Today, 15 December 2004

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    28 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Wednesday i December 15, 2004 i MICA (P) 103/07/2004 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Wednesday December 15, 2004 MICA (P) 103/07/2004
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    Bridging heaven and earth
    82 1 The Millau Viaduct seen through mist. The bridge, designed by Sir Norman Foster and Partners, was officially opened yesterday. Located in southern France, the 2.46km-long bridge will connect the motorway from Paris to Barcelona at the point where it is interrupted by the River Tarn, which
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    Scholars and that second chance
    726 1  -  Lee Ching Wern Public Service Commission more tolerant of failure THE pronouncements in recent years by policymakers about making Singapore more of a "second chance" society, one where those who fail are encouraged to try and try again, have been greeted with scepticism by some
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon East Asia and the Bush victory
      879 1  -  Lee Kuan Yew NEVER before has a United States presidential election so absorbed the leaders of Asia as did this one. Anew President would have affected the prospects for the security and the economies of Asia. Asia's main concern is security. So strong was
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      more than skin deep
      383 2 WITH festive flab and exercise routines taken care of, it's time this week to pamper our largest organ the skin. Whether you're out Christmas shopping or simply rushing home to prepare for a party, keep in mind that your skin is constantly under bombardment from outdoor
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      Lock icon Chen quits as DPP chief
      452 2 -AFP Takes blame for parliamentary poll defeat but to stay on as president TAIPEI Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian resigned yesterday as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), taking the blame for last weekend's parliamentary election defeat. Mr Chen stepped down at the first meeting
      -AFP; AFP  -  452 words
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        Lock icon More sign anti-casino petition
        52 2 Channel News Asia More than a thousand Singaporeans have signed the online petition put up by Families Against the Casino Threat in Singapore, a big jump from the 140 on Monday when TODAY reported the story. It estimates that yesterday morning alone, one signature was received
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        Lock icon More S'pore-M'sia productions
        103 2 Channel News Asia Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to jointly produce Malay and Mandarin TV programmes, after a meeting between Malaysia's Information Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir and his Singapore counterpart Dr Lee Boon Yang in Kuala Lumpur. According to Bernama reports, the move is part of
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        Lock icon Penalised for selling cigarettes to underaged youth
        56 2 Newsßadio 93.8 A retailer that repeatedly sold cigarettes to underaged youth has had its tobacco licence suspended for half a year. The owner of Heng Le Fa Kiosk at Blk 274 Yishun Street 22, Kwa Say Tiong, was also fined $2,500 last month
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      Eighteen of 20 artistes to return to MediaCorp
      209 4 WILL they, won't they? Of the 42 artistes in the SPH Media Works stable, 20 were offered contracts with the new merged entity, MediaCorp TV Holdings, on Dec 7. They had until yesterday to accept the offer. At press time yesterday, at
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      Lock icon Joo Chiat gets a bad name
      506 4 Channel News Asia Housing area attracting wrong crowd SOME residents of Joo Chiat are seeing red about the many entertainment outlets that have sprung up in their largely residential area. Many complain that these outlets are attracting undesirable activities such as prostitution to an
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        Being disabled is a privilege in Sydney
        641 6 Now, let's hope that Spore can do even better WHEN I was in Sydney recently, I found myself in the place of my dreams. It was indeed a paradise for the disabled. I told myself: "Wow. This is incredible! Perhaps we should stay
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      Lock icon Panels set up to review teaching of Tamil, Malay
      191 8 Channel News Asia THE Ministry of Education has set up committees to review the curriculum and teaching of the Malay and Tamil languages. The objective is to nurture and sustain interest in Malay and Tamil among those who have these languages
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      Lock icon Cheat sheet for motorists
      288 8 Channel News Asia Website details speed trap locations IT'S one of the things drivers fear most a speeding ticket To ward off the summons, some drivers posted the locations of 50 speed traps islandwide on the Internet to warn others. They even included pictures and details
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      Lock icon Singapore students top global maths, science tests
      247 8 Ansley Ng SINGAPORE'S 10- and 14-year-olds are the world's best in mathematics and science, according to a study of 49 countries done by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (lEA). Almost 13,000 Secondary 2 and Primary 4 students beat their
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      Lock icon Play 'n' learn
      574 10  -  Lee U-Wen It's part of new approach to teaching Chinese THOUGH primary and secondary schools have been named as the key implementers of change in the teaching of the Chinese Language, pre-schools have an equally important role to play. This point was reiterated recently by Parliamentary Secretary
