Today, 28 January 2006

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    21 1 weekendJanuary 28 29, 2006 MICA (P) 114/07/2005 28 29, 2006 MICA (P) 114/07/2005 share your free newspaper HIM 8 *****6 *****0
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    THE HAPPY ISSUE
    928 1 For just one day, Today delivers only good news, and delves into what makes S’poreans happy NEWSPAPERS have the terrible responsibility of being daily bearers of bad news. For this one issue, we decided to change all that. Throughout this edition of the newspaper, we have tried
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      94 1 Today WISHES ALL ITS READERS A HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR. There will be no publication of Today on Monday and Tuesday. We will be back on Feb 1. CHARITY WATCHDOGS Commissioner of Charities to be given more teeth under revised framework 6 INDIA’SMRGOODNEWS He seeks out heartwarming stories 7 NEILHUMPHREYS
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  • hot news
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      WHICH FAMOUS S’POREAN BEST EMBODIES HAPPY?
      221 2  -  –LEEU-WENANDL I N YANQIN GURMIT SINGH 21 VOTES SM GOH CHOK TONG9VOTES PRESIDENT S R NATHAN7VOTES MM LEE KUAN YEW6VOTES PM LEE HSIEN LOONG6VOTES 3 VOTES TAUFIK BATISAH, KYM NG, STEFANIE SUN, FIONA XIE, VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN, WEE KIM WEE 2 VOTES NAJIP ALI, MARK
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      IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY
      640 2  -  Do whatever it takes, go wherever it leads you, in the pursuit of happiness CLEMENT MESENAS EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@newstoday.com.sg HAPPINESS, that elusive, fleeting feeling, is something we all want more of. For example, a friend of mine is glad to be serving the last year of
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      Lock icon ARE SINGAPO REANS HAPPY?
      43 2 Today asked 153 about what m people in Singapore akes them smile. SURVEY CONDUCTED BY CHEOW XIN YI, LIN YANQIN, JULIANA JUNE RASUL, MILTON SAU, TEO XUANWEI, AMELYNN LIONG, SERENE CHUA, LOH CHEE KONG, DERRICK A PAULO, ANSLEY NG
      SURVEY CONDUCTED BY CHEOW XIN YI, LIN YANQIN, JULIANA JUNE RASUL, MILTON SAU, TEO XUANWEI, AMELYNN LIONG, SERENE CHUA, LOH CHEE KONG, DERRICK A PAULO, ANSLEY NG  -  43 words
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      PM Lee’s New Year message of happiness
      329 3 THE Year of the Dog looks promising and the Singapore economy should keep growing, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (picture) in his Chinese New Year message to Singaporeans. In a strong hint that comprehensive help for the needy and the elderly was
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      For family and business
      536 4  -  What you can do to emerge top dog in the coming year TORCHING LI chingli@newstoday.com.sg SO IT’S been raining cats and dogs, but fret not the coming Year of the Fire Dog won’t be a wash out, say geomancy gurus. In fact, according to Master Cecil
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      Some blood bank happiness?
      175 4  -  TAN HUI LENG THE good news is that ever since the blood bank made their appeal last Wednesday as supplies dipped to a critical level, a total of 3,096 units of blood have been collected. The news would get even better if more donations could be
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    • SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
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        Lock icon JAPANESE ROYALTY TO VISIT SINGAPORE IN JUNE
        73 4 AGENCIES Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will make their first visit to Singapore in June. The royal couple will leave Japan on June 8 to visit Singapore at President S R Nathan’s invitation, to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of
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        Lock icon MULTILINGUAL FEEDBACK FORMS AVAILABLE ONLINE
        40 4 —938LIVE The Feedback Unit has introduced a multi-lingual online feedback form at its Consultation Portal. The form, which was originally only in English, is now available in Chinese Malay and Tamil. Log on to www.feedback.gov.sg.
