Streats, 24 December 2004
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Title Section12 2004-12-24 1 Streats FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg e-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MICA (P) 196/03/200412 words
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Article, Illustration654 2004-12-24 1 Chua Kong Ho - By Chua Kong Ho Local hotel chain aims to list next year; preliminary prospectus lodged this week MR James Koh’s five-storey office block at 101 Joo Chiat Road is right opposite Khalid Mosque, which made the news recently when it bought eight adjacent shophouses asNg Sor Luan - 654 words
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Article, Illustration325 2004-12-24 1 -AP SAN FRANCISCO The first cloned-to-order pet sold in the US is named Little Nicky, an eight-week-old kitten delivered to a Texas woman saddened by the loss of a cat she had owned for 17 years. The kitten cost its owner US$5O,OOO (S$82,000) and-AP; AP - 325 words
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Morning Rush
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Article165 2004-12-24 2 BANGALORE, India In an apparent response to claims by scores of Indian IT professionals that they were ill-treated by Malaysian police last year, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has assured such workers that they can consider Malaysia their “second home”, a news report said yesterday. “We165 words
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Article, Illustration75 2004-12-24 2 With Christmas a day away, Orchard Road was crowded at 11pm yesterday as Singaporeans took the opportunity to get a closer look at the light-up one of the grandest and most elaborate in the event's 21-year history. For the first time, the decorations, which cover Tanglin, Scotts andAshlelgh Sim - 75 words
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302 2004-12-24 2 Book tells how to thwart Bangkok attack Wire services BANGKOK Bangkok residents should be on the lookout for suspicious packages and saboteurs disguised as camera-clicking tourists, the Thai army says in a new anti-terror handbook. The seven-page booklet, titled Joint Thai Cooperation in Maintaining Public– Wire services - 302 words
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Article139 2004-12-24 2 AFP LONDON A former top executive at Merrill Lynch on Wednesday lost a sexual discrimination suit against the global investment bank, in which she had sought more than £7 million pounds (Ss22 million) in damages before a British labour tribunal. The tribunal found, however, thatAFP - 139 words
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Article, Illustration522 2004-12-24 3 Khushwant Singh - Leo Keow Ngo, 76, fed and housed missing Filipina Kaye, 9, as police and parents searched for her Khushwant Singh parents of Kaye Charish Mae latino heaved a sigh of relief yesterday as the nine-year-old Filipina returned home tired, but safe. She had goneKhushwant Singh - 522 words
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215 2004-12-24 3 Sarah Ng - By Sarah Ng A GIANT scroll was unveiled last night at a smoke-free party at dance club Attica Too in Clarke Quay to gamer public support for more smokefree entertainment outlets. The organisers hope to collect signatures on the scroll which will be presented215 words
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Article, Illustration315 2004-12-24 3 Lee Choo Kiong - By Lee Choo Kiong IT would appear that age-old traditions die hard with many people in Singapore. With free e-cards and other Christmas downloads only a computer click away, one might think that Christmas cards would go the way of the dodo. Who315 words
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288 2004-12-24 4 CHINA has successfully cloned Hestan breed bulls that it plans to mate with cows and boost its lagging dairy industryThe two genetically bred male calves, now strong and healthy at nine month old, were named Da Long (Big Clone) and Er Long (Second288 words
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118 2004-12-24 4 LONDON Fears that the popularity of text-messaging with cellphones would result in lower English literacy skills are unfounded, the London-based Guardian newspaper yesterday cited a study as saying. Speech and language therapist Veenal Raval compared the standard of written English of 11- and 12-year-olds who118 words
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276 2004-12-24 6 2 astronauts to orbit Earth for 5 days in country’s second space mission AFP BEIJING China’s second manned space mission will take place in September 2005 with two astronauts circling Earth for five days, a high-ranking space official was quoted as saying by stateAFP - 276 words
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162 2004-12-24 6 MORE than 300 million Chinese living in the rural areas in China are still drinking dirty water as more than 70 per cent of the rivers and lakes in the country are polluted. Water Resources Minister Wang Shucheng said on Wednesday that the problem162 words
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112 2004-12-24 8 BUZZSTOP SINGAPORE, Thailand and Brunei will on Monday sign a commercial aviation agreement that will permit the three countries’ airlines to operate an unlimited number of passenger services on any route between them. A Singapore Transport Ministry spokesman told The Straits Times112 words
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Article, Illustration79 2004-12-24 8 Ashieigh Sim - Text and picture by Ashieigh Sim Mr Walter Kitundu, 31, a resident artist at the Singapore Science Centre, playing his phono-sarangi outside the observatory yesterday. The sarangi is an Indian stringed instrument. Building turntables fused with traditional music instruments, the former DJ composes music inspired by79 words
