Streats, 17 December 2003
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Title Section10 2003-12-17 3 Streats WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (P) m/03/200310 words
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Article, Illustration645 2003-12-17 3 said French lawyer dubbed Devil’s Advocate, when asked if he’s ready to represent the captured Iraqi dictator WHILE much of the world seems eager to punish Saddam Hussein, one man is willing to come to his defence. It may take months before Saddam is tried in theI AFP - 645 words
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Morning Rush
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Article362 2003-12-17 4 Chua Kong Ho - Non-corrosive detergents OK at multi-storey carparks By< Chua Kong Ho CAR cleaners at multi-storey HDB carparks can now offer more than just a wipedown with plain water. The Housing Board has relaxed rules governing the use of cleaning agents and car polish and these cleaners362 words
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Article, Illustration306 2003-12-17 4 SarahNg - By SarahNg FEW people give toilets the kind of tender loving care (TLC) that Madam Susanti Goh does, and the restroom is not even hers. Madam Goh (pictured) cleans an upgraded public toilet near a market in Hougang with such meticulous care thatAshlelgh Sim - 306 words
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Article, Illustration381 2003-12-17 5 Zubaidah Nazeer - slm help package for needy accompanied by cheery news By Zubaidah Nazeer UNION leader Cyrille Tan is a happy man for two reasons. First, there are more jobs and fewer retrenchments in the electronics and electrical industries, as well as in other sectors. Second, heLlanhe Zaobao - 381 words
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251 2003-12-17 5 Chug Kcmg Ho - By Chug Kcmg Ho THE Singapore Exchange yesterday reprimanded Hong Leong Finance’s corporate finance department and barred it for three months from soliciting new public listings of companies. The department failed to meet the standards required of an issue manager for its handling251 words
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Article, Illustration189 2003-12-17 6 Julie Sim - By Julie Sim TWO Singapore Press Holdings journalists a photojoumalist and a photographer clinched the top two prizes in one of the categories in a recent 32-nation media meet. One of them was Streats photojournalist Edwin Koo, 25 (right), who joined the newspaper only seven189 words
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Article, Illustration274 2003-12-17 6 Khushwant Singh - Youth will make up 25% of travellers by 2005: study By Khushwant Singh THEY are a young, welleducated band of wayfarers who visit foreign lands but avoid touristy spots. And they insist they are not tourists, but travellers. Is there a difference? They think so. A274 words
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132 2003-12-17 10 BUZZSTOP SHELL and Exxon raised petrol prices last night because of a hike in international prices over the past few months. Shell’s V-Power 98 unleaded petrol now costs 5 cents more at $1,436 a litre. The price of its 95 unleaded petrol was raised to132 words
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Article, Illustration51 2003-12-17 10 A rare publicity still of actress Marilyn Monroe with a tiger skin on display at Christie’s auction house in South Kensington, London, on Monday. The photo, scheduled to be auctioned as part of Christie’s Film and Entertainment sale yesterday, was expected to fetch between £5,000 (5514,900) and £7,000AFP - 51 words
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Article149 2003-12-17 10 Beating the GST hike RETAILERS, especially those selling pricey items such as furniture and household equipment, watches and jewellery, clothes and recreational goods, have seen their sales jump by 12 per cent to 22 per cent in October. Corresponding figures for November and December149 words
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Article149 2003-12-17 10 Check for spiked drinks SPIKING your drink and getting away with it will be more difficult for anyone who might plan to do so if you arm yourself with a new product on the market the credit card-sized Drink Spike Detector. The product, a149 words
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Article146 2003-12-17 10 Cheering news for property owners AN uptick in private apartment and condominium unit sales is forecast for next year on the back of the improved economic outlook. Property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle and rival CB Richard Ellis gave this cheering prediction for property owners here146 words
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Article94 2003-12-17 10 Reuters THE Sars virus looks like a combination of viruses from birds and mammals, Canadian researchers said on Monday. The finding suggests that Sars arose just as many new strains of influenza do when a bird virus recombines with a virus in a mammal to takeReuters - 94 words
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Article104 2003-12-17 10 AFP SOUTH Korea yesterday slaughtered 3,000 ducks as a precautionary step to contain the possible spread of the highly contagious bird flu that could be fatal to humans. The slaughter was triggered by suspicions that the ducks had been infected by the virus that hadAFP - 104 words
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Article103 2003-12-17 10 AP A MAJORITY of Taiwanese support President Chen Shui-bian’s call for a March 20 referendum on whether China should stop pointing hundreds of missiles at the island, according to a TV poll broadcast on Monday. The survey by TVBS, a cable news station, said that 43 perAP - 103 words
