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Title Section10 2004-01-08 1 Streats THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> m/03/200310 words
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Article548 2004-01-08 1 Part of equipment for Libya’s nuclear bomb programme made in M’sia TRIPOLI Malaysia has become a surprise link in the Libyan nuclear Weapons saga. It appears that many of the centrifuge parts which the Libyans Sported for their weapons Programme were manufactured in Malaysia. Centrifuges are used548 words
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Article, Illustration419 2004-01-08 2 Janice Wong - Cases up 68% on growing consumer awareness and confidence in the process By Janice Wong HOUSEWIFE Foo Nyok Chin’s husband was livid when he found out that she paid $1,115 for a set of pots and pans from a door-to-door salesman. Madam Foo, 61, also419 words
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Article, Illustration398 2004-01-08 3 AN Tock Seng Hospital’s chief executive, Dr Lim Suet Wun, could 3-Ve been a poster boy for the Human Ur gan Transplant Act. The 44-year-old doctor, who was a the frontline of Singapore’s fight Sars last year, almost went ln d when he was398 words
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Article, Illustration380 2004-01-08 4 Zubaidah Nazeer - By Zubaidah Nazeer MR Zulkifli Baharudin, a former nominated member of parliament known for his candid views in Singapore politics, has a soft spot for humanitarian causes. He has been the chairman of humanitarian organisation Mercy Relief for only four months andAP - 380 words
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Article365 2004-01-08 4 Sarah Ng - Extensive, reliable database would help their businesses grow better By Sarah Ng SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore have a wish for the new year: Prompt, extensive and reliable information to help them grow their businesses both locally and overseas, a “one-stop agency”365 words
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Article, Illustration468 2004-01-08 6 Sarah Ng - Dance instructor recognised for her efforts to train wheelchair users Sarah Ng FOR two weeks last October, hundreds of concert goers at The Esplanade Theatres On The k Bay read the n inscription on a column HI dedicated to a dancing queen with a468 words
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267 2004-01-08 6 Zuhaidah Nazeer - Zuhaidah Nazeer MR Chun Kit Chiong, 47, and Ms Stacy Tieh, 40, are living examples of the saying that when your work is appreciated, it motivates you to work even harder. They have been striving more since receiving NTUC’s Model Workers Award267 words
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Article, Illustration214 2004-01-08 6 Sujin Thomas - By Sujin Thomas DURING the Sars outbreak social worker Lee Lay Beng, 44, walked the wards of Tan Tock Seng Hospital with doctors and nurses. Worried that she might catch the disease while working with Sars patients, she wrote a touching letter top . 1 If towin i\oo - 214 words
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124 2004-01-08 8 BUZZSTOP FRASER Neave executive chairman Michael Fam was paid $6.4 million on top of director’s remuneration of almost $3 million last year for turning around the listed comglomerate which was on the brink of a hostile takeover three to four124 words
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Article, Illustration58 2004-01-08 8 A toy company representative changing the battery of a toy gun on the opening day of the 30th Hong Kong Toys Games Fair on Tuesday. As the world's third largest, and the biggest toys and games fair in Asia, the event attracts more than 1,800 exhibitors and isReuters - 58 words
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Article126 2004-01-08 8 Bribery incident BUSINESSMAN and one-time nominated MP Chuang Shaw Peng was back in the dock yesterday over alleged bribery incidents. This is more than three years after being let off by a district court over the same case, The Straits Times reports today. Then, Chuang,126 words
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Article136 2004-01-08 8 Air security concerns Reuters THE search across Europe for one passenger who did not show up for an Air France flight to Los Angeles on Christmas Eve is behind current security concerns that have caused cancellations and delays for some US-bound flights, ABC News reported onReuters - 136 words
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Article138 2004-01-08 8 DNA test confirms AP GENETIC testing confirms that the cow diagnosed with the first US case of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, was bom in Canada, US agriculture officials said. The finding puts new emphasis above the border in the investigation of the NorthAP - 138 words
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Article109 2004-01-08 8 COE premiums for 1,600 cc or smaller cars already near historic lows sank further in this year’s first tender exercise. It fell 2 per cent to $23,801. For cars above 1,600 cc, COEs leaped 9 per cent to $24,293, The Straits Times reports today. For109 words
