Today, 31 July 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Thursday July 31, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Thursday July 31, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    • IN OUR MORNING PAPER
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        WATER QUALITY
        61 1 A picnic on the sand is fine, but rule out a dip in the sea if you're hanging out at Pasir Ris Beach this weekend. The National Environment Agency has issued an advisory that cautions against swimming, wakeboarding and waterskiing in the waters there because of "high bacteria
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        MARINA BLOW
        52 1 It was to be abuzz with wakeboarders, jetskis and sailboats, but the new recreational water standards may have put a damper on some of these plans to turn the Marina Reservoir into a water sports hub. According to the NEA, the water quality does not meet the revised
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        SCHOOL SCAM
        62 1 They came to Singapore last November with high hopes of getting a food and beverage diploma, then working in the hospitality industry. But eight months later, with their student passes cancelled after being caught working illegally at a hotel, Sri Lanka national Sampath and Nepali Bikram could get
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        CIGARETTE BUST
        70 1 Back alley rubbish chutes, unused letter boxes, electric risers, tree branches and drains these were the hiding places for duty-unpaid cigarettes that customs officials uncovered in their first islandwide swoop since a $500-per-packet fine targetting buyers kicked in. The operation nabbed 39 buyers, including one, who received more
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      Lock icon No goals from $51m star
      390 1 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Keane fails to fire as Liverpool debut ends in goal-less draw VILLARREAL Robbie Keane made his Liverpool debut in a 0-0 friendly draw at Villarreal yesterday, (this morning, Singapore time) following his £19 million ($5l million) move from Tottenham Hotspur. Having pursued
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      Lock icon Spurs ready to unveil Bentley, Arshavin's next?
      191 1 AGENCIES LONDON Tottenham Hotspur are set to announce the signing of England midfielder David Bentley from Premier League rivals Blackburn Rovers at a press conference later today. Bentley was due to complete a medical late yesterday before completing a move estimated at £17
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      Lock icon Israel PM to resign
      169 1 AFP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, dogged by corruption probes, said yesterday he will step down in mid-September, in a surprise move that casts a long shadow over Middle East peacemaking efforts. "After the election of my successor, I will step down to allow a
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      Lock icon Obama warns Iran
      98 1 AFP WASHINGTON White House hopeful Barack Obama believes Israel will launch a military strike on Iran if nuclear sanctions fail, ABC News reported yesterday. The comment was reportedly made in a meeting late Tuesday between Senator Obama and Democratic members of the House of Representatives, following the
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      Lock icon Barry's Reds move doomed
      388 2 AFP Wgp He remains Villa captain, as deadNne for deal expires BIRMINGHAM Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry is to stay with the Midlands club after repeated approaches from Premier League rivals Liverpool. Barry appeared to have his heart set on a move to Anfield, where he
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      Lock icon Ben Haim joins Man City
      155 2 BLOOMBERG LONDON Manchester City today signed Israeli international defenderTal Ben Haim from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. Ben Haim received a four-year contract, City said on its Web site, without disclosing financial terms. The move is subject to him obtaining a new UK work permit.
