Streats, 16 December 2004

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  • 13 1 Streats THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg e-mail- streats@sph.com .sg mica {pj 196/03/2004
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  • 188 1 Wire services SINGAPORE Mr Chen Jiulin, who was suspended as chief executive of China Aviation Oil (CAO) after it reported a US$55O million (Ss9o7 million) loss from trading in oil derivatives, has resigned as president of a trade group in Singapore. He quit
    . – Wire services  -  188 words
  • 518 1  -  Inquiry rules negligence of safety assessor caused 7 deaths in May 29 oil tanker tragedy Khushwant Singh THE negligence of a Keppel Shipyard safety assessor resulted in a flash fire on board the Portuguese-registered oil tanker Almudaina which killed seven workers on May 29
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  • Morning Rush
    • 376 4 Hijackers thought to be Albanians, demand $2 million Wire services ATHENS Two gunmen hijacked a bus with 25 passengers on board in an Athens suburb yesterday and were reportedly demanding one million euros (552.2 million) in ransom and to be flown to Russia. The two,
      – Wire services  -  376 words
    • 189 4  -  By Lee Choo Kiong TRANSPORT group SMRT Corp is handing out close to $1 million worth of diesel vouchers to help its 2,400 taxi drivers cope with higher fuel prices. The price of diesel has gone up by more than 30
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    • 175 4 IF you’re heading to Orchard Road this Sunday evening, consider leaving the car at home. The stretch of Orchard Road from Scotts Road to the Bideford Road/Orchard Link junction will be closed to traffic from 6pm to 11pm on Sunday. This
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    • 220 4 The Washington Post JAKARTA Bali bombing field commander Imam Samudra has been on death rov now for a year, but that has not stopped him from writing a jailhouse autobiography. Tucked into the back of the 280-page book is a chapter of
      – The Washington Post  -  220 words
    • 426 5 New security zone contravenes maritime law Reuters CANBERRA Australia plans to strengthen its coastal security with a controversial footprint that stretches south of New Zealand to north of Indonesia. Under plans unveiled by Prime Minister John Howard to protect against possible terror attacks, ships destined
      – Reuters  -  426 words
    • 281 5  -  By r Lee Choo Kiong BLONDE bombshell Pamela Anderson is coming to town next month well, sort of. She will appear in larger-than-life billboards along Orchard Road from January to March, for a good cause animal protection. Standing bare from the waist up
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    • 131 5 AFP SYDNEY The Australian f>vemment yesterday warned at it had received specific intelligence suggesting an nnnunent terrorist attack in Indonesia, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel. Indonesian authorities played down the statement by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, insisting that there was no intelligence
      . – AFP  -  131 words
    • 250 5 STREATS advertisers will receive a windfall when the free newspaper ceases to publish soon. Those who have active contracts for insertions in Streats signed on or before Dec 15 will have the option of using up ad space that has not been used up in any
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    • 386 6 Some supporters see Indon leader as indecisive Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia’s soldier-president holds a sweeping mandate, but since taking office two months ago has yet to dazzle, and he needs more than military discipline and a methodical mindset to tackle the country’s vast problems.
