Singapore Consulate so we could be contacted in case there was a need. To celebrate National Day264 words
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371 2008-12-12 25 Geoffrey Lim - Geoffrey Lim I REFER to recent letters on the use of off-peak cars on Saturdays and the entry of foreign vehicles into Singapore on Saturdays (Dec 5 and 10). The vehicle entry permit and off-peak car are separate schemes serving different371 words
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Article318 2008-12-12 26 Jeremiah Choy - Jeremiah Choy SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES I HAVE read in the media about how the Government and statutory boards are helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) ride out the present economic downturn with incentives, rebates and other financial packages. While I appreciate these measures, the318 words
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452 2008-12-12 26 Jatin Doktor - Cars or buses which move more people? Jatin Doktor I REFER to Monday's letter by Mr Geoffrey Lim of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on the benefits of bus lanes ("LTA takes care implementing bus lanes"). Mr Lim has pointed out in his numerous replies that a bus carries 80452 words
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312 2008-12-12 26 Simon Lee - Simon Lee THE Singapore Contractors Association refers to the article, "Construction firms face 'collapse risk' (Nov 28). The association does not agree with the interpretation of data provided by DP Information Group and the statement by DP managing director Chen Yew Nah. The banks312 words
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Article, Illustration648 2008-12-12 28 Leslie Lopez - Leslie Lopez Wealth fund will be run by professionals; Sultan to head advisory board I By SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT IN A bid to inject greater transparency into the use of its oil royalty proceeds, the Sultan of Terengganu has initiated a plan to setNEW STRAITS TIMES; BLOOMBERG - 648 words
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Article99 2008-12-12 29 SINGAPORE leaders offered their condolences in letters to the former Indonesian foreign minister's wife, Ibu Junisa. Here are some excerpts: "My association with him dates back to the mid-*****, when he was secretary to Pak Adam Malik*. We were both at the founding of Asean in Bangkok99 words
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Article144 2008-12-12 29 "My colleagues and I had many opportunities to work with Pak Ali over the years, in his capacity as Foreign Minister and even after he retired from that post. Most recently, Pak Ali served on the Eminent Persons Group, which prepared the Report on the Asean144 words
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Article, Illustration726 2008-12-12 29 Reme Ahmad - Reme Ahmad Ex-Indonesian foreign minister described as a good friend of Spore I By ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR SINGAPORE'S top leaders yesterday expressed sadness on the death of former Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas in their condolence messages. Reflecting the close ties forged byLIANHE ZAOBAO FILE PHOTO; ST FILE PHOTO - 726 words
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Article127 2008-12-12 29 Pak Ali "was a skilled diplomat who was extremely well-versed in international affairs, and was highly respected not only in Indonesia but also among the Asean nations and all over the world. A firm believer in regional cooperation, he played a critical role in the drafting127 words
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Article75 2008-12-12 29 "Pak Ali and I are old friends. I respected him as an outstanding diplomat and a statesman. In his many years as Indonesia's foreign minister from 1988 to 1999, Pak Ali had presented Indonesia's position ably and deftly, especially at the UN. He played a key role in75 words
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Article89 2008-12-12 29 "We will always remember Pak Ali's unflagging efforts in advancing ties between Singapore and Indonesia, as well as the broader interests of the region. The architecture of Asean today owes much to his contributions. It is instructive for us all that even after retiring from the89 words
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Article83 2008-12-12 29 "Pak Ali was a great statesman and a true son of Indonesia. His vast experience in international affairs and diplomacy made him an authority on strategic, political and economic issues alike. Even after retirement from his long term as foreign minister, he continued to play an83 words
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Article74 2008-12-12 29 "Pak Ali was a great man. He was a patriot who served his country and his people with distinction. He was a staunch advocate of Asean integration and helped draft the Asean Charter, which will be ratified in just a few days' time. He was also74 words
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Article, Illustration741 2008-12-12 30 Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja - Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Ali Alatas steered Indonesia through a chaotic patch and helped foster regional peace I By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: As Indonesia's longest-serving foreign minister (1988 to 1999), the late Ali Alatas helped steer it through some of its most tumultuous times, including East Timor'sAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ST FILE PHOTO - 741 words
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Article, Illustration697 2008-12-12 31 Ravi Velloor - Ravi Velloor Organisation is named as a front for Lashkar terror outfit involved in Mumbai attacks By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: The United Nations Security Council endorsed India's demand to blacklist a Pakistani charity said to be fronting the Lashkar-e-Taiba. On Wednesday night, theASSOCIATED PRESS - 697 words
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Article273 2008-12-12 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS NEW DELHI: India announced a massive overhaul of its security and intelligence agencies after the Mumbai terror attacks as the home minister said South Asia was "in the eye of the storm of terror". The attacks which left 188 dead had provoked publicASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS - 273 words
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Article, Illustration444 2008-12-12 34 BLOOMBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE But this strain of virus is not harmful to humans, officials say MANILA: The Ebola virus has been found for the first time in pigs in the Philippines, showing that the potentially lethal disease can infect domestic livestock. EbolaBLOOMBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 444 words
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287 2008-12-12 34 REUTERS HONG KONG: Hong Kong yesterday confirmed an outbreak of the highly pathogenic HSNI bird flu on a chicken farm, while pledging to investigate claims that smuggled eggs from mainland China might be the cause. The HSNI outbreak near the border with the mainland,REUTERS - 287 words
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Article150 2008-12-12 34 HSNI is mainly a disease that afflicts birds, but in 1997, it crossed the species barrier and killed six people in Hong Kong. Limited human-to-human transmission of bird flu has happened about a dozen times, in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. In nearly every case, transmission occurred150 words
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Article, Illustration706 2008-12-12 35 Nirmal Ghosh - Nirmal Ghosh His address tomorrow to supporters could affect Monday's vote for new PM I By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: In a phone-in message to up to 55,000 supporters in Bangkok tomorrow, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to call on his supporters toASSOCIATED PRESS - 706 words
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245 2008-12-12 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's government drew flak on Thursday after admitting it spent RM6.01 million (552.5 million) a year on the premier's sprawling residence in the administrative capital Putrajaya. Responding to an opposition query, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the sumAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 245 words
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Article, Illustration953 2008-12-12 36 Jonathan Eyal - Jonathan Eyal Europe's 'little red dot' likely to win battle against ills thrown up by economic crisis I By I ST EUROPE BUREAU IF SINGAPORE has a European soulmate, Switzerland must surely be it. Its 7.6 million-strong population is ethnically diverse. The tiny countryREUTERS - 953 words
