Today, 3 December 2005

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    15 1 weekend TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com /AEryjACofip incorporating JJiFCRIS December 3-4, 2005 mica(p> 114/07/2005
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    WHEN A HEART STOPS BEATING
    1057 1  -  TAN HUI LENG Sudden death due to coronary failure haunts thousandsbut the risks can be reduced huileng@newstoday.com.sg JET-SETTING businessman Benjamiiß Pwee, 37, had not had major problems with his health until he came down with flu in August 2002. Upon examination, his GP found that
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      HOT IN THE CT
      493 2 With the treatment of cardiovascular heart disease involving complex risk factors that may not manifest prior to a heart attack, advanced scanning technology such as CT (Computed Tomography) scanners have garnered much interest and been bantered about as a possible early screening device. Time magazine ran
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      The wrong way to get off an amusement park ride
      241 3  -  LOH CHEE KONG TWO girls were seriously hurt when they fell from an amusement park ride on Friday morning. The sisters, aged 10 and 12 years old, were on the "Alpha 8 Mad Mouse Ride", which was on the descent
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      Local casino race spills to UK
      527 3  -  VALCHUA HPL, Capita Land, Genting Int'l join forces to buy stake in London casino scene val@newstoday.com.sg IN A twist to the ongoing integrated resort (IR) race in Singapore, two high-profile rivals are joining hands with hotelier Ong Beng Seng to grab a slice of
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      Lock icon Possibly the world's largest man-made quake magnet
      264 3 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Taipei 101 is a building with a lot to boast about. At 508 metres high, it is the world's tallest, while at 700,000 tonnes, it must be among the heaviest But the sheer size of the Taiwan skyscraper may have
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      67 2 LIVING FAITH CHURCH www.thelivingfaith.org »Dont beAfraicL for I am with you. Dontbe Dismayed, for I am your God. i will Strengthen you. I will h©lpyou. I will Uphold you with my ViCtOriOUS right hand." The Bible Isa 41:10 ii^ji:[«]:i»':Vi:i['i:it.ij; l -iMjl Venue Wisdom Centre Marketplace Christian Fellowship I Venue: DBS
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon A final tearful farewell
      583 4  -  ANSLEY NG Nguyen's funeral attended by 300 friends and supporters ansley@newstoday.com.sg AUSTRALIAN Nguyen Tuong Van was hanged on Friday morning, three years after he had been caught with 396.2 grams of heroin at Changi Airport And the man he reportedly broke the law for, twin brother
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      Death play comes undone
      332 4  -  -DAVID CHEW A PLAY that looks at the death penalty in developed countries done by local theatre group The Fun Stage became a victim of extremely bad timing: The play's creators had to submit a completely new script to the Media Development Authority (MDA) mere days
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      Lock icon Howard disappointed, but Syed Hamid supports Spore stance
      369 4 -AGENCIES SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday that Singapore had taken a "clinical" approach to condemned man Nguyen Tuong Van by denying his mother the chance to embrace him one last time. Nguyen's mother Mrs Kirn Nguyen had sought
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      Airocean's confusing turns raise eyebrows
      476 6  -  CHRISTIE LOH And SGX refuses to let the freight service provider's shares resume trade christie@newstoday.com.sg AIROCEAN Group has had market watchers scratching their heads over the past week as more question marks arise over the company chief's connection to a police probe. The confusion came
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      Lock icon Seize opportunities in Asia: PM
      226 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA ROUNDING off his three-day introductory visit to Germany in Stuttgart, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told reporters that the host country was very interested in Singapore's assessment of Asia and its development. Mr Lee, who met and heard the new German Chancellor Angela
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      Lock icon Students' spellbinding performance at Today health fair
      332 6 MANY of us would probably baulk at spelling words like anaesthetic, acupuncture, and femur, but not the 500 Primary 3 to 6 students who attended the Eat Right Spell Right competition at the Health Wellness Today exhibition on Friday. In the Primary 3
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      Lock icon One-stop service for baby bonus
      192 8 -938 LIVE FROM Monday, parents registering the birth of their newborn can apply for the Baby Bonus Scheme at the same time. This one-stop service is available at any of the nine hospitals and at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. Previously, the process would take
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      Lock icon Teen footballers placed on 18-month probation
      414 8  -  VINITARAMANI Consent of underaged girl is no excuse for their behaviour: Judge vinita@newstoday.com.sg EVEN if an underaged girl consents to having sex, it does not permit the young men involved to act on it. If anything, they have a responsibility to exercise "restraint". District
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      Get your brollies out
      196 8 IF YOU live or work in Chinatown, Tanjong Katong, Geylang, Lorong Buangkok or between Weld and Kitchener roads, or in fact, any low-lying area, get sandbags ready for the next few days. The weatherman has warned of possible flooding in low-lying areas over the next few
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      Bucking Crazy Horse show
      191 8  -  LEE U WEN IT'S just three days to go before the Crazy Horse dancers the famous topless cabaret from Paris begin strutting their stuff at Clarke Quay. But at least one group of Singaporean women are making their feelings known to organisers in a bid to
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      Lock icon Novel ideas for Novotel Clarke Quay
      344 10  -  -JASMINE YIN DISCOUNTS at shops, YIP seats and priority access to nightspots in Clarke Quay these are what guests at the Novotel Clarke Quay can expect from next year. The hotel will be launching a Best of Clarke Quay tie-up with its neighbours in
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      Lax luxe service?