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      Lock icon Council blitz to shun punishment focus on gentler approach for Chinese drug-takers
      251 12 Channel News Asia IN ITS latest media blitz, the National Council Against Drug Abuse is targeting to convey the evils of drug abuse to Chinese males between the ages of 15 and 29 years; and with, at most,
      — Channel News Asia  -  251 words
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      Lock icon Here's hope for lymphatic cancer
      399 12 Channel News Asia First Asian patient responds well to new process A NEW treatment has given hope to sufferers of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL), or cancer of the lymphatic system. A patient, the first in Asia to receive this treatment, is recovering well in Singapore with
      — Channel News Asia  -  399 words
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      Accolade for Akira
      313 14  -  Ted Chen It ranks 14th in list of top Singapore brands BREAKING into the list of top Singapore brands is not an easy task. In fact, 14 of the 15 top brands from last year repeated the feat this year according to the list of winners revealed
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      For Palm, it's a Wheel and a way
      332 14  -  Cheng Puay Koon in Tokyo PHOTOGRAPHER Christopher Palm (left), 27, submitted two pictures for the Epson Colour Imaging Photo Contest 2004 and was invited to Tokyo to collect a 200,000 yen ($3,140) prize plus an Epson RBOO printer. He won a Judges
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      PAS raps Abdullah for offering airspace to S'pore
      200 16 PARTI Se Islam Malaysia (PAS) youth chief Salahuddin Haji Ayub has criticised Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi for offering the use of the country's airspace to Singapore military aircraft for training purposes. Pointing out the Republic's defence links to the United States
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      Lock icon Philippines mourns Poe
      287 16 -AFP Arroyo praises ex-rival as 'great Filipino MANILA The Philippines was in mourning yesterday following the death of Mr Fernando Poe Jr, one of the country's best-known and beloved tough-guy actors, who topped a successful acting career by narrowly losing to President Gloria Arroyo ii the election
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      Lock icon Thaksin's family tops Thai rich list
      410 17 BANGKOK Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's family and relatives reportedly dominated a list of Thailand's super-rich, with his second child Ms Pinthongtha ranked the richest person in the country. Ms Pinthongtha's wealth increased by over 76 per cent to 18.03 billion baht, up 7.82 billion
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Sexless marriages in demand
        62 17 A matchmaking agency has been set up to cater to people who want sexless marriages in Nanjing, the capital of the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, reported the Nanjing Daily. A spokesman for the unnamed agency said that there was demand from those who wanted to
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        Most hated gifts
        57 17 Cheap perfume has been rated as the most hated gift of all time in the United Kingdom, reported The Sun, citing a poll by Morgan Stanley. One in five Britons turned up their noses on such fragrances. Handkerchiefs came second, with socks third. Slippers, chocolates and festive
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        Best butler for Beckhams
        68 17 Football star David Beckham and his wife Victoria have reportedly hired a £1,000-a-day butler to spend four hours unwrapping their Christmas presents, reported Ananova.com. "The person they've hired is one of the best in his field. In fact, he was originally booked by the Osbournes to
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      Lock icon Dutch doctors push for infant euthanasia
      388 19 -AFP Sign appeal seeking to end newborns' suffering THE HAGUE Dutch doctors are calling for new laws that will allow them to end the lives of newborn babies suffering intolerable pain from incurable diseases a move that rekindles the debate on the controversial issue
      -AFP  -  388 words
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      Lock icon Learning to say "Ho, ho, ho"—the perfect way
      79 19 Learning to say "Ho, ho, ho" the perfect way Japanese mostly fathers studying to be Santa Claus, are taught how to give gifts to their children from Japan's sole "authorised" Santa Claus trainer, Mr Paradise Yamamoto (centre, back row with glasses), at his Santa training school in Tokyo. About 40
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      Lock icon Feud or terror?
      290 20 AFP Both mulled as cause of deadly Philippine blast GENERAL SANTOS (Philippines) Local rivalries were likely to blame for a weekend blast at a southern Philippines market that killed 14 Christmas shoppers, police said yesterday, but added they had not ruled out terrorist activity. The investigation was
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      Work pressure raises heart attack risks
      286 21 STOCKHOLM Tight deadlines and a "just-in-time" work culture could increase the risk of heart attacks among workers, according to a Swedish study. Employees working hard to complete a task on time are six times more likely to have heart attacks in the next 24
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      Lock icon Tallest bridge in the world
      241 21 -AFP The 2.46km-long masterpiece in southern France rises higher than the EiffelTower MILLAU (France) A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world was inaugurated in southern France yesterday a spectacular feat of engineering that will carry motorists 270 m above the valley of the
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      Lock icon Kofi – the killer cat?
