Today, 30 November 2002

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    10 1 weekend TODAY November 30 December 1 2002 mita (p) 248/03/2002
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    Lock icon THE RED ALERT
    635 1 Booming China grapples with suicide epidemic BEIJING Thanks to the booming economy that has made China the flavour of the month for many foreign investors, life has definitely become much better for many Chinese. Ironically, an alarming number of Chinese at the rate of some 250,000 annually
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    CLUB EXILE
    1189 1  -  Jose Raymond Plans for a rendezvous in Melbourne by j ose@newstoday.com. sg WEBSITE editor Zulfikar Mohd Shariff moves around in Melbourne by driving a car owned by lawyer Tang Liang Hong in Melbourne. Mr Tang keeps in touch with lawyers Tan Wah Piow in Britain and Mr Francis
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon New twist in water talks
      120 2 Channel News Asia THE third round of bilateral talks between Malaysia and Singapore, scheduled to be held early next year, have hit another snag. Malaysia now says it has no plans to talk to the Republic unless Singapore agrees to its right to review current
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      ERS to be taken back?
      91 2 THE Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS), given out as part of a $4 billion package to help boost spending power and offset the impact of the GST increase, may be taken back or varied if the Government decides to stagger the GST rise. Said Labour Chief
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      Lock icon Dear Prime Minister ...
      934 3 Dear Prime Minister Derrick A Paulo I AM a 26-year-old Singaporean who has read your message of concern about the flagging spirits of young people here. I, too, am concerned. I am concerned by your message. I am concerned that you are losing my generation. A recent survey by market
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      Branson coming this way again?
      660 4  -  Val Chua by val@newstoday.com.sg TWO months after his Virgin Mobile venture hung up unceremoniously in Singapore after failing to bring in the promised revenue, the flamboyant British tycoon Sir Richard Branson (picture) is eyeing the local pie again. Virgin Blue, his two-year-old budget Australian airline,
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      Big Splash 2
      497 6  -  Lee Ching Wern by chingwern@newstoday.com.sg FOR years, the recreational icon of the eighties was left to rust. The yells, giggles and splashing sounds that once filled the park were replaced by a hush so quiet that many believed that the park had closed down. But, the truth
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      Keeping track of aircraft... and UFOs in our airspace
      435 6  -  Grace Tay by gra ce@newstoday.com.sg IT's a bird. It's a plane. And Sir, that's an unidentified flying object entering our airspace! While staff manning RSAF's new Air Command and Control Hub system (AC2H) may not have had encounters of the third
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      Lock icon Don't disturb the birds, residents urge URA
      294 6 -Joy Frances SPRINGLEAF residents and owners of businesses at Thomson Village have spoken up against certain Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) proposals to revamp their neighbourhoods. About 140 residents at Springleaf sent a letter to a group assessing URA's plans for urban villages at
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      Lock icon Go green... Let's use fewer plastic bags
      129 6 -Joy Frances IN an effort to curb the hundreds of millions of plastic bags handed out every year in Singapore and reduce non-biodegradable waste, 11 major retailers are urging customers to ask for fewer plastic bags. Posters that say, "Let's use fewer plastic
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      49 2 mB f^ ■Erv w, QjH^i Bt >% J B- jS Bb ■■BbbI _W'- i B #^BF-? BBBBBvB IbW'' tfl Good, bad or just dangerous?/24 How the King of Pop has become everyone's joker bV—Z^-jL:i Seoul searcbing/36 Kia looks set to enter the big league with a range of new models
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      195 5 H0 IPO Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers; I ABN A^BO ROTHSCHILD I @li© ÜBS Wfirbliro" Coordinator of the Public Offer: 4UJ- UOB ASIA LIMITED The Prospectus relating to the Ml IPO Is available for collection from any Ml Shop, Ml Customer Service Centre or branch of
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      94 6 Will you be spending time this weekend at the Big Splash? Just 4fSEND to this week's poll via your mobile phone. Win a Motorola E360 and 6 months t^^m FREE SingTel Mobile subscription Cj KEttßnmnnmr^iforYEs fT) \T\ [3] to find out polling results 20 cents (w/GST 20.6 cents) will be
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      156 7 A j Experience the adrenalin rush of Singapore Sports now! Get into the thick of sporting action at the first-ever Singapore Sports Festival! This year, we are inviting all Singaporeans to celebrate sports in the spirit of fun, solidarity and sportsmanship. With 34 sports events taking place all over Singapore,
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  • HUMOUR
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      The daftest things!