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        Lock icon NS REGISTRATION FROM FEB 1 – 22
        69 4 NS REGISTRATION FROM FEB 1 22 938LIVE National Service registration for male Singapore citizens and permanent residents born between Sept 8,1988 and Dec 7,1988 will be conducted between Feb 1 and 22. They may register online at www.miw.com.sg or register per- sonally at the Central Manpower Base Podium, at 3
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        Lock icon MAN CAUGHT SNEAKING INTO SINGAPORE
        66 4 —938LIVE A man was caught trying to illegally sneak into Singapore on Friday morning. He claimed to have left Johor Bahru by mingling with the crowd. Somewhere in the middle of the Causeway, he dived into the waters and swam to Singapore. If convicted, he
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        Lock icon NEW NPARKS CEO
        76 4 938LIVE Chief Executive Officer of the National Parks Board (NParks) Dr Tan Wee Kiat will retire next month. He will be succeeded by Mr Ng Lang, the former chief human resource officer at the National Healthcare Group. Dr Tan served NParks since 1990 and initiated key projects
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      Lock icon FAREWELL S’PORE, ON WITH THE RACE! :
      35 4 FAREWELL S’PORE, ON WITH THE RACE! Aftertwoweekshere,the i nQ i clipper fleet sailed off from Keppel Bay to their next stop in Qingdao, clipperfleetsailedofffromKeppel Baytotheirnextstop i nQ i ngdao, ChinaonFriday.SeniorMinisterGohChokTongwhogracedtheoccasion,visitedwiththecrewonboardtheSingaporeentry,Un i quelySingapore.TheraceexpectedtoendinJulyinEngland. OOI BOON KEONG
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      53 2 LIVING FAITH CHURCH' www.thelivingfaith.org "I Will protect and bless him constantly and surround him with My love he will be because of great Me. The Bible. Psalm 89:24 Speaker: Rev Dr John Shepherd Lim Come <£ be blessed7 Receive a daily power bible verse FREE via SMS. Just SMS your
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  • singapore news
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      Bringing runaways home for good
      270 6  -  ANSLEYNG IN March last year, the tearful mother of teenage runaway Jane (not her real name) called the Student Advisory Centre (SAC). Fifteen-year-old Jane, described by counsellors as a “bubbly” girl, had on several occasions lied to her parents that she was at the home
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      Lock icon Plugging charity loopholes
      608 6  -  Committee proposes more power for regulators to conduct checks on charities JASMINE YIN jasmine.yin@newstoday.com. sg THIS Year of the Dog, charity watchdogs could find themselves with more teeth and better-defined responsibilities, if the Inter-Min-istry Committee on Regulation of Charities and Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) gets
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      World’s changed, Mr Chiam, say MPs
      299 6  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg TO THOSE who like their political debates sharp and hard, the upcoming election promises some fireworks if early exchanges are any indication. A day after his attack on the People’s Action Party (PAP), Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) chairman Chiam See Tong
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      DPP LEAVES TWO BATTLEFIELDS TO WP
      108 6 If the Workers’ Party (WP) decides to contest the Joo Chiat ward and the East Coast GRC, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will make way for it. Both opposition parties had been eyeing these areas. Hence, a meeting was held to “discuss the issue”,
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Meet India’s Mr Good News
      989 7  -  Sick of hearing about corruption, scandals and death? Mr Sridharan was, and he did something about it SHIBU ITTY KUTTICKAL shibu@newstoday.com.sg IT SEEMS that only “bad” news makes headlines. However, one man in the southern Indian city of Chennai is on a crusade to prove
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      Bolivian leader halves own pay
      148 7 LONDON Newly-elected left-wing Bolivian president Evo Morales has decided to cut his own salary by more than half to a little over US$1,800 ($2,922) per month, according to the BBC. This decision will also affect all Bolivian public sector employees, as their salaries would be
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    • this quirky world
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        TORN BY GUILT OVER FIRECRACKER STUNT, MAN TURNS HIMSELF IN – 80 YEARS LATER
        109 7 TORN BY GUILT OVER FIRECRACKER STUNT, MAN TURNS HIMSELF IN 80 YEARS LATER A pensioner who had a guilty conscience for 80 years over planting a firecracker on a railway track has turned himself in to police, reported ananova.com. Mr Helmut Bleibtreu, an 84-year-old German, planted the firecracker on the
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        Lock icon SCORPION QUEEN, CENTIPEDE KING TO WED
        90 7 AP The Scorpion Queen and Centipede King of Thailand, who share a soft spot for creepy-crawlies, are to wed. Ms Kanchana Ketkaew, 36, who set a world record in 2002 for spending 32 days in a glass cage with 3,400 scorpions, will marry Mr
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        Lock icon UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS OFFER SEXY CHAT
        68 7 AP Applications sent by Seton Hall University to prospective students overseas unwittingly contained a toll-free number offering the opportunity to chat with “hot, horny girls”. The New Jersey-based Catholic university, founded in 1856, said the erroneous admissions application could have been sent to possibly tens
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      Lock icon The Palestinians have spoken...
      723 8  -  and they deserve respect and support straighttalk news•views•analysis JONATHAN STEELE Jonathan Steele is senior foreign correspondent for The Guardian. THE GUARDIAN THE triumph of Hamas is the best news from the Middle East for a long time. Wednesday’s Palestinian elections was a more impressive display of
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      Lock icon London holds largest CNY celebrations outside Asia
      181 9 AFP LONDON London kicked off what were heralded as the largest Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations outside Asia on Thursday, with a major festival of China’s artistic, cultural and culinary heritage. Chinese pop superstar Li Yuchun, 21, was guest of honour at the
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      Lock icon Compromise over Iran hailed
      358 9 US, EU, China give thumbs up to Russian plan AGENCIES TEHRAN United States President George W Bush has given the thumbs up to a Russian compromise plan to end the Iran nuclear dispute, while his Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, said there was still room
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon HANG GLIDER RESCUED AFTER NIGHT IN TREE
        59 9 AFP A Hungarian hang glider, who spent an uncomfortable night dangling from the branches of a 12-metre tree, was rescued unharmed on Friday by Australian emergency services. The 42-year-old had been competing in an international hang gliding contest in the south-eastern state of
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        AL GORE, SUPERSTAR
        98 9 A documentary about Mr Al Gore, the United States’ famously wooden former vice-president and failed presidential candidate, is getting standing ovations at film festivals, reported The Guardian. In Yet An Inconvenient Truth, Mr Gore is seen wheeling his suitcases from town to town and presenting a slideshow
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        WHEN QUITTING ON A WHIM IS GOOD FOR YOU
        86 9 There’s good news for smokers who stop “on a whim”, The Telegraph reported. A survey has found that such smokers are more likely to kick the habit in the long term than those who plan to do it, the newspaper said.
