The New Paper, 21 December 2004

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  • 16 1 the new paper TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2004 Hotline: 1800- 7 33 44 55 the new paper
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 927 2  -  Most homesick and stressed by work demands "H-'! TTSH DOCTOR REVEALS SHOCKING FACT ABOUT MAIDS HERE By Sim Chi Yin simcy@sph.com.sg iV O NE every three weeks or so. < That's the number of maids «een by psychiatrists at
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    • 227 3 .IHJU-W >•?.![ jgygSi4? W* SITI (not her real name) had been here for barely a week. But she wanted to go back to Indonesia. The 18-year-old domestic worker "just couldn't take it". She ended up in Tan Tock Seng Hospital after swallowing detergent. TTSH
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    • 223 3 Muthri's story: MUTHRI (not her real name) had problems fitting in even after a year. The problem got so bad she started fainting frequently. Finally, after a few weeks of fainting spells, the 23-year-old Indonesian was admitted to TTSH. She was
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    • 656 4  -  YISHUN WOMAN IN FREAK CARPARK CRASH By Tan May Ping mayping@sph. com.sg THE car suddenly accelerated and hit her, knocking her down. Before Madam Chong Meow Fong could recover, the car reversed and then hurtled forward again, hitting her a second time. It
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    • 49 5 Car hits her —twice before trapping her HIT AND HIT AGAIN: (Opposite page) The blue Honda which hit the car Madam Chong was washing with her godson. (Above) It took four people to lift the car and free Madam Chong, who was trapped under the car in this drain.
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 311 8 MINISTER MENTOR LEE —2005 TURNING POINT FOR WORLD MIDDLE EAST NEXT year could be the "turning point" in the war against terror. Successful elections in Iraq and a two-state solution in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
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    • 55 8 S'PORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ (Closein US$/Change) Pacificlnternet6 +O 26 e ?j v fl e^ nology 14.51/+0.13 Flextronics 14.31A0.26 Chartered Semiconductor 5.84/+0.07 Stats 5.97/-0.1 Yesterday's action Percentage change Close Dow Up 0.11% (11.68 pts) 10,661.6 Nasdaq Down 0.34% (7.35 pts) 2,127.85 S+P 500 Up 0.04% (0.45 pts) 1,194.65 STI
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    • 74 8 A monk leads the heartbroken family of five-month-old baby Jonathan Yap Soon Heng in prayers at the scene of his death yesterday afternoon. The baby was flung down 23 storeys from a block of flats by his Indonesian maid on Sunday. His distraught mother, Mrs Yap
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    • 72 8 HEALTH experts warn that Asean nations have to coordinate efforts to tackle bird flu or it could cause the hext global human flu pandemic. Minister of State (Defence and National Development) Cedric Foo said overcoming the disease was "the single most pressing agricultural and public
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    • 72 8 THIRTEEN hawker centres are slated to undergo upgrading in the next two years under the National Environment Agency (NEA)'s Hawker Centres Upgrading Programme. This will be the fourth batch of centres to receive a facelift under the programme, which started in 2000. The agency, which budgeted
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    • 79 8 SINGAPORE Airlines has cut fares to Bangkok, Jakarta, Hong Kong and Taipei. Round-trip tickets will go for $98 each for travel between Jan 3 and 31. Passengers must travel in pairs and bookings open tomorrow. The deal undercuts the fares of Valuair, Tiger Airways and Jetstar Asia.
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    • 68 8 THE National University of Singapore (NUS) is among the top 10 of the world's best engineering and IT universities. The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) placed NUS ninth, ahead of Harvard and Carnegie Mellon University in the US and Oxford University in the UK. NUS
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    • 71 8 NEXT year, students abroad will take Singapore's Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) for the first time. The exam, known as iPSLE, is the international version of PSLE, designed for pupils in overseas schools which adopt a system similar to Singapore's. The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board will set,
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    • 78 8 CHIP consumption in Singapore is set to shrink about 4 per cent next year to under US$5 billion (sBb), after growing a record 19.4 per cent this year to US$5. lb. But the drop in local consumption may not hugely affect the fortunes of major companies
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 476 9  -  TOA PAYOH SHOCK By Joycelyn Wong tnp@sph.com.sg THE cooked food stall holder had heard about recent break-ins at the hawker centre. So she always took home the day's earnings including loose change. But last Wednesday night, her husband had dropped by to help out. Said
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    • 944 10  -  Retired cop gets hydrocele, condition where water collects in 1 i scrotum J L.——- ■—i His scrotum then swells,! water hastobe drained through I catheter J L-—— By Faith Teo wenli@sph. com. sg THIS grandfather has gamely coped with liver cancer and
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    • 222 11 HYDROCELE is a "benign condition where there is a collection of fluid in the scrotum", said Dr Sim Hong Gee of SGH's Urology Centre. A yellowish fluid accumulates around the testis, within a thick sac surrounding the testis. In infants, it is often due to a leakage between
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  • WORLD
    • 661 14 IBM EXEC MURDERED IN KL SHE was known to be a teetotaller. Yet, the day before she was found dead, IBM consultant Patricia Wong Bao Bao appeared drunk. Malaysian newspaper The Star reported today that employees of the 5-star Westin Hotel in Kuala Lumpur
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    • 81 14 RICHARD. That was the name scribbled on a note by slain Madam Wong, reported Harian Metro. The note was found beneath her body in her hotel room. So who is Richard? According to a police source, initial investigations have revealed that none of the hotel employees is called