      535 10  -  JANECHIAPOCO STB seminars target luxury retailers, aim to raise standards ja nec@newstoday.com.sg AS PART of the Gems (Going the extra mile) service leadership movement, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) held the first in a series of talks by service industry icons recently just for luxury retailers. One
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      Lock icon Friendship: The best therapy
      413 12  -  TAN HUI LENG Institute of Mental Health thanks their regular volunteers who befriend patients huileng@newstoday.com.sg WHEN 58-year-old housewife Mrs Sally Loh started volunteering at the former Woodbridge Hospital in the early 1980s, her initial feeling was that of apprehension. "At first, everybody felt that it was
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      Lock icon MOM to step up safety checks
      159 12 -AGENCIES IN A bid to improve workplace safety, the Ministry of Manpower is targeting its enforcement efforts at three areas this year. The three safety "hot spots" are worksites using scaffolds, chemical manufacturing as well as gas bottling plants. These are the places where
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      Lock icon Jetstar Asia's Ken Ryan steps down
      244 12 BLOOMBERG JETSTAR Asia, the international budget carrier of Qantas Airways, announced that Mr Ken Ryan would step down as the carrier's chief executive and will be temporarily replaced by Mr Neil Thompson. Mr Thompson, 45, is currently general manager of customer relationship marketing at
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      SURVIVORS SPEAK UP
      1018 14  -  STEPHANIE CHOK Women who are trafficked continue to face discrimination and rejection news@newstoday.com.sg SHE was locked up, starved and forced to have sex. Mitsitha, a victim of trafficking in women, is a 15-year-old Cambodian who survived. The pint-sized teenager was tricked into a restaurant job in Malaysia,
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      Lock icon French judiciary fiasco
      402 16 AFP Six cleared of child-sex offences after state prosecutor apologises PARIS Five men and a woman convicted of child sex offences a year ago were cleared on appeal on Thursday in one of France's most embarrassing judicial fiascos, opening the way for hefty compensation from the government.
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      Lock icon Screw drivers, small scissors to be allowed on US planes
      229 16 -DPA WASHINGTON In a departure from strict post-911 flight security, passengers on United States planes are to be allowed to carry nail scissors, screw drivers, wrenches and pliers on board with them, according to media reports on Thursday. Terrorists used
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      Lock icon China's environmental minister quits after toxic spill
      272 16 -AFP BEIJING China's environmental minister resigned under pressure on Friday after his ministry angrily berated officials in the north-eastern province of Jilin for covering up a toxic spill. Mr Xie Zhenhua, head of the ministry-level State Environmental Protection Administration (Sepa), quit and was
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      Lock icon Unveiled: Europe's first woman suicide bomber
      798 18 THE GUARDIAN Why it was no surprise that she blew herself up in Iraq MONCEAU-SUR-SAMBRE (Belgium) Madam Liliane Degauque was in tears as she walked across the small patch of grass to the house of her closest friend. "I have lost my daughter and
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      Lock icon HK recalls flu vaccine illegally imported from China
      235 20 AFP HONG KONG Health chiefs in Hong Kong on Friday said they had recalled a flu vaccine illegally imported from mainland China and urged 1,600 patients to call a hotline if they felt ill after receiving the shots. The jabs were among
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    • this quirky world
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        PRESIDENT BUSH CALLED UP FOR JURY DUTY
        75 20 Even the President of the United States is not spared from jury duty. Apparently US President George W Bush has been summoned to carry out jury service next week in Texas but has asked for a delay, a White House spokesperson said. He
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        JILTED LOVER ASKS FOR QUALITY CONTROL TEST
        79 20 A Romanian tried to lodge a complaint with consumer protection officials after his girlfriend refused to marry him. Mr Petru M, from Botosani, says he felt cheated when she turned down his marriage proposal without giving any solid reasons. He demanded to be
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        Lock icon WERE THEY FIRED FOR NOT FLASHING BREASTS AT APE?
        92 20 -AFP A civil suit filed by two women who claimed they were fired after not flashing their breasts for a gorilla has been resolved. Ms Nancy Alperin and Ms Kendra Keller struck a deal with the Gorilla Foundation, which they accused
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      Lock icon A dangerous resistance
      361 20 AFP Misuse of world's No 1 anti-malaria drug is making patients resistant to the treatment PARIS Misuse of the world's most important anti-malaria drug is helping the disease's mos-quito-borne parasite become resistant to the treatment, according to a study due to appear on Saturday. Artemisinin, derived from
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      178 17 VISIT HEALTH A WELLNESS €^m EXHIBITION AND FIND OUT MORE! •sT'^L Singapore Expo, Hall 6 -*jflß I|^ 2 December to 4 December 2005 j^ 10am to 9pm §HMlP^^ k v Bsm Attend our seminar to find out more about health nff/J] wellness! For registration, please call 6325 6030. j^^l)Jl> Free
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    • Stiffer punishment not the way to go
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        Strip NS defaulters of right to enter Singapore instead
        186 22  -  LEWIS LEE KIM CHUAN Letter from I REFER to the issue of National Service defaulters. I must admit that my knee-jerk reaction was that pianist Melvyn Tan got off lightly. Then I realised that he paid a lot more than the
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        Call for harsher penalties doesn't show support for NS
        107 22  -  JAMES RONAN REYNOLDS JUNIOR Letter from IT IS with embarrassment that I read about the calls of some Singaporeans for stiffer penalties to be imposed on those who flout the Enlistment Act, in particular the Sin-gapore-born pianist Melvyn Tan. Such an
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      Lock icon Telecast depends on feed from host
      401 22  -  CHONG GIM HWEE Letter from Senior Programming Director Network Programming Promotions 5 Local Programme Developments MediaCorp TV WE REFER to the letters by Mr Ben Ong and Mr Khoo Lih-Han (Dec 2) on television coverage of the SEA Games. We would like to assure
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      NKF could take a cue from KDF
