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Title Section12 2004-11-25 1 Streats THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg e-mail streats@sph.com.sg MICA (P) 196/03/200412 words
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Article567 2004-11-25 1 Philip Lee; Lee Choo Kiong - Ban maybe extended to include bars, coffee shops, other places By Philip Lee Additional reporting by Lee Choo Kiong SMOKERS had better take a deep breath. The places where they can light up may become even fewer. The current limited smoking ban may be extended567 words
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Article, Illustration314 2004-11-25 4 KhiLshwant Singh - Carparks, vacant lots may become lifestyle complexes By KhiLshwant Singh THE government plans to turn Orchard Road into one of the great shopping attractions of the world to meet increasing retail competition from other Asian cities. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the Senior MinisterST - 314 words
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299 2004-11-25 4 Wire services KUWAIT CITY Deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is living like a king in US military custody in Iraq, an adviser to the Iraqi interim prime minister told a Kuwaiti daily in an interview published on Tuesday. Mr George Sada, an– Wire services - 299 words
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Article, Illustration279 2004-11-25 5 Year’s top PSLE pupil from neighbourhood school A RELATIVELY new neighbourhood school has broken into the ranks of the elite, The Straits Times reports today. Seng Kang Primary School has produced this year’s top Primary School Leaving Examinations pupil, Foo Xiang Peng, 12, whose aggregate score279 words
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485 2004-11-25 5 Khushwant Singh - By Khushwant Singh THREE businessmen have made police reports about a smooth-talking confidence trickster whom they said cheated them of $115,000 in false business deals. A fourth businessman said that he had smelt a rat and backed out in time. One of the485 words
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332 2004-11-25 5 SYDNEY The Australian National University and the University of Melbourne have the best international standing among universities Down Under. They tied for the top place in the first ranking of the international standing of all 39 Australian universities, The Australian reported yesterday. The universities332 words
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Article, Illustration492 2004-11-25 6 Khushwant Singh - Upmarket projects due for comeback: Leng Beng By Khushwant Singh SINGAPORE’S poshest hotel, a six-star attraction complete with butler service, will open for business in late-2007. St Regis Singapore will be built on a vacant 999-year leasehold 16,692 sq m site next492 words
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Article, Illustration270 2004-11-25 6 Wire services BANGKOK The most senior state official to be gunned down in Thailand’s restive south was accidentally shot by one of his own guards, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday, discounting initial claims of an assassination attempt. He said that forensic tests on the bullet,– Wire services - 270 words
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215 2004-11-25 6 -AP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has ordered civil servants to wear local-made batik clothes to work on Saturdays as part of efforts to popularise the traditional dyed textile, a newspaper reported yesterday. Male employees in the 800,000 strong civil service have been-AP - 215 words
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Article140 2004-11-25 6 Bernama KOTA BARU Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat, through his political secretary Anual Bakhri Harun, yesterday denied reports that he was resigning from the post, said Kelantan PAS Youth head Zulkafli Yaacob. Mr Zulkafli said that when he contacted Datuk Seri Nik Aziz– Bernama - 140 words
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Article, Illustration478 2004-11-25 8 Zubaidah Nazeer - Thousands turned up to pay their last respects to Rajamanickam, who read the stars and touched the hearts of many r Streats im j nmo r [if rj I JdSJt By Zubaidah Nazeer FEW astrologers in Singapore are as well-known and respected as Mr NPK Rajamanickam.478 words
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Article, Illustration303 2004-11-25 8 Christopher Lim - B y Christopher Lim THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is to use its well-established fund management and public health service expertise to help people stricken with cancer, Singapore’s No 1 killer disease. The NKF launched its new Cancer Fund yesterday with the supportLlanhe Zaobao - 303 words
