Today, 29 November 2002, Afternoon Edition

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  • HOT NEWS
    • 211 2  -  Lee Ching Wern THE ISA Advisory Board has reviewed the cases of the 18 Jemaah Islamiyah 01) suspects detained in September under the Internal Security Act for terrorist-related activities. This is the second time the board has been convened to review such detentions the first
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    • 374 2  -  Francis Kan FOR months now, beleaguered shareholders of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (CSM) have been waiting for a sliver of good news to arrest the stock's year-long descent Their prayers were answered when news of the chipmaker's technology tie-up with IBM sent the counter soaring almost 24 per cent
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    • 138 2 A SLIGHTLY lower percentage of PSLE students here have qualified for secondary education next year. According to this year's PSLE results released yesterday, the percentage stands at 96.3 per cent a 0.4 per cent drop from last year's 96.7 per cent Some 1,946 pupils,
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    • 744 4  -  Jose Raymond For one Singaporean family, Pearl Harbor will be sadly remembered HOW does love turn so ugly? Why did a bubbly, pretty Singaporean woman who married an American without consulting her parents end up being raped and brutally murdered, allegedly by her own husband? Can children
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    • 152 6  -  Lee Ching Wern RUMOURS of a bomb at Holland Village circulated like wildfire via SMS yesterday. The SMS said that a bomb had been discovered at Holland Village and advised people to stay away from the area. However, police confirmed yesterday that the SMS was a
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    • Article, Illustration
      369 6  -  Chan Chao Peh 3-way yco-opetition' produces landmark deal IT has finally come to pass. The three local mobile operators have hammered out an agreement to allow their subscribers to send multimedia messages (MMS) to one another, effective yesterday. The agreement a world's first paves the way for a
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    • 162 6  -  Kelvin Phang FIVE key players in the local nightlife scene have joined hands to form a panel to champion the rights of the industry. Chaired by Wong Sans Group's Simon Lim, the Pub and Club Industry Panel (PCIP) also includes lan Crowhurst (president of
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 153 8 THEN University of Singapore's Class of 72 has raised $348,500 for its "Class of 72 Visiting Professorship". "It was one of the biggest and most successful class gatherings of its kind ever held in Singapore," said Mr R Palakrishnan, Senior Counsel and chairman of the organising
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    • 88 8 Newsßadio 93.8 SINGAPORE and Thailand have agreed to explore exchanges involving sports schools and collaborate further in teaching the Chinese language. Senior civil service officials from both countries met here over the past two days at the Thailand-Singapore Civil Service Exchange Programme (CSEP). New projects forged
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    • 563 8  - Healthcare luxury Tan Hui Leng at new $257m medical centre TAPPING on the medical facilities and expertise of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), the Far East Organisation (FEO) will be developing an 84,000-square foot site above Novena MRT station into a $257-million medical centre. "As Singapore develops and aspires
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    • 338 10  -  Lee Ching Wern IN TOUGH times like these, fee hikes of any sort are usually greeted with an outburst, even from normally tight-lipped Singaporeans. And ever since Minister of State for Manpower Ng Eng Hen (picture) indicated that the maid levy may go up in
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    • 174 10 -Janice Liu SOME 160 wireless application developers are being "detained" for 60 hours to "force" them to develop new mobile phone applications. Beginning at 9.30am yesterday at Suntec City, the developers from countries such as Hong Kong and Japan are taking part in the Hewlett-Packard (HP)SingTel Bazaar
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    • 239 10 WHEN Tiger growled: "What time is it?", everyone listened. It was certainly "Tiger time" at this year's Institute of Advertising Hall of Fame Awards, held last night at the Oriental Hotel. The Singapore beer brand was named the MediaCorp TV Advertiser of the Year
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    • 354 11  -  Joy Frances New drug helps to prevent clots MUCH has been made of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) in relation to long-haul flights in economy class. But the risk of developing DVT after hip surgery is far higher at 60 per cent, with a one in eight fatality rate.