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Article77 2003-12-17 10 -ap AUSTRALIA, which already has armed undercover security officers posted randomly on domestic flights, will extend the patrols to flights between Australia and Singapore, one of its busiest routes. This could happen by Christmas, Customs Minister Chris Ellison told ABC Radio yesterday. The patrols would include-ap - 77 words
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AFTER THE ARREST
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Article, Illustration322 2003-12-17 8 US interrogators may deprive Saddam of sleep and of news, disorientate him, feed him cold food and appeal to his big ego to eoctract the information they want BAGHDAD There are a number of methods that interrogators are likely to try to extract information from Saddam Hussein.322 words
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Article, Illustration293 2003-12-17 8 -ap NAPERVILLE, Illinois Army Colonel James Hickey was always confident that the US military would catch Saddam Hussein, his family said. Col Hickey, who grew up in the Chicago suburb of Hickory Hills, led the team that had been hunting the deposed-ap; I AFP - 293 words
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Article193 2003-12-17 8 WASHINGTON When US soldiers uncovered Saddam Hussein from a dirty hole in the ground, they ended more than a dozen years of drama for two Bush generations. At the end of the Persian Gulf war, the first President Geoige Bush allowed Saddam to remain in power.193 words
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Article78 2003-12-17 8 Wire services BAGHDAD US forces have shot dead at least four Iraqis in two towns west of the capital, where protesters, angered by the capture of Saddam Hussein, stormed regional government offices. The shootings took place on Monday night after rioters put up Saddam’s posters in the– Wire services - 78 words
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Article109 2003-12-17 8 Reuters TEL AVIV Israeli commandos planned to assassinate Saddam Hussein at a funeral after the 1991 Gulf War, but the operation was aborted after five soldiers were killed in training, security sources said yesterday. Military censors lifted a decade-old ban on reporting the plan on Monday, allowingReuters - 109 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration634 2003-12-17 12 Choong Choon Yee - Authorities accept S’pore law firms recommendations By Choong Choon Yee FOR lawyer Rajesh Sreenivasan (pictured), 34, Mongolia will always be special. That’s because he recently led a team from local law firm Rajah Tann to advise the Mongolian government on its IT legislative framework.634 words
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288 2003-12-17 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian crude palm oil (CPO) exports to India have nearly halved since 2001 and are expected to dip further next year due to lower pricing by rival Indonesia, said a report yesterday. CPO prices are hovering around RM-AFP - 288 words
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Article90 2003-12-17 12 SINGAPORE Sesdaq-listed bakery chain Bread Talk yesterday inked two new master franchise agreements that will bring its innovative buns and pastries to Malaysia and the Philippines. Its franchise partner in Malaysia, ML Breadworks, plans to open the flagship outlet in Kuala Lumpur in the first quarter90 words
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Article86 2003-12-17 12 Reuters BEIJING Foreign banks are lining up to bid this week on the largest bad bank debt sale by a debt-clearing company in China, as the country’s fledgling debt recovery market stands on the brink of potentially huge growth. Huarong Asset Management will take offers today– Reuters - 86 words
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Article102 2003-12-17 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday that he will unveil a new tax structure for imported cars by the end of the month, but refused to confirm reports that national carmaker Proton has sought an additional 20 years of government protection.-AFP - 102 words
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Article98 2003-12-17 12 Reuters SAN FRANCISCO Apple Computer said on Monday that consumers had bought and downloaded more than 25 million songs from its iTunes online music store. Apple also said that more than US$l million (S$ 1.7 million) worth of iTunes online gift certificates sold in denominations ofReuters - 98 words
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Article398 2003-12-17 14 Local bank beats more established players such as Citibank for prestigious industiy award DBS Bank’s expertise in the arcane world of structured finance has paid off. It has snared a prestigious industry award for best Asian loan house. DBS’ 11-man syndicated finance team398 words
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Article, Illustration279 2003-12-17 14 -AFP SEOUL Creditors of LG Card are seeking to take over the largest credit card company in South Korea via a new injection of funds as the ailing firm faces default risks despite a recent US$l.7-billion (552.9 billion) bailout. “Creditor banks have proposed-AFP; AFP - 279 words
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Article, Illustration339 2003-12-17 16 New 7E7 seen as vital in strategy against Airbus -afp CHICAGO Boeing company directors were yesterday poised to bet the future of the commercial aviation business on the 7E7 “Dreamliner”, a super-efficient plane they hope will appeal to cost-conscious carriers, analysts said. A decision on the jet,-afp; AP - 339 words
