Today, 24 January 2008

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    27 1 TODAY /ApdjpCorp MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday January 24, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY /Appp\Copp MICA (P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday January 24, 2008 todayonline.com
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    CDC director gets legal powers to detain, isolate chikungunya cases
    520 1 tDAYEXCLUSIVE LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg IT WAS a measure last invoked at the height of the Sars outbreak in 2003. And now, the authorities are again stepping up the fight against another foreign virus, by conferring legal
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    Lock icon We can weather US storm: PM
    790 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH Reasons why it won't be like the 1997 financial crisis I IN PARIS christie@mediacorp.com.sg LIKE the bearish investors who have been stalking financial markets in recent weeks, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong believes that a recession is looming in the world's largest
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      Lock icon Blame it on transport costs
      555 2  -  CHEOWXINYI 6.4% year-on-year rise was the chief contributor to overall inflation of 4.4% cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg IN NOVEMBER, it was the rising cost of food. Last month, it was the spike in transport fares. Each month now seems to bring its own reason why the inflation rate
      SOURCE SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS  -  555 words
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      Lock icon THE CHINA-INDIA CUSHION: MM
      183 2 CHANNEL NEWSASIA China and India may provide Singapore with some cushion in the event of a slowdown in the United States, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. "I do not believe the Chinese economy is immune to a US slowdown, nor is the Indian economy. But
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      LOWDOWN ON FEVER
      78 3 Chikungunya fever-which, like dengue, is transmitted through the Aedes mosquito is distinguished by symptoms that include a sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting and joint pain. The virus was first discovered after a 1952 outbreak in Tanzania. The worst outbreak to date was recorded two
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      Lock icon Now, stocks can bank on China
      445 3 —AGENCIES MAS pact clears way for China banks to invest in Spore IN A move that shareholders here surely hope will give the beleaguered market a boost, China said it would let its commercial banks invest in Singapore stocks and unit trusts. The China
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      CEA BADLY NEEDS SIA KNOW-HOW
      608 4  -  DR 001 GIOK LING Flying with the Chinese airline can be a nightmare TO REAP the advantages of globalisation, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) needs the Singapore Girl very badly. For those who have travelled on CEA, many must realise how a global outlook would benefit
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      94 2 SBH 3 I Bl^^i? yiyTTii gh.ap.an H in ii J Seminar on "Achieve your Doctorate Degree in Three Years" 29 th January 2008,7.30 pm 61 Robinson Road, Robinson Centre Level 17 To register reserve a seat, please call 6410 9404 9232 9497 or SMS to 8198 6515 with your name
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      145 4 (intep CALL: 1800 278 0182 Press option 1 or call your preferred HP authorised partner CLICK: www.hp.com.sg/smb Intel's numbering is not a measurement of higher performance. ©2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Celeron, Celeron Inside, Centrino, Centrino Logo, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Intel
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      914 5 I HIV^^B This Lunar New Year, ■HIT J let HSBC Credit Cards bring I iJ^S y°u 9°°d fortune. r^^M*s^ 3*5 t'l HSBC's Sure-win Instant Fortune, every time you charge a minimum of SsBB P»J *x" r*J in a single receipt to your HSBC credit card from now till 21 February
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      Lock icon A cup of black tea a day...
      539 6  -  ALICIA WONG ...will keep Parkinson's disease away, so says landmark Spore study alicia@mediacorp.com.sg BLACK, not green tea, helps to ward off Parkinson's disease. In a landmark study here, researchers have found that drinking black tea reduces the risk of Parkinson's among the Chinese
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      Disruptions: SMRT explains
      267 6 Even as SMRT sought to explain in detail Monday's seven-hour train disruption, commuters encountered a minor glitch late last night. Train services on the North-South line were delayed when a defective train was forced to offload passengers at Raffles MRT Station at about 11.10pm. It then proceeded
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      Lock icon New vaccine for cervical cancer
      219 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE THERE is now another vaccine available to prevent cervical cancer, the fifth most common cause of cancer deaths among women in Singapore. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has given the approval for Cervarix, which is said to provide protection against 80
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE  -  219 words
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      Fly cheaply to Europe...