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    • 285 11  -  Janice Lee A SMILE, a song and a tin of biscuits may be all that's needed to put a happy face on some people during this festive season. People like a group of about 600 elderly and disabled individuals whose simple wishes have been fulfilled by
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    • 477 12  -  Grace Tay Staff development key factor in achieving business excellence A HAPPY worker is a productive worker it's no cliche. And a company that places emphasis on employee development is definitely on the right track to achieving business excellence. "To remain competitive, our companies must
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  • LETTERS
    • 237 14  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming Consult parents and students too I HAVE been following the debate within and outside Parliament on the revamping of our education system The changes are fundamental and mind-bogglingly complex. As to whether they will actually deliver their intended effect is anyone's guess because the
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    • 173 14  -  Oh Kim Chong I REFER to the report, "After the ayes..." (Today, Nov 28). Singaporeans have no qualms about the Government revamping the education system if the changes benefit the majority of the population. However, I fear the revamp will produce more scholars than
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    • 280 14  -  Matthew Wong I REFER to the letter, "Cap it" by Mr Leong Sze Hian (Today, Nov 22). Mr Leong was concerned about the high costs of investing in unit trusts under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS). He also made some suggestions on issues to look at
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    • 166 14  -  Alex Lim Soon Meng I REFER to the report, "Raise pay, not levy" (Today, Nov 28) and reports that the foreign maid population here has grown out of proportion ("The question that has no answer", Today, Nov 27). There was also the recent announcement that the
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    • 119 16  -  Christine Ho I WOULD like to suggest that the eligibility for studio flats be extended to singles aged 35 and above. First of all, a single person who lives alone does not need the extra space which a threeroom flat provides. Singles also need to fend for
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    • 256 16  -  Leong Sze Hian Learn to incur less debt I REFER to the concern over rising consumer credit In developed countries like the United States, financial institutions are not allowed to advertise nominal interest rates for loans. They have to indicate the effective interest rates. For example, in Singapore,
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    • 110 16  -  Christopher Robin THANK YOU, Ms Audrey Perera, for that moving article on our national heroes in the arts, "They were my heroes", (Today, Nov 27). I know what she means when she says that the arts in Singapore are mired in mediocrity. This situation is reflective
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 695 18  -  Francis Kan Changi Airport fends off spectre of anotherTg Pelepas-type challenge THE ongoing competition between Singapore Inc and Malaysian businessman Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary has kicked into high gear again, with the battle taking to the skies this time. Earlier this week, Singapore fired a
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    • 298 18 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Japan's number two car maker, Honda Motor Co, will expand its Malaysian presence by investing RM374 million ($173 million) in its manufacturing operations by 2005. The company has already invested RMIBO million in an 80-acre factory in Melaka state,
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    • 62 18 Bloomberg C2C, the undersea cable company owned by SingTel, said it will expand into Malaysia through an alliance with Time dotCom Bhd. C2C and Time said they plan to target local phone companies that need capacity for highspeed data transmission and international networks. C2C runs a $2 billion,
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    • 86 20 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Food Industries, which offered to buy S Daniels Pic, said most shareholders of the United Kingdom-based maker of New Covent Garden Soup have accepted its offer to buy the shares it does not own in the company. Singapore Food has accept- ances for 88.2
