Today, 2 December 2004

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    27 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Thursday December 2, 2004 MICA (P) 103/07/2004 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Thursday December 2, 2004 i MICA (P) 103/07/2004
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    CAO barred from trading
    890 1  -  Val Chua Shareholders: Where were the controls? ONE day after shocking the market with a massive $900 million loss from trading in oil derivatives, China Aviation Oil's (CAO) fortunes continued to deteriorate as the company's core business of supplying jet fuel slid into jeopardy. In a
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    Lock icon FROM HERO TO ZERO?
    287 1 If China Aviation Oil (CAO) was the stock darling and the most alluring of all China firms listed in Singapore, then its CEO Chen Jiulin was the poster boy. Affable and media-friendly, Mr Chen, 43, was also one of the more visible Chinese CEOs here, often
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      US must be part of economic integration
      460 2  -  Derrick A Paulo SM Goh: Asean, East Asia FTA not enough for S'pore THERE may be no turning back on Asian economic integration, but even that may not be good enough for Singapore. Last night, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong expressed disappointment that
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        Lock icon Easier to sublet HDB shops
        58 2 Newsßadio 93.8 HDB has relaxed its rules, with immediate effect, to enable more of its commercial tenants to sublet their premises. The removal of the restriction applies to about 200 shops that are less than three years old. Tenants will be able to sublet their
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        Lock icon Punggol LRT completed
        75 2 Newsßadio 93.8 Work on Singapore's third light rapid transit system, the Punggol LRT, has been completed. It went on trial yesterday. Passenger services are expected to start in the first quarter of next year. Construction of the $354-million, 15-station Punggol LRT system started four years ago, alongside
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        Lock icon Transit traveller tours revamped
        100 2 Newsßadio 93.8 Venturing out of the airport has been made easier and more attractive for transit passengers here. The new "Uniquely Singapore Transit Adventure" allows them to explore the island by making use of various modes of transport. As part of this initiative, free city tours
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      Will CAO collapse spark changes?
      735 3  -  Francis Kan Deputy Business Editor |\IEWS£S!£!££SL A DAY after its dramatic implosion under almost a billion dollars of losses, the collapse of China Aviation Oil is being compared with the two biggest failures in local corporate history: Barings Bank in 1994 and Pan-Electric Industries in
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      200 2 Standard fc^ Chartered m§*a Get Marriott's treats when you charge to your Standard Chartered Credit Card this Christmas! This Christmas, be rewarded with delicious festive treats from the Singapore Marriott Hotel. Simply charge to your Standard Chartered Credit Card from 15 Nov-25 Dec 2004 and redeem these treats with your
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      384 3 Standard W Chartered Have a fashionable Christmas! Look great this season with Standard Chartered Credit Card's exclusive privileges. m M^A i^ 10% Rebate at Isetan Get a $20 Isetan voucher for every $200 charged at Isetan. Valid from 2 Dec 31 Dec, while stocks last. I Terms and conditions: I
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      Lock icon IT'S TAUFIK!
      472 4  -  Elisa Chia and Jeanine Tan Close to 1.1 million votes cast last night Runner-up Sly also gets recording deal "HIS name is Taufik Batisah. Remember that!" Gurmit Singh shrieked excitedly at the top of his voice. The exhortation wasn't necessary, really. It's not likely that Singapore will soon
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      Bonus boom
      335 6  -  Ng Shing Yi Civil servants to get 1.75 months, highest in 3 years THIS month, civil servants will get a one-and-three-quarter-month bonus, their highest in three years. In addition to their 13th month pay, they will get an extra half month in Annual Variable Component (AVC) and a
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      The mission: Training of 15,000 workers in SMEs
      559 8  -  Ng Shing Yi Federations of bosses and S'pore business join Asme to realise objective IT HAS been so difficult to get small and medium enterprises on board the nation-wide training drive for employees that the Workforce Development Agency (WDA) has roped in
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      Lock icon Rochor travel agency folds up
      240 8 Newsßadio 93.8 AN ESTABLISHED travel agency at Rochor Centre went bust overnight, leaving scores of customers in the lurch. Most had paid for air tickets in full some had even handed over their passports for visa applications. A group of 17 travellers are said to
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      Lock icon Education group drops 'LaSalle' tag
      464 10  -  Lee U-Wen Design specialist RafflesLaSalle is rebranded as RafflesEducationCorp, in line with strategy to expand worldwide NOT content with the honour of being Singapore's most profitable listed education stock, RafflesLaSalle Limited is now rebranding itself to capture an even larger slice of the education pie.
