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Title Section12 2004-12-10 1 Streats FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg e-mail: streats@sph.coog^sg MICA (P) 196/03/200412 words
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Article597 2004-12-10 1 Territory will lose out to S’pore, Shanghai if standards slip further: businessmen, educators -AFP HONG KONG Business leaders and educators fear that declining standards of spoken and written English in Hong Kong are jeopardising the territory’s future as an international commercial centre. Observers say that-AFP - 597 words
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174 2004-12-10 1 Wire services LONDON Half the world’s population will be speaking or learning English by 2015, researchers say. Two billion people are expected to start learning English within a decade and three billion will speak it, the British Council, which, promotes English and BritishWire services - 174 words
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Advertisement62 2004-12-10 1 1 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg e-mail: streats* MICA (P) 196/03/2004 CAPITALAND’S 43-STOREY RIVERGATE IS FIRST RESIDENTIAL PROJECT TO GET URA’S LANDMARK STATUS what now s’pore? AFTER ANOTHER TIGER CUP DRAW, SOCC TAN KIM HAN ANALYSES LIONS' CHANCES now, theatre idol 4L_ VIEWERS CAN NOW VOTE BY SMS FOR62 words
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Article, Illustration305 2004-12-10 2 No casualties reported as fourth bomb is intercepted Wire services BANGKOK Train services in three southern Thai provinces were temporarily halted yesterday following simultaneous bomb explosions on railway tracks in a region stalked by an escalating Muslim insurgency, officials said. Mr Chitsanti Dhanasobhon, headWire services; AP - 305 words
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Article154 2004-12-10 2 AP KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian Islamic charity has been channeling funds to a Thai separatist group, a newspaper reported yesterday, citing a leader of Malaysia’s ruling party. The New Straits Times quoted senior Umno official Annuar Musa as saying that the Malaysian Muslim Welfare OrganisationAP - 154 words
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Article, Illustration417 2004-12-10 3 Sarah Ng - $5O CPF deposit may come from due shares By Sarah Ng THE Government is helping some 5,000 inmates of Changi Prison to qualify for the third allocation of Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) to be given out early next year. Instead of asking them toBH - 417 words
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133 2004-12-10 3 AFP MALAYSIAN police have busted a brothel in an abandoned pigsty after housewives complained that their husbands spent a surprising amount of time there, police said yesterday. The pigsty, with 20 cubicles, had been furnished with tables, fans, a bar serving alcohol, neon lightsAFP - 133 words
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338 2004-12-10 3 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh THE business model of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has so impressed a foreign leading management institute that it intends to use it to develop a course of study at post-graduate level. The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (lIM-A)338 words
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Article, Illustration168 2004-12-10 3 Ashleigh Sim - Text picture byAshldgh Sim 'Ashleigh Sim IN the warm cottage setting of a wine bar, the wedded bliss of Mr Irvin Seah, 29, and his wife, Ms Yang Wen Sze, was apparent as they exchanged wedding vows before family and friends. Amid168 words
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Article, Illustration270 2004-12-10 4 Gayathri Raghavan - By Gayathri Raghavan MORE than 100 former users and staff of the old National Library at Stamford Road shared their memories of the 44-year-old red-bricked building when invited to do so in May. Now, most of their feelings have been immortalised in a commemorative book,270 words
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Article, Illustration587 2004-12-10 4 Philip Lee - Former colleagues remember former STgroup editor Khoo TengSoon for being soft-spoken and generous, andfor Jus amazingjournalistic skills. TS, as he was known, was a die-hard sports fan, too Streats By Philip Lee NEWSPAPER editors suffer this undeserved universal reputation: They are loud, flamboyant,587 words
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Article, Illustration250 2004-12-10 6 Christopher Lim - Arimidex works for post-menopausal women By Christopher Lim POST-MENOPAUSAL breast cancer patients were given new reasons yesterday to consider new drug Arimidex. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced the results of a five-and-a-half year study of the drug, which examined its effects alongside that of mainstream breast250 words
