Streats, 5 February 2004

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    10 1 Streats THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5,2004 E-mail: streats@sph .com.sg MITA (P) 111/03/2666
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    602 1  -  Chua Kong Ho From Feb 16, S’pore residents don’t have to go to Senai to catch Thai Air Asia’s flight BUDGET air travel will arrive in Singapore in less than a fortnight. Thai Air Asia has received the go-ahead from Singapore authorities to start daily frights between
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      201 1 V Y WORLDS 1 never accept bodies of those sentenced to death model Jordan says she had affair with m t ravel agent showed to Bangkok on Thai Cathay Pacific apore Airlines ldonesia $245. e taxes. rting from Changi $2l in taxes and 1 utilise aerobridges so passengers will i
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  • Morning Rush
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      Lock icon Bush no shoo-in: analysts
      430 2 Close US election battle predicted for November Reuters WASHINGTON President George W Bush is going through a rocky patch at home and abroad, leading some pundits to question earlier assumptions that he is a shooin for re-election in November. Mr Bush is now suffering the lowest
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      Lock icon ‘Use whistleblowers to rein in graft’
      158 2 PETALING JAYA A suggestion by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to transfer civil servants between departments, to discourage corruption, does not go far enough, a former civil servant has said. The Star reported yesterday that former transport ministry secretary-general R V Navaratnam wants
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      Lock icon Poultry group to buy Ubin birds
      471 3  -  AVA will buy up those not sold by tomorrow ?y_ Sarah Ng THE 700 chickens, ducks and geese reared in farms and residential backyards on Pulau Übin will not be incinerated as a preventive measure a gainst bird flu after all. The Poultry Merchants’Association
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      160 3 LONDON A British laboratory is one of three in the world working to develop a vaccine against avian influenza. Researchers at the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control are using genetic technology to create the vaccine, “building” it by combining avian and human
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      Lock icon ‘Executed prisoners not used for Body Worlds’
      410 4  -  Their heads not usable for preservation process, says exhibit’s creator, now in Singapore By Sharlene Tan PROFESSOR Gunther von Hagens, the creator of Body Worlds, the travelling exhibition of human bodies, yesterday brushed aside accusations that he used bodies of executed Chinese prisoners
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      Lock icon US researchers find antibody that can block Sars virus
      211 4 Reuters WASHINGTON US researchers said on Tuesday that they have found an antibody that could help prevent infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus. They found the monoclonal antibody a specialised immune system protein by looking through a library of
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      Lock icon Youth is no vaccine against cancer
      320 4  -  B y Ho Lian-Yi SHOCK and paranoia hit Ms Vanessa Kang when a very close family member was diagnosed with cancer six years ago. The boy’s tender years made Ms Kang, a 42-year-old managing director, even more aggrieved. The boy was only 16 then.
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      Lock icon Former Malaysian chief justice heads commission to clean up police
      112 6 BUZZSTOP Wire services MALAYSIA’S former chief justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah was yesterday named as chairman of a special commission to modernise the police force and restore its credibility, which has been tainted by corruption and alleged use of excessive force.
