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Title Section22 2005-12-09 1 TODLAY Frew incorporating i^trCßtS MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Friday December 9, 2005 todayonline.com TODAY /A=diaCorp incorporating iMT6<IIS Friday December 9, 2005 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/200522 words
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Article, Illustration822 2005-12-09 1 VALCHUA - VALCHUA New NKF management says reserves will last less than 7 years. Did Durai have a point? val@newstoday.com.sg SO IT wasn't as rosy as 30 years after all. Some four months after taking over the beleaguered National Kidney Foundation (NKF), its new management yesterday822 words
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Article, Illustration438 2005-12-09 1 ANSLEYNG; CUBBY LEONG - ANSLEYNG CUBBY LEONG 3ANDC a nsley@newstoday.com.sg BY DAY, he deals in gems and jewellery and is the executive director of a firm. After midnight, he was allegedly part of a syndicate that traded drugs like cocaine, ketamine and Ecstasy pills at438 words
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Miscellaneous68 2005-12-09 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 18 voices 34 business 50 plus Suppl 32 1v Suppl 54 classed 62 sports 69 we set you thinking I IMhlmiiijlmkml £S8 holiday I "bust ask Santa. High nn life rwnwoman bolsd dealh in Ihe eye and got busy living C Vft68 words
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Article, Illustration474 2005-12-09 2 TORCHING LI - TORCHING LI Former President Nair will be remembered for his humility, passion: SM Goh chingli@newstoday.com.sg IN HIS tribute to former President Devan Nair, who died on Tuesday night, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong recalled how he was once "in awe" of the veteran unionPICTURES COURTESY OFTHE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF SINGAPORE - 474 words
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Article, Illustration802 2005-12-09 3 PETER HL LI M - PETER HL LI M NOW my friend Devan can come home, now that he has passed away. It was not that he could not have come home earlier. He chose not to. It was a heart-rending estrangement between him and Minister Mentor LeePHOTO COURTESY OFTHE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF SINGAPORE - 802 words
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Article, Illustration469 2005-12-09 4 —AFP US air marshal shoots dead mentally unstable man who claimed he had a bomb MIAMI United States air marshals shot and killed a man who claimed he had a bomb when he got off a plane at Miami International Airport. No explosives were found, however,—AFP; AF.P - 469 words
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212 2005-12-09 4 -AFP AMSTERDAM The convicted murderer of Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh yesterday told judges that he acted alone and that other suspects on trial with him for allegedly belonging to a terrorist network were unaware of his plans. "I did not share-AFP - 212 words
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Miscellaneous7 2005-12-09 3 DEVAN NAIR STORY DESERVES TELLING PAGE 427 words
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Article, Illustration468 2005-12-09 6 JASMINE YIN - JASMINE YIN Ageing Tiong Bahru flats to get a rebirth, the area to get more diversity jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg IT IS an innovative redevelopment project that kills two birds with one stone in landscarce Singapore. Two blocks of low-rise housing built in 1949 in TiongMATTHEWTEO - 468 words
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Article, Illustration461 2005-12-09 6 CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH christie@newstoday.com.sg HE IS edging into China, a market still beyond reach for many Singapore medical specialists. Next he wants to push Asia's heart doctors to a level on par with the West How does cardiologist Michael Lim Chun Leng juggle his professional callingCHRISTIE LOH - 461 words
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Article, Illustration652 2005-12-09 8 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN It's not the university brand that matters, says oldest winner; it's my quest u-wen@newstoday.com.sg HE TOOK great pride in being the oldest person to receive the prestigious Lifelong Learner Award (LLA) last month, and from President S R Nathan himself, no less.TODAY FILE PHOTO - 652 words
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Article, Illustration427 2005-12-09 8 EUSACHIA - EUSACHIA elisa@newstoday.com.sg ZOE Tay has been plagued by the same question all week: Did she take the joke too far at Sunday's Star Awards! In the Chinese and English media over the past few days, letter writers and columnists have been asking the same question.TODAY FILE PHOTC - 427 words
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345 2005-12-09 10 JASMINE YIN - JASMINE YIN That's the sum bidders for Marina Bay IR have to fork out jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg COSTING $400,000, it is an expensive investigation, but it is no ordinary one. At stake is the chance to develop a multi-billion-dollar Integrated Resort (IR) at Marina Bay. Sources345 words
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434 2005-12-09 10 THE dispute over Singapore's treatment of maids continued yesterday with an exchange of letters between the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Human Rights Watch (HRW) group. This came a day after Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen condemned the international watchdog's allegations that foreign434 words
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266 2005-12-09 12 938 LIVE Teen gets 15 months' probation for having sex with a minor A FOURTH footballer who had sex with a 12-year-old girl has escaped a jail term. Instead, Syed Shafreen Syed Karim was ordered to serve a 15-month probation. Shafreen, 16, and three other— 938 LIVE - 266 words
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Article, Illustration310 2005-12-09 12 TAN HUILENG - TAN HUILENG MOST people think that a little nasal obstruction and sneezing is harmless. But a condition called allergic rhinitis may actually result in serious complications such as asthma and infected sinuses. Also known as hay fever, allergic rhinitis is caused by allergens310 words
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Article, Illustration480 2005-12-09 14 VINITARAMANI - VINITARAMANI SMRT launches money back guarantee to improve service but there's a catch vinita@newstoday.com.sg THE next time you take an SMRT taxi and feel like you've been taken on a merry-go-round ride by an impolite taxi driver, you will be able to lodge a formal complaint andTODAY FILE PHOTO - 480 words
