Today, 19 November 2004, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Singapore, China ministers hold talks
      148 1  -  Val Chua in Santiago PM Lee, President Hu may hold meeting Taiwanese independence. "Both sides now have a deeper understanding of each other's positions. This provides a good foundation for the further development of our bilateral relations," said the MFA statement. The two foreign ministers
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      Lock icon US stars swamp awards
      95 1 -AFP ROME American stars took the big prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards here early this morning (Singapore time), with Hip Hop duo Outkast landing three awards and rhythm and blues crooner Usher (picture) taking two. Outkast took the Best Song award for "Hey Ya"
      -AFP  -  95 words
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      The litmus tests of a more open society
      636 1  -  Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg SOME call them the MIW (Men In White). Writer Catherine Lim (picture) prefers the term "shirtsleeves Government". But she is not referring to the People's Action Party's sartorial style. Dr Lim has been providing the occasional insight into
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      Lock icon Wall St posts modest gains, oil lower
      146 1 AFP NEW YORK US stocks posted only modest gains yesterday as a key economic indicator declined and investors continued to fret over the weak US dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher 22.98 points at 10,572.55, the Nasdaq rose 4.60 points to
      AFP  -  146 words
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      Best practices for FTAs
      417 2  -  Val Chua in Santiago Code is under development by Apec trade ministers: Lim val@newstoday.com.sg THE proliferation of bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) may seem to contradict the multilateral theme of the World Trade Organization (WTO), but both approaches can work in tandem, said Trade and Industry
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      Lock icon CIA 'infiltrated Al Qaeda before terrorist attacks on US'
      242 2 AFP WASHINGTON The CIA had infiltrated Al Qaeda before the Sept 11 attacks but at levels too low to know of the plot, according to former White House counter-terrorism chief Richard Clarke. Mr Clarke said that in 1999, former CIA Director
      AFP  -  242 words
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      Lock icon Turkey, S'pore to boost ties
      196 3 -AFP SM Goh visit to focus on terror fight TURKEY and Singapore will step up cooperation in the global fight against terrorism and in promoting tolerance between religions. Speaking to reporters after bilateral talks in Ankara, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Turkish Foreign Minister
      -AFP  -  196 words
    • Article
      Lock icon 3 Egyptian police killed at border
      384 4 -AFP Israel's PM apologises for mishap at Gaza Strip JERUSALEM In an incident that has the potential to undermine the delicate relations between the two Middle East countries, three Egyptian policemen were killed overnight by Israeli tank fire on the tense border between Egypt
      -AFP  -  384 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Arafat's medical report to be released
      157 4 AFP PARIS With mystery still surrounding the cause of death of Palestinian resistance icon Yasser Arafat, an intense tussle appeared to be underway for the veteran leader's tightly-guarded medical report. Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei is to dispatch a delegation to Paris to ask
      AFP  -  157 words
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  • Singapore news
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      • Article
        Lock icon Higher wage for Indon maids
        43 6 Channel NewsAsia From January, employers will have to pay more to hire new domestic maids from Indonesia. The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore is setting the minimum monthly wage at $280, an increase of $50 over the previous amount.
        — Channel NewsAsia  -  43 words
      • Article
        Lock icon COE prices take a tumble
        46 6 Newsradio 93.8 COE prices have fallen across the board except in the Open Category. The sharpest drop of $1,000 was in Cat B for cars above 1,600 cc; the COE is $20,300. Open Category COEs rose by $200 to nearly $22,000.
