Today, 13 December 2003

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    9 1 weekendTODAY www.todayonline.com December 13 -14 2003 MITA (p) 009/03/2003
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    Lock icon FOR WHOM THE GAMES MATTER
    612 1  -  Stanley Ho Why impoverished Vietnam has invested so much in an extravaganza A PASSING interest for one country could be a matter of life and death for another. When Singapore announced yesterday that it would forego its turn to host the South-East Asian Games in
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    Completing the Circle via Holland V
    523 1  -  Joy Frances TAKE a train from Holland Village and get off at Holland Village. Or, if you are more inclined towards the life sciences, then the MRT train will drop you off at One North the home of the Biopolis. Such choices will become
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      68 1 //\=£J]j\COßP a 1Z days to X'mas "Even the standard 5.1 system is more than impressive, providing a fine blend of surround-sound cohesion with surprisingly effective stereo. What M/-/7? Sounds Ws/on, 01-Jun-2003, United Kingdom B&W Bowers&Wilkins B Model: VM1&AS1 3 YEARS'FREE On-siteAnnual 5Z,30U Inspection (2-5,ears Irml.dwarrant,) B&W speakers are available exclusively
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  • NEWS
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      THE SHY PRINCESS & ROCK STAR
      518 2  - THE SHY PRINCESS ROCK STAR Janice Lee Paltrow weds Martin, without a single friend or relative present WHILE most movie stars feign frustration about being in the limelight, Hollywood princess Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the rare few who really means it Last Friday, Paltrow and Chris Martin, the lead
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      Lock icon Rolling Stones rebel Jagger is now 'Sir Mick'
      195 2 -AFP LONDON Speaking of pop royalty, E Rolling Stones superstar Mick Jagger became "Sir Mick" on Friday after Prince Charles, standing in for Queen Elizabeth 11, knighted him at an awards ceremony at London's Buckingham Palace. Wearing a black leather coat and
      -AFP  -  195 words
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      Lock icon Man of Steel calls it a day
      439 3  -  Chan Chao Peh NatSteel's Ang Kong Hua, 59, will retire on Jan 1 after 28 years LONGTIME Natsteel head Ang Kong Hua, thrust into the limelight over the past year for leading the management buyout and triggering the subsequent takeover battle for the
      Wee Teck Hian  -  439 words
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      PM Goh: Asean-Japan summit a success
      179 3 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has called the just-concluded two-day Asean-Japan summit a success with substantive outcomes. He described the mood as very friendly, positive and constructive, and commended hosts Japan for structuring the discussions well, Mr Goh's press secretary said in a
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      Lock icon Pak Lah blocks railway project
      371 4 Agencies There are more pressing needs to attend to, says Malaysian PM MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has as good as shown the red flag to a controversial double-track railway project He said on Thursday that he and his Cabinet colleagues felt the RM14.5-billion
      – Agencies  -  371 words
    • Singapore Snippets
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        School principal, son drown
        115 4 THE principal of Fairfield Methodist Primary School and her only son drowned at the Thai resort island of Krabi on Thursday night. Mrs Tan Shook Fund, who was in her early 40s, and her five-year-old son, Darryl, were swept away by strong currents while walking between
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        Lock icon Scamster's companion charqed
        100 4 Newsradio 93.8 THE female companion of the man who allegedly pulled off Singapore's biggest corporate scam has been charged for using a forged passport. Chinese national Li Jin, 22, faces eight counts of using a false passport to pass through Changi Airport between November last year and
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      Lock icon Income to make interim payment to blaze-hit
      189 4 Ted Chen NTUC Income says it will pay out an interim $200,000 to 14 shop owners affected by a fire that broke out last month at Boon Lay Food Centre. In a media release yesterday, NTUC announced that it would make a 50
      – Ted Chen  -  189 words
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      Lock icon Opening doors with the touch of a finger
      336 4 OPENING doors may be as simple as the mere touch of a finger. While biometric security systems may seem more appropriate for corporations, home-own-ers, too, can now avail themselves of a new do-it-yourself fin-gerprint-recognition lock for their front doors. On Friday, IDLink
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      36 3 IflHomeChef goes festive with a new t»H Gourmet Stock b|^« I J^fc Learn to cook Rainbow Steamed Pomfret, Spring Seafood Consomme, £e%Traditional Yulan Chicken and more from MAGGI HOMECHEF! -^^^^^^p New recipes to be collected weekly.
