Today, 29 November 2005, Afternoon Edition

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    18 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp incorporating JjITCHTS Tuesday November 29, 2005 todayonline.com ID o o CN g CN r^ < y 2
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      What's another word for elitist?
      822 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG Gifted students doing well, but they're an island unto themselves cheekong@newstoday.com.sg HE TEACHES students from the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) and observes at close hand what many have pointed out They hang out only with each other. They become so comfortable with
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    • Article
      Lock icon China not manipulating currency for economic advantage, Congress told
      287 1 -AP WASHINGTON The Bush administration yesterday determined that China was not manipulating its currency to gain economic advantages but still pressed the Chinese to move more quickly to allow the yuan's value to be set by market forces. The administration's determination,
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      Lock icon Stocks, oil close lower
      139 1 -AP NEW YORK Stocks fell moderately yesterday as news of job cuts at Merck Co and a mixed holiday sales snapshot prompted Wall Street to take a breather from its recent five-week rally. Sharply lower oil prices did little to energise the market either, although a
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  • hot news
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      Is your flat undervalued?
      481 2  -  LEECHINGWERN New appeal system set up-but the revised valuation will be final chingwern@newstoday.com. sg IN A widely-applauded move, flat buyers or sellers who are dissatisfied with the HDB's valuation of their flats can now appeal to the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV). A panel
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      Lock icon TRANSPARENCY AND THOSE REDHILL FLATS
      678 3  -  VINCENT CHIA IN LIGHT of recent corporate scandals involving Accord Customer Care Solutions, Citiraya and the National Kidney Foundation, other companies and organisations have had to work even harder to gain and retain the public's trust Kudos to those who have used their annual meetings,
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      Car deaths leave questions
      386 4 Flat battery suggests engine was running until petrol ran out THE man and woman found dead in a car parked at a multi-storey car park in Choa Chu Kang left many questions unanswered as their grieving families tried to come to terms with their sudden deaths
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      Service & conservancy, rental rebates
      229 4  - Service conservancy, rental rebates TORCHING LI chingli@newstoday.com. sg SINGAPOREAN public housing owners can receive up to four months' rebate on their service and conservancy charges (S&CC) next year, said the Ministry of Finance yesterday. Those renting one- or two-room Housing Development Board (HDB) flats will get up to three months
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      Lock icon Hangman not sacked: S'pore
      198 4 AGENCIES SINGAPORE'S prison officials have denied its chief executioner has been sacked. In response to reports in the Australian media that Mr Darshan Singh was fired from his job, a spokesman for the Prisons Department said yesterday: "Darshan Singh has not been sacked and continues to
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      Chicken rice man's dream date
      147 4  -  TORCHING LI MANY a hot-blooded male at last Sunday's Big Boyz Toyz exhibition must have wished their name was Mr Goh Boon Siang, the winner of an all-ex-penses-paid date with Big Boyz Bikini Babe contest winner Evon Chua, 23. "Quite shiok. So many men around
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      Not just a wee problem
      427 6  -  TAN HUI LENG More than 40 per cent of Spore men have enlarged prostates, survey reveals huileng@newstoday.com.sg MOST people think that having a problem with one's bladder control is a natural part of ageing. And it is such a common perception that many men don't
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      Lock icon Kuan fails to quash MP's case
      426 6  -  DERRICK A PAULO FORMER presidential hopeful Andrew Kuan failed in his attempt yesterday to quash Mr Inderjit Singh's defence in his defamation lawsuit against the Member of Parliament. Mr Kuan had asked the High Court for a summary judgement against Mr Singh. The legal
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      740 5 fnioy a fon-f»Me</ weekend wTtfc \P Screen "Ptay"* tfk^v Ik Join Mervyn and Melody in "The Big Q" VOOr kl<ts at OOr Family Flin*asia 2005 OO KM/1 5 (Kids Central's award winning info-science 3 and l>ecetot>er at tte S«n*at>ore Art 0 0 /cTr^Y£S<^ p; ogramme,;and catcJ theth n ree half
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon No stopping this grandpa
      454 8  -  LEE U-WEN 74-year-old tops his MBA and PhD cohorts u-wen@newstoday.com.sg HE'S just months away from celebrating his 75th birthday, but that won't keep Dr Wee Lee King out of the classroom. The sprightly grandfather first earned his degree when he was 39. He headed back to
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      Lock icon Europe, look to Asia: PM Lee
      219 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong (picture) has urged Europe to build up its own stake in Asia and share in the region's prosperity as China and India continue to surge forward. He also highlighted that there are opportunities beyond those two countries
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      572 9 ui^vaii jl Awarded BEST "N Jam VICTORIA JDK new university S W UNIVERSITYjMf 2005 VSSSSL X n N ?v rt E h R^T 5 ria 5 Star ratings for teaching quality A^^Ap^ 'ffiv Jinm onnT^^ Voted BEST NEW UNIVERSFTY in 1998,1999,2000 2005 in UK Newcastle Business School is the largest
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  • world news
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      Lock icon High drama in Saddam trial
      590 10  -  SHIBUITTYKUTTICKAL The former Iraqi dictator still hasn't lost his swagger shibu@newstoday.com.sg BAGHDAD Tension in Baghdad, a city wracked by violence, rose a few notches yesterday when the trial of former strongman Saddam Hussein resumed after a 40-day interval. In court, the contrast between a defiant
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      Lock icon Indonesian police find 19 bombs
      132 10 ■AFP JAKARTA Police in the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi arrested three men and found 19 home-made bombs as well as several detonators when they raided a house. The bust, which followed a tip-off, was conducted late Friday on a house in Bajo Indah near
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      Lock icon Shanghai to check travellers for bird flu as WHO begins probe into deaths
      347 12 -AP SHANGHAI Shanghai yesterday began screening international passengers for fever or other symptoms of bird flu, as World Health Organization (WHO) experts began investigating two deaths from the disease among farmers in eastern China. Passengers leaving or
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      Lock icon Thaksin on the defensive?