        Newsradio 93.8  -  46 words
    • Article
      Healthcare revolution
      334 6  -  Keith Lin That's the aim of Alexandra Hospital's retooling effort WALK into a local hospital and be greeted by a nurse who not only knows your name, but also enquires about the bad knee you suffer from. Such a scenario may seem farfetched, but it could become a
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      Lock icon Microsoft CEO unveils free IT training curricula
      343 6 Ariel Tam SCHOOLS the world over can draw on a two-volume IT skills training curricula that comes free courtesy of software giant Microsoft Its CEO, Mr Steve Ballmer, announced this as part of the corporation's worldwide "digital inclusion" drive at the Microsoft Government
      – Ariel Tam  -  343 words
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      One card to rule them all
      385 8  -  Ng Shing Yi The PA's PAssion card aims for maximum convenience for more people JUST one will do. With the new PAssion card the People's Association (PA) is unveiling this weekend, you can chuck out the numerous membership cards you are now carrying, which
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        Lock icon Swimmer's body found
        36 8 -Newsßadio 93.8 The body of a teenager reported missing at sea was found last night at Changi Beach. The 1 6-year-old boy, Uvaraj Venugopal, went missing during a swim at 4.50pm on Wednesday.
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      • Article
        Lock icon Wanted: Molest suspect
        57 8 Channel NewsAsia Police are looking for a man in connection with three cases of molestation involving young girls, which took place between Oct 7 and Nov 15 in housing estates in Choa Chu Kang and Jalan Teck Whye. The suspect has been described as in his 30s,
        — Channel NewsAsia  -  57 words
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        Lock icon Dec 9 court date for murder suspect
        48 8 Channel NewsAsia Dec 9 is the next court date for Took Leng How, the vegetable seller charged with the murder of 8-year-old Huang Na. Took's lawyer says his client has been sent to the Changi Prison Hospital for a psychiatric examination.-
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        Lock icon ITE helps improve customer service
        53 8 Channel NewsAsia The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) has taken steps to help improve the quality of customer service in Singapore with the introduction of a oneyear course on retail service skills starting in January. The course will lead to a National ITE Certificate in
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      Lock icon Ancient ayurvedic cures in modern-day shops
      311 10  -  Tan Hui Leng Modern formulations of traditional Indian cures available in Singapore AFTER more than 70 years of providing ayurvedic healthcare to the world, India's Himalaya Herbal Healthcare has launched its supplement and personal products in Singapore, which it has also made its regional
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      Lock icon Briton enters into plea bargain for drug charge
      232 10 AP FORMER Singapore Tatler editor Nigel Simmonds has offered to bargain with prosecutors in exchange for a lighter sentence. The 40-year-old Briton, who has been charged in a high-society cocaine ring, has not formally entered a plea to five counts of possession
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      Getting into this Toyota is a real picnic
      148 10 THIS specially-modified Toyota Picnic is one of two Mobility Vehicles that the Japanese car maker is showcasing at the Singapore Motorshow 2004. Its left-hand front seat swivels sideways and lifts out of the car electrically at the push of a button, providing
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      287 8 Come down to the Singapore Motorshow 2004 A-drap.your name card |mto>the'box at the Level 4 General Enquiries Counter. SINGAPORE Terms and conditions apply. |fl by Motor Traders Association .skvol UiIAI^LLUILLII I r^F^ h^^^H U^^*A|^^3 vuajflH LANGUAGE SCHOOL Date 4 December 2004, Saturday LEARNINB CHINESE THE EASY FUN WAY I M
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Sudan peace in sight?