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      Lock icon Wie under fire
      495 3 BLOOMBERG WOMEN'S GOLF blast tori's d^^u with men RENO, Nevada As Michelle Wie prepares for her latest golfing test on the men's PGA Tour today, some of the sport's top female players have questioned her quest. "I really don't know why Michelle continues to do this," said
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      Lock icon Mahan rips Ryder Cup for 'slave' treatment of golfers
      454 3 AFP NEW YORK Ryder Cup golfers are basically "slaves" during the biennial US-Europe team golf showdown according to American Hunter Mahan, whose stinging criticism was put on Golf Magazine's website yesterday. Mahan, who has never played in the Ryder Cup and
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      Lock icon Three parts to Dawson's new face
      601 4 PUBLIC HOUSING THE public first got wind of the ambitious vision last August, when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke of giving the 56-year-old Dawson Estate a new face. Now, the surgeons who will design its new face have been appointed, and flats could
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      SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      470 4 SUBMIT NAMES FOR DTL.2 Identifies the location easily. Illustrates the history of the area. Reflects Singapore's multi-racial nature. These are some things to bear in mind if you plan to submit ideas on the official names for nine stations along the Downtown Line 2 (DTL2). While the alignment
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      Lock icon Sometimes, its more than bad luck
      620 6  -  ALICIA WONG CANCERALERT Genetic screening can help identify those susceptible to hereditary cancers alicia@mediacorp.com.sg IT CAME as no surprise to Mr Tan Chew Lee, 60, when he was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. After all, both his parents died from it. Last year,
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      Another lawyer struck off the rolls
      365 6  -  TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com. sg A LAWYER who cheated a client of over $5,000, and lied to the police while he was suspended from practice, was struck off the rolls yesterday at a time when the Legal Profession Act is set for sweeping changes. The Court
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      Lock icon New drug on the way
      392 8  -  HASNITAMAJID CHANNEL NEWSASIA ALZHEIMER'S BREAKTHROUGH It can halt progress of the disease by 81 per cent hasnita@mediacorp.com.sg A DRUG that can slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease may be available here in about four years' time. A Singapore-based start-up, Taußx Therapeutics, has developed a drug,
      CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  392 words
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      Lock icon Are you an adventure-seeking woman?
      377 8  -  NEOCHAICHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg IT WILL be a 30 to 50-day odyssey through 800 km of hostile Antarctic terrain in bonechilling temperatures and it will be a multicultural experience to boot. So, would an "ordinary" Singaporean woman please stand up and be counted? For the Commonwealth Women's
      PHOTO COURTESY COMMONWEALTH WOMEN'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION  -  377 words
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      Lock icon S'pore 'can do more' to check trafficking
      301 8 938 LIVE THERE may be no doubting Singapore's laws on human and sex trafficking and its strict enforcement against such crime, but Prosecution is just one of three 'P's needed to combat the problem, as prescribed under a United Nations protocol. And it
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      Lock icon TIME FOR A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE RETHINK
      869 10  -  DROWCHEE CHUNG NEWS COMMENT Now more than ever, charity sector needs guidelines THIS is indeed another challenging time for the social and community service sector. While the public should not prejudge individuals or parties involved in the community hospital that is currently under the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Restricted net access
      363 12 AGENCIES BEIJING OLYMPICS Any search for a site with Tibet' in address could not be opened at media centre BEIJING Olympic organisers are backtracking on another promise about coverage of the Beijing Games, keeping in place blocks on Internet sites in the Main Press Centre and venues
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      Lock icon China to spy on hotel guests: US senator
      341 12 AFP WASHINGTON A top Republican United States senator on Tuesday said China is planning to spy on guests who stay at for-eign-owned hotels during the Olympic Games, which begin next month. "This means journalists, athletes' families, human rights advocates and other visitors
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      Lock icon Bush signs measure for homeowners
      231 12 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON US president George W Bush has signed into law legislation that helps 400,000 homeowners facing foreclosure and extends a lifeline to Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac. "We look forward to putting in place new authorities to improve confidence and stability in markets, and
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon HIGH FUEL COSTS MAY FORCE JAPAN TO CANCEL NAVY DRILL
