Today, 28 December 2002

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    Masthead
    8 1 weekendTODAY complementary December 28 29 2002 mttaip) 243/03/2002
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    From PMO, a little sadly
    969 1  -  Ng Boon Yian PM's ex-aide on Singaporean gripes THE view from the heart of power may be incisive, but it is not always cheerful. As the man who has been by the Prime Minister's side at all of his public appearances for the past four
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    Lock icon Have these people cloned a human baby?
    554 1 Agencies MIAMI If the news coming out of the United States is true, then our world has changed forever. Members of the Clonaid human cloning society [the picture above from their website depicts their Founder Rael) have now claimed credit for cloning successfully
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  • News
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      He gave so others may live
      402 2  -  Lee Ching Wern $5 million NKF donor patient dies WITH the empathy for suffering that only a man who has spent nearly 10 years dying of kidney failure can know, Mr Tay Choon Hye gave the last three years of his life to helping
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    • Article
      Cops killed in road accident
      179 2 TWO police officers died on Friday in a road accident. The two, from the Changi Neighbourhood Police Centre, were on patrol duty in a police car when a lorry apparently collided into it from the rear at about 3.25pm along Tanah Merah Ferry Road. The
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      40 killed as Chechen rebels strike
      141 2 MOSCOW Fresh after October's dramatic theatre siege here, suspected Chechen rebels have struck again. In the latest incident, about 40 people were killed on Friday after suicide bombers in a truck and car caused two powerful explosions that ripped through the government headquarters building
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      Rebel with a cause
      743 3  -  Shanoo Maharaj Richard Gere speaks in a Today exclusive TO interview the man who was once dubbed the world's sexiest and not hear a single mention of Pretty Woman it's a strange feeling. But Richard Gere prefers to dwell on the Dalai Lama, the possibility of
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      Steven Lee, pioneering broadcaster, dies at 64
      240 3 FORMER broadcaster Steven Lee, who had a heart transplant this year, died on Thursday from complications arising from the operation. Singaporeans would remember Mr Lee as the first English newsreader when TV news began on a trial basis on Feb 15, 1963. Mr
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      Lock icon Form own union, NTUC tells opposition
      240 3 Newsßadio 93.8 LABOUR chief Lim Boon Heng has called on union leaders from the opposition parties to form their own union if they are inclined to do so. Mr Lim, who is also Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, was referring to the case
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      Lock icon Pedra Branca protest
      184 3 KUALA LUMPUR As the rhetoric mounted over the disputed island of Pedra Branca, scores of opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) supporters rallied on Friday to condemn Singapore. Waving placards and chanting "God is Great," "Islam is the best," some 100 angry PAS supporters marched from a nearby
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon India's bio-med lure
      471 6  -  Tan Hui Leng Singapore company ties up with state for research EVEN as Singapore is racing to position itself as a world class biomedical hub, other countries in the region are sprinting towards the same goal. For an idea of how intense this competition is, just look
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      If s business as usual at Caldecott
      126 6  -  -Janice Liu THE fire that broke out at Caldecott Broadcast Centre on Christmas Day has not affected television production, radio broadcasting operations and production schedules, said Mr Kenneth Tan, MediaCorp's executive vice-president for group communications and CEO of MediaCorp Radio. It was the
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      Cheaper – but where are the takers?
      281 6  - Cheaper but where are the takers? Tan Hut Leng IT must be a sweet deal for the old, poor and sickly: Pay just $4 to consult a GP, instead of the standard $20. But Singapore's elderly citizens have, surprisingly, been slow in taking up the Health Ministry's Primary Care Partnership
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      Lock icon S'pore tanker in freighter's sinking
      111 6 AFP FRANCE The French authorities said on Thursday that a Singaporean oil tanker the Clary was involved in the accident in the English Channel on Dec 14 that resulted in a Norwegian freighter full of luxury cars sinking. The collision was between the Norwegian Tricolor
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      21 6 If you have any questions about the changes in HDB rules from Jan 1, send your questions to us at hdb@newstoday.com.sg
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  • LETTERS
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      Don't buy the tickets if you are not happy
      186 8  -  I REFER to the recent cut in lottery prizes announced by Singapore Pools ("GST for Toto, 4D and Sweep winnings", Today, Dec 27). It is interesting that there should be negative reaction to the cuts in prizes in the face of
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      Women who do it to women
      217 8  -  MY job involves visiting offices all over the island and I have done this for 25 years. In all that time, I have never seen a single instance of sexual harassment although I have seen a great deal of flirtation between men and women.