      830 8  -  Neil Humphreys Never mind Singlish, Americans say... I'M NOT sure whether it was the blustery winds, the lack of warm clothes or a combination of both because I wasn't my usual, toler- ant self. For some reason, I wanted to rip out the American lady's vocal cords
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      Where are my neighbours noun?
      224 10  -  Leong Sze Hian I LIVE in Serangoon Gardens, the first private housing estate to undergo upgrading. After months of construction, the drains have been covered up and the lamp-posts have been changed. In covering up the drains to provide a concrete pedestrian path, the concrete
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      Four languages needed
      120 10  -  Karen Lee THE pre-recorded announcements played on the MRT stations and trains (picture) are now only in English. Previously, these announcements were in the four main languages English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil. While many Singaporeans are conversant in English, let us not forget that there is still
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      Bus... or roller-coaster?
      188 10  -  Lim Boon Hee I FELT very disturbed when I read in the Chinese papers recently that a 63-year-old woman had died after a fall in an SBS bus in Bedok North. Apparently, the driver had stepped on the brakes suddenly at a traffic light, causing the frail
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      Are detainees repentant?
      143 10  -  Michael Loh Yik Ming I REFER to the report that the detention of the 18 Jemaah Islamiyah detainees is being reviewed ("ISA reviews 18 JI cases" Today, Nov 29). I am sure many Singaporeans, regardless of race or religion, are curious about one thing are these men
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      148 10 ■5^ —'fl mM fekflViw "mandarin ■Mi ;|1 festivity* ■Blliirl I fiS Ssl4Bnett ■■■1111 I PERROOMNIGHT Enjoy: ft osTT^^^T^P^^l sssU One night accommodation at South Tower IH B^*j^*lE^^^^^^ (Single/Double occupancy) \V osr/ Complimentary breakfast or Mandarin Chicken Rice vB pEMH IP'S Wy lunch for 2 persons 212 *S 20% discount at
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      350 11 IF IT'S IN GOOD SPIRIT bF* *^fl A Bssi^* *^V bbßbbbJbbbbbl >^- P IT'S IN OUR CITY CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY 15 NOVEMBER 31 DECEMBER 2002 We've simply outdone ourselves in bringing you the treats you like, Gift-with-purchase The first 300 shoppers to spend a minimum many of which you
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  • SAVVYINVESTOR CO-ORDINATED BY VAL CHUA
    • MONEY TALKS
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        Investment insurance not always a good mix
        461 12 IT WOULD be an understatement to say that 2002 has been a miserable year for investors. No instrument has done well, with the possible selective exception of certain fixed income funds. Due to the weak global economy, inflation has been subdued everywhere and
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        Exclude CityCab from merger
        715 12 SINGAPORE is getting itself a reputation for promoting duopolies in the business arena. Just look around you. The government has indicated its preference for just two local banks, although we still have three DBS, OCBC and UOB operating, from an earlier six. We have two major
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      • What The Experts Say ...