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Article527 2005-12-09 16 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Documentary's portrayal of Privy Council case'highly misleading': Ministry of Law u-wen@newstoday.com.sg A DISCOVERY Channel documentary presented a "highly misleading and inaccurate rendition" of a Privy Council case involving former opposition politician J B Jeyaretnam, the Ministry of Law said yesterday. In a letter to the527 words
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SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
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109 2005-12-09 16 938 LIVE Three teenage boys, who agreed to gouge out the eyes of a woman and then murder her, have been punished. Tan Hock Meng, 16, was given 36 months' probation while another teenager under 16 years of age was given the same sentence. Another938 LIVE - 109 words
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Article75 2005-12-09 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A new judge has been sworn in to the Supreme Court. Dr Andrew Phang Boon Leong, 47, had served as a Judicial Commissioner since January, before which he was professor of Law and chair of the Department of Law in the School of— CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 75 words
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Article68 2005-12-09 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA After attempting to swim across the English Channel, local adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow wants to break the Guinness World Record for the world's longest scuba dive. The current record, set in 1986, stands at just under 9 days. Khoo plans to take theCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 68 words
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Miscellaneous17 2005-12-09 8 LIGHTER SENTENCE FOR FOURTH FOOTBALLER Teen gets 15 months' probation for having sex with a minor 1217 words
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Article, Illustration465 2005-12-09 18 It blames presence of 'external voters'for loss but election panel calls the claim baseless PASIR MAS (Kelantan) Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), which lost narrowly in a by-election in Kelantan yesterday, is planning to challenge the election in court, saying it has evidence to prove that theAFP - 465 words
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249 2005-12-09 18 BANGKOK Economists have warned that the close ties between the government and businesses and the representation of select business groups in the government has led to substantial economic "rent-seeking". According to Ms Pasuk Phongpaichit, of the Chulalongkorn University's political economy study centre, Thailand has been transformed249 words
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148 2005-12-09 18 -AFP JAKARTA Police in the Indonesian capital said yesterday that they would deploy 18,000 officers over the ChristmasNew Year season, when terror attacks might be planned. "We will deploy some 18,000 men, or about two-thirds of our effective force, starting one week before Christmas," Jakarta-AFP - 148 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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82 2005-12-09 18 -AFP A gas explosion at a Chinese coal mine has killed at least 74 miners and 32 are still missing. The blast occurred in the privately run colliery in Tangshan in the north of Hebei Province. It was the third fatal accident in two-AFP - 82 words
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Article68 2005-12-09 18 DPA A suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt blew himself up on board a bus at a bus terminal in central Baghdad yesterday killing at least 31 people and injuring 26. A spokesman for the Iraqi Interior Ministry said that the attack occurred as theDPA - 68 words
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95 2005-12-09 18 -AFP Two people have died and more than 60,000 people have been forced to evacuate after heavy rains caused massive flooding in three Philippine provinces, disaster relief officials said yesterday. Strong rain since Monday caused a landslide in the town of Pagbilao in Quezon province, about-AFP - 95 words
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223 2005-12-09 20 AGENCIES GENEVA A Red Crystal symbol was added to the Red Cross and Red Crescent as a third emblem for the humanitarian movement, a move that opens the way for Israeli membership. Delegates representing the governments of 144 of the 192 nations– AGENCIES - 223 words
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362 2005-12-09 20 -AFP Held in Seoul, Pyongyang's human rights abuses on agenda but South won't attend SEOUL United States officials and international activists will discuss North Korea's human rights abuses at a conference in Seoul this week that is likely to embarrass the South Korean-AFP - 362 words
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Article, Illustration284 2005-12-09 23 Fault may collapse soon, Padang and Bengkulu under threat SCIENTISTS studying the islands off southern Sumatra say it is clear the region can expect more big earthquakes and tsunami in the coming decades, the BBC reported. A United States scientist, Prof Kerry Sieh, is monitoring landAFP - 284 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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59 2005-12-09 23 DPA Malaysia has handed over a suspected leader of the separatist Pattani United Liberation Organisation to Thai authorities. Interior Minister KongsakWantanna confirmed yesterday. Manasae Jaeloh, 35, who was arrested recently by Malaysian authorities in Kuala Lumpur, is a prime suspect in a series of bombings— DPA - 59 words
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Article62 2005-12-09 23 A senior official who tried to cover up the discharge of 100 tons of toxic chemicals into China's Songhua river is believed to have hanged himself. The Independent reported. Mr Wang Wei, vice-mayor of Jilin City and the local environmental chief, reportedly committed suicide on Tuesday the62 words
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Article69 2005-12-09 23 -AFP British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been awarded the title "Statesman of the Decade" by the East West Institute, a European-American institution that promotes global peace and security. A spokesman for the institute said the award, last given to German chancellor Helmut Kohl-AFP - 69 words
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252 2005-12-09 23 -AFP L NETROKONA (Bangladesh) Less than two weeks after the first suicide bombings in Bangladesh, an Islamic suicide bomber cycled into a crowd in northern Bangladesh yesterday and blew himself up, killing at least six people and injuring more than 50. Nine of-AFP L - 252 words
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Article, Illustration295 2005-12-09 24 -AFP WASHINGTON In a rare concession to critics of the Iraq war, United States President George W Bush agreed that "mistakes have been made", but he was quick to add that the US-led reconstruction and security efforts were making solid progress. "Reconstruction-AFP; AFP - 295 words
