Today, 26 November 2005

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    16 1 //\S£J]J-\COR.P November 26 27, 2005 mica(p> 114/07/2005 weekend TODAY incorporating iJircHTS we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon SPARK QUAY
    998 1  -  ZUL OTHMAN Dancing girls, allnight clubbing and a mega makeover for Clarke Quay zul@newstoday.com.sg THE family themed rides are out and leggy dancers are in as Clarke Quay fights for its future. Its new profile will be edgier, sexier and is somewhat overdue. Like Mohamed Sultan Road, Clarke
    PHOTOS BY DON WONG  -  998 words
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      Go clubbing from dusk to dawn
      307 2  -  ZULOTHMAN IT IS the pride of London. Now with an 40,000 sq ft space in Clarke Quay, the ultra-cool nightclub Ministry of Sound is ready to challenge Zouk's dominance in Singapore. Founded in England by Jamie Palumbo in the late 1980s, the club is
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      Lock icon Crazy Horse packs a big kick
      328 2  -  ZULOTHMAN THE stage is set The dancers, with their impossibly long legs, are ready to wiggle and jiggle. Their topless show is poised to wow Singapore. Without a doubt, Clarke Quay's most controversial new tenant is the famous topless revue, Crazy Horse Paris. Some
      PICTURES BY DON WONG  -  328 words
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      Lock icon Terror expert welcome one day, banned the next
      649 3  -  SHIBUITTYKUTTICKAL World's foremost JI expert, American Sidney Jones, dealt conflicting signals by Indonesian government shibu@newstoday.com.sg JAKARTA It should really be familiar territory for Ms Sidney Jones, the South-east Asia director of the International Crisis Group (ICG). After all, the Indonesian authorities had
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      Lock icon Bosses want carrot to hire the disabled
      646 4  -  JASMINE YIN Give subsidies to cut costs, suggest employers; Minister says move 'unsustainable' jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg GIVING subsidies could get more employers to hire the disabled, according to a survey by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) conducted earlier this year. These
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      Lock icon S'pore helps Jakarta tackle bird flu
      346 4 SINGAPORE has presented a package of assistance to Indonesia to help it tackle bird flu, with health officials working together on a pilot project to enhance Indonesia's surveillance and control of the virus. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, who is in Jakarta, said even
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      Don't promise what you can't deliver: MM Lee
      354 4 ONE of Asia's most respected leaders, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's views on leadership were much sought after during his recent visits to both Dubai and New Delhi. In a recent interview with India TV in New Delhi, Mr Lee stressed that
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      Lock icon Down to hoping for a 'miracle'
      449 6 —AGENCIES Australia rules out appealing to International Court of Justice for Nguyen case SYDNEY Australia will not be taking the case of convicted drug smuggler Nguyen Tuong Van to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Friday. Explaining
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  449 words
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      Dr Chee trains guns on foreign media, former Australian PM
      433 6  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg OPPOSITION figure Dr Chee Soon Juan has long criticised the local media for feeding Singaporeans with only the Government's views. On Friday, he admitted he has also been disappointed with the foreign media for the longest
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    • SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
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        Lock icon SIMS PLACE HAWKER CENTRE IN FOR FOR MAJOR REVAMP
        135 6 938LIVE The market and food centre at Block 49 Sims Place will undergo a nine-month makeover, which when completed, will boast a nature theme. The revamp of the 28-year-old centre comes under the National Environment Agency's (NEA) Hawker Centres Upgrading Programme.
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        Lock icon NATIONAL DAY AWARDS FOR TWO FOREIGN BUSINESS EXECUTIVES
        118 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Two foreign business executives received National Day Awards from President S R Nathan on Friday for their outstanding personal contributions to the Singapore economy. Mr Klaus Ziegler, chairman of electronics component giant Epcos, received the Public Service Star Distinguished Friends
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        Lock icon STORE AND INDONESIA CONDUCT 17TH BILATERAL ARMY DRILL
        74 6 -938UVE Singapore and Indonesia are conducting a bilateral army exercise called Safkar Indopura. The military drill is the 17th in the series. Some 900 soldiers, including those from the Third Singapore Infantry Brigade and the Strategic Reserve Command are participating in this
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      Do it for science, not cash
      498 8  -  VINITARAMANI 13-member panel lays outthedosanddon'ts of genetic research vinita@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU'RE banking on choosing the gender of your kid, or picking some of your best traits to pass down to your next generation, you can't do it in Singapore. But if you want to
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      Lock icon Sales of detached homes hit a high
      263 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE number of transactions of detached houses during the last two quarters is the highest in three years, based on data from the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers. In the third quarter alone, the prices of detached homes rose by
      – CHANNEL NEWSASIA; LEE U-WEN  -  263 words
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      Lock icon 9-month deadline to raise service standards on Orchard
      371 8 -938LIVE AUGUST 2006 that is the deadline by which the majority of service staff in the Orchard Road shopping belt must be trained in providing good service. Chairman of the "Go The Extra Mile for Service Movement", Mr Raymond Lim, gave this
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      Lock icon History rewritten
      869 10  -  LOHCHEEKONG His teams' findings are changing what we know of early S'pore cheekong@newstoday.com.sg OVER the past 20 years, teams of archaeologists have been busy digging holes around the island to learn more about Singapore. And, some 500,000 artefacts later, startling facts are emerging, forcing a rewrite of the
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      Lock icon Armed Forces to complete 3G transformation
      289 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) 3G transformation achieving integrated strike capability across its land, air and sea divisions, and turning the SAF into a full-fledged high-tech military force will be completed within the next two years with its second Exercise Forging Sabre.
