Today, 22 December 2005

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    20 1 TODAY incorporating iMTCiItS MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Thursday December 22, 2005 todayonline.com TODAY incorporating iMTCiITS Thursday December 22, 2005 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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    Fixes and a flawed empire
    926 1  -  MOM forwards recommendations to A-G's Chambers, Govt owns up to its share of blame JASMINE YIN jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg WITH its "moral compass" out of whack, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) had run astray. And even as the Government accepts its share of responsibility for failing to
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  • Article
    HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT
    114 1 Charges to be pressed: The Manpower Ministry has forwarded its investigations and recommendations for prosecution under the Employment of Foreign Workers Act and the Immigration Act to the Attorney-General's Chambers. The CAD, the Iras and the CPIB are still investigating. Cleaning up NKF: Mr Gerard
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    Lock icon SUBWAY SHUTDOWN
    72 1 Subway stations remained closed after New York City transit workers went on strike on Tuesday. Negotiations between the transit workers union and the Metropolitan Transit Authority broke down during talks on Monday night, and the union called for its first strike in 25 years. The move, which openly
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      63 1 I I I I STORE SHIP HIJACKED Pirates ambush tanker en route from Indonesia 8 DELAYED GRATIFICATION Republican fundraiser Tom DeLay lives itup on political donations 14 JEREMY LIM Since when did jumping the queue become okay? 22 SINGTEL EYES VIRGIN? I May buy Branson's share of Aussie mobile operator
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      Lock icon Loose links between regulators to be tightened
      734 2  -  Gaps in coordination resulted in NKF anomalies being overlooked: Khaw LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg ALARM bells were sounded as early as six years ago, but most went unheard. Yesterday, the Government shouldered its share of the blame for not ensuring that the National Kidney
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      LET GOVT-HELD INFO BE AN OPEN BOOK
      715 3  -  FOLLOWING the startling revelations of the KPMG report on the National Kidney Foundation, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has acknowledged the lack of clarity in the regulatory structure, admitted the Government's responsibility, and vowed there would be no cover-up. It is yet another
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      NKH ex-chairman's act 'despicable': Minister
      270 4  -  HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan has spoken out against the allegations made by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) against its former patron Tan Choo Leng, the wife of Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Yesterday, he slammed the statement made by the charity's former chairman Richard
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      Khaw 'disappointed' by PwC's audit failings
      554 4  -  Onus now on accounting regulator Acras to act on Health Minister's comments CHRISTIE LOH christi e@newstoday.com.sg SHOULD action be taken against PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for failing, since 1999, to detect the National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) inadequate accounting practices? The question, posed several times to Health
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  • Singapore news
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      Angsana may honour buyback deal
      541 6  -  Bintan resort developer is talking to banks in hope that investors can return rooms LEECHINGWERN chingwern@newstoday.com.sg BUYERS who invested in Angsana Bintan rooms may be able to get some of their money back after all. After it came to light yesterday that Tropical Bintan, the
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    • SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
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        Lock icon FOUR NABBED IN DRUG BUST
        131 6 938 Live Narcotics officers arrested a suspected drug trafficker and three of his clients on Tuesday night. The trafficker was caught at Block 280, Bukit Batok East Aye 4, where he was to meet two clients. CNB officers found an assortment of synthetic drugs stashed
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        Lock icon CHECKPOINT CONGESTION
        104 6 Channel News Asia If you're travelling out of Singapore by land during the festive season, plan your trip well as traffic at both the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints is expected to be heavy between Dec 23 and Dec 26, and Dec 30 and Jan 2. Travellers are encouraged
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      S'pore ship hijacked
      544 8  -  Pirates ambush chemical tanker carrying cargo worth millions LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg A SINGAPORE-owned ship bearing millions of dollars in vegetable oil has gone missing. The Steadfast is believed to have been hijacked by pirates en route from Indonesia to Singapore. The fate of its 25 crew members
