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Title Section13 2006-12-04 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper Monday December 4, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 314/10/200613 words
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Article, Illustration1045 2006-12-04 1 TORCHING LI - TORCHING LI PM addresses poo r-rich, citizen-foreigner divides; announces Workfare scheme as 4th pillar chingli@mediacorp.com.sg FOR most Singaporeans, globalisation has been the story of two divides: That between the poor and the better-off, and that between citizen and foreigner. But even as the widening income gapDON WONG - 1,045 words
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Article, Illustration160 2006-12-04 1 THEY shone against Asian Championship winners Hong Kong in the last eight last week. Just when they seemed to be cruising to victory in the semi-finals against defending champions North Korea on Saturday, they were pegged back, but Sun Bei Bei pulled the match out of theJOSE RAYMOND I - 160 words
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Miscellaneous59 2006-12-04 1 INSIDE hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 8 voices 20 business succeed 32 plus 34 1v 41 classad 42 sports 43 we set you thinking SPY WEB GROWS Poisoned spy plotted to blackmail others 12 THE VOICE OF COMMON SENSE Bigger, better but at the cost of environment?59 words
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Miscellaneous13 2006-12-04 1 WHAT 2 MPS HAD TO SAY PAGE 4 ASIAN GAMES REPORTS PAGES 48-5413 words
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Article440 2006-12-04 2 PAP'S KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PAP secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong said the party would be ready to present its report card to Singaporeans by the next General Election. He asked that Singaporeans judge the party on its performance with regard to: 1) whetherthe economy has grown 2) whether the440 words
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161 2006-12-04 2 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia may introduce tough Internet laws to control bloggers and prevent them from spreading "disharmony, chaos, seditious material and lies" on their websites, a report said Sunday. Deputy Science and Technology Minister Kong Cho Ha said moves such as registering bloggers—AFP - 161 words
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789 2006-12-04 3 SIEWKUMHONG - SIEWKUMHONG THEY are called the "sandwiched class": Middle-class families caught between raising their children and caring for ageing parents. To date, the Government has focused on the low-income, and largely left the sandwiched class to fend for themselves. But this looks set to change.789 words
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Article, Illustration765 2006-12-04 3 The New Straits Times' Dec 2 edition. OONYEOH AN interesting thing is happening in the newspapers scene in Malaysia. While two leading Malay-language dailies are seeking consolidation, there is an attempt to break up a monopolistic situation in the Chineselanguage media. It has always been known765 words
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Article, Illustration690 2006-12-04 4 LOHCHEEKONG - LOHCHEEKONG Forget about being cool, stick to a smart, honest PAP that listens: MP cheekong@media corp.com.sg SINCERITY IS COOL ENGAGE in hip-hop moves to woo the hearts of the youth? Enough of that, said Mr Hri Kumar, one of a dozen "post-65" Members of Parliament whoTODAY FILE PHOTO - 690 words
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400 2006-12-04 4 LOH CHEE KONG - LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg THE ripples of resentment by some Singaporeans towards those who are better off people who are sometimes described as the "elite" could spread and undo the Government's nation-building efforts, a Member of Parliament said yesterday. Sounding the alarm400 words
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543 2006-12-04 6 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT Record job placements expected, but work getting more demanding: Bizlink weekeat@media corp.com.sg THE good news is, the main agency helping the disabled to find jobs here expects to surpass its all-time high of job placements this year. Already, Bizlink has matched 293543 words
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408 2006-12-04 6 SHERALYN TAY - SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg TO SAVE young lives and remove the biggest stumbling blocks in Singapore's fight against HIV/Aids stigma and discrimination the law that criminalises homosexuality must be repealed, said president of Action for Aids Roy Chan. At the408 words
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Article, Illustration391 2006-12-04 8 AGENCIES Death toll from Philippines mud disaster could pass 1,000 LEGASPI (Philippines) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a state of national calamity yesterday as the top Red Cross official estimated more than 1,000 people have been killed after a massive typhoon unleashed walls of blackAGENCIES; AFF - 391 words