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      Older married couples want more and better sex: Survey
      357 10  -  -Jasmine Yin THREE in five married couples here aged 40 and above would like to put more "oomph" back into their sex lives, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Singapore Planned Parenthood Association (SPPA) and pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly
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      431 4 I if .^N Brou9ht to y°u by rßfl^^ I I BRAND'S -Your SURVIVAL GUIDE °:,"ZX uZ°« yl Spice up w%*mt''^9 *§£*&—-^mm^kmm*mMM\w*^ JtJLW WITH the festive season upon us, it's time to reflect and think about the coming new year's resolutions especially when we're indulging in our favourite food and drink.
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      Lock icon Law to curb violence
      498 12 AFP, Bangkok mulls over new security law along ISA lines BANGKOK The Thai government is planning a new law along the lines of the Internal Security Acts (ISA) of Singapore and Malaysia as a way to stamp out a separatist-inspired insurgency in the kingdom's Muslim-majority south.
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      Lock icon Typhoon ravages the Philippines
      64 12 AFP Children walking in muddy waters near an almost-submerged house in the storm-ravaged town of Dingalan of Aurora province, about 70 km east of Manila, yesterday. Terrified survivors were fleeing north-east Philippines as a new typhoon bore down on the flood-stricken area. The floods and landslides
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Cereal that looks like ET
        53 12 Mr Chris Doyle from Sydney has sold a piece of Kellogg's Nutri-Grain cereal that resembles the movie character ET for A$ 1,035 (US$ 1,310), Australia's The Daily Telegraph reported. Mr Doyle received 40 bids for the sale of the thumbnail-size piece of cereal, which took
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        Virtual hunters to kill for real?
        72 12 A Texan wants to give virtual hunters the chance to kill things for real with the click of a mouse, Ananova.com reported. John Lockwood has already hooked up guns to the Internet to let people shoot targets on his Texas ranch. They will be
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        Mail arrives 286 years too late
        63 12 Germany's postal service has set a new record after a letter was delivered to the correct address 286 years late, reported Ananova.com. The letter was sent to the town of Ostheim in 171 8 and was delivered by mistake to another town of the
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      Disease strikes America anew
      167 14 WASHINGTON The United States is losing ground in its fight against Aids. More than 50 per cent of the new cases recorded in the US in recent years involved AfricanAmericans, and about 72 per cent of those were women, AFP reported. Health experts blame a lack
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      HIV test kit gets result in minutes
      319 14 World's fastest home test out next year KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian researchers have developed the world's fastest home test kit for the HIV virus. The HV-7 is expected to be available in local hospitals by early next year and could be sold in pharmacies
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        Literary giants write to fight Aids
        113 14 The literary community, led by South African Nobelprize winning novelist Nadine Gordimer, lent its efforts to the fight against HIV/Aids by launching a collection of 21 short stories called Telling Tales. Twenty novelists involved in the project, including Nobel-prize winners Gabriel Garcia Marquez and
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        Condom with meal?
        96 14 Australian diners may soon find condoms served on the side of their meal. Thai Aids activist and fam-ily-planning expert Mechai Viravaidya plans to bring his Cabbages and Condoms restaurant chain to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. "We need to look for partners who are not embarrassed
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      Lock icon China admits it has problem with Aids
      163 14 AFP BEIJING- After denying for years that Aids had reached epidemic proportions, China yesterday admitted it was facing a "stark situation" and called for unremitting efforts to fight the disease. Premier Wen Jiabao urged government departments to utilise all resources and implement "all
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      Lock icon Vote to sack Yanukovich govt
      124 16 Agencies, BBC UKRAINE'S Parliament voted on Tuesday to sack the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich to help end a political crisis triggered by his contested election last month as President. In the Parliament, 229 deputies three more than required voted to sack Mr Yanukovich,
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      Lock icon Radical UN proposals
      497 16 Agencies. Report calls for Secu WASHINGTON The United Nations yesterday unveiled a report calling for an expansion of the Security Council from 15 to 24 members. The report, by a high-level panel, if implemented, should lead to the most radical overhaul of the organisation in its history.