        121 14 AP Japan's military may cancel this year's naval exercise because of soaring energy prices. The Maritime Self-Defense Force's annual naval manoeuvres, the largest navy drill that involves about go warships and 170 jets, has never been cancelled since it started
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        Lock icon TEACHER SENTTO LABOUR CAMP FOR PUBLICISING QUAKE PHOTOS
        92 14 AFP A teacher in south-west China has been sent to a labour camp for publicising photos of school buildings that collapsed in the May 12 earthquake. Mr Liv Shaokun was jailed without trial after posting photos on the Internet that showed schools
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      Lock icon Ghost town
      347 14 AFP INDIA BLASTS Police defuse 19 bombs in Surat AHMEDABAD Police defused another explosive device yesterday in western India, bringing the total number of unexploded bombs found there in the last two days to 19. The discovery of the bombs in Surat yesterday and the day before came
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      Lock icon New court case against Thaksin over Myanmar loan
      264 16 .AFP 1 BANGKOK Thailand's Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear new corruption charges against deposed Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, involving a controversial loan to military-ruled Myanmar. The case is the second against Mr Thaksin that has been accepted by the court this week,
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      Lock icon Car taxes to ease traffic flow
      331 16 AP GRIDLOCK Vietnam wants to reduce urban traffic congestion HANOI Vietnam will hike car registration fees to as much as 15 per cent of each vehicle's purchase price to try and reduce traffic congestion in big cities and curb the country's soaring trade deficit,
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      Lock icon Leaked report looks genuine'
      229 18 AGENCIES ANWAR SODOMY CASE But the doctor and hospital involved may face disciplinary action KUALA LUMPUR A medical report that appeared to prove Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's innocence in a sodomy case "looks genuine," an official said yesterday. On Tuesday, Mr Anwar, who has consistently
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      PAS to propose hudud laws if it merges with Umno
      281 18 KOTA BARU (Kelantan) Opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) will propose the implementation of hudud and qisas laws if the proposed PAS-Umno merger becomes a reality, reported Bernama news agency. The United Malays National Organisation (Umno) is the pillar of the
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      M'sia Cabinet may lower fuel prices
      139 18 PUTRAJAYA Malaysians may soon be paying less for fuel soon. The Cabinet is mulling the possibility of lowering the present prices, The Star newspaper reported. Several Cabinet ministers said the matter was discussed during their weekly meeting yesterday. The Star said Prime Minister Abdullah
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      Lock icon Seized laptop unveils Al Qaeda-JI ties in Indonesia
      257 20 AP JAKARTA Two alleged Indonesian terror leaders were headed to Iraq to seek help from Al Qaeda, according to the contents of a seized laptop, security officials said at a briefing on Indonesia's anti-terror fight. The men, Mr Abu Husna and Mr
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      Lock icon One in 5 Asian gays has HIV
      459 20 AFP AIDS IN ASIA Top UN officials urge for more preventive action UNITED NATIONS HIV infection rates among gay men in many parts of Asia are as severe as those which devastated homosexual communities in the United States in the late '80s, said
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      Lock icon Republican US senator indicted for oil gifts
      239 22 AFP WASHINGTON Alaska Senator Ted Stevens (picture), the longestserving Republican in the United States Senate, has been indicted for making false statements concerning gifts he received from an oil-services firm, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. The 84-year-old, who denies the accusations, was
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      Lock icon Sorry for slavery and segregation
      343 22 AP US RESOLUTION House apologises to black Americans for villsofthepast WASHINGTON The House of Representatives has issued an unprecedented apology to black Americans for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and segregation laws. "Today represents a milestone in our
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        Lock icon LANDING SYSTEMS NOTWORKING WHEN QANTAS JETTOUCHED DOWN IN MANILA
        123 24 AFP Fragments of an oxygen cylinder blasted into a Qantas jet's passenger cabin mid-flight, with enough force to shear off a door lever, when an explosion punctured the jet's body, investigators said yesterday. The Boeing 747-400, with a huge hole in
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        Lock icon HONG KONG'S SUSPENSION OF MAID LEVY KICKS INTOMORROW
        118 24 AP The Hong Kong government acted yesterday to suspend monthly fees some residents must pay to employ maids. The controversial measure, which goes into effect tomorrow and lasts until August 2010, would exempt employers who hire or renew contracts with foreign maids
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      Lock icon I ALLTHE KING'S PIGS ...