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          Lock icon VentureCorp – Outperform
          115 13 VentureCorp Outperform OCBC Investment Research I he management updated analysts on the company's latest developments last Friday. Contrary to the talk, there was no profit warning. Specifically, CEO NL Wong talked about the lomega facility acquisition and the Agilent outsourcing deal and how they fit into his plans to build
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          Lock icon Transview Holdings – BUY
          132 13 Transview Holdings BUY I Phillip Securities Research Cjolt specialist Iransvlew Holdings Is able to grow by capitalising on the rising popularity of golf in Asia. However, investors seem to be ignoring its potential. Its strength lies in the top-end Japanese brands it has such as Maruman and S-Yard.Transview has 13
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          Lock icon Surface Mount – Outperform
          106 13 Surface Mount Outperform OCBC Investment Research burface Hount lecnnology s (bl vl I) I HO3 results soundly beat expectations. Earnings jumped 365% to HK$4l.7 million, higher than last gear's full year earnings of HK$36.l million. SMT benefited from continuec strong momentum in Japanese outsourcing and Korean relocation of production to
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          Lock icon Jurong Technologies – BUY
          112 13 Jurong Technologies BUY UOB Kay Hian We visited Jurong lech recently andJ found its business operationally strong. Capacity utilisation is a healthy 85 per cent with broad-based growth seen in all segments in 2Ho2.There was slight weakness in Maxtor's sales in 3Q02, but this was more than offset by strong
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        Stock Picks — 'Strong Buys'
        188 13 Stock Picks 'Strong Buys' Company Forecast EPS P/ /E Ratio PEG 12-Mth Price Target AEM-EVERTECH HOLDINGS LTD 0.00 38.33 0.21 BOARDROOM LTD 0.05 9.67 0.22 0.68 CAPITAMALL TRUST 0.06 18.53 1.19 CEI CONTRACT MANUFACTURING 0.02 12.00 -0.44 0.29 CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 0.21 22.45 0.08 6.97 CSE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 0.04 10.13
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      32 13 The recommendation is an aggregate of the calls by up to 29 analysts following the stock. Hot every stock is foUowed uy a!!the kickers. THOMSON Compiled by Thomson Financial First Ml j
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      240 13 F IT'S IN GOOD SPIRIT 1 JSLm >lOii IT'S IN OUR CITN Win Raffles City Shopping Vouchers this Christmas! Celebrate Christmas in the City and stand to win a $100 shopping voucher simply by answering this question. There are 10 vouchers up for grabs each week. What is Raffles City's
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  • PROPERTY WATCH
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      To Sers with love
      643 14  -  Lee Yew Meng Good response for new flats in mature estates THE response to the latest batch of new HDB flats offered for sale in mature estates is nothing short of impressive. Indeed, it will make many private developers green with envy. With one week to
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      342 15 GT(J ißm^ \1q)11i1jI(?) H ™^^L I Buy Tefal or Rowenta electrical appliances to purchase a Tefal Evolutive Cordless Kettle 1.5L (Model: *****) at a special price of $59.90. I Brings out your best While Stocks last! \j^ljL, IjCUvi GERMANY Learn how to roast a turkey for the festive season! Date:
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  • BUSINESS
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      $127m blow for SCI
      266 16  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg SEMBCORP Industries (SCI), one of the region's largest civil-engineering conglomerates, said it expected its construction unit to incur a loss of $127 million this year. This massive loss is due to charges taken against two major ongoing construction projects which ran
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      Bigger stake
      63 16 BUSINESS tycoon Oei Hong Leong has increased his stake in NatSteel, just days before a shareholder meeting on Wednesday to vote on a management buyout offer. Mr Oei, through his Sanion Enterprises, said he bought another 1.055 million shares in the steelmaker at $2.05 each in the open
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      Lock icon Far East Plaza's LevelOne is No 1
      572 16 Lee Ching Wern AN anchor tenant in a shopping centre is no longer a must-have formula for success in today's retail business scene. Far East Organisation (FEO), for one, can vouch for this. In June, when the lease for Metro at Far East
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        132 16 SHARES fell on profit taking on Friday with the ST index shedding 12.51 points to end at the week's low of 1391.53. For the week, the benchmark index fell 2.3 per cent, the largest decline this month. For every stock that rose, two fell while 345 counters were unchanged.
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        World markets
