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Title Section13 2004-12-14 1 Streats TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004 website: www.streatsxom.sg e-mail: streats@sph.com jsg; MICA (P) 196/03/200413 words
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Article571 2004-12-14 1 Lee Choo Kiong - Grades up in American schools using S’pore teaching method By Lee Choo Kiong AN increasing number of school principals and teachers in the United States are starting to spread the news: Teach maths the Singapore way to score higher grades. And the schools which571 words
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Advertisement53 2004-12-14 1 DID GOVT POISON y tt SI a DEC 10 2 °y Ukraine’s opposition leader and top presidential candidate, Viktor Yushchenko, before (left) and after his mysterious illness. One of his aides said that he suspects “Soviet Union sort of KGB experts” were behind the candidate’s bout of dioxin poisoning STORY53 words
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Morning Rush
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Article, Illustration378 2004-12-14 2 Smiles aplenty as SM Goh, PM Abdullah announce progress on long-standing issues Reuters PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia Singapore and Malaysia agreed yesterday to work on resolving long-standing disputes in what could be a milestone in relations between the two South-east Asian neighbours. Singapore Senior Minister Goh. – Reuters; Reuters - 378 words
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148 2004-12-14 2 ‘Cut illegals move firms to Indonesia’ -AFP JAKARTA Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that his country should move industries to Indonesia to reduce problems with illegal Indonesian migrant workers there. “It would be better for Malaysia to relocate some of its labour-intensive businesses to Indonesia,” Tun Dr-AFP - 148 words
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Article, Illustration102 2004-12-14 3 Malaysian freighter Selendang Ayu floundering near an Alaskan wildlife refuge on Sunday. Unusually clear skies and calm seas set the stage for progress in assessing an oil spill after the ship broke in two last Wednesday upon running aground off Unalaska Island, located inAP - 102 words
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Article, Illustration410 2004-12-14 3 Sarah Ng - By_ Sarah Ng PARENTS who speak Mandarin at home should continue to do so while sending their children to English-language PAP Foundation kindergartens, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. “Your children will pick up English without difficulty... In primary school, we willST - 410 words
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242 2004-12-14 3 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong SEVEN in 10 employers in Singapore foresee that they will hire no new staff in the first quarter of next year, but the overall outlook for jobs in the period is positive. Responses of 724 Singapore employers to a242 words
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Article, Illustration349 2004-12-14 4 t Christopher Lim - North East CDC scheme targets low-income earners By t Christopher Lim DOMESTIC cleaner Zhou Hai Yan, 36, and her two children can look to the future with some hope. They were among the 30 families at the launch of a North East Community Development349 words
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Article, Illustration251 2004-12-14 4 LONDON The first time that Mr Liu Chuanzhi, chairman of Chinese computer company Lenovo, dealt with US technology group International Business Machines (IBM), he was wearing a borrowed suit. That was in 1985 and Mr Liu, with a small groupReuters r ~7 - 251 words
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428 2004-12-14 6 Surprise victory in legislative elections gives opposition a boost -AFP TAIPEI Some of Taiwan’s opposition parties are pushing for a merger after their surprise victory over the ruling party alliance in weekend elections, but not everyone is on board. The Pan Blue grouping of-AFP - 428 words
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Article, Illustration162 2004-12-14 6 -Reuters TAIPEI Taiwan police have arrested members of an underground group that made the bullets used in the election-eve shooting of President Chen Shui-bian in March, a government investigator said yesterday. The arrest represents the biggest breakthrough to date in the investigation-Reuters; Reuters - 162 words
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211 2004-12-14 6 KEIV A KGB-style plot has been cited in the poisoning of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. A Yuschenko aide yesterday told ABC News’ Good Morning America programme that he suspects “Soviet Union sort of KGB experts” were behind the candidate’s bout of dioxin poisoning,211 words