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  • HUMOUR
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      Don't be blur like sotong
      765 6  -  Neil Humphreys Wonder if the new Sentosa will look like an imitation Disneyland? A YOUNG, cheeky Singaporean is m} new hero. Still in primary school, he had the audacity to take on a 150-kg, 1.8m-tall burly Englishman and he won. Last week, a friend from
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  • LETTERS
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      Lock icon Let's give 'em a hand
      312 8  -  (Miss) Li Yan McCurdy Gold medals or not, SEA Games athletes deserve kudos for doing S'pore proud I REFER to the articles published in various newspapers on how Singapore fared at the SEA Games. I was quite appalled at the tone of some of the
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      Football fans' patience is at an end
      319 8  -  Yu Woon Chi (Ms) I REFER to Ms Liza Asri's letter, "When my blood boiled" (Today, Dec 12). I could not agree more with her. It is time we face up to the truth on the pathetic state of Singapore football. It has
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      142 8 Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre Hall Level 6 18 (Thurs) -21 (Sun) December 2003 11 am 9pm A^m^kMMmJ "2. /?5_ -A Wine Dine 1 Today's P s*^\ Invigorate your palate with wines W Learn how to be a better parent Am f\ from both old and new world and
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      29 8 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax:65-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Another DBS buy?
      226 10 Dow Jones It's in talks for Thai bank stake: Minister STATE-controlled Thai Military Bank is in talks with several parties, including DBS Group Holdings, to sell a strategic stake, officials said on Friday. A top DBS executive who declined to be named said it has "looked at"
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      SGX is to have a world first
      147 10 SINGAPORE Exchange plans to develop the world's first integrated trading platform for its securities and derivatives markets, the company said yesterday. With the new SGX Quest (SGX Quotation and Execution System for Trading), market participants will have a trading system that supports a
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    • Market WATCH
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        ST Index—1727.73+7.54
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        Lock icon Singapore
        209 10 Agencies SHARES closed higher on Friday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 10,000 points for the first time since May 2002, pushing Asian markets higher. The Straits Times Index closed at 1,727.73 points, up 7.54 points, or 0.4 per cent. Advancers outnumbered decliners 173 to 111, with
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        SGX most active
        55 10 By volume Close Change '000 SupFasten BeautyChina Asia Env Horizon Chartered BrightOrient Jackspeed PFood KXD LantroVis 0.365 0.470 0.430 0.240 1.560 0.270 0.290 1.150 0.370 0.385 +0.035 -0.020 +0.015 -0.020 +0.030 +0.035 +0.070 -0.010 +8.0 -4.4 +6.7 -1.3 +12.5 +13.7 +6.5 -2.5 87,779 79,545 29,435 21,783 18,192
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        SGX top rises
        81 10 By$ lukit Sem Close Change 15.500 +0.500 By percentage Benefun 20k Close Change 0.020 +33.3 jealive 50 18.100 +0.400 CSCW*****7 0.020 +33.3 Venture 19.900 +0.400 El-Nets 0.030 +20.0 )IA 11.800 +0.300 Super bowl 0.230 +15.0 DBS 14.700 +0.200 BBR 0.040 +14.3 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 ihang Asia
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        SGX top falls
        78 10 By$ Close Change By percentage Close Change XBC 12.000 -0.200 HMIR500 0.015 -25.0 :&c 5.950 -0.100 Globa 0.020 -20.0 iPH 100 18.500 -0.100 SimSiangC 0.105 -16.0 SATSvcs 2.210 -0.090 NWTech W*****1 0.030 -14.3 Haw Par 4.400 -0.060 GRP 0.125 -13.8 DUE 7.000 -0.050 GulTech W*****7 0.065 -13.3
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        World markets
        60 10 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.66 Change Pts +94.52 +0.94 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries faiwan Wtd *****.10 3216.30 5858.32 +37.52 +22.60 -8.73 +0.30 +0.71 -0.15 Korea Comp KLCI 806.08 790.28 +14.95 -3.32 +1.89 -0.42 SET Index Jakarta Comp 678.67 653.15 +4.67 -0.17 +0.69 -0.03 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1383.32
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 10 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 408.600 Rubber tentsAg 218.75 Silver uss/oz 5.625 Palm oil RM/tonne 1795 Platinum uss/oi 810.000 Brent crude uss/borrel 30.16
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 USS 0.5825 UK£ 0.3337 Yen 62.926 HK$ 4.5227 RM 2.2134 Euro 0.4765 Rupiah 4945.1 Baht 23.166 Peso 32.28 A$ 0.7875 Indian Rs 26.522 Won 691.73 C$ 0.7677 Yuan 4.8211 NZ$ 0.9003 NTS 19.794
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      Lock icon Retailers bet on X'mas
      422 12 Bloomberg Economic rebound and next month's GST hike may boost Christmas sales, local retailers hope HARVEY Norman Holdings and other Singapore retailers, whose profits slumped during a Sars virus outbreak this year, say an economic rebound may boost Christmas sales that account for 20 per cent
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      Lock icon Hyflux to borrow $165m to build plant
      204 12 Bloomberg WATER treatment company Hyflux is borrowing $165.2 million to build a desalination plant. DBS Group Holdings is leading the group of banks that is providing the money. "We've known this company for a long time," Mr Jackson Tai, chief executive of DBS
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      Lock icon Metal Comp's IPO 64.3 times subscribed