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA; 001 BOON KEONG  -  289 words
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  • world news
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      DUEL IN THE DESERT
      738 12  -  CLEMENT MESENAS Al Qaeda terrorist chief Zarqawi takes on Jordan's King Abdullah FOREIGN EDITOR clement@newstoday.com.sg THE scenario has all the makings of a classic duel, a fight to the finish. Both are young, leaders in their own right. When the dust settles, only one man will
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      Lock icon Another chemical explosion in China as toxic spill spreads
      487 14 AFP Second environmental disaster in two weeks feared; Russia takes emergency steps BEIJING As millions of residents in China's Harbin city on Friday endured their third full day without running water following an explosion and toxic spill, fears were raised of
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      Lock icon Seoul will survive scandal, say experts
      244 14 -AFP SEOUL South Korea's edge in stem cell and cloning research has been blunted but will survive cloning pioneer Hwang Woo Suk's admission of ethical irregularities, according to experts here. Dr Hwang admitted on Thursday that he had covered up the fact that researchers
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      Lock icon JI received foreign funding: Spy chief
      314 14 AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesian terrorist groups, including Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), received funding from the Middle East and some Asian countries to carry out a string of attacks against Western targets in recent years, media reports said on Friday. Local terrorist groups, including the JI network
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      Lock icon Glitter charged with 'lewd acts'
      532 16 —AGENCIES Disgraced ex-rocker had sex with girls as young as 12, say Vietnamese prosecutors VUNG TAU (Vietnam) Disgraced British 1970's pop music icon Gary Glitter will face charges in Vietnam of "committing lewd acts with a minor" and could be prosecuted for more serious charges
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  532 words
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        Lock icon SUU KYI TO REMAIN UNDER HOUSE ARREST FOR ONE MORE YEAR
        63 16 —AFP Myanmars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will likely spend another year under house arrest, a source close to the military said on Friday. "Despite strident calls for her immediate release, there are signs that the military authorities
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        Lock icon RAJAPAKSE SEEKS NEW PROCESS
        68 16 -AFP Sri Lanka's new president Mahinda Rajapakse called on Friday for a fresh peace process with Tamil Tiger rebels in the ethnically troubled island and "transparent" monitoring of the Norwegian-bro-kered truce. Rajapakse, in his first policy statement to parliament following his election victory last week, said
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        Lock icon 25 HURT IN TRAIN CRASH IN INDIA
        65 16 —AFP Twenty five people were injured on Friday when a passenger train rammed a suburban train packed with commuters in eastern India, a railway spokesman said. The accident was the latest in a string of accidents involving India's run-down state-owned railway. At least
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      Lock icon Calls for inquiry over video of detainee
      427 16 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR An opposition lawmaker in Malaysia on Friday led calls for an immediate inquiry to be launched over a video of a naked female detainee being forced to perform squats while a policewoman looks on. Lawmaker Teresa Kok said the video
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      Pitching for the greens
      376 18  -  VENESSALEE Govts, media can't duck environment issues any longer: News veteran venessa@newstoday.com.sg FORMER BBC South Asian bureau chief Alexander Thomson believes that green issues have become so pressing that government agencies and the media can no longer put them on the back burner. While recent disasters
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      Lock icon Kyoto Protocol talks may see US-Europe skirmishes
      280 18 —AGENCIES PARIS Efforts to combat climate change face a crunch time next week at a conference in Montreal on the future of the Kyoto Protocol, the UN pact to curb globalwarming gases. It is the first meeting of the UN Framework Convention on
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      205 13 Your baby's clothes and toys might look clean, but is it really so? Yeast Yeast is a type of fungus that grows in dirty footwear Dust mites r r Dust mites'fecal matter causes jpK** allergies, viruses and asthma attacks jV f Mold y Droo/ encourages the growth jjp. of mold
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      Give free bus-ride tickets on the spot
      235 20  -  CHIN KOON SENG Letter from WHAT is the service standard pertaining to fare refunds when a bus breaks down? I took bus service No 12 intending to switch to No 8 atTampines to reach my destination at Macpherson Road. The bus broke down
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      Sorry, you are over-qualified ...
      619 20  - Sorry, you are over-qualified LEE U WEN He upgraded his skills with 2 post-graduate diplomas but a decent job is still a dream in the crowd CLEMENT CHAN I 38, Unemployed LIFELONG learning and skills upgrading have been touted as the way to stay ahead in today's rat race. Most
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      Lock icon ENROL IN SHORT COURSES ON SOFT SKILLS
      287 20  -  LEE U WEN ONE perennial obstacle that job-seekers like Mr Chan face is that companies may view them as being "over-qualified" not only because of their academic qualifications, but also on their relatively high lastdrawn salary, and level of seniority. Said Ms Yue
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      SHOW US YOUR TARTS!