      374 12 -AGENCIES His party sets up team to stall rival tycoon BANGKOK Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT) has set up a special team to develop strategies in a bid to stall media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul's plans to bring down the government The team,
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon BLAIR RECEIVED NO INFORMATION ON'AL JAZEERA PLOT'
        118 13 AP British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in London yesterday that he had received no information suggesting the United States planned to bomb the Al Jazeera television network in Qatar. The Daily Mirror newspaper last week published a leaked document that it saic
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        Lock icon MIAMI POLICE TO KEEP TERRORISTS GUESSING
        78 13 -AP Miami City police will attempt to thwart terrorists by staging random, "in-your-face" security operations at so-called "soft" targets ranging from buses to sports arenas, officials said yesterday. Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez said Al Qaeda and other terror groups carefully plot their attacks
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        Lock icon PANEL TO LOOK INTO POLICE CHIEF'S CONDUCT
        81 13 -AP The Independent Police Complaints Commission said yesterday it would investigate the conduct of London's police chief following the fatal shooting of a Brazilian mistaken for a suicide bomber. The commission acted in response to an official complaint against Sir lan Blair by
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        Lock icon WINTER SNOWS DISRUPT KASHMIR RELIEF EFFORTS
        81 13 -AFP Millions of earthquake survivors in mountainous Kashmir faced further misery as persistent rain and the first winter snows cut off roads and disrupted relief operations. The winter weather has claimed its first lives, killing three people including two children, said Mr Andrew MacLeod
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        Lock icon NO MEN ALLOWED NEXT TO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
        82 13 DPA Two airlines flying in New Zealand have banned men from sitting next to unaccompanied child passengers, a newspaper reported today. Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways confirmed the policy. It recently came to light after an Auckland father of two-year-old twins, Mr
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      235 12 Hartfordlnstitute A quality institute of RaffleS Corp Hartford Institute. FULFILLS MORE FOR YOU. jgk DOCTORATES A University of Newcastle, Australia |H^^ N Doctor of Business Administration 41 A l| Central Queensland University, Australia Professional Doctorate University of Newcastle, Australia Master of Applied Management Master of Applied Management (Health) V Master
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      335 13 3r£ *> ""^^j BUSINESS I FUNDAMENTALS We take learning beyond books. At PSB Academy's School of Business, you are encouraged to apply fresh and original thinking in solving problems. Our partnerships with renowned universities provide you with more than just qualifications, they also equip you with relevant skills to succeed
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  • Voices
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      The pianist who hit all the wrong notes
      463 14  -  BOON CHIN AUN No criticism, but red-carpet welcome given to S'porean who had been avoiding NS Letter from I FIVE thousand dollars. If that amount is all it takes to avoid 25 years of National Service, I know all of my ex-army
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      Grandma – my special friend
      222 14  - Grandma my special friend NELSON QUAH Letter from ON READING Mr Peter Lim's article, "To grandma, with love" (Nov 25) I am reminded of the happy and fond memories of my maternal grandmother. She passed away at the age of 80, and had she been alive, she would have be
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      No jam, but this bus is just crawling
      196 14  -  JONATHAN NG Letter from IT HAS come to my attention that some SBS buses crawl at really slow speeds intentionally along their bus routes, even when there is no traffic obstructing them. Many of us who take public transport to and from
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      Giant steps in baby scheme
      359 15  -  LEE KIM HUA Cash component of baby bonus can be used for other expenses not covered bytheCDA Letter from Director, Family Services Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports I REFER to the letters "Allow payment of transport fees from CDA funds" by Mr Zaidi
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    • Article
      sayagain
      119 15  -  Daniel Koh Kah Soon I hope the need for death penalty will be debated when pertinent issues are given fair and levelheaded consideration without anyone feeling pressurised by lobbyists and political opportunists (especially those from abroad) into making kneejerk decisions. There are, however, a couple of questions that I
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      249 16  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY I CHANGING OUR PERSPECTIVES OF OUR PARENTS I'm more convinced everyday that a great portion of our adult effort is invested in the quest for that which was unreachable in childhood. The more painfulthe early void, the more we're motivated to fill
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      isay HEY JOE, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
      554 16  -  DENYSETESSENSOHN DAN Brown's The Da Vinci Code has aroused great interest It is a marvellous platform from which the curious mind should be free to leap into exploring the legendary Holy Grail and Opus Dei, and then engage in satisfying discussions on the
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      X'mas came early for these lucky readers
      398 16  -  -VINITARAMANI MR YEO Tiong Lin entered the Shop-to-Win Today draw because he thought it was "simple, easy and quick", unlike normal contests. "It's so great to not fill out a form, or post something. I entered because it was so easy and I
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      Compensate bosses for loss of good staff
      242 16  -  JONATHAN CHEE Letter from I WOULD like to offer the solution to Clement Chan and Raymond Choo's lamentations of the over-qualified's plight. Here is what I think can be a solution to employing over-qualified Singaporeans. If you're a boss, wouldn't you be wary
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      Do marriage agencies follow guidelines?