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Article145 2003-12-17 16 -AFP BANGKOK Major shrimp exporter Thailand has proposed a barter deal to trade its prawns for Europe’s Airbus planes, and warned that it could turn to US competitor Boeing if Airbus doesn’t bite. The Bangkok Post said yesterday that Thailand is keen to use the aircraft-AFP - 145 words
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Article, Illustration319 2003-12-17 18 Mauritius wants slice of multi-billion-dollar business outsourcing market Reuters PORT LOUIS Mauritius, with its palm-fringed white beaches and clear blue lagoons, is famous as a getaway resort for those wanting to escape the stress of work. But now this Indian Ocean island has big plans toReuters; TNP - 319 words
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Article, Illustration810 2003-12-17 22 ’ANDYMUKHERJEE - By ’ANDYMUKHERJEE Bloomberg ASIAN leaders don’t need to read tea leaves for a glimpse of their political future. Reading the stock pages of their daily newspapers will be enough. Doing that, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo won’t take long to figure outBloomberg - 810 words
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Article329 2003-12-17 24 I AM someone with a criminal record which still hangs over me like a dark cloud even though I have reformed, secured a good job and got married. So I am all for Mr Conrad Raj’s call for criminal records to be wiped clean329 words
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167 2003-12-17 24 THERE are no takers for many empty HDB town shophouses shuttered and with signs displayed saying that they are either for sale or for rent. One way to help prevent more retailers from being forced to shut down is to increase the human traffic within167 words
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359 2003-12-17 24 ALL of us know how a supplementary job may help defray the high cost of living here in Singapore. Even in the private sector, there is lobbying for more flexible employment agreements so that workers can take on other jobs outside official working359 words
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276 2003-12-17 26 No more lifetime employment for civil servants as 17,850 laid offbetween 1996 and 2002 AFP BEIJING China is cracking down on ineffective government officials and police, laying off thousands in a bid to streamline bureaucracy and build a more efficient civil service, state press reportedAFP - 276 words
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Article183 2003-12-17 26 PETALING JAYA The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Board has an asset growth of RM2O billion (SSB.9 billion) a year, and so its recent review of withdrawal options is not due to funding constraints. Board chairman Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali said in a press statement183 words
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Article, Illustration35 2003-12-17 26 Children from an Islamic orphanage riding a motorcycle during Victory Day celebrations at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. Victory Day marks the anniversary of Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971 APAP - 35 words
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181 2003-12-17 26 -afp BANGKOK The family of Thailand’s billionaire prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra dominated a list of the kingdom’s richest shareholders released yesterday. It showed three of his relatives among the top five. An annual report by Money and Banking Magazine listed the premier’s daughter, brother-in-law-afp - 181 words
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Article, Illustration386 2003-12-17 28 India’s Congress party leaders rely on her charisma Reuters NEW DELHI Will she? Won’t she? Plunge into politics, that is. That’s the question millions in the world’s largest democracy have been asking since Ms Priyanka Gandhi, heir apparent of the powerful Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, made anReuters - 386 words
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288 2003-12-17 28 Reuters SEOUL South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun vowed again yesterday to resign if his camp was found to have received more than a 10th of the illegal political funds his opponent received in last year’s election. He said that his resignationReuters - 288 words
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207 2003-12-17 28 LONDON A mother’s insistence that her son did not commit suicide finally paid off on Monday when a jury here convicted a woman who has been dubbed the “Black Widow” of poisoning her husband with a druglaced207 words
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Medical
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310 2003-12-17 30 PENANG The Chinese in Penang are more prone to cancer compared to other communities in the state, a report said. Malaysian Health Minister Chua Jui Meng told the News Straits Times on Monday that medical records showed that a Chinese man or woman here310 words
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Article122 2003-12-17 30 Q Should cooked, leftover dishes be put in the fridge immediately or should they be cooled to room temperature beforefreezing? A Cooked, leftover food should be cooled before refrigeration, within two hours after cooking. Food that has been standing out for more than two hours should not be122 words
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Article, Illustration731 2003-12-17 32 There are big plans for Marina South to be developed into a *New Downtown’area. In the meantime GARY LlMfinds, life persists in this little patch of land THERE was a time when the abbreviation “MS” in local street lingo meant Marina South, not Mohamad Sultan. But this poorPics: Ashleigh Sim I - 731 words