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128 2004-11-25 10 BUZZSTOP EDUCATION Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told parliament yesterday that changes on how Chinese will be taught are not meant to cater to a small group with no interest in the language. Tabling a white paper on the proposed changes, he128 words
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Article, Illustration85 2004-11-25 10 Khushwant Singh - Text and picture by Khushwant Singh Two visitors to Fort Siioso on Sentosa buying poppies from members of the Ex-Services Association of Singapore: (From right) Private Stanley Conceicao, 81; Private Abdul Hamid Abdullah, 87; Lieutenant Roy Muthiah, 72, the association's president; Warrant Officer Hassan Abu Shadan,85 words
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Article148 2004-11-25 10 Filipinos’ quota to be cut by 90% AFP JAPAN plans a 90 per cent reduction in the number of visas issued to Filipinos as “entertainers” in a bid to stop sex trafficking, a problem whose scale has put Japan on a US watchlist, a report– AFP - 148 words
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Article137 2004-11-25 10 Proposed Bill to cut welfare spending -AFP AUSTRALIA’S conservative government unveiled proposals yesterday to force people receiving disability pensions to look for work, in a bid to cut the country’s welfare bill. Workforce Participation Minister Peter Dutton said a recent pilot programme that used a-AFP - 137 words
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Article145 2004-11-25 10 US movie studios win case -AFP A MALAYSIAN resident who ran a website that charged users to watch pirated films has been ordered by a California court to pay US$23.B million (Ss39 million) to movie studios, the industry’s trade group said yesterday. The studios had-AFP - 145 words
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Article95 2004-11-25 10 -AFP AUSTRALIA is seeking legal advice to decide if it can cancel the passport of a child sex offender who wants to move from Britain to South Australia, the government said yesterday. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said that his department was investigating whether such a move-AFP - 95 words
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Article80 2004-11-25 10 MINISTER for Health Khaw Boon Wan will attend the World Health Organisation and Asean+3 Health Ministers’ meeting on Avian Influenza in Bangkok from today till Saturday. The meeting will share and review avian influenza control measures and pandemic preparedness, as well as seek consensus for80 words
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Article98 2004-11-25 10 HONG KONG is miffed at being ranked 21st in a global competition report by the World Economic Forum, which put Singapore in the No. 4 slot. Rebutting the report which said that Hong Kong is behind other countries in technology, the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau98 words
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Article93 2004-11-25 10 BRITAIN’S Prince Andrew, Duke of York and second son of Queen Elizabeth 11, arrives in Singapore today. During his four-day visit, he will present the International Business Award for the UK Trade and Investment organisation this evening; launch the UK-Singapore Partners in Science Year with Minister93 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration677 2004-11-25 12 Chua Kong Ho - Scrapping of textile quotas will suit garment maker China Fashion down to the ground, company boss Chen Xi Jian believes r 1 OCU J By Chua Kong Ho FORTY-YEAR-OLD Chen Xi Jian, a self-made businessman, is rubbing his hands in anticipation of Jan 1, whei the last of677 words
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Article92 2004-11-25 12 Reuters BEIJING-BASED China Aviation Oil (CAO) blocked a plan by its Singapore subsidiary to acquire a stake in Singapore Petroleum Co Ltd yesterday, reversing an approval it gave in August. The unexplained move, in a shareholder vote, came after the deal’s terms were changed on– Reuters - 92 words
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Article100 2004-11-25 12 Bloomberg ROBINSON Co, Singapore’s oldest and biggest retailer, yesterday named Marks Spencer Group pic’s Mr John Cheston as its chief executive officer from January. He replaces Mr Peter Husum, who retired last month. Mr Cheston, 37, was the managing director at Marks Spencer Asia Pacific, the unit– Bloomberg - 100 words
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Article110 2004-11-25 12 Bloomberg COMFORTDELGRO Corp, owner of London’s Computer Cab taxi company, said that it will add a further 1,100 cabs to its booking service by taking over Manganese Bronze Holdings Pic’s unprofitable Zingo service. ComfortDelgro will pay Manganese, the maker of London’s black cabs, £1 (Ss3) as a– Bloomberg - 110 words