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Article, Illustration300 2005-12-09 24 -AFP It's called 'controlled atmosphere stunning' CHICAGO Scalding chickens alive is the wrong way to prepare meat for a McNugget, animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) said. Peta and socially-responsi-ble investment firm Trillium Asset Management issued a shareholder's resolution calling-AFP; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 300 words
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Article, Illustration772 2005-12-09 25 ASIFANSAR - ASIFANSAR Powerful religious chiefs say they will help fight terror asif@newstoday.com.sg TWO OF Indonesia's most influential Muslim leaders yesterday responded to their government's call to help fight terrorism, saying they were willing to mobilise their powerful organisations to "correct or enlighten" misconceptions about Islam.MA^HEWTEC - 772 words
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Article, Illustration303 2005-12-09 26 -AFP American ambassador raps top official for believing reports on secret jails NEW YORK Washington has rebuked United Nations human rights commissioner Louise Arbour (picture) for criticising the United States for its alleged anti-terror tactics, the BBC reported. Ms Arbour said reports that-AFP; AFF - 303 words
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Article, Illustration264 2005-12-09 26 AGENCIES BAGHDAD While the trial of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been adjourned to Dec 21 after national elections next week, his underground bunker has become an informal tourist attraction for visitors and residents of Baghdad's downtown Green Zone area. The bunker was undamagedAGENCIES; AFP - 264 words
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Article, Illustration730 2005-12-09 28 THE OBSERVER —AFP Urban professionals seek slimming surgery while the rural poor struggle for enough to eat INDIA is facing an obesity crisis among its newly wealthy middle class as millions of its rural poor still struggle for enough to eat As the– THE OBSERVER; —AFP; BLOOMBERG - 730 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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91 2005-12-09 28 Mcl Gibson, director of the controversial Passion of the Christ, will be developing a non-fiction miniseries about the Holocaust, reported the New York Times. Gibson's father, Hutton Gibson, has denied that the Holocaust happened and the younger Gibson's previous movie, a depiction of91 words
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Article, Illustration68 2005-12-09 28 Playwright Harold Pinter (picture) took a jab at United States foreign policy while accepting his Nobel Prize on Wednesday. Mr Pinter said the "crimes of the United States" have been "vicious" and "remorseless", and few people have actually men- tioned these crimes, reported theBLOOMBERG - 68 words
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93 2005-12-09 28 AFP Bollywood movie legend Amitabh Bachchan is recovering well from bowel surgery at a Mumbai hospital and has been moved from intensive care. "The actor is now in a stable condition and showing good signs of recovery, but he will have to be— AFP - 93 words
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Article, Illustration863 2005-12-09 30 Simon Tay; – LEE U WEN - Simon Tay LEE U WEN After the toxic spill, Beijing has a chance to respond to environment concerns THE worst in the recent benzene spill affecting the Chinese city of Harbin may be over. But the incident will have wider longer-term implications, within andMATTHEW TEO; AFP/YEN YOK - 863 words
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377 2005-12-09 32 Get a lovely face and a fortune to boot Face transplant woman to profit from picture sales LONDON A French woman who had received the world's first face transplant, had signed a deal that could make her a fortune from the sale of photographs and a film of the operation.377 words
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273 2005-12-09 32 COLUMBUS (Ohio) Is that wound on your leg taking a long time to heal? Blame it on the acrimony of that recent argument you had with your spouse. Researchers have discovered that after a fight with your spouse, you don't only need time to273 words
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Article92 2005-12-09 32 South-east Asian nations have been likened to J R R Tolkien's fictional hobbits as they line up against Asian giants China, Japan and India in next week's first East Asia Summit (EAS), reported AFP. Asean has played a central role in the birth of EAS, but it could92 words
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Article56 2005-12-09 32 Tasmanian businesswoman Joanna Gair, who earned headlines making paper from kangaroo dung, has done it this time from beer, reported AFP. The unusual Genuine Premium Beer Paper was made from the same malt husks used in the brewing process. The paper is stocked at the Boag's56 words
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Article53 2005-12-09 32 Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Balmer will have to shop around for an Xbox 360 game console this holiday season, just like the rest of us, Reuters reported. "The Balmer children do not have their Xbox 360 yet. I'm in the same boat as many of you,"53 words
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Miscellaneous24 2005-12-09 30 TODAY congratulates the five winnersl 1. Yulia Johan 2. Samsuddin Bin Yusope 3. Chew Wei Mun 4. Lee Hai Kuan 5. Chan Kok Leong24 words
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Article68 2005-12-09 34 Carmen Tang - Carmen Tang Many are concerned about the "bad values" the permission of nudity can propagate among children. If you view nudity as being pornographic or cheap, then you will inevitably pass on such perceptions to your future generations. Your mind will lead you to look for pornographic images68 words
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Letter, Illustration478 2005-12-09 34 LAUWAHYUEN - LAUWAHYUEN MOE should explain programme's aims, help parents develop kids' gifts Letter from I KNOW that a lot has been said in the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) debate and the issue has been summed up in "What's another word for elitist?" (Nov 29). One observation478 words
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Article, Illustration115 2005-12-09 34 ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT This picture, titled The Dragon Keeper, was Tang Siew Kwong's submission to the Digital Photograph Category of Singapore Tourism Board's Unique2Me National Photo Contest. Said the photographer: "It is delightful to see young Singaporeans injecting new life to a sport of the past -one115 words