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      Lock icon COE prices dive
      78 8 938 LIVE COE prices plunged this month, with the biggest drop seen in cars 1,600 cc and above. Rates for this category dropped by $4,300 to $9,001. Rates for cars below 1,600 cc fell by more than $1,600 to $12,081. COE prices for goods vehicles and buses
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      The story of Chinese immigrants around the world
      216 10  -  DESIGNED to breathe life back into Haw Par Villa, a $7.8 million museum showcasing the lives and struggles of Chinese immigrants around the world was unveiled yesterday. Fronted by the Singapore Tourism Board, Hua Song which means "in praise of the Chinese
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      Lock icon NCMP charged with dangerous driving
      310 10  -  If found guilty, Steve Chia's eligibility to contest in next GE may be affected DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg NON-CONSTITUENCY Member of Parliament Steve Chia (picture) was charged in court yesterday with dangerous driving. However, he doesn't intend to plead guilty and has submitted to the
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Sex education in Malaysia
      140 12 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will introduce sex education in schools next year, as part of efforts to combat sex crimes and Internet porn, media reports said. Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said sex education would start from the preschool level, where children are aged between four to
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      Lock icon NYC grinds to a halt
      377 12 AGENCIES NEW YORK New York's transit union met with a state mediator in an attempt to end a strike that forced the city's 7 million bus and subway riders to find alternative ways for travelling to and from work for a second day. No new
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      Lock icon Philippines hit by heavy rains, flooding
      257 12 AFP MANILA As severe floods in northern Malaysia mostly receded yesterday, the central Philippines braced for more torrential rains, with the death toll rising to 10 and almost 13,000 people left homeless. Disaster relief officials said large areas remained under water after the weekend
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon INDIAN YOUNG COUPLES KICKED AND PUNCHED FOR 'PUBLIC INDECENCY'
        94 12 AFP Televised scenes of police in northern India kicking and punching young couples over "public indecency" prompted public outrage and protests in the Indian parliament yesterday. Some students also burnt effigies of police and staged a protest march in Meerut in
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        Lock icon ELTON JOHN LEADS THE WAY
        69 12 ■AFP "Gay marriage" officially became a fact of life in England and Wales yesterday as homosexual couples, led by pop star Elton John and his partner, tied the knot in civil partnership ceremonies. Nearly 700 partners up and down the country were lined up to
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      Lock icon Islamic converts threaten war on terror
      474 13 AGENCIES Philippines warned about up and coming militant group MANILA A small but well-connected group of militant Islamic converts could spoil the Philippine government's efforts to curb terrorism and to conclude a peace deal with Muslim separatists in the southern Philippines, influential think-tank The
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      Lock icon How to get a 12-year-old to quit smoking
      182 13 AFP LONDON British schoolchildren as young as 12 are to be offered nicotine patches to help them kick the habit, according to health officials. "It does not take long for young people to be addicted to nicotine," said Mr lain Miller, a
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      Lock icon The man who lived off donors' money
      522 14 AP Top fundraiser DeLay enjoyed private jets, resorts, golf WASHINGTON As Republican Tom DeLay (picture) became a king of campaign fundraising, he lived like one too. He visited cliff-top Caribbean resorts, deluxe golf courses and four-star restaurants all courtesy of donors who bankrolled
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    • Article
      UN moves to protect whistle-blowers
      233 14 NEW YORK The United Nations has approved long-delayed whistle-blower rules to weed out corruptions within the world body, reported Reuters. UN officials said Secretary-General Kofi Annan has approved the long-delayed rules to protect staff from reprisals when they accuse superiors of misconduct. The new rules
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        Lock icon TAIWAN COURT RULES IN FAVOUR OF OPPOSITION IN DEFAMATION CASE
        109 14 —AFP A Taiwanese court yesterday ruled in favour of two opposition leaders in their defamation lawsuit against President Chen Shui-bian, who accused them of trying to stage a "soft coup" after his reelection victory last year. The court maintained that
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        Lock icon BLAIR TO STEP DOWN IN 2008?
