Today, 12 February 2005

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    25 1 weekendTODAY February 12 -13 2005 mica g) 105/07/2004 incorporating iMTCiItS we set you thinking todayonline.com TODAY incorporating otrCfttS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Saturday February 12,2005 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Cupid's CASH CALL
    868 1  -  Jeanine Tail Matchmaking is big business in Singapore f- and it's set to go regional j eanine@newstoday. com.sg SOME 20 years ago, to more jeers than cheers, the Government set up the Social Development Unit, or SDU, to help the growing legions of single Singaporeans find love,
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  • hot news
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      isay DATING SERVICE? NAH NOT NOW AT LEAST
      475 3  -  JeanineTan jeanine@newstoday.com.sg NO, THANK you, is what I'd say to the various options out there for single people looking for love. Much has been made about singles looking for love, but nobody has really bothered to highlight the happy life of the
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      Indonesian President in Singapore for full State visit
      398 3  -  Derrick Paulo A derrick@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Singapore on Tuesday, he will be the first Indonesian president to make a full State visit here since former President Suharto in 1974. During his two-day visit, Dr Yudhoyono will call
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    • Article
      100,000 Thai youth plan sex on Valentine's Day: Poll
      360 3 IT SEEMS Valentine's Day is no longer marked by just the usual candlelight dinners and roses. At least not for 100,000 youth in Bangkok, Thailand. According to a survey conducted by a Thai university on sexual values and risky behaviour on
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      Lock icon Driving home abstinence message to Singapore youth
      286 3 Newsßadio 93.8 ABSTAIN from sex until marriage because you're worth waiting for. That is the Valentine's Day message a non-profit organisation here hopes to drive home to youth in Singapore to help break the persistent trend of teenage abortions. One in five Singaporeans
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      Positive outlook for Singapore
      456 4  -  Ansley Ng Leadership change led to more perks but fear remains, say S'poreans living abroad ansley@newstoday.com.sg CASINO, politics and Singapore idols. These were some topics that were discussed at the 6th Overseas Singapore Club Forum organised by the Singapore International Foundation. Attended by some 50 Singaporeans
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    • Article
      Lock icon Dam burst, 54 dead
      132 4 -AP QUETTA(Pakistan) At least 54 people were dead and more than 400 missing in south-western Pakistan after heavy rains caused a large dam to burst, sweeping villagers into the Arabian Sea. Most of the bodies were recovered by Coast Guard patrols sweeping the coast with fishing
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      Lock icon Teen found 45 days after tsunami
      109 4 AFP PORT BLAIR (India) A teenager who lived on wild fruits and coconuts for 45 days after tsunamis ravaged the Andaman islands has been rescued. The 18-year-old, identified only as Jessy, was evacuated on Wednesday from Pillopanja, one of the southernmost islands in the
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  • Singapore news
    • Article
      Lock icon Hottest day in Singapore in 15 years
      167 6 Channel News Asia THE first day of the Chinese New Year Feb 9 was the hottest day Singapore has experienced in 15 years, according to the National Environment Agency. The maximum temperature on that day was 35.5 deg C. As the Year of
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      Incontinence among S'pore women rising
      500 6  -  Tan Hui Leng huileng@newstoday.com.sg A NATIONWIDE study has found that 62.3 per cent of Singapore women show symptoms of urinary incontinence, up from 23 per cent in a preliminary glimpse of the study's results in May last year. It also marks a huge increase over
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      Lock icon New hope for skin disorder patients
      205 6 Newsßadio 93.8 A NEW class of drug is giving patients suffering from psoriasis, a stress-related skin disorder, new hope. The disorder manifests itself in the form of patches of red skin that can cause intense itching and burning. The National Skin Centre sees up
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  • world news
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      Lock icon WILL CHARLES MAKE WAY FOR WILLIAM?
      776 8  -  Alastair Wanklyn Diplomatic skills and natural charm make Diana's son the popular choice as Britain's next king LONDON A fairytale wedding it won't be. The Prince of Wales and Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles have opted for a civil ceremony behind closed doors, as much
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      this QUIRKY world
      310 8 Bill on drooping pants dropped A US state's droopy-pants Bill has been dropped after politicians called it an embarrassing distraction, reported AP. The Bill, which would have slapped a US$65 ($1 07) fine on people whose pants were so low they exposed the wearer's underwear, was passed
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      Lock icon Is Pyongyang brazening it out for more carrots?