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Article, Illustration563 2008-12-12 37 LOS ANGELES TIMES At least 775 killed and over 16,000 afflicted in country: UN BUDIRIRO (Zimbabwe): A bony limb flops from the wheelbarrow in limp resignation. A head lolls amid the pile of blankets. A woman is trundling her elderly mother home, from a clinic,LOS ANGELES TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 563 words
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Article213 2008-12-12 37 LOS ANGELES TIMES CHOLERA is an acute diarrhoeal illness caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The organism spreads when infected faeces enters the water supply and bacteria is not killed or removed by treatment. Cholera is no longer a problem in industrialised countries, except for theLOS ANGELES TIMES - 213 words
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Article, Illustration48 2008-12-12 38 CANDIDATE 1: Ms Jarrett (above), referred to as "Candidate 1", was described as "an adviser to the President-elect". CANDIDATE 5: Congressman Jackson (right) said he was "Senate Candidate 5" but denied engaging in any deals with Governor Rod Blagojevich. PHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERGASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG - 48 words
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578 2008-12-12 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS He is not involved but some of his top aides are linked to disgraced Illinois governor WASHINGTON: United States President-elect Barack Obama has not even stepped into office and already a scandal, not of his own making, is threatening to dog him. Mr ObamaASSOCIATED PRESS - 578 words
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379 2008-12-12 38 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA: United States conservatives are gleeful over news that the Democratic governor of Illinois has been accused of trying to sell the US Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama. US prosecutors said Mr Obama was not connected to charges on Tuesday thatREUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS - 379 words
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734 2008-12-12 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Draft UN resolution calls on nations to 'take all necessary measures' to fight piracy UNITED NATIONS: The United States has sought international authorisation to hunt Somali pirates on land with the cooperation of Somalia's weak United Nations-backedASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE - 734 words
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Article, Illustration321 2008-12-12 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS AMERICANS ON THE HUNT WASHINGTON: The United States government is starting a different kind of mostwanted list for environmental fugitives accused of assaulting nature. They allegedly smuggled chemicals that eat away the earth's protective ozone layer, dumped hazardous waste into oceans and rivers,ASSOCIATED PRESS - 321 words
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Article, Illustration567 2008-12-12 40 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Sky TV shows ailing Briton talking about his trip to Swiss clinic to take his own life LONDON: Britons this week watched Mr Craig Ewert die on TV, in a film showing how he travelled to a Zurich clinic in 2006NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS - 567 words
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Article, Illustration197 2008-12-12 40 REUTERS JAKARTA: Mr Aburizal Bakrie, the Indonesian Cabinet minister whose business empire is under pressure to repay huge debts, has been knocked off the top slot in the list of Indonesia's richest. According to Forbes magazine, Mr Bakrie's net worth has plunged to US$B5O millionREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 197 words
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125 2008-12-12 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO: A French adventurer aiming to become the first person to make a kite-powered crossing of the Pacific Ocean has abandoned her bid after becoming stuck in the doldrums. Kite surfing is a sport that uses wind power to pull a riderAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 125 words
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184 2008-12-12 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS RICHMOND (Virginia): Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, seen as a possible Republican contender in the next United States presidential race, has said he is not interested in a 2012 White House bid. The speculation that he was laying the groundwork for aASSOCIATED PRESS - 184 words
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Article110 2008-12-12 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Four days of talks aimed at pressing North Korea to abandon its nuclear arms ambitions ended yesterday, with the reclusive state refusing to endorse a plan for verifying its nuclear activities. No date had been set for any future round of disarmamentAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 110 words
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Article91 2008-12-12 41 LONDON: An actor slit his own throat on stage in Vienna when the prop knife for his suicide scene turned out to be a real one, The Guardian reported yesterday. Mr Daniel Hoevels, 30, slumped over with blood pouring from his neck while the audience applauded91 words
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Article99 2008-12-12 41 REUTERS HONG KONG: Levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in China are nearly twice the global average and almost 10 per cent of cases are resistant to the most effective first-line drugs, a study has shown. China has an estimated 4.5 million TB cases and is strugglingREUTERS - 99 words
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Article, Illustration94 2008-12-12 41 This rare blue diamond a 35.56--carat gem the size of a stamp has been sold for a record-breaking £16.4 million (5536.4 million) at a Christie's auction in London. The Wittelsbach Diamond, handed down through generations of German royalty, was snapped up by billionaire diamond dealerAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 94 words
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Article, Illustration278 2008-12-12 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: A group of Japanese researchers may just hold the key to figuring out what is on people's minds. The research team yesterday said it had created a technology that could eventually display on a computerAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 278 words
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Article131 2008-12-12 41 REUTERS BEIJING: Chinese police have stopped a large group of migrants from crossing into Myanmar through the notorious Golden Triangle in what state media said yesterday was a major case of human smuggling. Two human smugglers were arrested for trying to take 124 people out of ChinaREUTERS - 131 words
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Article122 2008-12-12 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: With cheers and chants that echoed President-elect Barack Obama's campaign of change, jubilant workers agreed to a US$l.75 million (552.6 million) settlement that ends their six-day occupation of a shuttered Chicago factory. In a deal reached between Republic Windows Doors, union leaders and BankASSOCIATED PRESS - 122 words
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Article, Illustration660 2008-12-12 43 Jessica Lim - Jessica Lim Rising prices of imports, food safety fears fuelling increased production I By EVERY day, vegetable farmer Wong Kok Fah spends six hours harvesting vegetables at his sha farm in Sungei Tengah. His daily yield 2 tonnes of leafy greens like cai xinALBERT SIM; REUTERS - 660 words
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Article, Illustration94 2008-12-12 44 ASHLEIGH SIM The managing teacher from Pure Yoga, Mr Copper Crow, 30, giving a demonstration of Hatha Yoga to the lunchtime crowd at Chevron House. The demonstration early this week awed the crowd as Mr Crow performed a number of seeminglyimpossible contortions. This is Pure Yoga's secondASHLEIGH SIM - 94 words
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Article779 2008-12-12 44 Li Xueying - Li Xueying TOWN COUNCIL INVESTMENTS Holland-Bukit Panjang and Pasir Ris-Punggol explain their investments to residents By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT TWO People's Action Party (PAP) town councils, which together had invested $12 million in troubled structured products, are giving their residents a more detailed explanation of779 words
