Today, 12 December 2002, Afternoon Edition

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    7 1 TODAY ThlirSCljlY •December 12, 2002 MITA(P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Full throttle
      441 1  -  Pauline D Loh Two-wing approach to China opens up more flights SINGAPORE and China signed two papers today which will open up the skies to carriers of both countries as well as foster closer cooperation in training, scholarship exchange and a joint Singapore-China airport management training centre in
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      Lock icon US stocks erase most gains
      183 1 Reuters NEW YORK Stocks erased early gains to sag in late trading yesterday as investors worried about the outlook for the chip industry after a dim forecast from Intel Corp. and as worries about consumer spending and corporate profits lingered. Intel Chairman Andy Grove said
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      2 1 //\B_D]j-\£oRP Frew
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      Lock icon Down, but...
      537 2 ■AFP MANILA The Jemaah Islamiyah QI) regional terror network can still regroup even though its ability to mount attacks has been reduced by the arrest of several high-ranking operatives, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan (picture) said yesterday. Dr Tan, speaking to AFP at the end of his threeday
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      In the air – open skies pact between Singapore, Australia
      349 2  - In the air open skies pact between Singapore, Australia Tor Ching Li OPEN skies between Singapore and Australia may be just beyond the horizon after informal talks between aviation officials held here yesterday "made progress", according to a Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore spokesman. "No date has been set for
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      Lock icon Furore over controversial law
      86 3 AFP photo A protester (left) is led away by security officers after antagonising supporters of Hong Kong's controversial new security law outside the Legislative Council building yesterday. Both supporters and protesters of Article 23 of the Basic Law shouted each other down in a noisy demonstration
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      Hudud laws put on hold
      132 3 KUALA TRENGGANU Although the hudud laws were passed in July and royal assent has already been obtained, the Pas state government will not be implementing the laws any time soon. Trengganu Mentri Besar Abdul Hadi Awang said the Syariah Criminal Offence Enactment (Hudud and Qisas)
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      'Scuds are ours'
      380 3 Yemen lays claim to N Korean missiles on ship SANAA After a day of speculation over where a consignment of North Korean missiles was headed, the government last night confirmed the missiles were Yemen's. In a letter to the US Ambassador here, Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Baker
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      Jl 'linked to 50 Indonesian bombings'
      204 3 JAKARTA An international research group report points to the regional terror network, Jemaah Islamiyah QI), as being responsible for at least 50 bombing attempts in Indonesia since 1999. The International Crisis Group in its report, Indonesia's Terrorist Network: How Jemaah Islamiyah Works, yesterday called
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      More nursing homes
      411 4  -  Tan Hui Leng Pacific Healthcare moves in on expanding market by huile ng@news today, com. sg PACIFIC Healthcare joined the nursing home industry yesterday, becoming the third healthcare institution to take advantage of the government's recent land tender for nursing homes. A ground-breaking ceremony was held in
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      River Hongbao to showcase harmony
      267 4  -  Lee Sze Yong THE GOAT symbolises harmony and creativity in Chinese astrology. And as Chinese here welcome the zodiac animal next Lunar New Year, they can also celebrate the values it represents at the annual Singapore River Hongbao (SRHB) event. For the first time, the
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      Lock icon Please help us help the poor
      166 4 Channel NewsAsia ONLY 30,000 food items have been collected so far in the Boys' Brigade Sharity Gift Box campaign, which began almost two weeks ago. The project ends in about a week, and this amount makes up only 10 per cent of the initial
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Why hikes?