      134 21 Kofi the killer cat? AFP LONDON Despite being named after UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi Annan, Kofi the Bengal cat is far from a pacifist, and has left a whole London suburb in fear. The feline stands accused of traumatising the area's pets and their owners, and
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      Lock icon 50 die in train crash
      46 22 -AFP MANSAR (India) Fifty people were killed and 150 injured when two trains collided in northern India yesterday. At least four carriages were badly damaged in the collision of the two passenger trains in Punjab, the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said.
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      Bollywood for peace
      333 22 Indian movie stars decry Pakistan-bashing in movies MUMBAI The overtures towards friendship between India and Pakistan are being echoed in the Hindi film industry, with Bollywood stars rejecting roles in movies that bash India's traditional rival and neighbour. Leading the stars and industry players who want peace
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      Chinese women in Malaysia most likely to get cancer
      161 22 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ethnic minority Chinese, especially women, are most at risk of getting cancer compared to other races in the country, reported The Star newspaper yesterday. The country's majority Malays, especially men, were at the least risk, it said, citing
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      Focus On The Family
      252 24  -  Family Dr James Dobson m Tbnws by j FOR PARENTS OF REBELS If you're the frustrated parent of a very rebellious and difficult child, I think I can encourage you today. I know there are times when you feel like throwing in the towel, but if
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      Uncertainty of a 'sure win'
      249 24  -  SEAN LIM KIAN CHYE Be wary of tips at product roadshows THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said last year it would ban the practice of credit card sign-ups at road shows to prevent impulse applications. Should it do the same with regard to financial
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      Take time to spread the joy
      171 24  -  TAN KOK TIM Letter from WITH reference to the Hottalk, "We politely disagree" (Dec 13), each of us is the person in the mirror and who we are helps determine what we get from others. The joy in life is learning to give more
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      Lower tolls = longer waits?
      104 24  - Lower tolls longer waits? BERNARD NG SAY KEONG TRAVELLING to and from Malaysia can be an ordeal. Traffic congestion both inbound and outbound is now mainly at the immigration checkpoint in Singapore. On average, if you can clear customs in 45 minutes, you should consider yourself lucky. This is especially
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      Unsafe on two wheels
      261 26  -  LIM KEAN BEA Dangerous roads are the reason cyclists ride on walkways I REFER to Lee Seek Kay's letter, "Bicycle threat to pedestrians must be addressed" and Eugene Chan's letter, "Reckless cyclists a menace on walkways". Both writers suggest that the people responsible for the threat
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    • READERS' SHORT TAKES
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        Zakir Hussain: An inspiration to us all
        96 26 inspiration With reference to "A Hand for the Helpless" (Dec 6), I thank Madam Zarina from the bottom of my heart for her activities in support of foreign workers here. I, too, am looking for an opportunity to dedicate my time and abilities
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        Willie Tan: Parking help at Holland V
        89 26 help I am the owner of an Italian restaurant in Holland Village. The recent parking woes arising from the building of the Circle Line MRT have hurt the businesses here. Since the closure of the two carparks along Holland Avenue and Chip Bee
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      Lock icon Get past the casino debate, get on with life
      181 26  -  HARRY CHIA KIM SENG I REFER to the report, "Families join casino debate online" (Dec 14). First individuals, then religious groups and, now, a group of families have started an online group to prevent the building of the proposed casino. This
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      Some CPF restrictions illogical
      224 26  -  SEE LEONG KIT IN HIS letter, "Trust citizens with CPF" (Dec 10), Mr Henry Lim highlighted the "rude shock" faced by CPF members who find, upon reaching age 55, that they cannot withdraw all their money but must set aside a substantial "minimum sum". Hence, the
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      Hawkers contribute to unhealthy S'pore
      399 27  -  LIU I-CHUN Getting food that is not too salty, oily or sweet is becoming difficult at food centres, restaurants DIABETES, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure are becoming major health problems in Singapore. And they are not unrelated to the food we are served at
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      Cameras needed at zebra and traffic crossings
      181 27  -  NARAYANA NARAYANA MR LIONEL de Souza's letter, "Still too many selfish drivers" (Dec 9), reveals just one facet of car owners who feel that, after having paid a large sum of money to get their vehicles on Singapore roads, they now own a
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      No thanks, that' s why drivers don't give way
      119 27  -  MICHAEL CHUA KHENG HWEE THE lack of courtesy and social grace is most obvious on Singapore's roads. How many of us, as motorists, bother to give way to vehicles ahead of us who signal their intention to filter into our path?