      399 8  -  LEONG WEE KEAT Maybe as early as May if deliveries of Jetstar's aircraft are not delayed weekeat@media corp.com.sg BY THE middle of next year, you could be flying to Rome or Athens for far less if low-cost carrier Jetstar picks Singapore as its transit point for
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      Lock icon SWEETER DEALS TO MALAYSIA
      137 8 With the new low-cost entrants to the Singapore-XL route competing to woo passengers with low fares and free tickets, the two incumbents have made their move too. From Monday, Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) are expanding their codeshare arrangement to include all services on
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      Lock icon COE prices fall across board
      199 8  -  LEONGWEEKEAT PRICES of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) fell for all vehicle categories as traders and motorists adopted a cautious attitude over fears of an economic downturn and the review of land transport policies. COE prices for big cars, or those above 1,600 cc, saw the
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      Lock icon STORE'S THEIR FAVOURITE HANG-OUT
      211 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore continues to be a favourite destination for travellers, generating a new record of some $13.8 billion in tourism receipts last year. Announcing this at the Asean Tourism Forum in Bangkok, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) also revealed a new high of 10.3 million
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  211 words
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      Lock icon Illegal soccer gamblers beware
      472 10  -  ZUL OTHMAN Authorities planning another crackdown on regional syndicates zul@mediacorp.com.sg AS OF late, the longstanding hand of cooperation between the Singapore police and their counterparts in Interpol has been trying to get a grip on a particular set of criminal operations: Illegal soccer gambling syndicates. With
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      Lock icon Looking for a $100-million yacht? Head this way
      227 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE growing number of high-net-worth individuals in the region looks set to put wind in the sails of a regional leisure boat event to be held this year in Singapore. Boat Asia 2008 is expected to be 25 to 30
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      Lock icon An MBA with a difference
      515 12  -  UNYANQIN SMU's new programme focuses on soft skills yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg IT MAY have set itself apart from the other local universities by adopting American-style practices, but for its latest offering, the Singapore Management University (SMU) will be taking the cues from its European counterparts instead. Its
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      Lock icon Means testing: Subsidy differences for PRs still applies
      248 13 CHANNEL NEWSASIA WHEN means testing kicks in at public hospitals at the end of this year, Permanent Residents who want to be admitted to B and C-class wards will also be assessed to see if they are eligible for government subsidies. Now,
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  248 words
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      A Smart link with MIT
      315 13 Joint research venture launched SOME of the best brains from the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will be making their way here following the setting up of a new research institution, aptly named the Smart Centre. The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (Smart)
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      127 6 B All work and no EE play makes you pm a DULL PERSON!" I bba in Tourism Hospitality Management I (Ma/or Project in Casino Management) I Getting you prepared for the IR I Understand how to manage a team in the Casino I I Progress on to Masters Degree upon
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      59 6 Parkway Health™ To complement its primary-care network of hospitals, Parkway Health's Imaging Services arm provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic radiology services for patients, staffed by a team of professionally trained and experienced specialist radiologists. Find out more about Parkway Health at theToDAY Health &Wellness Exhibition at Singapore
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      418 8 I I Parkway Cancer Centre is a one-stop centre with a multi-disciplinary team comprising consultant medical specialists, nurses, counsellors and other para-medical professionals who are experienced in the surgical management of cancer and trained to dispense the latest treatments in cancer care. Find out more about Parkway Cancer Centre at
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      167 10 Parkway Health" New to the Parkway family is the Parkway Liver Centre at Gleneagles Hospital. Managed by professionals who specialise in dealing with liver transplants, liver failure, liver cancer and critical care, the centre also has a dedicated intensive care unit in the ward, a facility offered by only a
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      634 13 TIDAY nn pec Can Hope, Parkway Cancer Centre's counselling service, is a non-profit facility that provides patients with emotional and psychosocial support. It also organises support group meetings, where patients and family members meet with others in similar situations to share experiences and offer support. Find out more about Parkway
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      Lock icon A quieter Thaipusam in M'sia
      394 14 —AGENCIES SMS campaign urges devotees to avoid festivities KUALA LUMPUR An SMS campaign encouraging people to boycott yesterday's Thaipusam festival in Malaysia thinned the crowd that attended festivities at the Batu Caves temple, the scene of last November's protests. Many Malaysian Indians stayed away from
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      Lock icon Suharto's condition worsens again as infection spreads
      177 14 —AP JAKARTA The health of former Indonesian dictator Suharto deteriorated yesterday, with a potentially lethal infection spreading through his body, his doctors said. Suharto, 86, who ruled the nation for 32 years until being toppled a decade ago by a pro-democracy uprising, has