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Article, Illustration168 2004-12-10 6 AP PARIS Continental Airlines Inc said on Wednesday it was “outraged” at reports that French authorities want to prosecute the carrier and several employees over the Concorde crash that killed 113 people in Paris four years ago. The airline issued a strongly worded statementAP - 168 words
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113 2004-12-10 8 auzzsrop AFP POLITICAL parties in Latin America, India, Indonesia, and certain eastern European states are judged the most corrupt, according to a new survey released yesterday by the group Transparency International. In half the 64 countries surveyed, “political parties were rated by theAFP - 113 words
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Article135 2004-12-10 8 His Liaoning degree not recognised CHINESE national Yue Bao Sheng was yesterday fined $lO,OOO for practising Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) without having first registered with the TCM Practitioners Board, The Straits Times reports today. He is the first TCM practitioner to be charged for the offence.135 words
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Article134 2004-12-10 8 Suspect remanded 3 more weeks A PSYCHIATRIST will spend three more weeks evaluating the mental condition of Malaysian Took Leng How, who is accused of murdering eight-year-old Chinese girl Huang Na last month. Deputy Public Prosecutor David Khoo told a district court yesterday that the psychiatrist134 words
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Article, Illustration68 2004-12-10 8 Ashleigh Sim - Text and Picture by Ashleigh Sim The world’s largest tankard standing at 1.987 m was brought to Singapore yesterday to mark the opening of the Clarke Quay branch Royal Selangor, one of the world’s largest pewter manufacturers. Weighing 1,557 kg, and with a capacity of 2,796 litres, the68 words
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132 2004-12-10 8 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA), which is building a Circle Line MRT station outside Maris Stella High (Primary) School at Bartley Road, has been checking ground movements every day at the school. Two months ago, the school’s automatic main gate could not shut because132 words
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Article95 2004-12-10 8 SRI Lankan drug suspect Jeremy Mahen Chanmugam, 40, did not turn up at the Australian specialist clinic where he was supposed to receive treatment. The Australian immigration authorities have no records of him entering the country either, The Straits Times reports today. Chanmugam had obtained leave from95 words
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Article92 2004-12-10 8 Reuters NIKE has apologised for a footwear ad featuring an attack on a gongfu master which was banned by China, saying that it only intended to emulate the Hong Kong martial arts movie heroes of the *****. China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television onReuters - 92 words
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Article93 2004-12-10 8 A MEETING of global union and business leaders that was slated for next week in Beijing was scuttled by the Chinese government when it rescinded visas for participants, according to a news report yesterday. China said the cancellation of the meeting, arranged by the Organisation for93 words
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Article104 2004-12-10 8 Reuters TWELVE men held in a Perak detention camp for links with the Jemaah Islamiah terror group were involved in a brawl with prison guards in which at least 32 people were injured, the Malaysian government said yesterday. Home-made knives, sharpened badminton rackets and wires were– Reuters - 104 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration456 2004-12-10 12 Company sells 111m shares, raises slBsm from IPO Bloomberg SINGAPORE Shares of Yellow Pages Singapore, which publishes phone directories, rose 5.4 per cent in their debut after the company and its shareholders raised about $lB5 million in an initial share sale. The shares– Bloomberg - 456 words
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342 2004-12-10 12 Bloomberg HONG KONG Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise, one of the world’s largest plane lessors by fleet size, said rates for new aircraft may rise 20 per cent next year because of rising demand from low-cost airlines in South-east Asia. Leasing rates forBloomberg - 342 words
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198 2004-12-10 12 TALK about being behind your product all the way. British Airways (BA) guarantees that you will get a good night’s sleep in its Club World business class beds. If not, you get upgraded to first class on your return journey absolutely free. All you198 words
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Article103 2004-12-10 12 Reuters HONG KONG Singapore developer Capita Land Ltd is planning to launch a fund that invests in Chinese shopping malls as it seeks to tap increasing investor interest for property in the fastest growing major economy. South-east Asia’s biggest developer, which has built offices and a shoppingReuters - 103 words
