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Title Section12 2004-12-02 1 Streats THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2004 website.- www.streats.com.sg* e-mail: streats@sph.cdm.sg MICA (P) 196/03/200412 words
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Article, Illustration650 2004-12-02 1 Respected high-flier suffers a heavy landing Oil’s $904 million fiasco Wire services HE came to Singapore to turn a sick unit around. That was in 1997, when Mr Chen Jiulin arrived here to head China Aviation Oil (CAO), whose parent company is the– Wire services - 650 words
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Article292 2004-12-02 2 World body mulls more proactive Security Council NEW YORK A proposal for the United Nations first major overhaul in its 60-year history would see it back the use of pre-emptive military strikes with the approval of a more proactive Security Council, a newspaper reported yesterday.292 words
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266 2004-12-02 2 -AFP HONG KONG Aids is way down the list of health concerns for most people in East and South-east Asia, according to a survey published yesterday to coincide with World Aids Day. Little more than one in 10 people from the region believed-AFP - 266 words
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Article, Illustration275 2004-12-02 2 Gayathri Raghavan - By_ Gayathri Raghavan IF your hands were cuffed behind your back, what could you do to get them free or bring them to the front? If you are like most people, not much. For Mr Charles Lim, 34, doing it is a piece of cakeNg Sor Luan - 275 words
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Article, Illustration340 2004-12-02 3 Amnesty period for illegal immigrants ends on Dec 31 PUTRAJAYA When the amnesty period for illegal immigrants ends on Dec 31, Malaysian authorities will embark on a massive manhunt to nab those still in the country, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. Some 560,000 RelaReuters - 340 words
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Article, Illustration207 2004-12-02 4 AFP SOLO Experts yesterday began an investigation into one of Indonesia’s worst aircraft crashes in recent years, as budget carrier Lion Air blamed bad weather for the accident which killed at least 26 people. The MD-82 plane, on a flight from Jakarta, skiddedAFP; afp - 207 words
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355 2004-12-02 4 Oil traders fear derivatives slump, credit clampdown Wire services SINGAPORE Shares in Chinese stocks listed in Singapore fell yesterday, as the stock exchange moved to limit fallout from the collapse of oil trader China Aviation Oil Corp Ltd (CAO), which suffered US$55O million– Wire services - 355 words
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Article131 2004-12-02 4 Bloomberg SINGAPORE -The Securities Investors Association Singapore (SIAS), a group representing retail investors in the citystate, yesterday said that it is “shocked” by China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp’s US$55O million (Ss9o4 million) loss from bad bets on the price of oil. “To the shareholders, it’s aBloomberg - 131 words
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201 2004-12-02 4 Lee Choo Kicmg - B y Lee Choo Kicmg THE Housing Board has removed with immediate effect restrictions which bar tenants of its commercial premises which are less than three years old from assigning or subletting their shops. The restrictions were to prevent over-bidding for the limited201 words
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404 2004-12-02 6 Sharlene Tan - South Seas to offer film, TV courses By Sharlene Tan in a move that seems to signal the increasing significance of Singapore in both the education and the media fields, a leading New Zealand-based film and television school will set up a404 words
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Article, Illustration179 2004-12-02 6 Yvonne Kwok - By Yvonne Kwok DESPITE delivering an excellent rendition of Taiwanese singer Jay Chou’s An Qing, Singapore Idol finalist Sylvester Sim still lost to Taufik Batisah last night. Taufik’s first two performances, Superstition and I Dream, were polished and stirring, but it was Me and Mrs JonesST - 179 words
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250 2004-12-02 6 Christopher Lim - By Christopher Lim SIX in 10 married couples aged 40 and above want better sexual relationships. By this, they mean romance, sexual intimacy, and the act itself. This is the finding from a survey of 159 Singaporean couples carried out in September by the250 words
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252 2004-12-02 6 r Zubaidah Nazeer - By r Zubaidah Nazeer SOME 400,000 transit passengers stepped out of Changi Airport and spent $6l million in 2002, but the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is aiming for more of such visitors. STB assistant chief executive (Leisure) Gerald Lee said one way of252 words
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113 2004-12-02 8 BUZZSTOP THE festive season looks to be especially cheerful for civil servants this year with the Government yesterday announcing that they will get an additional year-end bonus. They will be given an extra threequarter month payout later this month, The Straits Times reports113 words
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Article, Illustration50 2004-12-02 8 Palestinian Suhail Shabana sitting on her sofa yesterday as an Israel police officer gives her 10 minutes to leave her house in Beit Hanina, east Jerusalem, before it is demolished. Israeli authorities gave her family notice on Tuesday that the house was to be destroyed APAP - 50 words