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Article, Illustration487 2003-12-17 36 Sarah Ng - Sarah Ng IF all you need is about half an hour to prep for an exotic three-course meal, would you go for it? Of course you would especially with a Christmas and New Year dinner party just around the comer. And, says Gerald Then, 28, do consider goingSarah Ng ———i - 487 words
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Article, Illustration226 2003-12-17 36 IF New World wines aren’t exotic enough for you, sample these relatively unknown ones from India. These reds, whites and sparking wines from House of Indage have their vineyards on the slopes of the Sahyadri mountains, in Maharasthra, above Mumbai. There the226 words
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Article81 2003-12-17 36 THIS is the final week of the Tiger Club Crawl, a clubbing concept from the UK and Australia which has been adopted for Singapore by Asia Pacific Breweries. The maker of Tiger beer has chartered a special party bus to take pub crawlers to four themed parties81 words
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Article, Illustration141 2003-12-17 36 ACTOR Hugh Grant has sworn off any more dancing for the movies after watching himself in Love Actually. He plays the British prime minister, who, one evening, dances around 10 Downing Street. Said Grant in an Entertainment News Wire interview: “That was all me, and as141 words
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Article55 2003-12-17 36 UMA Thurman and Ethan Hawke’s attempts to save their marriage appear to be over, reported ITVcom yesterday. They had parted in September after rumours of Hawke’s affair with a model. Hawke was recently seen moving his bags to a New York hotel. Thurman is also reportedly55 words
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Article, Illustration265 2003-12-17 38 COLIN Farrell's guide in Morocco during filming for the Oliver Stone film Alexander the (ireat said that the Irish actor is “clearly unhinged" and “needs psychiatric help". I'his came after Farrell drank 45 beers in one night, slept a few hours, then awoke at sam forJo\ - 265 words
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Article, Illustration79 2003-12-17 38 Your update on the latest products and services in town THE X-shaped keypad and futuristic design of the new Siemens MC6O certainly makes it stand out from other cellphones. This Triple Band EGSM 900/GSM 1800/GSM 1900 cellphone has GPRS/WAP/Java and a 4,096-colour camera plus Photo Editor79 words
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Article, Illustration148 2003-12-17 38 OSIM’S new iSense is an electro foot-hand massager based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in which the body’s energy pathways are housed in one’s hands and feet. It has micro-conductive fibre that allows for a higher level of stimulation during the massage, which allows for148 words
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Article126 2003-12-17 38 FIRM up your chin with the Profile Toner, which promises to give you a “smart-looking chin profile” in just eight weeks without surgery. It is said to have been developed in the US using “special tension-absorbing materials” to tighten and lift a loose and flabby126 words
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Article, Illustration102 2003-12-17 40 A new super-computer has been delivered to the National Climate Centre in Melbourne to make its forecasting faster and more accurate, ABC News Online reported yesterday. The 20m-long, 14-tonne beast will crunch data more than 10 times faster than now, after it is installed... which willPic Melissa Boey - 102 words
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Article, Illustration35 2003-12-17 40 10pm, Central The film follows a Jewish family living in Hungary through three generations in the crumbling AustroHungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is tom when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions.35 words
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Article54 2003-12-17 40 9pm, Channel U Sanyuan is shocked to receive a threat in a package disguised as a birthday present. She hides the threatening note from Chengfeng as she does not want him to know that she has seen Guoping. Xiaosheng brings Yingzi along to question Guoping, but Guoping54 words
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Article, Illustration64 2003-12-17 40 MAIL TAKES FLIGHT Today till July 25, 2004 Singapore Philatelic Museum (23-B, Coleman Street) $3 admission ($2 for students and senior citizens) The 500-item exhibition celebrates the century of flight. There are stamps, postcards, flight covers carried on board early experimental flights from *****, first flight covers inaugurating new64 words
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Article69 2003-12-17 40 CINDEREL-LAH! Till Dec 28, 7-30 pm (2.30 pm matinees on weekends) Jubilee Hall Tickets from $3l to $5l at Sistic Poor Cindy lives in a crowded HDB flat with her evil mahjong-obsessed step-mother and two ugly step-sisters. Her fairy god-makcik appears to transform her for the Grand Fish Ball69 words
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Advertisement262 2003-12-17 38 Prepare yourself for the new economy. Earn a joint German University Master Degree in English at TUM Singapore Campus with our partner university at NUS ADMISSION JULY 2004 INTAKE Master of Science Programmes available are: Industrial Chemistry [3rd intake] Industrial and Financial Mathematics (Risk Control) [2nd intake] Planned for Year262 words