        55 16 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 9215.56 38.78 0.42 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.87 3025.20 4646.69 77.97 18.00 34.09 -0.77 0.60 0.74 Korea Comp 724.80 10.26 1.44 SET Index Jakarta Comp 364.90 390.42 0.61 0.45 0.17 0.12 Phils Comp Shenzen B Mumbai 1047.22 194.85 3228.82 4.56
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 16 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5675 0.3659 69.489 4.4257 2.1565 0.5714 5093.2 24.632 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 30.383 1.1043 27.401 685.95 0.8997 4.6972 1.1449 19.755
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        Commodities
        21 16 Gold us$/oz 318.00 Silver us$/oi 4.435 Platinum us$/oi 581.50 Rubber cents/kg 149.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 1567 Brent crude us$/barrel 26.86
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        Straits Times Index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        58 16 By volume Nov 29 Chartered Norelco Surface MT SingTel DatacrftUSS UniFood Hint Pac Cent LeongHin BILIntl Close 1.140 0.625 0.390 1.310 0.740 0.375 0.405 0.375 0.690 0.510 Change -0.060 +0.025 -0.040 -0.010 -0.010 +0.005 +0.005 -0.010 -5.0 +6.8 -3.0 -1.3 -2.6 +1.3 +1.4 -1.9 'OOO 266,391 32,484
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        SGX top rises
        81 16 By$ Nov 29 Close Change BukitSem 10.600 +0.400 JMH400USS 6.000 +0.100 Venture 15.200 +0.100 By percentage Nov 29 Close Change Goldtron CPS*****60.040 +0.025 ShanghaiAC 2kHKS 0.010 +0.002 MediaS 0.025 +0.005 GreatEast 9.050 +0.050 Boustead W*****2 0.105 +0.020 GPBat 1.420 +0.030 SinSoonH 0.035 +0.005 JSH500USS 2.520 +0.030 SBSTransit
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        81 16 BLOOMBURG By$ Nov 29 Close Change DBS Bk 6% NCPS *****.500-0.300 By percentage Nov 29 BBR Close Change 0.010 -0.005 CITYDEV 4.500 -0.160 EWSport 0.060 -0.025 OUE 6.100 -0.150 AcmaW*****6 0.015 -0.005 Creative 50 14.600 -0.100 PM Data 0.055 -0.015 DBS 11.200 -0.100 Oculus 0.065 -0.015 KepCor
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    • Article
      Bond funds a good bet
      382 18  -  Vasu Menon h. BONDS have done well over the last 18 months, egged on by the sharp fall in interest rates and the uncertain outlook for global equity markets. Some fund managers think that despite the strong performance, bonds will continue to do well. They
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      3839 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS EnquiriexCall 852-2973-6600 E-mail lipper.asia@reuters.com late Name NAV/Bid Offer Price Price \berdeen Asset Management (Asia) 1/27 Aberdeen Sel-American Opportunities 0.574 0.603 1/27 Aberdeen Sel-Asian High Yield Fd 1.207 1.245 1/27 Aberdeen Sel-China Opportunities Fd 0.934 0.982 1/27 Aberdeen Sel-Continental Europe Eqty 0.805 0.847 1/27 Aberdeen Sol-Global MNC 0.512
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      Unions on the march
      1005 20  -  Asif Ansar by a sif@newsto day, com. sg THE ongoing trade union action in some European countries could be a signal that the region's labour movement may be staging a comeback after years of relative dormancy. Analysts told Today that there is a danger that Europe
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      Lock icon Missile shiver
      446 21 Reuters reported. Latest tool to spread terror MOMBASA (Kenya) Anti-aircraft missiles, like those used in the attempt to shoot down an Israeli passenger plane in Kenya on Thursday, could be the latest strategy by extremists sowing global terror, said defence analysts. They are small, portable and available easily.
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      Mahathir puts off Umno polls
      299 21 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ruling party has decided to put off its leadership contest until after the next general election, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad (picture) announced on Friday. Dr Mahathir said his United Malay National Organisation (Umno), which has led every coalition since
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      Closer ties for SIA, Air France
      78 21 TRAVELLERS will soon have a choice of 14 weekly direct flights between Singapore and Paris on Singapore Airlines and Air France. This comes after the two countries concluded air services consultations successfully yesterday. The two countries also agreed on a comprehensive code-sharing agreement This
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      Lock icon New Jl ops leader
      228 21 Agencies JAKARTA A new face of terror has emerged in the region to replace the Jemaah Islamiyah's (JI) notorious operations leader, Hambali, said Indonesian police officials on Friday. "Based on reports we've received, Hambali has been replaced by Mukhlas, alias Ali Gufron, to head the JI
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      Lock icon Frankenfood
      106 22 -AFP BRUSSELS European Union (EU) farm ministers have agreed to new rules that call for the labelling of food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). European public passions have been running high against such "Frankenstein foods" and it was only after a day of tough haggling that the ministers arrived