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      Lock icon Laos' moment of glory
      565 18 AFP It exceeds expectations by hosting the Asean summit without a hitch VIENTIANE For two days, Asia was focused on laidback Vientiane and the region's media had eyes for little else besides a meeting of the continent's heavyweights. For secluded Laos, it was a moment of
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      Focus On The Family
      263 20  -  Dr James Dobson Jf 1 TALKING TO A TEEN There are some teenagers who sail right through the adolescent experience with hardly any evidence of turbulence at all. They make wonderful grades in school, they're a delight to their teachers, and a treasure to their parents.
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      Tender way belter for sale of HDB Corp
      258 20  -  LEONG SZE HIAN Should public assets be sold for undisclosed sum? I REFER to the article, "Temasek buys shareholding of HDB Corp" (Dec 1). It states that the Housing Board is selling its corporatised arm, HDB Corporation, to Temasek Holdings for an
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      Faujty link caused ez-link overcharge
      168 20  -  TAMMY TAN I REFER to the letter about overcharging of fares on ez-link cards, by Mr Corry Sutandi (Nov 19). We apologise to Mr Sutandi for the incident and for the inconvenience caused. Service 97 is installed with the Vehicle Location System (VLS) which automatically
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      Leaving others to clean up our offal
      296 20  -  ANANDA PERERA AFTER a delicious dinner at East Coast Parkway, my wife and I walked our foreign guests to the beach near the skm mark. What shocked us was that, contrary to the clean and green image we boast of frequently, the park
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      isay REFERENDUM BEST BET FOR CASINO ISSUE
      690 22  -  Tan Keng Tat MOST people would probably say Singapore and the scenic city of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada, have nothing in common. However, against all odds, there are some uncanny similarities. Halifax, like Singapore, was first developed by the British. Both cities
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      Lock icon Bursting the 'bad condom' myth
      374 24  -  CHRISTOPHER LOW They do not spread Aids, encourage promiscuity or cause cancer I REFER to the letter "Timely warning on the dangers of pre-marital sex" (Nov 30) by See Leong Kit. Did any of those teens with HIV use a condom consistently and appropriately? Were
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        ONG BEE HONG THANKS A GOOD SAMARITAN
        121 24 On Nov 26, I was shopping at Cold Storage (Causeway Point) after work. At the cashier, I realised that I did not have my Nets card with me and I had only $30, which was insufficient to pay for my groceries. I couldn't
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        HEE KEE MENG WARNS OF THE PERILS OF EYE CONTACT
        102 24 I refer to the I Say piece, "Magic of eye contact" (Nov 30), by Neil Wilkinson His manners are to be applauded. However, making eye contact is not generally welcomed in Singapore society. Those who follow his example may invite
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      More freedom without the fear
      146 24  -  HO JOE-HAN JEREMY Lim's News Comment "Why can't I call a spade a spade?" (Nov 30) raises points relevant to Singapore, its Constitution, the Government and Singaporean's way of life. The Government recognises the need for the public to become more vocal and critical (albeit
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    • MarketWATCH
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        World markets
        60 26 Index Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Value *****.25 *****.80 3899.30 5798.62 Change Pis -115.00 +102.75 -32.00 -46.14 -1.06 +0.73 -0.81 -0.79 Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 876.80 914.62 655.44 986.19 1816.47 239.68 6227.83 -1.26 -2.57 -1.29 +8.43
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 26 US$ 0.6107 UK£ 0.3198 Yen 62.942 HK$ 4.7482 RM 2.3207 Euro 0.4599 Rupiah 5496.4 Baht 24.073 Peso 34.337 A$ 0.7901 Indian Rs 27.259 Won 640.32 C$ 0.7251 Yuan 5.0545 NZ$ 0.8552 NTS 19.671