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      No frills but good
      338 8  -  Airlines should do away with the freebies I REFER to the article, "Plane common sense" (Today, Dec 17). It is refreshing to read Ms Shobha Tsering Bhalla's pragmatic views on air travel, especially in the current hard times when it has become necessary to keep expenses
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      No security from foreign peddlers
      209 8  -  I REFER to the recent merger of the Singapore Immigration and Registration (SIR) with the Customs and Excise Department (CED). Over the years, there has been a steady increase in the number of foreigners peddling their products in the housing estates. They probably come from
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      Downpours delay marking of lanes
      166 8  -  Ms Han Liang Yuan I REFER to Mr Abdul Islam's letter, "Please redraw lane markings" (Today, Dec 18). As part of our road improvement programme, we are resurfacing the stretch of East Coast Parkway, between Bedok Canal and Airport Boulevard. The resurfacing work is scheduled
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Equities set to rebound
      1196 10  -  Wong Sui Jau and Bharathi Rajan The hits and misses in 2002 and where to put your money next year WHERE unit trusts are concerned, 2002 has been a year most of us would prefer to forget, although there were some sparkling exceptions. The funds that
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  • BUSINESS
    • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ...
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        Lock icon Neptune Orient Lines – BUY
        191 12 Neptune Orient Lines BUY DBSVickers THE Container Security Initiative (CSI) will require shippers to produce extra paperwork and will involve additional inspection of containers entering the US, in an attempt to plug a significant hole in the country's security net.This is due to be fully implemented in Feb. NOL, which
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        Lock icon Comfort Group – BUY
        153 12 Comfort Group BUY DBS Victors COMFORT Group will spend USsl.ssm ($2.69m) on the acquisition of Hong Kong's Tecobest Investment which is holding a 70 per cent stake in Vietnam Taxi Company (Vinataxi), one of Ho Chi Minh City's three largest operators with a fleet of 400 vehicle. Autos are sitll
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        Lock icon ECS Holdings – MARKET PERFORM
        132 12 ECS Holdings MARKET PERFORM OCBC Investment Research FOLLOWING our recommendation downgrade in August, the stock of ECS, which distributes IT products, has fallen 33 per cent to the price of 39.5 cents close to this year's low of 38 cents. At the current price, the market has effectively discounted all
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        Lock icon IDT Holdings-HOLD
        106 12 DBS Vickers AT THE analyst briefing on Friday, management made it clear that price competition has intensified. While progress in penetrating mass markets in the United States has been made, this might translate to the further lowering of overall margins. The company will seek to maintain its leadership
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    • Market Watch
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        Singapore
        126 12 SHARES firmed up 10.13 points to 1341.58 on Friday, paced by an advance in banking issues and a rebound of recently oversold counters. For the week, the benchmark index managed to narrow its loss to 3.66 points. For every stock that fell, two rose while 376 counters were unchanged.
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        World markets
        54 12 Index Valae Chonge Us Nikkei 225 8714.05 +13.95 +0.16 Htmo, Seng 411 Ordinaries 9445.26 2991.40 -116.37 -7.40 -1.22 -0.25 :iK-.-.--, 4547.32 -20.05 -0.44 Korea Comp SET Index Jakarta Comp 656.92 356.48 124.95 -14.97 +1.12 466 -2.23 +0.32 416 Phils Comp Shenwn B '.Vnluii 1018.41 189,99 3408.00 +3.08 ■1-20
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        Your S$1 buys
        38 12 US$ 0.5747 UKE ***** Y S n 68.9590 HK$ *****4 RH 2.***** Euro 0.5534 Rupiah 5125.01 n.ihi 24.8350 Peso 30.6328 A$ 1.***** Indian Rs 27.5928 Won 688.441 C$ 0.8966 Yuan 4.7570 NZ$ 1.1087 NT$ 20.0468
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        Commodities
        22 12 Gold iiss/m 349.400 Silver US$/oi 4.705 Platinum USS/ O! 581.200 Rubber onAg 148.50 Palm oil iM/mniu 1696 Brent crude usS/bnml 29.47