      654 10  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal In nuclear standoff, the world must speak with one voice shibu@newstoday.com.sg NORTH Korea has crossed a defining line in international diplomacy by announcing on Thursday that it has nuclear weapons. Asian and Western leaders must now deal with their
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      Lock icon US agents in 'bras and panties'
      189 10 AFP WASHINGTON Female interrogators in "lacy bras and panties" allegedly employed sexually-suggestive tactics with Muslim detainees in Guantanamo Bay, news reports said in the latest revelations on interrogation practices at the United States naval base detention centre in Cuba. Citing a Pentagon report that
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    • Article
      Fake White House reporter
      199 10 WASHINGTON The White House faced fresh accusations of a propaganda campaign after it emerged that it granted regular access to a rightwing blogger with a habit of asking President George W Bush easy questions. Mr Jeff Gannon, who represented a rightwing site Talon, aroused reporters' suspicions
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    • GLOBALroundup
      • Article
        Abbas sacks commander for truce deal
        81 10 violating Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has sacked the commander of Palestinian forces along with several other senior officials after militants violated a truce with Israel. The dismissals are "punitive measures" against officers who failed to do their duty, a spokesman for Mr Abbas told
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        Aids death toll may be 3 times higher than reported
        71 10 The Aids death toll in South African could now be as high as half a million last year alone, three times more than was originally reported. The Guardian reported that researchers found that the government has been deliberately misclassifying Aids
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        Lock icon Newborn tossed out of car
        110 10 AP A newborn baby boy was tossed out of a car on to the grass on one side of a busy street at North Lauderdale in Florida on Thursday afternoon and the car sped off. The baby's umbilical cord was attached when he was found
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  • voices
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      Lock icon Giants among men
      639 12  -  Sheralyn Tay sheralyn@newsto day, com. sg WHEN Azad Khan Mahsood and Muhammad Riaz walk down the street, pedestrians don't just stop to stare. People surround them, inching closer to the two men to see how their heights compare. And why shouldn't they? It's not every day that
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    • Article
      STACKING UP AGAINST TWO BASKETBALL STARS
      53 12 NAME AGE HEIGHT WEIGHT SHOE SIZE SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Basketball player 33 2.16m (7ft 1 in) 147kg 22 YAO MING Basketball player 25 2.29m (7ft 6 in) 140kg 18 MUHAMMAD RIAZ 36 2.34m (7ft 8in) 150kg 21 AZAD KHAN MAHSOOD 30 2.39m (7ft 1 Oin)
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      Act to protect reputation of Singapore as an education hub
      307 12  -  [RICK LIM SAY KIONG I Letter from I THE hospitality industry I work in provides industrial attachments ranging from three to six months in duration to many foreign students as part of their National ITE Certificate (Nitec) course curriculum. During
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      Kids' stripper superhero cartoon shocking
      130 14  -  JUSTIN YEO Letter from AS I was channel surfing one night, I chanced upon a trailer introducing a new cartoon programme. It featured a lingerie-clad character suiting up in her superheroine suit and fighting villians around town. Then, the narrator said the voice-over was done
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      Stripperella is not Kids' stuff
      151 14  -  JOBINATAN Reply from Programming Manager (Arts Uentral), MeaiaCorp TVI2 Singapore WE THANK Mr Justin Yeo for his feedback and would like to assure him and all concerned viewers that the programmes shown on Kids Central are appropriate for children. The animated programme he watched, Stripperella,
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      singaporeseen
      98 14 CUB SCOUT A pair of lion puppets catches the eye of a little boy. While their larger counterparts are the stars of lion dance performances island-wide, these puppets serve as one of the many decorations popular during Chinese New Year. Photo and caption by Sng Li Wei. CALLING ALL
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      Lock icon Lost world got cheap DVD or not?
      760 14  -  Neil Humphreys Johor authorities must find 1,000-year-old city before hookers and pirates do! WELL, it looks like statue of him wearing good old Stamford Raf- tights, fles found one city in An old Malay manuSingapore and lost script, which provided another in Johor.