        91 14 AFP British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to stay in office until at least 2008. "Opinion has coalesced around spring 2008 as the time to go," the Daily Mirror tabloid quoted unnamed senior allies as saying. Finance minister Gordon Brown is widely tipped
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        Lock icon China battles to block toxic slick
        218 14 -AFP BEIJING Chinese officials lowered a dam gate to block a toxic slick from entering a southern city's urban water supplies but the spill has already polluted nearby water, officials said yesterday. The incident follows a chemical spill in another Chinese river last month
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    • this quirky world
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        'BAD SANTA' ROBS FOUR BANKS IN GERMANY
        69 16 Reports of "Bad Santas" breaking the law or otherwise wreaking havoc have been circulating around the world, reported Reuters. In the latest episode, a man dressed in a Santa cap, beard and wearing sunglasses, in Tuebingen, near Stuttgart in Germany, robbed about 500,000
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        NO CHRISTMAS TREES ALLOWED IN CELLS
        68 16 Convicts in Berlin cannot decorate cells with Christmas trees that could be used to bring drugs as well as festive cheer, a court ruled on Monday, after the prison director protested against a lower court decision, reported Reuters. The lower court had granted a
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        WOMEN SEIZE POWER FROM LAZY MEN
        71 16 Women in a Croatian village have seized power from their lazy menfolk in local elections. After their success, the women of Lozisca on the island of Brae vowed "to let the men back into our beds, but never back into politics". They won all
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      Lock icon HK democracy plan voted down
      356 16 AP The government's plan did not go far enough, say pro-democracy lawmakers HONG KONG Pro-democ-racy lawmakers have voted down a government proposal to expand an 800-member panel that picks Hong Kong's leader. The measure was part of a political reform package that the pro-democracy lawmakers
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      straight talk
      203 20 news*views*analysis MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR BANGKOK Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi holds the cards that will determine the efficacy of the political courage shown by South-east Asian governments towards her country. Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar intends to meet Ms Suu Kyi as part of his Association
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      Lock icon SHE HOLDS THE KEY TO ASEAN'S PUSH
      591 20 IPS Group rises to the challenge, but will the junta relent? years," Mr Bo Hla-tint, a minister in the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB), a government in exile, told IPS. "It would put the military government under pressure." Such
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      16 12 their family if misfortune happens to them? What are their views? See the survey results at
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      Prescription drug addicts: Fix needed
      305 22  -  LIM BOON HEE Or addicts' merry-go-round game with clinics will continue Letter from THIS is the reality: There is a sizeable group of repeat drug addicts in a vicious circle going in and out of rehabilitation and jail. Once out, they are back with their
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      Can Iras review $12 search fee?
      166 22  -  Letter from JAAFAR MOHAMAD RECENTLY, I visited the Internal Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) to get a copy of my Income Tax Notice Of Assessment. I requested for two years of data to be printed. I was shocked to learn that there was a
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      Lock icon i say DON'T LET Q-TUMPERS OFF SO EASILY
      652 22  -  JUDGING by what I saw at Bishan MRT Station, queue-jump-ing is alive and well. I accompanied my father there recently. He goes there every morning to pick up his copy of the Today newspaper. After strategically placing me where he could keep
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      258 24  -  DR JAMES DOBSON THE LOLLIPOP A mother named Elaine told me a very moving story about herthree-year-old daughter, Beth, who was the youngest child in their neighborhood. She toddled after the big kids, but was keenly aware that they didn't really want her along. One day
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    • Letter
      Molest is rarely 'accidental'
      140 24  -  DIANA TAN I AM more than a little disappointed at the mindset of the typical man, if Jimmy Ho's letter, "It's a question of lust" (Dec 21), is anything to go by. He suggests that someone accused of molest on a crowded bus "might have brushed
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      Lock icon Beasts? Not all men
      167 24  -  BENJAMIN SEET Letter from I REFER to Tang Li's letter, "We men are just suckers!" (Dec 19), and the responses that followed. While I'm no fan of beauty pageants, at least the Miss World contestants give semiintelligent replies on issues. The emphasis in pageants has turned
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    • Article
      Chinese tutor or Falungong exponent?