      – Reuters  -  386 words
    • 267 6  -  By Lee Choo Kiong EX-LEPERS were turned away by some restaurants last month for their unsightly appearances. The restaurants also feared that they were still contagious. But during this Christmas season, thanks to people who believe in spreading the festive
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    • 337 8 Move marks further opening of China’s banking sector -AP SHANGHAI Shenzhen Development Bank announced yesterday that it has appointed a pair of American financial experts as board chairman and president, the first foreigners to hold such positions with a mainland Chinese bank. The appointment
      -AP  -  337 words
    • 165 8 -AFP BEIJING China said yesterday that weekend election results in Taiwan proved most of the island’s people favour peace with the mainland and are disillusioned with the “separatist activities” of President Chen Shui-bian. Moving to capitalise on Mr Chen’s defeat, the Taiwan Affairs Office slammed
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    • Article, Illustration
      73 8 Science trainer Alfred Lim letting 3.5 million volts of electricity run through his chain-mail suit in a ‘live’ demonstration of the Tesla coil at the Singapore Science Centre. Capable of generating lightning-like electrical discharges up to 6m long, the Tesla coil was invented by Nikola Tesla to illustrate
      – Text and picture by Ashleigh Sim  -  73 words
    • 296 8  -  By Christopher Lim HONDA has demonstrated its confidence in Institute of Technical Education (ITE) students whom it says are not often given enough credit. Ms Karen Tan, the general manager of Honda’s Intelligent Community Vehicle System (ICVS) research and development project who said this,
      Christopher Lim  -  296 words
    • 123 10 BUZZSTOP Bernama MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is hopeful that Malaysia and Singapore will be able to resolve their outstanding bilateral issues. “We hope that ultimately we will look beyond dollars and cents. We will look in terms of
      – Bernama  -  123 words
    • Article, Illustration
      107 10 An official from Danish toymaker Lego measuring the Singapore Lego millipede at Singapore Expo Hall 4 yesterday. At 1,410 m, the millipede could take Singapore into the the Guinness Book of Records, breaking the record set by Canada earlier this year. If the measurement is confirmed, Singapore
      – Text and picture by Ng Sor Luan  -  107 words
    • 142 10 Artist now in Sri Lanka A WARRANT of arrest has been issued for artist Jeremy Mahen Chanmugam, one of 14 high-profile personalities arrested when police busted a cocaine ring in October. District Judge FG Remedios issued a warrant for Chanmugam’s arrest and the $25,000 bail
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    • 167 10 He stabbed his KTV-hostess wife TAXI driver Lim Son Thye, 40, was sentenced to 30 months’jail and six strokes of the cane yesterday for stabbing his wife in a fit of jealousy over suspicions that she was having an affair. The court heard that Lim
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    • 138 10 Teach Less, Learn More’ approach THE new “Teach Less, Learn More” approach will not affect the standing of Singapore students as the top performers in mathematics and science, said the Ministry of Education. Instead, the new system may even improve Singapore’s strengths in maths
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    • 97 10 Reuters COUNTERFEITING in Malaysia risks becoming an epidemic, a senior US trade official said yesterday, urging the country to join the US in an attack on industrial piracy. “We are looking for measures to stoj it before it becomes an epidemic,” US Assistant Commerce Secretary William Lash
      – Reuters  -  97 words
    • 98 10 -AFP A PASSENGER punched a stewardess and more than a dozen others blocked the door to the plane after flight attendants tried to take oversized luggage off to be checked in. The incident occurred on Sunday on a plane scheduled to take off from Chongqing airport
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    • 99 10 Wire services A THAI soldier is now the main suspect in the shooting death of a senior official in the restive south. Private Theradech Pongpetch has been charged with negligence resulting in the death of the deputy governor of Pattani province in a shooting last month,
      – Wire services  -  99 words
    • 97 10 THE Public Utilities Board will lower the price of Newater to all existing Newater customers from $1.30 per cubic metre to $1.15 per cubic metre with effect from Jan 1. It also awarded the tender for the supply of 116,000 cubic metres of Newater and 46,000
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  • Financial
    • 478 12 Malaysia-based Etika is seeking a Sesdaq listing to help it widen the market for its beverage business iT rj A NOW that sales of its milk products are well established in Malaysia, Etika International Holdings aims to expand its reach in the other countries in the region.