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Article, Illustration166 2008-12-12 46 Photographer Wang Hui Fen captures Defu Lane workshop Kirn Mun Kang at work as it goes about retrofitting buses with seats that have seatbelts IThe original floorboard of the bus, which was not strong enough to support the new seats, has been removed. Measurements of the frame166 words
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Article320 2008-12-12 46 Yeo Ghim Lay - Yeo Ghim Lay SAFETY ON SMALL BUSES End-2011 date for buses that ferry schoolkids I By WORK began earlier this week on fitting Singapore's small school buses with new seats that have seatbelts attached. Two of the 10 workshops appointed by the Land Transport320 words
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Article367 2008-12-12 47 Yeo Ghim Lay - Yeo Ghim Lay But most operators won't raise prices amid downturn I By SENIOR manager Chong Ching Hoong, 42, will pay higher school bus fares for his children from next month. It will cost $78 to ferry each of his two children to Red367 words
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Article, Illustration509 2008-12-12 48 Theresa Tan - Theresa Tan One of them is HIV-positive and is supported by KKH fund along with 24 other children I By ABOUT 20 years after Aids first surfaced in Singapore, the Republic has seen its first Aids orphans a pair of siblings who509 words
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146 2008-12-12 48 THERESA TAN - THERESA TAN SINCE December 2004, when HIV testing during pregnancy was made routine, 49 women have been found to have the deadly virus during antenatal screening. Two of these women passed on the illness to their babies, the Ministry of Health (MOH) told146 words
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Article, Illustration485 2008-12-12 51 Ang Yiying - Ang Yiying HDB commissions market survey to decide fate of struggling wholesale centre I By THE fate of the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre hangs in the balance. With more businesses importing directly from overseas suppliers, the 15ha site faces the threat of being bypassedWANG HUI FEN - 485 words
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501 2008-12-12 52 April Chong - April Chong It opens this month and hopes to encourage the young to study Taoism I By THE first Taoist College in Singapore is set to open on Dec 21 and plans are under way for it to offer a diploma programme in501 words
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Article96 2008-12-12 52 I Nov I Oct T** 2 Singapore Exchange Singapore Exchange 3 Hardware Zone Star Hub 4 Stomp Stomp 5 Star Hub Zaobao 6 Straitstimes.com Fridae 7 Zaoßao Straitstimes.com 8 Fridae ST7OI 9 ST7OI Asia One 10 Asia One Trevvy 11 Golden Village Golden Village 12 Trevvv96 words
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Article373 2008-12-12 52 SINGAPORE Press Holdings' (SPH) Asia One news and lifestyle portal tops the list of most popular Singapore websites, according to a report by research firm Nielsen Company. In fact, 12 of the top 20 most popular Singapore websites belong to SPH units, including373 words
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Article, Illustration535 2008-12-12 54 Shobana Kesava - Shobana Kesava It's now 38th, up from last year's 49th place I By SINGAPORE improved on its ranking from last year but still placed 38th out of 57 economies in a climate change performance index released on Wednesday. The barometer was published in Poznan, Poland,REUTERS - 535 words
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Article82 2008-12-12 54 WEATHER news will be up to the minute next year, with a new system developed by the Meteorological Services Division of the National Environment Agency (NEA). The new network uses the latest wireless technology, the agency said in its annual report. Real-time weather data will82 words
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Article68 2008-12-12 54 A FREE English weekly called tabla! which is targeted at the Indian diaspora is now available free at all 7-Eleven convenience stores every Friday. An electronic version is available from noon on Fridays at www.tabla.com.sg tabla! is the 17th newspaper title in the Singapore Press Holdings68 words
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Article, Illustration480 2008-12-12 56 KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN - KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN 21-year-old run over by a truck after hitting bus along expressway I By WHEN 21-year-old Lloyd Fong got his new motorcycle on Wednesday, one of the first trips he made on it was to visit his mother. At the endCOURTESY OF THE FONG FAMILY - 480 words
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283 2008-12-12 58 Elena Chong - Elena Chong She passed a penknife, which was hidden in a tube, to him via a friend I By A WOMAN who helped her brother, accused of drug trafficking, by arming him with a penknife in the Subordinate Courts, was jailed for 10283 words
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75 2008-12-12 58 A CYCLIST in his 40s was hit by a taxi at a Moulmein Road junction on Wednesday night. The cyclist was believed to have been riding across a pedestrian crossing when he was hit by the taxi that was making a left turn.75 words
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135 2008-12-12 58 A WOMAN was injured when a man attempted to rob her at a convenience store in French Road, in the Lavender area. The woman, who is in her 50s, was manning the shop on Tuesday night when a man approached the counter to pay135 words
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Article, Illustration404 2008-12-12 59 Elena Chong - Elena Chong He says money woes were behind his failed attempt at UOB branch I By COURTS CORRESPONDENT ISMAIL Shaikh Ahmad walked into a United Overseas Bank (UOB) branch in City Plaza last month and threatened to blow up the place if the bank teller didLIANHE WANBAO FILE PHOTO - 404 words
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Article, Illustration516 2008-12-12 60 Serene Luo - Serene Luo Research aims to help stroke patients, hyperactive kids I By A NEW technology that can read a person's brainwaves is giving stroke patients and hyperactive children a chance at better lives. Two clinical trials are looking at how the technology, which translates the electricalLIM WUI LIANG - 516 words
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Article, Illustration513 2008-12-12 61 Sherwin Loh - Sherwin Loh I By THE special effects wizards behind Batman, Hellboy and Harry Potter are setting up shop in Singapore. Double Negative, Britain's largest special effects company, will open an office here by March next year where animators and designers will513 words
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Article, Illustration583 2008-12-12 62 Amresh Gunasingham - Amresh Gunasingham Temblor to hit within 30 years, threatening 1 million lives in Sumatra I By SUMATRA will be ground zero when the next big earthquake hits, an international team of scientists warned. A massive earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale will hit583 words
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Article, Illustration70 2008-12-12 63 Cross-section of the Sumatran plate boundary Where the two V^J plates meet, the Indo-Australian Plate is forced beneath the Sunda Plate. CV The advance of the Indo-Australian Plate forces the Sunda Plate downwards, causing it to accumulate energy like a compressed spring. /^V When too much stress70 words
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Article234 2008-12-12 63 Sept 14, 2007 A succession of powerful earthquakes one measuring 8.4 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia over three days, causing thousands of people to flee their homes in fear of a tsunami. The death toll eventually rose to 21. July 24, 2005 An earthquake measuring234 words
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Article, Illustration654 2008-12-12 64 Jessica Jaganathan - Jessica Jaganathan HMI hopes weak ringgit will draw patients from region By A SINGAPORE medical company which closed down its lone hospital here several years ago has opened a new 218-bed facility in Johor, hoping this time to tap the growing medical tourismSAMUEL HE - 654 words
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Article, Illustration625 2008-12-12 66 Judith Tan - Judith Tan Former deputy permanent secretary (Health) helped rid country of TB in early 1960s I By DR J.M.J. Supramaniam was an accidental doctor. His first love was literature and he wanted to become an historian. But once he became a doctor, this pioneerCOURTESY OF THE SUPRAMANIAM FAMILY - 625 words