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        Straits Times index Intraday Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 12 !y volume Dec 27 rtuWis 'dcChvI MTadi Ihnriered .eangHin flint iurafitron iemiteth ictraftUSS m Close 0.245 0.280 0.245 0.735 0.705 0.415 Q.29O 0.1(5 0,680 0.005 Change 40,020 +0.010 +0.020 +0.015 +0.005 +0.030 +0.010 +0.015 +8.9 +3.7 +8.9 +2.1 +0.7 +11.5 +6.5 +2.3 '000 il,69B 10.286 10,147 9,195
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        SGX top rises
        75 12 3y$ Dec 27 );!T:isW (lose Change 5.350 +0.300 JOB 11.800 +0.200 :&c 3.400 +0.130 IITYDEV <UO0 +0.120 :resrti«e50 12.500 +0.100 IBS ll.GGC +0.100 )BS Bh 6% HCPS 103.™ +0.100 XBC 9.(00 +0.100 /eniure 14.400 +0.100 By peranluge Dec 27 EHfets Close Change 0.015 +50.0 Kian Ann W*****7
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        83 12 Bloomberg D«27 Ml 00 Clate Change 20.000 -63.900 Mil Sam 10.600 4200 tt 10.200 -0.100 :sa 1.200 -0.050 :&N 7.750 0.050 3UE 5.850 0.050 Ihenitnd Monti USS lovediem 0.S20 -0.030 1.370 -O.O30 0.705 -0.020 ;b 0.(00 0.020 By peranloge Dec 27 BM1 100 Close Change 20.000 -76.2
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      Lock icon Bet on Pakistan stocks
      425 12 Bloomberg Karachi Stock Exchange index doubled this year, rising to new high A RALLY in Pakistan stocks that made Karachi's benchmark index the world's best performer this year may have further to run as returns on a national savings plan decline, investors said. The 100-stock Karachi
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      Unpopular choice
      725 14  -  South Koreans reap reward with telco technology Chan Chao Peh WITH one of the world's highest penetration rates and a host of applications available to users, Singapore is generally considered to be at the forefront of mobile communications. But even as mobile phone users here go ga-ga over
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      NatSteel man's sale
      253 14  -  Val Chua ONE of NatSteel's directors, Mr Eric Ang Teik Lim, sold his indirect stakes in the company in the open market on Dec 18 at $2,06 per share, instead of accepting 98 Holdings' offer at the same price. Mr Ang, one of three trustees of the
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      Lock icon Venezuela may fail to restore supplies
      230 14 Bloomberg CARACAS Crude oil rose to a two year high on concerns that Venezuela, the fourth-biggest oil supplier to the US, may fail to fulfill a pledge to boost exports that have been reduced by a national strike. The president of Venezuela's state oil
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      Market abuzz
      1496 16  -  Lee Yew Meng Banks set to battle for $20b HDB refinancing pie COME January, property agents can look forward to a better year with the HDB resale market expected to be abuzz with refinancing activity. Refinancing refers to getting a housing loan from a bank or finance company
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      Lock icon No strike... for now
      277 18 Agencies Indonesian union wants govt to cancel sale to ST Telemedia JAKARTA Hundreds of PT Indonesian Satellite Corp employees postponed a strike planned for yesterday to protest against the sale of 42 per cent of the nation's No 2 phone operator to Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST
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      Lock icon PTP on target
      91 18 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR The chief executive of the Port of Tanjung Pelapas (FTP), Mr Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman, expects container volumes to reach 2.6 million twen-ty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) this year, just above the targeted 2.5 million TEUs, The Edge reported, Mr Sidik said FTP saw excellent
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      347 15 IF IT'S IN GOOD SPIRIT i7l liffti Ml P Jfr fe:.;J| At, iniWWIUP MyfllHi'iM ilnil|iTiHig'pi|M| i Jgp 9 M};- «u ""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, Christmas Carollers Lend your ears to
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  • WORLD
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      IT'S A --- world of difference
      902 20  - IT'S A world of difference Jaime Koh If 'return of history' is right, cultural tolerance is even more vital today TEN years ago, theories were rife about the possible shape of the world after the defeat of communism. Dr Francis Fukuyaraa wrote of the "end of history", propagating the idea
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      Lock icon New era for Kenya?