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    • 81 12 -AFP SINGAPORE Sing Tel will begin sales of third-generation cellphones today, ahead of a commercial launch in the first quarter of 2005, the company said yesterday. Sing Tel said it would begin selling four 3G-equipped cellphones the Motorola AlOOO, Motorola Elooo, Sony Ericsson ZlOlO and
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    • 117 12 -4/=? BANGKOK The Thai subsidiary of Air Asia, the region’s largest budget airliilfe, will launch five new international routes next year, it said in a statement yesterday. The airline will fly from Bangkok to the three Chinese cities of Kunming, Guangzhou and Xiamen, as well as
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    • 59 12 Reuters SINGAPORE/US Stats ChipPac, a leading independent semiconductor test and advanced packaging service provider, yesterday announced the resignation of Mr Dennis McKenna as vice-chairman and director with effect from Dec 8. “On behalf of the board, I would like! to express our appreciation to Dennis for his
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    • 113 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE SLA, Asia’s most profitable carrier, flew 11 per cent more passengers in November from the yearearlier month because it raised capacity in anticipation of more travel demand. The airline carried 1.38 million passengers last month, more than the 1.25 million a year earlier, it
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    • 308 14 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Chartered Semiconductor, which is losing its spot as the world’s thirdlargest provider of made-to-order chips, said that its fourth-quarter loss will be wider than forecast as customers trim stockpiles. Chartered, based in Singapore, said it will probably have
      . – Bloomberg  -  308 words
    • 153 14 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Flextronics International Ltd, the world’s largest maker of electronics for other companies, yesterday named Mr Thomas Smach as chief financial officer after Mr Robert Dykes quit to take the same position at Juniper Networks Inc. Mr Smach will replace Mr Dykes as
      – Bloomberg  -  153 words
    • 451 14 Keppel chief speaks amid talk of merger Bloomberg SINGAPORE Keppel Offshore Marine’s chief executive Choo Chiau Beng said that Singapore’s biggest shipbuilder is benefiting from competition with local rival SembCorp Marine, amid suggestions the two companies should merge. “We are good sparring partners we beat the
      – Bloomberg  -  451 words
    • 183 14 Reuters GENE\A The global airlines body International Air Transport Association (lata) said on Tuesday that the industry was heading for a near US$5 billion (SsB.2 billion) deficit on international operations this year, pushing its total losses since 2001 to a massive US$35 billion. But
      – Reuters  -  183 words
    • 28 14 STI: 2,048.79 K 17.50 *AS AT DEC 15 US$: 551.647 553.174 EURO: 552.194 Ss: 63.78 YEN Ss: RM2.307 Ss: HK54.721 Ss: 23.96 BAHT Ss: 5,635 RUPIAH
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    • 241 16 Bloomberg WASHINGTON The decline of the US dollar is a signal that policy makers need to do more to ensure the currency’s depreciation won’t hurt global growth, International Monetary Fund chief economist Raghuram Raj an said. “While there is no need to be
      – Bloomberg  -  241 words
    • 448 16 Gas pipeline dispute delays opening of Mega mall AP MOSCOW It should have been a celebration of Russia’s consumer boom. Swedish furniture giant Ikea invited 250 guests, including the Swedish ambassador, to a grand opening celebration last Friday of its new 230,000
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  • Comment
    • 769 18  -  B y t Hoon Hian Tech Ho Kong Weng IN his commentary “Casino’s effects still not proven” (Streats, Dec 14), in response to our Business Times article “No case for casinos” (Dec 3), Mr Vikram Khanna questioned the assumptions we used in our growth model to quantify
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    • 395 20 TO support their thesis, Associate Professor Hoon Hian Teck and Assistant Professor Ho Kong Weng rely heavily on the work of Professor Earl Grinds, a well known anti-casino crusader in the US. Prof Grinds’ work that is cited by the authors has focused largely
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    • 497 20  -  By LARRY HAVERKAMP The New Paper IF you were hoping for a casino, then too bad for you. There is “no case for casinos”. Why? Because “from an economic standpoint, a casino will have an adverse impact on Singapore in the long term”. These are
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    • 141 18 a FpTQfijpJLQ r o Si fl E» y* litf o o o Just Kids it? Love H o Make a trip to Snow City, and marvel at Singapore's Tallest Snowman standing at 3 metres tall and made with over 2.5 tonnes of snow! Join in our Built-A-Snowman Challenge, and receive