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        Commodities
        21 26 Gold uss/oi 453 Silver uss/oi 7.8 Platinum uss/oi 873 Rubber centsAg 196.5 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1461.5 Brent crude uss/borrel 45.40
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        Lock icon Singapore
        123 26 Dow Jones SHARE prices ended higher, helped by gains in index stocks such as Keppel Corp and companies belonging to the Jardine group, but the fallout from the derivatives trading loss of China Aviation Oil (Singapore) hurt sentiment toward China-linked companies. The ST Index closed 1 1.8 points, or
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        ST Index: 2,038.84 +11.8
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        Lock icon SGX most active
        61 26 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by By volume Bio-Treat China Sun Sing Tel UniFiber Wee Poh ChinaFash Cosco Corp StarHub PanpacMed Horizon Close 0.720 0.400 2.390 0.160 0.010 0.205 1.150 1.080 0.085 0.100 Change -0.040 -0.010 +0.020 -0.005 -0.020 +0.040 +0.005 -5.3 -2.4 +0.8 -33.3 -1.7 +3.8 +6.3
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        SGX top rises
        79 26 By$ Close Change JSH500USS 8.550 +0.500 By percentage Close Change JKTech 0.090 +28.6 KepCorp 8.300 +0.250 Jardine C&C 10.100 +0.200 Sp Land 4.600 +0.120 Creative 50 20.600 +0.100 NeoCorp 0.025 +25.0 CMTel 0.065 +18.2 TeamsphereW*****8 0.040 +14.3 Transview 0.130 +13.0 Haw Par 5.000 +0.100 IPC 0.045 +12.5
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        SGX top falls
        82 26 By Close Change APB Breweries 7.400 -0.150 SPH DB eCW*****0 0.245 -0.150 STIETF100 20.600 -0.110 DBS Bk6% NCPS10 106.900 -0.100 F&N 14.500 -0.100 SIA200 10.800 -0.100 Ascendasreit 1.740 -0.080 TAC SGA eCW*****0 1.150 -0.080 FirslEng 1.270 -0.070 SPC 3.560 -0.060 By percentage L&M Close Change 0.005 -50.0
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      Lock icon UOL sells off half of its UOB stake
      275 26 Agencies It gains $284.15m from sale PROPERTY group United Overseas Land (UOL) said yesterday that it had sold half of its 4.2-per-cent stake in parent United Overseas Bank (UOB) on the open market at an average of $13,685 a share, realising a
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      212 26 Singapore Exchange (SGX) appointed Singapore Airlines chief executive officer Chew Choon Seng to its board with effect from yesterday. He replaces Mr Wong Ngit Liong who had served on the board since its inception in November 1999. United Overseas Bank announced the completion of its acquisition of 80.8 per
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        184 28 Agencies MILLEA Holdings, Japan's biggest nonlife insurer by premium income, has established a reinsurance unit in Singapore specialising in Takaful Islamic insurance, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday, without citing any sources. The business, set up by Millea's Tokio Marine Nichido Fire Insurance
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        577 28 Bloomberg It will seek listing if it wins gambling concession HARRAH'S Entertainment has offered to sell shares in Singapore's first casino project should the company beat rivals including MGM Mirage for the concession, its chief financial officer Charles Atwood said. Harrah's, which is buying Caesars
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        270 29 Dow Jones SYDNEY Under pressure to boost investor interest ahead of an As3o-billion ($3B-billion) share sale, Australia's largest phone company Telstra Corp hung up on chief executive Ziggy Switkowski, an architect of its failed expansion into Asia. Losing its monopoly position in the last decade, Telstra had
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        197 29 -AFP WASHINGTON American International Group agreed to pay US$l26 million ($206 million) to settle fraud charges over an "earnings management product" sold to companies to manipulate their profit reports, officials said on Tuesday. The insurance and financial services firm will pay
