Today, 12 February 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY /A=OiACORP share your free newspaper VIICA(P) 314/10/2006 Monday February 12, 2007 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Taiwan textbooks 'play down Nanjing massacre'
      250 1 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's independence-leaning authorities have played down in textbooks Japan's 1937 massacre in the occupied Chinese city of Nanjing, in a move likely to irk China, it was reported yesterday. In one of the textbooks, which are screened by an official committee before
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      Lock icon A worrying lack of raw material
      719 1  -  TORCHING LI Not just sand, building industry is facing shortage of civil engineers; 1 in 2 graduates don't join the profession chingli@media corp. com. sg EVEN as new sources of sand are being sought the construction sector is facing a shortage in another vital
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon US points the finger at Iran over roadside bombs in Iraq
      451 2 AGENCIES BAGHDAD The United States military has detected a significant increase in the number of sophisticated roadside bombs appearing in Iraq, and believes that orders to send components for them came from the "highest levels" of the Iranian goverment,
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    • Article
      Keeping tidy a crowded house
      780 2  -  JASMINE YIN Rising number of charities is necessary, but so is proper governance, management jasmine@media corp. com. sg IN A sector mired in controversies and dogged by volunteer and donor fatigue, there is apparently no lack of keen entrants. Since 2003,351 new charities have been
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    • Article
      Lock icon Banyan Tree signs China contracts
      91 2 -BLOOMBERG BANYAN Tree Holdings, an operator of luxury spas and hotels, has signed contracts to manage three hotels in China. The hotels will begin operations next year and in 2009, it said in a statement to the Singapore Stock Exchange. The Singapore-based company also signed
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    • Article
      Lock icon Israeli 'message' to Iran
      94 2 -AFP JERUSALEM Israel carried out a successful night-time test of its Hetz (Arrow) anti-missile missile system yesterday in what public television described as a "message to Iran". A Hetz fired from the Palmahim base, south of Tel Aviv, intercepted a missile fired from a high-altitude aircraft,
      -AFP  -  94 words
    • Article
      CITIZEN LEE LAUNCHES A DEBATE... AND A WAITING GAME
      632 3  -  P N BALJI EDITORIAL DIRECTOR balji@media corp. com. sg "THIS is not a matter of one-upman-ship. We're talking about billions of dollars in taxpayers' money. I will not let this mistake continue." Powerful words, these. And with these words, Dr Lee
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      SM GOH: GOOD DEBATE, BUT NO VERDICT YET
      168 3 "Ifs healthy to have such a debate (on biomedical research) because when you pour money into R&D, we all know this is for the long-term. But are we moving in the right direction, are we being too broad, are we being too
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      269 3 Your headstart to a career in >-fl^ the growing media industry. 43™ H Oklahoma City University, USA k th HI RankedTopTier of America's Best Colleges (Western Regional Universities) by the US HV Hin aithma City TTxTTirpwciTV Named as one of the 'Best College in the Western Region' by the Princeton
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  • singapore news
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      Budget benefits for the elderly, too: SM
      540 4  -  JASMINE YIN Upcoming initiatives include a push for an active work environment for older people jasmine@media corp.com.sg WHILE the thrust of the upcoming Budget seems to be directed at the low-income bracket and businesses, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong hinted that another group
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon LABOUR CHIEF ON MEDISAVE CRITERION
        139 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Low-wage workers are unlikely to have to pay more than half the current contribution rates for Medisaveto qualify for Workfare. Labour chief Lim Swee Say gave the clearest indication yet about the eligibility for the scheme yesterday. Noting the concerns of low-income workers,
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        Lock icon PAY MEDICAL FEES WITH BABY BONUS
        112 4 938 LIVE From May 1, parents can use the baby bonus for their children's medical fees, including expenses incurred for consultation, treatment and prescriptions at government hospitals and private clinics. Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said his ministry would invite healthcare
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      Lock icon Will death taxes get lighter?