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    • 172 23 Our clothes maketh the party, NQT JUST THE MAN A. xJ A J H With the finestjgjigtiion and accessotjfes under one Heeren Shops can certainly pmake you th« flßi' f; the party this I fe season, m wĕĕ Mi fete. A Vm»'K v 4t&m ¥M t|;f jgi pit J*, f
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  • Vocal
    • 204 24 I AGREE with the views stated in the letter, “GDP growth bypassing HDB shopkeepers” (Streats, Dec 14). My dad is a shopkeeper in a very old estate, and through the very small income from his shop he supports four other members of our family. Being
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    • 141 24 I WOULD like to thank Mr Sulaiman Selamat for his letter, “I jaywalk to avoid MRT escalators” (Streats, Dec 10). The escalators linking the Orchard Underpass to Tangs Department Store are frequently damaged by vandals and hence need to be shut down for repairs. Irresponsible
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    • 327 24 WITH reference to the Ministry of National Development’s letter, “Dog society did get nod for its plan” (Streats, Dec 7), the Action For Singapore Dogs Society (ASD) wishes to highlight the salient points of our Controlled Adoption Programme, to give a clearer picture of what
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    • 292 24 WE thank Mr YH Oh for informing us of his difficulties via the letter, “Unfair hospital charges” (Streats, Dec 13). However, our patients are provided with financial counselling when they are admitted. This includes imparting details of estimated charges and what happens when upgrading
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    • 92 24 MANY motorists who return to Singapore via the Causeway on Second Link are getting increasingly frustrated with the long delays in clearing immigration. At peak periods, it can take more than an hour. With more relaxed entry for Malaysians, the problem will only
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    • 85 24 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
    • 374 25 Reuters TOKYO North Korea warned Japan yesterday that it would treat economic sanctions as a “declaration of war” and threatened to try to exclude Tokyo from six-party talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear arms programmes. Calls are growing from the Japanese
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    • 429 25 -AFP NEW DELHI It’s a familiar sight during every election in India: A politician sits on one side of a giant scale while supporters heap cash and valuables on the other side until he is lifted into the air. Politicians also dole out liquor, clothes
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    • 167 25 -AFP BAGHDAD Ali Hassan Al-Majid, 60, a cousin of Saddam Hussein nicknamed “Chemical Ali” for the gassing of the Kurds, will be the first member of Iraq’s ousted leadership to go on trial, a minister announced yesterday. “The trials will take
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    • 107 25 -AFP MANILA The death of top movie star and defeated presidential candidate Fernando Poe, 65, sent political shockwaves throughout the Philippines yesterday, with some seeking to use his sudden demise as a platform to attack President Gloria Arroyo. A funeral wreath sent by Mrs Arroyo
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    • 288 28 Leaders expected to give green light for accession negotiations to begin AFP BRUSSELS Turkey will soon learn if its long-running campaign to enter the European Union (EU) is reaching fruition as EU leaders prepare to resolve one of the most divisive issues facing
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    • 198 28 LAGOS, Nigeria The son of UN SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan reportedly denies any involvement in the troubled Iraqi oil-for-food programme, after his name was brought up in connection with a procurement scandal related to the programme. According to CNN, Mr Kojo Annan said:
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  • Medical
    • 371 29  -  By Sarah Ng THE next time you have a bout of diarrhoea or thrush, a fungal infection of the vagina or mouth, make sure you add some yoghurt to your diet. The health food, which is fermented milk with living microbes, has been used for centuries
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    • 453 30  -  Sarah Ng WHEN a person suffers from hair loss, the natural reaction is to look for a treatment that produces results in the shortest time possible. But with the wide range of products available on the market, how is one to decide what is suitable? The
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  • Thursday Tech
    • 417 31  -  Don’t just use photo albums to file your photographs. f Turn them into a whole slideshow complete with music and narration handily stored on a VCD. We show you how By KOII SV HAW SO you have returned from a holiday with a tonne of