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  • Businesstoday
    • MarketWATCH
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        World markets
        51 16 Index Value CH hange Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Closed Closed 4,160.70 Closed Pis +0.70 +0.02 Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 947.23 Closed 726.20 1,045.86 2,061.48 Closed 6,633.76 -1.96 -10.02 +9.26 +13.24 +55.93 -0.21 -1.36 +0.89 +0.65
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        Your S$l buys
        35 16 JK£ fen 1K$ |M iuro (upiah iaht 0.6054 0.3239 63.955 4.7231 2.3011 0.4709 5,613.2 23.371 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 33.165 0.7730 26.542 626.39 0.7523 5.0125 0.8509 19.216
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        Commodities
        21 16 Bold us$/oi iilver us$/oz 'latinum us$/oz 419.00 6.95 867.50 Rubber centsAg 209.00 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,273.00 Brent crude us$/barrel 44.46
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        Singapore
        110 16  -  Dow Jones SHARES rose on Friday, with sentiment boosted by strong domestic corporate earnings and optimism following Wall Street's gains overnight. The ST Index ended up 9.44 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 2,149.6. In the broader market, advancers led decliners 213 to 1 90. Traded volume totalled 769.1
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        ST 1ndex—2,149.6+9.44
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        Lock icon SGX most active
        60 16 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by )y volume lldin >ingTel JniFiber ieauty China Ihina Sun .&M losco Corp lapitaland ihuanHup :dw Close 0.840 2.620 0.300 0.865 0.430 0.005 1.390 2.340 0.775 0.525 Change +0.030 +0.010 +0.080 +0.100 +0.050 +0.020 +0.005 +1.2 +3.4 +10.2 +7.8 +2.2 +2.6 +1.0 '000
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        SGX top rises
        79 16 >IA Close Change 12.600 +0.500 ilA 200 ISH 500USS >IAMBLeCW*****0 12.500 +0.300 8.750 +0.150 0.655 +0.120 \?i Breweries 7.700 +0.100 Corp 1.390 +0.100 DBS IMH 400USS ilA DBS eCW*****6 BeaulyChina 16.000 +0.100 17.500 +0.100 0.355 +0.100 0.865 +0.080 )y percentage Close /enlureDBSeCW*****7 0.035 Change +40.0 ilA DBS
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        SGX top falls
        78 16 iy Close :reative 50 21.500 3BS Bk 6% NCPS 10 108.200 (epCorp 9.450 Change -0.500 -0.200 -0.200 Venture 16.100 -0.200 :iTYDEV 6.750 -0.150 SrealEast 12.800 -0.100 IOLDBeCW*****0 0.615 :iTYDEVW*****0 4.260 -0.090 -0.080 (OLCAeCW*****5 0.470 -0.075 iy percentage Close :apilalanSGAePW***** 0.030 ilA DB ePW*****8 0.005 Jnidux 0.045 .ingTel
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      Lock icon The mesmerising lure of the big deal
      850 16 Bloomberg Fiorina's Compaq bet may have been a blunder, but CEOs are still chasing giant mergers SIX DAYS after Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly S Fiorina announced her plan to buy Compaq Computer for US$25 billion ($41.2 billion) in stock, her nemesis, Mr Michael
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      1738 17 SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE SPECIAL TRIBUTE ADVERTORIAL SME the heart of the economy At the heart of the economy are many An9'owner f F> Entertainment mentions in an interview with STUDENTS f I a Nanyang Technological University student that she views v anecdotes or the average man in the street strong
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  • business news
    • Article
      CORPORATEbriefs
      124 18  -  Dow Jones Daka Designs said it and one of its subsidiaries had been sued in a Florida court by Norcross Marine Products, primarily for alleged copyright infringement in relation to the owner's manual of one of the company's fish finder products. The plaintiff is seeking damages in excess of
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      Lock icon Asset light
      350 18 Bloomberg Raffles to reduce percentage of hotels owned in portfolio to 25% from 40% RAFFLES Holdings, which owns about 40 per cent of the hotels it manages, expects that figure to fall to as low as 25 per cent in five years as it focuses on contracts to
      — Bloomberg; KOH MUI FONG  -  350 words
    • Article
      F&N Q1 profit falls 11% to $66m
      157 18  -  Dow Jones FOOD and beverage and property conglomerate Fraser Neave (F&N) reported an 11-per-cent decline in firstquarter net profit due to the lack of a securitisation gain made a year earlier. F&N said net profit for the three months to Dec 31 was
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      NO MORE MESSING AROUND
      654 20  -  Pearlyn Tham city pea rlyn@newstoday.com.sg Take control of your wardrobe before it takes over your bedroom BESIDES our love for Sony Playstation and chilled beer, my friend Penny and I were pleasantly surprised to find that we shared something else in common. We both suffer from