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Article83 2004-12-10 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE PSA International Ltd, operator of the world’s second-busiest container port, handled 12 per cent more containers last month at its ports globally as demand for products made in Asia increased in Europe and North America. The government-owned port operator handled 2.74 million standard– Bloomberg - 83 words
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354 2004-12-10 17 Operator’s sl.9b deal will help it grow in Asia, S America Bloomberg HONG KONG Dubai Ports International will pay US$l.l5 billion (551.89 billion) to buy CSX Corp’s container terminals business to expand into Asia and South America, beating a bid from Singapore’s PSA– Bloomberg - 354 words
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Article, Illustration218 2004-12-10 17 AFP BEIJING China may build two underwater tunnels to Macau, the former Portuguese colony, state media said yesterday, with ever larger numbers of gamblers expected to pour into the casino mecca. The two tunnels, which are still in the planning stage, are expected to reachAFP - 218 words
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Article27 2004-12-10 17 STI: 1.999.14 21.52 *AS AT DEC 9 US$: 551.646 Ss: RM2.309 553.171 Ss: HK54.724 EURO: 552.195 Ss: 23.96 BAHT Ss: 63.20 YEN Ss: 5,564 RUPIAH27 words
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Article, Illustration317 2004-12-10 19 Beijing’s restricted lending showing effect Bloomberg HONG KONG/SHANGHAI China’s industrial production grew at its slowest pace in 18 months in November as the government restricted lending in industries, including steel and autos to cool the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Production rose a slower-than-expected 14.8– Bloomberg; AFP - 317 words
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215 2004-12-10 19 Bloomberg TOKYO German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said that he is concerned about the euro’s strength against the US dollar. Mr Schroeder said this yesterday in a speech at a business symposium in Tokyo arranged by the Nihon Keizai newspaper. The US dollar rose for a– Bloomberg - 215 words
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Article, Illustration558 2004-12-10 21 Analysts mixed on coffeehouse chain’s move to drive growth Bloomberg ATLANTA Mr Blaine Hein, a 34-year-old construction worker, switched to Starbucks’ bacon-and-egg English muffins for breakfast from Jack in the Box egg biscuits after the coffeehouse chain started selling its first oven-heated foodsBloomberg - 558 words
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Article352 2004-12-10 22 Staff in US, China worry over jobs afters3b landmark sell-off The Washington Post RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina During an IBM employee meeting here on Wednesday, a worker asked a question that perhaps only 10 years ago would have been unthinkable: If he wanted to keep– The Washington Post - 352 words
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Article, Illustration885 2004-12-10 24 PHILIP LEE - By PHILIP LEE WHEN retired politician Harbans Singh died last Saturday at age 78, a victim of pneumonia, he shut the lid on one of the great mysteries of opposition politics in Singapore. With his death, I have to say, perhaps facetiously, that I have also885 words
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Article97 2004-12-10 26 I AGREE with points Ms Yvonne Kwok made in her article, “Idol lessons” (Streats, Dec 8). Although I voted six times for Sylvester Sim via SMS on the actual day, I received only one acknowledgement around midnight and another three the following morning around 10am97 words
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256 2004-12-10 26 WITH the implementation of the Fire Safety Act in 1989, owners of high-rise buildings must employ a qualified firesafety manager to oversee the fire-safety equipment, formulate a fire-evacuation plan, conduct periodical fire-evacuation drills and arrange an annual building inspection. These tasks are usually undertaken by256 words
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102 2004-12-10 26 COULD the relevant authorities look into putting up “no smoking” signs at taxi stands. I think some people are still not aware that lighting up while standing in a queue is banned. My friends and I have encountered this several times, especially when102 words
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Article274 2004-12-10 28 I REFER to the letter, “Mongrels lose out from HDB policy” (Streats, Dec 8). The egotism of the human animal never fails to amaze me. There is no such thing in nature as “pedigree”, “mongrel”, or “pariah”, as denoted in the letter. All these terms are274 words