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Article, Illustration147 2004-12-14 8 Edwin Koo - BUZZSTOP Text and picture by Edwin Koo JUST when you thought biscuit tins were out of fashion, artist Desmond Sim, 43, challenges you to think again. Five thousand limited edition biscuit tins have been produced to raise funds for cancer research, each bearing the mark of Mr147 words
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Article137 2004-12-14 8 Three citizens set up online petition THREE citizens who are concerned about the negative aspects of opening a casino here have set up an online petition where like-minded people can lodge their protests. The petition, at www.facts.com.sg, has collected 120 names since it was137 words
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Article154 2004-12-14 8 SIA bid for Australia-US route rights AUSTRALIAN national airline Qantas will not support any move by its government to grant Singapore Airlines (SIA) rights to the lucrative Australia-United States route unless it gets similar rights out of Singapore, The Straits Times reports today. Although Singapore does154 words
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Article150 2004-12-14 8 Cabby gets 10-year driving ban A TAXI driver was yesterday jailed for 15 months and banned from driving for 10 years for killing a pedestrian when he drove through a red light. Soh Boon Hee, 49, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, The Straits Times reports today.150 words
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Article94 2004-12-14 8 THE Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) yesterday urged telcos to look into modem-jacking, saying that authorities elsewhere have taken “strong steps” to stop this problem. Ireland’s telecom regulator, Comßeg, protect their consumers by blocking calls to countries named in the majority of complaints, Case said. In modem-jacking,94 words
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Article97 2004-12-14 8 SENTOSA has clinched a new Guinness world record for having the most people wearing decorative hats made of elongated tube balloons. A total of 1,039 participants turned up for its balloon hat festival in March this year and Sentosa received official confirmation from Guinness World Records Limited97 words
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Article74 2004-12-14 8 JORDAN’S King Abdullah II A 1 Hussein will arrive in Singapore today for a working visit. King Abdullah will be accompanied by the Jordanian Prime Minister Faisal El Fayez, several ministers and senior officials during the three-day trip. The king will call on Acting President Abdullah74 words
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Article99 2004-12-14 8 -ap AN outbreak of bird flu in eastern Indonesia has infected more than 20,000 chickens, a media report said yesterday. Authorities in Mataram, the capital of Lombok island, are distributing some 250,000 doses of vaccine to farmers in the worst-hit area to prevent the spread, The-ap - 99 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration533 2004-12-14 10 Janice Wong - Dr Chow U-Jin, 30, gives credit to author Robert Kiyosakiforhis foray into the medical tourism agency business Y( igj rorepreneurs By Janice Wong IN 2002, author Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad, Poor Dad so inspired Dr Chow U-Jin that his mind could not stop thinking about incomeAshlelgh Sir* j - 533 words
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Article82 2004-12-14 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Creditors of China Aviation Oil (CAO) appear more supportive than initially expected as the firm resumes its core jet fuel business. Lawyers and bankers involved in cleaning up the corporate scandal said that creditors are likely to refrain from legal action while CAO pulls together– Reuters - 82 words
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Article93 2004-12-14 10 SINGAPORE Boutique property developer Soilbuild Group yesterday launched an initial public offering (IPO) of 34.5 million new shares, making it the first real estate firm to seek a main board listing here in five years. Of the new shares, at 31 cents each, 1.5 million are for93 words
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Article94 2004-12-14 10 -AFP SINGAPORE Jetstar Asia yesterday became the third Singapore-based budget airline to begin operations this year with passengers paying $4B for a seat on its maiden flight to Hong Kong The carrier, 49 per cent owned by Qantas and 19 per cent by Temasek Holdings, is-AFP - 94 words
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Article96 2004-12-14 10 Reuters SINGAPORE Oil prices fell to a fresh five-month low yesterday as a bout of fund-led selling countered a cut to supplies by top exporter Saudi Arabia. US light crude dropped 36 US cents to U 5541.50 a barrel while London’s Brent crude eased 15 US– Reuters - 96 words