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        642 32 Dow Jones Circle Line, shortage of office space underpin prospects A REASONABLE yield, the chance to own a piece of a prime Singapore development, and rising rents should help Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Suntec Reit) attract strong investor interest Suntec Reit is selling
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      769 34  -  Jeanine Tan and Elisa Chia That's the only way to describe the atmosphere on the red carpet at the Singapore Idol finale last night YOU know that MediaCorp's Singapore Idol is the biggest entertainment event of the year from the phenomenal response of fans at the red carpet
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      443 36  -  David Chew Ladies and gentlemen, it's now Mr and Mrs Glenn Ong IT'S official, Glenn Ong and Jamie Yeo are married. The two MediaCorp Radio DJs signed the Registry of Marriages (ROM) papers yesterday at 4.30pm at the New Creation Church's offices at
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      239 36 A SERIES of chance events led to Kyoko Takezawa's upcoming performance with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra on Friday. She was supposed to have performed in May with the SSO, but as she was heavily pregnant, she thought better of it. Then, Julia Fischer, who was supposed
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      230 36 Channel NewsAsia FOR the first time in Asia, a Chinese drama will be released to mobile phones even before it hits free-to-air TV or video. MediaCorp Studios is spearheading the project, which will showcase popular Asian idols, including Singapore stars. The
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      17th Century Pop by 13 on strings
      325 38  -  David Chew S'pore's first mid-sized chamber group debuts on Friday WE HAVE the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, our own quartets, quintets and numerous duets in the classical music scene. But there's no medium-sized chamber group in Singapore. That's how Camerata, a group of 13
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      Lock icon More of the same old, boring arts events?
      248 38 David Chew AT A recent press event, a fellow arts journalist mentioned to me: "There are many theatre events going on now, true, but there's hardly anything that's really exciting going on." Ong Keng Sen, artistic director of TheatreWorks, has a theory
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      194 38 The National Arts Council and the National Heritage Board are calling for proposals for the Singapore Pavilion for the Venice Biennale 2005. Artists, curators, teams of artists and curators, and arts collectives are welcome to apply. Participants must be Singapore citizens or permanent residents. The themes
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      Lock icon What matters most
      406 40  -  David Chew ALLAN Pease is, by his own admission, a "breast man". Asked what was his first impression of his wife, Barbara, the body language guru's reply was swift "Her breasts!" The Peases' latest book, The Definitive Guide to Body Language, devotes two whole pages to those
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      113 40 Actor Robin Goh, who appears in Wild Rice's Aladdin: The Magical Musical Pantomime (from today until Jan 9 at Jubilee Hall). The 33-year-old plays an "ah beng" version of the titular fairy-tale character. "I just finished reading Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
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        438 42  -  David Chew Fann Wong shows a knack for drawing in her autobiographical, self-illustrated first book SHE is arguably Caldecott Hill's biggest star. And after 10 years in showbiz, MediaCorp princess Fann Wong still manages to come across as an unassuming girl-next-door. At yesterday's launch of her first book,
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          124 42  -  Jasmine Hong Michael Dibdin Michael Dibdin, the author of the international bestselling Aurelio Zen mystery series, does not disappoint with Medusa. A group of Austrian cave explorers discover a body believed to have been buried for 30 years in a series of abandoned military tunnels in the Italian Alps.