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Article83 2004-01-08 8 SINGAPORE will take part in the International Consumer Electronics Show for the first time ever this year. At the exhibition, being held in Las Vegas from today till Sunday, the Republic will be represented by a team of 10 companies based here led by International Enterprise83 words
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Article96 2004-01-08 8 Reuters THE US Navy said yesterday that it had charged two of its sailors with stealing personal items from the crew of a Singapore-flagged vessel during a search in the Gulf. A US Navy statement said that the vessel’s master had reported three digital cameras,Reuters - 96 words
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Article86 2004-01-08 8 AFP HUNDREDS of policemen in Mumbai tested positive for HIV in recent health examinations, prompting the police department to launch an Aids awareness drive, an official said yesterday. “Around 450 policemen have tested positive for Hiy” Mr Prem Jain, joint police commissioner for administration, said. HeAFP - 86 words
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Article, Illustration791 2004-01-08 10 Choong Choon Yee - Raffles LaSalle is now a well-established education provider in China, but chairman Chew Hua Seng remembers the tough lessons learnt along the way BBr H LSesdaqi Focusi By Choong Choon Yee MR Chew Hua Seng has this warning for education providers here which plan to jump on the791 words
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346 2004-01-08 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE The Government’s sale of shares in Singapore Telecom (Sing Tel) may prompt Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc (MSCI) to boost the weighting of South-east Asia’s biggest phone company on its benchmark indexes. Temasek Holdings sold 392 million Sing Tel shares– Bloomberg - 346 words
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325 2004-01-08 12 ChuaKongHo - By ChuaKongHo THE Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) has received no complaints from consumers here about the advertising of Malaysian budget airline Air Asia being misleading. Air Asia was recently slammed by Malaysian Tourism Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir for misleading the Malaysian325 words
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Article, Illustration510 2004-01-08 12 Thai CEOs ride current economic boom in bid to heal 1997 scars Reuters BANGKOK By 1997, Mr Vikrom Kromadit had built a one billion baht fortune from a 250,000 baht loan from relatives as the CEO of top Thai industrial park developer Amata Corp. It took himReuters; AFP - 510 words
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Article100 2004-01-08 12 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), a unit of Singapore Airlines, yesterday said that it is leasing three new Airbus A-320 aircraft to Qantas Airways’ low-cost carrier Jetstar. Market lease rates for a new A 320 plane range from U *****,000 (*****,000) to US$3OO,OOO aReuters - 100 words
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Article75 2004-01-08 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines plans to add passenger and cargo flights to China, to tap rising air travel demand in Asia’s fastest-growing economy. In April, the carrier will start thrice-weekly flights to Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, SIA chief executive Chew Choon Seng said in theBloomberg - 75 words
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Article77 2004-01-08 12 SINGAPORE Speedy-Tech Electronics yesterday said that its electronic share offer had received an overwhelming response. A total of 2,061 investors bought all the 10 million placement shares offered via DBS Bank’s ATM application system within the first 10 minutes of its opening yesterday. The shares are part77 words
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Article80 2004-01-08 12 SINGAPORE Mapletree Investments yesterday said that it had awarded Penta-Ocean Construction a contract to design and build the 1.5 million sq ft HarbourFront Mall. The contract, valued at about $250 million, is for the construction of the mall’s three-storey structure with a twostorey basement. Work is expected to80 words
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Article505 2004-01-08 14 O&M execs accused of inflating billings to US govt by falsifying timesheets Bloomberg NEW YORK Two executives of Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide Inc, a unit of WPP Group pic, the world’s No 3 advertising firm, were yesterday indicted on charges that they over-billed the US governmentBloomberg - 505 words
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Article, Illustration362 2004-01-08 14 Bloomberg LOS ANGELES Walt Disney Co, the second-biggest US media company, said that its board revised corporategovernance rules and re-elected former US Senator George Mitchell as presiding director. The charter of its governance and nominating committee was changed and a code of conduct and ethics forBloomberg; Reuters - 362 words
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Article, Illustration252 2004-01-08 14 Reuters NEW YORK Hundreds of New Yorkers crowded into a federal courthouse on Tuesday where they were ordered to answer questions about whether they could fairly decide the obstruction of justice and securities fraud case against Martha Stewart (above). The potential jurors were greetedReuters; AP - 252 words