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      Lock icon Reunited after 40 years apart
      317 17 THEY lost contact with each other for 40 years. Now, two Malaysia-born sisters have been reunited in Singapore. Sisters Patricia Wong Yeow Looy and Lim Lai Chan were lost for words as they kissed and hugged at their reunion yesterday at a Singapore hotel, The
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        TEMASEK CONFIDENT ABOUT ANTI-MONOPOLY APPEAL
        155 17 Temasek Holdings is confident that its appeal against the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU)'s ruling that it had violated Indonesia's anti-monopoly law will be successful, Bernama quoted the company's lawyer as saying. "We are sure the court will accept our request to revoke the KPPU's
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        THIEVES LOSE CAR-AND COW
        83 17 A group of cattle rustlers in Malaysia has come up with a novel way of stealing an animal. The thieves bundled a cow into a Proton Wira car and drove away in Kulim within the state of Kedah on Monday night, reported Bernama news agency. But
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      Lock icon Thaksin will return in May to fight graft charges
      248 18 —AFP BANGKOK Ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand in May to defend himself against corruption charges, his wife said yesterday as she pleaded not guilty in a graft case. Ms Pojaman Shinawatra did not speak during the 15-minute hearing
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      Lock icon They call him 'Dog Mouth'
      489 18 —AP Straight-shooting Samak minces no words BANGKOK Mr Samak Sundaravej, the man likely to become Thailand's next Prime Minister, is known for his sharp tongue and short temper and for erupting at reporters for asking "stupid" questions. Mr Samak's People's Power Party (PPP) heads a
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      Lock icon China's apple effect
      385 23 THEDAILYTB.EGRAPH Producing half the world's apples, China's reduced yield looks setto spike prices BEIJING The price of apple juice in British supermarkets is set to rise this year due to bad weather in China, in another sign the country's growing influence is affecting the world in unexpected
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      Rats, they are living it up in Taiwan
      366 23  -  -REUTERS TAIPEI As Taiwan feasts to welcome the Chinese Year of the Rat, rats will be feasting on Taiwan, officials on the island admit, as controlling the island's age-old rat problem proves all but impossible. Evading traps, cats, and professional eradication services,
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      120 24 —AGENCIES A WALL'S FALL: Tens of thousands of Gazans on foot in cars or riding donkey carts poured into Egypt yesterday, after militants set off at least 15 explosions that destroyed most of the border wall (picture) between the two territories a dramatic protest against the closure of Gaza imposed
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      Lock icon Marathon man killed by poisoned arrow
      358 24 —AFP Another athlete killed in Kenyan post-poll violence NAIROBI Kenyan marathon runner Wesley Ngetich has been killed by a poisoned arrow, officials said on Tuesday, the second international athlete to be claimed by post-election chaos in three weeks. The deadly arrow pierced through 34-year-old
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      Lock icon Afghan reporter sentenced to death
      134 26 -AFP AFGHANISTAN A court in Afghanistan has sentenced a local journalist to death for blasphemy. Mr Perwiz Kambakhsh, 23, who works for ihejahan-e Naw newspaper, was arrested on Oct 27 for allegedly distributing material deemed offensive to Islam that he had downloaded from the Internet
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      Lock icon How is Osama's health, asks netizen
      311 26 .—AFP Al Qaeda No 2 Al Zawahiri to reply to chatroom queries PARIS Internet users have been directing questions at Al Qaeda's Ayman Al Zawahiri (picture) for a period of one month via jihadi (holy war) chat groups, after the terrorist network's second-in-command promised
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      Lock icon Global recession looming? Experts in Davos can't agree
      396 28 —AGENCIES DAVOS As the 38th World Economic Forum (WEF) opened yesterday in Davos amid snow and rain, the global economy is fighting huge slides in stock markets, slowing growth, the subprime crisis and increasing oil, food and other commodity prices. The experts
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      Where Pakistan failed
      538 28  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI >DAYEXCLUSIVE Former intelligence head says govt must bear part of the blame for Bhutto's death nazry@mediacorp.com.sg THE Pakistani government must bear part of the blame for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but it will be unfair to say they are entirely responsible, said
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        Lock icon 'DIRTY BOMBER' GETS 17 YEARS
        126 32 -AP Jose Padilla, an American once accused of plotting with Al Qaeda to detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb", was sentenced to a relatively lenient 17-year prison term on unrelated terror support charges. Prosecutors, who had long dropped the "dirty bomb" claim that made Padilla infamous,
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        Lock icon SECOND REPUBLICAN PULLS OUT FROM PRESIDENTIAL RACE
        115 32 BLOOMBERG Fred Thompson has withdrawn from the presidential race after finishing a distant third behind Arizona Senator John McCain and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in the South Carolina Republican primary. Mr Thompson, an actor best known for his role as a gruff
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      Lock icon Jimmy Chews for your pooch?
      547 32 Cookies, shoes, toys: Pet-mad Hong Kong's forking out big bucks HONG KONG The latest bakery to open in one of Hong Kong's prime residential areas, Happy Valley, is perfectly positioned to catch passing trade as the gleaming counter displays mouth-watering pastries, cookies and cakes. But
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      Lock icon Ledger dead: Drug overdose?