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Article55 2004-11-25 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE’S Pan United Marine Ltd won a $45 million contract to build two vessels for the offshore unit of Hong Kong’s Swire Pacific Ltd. The two anchor-handling tug supply vessels will be delivered in the first half of 2006, Pan United said yesterday in a– Bloomberg - 55 words
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Article, Illustration397 2004-11-25 14 Move signals growing investor confidence in carmaker Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR The Governmem of Singapore Investment Corp bought about 5 per cent of Proton Holdings Bhd, signalling rising investor confidence in Malaysia’s largest carmaker after it announced an alliance with Volkswagen AG. GIC, as the– Bloomberg; AFP - 397 words
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Article420 2004-11-25 16 Region’s confidence high as economies outpace those of Europe and US: AC Nielsen survey Bloomberg LONDON Asian consumers, led by Chinese and Indians, are more confident than their European and US counterparts as their economies outperform the rest of the world, a survey of 14,000– Bloomberg - 420 words
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188 2004-11-25 16 Bloomberg JAKARTA The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries will not adopt the euro to replace the US dollar as the currency for oil sales, Opec president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said in Jakarta. “Our members have different markets so I think the dollar is still– Bloomberg - 188 words
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Article26 2004-11-25 16 STI: 2,040.19 10.33 *AS AT-NOV 24 US$: 551.642 SS: RM2.314 553.074 Ss: HK54.735 EURO: 552.154 Ss: 24.16 BAHT Ss: 62.84 YEN Ss: 5,468 RUPIAH26 words
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Article, Illustration580 2004-11-25 18 US retailers cut inventories to limit holiday discounts, but offer other perks Bloomberg PRINCETON, New Jersey Target is signing up shoppers for wake-up calls from rapper Ice T and supermodel Heidi Klum (pictured). Shopping mall operator Taubman Centers will offer aerobics at 4 am– Bloomberg; ■ - 580 words
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223 2004-11-25 18 Bloomberg TOKYO/TAIPEI Intel Corp, the world’s biggest semiconductor maker, is helping Indian and Chinese customers build personal computers that use the Linux operating system, an alternative to Microsoft’s Windows software. Intel is providing customers with software drivers, documentation and resources to “more easily– Bloomberg - 223 words
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Article, Illustration734 2004-11-25 20 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH The Business Times SAFETY on MRT trains has always been a priority and a matter of public interest. And especially so in recent times, with several deaths on the tracks. But are people’s lives really at risk? And are our stationsThe Business Times - 734 words
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150 2004-11-25 22 I REFER to the Housing Board’s letter of reply, “Enough housing options for single PRs” (Streats, Nov 23). To say “when they (single PRs) marry and have a family, they become eligible to buy an HDB flat to set up home in Singapore” might convey150 words
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214 2004-11-25 22 NOW that Bhutan has taken the lead by banning tobacco sales, Singapore should follow suit. Cigarettes are still too cheap, as students can easily pool their resources to buy a pack or two. If taxes were raised so that a pack would cost at214 words
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392 2004-11-25 22 I REFER to Mr Trempest Humphries’ letter, “Little space for dogs in many private homes” (Streats, Nov 24). I have to agree with Mr Lim Li Ghin that HDB flats are not suitable for large dogs (“HDB flats simply not suitable for big392 words
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142 2004-11-25 22 I AGREE with the points made by Mr Trempest Humphries in her letter “Little space for dogs in many private homes” (Streats, Nov 24). No animals, large or small, should be deprived of a home since they are allowed in this country. The142 words
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Article190 2004-11-25 22 I READ with interest the report, “SM to discuss youth on KL trip” (Streats, Nov 22). It is imperative for both Singapore and Malaysia to look into various possible avenues for the strengthening of bilateral relations. This move is also in line with the tenets espoused190 words
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Article37 2004-11-25 22 IN the report, “Bahrain health-care deal” (Streats, Nov 24), it was stated that Singapore and Bahrain signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday. The MOU was actually signed yesterday. We are sorry for the error.37 words