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      Lock icon Guerrilla love
      96 22 Reuters AGARTALA (India) A separatist tribal guerrilla group in India's revolt-racked north-east has stopped recruiting women because too many male rebels were falling in love with them and eloping. The National Liberation Front of Tripura, fighting for a separate homeland, signed up nearly 70 young women over the
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      Lock icon Secret undies
      103 22 Reuters BERLIN In an effort to spruce up its public image, Germany's spy agency plans to sell "top secret" underwear bearing its eagle logo. A spokeswoman for the normally publicity-shy Foreign Intelligence Service (BND) said the move was in response to public demand for BND accessories, especially after
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      Lock icon The other US weapon
      916 22  -  Simon Tay Will it be used to save the world? A FEW weeks ago, America seemed intent on dropping bombs on Iraq. Now let us hope the country will instead shop until they drop. Since summer, prominent members of the Bush administration talked up a war
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      At a Stones1 concert dentures and all
      813 23  - At a Stones 1 concert dentures and all Dave Barry by weekend@newstoday.com.sg RECENTLY, I attended a Rolling Stones concert. This is something I do every two decades. I saw the Stones in the 1960s and again in the 1980s. I plan to see them next in the *****, then the
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  • WEEKEND FEATURE
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      Good, bad or just Dang
      1392 24  -  Asif Ansar No longer Invincible, the one-time King of Pop now has fans wondering if he's even in his right mind by asif@newstoday.com.sg THE ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle said, "There was never a genius without a tincture of madness." And apparently treading precariously between the
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      Lock icon Mano to headline Deepavali show
      369 25 Shibu Itty Kuttickal 71 /TUQAALA Muqaabala Laila 0 Laila 1V1... That's the number that comes to mind when one thinks about Mano (picture), the South Indian playback singer. The song which was composed by Indian music genius A R Rahman and recorded in 1994 for
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      Lock icon Prize recognises Kit's charity work
      199 25 -Janice Liu IT can be an "indulging" experience per forming in front of an adoring crowd, says pop singer Kit Chan. But, social work delivers a totally different pleasure, since you are making a difference in people's lives. The 30-year-old was recently among the winners
      -Janice Liu  -  199 words
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      HAPPENINGS
      124 25 PARTICIPATE SUNRISE CAMBODIA In this fundraiser for Sunrise Children's Village in Cambodia, a home for orphans and disadvantaged children, $40 will be contributed from every bottle of Bacardi bought to improve the facilities at their current home. Those who buy the rum also stand to win prizes in a
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  • IN TUNE
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      Jazz revival: Is it here to stay?
      601 26  -  Janice Lee by janice@newstoday.com.sg DIANA Krall, Laura Fygi, Wynton Marsalis and Eldee Young these are a few of the big jazz names who have hit town in the past year. And many other jazzers are set to come our way. But with the
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      Lock icon Theme song of Elva's love
      390 26 Lee Sze Yong LOVE is not on the cards yet for Elva Hsiao (picture). "The fortune-teller told me that Mr Right will appear only when I am 28," said the 23-year-old Taiwanese singer, who revealed that she is a strong believer of destiny. This belief
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      Lock icon SOUND SCAPE
      162 26 Jennifer Chen Scarlet's Walk Tori Amos (Sony) THE queen of cultured angst is back to her lyrical best in Scarlet's Walk, a concept album that takes us on a musical travelogue of a woman exploring post--91 1 America. Miles beyond her last album, Strange Little Girls, Amos's voice,
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  • HOUSEHOLD TIPS
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      Freeze it fresh
      441 27 Things to look out for when buying a refrigerator YOUR old refrigerator is giving you problems, or it's just not big enough to meet your family's needs anymore. Before you rush to get a new one, here are some useful tips: Food safety: When purchasing a refrigerator,
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      Steamboat, KL-style
      626 28  -  lor Ching Li 'Fatman' shows you the way to enjoy a steamboat feast ANY decent cultural tour to Kuala Lumpur will include a stop at its famous and ornate Thien Hou (queen of heaven) temple. But besides being a feast for the eyes, it also houses one of
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      Autumn At Keyaki