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      'Roadblocks' at the train doors
      237 27  -  KRIS AW A LOT of people taking the MRT to work or home must have experienced this. The MRT is so packed that when it's time to alight, you have to "fight" your way through because those standing at the door refuse to move out
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      That blind spot
      923 28  -  IBERAHIM KARIM ur Lee U-Wen Iberahim has bills to pay and a living to make FOR the past 20 years, Mr Iberahim Karim has proudly called himself a "self-made entrepreneur". Mr Iberahim, you see, is a walking, talking convenience store. Apart from packets of tissue paper, chocolates
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      Poor investment performance is baffling
      176 28  -  LEONG SZE HIAN I REFER to media reports that there are more than 18,000 homes lying vacant in Singapore. The URA Private Residential Property Rental Index has slipped about 40.4 per cent since mid-1996, in line with a 37.8-per-cent decline in the URA's price index
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      236 32 In talks to put money into ethylene factory here ROYAL Dutch/Shell Group, Europe's second-largest oil producer, said that the Government might invest in a USsl-billion ($1.7-bil-lion) chemical factory here, replacing Japan's Sumitomo Chemical Co. Shell is in talks with the Government after Sumitomo Chemical
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        48 32 SHARE prices ended higher, boosted by spill-over sentiment from Wall Street gains and higher regional bourses. The ST Index closed up 14 points, or 0.69 percent, at 2,031.29. Advancers led decliners 270 to 116, while 607.1 million shares worth $530.4 million were traded. China-linked stocks, which continued
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        70 32 By$ By percentage STIETF100 20.700 +0.300 DBS 15.800 +0.200 LiangHual 0.010 +100.0 UniFood 0.280 +43.6 F&N 15.100 +0.200 JKTechR 0.100 +42.9 OCBC 13.200 +0.200 KepLandDBeCW*****5 0.185 +32.1 SIA200 11.300 +0.200 Hyflux 2.540 +0.120 CITYDEVW*****0 4.200 +0.100 Kingsmen 0.170 +30.8 PNE Ind 0.085 +30.8 CoscoCorpDBeCW*****7 0.175 +29.6 Fortune
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        81 32 By$ By percentage Creative 50 23.900 -0.500 Eastgate W*****1 0.030 -50.0 Bukit Sem 13.000 -0.200 El-Nets 0.010 -33.3 Thai Prime200USS 11.100 -0.200 Digiland 0.015 -25.0 SPH 4.520 -0.140 IRE Corp 0.015 -25.0 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 106.900 -0.100 MediaS 0.015 -25.0 JSH 500USS 8.300 -0.100 NeoCorp 0.015
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        35 32 UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6068 0.3152 63.609 4.7176 2.3058 0.4559 5630.9 23.923 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 34.171 0.7995 26.868 644.28 0.7447 5.0219 0.8553 19.69
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        13 32 Dow Jones to dominate trading, rebounded after Monday's falls.