      821 22  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS It's official: Singapore is obsessed with sex neil@newstoday.com.sg THE sign outside a shop in Clifford Centre was so inviting. In big letters, it shouted: "Dolly Parton's Pineapple Tarts!' And beside the text was a photograph of a pair of the biggest, roundest most succulent
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      Speed devils whom tne cops can't catch
      257 24  -  RODWYATT Can anything be done to deter speeding cars in condos? Letter from I IN OUR condominium, we have had problems with motorists who continue to drive in excess of the 20km speed limit The residents in question have repeatedly been asked by
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      Lock icon What to do when pets are whining
      301 24  -  DEIRDREMOSS Letter from Executive Officer, Societyforthe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) I REFER to the letter "My pet peeve: Neglectful owners" (Nov 25). The SPCA agrees with the writer that people need to consider the decision to buy a pet very carefully
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        REVIEW SPEED LIMITS ON WIDE ROADS
        91 24  -  MOHAMAD NOOR ABDULLAH I acknowledge the Traffic Police's efforts in reviewing speed limits. But the wide roads at Tuas South and West areas seemed to have been missed out. There are roads that are three or four lanes wide, but the speed limit is
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        DEMEANING FOR WOMEN AND SOCIETY
        80 24  -  HASUNDASHAMSUDIN It is sad day for women and our society when event organisers have to resort to using women in bikinis or skimpy attire to draw visitors ("Secret weapon", Nov 25). It is also demeaning that women along with "the bikes, the game competitions and
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    • Streamline rules to govern moneychangers
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        Transactions should be recorded
        197 26  -  JOSEPH KOH Letter from. LEE U-WEN'S article, "Lesson from fake money" (Nov 24), is an eye-opener on the lax control of Singapore's money-changing operations. Could the relevant authorities let the public know on what should have been done then and what could be done now? I
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        Document serial nos of all foreign notes
        98 26  -  NELSON QUAH Letter from THANKS for the article. Mr Lee U-Wen's advice on being careful when buying foreign currencies from moneychangers is timely for families who travel abroad for the December school holidays. Some rules should be enforced to govern the conduct of
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        Standardise display of exchange rates
        128 26  -  GARY LEE Letter from THE name, business registration number and address of the money changer should be printed or stamped on the receipts. There are too many moneychangers issuing calculator printouts as receipts. Besides, it is written in the Accounting Corporate Regulatory Authority's guidelines to
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      Final JTC divestment plan due next year
      160 26  -  KELLYWEE Letter from Deputy Director, Marketing Communications, JTC Corporation WE referto Mr Kane Tan'sletter ("Make JTC a listed company", Nov 23). As Mr Tan would have read in the newspapers, JTC is divesting its industrial properties in market segments where there is active
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      I wasn't alone in my hour of need
      180 28  -  CHIACHIEWBENG, WENDY ACCOLADE Letter from ON TUESDAY, my colleagues and I went to Clementi Sports stadium to train for our Dec 4 marathon. We put away our belongings in the coin-oper-ated locker and I lost my key while we were exercising. There
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      I love it just the way it is
      385 28  -  MURALI SHARMA We need more green spaces, so don't clutter up East Coast Park Letter from I IT WAS with much alarm that I read about the National Parks Board's (NParks) plans to upgrade East Coast Park. This is a recreation area
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      Enlist kids to combat underage sex
      191 28  -  GAVINTING Letter from LETTER writers to Today tackle the reports of underage sex from the adult point of view. Why not try tackling this problem from the children's point of view? Coming from a neighbourhood school, I (and perhaps most other neighbourhood students) can
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      What of maid abusers and careless drivers?
      252 28  -  DANIEL CHAN WAI PIEW Letter from I REFER to the debate about convicted drug trafficker Nguyen Tuong Van. I concur with the authorities that anybody who attempts to undermine our laws must be prepared to face their full force. Having said that, I
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      38 20 we set you thinking todayonline.com 1 Opinions. Thoughts. 1 Concerns. What moves you? I What irks you? Tell us. 1 Write, email or fax us a letter with your full name, contact and address. we want your voice
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      819 30  -  WILLIAM PESEKJR -BLOOMBERG Beijing needs to be less secretive and embrace transparency if it wants to play a leading role in the global financial system news@newstoday.com.sg IF you want a reality check on China's economy, look no further than the copper market. It
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        141 30 Dow Jones SHARES eased on profit-taking on Friday in the absence of fresh themes. The ST Index fell 10.58 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 2,295.73. In the broader market, decliners outnumbered advancers 236 to 194, while traded volume amounted to 614.7 million shares worth $456 million. Conglomerate Fraser
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        4 30 ST Index 2,295.73 -10.58
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        59 30 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Information provided by and Mikkei 225 14,784.29 +41.71 +0.28 Hang Seng 15,081.47 -2.92 -0.02 Australia ASX 4,648.80 -3.50 -0.08 Faiwan Wtd 6,128.20 +16.31 +0.27 <orea Comp 1,293.22 +1.51 +0.12 <LCI 904.28 +0.63 +0.07 SET Index 669.89 +0.13 +0.02 Jakarta Comp 1,074.40 -3.77 -0.35 Dhils
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        47 30 UnkReitBNPeCW06DG30 0.440 51,772 UniFiber 0.340 +0.010 +3.0 26,092 UnkReitMBLeCW0G0G06 0.475 24,243 Pearl Energy 1.490 -0.030 -2.0 23,059 GlobalTest 0.250 +0.005 +2.0 16,151 UnkRehBNPeCWDGI D31 0.415 14,950 Darco 0.275 +0.035 +14.6 13,243 Delong 0.110 10,900 Teledata 0.030 -0.005 -14.3 10,375 GlobalVoice 0.190 -0.005 -2.6 9,557
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        36 30 US$ 0.5906 UK£ 0.3433 Yen 70.475 HKS 4.5809 RM 2.2322 Euro 0.5025 Rupiah 5,939.3 Baht 24.332 Peso 31.955 AS 0.8025 Indian Rs 27.059 Won 615.95 C$ 0.6923 Yuan 4.7735 NZ$ 0.8475 NT$ 19.817
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        20 30 Gold US$/oz 492.90 Silver US$/oz 8.14 Platinum US$/oz 984.30 Rubber cents/kg 278.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,410 Brant USS/barrel 55.17
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        69 30 :artune Reit HK$ 5.700 +0.200 tog Asia 2kHK$ 11.500 +0.200 ]BS Bk6% NCPS10 107.400 +0.100 SE5DErFSGAeCWDB0228 0.515 +0.000 JOI 3.000 +0.000 Meelock 4.220 +0.000 JanUMar 0.510 +0.070 >8mbCoipDBS8CW***** 0.225 +0.055 )UE 9.050 +0.050 Econ 0.015 +50.0 BiosensorBNPeCW***** 0.070 +40.0 Informatics W*****0 0.020 +33.3 NobleGrpSGAeCW*****3 0.040 +33.3 Star
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        64 30 BukitSem 11.900 -0.200 F8N 17.600 -0.200 JMH400US$ 16.200 -0.100 KepCorp 11.700 -0.100 SIA 11.600 -0.100 SIA200 11.700 -0.100 UOB 14.500 -0.100 KepCorpMBXCW*****1 0.130 -0.095 CapitalandDBeCW***** 0.910 -0.060 HKLand US$ 3.220 -0.060 \ferrlureMBLePW*****5 0.020 -66.7 Cha1eredSGAeCW***** 0.005 -50.0 STATSChPSGAeCW*****5 0.005 -50.0 Unite 0.040 -42.9 KepCorpMBLXCW*****1 0.130 -42.2 Digiland
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        CPIB probe did not reveal impropriety: Airocean
        206 32 AIROCEAN was informed as early as September by its chief executive Thomas Tay that he had been called up to be interviewed by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), the freight forwarder said in response to a query by the Singapore Exchange (SGX)
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        New lease on life for Citiraya
        510 32  -  CHRISTIE LOH Ernst Young to be judicial manager christie@newstoday.com.sg CITIRAYA Industries got a new lease of life on Friday as the electronic waste recycler won a court petition to be restructured by a third party, also known as "judicial management". At a scheduled High
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        711 34  -  LEECHINGWERN Government will publish detailed bilateral trade data next January for the first time in over 30 years chingwern@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Government on Friday gave a sneak preview of its trade statistics with Indonesia ahead of the scheduled publication of the data in January next year.