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366 2004-11-25 24 Don’t use terror bogey to oppress: ex-DPM -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Freed politician Anwar Ibrahim will be the star speaker in a major new nationwide campaign against the detention without trial of alleged Islamic militants and others in Malaysia, rights activists said yesterday. The-AFP - 366 words
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Article, Illustration48 2004-11-25 24 An Indonesian police officer displaying photographs of four suspects held over the Sept 9 bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta, which killed 10 people. Australia hailed the arrests as a ‘major breakthrough with Foreign Minister Alexander Downer praising the determination of the Indonesian police ReutersReuters - 48 words
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140 2004-11-25 24 -AFP JAKARTA Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will tomorrow make his first visit to insurgency-hit Aceh where his troops are involved in a major campaign against rebels, an official said. The planned visit to the resource-rich province of Sumatra came after state of-AFP - 140 words
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461 2004-11-25 24 Reuters NEW YORK For US$5O (SsB2) an hour, Meredith sips cocktails with well-heeled men who dream of getting lucky. But Meredith is no escort and certainly no prostitute: She’s a “wing woman”. The 28-year-old works by day at– Reuters - 461 words
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Article, Illustration351 2004-11-25 26 Russia squares off with the West over Ukraine poll spat KIEV, Ukraine Russia’s relations with the US and Europe look set to emerge battered from the growing row over who is the victor in Ukraine’s presidential election. Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has declared himself the winnerReuters - 351 words
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Article, Illustration306 2004-11-25 26 -AFP NEW YORK Mr Dan Rather, one of the most famous faces of US television news, said on Tuesday that he will step down as CBS Evening News anchor, just months after making a primetime apology for a report on US President George W-AFP; Reuters - 306 words
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Medical
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Article130 2004-11-25 28 LONDON Daylight, it seems, helps babies sleep better, BBC Online reported yesterday. According to a study, babies exposed to plenty of daylight are more likely to sleep better during the night. The researchers at Liverpool John Moores University found that babies who were exposed to twice130 words
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256 2004-11-25 28 -AFP PARIS A stressful event can more than quadruple the likelihood of an asthma attack within two days, and nearly double the risk of an attack up to seven weeks after the event, a study published on Tuesday said. British doctors asked 60 children-AFP - 256 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration481 2004-11-25 29 Koh Su Haw - Mozilla’s open-source design allows others to write useful program add-ons that enhance the Firef ox Web-browsing experience By Koh Su Haw IF the many reports of security loopholes in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer have not convinced you to abandon the proprietory Web-browser, Mozilla’s new Firefox Web-browser’s many extensions481 words
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Article191 2004-11-25 29 FOR users who surf the Internet on slow dial-up connections and have problems downloading large programs, Linspire Inc on Monday introduced OOoFf! which brings together, in one CD-ROM, two of the more popular open-source programs: Open Office and Firefox. Open Office is an office productivity suite191 words
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Article, Illustration804 2004-11-25 30 For the Jumain and Mah families, exhibitors at the Family Festival, the food business involves working together THIS IS THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY. The inaugural Family Festival is on from Friday to Sunday, from 10am to 10pm at Levels 4 and804 words
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Article, Illustration573 2004-11-25 32 Sharlene Tan - Reports by Sharlene Tan FOR Famy, Jon and Eddie, meeting Rone and Gigi was very much like meeting their favourite movie stars, although with their big ears, red noses and giant shoes, the two are hardly your typical celebrities. They are, instead, award-winning female clowns from JapanPics: ft twin Koo - 573 words
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Article335 2004-11-25 32 THEY had never seen a clown before they entered the Ringling Clown College Japan programme more than 10 years agoBut Japanese clown duo Rone and Gigi, who only go by their stage names, are now famous the world over and have even opened their country’s first and335 words
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going out