      409 12 AFP BBC Khartoum and rebels set to sign pledge today, says UN NAIROBI The Sudanese government and southern rebels are set to promise today that they will end over two decades of fighting after the United Nations Security Council moved out of its New York headquarters
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      Lock icon Myanmarto release 4,000 prisoners
      184 12 -AFP YANGON Myanmar's military government announced yesterday that it had begun releasing thousands of prisoners who may have been wrongly imprisoned by a recently disbanded military intelligence unit State radio said 3,937 prisoners were being released from jails throughout the country. It did not say when
      -AFP  -  184 words
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      Lock icon Mark Thatcher charged in African coup plot
      204 12 AP MALABO (Equatorial Guinea) Equatorial Guinea prosecutors confirmed yesterday they have charged Mark Thatcher, son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in an alleged coup plot in the oil-rich west African nation. Thatcher is accused of having helped finance the coup attempt
      AP  -  204 words
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      Lock icon Putin's puzzling remark
      262 14 Will Russia have super nuclear missiles soon? US seeks clarification WASHINGTON US State Department officials are scratching their heads over Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that his country's armed forces will soon have access to advanced nuclear missile systems unavailable in any other country. "We are conducting
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Artificial tail helps dolphin swim
        85 14 AFP Fuji, a mother dolphin that lost 75 per cent of her tail due to a mysterious disease, is jumping once again with the help of what is believed to be the world's first artificial fin made by Bridgestone, Japan's largest tyre maker. The 34-year-old
        – AFP  -  85 words
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        Lock icon Thai King calls for stability
        56 14 AFP Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has warned that the kingdom's stability depends on peace in the insurgency-hit south where police said yesterday that a soldier and a civilian had been shot dead. The king's comments came a day after Queen Sirikit made a rare
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      S'pore rated 11th best country to live in
      235 14 SINGAPORE has been rated the 11th best place to live in the world, according to a "quality of life" survey by Economist magazine. Ireland topped the list of 111 countries while Switzerland ranked second and Norway third. The survey found that Ireland's
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      Lock icon And here is the nude .... I mean, news
      136 15 And here is the nude I mean, news AP CLEVELAND (Ohio) A TV news anchor appeared on the air nude in a first-person report about an artist's photographs, drawing a record number of viewers for the time slot, the station said. Ms Sharon Reed was one of hundreds of people
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      Lock icon Commons makes fox hunting illegal
      362 15 -AFP Massive civil disobedience likely before polls LONDON Britain's Parliament forced through a ban on fox hunting yesterday, leaving Prime Minister Tony Blair facing the prospect of massive civil disobedience from hunters in the run-up to an imminent general election. A law ending the centuries-old
      -AFP  -  362 words
    • this QUIRKY world
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        Flirt — and get for it
        80 15 Flirt and get for it paid Ms Rachel Bailey from London says she gets paid £50 (S$l 53) an hour to flirt with boyfriends and husbands to make their spouses jealous, reported The Sun. She dreamed up her business venture after an ex-boyfriend was chatted up by another woman. "It
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        Violence in nursery rhymes?
        63 15 British researchers say that nursery rhymes contain more violence than most TV programmes, reported The Telegraph. Rhymes such as Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Sing a Song of Sixpence and the full version of Simple Simon contain generally more aggressive, accidental or implied acts of violence
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      311 12 "Genius without education is like silver in the mine." 9 fc|§ Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) Features: Tailored to train executives, especially those embarking on international business to contribute to the globalization effort for Singapore. Jointly awarded by Ngee Ann and the International Trade Institute of Singapore (ITIS) Fees: $4693.50 (inclusive of