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        225 34 -AFP HONG KONG A year after a legal challenge delayed its flotation, the world's largest property trust got off to a buoyant trading debut in Hong Kong on Friday, opening well above its initial public offering (IPO) price. Link Real Estate Investment
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        185 34 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's AirAsia said on Friday its shareholders had backed its ambitious expansion plans that would see the pioneering budget carrier flying to more destinations in China and possibly to India. AirAsia executive director Kamarudin Meranum said the company would be
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        204 36 -DOW JONES OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) on Friday expanded its regional footprint by launching a credit card in Thailand, in partnership with Krungthai Card. OCBC, whose main overseas operations are in Malaysia and Indonesia, said the new KTC Titanium Mastercard would be targeted
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        406 36  -  VALERIE LAW Maybank introduces 2 such accounts here va lerie@newstoday.com.sg MAYBANK is rolling out its Islamic retail banking services here with the introduction of two new Islamic deposit products. Maybank's launches on Saturday are the I-SAVvy Savings account-I, a S/zan'a-compliant online savings account with ATM access,
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      109 35 |_L R GetHIP p and create anyO T LIZ /^rfx you like! jM Ba m |v j^ v -^B I V' w\ w I' 'I Empower yourself to create the latest fashions in hairstyling with the new Hair.GraFX collections and make a bold Introducing the new IDA Hair.GraFX statement. Whether
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      38 36 the fun begins: HEALTH WELLNESS TODAY EXHIBITION SINGAPORE EXPO HALL 6B 2 DEC 2005 (FRI) IPM 6:3OPM Sponsored by: Supported by: Organised by: iSPii J%F^&£ up AT tu toff K^| Eyeßelax" j££gSS» NULf s^^ PILOT -/t> g^on WELLNESS
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      464 37 tfSnp V^3^B^ fL Here's what happened at our grand launch W^ on 19th November 2005, Saturday! ~MflHHi^S£« %^orr¥ we nnissed some of you! I'^Sl k4 \IImP« London Weight Management's management experts for valuable on-the-spot y^gjof tB debut launch was met with excellent reception! advice! The best part of it was
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      Lock icon She's got the looks
      555 38  -  Pearlyn Tham There's nothing like a makeover to re-invent yourself and explore the possibilities THE pen may be mightier than the sword but when it comes to looks and beauty, the eyeliner pen, lip pencil and everything else in your make-up kit may prove to be
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        LOOKS DO MATTER
        774 39  -  LAUREEN TOH at least when it comes to product packaging, and more cosmetic brands are taking steps to spruce up their image la ureent@newstoday.com.sg PICTURE this: you're in a hip restaurant swarming with urban types. The queue for the Ladies is snaking around the bar so you
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        Lock icon TIPS IN THREES
        173 40 A make-up base balances and smoothens your complexion. Wearing one means that you won't have to pile on layers of two-way cake foundation, which can make the face look unnatural and too heavily made-up. Alternate your two-way cake sponges. "Some women use the same sponge to apply
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        Make it make-up
        522 40  -  PEARLYNTHAM Make-up artiste shows women that they, too, can be beautiful pea rlyn@newstoday.com.sg THE first time he did Zoe Tay's make-up, make-up artist Andy Lee was so nervous his hands trembled. "I was very kan cheong then. But Zoe held my hands and told me not to
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        GUESS WHAT'S SWEET, SEXY
        189 40  -  Pearlyn Tham The latest addition to the Guess? family of clothing, watches, shoes and fashion accessories is the sweet and sexy women's fragrance. Guess The New Fragrance. The brand famous for its sensual, ooh-la-la pin-up girls worked with perfumer Maurice Roucel to create a scent that
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        Fair, smooth and firm ... it's simple
        636 41  - Fair, smooth and firm it's simple CATHLEEN TUNG With the Revitalift White Spot and Wrinkle Corrector, you only need one product for beautiful skin news@newstoday.com.sg MY AUNT complains about the fine lines and age spots on her face constantly. They are the bane of her existence, these marks that betray
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        SPUNKY COMFORT
        371 42  -  PEARLYN THAM Shoes with attitude? Look to Clarks Originals series pea rlyn@newstoday.com.sg WHO would have thought that simple boots custom-made by army officers at a Cairo bazaar would become the inspiration for the Clarks Originals Desert Boot? Since it was introduced in the '50s, the design has been
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        Take it from me, you're beautiful
        186 42  -  PEARLYNTHAM TELL someone he or she is beautiful this Christmas season. This is what Dove wants you to do with its "Tell Someone They are Beautiful This Festive Season" campaign a collaboration with Cold Storage. This is because in a Dovecommissioned study The Real
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        Do your part for your skin and charity
        195 42  -  PEARLYNTHAM BY BUYING Kiehl's Grapefruit Hand and Body Cleanser, you can pamper your skin and help local Aids charity Action for Aids (AFA) at the same time. The cleanser will be launched on Thursday and 100 per cent of the proceeds of
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        PLUMPUP
        117 42 Gentle, non-drying and effective, Kiehl's Grapefruit Hand and Body Cleanser as mois-ture-retaining humectants to leave your body and hands feeling soft and smooth and, of course, wellcleansed. With a refreshing grapefruit scent, the cleanser is formulated with ingredients such as aloe barbadensis leaf juice. This is extracted from the
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        FROM MUMMY TO YUMMY