      1010 6  -  CHRISTIE LOH As Singapore tries to attract the rich, focus shifts to estate duty christie@media corp.com.sg TWO years after tycoon Khoo Teck Puat died, his family reportedly paid more than $400 million in estate duty, a tax levied on a dead person's assets. But one
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      345 4 MILLIONAIRES HELPING OTHERS BE UNEMPLOYED TRUE wealth starts with you firing yourself from your current '^XL employment. The wealthiest individuals to the likes of Bill Gates, WfTzEflJi'' Li Ka Shing and Sim Wong Hoo have all created fortunes. They are "StTj able to retire young and rich by choosing the
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  • world news
    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon ABDULLAH IN THAILAND
        83 8 —AFP Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi arrived in Thailand yesterday for a two-day visit aimed largely at boosting cooperation to ease the unrest in southern Thailand. Mr Abdullah played golf with his Thai counterpart Surayud Chulanont. They are to hold summit talks today. A Thai foreign
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        Lock icon IRAN REFUSES TO 'BOW TO THE WEST
        92 8 —AFP President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday vowed Iran would never surrender to Western demands to suspend its nuclear drive and promised announcements on Tehran's atomic progress in the next two months. Many observers had expected Mr Ahmadinejad to make a major announcement yesterday during
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      Lock icon M'sia faces HIV/Aids surge, says official
      190 8 -AP KUALA LUMPUR The number of HIV infections in Malaysia could surge by more than fourfold to 300,000 by 2015 as the virus spreads rapidly from high-risk groups to the general public, a senior health official said. Other than drug addicts, official statistics showed
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      Lock icon One Cold War is enough, Putin
      415 8 -AFP Gates dismisses Russian President's accusations of 'ruinous' US domination MUNICH United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday dismissed a fullfrontal attack against the US by Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying "one Cold War was quite enough". Mr Putin had portrayed the US in
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      Lock icon Casino tycoon makes comeback
      160 10 —AGENCIES MACAU Billionaire tycoon Stanley Ho launched his comeback campaign in Macau yesterday, opening a huge casino he hopes will bring punters back to his once-dominant gaming halls. Mr Ho, who for 40 years held a monopoly on gambling in the southern Chinese territory, has seen
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      Lock icon N Korea wants the moon for its nukes
      330 10 -AGENCIES BEIJING Negotiators hoping to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons met into the evening yesterday, trying to break a logjam blamed on Pyongyang's "excessive" demands for incentives. The latest round of sixparty talks which also includes the United
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      Lock icon Obama's clarion call
      462 12 -AFP Presidential hopeful invokes Lincoln, vows to transform US lOWA Mr Barack Obama has laid claim to lead a new generation of Americans, invoking the legacy of anti-slavery icon Abraham Lincoln to formally launch his quest to become the first black US president The charismatic 45-year-old senator
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon 80-CAR PILE-UP IN CHINA KILLS 10
        74 12 -AFP A crash involving more than 80 cars on an eastern China expressway has left at least 10 people dead and caused a massive snarl-up affecting thousands of motorists. Foggy conditions yesterday led to the crash in Jiangxi province, Xinhua reported. Tens of millions
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        Lock icon ISRAEL RESUMES RENOVATIONS DESPITE MOSQUE PROTESTS
        134 12 AGENCIES The Israeli Cabinet yesterday ordered construction work to proceed on a ramp leading to a disputed holy site in Jerusalem, despite objections from the Muslim world and two days of violent Palestinian protests. Some 2,000 police were deployed yesterday to quell any unrest
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        Lock icon MAHATHIR BACK AT HEART HOSPITAL
        94 12 -AFP Former Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad was admitted to the National Heart Institute yesterday for a medical check-up after being hit by a bout of flu. He was taken in for a "routine observation and blood tests", his aide Sufi Yusoff said in a statement.