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Article, Illustration704 2008-12-12 68 Grace Chua - Grace Chua HELPING NEEDY KIDS Couple with four kids say there are others worse off I By THE small plastic laundry hamper in a corner of the living room holds all the toys the four Lim children own some stuffed animals,LAU FOOK KONG - 704 words
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Article21 2008-12-12 68 "Tuition? No money no need to talk about tuition." Ms Yap Siew Huay, 36, mother of four children21 words
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Article21 2008-12-12 68 "There are other families a hundred times worse off than us." Mr Lim Yong Lok, Ms Yap's husband21 words
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Article318 2008-12-12 68 GRACE CHUA - GRACE CHUA EVER wondered what Silent Night on the yangqin or Chinese dulcimer would sound like? Or what about Jingle Bells on the pipa and erhu-stringed instruments? Students from Nanyang Polytechnic's (NYP's) award-winning Chinese orchestra and choir have put together NYP Cares, a CD of318 words
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Article, Illustration519 2008-12-12 71 Wang Meng Meng - Wang Meng Meng Lewis, Amri and Hariss could feature in Japan thanks to new scheme By FRESH from his good performances at the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup, Lionel Lewis could soon be saying "konichiwa" to the J-League next year. The goalkeeper is one of theBERITA HARIAN AND ST .FILE PHOTOS - 519 words
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Article139 2008-12-12 71 FANDI Ahmad was employed by Dutch First Division side Groningen between 1983 and 1985. He also had spells with Indonesia's Niac Mitra (1982-1983) and Greek outfit OFI Crete (1990). Striker V. Sundramoorthy spent one season with Swiss club Basel in 1987. In 2004, Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin had139 words
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Article73 2008-12-12 72 Aug 14-26, 2010 26 sports comprising 201 events Mixed-gender or mixed-country teams: Archery, athletics (medley relay), cycling, equestrian, fencing, judo, modern pentathlon (relay), swimming (relay), table tennis, tennis and triathlon (relay). Note: Football, handball, hockey and volleyball will consist of one team per continent plus a sixth. The73 words
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341 2008-12-12 72 Leonard Lim - Leonard Lim By THE 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore will record several firsts, apart from being the inaugural edition. Several sports will feature mixed teams, comprising either players from both sexes or from different countries from the same continent. This innovative feature was341 words
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Article, Illustration493 2008-12-12 72 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG NEWS But no word yet on whether a standard engine will be adopted PARIS: Formula One's governing body and teams have agreed to implement significant cost cuts from next year, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Wednesday. The agreementREUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG NEWS; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 493 words
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Article, Illustration599 2008-12-12 72 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Pulling out of Formula One could cost Honda £100 million (***** million) if the Japanese auto manufacturer fails to offload its Britain-based team. Industry experts calculating the price of Honda's dramatic decision to leave the sportTHE TIMES, LONDON; REUTERS - 599 words
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Article, Illustration617 2008-12-12 73 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, THE TIMES, LONDON Like Chelsea, they could face Euro giants in last 16 of Champions League Porto 2 Arsenal 0 OPORTO: Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal have nothing to be afraid of in next week's Champions League football draw, despite their failure to top GroupAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, THE TIMES, LONDON; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 617 words
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Article, Illustration537 2008-12-12 73 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Manchester United 2 Aalborg 2 MANCHESTER: All sides of Wayne Rooney were on display on Wednesday: The good, the bad and the ugly. The good? The Manchester United striker spared the reigning Champions League champions' blushes in theirREUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 537 words
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Article, Illustration460 2008-12-12 73 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Real Madrid 3 Zenit St Petersburg 0 MADRID: Juande Ramos may be wielding a new broom at Real Madrid but it was one of the old guard who starred as the nine-time champions saw off Zenit St Petersburg in theirAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 460 words
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Article104 2008-12-12 73 2008-09 Champions League last 16 (matches on Feb 24/25 and March 10/11) Draw: Dec 19 Teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. The winners and runners-up of the same group cannot play each other. Group winners cannot play each other. Group runners-up cannot play104 words
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Article50 2008-12-12 73 P W D L F APts *Man United 6 2 4 0 9 3 10 *Villarreal 6 2 3 19 7 9 **AaB Aalborg 6 1 3 2 9 14 6 Celtic 6 12 3 4 7 5 Qualified for Champions League knock-out round Qualified for Uefa Cup50 words
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Article42 2008-12-12 73 P W D L F APts *Bayern Munich *Olympique Lyon **Fiorentina Steaua Bucharest 6 4 2 0 12 4 14 6 3 2 1 14 10 11 6 13 2 5 8 6 6 0 1 5 3 12 142 words
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Article41 2008-12-12 73 P W D L F APts *Porto *Arsenal **Dynamo Kiev Fenerbahce 6 4 0 2 9 8 12 6 3 2 1 11 5 11 6 2 2 2 4 4 8 6 0 2 4 4 11 241 words
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Article43 2008-12-12 73 P W D L F APts *Juventus "Real Madrid **Zenit St Petersburg BATE Borisov 6 3 3 0 7 3 12 6 4 0 2 9 5 12 6 12 3 4 7 5 6 0 3 3 3 8 343 words
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Article, Illustration292 2008-12-12 73 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his European Player of the Year award on Wednesday with former Manchester United winners Denis Law and Bobby Charlton. He then sat out the start of United's Champions League 2-2 draw against Aalborg at Old Trafford. The Red DevilsASSOCIATED PRESS - 292 words
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Article, Illustration653 2008-12-12 74 THE TIMES, LONDON The Times gives its take on how Scolari can help Chelsea improve LONDON: Chelsea's Christmas carol concert takes place at Stamford Bridge next Wednesday an appropriate occasion with everyone at the club singing from the same hymn sheet for once. Luiz Felipe "BigTHE TIMES, LONDON; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 653 words
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Article, Illustration51 2008-12-12 74 £5.5 m a year/£106,000 (*****,000) weekly: Luiz Felipe Scolari (Chelsea) £4.5 m: Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) £4m: Alex Ferguson (Man United) £3.5 m Rafael Benitez (below, Liverpool) £3m Harry Redknapp (Tottenham), Mark Hughes (Man City) £2.5 m David Moyes (Everton) World's top earner £7m: Jose Mourinho (Inter) PHOTO:REUTERS - 51 words
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Article346 2008-12-12 74 London: Rafael Benitez is set to be rewarded for Liverpool's success so far this season with a £16 million (5536.3 million) contract which will keep him at the English Premier League football club till 2013. Speculation regarding the Spaniard's future has been rife in recent weeks,346 words
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Article, Illustration309 2008-12-12 74 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DENVER: Carmelo Anthony was simply trying to help the Denver Nuggets overcome a 12-point half-time deficit. He ended up tying a 30-year-old National Basketball Association record. He matched George Gervin's league mark for points in a quarter with 33ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 309 words
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Article51 2008-12-12 74 Regular season 33 George Gervin for San Antonio v New Orleans on April 9, 1978 (2nd quarter) 33 Carmelo Anthony for Denver v Minnesota on Dec 10, 2008 (3rd quarter) Play-offs 29 Eric Floyd, Golden State v LA Lakers on May 10, 1987 (4th51 words
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104 2008-12-12 74 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has asked state prosecutors to investigate an allegation that a match in the final round of the 2006-07 Primera Liga season was fixed. Authorities are already looking into a match-fixing claim involving a Second Division game atASSOCIATED PRESS - 104 words