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      Lock icon Khan seeks forgiveness
      150 6 Nuclear proliferation probe AP THE founder of Pakistan’s nuclear programme yesterday took full responsibility for spreading weapons secrets to Iran, Libya and North Korea, and asked President Pervez Musharraf for forgiveness, the government said. Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s apology, announced on national television, came after meetings in
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      Lock icon It’s an election stunt: think-tank
      132 6 Chen’s DMZ offer to China Reuters TOP Chinese academics have dismissed Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian’s latest peace overtures as an attempt to win votes in a presidential election next month. China’s policymaking Taiwan Affairs Office has so far withheld comment on Mr Chen’s call on
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      35 6 People walking past a papier-mache lantern replica of the Temple of Heaven made for a lantern festival at a Beijing park yesterday. Tomorrow marks the 15th day of the Chinese New Year AFP
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      Lock icon Sharon gets opposition backing
      150 6 AP THE opposition Labour Party said it would back Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan to dismantle Jewish settlements in Gaza, assuring him of a parliamentary majority even if ultranationalists quit Mr Sharon’s coalition in protest. Mr Sharon on Tuesday shrugged off the growing threats to
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      Lock icon Crackdown on pirates
      96 6 AP SINGAPORE yesterday said that it has signed an international treaty which gives it the authority to prosecute suspects caught in its territorial waters but accused of piracy elsewhere. The Maritime and Port Authority said that it had signed the 1988 Rome Convention, enabling it to act
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      Lock icon Amien denies taking gift
      92 6 AFP INDONESIAN National Assembly speaker Amien Rais has denied reports that he had taken oil handouts from the regime of then-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, a newspaper said yesterday. “I’m flabbergasted. Why am I included in the list out of the blue? It’s big slander,” Dr Amien,
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      Lock icon Thieves gave to charity
      92 6 AFP TWIN brothers who lead a gang of luxury-car thieves in Malaysia have been making generous donations to orphanages and other charities. The 25-year-old modern-day Robin Hoods who rob the rich and give at least part of the proceeds to the poor are believed to have
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      Lock icon Booze biscuits on sale
      79 6 ALCOHOL-flavoured chocolate biscuits have gone on sale in some supermarkets in Australia, sparking protests there that it could give children the taste for alcohol. The Herald Sun reported yesterday that the booze-laced biscuits Tim Tam Tia Maria and Kahlua Slice would be sold nationwide next month.
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      Lock icon Shout it from the roof-tops
      676 8  -  Its building protection business badly kitfrom thefallout of last year’s Sars outbreak, Hitchins now looks to its roof garden systems as an alternative source ofrevenue 1 ■h— Fori iq By Choong Choon Yee IT was simply a case of bad timing. That was the answer
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      Lock icon Investments fall in precision engineering
      326 8  -  By Chua Kong Ho INVESTMENTS in Singapore’s precision engineering industry fell by almost half last year compared to 2002, official data show. Economic Development Board (EDB) estimates indicate that fixed asset investments (FAI) by companies fell from nearly $1 billion to $5OO million during that
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      Lock icon FOREX RATES
      24 10 US$: 551.695 553.112 EURO: 562.125 Ss: 62.20 YEN Ss: RM2.243 Ss: HK54.589 Ss: 23.07 BAHT Ss: 4,976 RUPIAH *AS AT FEBRUARY 4
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      Lock icon Govt to spend $700m on IT
      289 10  -  By Choong Choon Yee WITH $7OO million worth of IT contracts expected to be handed out by the public sector this year, Mr Stephen Lim expects his company’s revenue to double. He is the chief executive and managing director of SQL View, a company
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      Lock icon STI: 1,834.64 ▼10.49
      203 10 RISES Ranked by Stocks Closing Asia Dekor HK15c 6.5 30.0 ChipEngS W*****2 2.5 25.0 Hiap Hoe 0.5c 2.5 25.0 Mediastream 5c 3 20.0 GenMag 20c 18.5 19.4 Cosco Corp RCCPS 412 14.4 Amara Hldgs Ltd 22.5 12.5 Aussino 2.5c 54 12.5 FJBen W*****6 4.5 12.5 MOIL US5c
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      Lock icon Asian carmakers hit record US sales
      228 12 Bloomberg DETROIT Toyota and Nissan led Asia-based automakers to record US market share last month, helped by demand for models including a revamped Sienna minivan and the new Titan pickup truck. The share of 10 Asian carmakers rose by 1.9 percentage points to a
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      567 12 Bloomberg Auto giants save millions by outsourcing production of niche cars FRANKFURT Visitors to, Magna Steyr AG’s research and development center in Graz, Austria, have to register with a guard at the gate, be escorted past a camera and traverse two sets of security doors that can only
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      Lock icon Tycoon regenerates remote region
      453 14 Three years under Abramovich’s governorship, Russia’s Chukotka region enjoys boom time. But will it last? afp ANADYR, Russia Russia’s Chukotka region, in the country’s northeastern tip facing Alaska, is a place seemingly created to test man’s limits a frozen, snow-swept wilderness often forgotten by Moscow. It
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  • Comment
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      Lock icon Give students a say on dress code
      723 16  -  By SUJIN THOMAS IN my early university days, I decided to grow my hair long, streak it with platinum blonde and red highlights, jab two earrings on my left ear and grow a goatee to match. It was merely to try something new
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      287 17 SM y II v Heeren Shops Promotions till 14 Feb 'O4 Free $lB Meal Voucher! <s* 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 redeem a voucher at
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  • Vocal
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      Lock icon Who says language learning is easy?