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Article, Illustration214 2006-12-04 8 AFP As the Philippines grappled with the disaster unleashed by Typhoon Durian, tales of tragedy and loss were being told by survivors. At a hospital in Legaspi, Mr Arthur Atierros tried to comfort his distraught wife Mercy, 35, whose leg was amputated after the— AFP; AFP - 214 words
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298 2006-12-04 8 -AFP YANGON Myanmar has purged about one fifth of its customs department and charged them with bribery and corruption as part of an ongoing anti-graft drive, officials said yesterday. "About 100 people were purged last week, including at the level of director and deputy director,"-AFP - 298 words
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274 2006-12-04 8 -AFP COLOMBO Sri Lanka has asked peace broker Norway to suspend contacts with the island's Tamil Tiger rebels pending a review of relations with the guerrillas, a top Sri Lankan official said yesterday. Norwegian envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer was-AFP - 274 words
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220 2006-12-04 10 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR In an effort to raise the quality of graduates entering Malaysia's workforce, the authorities will only give overseas scholarships to students who enter elite foreign universities, reports said yesterday. Higher Education Minister Mustapa Mohamed said the move, which will take effect-AFP - 220 words
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197 2006-12-04 10 PENANG The sighting and subsequent escape of a former leader of a notorious Malaysian criminal gang has heightened speculation over the gang's possible involvement in the recent RMSO million ($21.45 million) microchip heist in Penang. Khairul Affandy Mohd Noor, also known as "Fendy"197 words
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Article, Illustration630 2006-12-04 10 FAWZIAH SELAMAT - FAWZIAH SELAMAT Sedition law invoked against some Umno members but scepticism remains fawziah@media corp.com.sg HEATED speeches are a staple of the annual general assembly of Malaysia's United Malays National Organisation (Umno). But the live telecast of the fiery debates this year has left the rulingBLOOMBERG - 630 words
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74 2006-12-04 12 Dance classes are to be provided on Britain's free-care-for-all National Health Service (NHS) to counter declining fitness levels and prevent a national obesity epidemic, the Independent on Sunday said. The newspaper said doctors will hand out questionnaires to determine daily exercise levels74 words
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Article89 2006-12-04 12 An offer to hug all and sundry in the German capital Berlin found few takers on Saturday, with most pedestrians giving the male and female huggers on a city square a wide berth. But the huggers insisted they had broken the ice. One woman who had organised89 words
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92 2006-12-04 12 -AFP Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese leader Shinzo Abe will meet later this month, a senior Beijing official announced yesterday, adding ties were back on "the normal track", state media reported. The meeting between Mr Wen and Mr Abe would be-AFP - 92 words
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505 2006-12-04 12 THE OBSERVER Litvinenko claimed to have damaging data on Kremlin, corrupt officials MOSCOW Details have emerged in the investigation of Mr Alexander Litvinenko's death that he had planned to make tens of thousands of dollars blackmailing senior Russian spies and business figures. The– THE OBSERVER - 505 words
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Article, Illustration205 2006-12-04 12 British Home Secretary John Reid said yesterday the investigation into the radiation poisoning of Mr Alexander Litvinenko would extend across Europe, reported AFP. Mr Reid said he was confident that London was getting the necessary assistance from Moscow in the probe into what happened to the former RussianEPA - 205 words
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259 2006-12-04 12 -AFP JERUSALEM Israel is keeping a close watch of the political situation in Beirut as the Hezbollah-led campaign to topple the government will have "direct consequences" for the Jewish state, a senior official said yesterday. "The Israeli government is following unfolding-AFP - 259 words
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Article, Illustration456 2006-12-04 14 THE OBSERVER Leaked memo reveals proposals opposed to his former policies WASHINGTON In a move that will send Shockwaves through the White House, a leaked memo from former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has emerged, in which he admitted American failings in Iraq and called for a major changeTHE OBSERVER; AF - 456 words
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Article, Illustration373 2006-12-04 14 -AFP SUVA Fiji's military commander yesterday said he planned to quickly remove the government if it refused to resign and told Fijians they should not be afraid of what would happen in the coming days. Amid-AFP; AFF - 373 words