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123 2004-12-10 28 I REFER to Mr Chua Kim Choo’s letter, “MRT escalator woes” (Streats, Dec 8). Mr Chua mentioned Yishun MRT station, but it seems that such problems are also persistent elsewhere, especially so at Orchard MRT station. As far as I can recall, the escalators123 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration43 2004-12-10 29 Conservative MP Steven Fletcher, with the assistance of a new wheelchair, standing up to speak in Canada’s House of Commons on Parliament Hills in Ottawa on Wednesday. Mr Fletcher is the first quadriplegic to be elected to Canada’s parliament ReutersReuters - 43 words
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185 2004-12-10 29 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian accused China of making threats and intimidating the island as it prepared for this weekend’s legislative elections, which are expected to yield strong gains for pro-independence parties. “Communist China always intimidates us during our democratisation,-AFP - 185 words
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Article416 2004-12-10 29 Jakarta to turn them into state firms: defence minister Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia’s military, undergoing phased reforms intended to bring it under civilian control, may soon lose all its major businesses, although legislators said yesterday that the move would not go far enough. Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono,– Reuters - 416 words
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221 2004-12-10 29 Los Angeles Times SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong II recently purged his brother-in-law from the government, removing a powerful party official who was thought to be a possible rival to Mr Kim and his sons, South Korean intelligence officials have reported. NorthLos Angeles Times - 221 words
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Article, Illustration453 2004-12-10 30 US defence chief‘not surprised’ by troops’ armour complaint -afp NEW DELHI US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld yesterday put a positive spin on critical comments from US troops about their safety in Iraq, saying it was the duty of the top brass to listen. Soldiers waiting in-afp; AP - 453 words
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Article133 2004-12-10 30 AFP SYDNEY Australia’s government yesterday offered to supply a remote Aboriginal township with fuel if parents agreed to wash their children, under a controversial plan to end health problems plaguing indigenous communities. There is endemic poor health among Aborigines, who form Australia’s most disadvantaged community.AFP - 133 words
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Medical
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301 2004-12-10 32 Reuters LONDON Teenagers and young men should keep their laptops off their laps because they could damage fertility, an expert said yesterday. Laptops, which reach high internal operating temperatures, can heat up the scrotum which could affect the quality and quantity of men’s sperm. “TheReuters - 301 words
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153 2004-12-10 32 Reuters NEW YORK New research provides further evidence that antioxidants in green vegetables help protect ageing eyes from cataracts. In an experiment, investigators at Ohio State University in Columbus found that human eye cells treated with antioxidants showed less damage after being exposed to■ Reuters - 153 words
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Article, Illustration313 2004-12-10 35 Sarah Ng - By_ Sarah Ng TRADITIONAL Chinese medicine (TCM) believes that good health is a balance of yin and yang, which literally means dark and light respectively. Similarly, food can be yin (cooling) and yang (heaty). Food is considered “heaty” after it has been fried, baked or313 words
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my HOME YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME-OWNING
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Article, Illustration475 2004-12-10 36 Janice Wong - River Gate will rise 43 storeys above the water on Martin Road site, as the first residential project to win approval under the URAs plan to encourage outstanding city architecture By Janice Wong THE sedate Singapore River may not immediately conjure up the romanticism of the French Riviera,475 words
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Article, Illustration437 2004-12-10 38 What do you do with faulty or outdated electronic gadgets that are lying around the home? While Singaporeans have their karungguni men, Americans simply toss the techno trash along with the garbage -AP NEW YORK When Office Depot stores in the US ran an electronics recycling-AP; AP - 437 words
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Article, Illustration567 2004-12-10 40 Forget about Singapore Idol; are you ready for Theatre Idol? Yes, YOU have a say in Action Theatre’s new play. SHARLENE TAN reports DAVID Fuhrmann-Lim is a little nervous about Saturday’s Theatre Idols, Action Theatre’s new show which gives the audience a chance to critique new scripts567 words