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      217 8 Available till 12 February 06 Good Fortune Platters at Delifrance Cafe From Ham onwards La Mousseline de Volaille (Grilled Chicken) Succulent Grilled Chicken served with creamy Hollandaise Sauce, Potato Gratin and GardenFresh Vegetables. V '"Ws',. •fz 7T-. f A. OR Le Mussel Pasta Fantastique (Pasta with N.Z. Mussels) A classic
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      235 9 Win the Grand Prize of $36,000 every quarter in 2006! Additional 36 winners stand a chance to win $1,000 each. NTUC Income is celebrating its 36th Anniversary with the Lucky36 Draw. Simply purchase any Life Insurance, Incomeshield, Motor Insurance, Home Insurance or Personal Accident policy*. NTUC Income celebrates its 36th
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  • Voices
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      Giving from the heart
      291 10 No pain in blood donation only the satisfaction of having helped others Letter from TIMOTHY LIU FRANCES Ong hits home with a timely message for everyone (“Chance to Save Lives”, Jan 26) during the festive season, when the blood bank usually runs low. Allow me to
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      Food court dirty? NEA will help you
      212 10  -  Letter from CHANWAI SAN Head, Hawkers Department National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letter “Not OK to ‘OK campaign’” (Jan 22). We share the writer’s concern on the need to maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness in hawker centres. National
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      Dialysis at KDF still cheaper!
      318 10  -  Letter from MADELINEGOH General Admin General Manager, Admin Kidney Dialysis Foundation WE REFER to the report “NKF dialysis costs lowered further” (Jan 25). The reference that “the cost of dialysis at the National Kidney Foundation will be $4 less per session than that at the
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      Looking forward to TODAY
      310 10 Letter from ANDY HEAH THANK you for being my constant companion in Australia where I am pursuing my undergraduate studies, and at home in Singapore where I am currently visiting. Many thanks also to the everyday unsung heroes who have delivered the “hardcopy” version of Today
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      Lock icon Good (trunk) call
      793 11  -  White elephants at peace, Zoo happy and it gets better Neil Humphreys news@newstoday.com.sg news@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE needs more coloured balls. Indeed, according to Today reader Dr P J John, the country needs balls of every colour in its nation-building quest. When I first read his letter, I assumed
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      A grateful ‘angel’
      161 11 Letterfrom NUR AMIRAAMINNUDIN HE HAS the voice of an angel one who walks the Earth to hear the sound of coins being plonked into his tin. Walk down the underground tunnel connecting Orchard MRT station and Scotts Road, and he’ll be there rain or shine, the melodious
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      Get equipped to handle a crisis with the SCDF’s tools
      287 11  -  Letter from MAJ ABDUL RAZAK Director (Covering), Public Affairs Department HQ Singapore Civil Defence Force I REFER to the letter by Muhd Ashraf Koh (Jan 26) in which he suggested that classes be conducted to educate the populace on what
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      15 10 we set you thinking todayonline.com Opinions.Thoughts. Concerns.Whatmovesyou? Whatirksyou?Tellus. Write,emailorfaxusaletter withyourfullname,contact numberandaddress. we want your voice
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  • Business today
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      Get set for a ‘Budget with a heart’
      911 12  -  Analysts say that the Budget could bring a rain of goodies to the needy CHRISTIE LOH christie@newstoday.com.sg EXPECTATIONS of a February Bonanza are escalating, not least because of growing speculation that the General Elections will be held soon after the annual Budget
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      471 12 Dow Jones Singapore SHARE prices ended higher on Friday on generally bullish sentiment ahead of the upcoming budget and possible election. The ST Index ended up 23.86 points, or 1 per cent, at 2,412.08. Advancers greatly outnumbered decliners 464 to 131, while 1.5 billion shares worth $1.42 billion
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      Lock icon Competition intensifies
      255 13 DP World ups bid for P&O AFP WHILE PSA International had no immediate reaction on Friday after Dubai’s DP World offered a better bid for British port giant Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), analysts said that they expected a bidding war. Industry watchers expect the Singapore
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      Biomedical sector’s 2005 output rises 9.8 per cent
      192 13  -  —TANHUILENG THE winning trend of the biomedical industry in Singapore continued last year with the sector recording $18 billion in manufacturing output, which was a 9.8-per-cent increase over 2004. Employment also expanded by a healthy 8.6 per cent, crossing the 10,000 mark.
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      Lock icon EDB’S PHILIP YEO T0 STEP DOWN
      148 13 —DOWJONES THE Economic Development Board’s (EDB) co-chairman Philip Yeo will step down effective Wednesday, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Friday. The EDB, Singapore’s top economic development agency, will be chaired by current chairman Teo Ming Kian until October, when deputy chairman
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      Lock icon SingPost earns $33 million in third quarter
      180 13 —DOWJONES SINGAPORE Post reported on Friday a 17-per-cent rise in third-quar-ter net profit led by gains in its logistics and retail businesses. It earned $32.8 million, or 1.72 cents a share, in the quarter to Dec 31, up from $28 million, or 1.47
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      CAO gets conditional approval to list new shares
      162 13 CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore) received conditional in-princi-ple approval from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday for the listing of 722.8 million shares including 529.3 million new shares pursuant to its restructuring plan and the lifting of suspension in trading of its shares.
