The Business Times, 27 December 2003
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Title Section13 2003-12-27 1 85C MITA (P) 024/03/2003 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGAPORE DECEMBER 27 28. 200313 words
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736 2003-12-27 1 Loh Hui Yin - The shareholding, built up over a period off time, is estimated to have cost S$342m By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings' moves to take stakes in Asian financial institutions continues, even as the year draws to a close. This time,736 words
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Article, Illustration476 2003-12-27 1 Anna Teo - Factory output disappoints, but pickup expected in months ahead By Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Singapore's factory output in November grew at less than half the pace expected, but economists are unperturbed, forecasting good growth in the upcoming months on the back of rising electronics demand. ReflectingSource: EDB - 476 words
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Article, Illustration882 2003-12-27 1 daniel buenas - Saturday soapbox There are remedies that Singapore consumers can seek if they think they are short-changed in a price offer daniel buenas THE famous psychologist Martin Seligman once coined the term "learned helplessness", after experiments on dogs seemed to indicate that animals that882 words
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Advertisement42 2003-12-27 1 m 4 SING RAFFLES CONVERSATION Ringing In the changes Motorola may have lost its pole position in the global handphone market, but its new president Mike Zafirovski is determined to recapture some of the lost share. Page 3 nil 8 '*****1 *****442 words
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Advertisement233 2003-12-27 1 HEALTH Detoxify to rejuvenate and keep illness at bay PAGE 13 PERSONAL INVESTMENT There's hope for individual investors. PAGE 7 Meriion India Fund to acquire 5.5% of Indian drugfirm, Pg 2 ,^sM m j -&**f vj I '■•>-•-" I mi v V y v V* u L -r "i ~-1>*-+'233 words
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Advertisement10 2003-12-27 1 SPORTS Soccer betting sparks rise in phone 'analysts'. PAGE 1210 words
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749 2003-12-27 2 Report says Thai Military Bank to announce merger with DBS Thai Danu and Thanachart next month Reuters. Bloomberg [BANGKOK] The Thai banking industry looks set for a series of mergers in the new year. The Thai newspaper. The Nation yesterday quoted anReuters.; Bloomberg - 749 words
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Article, Illustration550 2003-12-27 2 They pin hopes on post-X'mas blitz; luxury shops do well Reuters [CHICAGO] Retailers in the United States wished for mountains of plastic gift cards yesterday as they kicked off their annual af-ter-Christmas blitz, the last chance to salvage a disappointing holiday season. ForReuters; AFP - 550 words
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476 2003-12-27 2 Loh Hui Yin - 936m rupee investment in Aurobindo is the fund's first By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] The Merlion India Fund, set up for the purpose of investing in Indian companies, has made its maiden investment. It is paying 936.2 million rupees (Ss3s476 words
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Article, Illustration849 2003-12-27 2 RAJU CHELLAM - One impetus will be from companies seeking to secure their data in multiple storage sites. RAJU CHELLAM reports RAJU CHELLAM DESPITE the recovery in the economy and an overall uptick in infotech spending, the data storage market in Singapore is stillSource: IDC Asia-Pacific - 849 words
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Article, Illustration1803 2003-12-27 3 WONG WEI KONG - Motorola may have lost its pole position to Nokia in the handphone market but its president aims to recapture some of its share and catch up in business growth and margins. WONG WEI KONG hears about the company's plans WONG WEI KONG IS Motorola guilty of draggingARTHUR LEE - 1,803 words
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Article653 2003-12-27 3 MOTOROLA may be accustomed to making billion-dollar investments today, but it took just over a thousand bucks to start the company. And until late this year, it was very much a family-run corporation. Paul Galvin founded Motorola, then known as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, in 1928,653 words
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Advertisement62 2003-12-27 3 Raffles INTERNATIONAL I lotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles International Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's Palm in the Raffles International logo is an apt symbol. Not only has water stored at the base of this palm provided sustenance, the leaves rest62 words