      164 24  -  SARAH LIM I NEED to speak up after reading the article, "The Falungong eyesore" (Dec 19). I believe some of the propagators could be here as study mamas or possibly Chinese tutors to our children. Two years ago, I hired a study mama from Shanghai
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    • Speaking out, but how?
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        Lock icon Equal share in pie staves off destructive protest
        305 27  -  ERIC LEE JOOCHOON Letter from I AGREE with Ms Ong that opinions should be voiced through peaceful and rational written channels. As a small nation, we cannot afford to have any emotionally charged and explosive rallies sending the wrong signal to potential
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      • Letter
        Demonstrations are our right – and need not be 'militant' or'irrational'in nature
        249 27  - Demonstrations are our right and need not be 'militant' or'irrational'in nature CHARLES TAN MEAH YANG Letter from IT IS erroneous for Ms Frances to claim that there were no protests against the Iraqi war or NKF. In 2003, a few Singaporeans protested outside the American embassy before the Iraqi war,
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      • Letter
        If'peaceful'voicing of concerns works, why take to the streets?
        125 27  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from I FEEL a sense of disquiet and discomfort whenever I watch and read about outbreaks of violence in countries where demonstrators fight it out with police and soldiers. Nothing is more sorrowful than to see
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      • Letter
        Concerns of WTO protesters are different from ours
        107 27  -  AMIN SUWARI Letter from WE CANNOT compare the concerns of protesters at the World Trade Organisation summit in Hong Kong, with our local issues such as the NKF saga and racist bloggers. These protesters were fighting for their lives, their livelihood, their
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    • Settle the score with culprits, not patients
      • Letter
        For charity's sake, punish the guilty
        273 28  -  MICHAEL LOH TOON SENG THE KPMG report made me sick. It is extremely disturbing, confirming my worst suspicions. Its "gross factor" is only exceeded by the fact that, so far, Mr T T Durai has shown no contrition whatsoever. In fact the man, in
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      • Letter
        Don't make patients the victims here
        153 28  -  HARRY CHIA I REFER to the report, "220 LifeDropouts" (Dec 21). Not donating is not the right response to KPMG's Monday report The NKF cannot go back in time to start afresh, but the foundation has a fresh start and we need Letter from
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      • Letter
        Former CEO, directors owe the public answers
        91 28  -  TAN GIM SENG I AM more concerned with how a noble charitable organisation helping kidney failure patients could have lost its moral compass. Is it because of greed, power, careless attitudes or something else that only the former CEO and board of directors
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      • Letter
        When money speaks louder than the truth?
        126 28  -  Letter from GARY LEE I AGREE with Mr Leong Sze Hian ("Uncovering the truth", Dec 21) that the "red flags" were already there. But the people, such as ex-employees and patients, were afraid to speak up because of the potential defamation suits. Even
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        48 28 The NKF saga is no worse than the Enron debacle, where innocent people's money, the public's funds, have been squandered on what seemed to be rather personal gains and repugnant excesses. -Michael LohToon Seng, on the mismanagement of the NKF by its former chief T T Durai (left)
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      152 30 Biosensors International Group said the hearing for a patent lawsuit against it had been set for Jan 13. Last week, it said it was being sued in Holland by Boston Scientific Corp and Angiotech Pharmaceuticals over an alleged patent infringement related to the sale of its drugeluting stent
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        398 32  -  CHOW PENN NEE Two other key staff also fired, as firm extends share deadline pennnee@newstoday.com.sg CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, which narrowly averted collapse after creditors approved a debt repayment plan, has fired its head of finance Peter Lim and two other key
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        274 32 -DOW JONES SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output likely grew at a faster 18.6 per cent year-on-year pace last month, with the electronics sector driving the rise. In October, factory output was up 17.6 per cent. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, however, output is