      334 6  -  Grace Tay Some lawyers question rationale for new High Court fees by I grace BTiewsioaay. com, sg IT WAS announced last week that the fees for many legal proceedings will go up. At present, the fee to file a lawsuit or put in a defence or a counterclaim
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      Lock icon A bird's eye view of Paradise
      157 8  -  Sarah Chxta THE Birds of Paradise exhibit at the Jurong BirdPark re-opens today after five months of renovation, with a tree-top level walkway to "bring the visitors closer to the Birds of Paradise whose magnificent courtship plumes can be best experienced as they enter
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      Lock icon A clean trial
      174 8 Channel NewsAsia BMW to test out hydrogen cars here GERMAN car giant BMW hopes to test out hydrogen cars in Singapore, Japan and China in as quickly as three years' time. At its CleanEnergy World Tour show on Tuesday night, the car manufacturer said it was in
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      $54,000 reward for Shell customers
      118 8  -  -Janice Liu SHELL yesterday gave out $54,000 worth of cash and vouchers in its Shell-Coca-Cola Windfall Promotions programme. The company did this to help motorists cope during this "economically trying period and to give something back to our customers", said Mr Amon Chiong, Shell's fuels
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      Lock icon 24/7 Mustafa
      281 9 Newsßadio 93.8 The mall will be open all day and night come Feb MUSTAFA Centre, located in Syed Alwi Road, is planning to open all day and night starting February. Such a plan, said Singapore Retailers' Association president Jannie Tay, is an innovative way of attracting customers during
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      More SingTel payphones in MRT stations
      134 9 SINGTEL has signed a three-year agreement with SBS Transit to be the sole provider of public payphone services at all stations along the new North-East Line as well as at the Sengkang and Punggol LRT system. Up to 310 payphones with multiple payment modes
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      No escaping 3/4 tank rule
      191 9 A 47-YEAR-OLD motorist failed to outsmart the Customs authorities at Woodlands Checkpoint on Tuesday when he tried to leave Singapore with less than the required amount of fuel in his car. The self-employed Singaporean man had allegedly tampered with the fuel gauge on his Honda
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      Help for pensioners
      94 9 THE Government has announced a special payment to help pensioners when the Goods and Services Tax (GST) goes up from three to four per cent on Jan 1 next year and to five per cent one year later. Those residing here will have their Singapore Allowance, which
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      338 8 Our Prestigious Partner Institutions University of University LaTrobe Asia Pacific South Australia of Hull University School of Business National University University of Monash Southern Illinois of Ireland Louisville University University The following programs are now open for registration in Singapore: School of Business Management PhD in Business Management -10th intake
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      931 10 Advertorial jj^^ The Singapore Youth Award (SYA) is the highest national honour be si owed upon youths who have significantly k achieved excellence and contributed to the society. Administered by the National Youth Council (NYC), SYA was instituted in 1975 and known as the National Youth Service Award until it
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      The pinch
      291 11  -  Irwan Jamil and Hari Raya changes TO SOME, Hari Raya Aidilfitri is a celebration that marks the success of completing the 30 days of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, Others may see it as an opportunity to spend on a new sofa set, exhibit their culinary
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      Lost in the heartlands, again
      141 11  -  him Boon Hee I SYMPATHISE with the contestants who had to locate Phua Chu Kang in Choa Chu Kang HDB town in the Singapore leg of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. Even Singaporeans get confused by road names here and the haphazard way
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      Cool head is Chiam's strength
      153 12  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng YOUR report, "Chiam's final lap" (Today Dec 10) was both interesting and insightful. The fact that Mr Chiam See Tong has given up his legal practice to concentrate on his political career is a clear manifestation of his strong passion for
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      Lesson learned
      245 12  -  The authorities right to go easy on MRT boy I AM glad that the authorities have decided not to act against the mischievous 10-year-old boy, Moses Tan, who was dragged by an MRT train after playing a game of catch. He has suffered enough and his stay in
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      MDA and the media: Two questions
      229 12  -  Dharmendra Yadav ON Dec 3, the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Mita) announced the appointment of 15 individuals to the Media Development Authority (MDA) board. Of the 15 members, seven are public service officials and eight are drawn from the private sector.