      120 18 I WAS really disturbed by Ms Magdalene Phang’s commentary on the mother tongue. As far as I am concerned, it was filled with half-truths, distortions, lies and whines that I have found so prevalent among English-educated Singaporeans. What about that plight of the nonEnglish
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      Lock icon Give students language choice
      219 18 AS Ms Magdalene Phang mentioned in her commentary, “Whose mother tongue is it anyway?” (Streats, Feb 3), many Chinese students, myself included, struggled for years to learn the Chinese language. Twelve years of suffering to be precise, till I was able to gladly toss it aside
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      Lock icon My kids have no fun
      215 18 AS the Ministry of Education plans to try out the “recognise characters first, learn to write them later approach” in the teaching of Chinese next year, it is clear that after all these years it still hasn’t got its act together on teaching this language.
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      Lock icon What about Eurasians?
      169 18 THAT one must stucly Chinese because one is Chinese smacks of racism. Anyway, why are they calling a second language the “mother tongue”? What about the Eurasian community? Our “mother tongue” is English. When my first child was enrolled in a mission primary school, where there were
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      Lock icon Bugs in variable wage system
      213 20 IF employers accept a multi-faceted variable wage system recommended by the Tripartite Taskforce on Wage Restructuring, they tacitly accept an increase in job-hopping and that seniority and loyalty to a company are no longer criteria for wage increases as only a worker’s performance will count.
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      Lock icon HDB flats for local housing needs
      269 20 I REFER to Mr Teo Kueh Liang’s letter, “HDB should accommodate foreign patients” (Streats, Jan 20). Mr Teo suggested that HDB allow foreign patients to rent its flats to solve the problem of vacant flats. New HDB flats are provided by the Government to
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      Lock icon Post offices could get more crowded
      127 20 AS Singapore Post plans to provide pawnbroking services and offer loan and insurance services, I foresee problems with crowds in the confines of its many outlets. To handle the long queues and customers with frayed tempers, it should seriously re-examine the layouts of its
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      Lock icon Nice bag, wrong baby
      85 20 NTUC’S “Baby Plus Bag” gift to new mums is appreciated but not as well considered as it could have been. In my bag I found a vacuum flask, Enfagrow Step 2 milk powder, one packet of Baby Bites and some NTUC discount coupons. The milk powder
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      87 20 THE report, “Parallel imports hit first slump” (Streats, Feb 4) contained a reference to the Customs and Excise Department. This is incorrect. The Customs Excise Department merged with Singapore Immigration Registration last year to form the Immigration Checkpoints Authority, and the department is now known as Singapore Customs. In
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      272 18 HAVE YOUR SAY E-mail us at streats@sph.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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  • Global
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      Lock icon In the face of adversity
      466 22 Bird flu, violence in south taking gloss off Thaksin’s leadership BANGKOK The bird flu crisis and the recent surge in violence in southern Thailand has begun to take the sheen off the leadership of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Washington Post reported yesterday. At the
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      Lock icon HK’s Tung on shaky ground, but will keep his job – for now
      353 22 HK’s Tung on shaky ground, but will keep his job for now BEIJING -These days, Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa’s position is an unenviable one. For one, he has lost public support. In fact, Hong Kong’s big-business interests, which in 1997 saw him as a safe bet and
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      Lock icon Edwards closes in on leaders
      414 24 Self-styled people’s champion key challenger to Kerry in Democratic race Reuters WASHINGTON Senator John Edwards broke through in the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday with a win in South Carolina and a strong showing in Oklahoma, emerging as a prime challenger to front-runner John Kerry.