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        60 32 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.58 Change Pis +126.33 +1.17 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.52 3929.00 5909.65 +157.36 +21.70 +30.76 +1.13 +0.56 +0.52 Korea Comp 849.40 +5.20 +0.62 KLCI 897.02 -0.32 -0.04 SET Index 646.08 +0.33 +0.05 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 922.07 1775.73
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        294 34 Bloomberg THE Hong Kong High Court dismissed a lawsuit by two tenants of the city's Housing Authority, allowing the government to proceed with a record sale of US$2.7 billion ($4.5 billion) of assets in a property trust. Justice Michael Hartmann said
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        324 34 Dow Jones Among 2005's biggest IPOs: Source IMC Group may sell as much as US$4OO million ($659 million) of shares next year in an initial public offering (IPO) that would allow the Singaporebased shipping company to take advantage of a revival of fortunes for
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        421 36  -  Val Chua The CAO parent says it will provide new funds only if 2 conditions are met IN ITS first detailed statement since the China Aviation Oil (CAO) fiasco erupted two weeks ago, the Beijing-based parent of the embattled Singapore unit yesterday added a caveat to its
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        147 36 Dow Jones BEIJING China's jet fuel supply will not be affected by huge derivatives losses at China Aviation Oil (CAO), state television reported yesterday, citing senior industry officials. Mr Hai Liancheng, vice-general manager of China Aviation Oil Holding Co (CAOHC), told China Central Television
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        215 36  -  Val Chua SHAREHOLDERS of debt-laden Ho Wah Genting International which was suspended from trading for three years might finally get to see the light at the end of the tunnel. A rescue plan for the Sesdaqlisted firm is coming to fruition after shareholders
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        408 38 Bloomberg Oct price fall not enough to justify surcharge review SINGAPORE Airlines will keep levying a fuel surcharge on its flights until jet fuel prices fall further from current levels, SIA chief executive officer Chew Choon Seng said. Jet fuel price,
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        740 39 Dow Jones Analysts think so, given its high price/earnings ratio SHARES of Cosco Corp Singapore, a unit of China's biggest shipping conglomerate, rate as a buying opportunity, according to some analysts, especially since the stock has dived along with other China-linked shares. The 55 per cent-owned
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        97 39 Dow Jones Fu Yu Corporation (91.5 cents) -BUY GK Goh keeps a "Buy" on Fu Yu with a 12-month target of $1.31. The company's valuations are attractive at 5.8 times FYOS P/E, compared to 7.9 times for its peers. The broking house believes that the stock is "unfairly penalised",
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      881 40 dick lee Three old pals (including one ex-wife) help Elisa Chia quiz Dick Lee about life, fame, fortune and whether he's happy, ahead of his 30th anniversary in showbiz NAJIP ALI Dick's almost 10 years older than I am, but people always think we're the same age. I'm only
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      259 42  -  Jeanine Tan IMAGINE Mick Jagger of Jon Bon Jovi endorsing a teeth-whitening product While that's unlikely to happen, at least one rocker has put aside the dichotomy between rock and roll and beauty products: Singapore Idol finalist Sylvester Sim. He
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      267 43 IN ADDITION GV Star Hub Cinema operator Golden Village is working with Star Hub to introduce mobile-ticketing services to the latter's mobile subscribers, by the first quarter of next year. Customers will be able to check movie show times, read synopses, buy tickets via their mobile phones, and pay through
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      228 43 -AFP LOS ANGELES Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone on Monday sued a plastic surgeon who she accused of jeopardising her career by falsely telling reporters he had performed a facelift on her. Ice-blonde beauty Stone, 46, filed a suit against Beverly Hills surgeon
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      157 43 -AP IT'S the literary award no author wants to win and this year it's gone to Tom Wolfe. The Literary Review gave Wolfe its annual Bad Sex award on Monday for his best-selling novel I Am Charlotte Simmons. Judges said the book's sex scenes were
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        221 44 Yong Shu Chiang Ocean's Twelve is top movie in US but National Treasure is No 1 here OCEAN'S TWELVE may have knocked National Treasure off the No 1 perch at the North American box office, but the latter continued its gold rush in Singapore. Collecting just under US$4O
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      197 44 BOX OFFICE TOP 10 In the US (Dec 10-12) In Singapore (Dec 10-12) RANKING MOVIE WEEKEND CUMULATIVE WEEKS IN RANKING MOVIE WEEKS IN CINEMAS GROSS/USS GROSS/USS CINEMAS Nofono/ j^^ 1 Ocean's Twelve 39.15 m 39.15 m 1 2 Blade- Trinity 1 2 Blade: Trinity 16.06 m 24.48 m 1 Z
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      431 49  -  STANLEY HO IN KUNMING, CHINA Singapore Reds downcast after being handed a rugby lesson WHEN the referee blew the whistle to end the match, the players sank to their knees utterly spent and dejected. Some even burst into tears. The Singapore national under-19 team were a disconsolate lot