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          Becoming Strangers
          202 42  -  Lee U-Wen Louise Dean Ever found yourself reluctantly going on holiday? For two couples vacationing in the Caribbean, they are there not by choice. These four individuals don't know each other, but they find out they have much in common. Both couples were given this holiday by their
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        Best of Harry Potter
        276 44  -  YONG SHU CHIANG Prisoner of Azkaban DVD set offers great film, extras galore DVD REVIEVVby" Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban THIS film was director Alfonso Cuaron's darker and more dynamic take on J K Rowling's third book in the popular series about the boy
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        Bridget Jones'Diary
        190 44 DVD REVIEW by yong shu chiang] AN immensely enjoyable comedy, Bridget Jones' Diary features an astonishing performance by American Renee Zellweger as Helen Fielding's eponymous British heroine. Bridget is a plump, single woman with a foot-in-mouth disor- der. She says the wrong things, commits countless faux pas and
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        211 44 DON'T miss Homemakers, the home show where you can find out the latest trends in home decor and furnishings. You also stand a chance to win over $250,000 worth of prizes, including the top prize of a $80,888 Renault Grand Scenic in the grand lucky draw. Take part
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        632 46  -  Melanie Leo Get ready for a journey of discovery in the city that personifies urban glitz traveller@newstoday.com.se ANY bona fide fashionista would know this: When it comes to serious retail therapy Down Under, Melbourne is the city that personifies urban glitz. Whether you're searching for
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        835 48  -  Pauline D Loh Weeping willows, lotus lakes and mansions just like in Cao's classic BEIJING holds many memories. As a young intern, I spent some months on an exchange programme at the Beijing Institute of Foreign Languages. When I started work as a journalist, my
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        Take a short break with Today
        122 48 TAKING time out overseas even if it is just for two or three nights has become a favourite pastime for a growing number of Singaporeans. The urge to take a flight out of Singapore is especially great when a public holiday falls on a
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          122 49 London's heart Regent and Oxford streets rank among the world's finest shopping districts, chockful of designer boutiques, showcase department stores, up-market tailors and swanky cafes. Must-dos include the worldfamous Harrods in Knightsbridge, Selfridges on Oxford and Harvey Nichols on Regent Oxford Street is dominated by Marks Spencer, Debenhams and
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          MANCHESTER
          201 49 The shopping streets Pedestrianised Market Street, Exchange Square/The Triangle and St Ann's Square are within walking distance. Exchange Square has England's largest Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Marks Spencer, Jigsaw, Karen Millen and Nicky Clarke and now, the world's largest transportable observation wheel. Market has store giants Arndale's and Debenham's and
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          135 49 The "Golden Triangle" The exclusive George V, Montaigne and Champs-Elysees avenues are home to the haute couture labels of Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior. Fairground carousels, lights and Christmas trees decorate the streets. Other top fashion addresses are to be found on the Rue du Faubourg St Honore,
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          NICE
          157 49 Avenue de Verdun, Rue Paradis, Avenue de Suede Nice's own "Golden Triangle" hosts more than 50 designer brands, including Louis Vuitton, Longchamp, Chanel, Armani, Cartier, Kenzo and Sonia Rykiel. Downtown department stores Avenue Jean Medecin, Rue de la Liberte boasts various department stores, including the largest Gaieties Lafayette outside
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        633 50 Cagliari, a treasure trove where Sardinian history meets tradition BOLDLY comparing it to Jerusalem, a famous author once described Cagliari, Sardinia's capital, as "strange and rather wonderful, not a bit like Italy". Indeed, with Sardinian being the only other original language after Italian, it is
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          156 51 BATMAN will be making his grand appearance at Sunway Lagoon Resort with a new look this Christmas season. Along with Robin and Catwoman, Batman will be taking part in Batattack!, a show that has been specially choreographed for performance at the wellknown Malaysian resort. The
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          Scenic Riau a short flight away from Johor
          93 51 Travellers can now fly direct to tourist hotspots in Indonesia's scenic Riau province from Johor's Senai International Airport via Riau Airlines. The Sumatra-based airlines began flights on Nov 10 between the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru and Senai, offering scheduled services twice
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        Fly me to London on Qatar Airways
