The New Paper, 20 December 2004

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1 59 The New Paper
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    22 1 the new paper MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2004 Press Holdings IfBBBMEEIEEM *>«nts J |j j j j 8 *****1 *****1 70 CENTS the
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      30 1 MORNING LATEST Death fall A at Alexandra C 1 -1 HDB block ■■■V H| 33-year-old woman falls x Husband yk Picture/ KAREN TAN BABY'S T1Tl 1 atwmtian When maids snap
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Deepest fears
      752 2  -  WHEN MAIDS SNAP By Genevieve Jiang geneviev@spin.com.sg Additional reporting by Seto Nu-Wen THE maid does something that irks her employer who reacts by either patiently explaining how it should be done or ticks her off harshly. It's a scenario that's probably played out daily in many homes here.
      Additional reporting by Seto Nu-Wen; Pictures/ Lianhe Wanbao  -  752 words
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      Lock icon Deepest sympathy
      547 3  -  COMMENT By Andre Yeo Andre Yeo an dreyspli.coin.sg IT'S utterly devastating and all Singapore parents feel for you, Mr Mrs Yap. Tragedies like this that come out of the blue cut the deepest. One moment your lives were lit by the presence of 5-month-old Baby Jonathan. And the
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      Lock icon Husband races down & yells
      580 4  - Husband races down yells MORNING LATEST ALEXANDRA DEATH FALL Just another quiet Sunday night, then neighbours hear a loud bang REPORT AND PICTURES/ Karen Wong karen@splt.com.sg A HUSBAND'S heart-rending screams pierced the evening calm at a Lengkok Bahru block late last night. Residents, some of whom were watching TV, were
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      128 2 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Master of Landscape Architecture Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Awarded by Lincoln University, ranked 2 nd in NZ for PBRF World renown in landscape studies Professionally recognized in Singapore, Malaysia, IFLA, New Zealand, United States UK Full-Time Part-Time programme available LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT MA in Logistics Management Awarded by Rotterdam
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    566 6  -  SINGAPORE Mum enters his name in lucky draw. He is among five finalists chosen out of 7,000 entries He picks winning key that unlocks grand prize of Suzuki Jimny d i W/A By Benson Ang bang@sph.com.sg HE has only just completed his kindergarten "studies". But
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      122 7 Funan Cyber game Challenge CFCC) '04 funan I •aitaJr 3 Day 2 IMight Battle SO [lOaml e?S! Dec flOpm) I Come down and witness Singapore's largest BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) LAN party, a non-stop 3D2N battle for the coveted title of Ultimate Gamer'. Watch top techies from Singapore and
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  • NEWS IQ
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      Lock icon Gay issue not "all or nothing", says PM
      389 8 PM Lee speaks on other hot topics as well HOT TOPIC 1: GAY PARTY THIS year's Snowßall party was disallowed because previous ones organised by a local subsidiary of a gay online portal were targeted for gays only. ""We made it quite
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      126 8 LAST WEEK: All markets rose. US markets hit new highs for the year and the Australian index hit a new all-time high. Singapore's 3rd quarter unemployment rate fell from 4.5 per cent to 3.4 per cent. The High Court gave China Aviation Oil until Jan 21 to file
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      Lock icon Embassy bomb suspects recreate terror attack
      55 8 ARMED Indonesian anti-terror police officers guard Hasan, Anshori and Rois, three of the suspects in September's Australian Embassy bombing, during a police reconstruction of the attack. The reconstruction comes days after foreign governments have warned that Islamic militants are planning more attacks against Western
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      Lock icon S'poreans can work longer
      83 8 MANY Singaporeans can continue to work and contribute beyond the current retirement age of 62, says Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen. Yet, he says the retirement shouldn't be pushed back by too much as companies may end up employing workers who can't get the job done
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      Lock icon SGX listing for PSA soon?