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Article392 2004-12-14 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Keppel Corp may build a shipyard in Indonesia, South-east Asia’s biggest oil producer, as the country opens up more areas for exploration in a bid to boost production of oil and natural gas, chief executive Choo Chiau Beng said. Keppel Offshore Marine Ltd,– Bloomberg - 392 words
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195 2004-12-14 12 Bloomberg HONG KONG Two Hong Kong Housing Authority tenants have challenged the government’s right to sell assets in the world’s biggest initial public offering of a property fund, disputing a sale that drew US$76 billion (Ssl2s billion) of demand. The city’s High– Bloomberg - 195 words
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Article172 2004-12-14 14 STI: 2,017 0.96 AP SHARES ended slightly higher yesterday although many Chinese stocks fell on renewed fears about corporate governance, sparked by a newspaper report containing unconfirmed allegations about a businessman linked to Singapore-listed United Food. The Straits Times Index closed 0.96 points, or 0.05– AP - 172 words
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Article, Illustration359 2004-12-14 14 EIU sees several potential threats that could cause world economy to slump AFP LONDON The global economy is set to slow down next year, and this deceleration could yet turn into a full-blown slump if one of a number of potential threats takes– AFP; Reuters - 359 words
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Article140 2004-12-14 14 Bloomberg TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui said that the government’s revision last week of thirdquarter economic growth has not affected his view of the world’s second-largest economy. “The Japanese economy has temporarily come to a plateau, but it’s highly probable it will head towards sustainable– Bloomberg - 140 words
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Article24 2004-12-14 14 *AS AT DEC 13 US$: 551.652 553.094 EURO: 552.061 Ss: 62.34 YEN Ss: RM2.273 Ss: HK54.659 Ss: 23.42 BAHT Ss: 5,137 RUPIAH24 words
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288 2004-12-14 16 Bloomberg BEIJING China will complete within three years an emergency oil stockpile to meet 30 days of demand and expand it in stages to 90 days by 2010 to avoid boosting global prices, said an official at a state oil company.– Bloomberg - 288 words
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Article, Illustration749 2004-12-14 16 WILLIAM PESEK Jr - Comment By WILLIAM PESEK Jr Bloomberg TAKING the night train from Mumbai, India’s financial capital, to the western province of Goa is an abrupt step backward in time. It’s not just the creature comforts you forgo during the 10-hour journey aboard a rickety,– Bloomberg - 749 words
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Article, Illustration704 2004-12-14 17 VIKRAM KHANNA - By VIKRAM KHANNA The Business Times ON Dec 3, The Business Times ran an article by two Singapore-based academics who ambitiously purported to estimate the net quantitative impact on Singapore’s GDP of a casino in Singapore, measured over a period of 40 years. Their conclusion:The Business Times - 704 words
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178 2004-12-14 18 I REFER to media reports which said that there are more than 18,000 homes lying vacant in Singapore. The URA Private Residential Property Rental Index has slipped about 40.4 per cent since mid-1996 in line with a 37.8 per cent decline in the URA’s price index178 words
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141 2004-12-14 18 WE thank your reader for feedback given in her letter, “Signalise accident blackspot” (Streats, Dec 6). At the junction of Serangoon Garden Way and Tavistock Avenue, besides the mirrors mentioned in the feedback, there are also standard road signs and markings to direct motorists141 words
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261 2004-12-14 18 IT appears that the Housing Development Board (HDB) is turning a deaf ear to public appeals to review rules for the breeds of dog allowed to be kept in HDB flats. I say this because only two days ago I helped in the adoption261 words
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249 2004-12-14 18 FOR some mysterious reason, the economic rebound seems to have bypassed HDB shops. HDB shopkeepers slog seven days a week without CPF or bonuses and yet cannot make enough to pay the bank, utilities and rent. They are caught in the negative equity trap. They249 words
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189 2004-12-14 18 I WENT with my family for a short stay at the Downtown East (Pasir Ris) chalets from Dec 7 till Dec 9. We had four admission tickets for a chalet, but it was still not enough, so we had to pay at a machine at189 words