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        ST TELEMEDIA AIDS FLOOD VICTIMS
        52 12 Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia) has presented a cheque of 150 million rupiahs ($25,420) to Ikatan Dokter Indonesia, or Indonesian Medical Organisation (IMA), in aid of Jakarta's flood victims. The donation will enable IMA to continue to provide emergency relief such as water sanitation and
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      Lock icon Environmental concerns grow as palm oil becomes popular energy source
      383 14 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The oil palm has been held responsible for a range of ills including rainforest destruction, the annihilation of orangutans and haze-polluted skies. But lately, high crude oil prices and new health concerns have given the towering palm,
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      Lock icon CLIMATE CHANGE THE NEW SACRED COW?
      777 14 —THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Environmental left-wing trying to quash debate on global warming MARK Twain once complained that a lie can make it halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on. That's been the case of late in the climate change
      —THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; AFP  -  777 words
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      Lock icon BRITISH NEWSPAPER WITHDRAWS EXXONMOBIL "BRIBERY" STORY
      293 15 Britain's The Independent newspaper has withdrawn an allegation it published about ExxonMobil attempting to bribe scientists to pick holes in the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) assessment on climate change. The daily said in a published comment: "We now recognise that
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      321 11 m M •I was once called 'sphere. m m But now, I feel and look a lot sexier! m Thanks to Jean Yip. 99 m A flabby waist and soft tummy used to plague Jasmine Tye, But thanks Hl Total centimeters lost: to Jean Yip Slimming, she soon had a
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  • Voices
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      Charities should spell out basics
      209 16  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from THE report, "Charities in line for chop" (Feb 10) is as an eye-opener to the charity sector, especially in the wake of some recent unpleasant developments involving some organisations. The Charities (Amendment) Bill that kicks in next month will
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    • Is the Girl outdated?
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        Lock icon Yes, stop the discrimination
        262 16  -  LIEWKAIKHIUN Letter from IN RELATING the portrayal of the Singapore Airlines stewardess as a product of Western fantasies about Asian women, Constance Singam warns against the misrepresentation of not just Singaporean women, but the republic in general (Feb 10-11). I also question whether the selection, grooming
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        No, don't be out of touch
        209 16  -  JOHN CAMPBELL Letter from WITH reference to the article "Singapore Girl, a woman out of time", I'm more inclined to think of the writer as a woman out of touch. I have been travelling on SIA since the time that it was formed and
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    • Article
      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      261 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY PAVEMENTS The next time you take an evening stroll, notice the pavements framing the streets of your neighbourhood. You know, they were put there for good reason. I heard a story recently of a college campus undergoing an ambitious expansion project. After
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      Lock icon Managing retirement – all can help
      378 18  - Managing retirement all can help TANYEOWSIEN Ageing is a process where you have to reconcile how you think about yourself as a person growing older. Maybe I can't run as fast but I certainly can talk as fast and I can think as fast. Dr Kanwaljit Soin, who cites studies
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      WHY ACT MY AGE?
      927 19  -  SHERALYNTAY Wings outspread, 64-year-old Dr Soin helps others to enjoy the golden years coffee with DR KANWALJIT SOIN 64, orthopaedic Surgeon; founder of the Women's Initiative for Ageing Successfully (Wings) sheralyn@media corp.com.sg NEVER ask DrKanwaljit Soin to "act her age" because she certainly doesn't intend to.
