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Title Section28 2007-02-23 1 jy\=O).A.CORP TODAY share your free newspaper MICA(P) 314/10/2006 Friday February 23, 2007 todayonline.com //\=DiJ\CORP TODAY share your free newspaper MICA (P) 314/10/2006 Friday February 23, 2007 todayonline.com I28 words
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Article, Illustration876 2007-02-23 1 JASMINE YIN - JASMINE YIN OF CHILDREN AND CHORES WE HAVE 2 KIDS, WHAT'S ANOTHER ONE? One in three respondents with one child said they were unlikely to have more children. This figure rises to 79 per cent for those with two children. WHEN ONE IS ONEYEN YOK - 876 words
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Article, Illustration519 2007-02-23 1 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg THESE flats are used to rejection. Balloting did not find them a buyer, nor did walk-in selections. Some of these 250 five-room and executive flats in supposedly "unfavourable" locations have been sitting vacant for519 words
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Miscellaneous52 2007-02-23 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 6 world news 12 voices 20 business 26 plus 31 1v radio listings 38 classad 39 sports 40 we set you thinking f piffl mT II B B Si SATAY W* STILL F 1 SEDAP 1 -*L MALAY MOVIE VETERAN A W WAHID GETS J^52 words
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hot news
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Article26 2007-02-23 2 MINISTRY OF MANPOWER ALL FIGURES FOR 2005 UNLESS STATED How Singapore stacks up in terms of workforce participation rate for older workers SOURCE F51MINISTRY OF MANPOWER - 26 words
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444 2007-02-23 2 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN While older S'porean males rank high on employment charts, females lag behind u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg IN THIS case, the women truly don't get it When it comes to landing a job, the employment rate of older women in Singapore lags behind that444 words
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Article787 2007-02-23 3 ANDYMUKHERJEE - ANDYMUKHERJEE There is money to be made from Shin Satellite The question is whose pocket it will go into news@newstoday.com.sg MONEY has been so kind to Asian stocks that the easy pickings have mostly disappeared. Out of more than 90,000 publicly traded securities in Asia787 words
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Article, Illustration970 2007-02-23 4 Somkid's much-criticised appointment and equally controversial departure point to divisions within the military LESS than a week after his appointment as a special envoy of the Prime Minister to create a better understanding with the international community about the sufficiency economic theory, MrAP - 970 words
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Advertisement76 2007-02-23 4 HP' I H w^o "We played masak-masak using the leaves of plants in the garden. We also climbed trees, especially the low jambu tree. There was a rambutan tree that produced excellent fruit. Years later, when we moved from the house, my mother made a graft of the tree and76 words
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Miscellaneous7 2007-02-23 4 THAIS TOLD TO EXPECT ATTACKS PAGE 127 words
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singapore news
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407 2007-02-23 6 LOHCHEEKONG - LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg WHEN she recently came back from Seoul where her husband was based, Mrs Lim Ying Zheng could hardly wait to make her nine-month old granddaughter who was born overseas a Singaporean citizen. But her plans to do so hit a407 words
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Article, Illustration464 2007-02-23 6 DERRICK A PAULO - DERRICK A PAULO derrick@mediacorp.com.sg IT HAS long been known in Singapore that, in the rulebooks, five or more persons can constitute an assembly, unlawful or otherwise. Last week, the Court highlighted how "five" is no magic number. Smaller groups can also be implicated464 words
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231 2007-02-23 8 SHERALYN TAY - SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@media corp.com.sg HAVING developed a one-stop "water centre", the Public Utilities Board (PUB) will share its expertise with its Asia-Pacific counterparts. Public utilities managers from various villages and towns in the region, including India and China, will arrive in Singapore later this231 words
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SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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Article73 2007-02-23 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Government has invited architects from Singapore and abroad to submit ideas for the best architectural design concept for Singapore's new National Art Gallery. The gallery, to be completed by 2012, will be housed at City Hall and the former Supreme Court building -twoCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 73 words