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427 2003-12-27 4 Joyce Koh - It is latest bank to be hit by fake site seeking customers' bank account details By Joyce Koh DBS became the latest bank in Hong Kong to be affected by a fraudulent Internet site claiming to be its Hong Kong427 words
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Article, Illustration1084 2003-12-27 4 KENNETH LIM - corporate analysis HK trader's recent privatisation deals worry some investors, says KENNETH LIM KENNETH LIM Hong kongbased asset trader Charles Chan Kwok-kQung, whose corporate deals have been making the headlines in the territory, recently raised eyebrows in Singapore by indirectly acquiring control of1,084 words
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Article, Illustration604 2003-12-27 4 r sivanithy - market review r sivanithy THE publishing of a column such as this which aims to describe events in the stock market on Boxing Day as well as the holiday-shortened week might quite justifiably elicit bewilderment among readers since it is commonly known that nothing of604 words
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Article70 2003-12-27 4 Reuters DBS Vickers Securities said it was overweight on Singapore's technology and banking sectors in the first quarter of next year on the back of expectations for accelerated economic growth. It said in a report that the Singapore market had substantial room for a rerating toReuters - 70 words
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Article65 2003-12-27 4 Dsn 1,730.23 (+4.24) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,730.00 (UDch) SIMSCI FUTURES 212.00 (unch) Friday Change KLSEOOMP 780.02 +2.65 NIKKEI225 10.417.41 +5206 HANC.SENC dosed SET INDEX 734.89 13.24 IIUBI COMP _riosed MANILA COMP dosed TAIPEI WPI MBit +351 SEOILCOMP 788.85 -3.70 SHENZHEN B 274iB +0.55 Al'ST ALLORD dosed BOMBAY IND __5.699.2465 words
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Article82 2003-12-27 4 FOREX RATES US$ S$ I SS (SS per I'SS) 1.705 £(l SS/SS per 1.773 3 024 EIR<)(ISS/SS/E). 1.246 2124 YEN 107.1 62.80 KM 3.800 2.229 HKS 7.766 4.555 BAHT 3958 2&2I Rl PI AH 8.495 4582 RENMINBI 8.299 4.867 INDIAN RITEE 45.58 2673 AS 1545 0789 NZS 1544 050682 words
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452 2003-12-27 5 Kalpana Rashiwala - Cathay sees promise in such a strategy as it ventures into the hospitality business By Kalpana Rashiwala BUDGET hotels may be the next big market in the region after budget airlines, and listed Cathay Organisation Holdings appears to be eyeing this as a452 words
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Article, Illustration581 2003-12-27 5 Joyce Koh - Chip tester Utac and chemicals maker Matex also plan IPOs By Joyce Koh THE Singapore Exchange is likely soon to see a sizeable rival to chip tester giant ST Assembly Test Services. Yesterday, United Test and Assembly Centre Ltd (Utac), aARTHUR LEE - 581 words
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513 2003-12-27 5 Four of seven creditor banks are ready to go along with proposal LOSS-MAKING aluminium products supplier Compact Metal Industries yesterday said it has reached in-prin-ciple agreement with four of its seven creditor banks on a proposal to restructure about $85.7 million of debt.513 words
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Article2495 2003-12-27 5 Transaction date: Dec 26 KUALA LUMPUR 2w Vo 4 GanadCorp 169 0.01 28 RM *1- C000) General Corp .0.55 0.02 68 General Soil 1.26 unch 0 ASM Realty 1.42 0.02 79 Genting 16.50 0.20 133 Abric 087 001 69 George Ker* 1.09 0 08 331 ACP Industries 3.18 i**h2,495 words
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Article, Illustration584 2003-12-27 6 SERENA NG - Compiled by SERENA NG SGX D*c 26 doting: $1.65 ACCORDING to newspaper reports, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is keen to take a stake in the Philippine Stock Exchange. This is likely to include a crossborder link between the two bourses, which would allow investors to trade on both exchanges.Source: Bloomberg - 584 words
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83 2003-12-27 6 THE chairman and chief executive officer of Multi-Chem Limited, Foo Suan Sai, yesterday bought 160,000 shares from the open market at an average 26.38 cents apiece. The purchase raised his direct shareholding in the printed circuit board service provider and specialty chemicals supplier to83 words
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141 2003-12-27 6 FUND manager Prudential Asset Management bought a total of 1.13 million shares in plastic injection moulding firm Meiban Group on five occasions from Nov 5 to Dec 23. The acquisitions, amounting to a 1.1 per cent stake, were done at prices averaging from $1.18 to141 words