      602 34 —AFP We have lost one of our finest actors: Aussie PM NEW YORK Actor Heath Ledger (picture), 28, who rocketed to fame in his role as a gay cowboy in the Oscar-winning movie Brokeback Mountain, was found dead in his New York residence on Tuesday, police
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      Lock icon Saving the rainforest is a hero's job
      748 36  -  MARIANNE KEARNEY Governor of Papua has an uphill task battling exploitative interests IN JAKARTA MAKING his dream come true could be a nightmare but Mr Barnabas Suebu, the Governor of Papua home to the most dense jungle in Indonesia, where stoneage warriors live
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      678 38  -  GOHCHEEKONG Letter from VP, Corporate Marketing and Communications SMRT Corporation Ltd WE REFER to media reports and feedback from passengers affected by the train service disruption between Pasir Ris and Tanah Merah MRT stations on Monday. The disruption arose as a result of damage to
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      360 40  -  CHERYL LIM Go into teaching only for the right reasons Letter from I REFER to "Why discourage these N-level students?" by Thomas Koshy oan 22). When I was a student at a top secondary school, a new mathematics head of department was appointed to help
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      214 42  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.......... AVOID THE HOMEWORK OVERLOAD Yesterday, we talked about the homework given to children in their primary school years. Though many educators and parents will disagree with me, I believe that time spent studying after school should be very limited. Homework generates stress
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      542 42  -  LIANG DINGZI FOR a few minutes of fame and a warped sense of achievement, three British tourists humiliated an elderly trishaw rider here last year and posted a video clip of their act on You Tube. It raised the ire of Singaporeans, who demanded
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      213 42  -  S SATISH APPOO GOHSHIHYONG Letter from Assistant director. Corporate communications for chief executive officer. Agrifood and Veterinary Authority and Director Environment Health Department National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letter "Food hygiene: Take no chances" by David See Leong Kit
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      269 44  -  GOHSHIHYONG S SATISH APPOO Govt surveillance plan ensures safety Letter from Assistant Director, Corporate Communications, for CEO, AVA and Director, Environment Health Department, NEA WE REFER to the letters, "When birds die mysteriously" (Jan 17), by Mr Chua Tee Lian and Mr Thomas Lee
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      542 46 REUTERS Fed decision will lead to bigger rate changes in SEA IF ASIAN policy-makers thought it was difficult to juggle slowing growth, rising prices and surging capital inflows all at once, their task has just been complicated further by an unexpected and deep
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      237 46 AGENCIES The Federal Reserve's blockbuster interest rate cut soothed frayed nerves in Asia's financial markets, but failed to overcome longer term concerns about the United States economy and global credit markets. Shares ended mostly higher but off their early peaks. The Hang Seng
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        454 48  -  JOHN M BERRY WITH all the large writedowns and losses announced for the fourth quarter, hardly any attention is being paid to just how profitable United States banks really are. That inattention has raised unnecessary concerns that the banks may be so crippled
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        67 48 -BLOOMBERG such as jumbo mortgages. On the other hand, the interest rates many borrowers are paying have dropped. The bank prime rate, to which many loans are linked, is 7.25 per cent, the lowest since January 2006. The credit well hasn't run dry
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        646 49  -  MICHAELS DERBY -DOW JONES THE global market panic driving Tuesday's United States Federal Reserve rate cut is rooted in the still controversial idea that the US economy has slipped into a recession. Many market participants now take it as an article of faith that the US economy
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        252 50 K-REIT Asia announced a higher distributable income of $6.9 million, or 2.8 cents a share, for the quarter ended Dec 31, due to additional rental income from the completed acquisition of a one-third interest in One Raffles Quay. Chief executive of K-Reit Asia Management Limited
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        328 50  -  TAN HUI LENG Parkway undergoes corporate rebranding huileng@media corp.com.sg PARKWAY may be widely associated with quality healthcare, but many people may not be familiar with the services the group offers. To address this, the healthcare group embarked on a rebranding campaign recently with a new
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          CAI KEEN TO INVEST IN CZECH AIRPORT
          109 52 Changi Airports International (CAI) said it is interested in participating in a privatisation of Prague airport and is exploring investment opportunities there. "CAI is considering opportunities in Europe, one of which is Prague's airport privatisation plans," it said. In November, the Czech Finance
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          COSCO SECURES $600M IN CONTRACTS
          69 52 Cosco Corp has secured contracts for shipbuilding and conversions worth US$422 million ($606 million). A Cosco unit will build two shuttle tankers valued at US$172 million, with delivery scheduled for 2010 and 2011. Various Cosco units also secured $250 million in vessel conversion contracts for
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          63 52 Keppel Corp subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, has clinched a $145-million contract from a company jointly owned by Frontier Drilling and Shell to build a drilling vessel. Keppel Shipyard will begin work on the ship after receiving the hull, to be built in China, in the first quarter
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          128 52 AGENCIES Zijin Mining, Asia's largest gold miner by market value, said it agreed to form a joint venture with Australia's Midas Resources to develop a copper project in China. Perth-based Midas may acquire as much as 70-per-cent of the venture in the Fuxing copper
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        169 52 DOW JONES Operating chief backs One-Bank model THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is opposed to a split between ÜBS AG's investment bank and other operations, the investment company's operating chief said in an interview with Swiss newspaper Finanz und Wirtschaft yesterday.