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Article, Illustration467 2006-12-04 16 —AFP Thousands of elderly Chinese are left behind by kids who move to cities in search of jobs BEIJING In China, the case of a 71-year-old homeless man who committed arson to get a place to live jail has highlighted the plight of millions—AFP; AFP - 467 words
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Article175 2006-12-04 16 HTV tests before marriage ■AFP BEIJING Officials in China's worst hit Aids province plan compulsory pre-marital HIV tests as part of a series of tough measures to stem the spread of the fatal virus, state media said yesterday. Yunnan province, in the nation's south-western border region with the opium-producing Golden■AFP - 175 words
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Article137 2006-12-04 16 -AFP RIYADH Two Iraqi conjoined twins have been successfully separated in a lengthy operation in a hospital here, the official SPA news agency said yesterday. "The operation has ended successfully," said Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, chief executive of Saudi National Guard Health Affairs. The operation, financed by-AFP - 137 words
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Article, Illustration771 2006-12-04 20 HOWARD LEE - HOWARD LEE Bigger, better, one of a kind but surely not at the cost of the environment? "WHAT do you mean, you nearly fell asleep?" I asked my colleague in horror. We were talking about An Inconvenient Truth, which for me was probably the mostAFP FILE PHOTO - 771 words
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Miscellaneous7 2006-12-04 20 2___H *^_r' Hi 1 l_^^^_l_fli H__SE^_^B i\7 words
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812 2006-12-04 21 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN u-wen@media corp.com.sg AS A reporter, one of the most difficult interviews I've ever had to conduct was when I was assigned to do a feature on abused women in Singapore two years ago. I set up an interview with a812 words
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Article96 2006-12-04 22 LIUI- CHUN - LIUI-CHUN: I refer to the letter, "Geylang: Where creativity thrives in chaos" (Dec 1). Chaos agitates the senses. In seeking to resolve the tension within, people often turn to creative avenues to express their thoughts and emotions. Thus, chaos can be a source of inspiration, much like beauty.96 words
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Article94 2006-12-04 22 MURALI SHARMA - MURALI SHARMA: The Geylang Market is now located on Sims Avenue. It has two sets of metal steps going down to Sims Avenue. People go to the market probably once a week and buy a lot of provisions. So they have to lug a heavy trolley to94 words
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264 2006-12-04 22 GURMIT SINGH KULLAR - GURMIT SINGH KULLAR Better planning could have minimised Night Rider disruption Letter from SMRT cancelled six out of eight of its Night Rider bus services on the night of Dec 2, apparently due to road closures and diversions for the Standard Chartered Marathon held264 words
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330 2006-12-04 22 LEE KIM HUA - LEE KIM HUA Letter from Director, Family Services Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports I THANK Mr Gary Lee for his suggestions to help parents ease the cost of bringing up a child in the Voices letter, "For more babies, grow funds for child's education"330 words
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Miscellaneous12 2006-12-04 22 HELP FROM THE NETWORK RCs can turn to other grassroots bodies 2612 words
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Miscellaneous13 2006-12-04 22 CHEAH: _I__U_ t__^ 'THE SURF'S FREE BUT THE ELECTRICITY-) JSNT! j —\T" ——I13 words
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Article214 2006-12-04 24 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY LOVING HANDS Human hands-they perform marvellous labour-related functions. Butthey also carry great meaning for us emotionally. With the thumb opposite the fingers to facilitate grasping and the concentration of sensory nerves in the pads for evaluating the texture and the temperature of214 words
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Article, Illustration898 2006-12-04 24 He takes time to understand his patients and wants his students to be better than him LOW CHENG HOCK 62, senior consultant of general surgery. Tan Tock Seng Hospital As the world changes, so has medical practice with the advent of technology and science.:TANTOCK SENG HOSPITAL - 898 words
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183 2006-12-04 26 LIMLAYSEE - LIMLAYSEE Letter from Vice-President, Accident and Health Department, American Home Assurance Company, Singapore WE REFER to the letter from Goh Kian Kok, "A flight delay that wasn't" (Nov 29). We have contacted Mr Goh and are grateful for the opportunity to explain our position to183 words