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Global
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372 2004-12-14 20 Koizumi, Roh to discuss ways to coordinate efforts to deal with neighbour: Japan official Wire services TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun will this week try to find common ways to deal with their Stalinist neighbour North Korea,– Wire services - 372 words
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Article148 2004-12-14 20 -AFP JAKARTA An Indonesian city police chief was replaced for alleged negligence yesterday after two churches were attacked in renewed sectarian violence in the country’s Central Sulawesi province, police said. Palu Police chief Noman Siswandi failed to follow instructions to provide adequate protection for the churches-AFP - 148 words
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Article, Illustration38 2004-12-14 20 A sales clerk introducing ‘Hizamakura’, or a lap pillow, at Hakuhinkan toy shop in Tokyo yesterday. The pillow, priced at 8,980 yen (Ssl4l), is a life-size pillow patterned after a woman's hips and legs AFPAFP - 38 words
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190 2004-12-14 20 -AFP BEIJING Fewer and fewer Chinese are reading books as they have little time and get distracted by new media such as the Internet, state media reported yesterday. Only 51.7 per cent of all literate Chinese are in the habit of reading books,-AFP - 190 words
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214 2004-12-14 20 -AFP SEOUL North Korea’s leadership yesterday said that its control of the Stalinist regime remained as “firm as a rock”, angrily dismissing reports of political instability as a US-inspired smear campaign. The unusual statement from Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry followed news reports that a-AFP - 214 words
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Article, Illustration339 2004-12-14 22 Medics say little blood around David Kelly's body -AP LONDON Two medics who examined the body of a British weapons scientist who had questioned the government’s case for war in Iraq said on Sunday they were surprised that it was ruled a suicide. Paramedic Vanessa-AP - 339 words
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362 2004-12-14 22 -AFP WASHINGTON The American Merriam-Webster dictionary publishers dubbed “blog” the word of the year for 2004, to mark the rise in influence of the sometimes anonymous Internet posters who are simultaneously courted, ridiculed and feared. The word is short for “weblog”, another word-AFP - 362 words
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Medical
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Article250 2004-12-14 24 -AFP LONDON A vaccine against the most serious form of diabetes is to be tested on humans for the first time, raising the prospect that a cure could be widely available within 10 years, The Times reported yesterday. Eighteen sufferers of Type 1 diabetes,-AFP - 250 words
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176 2004-12-14 24 Reuters LONDON Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have a stroke as people who are not afflicted with the debilitating headaches, Canadian and American scientists said yesterday. A review of 14 studies into the link between the headaches and stroke showed patients who have– Reuters - 176 words
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Article201 2004-12-14 24 -Reuters WASHINGTON Researchers said on Sunday that they may have discovered what causes psoriasis, a common and irritating skin ailment, and said their findings may open the way to an effective treatment. They found that it takes a combination of a protein called Stat 3 and-Reuters - 201 words
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Article, Illustration614 2004-12-14 25 For the motorist who wants power at his disposal but is also driven by cost, CHRISTOPHER LIM suggests some options THERE is a “sweet spot” in the car market for prospective buyers who would like the power of a I,sooccplus car but don’t need all the614 words
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Article, Illustration147 2004-12-14 25 AFP MBABANE, Swaziland King Mswati 111 rules a debt-ridden country where an estimated 40 per cent of the adult population is HIV positive. But he is now one of only four “super rich” people in southern Africa to own a US$5OO,OOO (*****,900) Daimler Chrysler– AFP - 147 words
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Article, Illustration60 2004-12-14 25 -AP DETROIT Ford Motor’s high-performance guru John Coletti, 55, is planning to retire as its director of special vehicle team programmes after 32 years, later this month. Regarded in the industry as a leading innovator of hot-rod vehicles, Mr Coletti helped chalk up sales of more-AP - 60 words