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      Hassle to get from Punggol 21 to Pasir Ris
      163 12  -  Gemldine Yeoh G P I FEEL that the bus transport and road systems in the Punggol area, where I live, are unsatisfactory. There are no buses running from Punggol 21 to Pasir Ris Town. One has to take a bus from
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Two in one
      200 14 Reuters Stronger Hong Leong counter SINGAPORE'S largest finance company, Hong Leong Singapore Finance, plans to merge its local and foreign shares on the local exchange into a single counter following regulatory changes. The change enlarges the investor base by allowing more foreigners to invest in the firm's
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        115 14 SINGAPORE shares finished weaker in the broader market yesterday but gains in defence and blue-chip counters helped cushion market losses. The key Straits Times Index ended 0.53 per cent, or 7.28 points, higher at 1,374.38 from an intraday low of 1,369.31 but was still down 17 per cent compared
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        World markets
        55 14 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 8727.66 -76.86 -0.87 Hong Seng 411 Ordinaries IciwanWtif 9784.57 2939.50 4699.41 ■73.42 -16.20 ■55.60 0.74 455 ■1.17 Korea (omp SET Index Jakarta Comp 689.61 365.46 391.74 ■3.83 +0.11 -5.34 ■0.55 +0.03 -1.35 Phils Camp ihenzcn 3 V._ tiIhii 1013.58 190.66 3301.62 +0.27
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        Your S$1 buys
        35 14 JK£ fen HK$ sn Euro i j nut do hi 0.3611 70.012 4.4263 2.1568 0.5629 5054.2 24.618 A3 Indian S-, Won C$ Yuan NZ$ 1.0125 27.332 689.26 0.8850 4.6979 1.1301 19.787 !4.i
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        Lock icon Commodities
        21 14 SGX Gold us$/oz 324.200 Silver us$/« 4.623 Platinum uss/oi 595.800 Rubber c.nii/«g 147.50 Polm oil Ild/tonra 1610 Brenttrude uss/hnntl 25.74
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        SGX most active
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        SGX top rises
        84 14 By$ Dec 11 Close Change DBS 11.500 +0.300 BukitSem 10.800 +0.2O0 JMHOOIISS 6.200 +0.150 STEngg 1.690 +0.110 JSHSMUSS 2.550 +0.110 UOB 11.900 +0.100 DBS Bk m NCPS *****.800 +0.100 KepCcr 3.840 +0.080 Shcrt .^i:i 2lcHKS 5.100 +0.050 HLSpFin 1.820 +0.050 By perortiage Detll BER GMG USS Strike
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        88 14 BLOOMBERG By$ Dec 11 (unlive 50 Close Change 13.300 -0.400 By percentage Dec 11 Close Change StrikelTOmO 0.005 -0.005 Veniure 14.300 -0.300 KohBrasW04I006 0.020 -0.020 SPH 100 3.3B0 -0.120 19.600 -0.100 Shanori<iiAC2kHKS 0.005 -0.003 Galdtrcn CP5O3H26 0.030 -0.010 OCBC 9.550 -0.1 DO LeeMeial O.060 -0.020 DUE 5.700
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      Letting go, but..
      394 16 GLCs not barred from bidding forTemasek divestments EVEN as local entrepreneurs clamour for the Government to withdraw from business, a senior Temasek Holdings executive has said that Government-linked companies will not be prevented from bidding for businesses that Temasek wants to divest. "What may not be strategic
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      Corporate Briefs
      151 16 BID FOR INDOSAT: Singapore's ST Teiemedia is likely to find out next Monday whether it succeeds in its bid to take a large stake in Indonesia's largest international phone firm, Indosat. ST Teiemedia is one of four shortlisted bidders, along with Malaysia's Desa Mahir, Telekom Malaysia and Gilbert
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      Lock icon Mr Snow's goodies
      630 19  -  Graef Crystal Bloomberg and his track record at CSX by LAS VEGAS John Snow (picture), President George W Bush's choice to be US Treasury Secretary, has a PhD in economics and a law degree. What he does not have as chief executive officer of one of the
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      Lock icon Bluffing Bill?
