Streats, 2 January 2004

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  • 7 1 Streats FRIDAY, JANUARY E-mail: mita (pj 1.11/03/200^
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  • 599 1  -  Business picking up in billion-dollar trade events industry, say players By_ Janice Wong THINGS are looking up for Mice in Singapore. And that is good news for the economy. This is because “mice” refers not to rodents but the multi-billion-dollar meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions industry which
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    • 41 1 o FRIDAY, JANUARY E-mail: streats@SP b mita (pj m/03/ P"* 1 r -i IKE NEWSMAKERS THAT IMPRESSED JOURNALISTS AND READERS IN 2003 PAGES 6&7 We re a family SO LET’S BRING ABOUT GOODWILL IN THE NEW YEAR, SAYS PHILIP LEE HTT^TTM
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  • Morning Rush
    • 268 2  -  NEW YEAR IN SINGAPORE B v Sujin Thomas REVELLERS clinked glasses and drank toasts in night spots all over Singapore on Wednesday night as they heralded in Year 2004 with music, dancing and good cheer. The event passed without any major incident even
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    • 279 2 NEW YEAR IN BAGHDAD -AP BAGHDAD A car bomb ripped through an elegant restaurant crowded with diners at a New Year’s Eve party featuring belly dancers, live music and fine wine. The blast killed five Iraqis and wounded 35 others, including at least two
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    • Article, Illustration
      369 3  -  Streats ?;V«3 By Khushwant Singh HE had been called Singapore’s doyen of ballroom dancing. Mr Low Poh San and his wife wowed generations of audiences with the grace and elegance of their art and helped popularise this form of dancing here. Mr Low died of a heart
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    • 221 3 PARIS As disquiet grows over plans by various airlines and governments to introduce armed marshals on board planes, information about Air France’s security arrangements is cause for concern. On Tuesday, it was revealed that the company put in charge of security for Air France
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    • 482 4  -  Citibank gives away house to cardholder; Carrefour dangles condo unit before shoppers By Sujin Thomas A BRAND new apartment for $6O? A house for using your credit card? Residences as prizes for customers are coming into vogue again, it seems. Among those with such
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    • 180 4 AROUND 330,000 Singaporeans will reap a New Year’s bonanza today as the Government credits the proceeds of their allotted Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) into their bank accounts. The beneficiaries are those who had made applications via ATMs and the ERS website by Dec
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    • 1685 6  -  In a traumatic 2003, many Singaporeans looked for inspiration to ride out the difficulties. There were many newsmakers who braved challenges and gave them hope. Here are 10 who made it to our annual list Text: Adam Hashidy, Chua Kong Ho, Julie Sim, Um Han Ming, Pradeep
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    • 119 8 BUZZSTOP AP MEDICAL detectives targeted drains and sewers as they scoured a residential block, a drug store and a private home in southern China, searching for where a sickened man’s illness which may or may not be Sars was contracted. The possible infection
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    • 29 8 An Indonesian family with their purchases wading through flood water in eastern Jakarta on New Year's Eve. The floods were caused by heavy rain AFP
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    • 145 8 New Year in Asia -AP NEW Year celebrations were marred by an overnight bomb attack that ripped through a concert in Indonesia’s Aceh province, killing nine revellers and wounding 46, while a pre-party blaze set off by fireworks in Philippines’ Lucena city left 18 people
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    • 136 8 War shrine visit -AFP JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s New Year visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo has angered Japan’s neighbours. China summoned the acting Japanese ambassador to make “solemn representations”, and expressed “righteous indignation” at the visit, while South Korea expressed anger and “deep
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    • 150 8 Second dead stowaway in a week THE body of a man was found in the wheel well of a British Airways plane at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday night. The stowaway was between 30 and 35 years old. Some Nigerian currency
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    • 96 8 IT was business as usual at the malls yesterday, with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike all but swept aside by discounts and special offers. The Straits Times reports today that many retailers absorbed the 1 per cent increase from 4 to 5 per
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    • 87 8 -AP POLICE in Hong Kong are investigating a suspected fraudulent Internet site offering offshore banking and investment services, officials said on Wednesday. The website, www.Swisscreditbank.com, operated by what it claims is the “Bank of Swisscredit”, says it has offices in Switzerland, Hong Kong and Canada. The
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    • 92 8 -AFP AN Israeli army alsatian dog trained for fighting was shot dead during an operation in the West Bank city of Nablus after turning on one of the soldiers, the Maariv daily reported yesterday. During clashes with Palestinian militants on Wednesday in the narrow streets of the
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    • 105 8 -AP A FLIGHT to the US proved lucky for a British woman who suffered a heart attack on board. Fifteen heart specialists, all bound for a medical conference in Florida, stood up to offer help when a cabin attendant asked: “Is there a doctor on board?”