      135 16  -  RAMCHAND RAMESH Letter from I REFER to the numerous articles publicising the plight of foreign brides, marriage agencies operating in Singapore and the ease of marrying a foreign bride here. It begs these questions: Why aren't these agencies working with the Registrar of Marriages to
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  • Businesstoday
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      Keppel Land unveils $631m Reit
      503 18 It plans to list K-Reit Asia on the Singapore Exchange in the first quarter of nextyear TODAY BUSINESS DESK news@newstoday.com.sg KEPPEL Land has set up a real estate trust investment (Reit) in a move to unlock value for its shareholders as well as to redeploy
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEF
      197 18 Dow Jones Mapletree Logistics Trust has completed the purchase of a $16.5-million warehouse. The purchase was funded by proceeds of a private placement of new Mapletree Log units that was completed on Nov 16. STX Pan Ocean Co has completed its purchase of a 21-per-cent stake in Korea Express
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    • marketbuzz
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        HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY, LIME
        167 18 LIME magazine celebrates its 9th birthday with a revamp, free iPod LIME peels for every reader and a two-day music festival-cum-flea market. The revamped December 2005 LIME issue offers more lifestyle content (60 per cent on lifestyle and 40 per cent on entertainment). Popular columns. Urban
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        A SPECIAL GIFT FROM KIDS COMPANY
        93 18 KIDS COMPANY magazine has an upbeat new look and feel. To kick things off, its A/am/a-themed December issue literally sparkles with a collectors' edition cover. And there is a specially produced gift: A pen-cum-projector which, when used in the dark, "magically" flashes child-friendly pictures
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        TAKING INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY INTO THE NEXT DECADE
        93 18 MORE than 3,000 entries were received for the Express IT! iN2015 (pronounced: "express it in twenty-fifteen") competition The competition helped garner ideas for the 10-year iN2015 masterplan to be launched next year, which aims to grow the infocomm sector and use infocomm technologies
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      CPG keen on Jurong International
      276 18  -  CHRISTIE LOH IF THE offer is "right", CPG Corp will "definitely consider" buying Jurong International Holdings, the consultancy and engineering firm that JTC Corp recently earmarked for divestment. Mr Pang Toh Kang, chief executive of CPG the former Public Works Department divested by Temasek Holdings
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      Lock icon Victor Tan to claim trial: Source
      234 19  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@newstoday.com.sg ACCORD Customer Care Solutions' (ACCS) founder and former chief executive, Victor Tan Hor Peow, is looking to fight his 99 police charges while other accused employees plan to plead guilty, said a source close to the case. Tan, 34, a one-time
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    • marketwatch
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        ST Index— 2,308.54 +12.81
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        Lock icon Singapore
        61 19 Dow Jones BLUE chips closed higher after the Government reported better-than-expected industrial output and strong visitor arrivals for October. Bargain-hunting after the index fell on Friday also lifted the market, traders said. The ST Index rose 12.81 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 2,308.54. Losers led gainers 224 to
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        World markets
        52 19 Nikkei 225 *****.94 +202.65 +1.37 Hang Seng ASX *****.00 +18.53 4665.30 +16.50 +0.12 +0.35 Taiwan Wtd 6203.84 +75.64 +1.23 Korea Comp 1293.74 +0.52 +0.04 KLCI 900.14 -4.14 -0.46 SET Index 666.69 -3.20 -0.48 Jakarta Comp 1081.06 +6.66 +0.62 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 196.41 -1.39 -0.70 Mumbai Sensex 8994.94