      79 8 MARKET insiders have been speculating that port operator PSA may soon be listed on the Singapore Exchange. They say PSA has been in with several global investment bankers. Some say that one American house has been appointed to manage the exercise, which could come anytime
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      Lock icon Better pass rate at schools
      85 8 LEARNERS at the three main driving schools here have a higher chance of passing their final practical test on their first try than those who go to private instructors. Last year, the pass rata for first-timers from the Comfort Driltpg Centre, Singapore Safety Driving Centre
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      Lock icon Veteran banker dies
      81 8 VETERAN investment banker Sandy Eu, grandson of the late philanthropist Eu Tong Sen, died over the weekend in an accident on the North-South Highway near Muar. Mr Eu, 53, who was also known as Alexander Jr, was a passenger in a Toyota multi-purpose vehicle which collided with
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      Lock icon Local brands under-valued
      82 8 THE intangible assets of listed Singapore companies are grossly under-valued, says a study by brand consultant Brand Finance. Though estimated to be worth a staggering $91.3 billion, the valuation is less than those of other countries like US, Australia, Spain and Canada. Local firms also have a
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      Lock icon Bush is Time's choice
      74 8 UNITED States President George Bush has been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" in 2004. He was picked for "for sticking to his guns (literally and figuratively), his victory over Democratic challenger John Kerry and for "reshaping the rules of politics". The choice, published in
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Finally, he gets brother's body back for cremation
      573 9  -  Bv Low Ching Ling lowcl@sph.com.sg FROM the start, he had been sure the decomposed body was his missing brother's. But for 18 painful days, because a positive identification could not be quickly made, Mr Goli Srinagesh could not claim the remains from
      Picture/ Chua Puay Hoe  -  573 words
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      Lock icon BODY FOUND IN RESERVOIR
      150 9 MR Srinagesh last saw his brother on Nov 28, when Mr Srikanth said he was going to the supermarket. The next morning, he called his brother's handphone but there was no answer. Mr Srikanth's office had not heard from him either. On Nov 30, two hours
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      665 10  -  Would you lend her money to start a business? By Celine Lim cells/@sph.com.sg THINK private banking, and rich customers with bags of money come to mind. But have you heard of the poor man's bank? It's called microfinancing. Chief investment officer William Toh was one of two
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      272 11 ON Nov 18, former dirt-poor villagers rang the opening bells of stock exchanges in countries around the world, including Switzerland and the Philippines. These successful microentrepreneurs from eight countries won the Global Microentrepreneurship Awards (GMA). They own smale-scale businesses that usually have fewer than five employees.
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      Lock icon Star sprinter roped in to help
      360 11 NATIONAL runner UK Shyam, 28, took a break from training professionally this year to concentrate on his studies. But instead of relaxing, the philosophy and political science undergrad said yes when his Singaporean friends at Harvard Business School asked for help with the first-ever
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      Lock icon Whose name did she scribble on note found under her body?
      777 12 And who did she let into hotelroom^ A CRUMPLED piece of paper may hold the key to the gruesome murder of this young Singaporean executive in a Kuala Lumpur hotel. When the semi-naked body of Ms Patricia Wong Bao
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      517 14 SAGA OF UK HOME SECRETARY AND HIS MISTRESS EVEN as her one-time lover, former Home Secretary David Blunkett, struggles with the fallout from their affair and his resignation from the top Cabinet post, he's being dealt another blow. His former married lover and American
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      440 15 Unknown buys Russian oil firm AFP. THE news anchor could not believe his ears. He asked the Russian NTV reporter: "Excuse me? Did you just say Baikalfinansgroup?" News had just broken that the country's top oil producer, Yukos, had fallen to an the obscure company. "So who is
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      308 16  -  By Chang May Choon changmcQsph. com.sg WE got you, babe! By babe, we mean this little cutie sitting on a potty and looking absolutely adorable (below). But who would have expected her to grow up and become one of Singapore's most babelicious and desirable stars? That's Fiona Xie,
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      Lock icon A FIONA XIE, actress, 22
      219 16 Bio: 1.65 m, 46kg Babo factor: With the face of an angel and the body of a devil, Fiona is button-cute, yet oh-so-sexy. The spunky star of My Genie and The Champion was also voted Most Kissable Lips in a Straits Times Interactive poll, and
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      Lock icon JACELYN TAY, actress, 29
      166 17 Bio: 1.7 m, 49kg Babe factor: Jacelyn is one classy babe. Age obviously agrees with her, and she's looking more feminine and sexy nowadays. Even her stumble at the Star Awards was elegant. Being pampered from head to toe as the spokesman for Jean Yip's hair
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      Lock icon D RACHEL LEE, model-actress, 24
      157 17 Bio: 1.68 m, 47kg Babo factor: Put Rachel in a bikini and watch the men salivate. She is a sex symbol, full-stop. Oh, and didn't the 10 guys who were fighting for her affections in Eye For A Guy also rave about how nice and
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      Lock icon C EUNICE OLSEN, actress-pianist, and now NMP, 27
      95 17 Bio: 1.69 m, 50kg Babe factor: She's our youngest NMP, and by far the most beautiful and glamorous one. Poise is her middle name, and the Miss Singapore-Universe 2002 is talented too, being an accomplished pianist and political science and philosophy graduate.
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      Lock icon JOANNE PEH, actress, 21
      115 17 EBio: 1.73 m, 50kg Babt factor: With striking good looks, a dazzling smile and a warm, sincere personality, Joanne is Miss Congeniality personified. Bj. The Lux girl is smart B too pursuing a journalism degree at Nanyang Technological University and has truckloads of advertisers knocking at
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      Lock icon You think I'm a hunk, meh?