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Article261 2005-12-09 38 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY............... I HELPING THE UNDERACHIEVER There's a fancy word for kids who don't do well in school. The ones who turn in sloppy work and goof off whenever possible. We call these kids underachievers. When they have the brains to do school work261 words
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Article114 2005-12-09 38 MATTHEW LIMCHEE WEI - MATTHEW LIMCHEE WEI: From December last year, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) implemented a new mode of notification of NS training and activities. The new mode is via SMS, email and phone instead of the usual hard copy NS notification (also known as the SAF-100). This creates convenience114 words
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Article113 2005-12-09 38 ISHWARMAHTANI - ISHWARMAHTANI: Recently my company got an order from an overseas client who wished to make a large purchase. But the manner in which the order was placed led us to suspect that something was amiss. We decided to check the authenticity of the client and the113 words
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Article, Illustration1052 2005-12-09 38 mr brown - mr brown For award-winning bus services, he suggests giving awards to top buses I RECENTLY got reacquainted with the public transport system. My car was hit by a hit-and-run jerk while it was parked at my carpark, and had to go into the workshop. May■r YENYOK - 1,052 words
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143 2005-12-09 39 YEE MEOW LIN - YEE MEOW LIN Letter from I NOTE that supermarkets and now convenience stores are going green persuading people to use green shopping bags, limiting the use of plastic bags and so on. The design of shopping bags that I have come across do not encourage143 words
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Letter261 2005-12-09 40 TANG LI - TANG LI Work out ways for those with talent to serve NS Letter from LIKE many of the people who wrote in, I felt disgusted that Mr Melvyn Tan was slapped with a mere fine for not doing National Service (NS). Mr Tan has cancelled his concert,261 words
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Letter, Illustration202 2005-12-09 40 MOHAMAD ROSLE AH MAD - MOHAMAD ROSLE AH MAD Letter from I REFER to Mr Lim Boon Hee's letter, "Melvyn Tan showed no remorse, didn't say sorry" (Dec 6). In all probability, Mr Tan did not express remorse or regret because there wasn't any. The decision202 words
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168 2005-12-09 40 EDWIN TAN CHOON BOON - EDWIN TAN CHOON BOON Letter from EVERY day I take bus service 151 to school, which services a long route from Hougang to Clementi. Most of its passengers are students, as it services various schools such as Hwa Chong Institution, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and the168 words
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Article, Illustration631 2005-12-09 42 TANG LI - TANG LI AS SINGAPOREANS got to know of the death of Mr Devan Nair, Singapore's third President, they also got to know of the many things he did for Singapore. This former fire-brand was responsible for persuading the highly militant labour unions that theyPHOTOS COURTESY OFTHE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF SINGAPORE - 631 words
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86 2005-12-09 42 PJJOHN - PJJOHN: Our late President Devan Nair and Mrs Nairwere leaders of the highest order as the people's concerns were always in their hearts. As an educationist, unionist and politician, Mr Nair served all our interests. He was truly the champion of all workers in86 words
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Article47 2005-12-09 42 TANKOKTIM - TANKOKTIM: My deepest condolences to Jenadas Devan and family on their bereavement. Their dad was a great man. Modern Singapore owes him heaps. Very few of us remember the 50s and early 60s well enough to appreciate his contributions and sacrifices.47 words
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Article111 2005-12-09 42 RASPALSIDHU - RASPALSIDHU: It is a sad day for Singapore when a pivotal character in Singapore politics perishes. He understood and cared for the livelihood of Singaporeans from all walks of life; he is, in my view, a gentleman of immense importance. We ought to cherish111 words
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Letter, Illustration311 2005-12-09 44 NARAYANANARAYANA - A watchdog for maids NARAYANANARAYANA It's time to set up a government body for foreign workers Letter from YOUR headline "Maid abuse? Or made up?" (Dec 7) summarises aptly the conflicting opinions by a New York-based Human Rights Watch report, and the robust rebuttal by Singapore's Ministry of Manpower. In311 words
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Letter, Illustration138 2005-12-09 44 PETER TAN - PETER TAN Letter from RECENTLY, a group of friends and I played street soccer at a neighbourhood basketball court. One of my friends took a shot too high and the ball almost hit a group of pass-er-bys. We went to retrieve the ball as wellTODAY FILE PHOTC - 138 words
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153 2005-12-09 44 MICHAELHYNES - MICHAELHYNES Letter from I REFER to your article, "Australia going to be bossy in East Asian summit: Dr M" (Dec 8). It must be 10 years ago now that Paul Keating called Dr Mahathir a "recalcitrant". If you can remember that far back,153 words
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868 2005-12-09 46 YVONNE LIM - The season to help and say thank you YVONNE LIM Goodwill, kindness from service staff and strangers elicit letters of thanks VOICES COMMENTARY EDITOR 'TIS THE season for giving, particularly giving thanks, so it seems. While this editor is accustomed to getting readers' letters complaining, on a daily basis, about868 words
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Letter178 2005-12-09 47 JONATHAN CHEEFOOKHENG - JONATHAN CHEEFOOKHENG Better the devil you know -so why not legalise illicit moneylenders? Letter from ABOUT redoubling efforts to curb loan sharks: Why not legalise them instead? Aren't loan sharks making profits without having to pay income tax? Yes, this will mean gamblers can obtain178 words
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228 2005-12-09 47 DR TAN CHEK WEE - DR TAN CHEK WEE Letter from You see it more often in public buses. You vacate your seat and before you can even utter "alamak", you hear a loud patting of the seat It could be the ah pek, ah soh, ah chek,228 words
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Article, Illustration627 2005-12-09 48 PETER LIM - PETER LIM A GROWING body of scientific evidence supports the common sense notion that organic foods are superior to conventional varieties grown with chemical fertilisers and treated with pesticides, herbicides and other toxic chemicals. Yet, various health authorities and "experts" choose toAFP - 627 words