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      Wild wild family fun
      487 19  -  Neo Chai Chin The fourth in a five-part series on Pro-Family Businesses KEEPING a close eye on two active children at once can lead to frazzled nerves, especially at crowded places. But at water theme park, Wild Wild Wet, parents can join in the fun with
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      Nets fees may go up – but it'll still be cheaper for retailers than using other cards
      465 20  - Nets fees may go up but it'll still be cheaper for retailers than using other cards IVAN ONG Letter from Vice-president, Nets Payment and Value-Added Services I REFER to the article, "Caught in a Nets bind" (Feb 9), and wish to provide your readers with some background to the issue
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      A KING AMONG MEN
      991 20  -  DAVID NGIAU Today mourns the loss of one of our own in memorium MOHAMED SULTAN Production manager. Today david@media corp.com.sg YOU know that cliche: "He's always thinking of others"? Of all my friends, acquaintances and colleagues, Mohamed Sultan is the one guy I knew who came
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Tiger will take Ryan's route
      483 22 -AFP Spore budget airline will take cue from Ryanair as it vows to compete aggressively Down Under SINGAPORE-BASED budget carrier Tiger Airways plans to bring to Australia the Ryanair model of flying into cheaper, regional airports once it gets the goahead to operate Down Under,
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    • Article
      BBR, Shing Kwan to build high-end condo
      274 22  -  CHRISTIE LOH BBR Holdings, a mainboard-listed construction engineering company, is jointly developing a condominium along St Martin's Drive with Shing Kwan Group, a company founded by Mr Tao Shing Pee, former chairman of Singapore Land. The partners will build 16 "super luxury" triplex
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    • marketbuzz
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        ACROBATS, BALLET AND MORE
        214 22 ACROBATS, THE China Pu Yang Hua Cheng Acrobatic Troupe will perform exclusively at Millenia Walk from tomorrow until Friday at Ipm and 7pm. Watch in awe as the three performers perform splits, pointes and other movements while balancing on each other's heads, shoulders and arms. Marvel
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        THE PHANTOM, YOUR WAITER THIS VALENTINE'S DAY
        173 22 IT IS widely rumoured that the mysterious Phantom will make a rare appearance at Brasserie WOLF at 80 Mohammed Sultan Road #01-13, The Pier at Robertson on Wednesday from around 6.30pm. Brasserie WOLF is organising its special Phantom-themed-Valentine's night, which includes a short
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      Lock icon China fund to shake up business world
      295 23 —AFP New investment firm likely to manage $322 billion CHINA will send ripples through the financial world when it unleashes an investment company with more money under management than any unit trust in existence, analysts said. The State Foreign Exchange Investment Company, which
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      Lock icon Nasdaq's bid for London Stock Exchange fails again
      291 23 BLOOMBERG NASDAQ Stock Market's hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) failed for the second time in almost a year, as most of the shareholders in the British company spurned the offer worth £2.7 billion ($B.l billion). At the offer's close
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    • marketwatch
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE
        86 23 -AFP Share prices are likely to firm up this week, with investors upbeat ahead of the national Budget announcement, when the Government is likely to cut corporate tax rates by at least 1 percentage point. Dealers said expectations of strong company results should give stocks an added boost, although
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        Commodities
        13 23 Brent US$/barrel Gold US$/oz 58.02 672.30 13.92 Silver US$/oz Platinum US$/oz 1,201.80
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        24 23 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by uss UK£ Yen HKS 0.6522 0.3346 79.385 5.0955 RM 2.2785 Euro 0.5014 Rupiah 5,903.7 Baht 21.965
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    • SUCCEED the business of learning
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        CEO101
        121 24 how can a person tell if he is in the right job? MR lAIN EWING, CEO AND PRINCIPAL TRAINER OF EWING COMMUNICATIONS: When I was 41,1 ran my first seminar in Singapore. It was a long and very stressful day. I remember on my way home after the seminar
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        QUIZTIME
        100 24 ANSWERS AND RESULTS OF LAST WEEK'S QUIZ TIME We received an overwhelming response to our Quiz Time contest last Monday. We asked you to tell us what the business acronyms CRM and KPI stand for. The answers are "Customer Relationship Management" and "Key Performance Indicator" respectively. The first five
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        Both sides of the coin
        405 24  -  JOHN BITTLESTON i/Wi i_j Don't get taken in by cleverly-worded contracts WE HAVE to stop being bamboozled into accepting disadvantageous contracts. Employees are given terms that are often impossible to comply with. Suppliers are required to indemnify their customers against every conceivable event, natural, cosmic
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      Lock icon onthego FROM NURTURING MINDS TO NURSING BODIES
      667 25  -  GRACIA CHIANG FOR eight years, work was a noisy affair for Madam Pauline Lee (picture). But where once the former part-time playgroup teacher had to contend with the chatter of three-year old children, she now works with classical music in the background. Since