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Article, Illustration474 2004-12-10 42 It’s the colour of the year, say fashionistas. But how to wear it? Read on IPS EVERY year, there is a colour that’s fighting to be the new black. Last year, it was brown. The year before, it was grey. And a few years before, it was noIPS; Pics: AFP - 474 words
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Article, Illustration445 2004-12-10 44 Sharlene Tan - B y Sharlene Tan THEIR art is distinctly different and they don’t even speak the same language. Yet last night, Taiwanese Ju Ming and Colombian Fernando Botero connected, discussed and even entertained in a rare meeting of these two creative minds. The event, organised by445 words
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Article, Illustration279 2004-12-10 45 Yvonne Kwok - By Yvonne Kwok NEXT year’s Renci Charity Show promises to be an eyeopener, with Media Corp artistes working alongside former Channel U artistes at the Channel U fundraising event. Channel 8 star Chew Chor Meng will host the show alongside regular hosts Guo Liang and279 words
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Article173 2004-12-10 45 MEDIACORP Studios CEO Chang Long Jong yesterday sketched out some plans for incomng Channel U artistes. “Many have established themselves as hosts and actors and I foresee lots of positive development for them,” he said. Taking Media Works artiste Adrian Pang, whom some see as173 words
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Article, Illustration426 2004-12-10 46 SeMeTau - By SeMeTau IF you ever thought that clowning around was an easy job, think again. Vhadimir and Olga Kravtchenko, a married couple who are part of the 27-strong European Flying Circus, say that they practise all the time. “It is a very difficult job and we work426 words
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Article, Illustration407 2004-12-10 48 JUDI LOW - Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? These recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to do and cost $lO or less for four servings Stylish eating on a shoestring By JUDI LOW THE stylish potato these days is broken potatoes, not407 words
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181 2004-12-10 50 THE politically correct rewriting has begun for the movie version of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. The film’s director and scriptwriter, Chris Weitz, will remove references to God and the church, reported BBC News online yesterday. Weitz, who directed American Pie and181 words
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Article, Illustration132 2004-12-10 52 Bad news for Australia’s Christmas cherries they’re splitting on the trees. What looked like being a good average season has been decimated by unseasonal wet weather across most of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. In the Adelaide Hills, some growers have lost 100 peri Pic Ashleigh Sim - 132 words
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Article, Illustration51 2004-12-10 52 10pm, Channel i A Jewish Russian emigrant is renamed and raised by a British family. Many years later, her talent for singing and dancing sees her accepted into a Paris dance troupe. All is well until the Nazis march into Paris. Starring Emily Watson and Robert51 words
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Article59 2004-12-10 52 llpm, HBO (Star Hub Ch 60) Charming and self-absorbed millionaire George Wade (Hugh Grant) depends on his lawyer Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) to manage his finances, arrange his divorce and even choose his business suits. When she quits, he realises that he has come to rely on59 words
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Article, Illustration39 2004-12-10 52 POTPOURRI Tomorrow, spm Esplanade Library. Free Student actors from Artistic Expressions perform a mixture of well-loved classics, famous Broadway musicals and popular contemporary pieces. There will be something for everyone in the afternoon of fun and lively performances.39 words
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Article66 2004-12-10 52 LIGHT UP BISHAN NORTH Tomorrow, 7pm Bishan Heights Amphitheatre (Block 288, Bishan Street 2) Free Christmas comes to the heartlands as a giant tree measuring 30 feet lights up. Youths from the Central Singapore Community Development Council’s High Five Alumni showcase their talents in carols and a rock band66 words
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Miscellaneous508 2004-12-10 52 Yourdai §P AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 bu Kelli Fox t Abstract ideas are painless, but the real thing just might hurt a bit. You do have an alternate plan, don’t you? Re-purpose your mission into something that you can survive. If you prosper, so much the better. 1-JUN2I Is this508 words