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    • 306 2 Speaker: Rev Dr John Shepherd Lim Combined Service 4 Jan 04, Sunday 10am Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 1, Pacific Ballroom (English Service with Mandarin interpretation via headset) Night Service: 5 Jan 04, Monday 7.30 pm Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 2, Ocean Ballroom Organised by: LMNG FAITH CHURCH FREE
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  • Financial
    • 371 10  -  SPH’s ‘how-to’ book covers resume-writing, insights into specific careers Zubaidah Nazeer WITH a promise of better times this year, job-seekers can be more hopeful. And to help them along, Singapore Press Holdings has brought out The Straits Times Recruit Career Guide 2004. The 264-page book costs
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    • 181 10 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR The government’s latest move to slash car import duties has left Malaysians unimpressed. This is because though import duties on cars were cut on Wednesday, a year ahead of schedule, the authorities imposed excise duties of 60-100 per cent
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    • 24 10 •AS AT DECEMBER 31 US$: 551.701 553.029 EURO: 552.139 Ss: 62.86 YEN Ss: RM2.234 Ss: HK54.564 Ss: 23.30 BAHT Ss: 4,979 RUPIAH
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    • 174 10 Reuters MILAN/PARMA Italian police arrested seven people suspected of involvement in a multibillion-euro fraud at food firm Parmalat on Wednesday, as an investigation into one of the world’s largest-ever corporate crises broadened. Two former chief financial officers of Parmalat and the chairman of
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    • 321 10 Bloomberg NEW YORK The US dollar had its biggest annual decline versus the euro on low US interest rates relative to Europe, and on signs that officials on either side of the Atlantic are not concerned about the decline in the
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    • 577 12 South African companies encouraged to invest Reuters JOHANNESBURG Shunned during the days of apartheid, South African capital, still mostly white-owned, is greeted with open arms across Africa. Analysts said that there is money to be made in Africa and that the world’s poorest continent needs all
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    • 464 14 Louis Vuitton continues expansion as profits soar -AFP PARIS As other firms struggle to weather the tide of global economic gloom, France’s Louis Vuitton turns 150 this week, and it has never looked better. It’s still turning out historic handmade trunks for maharajahs
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    • 307 17 LONDON A man, once banned from using his university’s computer for hacking, has been honoured with a knighthood for pioneering work on the Internet, BBC Online reported on Wednesday. Called the “Father of the Web”, Mr Tim Berners-Lee, 48, came up with a
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    • 270 17 ‘Quirky’ engineer sold firm to Microsoft for sBssm f NEW YORK Even when he was a child, it was clear that Phillip Y Goldman would stand out from the rest. He built his first computer himself, but his parents later bought him an early Apple
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    • 362 12 Rl 1771 Is if you know something we don’l .**********6 Streats Who Reads Wins 'II t m v 11 *lnH *i Jl 1 40 years; leaSsrship in management MBA International Management Awarded by RMIT University and supported by the Asian Association of Management Organisations 21 st Intake commencing July 2004
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    • 233 13 Lunar New Year Warehouse Sale! TAKA JEWELLERY 18KW Diamond Earrings now 69 -s. IBKW Diamond Pendant now 49 m I- 18KW Diamond Pearl Pendant NOW 27 D 1 0.01 CT (18KW Chain Included) 18KW Diamond Ring now 299 STS m Current Market Offer 2.5 CT at *5.55 per day Diamond
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    • 635 17 XIXUiIVIViI. Ex-hacker who created WWW now a knight SIEMENS LONDON A man, once banned from using his university’s computer for hacking, has been honoured with a knighthood for pioneering work on the Internet, BBC Online reported on Wednesday. Called the “Father of the Web”, Mr Tim Berners-Lee, 48, came up
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  • Comment
    • 817 18  -  By PHILIP LEE THERE cannot be a better start to a new era of bilateral relations between Singapore and Malaysia than the coming festive get-together of thousands of people from both sides of the Causeway in Johor Barn on Jan 24. The Malaysians have
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    • 112 18 ACCA COURSES BPP Business School is now open in New Permanent Premises in the heart of Singapore’s business district. We are conveniently located at 1 Raffles Place, #27-00 OUB Centre, Office Tower, directly above Raffles Place MRT station. See what BPP has to offer you, come and pay us a
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    • 123 19 Ms Aileen Tan Media Corp Artiste ADONIS Spokesperson lii I I -r5b......* Revive your skin with ICO 2 Therapy v ADONIS ICO Therapy Specialise in solving: Pigmentation, freckles, acne scars and aging spots etc. Ms Linda Ho 25 yrs old ADONIS Customer Pigmentation Problem r 111 PERSONAUSED PRESCRIPTION PRODUCT =sls