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86 2003-12-27 6 AN independent director of Datacraft Asia, Frank Yung-Cheng Yung, yesterday exercised share options relating to 20,000 shares at 72.5 US cents per share. The options exercise comes 11 days after he sold 20,000 shares at US$l.l9 each in the communications and networking systems integrator86 words
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101 2003-12-27 6 INVESTMENT holding company Asia General Holdings yesterday said it bought 198.000 shares in Jurong Cement. or a 0.45 per cent stake, on Dec 24 at 89 cents a share, but its unit, The Asia Life Assurance Society Ltd, sold 200.000 shares at the same101 words
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Article, Illustration1654 2003-12-27 6 TONY DOLPHIN - Economic recovery is likely to be sustained in 2004 and markets will benefit from strong corporate earnings, low inflation and low interest rates, says TONY DOLPHIN TONY DOLPHIN THE likelihood is that 2004 will be another positive year for the global economy and equity markets.AP - 1,654 words
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Article, Illustration593 2003-12-27 6 Paul Kleiser, Stuart O'Gorman - By Paul Kleiser, Stuart O'Gorman 2003 has been a year of recovery for the global technology industry, and appears to be ending on an encouraging note, so expectations for 2004 are quite high. Valuations, particularly in the US, are already discounting strong revenue growth accompaniedAFP - 593 words
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611 2003-12-27 7 People who know they are not well do not buy life annuities. However, those who do buy them are expected to live longer than their age-cohort average. SAY John has led quite a reckless life, drinking, smoking and having a sedentary lifestyle. Now in his611 words
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Article, Illustration905 2003-12-27 7 teh hooi ling - show me the money Individual punters aren't always fools. Some of them can, and do, outperform the wider market persistently teh hooi ling HERE'S the good news. Not all individual investors are fools. There's one group of individual investors who can generate persistent abnormal returns,REUTERS - 905 words
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353 2003-12-27 8 Chen Huifen - eye on the economy outlook By Chen Huifen THERE could be more things to cheer about this time next year, if analysts' growth forecasts for Singapore in 2004 are anything to go by. Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) has upgraded its GDP growth353 words
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Article, Illustration478 2003-12-27 8 Daniel Buenas - Move is pari of Dubai-based airline's global recruitment drive for cabin crew By Daniel Buenas DUBAI-BASED airline Emirates will embark on a global recruitment drive to hire some 1,000 cabin crew by the middle of next year. This will swell its cabin crew ranks byFILE PHOTO - 478 words
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Article, Illustration339 2003-12-27 8 Tang Weng Fai - By Tang Weng Fai BARELY more than two years into the job. the chief executive of Singapore Power, Kwek Siew Jin, yesterday announced his resignation "to pursue other career options and directions". The resignation will take effect from the end of March next year. Meanwhile,339 words
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Article, Illustration349 2003-12-27 9 Securities firms, boosted by the Thai stock market's 103% surge, will give out bonuses off up to 24 months' pay [BANGKOK] Thai corporate executives and their staff stand to gain handsomely from the kingdom's stellar economic performance, with year-end bonuses of upREUTERS - 349 words
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383 2003-12-27 9 Holland-registered Tately linked to Ananda Krishnan [KUALA LUMPUR] Tately NV, a Malaysian oil company linked to businessman T Ananda Krishnan, has made inroads into Indonesia's oil and gas industry, securing an onshore exploration contract in the country, the Malaysian Business Times reported yesterday.383 words
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280 2003-12-27 9 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's largest chip foundry SMIC, accused of patent infringement by Taiwanese rival TSMC, stepped up a war of words between the two companies on Thursday, warning against any efforts to restrict competition. While declining to comment directly on the meritsReuters - 280 words
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Article96 2003-12-27 9 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to call early national elections, a senior party leader said yesterday, in a bid to capitalise on strong gains in recent key state polls. The elections must be held before October 2004.Reuters - 96 words