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Article248 2004-01-08 16 Bloomberg PRINCETON, New Jersey Boeing lost its position as the world’s biggest aircraft maker to European rival Airbus after its commercial airplane deliveries last year plunged 26 per cent because of a slump in air travel. Boeing delivered 281 jets last year, compared with at leastBloomberg - 248 words
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Article345 2004-01-08 16 STI: 1,835.96 7.24 Wire services SHARES weathered a slump in heavyweight Sing Tel yesterday to notch up gains for the ninth straight day as investors bought technology stocks such as Venture Corp and blue chips on hopes of improved earnings this year. The Temasek HoldingsWire services - 345 words
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Article24 2004-01-08 16 AS AT JANUARY 7 US$: 551.697 553.089 Ss: RM2.239 Ss: HK54.575 EURO: 552.127 Ss: 62.62 YEN Ss: 22.99 BAHT Ss: 4,919 RUPIAH24 words
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Article449 2004-01-08 20 Its acquisitions fail to deliver expected profits Bloomberg MANILA San Miguel, the Philippines’ second-biggest stock, is among its worst performers in the past 12 months as almost US$l.2 billion (Ss2 billion) of acquisitions failed to deliver the profit investors expected. Fund manager Vittorio Gomez isn’tBloomberg - 449 words
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Article, Illustration330 2004-01-08 20 AP PITTSBURGH Cutting calories used to be enough for US beer makers to lure Americans watching their waistlines. Now they have to count carbohydrates, too. But they’re not complaining. Not since Miller made light beer socially acceptable with its “tastes great, less filling”AP - 330 words
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Article, Illustration853 2004-01-08 22 SOH WEN LIN - Soh what? By SOH WEN LIN The Straits Times AH January. As the wafting aromas shift from turkey to bak kwa, there lies that sliver of a season when the air is thick with hope as people make their resolutions for the newThe Straits Times - 853 words
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Advertisement462 2004-01-08 24 TOSS UP FOR Hurry! Book now to avoid disappointment! Chinese New Year Promotion Period 04/01/04-21/01/04; 23/01/04-05/02/04 LUNCH: 11,30 am -2.30 pm j DINNER: 6.30pm-10.30pm J I -i lip Reunion Dinner 21/01/04 (Wed) 10-pax Menus Available DRAGON GATE: $398 $498 $BB8 88 RESTAURANT; $398 $498 $668 ORIENT OCEAN RIVER CITY: $398462 words
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Article, Illustration302 2004-01-08 25 is really tough. I share ae sentiments Ms Janice Wong in her commentary, friendly or flirty, naughty or niCe (Streats, Jan 6). I experience the same thing at Work. I have a young general jttanager who thinks I am in °ve with him.302 words
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296 2004-01-08 25 Association of Women for Action Research (Aware) welcomes the entral Provident Fund Board’s recent P r °posal to launch privately managed P e nsion plans. Aware is heartened by the move ec ause CPF is recognising that Fusion funds usually offer better net returns because296 words
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Article158 2004-01-08 25 IT appears that there is no standardised way of displaying prices for merchandise sold in Singapore. I’ve come across two situations: Shops which don’t display any prices. Each time I visit such a shop, I am quoted a different price whether by the same or a158 words
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Article174 2004-01-08 25 RECENTLY, a relative of mine scrapped his near 20-year-old car. Of course, there was a residual value to the certificate of entitlement (COE). Instead of being paid in cash or by cheque, he was handed another document of entitlement: a letter merely certifying that there174 words
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Article, Illustration174 2004-01-08 27 I REFER to the report, “Don’t ask me, I just sell it” (Streats, Jan 7). It is sad but true that our salespeople are lacking in product knowledge. This is partly due to top management’s failure to attach greater importance to product understanding. While a salesperson174 words
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418 2004-01-08 27 MR Tang Wong Meng’s complaint about slow buses (“Feeder buses go too slow”, Streats, Jan 7) may be justified. It is frustrating for commuters to be on a jerky bus, sometimes holding on for dear life and just wanting to get off at their destinations.418 words
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Article401 2004-01-08 28 Khushwant Singh - Passengers flying to the US not allowed to congregate in planes under new transport security rules By Khushwant Singh PLANS by Singapore Airlines to include a snack bar and lounge areas on its new Airbus A 340-500 for flights to Los Angeles may run into401 words
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238 2004-01-08 28 The Washington Post WASHINGTON With huge New Year’s Eve celebrations only days away, the US government last month dispatched scores of casually dressed nuclear scientists to five US cities. They had sophisticated radiation detection equipment hidden in briefcases and golf bags,The Washington Post - 238 words