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Article, Illustration431 2004-12-10 54 Tan Kim Han - Goalless draw leaves Singapore with a mountain to climb to reach semis Reports by Tan Kim Han TIGER CUP (GROUP A) Indonesia O Singapore O in Ho Chi Minh City SINGAPORE’S semi-final hopes in the Tiger Cup football tournament now hang in the balance after aAFP - 431 words
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Article, Illustration364 2004-12-10 54 VIETNAM football captain Le Huynh Due wants to play in the S-League. The 32-year-old icon, who has scored 14 goals in the last four Tiger Cups, hopes to venture abroad after his contract ends next season. Said the striker: “Fve always wanted to play in364 words
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Article, Illustration449 2004-12-10 56 Gary Lim - Singapore bowlers among those making the cut for second round By Gary Lim SINGAPORE’S Valerie Teo and Remy Ong (left) marched into the second round of the AMF Bowling World Cup at Superbowl Telok Blangah yesterday. Undergraduate Teo, who had stayed away from competitions for almostsr - 449 words
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Article, Illustration328 2004-12-10 56 Serene Tay - By Serene Tay HE is tall, and has deep grey eyes and a chiselled face that make you want to slip your phone number to him. Close your eyes and it’s easy to picture the well-built, 1.87 m bowler as a lifesized replica ofNg SorLuan - 328 words
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Article, Illustration523 2004-12-10 57 LIM HAN MING - Battle between table-toppers will be decided in midfield Soccer smart By > LIM HAN MING MANUEL Almunia and Cesc Fabregas. The Spanish duo have been identified as the key men for Arsenal in the top-of-the-table clash with Chelsea at Highbury on Sunday. While doubt has been cast onReuters - 523 words
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Article491 2004-12-10 57 TOMORROW: Everton (3) vs Liverpool (7) Head to head: Everton won 62, Liverpool 74, Draws 61 Last 6 league matches: Everton WDWWLD; Liverpool DWLWLD Team news: Everton Ferguson doubtful; Liverpool Cisse, Smicer, Garcia injured Verdict: Pool win Crystal Palace (16) vs Blackburn Rovers (17) Head to head: Palace491 words
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Article, Illustration489 2004-12-10 58 Benitez can’t praise Gerrard enough after wonder strike Wire services LIVERPOOL Rafael Benitez was full of praise for Steven Gerrard s (right) performance after the Liverpool captain’s dramatic late goal earned his side a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday. Gerrards powerful, swerving,Wire services; Reuters - 489 words
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268 2004-12-10 58 Wire services ISTANBUL Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insists that he has no regrets about fielding a secondstring side against Fenerbahce. Sanli Tuncay’s second-half hat-trick consigned the Red Devils to a 3-0 defeat in Istanbul and allowed Lyon to advance into the ChampionsWire services - 268 words
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Article170 2004-12-10 58 GOLF SINGAPORE’S Choo Tze Huang underlined why he is the best junior golfer on the island and probably in the region when he registered yet another sub-par round (three-under 69) to win the SICC Junior Invitational Golf Championship by a massive 12 strokes yesterday. Choo’s total170 words
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Article151 2004-12-10 58 AFP KUALA LUMPUR India’s Jyoti Randhawa shot the best round of his career, a nine-under-par 63, to open up a four-stroke first-round lead in the U *****,000 (*****,000) Volvo Masters of Asia yesterday. Randhawa, Asia’s No 1 in 2002, was in imperious form in the Asian Tour’sAFP - 151 words
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Article, Illustration266 2004-12-10 59 Wire services ROME David Beckham admitted that it was a relief for Real Madrid to reach the knock-out phase of the Champions League. But he was reluctant to say that the Spanish club had now come out of what has been a lean spell by their standards. Real’s– Wire services; AP - 266 words
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Article125 2004-12-10 59 GROUP A: Deportlvo la Coruna (Spa) 0 Monaco (Fra) 5 (Chevanton 22, Givet 37, Saviola 39, Maicon 55, Adebayor 75); Liverpool (Eng) 3 (Pongolle 47, Mellor 81, Gerrard 86} Olympiakos (Gre) 1 (Rivaido 26} GROUP B: Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) 3 (Juan 51, Voronin 77, Babic 86) Dynamo Kiev125 words
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Miscellaneous51 2004-12-10 58 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA: Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs (Ch 24, 9am).GOLF: USPGA Tour: Target World Challenge, day 2 (Ch 23 and Channel i, tomorrow, 4am). FOOTBALL: Tiger Cup: Thailand vs Myanmar (Ch 24, 5.55 pm), Malaysia vs Philippines (Ch 24, 8.30 pm). EPL preview: (Channel i,51 words
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