      419 22 Agencies Opposition leader Kibaki tipped to win polls NAIROBI Kenyans went to the polls on Friday in the most important election in the nation's history since its independence from Britain in 1963. The crucial ballot, which will determine the composition of the next parliament and local
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      Lock icon Tycoon is richer
      137 22 Agencies CHICAGO He's already a millionaire but on Thursday construction company owner Andrew "Jack" Whittaker Jr was handed the largest prize in the history of the Powerball lottery U*****.9 million ($547.9 million). The 55-year-old West Virginia contractor said his winnings in the Christmas Day lottery would not
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      Lock icon 5 years in jail for E Timor violence
      190 22 Agencies JAKARTA The first Indonesian security official to be convicted by a special court for crimes against humanity in relation to violence in East Timor in 1999 has been sentenced to jail. The human-rights court on Friday sentenced Lieutenant-Colonel Sujarwo to five
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      Lock icon S Korea gets tough
      206 22 Agencies SEOUL In its harshest statement yet, South Korea on Friday called on North Korea to stop its nuclear brinkmanship, warning that Seoul could halt reconciliation with Pyongyang if it ignored mounting global fears over its atomic-weapons programme. But the North remained defiant, dismissing international calls
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      Lock icon Gays 'just differen'
      119 22 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand has belatedly acknowledged that homosexuality is not a mental disease, at the request of a leading gay-rights advocacy group, The Nation newspaper said on Friday. The Department of Mental Health issued a formal letter stating that homosexuality was neither a mental problem or a
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      Lock icon Anti-terrorism ads on Aussie TV
      240 22 Agencies SYDNEY Australia will start screening controversial counter-terrorism television advertisements on Sunday which critics said may heighten paranoia in the country and cause a backlash against Muslims in the country. But Prime Minister John Howard rejected fears that the advertisements warning people to be on
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      ShopTalk
      396 23 THE NEXT BEST THING Until you can afford a true 1-carat, why not adorn yourself with a couple of these? Moissanite is an increasingly popular man-made gemstone that can easily be mistaken as the real McCoy. Created by combining the natural minerals of silicon and carbon, it is said
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  • WORLD/COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Militants nabbed
      83 24 AFP PARIS French security agents have arrested four suspected Islamic extremists near Paris, including one whose brother is under US detention at the Guantanamo Bay naval base. The arrests were part of an investigation that saw a raid on a northern Paris suburb in which four other suspected
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      Lock icon Siphoning the Yangtze
      117 24 Agencies BEIJING China's largest engineering project, to transfer water from the Yangtze River to arid areas in the north, began on Friday in a bid to tackle water shortages facing a ballooning population. The South-North Water Transfer scheme, first proposed by Mao Zedong in 1952, is expected
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      Lock icon Sports car? Not quite
      105 24 AFP LONDON A British woman, told by her construction worker husband to expect an "expensive vehicle" for Christmas, naturally expected a sports car. She was wrong. Mrs Denise Guy, 54, opened her front door on Christmas day to find her 40-year-old husband, dressed as Santa Claus,
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      Lock icon Driven to desperation
      96 24 AFP photo Hostage-taker Eiichi Tokuda being taken away in a police car after being arrested in Kyoto, 400 kilometres west of Tokyo on Friday. He surrendered after a 17-hour standoff. Tokuda, 60, took four hostages at a bank when his request for an easing of his bankrupt
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      UNCERTAIN TIMES
      1069 24  -  Simon Tay Learn the art of living in The way to survive and thrive outside the 'bubble' THIS year ends with many heaving a sigh for what has been and holding their breath against what may come. The Bali bombings brought the bane of terrorism from New York's
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      The lord of THE DANCE
      784 25  -  Dave Barry TAM not a fan of ballet. Now, before you members of the Dance Community get your leotards in a bunch, let me stress that I KNOW I AM WRONG. I know that ballet is a beautiful artistic form that requires great dedication and
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  • WEEKEND FEATURE
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      A fine balance
      1119 26  -  Kim-Kyna Tan Promoting gender equality and the rights of women in the workplace are the twin missions of MP and working mother Halimah Yacob TM appreciate the depth of the dilemma A facing working mothers, look no further than Member of Parliament and unionist Halimah Yacob. She
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      Lock icon Washington, Hollywood honeymoon may sour over attack on Iraq