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  • Vocal
    • 169 20 I REFER to the letter, “Educate cabbies, don’t pander to them” (Streats, Dec 26), by Mr Joseph Wong. Like workers on graveyard shifts who get extra allowances, the late night taxi fare surcharge is to compensate drivers who work in the late and early morning
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    • 166 20 SCRAPPING the taxi fare surcharge system may seem like the best choice for all commuters, but I must remind those asking for this to look at the issue from the cabby’s perspective. Cabbies working at night face a huge drop in the number of passengers
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    • 150 20 I REFER to the letter, “Only two kids can visit mum in jail” (Streats, Dec 23), by Ms Serena Wong. Singapore Prison Service shares Ms Wong’s sentiments that inmates should not be deprived of visits by family and friends. Our current practice to cap the
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    • 214 20 ENV or HDB hygiene standards matter I REFER to the observations made by Mr Kwok Ng Kan in his letter of Dec 23, in which he compared ENV hawker centres with those belonging to the HDB. Insofar as food and personal hygiene among stallholders is concerned, there should be no
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    • 262 20 I REFER to the letter, “Immigration server down for days” by Ng Qin Yuan (Streats, Dec 26. Apples (Application for Passport Online Electronic System) is a web-based application launched in May 2002 to offer citizens the convenience of applying for and renewing passports online. It can
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    • 85 20 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at streats@spll.COm.Sg or write to The Editor, Streats, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. You should include your name, address and contact number. We reserve the right to edit your letters for brevity and clarity. By your writing to us, it shall be
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    • 664 21 I l=J RONG POINT Our Kind Of Plate u W im Hi 4? if' r m AtHMM IVVTE. sr >~ 11 I SB <C CEL THE MAGIC OF ATJURONG POINT 0 0 ANNIVERSARY 2 Jun'o3 -21 Jan ‘O4 it 1 V 13. w% f 'BB/888 in tfte New sB from
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  • Global
    • 44 22 A baby crying as he plays with a cardboard trumpet on a Manila sidewalk on New Year’s Eve. Trumpets and other noise-making devices are used to welcome the New Year in the belief that noise drives away evil spirits AFP
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    • 128 22 LONDON One in four British employers surveyed has said that a woman who wears make-up to an interview is more likely to get the job than one who does not. Their take: A woman without make-up looks as if “she cannot be bothered to
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    • 466 22 Pact is high on agenda at SAARC meet AFP KARACHI South Asia’s regional forum, representing one fifth of the world’s consumers and nearly half of its poor, is set to move a step closer to becoming a trade bloc if a free trade agreement
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    • 276 25 ‘Most popular anaylsf wants to change Indonesia from savings society to investment society The Washington Post JAKARTA At 9.30 am, the elevator doors slide open, and Mr Ferry Latuhihin (pictured), lean and angular, bursts forth onto the third floor. The financial market analyst hurtles past
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    • 125 25 KUALA LUMPUR Just two days after Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi slammed his police force for inefficiency and corruption, he gave them a clean chit on Wednesday. “If the police were ‘bad’, our country would not be safe and law enforcement could not be
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    • 203 25 r-i 0 mm m Singapore Science Centre l Catch the sporting action before season ends on 31 Jan 04! Embark on a journey of discovery in our 11 fun-filled galleries containing more than 800 exciting exhibits! L. Sports Science Exhibition Calling all sports fans! Put your soccer skills to the
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  • Medical
    • 205 28 LONDON If you’ve made a new-year resolution to shed those extra pounds, be careful. Tread with caution. Sudden bursts of exercise are bad for you, especially if you are one not given to regular exercise, BBC Online reported on Wednesday. University of
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    • 157 28 QQ: What are the most commonfertility problems that couples face when trying to start a family? A Fertility problems may arise from either partner. The woman may have ovulation problems due to a hormonal imbalance, or structural problems, such as growths in the womb or tubal abnormalities. The
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  • my HOME YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME-OWNING
    • 571 30  -  Property expert Charles Griffin has some tips for Singaporeans looking to invest in hemes in Australia B v Janice Wong SYDNEY and historic Melbourne are popular property-hunting grounds for Singaporeans. And they usually buy for investment, for their children studying there, as holiday homes, or for retirement.