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      Lock icon Chartered swings to Q4 profit
      164 13 —DOWJONES CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing swung to a fourth-quarter profit as an uptick in the chip sector and strong demand for game console chips helped it end a streak of four quarterly losses. Net profit for the quarter ended Dec 31 was US$26.5 million ($43.1 million),
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  • wh?ch
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      RETAIL REVELRY
      642 14  -  When you’re feeling blue, all you have to do is shop, shop and shop CITYSTYLE with PearlynTham pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg I’VE been an advocate of retail therapy since primary school. Whatever was left of my 50-cent pocket money would be spent on knick knacks at the school bookshop. It wasn’t
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    • style
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        Lock icon Collective happiness
        1174 15  -  These three have brought shopping to a new level by collecting fashion and beauty items PEARLYN THAM pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg SOME call it a passion while others call it their addiction. But I’ll like to think that collecting fashion and beauty items is the art of shopping on a greater
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        Happiness is a... rabbit
        334 16  -  Local designer hopes to spur us onto find happiness with his Rabbit tees LAUREEN TOH laureent@newstoday.com.sg THE search for happiness has been encapsulated on surprise, surprise, a t-shirt. The maverick behind Rabbit tees is Hanson Ho, 31, founder and design director of multiple award-winning design company
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        Lock icon HAPPY QUOTES
        192 16 Lee Hui Shan speaks to some people on the purchases that make them smile. “Armani ties. They make me look good during presentations and when you look good, you feel good.” Khush, 33 “Lip glosses They brighten up my face and it feels great when people compliment me
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        Colour me happy
        425 16  -  LEE HUI SHAN MOST of us may think that happiness comes from within. While this is true, we can look happier with some help. The happy look can be achieved through your choice of colours for your wardrobe. Skip the usual safe colours nudes, blues and blacks.
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    • makan
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        Lock icon Feeling blue? Try some happy food
        699 17  -  Well-known chefs share the secret to their happiness LEE HUI SHAN huishanl@newstoday.com.sg ICE cream reigns at the top of my “indulgence” list. Emptying one pint of it at one fell swoop is never a problem for me. In fact, it is absolutely necessary when
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    • gadget
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        SHOPPING GUIDE
        444 18 RED-HOT GIZMOS FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON! DOPOD818PROPDA-PHONE FOR the funky mobile professional, the Dopod 818Pro PDA-phone comes in unusual colours like pink and lavender. It boasts a variety of connectivity options, including WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth, GPRS and infrared, and has a built-in 2-megapixel camera that supports video
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        Digital wonders that will simplify your life
        601 18  -  OfWiFi phones and hybrid MP3 players ARIEL TAM ariel@newstoday.com.sg ’TIS the season of good tidings. The economy is looking just a little bit rosier, the much maligned Buangkok station is finally seeing the light of day, nubile tennis players are wearing satiny baby-doll
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        Store 1,000 contacts on your 3G mobile handset
        203 18 GOOD news for social butterflies. SingTel has created a SIM (subscriber identity module) card that allows you to store up to 1,000 phone contacts on your 3G mobile phone. Said to be Singapore’s first largecapacity SIM card, the SIM1000 is ideal for
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        Save up those red packets for the Xbox 360!
        278 19 IT’S finally here! Microsoft has confirmed the Singapore retail price for the Xbox 360 starting from $535 to be available for sale here from March 16. What better reason to save up on your hongbao money for the nextgeneration console and
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      • MOBILE PHONE REVIEW
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          Moto mojo
          485 19  -  Super-stylish slab with a 11.5mm profile Motorola SLVR L7 ARIEL TAM ariel@newstoday.com.sg YOU fell in love with the ultrathin Motorola RAZR V3 and lusted after the equally anorexic NEC N412i i-mode phone. But both phones are clamshells and clamshells are just not your thing. Cry no more. Motorola
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    • car
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        The ego drive
        767 20  -  Powerful, not intimidating, the Honda Civic 2.0 Si will put a smile to your face COLIN YONG colin@newstoday.com.sg YOU know how some cars are so aggressively styled that their slitty headlamps seem to give you the evil eye no matter which angle you see them from? They
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        AUTO MATE
        254 20 I had my car serviced recently and noticed that my mechanic poured in more engine oil than is required. He used 4 litres instead of 3.5 litres and he said it’s alright. The dipstick now shows an extra of about 1.5cm over the “Max” mark. Will this damage
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        Good clean fun
        863 21  -  Getting your car spanking clean forthe new year needn’t be a drag. Here’s the fuss-free way to do it COLIN YONG colin@newstoday.com.sg WITH less than 24 hours to go before the first day of the Chinese New Year, many people will be busy ironing their new clothes
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      • NEWS TRACKS
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          Z4 COUPE BREAKS COVER
          156 21 Car enthusiasts rejoice local BMW distributor Performance Motors will have the new Z4 Coupe in its showrooms in the third quarter of this year. BMW has just released the first official photographs of the car, which makes its world premiere at next month’s Geneva Motor Show
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          SAFE DRIVERS DO IT BACKWARDS
          157 21 Reversing into a parking space instead of going head-in has several safety advantages, a recent study done by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has concluded. The UK-based organisation recommends reverse parking because it means drivers will be going backwards into an area they can
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          CZECH OUT SKODA’S FRIST MPV EVER
          143 21 Skoda is hoping that its hitherto “worthy but dull” brand image will be transformed by the funky-looking Roomster Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV). The car is the Czech automaker’s fourth model range and its first-ever MPV. It has contemporary and very unique styling, with small
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    • property
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        Lock icon Vibrant year forecast for property market
        519 22 Tools used may be different, but geomancers, analysts concur on good times ahead BLOOMBERG. SINGAPORE home prices will rise this year at more than twice the 3.8 per cent pace of last year, according to the forecast of seer Chong Swan Lek. His prediction
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        Year set to be ‘turning point’
        455 22  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA shobha@newstoday.com.sg SO FAR all the euphoria has centred on the upmarket residential property market which, over the past year, has been leading the market’s upturn. Now the mass residential mar- ket, too, including the Housing Development Board (HDB) sector is catching up.