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Advertisement638 2003-12-17 39 JURONG PO Our Kind Of Place 1 Jurong West Central 2, #O5-05 Singapore *****6 Tel: 6792 5662 Website: www.jurongpoint.com.sg (next to Boon Lay MRT Station/Bus Interchange) 03 N 2 k M -twsk a m mi Bth The encHaatlaf Anniversary Car Prize Presentatian Don't miss our monthly car giveaway on 20638 words
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Advertisement141 2003-12-17 40 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191. Please check with organisers for latest status of events. www.ecitizen.gov.sg For Government services simply log-on to www.ecitizen.gov.sg Some of the government services online include: applying for, or renewing, your passport checking the traffic141 words
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Miscellaneous458 2003-12-17 40 Yourdailyhoroseope Jp AQUARIUS PISCES ARIES JAN2O-FEB 18 FEB 19 MAR 20 MAR2I -APR 19 Rest is for those that need to take better care of themselves. Aquarius is happy to ride the edge of the perfect mindbody balance. New owners are welcome on their recently acquired property. Be sensitive with458 words
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Advertisement182 2003-12-17 41 WfcUNtSUAT, UtUtlYlDtH ±t, ZUUO O I KCLAI O <+± il® >1 m 11 My dress size dropped from XXL to S quickly." At my heaviest, I was 74kg." "I thought I was fated to be 'heavy 1 for the rest of my life." From 74kg to 47kg in weeks while182 words
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Article, Illustration476 2003-12-17 42 Tan Kim Han - Sinchi to bring in Third Division team from China along with controversial coach B y Tan Kim Han CONTROVERSIAL coach Xie Yuxin will be in Singapore next week to handle S-League club Sinchi FC. The former China international, 36, who is now coach of a Third Division team476 words
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413 2003-12-17 42 AFP LONDON Beleaguered Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has been catapulted to the top of the list of Premiership managers that Britain’s bookmakers view as being in line for the sack. News that star striker Michael Owen will not return to first-team action until theAFP - 413 words
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315 2003-12-17 44 -AFP LONDON England’s World Cup winning rugby coach Clive Woodward said on Monday that the only way his football counterpart Sven Goran Eriksson could enjoy similar success was if Premier League clubs put the national side’s interests ahead of their own. Eriksson, who-AFP - 315 words
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Article, Illustration428 2003-12-17 44 Wire services LONDON French striker Thierry Henry (right) stressed on Monday that he was sticking with Arsenal despite reported interest from Premiership rivals Chelsea and Spanish giants Real Madrid. During the pre-season, Chelsea had a formal bid for Henry turned down. On Sunday, there– Wire services; Reuters - 428 words
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314 2003-12-17 44 Wire services DUBAI Brazil will take on Spain in Friday’s final of the World Youth Championship after both teams recorded slender 1-0 victories. The Brazilians knocked out holder and South American rival Argentina, while Spain put paid to Colombia’s hopes of– Wire services - 314 words
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Article, Illustration481 2003-12-17 45 GODFREY ROBERT - Tee-off with Godfrey By GODFREY ROBERT SINGAPORE golf, which has been Performing under a dark cloud for too tang, is set to enjoy some sunshine, thanks to its juniors. It registered its best showing Vet by finishing fourth out of seven countries in last week’s taitra481 words
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108 2003-12-17 45 INDIANAPOLIS The Cleveland Cavaliers were short-handed against the best home team in the Eastern Conference, giving them little chance to end one of the longest road losing streaks in NBA history. Jermaine O’Neal scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers108 words
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FOOTBALL
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Article97 2003-12-17 45 MANCHESTER Manchester United stars had a whale of a time at their Christmas party, running up a £78,000 (*****,000) bill for bubbly alone. The soccer idols and guests were determined to get in the festive mood and the 400 partygoers guzzled 100 crates of expensive £l3O-a-bottle97 words
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Article87 2003-12-17 45 -ap WASHINGTON Retired Bulgarian star Hristo Stoitchkov is planning to pursue a coaching position with FC Barcelona. The temperamental 37-year-old striker, one of the world’s top players in the 1990 s and the leading scorer in the 1994 World Cup, spent this season as a player-assistant coach-ap - 87 words
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Article101 2003-12-17 45 -AFP ROME World Cup winner Rivaldo, whose contract with AC Milan was terminated by mutual consent earlier this month, is considering a return to his native Brazil, one of his personal advisers said on Monday. The out-of-contract attacking midfielder, who failed to hold down a regular first-team-AFP - 101 words
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Miscellaneous48 2003-12-17 45 IN THE LIVING ROOM GENERAL: Sports News: Sportscenter Asia (ESPN Ch 23, Bpm). FOOTBALL: Carling Cup, q-finals: Aston Villa v Chelsea (Super Sports Ch 22, tomorrow, 3.40 am). DELAYED TELECAST FOOTBALL: European Soccer Show (Super Sports Ch 22, 9pm). Spanish Primera Liga highlights (Channel i, tomorrow, 12.30 am).48 words
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