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Letter551 2006-12-04 26 OOIHUIMEI - OOIHUIMEI RCs can turn to other grassroots bodies Letter from Director (Corporate Communications) for Chief Executive Director People's Association I REFER to Mr Jimmy Ho's letter, "Too heavy a burden for RCs" (Nov 29). The Citizens' Consultative Committee Com Care fund, which was introduced in July551 words
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Article, Illustration406 2006-12-04 28 BLOOMBERG Current stocks are too high: Saudi Arabia oil minister SAUDI Arabian Oil Minister Ali Al Naimi said crude inventories were too high, indicating that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), which supplies two-out-of-every-five barrels, should cut output. Opec will meet in Nigeria— BLOOMBERG; BLOOMBERG - 406 words
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85 2006-12-04 28 -BLOOMBERG CIT Group is set to purchase 28 Thistle Hotels for about £400 million ($1.2 billion), the Times reported, citing trade journal Estates Gazette. The properties are jointly owned by Thistle, Morgan Stanley Group and Midlands, England-based entrepreneur Andy Ruhan, the Times reported.-BLOOMBERG - 85 words
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104 2006-12-04 28 -AFP LE HAVRE (France) One of the biggest get-togethers of Chinese and European bosses is to be held in Le Havre, France from Wednesday to Friday, with organisers attempting to go beyond seeing China as the world's factory for cheap imports. The aim of China-AFP - 104 words
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Article163 2006-12-04 28 CHRISTIE LOH CHINA Farm Equipment hopes to raise net proceeds of at least $11 million through an initial public offer (IPO) in Singapore, according to its prospectus lodged on Friday. The mainboard-bound company designs and manufactures harvesters, plough machines, and diesel engines under theCHRISTIE LOH - 163 words
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Article151 2006-12-04 28 -AFP SHARES here are likely to trade on a firm note in the week ahead against the backdrop of the economy's strong performance, dealers said. The Republic's official growth targets for this year were recently raised to 7.5 to 8.0 per cent, from 6.5 to 7.5 per cent, dealers-AFP - 151 words
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Article36 2006-12-04 28 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6482 0.3272 74.828 5.0392 2.3292 0.4860 5948.9 23.211 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 32.162 0.8217 28.947 601.86 0.7421 5.0791 0.9418 20.97736 words
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Article26 2006-12-04 28 SGX, Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 650.60 Silver US$/oz 14.19 Platinum US$/oz 1,154.50 Rubber cents/kg 249.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,848.50 Brent crude US$/barrel 59.46 Information provided bySGX, Bloomberg - 26 words
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241 2006-12-04 29 DOW JONES SINGAPORE- and Australia-listed electricity and gas distributor SP AusNet expects to add about 25,000 new customers per year until 2010, due largely to the construction of new households and businesses in Victoria, Australia. SP AusNet is 51-per-cent-owned by SingaporeDOW JONES - 241 words
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Article, Illustration431 2006-12-04 29 DOW JONES Region should reduce its dependence on oil NATURAL gas is the way forward for South-east Asia to combat not only high oil prices, but a permanent decline in global oil output as well, said an executive at an oil— DOW JONES; BLOOMBERG - 431 words
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Article, Illustration844 2006-12-04 32 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Kaplan Singapore's CEO is spearheading the education provider's expansion in Asia u-wen@media corp.com.sg EIGHTEEN months after it acquired a private school in Singapore, American education services provider Kaplan Inc. is ready to take its business up several notches. The purchase of the Asia Pacific844 words
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Article395 2006-12-04 32 Q: I read the article on healthcare attendant Lee Hai Cheng with interest. I am 52 years old. I was a clerk before I stopped working in 1987 to take care of my three very young children. A few months ago, I started working in sales at a secondary395 words
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Article, Illustration245 2006-12-04 32 LEE U WEN Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay Corinne Maier THINKyou know everything about being successful at work? Think again. The secret to surviving at work is not to do more, but believe it or not to do less. Bestselling author Corinne Maier describes her book BonjourLEE U WEN - 245 words
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Article, Illustration684 2006-12-04 33 HABIBULLAH KHAN; JEREMY B WILLIAMS - HABIBULLAH KHAN JEREMY B WILLIAMS E-learning is a viable way to fight poverty, say academics AND OF THE eight Millennium Development Goals adopted by the United Nations for guiding and measuring worldwide development efforts, the first two aim to eradicate extreme poverty and achieve universal primary684 words