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Article138 2004-12-24 8 He sidelines defence minister, rival Reuters AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai sidelined leaders of powerful regional factions in his new Cabinet line-up announced yesterday. Mr Karzai won Afghanistan’s first democratic presidential election more than two months ago, and analysts regard his Cabinet list as the real test– Reuters - 138 words
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Article155 2004-12-24 8 He travels to Singapore regularly A DANISH man cheated people of their money through a website which said that they could join a bogus camp to help underprivileged children for a fee. Mr Mogens Christenson, 47, has been based in Bangkok for more than seven155 words
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Article134 2004-12-24 8 Police on high alert in churches, malls AP FEARS of attacks by Islamic militants are forcing some Christians in Indonesia to abandon traditional churches in favour of more discreet venues this Christmas. With foreign governments warning of holiday terror bombings, thousands of churches in major IndonesiaAP - 134 words
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Article78 2004-12-24 8 AFP FORMER Indian prime minister P V Narasimha Rao, who helped transform India’s economy in the *****, died aged 83 yesterday, two weeks after suffering a heart attack. Mr Rao launched socialist India on the path of free-market reforms in 1991 after bringing in current PrimeAFP - 78 words
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Article91 2004-12-24 8 SOME 130,000 Singaporeans have until next Friday to qualify for their Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) in 2005 by putting $5O into their CPF Account, the Finance Ministry said in a media statement yesterday. About 2.05 million Singaporeans will receive their third lot of ERS next Saturday,91 words
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Article88 2004-12-24 8 TWO Malaysian women were arrested on Wednesday evening at Raffles Hotel Shopping Mall for using counterfeit credit cards. Police had received information that members of a transnational credit card syndicate were using counterfeit credit cards to buy goods at shopping centres in Serangoon Road, Orchard88 words
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Article93 2004-12-24 8 ■AP US mining company Newmont Corp has admitted that it pumped tonnes of mercury into the air and water at an Indonesian mine, but CEO Wayne Murdy insisted yesterday that the releases were within the country’s environmental standards and posed no health risk. However, the US■AP - 93 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration519 2004-12-24 10 Wal-Mart is anchor tenant at buildings; developer has option on 14 more malls Bloomberg SINGAPORE Capita Land Ltd, Southeast Asia’s largest developer, agreed to pay $196 million for controlling stakes in six malls in China that have Wal-Mart Stores Inc asBloomberg - 519 words
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260 2004-12-24 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Singapore’s Government needs to explain to investors the findings of a probe into China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp (CAO), which lost US$55O million (Ss9o3 million) from derivatives trading, Templeton Asset Management Ltd’s Dr Mark Mobius said yesterday. The Singapore Government “hasBloomberg - 260 words
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244 2004-12-24 10 Janice Wong - By Janice Wong THE number of properties auctioned this year by four major auction houses rose by about 6 per cent this year compared to 2003, but the rising trend is seen as unlikely to continue next year. Real estate tends to be put244 words
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Article121 2004-12-24 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE PSA International Pte failed in a bid to expand into the world’s busiest container port after CSX World Terminals and NWS Holdings Ltd blocked the Singaporebased company’s plan to buy into a Hong Kong port operator. CSX World Terminals and NWS Holdings, existingBloomberg - 121 words
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Article, Illustration494 2004-12-24 12 Zhang Yanping heads country's Ist soon-to-listed newspaper -AP BEIJING Mr Zhang Yanping (pictured) is blazing the way for the commercialisation of Chinese newspapers. On Wednesday, the Youth Daily, where he is the editor-in-chief, made history as the first state media outfit to sell-AP; AP - 494 words
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349 2004-12-24 12 Reuters YANGON Unlike many in Myanmar, Mr Hakim’s gripe against the ruling generals is economic, not political. As a 3 7-year-old trying to support a family of four, he curses the junta’s mismanagement of the economy more than its contempt for the results of 1990■ Reuters - 349 words
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Article28 2004-12-24 12 *AS AT DEC 23 STI: 2055.48 R 0.29 US$: 551.642 Ss: RM2.315 553.154 Ss: HK54.741 EURO: 552.207 Ss: 23.78 BAHT Ss: 63.34 YEN Ss: 5,669 RUPIAH28 words