      623 27 Reuters/Variety NEW YORK Sean Penn's visit to Baghdad earlier this month probably was not what the Bush administration had in mind when it reached out to Hollywood for help with the war against terrorism. Officially, the State Department was mum on
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
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      209 26 HAPPENINGS PARTICIPATE SAFARI SWING PARTY 2002 The Night Safari is hosting a disco party. Besides the dance party, activities to create conservation awareness are on the cards. The Safari Swing Party 2002 will be held in the Night Safari car park extension. After the party, guests can visit the Night
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  • FESTIVE FAMILY FAVOURITES TODAY
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      Fried milk from home
      485 28  -  Pauline D Loh A dish from Shunde, the 'Normandy' of southern China ONCE when a famous chef asked my father what his favourite home-cooked dish was, he replied: "Fried milk." There was a rather stunned silence all round, since my old man is recognised as connoisseur
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      Fried milk with dried scallop floss, crab and prawns
      323 28 INGREDIENTS: 1 litre full cream fresh milk, not low fat (or 1 can evaporated milk, not low fat) 2 tablespoon Chinese rice vinegar (or two tablespoon lemon juice) Whites of 6 large eggs, lightly beaten 300 gm green prawns, shelled, diced
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  • EPICURE
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      Wine Collection 2
      404 30  -  Jeffrey Yang *T*HE secret to building a great wine collecX tion does not lie in hoarding expensive offerings and ignoring the supermarket variety. A good collection should be one that you are happy with. It should be chock-full of wines which you could drink at the drop
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      Bobby is still a lot meaty
      427 30  -  Katrina Karim Despite the recession, it remains true to its chunky servings THE recession-proof Bobby Rubino's is still a key F&B component in Chijmes after all these years. Much is still the same about this restaurant in terms of decor and layout. And quite
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      Cooking rice under a fire is healthier and it tastes better
      380 30  -  Richard Seah THIS being my last article, I like to discuss something basic and important: How to cook rice. I don't mean using a rice cooker or a microwave. I mean cooking unpolished brown rice and other whole grains
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      Dry clothes, rain or shine
      407 31 Forget bamboo poles, a dryer is what you need PUTTING your washing out to dry on bamboo poles puts you at the mercy of the elements. You know how frustrating it can be when after all the hard work, it rains. Even if the weather
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      Where only a Jeep will do
      402 32  -  Andy Lee THE sport-utility vehicle (SUV) segment has grown exponentially over the past decade to the extent that it can hardly be considered a niche anymore. Even manufacturers like Porsche have recently joined the fray, giving the world the fastest production SUV, the Cayenne.
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      119 32 NOT all SUVs are created equal. Macho looks don't automatically make your car jungle-worthy. Does your SUV have: Four-wheel drive? This is needed to transfer torque meaningfully on slippery terrain. A transfer case with low gear ratios is a major plus. Generous suspension travel? To
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      Falken unleashes the RT215 for track junkies
      419 32 IF you are at all concerned about low noise, a soft ride and minimum rolling resistance, the new Falken Azenis RT2IS tyre (picture, below) is definitely not for you. This tyre rumbles loudly when rolling over rough roads, its stiff sidewalls mean that
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      38 32 December 2002 COE Prices (Ist Bidding/2nd bidding) Cat A l6oocc below- $28,501 /$26,993 Cat B f6O/cc above $27,2 89/$ 2 3,8 90 Cat C Goods vehicles/buses $12,552/$ 10,001 Cat D Motorcycles $3/$ I Cat E Open $28,487/$27,1 19
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      Urban success
      431 33  -  Janice Liu Life tastes good for Xchange THE local R&B group, Urban Xchange, hit the big time when their jingle "Life Tastes Good" was used in a cola commercial a year ago. Now, life is getting even better for the band, with its self-titled second album out and
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      SOUNDSCAPE
      595 33  -  Clement Mesenas Charmbracelet (MonarC Island) Mariah Carey For Mariah fans who have strayed away after the flop of last year's Glitter soundtrack, Chormbrace/et might just bring you back into the fold. After suffering a much-pub-licised breakdown and being paid USs2Bm (s4Bm) to sever her contract with Virgin Records, Mariah
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        566 34  -  Serene Foo David Ngiau Vbng Shu Chiang Janice Lee Elisa Chia DN -VSC -YSC DN YSC -}L -YSC YSC Infernal Affairs. A tale of two cops (Andy Lav.Tony Leung) one is working undercover within a Triad, the other is a mole for theTriad.The A Setter Tomorrow and Young
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      Rehab manor?