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Article, Illustration1511 2006-12-04 34 Justin Cheong - Justin Cheong in Rome justin@mediacorp.com.sg Going against her father's wishes was the best decision Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo has ever made THERE are at least two ways a woman could be mistaken for a man. One would be if she is built like TV's Xena: Warrior1,511 words
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Article, Illustration449 2006-12-04 36 GRACE YAP - GRACE YAP Felicia Chin's drive and charm could make her the new Queen of Caldecott grace@media corp.com.sg ACTRESS Felicia Chin is the epitome of the heartland girl-next-door, but don't misunderstand her seemingly docile demeanour. After all, at age 22 the blossoming star has already proven sheTREVOR TAN - 449 words
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Article, Illustration306 2006-12-04 36 JULIANA JUNE RASUL - JULIANA JUNE RASUL plus@newstoday.com.sg A TOUGH Los Angeles police officer in real life, Survivor Cook Islands contestant Cristina Coria (picture) found it difficult to cope with the dynamics of the show. "The personality clashes were a lot more intense than what was shown306 words
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Article, Illustration538 2006-12-04 37 Tor Ching Li - Tor Ching Li by Wakin 20 World Tour— Live in Singapore Fans can't get enough of their idol, even after two decades of singing and strumming CONCERTREVIEW EVER thought about proposing to your other half in front of a sell-out concert crowd of 10,000 to theDON WONG - 538 words
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Article, Illustration268 2006-12-04 37 -AP HONG KONG Looking like Bruce Lee has paid off for Hong Kong actor Chan Kwok-kwan (picture). The actor played a Lee lookalike in the 2001 comedy Shaolin Soccer and has now landed the lead role in a new Chinese television-AP; AP - 268 words
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Article, Illustration127 2006-12-04 37 A CURSE? More like a blessing. Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li, the stars of Chinese director Zhang Yimou's The Curse of the Golden Flower are among those set to grace the film's Singapore premiere at GV Vivo City on Dec 12. An epicAFP - 127 words
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Article, Illustration433 2006-12-04 38 -AFP Volver director Pedro Almodovar and the film's star Penelope Cruz receive prizes WARSAW German movie Das Leben der Anderen {The Lives Of Others) and Pedro Almodovar's Volver stole the show on Saturday at the European Film Awards, the continent's version of the Oscars. The drama-AFP; AF - 433 words
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203 2006-12-04 38 ASHRAFSAFDAR - ASHRAFSAFDAR LIKE the best academics, great artists stand on the shoulders of giants, building on classical traditions as they try to comment on the issues of the day. As the creators of the contemporary dance production Plastic Goddess explained on Thursday in a203 words
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Article, Illustration248 2006-12-04 40 – BECKYLO - BECKYLO A HOLIDAY FEAST AT MARINA MANDARIN This month, treat yourself to an array of culinary delights at Marina Mandarin. Until Dec 23, Atrium Lounge is offering tempting finger food such as honey ham tartlets and mince fruit pies for afternoon tea ($3B for two persons), available from 3pm248 words
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Article, Illustration593 2006-12-04 43 -AFP Aussie skipper's 33th Test century steers home side to steady ground on the third day ASHES, 2ND TEST Australia v England ADELAIDE Ricky Ponting became Australia's No 1 Test centurion with his 33rd hundred and Mike Hussey narrowly missed a ton to lead a home-AFP; AP - 593 words
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Article, Illustration294 2006-12-04 43 -AP NBA LA Lakers 97 LA Clippers 88 LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Clippers were supposed to be shoving the Los Angeles Lakers out of the limelight So far this season, Kobe Bryant and his Lakers team-mates are still taking the bows. Bryant-AP; 3ETTY IMAGES - 294 words
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Article, Illustration567 2006-12-04 44 -AFP Arsenal boss to sit down with his captain after insisting Gunners are not a one-man team LONDON Arsene Wenger will hold clear-the-air talks with Thierry Henry today, after admitting to a training-ground argument between the pair, which had overshadowed Arsenal's 3-0 victory over Tottenham on-AFP; AFP - 567 words
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Article, Illustration230 2006-12-04 44 -AFP TOKYO Ethiopian distance legend Haile Gebrselassie added the Fukuoka International marathon title to his collection yesterday, nine weeks after setting the year's best time in Berlin. The 33-year-old double Olympic 10,000 m champion crossed the line in 2hr 6min 52sec, 56 seconds off his-AFP; AFF - 230 words