      308 22  -  FRANCES ESS Letter from NOW that the National Kidney Foundation's books have been open to the public, more questions are raised. NKF spent $5.3 million on public relations, marketing, prevention and education costs. One wonders how much of that sum actually went into
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      Impose a prison sentence
      93 22  -  STEVE KNGO Letter from I REFER to the letter "To give or not to give" by Mr Daniel Chan (Dec 2). To begin with, Mr Gerard Ec and his team should be commended for their excellent and genuine work. However, we must all know that the
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    • Guidance and advice needed on trans fats
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        Lock icon Both food vendors, patrons unaware
        263 24  -  NELSON QUAH Letter from MR RICHARD Seah should be complimented for writing an illuminating article, "Food with a health warning" (Nov 30). Apart from pertinent comments made by letter writer Yvonne Goh in 'Healthy Choice'? Oh really now (Dec 1), I wish to add a
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        HPB should take a more active role
        140 24  -  CHIN SENG KEE Letter from BRAVO for a well balanced view about the potential hazards of trans fats. It is strange that the AgriFood and Veterinary Authority (AVA) discourages the prolonged or repeated use of bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate, and yet do
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      • Letter
        Saturated fats are just as bad
        217 24  -  ERIC HO CHUN KEONG Letter from I REFER to your article "Food with a Health Warning". While high intake of trans fats does a lot of harm to one's blood lipid profiles, the readers should be aware that saturated fats does the same harm
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      Clearing up a point about smoking
      167 26  -  MOLLY LIM Letter from Centre Manager, Causeway Point, Centrepoint Properties Ltd WE REFER to Mr Ricky Lee's letter, "Issue Still Smoking" (Nov 25). As advised by the National Environment Agency (NEA), we have, since the initial feedback, relocated the smoking area to some three
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      Back off the buses!
      808 26  -  Neil Humphreys Don't 'whack', Spores transport services are the world's best WEEKEND WITH neil@newstoday.com.sg THERE are some cheeky bus drivers around. In England, there is one particular menace in a small London suburb who uses various techniques to deal with irritating passengers. "When they keep ringing
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      isay RECYCLING: DO MORE, FIRMS
      607 28  -  PHILUPANGKENGHONG HARDLY a day goes by without reports on the severe effects of global warming. There is now a mountain of evidence linking global warming directly to human activities. Climate change has resulted in thousands of deaths in other countries but a solution is still
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      Complete upgrading in Telok Kurau estate
      159 30  -  MURUGESAN SUPPAYYAN Letter from NOT a day seems to go by without the Government announcing yet another upgrading programme. The latest is Sembawang Town Council, which will get $570 million over five years to upgrade residential estates there. The Government assures us that the
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    • Letter
      Nationwide speed limit under study
      161 30  -  HAN LIANG YUAN (MS) AUDREY ANG Outcome will be announced once review is completed Letter from Director, Corporate Communications, Land Transport Authority, and Assistant Director, Media Relations, Singapore Police Force WE REFER to Mr Mohamad Noor Abdullah's letter, "Review speed limits on wide roads," (Nov
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    • Letter
      Reward better-off students, too
      161 30  -  LIAOYONGDONG Letter from LAST week, my son who has just completed Primary 1 received a letter from the Ministry of Education, congratulating him on his good academic performance and also informing him of his eligibility to apply for the Edusave Merit Bursary. As I read further,
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      HTV test results the same day
      112 30  -  LIM BOON HEE Letter from I REFER to your article "Quick kit to test HIV" (Dec 2). Nowadays, due to the competitive climate in the private medical sector, HIV results come back from the laboratories the next working day. For some clinics solely doing
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      77 26 Salvation is in Christ Jesus /Our Speaker: I J^k Mr Delbert Goins I JM Church of Christ fl Jfl Hubbard.Texas U.S.A. j^^^ jtHH Thu Ist Dec 7.30pm Salvation by Respect Fri 2nd Dec 7.30pm Salvation by Calling Sat 3rd Dec 7.30pm Salvation by Blood Sun 4th Dec 9.30 am Salvation
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      Lock icon On the road to South Korea
      754 32  -  VALERIE LAW With an FTA signed, more Singapore firms look to the North Asian nation for opportunities va lerie@newstoday.com.sg WITH the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and South Korea earlier this year, the stream of local companies venturing into the
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        136 32 Dow Jones SHARE prices ended higher on Friday, led by gains in chip and technology stocks on Wall Street's sharp overnight rise, and analysts' upbeat outlook on the technology sector. The ST Index closed up 21.53 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 2,332.52. Gainers led losers 354 to 157
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        ST Index — 2,332.52 +21.53
        4 32 ST Index 2,332.52 +21.53
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        60 32 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 *****.60 +291.10 +1.92 Hang Seng ASX *****.38 +132.35 +0.88 4623.50 +43.40 +0.95 Taiwan Wtd 6228.95 +49.13 +0.80 Korea Comp 1310.12 +4.14 +0.32 KLCI 885.14 -2.66 -0.30 SET Index 659.91 -1.04 -0.16 Jakarta Comp 1119.41 +23.04 +2.10 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2114.89
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        SGX most active
        50 32 Chartered UniFiber SingTel GlobalVoice UTAC GlobalTest UtdEnvirotech SeeHS China Sun STATSChP 1.300 0.320 2.570 0.195 0.725 0.280 0.515 0.055 0.470 1.160 +0.030 -0.035 +0.005 +0.010 +0.015 +0.005 +0.005 +0.030 +2.4 -9.9 +2.6 +1.4 +5.7 +1.0 +10.0 +2.7 34,956 29,159 28,398 24,570 23,799 23,551 18,907 16,083 14,784 13,969
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 32 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5915 0.3416 71.361 4.5871 2.2355 0.5039 5929.7 24.429 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 32.071 0.7972 27.185 612.19 0.6899 4.7791 0.84 19.852
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        Commodities
        20 32 Gold US$/oz Silver US$/oz Platinum US$/oz 510.00 8.67 1008.00 Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brent US$/barrel £ft.fU 1386.00 56.15