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        177 34 -DOW JONES JAKARTA Indonesia's largest cellular operator Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel) expects its subscriber base to grow by 30 per cent next year. "We expect to net 7 million of new subscribers next year by expanding our services," its president Kiskenda Suriahardja said. He
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        305 34 BLOOMBERG May buy Branson's share of Aussie mobile operator: Report SINGTEL, which is reported to be in talks to buy stakes in two phone companies in Australia, said that it was focusing on expanding its existing businesses. South-east Asia's largest phone company may buy Sir Richard
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        436 36 BLOOMBERG Beijing will likely waive foreign ownership cap as Chinese lender urgently needs funds CITIGROUP is leading a bid of at least 22 billion yuan ($4.5 billion) for 85 per cent of Guangdong Development Bank, the first state-owned Chinese lender
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        157 36 BLOOMBERG FORTIS, Belgium's biggest financial services company, increased its stake in a fund manager in China to 49 per cent, the maximum for a foreign investor, strengthening its presence in the country's US$5O-billion ($B3-billion) asset management industry. Fortis raised its interest in Fortis Haitong
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        135 36 —AFP TOKYO Japan's NTT DoCoMo said yesterday it was in talks with Fuji Television Network for a possible tie-up that could pave the way for new innovations such as TV programmes for mobile phone users. The mobile phone giant aims to reach an agreement by
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      185 38  -  Arts companies spent 2005 nurturing audiences in Singapore and abroad HAS the Singapore arts scene hit a plateau this year? Several arts practitioners seem to think so. But then, they made similar remarks last year. The common gripes remain: Audiences for local productions don't seem
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      228 38 The Government has long recommended that artists look abroad in their efforts to attract more arts fans. This year, arts companies heeded the advice. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, for example, visited the United States, France and Spain in January to perform in many of the world's
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      154 38 Moving beyond the annual Singapore Arts Festival platform, many arts organisations launched new initiatives for the arts in a bid to shore up attendances. This year, the Esplanade held its inaugural Mosaic Music Festival, a celebration of jazz and world music that was supported by the Montreal
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      215 39 local literature. Then there were the smaller-scale initiatives, such as the first Ml Singapore Fringe Festival, with its edgy Art and War theme, as well as the Esplanade's inaugural Theatre Studio Season, which earned high praise from arts practitioners. The Esplanade Theatre Studio Season boasted an equally eclectic
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      189 39 Arts companies also recognised the importance of starting them young. So, if this year seemed to be a quiet one for adult arts enthusiasts, it was the exact opposite for the younger crowd. Theatre for minors made a major splash, with theatre companies such as The Little Company
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      109 39 Infrastructure for the arts such as the new Drama Centre which opened this year at the National Library is another welcome addition to the Singapore arts landscape. With the opening of the newly-renovated National Museum next year, and with the former City Hall and Supreme Court buildings
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      241 39 DAVID CHEW picks the five shows he loved most this year: Madama Butterfly by the Singapore Lyric Opera, directed by ivan heng: Visually-stunning opera done as theatrically as possible, this production was a landmark achievement for Singapore opera, giving many first-time opera-goers an appreciation for this time-honoured musical
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      652 41 Chill out in this chic hideout on India's west coast Former MediaCorp Radio Gold 90FM DJ Steven Shalowitz is on a round-the-world journey after leaving Singapore. This week, the Chicago resident hangs out at Kate Moss' favourite haunt in Goa. MY TRAVEL planning is
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      57 42 -AFP Gwen Stefani, whose latest album Love.Angel.Music.Baby has been nominated for a Grammy Award, is expecting her first child. Us Weekly reported on Tuesday. Stefani, 36, is married to Gavin Rossdale, 38, the former lead singer and guitarist of British rock group Bush. Stefani said Rossdale was
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      101 42 Agencies Sylvester Stallone was knocked out for real while filming boxing scenes for the new Rocky movie. Stallone, 59, needed urgent medical attention but the film crew reportedly failed to raise the alarm at first because they thought he was still acting.