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      1102 23 What is Spirulina? Spirulina or arthrospira platensis, is a bluish-green microalgae. It is the first life form produced from the process of photosynthesis and has been in existence for more than 3.6 billion years. It supports other life forms by releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. What are the benefits of
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      104 24 CONCERT DATE CHANGED TO 11th FEBRUARY All 10th of Feb tickets will be valid for the Feb 11th concert IBii n i, &&&s&■' I l! «■Kr «1111 1 m saa s*'* I ff Al~t~lv£'l4J4y Tm*4 [Xvt v»A. 11th February2oo4,Bpm Suntec City Ticket Prices: $151,5121,590, $6O H 1 mm mmrnm Bryan
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      302 25 Lunar Year Special Offers llliii m Hi HI Mr ms mi REFLEXOLDSIST With support from press and radio, medical professionals, and more than 70,000 satisfied users, it certainly was a year of roaring success for the OTO ER-839 Electro-Reflexologist! The fact remains that, not only is it scientifically proven to
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  • Medical
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      Lock icon It pays to invest in women’s health
      301 26 Reuters LONDON Investing in women’s sexual and reproductive health pays huge returns in medical benefits and could save more than a million lives a year, a leading health policy expert said on Tuesday. Dr Sharon Camp, president of the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI)
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      Lock icon Young Britons risk STDs on Ibiza
      182 26 Reuters LONDON Sexual antics of young British men and women on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza could be endangering their health, doctors warned yesterday. Around half the 1,500 people who arrived on Ibiza without a regular sexual partner said when questioned in a
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      Lock icon HEALTH FORUM
      158 26 Qln a menstrual cycle, when is a woman the most fertile before the menses or after? A If a woman has a 28-day menstrual cycle, ovulation usually occurs around the 14th day of her cycle, which is calculated from the first day of her menses. If the woman
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  • Thursday Tech
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      Lock icon Recharge for cheaper, longer life
      633 28  -  Digital cameras zap the life out of standard alkaline batteries, which can then drain your pocket, too. Nickel-metal hydride rechargeables are cheaper and deal better with digital j 'V power needs A By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Straits Times A RELATIVE who had been given a
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      Lock icon MAKING THE POWER LAST
      341 28 WHAT lAT R halt* i v type you us* in a digital camera, there are ways to make tin power last. The camel a s IA H panel is a big power drain, so use it as little as possible. In many cameras, the panel switches
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      253 29 It's Double Happiness for you... this Lunar New Year! s" -1510 Full Toner m rt > 3 years warranty 14ppm, Various OS Compatibility 2MB memory Up to 40% toner save USB Interface The Festive pack includes laser printer ML-1510 with starter toner (1,000 pages) and additional full toner ML-1710D3 (3,000
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  • EasyStreats weekender
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      Lock icon Desert dreams
      475 30 Director of American dance troupe Momix, Moses Pendleton, looks to Mother Natu re for inspiration. He tells SHARLENE TAN what the audience can expect at this weekend's shows at the Esplanade and of his work in progress MOSES Pendleton has been listening to the moon. The 54-year-old artistic
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    • going out
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        378 32  -  By Yvonne Kwok LOST IN TRANSLATION Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray Directed by Sofia Coppola QOOO® ELEGANTLY mesmerising, writerdirector Sofia Coppola’s Lost In Translation is a multi-faceted hypnotist’s gem that alternately dazzles with moments of comic brillance and then fascinates the viewer with the emotional clarity of
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        Lock icon As real as it gets
        470 32  -  HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Shohreh Aghdashloo. Directed by Vadim Perelman GGGG& By Gregory Leow THE premise is a simple one. A divorced woman is evicted from her house and an Iranian immigrant family moves in. The rest of
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      • our PICKS