      166 12 Agencies THE public tranche of Metal Component Engineering's initial public offering (IPO) has been 64.3 times subscribed, the company said on Friday. The 18.5-million placement shares were subscribed fully, it said in a statement. The metal-stamping specialist launched its IPO last week at 40
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      Lock icon corporate briefs
      203 12 Bloomberg AFP Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to add 44 flights over the Christmas and Chinese New Year holiday season. The carrier will add services to Australia, Japan, Europe and India from the end of November to February next year, it said. SIA will also use larger aircraft on
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    • Article
      Lock icon Drop the yuan peg
      288 14 Agencies Fed chairman Greenspan advises China, also warns against US protectionism CHINA may need to end its currency peg to the US dollar in order to keep its economy from overheating, not because such a shift would lead to more US jobs and exports, said US
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      Lock icon Japanese business confidence soars
      103 14 Bloomberg JAPAN'S large manufacturers such as Sharp and Toyota Motor Corp are the most optimistic in six-and-a-half years and plan to increase capital spending amid growing demand for their cars, DVD players and mobile phones. In the last three months, the Tankan index of confidence has
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      Lock icon China Life raises $5.2b from IPO
      171 14 Reuters China Life Insurance raised HK523.5 billion ($5.2 billion) near the top end of expectations amid frenzied demand for the world's largest initial public offering (IPO) this year, said a source on Friday. Investors ordered about 25 times more shares than were available amid
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      MMI workers end strike
      139 14 WORKERS at a Singaporeowned electronics firm have agreed to end their two-day strike in Thailand, following a plant closure over a wage policy that was deemed as unfair. According to the Bangkok Post newspaper, about 450 workers of the Thai unit of component maker MMI Holdings
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      Lock icon Emerging markets to shine
      650 16  -  Chet Currier They offer intriguing promise despite risks and volatility WITH a few breaks here and there, 2004 might be the year people stop telling jokes about emerging markets. In the 10 to 15 years since stocks in these frontier markets around the world attracted notice
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Keeping an eye on small- and mid-caps
      343 18  -  Chan Chao Peh DBS Vickers sounds out investors on stocks with good upside potential BLUE chip stocks, by virtue of their prominence and size, have traditionally garnered much of investors' attention. However, some small- or midcapitalisation stocks are worth a look, especially for
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    • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
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        Lock icon United Food (55.5 cents) – BUY
        104 18 United Food (55.5 cents) BUY DBS Vickers United Food's major shareholders, Mr Wang Ting Bao and Mr David Yip, have sold about 1 00 million of its shares for between 55.5 cents and 56.2 cents each. Following the sale, Chinese Glory's effective stake in United Food has been reduced to
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        Lock icon Beauty China (47 cents) – BUY
        95 18 Beauty China (47 cents) BUY Kim Eng Securities Beauty China's maiden quarterly results were in line with expectations. 3Q03 net profit grew 33 per cent year-on-year to HK$45 million ($9.9 million) and is 75 per cent of our FYO3 estimated profit target of HK$6l.3 million. It has been a good
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon The Chinese puzzle
      697 20  -  Jaime Koh China's economy is at odds with its political system, ideology ANYONE who tries to put a label on modern-day China is likely to be left scratching his head. Once a kingdom, then (briefly) a republic, then a communist state, China has recently evolved into a
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      Lock icon Japan, Asean sign declaration
      305 22 Agencies Outward-looking East Asian community foreseen TOKYO-Japan and Asean nations on Friday unveiled an ambitious long-term plan to create an East Asian community but analysts saw it as an attempt by Tokyo to counter Beijing's growing influence in the region. Tokyo pledged US$3 billion ($5 billion)
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    • Article
      More women marrying younger men
      117 22 LONDON More women are marrying younger men than ever before, a study revealed on Thursday. The research by the Office for National Statistics showed that the figure has almost doubled in 25 years among men marrying for the first time. Examples of this trend include
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  • HUMOUR/WORLD NEWS
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      Feliz Navidad! It's X'mas in Miami
      783 24  -  Dave Barry Frosty the Snowman the size of Godzilla, a forest of lights and falling squirrels! I LOVE Christmas in Miami. It is not like Christmas up north. There is no Jack Frost nipping at our noses: We have Harvey Heat Rash nipping at
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      Lock icon In Sydney with Aishwarya and Amisha
      46 24 Reuters photo Fans of Indian beauty queens posing with cut-outs of former Miss World Aishwarya Rai and this year's Miss Universe finalist, Amisha Patel, against the backdrop of the Sydney Opera House at an entertainment fair in Mumbai on Thursday.