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115 2003-12-27 9 Reuters stom27 [HONG KONG) Tom.com Ltd, the media firm backed by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing, applied on Wednesday to spin off its Internet assets into a separately listed company, a market source said. The company recently received stock exchange approval to spin offReuters - 115 words
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88 2003-12-27 9 Reuters [HONG KONG] Facing some of its fastest price rises in years, China is aiming for inflation to come in at 2 per cent in 2004, a Hong Kong paper on Thursday cited Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as saying. Mr Wen's comments onReuters - 88 words
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85 2003-12-27 9 Reuters [TOKYO] A Japanese court told Taiwan's China Airlines yesterday to pay five billion yen (5579.5 million) in compensation for a 1994 crash in central Japan that killed 264 people. In a ruling at the Nagoya District Court, judge Junko Ikadatsu ordered ChinaReuters - 85 words
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Article88 2003-12-27 9 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand will increase benchmark land prices an average 14 per cent in 2004 as the fastest economic growth in eight years and a housing boom boosts demand, a senior finance ministry official said. Benchmark prices for the capital Bangkok will be raisedBloomberg - 88 words
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100 2003-12-27 9 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's November index of leading indicators hit the highest level in more than three years on wholesale prices, exports and growth in money supply, but the pace of growth slowed as the annual slow period for manufacturing looms. The Council for EconomicReuters - 100 words
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Article, Illustration574 2003-12-27 10 Creditors sue for control off two Parmalat units hours after company files for bankruptcy protection Reuters [MILAN] Parmalat's troubles deepened on Thursday after six foreign creditor companies lodged a lawsuit against the global food group, which is caught up in one ofReuters; AP - 574 words
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290 2003-12-27 10 NYT [TOKYO] Fujitsu Ltd and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd agreed on Wednesday to merge their respective compound semiconductor operations to create a world leader in the field, sources said. The new venture, to start operations from April, projects annual sales of 100 billion yenNYT - 290 words
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Article481 2003-12-27 10 Central bank agrees to three-month repo pacts, for up to a total of lOt yen Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's central bank has agreed to a government request for shortterm funding to soothe worries it may soon run out of funds to intervene in theReuters - 481 words
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432 2003-12-27 10 Tremor brings down two hospitals in Iranian city Reuters [BAM, Iran] A powerful earthquake struck the ancient Silk Road city of Bam in southeastern Iran yesterday, killing at least 4,000 people and injuring some 30,000 others, state television said. "This is only anReuters - 432 words
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112 2003-12-27 10 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japanese industrial production rose for a third month in November and household spending fell, adding to evidence that an export-led economic recovery isn't igniting consumer spending. Industrial production rose 0.8 per cent from October, seasonally adjusted, the Ministry of Economy, TradeBloomberg - 112 words
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90 2003-12-27 10 Reuters [SEOUL] Japan's Sony Corp has proposed setting up a flat screen joint venture with South Korea's Samsung SDI Co and LG Electronics, the Korea Economic Daily said yesterday. "We received official proposal from Sony to form a PDP (plasma display panel) jointReuters - 90 words
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89 2003-12-27 10 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Worldwide digital camera shipments by Japanese makers surged 53 per cent in November, with shipments to Europe showing the biggest gain for a 12th consecutive month, an industry group said. Shipments from camera makers such as Canon Inc, Fuji PhotoBloomberg - 89 words
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92 2003-12-27 10 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's ailing LG Card passed a new deadline yesterday without finding a potential buyer as a consortium of creditors acquiring the country's largest credit card company emerged as the most likely option. "No letters of intent (to buy LG Card)AFP - 92 words
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Advertisement366 2003-12-27 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ISLAND BUILDERS TRANSPORTATION PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting ol the Company held at 16 Rattles Quay *26-00. Hong Leong Building. Singapore *****1 on 23 December 2003. the following Resolutions were366 words