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Article73 2008-12-12 74 BLOOMBERG LONDON: Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is the English Premier League footballer that fans would most want their team to sign, a survey by sponsor Barclays said. Torres, who has scored 29 goals in 42 matches, received 38 per cent of the vote in the BarclaysBLOOMBERG - 73 words
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72 2008-12-12 74 ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES: Defenders at free kicks will no longer be able to creep closer to the football with impunity in the Argentinian league. Using an aerosol spray can to mark the required distance between the ball and opposition players duringASSOCIATED PRESS - 72 words
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Article, Illustration70 2008-12-12 74 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Lucas Neill (above) has angered the West Ham United board by demanding a pay rise to stay at Upton Park. The West Ham captain is already one of the highest-paid footballers at the club, on £70,000 (S$158,OOO) a week, but wantsTHE TIMES, LONDON - 70 words
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40 2008-12-12 74 LONDON: Brazil defender Alex has told Chelsea he wants to leave the club next month. The 26-year-old has played 12 games this season and is reportedly looking for regular first-team football, reported Sportinglife.com.40 words
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Article43 2008-12-12 74 MADRID: Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insists the Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga was instigated by the player. He says Real pursued Ronaldo only after the player made it clear he wanted to move to the Spanish champions, reported football36s.com43 words
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Article44 2008-12-12 74 LONDON: Middlesbrough and the Football Association have condemned the leniency of a Teesside magistrate. He failed to ban a Newcastle fan who pleaded guilty to chanting racist abuse at the Egyptian striker Hossam Ahmed Mido, reported The Guardian.44 words
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Article, Illustration611 2008-12-12 75 ASSOCIATED PRESS England opener scores 123 runs before Indian bowlers cause havoc CHENNAI: England opener Andrew Strauss posted a composed century before India's bowlers ran through the tourists' middle order on day one of the first cricket Test yesterday. He scored 123, posting his 13th centuryASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 611 words
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128 2008-12-12 75 MACAU: World No. 6 Feng Tianwei's hopes of ending the table tennis season on a positive note got off to a bad start at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals. She and Yu Mengyu lost to South Koreans Kirn Kyung Ah and Park Mi Young128 words
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67 2008-12-12 75 ASSOCIATED PRESS RIJEKA (Croatia): Russia's men's 4x5 Om medley relay team set a new world record in qualifying at the European short-course swimming championships yesterday. They clocked lmin 33.775 ec to break the mark of 1:34.01 set minutes earlier by Italy inASSOCIATED PRESS - 67 words
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43 2008-12-12 75 ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSONVILLE (Florida): Corey Pavin has been selected as the United States captain for the Ryder Cup golf competition in 2010. He will lead the team 15 years after last competing in the matches.ASSOCIATED PRESS - 43 words
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Article, Illustration944 2008-12-12 75 AUSTRALIA FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2008 MEETING MOONEE VALLEY Quartet Races 1-8. Racegoers are required to mark the appropriate meeting selection on the betting coupon for today's races: Singapore Races mark "SIN", Australian Races (Moonee Valley) mark "OTH2". DISCLAIMER: Raadsrs ara advised to check all results and dividends at off- batting944 words
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Article, Illustration452 2008-12-12 76 Jonathan Wong - Jonathan Wong Volvo Ocean Race Village will educate and entertain public I By IMAGINE yourself on a boat. Imagine the open sea. Now imagine sailing around the world on that boat for nine months. Hard to imagine? Not for long. Come next month, theREUTERS - 452 words
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Article, Illustration666 2008-12-12 79 Goh Eng Yeow - Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Investors hold back as mood sobers on back of grim data from China By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT AFTER two heady days of partying as if the good times have returned, the market mood turned a tad cautious yesterday. Although investors continued toASSOCIATED PRESS - 666 words
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Article32 2008-12-12 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 8,720.55 (+60.31) »Japanese share prices closed up 0.7 per cent after gains on Wall Street and a breakthrough on a US auto sector rescue planAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 32 words
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Article28 2008-12-12 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 860.68 (+6.02) Malaysian shares closed up 0.7 per cent on bargain hunting with gains led by banking stocks and blue chips.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 28 words
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Article32 2008-12-12 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 15,613.90 (+36.16) Hong Kong shares closed up 0.2 per cent on hopes of an interest rate cut next week by the US Federal Reserve.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 32 words
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Article25 2008-12-12 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,154.43 (+8.56) South Korean shares closed up 0.75 per cent following a bigger-than-expected rate cut by the central bank.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 25 words
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Article30 2008-12-12 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 2,031.68 (-47.44) Chinese shares closed down 2.28 per cent after a key Beijing meeting failed to produce new measures to boost the economy.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 30 words
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Article25 2008-12-12 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 9,645.46 (-9.44) Indian shares ended flat after India's central bank said the economic outlook for the country appeared uncertain.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 25 words
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Article25 2008-12-12 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 3,598.0 (-42.7) Australian shares closed down 1.2 per cent as losses in financial stocks weighed down the market.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 25 words
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Article25 2008-12-12 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 424.61 (+0.82) Thai share prices closed 0.19 per cent higher on gains in big-cap banking and energy companies.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 25 words
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Article178 2008-12-12 79 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol Golden Agri 23.5 -1.5 Cosco Corp 110 -1.0 IndoAgri 51 -3.5 China Hongxing 21.5 -1.0 Yangzijiang 51 -1.0 StraitsAsia 94 -6.0 ChinaSports 16.5 0.0 Noble Grp 101 -8.0 SembMar 166 -2.0 Ezra 69.5 -4.0 Ezion 20 -1.5178 words
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Article103 2008-12-12 79 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec *****8 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9710 1.0030 Can dollar 1.1830 1.1980 Euro 1.9370 1.9620 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4174 0.4183 NZ dollar 0.8090 0.8270 Sterling pound 2.2040 2.2320 US dollar 1.4900 1.5070 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN103 words
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Article354 2008-12-12 79 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 718 375 II..., 655 2150 590 123 515 3580 2236 ■I775 444 270 319 1820 1410 467 464 384 473 414 316 2170 572 228 5606 CapitaLand 138 5417 CapitaMall 513 5611 CityDev 60.5354 words
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Article621 2008-12-12 79 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 164 272 210 256 246 438 102 l«l 238 228 200 190 365 332 195 I"-. 595 398 765 II" 372 317 190621 words