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      142 50 4 THE BUDDHIST LIBRARY, the I SINGAPORE guddhgt ANNOUNCES 2 BUDDHIST JjbMfy COURSES for 2008 (commencing in February 2008) MASTER OF ARTS (IN BUDDHIST STUDIES) (A link programme with the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka) Academic Requirements: 6 papers Dissertation Duration: 12 months (2Terms) Classes on
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      363 51 I i^NoS^!? t I I §?nS?sSSo it if I M**^ S \fj M I ••V'"" »3^«jF-ji f^yj^'j" M'jifl^rc^r t^punr i:li.lll> flll^.l (M !■!-> .;:]if»]||||-:i|[*-,:i wA I! vpllj Distributors: KIM ENG Q OCBC Securities DMG Partners SECURITIES 6533 1818 (65) 6226 0300 6538 4775 FV64BANK UOBKayHian Well help you get there
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      393 52 We invite applications for admission to the following full-time diploma courses. DIPLOMA IN DIGITAL VISUAL DIPLOMA IN MASS EFFECTS (DVFX) COMMUNICATION (MCM) You can just gawk at the eye-popping effects that make If you have strong writing, creativethinking and interpersonal Lord of the Rings, Spider-Man 3 and the Harry Potter
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      208 52 J^ y_) J3 Centre for Clinical Pharmacology Pte Ltd A partnership of Lilly Research Laboratories and the National University of Singapore Healthy Volunteers (21-65 years) required for clinical research We invite fit Male and Female aged 21 to 65 years old to be screened for potential clinical research programmes conducted
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      613 54 Brought to you by riFairPrice Because the good life shouldn't cost a lot Selection for the SPRING FESTIVAL Fair Price wine consultant Ch'ng PohTiong recommends tipple for the coming Chinese New Year LET'S get one thing clear: Soups do not go with wine. Ashbrook Riesling 2007 from Margaret River, one
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      550 55 —AFP Kumble leads veteran stars in their bid to sign off in style in Australia CRICKET TEST Australia v India ADELAIDE India captain Anil Kumble said yesterday he was hoping to end his Test career on Australian soil on a high note with a se-ries-equalling
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      405 55 —AP GOLF Buick Invitational SAN DIEGO The Buick Invitational will have the Nos 1 and 2 players in the world, after all. After three days of bed rest and antibiotics for respiratory problems, Phil Mickelson (picture) said he was feeling
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      150 55 -DPA LOS ANGELES Though Steve Nash is at his best when he's setting up his Phoenix Suns' team-mates for easy baskets, the two-time league Most Valuable Player can still put up points when it's needed. Nash had 15 of his seasonhigh 37 points in the final quarter, rallying
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      602 56  -  TANYO-HINN Winning consortium will meet URA to find new site inland for the 'world-class design' yohinn@media corp.com.sg IN ALL the plans drawn up by the Singapore Sports Hub Consortium (SSHC) for the brand new National Stadium and the facilities surrounding the centrepiece of Premier Park
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      315 56  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE take on Kuwait today in the first of three friendlies in the Middle East, ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia. Win or lose, national coach Radojko Avramovic said yesterday the focus will be
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      200 57 —DPA JOHANNESBURG South Africa's energy crisis raises serious questions about the country's ability to successfully host the 2010 World Cup, the head of the Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (Satsa) said yesterday, following days of crippling power outages. South Africa is suffering acute energy
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      425 57  -  LAN DE COTTA Next month's Chingay Parade will feature Red Bull's race car ian@mediacorp.com.sg TO PULL it off required some last-minute preparations, but the People's Association (PA) did not hesitate at the chance to give fans a "preview" of a Formula 1 car's power,
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      423 58 —AFP TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE Roger Federer (picture) secured the No 1 ranking for a record 209 th week after sweeping into a record 15th consecutive Grand Slam semi-final at the Australian Open yesterday. The incomparable Swiss top seed mastered American 12th seed James
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      Lock icon Serbian swing in semis
      573 58 —AFP TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE For a country in the grip of war barely 10 years ago and with a paucity of facilities, it seems astonishing that Serbia has produced any tennis players at all. But a handful have climbed to the top and are threatening
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      84 58 EPA We had to share with other kids. We would have 45 minutes on a big court and 45 minutes against the wall and that was all we had. Ivanovic, on how hard it was to get practice time when she was a child The war was when I was
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      536 59 -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LIVERPOOL The last time Peter Crouch scored in the Premiership before Monday night it was March, and another member of the "Big Four" looked as though they might be falling out of an exclusive club. After Crouch's hat-trick had overwhelmed them, Arsenal
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      232 59 -AFP KUMASI Defending champions Egypt insisted that Group C of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations was still wide open, despite their emphatic 4-2 win over close rivals Cameroon on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). In the other game in the group, Zambia overran Sudan 3-0