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Article, Illustration586 2004-12-14 26 Ibzz am now learn the basics of May a, the 3D animation software used by companies such as Weta, at the Canon-Digital Media Hub. SHARLENE TAN interviews trainer Matt Dewees PROFESSIONAL 3D animation software Maya has been fundamental in creating special effects in such Hollywood blockbustersEdwin Koo - 586 words
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Article, Illustration153 2004-12-14 26 ACTRESS Jamie Lee Curtis (left) will be acting no more. The actress told The Independent: “Christmas with the Kranks will be my last movie. “I need to spend more time raising my kids and just being a mum. I feel like the only person in153 words
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Article92 2004-12-14 26 AFP A MOVIE about homosexual relationships won the best film award and four other prizes at the 2004 Indonesian Film Festival. Arisan, a satire on the superficial life of a group of upper middle class urbanites, was written and directed by Indonesian director– AFP - 92 words
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Article, Illustration82 2004-12-14 26 OCEAN’S Twelve, the sequel to crime heist film Ocean’s 11, took the top spot at the North American box-office over the weekend, grossing US$4O.B million (5567.3 million). It is the fourth-biggest opening ever for a December release in the US, after the three Lord of82 words
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Article, Illustration508 2004-12-14 29 Sharon Soh - By Sharon Soh WALKING along tiny Boon Tat Street, you probably wouldn’t notice Aioli, the new Provencal restaurant in town. But those who squeeze through Aioli’s doors will be glad that they did. Inside, the dining room is surprisingly spacious and the rest of the restaurant homey,508 words
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Article, Illustration343 2004-12-14 30 Lee Choo Kiong - By Lee Choo Kiong TAIWANESE singer Wilber Pan is an oddity. At the age of 24, he looks like a restless street punk who has just graduated from high school. Although he is blessed with a naturally deep and raspy voice which is ideal for jazz music,Lee Choo Kiong - 343 words
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Article, Illustration154 2004-12-14 30 NEOPETS fans will not want to miss the Neopets Christmas Carnival on Saturday, from 10am to spm, organised by McDonald’s. This will be the first such event in Asia by the burger chain. Neopets are website-based “pets” that have become very popular worldwide. The free carnival, at154 words
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Article, Illustration449 2004-12-14 30 Philip Lee - By Philip Lee VISITORS and staff who spent countless hours over many years in the now-demolished National Library building in Stamford Road are a sentimental lot. When the National Library Board was planning the commemorative book, Moments in Time, Memories of the National Library, after449 words
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Article, Illustration136 2004-12-14 32 V V.. -f It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in eastern lowa. But that’s thanks to the traditional holiday decorations, not traditional holiday weather. The first snowfall in the state has been unusually late for the past three years. While the mild weather mayPic Ashleigh Sim - 136 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article40 2004-12-14 32 Bpm, Channel U Weide has evidence that can prove Qingxiang guilty of embezzlement. Worried that his crimes would be exposed, Qingxiang vows to retrieve the evidence from Weide by all means. Stars Bryan Wong, Celest Chong and lx Shen.40 words
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Article, Illustration49 2004-12-14 32 10pm, Channel i Jason is dead and buried, but someone else begins a new killing spree in Jason’s shadow. He wreaks havoc at a remote halfway house for troubled teens. Starring John Shepard, Melanie Kinnaman, Shavar Ross, Richard Young, Marco St John and Juliette Cummins.49 words
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Article, Illustration82 2004-12-14 32 CHRISTMAS WATERFRONT PLAZA Till Dec 31,12pm-2pm and 6pm-llpm, closed on Mondays. Snow machine will be on at 7pm and Bpm on all days, with an additional session at 9pm from Fridays to Sundays Waterfront Plaza at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Free Who says there’s no winter wonderland in Singapore? A82 words
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Article62 2004-12-14 32 AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS (GOODBYE CHILDREN) Today, Bpm Alliance Francaise (1, Sarkies Road) Tickets at s7from Sistic It is 1944 in Nazi-occupied France. Julien, aged 12, is sent to a Catholic boarding school where he quickly becomes friends with Jean, a Jewish boy. When the Gestapo arrives, an innocent62 words