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Article, Illustration39 2004-01-08 28 Chinese policemen holding down criminals during a public sentencing in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, on Monday. The authorities are cracking down on crime ahead of Chinese New Year, when millions of travellers return home for family reunions APAP - 39 words
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215 2004-01-08 28 The Washington Post WASHINGTON As the Marine Corps prepares to take over occupying much of western Iraq from the US Army, it is planning a fresh approach. It will emphasise restraint in the use of force, cultural sensitivity and a public message thatThe Washington Post - 215 words
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Article165 2004-01-08 30 PETALING JAYA A dress code for non-Muslim women imposed by the Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) government in Terengganu has drawn flak from social groups and political leaders, The Star newspaper said yesterday. “Women whether they profess Islam or other faiths should not be held responsible165 words
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Article, Illustration594 2004-01-08 30 Mahathir tribute interjected with phone calls about appointment of Najib as DPM PUTRAJAYA Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi walked out of the function hall of his residence here three times to take telephone calls during a farewell dinner for Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad hosted byAP - 594 words
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Article408 2004-01-08 31 Chua Kong Ho - It conducted its first Sars evacuation exercise in Taiwan last June ft. 'Chua Kong Ho THE call for assistance from Taiwan’s health authorities came at 1 lam on June 2 last year. Within two hours, a medical team from International SOS was kitted out in408 words
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Article93 2004-01-08 31 Reuters LONDON A rare feathered visitor to Britain survived a gruelling 15hour journey from Norway, only to be eaten by a birdwatcher’s cat on arrival. The cat’s owner wrote to a bird charity to report the unusual sight of a Norwegian robin in her gardenReuters - 93 words
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Article318 2004-01-08 32 SYDNEY The common cold virus that most people try their hardest to avoid is very likely to be the cure for malignant melanoma, Australian scientists have discovered in a major breakthrough announced here yesterday. A team of researchers at the University of Newcastle believe that318 words
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Article160 2004-01-08 32 QFor how long can infant formula milk he refrigerated so that it is still fresh and safe for the baby? A Infant formula milk left over from the baby’s previous feed should be discarded, as harmful bacteria from the baby’s mouth can be introduced into the food or160 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration349 2004-01-08 34 CHUAHIANHOU - Some computer games can be good for you, especially those which let you pick up on historical and geographic tidbits. By CHUAHIANHOU Computer Times WHO says computer games are a waste of time? Buried within the pretty graphics and thrilling gameplay, some of today’s games teachComputer Times - 349 words
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Article301 2004-01-08 35 what can you learn from games? ■anning and management skills, streetsavviness when it comes to interacting people, and a little bit of history. Simlife LEARN how to be a city planner in games e Sim City series by building your own r eam city from ground up. Start301 words
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Article, Illustration349 2004-01-08 35 Bloomberg SAN FRANCISCO Apple Computer Inc chief executive Steve Jobs (above) took to the podium on Tuesday to announce the iPod mini, the smallest portable music player to hold 1,000 songs, The half-inch-thick device, the size of a business card, has 4 gigabytes ofBloomberg; Pics: AP - 349 words
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EasyStreats weekender
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Article, Illustration705 2004-01-08 36 Things haven't always been easyfor jovial Hong Kong actress Lydia Sum, but she has persevered at work and life thanks to her daughter GARYLIM reports BENEATH the cheerful front which comedienne Lydia Sum constantly puts up, the humiliation of her failed marriage with actor Adam Cheng705 words
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Article, Illustration500 2004-01-08 38 GARY LIM - Politics poignancy By GARY LIM THE Berlin wall was the 155 km divide that stood for all that was different between the former East and West Germany. And the year 1989 marked the start of a phase that changed the face of the world. The wall came down, and w500 words
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Article, Illustration110 2004-01-08 38 CATCH a double bill of Harold Pinter’s plays by luna-id, opening at the DBS Arts Centre tonight. In The Lover, Tan Kheng Hua and Lim Yu-Beng play husband and wife involved in a rather strangely erotic game of sex and power, while The Dumb Waiter features Gerald110 words