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178 2004-12-24 12 Bloomberg HONG KONG Skyworth Digital Holdings, Hong Kong’s second-biggest listed television maker, replaced its top management after two executives were charged with fraud by the territory’s anticorruption commission. Chairman Stephen Wong will become a non-executive chairman and chief financial officer Cheng Kin ChungBloomberg - 178 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration988 2004-12-24 14 PHILIP LEE - Revive courtesy drive we need it By PHILIP LEE THREE weeks ago, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made two speeches that aroused the patriotic fervour of many Singaporeans, myself included. At the recent opening of the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s refurbished gallery, he called for ways to give Singapore a higher988 words
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Article, Illustration511 2004-12-24 16 PAUL JANSEN - By PAUL JANSEN Editor EACH year, Streats’ staff receive hampers and other gifts. And each year, we auction these off and give the proceeds to a worthy recipient. This year will be no different. The money collected will be sent to the Assissi,AP - 511 words
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273 2004-12-24 18 WE thank Mr Lam Ming Sing for expressing his concern about the air quality in the Rivervale area (Streats, Dec 23). The National Environment Agency (NEA) has been monitoring the air quality in the area via a permanent air monitoring station set up at Sengkang273 words
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Article141 2004-12-24 18 REGARDING the high cost of car insurance here, a little discussed subject is a vehicle’s “market value at time of loss”. Last week, I changed my car. The highest offer I received for my near five-year-old Toyota Picnic (mint condition with 61,000 km logged) was141 words
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Article, Illustration435 2004-12-24 18 I REFER to letters on traffic congestion at the land checkpoints published in Streats from Dec 15 to 22. The Immigration Checkpoints Authority (ICA) constantly makes adjustments to enable travellers to be cleared through the checkpoints as quickly as possible without compromising security. During435 words
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Article173 2004-12-24 18 I REFER to the letter, “Buses turn back to avoid Causeway jams” (Streats, Dec 22), by ComfortDelgro’s Ms Tammy Tan. I would like to find out if SBS Transit ensures that there are sufficient buses to ferry customers from JB checkpoint to Larkin Terminal. I took173 words
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Global
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475 2004-12-24 20 Reuters Some cases go undetected as farmers just bum chickens: scientist HONG KONG China is gearing up to fight possible outbreaks of bird flu this winter and is training scientists and health workers across the country to diagnose the deadly disease in humans and– Reuters - 475 words
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Article197 2004-12-24 20 AFP BEIJING Chinese prosecutors have caught more than 42,000 officials for corruption and other offences this year, state media reported yesterday. In the period from January to November, the prosecutors netted 42,225 government employees, a rise of 1 per cent from the same periodAFP - 197 words
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Article, Illustration49 2004-12-24 20 Hong Kong's acting chief trade control officer Ng Hing Tong displaying packets of fart bomb toy at a press conference on Tuesday. HK officials have banned the toy because the gag gift a metallic bag that gives off a stench produces a dangerous chemical reaction afpafp - 49 words
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147 2004-12-24 20 Reuters SEOUL South Korea will strengthen background checks on North Koreans seeking asylum in the South in a bid to control the number coming in, a senior Seoul official said yesterday. The issue of North Korean refugees is very sensitive for theReuters - 147 words
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Article121 2004-12-24 20 -AP MEXICO CITY Alarmed by glimpses of sweaty citizens in the buff, the city council in the south-eastern Mexican city of Villahermosa has adopted a law banning indoor nudity. The regulation, which takes effect on Jan 1, calls for as much as 36 hours in jail-AP - 121 words
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Article164 2004-12-24 22 AFP JAKARTA Indonesia’s army chief says the military needs at least 70,000 more troops to ensure security and would ideally be almost double its current size, according to a news report. General Ryamizard Ryacudu said that at least 350,000 men were needed to effectively safeguard theAFP - 164 words
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Article415 2004-12-24 22 Reuters He is alleged to have misused funds in association he once headed JAKARTA Prosecutors have detained a legislator from Indonesia’s powerful Golkar party in a case of alleged graft, the latest catch in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s anti-corruption drive, officials said yesterday. The attorney-general’sReuters - 415 words
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Article, Illustration52 2004-12-24 22 An Indonesian protester leaping above flames from burning tyres set alight by students in Jakarta on Wednesday. Dozens of students staged the protest in central Jakarta over a recent move to raise high-octane petrol prices, seen as a precursor to increases in mainstream fuel prices expected early nextReuters - 52 words