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Miscellaneous501 2004-12-14 32 Yourdailyhoroscope |P AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com You push or stretch yourself farther than necessary. You’re the only one here that seems to think this is some kind of emergency. Pull back and see what happens. The system runs just as well on less energy. GEMINI501 words
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Article, Illustration294 2004-12-14 33 THEY were married on Nov 11, but Vanessa Goh (above) has spent less than a fortnight with her husband, national footballer Goh Tat Chuan. There was no honeymoon either because of the midfielder’s involvement in the pre-Tiger Cup friendlies and overseas training. Settling intoAshleigh Sim - 294 words
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Article, Illustration525 2004-12-14 33 Tan Kim Han - Singapore moves closer to semi-finals after thumping Laos Reports By Tan Kim Han in Hanoi STRIKER Agu Casmir finally broke his long, lean spell as Singapore crushed Laos 6-2 to keep alive its hope of a semi-final berth in the Tiger Cup football tournament. Singaporem - 525 words
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Article84 2004-12-14 34 OLYMPICS AFP LONDON Kelly Holmes, winner of the 800 m and 1,500 m double at this year’s Athens Olympics, was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year at a star-studded ceremony here on Sunday. She beat rowing great Matthew Pinsent and cricketing hero Andrew Flintoff to the top– AFP - 84 words
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Article88 2004-12-14 34 BASKETBALL Reuters NEW YORK Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade each scored 20 points and added nine rebounds as the Miami Heat notched their fourth consecutive win on Sunday. They dumped the struggling Toronto Raptors 106-98. The duo proved too much for the under-sized and injury hit Raptors,– Reuters - 88 words
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Article93 2004-12-14 34 YACHTING -AFP LONDON British sailor Ellen MacArthur has run into a series of technical problems which could threaten her attempt to break Francis Joyon’s 72-day round-the-world record. A generator needed to power essential electronics has broken down, forcing MacArthur to use a smaller generator. The 75-foot trimaran B&Q-AFP - 93 words
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279 2004-12-14 34 Reuters ROME AC Milan approach this weekend’s top-of-the-table clash with Serie A leaders Juventus brimming with confidence after Sunday’s 6-0 demolition of Fiorentina. “It was our best match of the season,” Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said yesterday. “The strikers passed the ball well and– Reuters - 279 words
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Article, Illustration458 2004-12-14 34 Lim Han Ming - No speed, no sponsor, but sprinter not giving up on track dreams Lim Han Ming FORMER national sprinter UK Shy am (right) is a man on a mission. The out-of-favour 27-year-old is out to prove that his running career is not over and that he is458 words
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Article, Illustration230 2004-12-14 35 -AFP THOUSAND OAKS, California Tiger Woods (above) shot a bogey-free five-under-par 66 on Sunday to overtake a fading Colin Montgomerie and win the U 555.25 (558.68 million) World Challenge. He won US$l.25 million, all of which will go to his many charitable foundations. He was presented-AFP; Reuters - 230 words
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Article245 2004-12-14 35 Reuters MADRID Real Madrid will play the final seven minutes of their league match against Real Sociedad on Jan 5 after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of their Santiago Bemabeu stadium on Sunday. About 70,000 people poured out of Real’s stadium in central. – Reuters - 245 words
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Article, Illustration500 2004-12-14 35 Just another match, insists Mourinho, as Chelsea maintain lead Wire services LONDON Ghelsea took another significant, if not decisive, step towards winning the Premier League title with their battling 2-2 draw against champions Arsenal on Sunday. An engrossing match at Highbury left Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho’s side four– Wire services; AFP - 500 words
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Miscellaneous31 2004-12-14 34 IN THE LIVING ROOM FOOTBALL: Tiger Cup: Malaysia vs Thailand (Ch 24, 8,30 pm). Unicef All Stars International friendly (Channel i, tomorrow, 4.30 am). DELAYED TELECAST ERL highlights (Channel i, 9pm).31 words
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