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Article140 2004-12-02 8 Present laws ineffective against terror AP THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is considering issuing a decree that would allow police to detain suspects without trial, as Bangkok struggles to contain a deadly insurgency in the country’s south, an official said yesterday. A member of Thailand’s NationalAP - 140 words
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Article155 2004-12-02 8 Ex-Taiwan leader riles China media OUTRAGED Chinese media are calling former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui “big mouth” for claiming that the US has 48 nuclear submarines with missiles trained on China. During an electoral campaign two days ago, Mr Lee, 83, said that China’s threats to155 words
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141 2004-12-02 8 Offence does not carry death penalty A 16-YEAR-OLD girl who is accused of hurling her newborn baby from her Woodlands flat on Monday has been charged with infanticide. A field magistrate from the Attorney-General’s Chambers read the charge to the teenager yesterday at her bed141 words
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Article85 2004-12-02 8 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) has successfully completed and tested the Punggol light rapid transit (LRT) system. The LTA handed over the system to operator SBS Transit Ltd yesterday to conduct trial runs, the two organisations announced in a joint media release yesterday. Built at a cost85 words
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Article86 2004-12-02 8 THE lawyer representing contractor Nishimatsu at the Nicoll Highway collapse inquiry, Mr Philip Jeyaretnam, yesterday suggested in court that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) was not forthcoming to his client, withholding from them important information. Mr Jeyaretnam asked LTA manager Wong Hon Peng: “If you have advice86 words
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Article72 2004-12-02 8 THE Boys’ Brigade’s annual Sharity Gift Box charity programme has received its largest donation from a single sponsor this year. American International Assurance (AIA), the programme’s corporate sponsor, has donated $lOO,OOO in cash towards the cause. Boys’ Brigade chairman Colin Chen encouraged the public to donate72 words
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Article104 2004-12-02 8 -AFP THE mutilated body of a Western woman found in Iraq last month is not that of aid worker Margaret Hassan, the British Foreign Office said yesterday. But it added that it believed she has indeed been murdered. Dental tests had shown that the body found-AFP - 104 words
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Article, Illustration786 2004-12-02 10 Yvonne Kwok - As owner of 21-store music chain Sembawang Music Holdings, Dave 800 believes in listening to his customers L iq L i Yvonne Kwok ON entering Mr Dave Boo’s small study in his three-storey Yio Chu Kang townhouse, the eye is invariably drawn to the large bookcase filledEdwin Koo - 786 words
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Article142 2004-12-02 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE TCC Capital Land, a Thai property venture of Singapore’s Capita Land Ltd, said that it expects total sales of about 14 billion baht (SssBl million) in the next three years as it starts selling homes in Bangkok. The venture yesterday announced its first project, aBloomberg - 142 words
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Article78 2004-12-02 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore property group United Overseas Land Ltd yesterday said that it has sold its entire 4.2 per cent stake in parent United Overseas Bank Ltd. The property firm, at the centre of an unsolicited bid from Singapore’s investment company Temasek Holdings earlier this year,Reuters - 78 words
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Article75 2004-12-02 10 AFP SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines yesterday said that it has started increasing capacity on several regional routes to meet an expected surge in demand during the year-end festive season. The carrier began increasing flights last month to popular destinations in New Zealand and Australia, measured on an– AFP - 75 words
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Article59 2004-12-02 10 AFP SINGAPORE A Singapore-led consortium spearheaded by Keppel Corp has won a contract worth US$l64 million (*****.3 million) to build two accommodation platforms for Mexico’s national oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, a statement said yesterday. The two accommodation platforms will be installed in the Gulf of Mexico byAFP - 59 words
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Article, Illustration463 2004-12-02 12 Prices will ease, but not to the US$2O average of the last decade: analysts -AFP SINGAPORE Rising global demand will see world prices lock in at levels at least 50 per cent higher than those seen over the past decade once the market stabilises-AFP; AFP - 463 words
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Article27 2004-12-02 12 STI: 2,038.84 11.18 *AS AT DEC 1 US$: 551.635 553.132 EURO: 552.178 Ss: 62.87 YEN Ss: RM2.324 Ss: HK54.756 Ss: 24.05 BAHT Ss: 5,523 RUPIAH27 words