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        SGX top rises
        69 32 Jardine C8C 11.000 +0.600 VentureSGA*****3 0.020 +100.0 Venture 14.400 +0.600 CharteredMBL***** 0.415 +53.7 MCL Land 1.750 +0.350 CITYDEV MBL*****5 0.030 +50.0 WBLCorp HSI*****DB*****0 4.120 +0.280 1.100 +0.215 I Sapphire VentureDB*****9 0.015 +50.0 0.150 +50.0 Creative 50 14.100 +0.200 FHTK 0.020 +33.3 DBS 16.600 +0.200 Joinn 0.020 +33.3
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        Lock icon Genting International IPO is on
        493 34  -  VALERIE LAW The casino operator is offering 800 million new shares at 35 cents each valeri e@newstoday.com.sg MALAYSIAN casino operator Genting International launched its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday to raise up to $350 million to fund its expansion plans. The offer comprises 800
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        Gokongwei's offer for UIC lapses
        147 34  -  -VALERIE LAW FILIPINO business tycoon John Gokongwei's offer for 70 per cent of United Industrial Corporation (UIC) lapsed yesterday, his offer rebuffed by all except those owning 4.26 million shares, or 0.31 per cent of the issued capital of the listed property firm. Mr Gokongwei's
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        Lock icon Dr Tony Tan is new chairman of SPH
        174 34 FORMER Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Tony Tan, 65, took over as chairman of media group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) on Friday following the company's annual general meeting. Dr Tan, who was also recently appointed deputy chairman and executive director of The Government
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        Lock icon Avago makes S'pore its co-headquarters
        118 34 CHANNEL NEWSASIA AVAGO Technologies, the world's largest privately-held semiconductor maker, has chosen Singapore as its global co-head-quarters. Avago is just starting operations under its new private equity owners after being sold by Agilent Technologies. The company makes components used in electronics products such as mobile
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        Lock icon SGX drafts rules for global depository receipts
        141 34 BLOOMBERG THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has setup draft guidelines for global depository receipts and has asked for public comment on the issue. Depository receipts are shares of companies that are traded on other exchanges. The exchange is proposing that these companies observe the
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        Lock icon CAO aims to sell shares to creditors
        240 34 DOWJONES CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, hopes to sell 10 per cent of its shares to creditors in tandem with bringing in strategic investors, a person familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires on Friday. The move, if pursued, could affect
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          INNER LIGHT
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          SLEEP WELL
          94 36 Enjoy a better night's rest with the Tempur Mattress and Original Neck Pillows.The mattress is made with the proprietary pressure-relieving material, giving users a good night's rest and providing greater comfort to those suffering from body aches.The pillow, which is made from the same material, is said to
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          BIKING WITH STYLE
          80 36 Bikers looking for a helmet bag that incorporates style with functionality can now opt for the H-Pack by Mobile Edge.The bag is specially designed to accommodate the rounded curve of full face helmets and is lined with nylex to offer extra protection. Other features include 4.5 inches
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          CLEAN AND FRESH
          64 36 Women can now stay fresh with the range of hygiene products from Femfresh.The soap-free wash, cleaning mousse and feminine wipes are ideal for keeping your intimate areas clean and fresh. Use the feminine spray and powder after you shower to stay dry and free of odours. The
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        Lock icon Bid for Del Monte
        337 36 DOW JONES NutriAsia Pacific makes offer of 65 cents per share NUTRIASIA Pacific, a joint venture involving Philippine food giant San Miguel Corp, Friday offered to buy shares in Sin-gapore-listed Del Monte Pacific that it did not already own for 38.62 US cents (65 cents) a
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        Lock icon Capita Land to sell off stake in Seiyu
        189 36 AGENCIES PROPERTY group Capita Land is selling its entire stake in department store chain Seiyu Singapore for $4 million in cash to Hua Lian Singapore. As part of the deal, Beijing Hualian one of China's largest commercial chain retailers will buy over
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        Lock icon 96,900 mobile phone users on 3G
        164 36 -DOW JONES THE number of third-generation mobile subscribers in Singapore has more than doubled in four months, according to latest data from the Infocomm Development Authority. As at end-October, Singapore's total 3G customer base stood at 96,900, compared with 37,500 in July. The total
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      426 35 Wiggle Your Way To A Whimsical Christmas Forum Dorothy the Dinosaur and herWiggly friends are here for a Wiggly good time filled with fun, activities and surprises! Bring along your child for some Wiggly fun at Forum this school fc^ holiday! Get ready to party with Dorothy the Dinosaur and
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      Lock icon MISTRESS OF SUSPENSE
      511 38  -  Pearlyn Tham Don't scream the Hitchcock heroine look is in this Autumn-Winter season CITYSTYLE with SHE'S usually a cool, detached, enigmatic blonde. Her makeup and coiffeur are always immaculate, even when she's on the run or in a distressed state. She's the Hitchcock heroine, aka the Hitchcock
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          MURAD – WHAT A FRUITFUL MASK
          90 40 MURAD WHAT A FRUITFUL MASK IMurad's Exfoliating Fruit Enzyme Mask is chockful of fruity goodness. It contains exfoliating papaya fruit and pineapple juice enzymes that gently dissolve dead skin cells on the surface, as well as lemon extract with Iskin-smoothening and anti-oxi-dant properties. Squalene, derived from olives, keeps your skin
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          NINGSPA – FOR THAT SPA-CIAL FEELING
          104 40 NINGSPA FOR THAT SPA-CIAL FEELING What's the next best thing to a match made in heaven? A post-ROM photography session and gathering at the new spacious Ning The Fusion Spa with its exclusive open-air rooftop area known as Cloud 9. Ideal for private functions or as the scenic and romantic
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          ESPRIT – CAN YOU BEAR TO SAY NO?