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Article67 2007-02-23 8 -CHANNEL NEWSASIA The National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law has appointed a new Advisory Board, led by Ambassador-at-large Professor Tommy Koh as Chairman. Other members include lawyers like Law Society President Mr Philip Jeyaratnam, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ms Indranee Rajah and Member of-CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 67 words
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Article, Illustration441 2007-02-23 8 CLEMENT MESENAS - CLEMENT MESENAS EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@media corp.com.sg THE Carmelite Sisters, who live a life of solitude and prayer, will leave the confines of their hilltop monastery en masse for the second time in 69 years since it was established along Bukit Teresa Road in 1938.441 words
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Article, Illustration741 2007-02-23 10 CLEMENT MESENAS - CLEMENT MESENAS After 30 years with insurance cooperative, the chief calls it a day EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@media corp.com.sg FOR once, Chinese New Year was all play and no work for Mr Tan Kin Lian. Reason: Two days earlier, on Friday, he served his last workingTODAY FILE PHOTO - 741 words
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Miscellaneous7 2007-02-23 6 NUNS FORCED OUT OF CONVENT BYTERMITES 87 words
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world news
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Article, Illustration74 2007-02-23 12 -AGENCIES Indonesia yesterday grounded the seven Boeing 737-300 aircraft operat ed by Adam Air, after the fuselage of one of the planes cracked during a hard landing at Surabaya's Juanda International Airport on Wednesday. Officials said the landing caused what appeared to be a massive vertical split in-AGENCIES; AP - 74 words
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Article319 2007-02-23 12 Thais in Bangkok told to expect more attacks by militants in school garb BANGKOK- Thai officials yesterday warned that Muslim militants from Thailand's restive South could slip into Bangkok disguised as students and mount attacks. The militants could dress up in school uniforms and mingle with students319 words
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Article, Illustration169 2007-02-23 12 On his image as a reluctant hesitant leader General Surayud: "I am not a reluctant leader. lam one who listens to comments, to suggestions, and even some scorn from some sectors. I never take that as an offence." On the slow pace of investigations into corruption during the169 words
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Article, Illustration210 2007-02-23 12 -AFP JAKARTA At least 17 people, including three children, were killed yesterday when a ferry (picture) carrying more than 300 passengers caught fire shortly after leaving the Indonesian capital, officials said. More than 200 people were rescued, dozens of them suffering burns. The blaze,-AFP; AP - 210 words
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Article, Illustration515 2007-02-23 13 HASAN JAFRI - HASAN JAFRI -DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Malaysia is unlikely to go to the polls soon news@newstoday.com.sg MALAYSIA is abuzz with talk that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is about to call snap elections. Numbers show the nation is in a feel-good phase: Last year, trade was a-DOW JONES NEWSWIRES; AFP - 515 words
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234 2007-02-23 13 JAKARTA Indonesia's Foreign Minister has clarified that land reclamation projects on the southern tip of Singapore have not shrunk Indonesia's territory. Mr Hassan Wirajuda's comments came in the wake of claims made by Indonesian officials that Indonesia's territory had been affected by Singapore's reclamation.234 words
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367 2007-02-23 15 -AGENCIES Abdullah steps in on the debate over khalwat spies and the foreign workers' issue KUALA LUMPUR The two issues couldn't have been more different one involving "khalwat spies" and the other related to foreign workers. But both have caused much disquiet in Malaysia-AGENCIES - 367 words
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225 2007-02-23 15 -AFP TOKYO Japan's fertility rate likely recovered last year from a record low thanks to a better economy, but the country is still not having enough children to prevent a population drop, an official said yesterday. The fertility rate the number of-AFP - 225 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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Article, Illustration86 2007-02-23 15 In a first for Egypt, an Internet blogger has been sentenced to fouryears' jail because he insulted Islam and called President Hosni Mubarak a "dictator", the BBC reported. Abdel Kareem Nabil was deemed to have insulted Islam when he criticised Egypt's top Islamic Al Azhar University inAFP - 86 words