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      177 24 DETROIT After years of search on more than 200,000 computers, the world's largest known prime number has finally been found, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday. Citing a report in the Associated Press, the newspaper said the number is more than two million
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      118 24 LONDON The Italian television networks were facing their first ever nationwide TV viewers' strike on Friday, the Guardian newspaper reported. Organisers of the strike, under the uncompromising slogan of "Television is Nasty and Bad", hope to tempt at least 400,000 people away from the goggle
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    695 26  -  Yong Shu Chiang The King returns triumphant, making the LOTR series the best trilogy ever AFTER two long years, those furry feet are done walking. Come Thursday, Hobbit Frodo Baggins' journey from the fair fields of the Shire to the desolate land of Mordor comes
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      211 29 I wiU rather ii be a surprise because Christmas is all about love and surprises. Especially very innocent, anqihin^ihaiihe^ive is verq innocent and warm. Edmund chen, who stars in the upcoming drama serial Men at Forty. 19':AE&^P£r M tffl Er SA m *-h£¥ .mmAB iS
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      130 30 P HONG KONG singeractress Anita Mui (picture) will be making a special appearance at the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza on Sunday, from 2 to spm, for a charity fundraiser. She will be presenting to donors, who donated to the event in support of
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      64 30 WANTED: Singapore's hottest babe and hunk. If you have what it takes and aren't afraid of flaunting it at The Nation's Countdown 2004 Party at Sentosa this New Year's Eve head to the Caldecott Broadcast Centre reception this Saturday and Sunday, from 2pm to 6pm. Up for
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      316 30  -  Eltsa Chia More evergreens acts are heading here, and they're not cancelling NOSTALGIA and sentiment are the stuff that dreams, charity and profits are made on. This Saturday evening, Chinese veteran singers Ye Feng and Wu Yingyin will be tussling to take baby-boomers on a walk down
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  • IN CINEMAS
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      Golden Horse race
      299 32  -  Homerun scores Singapore's first Tai wan film award nods by Serene Foo serene@newstoday.com.sg LOCAL funnyman Jack Neo's Homerun has helped put Singapore on the regional movie map, becoming the first Singaporean film to be nominated for the Golden Horse Awards Taiwan's equivalent of the Oscars. Another Singaporean,
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      206 38 Elisa Chia Jeanine Tan Elisa Chia Leonard Thomas Serene Foo Brother Begr:The tale of a young, bear-hating boy who's transformed into one himself by angry spirits, set 10,000 years ago. Inspired by The Lion King (1994), Disney's latest animated film is charming but far from ground-breaking. Elf. Buddy
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      Watch it, and then vote on it
      196 38  -  Reavathi Sinnathamby VASANTHAM Central's first dance competition which heads into its finals this weekend has unearthed some talents who have captivated the Indian community here. And this Sunday, at 6pm, the community gets to help decide on which team will walk away with
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      18 32 The Golden Horse Awards will be shown live on StarHub Cable TV Channel 54 on Saturday at 7pm
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      82 32 Selected Nominations BEST PICTURE Infernal Affairs The Missing Goodbye, Dragon Inn PTU Blind Shaft BEST DIRECTOR Andrew Lau/Alan Mak, Infernal Affairs Pang Ho Cheung, Men Suddenly In Black Tsai Ming Liang, Goodbye, Dragon Inn Johnnie To, PTU BEST LEADING ACTOR Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Infernal Affairs Andy Lau, Infernal Affairs
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      512 39  -  Low Shi Ping Feathers Fins is set to have all seafood fans hooked THE restaurant's name, "Feathers Fins", brings to mind squawking poultry and man-eating sharks. But, thankfully, its menu features a variety of chicken and seafood creations. The concept of the restaurant is adopted from Perth,
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      396 39  -  Jeffrey Yang CHRISTMAS is a time for unforgettable meals, great wines and lovely company. Here are a few traditional Christmas food and wine pairings you might want to try out. Ham or gamon with apple sauce Recommended wine pairing: Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio. Pinot Gris, Pinot
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      197 40 THE new A8 gives a clear indication of how Audi intends to blend sporty elements even into its luxury models. For example, it is the only car in its class to have permanent all-wheel drive. To build on this, the German manufacturer will