        1077 43 n j pu u- n Shanthi RamakriShnan 43, receptionist The mother of two young boys aged nine and 12, Shanthi wanted a makeover to "pamper myself and see howl would look". e bespectacled woman usually wears "very slight make-up just powder and lipstick" to the office
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        293 44 ON YOUR VEST BEHAVIOUR Gramps used to wear his knitted woollen vest to keep warm but you can wear yours to look cool in a preppy way. Horizontal stripes seem to work best on the newage vest, as seen in these Hermes (far right) and Sonia Rykiel (right)
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          CARE WITH A BEAR
          100 45 Ralph Lauren's The Bear That Cares is back this Christmas for the 11th year. Teddy looks cute and chic with its curly brown fur and velvety button nose and for fashionistas who believe that even teddy bears should dress up, it is wearing a classic striped
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          A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
          81 45 Launched last month, the Yves Saint Laurent Asia Flagship counter at Tangs Beauty Hall will wow visitors with its black and white facade and its emphasis on interaction. The make-up bar and skincare bar lets customers try on the latest make-up colours or undergo personalised skincare analysis
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          BIG STYLE FOR LITTLE ONES
          93 45 Transform your child into the belle orthe prince of the party with OG's wide selection of party wear for kids. Your little girl will look pretty in a sleeveless satin dress with organza overlay or a pink capsleeved dress with embellishments. Little boys can turn
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          B SAFE, NOT SORRY
          73 45 Fashion designer Agnes B has always been known for her strong passion in the arts and for being socially conscious. This year, the brand will be helping to raise awareness of protection against Aids in line with World Aids Day on Thursday by giving away complimentary
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        548 46  -  AMYVAN You'll definitely want to come back for more food@newstoday.com.sg OPENED in September, Simply Peranakan is the latest tenant to set up shop at Esplanade Mall. The restaurant took over the spot previously occupied by Senses Western Fusion. The restaurant's nyonya cuisine, which is tagged as "authentic home-cooked",
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        Lock icon Let's go local
        620 47  -  LOW SHI PING With a skilled chef, Quality Cafe lives up to its name f ood@newstoday.com.sg QUALITY Cafe is one of many F&B establishments in the recently renovated Quality Hotel. Stylishly done up in wooden panels and adorned with contemporary art pieces, Quality Cafe caught my fancy
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        Lock icon Indulge your taste buds
        507 48  -  LOW SHI PING Revel in authentic Japanese food at Yoshi Restaurant food@newstoday.com.sg ANOTHER new Japanese restaurant has entered the food scene. Known as Yoshi Japanese Restaurant, this one serves up an a la carte buffet that features 80 items and an equally extensive a la carte
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          DMOBO M900 DISNEY MOBILE PHONE
          142 50 A treat for Mickey Mouse fans, the Dmobo M9OO Disney triband mobile phone is filled with monograms of the famous cartoon character. Instead of a circular hole for the phone camera, a 1.3-megapixel camera peeks out from a Mickey Mouse head-shaped aperture. The clamshell phone
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          KODAK EASYSHARE P850 DIGITAL CAMERA
          105 50 Making it easier for amateur photographers to shoot like professionals, the Kodak Easyshare PB5O digital camera features a 12x, 36-432mm (35mm equivalent) image-stabilised Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon lens to give you sharp close-up shots. Optical image stabilisation, combined with the hybrid AF system (with 25 selectable points),
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          IOMEGA MINIMAX HARD DISK DRIVE
          92 50 The lomega Mini Max desktop hard disk drive (HDD) is a highspeed dual-connec-tivity external device designed to complement the Mac mini and boost its storage capacity by up to 250G8. It can also function as a Mac hub with its three USB and three Firewire
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          PULSAR 590 BLUETOOTH STEREO HEADSET
          92 50 Plantronics has launched a Bluetooth stereo headset that lets you listen to music devices wirelessly and answer mobile phone calls with the touch of a button. Equipped with a universal Bluetooth audio adapter, the Pulsar 590 is compatible with any device that has a headphone
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        Shake up your world
        476 50  -  ARIEL TAM MOBILE PHONEREVIEW I Samsung SGH-E760 Embedded motion sensors recognise hand movements to activate features a riel@newstoday.com.sg THE Samsung SGH-E760 is one handsome phone that would earn you more than a few admiring glances when you whip it out in the MRT. It's small, weighs
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        Canon's latest digital treasures
        353 50 CANON has launched its first DVD camcorders as well as three multimedia projectors. The DC2O camcorder ($1,849) is equipped with a 2.2-megapixel charge-cou- pled device (CCD) and a RGB colour filter while the DCIO ($1,499) comes with a 1.3-megapixel CCD. Both feature lOx optics zoom lens
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        Some serious stuff here for the professional computer gamer
        211 51 AT THE recently concluded World Cyber Games 2005 Grand Final, Razer unveiled three computer gaming peripherals for the professional gamer. The Razer Tarantula gaming keyboard has a 85x25mm Oled display, customisable commands and up to 95 programmable keys. Its interactive menu
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        Small in size but powerful
        396 51  -  TERRY LAU Light iPaq that's also not heavy on the pocket inf otech@newstoday.com.sg HEWLETT-Packard's rx1950 iPaq handheld is similar to the H4150 and 1940 models, except that it comes with WiFi connectivity and runs on Windows Mobile 5.0. At a lightweight 125g, this personal digital
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        Regular, large or Stavic?