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331 2004-12-02 12 Gregory Leow - By Gregory Leow SELECT Catering, with the launch of its initial public offer (IPO) of 17.5 million new shares today, will be one of only three local catering companies to have offered shares to the public. The other two are the now-listed Singapore Food331 words
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277 2004-12-02 12 Bloomberg HONG KONG China has opened two more cities to HSBC Holdings, Citigroup Inc and other overseas lenders, a year earlier than scheduled, as it moves to ease restrictions on their operations in the world’s most populous nation. Overseas banks were able– Bloomberg - 277 words
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347 2004-12-02 14 Yudhoyono govt hopes to attract investors to boost economic growth to 7% by 2009 Bloomberg JAKARTA Indonesia plans to decrease its corporate tax rate, starting next year, to spur investment and growth in South-east Asia’s largest economy, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Aburizal BakrieBloomberg - 347 words
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Article, Illustration538 2004-12-02 16 Kookmin wary as Citigroup, HSBC to expand Bloomberg SEOUL Kookmin Bank chief executive Kang Chung Won, head of South Korea’s biggest bank, and his closest peers say they need to reduce bad loans and improve competitiveness to fend off global rivals such as– Bloomberg; Reuter* - 538 words
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Article, Illustration869 2004-12-02 18 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ THE current saga involving one of China’s best known companies, China Aviation Oil (CAO) and its parent, China Aviation Oil Holding Company (CAOHC), is to say the least, shocking. First, CAOHC says no to a deal for CAO to buy869 words
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290 2004-12-02 20 I REFER to the report “Temasek buys HDB Corp” (Streats, Dec 1). It says that the Housing Board is selling its corporatised arm, HDB Corporation, to Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings for an undisclosed sum. Media reports say that the deal caught the market290 words
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262 2004-12-02 20 MR Philip Lee’s commentary, “Nanking author victim of her own work” (Streats, Nov 26), made me ponder the meaning of life and death and my place in this world. Bom into an era of unrest and violence, rapid urbanisation and industrial advancement, it262 words
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167 2004-12-02 20 THAT the World Health Organisation expects between two million and seven million people to die of bird flu in the near future is shocking. We agree with Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan that farming practices are the key to preventing this disease. Chickens are not167 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration441 2004-12-02 22 412 killed by flash floods, landslides Wire services MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo yesterday ordered a renewed crackdown on illegal logging after a series of flash floods and landslides spawned by a tropical storm left almost 500 dead or missing. In a statement,Wire services; Reuters - 441 words
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154 2004-12-02 22 KOTA BARU Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, 73, the spiritual adviser of Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), will remain as Kelantan Mentri Besar, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. Refuting reports that he was resigning, he said: “It has never crossed154 words
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226 2004-12-02 22 AFP TOKYO Japan is considering allowing South Korean visitors to enter the country without visas as early as late next year, an official said yesterday, as part of a drive to attract more foreign tourists. Japan had already decided to exempt visasAFP - 226 words
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Article90 2004-12-02 22 AP WASHINGTON Mr Tom Ridge, named the nation’s first homeland security secretary after the 9/11 attacks, announced he is resigning after three years of reworking American security and presiding over colour-coded terror alerts. He is the seventh Bush Cabinet officer to leave so far. Mr RidgeAP - 90 words
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Article175 2004-12-02 24 ■AFP BEIJING Ticket prices at many of Beijing’s top attractions, such as the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, are to be substantially increased to raise funds to better protect them, state media reported yesterday. At a meeting on Monday, it was agreed■AFP - 175 words
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Article, Illustration276 2004-12-02 24 Sanya hosts beauty pageant for the second year running AFP SANYA, China Sunny Sanya rolled out the red carpet for a second helping of Miss World yesterday, as organisers strive to maintain global interest in the parading beauty queens from more than 100 countries.AFP; AP - 276 words
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Article, Illustration237 2004-12-02 24 AFP LOS ANGELES The starcrossed marriage between a Bahraini princess and a former US marine that was feted on US television has come to an end in Las Vegas. The fairy-tale story of Ms Meriam A 1 Khalifa, a member of the Gulf stateAFP; AP - 237 words
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Medical