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          Lock icon Simian-spotting at the zoo
          69 32 USHER in the Chinese New Year by striking out on the Monkey Trail at the Singapore Zoo, where you can see eight species of monkey from different parts of the world: baboons, black howler monkeys, cotton top tamarinds, douc langurs, sakis, lion-tail macaques, patas and proboscis
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          Lock icon Interplanetary music
          83 32 MOONSTRUCK or Marsstruck? Then you’re in the right mood to listen to some celestial music. Join the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for its performance tomorrow of Gustav Holst’s The Planets Op. 32, an astrological fantasy portraying seven celestial neighbours of our solar system. The concert is at the Esplanade
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          Lock icon Polyphonic singing
          79 32 THE Mystical Arts of Tibet tour, presented by the Charitable Assistance Society, features the famed multiphonic singers of Drepung Loseling monastery in Tibet. The monks’ singing is featured on the soundtrack of the film, Seven Years in Tibet. The concert is on Saturday at the Esplanade Concert Hall
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        507 34  -  By. Amy Van FOR the coming Valentine’s week, Champagne Veuve Clicquot will be collaborating with several top-notch restaurants to offer the new Champagne Veuve Clicquot Ros Reserve 1997 with special menu pairings. Interestingly, this is the first time that Veuve Clicquot has declared one particular year a
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    • staying in
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        Lock icon Same old wine, different bottles
        364 36  -  The k seriesi By_ Janice Wong BOOK REVIEW ISN’T it typical? An author has a bestselling book and tries to ride on its success by spinning off as many affliated titles as conceivable, usually a lot less superlative. Think Robert Kiyosaki’s range of Rich Dad
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        Lock icon He bangs into Web stardom
        209 36  -  By_ Zubaidah Nazeer AMERICAN Idol viewers who can’t get enough of the reality TV series can check out two websites dedicated to this season’s worst (by most accounts), but most entertaining, contestant so far William Hung. Hung’s claim to fame (or infamy) is his rendition
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        218 37  -  Bn Deepa Vijiyasingam the TENANT ©oo®>® VCD review INSANITY is almost always fascinating to watch, especially when it is laced with suspense and a dose of dark humour In The Tenant, Roman Polanski (who co-wrote and directed) is brilliant as Trelkovsky, a quiet and inconspicuous man who rents
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        241 37  -  By- Julie Sim ONG BAK: MUAY THAI WARRIOR ©OO©® VCD REVIEW EYE-CANDY he is not, but stuntman-tumed-actor Tony Ja packs a punch that makes this movie a must-watch for action flick buffs. He stars as a simpleton, Ting, sent to the big city of Bangkok to
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      87 38 North America is getting six more weeks of winter. Punxsutawney Phil said so last Monday, Groundhog Day. The Milwaukee Channel reported that as thousands of winter-weary folks booed, the weathertelling filmstar rodent spied his shadow. Tradition JH says that that S means six more weeks of
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        68 38 FESTACANZONE DISCOVERING ART SONGS Tomorrow to Sunday Esplanade Recital Studio Tickets from. $l6 to $26 at Sistic T An unprecedented i combination of art song recitals, master classes, vocal technique classes and panel discussions J involving both local and foreign artistes such as Korean soprano Ae-Ree Jeong (pictured), Scottish
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        57 38 FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING Saturday, 8.30am-spm Traders Hotel $l2O (includes lunch and tea), call Aware at 6779-7137 or e-mailfit@aware.org.sg This one-day course provides you with essential money management skills to help you get, keep and grow your money. Learn the theory in the morning session. In the afternoon, play a
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        52 38 9pm, HBO (SCV 60) A Time Magazine article insinuating that Vivi (Ellen Burstyn) wasn’t a good mother compromises her relationship with her daughter Sidda Lee (Sandra Bullock) and it’s up to the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Maggie Smith, Shirley Knight and Fionnula Flanagan) to show set
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        57 38 9pm, Channel U Qingjia is both shocked and happy when Chengqian proposes. When Xueqi has to undergo a heart operation, the whole family, except Zhuolin, goes to the hospital to support him. Yingjie decides to expand his business to Shanghai and invites Xueqi and Zhuolin to help