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Article, Illustration656 2008-12-12 80 Karamjit Kaur - Karamjit Kaur Minority stakeholders say 93 cents a share is too high given current market sentiments I By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT UNHAPPY shareholders could derail a plan by Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) to take over a major food company. Sats said last weekSATS - 656 words
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356 2008-12-12 80 Elizabeth Wilmot - Elizabeth Wilmot I By CHIEF financial officers (CFOs) around the region have become strikingly more pessimistic over the past three months as economic gloom sets in, according to a new survey out yesterday. A sense of relative optimism in the three months to Sept 30356 words
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332 2008-12-12 80 Fiona Chan - Fiona Chan By ADVERTISERS looking to get their message across through more than one channel may be interested in the latest offerings from media group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). The company has made cross-media marketing easier by putting together three integrated advertising packages,332 words
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Article, Illustration644 2008-12-12 81 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS ANALYSIS Tight credit and lower demand in turn lead to job losses worldwide WASHINGTON: Sharply lower consumer spending in the United States and other high-income countries is stalling global trade, causing a surprise downturn in exports from China. This is dramaticallyASSOCIATED PRESS - 644 words
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508 2008-12-12 81 REUTERS LONDON: German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck has criticised countries for rushing through what he called crass and untested economic rescue packages at a "breathtaking and depressing" pace. In an interview with Newsweek magazine, he urged governments to pause before pledging to spend billionsREUTERS - 508 words
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Article, Illustration578 2008-12-12 82 Gabriel Chen - Gabriel Chen Honesty, reliability among other attributes they seek, study shows I By INVESTORS will tolerate quite a few things, it seems, but breach of trust is not one of them. No wonder mis-selling has become the biggest issue among customers of Lehman-linkedST FILE PHOTO - 578 words
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Article102 2008-12-12 82 REUTERS WASHINGTON: The United States' trade deficit widened unexpectedly in October as imports from China rose to a new high and the volume of oil imports rebounded as prices fell by a record amount, a report showed yesterday. The trade gap grew 1.1 per centREUTERS - 102 words
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80 2008-12-12 82 REUTERS SEOUL: South Korea's central bank yesterday slashed its interest rate by a record 1 percentage point to an all-time low and warned that Asia's fourth-largest economy was on the brink of an emergency. The Bank of Korea cut the base rate toREUTERS - 80 words
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74 2008-12-12 82 BLOOMBERG ZURICH: Switzerland's central bank yesterday cut its interest rate to a four-year low, extending the biggest round of cuts as its economy edged towards a recession. The Swiss National Bank's Governing Board in Zurich lowered the three-month Libor target by 50BLOOMBERG - 74 words
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Article, Illustration547 2008-12-12 84 Robin Chan - Robin Chan Sector set to grow as investors burnt by crisis look for safer alternative I By SINGAPORE is well-placed to ride a new wave of interest in Islamic finance by global investors who have been badly burnt by the Western financial system, a547 words
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Article, Illustration710 2008-12-12 84 Francis Chan - Francis Chan By ISLAMIC banks have largely dodged the financial crisis, thanks to their low exposure to toxic assets like sub-prime loans, and may rebound faster than other sectors once the global outlook strengthens. That is the view of two key players inSAMUEL HE - 710 words
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Article, Illustration706 2008-12-12 85 Joyce Teo - Joyce Teo Falling prices in private home market chipping away at demand for DBSS flats By property correspondent PRICEY condo-style HDB flats have not been spared in the property downturn, going by what has been left for sale at Park Central AMK. While over 70ZAOBAO, UNITED ENGINEERS - 706 words
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501 2008-12-12 85 Francis Chan; FIONA CHAN - Francis Chan FIONA CHAN I By A COUNTRY club has emerged as the first private organisation in Singapore to disclose its investment exposure to collapsed United States bank Lehman Brothers. The Seletar Country Club said yesterday it had sent out notices501 words
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Article, Illustration623 2008-12-12 86 Yang Huiwen - Yang Huiwen Aim is to prevent layoffs while getting firms ready for economic upturn I By SINGAPORE'S shipping industry is making a big push to take advantage of the downturn by planning ambitious training programmes for workers. The aim is to encourage623 words
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Article, Illustration51 2008-12-12 87 ZoukOut, Singapore's biggest outdoor beach party, happens tomorrow night. JASMINE TEO puts together a survival guide to help you party into the wee hours of Sunday morning, while EDDINO ABDUL HADI checks out the various tribes of partygoers^ E4&5 WJiM DESIGN: SALLY LAM PHOTOS: SENTOSA, DISNEY, SINGAPORE DANCESENTOSA, DISNEY, SINGAPORE DANCE THEATRE - 51 words
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Article, Illustration357 2008-12-12 88 boon chan - boon chan media correspondent It was no illusion when Bosco Francis was named Best Actor at the fourth Asian Festival Of Ist Films (AFFF) on Wednesday night. The 48-year-old, the first Singaporean to win an award at the festival, played a magician trying toSTRAITS TIMES FILE PHOTO - 357 words
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726 2008-12-12 88 Stephanie yap - Stephanie yap Book council also wants to bar previous winners from taking part in the Singapore Literature Prize Writers here now have more reason to pick up their pens: the National Book Development Council is seriously considering setting up two more literary prizes. The726 words
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Article, Illustration446 2008-12-12 89 boon chan - boon chan Media Development Authority grant helps cinema chains offset high costs to screen movies media correspondent The standoff between cinema chains and a film distributor over how much to charge for 3-D movies has been resolved: Cinemagoers will pay less to watch these films.NEWLINE.WIREIMAGE.COM - 446 words
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Article, Illustration59 2008-12-12 90 THE YIP LOUNGERS What: They are the ones who spend their time in the cosy, invite-only YIP tents and areas set up by sponsors such as Sing Tel. Why mingle with the sweaty hoi polloi when you can lounge in air-conditioned comfort, sipping complimentary drinks and nibbling fancy59 words
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Article, Illustration135 2008-12-12 90 Life! compiles a tongue-in-cheek guide to the five tribes normally spotted at ZoukOut, the annual dance festival in Sentosa THE ENERGIZER BUNNY What: These are the pumped-up dancers who will be bopping and merry-making all through the night and well past sunrise. Past ZoukOuts have shown135 words
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Article, Illustration960 2008-12-12 90 jasmine teo - jasmine teo It's ZoukOut time. Life! shows you how to maximise the fun You have your ZoukOut ticket and are all set to party from dusk till dawn. But the last thing you want at the 14-hour dance festival, which kicks off tomorrow night at960 words
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Article67 2008-12-12 90 SINGTEL PRESENTS ZOUKOUT A DANCE MUSIC FESTIVAL Where: Siloso Beach, Sentosa When: Tomorrow, 6.30pm till Sunday, Bam Admission: $48. Buy advance tickets today from Zouk, Sistic (www.sistic.com.sg or tel: 6348-5555), HMV Heeren (tel: 6733-1822) or City Link Mall (tel: 6238-7218). $58 for tickets bought tomorrow, available at the67 words
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Article, Illustration1149 2008-12-12 92 tay yek keak - tay yek keak Unlikely heroes and an octogenarian naturalist give a different view of the world couch grouch As hard-living, amoral Oklahoma City cop Grace Hanadarko in Saving Grace, Holly Hunter pulls out all the stops to make herself an emergency case. She smokes, boozes and cussesFOX INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION - 1,149 words