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    • 354 15 China expert warns of possible outbreak AFP. IT has been an unusually warm winter in China. And the warm weather is conducive for the spread of viral infections.' China's top Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) expert has warned people to be alert against a return
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 436 16 BRIDE JILTED VIA SMS SAYS: THERE is to be no forgiveness for Kedah footballer Hasmawi Hassan. The bride he jilted just 19 hours before the solemnisation ceremony is angry that he did not have the courage to meet her face to face
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    • 272 16 MR HASMAWI Hassan is missing. Not only did he not turn up for his wedding, he also did not appear for football practice yesterday. He was supposed to join his team at the Darulaman Stadium last night. His actions have shocked all of Kedah, reported
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  • WORLD
    • 405 17 THEY clinked glasses of red wine and, moments later, a thick wad of Asloo ($125) bills allegedly passed between them. Now, a suburban Sydney mayor known for his anti-corruption stance has had to step down alter footage of his incriminating lunch surfaced. The 12-minute
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    • 388 18 SURPRISE HIT HOLIDAY GIFT IN US: IT may not be the type of Christmas gift kids would badger their parents for. Yet, the Time Tracker (left) has become this year's surprise hit gift of the holiday season in the US, reported the New
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    • 298 18 SURPRISE PRICEY GIFTS IN UK: REMEMBER how you gave cards or flowers to your favourite teacher? Well, children have gone far beyond those now. Today, teachers are presented with expensive Christmas gifts, including the latest Apple iPod (below), vintage champagne and designer watches. In
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    • 54 18 YOU may be expecting a fat and warmlydressed Santa this Christmas. But this Santarinain a Seoul department store surprisingly outfitted in lingerie with only a cape to warm her shoulders may just inspire husbands and boyfriends to buy gifts of pretty lingerie this time of
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    • 261 21 FLORENCE LIAN, Singapore Idol judge, 40 Good taste is an underrated gift. This point truly hits home when you see certain celebs that make you go 'Just what was he/she thinking?' This year's style disasters must surely have belonged to these people... ERIAKBAR (eri@sph. com.sg)
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    • 218 21 MID-LIFE crisis or simply young at heart? Comedian Jack Neo sported a new combed-down hairdo at the recent Star Awards (right), leaving people wondering if he was wearing a toupee (he was not). The 44-year-old defended it by saying: "I think it's beautiful. It makes
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    • 214 22 P STEPH SONG, Actress, 27 THE sheer blue Fendi gown was hot. But the VPL (for the uinitiated, that's visible panty line) was not. Actress Steph Song raised eyebrows when she let her beige-coloured panties show through the designer dress she wore to
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    • 193 22 The New Paper Flame Awards 2004 honours the best and worst in entertainment this year, according to you. Vote for your choice of nominee in the Fashion 800-800 Of The Year and stand to win attractive prizes including Lexmark's All-in-One Photo Print Center X 5250
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    • 523 23  -  By Tan Dawn Wei dawntan@sph.corn.sg HAVING been Hong Kong's undisputed King Of Comedy for more than a decade, and now, director du jour, Stephen Chow has come a long way. The man knows not just how to tickle your funny bone, but he's just as good
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    • 177 23 Writer-director-actor-producer Stephen Chow's inspiration for Kung Fu Hustle came from memories of his boyhood movie-going days in Hong Kong, where martial arts films were a staple. His first movie was a Bruce Lee film. Since then, he's been dreaming of being a martial arts expert acting is only
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    • 221 24 IF you haven't seen the stage musical of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera, catch Joel Schumacher's screen adaptation. But "adaptation" may be too lofty a word as he has basically directed from a sheet of tracing paper placed over the stage production.
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    • 191 24 THIS is one rare romantic comedy which has neither romance nor comedy. Audrey Tautou is capable of being whimsical (Amelie), tragic (Dirty Pretty Things) and even psychotic (He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not). But I Want To Be Famous her first US film which
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    • 337 29 Turn on these Xmas lights from the other side of the world AP. UNLIKE the Kranks in the movie who want to give Christmas a miss, this family in Colorado, US, wants the whole world to share their celebration. After festooning his house with 17,000 Christmas lights, Mr Alek Komarnitsky
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      • 646 48  -  LAST WEKEND'S BETTING REVIEW HOW OUR TIPSTERS FARED: BIRMINGHAM v WEST BROM (IX2: B'ham 1/2: B'ham TG: 4 HT/FT: H-H) Edwin: 1x2,1/2 Goal, HT—FT Tay: 1x2,1/2 Goal, HT—FT BLACKBURN vEVERTON (Draw, B'bum, 0, D —D) Brian: 1x2,1/2 Goal. TG, HT—FT Edwin: 1/2 Goal Tay: 1x2,1/2 Goal,
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      • 483 49 CHELSEA'S NEXT FOUR MATCHES: Dec 26: v Aston Villa (h) Dec 28: v Portsmouth (a) Jan 1: v Liverpool (a) Jan 4: v Boro (h) PA Sport. CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho is insisting his team attend training on Christmas Day as they look to maintain
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      • 336 49 PA Sport. JOSE Antonio Reyes (right, with Thierry Henry) I is out of Arsenal's t Christmas holiday programme after twisting a knee in training. The Spaniard had to sit out Sunday's hard-earned 1-0 win at Portsmouth which put Arsemal back in second place within five
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      • 39 49 PA Sport. Chelsea midfielder Scott Parker broke a metatarsal bone in his foot during last Saturday's game against Norwich and will be out of action indefinitely. Parker has started just one Premiership game this season. PA Sport.