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      220 49 -AFP BOSTON All-Star pitcher Pedro Martinez, who led Boston to their first World Series title in 86 years last season, is expected to leave the Red Sox and sign with the New York Mets, it was reported on Monday. The Boston Herald
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      405 50  -  TAN YO-HINN Top seed Vountus sets his sights high and he's getting all the help possible VOUNTUS Indra Mawan may be just 15 and only in the early throes of a badminton career. But he's getting some of the best help available to reach the top. As
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      315 50  -  TAN YO-HINN FOR the last few weeks, Justin Han has struggled with his golf game. He couldn't figure out the problem, until his coach Kel Llewellyn made some adjustments to his swing. How it has worked. Justin was Singapore's best performer, after
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      256 50 AFP NBA Heat 106 Wizards 83 MIAMI Superstar centre Shaquille O'Neal scored a season-high 40 points, to help the Miami Heat post a 106-83 win over the Washington Wizards yesterday. Miami's young star guard Dwayne Wade left the game with three minutes remaining
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      567 51 Agencies LA fans and Laker organisation steadfast in backing Bryant, as Malone storms off BOSTON Weeks before the Los Angeles Lakers' latest soap opera episode, the fourth member of what had been the team's famed and fatalistic "Fab Four" sounded off about the quartet's
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      447 51 Agencies LONDON In the end, Thierry Henry did not even come close. In an announcement yesterday, Andrei Shevchenko was named the European Footballer of the Year for 2004. The Milan striker held off competition from the Barcelona pair of Deco and Ronaldinho, who
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      165 51 League I Home Team I Away Team Match Kick Off (Singapore date/time) Malaysia/Vietnam 2004 Cambodia Singapore Wed, 15/12/04 6.00pm UE Cup Stuttgart Dinamo Zagreb Thu, 16/12/04 3.45 am UECup Glasgow Rangers Auxerre Thu, 16/12/04 3.45 am International Football Japan Germany Thu, 16/12/04 7.00pm UE Cup Club Brugge Zgoza Fri, 17/12/04
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      587 52 United going, going Agencies Red Devils seem poised to make history and become title also-rans ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Fulham 1 Man United 1 LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson was bold and bullish, before his men took on Fulham on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The Manchester United boss sounded the battlecry, and
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      427 52 -AFP LONDON The confidence emanating out of Stamford Bridge these days seems to know no bounds. One day after claiming that only Chelsea and Arsenal would scrap for the Premiership title, after the 2-2 draw at Highbury on Sunday, Blues' captain John Terry said they
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      189 52 -AFP LONDON Arsene Wenger has admitted Arsenal will lose their Premiership title, if they fail to shore up their creaking defence. The Gunners have been particularly vulnerable from set-pieces in recent weeks. The latest malfunction came in Sunday's 2-2 draw at home to league leaders Chelsea, where the
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      640 53  -  JOSE RAYMOND IN HAIPHONG, VIETNAM Cambodia surely mere cannon fodder today for united Spore outfit AFTER the glory of the 1998 Tiger Cup triumph, Singapore have remarkably failed to qualify for the semi-final stage of the biennial competition. Six years on, the Lions are on the
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      198 53 KUALA LUMPUR In a stunning turnaround, Malaysia knocked out defending champions Thailand last night, winning 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals of the Tiger Cup. In a see-saw Group B encounter, the hosts fell behind on the stroke of halftime. But with half-an-hour to go, Malaysia
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        55 53 The Lions had a surprise visit yesterday morning. Before they left Hanoi for Haiphong, Singapore's ambassador to Vietnam, Tan Seng Chye, visited the squad. Tan congratulated the Lions for a splendid show in Vietnam so far and wished them well. Lions' skipper Aide Iskandar then presented
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        50 53 Some of the Lions have been sporting crew cuts and well-coiffured hair, but it's not because they have been visiting a hair salon. The hair cuts have been the handy work of winger Ridhuan Mohd, whose tools are only a pair of scissors and a comb.
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        29 53 Today's Tiger Cup Group A match between Singapore and Cambodia will be telecast live on Chs at 5.55pm. It is sponsored by Tiger Beer.
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      57 53 PORT ON TV 1 Oam Basketball Atlantic Coast Conference: Chicago v Duke, Ch23 5.55pm Football Tiger Cup: Vietnam v Laos, Ch24 6pm Football Tiger Cup: Singapore v Cambodia, Chs Tomorrow 3.40 am Football Uefa Cup: AEK Athens v Aachen, Ch2l 3.40 am Football Uefa Cup: Boro vFK Partizan, Ch22 4am
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    856 55  -  Recta Raman The Singapore Brand Award recognises Singapore's most valuable brands THINK cola drinks, an online site for shopping bargains and razor blades, and brands such as Coca-Cola, Ebay and Gillette come to mind. The reason for these answers, according to Mr Ted Tan, IE Singapore's deputy
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