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      90 42 -AFP Two Bollywood films will compete against each other for the Oscar for best foreign language film next year. Paheli(Riddle), India's official entry, and Morning RagawlW be screened for the Oscars. Morning Raga was submitted by the film's US distributor recently in a move that surprised
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      100 42 THE PROMISE BREAKS CHINA RECORDS -AFP Oscar candidate The Promise by director Chen Kaige has smashed Chinese boxoffice records, taking 74.52 million yuan ($l5 million) in its opening weekend, state media said on Tuesday. The Promise, which premiered yesterday, beat the 63 million yuan taken by Hong Kong star Stephen
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      465 42  -  Hotel champions Singapore artwork, gives studio space ASHRAFSAFDAR ashraf@newstoday.com.sg MARINA Mandarin will become the first Singapore hotel to devote free space for visual artists to create and exhibit their work. An art studio, two showrooms and the entire fifth level of the hotel are
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      175 44 MULRONEY'S FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS TALE Hollywood actor Dermot Mulroney (picture), star of My Best Friend's Wedding and the upcoming Family Stone, tells David Chaw why he likes a bit of festive reading at this time of the year: "My family used to read The Bird's Christmas Carolby Kate Wiggin at
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      430 44  -  Give a good book this holiday season DAVID CHEW david. chew@newstoday.com. sg WHAT Christmas gift can you give someone who has nearly everything? How about a little new knowledge and a fresh perspective on the world? Surely that's something no one can have too much of. Thomas Friedman,
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      344 46  -  Michael White C S LEWIS is no stranger to controversy. At the age of 19, the author began a relationship with a woman 26 years his senior, called her "mother", and eventually ended up living with her for a good period of
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      346 46  -  C S Lewis/ Illustrations by Pauline Baynes CINEMAGOERS eagerly awaiting the opening of The Chronicles ofNarnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe may want to acquire Publisher Harper Trophy's boxed set to reacquaint themselves with the classics. Debate still rages over the box
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        841 48  -  LAUREENTOH Alain Mikli's eyewear aims to give pleasure to users la ureent@newstoday.com.sg EVEN those with perfect vision could be familiar with French eyewear icon Alain Mikli. With his creations perched on the noses of countless celebrities and the brand generating about $U53.5 million ($5.8 million)
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        250 48 PEARLYNTHAM ONE can't help but marvel at how creative and adventurous local jewellery retailers are these days. Take, for instance, Goldheart Jewelry's latest jewellery collections for the Christmas and New Year season. There are four in all: Harmony, Classic, Rhapsody and Dew. For those
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        426 50  -  Be charmed by her fascinating duality LAUREENTOH la ureent@newstoday.com.sg served reputation for being Australia's "restaurant capital" with more than 3,000 eateries packed within the city. "Modern Australian" cuisine (a delicious fusion of European and Asian style cooking) is dished up in many of the
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        172 50 CHOICE CUISINE Try the award winning Taxi Dining Room (www.transporthotel.com.au), which fuses Australian and Japanese fare with great artistry. Alternatively, grab something to go from the delicatessen at Queen Victoria Market goodies at real market prices. CULTURE VULTURE Save an afternoon for the National Gallery Victoria (NGV) and its
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          98 52 Singapore Airlines' (SIA) passengers can now keep abreast of the latest news during their flight. The Live Text News is available to SIA passengers in all classes and can be accessed freely on KrisWorld, the airline's inflight entertainment system. The programme provides world news, business,
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          117 52 -AP Alarmed by the lack of friendly smiles, Manila airport (picture) authorities have urged employees to smile more at visitors Manila International Airport Authority general manager Alfonso Cusi lamented that "the traits of the Filipino that have earned for us distinctive recognition worldwide seem to
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        325 52  -  Booking your travel tickets is easy on BA's new website EVELINE GAN eveline@newstoday.com.sg A FEW years back, holiday destinations like Barcelona, Dubrovnik and Reykjavik were almost unheard of. Today, more Singaporeans are making their way to these exotic vacation locations, said British Airways (BA) South-east Asia
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