        1027 52  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE This nine-seater MPV from SsangYong will swallow everything, including the kitchen sink news@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S love affair with multi-pur-pose vehicles (MPVs) shows no sign of abating as new models seem to be launched almost on a weekly basis. There seems to be an MPV for
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        If it ain't broke ...
        413 54  - If it ain't broke NICKSYN Try playing spot-the-difference between the new Mazda 6 and its predecessor news@newstoday.com.sg THE new Mazda 6 looks almost exactly the same as the old one. This isn't an oversight nor a half-heart-ed attempt by Mazda's engineers to freshen up the popular model's looks though. Rather,
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        Dear Merc owner, your chopper awaits you ...
        438 54  - Dear Merc owner, your chopper awaits you SHELDON TROLLOPE LOCAL Mercedes-Benz dealer Cycle Carriage (C&C) Industries has been coming up with promotions that seem to outdo not only those of other car companies, but also its previous offers. While past years have seen C&C giving away items ranging from golf
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          300C LAUNCH TO BE LAUNCHED ON THURSDAY
          158 54 Chrysler is gearing up to launch the distinctively-styled 300C four-door sedan (picture) this Thursday. At $155,999 with COE, the 3.5-litre car comfortably undercuts rivals like the Lexus GS3OO and Audi A6 2.4 despite having a larger and more powerful engine. Although it looks
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          NEW PORSCHE MODELS ARRIVE
          109 54 Local Porsche distributor Stuttgart Auto yesterday introduced four new versions of the iconic 911 sports car to prospective buyers at Fort Canning Park. The 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S models both of which are available either as a coupe or a cabriolethave a high-tech, all-wheel
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          SANTA FE UNVEILED
          116 54 Hyundai has released the first photographs of the all-new Santa Fe Sports Utility Vehicle (picture) which is due for launch early next year. The car has far more cohesive styling than the current model and it's also much larger, with space for three rows of seats inside.
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        Lock icon Competition gets tough
        734 55  -  JANECHIAPOCO New flat-buying scheme may be drawing buyers from other options: Study janec@newstoday.com.sg FOSTERING market competition is an objective of the Housing and Development Board's (HDB) Design, Build, and Sell Scheme (DBSS), but the same scheme might also significantly compete with other HDB flat-buying options. Introduced in
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        Seven HDB blocks identified for redevelopment
        215 55  -  JANECHIAPOCO THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) announced two new sites for the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers) on Friday. Blocks 54, 56, 57, 59, 60 and 62 Sims Drive, and Block 20 Upper Boon Keng Road are the two latest sites for the
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        Get smart about overseas properties
        310 55  -  JANECHIAPOCO SINGAPOREANS interested in buying properties abroad should check out the Smart International Property Expo 2005 this weekend. The exhibition, which kicks off at Suntec Convention Centre today, presents more than 50 exhibits showcasing overseas properties from Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Cyprus, and
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      375 48 THE TASTE OF INDONESIA Promotion r4^j M^ Enjoy our Indonesian a la carte buffet J: offering a variety of SuF] nb 11 dishes for lunch and 16 dishes for dinner. i,; I* [Only 3t MarinQ Square] JBlHß^y^afc. tfcSgzfytit,,. LUNCH Sun-Fri* [11am-3pm] "^P^tEr Senior Citizen (55 yra a above] m!f3(^W^l9'\ F^r^^^^^^^^B
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      34 48 TEICIEWGARDEN Teochew Cold ■u v£ M'~ V each Super Value $248" c P f Menus lltl ITJ.VIIU9 10 Persons Set Menu Mini Superior Shark's Fin Lobster Abalone Live Prawns L Seafood and more... J
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      113 49 Indulge in Our W j^y^^^^rE^^ Serving up good variety, All-You-Can-Eat W^^J EreattasteandfantasticvalueDinner 6.00pm to I.ooam «r' Buffet 11.00pm to I.ooam (Buffet closes at 12.30am) -*r' HKEI^ (Buffet closes at 12.30am) «9.80r f^r'r-l $5.80:1, <tt» >^ N e tt V nBaQl ''r' or "eserva''ons Pork and lard are excluded I ff
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      71 49 wTs^^r ifk Ala Carte Buffet Sashimi Sushi Izakaya hh Sk A^, Lunch $26 for Adult |h| Ib. $15" +for Child (12 yrs below) $22 for Child (12 yrs below) HAPPY HOiiP\ —^^fHil %^^%tf%l I T VictoriaStoaot I Japanese Restaurant y^^*^s^^^ B JR Bl H pia-j^s Sil n YyJ; tj'j'J"/ "/^|'J
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      1890 56  -  Deputy Plus Editor Tired of John and Yoko's version of history, Lennon's first wife Cynthia tells her story DIVORCES are never easy. Watching your partner leave for another woman is heartbreaking. Watching your exhusband make humiliating comments about your only son is intolerable. But when your ex-husband
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      834 58  -  JEANINETAN jeanine@newstoday.com.sg IT'S a dubious honour, but Michael Bolton is one of those musicians who ranks high up on the hit list of critics and still manages to shift millions of units of his much-mas-sacred records. The crooner's never been cool, but he still sells with hits like
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        51 58 Muzika Ekstravaganza returns this Saturday at 8.30pm on MediaCorp TV12 Suria. Telecast live from Penang, the music gala features popular artistes from Malaysia, including Ning Baizura and Noraniza Idris, as well as Singapore's Anugerah 2005winner Khairul Anwar and runner-up Syed Azmir. Singapore last hosted Muzika Ekstravaganza in
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        113 58 It will be a star-studded October in Singapore nextyearwhen MediaCorp Radio plays host to the sixth Global Chinese Music Awards. This is the first time the annual awards show will be staged here at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, since its inception in Beijing. It is
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        84 58 Top South Korean star Jang Dong Gun will come to Singapore for the very first time on Dec 14 to publicise his multi-million dollar new film The Promise, which is directed by Chen Kaige and co-stars Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse. As part of his
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        37 58 Spend your Saturday with indie rockers such as No Direction, Wreckage at the Substation's Guinness Theatre. The gig is on this Saturday from 4pm to 11pm. Tickets at $8 from the door.