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Article, Illustration852 2003-12-27 11 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE picks the best cars of 2003 SAMUEL EE THERE were many automotive distractions in 2003. But unlike Steve Chia's photos, they were genuine works of art, not to mention engineering. Interactions with a few of them ended on a wistful note, tinged with anFILE PHOTOS - 852 words
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Article, Illustration615 2003-12-27 12 These increasingly popular services boast 'hit' rates of as much as two out of three AP EVERY weekend, Darren Teo flips through an afternoon tabloid, hoping to pick up a few tips for the big soccer games. After marking down the games he wants toAP; REUTERS - 615 words
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Article, Illustration806 2003-12-27 12 vince chong - frankly speaking vince chong FRANKLY speaking, the English Premiership season is becoming as boring as the stock market before Christmas because we all know which teams will end up in the top three come May. When asked to pen this column, I was told806 words
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Article, Illustration961 2003-12-27 13 IRFAN QURESHI - A personalised detoxification programme is important for preventing illness, says IRFAN QURESHI IRFAN QURESHI YEARS of unhealthy eating, high stress and lifestyle choices like smoking and alcohol consumption can be a real drag on our bodies. While our bodies are really good at handling the abuse we961 words
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Miscellaneous190 2003-12-27 13 CBTPTIC CROSSWORD produced from a vapour? 16 That one with the German round (2-2) 27 Public have three months person visiting Antipasto, 10 Eliot, 11 Twaddle, tree hunting penod (4,6) hospital? (10) 12 Braille, 13 Newcastle, 16 OOWN 12 Used pointer on dial (6-4) Irons, 17 Bliss, 18 Orangemen, 1190 words
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Article, Illustration1473 2003-12-27 14 CORINNE KERK - The fashion industry is looking to all things bright and beautiful for next year. CORINNE KERK checks out the trends CORINNE KERK WHEN looking at the fashion trends for 2004, it is inevitable that the upcoming Spring/Summer collection leads the way. This also means lighter, brighter colours. But1,473 words
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Article, Illustration444 2003-12-27 14 CORINNE KERK,MIKE CHUA - what's new in the shops this week Christmas might have been the biggest event this past week, but a hot topic that will continue to be discussed at parties to come is the final instalment of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. In a nod to the wildly successful444 words
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Article, Illustration765 2003-12-27 15 CHEAH UI-HOON - Painter Lim Tze Peng, 83, mourns the disappearance of the old street scenes but he tells CHEAH UI-HOON why he still works from dawn to dusk CHEAH UI-HOON HE might be 83 according to his Chinese age, but painter Lim Tze Peng hasn't hung up his765 words
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Article, Illustration696 2003-12-27 15 Going out or staying in this weekend? We round up some recommendations book In unusual company China Mieville's third book The Scar has surely established him right among the top contemporary authors of science fiction. The story is set in the strange world of Bas-Lag which was introduced in696 words
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Article, Illustration349 2003-12-27 15 Tripped by multimedia Eston 2 plays by Stella Kon is an adaptation of chapters from Stella Kon's novel Eston, by the author herself, which The Fun Stage brings to life as a doublebill directed by Benny Lim. The Tunnel is about an apathetic executive who takes a life-changing train349 words
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Advertisement1185 2003-12-27 15 wine&dine with weekendßT Asian Wok cent discount off your beer/wine with any food ordered Merttus Mandarin Singapore Till Jan 15, enjoy a 10 per cent discount on steamboat buffet 45 Boat Quay. Tel: 6532 9006 with your Diners Club Card. Discount is not valid on set 333 Orchard Road. Te1:*****4111,185 words
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Article, Illustration1496 2003-12-27 16 GEOFFREY EU - While the S'pore retail food scene is hardly sizzling, the forays of those in the fine-dining business into lower-cost eateries have kept interest alive, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU ANYONE who's ever dreamed of winning the lottery then actually doing so will know exactly how aFILE PHOTOS - 1,496 words
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