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    • 84 20 COURTS Singapore reported a 30 per cent fall in net profit to $3.8 million for the half year ended Sept 30. It attributed this to the higher doubtful debt provisions, which rose by $2.5 million to $5.3 million. The company's managing director, Mr Terry
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    • 204 20 -AFX News 98 Holdings may not up its offer price 98 HOLDINGS may abandon its bid to acquire NatSteel rather than raise its offer price of $2.03, an industry source familiar with the situation said. "If pushed, 98 Holdings will probably walk away from the deal
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    • Market Watch
      • 141 20 SHARES ended higher with the STI up 9.10 points to 1404.04 yesterday, following gains on Wall Street overnight on better US economic data. For every stock that fell, 2.5 rose while 328 counters were unchanged. The data appeared to support the belief that a fall in demand in computer
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      • 54 20 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd 9176.78 *****.84 3007.20 4612.60 +300.90 +203.25 +39.00 -20.43 +3.39 +2.04 +1.31 -0.44 Korea Comp 714.54 +6.47 +0.91 SET Index 364.29 +2.94 +0.81 lakarta Comp Phils Comp ihenzen B Mumbai 389.98 1042.66 192.31 3225.26 +6.93 +6.39 +4.03 +51.15
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      • 36 20 US$ 0.5674 UK£ 0.3655 Yen 69.3637 HK$ 4.4249 RM 2.1561 Euro 0.5715 Rupiah 5096.0 Baht 24.6333 Peso 30.4179 A$ 1.0175 Indian Rs 27.3829 Won 685.268 C$ 0.8930 Yuan 4.6964 NZ$ 1.1491 NTS 19.7469
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      • 21 20 Gold uss/oz 317.800 Silver uss/oi 4.435 Platinum uss/oi 581.900 Rubber cents/kg 149.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1537 Brent crude uss/barrel 25.07
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      • 62 20 fy volume Nov28 Chartered SingTel )atacrftUSS >T Assemb IPV [R Networks Surface MT WL 'Food StarCrusUSS Close 1.200 1.350 0.750 1.560 0.605 0.215 0.365 0.950 0.900 0.315 Change +0.220 +0.040 +0.025 +0.060 +0.015 -0.025 +0.025 +0.070 +0.005 +0.025 +22.4 +3.1 +3.4 +4.0 +2.5 -10.4 +7.4 +8.0 +0.6
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      • 74 20 )y$ Yov28 tenture Close Changi 15.100 +0.401 jeative 50 14.700 +0.301 ilA 10.800 +0.301 DIAMONDS 10USS 1.130 +0.241 bartered 1.200 +0.221 ilA 200 taek 10.800 +0.201 1.160 +0.131 taekW*****0 0.830 +0.131 Moble 1.280 +0.081 By percentage Nov28 BBR Close Changi 0.015 +0.00: DIAMONDS 1OUSS Oculus 1.130 +0.241
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      • 84 20 SGX Bloomberg By$ Nov 28 Close Change DBS Bk 6% NCPS *****.800 -0.200 Haw Par 3.600 -0.200 OUE 6.250 -0.200 SPH 19.800 -0.200 DBS 11.300 -0.100 JMH400USS 5.900 -0.100 STIETF100 14.290 -0.070 SATSvcs 1.670 -0.040 Allgreen 0.960 -0.035 Lum Chang 0.315 -0.035 By percentage Nov 28 Close
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    • 408 22 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's largest mobile phone company, Maxis, is likely to pay around RM1.45 billion ($675 million) for its smallest rival, Time dotCom, when terms are finalised next week, a source close to the deal said yesterday. The deal will boost Maxis' chances of keeping the
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    • 192 22 Reuters NEW YORK A Manhattan bank pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges that it failed to have proper controls to stop US$l2O million ($212 million) of dirty money, some of it stuffed into duffel bags, from being funnelled through its branches. In what
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    • Article, Illustration
      356 24 Reuters Chinese official sees 8% expansion next year BEIJING China's economy is likely to grow around eight per cent next year, powered by a strong flow of foreign investment and an expected global economic recovery, a senior State Statistical Bureau official said yesterday. "China's economic growth is expected
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    • 81 24 AFX News UNITED Overseas Bank said its shareholders have approved the distribution of 64.25 million ordinary shares in its unit, Haw Par Corp, representing a 31.12 per cent stake, to shareholders through dividends. The bank said the rationale for the distribution is to comply with the Monetary Authority