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    • noticeboard
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        ENGLISH AS IT IS SPOKEN
        113 25 A popular English language workshop is back for another run next month. This two-day course, by Effective Outsource Networks (EON), drives home the message that speaking English well is as important as writing it well. Having a grasp of good spoken English is not only
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        TEN SCHOLARSHIPS UP FOR GRABS
        120 25 The SIM University (UniSIM) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) are jointly looking for the next batch of scholars to study at UniSIM and upgrade their life skills. Ten scholarships are available for the July 2007 intake. Four programmes Arts and Social Sciences, Business,
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      1609 27  -  Ross Wallace CRIME SCENE SERIAL KILLER Ma (In M. CAN A SADIST BE A HERO? Michael C Hall lets you decide MICHAEL C Hall isn't about to take credit, but Hollywood is a safer place thanks to him. The 36-year-old actor best known for his role as a gay
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      543 28  -  Jennifer Chen Sally Yeh rolls back the years with a glittering performance at Suntec by CONCERTREVIEW Love, Sally: A Special Valentines Day Concert IT WAS a Valentine's Day concert not because the playlist brimmed with love songs or the occasion itself was four days away. Indeed, it was
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      332 28  -  David Chew THEATREREVIEW T by The Overcoat WEAVING a tale about the plight of the common man caught in an uncaring system, The Overcoat staged by Theatre dv Pif at the Drama Centre from last Thursday to Saturday as part of the just-ended Spotlight Hong Kong
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      416 29  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Adventurer Nigel varay returns to tne sport tnattooK ms nose ana tmgers Julia na.rasul@media corp.com.sg THE loss of his toes and nose to frostbite has certainly not stopped British climber Nigel Vardy from pursuing his extreme sport of choice. The subject of tonight's
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        635 30  -  SERENE HUANG Staffed by students, Charcoal's creative dishes are sure to stoke your appetite serene@media corp.com.sg CHARCOAL, the new culinary hearth in The Treasury on High Street, is a restaurant that warms your heart first with its glowing ambience, then your soul with its artful food,
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          194 31  -  EVELINE GAN You've booked the romantic dinner and ordered the roses. This Valentine's Day, why not throw in a delicious cake as well? Express your love with Polar Puffs and Cakes' Valentine's Day offerings. The Eternity ($20.30 for a regular-sized cake; $39.60 for a large-sized cake)
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          205 31  -  -POWSHIWEI To usher in the Lunar New Year, Swensen's will be serving up special festive menus symbolising fortune and prosperity. Whet your appetite with appetisers from Swensen's FortunB Treasures Platter, consisting of Golden Wings, Lucky spring rolls. Golden prawn dippers and five other tasty treats. The
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      20 29 CHARCOAL RAISES THE HEAT Staffed by Shatec students,this High Street restaurant's creative dishes are sure to stoke your appetite 30
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      160 30 Romance at the 'River View 14 February 2007 9 VALENTINE'S BUFFET DINNER TEPPANYAKI RENDEVOUS 9 Treat your loved one to a spread Cosy up to each other and enjoy unlimited of local delicacies and western treats. servings of Assorted Sashimi, Or gather your favourite pals for a Tempura Platter, Teppanyaki
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      40 31 Need a Restaurant? Qp 6 |f?i||l For great ideas on where to eat, simply look into the Yellow IL^HB jA^fcya Pages Buying Guide or call City Search 1900 7-777-777 to put a world of culinary suggestions at your fingertips! www.yellowpages.com.sg
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      1468 32 THE 2006 VICTORIA'S SECRETS CIRQUE DU SOLEIL SPECIALS BBL 1 J^BBBBI YOURS TRULY, ASIA BBVIBBBBBBF'BB FASHION SHOW Solstrom: Ghostly Wind MB JP^BJ Action in the Heights HBJ j^^ supermodel Heidi a costume warehouse plays with paper dolls to of the cMes}, Places in South Korea' an <>3^^P^J a^nway^*^'" B Bra^Sand
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      551 34 —AFP Masters champ shares lead with Sutherland ahead of the final 18 holes GOLF Pebble Beach National Pro-Am PEBBLE BEACH, California Reigning Masters champion Phil Mickelson shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday (yesterday moming, Singapore time) in the most miserable conditions of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, giving
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      343 34 -AP BOXING Welterweight LAS VEGAS Shane Mosley wants to fight until he's 40. The way he looked here Saturday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) against Luis Collazo, he might consider extending his career even longer. Fighting a tough southpaw 10 years his junior, Mosley
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      282 35 —AFP LONDON Chelsea assistant manager Steve Clarke insists he is not concerned that his side could be 12 points behind Manchester United by the time they return to Premiership action in three weeks. Clarke claimed he was standing in for Mourinho at the post-match press
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      617 35 -AFP Just 11 games to go in Premiership title race, United boss tells men to forget Chelsea LONDON Alex Ferguson has told his Manchester United players to forget about title rivals Chelsea after a 2-0 win against Charlton maintained their lead at the top of the Premiership.