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  • EasyStreats weekender
    • Article, Illustration
      598 32 Let your child dress up and role-play in a iive” theatre performance at Downtown East’s Escape Theme Park this month. YVONNE KWOK tells you more GOBLINS, dragons and unicorns have invaded the Escape Theme Park (ETP) at Downtown East, and your child may have the chance to be
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    • Article, Illustration
      235 32 If you like ice cream, then, this Christmas, you’ll want not just any log cake but an ice cream one. GELARE’S Gelare’s ice cream log cakes are made with super premium Gelare ice cream wrapped in chocolate sponge and topped with fresh cream, dark chocolate and strawberries. They
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    • going out
      • 434 33  -  By Gregory Leow OCEAN'S TWELVE Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon Directed by Steven Soderbergh ©GOO® IMAGINE the pressure if you had to do the sequel to a remake of a classic caper movie that was highly rated both critically and commercially. First, you panic.
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      • 438 33  - Uneven but it has its moments B y Sharlene Tan PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG Starring Tiara Jacquelina, M Nasir, Adlin Aman Ramlie Directed by Saw Teong Hin ooo®® PUTERI Gunung Ledang (Princess of Mt Ledang) is a decent film that will probably satisfy audiences from the non-Asian film festival circuit, who
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    • eating out
      • 203 34  -  By Christopher Lim PASTA and pizza chain Pastamania wants to expand beyond its current clientele of adolescents, according to its CEO, Ben Tan. It recently started offering Heineken beer at outlets and is also gradually expanding its menu. One addition is the festive set ($13.90 nett), which
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      • 465 34  -  By. Amy Van OPENED in September, Peony-Jade at Clarke Quay is in a conservation building facing the river. The extensive menu is 70 per cent traditional Szechuan cuisine, with a selection of Cantonese favourites. The chef, Dan Koh, has 25 years’ culinary experience in restaurants and hotels
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    • 117 38 Natural disasters and extreme weather from quakes and floods to some of the worst typhoons in decades claimed 4,000 lives and left a US$22-billion-dollar (5536.2 billion) trail of destruction across Asia in 2004, say meteorologists. In January, officials from about 120 countries will gather in Kobe,
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    • Tune in TV and MOVIE NEWS
      • 40 38 9pm, Channel i Two political speechwriters fall in love before they find out that one is working for the Republican candidate while the other works for the Democrat opponent. Starring Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Christopher Reeve and Bonnie Bedelia.
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      • 45 38 9pm, Central In this week’s Green Shop, Yandi takes a careful walk on the mudflats and sandbars of Chek Jawa on Pulau Übin, reveling in his findings of the strange marine creatures in one of Singapore’s treasure troves of marine biodiversity.
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    • Happenin'
      • Article, Illustration
        58 38 RETRO SPECKS/FUTURE PIX Tomorrow till Feb 27, llam-6pm on weekdays, 12pm-6pm on weekends, closed on public holidays Sculpture Square (155, Middle Road, tel 6333-1055) Free A photographic-video time-sculpture installation by Gilles Massot. By taking the train line that links Singapore and Johor Bahru as a theme, he explores the
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      • 60 38 WINTER SOLSTICE Sunday, 7-30 pm Esplanade Concert Hall Tickets from $l2 to $2O at Sistic In a semi-vigil that marks the longest night of the year and celebrates the beginning of Yule, the Singapore Youth Choir Ensemble Singers open the concert with music from northern climes Sweden, Estonia, Ireland
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    • 759 36 Celebrate This Festive Season NEW PARK CAFE 24 December, Christmas Eve Buffet Lunch: Adult $26 Child $l6 Dinner: Adult $35 Child $2l (includes novelties) 25 December Christmas Day Children's Brunch Party Dinner Brunch: Adult $2B Child $2O Dinner: Adult $32 Child $l9 (includes novelties) 24 31 December, Wine, Dine Stay
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    • 658 37 element Be delighted by festive favourites such as Roast Turkey, Smoked Ham, Log Cakes and Christmas Cookies, which embody the traditional spirit of Christmas. You can also enjoy a lavish spread of Baby Lobster, Scallop, Soft Shell Crab, Salmon, Sashimi and many other exquisite creations at our award-winning Element Restaurant.