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274 2004-12-02 27 HAVING diabetes and high blood pressure makes you more susceptible to kidney damage. Yet, 15 per cent of Singaporeans with those two conditions have not taken the annual urine test that can alert them to kidney failure. This was according to a survey of274 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration450 2004-12-02 29 Nintendo and Sony hand-held game consoles headbutts in Japanese stores this Christmas. •Which will win gamers hearts? AFP Tokyo The holiday shopping season is set to be a shoot-’em-up round in the video game industry, as its top players Nintendo and Sony go head to headAFP - 450 words
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135 2004-12-02 29 Christopher Lim - By Christopher Lim THE latest Nintendo DS game console is hot this festive season. Gamescore at Funan, The IT Mall, told Streats that it received its first shipment of 12 sets of the game console yesterday. Savvy shoppers had already placed advanced orders135 words
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EasyStreats weekender
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Article, Illustration689 2004-12-02 30 Throw yourself down on plush Persian carpets in the Esplanade Recital Studio and savour apeiforrnance of Turkishfolk music and poetry. Engineer-tumed-musician Latif Bolat talks to ZUBAIDAH NAZEER about his art THIS weekend, the Esplanade Recital Studio will be stripped of its chairs. Its floor will be covered with689 words
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going out
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Article, Illustration424 2004-12-02 31 Sharlene Tan - §y_ Sharlene Tan ALEXANDER Starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Val Kilmer Directed by Oliver Stone ALEXANDER of Macedon was a man who fought the great fight, who led his army to many victories, quashing and conquering as he roamed the world. Much has been424 words
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Article, Illustration238 2004-12-02 31 Sharlene Tan - Sharlene Tan WITHOUT A PADDLE Starring Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard Directed by Steven Brill ©OO®® WITHOUT A Paddle almost becomes a sinker of a movie with its recycled buddy-road-trip comedy schtick, but its likeable cast somehow keeps this movie afloat as it drifts down that238 words
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Article, Illustration293 2004-12-02 31 Yvonne Kwok - By Yvonne Kwok COMME UNE IMAGE Starring Marilou Berry, Agnes Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Laurent Grevill Directed by Agnes Jaoui oooo® AS suggested by the French film’s title, Comme Une Image (Look At Me) is a tale of egos monstrous ones, bruised ones and unformed ones Directed by293 words
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eating out
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Article, Illustration476 2004-12-02 32 Amy Van - By. Amy Van IF you take a walk down Amoy Street, you will come across some good (albeit obscure) restaurants offering value-for-money menus. One of these places is Chiu’s Traditional Hakka Yong Tou Foo, a family-run eatery serving authentic home-style Hakka fare. With the exception of yong476 words
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Article, Illustration40 2004-12-02 32 IN our report “Chicken bites at KFC” on Tuesday, we said that KFC Popcorn Shake was available only at lunch time. This is incorrect. The new item at KFC is available all day. We are sorry for the error.40 words
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staying in
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Article, Illustration250 2004-12-02 35 Serene Tay - By, Serene Tay MEDIACORP actress Farm Wong is commemorating her 10th year in show business with her first self-illustrated comic book, entitled Girl, Illustrated. This tell-all tome contains revelations about her, what she is looking for in a guy (looks aren’t the first thing, apparently), showbusiness250 words
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Article, Illustration110 2004-12-02 36 Yesterday wasn’t just World Aids Day, it was also Winter Weather Awareness Day in Texas. On Winter Weather Awareness Day, residents are urged to prepare for adverse winter weather such as freezing rain, snow, dense fog, ice and bitter cold temperatures. In Singapore; prepare for occasionallyPic Ashleigh Sim - 110 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration41 2004-12-02 36 Bpm, Channel U Weide slips into a coma after he was assaulted. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself at a place called 0, which is between heaven and hell. He is given the mission of helping troubled mortals.41 words
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Article44 2004-12-02 36 9pm, AXN (Star Hub Ch 19) Over the last century, thousands of people have gone missing. Suddenly and inexplicably, 4,400 missing people are returned, all at once, without having aged a day, and without any memory of the circumstances surrounding their disappearance.44 words
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Article, Illustration58 2004-12-02 36 WORKSHOP Saturday, 2.30 pm Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Visitor Centre workroom (301, Neo Tiew Crescent) Free, call 6794-1401 between 8.30 am to 6pm to register In conjunction with an exhibition of pastel paintings by Tham Pui San, the workshop will introduce the use of pastels in sketching and painting,58 words
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Article41 2004-12-02 36 18TH RECITAL Today, 7-30 pm Kallang Theatre Tickets from $2O to $3O at Sistic A recital from Dance Arts, showcasing ballet, jazz, tap and hip hop. Performed by the students of Dance Arts and featuring original choreography by the teachers.41 words