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      300 59 -AFP AFRICAN NATIONS CUP, GROUPA Ghana v Namibia ACCRA Ghana manager Claude Le Roy has sung the praises of Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari, ahead of the hosts' African Nations Cup date with underdogs Namibia. Ghana go into today's Group A clash in a strong position to
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      641 60 -THE GUARDIAN Ramos proves his worth as Gunners are blitzed by a five-star home performance LEAGUE CUP, SEMI-FINAL 2ND LEG Tottenham 5 Arsenal 1 (Spurs win 6-2 on aggregate) LONDON Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov were bobbing in thrilled anticipation on the padded seats of
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      319 60 -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Arsenal captain William Gallas blamed a lack of experience and maturity for Emmanuel Adebayor's ugly fall-out with Nicklas Bendtner during their Carling Cup semi-final exit at Tottenham. Adebayor clashed with team-mate Bendtner in the latter stages of Arsenal's
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      68 60 Bam Basketball Georgia Tech vNC State, Ch23 Bam Cricket Australia v India 4th Test Day 1, Chi 10 10.30 am Tennis Australian Open: Women's Singles Semi-finals, Ch24 4.30pm Tennis Australian Open: Men's Singles Semi-finals, Ch24 6pm Golf Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Ch26 3.55 am Ligue 1 Bordeaux vSt Etienne, ChloB
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      764 61 Dell™ recommends Windows Vista® Home Premium M MAY DELL™ INSPIRON BRING YOU IuX&A A JOYOUS CELEBRATION. Lr^ Brighten the festivities with a Dell™ Inspiron™ notebook available in eight colours and you could be ■[■HrwrS one of eight lucky winners to receive SsBBB worth of vouchers in the Dell" Inspiron" Ang
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      132 62 rs/fiw >Vfc! Perfect Skin for the new year jfy I I used to envy people with j| Ik A beautiful skin. Now I can have j| y smooth and beautiful skin too, professional treatment! m %S^4 > Jl 1 IE ■My acne used to cover 1 fmy entire face, but
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    1246 63  -  LYNETTE KOH A TO DAY CHINESE Hid mm FELICIA CHENG XI [KANG CHENG Xlandl f FELICIA CHIN are poised M j for major stardom. No wonder m their smiles aren't cheesy... .Am Words by YOU can't frighten either Kang Cheng Xi or Felicia Chin with rodents B whether
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      89 65 I Celebrate an abundant I Chinese New Year with us! From 18 Jan to 6 Feb 2008, Chinese New Year Specials SSSPtfSZT* 18 Jan to 6 Feb 2008 y Grand Prize: Second Prize: N Third Prize: 20 Consolation Prizes: All premiums are whilst stocks last and limited to one per
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      1096 67 Usher in a prosperous dllfek few /f^JP<MK I nnar l\loiA# Yfiar HFi mfcZuw LUNdI IMcW Tcdi gt^^ B>&Vfl®a/egv^^^^ja rei H H ia ljWHWW^m^^^l^W[^^^^^^Jf7n^^B With generous discounts at over 600 dining outlets, celebrate a bigger reunion dinner with DBS Credit Cards! _T_— J iIS-^-^v^' un" '"°'c rOIJP Restaurants T_. Wm^-lkslklftiw^pM^'WWmii^ Dine-in:
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    1076 68  -  JOANNEYAP JOANNEYAP LYNETTE KOH A TD DAY CH NESE mm SUPPLEMNT I caught v pin the rat race. wmMmmm 1 in a very different way. RODENT ROMANCE Itwas, quite simply, love at first sight. Karlyne Wang (above) wasn't exactly a rat person until she set eyes on a
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      91 68 USHER IN SPRING __^^^^^B, |______|l P» 4 __r^ '—mm I^Sft J I *4P| L;. ...with the Marina Mandarin (28 January to 21 February 2008) A resplendant spread of auspicious fare at Peach Blossoms. A sumptuous buffet of International and local cuisines at Aqua Marine. An Italian twist to the Lunar
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      114 69 I^^^^^ v^f IP HMRIIIM IN IPIISII J m ■V>v II -W^i IL? I k^P IK?g ■«gg| lidHflF^J BP lft£;A~^lH Ik*liil>l*iKliJ•]ill Hsffliil4LtJ*jiifl L^jtliil lktftiWH^7*ll vli^llk'iFAil I cct nc Den UArifCTC* ncnv nc padiic* 1 uimi ualj inun cct* 1 6c n»p unnnucD# I at I Ur KtU rALKtIa 1 UtLMJr LAKUa
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    767 72  -  CHANG SU-FERN Alii CHINESE HIM This Chinese New m and check out these COPTHORNE KING'S HOTEL No Lunar New Year will be complete without yu sheng, and Tien Court restaurant located in Copthorne King's Hotel, has a wide range of yu sheng dishes available for dine-in
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      206 72 Ilill **i J W P- COPTHORNE KING'S HOTEL SINGAPORE V* MILLENNIUM COPTHORNE INTERNATIONAL I You are tfie Centre o/Our Wbr/d Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Culinary Treasures at Copthorne King's Hotel! 23 JANUARY TO 21 FEBRUARY Festive A La Carte Set Menus .raj Set menu prices from $62.80 onwards
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      91 73 This Chinese New Year, !R^ JS^>^i[ make it Leisurely 7^ IDYLLIC SPRING CELEBRATIONS <*1^ 30 January to 21 February h*\l Buffets: Lunch from $34, Dinner from $40 ail ,^m-w <*i«s Ji/^ POOLSIDE ROMANCE fefe^ A9P®* vit_ 14 February j^^r 4-course dinner at $110 per couple Sizzling BBQ International Buffet at
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      954 75  -  Christopher Toh The singer/songwriter is atf^etto say 'goodbye' to the old, aloof^anya, and 'hello' to a new, approachable Tanya who's in her element, t^t new album, Hello/Goodbye, mapks a new beginning I IP" A W lot of things can happen in 10 years. I Ten years