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Article132 2004-12-24 22 -AP JAKARTA Indonesia has stopped issuing licenses for new airlines, but may reopen its skies to more carriers if demand keeps rising, the government was quoted as saying yesterday. The existing 22 airlines are enough to cope with current passenger traffic, said Minister of-AP - 132 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration398 2004-12-24 24 Wire services NEW ORLEANS Being fit but fat isn’t good enough. Excess weight, all by itself, can take years off your life, even if you get plenty of exercise, a study has found. “There has been some suggestion that if you are particularlyWire services; Reisers - 398 words
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Article, Illustration174 2004-12-24 24 AP EVANSVILLE, Indiana The maker of Sudafed is offering a new version of the cold and allergy medicine without an ingredient often used to produce the illegal and highly addictive drug methamphetamine in homemade labs. Pseudoephedrine will be replaced with anotherAP - 174 words
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132 2004-12-24 24 Reuters WASHINGTON Acupuncture can help the pain of arthritis in the knee and can improve freedom of movement, US researchers reported on Monday. The study adds to evidence that the 2,000-year-old Chinese treatment, which uses needles placed at specific points on the body, can help– Reuters - 132 words
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myHOME YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME-OWNING
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Article, Illustration527 2004-12-24 26 Zubaidah Nazeer - Choosing the right mattress is key to avoiding book pains. Which is why Mega Mattress has brought in a high-tech testing kit to help buyers pick the right support By Zubaidah Nazeer PEOPLE who decide on buying mattresses by bouncing their behinds on them to test for527 words
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Article293 2004-12-24 26 Janice Wong - By. Janice Wong THE DAIKIN brand came up tops following a test on the energ efficiency of 13 brands of air-con recently. The Energy Labelling Scheme of the Singapore Environment Council and the National Environment Agency, adopts the energy efficiency ratio (EER) to measure how293 words
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EasyStreats
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Article, Illustration592 2004-12-24 28 v 4 visitor to the public museums here can spend days ploughing through the exhibits without getting the full experience. But a group of volunteers helps make visits more meaningful. GREGORYLEOWfinds out more IF you’re visiting the Peranakan exhibit at the Asian Civilisations Museum, don’t be surpisedNg Sor Luan - 592 words
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Article, Illustration265 2004-12-24 28 THE Singapore Zoological Garden (SZG) docents are a completely different kettle of fish from the museum counterparts. There are only about 130 zoo docents the numbers are intentionally kept small. “Applicants have to go through a successful interview, so that we can access whether they are suitable265 words
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Article, Illustration465 2004-12-24 30 >uld you check be really nice. (w^rr ylr Kij^A i Ife 4 f BLOOD 1 THE year-end period is always a low collection time for Bloodbank@HSA.As at the end of last month, the stock level for Groups A and O blood types dropped to one toDesign .*»• *:f* Czmm -*ij - 465 words
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Article, Illustration467 2004-12-24 31 JUDI LOW - Stylish eating on a shoestring JUDI LOW Looking to impress in the kitchen on a budget? Judi Low’s recipes for stylish, nutritious, yummy meals that are easy to make and cost $lO or less forfour servings will see you through these tough times IT’S the vegetarians’ turn467 words
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WHAT’S NEW
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Article, Illustration138 2004-12-24 31 PARISIAN designer Christophe Lemaire takes this classic French sports wear label back to its tennis roots in the new Spring-Summer 2005 collection, with an updated 1930 s tennis chic look. Using white as the base colour, he give a fresh spin to Lacoste’s elegant women’s wear with138 words
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Article, Illustration141 2004-12-24 31 TOP French salon brand Averine Paris Skincare Cosmetics wants girls to glow next year with its Glitter Range comprising a frosted face powder, eyeshadow and lip gloss. The powder, containing pearls and diffusing multi-colour particles, can be Ifjrushed over the face and body for a subtly141 words
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Article, Illustration140 2004-12-24 31 READ about all things luxurious in Icon Singapore, a new Chinese magazine that celebrates the best things in life. Published by Singapore Press Holdings, it is the group’s first Chinese luxury title and will be out in March. A 300-page limited edition issue out this month is140 words
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Article, Illustration110 2004-12-24 32 A strong, slow-moving storm in the Pacific Ocean delivered its promise of powerful waves along the north and west-facing shores of Hawaii’s Oahu island on Wednesday and yesterday. But with wave faces as [high as nine to 12m, they were too challenging to surf r reportedPic Ashleigh Sim - 110 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration53 2004-12-24 32 7.30 pm, Celestial Movies (Star Hub Ch 61) Six individuals converge at a bargain apartment. There are existential dilemmas, unrequited loves, career anxiety and more than enough room for over-the-top pop-star mugging. But their sweet dreams die when the flat’s 12-month lease comes53 words