      147 28 For one week until Dec 7, experience Autumn in Hokkaido at the Pan Pacific hotel's Keyaki Japanese Restaurant. Autumn is known to Japanese as the "season of appetite", as the harvest season is celebrated with a feast of fruits, potatoes, corn and fresh seafood. At Keyaki, Executive
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      Choc-full of Sweets
      82 28 Enter the dream chocolate world at The Courtyard at The Fullerton and you'll be in for a 'choc'-full of sweet surprises! Featuring a mouth-watering spread of chocolate desserts, the buffet is available from Thursdays to Saturdays, 8.30pm to 1 1.30pm for $20+++ per person. Your sweet tooth
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      Steaming Xin
      91 28 The month of December, a chilly month, is the perfect time to cosy up to your family and loved ones. And Xin Cuisine is one place you can do so. During this month, the fine Chinese restaurant introduces the torn yam soup base for its "Hong Kong Imperial
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  • EPICURE
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      Best of both worlds
      551 29  -  Katrina Karim Enjoy fine North and South Indian food at affordable prices I by Where: The Gangezs 3a 9a Upper Dickson Road and Peninsula Plaza 81-7d Telephone: 6294 3527/ 6294 6252 (Upp Dickson branch) 6333 5844/ 6333 5944 (Peninsula branch) Operating hours: Lunch 11:30am to 3pm
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      Pressed salad
      334 29  -  Richard Seah by richs@newstoday.com.sg LAST week, I introduced boiled salad. This week, I will introduce pressed salad a refreshing light pickle. The purpose of pressing is to remove water from vegetables. It makes them crunchier and intensifies the flavour. The Japanese have a special utensil for it a
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      Wine Appreciation 2
      405 29  -  Jeffrey Yang by eatout@newstoday.com.sg THE waiter brings you a perfect bottle of the wine which you have ordered. The next step in your journey to wine-tasting in a restaurant starts when the waiter uncorks the bottle of wine. He would usually leave the cork in front of
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      Keep that sparkling smile
      461 30  -  Alice Leong You know all about brushing and flossing, but can you find the missing link to good teeth? In the sixth of our eight-part series, we tell you the secret to beautiful teeth by news@newstoday.com.sg THE belief that brushing and flossing are two indispensable recipes
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      46 30 TO SAVE the calcium in your teeth, here are some handy tips: Don't leave sugary and starchy foods on your teeth. Drink sweet drinks through a straw. Rinse your mouth after drinking carbonated beverages. Brush with a soft toothbrush. Don't brush too vigorously.
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  • FAMILY
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      Lock icon Lonely no more ...
      651 31  - Lonely no more Theresa Tan I WAS sitting in a little mee siam shop one Saturday and behind me sat a 12-year-old in earnest conversation with her father. "But I need to have the blue-screened one, dad!" she said. "It's cool. I don't want that black one." "But the black
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      339 32 -AFP The original 'material girl' hurt in car crash LOS ANGELES Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, renowned for her long list of husbands as much as her films, was in a coma on Thursday after a car accident on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard. Gabor was in serious condition
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      313 32 -Reuters LOS ANGELES A celebrity private detective linked to a bizarre harassment episode against a Los Angeles Times reporter, and involving Steven Seagal and the mafia, was released on bail from a federal jail on Wednesday in an unrelated illegal weapons possession case.
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  • ROUND-UP
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      565 34 Yong Shu Chiang David Ngiau -DN Janice Lee -YSC Kim-Kyna Tan Serene Foo -YSC -DN SF SF -DN DN A la Folie... Pas du Tout (He Loves Me He Loves Me Not): A dark comedy about romantic obsession that helps Audrey Tautou (Amelie) step out as an actress.
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      841 34 1900 912 1234 O gveom.sg POPULAR Mt)L IMAX *4f^ M r THEATRE Bpl i^~ SANTA VS THE SNOWMAN (G) 10.00am, 11.10, 12.20, 2.45,3.50, 5.10, 7.20, 8.30, 9.40, 10.50pm AFRICA'S ELEPHANT KINGDOM (PG) 1.30, 6.10pm Ticket Booking 1900-912-1234 IMAX Into Line S 6349-2936 Group Booking H aaleaegoldenvlllaga.com.ag HARRY POTTER AND THE
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  • MOTORING
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      614 36 TT7HAT a difference a few years make. Following the onset of global recession in 1998, Kia Motor Corporation was effectively bankrupt, having debts that exceeded assets by 5.2 trillion won ($7.6 billion). However, after Hyundai took control of Kia in December 1998, the company staged a dramatic recovery.