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    • 72 24 Channel NewsAsia DATACRAFT is another battered stock that is enjoying a bit of respite. Its shares were up almost 3.5 per cent yesterday. After the market closed, it announced a three-year outsourcing deal with South Korea's Hanaro Telecom worth $12 million. It will give Hanaro, a supplier of
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    • 502 26 Bloomberg Rush on property in Vietnam fuels growing demand for bullion HANOI Vietnam's property boom is spurring demand for gold bars used to pay for homes, bucking a slump in bullion sales across South-east Asia. Vietnam's gold demand rose 5.4 per cent in the third quarter even as
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    • 389 28 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Rashid Hussain Bhd (RHB) said it has complied with conditions for its banking unit's merger with Utama Banking Group, denying a claim to the contrary that threatens to delay their combination by the end of the year. All the conditions "have been fulfilled
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    • 3889 28 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Enquiries:Call 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com Dote Nome NAV/Bid Oiler Price Price Aberdeen Asset Management (Asio) /26 A ierceen Se -American Opportunities 0.587 0.617 /26 A ierc een Se -Asian High Yield Fcl 1.211 1.249 /26 Aierceen Se -China Opportunities Fd 0.939 0.987 /26 A ierc een Se -Continental
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 445 31 Agencies JERUSALEM Hope began to fade for former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he prepared to battle incumbent Premier Ariel Sharon yesterday for the right to lead Israel's Likud Party into a general election and become the clear favourite to lead the country. Surveys published 24
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    • 187 31 BERLIN Under pressure to heal a rift with the United States, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has softened Germany's opposition to a war on Iraq. Despite making opposition to a new Gulf war part of the platform of his successful campaign for re-election in September,
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    • 72 31 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Several military officials are facing courtmartial and a police probe in connection with fake procurement billings totalling RM7 million ($3.2 million). The officials are alleged to have billed the government for furniture, computers, air conditioners and electrical items that were either grossly overpriced or never
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    • 70 31 -AFP BEIJING A knife-wielding man, apparently suffering from mental illness, stabbed four elementary pupils to death and injured another three at a school in southern China, officials and doctors said yesterday. The man burst into the Shilong Elementary School in Guangdong province on Tuesday and went on
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    • 173 31 Agencies JAKARTA Indonesia's Parliament yesterday voted overwhelmingly to pass a new broadcasting Bill, despite criticism that the legislation would hurt the media, one of the freest in Asia. The Bill provides for the establishment of a National Broadcasting Commission, answerable to the office of the President.
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    • 353 34 Agencies Can Mr Controversy deliver on Sept 11 probe? WASHINGTON One of the most controversial American statesmen, Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger (picture), has been put in charge of an independent probe into the Sept 11 attacks. US President George W Bush launched the commission
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    • 141 34 -AFP WASHINGTON A US judge has given VicePresident Dick Cheney two weeks to hand over official documents on an energy task force that he chaired. The move comes amid accusations that giant power companies had undue influence over the US national energy policy. An order by District
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    • 42 34 Reuters MELBOURNE Some children will not get to see Santa Claus this Christmas in Australia. Several Australian kindergartens have banned the jolly icon this year for fear that he may offend minority groups, the Herald-Sun newspaper reported yesterday.