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      Focus On The Family
      246 16  -  Dr James Dobson TODAY'S HOLD THEM CLOSE AND LET THEM GO One of the most difficult responsibilities parents face is the task of letting go. When children are young, parents should be deeply involved in their lives, providing love and protection and authority. But when those
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      URA recognises demand
      490 16  -  FOOCHEESEE But complaints about childcare centres from estate residents rising I REFER to the letters by Dr Esther Yap, "Unfair closure of centre?" (Nov 11 and 16), Tong Ah San, "Consult residents much earlier" (Nov 12) and Jacqueline Wong, "Good guidelines good neighbours" (Nov 16). The URA
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      No error in ez-link bus fare deduction
      166 16  -  KATHRYNLAU WE REFER to Mdm Chia Guek Hwa's letter, "Errors on the ez-link card" (Nov 12) and thank her for her feedback. We have investigated and explained to Mdm Chia that there was no error in the bus fare deduction as the transaction
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      Bags the solution for soggy tickets
      85 16  -  i CHIM HANG WAH I ONCE received a wet and nearly torn parking ticket. After a heavy downpour in an open car park lot, the ticket on the windscreen of my car was a soggy mess. I had to remove the ticket carefully and
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    • READERS' SHORT TAKES ON OVERCHARGING OF FARES ON EZ-LINK CARDS
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        CORRY SUTANDI
        100 16 On Nov 12, I boarded SBS bus service 97 along the AYE opposite Normanton Park (fare stage 11). Alighting at Telok Blangah Road opposite Expo Gateway, I was surprised to see the ez-link card reader display a $1.43 fare charge instead of the correct 83 cents. The stage
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        EILEEN TAN
        98 16 My husband and I are often overcharged when we use our ez-link card. We travel from Bukit Panjang to Toa Payoh Central via service 190, transferring at Tanglin CC to service 153. The correct fare is $1.13 for the 190 and 38 cents for the 153 with a
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        KELLY LEK
        80 16 My ez-link card was deducted twice for a bus trip and when I did a transfer on the MRT, there was no rebate. I had to wait 10 minutes for the officer to record my particulars before I got my 63 cents bus trip refund. As for my
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      No objection to use of traditional medicine
      430 20  -  DRKOOWENHSIN WE REFER to the letter, "Rankled by doctor's snubbing of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (Nov 10), written by Mr Ng Aik Hin Steve. We thank Mr Ng for his comments. We would prefer not to label Mr Ng's relative as terminally ill. Numerous
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      Lock icon When I grow up, I want to be mature enough for a casino
      848 20  -  mr brown and exercise my Freedom of Choice LAST week, I mentioned that, as part of her vacation, my "Vin Diesel" mother was at the Rohtang mountain pass in India, 3,790 metres above sea-level, riding pillion on
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  • Businesstoday
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      OCBC ups the ante with Titanium Card
      287 22  -  Jaime Koh UPPING the ante in the fight to win credit card customers, the newly-launched OCBC Titanium Card will give cardholders access to a selection of medical professionals for "lifestyle surgery" services. These practitioners offer aesthetic services ranging from cosmetic dentistry and dermatology
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    • MarketWATCH
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        ST Index— 2.032.62-13.78
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        Lock icon Singapore
        230 22 Dow Jones SHARES fell on profit-taking yesterday amid concerns over the weakening US dollar and a rebound in oil prices. The ST Index fell 13.78 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 2,032.62. In the broad market, decliners outnumbered gainers 220 to 129. Trading volume totalled 633.7 million shares valued
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        SGX most active