      341 20 Bloomberg Donaldson sued for alleged stock fraud NEW YORKMr William Donaldson (picture), President George W Bush's choice to head the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is a defendant in a stock fraud suit that claims he hid accounting mis statements as chairman of Aetna Inc. The suit
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      Lock icon US rates left unchanged to sustain recovery
      262 20 Bloomberg WASHINGTON Federal Reserve policymakers left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Tuesday, saying the economy still needed the lowest borrowing costs in four decades to sustain the recovery "through its current soft spot". Central bankers voted unanimously to leave the federal funds
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      Lock icon IMF does a turnaround
      301 22 Bloomberg It changes four-year stand and says ringgit peg is a stability anchor WASHINGTON Four years after describing Malaysia's decision to peg its currency to the US dollar as a "retrograde step", the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the peg is a "stability anchor" of a
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      Lock icon Singapore to grow by 3.2%, says Jetro
      151 22 -AFP TOKYO East Asian economies, excluding Japan, are forecast to grow 5.8 per cent next year, the same rate as this year, as brisk investments offset slumping exports, a government-run trade body said yesterday. The Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) has also forecast
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      Lock icon US hopeful of FA by year end
      103 22 Channel NewsAsia US Commerce Secretary Donald Evans on Tuesday said he is hopeful his country can overcome the final sticking point holding up America's historic free trade agreement with Singapore by year's end. The US wants Singapore to give up its right to
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      Lock icon Year of the dragon
      281 24 China defies gloomy WTO scenarios to post better-than-expected results BEIJING China has fared better than expected in its first year as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and has made earnest efforts to fulfil its WTO commitments, state media quoted officials as saying yesterday.
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      216 26 Agencies Style and form wrong, says UN chief Annan LONDON -The United States defended grabbing Iraq's report of its weapons programme, saying that the removal of the document from the United Nations Security Council was justified on security grounds. US State Department deputy spokesman Philip Reeker
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      123 26 AFP WASHINGTON The United States continued with its macho posturing, this time warning Iraq and other potential foes not to use any weapons of mass destruction (WMD) against American troops in the event of war, vowing to retaliate with "overwhelming force". The admonition was included in
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      52 26 AFP SYDNEY Australian legislators yesterday passed a controversial Bill allowing research on human embryos after months of intense debate. The legislation will allow Australian scientists to conduct stem cell research using some 70,000 spare embryos created for in-vitro fertility treatments. The Parliament also passed a Bill banning
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      229 28 Agencies Officials seek to play down Chancellor's veiled threat BERLIN Party officials have rushed to play down German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's veiled threat to resign, reports said yesterday. Trying to lead a government beset by deadlocked reforms, a budget mess and splits over Iraq, Mr Schroeder challenged
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      111 28 Reuters BRUSSELS Anti-Islamic and antiSemitic sentiments fuelled by the Sept 11 attacks and the Middle East conflict are rife and in danger of becoming acceptable in Europe, warned the European Union's racism watchdog on Tuesday. Presenting its report on racism in the EU,
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      73 28 Reuters MADRID The sunken tanker, Prestige, could go on leaking fuel oil until 2006 causing longlasting damage to the coastline of northwest Spain, experts said. Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the 26-year-old tanker was spewing up to 125 tonnes of fuel oil a day into
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      106 28 Reuters BOSTON Signs of the Vatican being more concerned about its image than the safety of children have angered church critics. A recently released document indicated that Pope John Paul II said a defrocked priest with a history of molesting children should leave the areas where his "condition"
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      442 30 AFP HONG KONG When Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji remarked on Tuesday that the territory's civil servants should take a pay cut, he was echoing the views of many Hong Kong people. It has long been held that Hong Kong's civil servants are too highly
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      192 34 -AFP LONDON Britain, long renowned for its prudish attitude towards sex, is entering an era of tolerance with laws aimed at offering gays and transsexuals the same rights as heterosexuals. The move has come about as Prime Minister Tony Blair recently appointed Mr
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      121 34 Agencies LONDON It's tough being a Santa these days in England. Stand-in vicar Lee Rayfield shattered the illusions of dozens of children and stunned their parents when he joked in his carol service sermon that Santa and his reindeer would burn up doing 3,000 times the speed
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      361 34 Agencies Admits buying property through con man LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife was in tears as she spoke for the first time in public about her links with a convicted con man and his role in helping her family buy two apartments. Ms Cherie Blair
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Where next, Singapore?
      1006 36 SINGAPORE INC. in an exclusive report, H best-selling author Michael Backman analyses the challenges the Lion City faces and H discusses the strategies^ Staying ahead of the pack will be the real trick THE problem with being on top of a hill is that every way you
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      613 38 -Reuters Recession-worn Hong Kongers are hitting the gym, not the mall, to relieve stress HONG KONG Hong Kongers are spending more time in the gym and less time exercising their credit cards. Traumatised by an ailing economy, rising unemployment and plunging property prices, residents of the
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  • LIMELIGHT
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      Up the hill ...