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Article55 2007-02-23 15 -AFP Britain's Prince Harry is to serve in Iraq with his regiment as the first British royal to see active service for 25 years, Britain's Ministry of Defence said yesterday. The 22-year-old -who is third in line to the throne -will be deployed to-AFP - 55 words
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Article, Illustration281 2007-02-23 16 ■AFP VIENNA The United Nation's (UN) atomic watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA), issued a report yesterday to document Iran's defiance of calls to hundreds of centrifuges the machines which enrich uranium at an underground bunker in Natanz. This means that Iran is increasing■AFP; II—"■ AFP - 281 words
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408 2007-02-23 16 Analysts say the move is a political blow and a parting of ways with the US WASHINGTON The major withdrawal of British troops from Iraq is not only dealing a political blow to the United States administration from one of its staunchest allies,408 words
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223 2007-02-23 18 —AGENCIES WASHINGTON Rival presidential campaigns of United States Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded accusations of nasty politics on Wednesday after Hollywood mogul David Geffen hit out at Mrs Clinton in a major newspaper. With tensions rising 11 months before the—AGENCIES - 223 words
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Article, Illustration358 2007-02-23 18 -AGENCIES ROME Mr Romano Prodi stunned Italy with his resignation as Prime Minister on Wednesday night after his government suffered an unexpected defeat in parliament over the country's foreign policy. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano could still ask Mr Prodi to form a new government-AGENCIES; KM AF - 358 words
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Letter398 2007-02-23 20 RONALD ANG - RONALD ANG Letter from I WAS saddened to note thatßudget 2007 has failed to address the plight of the poor single elderly who are on the Public Assistance Scheme. It seems that the slew of subsidies, top-ups, various tax cut, and senior citizen398 words
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216 2007-02-23 20 UMBOONHEE - UMBOONHEE Letter from I WAS bewildered to read that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will put up evening waiting times display for taxis at all town taxi stands from next month. If one has to wait almost an hour in our216 words
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Letter, Illustration380 2007-02-23 22 RAMYARAMACHANDRAN - RAMYARAMACHANDRAN Charities will better serve needy if they can offer employees competitive pay Letter from I READ the letter, "We need to give conscience the loudest voice in charities" (Feb 22), from Mr Paul Chan. I agree with his views that helping the poor and needyEDRICSNG - 380 words
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228 2007-02-23 22 DANIEL CHIN - DANIEL CHIN Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Educate passengers with proper signs" (Feb 22). I agree with the writer that the train arrival information display board could be placed at a better location. At interchanges for the North-East Line and the East-West228 words
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337 2007-02-23 23 LOKESIEWMENG - LOKESIEWMENG Letter from I REFER to the recent incident over the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota). The implementation of Hota came about partly because the previous scheme MTERA (Medical Therapy, Education and Research Act), which goes by the opt-in scheme for337 words
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Letter390 2007-02-23 23 MOHAMAD ROSLE AH MAD - MOHAMAD ROSLE AH MAD Clear plan needed to assist pre-school absentees, pre-PSLE madrasah students Letter from RECENTLY, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Mr Masagos Zulkifli Masagos Mohamad mentioned in Parliament that around 2,000 children do not attend preschool each year. Although the Education Ministry declined to390 words
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Article255 2007-02-23 24 JAMES DOBSON - JAMES DOBSON BYDR THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES There's a bookthat was published many years ago based on a very simple little principle that I neverforgot. Its thesis was thatthe first five minutes occurring between people sets the tone for everything that's to follow. For example, a255 words
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Article, Illustration719 2007-02-23 24 Tabitha Wang - Tabitha Wang BUDGET TAITAI news@newstoday.com.sg Why hit the gym when you can lose weight for free by shopping? THE Chinese New Year has always been a diet disaster for me. A festive binge of prawn rolls, love letters and bak kwa, washed down withYENYOK - 719 words