        57 22 )y volume Close Change '000 ke Achieve iinobest ieauty China Ihina Sun >ing Tel JTAC 'SC Corp Horizon .TATSChP jtiraya 0.220 0.390 0.690 0.395 2.340 0.475 0.070 0.120 0.940 0.835 +0.010 -0.010 -0.050 -0.020 +0.010 +0.005 +0.010 +1.5 -2.5 -2.1 -4.0 +16.7 +0.5 +1.2 83,227 38,183 34,706
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        SGX top rises
        74 22 By Close Change IMH400USS 16.900 +0.400 /enture 16.100 +0.400 OBS Bk 6% NCPS10 107.400 +0.300 3realEasl 11.900 +0.200 Hyflux 2.680 +0.120 >IA 11.000 +0.100 3P Bat 2.470 +0.090 KepLand 2.010 +0.060 \?i Breweries 7.650 +0.050 By percentage Close LHT 0.060 Change +50.0 IRE Corp 0.020 +33.3 Esmarl
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        SGX top falls
        79 22 By$ Close Change Creative 50 18.700 -0.200 F&N 14.500 -0.200 KepCorp 8.350 -0.200 DairyFarm 900 USS 2.810 -0.130 DBS 16.400 -0.100 OCBC 13.500 -0.100 uOB 13.600 -0.100 SPH 4.640 -0.060 1AC 200USS 3.360 -0.060 CITYDEV 6.700 -0.050 By percentage Close Change El Nets 0.010 33.3 3ulTechW*****7 0.010
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        World markets
        57 22 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp 11,082.42 13,799.82 3,893.40 6,049.49 875.84 Pts -48.87 -25.16 +3.50 +20.81 -9.58 -0.44 -0.18 +0.09 +0.35 -1.08 KLCI 904.48 +2.82 +0.31 SET Index 646.93 +2.77 +0.43 lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B vtumbai Sensex Closed 1,817.64 239.18
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 22 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 445.30 Silver uss/oz 7.710 Platinum uss/oi 865.00 Rubber centsAg 206.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,489 Brent crude uss/barrel 42.84 Information provided by
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 22 US$ 0.6074 UK£ 0.3269 Yen 63.185 HK$ 4.7219 RM 2.3082 Euro 0.4653 Rupiah 5,424.5 Baht 24.369 Peso 34.195 A$ 0.7754 Indian Rs 27-388 Won 647.22 C$ 0.7256 Yuan 5.0275 NZ$ 0.8546 NTS 19.681
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      393 26 Agencies Property trust plans to buy more assets to boost rental income ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit), Singapore's second-largest property trust, plans to raise $400 million by selling new units to fund its acquisition of 13 properties. The company plans to sell 179.3 million new
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      186 26 Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has been awarded a multi-mil-lion-dollar, three-year contract to upgrade the Asian communications network of French sports retailer Decathlon. SingTel will link Decathlon's French headquarters via a private data network to its offices and warehouses across 1 0 Asian cities in China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
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      216 26  -  Toy Tsen-Waye LEADING Indian IT company Satyam Computer Services wants to inject fresh talent from various cultures into its ranks and has started its search in Singapore. The objective of its latest recruitment drive is to "spur its fast-growing software and outsourcing
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      121 26 Dow Jones THE Government's first sale tender of a private residential property site this year attracted strong interest, with the highest bidder offering to pay 31 per cent more than the minimum bid price. The 1,181 square-metre site in Handy Road attracted a
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      72 26 Bloomberg UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) confirmed its asset management managing director Daniel Chan and three other executive vice-presidents had resigned. Mr Michael Lau Hwai Keong from its international banking division, Mr Wong Chong Fatt from high net worth banking, and Mr David Loh Hong Kit
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      198 30 AFP SANTIAGO Australia and the United States have sealed a free trade agreement that will come into effect on Jan 1, after clearing last-minute obstacles. "It is finished," Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-opera-tion forum in
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      782 30  -  Mano Sabnani EVEN as Jetstar Asia an associate of Qantas is readying itself for take-off from Changi Airport, another low cost carrier (LCC), AirAsia, is preparing to list its shares on the Malaysian stock exchange. AirAsia is an interesting company. In 1996, it had only