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    • 172 36 Agencies WASHINGTON Noted author Salman Rushdie (picture) has urged moderate Muslims to deplore acts of violence committed in the name of Islam, citing recent incidents in Iran, Nigeria and Egypt He said moderate Muslims had been "unnaturally silent" on the death sentence or fatwa issued against
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    • 231 36 Agencies Hijacking bid by mentally ill man foiled LYON A mentally disturbed Italian was arrested on Wednesday after hijacking a France-bound plane from Italy with more than 60 passengers on board. Stefano Savorani, a 29-year-old with a criminal record as a serial hijacker, approached the pilot with an
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    • 111 36 LONDON In a groundbreaking move, British prosecutors and courts have been urged to use the initials "LGBT" rather then the term "homosexual" in a new crackdown on homophobic crime that was launched yesterday. The new policy to use the initials, which stand for
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    • 57 36 Reuters LONDON A new process will soon help police trying to crack down on illegal fur trading to quickly identify the species from which a pelt came. The so-called fur fingerprinter takes just two hours to identify the pelt by analysing the combination of amino acids that
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    • 591 38  -  Valerie Ng Johor Baru Which comes first: Religious sensitivities or bottom line? 'TIS the season to be jolly and make money. But some retailers in Malaysia recently found themselves in the soup for trying to cash in on the annual spending spirit without taking into account religious
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  • COMMENTARY
    • 909 40  -  Roger Mitton; NLD leader must stand firm that 1990 polls result is honoured EARLIER this month, Malaysia's Razali Ismail, the United Nations special envoy to Myanmar, visited Yangon to try to advance the political peace process. Unfortunately, his trip, the ninth since reconciliation talks began in
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  • UPFRONT
    • 787 44 AFP Bullying of school kids in Japan is on the rise. Is it because of the education system? TOKYO Mitsuyo Ohira speaks softly. She recalls her school days, the bullying after she changed schools mid-year, the teachers' indifference, her attempted suicide at 14, the desperation which
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    • 412 44 -AFP ISLAMABAD While Pakistan fights global terrorism alongside the United States and its allies, the country's women are engaged in their own war against the terror of escalating "honour" killings. Such murders where a man kills a woman he views as having sullied
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  • LIMELIGHT
    • 516 46  - Lining up for action. Elisa Chia It keeps your spirits .up and your body trim LINE dancing is hot in Singapore, if statistics are anything to go by. Remember how we boogied our way into the Guinness Book of World Records as the "world's largest line dance" when some 15,000
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    • 239 46  -  Serene Foo IT should have been obvious that the tables have turned against the Sook Jai tribe. After the merger with Chuay Gahn, their tribemates dwindled to two last week Penny Ramsey (picture) and Jake Billingsley. Penny got the (dis)honour of getting to the chopping
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    • 65 46 PUT Phua Chu Kang, Sam and Rosie in a room and you are guaranteed hilarious entertainment. In the coming episode of The Weakest Link, characters from sitcom Phua Chu Kang, Mr Kiasu, Oh! Carol and Heartlanders will pit their skills against one another for fun and
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    • 686 48  -  David Ngiau How MediaCorp TV convinced Race's producers to shoot an episode here YES, the rumours are true The Amazing Race 3 did come through Singapore. Yesterday, MediaCorp TV confirmed this exciting development for Amazing Race fans. You may have already guessed that from trailers of next
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    • 171 48 BARGAIN hunters can expect a rewarding time if they stop by four World of Sports retail outlets tomorrow. Some items will be going for half their price at participating outlets at Jurong Point, IMM, Marina Square and Tampines Mall. Shopping hours at these outlets will
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    • 481 50  -  Asif Ansar London's cutting edge new beats tunnel to Mt Faber lUST when you thought cut-ting-edge, technology-driven nee music couldn't go any further, a handful of DJs and producers have broken the sound barrier, taking it to the next level. At the forefront of the budding