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  • style
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      Fiona, Joanne – friends in fun
      335 21  - Fiona, Joanne friends in fun Elisa Yang Artistes share the gems of a beautiful friendship elisa.yang@newstoday.com.sg HONESTY is what MediaCorp artiste Joanne Peh considers the most important element when it comes to friendships. As for her colleague Fiona Xie, important elements of friendship include communication, trust, time and commitment. The
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      ROCK STEADY
      141 21 With Valentine's Day just around the comer, keep the day dazzling with the Valentine's Day collection from Citigems, the latest jew-ellery-store chain in Singapore. Here, you'll find affordable and exquisite gift ideas not just for Valentine's Day but for all other occasions too. To show a girlfriend how
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      SLIM AND DELICIOUS
      117 21 Slim and trendy sound more like a description of a leggy fashionista than a lip treatment until it comes to the Nivea Lip Care Slim Sticks. Designed to fit into the most snug of jeans pockets, the sticks contain jojoba oil and vitamin E to moisturise and
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      SCENT HER ROSES
      91 21 Perfect for Valentine's Day or just to get you into a romantic mood is the Crabtree Evelyn's Rosewater collection of soothing, rose-water scented items. We suggest the Mini Cube ($3B), which contains travel-sized products from the collection. The items are packed in a pink gift box, which
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  • makan
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Grapevine, absolutely divine
      687 22  -  Michael Seah Ken Choi's family business relies on the food and cosy atmosphere food@newstoday.com.sg Every time I drove by the little cosy, cafe along Upper Serangoon Road, I made a mental note to check it out. Nestled along a strip of uninteresting shops, Grapevine, bathed in warm
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      141 22 yotiß S&LeNHNes day :> Set menu O/cL^ A @$28++ per person 1. Lover's Paradise (Cocktail) 2. Rice crackers with J^k 3. Spicy Vermicelli with kl J^k 4. Seafood soup cooked in V S^f young coconut 5. Broccoli with scallop |'j" '"'a* JI 6. Fresh mango pudding Ift^B 7. Free Waan
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  • gadget
    • SHOPPING GUIDE
      • Article, Illustration
        Epson Perfection 4990 Photo Scanner
        103 24 FOLLOWING the success of its EISA Award-winning Perfection 4870 photo scanner, Epson has launched the Perfection 4990, a high-end photo scanner with an affordable price tag. Ideal for advanced users such as professional photographers and graphic artistes, it has a scanning capability of 4,Boodpi, a
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        SMC Wireless Bluetooth USB Adapter
        83 24 THE newest addition to SMC's EZ connect line of home networking products is the SMC-BTI 0 EZ Connect wireless Bluetooth USB adapter. The adapter incorporates Adaptive Frequency Hopping to increase the reliability of data transfer and you can set up a personal area network that
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        Dell Inspiron 6000 Notebook
        89 24 WITH multimedia and productivity features traditionally found in more expensive notebooks, Dell's economically-priced Inspiron 6000 weighing 3.01 kg with a six-cell battery is a steal. As an entertainment system, it lets you enjoy movie playback on a 15.4-inch widescreen format and navigate your music library via
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        Shiro SX MP3 Digital Audio Player
        103 24 THE Shiro SX is a striking MP3 player that comes with an SD/MMC expansion slot that lets you increase the memory capacity up to IGB. In addition to supporting MP3, WMA and WAV file formats, the player allows digital voice recording and supports FM
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      The Treo gets smarter
      314 24  -  Terry Lav infotech@newstoday.com.sg THE line between a PDA with phone capabilities and a phone with PDA capabilities has become blurred. palm One's Treo series is one of those in-between devices. While most would say that the Treo is a PDA first and a phone second, palm
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      SMART PHONE REVIEW
      205 24 the use of non-volatile file system (NVFS) memory within the device. NVFS does not require power to store data within a device. This means that a device can be drained completely of battery power without compromising the data within. The Tungsten T5 handheld also uses this feature.