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Article, Illustration109 2004-01-08 38 THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra celebrates a quarter-century with the 25th Anniversary Concert tomorrow night. The programme for the night consists of Dvorak’s Hussite Overture, Op 67, Brahm’s Symphony No 4 in E minor, Op 98, Dvorak’s Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op 11, featuring veteran musician Lynnette109 words
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Article100 2004-01-08 38 IF you’ve been bitten by the interplanetary travel bug, watch the Omni-Theatre movie Space Station at the Singapore Science Centre. Narrated by Tom Cruise, this Imax movie takes a closer look at the on-orbit assembly of the International Space Station, a project involving 16 nations. Screenings are100 words
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Article, Illustration794 2004-01-08 40 Gregory Leow - By Gregory Leow SO it has been two months since digital cinema started in Singapore. Flip open any newspaper and you will see movie organisations Cathay and Eng Wah quietly plugging digital cinema in the movie listings pages. But the question for cinema-goer is, so what? Is there794 words
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Article, Illustration543 2004-01-08 46 Amy Van - IV LA mfFFF vw i* t: By Amy Van IT’S not difficult to think of several good reasons for shoppers to make their way towards Gusto after a shopping spree at Wisma Atria, which is currently undergoing a facelift. This contemporary semifine dining outlet with camelcoloured chairs andEdwin Koo - 543 words
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Article, Illustration288 2004-01-08 46 Sharlene Tan - Sharlene Tan HE’S a photography contest veteran who has gotten it right on several occasions and is gunning for more. Aircraft maintenance engineer Liew Tong Leng, 35, won the top prize at the Christmas Magical Moments Photography Competition organised by Raffles City shopping centreEdwin Koo - 288 words
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Article, Illustration269 2004-01-08 49 Gregory Leow - By_ Gregory Leow BLUE CRUSH ©O©®® VCD REVIEW THE best thing about this movie are the brilliant surfing scenes. To not watch it on a large screen television is a cardinal sin. Big wave sequences accurately portray the thrill of a pipeline (a large, curling269 words
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Article, Illustration249 2004-01-08 49 Gary Lim - Gary Lim THE UNINVITED ooo®® VCD REVIEW THE moral of this Korean horror show might be: Some things are better left untouched. Curiosity gets the better of Jun Won (Park Shin Yang) after a train ride one evening. He finds out the next day that two249 words
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Article, Illustration597 2004-01-08 50 Gary Lim - The 1 116 1 series. By Gary Lim A number of signed copies of this book will be presented to donors who give $l,OOO or more to charity. Call the National Council of Social Service at 6210-2575 for more information. Unsigned copies will be availableEdwin Koo - 597 words
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Article, Illustration166 2004-01-08 50 HOW long will he be able to stand this? The Venerable Shi Ming Yi, 41, CEO of Ren Ci Hospital, will be chest-deep in ice for as long as he can bear it, to help raise funds for the Ren Ci Charity Show on Channel U166 words
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Article, Illustration107 2004-01-08 51 Allergy sufferers in the US may take some comfort in the fact that they can have a pollen forecast with their A weather report. NBC’s Sierra4cast has an “allergy alert” at pollen.com that rates the discomfort level, and tells subscribers when conditions in their area reachPicAshleigh Sim - 107 words
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Article53 2004-01-08 51 10pm, Channel i Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th century England, enter a gentlemen’s agreement. They team up to rob the arisocrats using Plunkett’s criminal know-how and Macleane’s social connections. Starring Johnny Lee Miller, lain Robertson53 words
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Article, Illustration38 2004-01-08 51 Bpm, Channel U lx Shen goes on a mission with a group of students to set up facilities for a learning centre which will teach new farming skills to the younger generation of the Karen tribe.38 words
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Article, Illustration61 2004-01-08 51 SINGAPORE FILM SOCIETY SCREENING Today, 7-15 pm and 9pm Alliance Francaise Auditorium (1, Sarkies Road) Admission hy membership (available at door) This double-bill feature showcases Asian films on adolescence and the bittersweet pangs of young love in the midst of growing up. Taiwanese movie Blue Gate Crossing is the61 words
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Article67 2004-01-08 51 BLOOD MAHERS Saturday, 10.30 am Bloodbank@HSA (11, Outram Road) Free, but limited to 30 seats. Register by calling 6220-0183 or e-mail blood.program@donorweb.org What happens to the blood you donate? How can one packet of donated blood save at least three lives? What are the myths that stop Singaporeans from67 words