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Article387 2005-12-09 50 VALERIE LAW - VALERIE LAW It offers $1.38 billion for the site together with Sun Hung Kai Properties va lerie@newstoday.com.sg THE tender for the Orchard Turn site received eight bids from top local and foreign property developers. Capita Land together with Hong Kong developer Sun Hung Kai Properties387 words
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Article146 2005-12-09 50 BLOOMBERG CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, which averted bankruptcy after creditors approved its debt-payment plan, said that net profit in the first quarter ended March 31 was $11.2 million, or 1.2 cents per share, compared with a restated loss of $9.2 million, orBLOOMBERG - 146 words
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Article136 2005-12-09 50 Dow Jonas SGX, Bloomberg SHARE prices closed lower on spill-over sentiment from weakness on Wall Street and regional stock markets, traders said, although some property issues were able to buck the downward pressure. The ST index closed down 6.10 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 2,305.71. Losers beat gainers— Dow Jonas; SGX,; Bloomberg - 136 words
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Article55 2005-12-09 50 Nikkei 225 *****.36 -301.30 -1.95 Hang Seng ASX *****.16 -255.79 4578.00 -45.90 -1.69 -0.99 Taiwan Wtd 6249.19 -80.33 -1.27 Korea Comp 1324.20 -0.55 -0.04 KLCI 896.11 +4.44 +0.50 SET Index 692.58 -2.29 -0.33 Jakarta Comp 1158.31 +6.95 +0.60 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2113.60 +10.18 189.52 +0.07 +0.48 +0.0355 words
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Article52 2005-12-09 50 E ffifl Tfil Celestial 0.490 30,753 WssPoh 0.010 30,250 SingTel 2.540 +0.010 +0.4 27,122 UniFiber 0.295 -0.005 -1.7 21,575 Capitaland 3.340 +0.040 +1.2 15,277 CapitalandDBG0227 0.415 +0.040 +10.7 15,142 Sarin 0.600 +0.010 +1.5 11,001 SPH 4.300 -0.220 -4.9 10,091 NOL 3.100 -0.100 -5.4 10,224 CapitalandDBG0424 0.145 +0.01052 words
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Article20 2005-12-09 50 Gold US$/oz 521.50 Sih/arUS$/oz 8.90 Platinum US$/oz 998.30 Rubber cents/kg 283.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 1397.50 Brant crude US$/barrel 56.9420 words
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Article36 2005-12-09 50 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5934 0.342 71.827 4.6017 2.2428 0.5062 5836.3 24.493 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 31.941 0.7937 27.422 614.46 0.6883 4.7931 0.8457 19.86936 words
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187 2005-12-09 50 A LOCAL animation producer has become the first Singapore company to list its shares on London's Ofex a stock market specialising in small and medium enterprises. Peach Blossom Media's trading debut on Ofex yesterday augurs well for Singapore's growing pool of creative talents187 words
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351 2005-12-09 51 LEECHINGWERN - LEECHINGWERN chingwern@newstoday.com. sg SHARES of SP AusNet's $1.8-billion listing offered to the Singapore public was around 3.19 times subscribed, the Australian energy unit of Singapore Power said yesterday. The offer, the largest in Singapore in more than a decade, closed yesterday with351 words
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214 2005-12-09 51 LEECH ING WERN - LEECH ING WERN THE public offer tranche Genting International's initial public offering (IPO) was around 13.8 times subscribed, said the gaming company yesterday. Genting, the international arm of Malaysia's casinos and resorts firm Genting Bhd, launched its IPO last Saturday at 35214 words
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276 2005-12-09 52 DOW JONES MANILA Integrated Microelectronics, or IMI, said yesterday that its merger with Singapore-based Speedy-Tech Electronics had been completed. IMI, which will be the surviving entity following the merger, will turn its focus to integrating the two companies, with the acquisition offering access— DOW JONES - 276 words
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Article, Illustration506 2005-12-09 52 -BLOOMBERG Capita Land to double its developments in the city nextyear CAPITALAND, Singapore's biggest developer, will more than double its Bangkok property developments next year, with four more residential projects planned with Thai joint venture partner TCC Land, chief executive officer Liew Mun Leong said. TCC Capital-BLOOMBERG; BLOOMBERG - 506 words
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Article, Illustration214 2005-12-09 53 DOW JONES JET Airways of India said yesterday that it was aiming to start flying the Delhi-Singapore route by June next year as part of its network expansion plans. "We should be starting flights between Delhi and Singapore, and flights— DOW JONES; BLOO_MBERG - 214 words
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Article226 2005-12-09 53 ELAINE NG - ELAINE NG if the software piracy rate here falls elaine.ng@newstoday.com.sg THE size of Singapore's IT sector spending could grow by US$l billion ($1.69 billion) to more than US$4.6 billion if the software piracy rate here were reduced by 10-percentage points by 2009. Although Singapore has the world's largest226 words
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190 2005-12-09 54 DOW JONES DARCO Water Technologies has been awarded a project to build a NT$5BO-million ($29.1-million) 20,000-cubic-metres-a-day waste water plant by a provincial government in Taiwan for Chu Bei City's water recovery centre. The company said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange— DOW JONES - 190 words
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Article485 2005-12-09 54 -DOW JONES Insurers here offer many new types of policies THE life insurance industry in Singapore is abuzz, with two recent entrants offering niche products aimed at rich individuals and expatriates, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) hoping to attract more insurers to complement the city-state's-DOW JONES - 485 words
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Article, Illustration235 2005-12-09 55 BLOOMBERG PROTON Holdings, Malaysia's largest automaker, aims to increase exports by more than five-fold by 2008 to lessen its reliance on its domestic market. The carmaker will raise exports to 100,000 a year from 17,000 last year and will focus on— BLOOMBERG; BLOOMBERG - 235 words
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Article496 2005-12-09 55 BLOOMBERG Societe Generale revamps private banking unit to tap on the region's millionaires SOCIETE Generale, the thirdlargest French lender, has set up a new unit solely dedicated to the private-banking business in Asia, to tap the increasing number of millionaires in Asia. The lender has separated its private-banking— BLOOMBERG - 496 words