      110 36 ACTRESS Sandra Bullock, who played an alcoholic in the movie 28 Days, is rumoured to be turning her beachfront property into an unofficial rehabilitation centre. According to PageSix.com, the Two Weeks Notice star is planning to house friends, especially those from Hollywood, who have substance abuse problems and
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      Lock icon Herb Ritts dies at 50
      342 36 ifewfeiVVaitefy Leaves legacy of fanned images LOS ANGELES Herb Ritts, the legendary photographer, has died from complications of pneumonia. He passed away on Boxing Day in Los Angeles. Just 10 days earlier, the 50-year-old had photographed actor Ben Affleck for a Vanity Fair magazine cover
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      Lock icon Clint Eastwood sues for $ 17.4m over biography
      225 37 Clint Eastwood sues for 17.4m over biography Reuters/Variety SAN JOSE (California) Dirty Harry star Clint Eastwood has lodged a US$lO million ($17.4 million) libel lawsuit against the author and publisher of an unauthorised biography, saying the book portrays him as a wife-beater, atheist and coward, his lawyer said on Thursday.
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      220 37 -AFP LOS ANGELES Veteran Hollywood personality Zsa Zsa Gabor is fast recovering from a devastating car accident that left her clinging to life. Reports say that she could leave hospital within 10 days. "Ms Gabor's condition is now fair,"
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      Lock icon When left to fend for myself
      603 37  -  Tor Ching Li That learning experience away from home I'M looking forward to celebrating Chinese New Year even though, being on the wrong side of 21, one is seemingly a legal subject to intrusive personal questions in exchange for GST price-adjusted kongbao. This anticipation
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      1563 38 Programmes Saturday Highlights CHANNEL |J J3Jjj2 hnS t hl*c aSitte"* I |L 630 The Naked Chef 9.00 Cyborg Kuro Chan Hiburan Minggu Ini J 7.00 Nigella Bites 9,3oThe Imperial Courts Mn Close **V_- 7.30 Design for Living ofYong Zheng wkS^tdji A 8.00 Chicken Soup for the Soul I 1.30 Hong
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      105 40 Great New Year cards Who says Singapore Government agencies do not have a sense of humour? We received this card from the Ministry of Manpower.. I iWi I 1 91 BSffi-S: 111 lif I 4 H And when we turned the card over... See, its not that hard to put
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      97 40 The lighter side Meehan Streak NOTICE HOW HE DROPS HIS RISHT~T Z3ZT I 1 (COOL, ISN'T IT SHOULDER WHEN HE THROWS A LEFT TO YES, YES j V THE BODY, THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS __^^gBK L._..,<4fl*\ Shoe THIS STOCK ISN'T DOING QUITE! J WHEN DOES THEIR J OWCEAVEAR. P* ki WELL
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      344 40 /T /-T\ Today's joke I %£f V-4qf J T^HiREE women die together accidenX tally and go to heaven. When they get there, St Peter says: "We have only one rule here in heaven don't step on the ducks." So, they enter heaven and, sure enough, there are ducks all over
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      89 41 PERTH World number one Lleyton Hewitt has described Briton Greg Rusedski's withdrawal from the Davis Cup tie against Australia in February because of a foot injury as "very weird". Rusedski, 29, is set to return to tournament play after foot surgery. But, he has made himself unavailable for
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      Stars banned
      69 41 MADRID Real Mallorca striker Samuel Eto'o and Real Betis winger Denilson have both been banned for four matches by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) following their dismissals for kicking defenders in league matches last week. Denilson's ban had been increased from one to four matches because he had
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      A Red Devil
      49 41 BEIJING Chinese star Su Maozhen has quit club and international football to attend coaching classes at Manchester United at the invitation of Alex Ferguson. Su was told by his club Shandong Luneng that his contract would not be renewed next season, the Xinhua news agency said.