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      Kia looks set to enter the big league with a range of new models
      29 36 Sorento: Breakthrough in quality XCV I: Sharp-edged styling XCVII: Advanced features Optima: Distinctive front-end styling
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      Car safety standards are improving fast, confirms independent study
      224 36 rI^HE standards ot occupant pro--L tection offered by modern cars are better than ever, according to the latest crash test results released by the independent European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) earlier this week. Cars were launched into an offset
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      1585 38 Programmes Saturday Highlights ,1 I,\ fr-) ry ry 6.30 Slam Dunk 9.00 SudahTertulis j^^k j/\—f-JJ^rA^i~Jj^J-^ 7.30 Bakugaiden B-Daman 1 0.00 Kopi "O" Teh Tarik I j'l f}^^ Z\v 8.00 Captain Tsubasa I 1 .00 Memori f3 8.30 Magical Stage Fancy La La Hiburan Minggu Ini WJI of long Zheng iraLiaa^raVrlK-
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  • Shoptalk
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      HARD ACT TO COPY
      81 39 They are best remembered for putting giant slices of bread on billboards. Double A made headlines once again when they launched their first eight Copy Centers simultaneously all over Singapore. All Centers feature speedy and modern systems, providing full photocopy services. They aim to reach out
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      SNOW WHITE
      69 39 The word is out fair skin is in. s^ New White Perfect Triple Whitening Body Moisturiser contains Melanin-Block, a powerful whitening ingredient that regulates the production of melanin, the main source for skin darkening and brown spots. The fluid lotion also exfoliates and provides the ultimate protection against
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      A CLEAN WIPE YOU'VE GOT MAIL
      170 39 If your kid's been good this year, then this is his just reward. The Santa Pack consists of colour pencils, a sharpener in a truck, drawing templates, scissors, a plastic bookmark, pencils, attractive postcards, a personalised letter from Santa and lots of goodies all
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      CHARGE IT
      66 39 These cells give new meaning to 'on and on'. The Sanyo Ni-MH 2100 rechargeable battery is packed with more power and capacity for longer running time. Suitable for MP3 and CD players, digital cameras and handheld computer games, no more carrying around additional batteries in your bag. The
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  • THE LIGHTER SIDE
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      236 40 Real notes to British milkmen: Dear Milkman, I've just had a baby, please leave another one. Please leave an extra pint of paralysed milk. Cancel one pint after the day after today. Milkman, please close the gate behind you because the birds keep pecking the tops off the
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      131 40 Meehan Streak "THIS TS SAM BAILEY. 1 I F WRITERS MAY NOT ALWAYS GET "-29 HE WROTF THE THE CREDIT THEY DESERVE, BUT SCRIPT FOR YOUR (PLEASED TO YOU HAVE MY DEEPEST RESPECT, DAN. (SAMJj (WHATEVER.) LATEST MOVIE. J MEET YOU. 1 r~ZT T IA U Shoe WHAT'CHA I TOMATO
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      216 40 /> Today's joke \^mJ The LAPD, the FBI the CIA are <S trying to prove that they are the best at apprehending criminals. The President decides to give them a test He releases a rabbit into a forest and each organisation has to catch it The CIA goes in. They
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Tiger's only real rival at this Skins ... 'friend' and compatriot Mickelson
      588 41 Tiger's only real rival at this Skins 'friend' and compatriot Mickelson -AFP INDIAN WELLS Tiger Woods, fresh off overwhelming three PGA rivals for US$4OO,OOO ($705,000) in Hawaii, will try to take US$l million from another top American trio this weekend at the Skins Game. World No.l Woods, his friend and
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      Lock icon Out of steam
      560 41 League's second hottest team ends Dallas' record bid NBA Pacers 110 Mavericks 98 O'Neal's simply unstoppable INDIANAPOLIS The 1948-49 Washington Capitols and the 1993-94 Houston Rockets can rest comfortably for at least another year, reported NBA.com. Jermaine O'Neal led six players in double figures with 28 points
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      Lions: This is not a holiday
      458 42  -  Stanley Ho by stanley@newstoday.com.sg THEY were given a half-day break for shopping and sightseeing on Thursday. But the Singapore national football team turned it down and instead, opted for a light training session and plenty of rest in the team hotel in Dubai. The
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      Lock icon Reagan tops the class
      486 42  -  Kelvin Phang by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg FOUR YEARS ago, Greenview Secondary striker Reagan Png decided to hang up his soccer boots after his team lost to Jin Tai in the C Division final. He decided to take up golf instead. Now, four years later, he must be quite
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      Lock icon Fans wish Singapore the best
      83 42 Stanley Ho A FAN pens his good luck wish for the Singapore national football team on the Tiger Cup Goodwill Ball at the Tiger Cup Fan Fiesta, held at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza on Friday. Held to garner national pride and support for the
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      The future of Singapore rugby looks as if it is in good hands.