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        Lock icon Home prices rose higher than forecast
        215 22 DOWJONES SINGAPORE private home prices rose 1.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter (Q-O-Q) in the last three months of 2005, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said on Friday, bringing gains for the full year to 3.9 per cent. The increase reported by URA was higher than
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        More Success in Real Estate
        132 22  -  —JANECHIAPOCO PROPNEX Realty, Singapore’s largest real estate agent has just launched a sequel to its popular book, Success in Real Estate, which was published last year. The book features PropNex’s top 16 agents and details the challenges and sacrifices each encountered. The top producer earns
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      80 24 Is everybody happy? To celebrate The Happy Issue, the PLUS desk came up with nine headlines sure to put a smile on anyone’s face. None of them is true yet. But what if they were? Here’s a fearless forecast of what each feat would mean to Singapore
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      Singapore casual clothing label outsells Gap
      235 24  -  –AMELYNNLIONG AN ACCOMPLISHMENT like this would come as a breath of fresh airforthe casual clothing market in Singapore. Given proper management, the brand could even become a training ground a la Project Runway for local designers. While it’s tempting think it would take a
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      Singaporean crowned Miss Universe
      210 24  -  too. –LIMKUANCHIANG THE beauty bounty that comes with a Singaporean finally winning the coveted Miss Universe crown would be worth a lot, much more than the winner’s US$250,000 ($400,000) pearlencrusted tiara. Having a Miss Universe winner would boost the image and prestige of beauty queens and
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      Sentosa is Asia’s leading holiday resort:Conde Nast
      192 24  -  can’t we do the same? –JULIANAJUNERASUL THIS one might not be as “overseas” destination for locals is rarely Although Sentosa a far-fetched as it sounds. favourite of the integrated resort there in 2009. The casino that will be a part of the resort
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      Singapore architect chosen to design London’s 2012 Olympic stadium
      194 24  -  –DAVIDCHEW WINNING the contract to build and design an Olympic stadium is something virtually any prize-winning architect would aspire to. There’s no reason why a Singapore architect couldn’t do something similar to what acclaimed Swiss architects Herzog de Meuron, the designers
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      Eric Khoo wins Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
      200 25  -  –JEANINETAN A WIN by a Singaporean at the Academy Awards would likely go down in the history books as one of the most significant “firsts” in the nation’s history. The repercussions of a win by Khoo, or by any Singaporean
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      Rolling Stone calls Taufik “the new Usher”
      194 25  -  escape –ZULOTHMAN ALTHOUGH homegrown music barely registers on Singapore music charts, the dream that a local artist might head to the Grammys one day is not an implausible one. After all, Taufik’s 36,000-selling debut proved that with enough media backing, Singapore pop can
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      TV talk show Kumar syndicated Asia-wide
      202 25  -  own show –JEANINETAN along Asia-wide IMAGINE if a talk show Boom Boom Room starring Kumar There reached households was a time when Boom Boom Room on the tour humour an institution anyone during his heyday at the could be exported. What would follow Kumar's
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      Sheikh Haikel gets no-holds-barred radio show
      179 25  -  –ZULOTHMAN SINGAPORE’S image as a nation of easily offended residents could be overcome if we had a shock jock or two manning the controls at our radio stations. In fact, we already have quite a few Howard Sterns-in-the-making, none of whom fits the bill
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      Catherine Lim No 1 on NYT bestseller list
      197 25  -  –ASHRAFSAFDAR SURELY this feat is not much of an imaginative leap after leading British publisher Orion picked up Lim’s 1995 novel Bondmaid. The business ties between Lim and Orion have continued: In 1998, Orion published The Teardrop Story Womanand in 2001, Following
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      Lock icon As good as it gets
      651 26  -  Director Yu says that working with Li was perfect ELISA CHIA IN TAIPEI elisa@newstoday.com. sg FIRST-time collaborators Jet Li and director Ronny Yu are unlikely to work together again. Lest anyone thinks they fell out on the set of the Chinese martial arts epic Fearless,
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      Acting so good, she bagged a man’s role
      348 26  -  JEANINETAN jeanine@newstoday.com.sg WHEN actress C C H Pounder received her first credit card after graduating from college, the envelope it came in was addressed to “Mr Pounder”. The assumption that she was a man made her feel that power lies with men