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Article, Illustration401 2004-11-25 33 Sharlene Tan - r-, By Sharlene Tan BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON Directed by Beeban Kidron Starring Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Renee Zellweger THREE years ago, a woman named Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) lit up our cinema screens. Women identified well with her and even adored this overweight401 words
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Article67 2004-11-25 33 Set your Christmas gifts e arly at Chijmes Christmas Weekend Market. It takes place at Chijmes Wn area on Saturday and Sunday from 4pm to 10pm. Besides live music And entertainment for kids, you’ll find about 80 v endors offering an eclectic a **d intriguing mix of handicrafts,67 words
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Article, Illustration141 2004-11-25 33 CAN you do any amazing feats, such as hula-hooping while standing on your head, bending a spoon with mind power or balancing a bicycle on your nose? If you can, take part in the Incredible Feat Challenge, a joint promotion by Streats, The New Paper and141 words
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Article69 2004-11-25 33 A ONE-DAY holistic lifestyle fair will be i held at The Elements of Living, a shop that specialises in the art of stone appreciation. It also sells items such as suisekis (fossilised volcanic rocks), garden rocks, natural fossils and crystals that can be used in feng shui. For69 words
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Article, Illustration417 2004-11-25 34 JillLim - His goal culinary perfection By JillLim RITZ-CARLTON chef Benton Toh (above) has known for a year now that he will be representing Singapore at the 10th Annual Bocuse d’Or World Cuisine Contest in Lyon, France, in January. And he practising at length for the event, where, with his assistant, Toh417 words
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Article, Illustration562 2004-11-25 38 GREGORY LEOW is bowled over by Royal Selangor Pewter’s School of Hard Knocks at Clark Quay MEMORIES of technical workshop in secondary school flooded back as I knocked, hammered and produced my own pewter bowl at the new Royal Selangor Pewter Centre at Clarke Quay yesterday. The newPics: Guyathri J - 562 words
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Article, Illustration371 2004-11-25 36 Sharon Soh - r LA By_ Sharon Soh BIOPOLIS seems an unlikely address for stylish dining. But Infiizi has chosen to locate itself at this biomedical hub in the west of Singapore, and has a snazzy, Wallpaper-ish interior. Both the chef, Freddie Lee, and restaurant manager Purdey Poon used371 words
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Article, Illustration120 2004-11-25 39 When the sun goes away and the weather gets gloomy, it’s normal to feel a little lethargic or irritable it’s called the seasonal affective disorder. Said Ms Renee Bumpus, a licensed professional counsellor in the US: “People who are exposed to low light levels for longPic Edwin Koo - 120 words
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Article, Illustration48 2004-11-25 39 lOpm, Central Mick Jagger’s career and private life is well documented in the press, but what is life really like for the music icon. This documentary follows him over the last year as he makes a new solo album and produces his first feature film, Enigma.48 words
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Article56 2004-11-25 39 9pm, Channel U When Chengzhi tells Wen Yi’s daughter that he is going to the House of Wen to look for Wen Yi, Qingqing volunteers to lead the way. The Wen elders get Wen Qian to disguise himself as as Wen Yi so that they can deceive Chengzhi56 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration59 2004-11-25 39 THE BEATELS LIVE! Tomorrow and Saturday, Bpm Stadium Waterfront, Singapore Indoor Stadium Tickets at $35 from Sistic Relive the psychedelic ’6os with The Beatels, one of the world’s premiere Beatles tribute bands. Come in your mod outfits, Mary Quant hair and macho sideburns and get a door gift. There’s59 words
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Article73 2004-11-25 39 VALAR PINAI (VOICE OF WOMEN) Today, 7-30 pm Performing Arts Auditorium, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (151, Bencoolen Street) Tickets at $2O, call Aware at 6779-7137 This performance by Monica Sharma Menon and G Kalavathy commemorates the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence and to raise funds73 words
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Advertisement149 2004-11-25 39 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. I Assorted Seafood Set Menu jfclFfiffiWlSS for 10 pax Lobster Salad w/Mlxed Fresh Fruits -hSMd?#: Braised Shark’s Fin Crab Meat 8.8. Q Peking Duck m149 words