      140 43 In the recent Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) Championships held in Bangkok, the Singapore Reds claimed third position in Division Two with one of the youngest teams ever assembled. Singapore Rugby Union's (SRU) technical director Alan Thomas,
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      Young guns earn scholarship
      265 43 Under-19M1 Rugby Scholar Melvin Tan MELVIN TAN is hardly the biggest boy around. Standing at a height of 1.70m and weighing in at 64kg, few would guess that the 18-year-old Raffles Junior College (RJC) student thrives on physical confrontations. Only on the rugby field, of course.
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      Lock icon Under-17 M1 Rugby Scholars Stanislaw Mitew and Muhd Syahid Mohd Hussein
      405 43 HE COULD have made it as a soccer player in Poland. But after playing rugby for the first time in Singapore in Swiss Cottage Primary, Stanislaw Mitew fell in love with the game and never looked back. Said the
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      Lock icon Why we like Maruyama but really hate Ferrari
      1064 44  -  Rohit Brijnath IT'S THE end of another long year. It began inauspiciously with the Winter Games, whose only saving grace was Dinah Browne, from the Virgin Islands. While skaters had been having nervous breakdowns and throwing hissy fits for three years before
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      Blind cricket
      80 44 KARACHI Pakistan's national blind cricket team is heading to India on Saturday where it will vie for a World Cup title and make the first step towards repairing severed cricket ties with its nuclear neighbour. The 16-member side is heading to Madras, where the second World Cup for
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      Moseley leads
      106 44 COOLUM American John Daly was disqualified for failing to sign his card as overnight leader Jarrod Moseley moved one stroke ahead of the field after the second round of the Australian PGA Championship on Friday. Daly, who honoured his commitment to play despite the death of his mother
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      Lomu in knots
      58 44 AUCKLAND All Blacks' superstar Jonah Lomu has been admitted to hospital in England with a twisted intestine, it was reported on the New Zealand winger's website Friday. Lomu, 27, said he was hospitalised after experiencing a sudden pain in his stomach on Wednesday as the New Zealanders
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      Cowboys rule
      69 44 DALLAS A typical highlycharged Thanksgiving Day encounter in Dallas saw the Cowboys rally from a 10-point deficit to overcome the favoured Washington Redskins 27-20 on Thursday. The victory was the Cowboys' 10th straight over Washington currently the most one-sided series in the NFL and also raised Dallas' record
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      Lock icon Where's the power?
      702 45 Agencies Fergie believes there is a shift, but Reds look vulnerable English Premier League Liverpool v Man Utd Live, Sunday, B.lopm, Ch 23 LONDON As rivalries between clubs not from different cities go, they do not get much bigger than the one shared by Manchester United and
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      Lock icon Reds to bring back rested stars. United worrying over injured Blanc
      328 45 -AFP LIVERPOOL Liverpool midfielder Bruno Cheyrou has been ruled out of action for at least two weeks and will miss Sunday's crunch Premiership clash with Manchester United. French international Cheyrou limped out of Liverpool's 1-0 Uefa Cup win over
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      171 46 AFP PERTH Recalled Australian speed demon Brett Lee made a dream return to Test ranks here Friday, spearheading a venomous home attack which routed England again on the opening day of the third Ashes Test Lee, 26, snapped up a decisive 3-78 as England slumped to 185 all
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      757 46  -  Jose Raymond Singapore bags right to host lOC's 117th Session, where decision on 2012 Olympic host will be made by jose@newstoday.com.sg IT IS one of the most important annual meetings on the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) calendar. On Thursday, at the 114th lOC Session in Mexico, Singapore
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      671 46 JOHANNESBURG "Who is Jacques Kallis?" The question has reverberated through South African cricket, even though the all-rounder was a household name long before he was chosen as man of the latest Test series against Sri Lanka. After Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour
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      Singapore sport wellconnected
      340 47 NOMINATED Member of Parliament and Singapore's International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Mr Ng Ser Miang (picture) called it a "major coup". Come 2005, Singapore will host its most important sports event, the 117th International Session. The decision, made in Mexico City on Thursday, was arrived at by
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      283 47 Reuters FANLING Norwegian Henrik Bjornstad and India's Asian Tour leader Jyoti Randhawa both hit seven-under-par 62s on Friday to join five other players for a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the US$7OO,OOO ($1.2 million) Omega Hong Kong Open. Welshman
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      257 47 Reuters LEEDS Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale has been convincingly re-elected to the board of the club with a 96.7 per cent majority at the Annual General Meeting of the Yorkshire outfit Ridsdale had earlier quit his roles at the English Football Association (FA) on Friday
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