      586 40  - Up the hill David Ngiau but John and Jill came tumbling down by david@newsto d ay.com.sg LAST week, we saw Amazing Race 3 come through Singapore, and many fans were disappointed. Not by Phua Chu Kang's brief appearance but by the elimination of the series' most popular team when John
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      232 41  -  Lee Sze Yong Today photo by Bond girls kick off world tour in Singapore by szeyong®1!! ewsto flay, c o m.sg THE Bond girls are coming to town. Not the femme fatales from 007 movies, but the classical string quartet, famed for their good looks and
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      Shaggy sizzle for MTV Asia awards
      102 41 SHAGGY, aka "Mr Lurva-lurva", will heat up the MTV Asia 2003 awards with CoCo Lee. They will host the event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Jan 24. Making appearances are Atomic Kittens, Blue, Suede, as well as Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda from
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  • CITYSTYLE
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      Putting a map on a face
      115 42 Zones 1 and 3 These zones represent your bladder and digestive system. If you often have breakouts here, you need to drink more water to cleanse your system. Zone 2 This zone between your eyebrows is related to your liver. If this zone is
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      Mystic artist at The Heeren
      116 42  -  Pearlyn Thaw, IF your idea of art goes beyond the usual Picasso or Leonardo da Vinci fare, then be drawn to Sam Flores. Flores, an urban artist based in San Francisco, specialises in graffiti-style street art. The 25-year-old's art often portrays melancholic individuals in mystical
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      122 42 By now, you would probably know that Best Actress Huang Biren wore a geisha-inspired dress to the Star Awards on Sunday night. Or that Best Actor Li Nanxing looked like a cross between a butler and a bridegroom in kis tuxedo suit. But what about those who were
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      Lock icon Hands on the prize
      265 43 Channel NewsAsia THE man who endured 62 hours of anguish to win the Subaru Challenge has received his $60,000 car. But 39-year-old Mohamed Amat does not plan to drive the Subaru Impreza. It was in the wee hours of the morning three weeks ago that he
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      Different parts of the body call for different types of moisturiser
      498 43  -  Toh Xirtg Yu, TT takes one disciplined skincare Ajunkie to follow the whole moisturising regime thoroughly. By that, I mean someone who remembers or bothers to moisturise her face, hands, body and feet. Most of us tend to concentrate
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      663 44  -  John Lui This rugged audio player is great for sports enthusiasts by nl1 ws (ft1 nc w s lod ay.c o m. sg NIKE and Philips have jointly developed a new range of psa (personal sport audio) players for active, sporty users. Not just flash-memory devices, these
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      Say cheese!
      778 46  -  Katrina Karim Good whether soft, hard or processed by eato ut@newstoday.com. sg DID you know there are over 500 varieties of cheeses? Touted as one of the world's oldest food products, cheese in its myriad of shapes, textures, colours and flavours is often eaten with bread, crackers and
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  • TRAVELLER
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      716 48  -  Leonard Thomas Miami is sexy, sugar and spice and very, very nice by 1 eonard@news tod ay.com. sg T^HERE's something new on cable A these days. The Travel and Adventure channel with erstwhile, zany lan Wright of Lonely Planet fame one of the pin-ups recently screened the
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      197 50 Arts aficionados will be delighted with a brand new channel devoted to fine arts programmes on Singapore Airlines' (SIA) inflight entertainment system, KrisWorld. The Arts Channel will feature acclaimed arts performances with a focus on opera, ballet and musicals. The channel is now available on all
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      181 50 ONLINE travel specialist HutchisonPriceline (Travel) Ltd and Hertz have formed an Asian alliance to give Priceline's Asian customers access to Hertz rental vehicles worldwide at discounted rates. Under the agreement, travellers from Asia who visit pricelinexom.sg will be able to book their rental cars through
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      69 50 SRILANKAN Airlines has enhanced its e-mail booking facility for customers in Sri Lanka and has extended this facility to Hong Kong and Singapore. The facility allows the airline's customers in any part of the world to book flights through the Internet on the airline. Travellers
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        HAWAII, USA
        64 50 Hawaii is where East merges with West in a blur of hula and disco, soap operas and creation myths, junk food and Japanese tea ceremonies, and Shinto shrines and surf clubs. Mark Twain declared Hawaii to be "the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean".