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      Oz in control
      116 41 MELBOURNE Justin Langer put his name in lights when he scored 250 on Friday as Australia compiled 551 for six on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test against England. England was 97 for three in reply at the close of play, with captain Nasser Hussain
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      Lock icon Down to the wire
      557 41 Agencies List of playoff teams to be decided after this weekend NFL NE Patriots vM Dolphins A Miami win and champ is out WASHINGTON Just win, baby. The phrase was made famous years ago, but it might never have been more applicable in the broad sense
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      It's only December, so let's not count out the Lakers just yet
      532 41 LOS ANGELES Many critics threw a shovel of dirt on the Los Angeles Lakers after its Christmas Day defeat by the Sacramento Kings. After all, hadn't the defending NBA champion played with a champion's poise for the first
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      Lock icon 40 things we'd like to see in 2003
      820 42  -  Rohit Brijnath 1} Phil Mickleson wins the Masters by one shot, despite being paired with Tiger on the last two days. 2) Phil doesn't change his style while doing so. Despite being caught behind a tree on the 18th hole, on day
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      Lock icon Arsenal confident
      564 43 Agencies Clash of the titans sees Liverpool under pressure to win against leader English Premier League I Arsenal v Liverpool ri\ Sunday, Ch 23,12mn I LONDON Arsenal heads into Sunday's Highbury showdown with Liverpool with boss Arsene Wenger confident his side has rediscovered the blend of skill and
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      Lock icon Big names return for desperate Ferguson as Birmingham faces injury crisis
      412 43 Agencies English Premier League Live, Saturday, Ck 24, 11pm j MANCHESTER A trio of Manchester United superstars are in line for a return to Old Trafford action on Saturday with Roy Keane, David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand all set
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      Lock icon India takes on ICC
      482 44 -AFP Government backs players as World Cup standoff intensifies NEW DELHI The World Cup contracts row intensified Friday after the Indian government threw its weight behind the country's cricket establishment in the tussle with the sport's world governing body. Sports minister Vikram Verma urged the International
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      This F1 book is better than the show
      306 44 HOW does one put this? The Official Formula 1 Annual 2002 is probably more exciting than last season's Fl. In a season comprehensively won and dominated by Ferrari and Michael Schumacher, it is refreshing not to see Schumi on the cover. Edited
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      Lock icon Ho free fish, please
      1127 45  -  S Gulam Foreign talent should be used to groom our young coaches LET me begin with a story of a caring and loving father. A fisherman by trade, he loved his son so much that he refused to take him out to sea, well aware of
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      Surfs up for SSF as sailing takes centrestage this weekend
      251 45  -  Stanley Ho THE sun, sea and sand will be very much the focus this weekend as the inaugural Singapore Sports Festival (SSF) moves down to the coast. Starting on Saturday, the Singapore Board Sailing Association will host the 23rd Singapore
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      Lock icon Bosnich banned
      144 46 -AFP LONDON Former Australian international goalkeeper Mark Bosnich was suspended on Friday from football worldwide after the English Football Association (FA) confirmed he had tested positive for cocaine. A statement posted on the FA's website said Bosnich had been charged with taking a banned drug and bringing the
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      Lock icon Vietnam meets the
      373 46  -  Stanley Ho Hapless Vietnamese sunk as Withe's men show why they I Tiger Cup Ist semi-final Thailand 4 Vietnam 0 I Thais on course to defend title THE wretched look on Henrique Calisto's face said it all. Puffing away furiously on his cigarettes, the chain-smoking Vietnam national
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      Lock icon Thompson backs Houllier amidst rumblings of discontent
      306 46 LIVERPOOL Assistant manager Phil Thompson has launched a staunch defence of his boss Gerard Houllier following Liverpool's worst run of league form in 50 years. Houllier is coming under increasing pressure to end the club's miserable run of eight games without victory last
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      Lock icon real Thailand
      213 47 are South-east Asia's kingpins It was only a matter of time before Thailand got its third. It duly came in the 75th minute, after a sweeping move saw Manit Noyvach getting on the scoresheet with a diving header. Vietnam was clearly beaten. "We tried to get back into
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      Elegant Tigers, but Indons advance
      284 47 JAKARTA Malaysia was fluent in its play, but alas, it all came to nought as host Indonesia won 1-0 to advance to Sunday's Tiger Cup final. A spectacular header by Indonesia and Tiger Cup top scorer Bambang Pamungkas ended the Tigers' fairytale run in the
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      Lock icon The value of experience
      494 47  -  S. Gulam FOOTBALL, they say, is a strange game. If you had watched last night's Tiger Cup semifinals on TV, you'll know why. The four semi-finalists had made it through in different ways. The Malaysians waltzed their way in. The Thais struggled. The Vietnamese sizzled into
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      44 46 Tendulkar may not play in World Cup/44 India's cricket stars clash with sponsors IV^^^ I Vieira wants to end Reds' title dreams/43 Liverpool in must-win situation for Sunday's big clash A wish list for 2003/42 Rohit Brijnath hopes Anna Kournikova will marry Phil Mickelson
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