          102 40 ESPRIT CAN YOU BEAR TO SAY NO? To the cute Esprit bears, that is. There are three models: Esprit Casual Bear, Collection Bear and EDC Bear (pictured left). Each is specially dressed in mini versions of actual Esprit outfits and can be yours, with a minimum purchase of $120 at
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          LA SENZA – GET ACTIVE IN STYLE
          96 40 LA SENZA GET ACTIVE IN STYLE Whether it's yoga class or the gym that you're headed for, do so in style with the new La Senza Spirit Collection of comfortable and trendy active wear. The collection consists of pants, tees, tanks and even zip jackets and is made from either
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        Bag yours now!
        244 40  -  -PEARLYNTHAM Fancy a bag made from macaroni or kitchen towels, anyone? SOME shoppers prefer to bring their own bags to the supermarket Others, like the contestants of MediaCorp TV Channel s's "Design A Handbag" contest, prefer to make their own bags at the supermarket Held in conjunction
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        Travel with SK Jewellery
        135 40 ADD a Solitaire diamond to your collection and you'll also be adding an entry to your passport This is because for the holiday season, SK Jewellery is organising "The Solitaire Affair of the Year", where you can receive a complimentary Jet Star Asia return air ticket
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        BABY you're the ice queen
        312 41  -  PEARLYN THAM Celebrate the holiday season with Baby-G winter-colour watches pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg ORIGINALLY created as the women's version of Casio's popular G-Shock watch series, the BabyG first found its way onto the wrists of top female surfers and body boarders who liked its shock and water-resistant
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        Zoe and the totes
        103 41 IF YOU haven't picked up the December issue of Style: magazine, here's what you are missing out on: 403 pages of fashion, beauty and festive ideas. This month, Style: also gets intimate with MediaCorp artiste Zoe Tay. Readers can get to know the popular actress better
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        Smells like green spirit
        152 41  -  -PEARLYNTHAM GREEN in gradating tones is the colour of the new Very Irresistible Givenchy For Men fragrance. The solid glass bottle is inspired by the way light shines through a prism. The fragrance features green and woody notes, made from an interesting mix of ingredients. For
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        Lock icon Savour popiah good enough for presidents
        689 42  -  LOW SHI PING KwayGuan Huat has been dishing it out for almost 70 years food@newstoday.com.sg ITS popiahs are so popular and well known that Kway Guan Huat probably needs no further introduction. The existence of Kway Guan Huat which is translated as "the flow
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          NOKIA 6111 MOBILE PHONE
          120 44 THE Nokia 6111 mobile phone features a soft slide mechanism that opens to reveal a keypad. Equipped with a 1-megapixel camera, the tri-band phone comes with a 128x160-pixel screen that is able to display pictures in portrait or landscape mode. In addition to an integrated media
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          TWINHEAD F10D NOTEBOOK
          89 44 IDEAL for those who travel frequently, the 10.6-inch Twinhead FIOD widescreen notebook weighs 1.47 kg. It is armed with Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, ultra-low voltage processors, a 60GB hard diskdrive and up to 2GB of DDR memory. In addition to optional Bluetooth support, the FIOD features mini
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          DIGITAL INFO TECHNOLOGY SNAPPY WEBCAM
          63 44 DIGITAL Info Technology has launched a webcam called Snappy that is able to capture and recognise data on business cards. The information printed on business cards can be automatically interpreted, categorised and stored instantaneously. Featuring a 1.3-megapixel CMOS sensor. Snappy offers still image quality of
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          MAXTOR ONETOUCH III, TURBO EDITION
          119 44 WITH capacities of up to 1 terabyte, the Maxtor One Touch 111, Turbo Edition external storage solution integrates Maxtor's automated backup and restore capabilities. Ideal for advanced users and creative professionals such as videographers, photographers and graphic artistes, it is reportedly the industry's first two-drive
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        Spot on, even in low light
        554 44  -  TREVOR TAN DIGITAL CAMERAREVIEW Olympus E-500 Prosumer camera gives superb images trevor@newstoday.com.sg OLYMPUS was a dark horse while it was making inroads into the digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera market. Using the Four Thirds system developed jointly with Kodak, which uses a 4/3
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        More than hand phones, they're things of beauty, too
        288 44 FALL in love with Nokia's fashioninspired mobile phones the L'Amour Collection that reflect cultural and ethnic influences in their design and the materials used. At the centrepiece of the L'Amour Collection is the 7380, which comes with an etched mirrored surface
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        Chaotic Mages
        710 45  -  EVELINE GAN RPG/RTS fantasy mix is marred by steep learning curve and confusing battle play PC GAMEREVIEW Battle Mages: Signs of Darkness eveline@newstoday.com.sg FOR role-playing game (RPG) and real-time strategy (RTS) fans, a game like Battle Mages: Signs of Darkness, which combines the two genres, sounds like a
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        One for the load
        691 46  -  COLIN YONG Chevrolet Optra Estate: A fine choice if you need more space than a saloon can offer colin@newstoday.com.sg THE estate, or station wagon as some prefer to call it, is back with a vengeance. Not just in terms of new models popping up in showrooms
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        Growth in Asia may be GM's lifeline
        433 46  -  COLIN YONG GENERAL Motors' (GM) position as the world's largest automaker, a title it has held for 73 straight years, is increasingly coming under threat from Toyota but the American company is counting on healthy sales in China and Southeast Asia to keep
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        Chrysler Almighty!