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        GENTING, MALAYSIA
        62 50 If you'd like to try your hand at the casino tables, there is just no better place to go than Singaporeans' favourite gambling resort Genting Highlands.With its coo! temperatures, fun rides, arcades, gotf courses and great hotels, the hill resort is also the perfect destination for families. A
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        MACAU
        46 50 It is the gambling capital of Asia and a former Portuguese colony. Rich in Chinese architecture and history, Macau offers good Chinese cuisine and is probably the entertainment capital of China. Prices for a 4D holiday start from $570. Agent: Giamso International Tel: 6534 1010
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        TAIPEI,TAIWAN
        62 50 In Taipei, you can buy almost anything from designer fashions to fragrant teas.There are popular night markets in the city. When it comes to entertainment, Taipei stays in full swing until the wee hours! With pubs, clubs, restaurants of all types; cultural shows and sports, the city has it
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        TURKEY
        39 50 It has one foot in Europe and one in Asia. It is a spicy maelstrom of history knocking up against the present Turkey is a blend unto itself. Package tours start from $2,388 Agent: Pinnacle Travel Tel: *****522
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        CHIANGMAI, THAILAND
        71 50 Tired of the humid weather, you want some place cooler but you dread travelling 14 to 18 hours on a plane. It is not a tal! order because Chiangmai (picture) is cool at this time of the year and is just a few hours away. Pius the place
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        GOLD COAST,AUSTRALIA
        61 50 It is now summer Down Under and the golden beaches of Australia's favourite playground are preparing to receive the migrating wave of travellers from the wintry north. Close by are famous theme parks that have made the coast a great family destination. A 6D tour that includes the
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        MANILA, PHILIPPINES
        31 50 There's always something to do in the capital of the Philippines and shopping probably ranks high on the list. Prices start from $670. AgenfcCross Road Tours Tel: 6538 9618
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  • INCINEMAS
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      403 52 Andy Lau and Tony Leung's latest film FILM REVIEW Infernal Affairs FOR critics who've declared that Hong Kong's film industry is as good as dead, Infernal Affairs is rising from those "hellish depths" to change their minds. Hopefully, this film will lift the territory's current state
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      115 52 AFP HANOI Brendan Fraser will attend the Vietnam premiere of The Quiet American next week, officials said on Tuesday. The American actor, 34, will attend the film's debut screening in Hanoi on Dec 17 and will fly south to Ho Chi Minh City the following day
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      430 53  -  Serene Foo that their actions and plans have been leaked out, they set out to catch the moles in their midst. And Ming and Yan both have to race against time to sniff out the other's identity before they themselves get exposed. Affairs cast
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      Lock icon US Ring remake inspires sequel
      106 53 Reuters/Variety HOLLYWOOD DreamWorks Pictures is negotiating with director Gore Verbinski and scribe Ehren Kruger to return for a sequel to The Ring, the surprise hit that's grossed US$l23 million ($209.7 million) in North America. Based on Hideo Nakata's 1998 Japanese-language film of the same name,
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      192 54 Meanwhile the big Hollywood studios go after nine eßay users Reuters LOS ANGELES A film industry trade group on Monday sued nine online vendors it alleges are selling pirated films through auction sites, such as eßay. eßay Inc, however, was not named in the copyright infringement lawsuits filed against individuals
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    562 60 LONDON While all season the title talk has centred around big guns Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United, one team has sneaked up the Premiership ladder almost unnoticed. Chelsea, the league's greatest underachiever of the past decade, is now sitting inconspicuously in second spot, just
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    234 61  -  Kelvin Phang KO JUNG Nam scored the biggest upset so far at the 2002 Fencing Singapore International, when she beat reigning Asian Games epee champion Kim Hee Jung yesterday. In the all-South Korean, final at Downtown East, both fighters were evenly matched at 6-6, before Ko
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        268 62 Agencies TURIN Italian sides Juventus and AC Milan posted impressive victories this morning, while Real Madrid ended the year pondering elimination. Italian champion Juventus ruthlessly exposed the defensive frailties of Swiss side Basel with a 4-0 win in their group D match.
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