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    • 313 48 Next week's The Amazing Race 3 airs on Thursday, Dec 5 at 7.30pm, and will be repeated on Sun, Dec 8 at 4pm. FORTHE FAMILY/KIDS How To Create An 'A' Star Student:The Thinking Student Workshop Conducted by Mr Lawrence Walter Ng, rated as one of Asia's top speakers and co-founder
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  • TIMEOUT
    • Article, Illustration
      347 51  -  Serene Foo CALL it using new ways to spread an old message. To commemorate World Aids Day on Dec 1, Bliss Media and Brazen Design Consultants have offered a motion graphics contribution, I SEE UIN3D, to the upcoming 3D Project, a non-profit event to raise funds for
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    • 298 51  -  Yong Shu Chiang SHORT of three months after his passing, late theatre icon Kuo Pao Kun remains a driving force for his fellow artistes. The three institutions he founded, The Substation, Practice Performing Arts School and The Theatre Practice have planned a week of events
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  • INCINEMAS
    • 860 52  -  David Ngiau To End AW Wars revisits the 'Railway of Death in a spiritual drama akin to The Thin Red Line FILM REVIEW To End All Wars THE British "anti-war" war film, To End All Wars, takes us back to the "railway of death" in
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    • 186 53 A T LEAST two of the craziest scenes XAin the first season of The Osbournes were set up by its MTV producers. The claim was made recently by the teenage children of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, reports The Independent newspaper in Britain. Jack and Kelly Osbourne
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    • 928 54  - See no evil Kim-Kyna Tan It's all about the visuals FILM REVIEW Ghost Ship GOD help me, I will speak no evil of Ghost Ship, which has well-meaning intentions to give us a good spine-tingling and funny bone-tickling night out I will refrain from mentioning that those looking for a
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    • 134 54 -Reuters LOS ANGELES An attorney here has called for Californian officials to investigate Michael Jackson for dangling his baby out of a fourth-floor hotel window in Berlin last week. State officials have previously rebuffed efforts to get involved, saying they have no jurisdiction over anything that
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    • 1446 56 I Survivor Friday Supper Here Comes The i 4fk TGIF, Live BBC Correspondent B^^j, >^ Thailand Club Thunder Run Empress channel B,7pm channel B,Bpm The Missing Millions I Channel 5,10pm Channel 5, Midnight With Zhenzhu's help, k A Together with hosts nnel NewsAsia, 7.32pm j^L As the challenges Charly, a
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  • SPORTS
    • 482 58 Agencies Golf PGA Grand Slam World No. 1 wins in record fashion KAUAI, Hawaii Tiger Woods surprised even himself yesterday. The world number one continued his dominance of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, destroying the field with an 11-under-par 61 for a stunning 14-stroke victory in
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    • 465 58 AFP AUBURN HILLS The unbeaten Dallas Mavericks, led by a career-high 42 points from Michael Finley, routed Detroit 102-82 on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to reach the brink of a National Basketball Association milestone. The Mavericks moved to 14-0, one victory
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    • 193 58 Reuters MEXICO CITY The impact of the world economic crisis on sport is very worrying, said International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge as the lOC began a meeting yesterday, dealing with cutbacks in the Olympics. Opening an lOC session where the Olympic futures of
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    • 117 58 -AFP LISBON Brazil's World Cupwinning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has agreed to guide Portugal through to the 2004 European championships, which the country is hosting, his agent said on Wednesday. "Luiz Felipe Scolari is the coach of the Portuguese squad until July 2004, that is, until
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    • 584 59 Agencies The reject becomes the Roman slayer to show Serie A what it's missing Champions League Group B AS Roma 1 Arsenal 3 Henry scores a brilliant hat-trick ROME His brief stint in Italy was instantly forgettable. His devastating performance in Rome yesterday morning will never be
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    • 288 59 Reuters Champions League Group A Newcastle 11nter Milan 4 Magpies collapse after sending off NEWCASTLE Newcastle United striker Craig Bellamy was in tears after his red card sent his team tumbling to a 4-1 Champions League defeat to Inter Milan yesterday morning. Bellamy was