        785 47  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE Big 300 C may prove to be turning point for American brand I rrflSSfrY^ ffl^J^^Hn THE irony about the products of modern American culture we love most is that many of them aren't even made in the United States. Take Apple's ever-so-cool range of iPods, for
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          MERCEDES PUTS THE BRAKES ON ELECTRONICS
          149 47 Mercedes-Benz is set to drop the complex Sensotronic Brake Control (SBC) system from its E-Class and CLS (picture) models from the middle of next year. Although the high-tech electronic "brake-by-wire" system also used on the SL and CL incorporates many advanced safety features, it
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          FIAT, SUZUKI HATCH TWINS
          127 47 The Suzuki SX4 (left) and Fiat Sedici are the products of an unlikely alliance between the two car-makers, which will see them producing 60,000 of the compact four-wheel drive cars at Suzuki's Hungarian factory. Although the cars are built on a common platform (shared with the
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          MILLION-DOLLAR PROMOTION FOR VERNA
          135 47 Local Hyundai distributor Komoco Motors yesterday launched a campaign that could make one lucky person an instant millionaire. Designed to drum up interest for the new Verna compact saloon, the promotion will see 200 people participating in a golf hole-in-one Shootout next month at the Jurong
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        Lock icon Top agent still takes 'em out...
        848 48  -  LEECHINGWERN ...Ads, that is. ERA star James Lee now has his own company but still believes in working as hard as a rookie chmgwern@newstoday.com. sg AFTER 10 good years, Singapore's top real estate agent is striking out on his own. Mr James Lee, the
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        Winsome water views at the Viz
        371 48  -  JANE CHIAPOCO ja nec@newstoday.com.sg PROPERTY developer Sim Lian Group launched on Friday its newest condominium project, the district 10 freehold property named the Viz at Holland. It occupies 104,206 sq ft of land along Queensway and off Holland Road, and the 165-unit, 12-storey building
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      171 42 FESTIVE BUFFET LUNCH DINNER* (1 Dec '05 2 Jan 06) Enjoy a selection of local and international fare with festive favourites. Our yummy spread includes Assorted Seafood on Ice, Salmon Sashimi, Roast Turkey, Honey Baked Ham, Steamed Herbal Prawns and Beef Steak with Pepper Sauce. Plus hawker delights like Hainanese
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE'S SUDOKU CRAZY
      1465 50  -  DAVID CHEW david. chew@newstoday.com. sg THE numbers puzzle was sweeping the planet Beginning life in Japanese magazines, Sudoku soon had the Land of the Rising Sun hooked. Asia, parts of North America and Europe swiftly followed and the game became a national obsession in Britain with a
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      Lock icon Hear Farm meow in Mandarin ...
      479 52  - Hear Farm meow in Mandarin JEANINETAN in Spores first 3D animation film Zodiac, The Race Begins... jeanine@newstoday.com.sg FANN Wong will not show her face in her next feature length film. In her latest role, the actress lends her voice to Singapore's first 3D animation feature film Zodiac, The Race Begins...
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      Modern twist to Indian dance
      271 52  -  -SHIBU ITTYKUTTICKAL HER performances in Malayalam films have won her national awards and her long career as a practitioner at Bharatanatyam, or South Indian traditional dance, has earned her nationwide acclaim. This weekend, Singaporeans can find out what all the fuss is about when Shobana
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      Lock icon She's collaborating with Dick Lee
      270 52  -  -ZULOTHMAN HAVING collected her latest award, Malaysian actress Tiara Jacquelina is now ready to team up with Dick Lee. Her movie Puteri Gunung Ledang {Princess of Mount Ophir) won her a gong for best producer at the Asia Festival of First Films on Wednesday to
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        Lock icon BENNIBABY? BENNIFURBY? BABYFER?
        81 54 Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner (picture) have become the parents of a baby girl just five months after their secret wedding. Us l/l/ee/c/y magazine said on Thursday. The magazine, citing unidentified sources, said the baby, named Violet, was born on Wednesday in a Los Angeles
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        ANG LEE'S STILL CROUCHING, HIDING
        94 54 Director Ang Lee is working on a prequel to his landmark work Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. "It will be a prequel, if it happens," said Lee, who cautioned that the project is in the earliest stages of pre-production, and that he won't make the film
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        STILL PAINTING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
        64 54 Winner of the Singapore Young Artist Award 2001 Anthony Chua is holding his 7th solo exhibition. Still Painting, showcasing 50 works from the past two years. Chua started out using Chinese ink as a medium, but ended up doing a stylish exploration of Western
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        AUSTENSIBLY A GOOD PLACE TO BE
        54 54 Here's your chance to discover the life and times of Jane Austen, author of classic novels such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. The British Council is hosting a Jane Austen Talk on Saturday from 2.30-4.30pm at the National Library's Central Lending
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        BABA, I'M YOURS
        50 54 A CD featuring Peranakan songs and tunes from Main Wayan's upcoming musical revue Baba Nyonya Mari-Go-Hound!w\\\ be launched on Saturday at Sembawang Music's Parkway Parade outlet at 4pm. The album features singers such as Tony Quek, Alvin Oon and Babes Conde. Refer to www.mainwayang.com for more information.