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Article, Illustration606 2006-12-04 44 —AFP WIGAN Rafa Benitez believes Craig Bellamy can inspire Liverpool to new heights, after the striker put his off-field problems behind him at Wigan on Saturday. The Welsh international was in scintillating form against the Latics, three days after he—AFP; GE^Y IMAGES - 606 words
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Article, Illustration637 2006-12-04 45 -AGENCIES After Boro revenge, Red Devils look to exact revenge on Euro rivals Benfica LONDON Fourteen months ago, a humiliating 4-1 defeat at Middlesbrough resulted in Manchester United being dismissed as a team in crisis and critics penning Alex Ferguson's managerial obituary. A penalty-AGENCIES; AP - 637 words
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Article, Illustration377 2006-12-04 45 ■AFP MIDDLESBROUGH Cristiano Ronaldo was accused of cheating by an angry Gareth Southgate, after the midfielder's controversial role in Manchester United's 2-1 Premiership victory at Middlesbrough here on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The Boro manager labelled the Portuguese international a serial diver, for the■AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 377 words
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163 2006-12-04 45 -THE GUARDIAN LONDON Jose Mourinho has claimed the postponement of Saturday's scheduled Premiership game with Newcastle could affect Chelsea's pursuit of leaders Manchester United. United are now six points ahead of sec-ond-placed Chelsea and the champions' next league game is not until Sunday, by which time-THE GUARDIAN - 163 words
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Article, Illustration680 2006-12-04 46 CUBBY LEONG - CUBBY LEONG Africans smash two race records as they win three out of four main events ATHLETICS Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2006 cubby@media corp.com.sg THEY came armed with a formidable reputation. They promised to dictate the pace right from the word go. In the end,001 BOON KEONG, ERNEST CHUA - 680 words
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Article, Illustration154 2006-12-04 46 ■ CUBBYLEONG - CUBBYLEONG TRACK and field legend Carl Lewis mingled with the kids at the *scape skate park at Somerset yesterday. Last Friday, the nine-time Olympic gold medallist officially opened Nike's latest store atViyoChy. On the final day of his stay in Singapore, Lewis continued on a_ESLIETAI\ - 154 words
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Article, Illustration303 2006-12-04 46 – CUBBYLEONG - CUBBYLEONG PHOTO COURTESY OF FOR the third year running, G Elangovan (picture) emerged as the top Singapore male in the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. But yesterday's milestone is the 31-year-olds best yet. Inspired by his six-month-old baby girl, Elaveni, Elangovan had even more reason to celebrate,\ F SSC - 303 words
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Article, Illustration492 2006-12-04 47 SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ - SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ m.sazali@media corp.com.sg GEYLANG finished 10th out of 11 teams in the 2006 NTUC In-come-Yeo's S-League, but that has not stopped three of their players from vying492 words
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Article149 2006-12-04 47 The H-TWO-0 Ultimate Move contest will run until Jan 15 next year and entry forms can be downloaded either from www.sleague.com or www.yeos.com.sg. At the end of the voting period, a lucky draw will be held to determine the winners. Winners stand to win $8,000 worth149 words
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Article, Illustration447 2006-12-04 47 — SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ - SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ =>HOTOS COURTESY OF WHILE his Geylang United team-mate Syed Fadhil was stunned to find himself selected among the final 12 of the H-TWO-0 Ultimate Move contest, Juraimie Dawood kept his feet on the ground when he heard the news.: FAS - 447 words
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Article, Illustration453 2006-12-04 48 After his verbal blast at Lin, Taufik helps set up an Indonesia-China rematch ASIAN GAMES Badminton DOHA Indonesia's Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat led his country into the Asian Games semi-finals yesterday, where they will face China and have a chance to avengeAFF - 453 words
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Article, Illustration274 2006-12-04 48 —AFP ASIAN GAMES Judo DOHA Japan suffered a double dose of misery in judo at the Asian Games yesterday with defeats for world middleweight champion Hiroshi Izumi and world light-middleweight bronze medallist Takashi Ono. Izumi lost to Kazakhstan outsider Maxim Rakov in the—AFP; AP - 274 words
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Article, Illustration427 2006-12-04 49 -AFP Weightlifter comes out of retirement to register triple record-breaking feat ASIAN GAMES Weightlifting DOHA China's dominance of the Asian Games weightlifting competition continued yesterday as an untouchable Chen Yanqing produced an astonishing triple record-breaking performance to win gold in the women's 58kg category. The 27-year-old Olympic champion-AFP; AF - 427 words