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      443 29 One of the ancient languages of the world, the Chinese language has an elegant written form. However, some of these characters, they can be the same word but they may different pronunciation, different meaning entirely. In Chinese, these words are known as www.besta.com.sg Well, no time for worries. With the
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      825 31 The proceeds of the proposed placement of new units will be PrpfprPtltlfll "1 -foi"-l CVOff^MriO to usedto partlyfinancetheacquisitionsof 13 properties whichare expected to increase earnings and distributions to unitholders. Existing U mtholderS Navigation Guide for DBS/POSB ATMs Open: 19 Nov 2004 at 9.00 a.m. Enter PIN Projected distribution per unit
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      472 32 Dow Jones Analysts say the declining influence of Japan and brighter prospects in China and US will continue to buoy Asian markets A REBOUND on Asian bourses is expected to be sustainable as brighter prospects from the United States and China, and easing oil prices help
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      203 32 AFP TOKYO The Bank of Japan said yesterday that the world's second-largest economy is expected to continue recovering despite slower growth in exports and output. "Japan's economy continues to recover as a whole although the increase in exports and production seems to be coming to a
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      64 32 V K Lucky shoppers will be picked to participate in the grab cash game* to win cash prizes. So S come down and enjoy an afternoon of fun and games from 2pm to spm and you can also V 1 meet with MediaCorp artiste, Andrea De Cruz W }4 9^
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      481 33 /mSm^^EL\ Valuair brings you a taste m /J^^tSßk* y°* '>ertn at The Padang. THE GREAT PERTH The Great Perth BBQ. Saturday, 20 November 2004, The Padang, 3 pm to 10 pm. G'day folks! Valuair will fly to Perth beginning 1 December 2004. To commemorate Australian Jamboree AJ^ /^m this event,
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      425 34 IAVI I +M+ Fly By Night 2004 Public Screenings Don't miss this chance to >. """Tiff view selected entries from the —v^il A^% H m Ham 2003 and 2004 Fly By Night E£^ K2 #m Im# Video Challenge. Produced in VriEM I I W just 45 hours, these creative m^^™
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      777 36  -  Eveline Gan Elisa Chia ZoeTay and other royalty of Caldecott Hill left out of this year's Star Awards Most Popular Artistes list THE Star Awards are back again, with more glitz and glamour. In its 11th year, the Star Awards 2004 will
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      285 40 Elisa Chia sums up last night's three Singapore Idol acts OLINDA CHO Dial 1900 112 1901 or SMS '1' to ***** Holding Out For A Hero from the movie Shrek 2 Rating: 7/10 Confident and powerful performance, but not enough angst hh Hopelessly Devoted To
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      118 40 Celebs tells us who they think will win Singapore 1d01... Vincent Ng (right):Taufik "They all have their fair share of likability, but Taufik somehow has that something extra that wholesome appeal!" Patricia Mok: Olinda "Both of us took part in the Fame Award
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      663 40  -  Tan Siyi The Asian Children's Festival returns with fun and educational activities for kids and their parents PARENTS looking for meaningful and enjoyable activities to entertain their kids this school holiday will be happy to know that the Asian Children's Festival (ACF) is back.
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      255 42 David Chew SELF-PORTRAITS can be tricky and are not as simple as one might think. Because the artist does not have to meet the demands of his subject the artist is the subject he has the freedom to explore the unconventional. This
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      437 42  -  Elisa Chia Being stranded with five women was far from heavenly for this man SURVIVOR contestant Rory Freeman had the chance recently to be on an island with not one, but five women. "It may sound like a man's fantasy come true, but let me tell you it's
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        555 44  -  Yong Shu Chiang Pixar's The Incredibles packs in heart-thumpina action, witty lines and plenty of heart FILM REVIEW The Incredibles IT'S truly extraordinary what animators can do .AAA j, these days. And it's not just the people at Pixar, although they're the ones who paved the way to