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298 2007-02-23 24 IRENE CHEONG - IRENE CHEONG Letter from I WORK in a pro-family company which everyone envies. I somewhat agree with what people feel about my employer but a recent incident has forced me to change my opinion about my employer, and whether they are really so pro-family.298 words
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Miscellaneous16 2007-02-23 24 AN OLD BATTLf GROUND REVISED Film review of Letters from Iwo Jima a nd more o«16 words
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Businesstoday
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Article, Illustration332 2007-02-23 26 CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH christie@media corp.com.sg HE has been pooh-poohed for making poor acquisitions, grilled about losing money, and personally hurt in the pocket when investors dumped shares of his company Osim International. Still, massage chair king Ron Sim, 49, is sitting tight on aggressive plans to openCHRISTIE LOH - 332 words
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Article377 2007-02-23 26 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Any takeover attempt unlikely to succeed pennnee@media corp. com. sg JUST two local banks in Singapore? That's unlikely for now, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp chief executive David Conner said yesterday, snuffing out speculation about bigger fish swallowing the country's third and smallest377 words
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Article154 2007-02-23 26 CHANNEL NEWSASIA CHANNEL NEWSASIA Keppel Corporation has landed a $35 million contract to expand a waste-to-energy plant in the Netherlands. The plant is the third largest plant in the Netherlands with a capacity to treat 660,000 tons of solid waste a year. The contract is for the engineering, procurement,CHANNEL NEWSASIA; – CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 154 words
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business news
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Article, Illustration313 2007-02-23 28 -AP SAN JOSE Cisco Systems and Apple have agreed to share the "iPhone" name, but both companies are staying tightlipped about what future products might come from the resulting deal to collaborate on "interoperability" between the companies' products. Analysts said the settlement-AP - 313 words
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429 2007-02-23 28 ■AFP Microsoft, AT&T battle over voice recognition software WASHINGTON Microsoft, backed by the US government and heavyweight corporations, took its patent battle with telecommunications giant AT&T to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a case that has wide implications for US firms doing■AFP - 429 words
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marketwatch
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Article99 2007-02-23 30 -AGENCIES THE benchmark ST Index closed down 4.76 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 3,288.85 after reaching an all-time intraday peak of 3,306.35. The market edged back later as traders took profits on healthy earnings from OCBC Bank. Volume traded was 2.10 billion shares valued at $1.85 billion. Gainers-AGENCIES - 99 words
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Article52 2007-02-23 30 Nikkei 225 18,108.79 +195.58 +1.09 Hang Seng All Ordinaries 20,809.23 +157.81 6,017.10 +65.30 +0.76 +1.10 Korea Comp Thailand SET 1,465.41 +14.03 693.61 +1.23 +0.97 +0.18 Jakarta Comp 1,808.44 -8.12 -0.45 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 3,365.53 -13.39 536.25 +5.47 -0.40 +1.03 Mumbai Sensex Malaysia KLCI 14,021.31 -167.18 1,276.52 -1.7052 words
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Article26 2007-02-23 30 SGX, Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 684.00 Silver US$/oz 14.27 Platinum US$/oz 1,233.20 Rubber cents/kg 348.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,923.00 Brant crude US$/barrel 58.02 Information provided bySGX,; Bloomberg - 26 words
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Article612 2007-02-23 30 BLOOMBERG Financial, property stocks attractive: Fund managers HONG KONG International fund managers have shifted their regional focus over the past month to South-east Asia especially Singapore as they took profit on some of their equity holdings in Greater China. Singapore's stock market topped the list of— BLOOMBERG - 612 words
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Article163 2007-02-23 30 Each month, Dow Jones Newswires surveys fund managers on portfolio weighting recommendations. February's survey was taken overthe past 10 days. The respondents were Aberdeen Asset Management Asia, Credit Agricole Asset Management, Henderson Global Investors, Halbis, ING Investment Management, JF Asset Management, New Star Global Investment Funds,163 words