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        TCHAIKOVSKY, MOZART IN SINGAPORE
        47 54 Catch Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No 1 one of the composers best-loved chamber pieces as well as Mozart's String Quartet No 19 performed by local musicians, led by violinist Foo Say Ming, on Sunday at spm at the Victoria Concert Hall. Tickets from Sistic.
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      Good movies, hot stars – that's the Promise
      184 54 Good movies, hot stars that's the Promise FOR a sneak peek at upcoming Chinese blockbusters, stay tuned to Opening Night on Star Chinese Movies (Star Hub Channel 62). Opening Night has been airing exclusive movie trailers and maMng-of featurettes since last month. And throughout this month, viewers can win tickets,
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      Lock icon Daisy's starry night
      513 54  -  EUSACHIA Spore sitcoms recognised as Asian TV award-winner earns judge role at Emmys elisa@newstoday.com.sg AS AN experienced director-producer-actress, Daisy Irani (picture) is used to attending television awards and festivals. But she was still in awe of her surroundings when she attended the 33rd International Emmy Awards held
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      Singapore's better by design, say surveys
      252 54  -  DAVID CHEW IT'S a slow process, but the interest in design is steadily increasing. Two surveys commissioned by the Design Singapore Council of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts revealed that while most Singaporeans had only a moderate level of awareness of
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      Lock icon What a fumble
      461 55  -  JEANINETAN Ex-NFL player latest to get the boot from Survivor: Guatemala jeanine@newstoday.com.sg EVEN the strategy of disguise could not keep him on Survivor Guatemala. Former National Football League player Gary Hogeboom, who appeared on the show under a false name, has been voted off. Hogeboom, 46, was
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          130 56  -  CINDY LEE LI WEN MEDIACORP TV NETWORK PROGRAMMING AND PROMOTIONS 5 EXECUTIVE WRI+ES: WE REFER to Gaynel's letter "When will we see Apprentice IV" (Nov 19-20) and thank her for her feedback. We are glad that she enjoyed this award-winning series. The latest season of The
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          Asian stereotypes in film are fading
          110 56  -  CYNTHIA LING WRI+ES: WHILE I agree with Neil Humphreys ("Mr Miyagi memories", Nov 29) that Asian stereotypes are prevalent in Hollywood, Asians are making progress. Although he was best known for playing Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid, Pat Morita played other, non-stereotypical roles.
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          113 56  -  JOHN TAYLOR RECORD BREAKERS SINGAPORE, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, WRI+ES: MR HENRY Leong Him Woh wrote on Nov 26-27 that he had juggled a soccer ball 3,400 times and that this is a Singapore record. It is not The highest number recorded to date is 7,500 juggles.
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          A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
          62 57  -  Felix Cheong A meditation on violence and its self-destructive trail in a world gone mad with rage, Canadian film-maker David Cronenberg's latest offering is one of the best films of the year. Viggo Mortensen stars, but look for William Hurt (who plays a small but crucial
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          ZATHURA:A SPACE ADVENTURE
          24 57  -  Zul Othman The poignant tale of brotherhood and intergalactic exploration doesn't insult the intelligence of anyone over the age of 12.
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          31 57 -EC This gangland gem boasts one of the best fight sequence in 2005, which is no surprise, considering martial arts veterans Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung are headlining the film.
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          THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE
          22 57  -  -JeanineTan Scary in places, Emily Rose has more to say about the dichotomy between faith and rationality.
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          HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
          27 57  -  David Chew Harry's fourth instalment covers much ground, moving at breakneck speed, but something gets lost in the abrupt editing.
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          20 57 ■JT A superficial movie interpretation of a great romantic story that works on the strength of Meryl Streep's acting.'
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          20 57 JT An entertaining documentary about a real school or rock, where the teacher is clearly off his rocker.-
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          CHICKEN LITTLE
          49 57  -  Neil Humphreys Disney's first solo 3D animation movie without Pixar lacks the irreverence and visual magic of Finding Nemo or Toy Story. Although it incorporates many of the elements of those films, it ends up like a movie cobbled together from a "Dummies Guide to 3D Animation".