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Article, Illustration641 2008-12-12 93 boon chan - boon chan Actor Richard Jenkins is getting lots of Oscar buzz in his first major leading role in a film media correspondent After a lifetime of supporting roles, American actor Richard Jenkins is soaking up some Oscar buzz for his turn in The Visitor. The 61-year-old playsFESTIVE FILMS - 641 words
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Article, Illustration564 2008-12-12 96 Samuel Lee - Samuel Lee CANCION PARA Ml Huang YiDa Sony BMG SIXOLOGY JJ Lin Ocean Butterflies/EQ JING'S NOTE Huang Jinglun Warner This week, indulge in two trophy albums, both by sterling Singaporean male Man-do-pop exports, and a promising debut by a home-grown hopeful who was eliminated from the third564 words
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Article, Illustration206 2008-12-12 96 Chang Tou Liang - Chang Tou Liang PIANO MASTERWORKS Decca 478 0474 (50 CDs) Is this the ultimate piano box-set ever assembled? Almost, but not quite. This handsome 50-CD edition covers the back catalogues of Decca, Philips and Deutsche Grammophon, and is aimed at the casual listener and beginner rather than the206 words
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Article, Illustration147 2008-12-12 96 Ong Sor Fern - Ong Sor Fern THE LOVERS, THE DREAMERS AND ME Jane Monheit Concord Records Singer Jane Monheit is imminently marketable with that lush mermaid hair framing Angelina Jolie-esque pillowy lips and sleepy grey-green eyes. These factors, I suspect, have more to do with her career longevity than her passable147 words
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Article, Illustration476 2008-12-12 97 yeow kai chai - yeow kai chai Spears bounces back from rehab, bad press and K-Fed with every blonde curl intact in her latest album Circus sound bites Britney Spears' best career move: getting rid of K-Fed. So, it's great to hear how empowered the 27-year-old single parent of two boys nowSONY BMG - 476 words
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Article, Illustration179 2008-12-12 97 808s AND HEARTBREAK Kanye West Roc-A-Fella My heart goes out to rap's biggest ego Kanye West. His mum, Donda West, died in November last year due to complications from cosmetic surgery, and he split from on-off long-time girlfriend, designer Alexis Phifer, in April. It's a sadder but no179 words
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Article, Illustration219 2008-12-12 97 ANOTHER WORLD Antony The Johnsons Secretly Canadian Antony Hegarty's last outing, 2005's I Am A Bird Now, bagged the prestigious Mercury Prize and propelled the career of the underground New York iconoclast into the mainstream. The Another World EP a teaser to next month's full-fledged follow-up, The Crying219 words
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Article, Illustration177 2008-12-12 97 NOTES FROM AN ISLAND Vocaluptuous Vocaluptuous Easily traversing multifarious languages and musical genres, Notes From An Island is Vocaluptuous' heartfelt love letter to Singapore. Music director John Lee and kakis Timothy Huang, Sam Kan, Simone Khoo, Gerald Tan and Hazrul Nizam weave originals and contemporary pop covers177 words
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Article, Illustration639 2008-12-12 98 Agence France-Presse, Associated Press Bollywood looks to new Shah Rukh Khan movie to end box-office slump in attack-hit Mumbai Mumbai Bollywood's first major release since the Mumbai attacks opens in theatres here today, with the film industry hoping star actor Shah Rukh Khan and director AdityaAgence France-Presse, Associated Press; REUTERS - 639 words
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Article, Illustration386 2008-12-12 98 Reuters Los Angeles The gates of Michael Jackson's famed Neverland Ranch and one of the white gloves first unveiled in his 1983 Billie Jean video are going up for auction in a 2,000-item sale organised by the self-styled King of Pop. Auctioneer Darren Julien saidReuters; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 386 words
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Article, Illustration106 2008-12-12 98 'Tis the season for giving but as purse strings tighten, Urban takes the recessionista approach: We scour the malls for bright gift ideas for under $100. Our treasure trove starts at $2 for popsicle moulds for the houseproud and $29 for a comic-strip design wallet for106 words
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Article, Illustration204 2008-12-12 99 Agence France-Presse New York Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin on Wednesday went public with the first photos of his baby twin sons, who he says he cares for by himself. The pictures of four-month-old Matteo and Valentin appeared inside People magazine. The singer isAgence France-Presse; CLEVELANDLEADER.COM - 204 words
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Article, Illustration211 2008-12-12 99 Reuters Los Angeles Tom Cruise, publicly maligned for his over-the-top behaviour in two TV interviews, has admitted to People magazine he could have "handled things better" and even joked about his couch-jump-ing antics on Oprah Winfrey's talk show. His admission comes three yearsReuters; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 211 words
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Article50 2008-12-12 99 Pop star Britney Spears' CD, Circus, has debuted at No. 1 on the US sales chart after selling 505,000 copies in its first week of release. She becomes the only act with four albums to sell at least 500,000 copies in the first week. See page Ell.50 words
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Article32 2008-12-12 99 Pop/punk/emo band Fall Out Boy will return to play at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Feb 10. Tickets go on sale through Sistic from next Tuesday.32 words
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Article54 2008-12-12 99 Milk, Gus Van Sant's film about gay rights leader Harvey Milk, has been named Best Film by the New York Film Critics Circle. Its stars Scan Venn and Josh Brolin were named Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Happy-Go-Lucky won Best Director for Mike Leigh and Best54 words
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Article, Illustration243 2008-12-12 99 Hong Kong Was singer Vivian Chow's boyfriend, writer Joe Ni, fibbing when he said he did not know the girl he was caught kissing in a bar? Newspapers have identified the woman as China-born Hong Kongbased undergraduate Miffty Zhang, after her night out with Ni inAPPLE DAILY - 243 words
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Miscellaneous3416 2008-12-12 100 lifelmevents 'JihiHIMJiIHV/JJliHand the week ahead £Jl9 Where: Various outdoor spaces, Empress Place Precinct MRT: City Hall When: Mon Dec 22, Bpm, including 3pm ADDDccuTimi nr cci cnrcn wmouc «r adt MRT: Raffles Place When: Till Feb 13 next year, whole day matinees on Sat Sun Admission: $41 -$71 ES!=Ht::r;z:L mini3,416 words
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Article, Illustration33 2008-12-12 107 YOUR TO LOOKING GOOD Add sparkle to lean here are 100 fab gifts for under $100 AA/IkJI VOUCHERS FROM PALAIS RENAISSANCE V V M N CHAI THE FASHION EMPORIUM WORTH $2,00033 words
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Article, Illustration333 2008-12-12 108 TEE HUNCHING - TEE HUNCHING Editor hunching@sph.com.sg There was some concern from the team when it was decided that we will cap our picks at $100 each for this year's Urban 100 Gift Ideas special. "What if we can't find enough items within the budget that photograph well?" someone asked.333 words
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Article, Illustration75 2008-12-12 108 10 vouchers worth $100 each from the newly revamped Palais Renaissance, which houses some of the most prestigious fashion labels and luxury brands. Answer this question: Palais Renaissance's new facade features the world's first double-skin glass facade with musical dancing lights. True or false? E-mail your entries with your75 words
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Article, Illustration336 2008-12-12 108 Five vouchers worth $200 each from Chai The Fashion Emporium. Answer this question: Chai The Fashion Emporium is a great new retail concept store in Liang Court. True or false? E-mail your entries with your full name, NRIC, address and contact details to sturban@sph.com.sg. Indicate URBAN/CHAI in your subject336 words
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Article, Illustration845 2008-12-12 110 FASH FLASH Noelle Loh and Karen Tee SPARKLING NEW STORES Two retail players look set to sparkle anew this Christmas. Luxury Swiss watchmaker Longines opened its flagship store at 02-38 Wisma Atria last Thursday to the tune of a six-figure sum. With curved walls and a lighting845 words