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    • 388 31 R esoA I SS' 28£: Xi' m ffi? rv> l§j£;./.7v Ss-S mft Set: IS *jj V T\* s&sfcs *»»4 tl? mwm wssm •>/ m Architect-designed INDAH living room set. Frame of teak details and hand-woven water hyacinth from Thailand. Complete set consists of armchair $650, 3-seater $l4OO, day bed $llOO
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  • INTERIOR
    • 303 32 A few soft touches can make a hotel suite-like apartment feel cosy THE brief was: A hotel-suite look, a cosy feel and good storage options. So, design consultants from The ID Dept got to work, giving this 1,173 sq ft, three-bedroom apartment at The Robertson 100 soft,
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    • Article, Illustration
      253 34 With the Chinese New Year around the comer, here’s a routine to help get the annual spring-cleaning done in just a couple of hours The Washington Post 1) Get in the mood: Crank up the CD player with some rip-roaring tunes, and rock out. Or you could try
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    • 690 35 APS Lifestyle Marketing Pte Ltd Brand Hew Sets Warehouse Sale Prices 3 4 JANUARY 2004 Participating Brands: AKAI CASIO. (uiz fno Jt cooks perfecto I imagination at work maxell State-of-the-Art Wine Cabinet Fine Wine Preservation Technology ÜBL J Infinity harman kardon Business Hours: 11am 6pm BEST BUY Refrigerator mi. I
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  • EasyStreats
    • 725 36 Not content with publishing Singapore’s definitive guide to local food as well as producing a popular TV show of the same name Makansutra’s KFSeetoh plans to open a chain of new wave hawker bistros’in Singapore and the region. YVONNE KWOK reports IT’S not a food court it’s
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      • 1151 38 In her resolve to begin the new year with a signature scent of her own, JASMINEMILLER embarks on a fragrance journey to remember FOR someone who loves fragrances, stepping into the escentials shop at the Raffles Hotel is like a child with a sweet tooth stepping into a
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    • 458 42  -  Stylish eating on a shoestring JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s recipesfor stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $lO or less for four servings, will see you through these tough times EGGPLANT, aubergine, melanzana, brinjal different
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    • 95 44 Hi. I’m Patricia Ng, your weather girl for January. The World Meteorological Organisation has confirmed what we already knew, that 2003 was indeed another annus horribilis, with heatwaves, hurricanes, droughts and floods. And it’s warmer now, with the year’s average surface temperatures 0.45°C higher than the
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    • Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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        28 44 Bpm, Channel i Vegetarian food need not be boring. Makan guru KF Seetoh takes us to some interesting food outlets that serve delicious and healthy vegetarian food.
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      • 40 44 10.45 pm, Star Movies (SCV 58) Gaylord Oakes (Anthony Hopkins) is a veteran CIA agent who must transform sarcastic, street-wise punk Jake Hayes (Chris Rock) into a sophisticated and savvy spy to replace his murdered identical twin brother.
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    • Happenin’
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        65 44 DIGITAL SYNTHESIS Today till Jan 12; 11.30am-Bpm, Monday to Saturday; 12pm-5.30pm on Sunday Utterly Art (208, South Bridge Road, #O2-01, tel 6226-2605) For digital artist Robert Teo, the computer screen is his canvas and the mouse, his brush. Although a computerised construct, the final work is no less a
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      • 50 44 YODOGAWA TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND ASIA TOUR 2004 Today, Bpm University Cultural Centre Hall Tickets at $46 and $6l from Sistic The maiden performance in Singapore by one of Japan’s top high school bands. The programme includes Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, Bizet’s Carmen Suite No 1 and other popular tunes.