        247 51 The fast-expanding airline now flies to Gatwick Airport daily TRAVELLERS from Singapore can now fly daily to London's Gatwick Airport on Qatar Airways. The airfare, from $1,030 (excluding taxes and surcharges), includes a free stop in Bangkok on Thai Airways. From Bangkok, they
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      Lock icon Festive FAIRPRICS
      527 52  -  Lynn Seah CHRISTMAS is less than a month away and you haven't bought a single present. Take a deep breath and calm down. Time is short but it hasn't run out yet. You just have to be doubly efficient between now and Christmas. The trick is to squeeze
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      419 51 /ii '"m M^l <- I j^ Life cannot be all about work, if you have Santubongfishingvillage river expedition. Get been workine hard and clocking those lone hours, acquainted with Sarawak's resident wildlife that tr isn't it time uou take that well-deserved break? includes crocodiles, proboscis monkeys, y»S^iWl^Wi^Rf\ giant mud skippers
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      1171 54 M=DIACORP /A=£jJj-\CORP TV Mmt CHANNEL I CHANNEL sur i a 730 Tirai A Channel of the Year, ATV Awards 2003 i 6.00AM Lupin, The Third 8.00 Berita I 7.00 Good Morning Singapore j 3.00PM Tak Seindah Mimpi 8.30 Akhir Kata 2004 Headlines 6.00 AM Mr Bean The Animated Series j
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      762 55 Agencies Ex-coach Jackson surprisingly bullish about former team, just like their eight-time champion owner LOS ANGELES It seems as if everyone has an opinion on how the Los Angeles Lakers will do this season. The latest are former coach Phil Jackson and
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      395 55 -AFP GOLF Hong Kong Open HONG KONG Irish star Padraig Harrington is hoping to retain his winner's red jacket at the Hong Kong Open, when he begins his defence of the title today against an elite field. Harrington, ranked sixth in the world,
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      1025 56  -  ROHITBRIJNATH The modern fan expects non-stop action, half-time entertainment and even jousting with the athletes AUSTRALIAN leg spinner Stuart McGill has sent a message to young bowlers in the Antipodes, warning that Twenty2o cricket 20 overs of mayhem a side is capable of sending them
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      Lock icon Grieving hero Lampard
      516 57 Agencies Midfielder nets last-gasp winner to keep Blues on course for trophy sweep LEAGUE CUP QUARTER-FINAL Fulham 1 Chelsea 2 LONDON Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho praised grieving Frank Lampard's professionalism, after the England midfielder came off the bench to fire the Blues into the last four of
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      Lock icon Africans in a daze after Harbhajan's spell
      274 57 AFP TEST CRICKET India v South Africa CALCUTTA Prolific spinner Harbhajan Singh struck it rich, as India seized control of the second and final cricket Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens here yesterday. The off-spinner grabbed 4-58 as South Africa, who conceded
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        68 57 TEAM Singapore clinched their first medal in the Commonwealth Youth Games in Bendigo, Australia yesterday, when swimmer Lionel Lee won bronze in the men's 400m Individual Medley. Lionel, 17, clocked a personal best time of 4:38.755ec in the race, won by Great Britain's Daniel Halksworth in
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        71 57 TIGER Cup rookies Timor Leste yesterday announced a one-year kit sponsorship deal with the Tiger sports apparel brand, the same kit worn by Singapore. At a reception later, the president of Timor Leste, Xanana Gusmao, said: "We thank you for the trust that you have placed
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        Defoe's staying put at Spurs
        58 57 LONDON Jermain Defoe has dismissed rumours he could be on his way to Chelsea. The England and Tottenham Hotspur striker recently fuelled transfer speculation by speaking of his desire to play in the Champions League. But yesterday, Defoe insisted that was not an invitation to
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        Becks is really rich
        137 57 LONDON England captain David Beckham has retained his place as the richest footballer in Britain, with an estimated personal fortune of £65 million ($204.3 million). Beckham, 29, is followed by Arsenal's Dutch striker Dennis Bergkamp and Real Madrid team-mate Michael Owen. Chelsea's Russian oil-bil-lionaire owner Roman
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      Lock icon Ryan-Ciach, world champion
      540 58  -  TAN YO-HINN But not many back in Canada know that she's one of the best bowlers on the planet BOWLING 40th AMF World Cup SHE may hold one of the world's most prestigious bowling titles, but Kerrie Ryan-Ciach is just another face at home in Canada. In
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      315 58 AP PORTLAND Three of the world's top sportswear manufacturers are demanding that Adidas-Salomon be ordered to change their three-stripe designs on uniforms used in the Olympic Games. On Adidas uniforms, the three stripes run down the arm and down the pantleg. The company's
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