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        365 46  -  YONG SHU CHIANG A tale of love beyond death, a la Ghost FILM REVIEWby I Birth THE idea of "till death do us part" doesn't apply in some circumstances. Demi Moore had to believe Whoopi Goldberg was channelling the spirit of her late husband
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        265 46  -  YONG SHU CHIANG FILM REVIEWby YOU'VE seen those pictures, with their weird flashes or strange human-like images, on tabloids or magazines. There's also plenty of video "evidence", not unlike those video tapes of flying saucers or Bigfoot. Are they real, or were they faked? In Thai horror hit Shutter,
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        236 48  -  YONG SHU CHIANG FILM REVIEW by JANE Austen, meet Bollywood. Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha gives Brit Lit another Asian makeover after compatriot Mira Nair produced her uniquely infused Vanity Fair. Austen's Pride and Prejudice, with its principals of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, explored whether
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      314 41 Asian children's $E\ Eo^Xf \/a| 18 Nov 5 Dec 2004 l**Afa B J^| Come join us at the annual Asian Children's Festival and take home heaps of stimulating treats for your mind and body! V 5jL I Asian Children's Expo I Singapore Expo Hall 6, 18 to 21 Nov, 10am
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      35 42 RENE ZELLWEGER MUGM GRANT COLIN FIRTH BRIDGETJONES i-^ r j,ju THE EDGE OF REASON j^^^^^HpVflJHHpjHl^BPp^^t"' B^ t*'"^ 'witter w^ HV wf s A ■lm\ *l\ -.alii f Mil V m:^ y "T fNC-16|^^NCE S p
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      401 48 THE INCREDIBLES* A THEINCREDIBLES" 10.00am, THE INCREDIBLES* A THE INCREDIBLES* A THE INCREDIBLES* A THE INCREDIBLES* A THE INCREDIBLES* A THE INCREDIBLES* A 10.30am 12.30,1.20,3.05, 12.50,3.45,6.40pm, 12.40am 10.40am, 1.25,4.10,6.55, 10.00am, 12.50,1.20,3.40, 10.30am, 1.10,3.50,6.30, 10.30am, 1.15,4.00,6.45, 10.15am, 12.55,1.25,3.40, 10.50am, 1.30,4.10,6.50, 4.00 5.40 6.30,8.20,9.20, SHARK TALARI 050am 9.40pm, 12.25am 4.10,6.35,7.00,9.25, 9.10pm, 12.00am
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      10 50 No snow? No sleighbells? NO PROBLEM!
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        760 52 Indonesian-Australian Nadya Hutagalung feels more Asian than Caucasian and she's proud of it. Reeta Raman (reeta@newstoaay.com.sg) talks to her about beauty and the boys. 3ADYA Hutagalung's pan-Asian looks helped propel her into the limelight but the Indonesian-Aus-tralian beauty has her own take on this. "It was a bit
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        965 56 Turkey and snow? Where got? Anqelia Teo (angelia@newstoday.com.sg) looks at how Asians celebrate the holiday without a traditional touch J he smell of turkey cooking in the oven, the sharp scent of the Christmas tree, the taste of fresh cranberries and Christmas pudding; the warmth of the
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        315 58  -  Christopher Tan Delight your quests with a light squid fritter dish with an Asian twist WELCOME to the first part of a series of seasonal recipe features in the run-up to the most eagerlyawaited festive time of the year! Each week, we'll show you how to make
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        310 58 The batter should be just thick enough for a thin layer to cling to the squid adjust by adding a bit of water or flour. It also goes well with seafood such as scallops and mussels. Vegetarians can use the batter for thin slices
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        446 60 How do you add the Asian touch to Christmas? Carol Loo and Tan Qiu Wen give you some suggestions. SHOPS Antipodean, 27A Lorong Mambong Barang Barang, Marina Square #02-101 Miz Apparels, OUB Centre #02-05 Quintessential, Mandarin Hotel Shopping Arcade #03-03 Rustic Living, Centrepoint #03-44 »The Body Shop,
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      195 55 (a K/.I i j pj 1 A. k-l 1 ""I A II It KnTTI I\A Hll l l 'A'A 111 (-^f"' 11 1 11 hi d i-'i ill 1 1 Umß'H I I Before Bi yS schm.22 A. m I Kill IJfffflEiiTiIJiilv iTiTiTvifflfflTmnK ■j^^Pl I 60kg m Financial Planner j
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      352 57 Einstein Kristiansen, the well-loved TV celebrity of "Cows n Crayons" on Kids Central is /^Tr~^v J lf_! -=-t t back onboard SuperStar Virgo with his wacky and comic creations. Set sail with us this \fyny vs) a s^sp|aa.K» »caßiij j>e^e jjpiyi; [a^~ w~^ coming school holidays and in addition to