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          SAW II
          38 57  -  Elisa Chia The sequel to the low-budget indie that became a cult hit last year bears little resemblance to its predecessor. It's just as violent and gory, but falls flat owing to a shortage of suspense.-
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      465 60 YOURWEEKAHEAD by Wanda Perry ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 23) H Remain flexible in matters pertaining to tray- Do your best to make sense out of confusel, education or foreign affairs. Last-minute S ing, yet mandatory paperwork. Read the fine changes or financial adjustments might be
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      656 61  -  JANICE GOH MERCER HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING Exit interviews let employers get feedback and sift out problems janice@ newstoday.com.sg You threw in your resignation letter a few weeks ago. You have been packing your stuff and going for farewell lunches when a call comes
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        755 63 —AGENCIES Chelsea manager's meticulous planning, tactics revealed on Internet ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea v Middlesbrough LONDON Chelsea have decided not to launch an internal investigation into how one of Jose Mourinho's famous pre-match dossiers ended up on the Internet The club are mystified as to how the detailed
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        266 63 —AFP LIVERPOOL Steven Gerrard has told Liverpool fans to expect some new "special players" at Anfield during the January transfer window, as the European champions look to consolidate their recent good form. Wednesday's 2-0 victory over bottom-of-the-table Sunderland took the Reds into fourth place in
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        394 63 -AFP BELFAST Half-a-million mourners are expected to bid farewell to football legend George Best when Northern Ireland buries its favourite son here on Saturday. Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland team-mates, family, fans, admirers and ordinary Ulster folk alike are expected to
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        376 64 -AFP SYDNEY Australian rugby officials will be hoping that Eddie Jones' departure as national coach will end a destabilising period that threatened to undermine preparation for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. Jones was renowned as an obsessive tactician, but his inability to improve Australia's dismal away
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        757 64  -  I MARATHON CHAMPION PHILIP TANUI theWEEKENDinterview WITH SUNDAY'S Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2005 will see a record 21,000 participants taking part. While most will be out to have a good time, one man is dead serious about winning the race. He is the defending champion who
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        Big teams in the mix for Challenge Cup tourney
        157 64 ALL eyes will be on Qatar when the Singapore Sports School's International Challenge Cup kicks off on Saturday. After all, the country's senior team have beaten the likes of Arsenal and Barcelona, coming out on top at an invitational tournament featuring
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        Lock icon Thailand pledges better officiating at 2007 Games
        274 66 -AGENCIES BANGKOK —Thailand on Friday vowed to set international standards for the impartial judging of sporting events at the next South-east Asian (SEA) Games, to be hosted by the kingdom in 2007, following up on Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's criticisms of this year's
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        594 66  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Philippines' top sports official calls for the spirit of the Games to prevail in Malate, Manila yohinn@newstoday.com.sg LET'S stick to sports, not politics. That was the response of Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez to potentially-damaging protests by activists from leftist groups May
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        497 67  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Driven by flu, Cheng wins historic triathlon gold medal weekeat@newstoday.com.sg FLU greeted Cheng Jing Hean's arrival in Manila last week. It was just what the triathlete needed to boost his confidence. The 18-year-old actually believes he races better when he's coming back from an illness.
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        Lock icon Bowlers break duck, but no gold
        472 67  -  Jose Raymond in Paranaque City, Manila jose@newstoday.com.sg IF ONLY Remy Ong had shown the same fight and fire earlier in the competition, Singapore's bowling team would surely have found themselves on the podium much sooner. On Friday, the 27-year-old hit a perfect game in
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          COME ON, TEST ME
          80 67 Swim queen Joscelin Yeo brushed aside suggestions that the local organising committee could be targeting her in the swimming meet. After being hauled up for doping tests on two consecutive days, the 26--year-old winner of five gold medals so far said: "Every time someone breaks the
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          RELIEF FOR JESSIE ... AND HUSBAND JIMMY
          62 67 RELIEF FOR JESSIE AND HUSBAND JIMMY Jessie Phua was not the only one beaming, her husband Jimmy Phua also heaved a sigh of relief, after Singapore's bowlers broke their duck to clinch two bronze medals on Friday. Husband Jimmy said: "You think she's the only one who's stressed? If we
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          SICK OF NATIONAL ANTHEM
          102 67 National coach John Dempsey said his rivals might get sick of hearing the Singapore anthem by the end of Saturday. He could be right. After 25 events at the conclusion of Friday's programme, Singapore had mustered a total of 11 gold, seven silver and seven bronze
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          FILIPINO RIVAL FOR JOS AND JAMES
          64 67 It seems James Wong and Joscelin Yeo are not the only ones who have won seven consecutive gold medals. The Philippines' judo exponent John Baylon put himself in the history books on Friday when he won his seventh straight gold at the Mandaue Sports
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        534 68  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Singapore dreams of a clean sweep over the weekend in Pasig City, Manila yohinn@newstoday.com.sg AT THE last SEA Games in Vietnam in 2003, Singapore swept six of the seven gold medals on offer in table tennis. Two years on, at the 23rd SEA Games
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        Lock icon Vietnam, Thailand set up gold rematch
        266 68 -AFP BACOLOD Thailand and Vietnam will face off in the 23rd SEA Games football final on Sunday in a repeat of the 2003 edition. In the semi-finals on Friday, defending champions Thailand beat Indonesia 3-1, courtesy of two goals from star striker Teeratep Winothai,
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        1443 69  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Singapore sailors hit paydirt in Subic Bay with record haul weekeat@newstoday.com.sg AFTER four days of shifting wind conditions, it all came together for Singapore on Friday. The result Singapore Sailing's biggest SEA Games medal haul. In the last day of racing, Singapore stamped its class on the
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      576 70  -  DARREN LAI darren@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS a pale shadow of the hungry goal-poacher in the Tiger Cup, finishing the SEA Games with no goals to his name, guilty of missing a clutch of guilt-edged chances as the Young Lions failed
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      852 70  -  Leonard Thomas Jos is on the brink of another historic mark, and it is about time Singapore hails the swim star Sports Editor leonard@newstoday.com.sg IT IS unique, this love affair Singapore has with football and -swimming. The long trek to a match builds up excitement, the green hue
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      Lock icon Women's relay team smash record, with help from Jos
      453 70  -  CUBBYLEONG WEETECKHIAN IN LOS BANOS cubby@newstoday.com.sg JOSCELIN Yeo says she doesn't care about Patricia Chan's SEA Games gold-medal record. But perhaps after the cheers are no more and the feet are laid up to rest, the magnitude of her achievement will
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