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 19 SGX, Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 497.80 Silver US$/oz 8.23 Platinum US$/oz 1001.00 Rubber cents/kg 279.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1416.00 Brent crude US$/barrel 55.29 Information provided by
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        SGX mot active
        49 19 SingTel 2.470 JniFiber 0.355 leledata 0.035 HirOcean 0.110 JnkReitBNP*****1 0.470 BeautyChina 0.650 .andwind 0.415 5ingTelBNPeCW***** 0.175 Biosensors 1.150 :huanHup 0.805 +0.070 +0.015 +0.005 -0.015 +0.055 +0.045 +0.040 +0.010 +2.9 +4.4 +16.7 -12.0 +13.3 +7.4 +29.6 +0.9 24,095 19,126 17,773 17,585 11,224 11,017 10,771 10,400 9,973 9,804
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        SGX top rises
        64 19 F8N 17.800 +0.200 Unidux 0.070 +75.0 STIETF100 23.600 +0.150 Goldtron 0.015 +50.0 HSI*****BB*****0 CerebosPac BBS FortuneReitHK$ Jardine C8C KepCorp SIA 1.120 +0.145 3.180 +0.100 16.300 +0.100 5.800 +0.100 10.300 +0.100 11.800 +0.100 11.700 +0.100 SingTelMBL*****5 0.035 STXP0BNP*****4 0.035 Mayfran 0.040 NobleGrpBNP*****2 0.040 SingTelBNPeCW***** 0.175 AutoTouch 0.050 Inno-Pac
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        SGX top falls
        65 19 SembMarCA*****6 0.130 -0.155 SembMarCAeCWD***** 0.130 -54.4 CapitaMallCA***** 0.320 -0.100 BBSBk6%NCPS10 107.300 -0.100 NobleGrpMBLeCW*****0 0.005 VibroPwrW*****2 0.005 -50.0 -50.0 OCBC Bk4.5°oNCPSIOO 103.500 -0.100 SIA200 11.600 -0.100 \bngnanW*****6 0.010 SPHCAeCW*****2 0.095 -60JD -42.4 SPH CAeCW*****2 0.095 -0.070 Nikkei225SGAePW***** 0.045 -40.0 QUE 9.800 -0.050 VentiiBBBePW*****2 0.015 -40.0 RafflesEdu 1.300 -0.050
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 19 JS$ JK£ 'en 1K$ !M luro iupiah Jaht 0.5906 0.3445 70.655 4.5795 2.2325 0.5037 5941.6 24.357 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 31.982 0.8027 27.065 615.13 0.691 4.7731 0.8449 19.815
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    • business news
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        Lock icon New senior roles at SingTel
        339 21 DOW JONES Telco reorganises top brass to prepare for next stage of growth SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) has created two new senior positions in a reorganisation that will take effect in February. Sing Tel said in a statement yesterday that Mr Allen Lew, the managing
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      • Article
        Lock icon October output up on electronics, drugs
        226 21 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE'S factory production unexpectedly rose in October, gaining for the third consecutive month, as electronics and pharmaceutical companies increased output Manufacturing, which accounts for a quarter of the economy, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1 per cent from September, when it grew a revised
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        Lock icon HSBC CEO to replace departing chairman
        146 21 CHANNEL NEWSASIA LONDON Global banking giant HSBC announced yesterday that its chairman John Bond would retire next May after nearly half a century working for the London-based group. Mr Bond would be replaced by HSBC's chief executive Stephen Green, who in turn would be
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      232 21 ll^tPC^^^"—«^ Ever thought a photograph you once took was worth thousands of dollars? Well here's your chance to win $10,000 with a I Photo seminar with lan Lloyd and Lester Ledesma I f photo and have it showcased just take part in the Unigue2Me National Photo Contest. Whether it's the
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      582 22  -  CHOW PENN NEE Trading strategist Daryl Guppy says investors must constantly monitor their trades, warns of time decay pennnee@newstoday.com.sg FOR those wanting to jump on the structured warrants bandwagon, renowned Australian trading strategist Daryl Guppy has a few nuggets of wisdom to impart.