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      378 61 fancI^XoREVER K™ irr jf f RESH Christmas Fair IHUUbbI M Now till 31 Dec 2004 at all FANCL HOUSE J(JST FANCL Freshness Iv ,-M Look Feel Your Best vr this Festive Season. i V 1 v W 1 Enjoy exclusive treats and tips on how to stay healthy and beautiful
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      357 65 ShDp Zl Win witii jVJayarJ I -S _l I _l _l -J _l s _l I I _l _l I j A ARISTON ([)inDeSIT KitchenAid DELIZIA I J- l__^^ orCOIAL I 1 II I II STAINLESS STEEL SET i^, ,^^S F r DELIZIA JB?^^^3t BJBI~~ TW W^F** sB ARISTON D
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      457 69  -  TANYO-HINN Mixed doubles pair may be S'pore's best hope for glory BADMINTON Aviva Singapore Open 2004 THEY could not be any more different than chalk and cheese, with neither sharing common interests, culture or language. An odd couple they may be, but what Singapore's mixed
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      199 69 Agencies TEHRAN Iran captain Ali Daei scored four times as he became the first player in the world to reach 100 international goals in his side's 7-0 thumping of Laos at the Azadi Stadium on Wednesday. Daei's quartet ensured that Iran got the three
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      292 69  -  IN A hands-off warning to those eyeing his crown, twotime defending champion Chen Hong marched into the quar-ter-finals of the Aviva Open Singapore 2004, beating Singapore's Kendrick Lee 15-9, 15-4 in the men's singles third round match at the Singapore
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        342 70 -AFP TENNIS ATP Masters Cup HOUSTON Second-ranked Andy Roddick clinched a berth in the ATP Masters Cup semi-finals by beating Russia's Marat Safin 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-4) this morning (Singapore time). Britain's Tim Henman also won his match against Guillermo Coria of Argentina
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        461 70 AFP Chinese FA to terminate coach's contract and disband team BEIJING China's press called for urgent reform of the country's football system yesterday and berated the country' football governing body after the team's humiliating failure to make the 2006 World Cup finals. Their
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        280 70 Dan Pek HE WAS close to being crowned world champion in Latvia two years ago, only to fall at the final hurdle against eventual champion Mika Luoto of Finland. But now, Singapore's No 1 bowler, Remy Ong, is determined to claim
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        984 72 Agencies Spanish FA could receive $45,950 fine LONDON Fifa today demanded an explanation from the Spanish football federation for the racist abuse aimed at England players. Sepp Blatter, president of the game's world governing body, also declared that football must "eradicate this scourge" of racism.
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        329 72 Agencies WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Ecuador 1 Brazil 0 QUITO Brazil went down to their first defeat of the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign here on Wednesday (Thursday morning, Singapore time) as Ecuador beat them 1-0 for their second win over their
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      641 74 Agencies Boy wonder exposes ugly side of his game MADRID The match had been labelled a "friendly", an occasion someone had innocently designed as a gala celebration of Spain's 500th international fixture. But Wayne Rooney again demonstrated that no party to which he is invited will be merely
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      233 74 -AFP MADRID England skipper David Beckham sprang to the defence of teen striker Wayne Rooney, who came within an ace of a red card during yesterday's 1-0 friendly defeat to Spain. Beckham insisted Rooney would indeed learn from the experience. "What people have
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      203 75 Agencies LONDON Manchester United star Ruud van Nistelrooy hopes to be fit for tomorrow's home match with Charlton Athletic after suffering a hip injury in Holland's 3-0 World Cup qualifying win in Andorra yesterday. The 28-year-old striker was substituted in the first half after
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      520 75 Agencies Crocked Baros faces another spell on sidelines ANFIELD Liverpool face an anxious wait on the extent of an injury to striker Milan Baros (picture), after he hobbled out of the Czech Republic's 2-0 win away to Macedonia yesterday. The hat-trick hero of Liverpool's 3-2 win
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