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    • 665 60  -  Kelvin Phang SBA must find more local and foreign talent, says new director THOUGH the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) currently has a stable of 20 full-time players, it is not enough. There needs to be more foreign and local-born players identified and groomed if Singapore
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    • 277 60  -  Kelvin Phang GOH Gay Wei surprised even himself by grabbing the overall lead at the inaugural Singapore Junior Golf Invitational at the Jurong Country Club yesterday. The Ghim Moh Secondary student shot a four-over-par 76 for a two-day total of 147 and
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    • 82 60 NATIONAL bowler Alvin Kwang won a new Madza 2 MUV worth HK$lOO,OOO ($22,670) after hitting a perfect game at the 28th Hong Kong Open yesterday. Kwang hit 12 consecutive strikes for a perfect score of 300 during the third game of his qualifying series. He totalled
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    • 51 60 BANGKOK Asian tennis sensation Paradorn Srichaphan will bring his world-class game home to Thailand next month to play a series of exhibition matches with American JanMichael Gambill, the Thai star said yesterday. Paradorn and Gambill will play four matches in the kingdom from Dec 11-15, including two in
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    • 59 60 LAHORE Pakistan recalled dashing left-handed opener Saeed Anwar and wicketkeeper Moin Khan in a 30-strong pool of players for next year's World Cup yesterday. Anwar, 34, was dropped for last month's series against Australia and the on-going tour of Zimbabwe, leaving doubts over his career. Former captain Khan
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    • 48 60 HONG KONG Unheralded Amandeep Johl shot a six-under-par 63 yesterday to take the first-round lead in the US$7OO,OOO ($1.2 million) Omega Hong Kong Open. The Indian secured a onestroke lead from Welshman Stephen Dodd, Sweden's Henrik Nystrom, Tony Johnstone from Zimbabwe, and Mexico's Pablo Del Olmo.
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    • 55 60 BOYS and girls under 12 can take part in a mini football programme this Sunday under the guidance of Football Association of Singapore coaches. Organised by Radin Mas constituency sports club, the course will take place in Bukit Purmei Road. The cost is $80. If you are
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
      • 228 61 AFP NEWCASTLE Newcastle faces the prospect of playing its Champions League clash with Barcelona next month without its first-choice strikeforce after Alan Shearer was charged with violent conduct against Inter Milan. Newcastle captain Shearer will learn today whether he will be banned for the Dec 10 match in
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      • 221 61 AFP MALAGA Under-fire Leeds United boss Terry Venables bought himself a little breathing space when his faltering side drew 0-0 with Malaga in their Uefa Cup third round, first leg clash. Leeds went into the match having won just once in nine Premiership games performances which had left
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      • 98 61 AFP GLASGOW Henrik Larsson struck goal number 182 in his five years at Celtic and his 24th of the season to give the Scottish champion a first leg advantage in its third round tie with Celta Vigo. Celtic has not survived beyond Christmas in any European
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      • 556 61 AFP Owen winner gives Liverpool slim advantage Uefa Cup third round Vitesse Arnhem 0 Liverpool 1 Reds look certain of progressing ARNHEM Liverpool snapped a fourgame winless streak and increased its chances of advancing to the next round of the Uefa Cup after a 1-0
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    • 935 62 Agencies If United goes Dutch at Anfield on Sunday... LONDON Just over a year ago, Manchester United was ripped apart at Anfield, losing 3-1. Ruud van Nistelrooy, upon whose shoulders so much responsibility was placed, failed to score. So poor was United that day, manager
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
      • 547 63 LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out any more signings when the transfer window opens in January. There are long-term doubts about the durability of veterans David Seaman, 39, and Martin Keown, 36. But Wenger is convinced his current squad is good enough to achieve
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    • 39 65 page page page page page 2 6 8 14 22 WISH-LIST TOYS PARADISE FOR $5 OLD TREASURES PRINCESS MAGIC JELLY'S LOVELY Young Talent Award nominee Ang Ching Hui's party dress ($45), from Tangs. Reindeer figure ($29), from Guardian Pharmacy.