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Article, Illustration497 2005-12-09 56 -DOWJONES Australia's decision on Sydney-LA route access not before next year CANBERRA Singapore Airlines (SIA) probably won't learn until next year whether it has won approval to compete against Qantas Airways on the lucrative SydneyLos Angeles route. Citing strong arguments for and against SlA's-DOWJONES; WEETECKHIAN - 497 words
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Article, Illustration157 2005-12-09 56 -DOW JONES SYDNEY Richard Branson (picture) the founder of Virgin Blue Holdings said yesterday that the low cost Australian carrier plans to launch international services from the end of next year. Speaking to reporters, the UK businessman said initial routes could include Los Angeles, Hong-DOW JONES; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 157 words
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Article, Illustration315 2005-12-09 57 -DOW JONES Qantas announces Jetstar International will fly up to six to 10 hours from Australia MELBOURNE On the brink of placing a As2o billion ($25.19 billion) new plane order, Australia's Qantas Airways yesterday said it will expand its domestic carrier Jetstar into the Asia-Pacific region-DOW JONES; WEETECK HIAN - 315 words
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198 2005-12-09 57 BLOOMBERG RUSSIA plans to sign three agreements with 10 South-east Asian nations to enhance long-term political and economic relations, a Russian official said. The agreements are to be signed during President Vladimir Putin's visit to the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur next week to— BLOOMBERG - 198 words
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Article, Illustration810 2005-12-09 58 ADRIAN TAN - ADRIAN TAN Big companies more likely to issue timely profit warnings, so why should they be subjected to quarterly reporting? news@newstoday.com.sg IT IS interesting that the chief executive officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX), Mr Hsieh Fu Hua, recently said that if independent directors ofCHRISTIE LOH_ - 810 words
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Article, Illustration699 2005-12-09 60 WILLIAM PESEKJR - HEY, JAPAN'S RECOVERED AND IT MATTERS WILLIAM PESEKJR BLOOMBERG news@newstoday.com.sg NOW that Japan has emerged from a 15-year funk, you would think its Asian neighbours would be excited. Think again. I was reminded of this indifference last week when I participated in a panel discussion in Shanghai. Mention China andBLOOMBERG; BLOOM ' - 699 words
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Article, Illustration544 2005-12-09 74 CUBBY LEONG - CUBBY LEONG Young Valeric on course to become region's premier woman sprinter cubby@newstoday.com.sg THE last time Singapore's women sprinters made any sort of impact on the regional athletics scene was in 1997, when Nurulaini Ariffin, Mona Kunalan, Hiranisha Rasimudin and Tan Shieh Li won thePHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL - 544 words
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Article, Illustration321 2005-12-09 74 —AFP LEIPZIG, Germany Brazil are the team everyone will want to avoid in tonight's (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) 2006 World Cup draw, according to West Germany's 1974 World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer. England, Italy, Argentina, France, Mexico, Spain and hosts Germany are seeded, along—AFP; AFP - 321 words
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Article109 2005-12-09 74 -DARREN LAI - -DARREN LAI QATAR'S Aspire Sports Academy justified their favourites' tag by defeating defending champions Malaysia 2-0 in the final of the Singapore Sports School International Challenge Cup yesterday. Ahned Alsada open the scoring in the 11th minute, before diminutive striker Abdulaziz Al-Ansari secured victory for the Qataris109 words
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Article, Illustration648 2005-12-09 75 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT Pairings set stage for fierce Asia-International contest weekeat@newstoday.com.sg WITH pleasantries exchanged and sponsor commitments all but fulfilled, the time for serious business has truly begun. If thoughts still lingered over the inaugural Lexus Cup as an end-of-season holiday for the 24 LPGA professionals, theDON WONG - 648 words
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Article, Illustration372 2005-12-09 75 — L£ ONGWEEKEAT - L£ONGWEEKEAT CAPTAIN Grace Park calls her the Asian team's "trump card". With a tournament pedigree to boot, Filipino golfer Jennifer Rosales may just turn out to be Park's ace in the pack when the inaugural Lexus Cup kicks off today at the TanahDONWONG - 372 words
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Article, Illustration639 2005-12-09 69 —AGENCIES As he approaches his 30th birthday, world No 1 warns his best is yet to come GOLF Target World Challenge THOUSAND OAKS, CaliforniaThe moment was a reminder that Tiger Woods isn't getting any younger. He was walking toward his bag on the practice range at—AGENCIES; ABARTBYENG KONG - 639 words
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Article, Illustration366 2005-12-09 69 —AFP SYDNEY English World Cup-winning coach Clive Woodward has labelled Australia's sacking of national coach Eddie Jones last week a mistake that could cost the Wallabies dearly at the 2007 World Cup in France. Woodward, embroiled in a coaching controversy of his own at—AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 366 words
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Article149 2005-12-09 69 —AFP NBA LA Lakers 102 Toronto 91 TORONTO Lamar Odom scored 19 points and Kobe Bryant had a season-low 11 with nine assists as the Lakers beat Toronto 102-91 on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) for their first three-game winning streak of the National Basketball Association—AFP - 149 words
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Article, Illustration549 2005-12-09 70 —AFP European champions Liverpool want to be world's best FOOTBALL World Club Championships TOKYO Continental champions led by Liverpool and Sao Paulo lock horns in Japan from Sunday to determine who can lay claim to be the best club in the world. Liverpool, the European Cup—AFP; 3ETTY IMAGES - 549 words
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Article, Illustration311 2005-12-09 70 -AFP TOKYO Taking risks and being well organised is how African champions Al Ahly have managed to put together an amazing 55-match unbeaten streak, says coach Manuel Jose (picture). The Egyptian side take the record into the World Club Championships in Japan, where-AFP; AFF - 311 words
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Article, Illustration287 2005-12-09 72 —AFP DAKAR Senegalese football international El-Hadji Diouf faces a six-month jail term for punching and injuring an exwife of Bolton team-mate Khalilou Fadiga. The prosecutor in a regional Dakar court has "demanded six months in prison for El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf, star of our—AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 287 words