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      316 76 THE GUARDIAN, AGENCIES MEET Scan John: Diddy (picture) rebrands once more. Pop has always been full of chameleons: Artistes who constantly reinvent themselves to keep us guessing (we guess). Examples include Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Madonna, David Bowie, Beck and even McFly. Desperately seeking entry into
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      532 77  -  MAYO MARTIN Lifeßrandz's latest Macau venture, Buddha-Bar, might be a foot in the IR door mayo@media corp.com.sg IS BUDDHA-BAR planting its feet in Marina Bay Sands? That could very well be the multi-mil-lion dollar question on everyone's minds when Lifeßrandz opens a franchise of the famed
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      697 78 Switchfoot may be a 'Christian band', but they want to make music for everyone CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@media corp.com.sg IF THERE'S one thing the guys in rock band Switchfoot can rely on, it's baked products. "No, really," guitarist Drew Shirley told today over the phone from San
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      243 79 —AP BRITNEY Spears finally showed up in court The pop star went to a deposition on Monday in her dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline over the custody of their two boys, according to published reports. Spears drove to the office of Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent
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      187 79 -REUTERS ADRIEN Brody (picture) will play legendary Chess Records founder Leonard Chess in Cadillac Records, a musical biopic that follows the turbulent lives of such bluesmen as Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Howlin' Wolf. Additionally, Jeffrey Wright will play Waters in the tale of sex,
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        SINGAPORE MUSIC SAYS BON JOUR TO FRANCE
        114 79 FOR the first time, a contingent of local musicians and music companies will attend Midem {Marche international de I'edition musicale) from Jan 27 to Jan 31 at Cannes in France. Midem is a high-profile international music fair held every year. The Singapore contingent,
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        109 79 BEFORE your favourite quaint hangout gets bulldozed in the name of urban development, take out your video camera, capture the moment and submit it to Digital Homelands Singapore. The National Museum of Singapore's nationwide project encourages Singaporeans and permanent residents to create a five- to
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      738 80  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH Jack and Rai of cover band ElCfame are staging a concert of their own music christophertoh@media corp.com.sg HOW'S this for brave? Staging a concert performing new songs nobody has ever heard before, from an album that's not yet released. The last band of note to
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        Ayumi Hamasaki
        126 81 Guilty She may have gone deaf in one ear, but that hasn't stopped her doing what she does best releasing some of the catchiest, poppiest music from the Land Of The Rising Sun (that's Japan, genius). On her ninth studio album, Ayumi shows why she's still regarded as
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        123 81 Bravo Beijing Fans ought to be happy this album is a marked improvement from 5566's previous effort. There isn't any hint that the guys are losing their inimitable touch when it comes to picking pretty pleasant pop songs you can sing along to. Okay, they are not quite karaoke
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        Gary Chaw
        125 81 Super Sunshine The Malaysian singer has been making waves in the Asian music scene, mostly because he writes some of the smoothest tunes out there. He's carved out hits for some of the biggest names in Asian pop, includ- ing Aaron Kwok, SHE, A-Mei and Cyndi Wang; and
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        123 81 My Blueberry Nights Director Wong Kar Wai always features an eclectic selection of songs in his movies and this his first English effort starring Norah Jones in her acting debut is no different. Of course, having a singer like Jones in the movie means she gets to lead the
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        167 81 The Cool While recording this album, Lupe Fiasco's personal life was in a bit of a, err, fiasco, with the deaths of his dad and a friend, and the incarceration of his business partner. It's no surprise then that this album is a particularly dark one and is
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      298 82 BLOOMBERG THIS year, rock music will see a split between rich superstars and the rest. As many of the biggest names return, an army of hungry talents fights for attention. Leaving aside the "old, new, borrowed and blue" cliche, we await the return of
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        117 82 Famous As far as rock albums go, this album fulfils all the terms and conditions to provide something for everybody. If you're hankering after grunge. Puddle Of Mudd borrow heavily from the Nirvana style of soft-loud verse/choruses {Famous, Psycho). If you like to indulge in the bright
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        136 82 8 Diagrams This fifth studio album by the Clan contains more of their hard-hitting style {Campfire, Weak Spotl, seemingly softer material {Stick Me For My Riches), and is also their first album since the death of former member 01 Dirty *****. It offers some interesting collaborations such
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        VARIOUS The Wedding
        50 82 Album This is for all the lovebirds who are getting married and want something lightly romantic, bordering on schmaltzy. There're the usual suspects Christopher Cross' Swept Away, Lauren Wood's Fallen, etc but surprise inclusions here are Shawn Colvin's Someone Like You and Al Green's Let's Stay Together.