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    • 91 50 AFP. MAN U fans brace for a new fight with Malcolm Glazer as the board of Manchester United said yesterday that the US sports tycoon was considering "potential revisions" to his previous unofficial takeover offer. The news plunged the club into an offer period for the
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    • 106 50 PA Sport. FORMER Mail U great Eric Cantona claimed he might like to return to the club as manager one day but only if he is capable of being a creative coach. He said: "If I come back I will need to be involved in
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    • 868 51 CHARLTON 2 FULHAM 1 CHARLTON: Kiely, Young, El Karkouri, Fortune, Hreidarsson, Rommedahl (Konchesky 83), Kishishev, Holland, Murphy, Thomas (Euell 87), Bartlett (Jeffers 79). FULHAM: Van der Sar, Rosenior, Rehman, Pearce, Bocanegra, Diop, Legwinski (John 73), Pembridge, Malbranque (Radzinski 63), Cole, Mcßride. PA Sport. CHARLTON gave their fans
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    • 211 52 COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP: IPSWICH v WIGAN WIGAN Athletic manager Paul Jewell is not placing extra emphasis on his club's top-of-the-table clash with Ipswich Town tonight. The current Championship leaders, who are just one point ahead of their East Anglian rivals and chasing a Premiership place, travel to Portman
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    • 159 53 GERMAN goalkeeper Jens Lohmana wants to see out his contract at Arsenal and remains hopeful of playing at the 2006 World Cup Finals—despite the loss of his place to Manuel Almunia. "I like playing here. I'm working hard and I assume I'M play again
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    • 88 53 Goalkeepers: Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich), Timo Hildebrand (Stuttgart), Simon Jentzsch (Wolfsburg) Defenders: Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Per Mertsacker (Hannover 96), Patrick Owomoyela (Armenia Bielefeld), Christian Pander (Schalke), Christian Woms (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (Stuttgart), Andreas Hinkel (Stuttgart) fli Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich), Frank Baumann (Werder
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    • 545 54 EURO KICKOFF: SPAIN BARCELONAv LEVANTE RBETISv A MADRID FIXTURES (European time) Today Barcelona v Levante Betisv A Madrid Tomorrow Albacete v Villarreal A Bilbao v Mallorca Deportivo v Zaragoza Getafe v Racing Malaga v Sociedad Osasunav Numancia R Madrid v Sevilla Valencia v Espanyol PA Sport.
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    • 209 54 PA Sport. HEAL Madrid coach Mariano Garcia Remon has insisted David Beckham (right) is not an outcast despite playing no part in the 3-2 win over Racing Santander this weekend. Roberto Carlos on tMtanch for the entire 90 minutp. •But GarciaßeiSfe suggested that Beckham's
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    • 118 54 PA Sport. ATLETICO Madrid centre-back Luis Perea believes tomorrow's trip to Real Betis offers the perfect chance for his side to remind themselves what it feels like to win away. The Rojiblancos have only managed one victory on their travels thus far, despite being
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      298 55 FIFA WORLD FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR Wire Services. THIERRY Henpr chose a blazing red Che Guevara T-shirt (left) and a black-and-white wristband (right) for his appearance at Fifa's World Player of the Year awards gala to make a point about racism in football. Arsenal's French striker wore
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    • 272 55 PA Sport THIERRY Henry put on a brave face after once again losing out in the Fifa World Player of the Year award as Barcelona's flamboyant Brazilian attacker Ronaldinho took the honour. Arsenal's French striker Henry easily beat Andriy Shevchenko, who finished third, but perhaps paid the
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    • 629 56 FIFA WORLD FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR PA Sport. FIVE years ago Ronaldinho could never have dreamt of one day being on top of the world, when he emerged from the shadows of a tough upbringing to wear the colours of local Brazilian team
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    • 130 57 BARCELONA star Samuel Eto'o has taunted Chelsea by claiming: Ronaldinho is worth half your team put together. Eto'o, who has 12 goals for Barca this season, believes the Brazilian will still be at the Nou Camp when Chelsea visit for a crucial Champions League clash
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    • 342 58 Wire Services. BRAZILIAN Ronaldinho has clinched it. He is the 2004 Fifa World Footballer of the Year. The result was announced last night by the world football's governing body at a gala evening at the Zurich opera house. It's the first time that Ronaldinho
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