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Article109 2005-12-09 72 —AFP VIENNA Juventus' Alessandro Del Piero is one goal away from becoming the club's alltime top scorer after his double strike in their 3-1 Champions League win away to Rapid Vienna. Del Piero's two goals took his Juventus total to 182, levelling the record—AFP - 109 words
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Article, Illustration624 2005-12-09 73 -AGENCIES United manager vows to rebuild squad, but the Scot might not get that chance CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GRPD I I Benfica 2 Man United 1 I LISBON Alex Ferguson arrived in Lisbon carrying the weight of Manchester United's glorious past and left with his-AGENCIES; AP - 624 words
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Article, Illustration533 2005-12-09 73 THE GUARDIAN LISBON The irony is that Alex Ferguson had scarcely felt a pang of anxiety when the draw had been made. Nobody at Old Trafford had envisaged the problems that Group D would present Nobody could have imagined that aTHE GUARDIAN; AP - 533 words
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Miscellaneous92 2005-12-09 75 TODAY'S TEE TIMES (ASIA TEAM FIRST) 11.30 am: Hee-Won Han/Candie Kung v Carin Koch/Janice Moodie 11.42 am: Grace Park/Jennifer Rosales v Sophie Gustafson/Suzann Petterson 11.54 am: Aree Song/Naree Song v Natalie Gulbis/Jill McGill 12.06pm: Jeong Jang/ Meena Lee V Annika Sorenstam/Paula Creamer 12.18pm: Birdie Kirn/Gloria ParkY Marisa Baena/Erica Blasberg 12.30pm:92 words
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Miscellaneous74 2005-12-09 77 hiliday There's nothing like the festive season the fashion, the food, the frplics to get you in high spirits. I k Tlust ask Santa. II High on life Two women looked death in the eye and got busy living 6 High flyer The best way to deal jk with a74 words
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Article, Illustration808 2005-12-09 78 EVELINE GAN - EVELINE GAN At 188 cm, she's a veritable giant. Today asks national netball player Li Ling about the air up there. eveline@newstoday.com.sg HIGH on the 70th storey of the Swissotel The Stamford, national netball player Li Ling was being fussed over by a bevy of make-up artists and808 words
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Article, Illustration1191 2005-12-09 82 ONG; Chan Yoke Chan - ONG, Chan Yoke Chan, Eveline Gan (eveline@newstoday.com.sg) speaks to two women who remain upbeat after facing the challenges of their lives. BURNT BY CIGARETTES BY.................. marital abuse survivor FOR someone who has gone through marital hell and back, BY Ong certainly doesn't look like a victim. Looking radiant001 BOON KEONG; WEETECKHIAN - 1,191 words
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Article, Illustration761 2005-12-09 84 LAUREENTOH; JANICE GOH - LAUREENTOH JANICE GOH Our writers overcome fear and setbacks to discover new sides of themselves THE GREAT LEAP by (laureent@newstoday.com.sg) "SKYDIVING is not falling it's flying. The closest we have been able to come to free, unencumbered, non-mechanical individual flight," read the indemnity form, an eloquent reminder761 words
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Article, Illustration881 2005-12-09 88 MERRY MIXMAS; JAY CHOU; DIANA KRALL; RENEE FLEMING; IL DIVO; BRIAN WILSON - MERRY MIXMAS JAY CHOU DIANA KRALL RENEE FLEMING IL DIVO BRIAN WILSON Sharon Ng Buying CDs for Christmas? Make these pickings high on your priority list, says Justin Cheong (justin@newstoday.com.sg). GFDGFDG All it takes to funk up a Christmas party is some mixing of familiar Christmas tunes, that is.Sharon Ng - 881 words
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Article, Illustration481 2005-12-09 92 CHRISTOPHERTAN - CHRISTOPHERTAN End dinner on a deliriously light note with this easychocolate mousse and rum cream recipe food@newstoday.com.sg NO FESTIVE season is complete without at least one extremely decadent dessert, and this chocolately indulgence certainly fits the bill. As good as well-made Christmas pudding or fruitcake can be,PHOTOS CHRISTOPHERTAN - 481 words
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Article, Illustration1246 2005-12-09 94 Pearlyn Tham - Pearlyn Tham (pearlyn@newstoday. com.sg) reaches out for the beauty scene's high fliers in their own ways HIGH STAKES With all that talk about integrated resorts, we had to show the trump card Dior Play ($7O). Fashionistas, place your bets on this winning lip gloss shaped like a die.1,246 words
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Article, Illustration426 2005-12-09 104 Ng Shieh Li and Soh Yu Wei show how to get high with your gift ideas 4 SHOPS Ballerina LaTida: #01-08 Delfi Orchard Coach: Takashimaya Level 2 Creative Dimensions: #03-35 Holland Shopping Centre Fendi: #01-32 Ngee Ann City, Isetan Scotts Level 1 and DFS Galleria Scottswalk Level426 words
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Article, Illustration852 2005-12-09 110 FELIX CHEONG - FELIX CHEONG Wave of Korean films spawns pan-Asian trend both in Asia and Hollywood news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN you find kimchi listed on a Chinese menu, you know Korean influences have taken hold. It won't be long before the restaurant serves only Korean fare. And852 words
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Article68 2005-12-09 110 MUSA THE WARRIOR (2001) Set in the transitional period between the Ming and Yuan dynasties, the film revolves around a group of Korean envoys who are mistaken for spies and sent into exile in the desert. Hoping to redeem themselves, they rescue a Ming princess from a convoy of Yuan68 words
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Article73 2005-12-09 110 SEVEN SWORDS (2005) Touted as Tsui Hark's return to the martial arts genre, this sword epic shamelessly rips off Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (l9s4). Freighted with a muddled script, uneven pacing and gratuitous scenes of heads and arms being sliced and diced, the film also relies on tight, badly lit73 words
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Article, Illustration83 2005-12-09 110 This won't go down as one of Jackie Chan's most memorable outings. Director Stanley Tong shifts constantly between the past and the present, and between martial arts and Indiana-Jones-style adventure. Puzzled viewers may find themselves rewinding the tape to sort things out, or at least to re-watch83 words
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Article, Illustration1024 2005-12-09 112 YONG SHU CHIANG - YONG SHU CHIANG Veteran film-maker Garry Marshall still plays it for laughs in Chicken Little IN LOS ANGELES plus@newstoday.com.sg MIDWAY through a closed-door interview with Chicken Little voice actor Zach Braff, veteran film-maker Garry Marshall steps in and gives the actor an impromptu hug. "This boy works1,024 words