      225 18 A SYLVESTER SIM, Singapore Idol runner-up, 21 As they say, one woman's nerd is another's hunk. While some of the nominees in this year's Flame Awards for Hunk Of The Year may not qualify as cute beefcakes, these men-of-the-moment have no lack of female
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      Lock icon C QI YUWU, actor, 27
      125 18 Vogue hunk: China-born actor Qi Yuwu heats up the screen as a swimmer lusted after by two girls (Jessica Lao and Jeanette Aw, no less) in The Champion. The 27-year-old has a body to die for, and a fashion sense to boot. He has 80
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      Lock icon D KEN LIM, Singapore Idol judge, 40
      121 18 Reluctant hunk: Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim, 40, is idolised for his brooding looks, especially when he peered over his glasses as he dished out, most say, constructive criticisms on the show. Do I think I'ma hunk?: "Are you joking? Sudah lah (Leave
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      Lock icon VOTE AND WIN PRINTER, GAMES
      162 18 THE New Paper Rame Awards 2004 honours the best and worst in entertainment this year, according to you. Vote for your choice of nominee in the Hunk Of The Year and Babe Of The Year and stand to win attractive prizes, including Lexmark's All-in-One Photo
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      Lock icon g JULIAN HEE, actor, 25
      163 18 Pat-tovfng hunk: Model-turned-actor Julian Hee has worn the Manhunt sash, put on the cool, blue uniform for cop drama Heartlanders and, recently, squeezed into teeny trunks for swimming drama Hie Champion. 4 When the 25-year-old is not baring his torso on screen, he plays with
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      Lock icon E TAUFIK BATISAH, Singapore Idol, 23
      198 18 Mushy hunk: Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah took fans' breath away with his rendition of Me And Mrs Jones at the finals. Even judge Florence Lian was blown away. She jested: "Where's Mrs Jones? I want to kill her." The lucky girl who can find
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      Lock icon First the kiss... ...then comes the blushing and choking
      559 19 THIS Japanese housewife I flew here from Osaka to catch a glimpse of the man of her dreams and got more than what she ever dreamed. Ms Yoko Shiiba, 50, got a kiss from her idol, Korean star Ryu Si Won,
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      Lock icon He gets his first line on last day
      291 21  -  Filming wraps on Channel U's last series By Yeoh Wee Teck weeteck@sph. com.sg HIS acting debut came on the last day's major shoot of Channel U's last production, 0. But Mr Man Shu Sum chief operating officer of Media Works wasn't nervous.
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      Lock icon Tears, but only for the camera
      471 22 Come Dec 31, Media Works will merge with MediaCorp to form MediaCorp TV. Mr Man starts work as an adviser at MediaCorp TV on Jan 3. "I don't know my duties yet, but my first task is to be the bridge between the staff
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      118 20 ••••••< Moshi moshi Miharu, I'm a great fen of Hyde (L'arc-en-Ciel) and I'm curious to know about his new movie release, Kagen NoTsuki. Will it be released in Singapore soon? Thanks.—Serene Moshi moshi Serene, Kagen No Tsuki is also known as Last Quarter, a manga-adapted film also starring Chiaki Kuriyama
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      435 23 Page 24 PRIME" TIME TV THE NEW PAPER/Monday, December 20,2004 Arresting comedy HERE'S a new comedy which took one who has enough brain cells to home this year. And this rescue them from financial ruin. V j and I C^b U delivering the most sarcastic lines to gM M Development
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      678 24 THE NEW PAPEIVMonday, December 20,2004 PRIME TIIVfE TV Page 25 MMMIIJIIIIIIIBIIMIIIII 1111 11 r""""""! 6 6.00: Grounded 6.00: American 6.30: News 6.30: Singapore 6.00: In Our 6.00: Aroma 6.02: Partners In 6.00: 6.00: The For Life Idol 3 Wild Today (News) House (Children) Progress Gensomaden Simpsons fftm 6.30: Three Card
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    838 25 Tech NYT. YOU may not have heard about a pop group called The Game. But its debut album in January is riding on one of the most lucrative franchises in a multibillion-dollar industry. Not music, but a video game which has already sold over
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  • TECH
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      Lock icon Down memory lane, with Atari
      639 29  -  TECH GUy OO GIN LEE tnp@sph.com sg I STARTED visiting video games arcades by myself when I was about 10 years old. By the time I was 12, the most memorable moment that year was when my mum bought me an Atari 2600 video games
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      Lock icon Don't just talk, transfer some data please
      587 31 All-talk US handphone users bad news for wireless carriers NYT. ONE of the most popular new handphones this holiday season is the V 3 Razr, an ultrathin model that stresses style over services. That is good news for Motorola, which makes the Razr,
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    333 34 TECH AP. HERE'S a good way to deter pirates from copying your products include a trademark which is hard to duplicate. Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, plans to mark its original batteries with a hologram as part of the fight against
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        744 56  -  PORTSMOUTH 0 ARSENAL 1 (Sol Campbell 75) Crowd: 20,170 TV VIEW ERNEST LUIS IMI* +t> IT was Arsenal's version of chicken soup for the soul. Call it Campbell's soup for the Gunners if you want. When central defender Sol Campbell scored
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        553 57 PA Sport. SOL Campbell's first Premiership goal in 16 months steered Arsenal past a rather uncomfortable Portsmouth challenge. It put the Gunners back into second place in the Premiership. Fifteen minutes from the end of a bruising, fast-moving battle at Fratton Park, managerless Portsmouth looked the
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        30 58 South Korea beat mighty Germany 3-1 yesterday. Will Thailand do the same to the Germans tomorrow? Catch WANG MENG MENG'S reports, interviews on the match from tomorrow
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