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Article, Illustration278 2008-12-12 110 Ah, the Beijing Olympics. It seems like it took place such a long time ago, when, in fact, we were enthralled by those lithe and limber athletes only a few months ago. Well, memories of the mini scandals that plagued China's über stage-managed Olympics (remember the lip-synching little girl?)278 words
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Article, Illustration614 2008-12-12 111 AP, LIMCHIN PING LOUIS VUITON AND STARDOLL Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it. E-mail your queries to Hong Xinyi at sturban@sph.com.sg The leather gloves worn by artistes (^^O such as Jolin Tsai in their music videos make really cool fashion statements. Where canAP, LIMCHIN PING LOUIS VUITON AND STARDOLL - 614 words
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Article, Illustration172 2008-12-12 111 Noelle Loh These two head-turners were spotted at the unveiling of BukitTimah Road condominium Ferrell Residences featuring Thomas Wee's Holiday 2008/2009 collection on Dec 3 Yuki Cintamani, 31, senior executive at Fide Living What are you wearing? My dress is by local designer Kevin Seah and cost $3,500.172 words
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Article, Illustration954 2008-12-12 112 POWER OF TWO Stuck for ideas on where to go for that special outing? KAREN TEE has 10 suggestions to suit all budgets 1 CULTURE VULTURE What: Art might be the way to a date's heart. Put yourself in the frame with a wallet-friendly stroll around theST LLUSTRATION:ERIC ROCA - 954 words
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Article, Illustration342 2008-12-12 112 Two celebs share their experiences "When I was still living in the United States two years ago, my date told me to get dressed for a nice dinner on my birthday and meet him at his home. He also asked me to pack casual clothes. When I reached342 words
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Miscellaneous88 2008-12-12 108 2j2j Buying a A piece of Obama fl B URBAN 100 1 lIBOv GIFTIDEAS Ril 10 Presents for the young and old from $2 23 posh 4 FASH HAG NOSH A high-glamour show Eggnog ice cream without the glamour and other Yuletide treats 5 XINYISAYS 9A UCDA^ Pretty slips for88 words
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Article, Illustration513 2008-12-12 113 KAREN TEE picks six beauty sets that pack a punch this festive season ESTEE lAUDER This set, complete with a fashionable bow-adorned clutch, is incredible value with not one, but two eyeshadow and cheek compacts to complement both warm and cool skin tones, tip: Pick the right compactESTEE LAUDER, LAMER, SK-II SHU UEMURA ORIGINS AND SHISEIDC - 513 words
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Article217 2008-12-12 113 Stay focused. When confronted with dozens of coffret sets, look for the one key item that you need such as a moisturiser, advises Marjorie Lee, Estee Lauder Singapore's senior training manager. Then look for a set that has complementary products to complete your beauty217 words
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Article, Illustration18 2008-12-12 114 Beat the credit crunch with our gift guide that has something for everyone from $218 words
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Article, Illustration353 2008-12-12 115 1 Pamper her with these petite portable massagers to relief aches and pains. Well-being gift set of iPen pen massager, iCare 100 eye massager, ißrush scalp massager and uSparkle electric toothbrush-cum-gum massager, $99, from Osim, 01 -51 Vivo City, 03-21 Raffles City and 03-09 Plaza Sinqapura 4 Nurse your353 words
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Article, Illustration370 2008-12-12 116 11 An ideal travel companion for bachelors: These travel phrase book guides have a section on how to pick up and reject locals of the opposite sex. Asian Hide This Phrase Book series, $12.90 each, from Borders, 01 -00 Wheelock Place This seven-piece grooming kit includes a micro precision370 words
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Article, Illustration397 2008-12-12 118 TOWKAYS TAI TAIS 21 Filled with beautiful photographs of must-visit places and hand-illustrated maps, these travel guide books add a posh touch to any coffee table. Travel guide paperbacks by Angelika Tashchen, $28.50, from Books Actually, 5 Ann Siang Road 24 Even the snootiest towkay would approve of this handsome397 words
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Article, Illustration388 2008-12-12 119 31 Earphones that double as speakers mean you can answer your call and listen to your favourite tunes without having to switch ear pieces. Motorola 5605, $98, from 01 -17 Vivo City, 82-23 Plaza Singapura and 02-054 Suntec City Mall 34 This remote control handles up to 10 devices388 words
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Article, Illustration427 2008-12-12 120 Thoughtful design more than makes up for its plain looks. This sturdy duffel comes with an MP3 player pocket and a compartment made of easy-to-clean PVC material for shoes or wet gear. High Sierra Frank bag, $54 (usual price: $60), from all Sports Connection outlets, including 06-18 Plaza427 words
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Article, Illustration393 2008-12-12 121 51 This skincare set comes in recyclable packaging and the ingredients are grown using a method of organic farming based on moon cycles. Rose Body Care collection including lotion, shower gel and hand cream, $97, from Jurlique, Tangs Orchard and Vivo City 54 Tee-rrific for touchyfeely greenies. This shirt393 words
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Article, Illustration432 2008-12-12 122 61 A boon for new dads exhausted by night feeds, this fatigue eraser zaps dark eye circles. The roller-ball tip makes application a cinch too. Biotherm Homme High Recharge Yeux Anti-fatigue Cold Eye Serum, $70, from all Biotherm counters including Isetan Orchard and Takashimaya Department Store 64 The432 words
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Article, Illustration404 2008-12-12 123 Consider these six books reprints of f titles first published in the 1950s to 1970s training manuals for the next generation of domestic goddesses. Vintage Ladybird Box For Girls, $35, from Books Actually, 5 Ann Siang Road lot down your secret recipes and other formulas for domestic bliss404 words
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Article, Illustration285 2008-12-12 124 81 As temperatures dip, a stylish jacket will keep you warm while adding a cool cachet. Jacket, $89.90, from Zara Men, 02-02 Liat Towers 85 Marrying two of this season's hottest trends in one top, this plaid blouse with a pussy bow is sure to bowl over young fashionistas.285 words
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Article, Illustration395 2008-12-12 125 91 It's small, flies for five minutes and is easy to control (by an infrared remote unit within a range of 8m). Best thing junior can fly it indoors. Nine Eagles Wld Wasp mini copter, $29.90, from Toykar, B1 -11 Forum 94 Adults can take a breather while their395 words
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Article, Illustration470 2008-12-12 126 AFP For a few dollars, yoi can have a piece of the President-elect Americans who cannot get quite enough of Barack Obama can share a quiet moment with the popular President-elect each day, as they sip their morning brew in a Barack Obama coffee mug. Those who doAFP - 470 words
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Article, Illustration359 2008-12-12 127 TAN HSUEH YUN - TAN HSUEH YUN POSH NOSH ere's a non-traditional way to enjoy traditional Christmas fruitcake and eggnog: on a cone, in a bowl or, what the heck, straight from the tub. Two-month-old ice cream cafe Seventh Heaven has turned these two Yuletide treats into very addictive flavours. SoPHOTOS: ASHLEIGH SIM, CAROLINE CHIA AND SAINT PIERRE - 359 words
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Article, Illustration200 2008-12-12 127 Now, setting something such as this pretty profiterole tower on your Christmas table might be a dangerous thing. Guests will pluck a cream puff or two off the tower as they pass so that when dessert time actually comes, there might be nothing left. Good thing you200 words
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Article, Illustration271 2008-12-12 127 This is how one of my colleagues described Grandma Stroobant's Belgian Chocolate Cake: "It's crunchy, it's nutty, it's perfect." the grandma in question, Blanche Paquet, would have been pleased or maybe a little alarmed at how my colleagues and I tore into her cake. She would271 words
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