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        62 58 Who are your cultural heroes? Jack Neo and Dick Lee (right) were among the Cultural Medallion winners this year. Now the National Arts Council wants to know who you think deserves to be considered for next year's award. The nominations, which are open to the
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        39 58 SEE BOB FRIENDS AT UNITED SQUARE Meet popular cartoon character Bob the Builder and his friends at the United Square shopping mall till December 11. There will be shows at 1 pm, 4pm and 7pm everyday except on Mondays.
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      558 60 -afp 32 years after his death, HK finally pays tribute to movie legend Bruce Lee HONG KONG On what would have been his 65th birthday, Hong Kong is to finally honour its most iconic star, gongfu legend Bruce Lee, in a ceremony that many here believe
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      463 60  -  JEANINETAN HIS fellow tribe mates said he was "losing it". In last week's episode of Survivor Guatemala, Jamie Newton (picture) displayed some bizarre behaviour. Apparently stricken by a severe attack of paranoia, the 24-year-old part-time model went around asking his tribemates about
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        398 62  -  DAVID CHEW david. chew@newstoday.com. sg EACH September, Jonathan Lim receives email from Singaporeans asking him whether his sketch comedy show Chestnuts will run in December so they can plan their holidays around it "Some people send me text messages telling me they've bought
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        567 62 Producer of first objective documentary on Katrina looks to humanise tragedy WHEN Hurricane Katrina battered Louisiana in August, it caused an American outcry not seen since 911. Thousands died, tens of thousands were left homeless and the Bush Administration was savaged for its slow
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        340 62  -  JEANINETAN DIRECTOR Kelvin Tong is returning to his roots and making a quirky love story, in the fashion of his first film, Eating Air. Tong is currently filming Love Story, a US$5OO,OOO ($850,000) film funded by Hong Kong actor Andy Lau's production company Focus Films
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        258 63  - King-maker, actor now Nasir just wants to rock ZULOTHMAN SINGAPORE-born musician M Nasir (picture) is one of the Malay music industry's true veterans. The 48-year-old, who will play at the Esplanade on Sunday, broke into the scene in 1981 as the front man for folk rock act Kembara. Born on
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        335 63  -  ZUL OTHMAN Just a month old, club releases CD zul@newstoday.com.sg BARELY a month since opening at The Heeren, the 24-hour cafe-cum-lounge The Balcony has put out its first CD compilation. Released last week, Balcony is a compilation of smooth grooves and downtempo tunes featuring contributions from
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          190 64  -  HOONG FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION OF MAGICIANS CHOYYOON WRI+ES I WANT to pay tribute to my old friend Bai Yan, whom you profiled in your ICONS series ("As time goes Bai", Nov 23). I consider Bai Yan to be a gentleman and a true
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          100 64  -  MICHAEL CHUAKHENG HWEEWRI+ES MY MEMORIES of your recent icon Bai Yan come from an old comedy recording of the late duo, Wang Sha and Ye Feng. In the recording, he agreed to help Ye Feng to sweep a tomb for free. But he added that although
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          98 64  -  HENRY LEONG HIM WOH WRI+ES I READ your story on record breakers ("Biggest, longest, greediest, strangest", Nov 24) and I now have a query. How do I verify if I have broken a record? I recently juggled a stan-dard-sized football 3,400 times using my head,
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          101 64  -  ROBERTCHIA WRI+ES I THINK many who belonged to the Beatlemania generation of the 60s will agree that Singapore band The Quests should be featured in the ICON series in your PLUS section. Just like The Beatles, The Quests were in a class of their own and they
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        309 65  -  Jennifer Chen A stylish film, pity about the characters DVDREVIEW by.... Everlasting Regret I FILM: Actors in period dramas often claim that as soon tumes and have I their hair coiffed and make-up on, they identify with their characters immediately. It's hard to believe that this
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          39 65  -  David Chew When you mix a little Thai porn with a mafia boss, you get a daft, but undoubtedly hilarious movie. The plot is ludicrous, but Andaman Girl serves its purpose: It makes you laugh. A lot.
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          25 65  -  Zul Othman The poignant tale of brotherhood and intergalactic exploration doesn't insult the intelligence of anyone over the age of 12.-
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          32 65  -  Elisa Chia This gangland gem boasts one of the best fight sequence in 2005, which is no surprise, considering martial arts veterans Donnie Yen and Sammo Huna are headlinina the film.
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          22 65 -JT Scary in places, Emily Rose has more to say about the dichotomy between faith and rationality.