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      268 35 LONDON Steven Gerrard was overjoyed after hearing George Gillett and Tom Hicks' vision for Liverpool, reported Sky Sports yesterday. The American duo agreed a takeover of the club last week and promised to invest massively in both the team and a new stadium. They have already
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      249 36 —AFP LONDON Assistant coach Terry Venables claimed England manager Steve McClaren would successfully tackle any future challenges including European championship qualification, the News of the World reported yesterday. McClaren, the assistant to previous boss Sven-Goran Eriksson, has endured huge criticism since Wednesday's 1-0 home
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      552 36 -THE GUARDIAN Allardyce blasts poor infrastructure, as debate on lack of English talent hots up LONDON Sam Allardyce yesterday stepped into the row over whether the proportion of foreign players in the Premiership is blighting England's chances by insisting government action is needed to
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      468 37 -AFP As boxing declines, new ring action sets pulses racing LAS VEGAS "I want to see blood", says mixed martial arts fighter Dustin Hazelett And in all probability, so did the 10,787 fans who recently crowded into the Mandalay Bay Events Centre to watch him fight
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      170 37 -AFP HONOLULU Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer passed for 190 yards and two touchdowns to help the AFC to a 31-28 victory over the NFC in the National Football League's (NFL) Pro Bowl exhibition. Nate Kaeding kicked a field goal as time expired to deliver the win
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      688 38 -AFP Rosicky heads into goal with five minutes remaining, moments after Hall puts the ball into his own net LONDON Tomas Rosicky maintained Arsenal's push towards Champions League qualification by sealing a controversial 2-1 victory over Wigan yesterday (early today, Singapore time). The Czech midfielder
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      184 38 -AFP ROME Leaders Inter Milan maintained their 11-point lead at the top of the table with a 2-0 win at Chievo yesterday as the Serie A resumed after the suspension imposed following last week's riot in Sicily. Domestic football was halted after a policeman was killed
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      233 38 -AFP MADRID Ronaldinho delivered a two-goal reply to his critics yesterday as Barcelona beat Racing Santander 2-0 at the Nou Camp to open up a three-point gap at the top of the Spanish table. The 2004 and 2005 World Player of the Year has been
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      819 39  -  DARREN LAI Sports School ace off to Birmingham, as he builds towards world youth championship darren@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN triple jump ace Stefan Tseng erased Francis Nathan's 19-year-old na tional mark of 15.24 m with a leap of 15.52 m at the Asean Schools Track and Field Championships
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      93 39  -  DARREN LAI THE Singapore Slingers got a taste of what's in store for them in the playoffs, when they were trounced 102-76 by the Sydney Kings yesterday in their final regular season game in Sydney. The Slingers, who were already assured of eighth place and the final
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      136 39 —AFP LONDON Russia coach Guvs Hiddink insisted yesterday he had not been approached by Premiership champions Chelsea to replace Jose Mourinho. Hiddink, 60, had been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge after reports that Mourinho was planning to quit at the end of the season
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      122 39 -AFP SYDNEY England capped their miraculous resurrection by claiming the triangular one-day series with an emphatic 34-run win over Australia in the second final at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. The win gave the English an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the best-of-three tri-series finals after their four-wicket
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