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      364 22  -  -VALERIE LAW CITYNEON Holdings, a homegrown exhibition services and events management company, plans to ride on the growth of the Mice (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) industry in Asia. The group yesterday launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 21 million shares at 25 cents each
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      555 24  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Firm eyes growth after nabbing second lAS Media Agency of the Year award janec@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Mind Share Singapore won the Institute of Advertising Singapore (lAS) Media Agency of the Year award last year, its chief executive Mr Manpreet Singh announced that the industry
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        131 24  -  JANECHIAPOCO The Monty card, a new virtual membership club by Inter-Media Singapore (IMS) garnered 10,000 members even before its official launch on Nov 26. Mr Rick Cheah, project manager for IMS, attributed the card's success to IMS corporate partners who purchased memberships for their staff
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        130 24  -  —JANECHIAPOCO The Xando Life-long Weight Control product packaging put on bulk to help customers lose weight more effectively. The new Xando Power Packs and Xando Coffee Slender Value Packs are packaged combinations of products, offering $10 to $50 in savings. The Xando Power Pack 1 includes Xando
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      275 24  -  —JANECHIAPOCO MEDIA buyers and sellers from over 40 countries will converge in Singapore for the sixth edition of the Asia Media Festival 2005 starting tomorrow and running until Friday. The festival's 4,500 participants and 200 international sellers are expected to close more than
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      234 24 ■Bill THE UNIVERSITY OF f SK Western Australia m 1 rr UWArantedamongTopiSfor UWA's Graduate School of Tnl 7 A 'Prestige' Teaching Performance Education on par wtthiHStar Oxford lIVVA 'Research Intensivity'. by graduates'satisfaction for University and University of <sfts6<--'Research grants'and teaching and employability Lancaster for quality of research 'Student demand1 The
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      585 25  -  SHIBUITTYKUTTICKAL With DVB-H technology, you won't mind traffic jams or long train rides IN SYDNEY shibu@newstoday.com.sg I YOU are on that long MRT ride from your home in Jurong East to your office in Raffles Place. Or, your taxi is crawling through heavy traffic on
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      Bite the BlackBerry
      367 25  -  SHIBUITTYKUTTICKAL I CALL it the convenience I of convergence for the corporate masses. As businesses begin to wake up to sophisticated communications infrastructure, a new wave of mobile phones that converge voice with data is set to hit the market Mobile email is expected to be one
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        267 26 In a fix over IT matters? Bugged by software glitches? Send your questions to infotech@newstoday.com.sg PROBLEM WITH KERNELS32.EXE Q: Recently, I installed Norton Anti Virus 2005 onto my PC. A virus was found and Norton isolated the file. I permanently removed the file from the Norton Anti Virus record.
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        267 26  -  ELAINE NG DlYtrend grows with self-service technology elaine.ng@newstoday.com.sg TRAVELLERS, get set to I take control of your travel arrangements as self-service travel technology soars with the greater availability of Web-based tools. Along with the roll-out of high-speed Internet access and advances in Web technologies that allow
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          740 27  -  ELAINE NG It's information and not cash hackers are after, so bolster your PC's defences elaine.ng@newstoday.com.sg MENTION hacking and I some would think of a geek sitting in a dark attic surrounded by sophisticated electronic devices. If your company still subscribes to that belief, it
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      648 28  -  ZULOTHMAN Music For Good raises money, promotes Singapore bands zul@newstoday.com.sg AS CLICHED as it sounds, Patrick Chng is an idealist who truly believes in I the healing power of music. The 38-year-old, best known as I the singer and guitarist in Singapore I rock outfit The Oddfellows, spearI
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      MAKINGADIFFERENCE
      127 28 Music For Good conducts various programmes run by volunteers from the music industry. Youth groups interested in joining these programmes can email contact@musicforgood.org. For concert updates, visit www.musicforgood.org KRAFTWERKS Targeted at those aged between 14 and 21, this eight-week music programme encourages youngsters to craft music using electronic software
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        63 28 Aerial HER first album in 12 years, Kate Bush's eighth outing Aerial is more beautiful and more kooky than anything that Bjork and Tori Amos could put together. An enthralling mix of progressive rock and pop that sounds fresh and adventurous is made all the better by Bush's
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        Fort Minor
        82 28 The Rising Tied LINKIN Park's Mike Shinoda makes a full-on hip-hop album, but the results are rather mixed. While the rap boasts are surprisingly dextrous, Shinoda's poppy take on hip-hop, though earnest, is a bit methodical. It is a breath of fresh air from the thuggery of 50
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        Deep Dish
        81 28 George Is On INSTITUTIONS on the world clubbing circuit, the Iranian-born duo known as Deep Dish are masters of dance-floor domination. As remixers, their resume is filled with anthemic remakes for big names such as Madonna and U2. Sadly, their second album is surprisingly unfocused, lacking the maverick
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      Lock icon MY FAVOURITE ALBUM
      71 28  -  KELVIN TONG This week, we ask film-maker Kelvin Tong about his favourite album ever. ON THE BEATLES' ABBEY ROAD For me, that album was the beginning of modern pop. The songs in Abbey Road are durable, timelessß and catchy, even after all I these years. The Beatles