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Article49 2004-12-24 32 10pm, Channel i On Christmas Eve, George Bailey faces financial ruin and contemplates suicide. His guardian angel arrives and shows him how his town, family, and friends would have turned out if he had never been bom. Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore.49 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration71 2004-12-24 32 THE FIRST SUPPER CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY Tonight, 7pm to 4am Bar None (basement of Singapore Marriott Hotel) Entry is $26 with one drink, $lOO with a bottle ofPiper-Heisieck Champagne The three wise men will help you celebrate the festive season with specially concocted tequila cross shooters, chocolate gold coins71 words
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Article52 2004-12-24 32 A JAZZY CHRISTMAS Sunday, 7-30 pm Esplanade Concert Hall Tickets from $35 to $7O at Sistic Jazz up the holiday season with Singapore’s foremost jazzman Jeremy Monteiro. This Christmas special also features two-time Grammy Award winner jazz saxophonist Ernie Watts and former vocalist with the legendary Count Basie Band,52 words
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Miscellaneous518 2004-12-24 32 Yourdailyhoroscope i Jp AQUARIUS FIS«S JAN2O-FEB 18 FEB 19- M/ >y Kelli Fo.r at Astrology.com 1-MAR 20 ARIES MAR 21-APR 19 Throw yourself into the holiday season with sparkling verve and savage glee. All your senses deserve to be satisfied. Nothing less will do. You have no trouble finding willing518 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration478 2004-12-24 33 GARY LEM - Soccer smart By GARY LEM United turn down Giggs’ request for a two-year contract extension RYAN Giggs (right) is not asking for more money, just a two-year extension to his contract, which runs out in 2006. It seems a reasonable request for a player who has devotedReuters - 478 words
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Article620 2004-12-24 33 SUNDAY: Southampton (19) v Chariton Athletic (7) Head to head: Southampton won 25, Chariton 16, Draws 12 Previous league meetings: Sept 13, 2004 Charlton 0 Southampton 0; May 15, 2004 Charlton 2 Southampton 1 Last 6 league matches: Southampton LDLDLW; Charlton WWWLLW Team news: Southampton McCann doubtful, Svensson,620 words
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Article, Illustration411 2004-12-24 34 Gary Lim - Stoats draws up a tongue-iiwheek Christmas gift list for Singapore sport! By Gary Lim CHEERS, Singapore sports. You deserve a toast for inching ever closer to perfection. Several young sailors have returned from major tournaments with numerous trophies. Among them are newly crowned Asean Optimist411 words
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226 2004-12-24 34 Gayathri Raghavan - By Gayathri Raghavan INSTEAD of wishing for an iPod or a new cellphone, gifts often found on a regular teenager’s Christmas wishlist, mine is to bring joy to local athletes and sports fans. I am 17 years old and doing a monthlong internship at Streats. During226 words
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Article, Illustration191 2004-12-24 34 7 would love to see our sailors continue to win medals. For that to happen, we need more youngsters to pick up sailing.’ Singapore Sailing president Low Teo Ping ‘I wish for our bowlers to continue shining on the world stage. From the recently concluded AMF191 words
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Article, Illustration510 2004-12-24 35 Greece’s Euro 2004 triumph and Athens Olympics success top sports poll AP LONDON Greece was the big winner in international sports in 2004 with two great triumphs that few really expected. The Greek football team’s stunning victory in the European Championship and the overwhelming success of the AthensAP; AFP - 510 words
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283 2004-12-24 35 -AFP LIVERPOOL Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has dismissed talk of an imminent move to Chelsea or Real Madrid and urged the club to reinforce the squad during next month’s transfer window for a fresh assault on honours. “I’m signed here for this-AFP - 283 words
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Article114 2004-12-24 35 BASKETBALL AFP INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana Allen Iverson failed to make history but the Philadelphia 76ers playmaker produced 40 points to lead his team past the Indiana Pacers 102-90 on Wednesday. The star guard failed in his bid to match Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain as the only playersAFP - 114 words
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Article83 2004-12-24 35 ATHLETICS AFP PARIS Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were handed provisional bans for missing doping tests by the International Association of Athletics Federation on Wednesday. The Greek duo had failed to show up for drug tests before the Athens Olympics in August. The suspension, which alsoAFP - 83 words
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Article91 2004-12-24 35 FOOTBALL Reuters MADRID Real Madrid ended a miserable year on a low note when they lost 0-1 at home to high-flying Sevilla in the Primera Liga on Wednesday. Brazilian striker Julio Baptista produced a cool finish after 19 minutes, clipping the ball over the head of goalkeeperReuters - 91 words
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Miscellaneous24 2004-12-24 35 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: NBA: San Antonio Spurs v Minnesota Timberwolves (Live, Ch 24, Dec 24, 9am) FOOTBALL: EPL preview (Channel i, 12mn)24 words
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