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      Surprise your Valentine with a limited-edition phone
      168 24 HERE is a gift idea for your loved one this Valentine's Day. Samsung has released a special-edition Valentine red SGH-E63OC. Limited to 1,000 sets in Singapore, this exclusive edition is packaged with MTV Asia Awards screensavers, ring tones and wallpapers. The SGH-E63OC slider
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      HOT BUYS !
      174 24 HOT BUYS Xbox brings cheer to gamers in the Year of the Rooster with its Hong Bao promotions. Till Feb 28, you can get up to $28 off Xbox games and peripherals, or even free peripherals and games when you buy selected game titles from Xbox. To enjoy the redemption,
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  • car
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      news tracks
      271 26 New Nissan MPV due soon The Nissan Lafesta, a seven-seater multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that was launched in Japan in December last year, could hit Singapore showrooms by April. Local Nissan distributor Tan Chong Motor Sales has confirmed that it will start selling an all-new car "within the next
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      CURRENT COE PRICES
      29 26 atA1600cc&below $19,501 $18,200 ;at B 1601 cc& above $19,502 $16,533 lat C Goods veh/buses $4,189 $4,301 :at D Motorcycles $511 $224 ;at E Open $19,002 $17,300
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      Smoother operator
      662 26  -  Sheldon Trollope Suzuki's baby 4x4 has been refined for a better drive on tarmac news@newstoday.com.sg TODAY'S car market encompasses a huge range of so-called Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs), ranging from hardcore off-roaders to high-riding luxury cars that would flee at the sight of a mud puddle. Despite looking
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      667 28  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Largest en bloc sale since 2000 would pit UIC against MCL in Katong shobha@newstoday.com.sg MARYLAND Park may soon become the biggest en bloc sale in Singapore in five years if United Industrial Corporation (UIC) has its way. The conglomerate,
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      197 28 SOOTHSAYERS say stock and property markets are set to see a boost in the Year of the Rooster. Some feng shui consultants in Malaysia have predicted a busy year for the corporate sector, saying industries such as paper, timber and
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      514 28  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla A FIRMING property market and a rosier outlook for property prices do not always mean good news for homeowners. With the three-month Inter-bank interest rates the rates at which banks lend to one another set to rise in the next three
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      623 30  -  Jeanine Tan FROM PRINT TO SCREEN, HOLLYWOOD'S CASTING CHOICES CAN SOMETIMES BE WA/ OFF THE MARK j eanine@newstoday.com. sg A BLOND, British investigator with a dark side whom in Hollywood would you cast to play such a character? It's hard to imagine Keanu Reeves in such
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      228 30 Upcoming novel-to-rilm adaptations can the actors cut it? Brokeback Mountain A film adaptation of the E Annie Proulx short story about gay cowboys in love directed by Lee Ang. In the story, Jack Twist is "curlyheaded and smiling and buck-toothed", while Ennis Del Mar has a "high-arched nose
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      119 32 A CROBATIC performances -TA-have become a synonymous part of Chinese New Year celebrations, but Dragon Mirage, an extravaganza performed by the Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe, puts a new twist to this ancient Chinese performing art Combining traditional feats like spinning plates on top of thin sticks
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      358 32  - I am busty so what? Mervin Tay Older, confident Margaret Lee is no longer shy about her assets mervin@newstoday.com.sg MARGARET Lee doesn't feel self-conscious about her body or her roles these days. "It is a fact that I am quite busty, so I don't think there is a need to
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      18 32 BLONDIE ROCKS AGAIN I did not pave the way for Britney, says female rocker Debbie Harry PLUS 35
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      171 33 inspired routine where acrobatic stunts were executed on four poles and split-second mask changing, a skill that remains a highly-guarded secret. "I am very glad to catch up with Chor Meng and Rayson in between our filming schedules. "We are all from the same The performers
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        39 34 Film-maker Jack Neo's comedy about singles and falling birth rates in Singapore draws huge laughs, with Adrian Pang as a truck driver in love with Sharon Au, a girl waiting for her ideal man. YSC
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        27 34 Keanu Reeves' deadpan style works in his portrayal of John Constantine, a detective seeking a place in heaven by exterminating demon "half-breeds" that misbehave. Jeanine Tan