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      275 30  -  ClemerM/lesenas CONCERTfI§VIEW I by Michael Bolton Vintage World Tour 2005 IF YOU think Michael Bolton sounds as if he's wearing a pair of underpants two sizes too small when recording his hits, read no further. You are not one of his
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        MR MIYAGI MEMORIES
        572 30  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS Pat Morita created an iconic character, but suffered from Asian stereotyping Deputy Plus Editor neil@newstoday.com.sg THE KARATE KID is a rather daft movie, really. The low-budget teen flick features a skinny kid with an alarming lack of facial hair learning to deal with a gang
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        AMITABH BACHCHAN HOSPITALISED
        73 30 India's biggest movie star, Amitabh Bachchan was hospitalised yesterday after he complained of abdominal pain. Bachchan, 63, went for tests at New Delhi's premier Escorts Hospital after he complained of severe abdominal pain, hospital director Dr Naresh Trehan told Star News television channel. Bachchan's son Abhishek, himself
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        STEVE WHITE IS ALL RIGHT
        124 30 Described as a one-man blues band, Steve White can do it all. Of the musician, music critic John D'Agostino said: "Snapping twang, sliding bottleneck ease, and wringing beef-jerky riffs from his Taylor, singing with grit, groove and grace. Chuffing on a braced harmonica and pounding
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        CHICKEN LITTLE SPEAKS MANDARIN
        58 30 In an exclusive. Golden Village Tampines will screen the Mandarin version of Disney's new animation Chicken Little when it opens islandwide in English on Thursday. The lead character is voiced by popular Taiwanese star Luo Zhixiang. The screening of Chicken Little in Mandarin is one of
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        230 32  -  DAVID CHEW IT'S nothing more than a coincidence. Nguyen Tuong Van is scheduled to be hanged on Friday for entering Singapore with 396g of heroin in his possession. At 2pm on Saturday, the Fun Stage will put on a experimental play, Human Lefts, that explores the death penalty
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        Snow Queen soars
        297 32  -  David Chew TUfeATREREVIEW byl The Snow Queen Central character, fairy-tale set shine inline production SOME of the cast members noted during rehearsals that Snow Queen is one of the most challenging productions they've ever been involved with. Fortunately, their hard work has paid off. Based on the
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        Jin Yin Ji manages to lose weight no matter how busy she is!
        362 33 She's now size 'S', thanks to Theresa's revolutionary internal-external therapy! Gaining weight in your middle age is fairly common. But MediaCorp artiste Jin Yin Ji is doing the exact opposite! She's losing weight, with more impressive results
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        279 34 No smoke more stamina Celebrity health watch As the first Singapore Idol, Taufik Batisah (picture) is no stranger to fame. He tells JANICE GOH that since winning the title, his lifestyle has changed. Gone are the fast food dining. Now, he takes a healthier approach. Why and when did you
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        770 35  -  REETA RAMAN Look out for symptoms of multiple sclerosis before it's too late reeta@newstoday.com.sg ITS symptoms are deceptively easy to miss and by the time it is diagnosed, it may be too late. No one knows what is the exact cause of multiple sclerosis (MS), but research suggests
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        Organic food healthier?
        208 35  -  —JANICE GOH ORGANIC food is said to be a healthier choice compared to its conventional counterparts. Advocates of organic produce say it is safer, "possibly more nutritious" and taste better. Organic plant foods are produced without pesticides and synthetic fertilisers and are grown on farms that emphasise
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          63 36 Oral-B and the National Dental Centre will provide free dental screenings for the public at Today's Health Wellness exhibition. Dental professionals will advise on oral health and answer queries. Collect your free Oral-B sample with every screening. Date: Dec 2,3 and 4 Time: 4to Bpm (Dec 2);
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          MYOPIA CONTROL AND THE NEW LASIK
          58 36 Listen in to know more about childhood myopia control, and what is described as the new frontier in laser vision correction during this forum. Date: Dec 4 Time: 10am to noon Venue: Seminar Room, Level 2, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre Registration/Enquiries: $10 per person
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          CATARACTS—WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
          49 36 Find out more about cataracts and what to do about it at this forum. Sessions will be conducted in various languages. Date: Dec 3 Time: 11am to 2.30pm (various sessions conducted in different languages) Venue: Alexandra Hospital Registration/Enquiries: Free. Call 6379 3741 or email Alice_How@alexhosp.com.sg
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          HEALTHLINE TOPIC FROM THE HPB
          44 36 AIDS: Is the risk worth it? Find out more about AIDS when you call the Health Promotion Board's Health Line at 1800 848 1313 until Dec 4. Take part in the call-in weekly contest and you could win prizes.
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        ASK THE DOC
        482 36 I am 57 years old and weigh 51.5 kg. I have been exercising for a year now to firm up my flabby upper arms by lifting three-pound weights, with no results. Is it because I'm not exercising correctly, or is the flabbiness just loose skin? How do
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        203 36 -AP A JAPANESE cafe has started serving up berries that make sour desserts sweet, offering dieters the chance to indulge in snacks without piling on the calories. The desserts at the Miracle Fruits Cafe in Tokyo contain almost no sugar and are
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        610 37 1AILMENT3APPROACHES Changes in diet, tonics, and modern drugs can help reduce hair loss EVERYONE loses some hair every day. However, some people lose a lot of hair early in life because the condition runs in the family or because of diseases, medications, stress, injury, or hair damage.