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      Ah beng can sing also, you know
      365 27  -  Show tunes, MTV lounge secrets among Broadway Beng star’s recipe for laughter ASHRAF SAFDAR ashraf@newstoday.com.sg ACTRESS-turned-director Selena Tan’s voice filled with glee as she talked about Sebastian Tan, the star of her upcoming one-man-show Broadway Beng, which runs from Feb 2 to 7
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      Eka receives 5 nominations in Malay music awards
      224 27  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL BUCKING the trend of talent show winners who go on to have lacklustre careers, Eka Mairina, the winner of Suria’s annual talent show Anugerah in 2003, garnered the highest number of nominations for a Singapore artiste at this year’s
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      80 27 Jet Li’s Last Martial Arts Movie Will Be 2006 f s First Action Blockbuster JET LI is TTTT AT> T FQQ JL JLU JLX. JlV_ JL_U U O M ARONNYYUFHm rl nN_ rj 4* r A i M Wide River Investments Ltd First Production Company China Film Group Corporation Distributed
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      Lock icon Crash, but Walk star walks away unhurt
      184 28 Award-winning actor Phoenix’s car overturns after brake failure —AP JOAQUIN Phoenix’s (picture) car overturned on a canyon road on Friday and collided with another vehicle after his brakes failed, but there were no reports of injury, police said. Phoenix, the 31-year-old star of
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      147 28 DRUM‘N’BASSPARTYATHOMECLUB Popular drum ‘n’ bass collective Subvert returns for more drum ‘n’ bass hi-jinks on Sunday at Home Club (The Riverwalk) with top notch DJs Psuedo, Vortex (picture) and special guest DJ Livewire from the United States. The dance floor action starts at 11pm. Door charges are $12
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      Have a taste of this Indonesian Mocca
      255 29  -  ZUL OTHMAN zul@newstoday.com.sg IT’S safe to say that Arina Ephipania of Indonesian band Mocca is over the moon right now: Her six-year-old outfit is poised to conquer South-east Asia. Despite the 28-year-old singer’s tongue-in-cheek claim that many Indonesians “don’t care about us because
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      Mozart celebration comes to Singapore
      286 29  -  DAVID CHEW THERE’S just no escaping Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as the world celebrates the 250th anniversary of his birth. Friday may have been the actual anniversary, but the celebration is set to continue for much of the year. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra will hold a
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        49 30  -  FELIX CHEONG Jet Li’s final role in wushufilm as Qing Dynasty folk hero, Huo Yuan Jia, marks the action star’s return to his Chinese roots but there is not much story to link the action sequences. Leave your brains at home and I enjoy the ringside view. I
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        ANTHONY ZIMMER
        34 30  -  While the plot seems unconvincing, this French mystery-thriller with a twist is easy enough to go along with given its flashy locales and very intriguing female lead played by Sophie Marceau. JT
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        I NOT STUPID TOO
        35 30  -  JT Lacking in satirical elements this time, Neo’s latest effort to make a socially conscious film about Singapore’s idiosyncrasies may leave audiences wondering if they are being entertained or lectured to.
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        LE GRAND VOYAGE
        23 30  -  A French immigrant of Moroccan descent makes the 3,000-mile haj pilgrimage with his reluctant teenage son across seven countries. JEANINETAN
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        IN HER SHOES
        28 30  -  FC A chick flick that doesn’t go for easy resolutions and cheap laughs, with a wonderful cast in Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine.
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        CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2
        39 30  -  FC Great men do fall and the once convincing actor, Steve Martin, falls hard as Tom Baker, father of a dozen children. A hurried script coupled with forced montage —FC sequences. Well, you decide.
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        THE LONG WEEKEND
        38 30  -  FC Technically you can’t even call this a movie as it’s made up of a series of gross, below-the-belt-type of home videos. Brendan Fehr and Chris Klein are not worth your time in this one.
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        ZODIAC: THE RACE BEGINS
        58 30  -  As difficult as it is to call this film a letdown, it seems that the local animation industry was not ready to make a project of this scale. With the animal characters lacking fluidity and the film on the whole lack- ing narrative focus, Zodiacfails to
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        MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
        41 30  -  —JT Pointless and superficial film adaptation of Arthur Golden’s book. It lacks the understanding of a foreign culture and makes a futile attempt to embody the world of geishas in the single figure of Zhang Ziyi’s character.