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Article194 2006-12-04 49 DOHA Wong Kam Po of Hong Kong won the men's cycling road race gold medal yesterday, giving the territory its first gold medal of the Asian Games and the second of his career. Wong outlasted Iran's Mehdi Sohrabi, the Asian road race champion, and194 words
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Article, Illustration328 2006-12-04 49 -AFP ASIAN GAMES FOOTBALL DOHA Asian Games chiefs admitted yesterday that a security lapse led to ugly scenes of crowd trouble after Qatar's 1-0 defeat to Uzbekistan in a football clash. Fans pelted the pitch with plastic bottles at the Al Sadd Stadium at the-AFP; AP - 328 words
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Article, Illustration309 2006-12-04 50 -AFP ASIAN GAMES Boxing DOHA Thailand's former world champion Somjit Jongjohor opened the defence of his Asian Games flyweight crown here Saturday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) with a tough workout against Tajik teenager Anvar Yunusov. "There are no easy fights for me anymore," said-AFP; AP - 309 words
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Article, Illustration653 2006-12-04 50 Tan Yo- Hinn - Tan Yo-Hinn in Doha, Qatar yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg After some major struggles, Thai star looks for gold, and a better 2007 HIS last Asian Games outing was the launchpad to greater things. Now Paradorn Srichaphan hopes the Doha edition can propel him to similar heights. His 7-6 (3),TAN YO-HINN - 653 words
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Article, Illustration247 2006-12-04 50 -AP DOHA At just 12, Qatar's Ali Abdin (picture) has no reservations about taking on players more than twice his age, and a whole lot bigger, in the physically demanding waterpolo competition. "I'm not scared, I have played with older players before,"-AP - 247 words
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Article, Illustration445 2006-12-04 51 -AFP Indian world champ upset as wind plays havoc with his eye ASIAN GAMES Shooting DOHA World Trap shooting champion Manavjit Sandhu of India lashed out at Asian Games officials after he failed to win gold medals in both his events yesterday. Kuwait won both the-AFP; AP - 445 words
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Article, Illustration352 2006-12-04 51 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond IT WAS heartbreak yesterday for Singapore's top shooter, LeeWungYew, after he missed out on the final of the Men's Trap event yesterday at the Lusail Shooting Complex by a single shot After two days of qualifying, Lee finished in seventh spot withTODAY FILE PHOTO - 352 words
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Article, Illustration457 2006-12-04 52 Tan Yo- Hinn - Tan Yo-Hinn in Doha, Qatar yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg ASIAN GAMES Bowling PHOTO COURTESY OF Tan's fifth-placed finish the highest in singles event, but bowling chief Phua remains relaxed FOUR years ago, bowling was the most successful sport for Singapore at the 2002 Asian Games. The team returnedSSC/CHRISTOPHER FOC - 457 words
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Article, Illustration50 2006-12-04 52 PICTURE OF THE DAY DOHA Chul Pack Won (in blue) of Korea and Saji Al-Mahamid of Syria get up close and personal as they battle for the ball in the men's handball match between Korea and Syria at the Al-Gharrafa Sports Club yesterday. GE^Y IMAGESGE^Y IMAGES - 50 words
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Article, Illustration408 2006-12-04 52 - TANYOHINN - -TANYOHINN ASIAN GAMES Badminton ON SATURDAY, Li Jiawei and Co overcame a massive hurdle in North Korea to reach the final of the women's table tennis team event at the 15th Asian Games in Doha. Today, their badminton counterparts hope to record anAFP - 408 words
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Article, Illustration639 2006-12-04 53 -AFP I Korean teenager sets a new Asian record to bag his first freestyle victory ASIAN GAMES Swimming DOHA South Korean schoolboy Park Tae Hwan set an Asian record and won the first of a possible four golds at the Asian Games here yesterday when he-AFP I; AF - 639 words
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494 2006-12-04 53 —AFP I 15TH ASIAN GAMES ASIAN GAMES Football DOHA China and Japan moved closer towards the Asian Games quarter-finals, on the day that Iraq's players received a shattering reminder of the tragedies that have scarred their country. China made it two wins from two—AFP - 494 words
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Article, Illustration790 2006-12-04 54 Jose Raymond - Jose Raymond Silver for Singapore women, who hardly muster a fight against Wang Nan and Co ASIAN GAMES Table Tennis in Doha, Qatar jose@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S dreams of striking its first gold medal at the 15th Asian Games here in Doha went up in smoke lastJOSE RAYMOND - 790 words
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