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      720 32 r| h ;<ff& ©1900 912 1234 H J Q www.gv.com.sg HARRY POTTER: GOBLfT OF HARRY POTTER: GOBLET OF HARRY POTTER: GOBLET OF HARRY POTTER: GOBLET OF HARRY POnER: GOBLET OF FIRE" 10.00ara 10.30 11.00 FIRE'-MOJhm 11.00 12.30 FIRE" 10.30ara 12.501.50 FIRE" 11.00 am 12.00 2.30 FIRE" 10.00 am 10.50 11.40
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      229 33 ff Don ft just believe what I say! f^K Seeing is believing!" Jr^J— tf j^V Jin Yin Ji, local celebrity '■-"7 iB KiaJ \\\flr L W^Hlli I^^^^^^J -a.^ "I lost 10kg in just 2 months with m W V JI VI V^lflv Theresa's Meso Skeyndor Svelte M X l^^ V
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      197 34 rediscover your P L voct JH^ for life WOMAN Join us, get active and rediscover your zest for life! >--.;'; V ACTIVITIES DETAILS 1) Women at Work 50% subsidy on ladies'lunch-hour sports Incentive Scheme courses at your workplace. 2) Ladies-only Every Monday (2pm 4pm) at Tampines and Gym Hours Toa
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      205 36 I To find out more... I Medical talk by Dr Chua CA, MBBS I TOPIC: Feel Young Look Young with Bio-Young Jk^ Date 2 December (Friday) REGISTRATION STARTS AT 7PM Admission (public): Ss2o, k I redeemable for goodies worth SsBo.ool m ALL ARE WELCOME! I All who signed up before
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      381 37 Under one ORGANIC roof THE WIDEST RANGE NATURE'S GLORY stocks the widest range of organic, bioclynamic and macrobiotic foods, including: Whole grains: brown rice, millet, barley... plus grain products like rolled oats, udon, soba and pasta. Fresh vegetables and fruits: carrot, celery, broccoli, green vegetables, apples, oranges, grapes... Cooking essentials:
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      483 39 YOUR eTuuAV by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21 April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) H Whatever isn't paying you back or working for V^S You can ma^e Your professional position more you must be stopped. You've been working Hj^ interesting. A new way of doing things or a too
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      140 39 EMERGENCY LINES City Gas (to report gas supply 1800-752-1800 interruption, low pressure and leakage) Civil Defence 995 (Fire and Emergency Ambulance! Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Police 999 Police hotline 1800-255-0000 SPPowerGrid 1800-788-8888/ (to report power failure) 6778-8888 Traffic Police 6547-1818 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 HELPLINES —GENERAL Samaritans of Singapore 1800-221-4444 Society for
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          359 40 -AFP MADRID Zinedine Zidane has welcomed reports that Real Madrid are close to signing Germany captain Michael Ballack from Bayern Munich, but the France star warned yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) he will not surrender the playmaker role lightly. Madrid's Brazil star Ronaldo claimed
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          249 40 -AFP ROME Italian League and Cup football games in the next week are all to start five minutes late to protest against racism among fans which again provoked ugly incidents over the weekend. "Italian football is against racism and we will press this point home
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        494 41 -AP Captains Vaughan and Inzamam could hold the key in final Test TEST CRICKET Pakistan v England LAHORE, Pakistan England captain Michael Vaughan enters today's third and final cricket Test against Pakistan with the task of guarding his team's two-year unbeaten Test run. England trails 1-0 in
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        291 41 —AP TEST CRICKET Australia vWest Indies ADELAIDE Matthew Hayden was unbeaten on 38 as Australia reached stumps yesterday at 76 for two, needing 106 runs on the last day to win the third cricket Test and sweep the series against the West Indies.