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      436 38 Yburdailyhoroscope ip Aquarius mm JAN2O-FEB 18 FEB 19-MAR2O Accidents seem to be rooted in unconscious intention. Surprising items float to the surface when you let yourself drift. Some can be discarded, while others fit remarkably well with your new redecoration plan. Prying eyes see far too much. A professional code
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      492 40  -  Four years on, Boucher offers olive branch but Tan not keen By_ Gary Lim BENEATH the calm waters, a strong undercurrent of tension runs between footballers Nicodeme Boucher and Tan Kim Leng. The two were involved in a brawl four years ago, resulting in Boucher being banned from
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      358 40  -  By Tan Kim Han SEAK Poh Leong (right), one of Singapore’s most illustrious coaches, has officially stepped down as Geylang United’s director of football. The 50-year-old attributed his departure to the hectic schedule as deputy managing director of Pioneer Electronics Asia Centre. However, the brain
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      202 41 LONDON British model Jordan has claimed that she had an affair with David Beckham. The Sun reported that the busty 25-vear-old told her fellow celebrities during the reality TV show called “I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here” about the affair with the Real Madrid
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      228 41 AFP MIDDLESBROUGH Arsene Wenger accused Middlesbrough of muscling their way into the League Cup final, but the Arsenal boss had no complaints about the red card handed to Martin Keown. Keown was ordered off just before half-time for a professional foul on Massimo Maccarone,
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      275 41 Reuters LONDON With his sharp suit, shiny black mock croc shoes and twinkling diamond ear studs, Adrian Mutu (above) stands out in a crowd of dressed-down English, Dutch and German soccer players. On the pitch, Chelsea’s Romanian forward also aims to make an impression, trying
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      406 42 Reuters OAKLAND, California Andre Agassi (above) is interested in helping to run tennis after he retires, providing the role gives him real power. “I will have tremendous interest in helping the sport that has been so good to me,” the eight-time Grand Slam champion said
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      528 43 On current form, Vijay Singh is a clear favourite to win all four Majors Reuters LONDON Vijay Singh, on current form, has to be rated a clear favourite for all four of this year’s Major championships. The 40-year-old Fijian has produced the best golf of his career over
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      248 43 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Cleveland 85 Detroit 82 AUBURN HILLS, Michigan In what is becoming a repetitive scene for the Detroit Pistons, Chauncey Billups had the ball in his hands at the end of the game. But, this time, he came up short twice. Carlos
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      130 43 GOLF AFP SYDNEY Australasian PGA Tour chairman Wayne Grady says there is no need for a rule change to bar women playing on the men’s tour. His response follows criticism by Greg Norman of female golfers’ participation in male tournaments. Grady, a former US PGA champion, said
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        132 43 AFP LONDON Irish racing tycoon John Magnier is reportedly trying to get Celtic manager Martin O’Neill to replace Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. Magnier, United’s biggest shareholder with business partner JP McManus, is determined to remove Ferguson after he sued the pair over stud rights to
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        47 43 BALESTIER Khalsa will hold trials for their youth teams this Saturday (2.30 pm) at the Toa Payoh Stadium. Triallists must be bom between 1986 and 1987 for the under-18 age group, and 1988 and 1989 for under-16 For details, call Zainudeen at 6356-0049 or 9317-8413.
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      25 43 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). GOLF: USPGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Channel i, tomorrow, 4am).
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      330 44 Sapinah Ham, Before -64 kg Lost 4kg in 2 mths After -60 kg Irene Ong, Before -68 kg Lost 10kg in 2 mths After-58kg “xT" Si IS V s Irene Foo, Before -56 kg Lost 10kg in 2 mths After-46kg %0m f J Enjoy Expressions Intense Pulsed Light (EIPL) treatments
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