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      An A8 fit for Agent 007
      625 40  -  Colin Yong Audi's new flagship delivers and has fingerprint recognition too IF LOOKS could kill, Audi's new A8 would leave its luxury saloon rivals with at least a bloody nose as this is a beautiful car. It does not attempt to stun with flashy
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      Hassle-free highway trip
      478 42  -  Colin Yong How to make your trip up north more pleasurable DRIVING holidays in Malaysia car be fun for the whole family, but it pays to do some preparation work to ensure that your car runs well throughout the journey. A few days before your trip, take
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      Hot dates to remember in 2004
      223 42 IF THERE is something even more highly anticipated than the launch of a new Pirelli tyre, it is one of the Italian tyre manufacturer's new calendars. The 2004 Pirelli Calendar was launched recently at the Royal Courts of Justice building in London. While it
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      New cars for the new year
      312 42 CURRENT COE PRICES Dec 2003 Ist bidding Cat A 1,600cc below $24,401 Cat B 1,601 cc above $24,112 Cat C Goods veh/buses $6,941 Cat D Motorcycles $200 Cat E Open $25,299 BMW and Volvo have released details of their brand new cars, just three
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      548 44  -  Ching Whee Main Rustic styling and camouflage create cosy areas to relax in THIS five-room HDB flat at Senja Link has a restful and languid ambience about it Interior designer William Teh had adapted it at his clients' request from the design of a local award-winning
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      450 55 Bryant still favourite in All-Star voting LOS ANGELES Once so wracked with doubt and fear that his wife, Vanessa, had to persuade him to play the NBA season, Kobe Bryant has drawn more All-Star votes than any other Western Conference player, the league announced on Thursday {Friday
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      217 55 Agencies Golf Target World Challenge Love hits 70 in tough conditions LOS ANGELES Davis Love 111 birdied the final hole for a two-under-par 70 that ordinarily would have left him in the middle of the pack against a world-class collection of players at the
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      491 57 -Agencies Keegan's side faces uphill task in derby English Premier League Man United v Man City Fergie's side set for revenge MANCHESTER According to cliche, the formbook goes out of the window when it comes to football derbies. That rule should not apply at Old
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      429 57 AFP I LONDON Alex Ferguson's future as Manchester United manager is reportedly being challenged by a group of Old Trafford directors who claim he is power-hungry. The 62-year-old Ferguson is expected to be offered a three-year extension to his current contract that
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      Lock icon Real draw for Bayern
      220 57 Reuters NYON, Switzerland Bayern Munich will meet Real Madrid for the fourth time in five seasons in the first knockout phase of the Champions League following Friday's draw. Real, the favourite to win the competition, will travel to Munich for the first leg on either Feb
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      142 57 ADELAIDE Captain-in-waiting Ricky Ponting smashed an unbeaten 176 as Australia roasted a threadbare Indian bowling attack to take a vice-like grip on the second Test at the Oval on Friday. Ponting continued his rich scoring vein with his 10th century in his last 19 Tests. His 19th Test
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      366 59  -  Tan Yo-Hinn In last event, shooter Lee stuns rivals with golden win SHOOTING veteran Lee Wung Yew (picture) has not won a SEA Games gold since 1997. In his pet event on Tuesday the men's individual trap he finished with a disappointing silver medal. On Friday,
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      195 59 Tan Yo-Hinn ON WEDNESDAY, Singapore's pencak silat team was left distraught after Mohd Zulfakar was disqualified in controversial circumstances in the men's under-60kg class of the XXII SEA Games. But Muhd Yusoff Shah restored some pride on Friday. At the C5OO Gymnasium in Hanoi, the 21-year-old
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      437 60  -  Tan Yo-Hinn AMONG the abiding memories of the XXII SEA Games for Singapore must surely be the Republic's near dominance of the table tennis competition. Going into the final day on Friday, Singapore had already taken gold in five of the seven events with
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      514 62  -  Stanley Ho Luckless host loses gold medal as defending championThailand scores 'golden' goal FOR 96 minutes on Friday night, most of Vietnam stood at a standstill. The streets in the capital Hanoi were deserted, no scooters whizzing through the night Almost everything was concentrated on the action
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