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        246 41 LONDON —Football legend George Best is to be buried in Belfast on Saturday after a funeral service at Stormont, reported BBC Sportyesterday. The British government granted permission for the funeral service to take place in the Grand Hall of Stormont Parliamentary
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        574 42 -AGENCIES Rooney's form, returning veterans and four consecutive home games suggest things are looking up for United ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP West Ham 1 Man Utd 2 LONDON The knives were out and the critics were ready to pounce. Ex-captain Roy Keane's surprise exit, the passing of
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        311 42 -AFP LONDON Silky smooth Brazil and Barcelona midfielder Ronaldinho was named the 50th European Footballer Of The Year at a lavish ceremony yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). The 25-year-old, who finished third last year behind 2004 winner Andriy Shevchenko, was awarded the prize run since 1956
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        Lock icon Funk's in the money
        608 43 —AP After donning a skirt, veteran has last laugh GOLF Skins Game LA QUINTA, California What a Skins Game it was for Fred Funk, who went from wearing a pink skirt on the third hole to walking away with nearly all the money. "Wow," Funk said
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        Lock icon Rivals cede pool to Jos
        477 44  -  Cubby Leong Singapore's challengers claim they still have no one to take on swim queen AT 26, she is getting on in age as far as gold medals and swimming go. And coming off a recent run-in with chicken pox, one would think Joscelin Yeo
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        Lock icon Rookies feel the heat, but there's nothing to worry
        381 44  -  CUBBY LEONG in Los Banos cubby@newstoday.com.sg SWIMMING, always one of the main attractions of the SEA Games, gets underway today at the Aquatic Swimming Complex here in Los Banos. With 10 rookies in the 22--team Singapore camp, it was little wonder
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        Lock icon Chow surprise, as shooters get off the mark
        399 44  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS at a disadvantage when he lined up yesterday at the start of the practical pistol event at the PSGPSNA Shooting Range in Manila. While the rest of the field used specialised pistols, Chow Wei Ann had to make
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        Lock icon WHAT A WASTE
        543 45  -  Jose Raymond Avramovic blames goal-shy players and under-performers for Singapore's early exit FOOTBALL Singapore 1 MyanmarO IT IS not the gift he wanted but on the eve of his 56th birthday, as Radojko Avramovic watched his Young Lions crash out of the SEA Games football competition, despite
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        Some players have become too big for their shoes
        264 45  -  -JOSE RAYMOND SEVERAL Young Lions under-performed and that is the reason the Singapore under--23 team failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the SEA Games football competition in for the third consecutive time. Yesterday, as the team began making preparations to
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          TAKING THE PLUNGE
          111 45 Fans attending diving at the Trace College Aquatic Swimming Complex in Los Banos stayed on with interest when Singapore and Indonesia arrived for their last swimming training before the start of today's events. The Singapore girls, decked in bright red, were eye catching with their full body
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          ONE HIT TOO MANY
          69 45 AN ACCIDENTAL blow ended Lee Chia Jun's hopes of glory in the karate competition yesterday. The 23-year-old was disqualified from the men's individual kumite (+7skg) category after an illegal hit-an accidental punch to his opponent's nose at the Mandaue Coliseum in Cebu City. But Lee will
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          DINE AND UNWIND
          74 45 BEFORE some of the Team Singapore athletes took their marks in their respective events, they were given a chance to unwind when they were hosted to a dinner by the SingaporePhilippines Association and the Singapore Ladies Club last night. Joining the 300 guests at the Heritage Hotel
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          M'SIAN KIT EARNING THEIR STRIPES
          107 45 Malaysia's national jersey, "Harimau Malaya" (Malayan Tiger), worn by the contingent at Sunday's opening ceremony, received much praise from various quarters. Youth and Sports Minister Azalina Othman Said said many who met her had nothing but admiration for the new Malaysian "uniform". The national jersey,
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      Lock icon No cigar, Singapore
      445 46  -  Tan Yo-Hinn in Pasay City, Manila yohinn@newstoday.com.sg Thais in one-two finish as Poh and Shyam miss out in a disappointing final HE MATCHED his personal best, but it wasn't good enough. Poh Seng Song clocked 10.58s in the final of the men's 100 m in the SEA
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      Lock icon Seating over Shyam's fitness
      336 46  -  TANYOHINN U X SHYAM wanted to go out with a bang in the final race of his career. But the national 100 m record-hold-er's last SEA Games could end in tears, after he suffered a muscle strain in his right buttock in yesterday's 100 m final.
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      Lock icon Zhang does enough
      481 47  -  TANYO-HINN Shot put champ ensures gold remains in Singapore's possession IN PASAY CITY, MANILA yohinn@newstoday.com.sg SHE gulped down copious amounts of mineral water out of relief, and to quicken the process as she had to provide a urine sample. That's the rule for every gold medallist here
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      TEAM SINGAPORE RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
      692 47 RESULTS (Singaporeans unless otherwise stated) Athletics- Javelin throw: Zhang Guirong 48.70 m (bronze); 110 m hurdles: Abdul Hakeem 14.94s (6th); Long jump final: Kenneth Wang 7.00 m (7th); 100 m final: UK Shyam 10.83s (7th), Poh Seng Song 10.58s (4th); Shot put final: Zhang Guirong
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      2005 SEA GAMES MEDAL TALLY
      65 47 I Philippines Vietnam Thailand Malaysia Indonesia Singapore Myanmar Brunei Laos Cambodia Timor Leste 23 14 7 7 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 11 12 10 9 3 4 1 0 0 0 15 15 17 8 9 7 5 2 2 0
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      DAILY FROM MANILA ON CH 5
      28 47 Daily until Dec 3,6pm 7pm: Live Dec 4 (spm 6pm): Live Daily until Dec 4,9pm 9.30pm: Highlights Dec 5,5.30pm: Closing Ceremony, live
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      Mixed day for Singapore as Zhang stars
      278 47 NO SINGAPORE man has won the 100 m since C Kunalan came in first in 1969. That drought will continue for at least another two years after Poh Seng Song came in fourth and U X Shyam seventh, respectively, in the final yesterday.
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