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Article, Illustration903 2007-02-23 31 Juliana June Rasul - Juliana June Rasul After being in the movie business for over 50 years, Pak Wahid is finally getting credit for his contributions juliana.rasul@nswvstoday.com.sg HE HAS received enough lifetime achievement awards for several lifetimes, but when Wahid Satay goes on stage at tomorrow's MediaCorp TVI2 Suria Pesta903 words
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Article, Illustration180 2007-02-23 31 AFTER a year of great performances and some very interest ing dramatic experimentation on MediaCorp TVI2 Suria the channel debuted its first interactive drama, Cinta Q, last August it's time to reward the best of the criers, the comics and the creative teams behind all the entertainment Suria talent180 words
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Article, Illustration376 2007-02-23 32 Felix Cheong - Felix Cheong plus@newstoday.com.sg ASDFAUn FRIDAY WITH FELIX IF HE were alive today, 19th century composer Antonio Salieri probably would have approved of the Razzie. His character in the Oscar-winning Amadeus (1984), portrayed by actor F Murray Abraham, describes himself as the patron saint of mediocrity. And the Razzie,376 words
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Article, Illustration207 2007-02-23 32 WORST PICTURE s: Basic Instinct 2, Bloodrayne, Lady in the Water, Little Man Wicker Man n: Little Man At lea st Basic Instinct 2h a s I the benefit of letting us see Stone unturned and undressed. Little Man, inex- I plicably at the top of the box■; 1 - 207 words
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Article, Illustration335 2007-02-23 32 WINSONTEO - WINSONTEO winson@media corp.com.sg IF THE first episode of Survivor: Fiji didn't convince viewers that blame is still the name of the game, Erica Durousseau's elimination last week should. Initially credited for having saved her starving tribe Ravu by finding some pineapples, the335 words
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Article, Illustration403 2007-02-23 34 Felix Cheong - Felix Cheong /.etterstells Japanese war story with heart, if not with spark FILMREVIEW by Letters from Iwo Jima A WAR story, told from the other side of the foxhole, is still a war story. And in Letters from Iwo Jima, the companion piece to Flags403 words
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Article, Illustration265 2007-02-23 35 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW ADSFAby SEDUCING Mr Perfect is the movie equivalent of one of those pulp romance novels that you know is ridden with really bad cliches but can't help reading anyway. The romantic comedy pairs Pan-Asian hunk Daniel Henney a hot property in South Korea as265 words
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Article, Illustration148 2007-02-23 35 -AP As Britney Spears was reportedly checking out of rehab yesterday, her estranged husband was making plans to go to court to gain sole custody of their two children, Jayden James, five months, and Scan Preston, 17 months. Kevin Federline and his lawyer-AP; PHOTOS AFP - 148 words
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Article69 2007-02-23 35 MediaCorp TV Kids Central is looking for the Next Big Star: Fres/; talent with the potential and "X-factor" to be one of the new faces of Kids Central. An open audition session for youth and young adults between the ages of 12 and 24 will be held69 words
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Article72 2007-02-23 35 Fans of the Concert In the Park programme, held at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, are in for another treat this Sunday as Najip Ali hosts the next session, themed "Local Flavours with a Twist". Among the highlights of the programme is a multi-ethnic bhangra performance featuring72 words
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Article106 2007-02-23 35 With the Academy Awards set to air live on Monday morning on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 and Star World (Star Hub Cable Channel 18), here's your chance to catch up on the movies you may have missed. From today until Sunday, Golden Village will screen all106 words
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Article, Illustration325 2007-02-23 36 Felix Cheong - Felix Cheong FILMREVI.EW by WHAT happens when a director is highly praised and given too much creative licence? Well, if his name is Darren Aronofsky, his ego apparently swells so large that he thinks he can get away with a bloated project like The Fountain. Widely acclaimed for325 words
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Article, Illustration417 2007-02-23 36 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan Strong performances by Hudson, Murphy anchor FILMREVI.EW by MAYBE the reason why Jennifer Hudson is so good in Dreamgirls is that the story of the rise of Effie White, a singer in the girl group The Dreams whose vocals are more memorable than her looks,417 words