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    • 507 38 Yourdal AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Private acts benefit the public. You can’t help it if your ripples float so many boats. Nobody’s complaining, of course, but you do wish so many of them didn’t want to slap you on the back and shake your hand. by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com
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  • Sports
    • 576 40  -  Striker to miss first leg of semis after second yellow card By Tan Kim Han in Hai Phong (GROUP A) Singapore 3 Cambodia O THREE goals helped Singapore into the semi-finals, but a moment of indiscretion last night by striker Indra Sahdan Daud may cost it
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    • 361 40  -  By Gary Litn THE early favourites have done the underdogs a big favour. With host Vietnam dumped out of the Tiger Cup and powerhouse Thailand praying for a miracle to stay in the contest, local football experts are backing the Lions to repeat
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    • 191 41 Wire services LOS ANGELES Russian tennis star Anna Koumikova, whose good looks have long eclipsed her court skills, has secretly married her singer boyfriend Enrique Iglesias, Us Weekly reported on Tuesday. The magazine said that Kourinikova, 23, was seen wearing a wedding band at a charity
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    • 359 41  -  Silat is unheard of in the UK, but these girls want to change that By Gayathri Raghavan THEY have to travel to Indonesia to polish their skills. Most of the time, they fork out their own money to compete and train overseas. Not surprising, since they come
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    • 422 42 Benitez disappointed as Liverpool squander chances Wire services LIVERPOOL Manager Rafa Benitez lamented Liverpool’s wasteful finishing as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Portsmouth in the Premiership on Wednesday. Lomano LuaLua’s last-gasp goal denied Liverpool the much-needed full points after Steven Gerrard had given them the
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    • 424 43 Chelsea and Barcelona favourites ahead of Champions League draw Reuters LONDON The 50th season of European club competition reaches a defining moment tomorrow when the draw for the first knock-out stage of the League takes place at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Whether the old trophy, which has
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    • 262 43 -AFP LONDON Manchester City look set to sell Nicolas Anelka when the transfer window opens next month. The much-travelled Frenchman’s destination could be Liverpool, who need a replacement for the injured Djibril Cisse. City chairman John Wardle says he will listen to
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    • 179 43 SILAT SAIEDAH Said became the first Singaporean finalist at the Bth World Pencak Silat Championships 2004. The 19-year-old romped to a stunning 5-0 win against Olga Macias of Spain during the semi-finals of the Class B (50-55 kg) category at Bedok Sports Hall yesterday. She will play
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    • 117 43 GOLF IT was Malaysia’s show on the opening day of the Singapore Professional Golfers Association Open at the Raffles Country Club’s Palm Course yesterday. Airil Rizman Zahari (two-under 70), S Murthy (70), M Ramayah (71) and P Gunasegaran (71) lead the way with sub-par rounds in the 50-strong
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  • Page 43 Miscellaneous
    • 45 43 IN THE LIVING ROOM FOOTBALL: Tiger Cup: Thailand vs Philippines (Ch 24, 5.55 pm). Intemtional friendly: Japan vs Germany (Channel i, 11pm). Uefa Cup, Group Stage: Basel vs Feyenoord (Ch2l, tomorrow, 3.40 am), Newcastle United vs Sporting Club De Portugal (Ch 22, tomorrow, 3.40 am).
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