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Article, Illustration521 2005-12-09 114 JEANINETAN - JEANINETAN jea nine@newstoday.com.sg TOM Brook (picture) is now better known as the BBC's film correspondent on Talking Movies, but back in 1980 he was the first British journalist on the scene where John Lennon was murdered. Viewers of the BBC World programme Talking Movies will be521 words
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Article488 2005-12-09 116 JEANINETAN - JEANINETAN Three companies are battling for the growing online rental market jea nine@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPOREAN movie lovers can click online right now and rent a DVD for the evening. The service has been around for almost five years and yet the business hasn't taken off and online DVD488 words
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Article, Illustration251 2005-12-09 116 HOLLYWOODCUCKS www.hollywoodclicks.com THE LOW DOWN: Watch as many movies as you want for a flat fee of $35 every month. This is an unlimited three-disc plan, meaning customers can hold up to three discs at any one time. As soon as you return one disc, another will be sent251 words
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Article, Illustration546 2005-12-09 119 DAVID CHEW - DAVID CHEW Nat Geo film retraces voyages, sheds new light on explorer IN KUALA LUMPUR david. chew@newstoday.com. sg AMID worldwide celebrations marking the 600 th anniversary of his explorations around the globe, National Geographic'^ latest two-part documentary Treasure Fleet: The Adventures of Zheng He reveals anMICHAEL YAMASHITA - 546 words
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Article287 2005-12-09 119 IN HIS book 1421, published in 2004, British author Gavin Menzies claimed that Zheng He discovered America before Columbus. Zheng He completed seven voyages, which took him from China to the coast of South Africa. While Menzies suggested that he then went on from there to discover America. Such287 words
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Article, Illustration422 2005-12-09 120 -AFP Druids reveal the mystery behind mistletoe-semen LONDON For those who celebrate Christmas, mistletoe only means one thing: A chance to kiss someone, preferably someone sexy. For generations, couples have kissed under the mistletoe to celebrate the festive season without really knowing why. Well, druids are-AFP; AFP I - 422 words
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Article202 2005-12-09 120 AGENCIES LOS ANGELES —James Cameron is moving forward on his long-awaited follow-up to Titanic, with a casting call going out for an agile young actress to star in his sci-fi thriller Battle Angel. His new movie is described as a bigbudget adaptation of a 12-part JapaneseAGENCIES - 202 words
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Article, Illustration403 2005-12-09 122 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN Rock band Nickelback was once booed off stage for their'poppy'sound zul@newstoday.com.sg CANADIAN rock band Nickelback reckons you shouldn't mess with a good blueprint, especially if it has helped you sell more than nine million albums worldwide. "I think its safe to say you can expect403 words
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Article, Illustration559 2005-12-09 124 -AGENCIES Fantasy epic Narnia aims to send film buffs backto the source LONDON Cinema-goers watch the movie, then head straight for the bookstore. If they've read the book, they buy tickets for the movie. Either way, the relationship between film studios and publishers is-AGENCIES; AFP - 559 words
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Article, Illustration412 2005-12-09 125 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan Emotions trump the music in this uneven tale of ill-fated lovers GFDGFDG by................ Perhaps Love THE musical element of Perhaps Love has been played up, but on screen the music takes a back seat to the love story, which is portrayed with such sensitivity that412 words
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Article, Illustration216 2005-12-09 126 Justin Cheong - Justin Cheong FILMREVIEW by,.................. SELECTED for the Toronto Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, Lilya 4-ever tells the story of a 16-year-old living in a poor and dreary suburb somewhere in the former Soviet Union. Like all teenagers, Lilya wants more out of life, but her desires are216 words
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Article, Illustration358 2005-12-09 126 Felix Cheong - Felix Cheong It's survival of the snobbiest in Jane Austen's world FILMREVIEW by.................... I Pride and Prejudice SHE may be the great-great-grandmother of today's "chick lit". But it's a truth universally forgotten that Jane Austen was also an unrelenting social critic, especially of the shoddy358 words
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Article, Illustration475 2005-12-09 128 Ross Wallace - Ross Wallace In blood-drenched Descent horror goes underground GFDGFDGFDG by................ The Descent WHOEVER wrote "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" was probably on to something. But show him what happens when you trap half a dozen pickaxe-wield-ing women in an underground cave inhabited by a bloodthirsty475 words
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Article, Illustration100 2005-12-09 129 Madonna (picture) swept into Japan this week for the first time in 12 years, revealing a love of all things Japanese: Food, fashion, men and-most of allheated toilet seats. "I've always been interested in Japanese culture. Some of my videos and my performances on stage100 words
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Article76 2005-12-09 129 Acclaimed music portal Exitmusik presents Excursions, a journey into the realms of jungle and drum 'n' bass this Saturday at Home Club at The Riverwalk. Join DJs Vortex, Dimbob, Live Wire and DMZ as they take you on a trip through the rhythmic76 words
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Article67 2005-12-09 129 The National University of Singapore's Centre for the Arts is organising its 11th biennale symposium on the Literatures and Cultures of the Asia-Pacific region. The symposium, which ends on Saturday, is held at the NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House, with some programmes at the NUS Theatrette (LTI3).67 words
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Article76 2005-12-09 129 Starring Gerald Chew, Cheryl Miles and Tan Shou Chen, A Broadway Christmas Carol puts a modern-day spin on the classic Yuletide tale, A Christmas Carol. Loosely based on Charles Dickens' classic, this musical parody is full of laughs and is a sure-fire way to get into76 words
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