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Article, Illustration306 2007-02-23 36 Justin Cheong - Justin Cheong FILMREVI.EW by IT'S A wonder it took so long for a film about the different districts, or arrondissements, in Paris to appear. An innovative look at how the city's idiosyncratic neighbourhoods affect the myriad facets of love be it between a man and a woman,306 words
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Article, Illustration581 2007-02-23 40 -AP World No 1 survives desert scare to keep streak chase alive GOLF WGC Match Play Championship MARANA, Arizona Tiger Woods got his first match out of the way at the Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), although this time-AP; AP - 581 words
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Article, Illustration711 2007-02-23 41 -AFP Mourinho not discounting quadruple despite Terry blow CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Porto 1 Chelsea 1 OPORTO When John Terry was out injured for six weeks in December, it coincided with Chelsea's worst run of results in the English Premiership. The Blues captain faces another lengthy spell on the-AFP; AF - 711 words
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Article, Illustration356 2007-02-23 41 -AFP LONDON It's hard to imagine a fit Thierry Henry sitting on the bench when Arsenal are playing in a Cup final, especially when the opponents are Chelsea. But it seems like that's what will happen on Sunday when the London rivals do-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 356 words
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Article, Illustration911 2007-02-23 42 -AGENCIES Rafa Benitez' warriors on the brink of last eight after defending champions' limp show at the Nou Camp amphitheatre CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Barcelona 1 Liverpool 2 BARCELONA Most didn't give Liverpool even a sniff of a chance in the cauldron of the Nou Camp,-AGENCIES; AFP - 911 words
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Article, Illustration698 2007-02-23 43 -AFP After last-gasp win, boss Jol hopes his men can keep up the style ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Everton 1 Tottenham 2 LIVERPOOL Martin Jol insists he will stay true to Tottenham's attacking traditions, after his side's cavalier approach clinched a dramatic win at Everton. Spurs tasted success-AFP; 3ETTY IMAGES - 698 words
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Article, Illustration275 2007-02-23 43 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Watford 1 Wigan 1 WATFORD Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd has told his players not to feel sorry for themselves after they blew a golden opportunity to ease their relegation fears. Boothroyd's side were leading through Darius Henderson's goal against 10-man Wigan in-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 275 words
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Article, Illustration290 2007-02-23 43 LONDON Neil Warnock is looking forward to Sheffield United's trip to Liverpool tomorrow. The Blades head to Anfield hoping to cause an upset and further enhance their prospects of staying in the Premiership. Warnock is aware it will be a tough encounter, butGE^Y IMAGES - 290 words
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Article, Illustration625 2007-02-23 44 CUBBY LEONG - CUBBY LEONG cubby@mediacorp.com.sg AT LAST year's Asian Games in Doha, they punched above their weight to emerge as the top sailing nation on the continent Looking ahead to the 2008 Olympic Games, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes Singapore Sailing willDON WONG - 625 words
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Article, Illustration945 2007-02-23 44 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN Collins says Singapore Sports Hub consortium will ensure every customer goes home happy yohinn@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE Gold promises a national stadium that will be the first of its kind, if they win the bid to develop the Singapore Sports Hub. Rivals AlpineGE^Y IMAGES - 945 words
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Article, Illustration68 2007-02-23 45 They must feel special. Twins Mohd Saifuddin Mohd Julaimi (left) and Mohd Sarfuljah Mohd Julaimi (right) and elder sister Nur Dinni Mohd Julaimi (centre) have been busy training for the 2nd Singapore International Open Championships (17 to 40-year-olds) which will be held from March 9 to 1168 words
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Article, Illustration557 2007-02-23 45 JOSE RAYMOND - JOSE RAYMOND jose@mediacorp.com.sg HAVING lost to Woodlands Wellington by identical scorelines in the 2007 Sing Tel League Cup, Home United and the Korean Super Reds will not have to wait long for a chance to redeem themselves. The Protectors and the Super Reds have been557 words
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