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      The Promise of catty fun Great for home viewing with bitchy friends DVD REVIEW
      264 31  -  by Jeanine Tan The Promise FILM: To get maximum enjoyment out of Chen Kaige’s The Promise, which is quite a silly piece of work if you watch it critically, just treat it as one big comedy
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      243 31  -  by Zul Othman Cinderella Man FILM: IT’S NO Raging Bull but Ron Howard’s Cinderella Man the story of former heavy- weight champion James J Braddock (Russell Crowe) is an expertly crafted and well-acted piece of cinema, even if it is predictable and tries a bit too hard to
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      177 28 FT L'l If A I I Pearl Centre Outram Park 4th Level Tel: 6223 7529 a Sat/Sun/Mon 11.00am, 2,00, 5.00, 6.30, 8.00pm -r-lTagalog with Eng/Chin Subtitles -m R21 jffigflriplfeSW lYifl >n: 11.30am, 1.30, 3.30, 5.30, 7.30, 9.30, 11.30prr| SECRET JOURNEY HMttJUK Japanese With Eng/Chin Subtitles R21 Sat/Sun/Mon: 11.00am, 1.00, 3.00,
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      86 28 SUPERSUDOKUplusOurtough-levelweekendtreatforthedie-hardSudokujunkie 7 1 5 1 4 9 8 5 5 2 3 3 7 8 9 4 HOWTOPLAY: The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. FRIDAY’S SOLUTION: 7 1 4 3 3 7
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      565 29 THE MUST-SEE MOVIE THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR! "VERY VERY FUNNY BUT ALSO VERY VERY TOUCHING, I CRIED!" -TAYSU LIN, WEB DESIGNER "I ACTUALLY LIKE IT BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE!" ANNA TAN, HOMEMAKER, EX-TEACHER PG In Mandarin with English and Chinese subtitles gii&ti .'t 0? v Mean M uhaCokp 3OC
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      101 30 2 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS# INCLUDING -7 'W' BEST ACTRESS CHARLIZE THERON J BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FRANCES McDORMAND g Ski "An emotionally potent story told with great dignity." David Rooney, VARIETY "Amazingly powerful." Richard Roeper, EBERT ROEPER ■l r JA fl r/ m A Nifc ALL SHE WANTED WAS TO MAKE
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      555 30 E I I MIDNITE TODAY PG EW-SUNTEC 6836 9074 EW-WEST MALL 6898 9230 EW-SUN PLAZA 6753 1047 MY KUNGFU SWEETHEART(PG) M (E/CS) L SNEAK 12.00AM, 2.00AM FUN WITH DICK AND JANE(PG) E (CS) L SNEAK 9.15, 12.00AM, 1.50AM FEARLESS(NC16) M (E/CS) L 10.30, 11.00, 12.35, 1.05, 2.40, 3.10, 5.15, 6.50,
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      1587 31 w w w. g v. c o m s g 1900 912 1234 GRAND, GREAT WORLD MARINA SQUARE BISHAN JUNCTION 8 TIONG BAHRU PLAZA JURONG POINT YISHUN TAMPINES MALL PLAZA SINGAPURA FEARLESS*L+MAND 11.20am 1.50 4.30 7.10 9.50pm 12.40am TOM:12.40 3.20 6.00 8.40 11.30pm I NOT STUPID TOO*L+MAND 10.00am 12.50 3.45
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      70 32 CHICKEN RUN Channel 5, Sunday, 7.45pm A group of chickens, led by the determined Ginger, plan to escape their prison-like coop. The situation goes from bad to worse when the sinister Mrs Tweedy decides to stop selling eggs and uses the hens as the main ingredient in chicken
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      124 32 RUSH HOUR Channel 5, 10pm Catch the comic stylings of funny man Chris Tucker with the explosive action of superstar Jackie Chan in this box office smash. The two battle team up to battle the bad guys and, along the way, meet their fair share of dangerous situations.
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      172 33 THE 2005 33RD ANNUAL AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS Channel 5, 1 pm The American Music Awards is the dazzling three-hour music event that honours today’s superstars in the world of music. The show is a world-wide sensation, broadcast in over 100 international territories.First broadcast in 1974, the American Music
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      344 34 THE MEDALLION TV PREMIERE Channel 5, Monday, 7.30pm Combining the martial arts prowess of international action superstar Jackie Chan with state-of-the-art special effects, The Medallion is an action comedy co-starring Lee Evans, Claire Forlani and Julian Sands. Chan stars as Eddie Yang, a resolute Hong Kong cop who
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      MONDAY HIGHLIGHTS
      339 34 LOVE FOR ALL SEASONS Channel U, 7pm Tiger aka The Heartbreaker finds himself very ill because of his lifestyle. Advised by his doctor, he visits the nunnery at Omei to seek a cure. There he undergoes a number of treatments under the purview of the temporary headmaster, May.
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      MONDAY CABLE
      91 34 SUNSHINE HEARTBEAT VV Drama (Ch 55), 10pm When Ye Jing and her two sisters were little, they met a gypsy girl who predicted that Jing would meet her true love, who has a four-leafed clover birthmark, at the age of 18. However, the sisters grow up and discover
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      276 35 LEGEND OFTHE DRAGON Trial by Fire (Part 2) Kids Central, 11.30am Ang has only been Golden Dragon for one day but he’s already overwhelmed. Not only has his twin sister disappeared, but Xuan Chi, the Monkey Guardian, showed up demanding that the Golden Dragon help find his pirated
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      100 35 GARFIELD THE MOVIE Star Movies (Ch 58), 9pm Garfield the movie is based on the fastest growing and most widely syndicated comic strip ever, Jim Davis’ Garfield. Life couldn’t be sweeter for Garfield, everyone’s favourite feline. Parked on a comfortable chair in front of the television, feasting on
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      805 32 CHANNEL 6.00AM Next Action Star 7.00 Like Family Women at Work 7.30 Design for Living IV Cultivated Pleasures 8.00 Travel Asia Beyond II Myanmar 8.30 Designer Guys II A Little Romance 9.00 The Amazing Race VII The Whole Country Hates Me 10.00 She Spies II Witness Protection 11.00 This is
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      181 32 SATURDAY CABLE BBC PRIME (CH 76) 2.00PM Doctors A Suitable Alternative 2.30 Doctors Passive Resistance 3.00 Doctors The Things We Do For Love 3.30 Doctors Hush a Bye 4.00 Doctors Sugar and Spice 4.30 Top of the Pops Ep 51 5.00 Top of the Pops 2 Specials 5.30 Keeping Up