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    • 371 39 Donita’s outfit from Top Shop, earrings from Warehouse. Jon's outfit from Top Man. Location courtesy of Heng Cafe. -fm m wm p Y'Jt •444 N «Pil at the new Wisma Atria This Chinese New Year, be treated to a load of prosperity at the new Wisma Atria. From 1 January
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    • 123 40 SSSaal jpsc gapfeji mt One snake, sssso much drama Vi ,1“ S/Kfi4WWf wwwiwwi *#**•<•**»*? Dec 23rd bwc ”fi Mo Km. thoft diop d&od s« Dec 30th the new pape If we publish your story, you’ll get a Samsung SGH C-100 handphone Hotline: 1800-733 44 55 e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg >,r\R ov*.p,r i
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    • 117 41 slim rw &W this year! new M f 66 1 lost 9 11kg J in 2 weeks Ms Noradila Binte Abdul Rais mm 1 After 50kg <;iP After 53kg 9 Now only i i SLIMMING PROGRAMME ca// 6222 1234 for enquiries! Assured 2-Bcm off or more per session! In conjunction
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    • 292 43 SJK 5? v ££3lsrt®6 ‘T-T *-v.•. C- i* 5 Heeren Feb 'O4 Promotions till 14 > V''!' WB" 5 n* The first 888 Heer card members and DBS Credit Cardholders will each receive a voucher. Spend $BB in a Single receipt to qualify. (Present your respective cards and receipt to
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    • 177 44 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191-Please check with organisers for latest status of events. I m ew Year Grand Sa Ki IHMI§ LU Wide range of antiques and artifacts on offer: Ancient Tibetan D/i Beads, Tibetan artifacts (thangka. thogcha.
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  • Sports
    • 544 46  -  International midfielder Rafi still without a club B v Tan Kim Han IF international Rafi Ali (right) has a New Year wish, it must surely be to find work soon. The 31-year-old national midfielder is the only Lion still without a club. With most S-League squads about to
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    • 327 46  -  By_ Lim Han Ming A GOLD medal at the Asian Netball Championship next year and qualification for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. These are the top two targets for Kate Carpenter (inset), Netball Singapore’s newly-appointed national coach-cum-technical manager. The 35-year-old New Zealander arrived last
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    • 390 48 Wire services FLORIDA Last year was one very entertaining year for golf, from Ernie Els’ explosive start to Annika Sorenstam’s historic appearance at the Bank of America Colonial. Those who wrote Tiger Woods off would probably be cringing in a comer.
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      543 48 Rookie Leßron James is scoring, but his team Cavaliers still losing -AP CLEVELAND Everything has come so easy for Leßron James (below) except for the victories. After just two months in the NBA, Cleveland’s sensational rookie has been better than advertised, posting impressive statistics and assuming leadership
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    • 243 48  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng ARE local coaches treated unfairly? I guess so. Despite having had foreign coaches for many years, our standard of football still leaves much to be desired. I find it ridiculous to keep on engaging foreigners to coach our players when
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    • 284 50 LONDON John Terry (below) wants to be with Chelsea for life. He is grateful to manager Claudio Ranieri for giving him the break, and hopes that the club will get better with the Italian as coach. “These days there seems to be so
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      676 50 It was a year to forget for Liverpool and 2004 may not be different Wire services LIVERPOOL Gerard Houllier (below) does not need reminding how horrendous last year has been for Liverpool in their battle to regain a place among the Premiership elite. But as the new year
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    • 289 51 LONDON Thierry Henry does not think much about Arsenal’s performance so far this season. He has stunned his club by giving them zero marks out of 10 for this season. The reason: the club have not won anything yet. The Gunners are the only unbeaten
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    • 533 51 Wire services LONDON Gary Neville (below) said on Wednesday that Manchester United would “really miss” Rio Ferdinand if the England centre-back’s eight-month ban for missing a drugs test was upheld. Ferdinand is due to appeal against the
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 112 51 -AFP JEDDAH Saudi champions Al-Ittihad said on Wednesday that they were close to beating a handftil of Brazilian and Portuguese clubs to the signature of former World Player of the Year Rivaldo. The Brazilian playmaker has had offers from Brazilian clubs Sao Paulo and Botafogo while Portuguese
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      • 124 51 -AFP JUVENTUS’ Marcello Lippi has become the latest Serie A coach to rule himself out as a possible replacement for Giovanni Trapattoni, who is expected to step down as Italy coach after this summer’s European championships in Portugal. Said Lippi: “It would be an honour
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      • 84 51 WOODLANDS Wellington will be holding trials to pick their under-18 team on Sunday. Trials will be held from 8-1 lam at the Woodlands Stadium. Liverpool youth coach Matt Brown will be in charge of the trials. Besides coaching the Reds’ youth teams, Brown had been reporting to Gerard
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    • 30 51 IN THE LIVING ROOM LIVE TELECAST/DELAYED TELECAST AMERICAN FOOTBALL: College Rose Bowl: USC v Michigan (ESPN Ch 23, 6am). College Football: Miami v Florida State (ESPN Ch 23, 9.30 am).
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