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        49 82 We're not sure if James Blunts ballad 1973 could be considered as a "rock song" (as opposed to say, being in the "pop" category), but hey, contributions from Linkin Park, Hinder, Evanescence and Nickelback ought to make up for it in this slightly schizophrenic 19-track compilation.
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        MAROON 5 It Won't Be Soon
        56 82 Before Long This reissue is the "special Singapore edition" that features a bonus track called Infatuation, done in the inimitable Maroon 5 fashion. It's cheaper than the original album and is a good way to milk the most out of their upcoming concert at
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      276 83 —AFP Movie will be like a 'chamber piece', promises filmmaker AMERICAN filmmaker Oliver Stone, who has made an unflattering movie about Richard Nixon, is planning to make another titled Bush that will focus on the life and presidency of George W Bush and feature
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        1274 84 MCT In Dubai, dreams take shape in record-breaking structures In DUBAI, the sky is not the limit it's only the starting place. Consider this: The emirate's sail-shaped hotel, the Burj Al Arab, is the world's tallest and, at sevenstars, the only one of its kind. And when
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        158 85 BRITISH Airways has spent £100 million ($2Bl million) to jazz up their planes so that you can have a more restful sleep. "You" meaning people who can afford to fly Business class, that is. The brand new Club World cabin boasts an economically designed bed
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          109 85 Aspiring travellers have until next Tuesday to nab cheap Qantas air tickets. To celebrate Australia Day on Sunday, the airline is offering fares that start from as low as $348 for a return economy class ticket to Perth and $828 for a ticket to Alice Springs.
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          TAKE A BEACH BREAK
          118 85 If you haven't booked a holiday for the Chinese New Year weekend, the good news is that there are still deals and flights to be had. The five-star Indigo Pearl resort in Phuket, for example, is offering discounted rates for 4D/3N stays from Feb 5 to
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        Lock icon NYC on a discount
        145 86 -DPA HOTELS, museums and restaurants in New York are offering money-saving deals to visitors who come in January and February as part of a programme called NYC Open Book. Numerous tourist attractions in New York are offering reductions until Feb 29. The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
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        310 86 CHANG SU-FERN Next month, women in Britain have good reason to turn the tables on the men IT'S tradition. Every Feb 29 since the sth century, when St Patrick decreed that single women should take their fates into their own hands, women have had the right to
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      187 78 tAu-" /"~VI The Year of the Rat It's the beginning of a prosperous and bountiful year! Be part of the Sorin r% Chinese New Year celebrations at I P" Ifig P'OSpfif jf if ft China Square Central and revel in the W/n attractive cash 81V joyous occasion with your loved
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      119 83 mm hbmcipii 2 i ray.-1.00,3.00,5.00,9.00pm Japanese with Eng/Chin Subtitles R2l Tdy: 11.00 am, 1.00, 5.00, 7.00pm HUBAD SAILALIM BUWA *jSU Tagalog with Eng/Chin Subtitles R2l Tdy: 11.00 am, 3.00, 7.00, 9.00pm VIBRATOR ###JS[Wd>* Korean iv/(n Eng/Chin Subtitles R2l Tdy: 11.30 am, 3.30, 7.30, 9.30pm CARNALCRIMES if fili-tfe Eng/ish with Ch/n
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      134 84 Return Economy Airfare on Malaysia Airlines TOURISMb^" Mfc /A C ">«["> > r^t9«ra«V£^i^4l^ Dally Breakfast OpWon to extend stay mSIMTa kJ N>»' Return Airport-Hotel Transfers i ihlht^ih IVI7 l^ P,l I V v IXI-7V 4 A 1 1 L^ C^Jt^ l IWo Nights Hotel Accommodation of your choice cH. gM;^~
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      517 87 i^Footprint eraser A V What is your carbon footprint and do you care? More and more airlines are giving trayB ellers a choice to do so, with Cathay Pacific the latest to join the club. Passengers can J| choose to fly green by signing up for an airline's carbon offset
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      1415 88 AMERICAN IDOL VII MEANSTESTING: A CONVERSATION WITH I TABOO: JUSTICE THE SECRET SHOW: THE ABYSS Channel 5, 10pm THE HEALTH MINISTER Arts Central, 10pm STUFF STEALERS Channel NewsAsia, 7.32pm Kids Central, 4.30pm Am are you affected? Do the MP fP^^JQPuESvP^ijjfw m*l Professor launches l__^^^^^__7» Mm tmrmm m^ "mm' mml ends
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