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Advertisement710 2004-12-02 33 E Toocf &r' Tun for TamiCy of Tour Dinner Duffel in Decerr SPECIAL PROMOTION Family of 4 (2 adults 2 children below age 12) Weekdays s66+++ Weekends s7B+++ U Weekdays: s26+++(adult) sls+++(child) Weekends: s3o+++(adutt) slB+++(child) There’s nothing like a hearty meal to bring the family together. Now with our Foursome710 words
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Advertisement320 2004-12-02 34 pipe *or ■ovf spcrcts Rejoice in the spirit of Christmas at Suntec Singapore international Convention and Exhibition Centre! Celebrate the season of wining and dining with a gastronomic regale that promises a whole new dining experience. Restaurant (Level One) Steamboat Buffet from s33.Bonett High Tea from s2B.Bonett For enquiries, call320 words
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Advertisement137 2004-12-02 35 UNCTI N new papei ■Mi ■HMm Swallowing glass? “Shaolin style headstand? Balancing knives on the forehead? See it to believe it at the Incredible Feat Challenge! Showcasing the most extraordinary feats by Singaporeans from all walks of life, this amazing event is sure to dazzle your mind! Don’t miss it!137 words
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Miscellaneous503 2004-12-02 36 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You’re quick to assume the worst. Instead of bemoaning the end of everything, look at this as practice for the next phase. You didn’t think your current state was permanent, did you? Learn to enjoy new situations. GEMINI KY MAY2I-JUN2I503 words
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Article, Illustration684 2004-12-02 37 Tan Kim Han - Half-fit Casmir spared the axe as Avramovic faces striker shortage By_ Tan Kim Han HALF-FIT and firing blanks. But Agu Casmir (right) will still be deployed upfront when the Lions face Vietnam in their Tiger Cup opener next Tuesday in Ho Chi Minh City. National football coachNg Sor Luan - 684 words
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Article101 2004-12-02 38 SWIMMING LIONEL Lee clinched a bronze medal j in the 400 m individual medley at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Bendigo, Australia, yesterday. The Singaporean finished in a time of 4min 38.75 sec, about lOsec off Desmond Koh’s national record of 4:28.95, in 1992. Daniel Halksworth of101 words
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Article107 2004-12-02 38 BASKETBALL AFP EAST RUTHERFORD Richard Jefferson scored 23 points and Eric Williams added 22 as the New Jersey Nets ended a nine-game NBA skid with a 99-86 victory over Charlotte Bobcats. Shooting just 40 per cent from the field coming into the game the second-worst markAFP - 107 words
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Article126 2004-12-02 38 GOLF THAILAND’S Pavit Tangkamolprasert took a one-shot lead, firing a three-under 69 yesterday, on the second day of the TMCC/JGF Singapore Open Junior Championships at Tanah Merah’s Garden course. He is on 143 and leads from compatriot Anujit Hirunratanakom (70). Lying third is Singapore’s Choo Tze Huang126 words
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274 2004-12-02 38 Gayathri Raghavan - By Gayathri Raghavan HE was a national poster boy for swimming and represented the Republic thrice at the Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996). Now Desmond Koh, 31, is giving something back to the community by doing what he loves most sports. He274 words
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Article, Illustration450 2004-12-02 38 Gary Lim - Defending world champion Ryan-Ciach faces stifFer competition this time By Gary Lim AGAINST all odds, she won the AMF Bowling World Cup on her debut attempt in Honduras last year. Now Kerrie Ryan-Ciach (left), 33, wants to win it again when the AMF Bowling World Cup rolls offAshieigh Sim - 450 words
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Article, Illustration544 2004-12-02 39 Mourinho praises Lampard’s commitment to Chelsea despite personal tragedy Wire services LONDON Jose Mourinho hailed Frank Lampard’s professionalism after the midfielder added the role of supersub to his repertoire in leading Chelsea into the Carling Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Fulham. Lampard, who was given a rareWire services - 544 words
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340 2004-12-02 39 Wire services LONDON Liverpool’s Champions League prospects have been given a boost with Milan Baros back in training after recovering quicker than expected from a hamstring injury. The striker, who pulled his hamstring during the Czech Republic’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying win inWire services - 340 words
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Advertisement66 2004-12-02 39 f '1 «MH m 0 INGflPO ■■nnmwwiwMHi 1 TIGER INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL FESTIVAL 27 NOVEMBER TO 2 DECEMBER 2004 JALAN BESAR STADIUM Tickets will be on sole on match day from 5.30 pm onwards at the North end Smith entrances of the talon Besor Stadium. scout wSB ii* stfepfa far att66 words
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Advertisement464 2004-12-02 40 r tr Its HEM, for the festivities Drop a dress size before the festive season! All you want for the festive season is to fit into that slinky dress? Then there's no better time than now to trim and tone your excess flab and start looking sensational for that year-end464 words
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