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  • A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN S'PORE
    • FESTIVAL SPECIAL
      • 628 66  -  Amanda Koh CHRISTMAS is a time for parties and presents. For kids, it's about sitting around the Christmas tree, tearing up colourful wrappers and ribbons to whoop in delight at every gift. Nothing beats the joy of seeing their ecstatic faces when they receive a toy
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        443 68  -  Amanda Koh And these adult toy collectors are powering a growing trade THINK toys are only for children? Think again. A whole generation of adult toy collectors have emerged. And they don't need mummy's permission or money to buy them what they want. Adult collectors have income at
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      • 209 68  -  Amanda Koh IFYOUR daughter loves Barbie and fairytales, she's in for a treat. Meet Barbie Rapunzel. The doll every little girl loves is now available as Rapunzel, the fair maiden with the long hair. Barbie Rapunzel is an orphan trapped in a tower by an evil
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      • 592 70  -  Sandra Leong Playhouse's Kerby Tan offers kids an all-you-can-play toy paradise, at $5 for every half hour SOMEWHERE on Orchard Road lies a little town with quaint little townhouses, luxurious beachfront residences, charming cafes and a zoo. It's a mini paradise in the heart of the
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      • 404 72  -  Sandra Leong YOU know you're getting old when someone starts collecting the toys you played with in your childhood and displaying them as retro collectibles in a museum. Well, blame Mr Marvin Chan for taking you on that not-so-wel-come trip down memory lane. He's the one
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      • 435 74  -  Sandra Leong SHE sat, perfectly poised on the precarious ring dangling two-and-a-half storeys high. With an earpiercing shriek, she dove head first and the audiences' hearts plummeted along. You can shut your gaping mouths now. Circus performer Joanne Watson (picture) was just showing off one of
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      • 192 74 AS IF their yummy colours aren't enough to tempt those with a sweet tooth, M&M's has come up with three delectable collectibles for the young and young-at-heart this Christmas. Serve the "melt in your mouth not in your hand" candies in the collectible dispensers and you'll have
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        312 76  -  Amanda Koh FOR children who can't afford expensive Christmas presents and adults who want to do something different this Christmas, this simple glass decor artwork could be the perfect gift. Materials needed: 1. Glass decor paint. 2. Plastic sheet. 3. A pattern of your choice. (These materials
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      • 162 78 PARTY PRINCESS AND THE DAY AFTER A fairtytale night. The glamorous dress, the fuss and fun. Morning comes and it's back to comfy clothes even a princess needs her rest Pink layered party dress with rosette waist ($B3) from Metro. Christmas ornamental balls from Spotlight. TOP LEFT: Pink crinkled fabric
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      • 129 84 ABOUT THE MODEL ANG CHING HUI YOU last saw nine-year-old Ching Hui in MediaCorpTV Channel B's drama series The Vagrant, alongside Huang Bi Ren and Li Nanxing. For her role as the homeless but streetsmart Ke Ai, Ching Hui has been nominated for the Young Talent Award for this year's
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      • 794 86  -  Pauline D Loh Pretty konnyaku pudding is an easy treat for the children JELLIES are lovely. They taste good, look good and somehow, eating a jelly is a luxury, a really special treat that puts everyone in a party mood. I have to confess that the little
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      • 497 88  -  Sandra Leong IN THE Christmas movie Jingle All the Way, Arnold Schwarzenegger's character braves snowstorms, crowded toy stores and crazed parents to find that one perfect Christmas gift for his son. Amid the frenzied shopping, he realises that while the toy means the world to his son,
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      • 524 90 NORTHPOINT/ANCHORPOINT/ CAUSEWAY POINT Catch Santa's Workshop, a shoemaking demonstration, a Cinderella search, a candy fair, Christmas carolling, photo-taking with Santa and a Sea Palace Playland. 1 pm and 6 pm (weekdays); 1 pm, 3 pm and 6 pm (weekends). Nov 26 to Dec 1 (Northpoint),
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      • 468 92  -  Jenny Kong SANTA'S elves and his reindeer may be out of a job this year. And it's not because of the recession! Singapore Post and DHL International (Singapore Pte Ltd), are playing Santa Claus and taking on the chubby guy's responsibility of delivering presents right to your
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