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      194 33 SUNDAY CABLE BBC PRIME (CH 76) 2.00PM Eastenders Omnibus 2.30 Eastenders Omnibus 3.00 Eastenders Omnibus 3.30 Eastenders Omnibus 4.00 Ground Force Garden for Africa 5.00 A Year at Kew 5.30 A History of Britain 6.30 Mastermind 7 .00 Diet Trials 7.30 Ballykissangel 8.30 As Time Goes By 9.00 Sherlock Holmes
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      725 33 CHANNEL SUNDAY 7 .00AM Inside The PGA Tour 2006 7.30 Tycoon’s Toys Tanks 8.30 Holiday Movie The Chipmunk Adventure 10.00 2005 IDSF Grand Slam Dancesport Finals 11.00 Holiday Movie: D3: The Mighty Ducks (Picture) CHANNEL 10.00 Holiday Movie: Anna and the King (Picture) 1.00PM The 2005 33rd Annual American Music
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      759 34 12.30AM Frasier IX Moons Over Seattle (Season Finale) 1.00 Lost In Translation 2.00 Las Vegas New Orleans 3.00 Monday Late Night Movie Panga 5.00 Days of Our Lives CHANNEL MONDAY 7.30AM Planet’s Funniest Animals 8.00 When Animals Attack 9.00 Tycoon’s Toys Fighter Jets 10.00 Hollywood Rocks the Movies The 1970s
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      781 35 5.00 Cops Bad Girls Ep 4 Special Edition 5.30 Planet’s Funniest Animals TUESDAY CHANNEL CHANNEL 6.00AM Travelling Birds 8.00 The Hunan Circus 9.00 Holiday Movie Kickboxing Academy 10.45 Holiday Movie National Lampoon’s European Vacation 12.45PM Royal Variety Show 2005 2.45 Holiday Movie MVP: Most Valuable Primate 4.45 Holiday Movie Little
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    148 36  -  with ItRight(Education) Denyse Tessensohn ItRight(Education) WHO AND WHOM Q: I have always been confused between the usage of ‘who’ and ‘whom’. I’m a teacher and I do not know how to explain to my students when they ask me questions involving the two words. Please help! A:
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      567 37 Being happy is one of the key ingredients: Study —THE GUARDIAN HAPPINESS, rather than hard work, is the key to success, according to a research paper published in December. Cheerful people are more likely to try new things and challenge themselves, which reinforces positive emotions and
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      498 38 Swim star has managed to overcome numerous slurs from his countrymen MELBOURNE Ian Thorpe has always been the target of jibes about his sexuality, but he has learnt to live with it. And surely the mental strength required to block out all the distractions and focus on
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      399 38 AFP TEST CRICKET Pakistan v India KARACHI The focus has shifted from the players to the pitch, as India and Pakistan attempt to salvage their Test series after two high-scoring drawn games that drew widespread criticism. The rivals get a chance
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      161 38 AFP BOSTON The Boston Celtics acquired former National Basketball Association AllStar forward Wally Szczerbiak (picture) on Thursday in a seven-player swap with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Celtics also received underachieving centers Michael Olowokandi and Dwayne Jones in the deal, which sent guards Ricky Davis, Marcus
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      602 39 Wenger to rest stars against Bolton as he wants to concentrate on top-four finish AGENCIES FA CUP,4TH ROUND Bolton v Arsenal LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has all but conceded Saturday’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Bolton. But before fans of the Gunners think
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      390 39 AFP LONDON The England Football Association (FA) intends to give Sven-Goran Eriksson’s successor the maximum amount of time to acclimatise by completing his appointment before the World Cup finals start on June 9. FA chief executive Brian Barwick said the selection will start
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      176 39 LONDON Chelsea have recorded losses of £140 million ($404.6 million), the biggest in football history, reported the BBC on Friday. But backed by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, it may well have little impact on Stamford Bridge. The new figure was a severe increase from the
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      450 40  -  Dickson determined to return to the Lions’ fold once six-month ban is over JOSE RAYMOND jose@newstoday.com.sg ITIMI Dickson just wants to start all over again. On Friday, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) slapped a six-month international ban on the Nigerian-born winger, after his no-show when the
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      369 40  -  CUBBYLEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg ON FRIDAY, the organisers of the 2006 Singapore Masters, Parallel Media Asia (PMA), revealed they had found a title sponsor for the golf tournament, but refused to say who as the final details were still being worked out. When contacted,
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      346 40 AFP MONTREUX, Switzerland The draw for Euro 2008 made here on Friday pitted the continent’s traditional powerhouses France against Italy, while England under new management go into unknown territory. Whoever is named as Sven-Goran Eriksson’s successor will have to steer the Euro 2004 quarter-finalists through Group E,
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      729 41  -  theWEEKENDinterview WITHADFJHAJKSDHFADASDFSA WITHADFJHAJKSDHFADASDFSA HE DIDN’T know it at the time, but a broken shin in January 2004 while playing for China eventually set Li Tie back two years. After two failed comebacks for his Premiership club Everton, the defensive midfielder is ready to re-launch his career with
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      251 41 —AFP TOKYO Former BAR-Honda driver Takuma Sato (picture) appears almost certain to join Japan’s Super Aguri F1 team after they won the green light to take part in this year’s Formula 1 world championship. The sport’s governing body FIA announced Thursday that
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