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        24 34 An alarmingly-thin man, played by an alarmingly-thin Christian Bale, unravels the mystery of his insomnia and the truth about his identity. YSC
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        40 34 A Korean romance with two appealing leads is sure to have many in the audience reaching for the tissues. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, but she starts to lose her memory through illness. YSC
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        28 34 A notch above the average cops-and-rob-bers movies, this sequel based on a television series is an entertaining mix of comedy, action and drama. Mervin lay
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        36 34 Not quite Babe, this talking animal comedy is about a zebra who yearns to be a racehorse. It's short on jokes and even the use of CGI flies for comic relief falls flat. YSC
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        37 34 A watered-down Hollywood remake of a 1 965 Jimmy Stewart movie, this has Dennis Quaid leading a group of stranded engineers on an escape mission after their plane crashes in the desert. YSC
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        30 34 A bizarre and nonsensical slapstick comedy about a yoga master seeking to win an Indian princess' hand leaves viewers wondering: "What was director Wai Ka Fai thinking?" MT
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      475 34  -  Jeanine Tan Missy Higgins is not content with being a hit in Australia SINGER-SONGWRITER Missy Higgins is as laidback as her Australian drawl. The 22-year-old musician is a hit in her native Australia, with her debut album The Sound of White having gone
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      503 35  -  Zul Othman I did not pave the way for Britney, fumes female rocker Debbie Harry news@newstoday.com.sg POP critics everywhere have credited the New Wave pioneering band Blondie, led by singer Debbie Harry, for opening doors for female rockers when the New York-based foursome blazed into the charts
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        103 35 Nadya's Bring sunshine to orphaned and under-privileged children affected by the tsunami disaster by taking part in a charity arts auction and exhibition initiated by actress-model Nadya Hutagalung. Nadya will be contributing her paintings along with artists Paul Tan, Ann Healey and Khairuddin Hori.
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        122 35 glamour Thinking of becoming a star? The Glamourette workshop may realise your dream. Organised by MediaCorp Studios, the workshop consists of three sessions in March. Meet celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee, MediaCorp's image director Lebon Ang and award-winning makeup artist Wilson Eng on March 5 and 6.
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        60 35 Ray MediaCorp TV Arts Central will show Genius: A Night for Ray Charles, a tribute honouring the music of one of America's legendary heroes on Sunday at 9pm. The tribute programme is hosted by Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Jamie Foxx, who plays Charles
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      473 38 AP Masters champ continues fine form with a record opening round GOLF Pebble Beach National Pro-Am PEBBLE BEACH, California Phil Mickelson birdied six of the first eight holes and broke the Spyglass Hill course record Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time) with a 10-under 62 that gave
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      1005 39 theweekendinterview with WOODLANDS WELLINGTON'S JAMIE FULLARTON JAMIE Fullarton cannot forget the harrowing image, even if it was more than four years ago. Just five games into his new career with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United he lay on the homeTannadice turf, his right ankle turned
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      249 39  -  Stanley Ho FOUR years after retiring from football, Fandi Ahmad (picture) will be lacing up his boots once again. The former Lions star, 42, will turn out for an Indonesian All Stars team that will take on a Football Legends XI in a
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      307 40 LONDON Jose Antonio Reyes has added to speculation linking him with a move from Arsenal to Real Madrid, after falling victim to a radio prank. The Spaniard believed he was talking to Real Madrid sporting director Emilio Butragueno when he allegedly berated his
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      969 40 Agencies Clouds of doom over OldTrafford have vanished, but era of domination looks over ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man City v Man United ROLLING over everything that stands before them, and with talent to burn on the bench and in the coaching stakes in Jose Mourinho, league-lead-ing Chelsea
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      281 41 AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Everton v Chelsea LONDON Everton striker James Beattie aims to dent Chelsea's Premiership title push when the two sides meet on Saturday, with the player buoyed by hitting his first league goal for the Merseysiders last week. Everton, who escaped
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