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Miscellaneous503 2004-11-25 39 Your PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Learn from other people’s mistakes and save yourself from needless hardship. You make somebody’s day just by listening to them. Of course, it’s your business whether or not you act on what they tell you. TAURUS APR 20-MAY 20 You mean503 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration373 2004-11-25 40 Tan Kim Han - &y_ Tan Kim Han WOODLANDS WELLINGTON midfielder Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin (right) is good enough to play in the English league. So said Dario Gradi, manager of Crewe Alexandra, in a phone interview with Streats. But the 63-year-old, who is the English373 words
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Article, Illustration478 2004-11-25 40 Gary Lim - Indonesia-bom shuttlers can make it back to national team if they pass fitness test in February By Gary Lim THE two Indonesia-born shuttlers who were sacked have been given a second chance to make it to the Singapore national team. They will have to undergo another fitnessEd win Koo KH - 478 words
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Article, Illustration207 2004-11-25 41 THE TMCC-JGF Junior Open golf championship one of the few local I tournaments which turns down interested players because of its popularity is back again. Into its ninth year, a total of 196 players from eight countries will compete in the Junior Golf Foundation’sST - 207 words
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Article, Illustration491 2004-11-25 41 Serene Tay - Firdaus, 16, will test his racing skills at S’pore Marathon next week Serene Tay MOHD FIRDAUS Bin Nordin (left) is looking forward to next month’s Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. Not because he is among mfr the favourites, but because the W wheelchair racer has been given an opportunityAshlelgh S/m - 491 words
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Article94 2004-11-25 41 BASKETBALL -AFP CHARLOTTE, North Carolina Rookie §meka Okafor scored 22 points to lead Charlotte Bobcats past Detroit Pistons 91-89 on Tuesday, becoming the first new team since 1971 to defeat a reigning NBA champion. Bobcats snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Pistons, afp Other results-AFP - 94 words
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Article117 2004-11-25 41 GOLF -AFP KAUAI, Hawaii South Africa’s Retief Goosen fired a seven-under-par 65 here on Tuesday to grab a one-stroke lead over Fiji’s Vijay Singh after the first round of the US$l million (551.64 million) PGA Grand Slam of Golf. US Open champion Goosen opened with five birdies in-AFP - 117 words
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Article74 2004-11-25 41 FOOTBALL -AFP LONDON Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp resigned yesterday after days of speculation about his future. Redknapp had been at the Premier League club since March 2002 and led the club to promotion from Division One at the end of the 2002/3 season. However, he had a highly-AFP - 74 words
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Article, Illustration480 2004-11-25 43 United manager toasts I,oooth match with victory -AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Man United 2 Lyon 1 MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson (below) looked set to spend yesterday with a splitting headache after threatening to toast his victorious I,oooth game in charge of Manchester United in epic fashion. Ferguson was presented with-AFP; AFP - 480 words
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Article252 2004-11-25 43 Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Monaco 1 Liverpool O MONACO Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez was faming at Danish referee Claus Bo Larsen after his injury-hit side were beaten 0-1 in their Champions League Group A clash here on Tuesday. “The entire world saw there was handball, even the referee– Wire services - 252 words
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Article108 2004-11-25 43 Group A. P Olympiakos (Gre) 1 (Djordjevic 68) Deportivo La Coruna (Spa) 0 p Monaco (Fra) 1 (Saviola 55) Liverpool (Eng) 0 Group B j Dynamo Kiev (Ukr) 2 (Dellas 73-og, Shatskikh 82) AS Roma (Ita) 0 p Real Madrid (Spa) 1 (Raul 70) Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) 1108 words
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Article181 2004-11-25 43 Reuters MADRID Coach Klaus Augenthaler believes that Bayer Leverkusen let a nervous Real Madrid off the hook by allowing the Spanish side to grab a 1-1 Champions League draw on Tuesday. He said: “Real couldn’t get into the first game in the first half and hardly had any– Reuters - 181 words
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Miscellaneous25 2004-11-25 41 IN THE LIVING ROOM TENNIS: Fed Cup: Spain vs France Day 2( Ch 22, 3pm) DELAYED TELECAST GOLF: Volvo China Open Day 1 (Ch2l, 9pm)25 words
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