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Miscellaneous435 2004-01-08 51 Yourdailyhoroscope f? AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox atAstrology.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 By now, you’re casting off the ties that held you back. Reduced expenses brighten your monetary forecast. This is the kind of surprise that makes you deliriously happy. Your energy is relaxing and healing to those who435 words
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Article, Illustration576 2004-01-08 52 Lim Han Ming - Andrew Fang set for return to bowling after a year’s absence B y Lim Han Ming ANDREW Fang (above), the 2001 Sportsman of the Year, is set to make a comeback to bowling. The 25-year-old economics undergraduate quit the lanes last May to concentrate on his degree atThe New Paper - 576 words
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Article, Illustration311 2004-01-08 52 Sarah Ng - By. Sarah Ng FOR nearly a decade, Singapore’s pioneer sports psychologist Edgar Tham (right) has taught and trained athletes on the power of imagination in improving performance. Now, he is part of a national effort to raise the standards of sporting professionals here even311 words
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Article140 2004-01-08 53 AFP TOKYO Nigerian star Nwankwo Kami may be on his way to Japan’s J-League after spending a frustrating season at Arsenal, a press report said yesterday. JEF United Ichihara are keen to sign the 27-year-old striker to fill in for South Korean international Choi Yong Soo, whoAFP - 140 words
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Article119 2004-01-08 53 Wire services LONDON Leeds striker Alan Smith has been banned for two matches by the Football Association over a bottlethrowing incident in October. He threw a bottle into the crowd during Leeds’ Carling Cup defeat by Manchester United at Elland Road on Oct 28. His ban is due– Wire services - 119 words
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Article85 2004-01-08 53 GEYLANG United and Sengkang Marine will be conducting trials for their under-16 and under-18 teams. Interested players must be bom in the years 1988 or 1989 for under-16 and 1986 or 1987 for under-18. Geylang’s trials will be at spm on Sunday at the Bedok Stadium. For more85 words
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Article, Illustration499 2004-01-08 53 Tan Kim Han - Tiger Cup winner Sasi fails to find work in S-League, quits football By_ Tan Kim Han SIX years ago, he was feted by the football community for helping Singapore bag its first international trophy the Tiger Cup. In the final against Vietnam he scored the winning goal withFrancis Lee - 499 words
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227 2004-01-08 53 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Minnesota 106 Los Angeles 90 MINNEAPOLIS Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves were waiting for this one. Garnett had 26 points, 18 rebounds and six assists as the Timberwolves ambushed the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 106-90 in their first meeting since last year’s play-offs.227 words
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Article, Illustration527 2004-01-08 54 Injury-free Woods ready for another monstrous season, hopes to break Majors losing streak AFP LOS ANGELES Tiger Woods (right) starts this year’s PGA Tour season healthy and hungry for his first Major victory in 18 months. He said: “Last year at this time, I wasn’t sure when IAFP; afp' - 527 words
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Article, Illustration274 2004-01-08 54 AFP SYDNEY Heralded as the world’s fastest and strongest 22.5 m trimaran, the “Castorama B&Q” is to be launched here today by one of the world’s most feted mariners, British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur (right). The massive boat was unveiled by the petite MacArthur on Sydney HarbourAFP - 274 words
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243 2004-01-08 55 London Rio Ferdinand will continue to earn his wages during the wnminent eight-month ban for failing to report for a drugs test. The Manchester United defender is on a £70,000 (*****,000) weekly salary. Apart from the salary, he will also be entitled243 words
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Article, Illustration467 2004-01-08 55 Fulham coach Coleman livid at Ferguson’s attempt to unsettle Saha Wire services London Fulham manager Chris Coleman has accused Manchester United of trying to “bully” the London Premier League side into selling striker Louis Saha. In comments published in British Newspapers yesterday, Coleman vented Lis anger at whatWire services; Reuters - 467 words
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393 2004-01-08 55 Wire services ROME Roma coach Fabio Capello made no excuses for his side’s 1-2 home defeat to AC Milan which saw the league leaders’ 14-match unbeaten run come to an end. The win also threw the Italian title race wide open. Ukrainian strikerWire services - 393 words
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Miscellaneous31 2004-01-08 53 IN THE LIVING ROOM TENNIS: Tata Open, Round of 16 (Star Sports Ch 24, 7.30 pm and 10pm). DELAYED TELECAST MOTOR RACING: Dakar Rally Telefonica, day 7 highlights (Ch 24, 7pm).31 words
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Advertisement19 2004-01-08 54 fa Cl t$L Lianhe Zaobao Blacky Ko's widow and children to take part in Rend Charity Show Wt I#19 words
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