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          26 65 -DC Harry's fourth instalment covers much ground, moving at breakneck speed, but something gets lost in the abrupt editing.
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          20 65 JT A superficial movie interpretation of a great romantic story that works on the strength of Meryl Streep's acting
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          26 65 -JT The Dragon Squad are five good looking lads, but the only thing more daft than the plot are the women in this movie.
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          21 65 -JT Reese Witherspoon is always likeable, even as a ghost, but this romantic comedy is just too formulaic.
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      484 69 When employees go the extra mile to satisfy customers, the firm is on a sound footing IN TODAY'S service economy, ensuring customer satisfaction is an important aspect of business. To succeed in this fiercely-com-petitive, consumer-driven economy, organisations need to have a concrete plan for delivering optimal
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      454 73 JV? fA=DIACORP HEALTH t \WELLNESS 4 Date: OTHER DAILY ACTIVITIES 2 DeC 2005 (Friday) tO Early bird draw for first 300 visitors daily 4 DeC 2005 (Sunday) Hourlyluckydraw "Eat Right Spell Right"- an inter-primary Veniiei school spelling contest Singapore Expo Hall 6B meHeaithQuiz Av, "Eat Healthy Stay Healthy" competition v..
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      932 76 iWEEKENDinten WITH SINGAPORE'S GOLDEN WATERPOLO TEAM THEY are still kings of South-east Asia. Despite all the big talk by rivals, the Singapore waterpolo men once again stamped their superiority at the SEA Games in the Philippines, capturing their 21st successive gold medal even
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      605 77  -  Jose Raymond in Bacolod City Young Lions downcast, as Serbo-Montenegrin guns for six points FOOTBALL, GRPB SingaporevLaos THE mood in the team bus as the Young Lions rode to Bago City for their evening training session on Friday was unusually quiet Perhaps the reality of their predicament
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      419 77  -  JOSE RAYMOND IN BACOLOD CITY FOOTBALL, GRPB Vietnam v Indonesia IT WAS only 11 months ago that Vietnam were plunged into darkness, following the football team's failure to make the final four of the Tiger Cup. On home soil, the Vietnamese capitulated against a
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      148 78  -  DARREN LAI The Singapore under--18 team seemed to have fallen under the same spell as their under-23 counterparts at the SEA Games. On Friday, V Sundramoorthy's (picture) boys could only manage a 1-1 draw with Indonesia at the Jalan Besar Stadium to end their hopes of
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      115 78 STARTING today and for the next three Saturdays, football fans can win up to $10,000 at the end of the month-long Tiger FC Friendship League competition. Those who sign up their friends and form a team that go on to football action at any
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      608 78  -  Tan Yo-Hinn in Malate, Manila Philippines sports chief slams allegation that Games is rigged in hosts' favour PREPOSTEROUS, irresponsible, antiAsean. That was the scathing response from Philippines Sports Commission chairman William Ramirez, after reports in the Vietnam press surfaced claiming the 23rd SEA Games had been rigged
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      311 78  -  Cubby Leong in Los Banos IF THE reviews of the venue are anything to go by, Singapore and the other nations competing in swimming in the SEA Games will enjoy making a splash. Its doors opened in 1986, but for the SEA Games, Trace
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      454 79  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@newstoday WITH just one point to show from two games, the Young Lions appear headed for an early exit from the men's under-23 football competition of the 23rd SEA Games. If the team do catch an early flight home, it will
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        562 70 ■AFP The'Prince'hits a magical double hundred and yet another record is in sight TEST CRICKET Australia v West Indies ADELAIDE Brian Lara was on the brink of eclipsing Allan Border's world record for most runs in Test cricket, after a majestic double-century against Australia on the opening day
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        302 70 -AFP GOLF Volvo China Open SHENZHEN, China Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol surged to a three-shot lead in the US$l.3 million ($2.2 million) Volvo China Open on Friday with a five-under-par 67, as Europe's big guns again failed to fire in the second round. Chawalit chalked up
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        536 71 —AP rij-i 4r«„j. Kiwis can complete grand year with win at Murrayfield RUGBY TEST Scotland v New Zealand EDINBURGH New Zealand is determined to defeat Scotland this weekend at Murrayfield and cap a historic rugby year it may never repeat The All Blacks have beaten Wales,
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        264 71 —AFP RUGBY Wales v Australia SYDNEY The Wallabies are right behind under-fire captain George Gregan and coach Eddie Jones ahead of the final match of their European rugby tour against Wales, utility back Matt Giteau said on Friday. The form of Gregan and the coaching
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        401 71 -AP GOLF Casio World Open KOCHI, Japan Michelle Wie bogeyed her final two holes on Friday, missing the cut by a stroke against the men at the Casio World Open. The 16-year-old teenager, who shot a 1-over 73 in the opening
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        546 72 —AFP Luxemburgo's job on the line when his side visit Sociedad PRIMERAUGA Real Sociedad v Real Madrid MADRID Real Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo will be playing for his professional life when the Spanish giants, who are currently fourth in the Spanish first division, visit Real
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        203 72 -AGENCIES LONDON Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo will not face charges over allegations he raped a woman in a London hotel suite, police said on Friday. The 20-year-old Portugal international was arrested on Oct 19 on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in a penthouse
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        365 72 -AFP FOOTBALL Serie A ROME The return to form of Andriy Shevchenko and Adriano is good news for the two Milan clubs, as they look to close the gap on Serie A leaders Juventus this weekend. On Wednesday, Ukrainian marksman Shevchenko ended a 39-day scoring
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        758 74 -AGENCIES Pompey skipper says new tactics could surprise leaders ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Portsmouth v Chelsea LONDON Sacking your manager 48 hours before facing the best team in the country does not sound like a reliable recipe for success. But according to Portsmouth skipper Dejan Stefanovic,
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