      69 24 I ALLTHE KING'S PIGS AFP Tonga's king (centre) was presented with dozens of pigs, hundreds of food baskets and other gifts during a traditional ceremony yesterday to recognise his annointing as head of the tiny South-Pacific nation of 115,000 people. The event for King Siaosi Tupou V, 60, was held
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      Lock icon S Korea makes public navy drill
      349 24 AFP ISLETS DISPUTE SEOUL South Korea staged a military drill near tiny islands claimed by both Seoul and Tokyo yesterday, just a day after the first visit ever by a Korean Prime Minister, officials said. The Defence Ministry confirmed the day-long exercises near a
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      Lock icon Saved by bugs
      371 25 AP SURVIVINGTHE OUTBACK Lost prospector ate termites to combat dehydration SYDNEY A former pest exterminator lost in the Australian desert for four days survived by eating termites and other insects, police said yesterday. Gold prospector Theo Rosmulder, 52, from the southern state of Victoria, was suffering from
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      Lock icon Britain to overhaul murder laws
      297 25 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON The premeditated killing of an abusive partner may no longer lead to a murder conviction in Britain, under proposals for the most radical shake-up to the laws in 50 years. Those who could show they were responding to a "fear of serious violence"
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      More profit vs better quality
      292 26  -  an Teng Siah CHILDCARE CENTRES Helpchildcare centres maintain quality of service Letter from T I REFER to "Childcare standards policies are reviewed often" [July 30). The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) has in recent years, imposed an increasing number of standards and
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE SEEN TRAIN OF THOUGHT
      60 26 CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS Email us an interesting picture you have taken in Singapore. Give your full name, age, occupation, address and phone number and send a 300 dpi, <3M jpg file to: seen@newstoday.com.sg. Include a 50-word caption. Nothing quite beats a Thomas the Tank Engine
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      Lock icon Going green: Improved website, public exhibition
      262 26  -  Lee May Lin Dalson Chung Letter from Director, 3P Network, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and Deputy Director, Corporate Communications, Ministry of National Development on behalf of the IMCSD Secretariat WE WOULD like to thank Mr Lee Kuok Ming for the feedback
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      153 28  -  DR BILL MAIER BY.... STOP SMOKING FOR YOUR KIDS' SAKE Still looking for a reason to quit smoking? Well, here's a good one your kidsl We've known for years how bad cigarette smoke is for health, yet in spite of all the warnings, many parents still
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      Lock icon I SAY BABY BURDENS
      401 28  -  TEE BEE LING Parents-to-be who are going through tough times need support too IN LESS than two months, my baby will be born. But unlike other most other babies, mine was diagnosed when he was only 19 weeks old as having a hole in the heart
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      Kudos to an extra-vigilant ICA officer
      125 28  -  Yew Ah Seat Letter from I WISH to commend Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer See, who was manning arrival lane 21 at the Woodlands Checkpoint at Bam on Tuesday. I am a seasoned traveller, and I have seldom seen an officer so dedicated
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      703 30  -  ANSLEYNG Finding it is simply a matter of managing one's expectations, readers say ansley@mediacorp.com. sg MY COLUMN last Friday (Helping singles meet singles) drew letters of encouragement, robust disagreement and some unorthodox suggestions. Among the responses from single and married women, married men
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      1641 32  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH MUSIC SINGFEST2OOB The small army behind the fest can handle just about anything except rain. christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg THIS weekend is probably one of the highlights of this year's musical calendar. Yes, unless you've been living on Mars for the past few months, you'll
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      302 36 CD REVIEW MAYO MARTIN The French President's Woman blends folk tunes with the blues COMMESIDERIENN'ETAIT CARLA BRUNI SURE, she's an ex-super-model. And yeah, she goes by the name of Mrs French President. But in her third yes, third album (which translates to "As if Nothing Happened",
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        105 36 The young Miley Cyrus sheds her cute pop sound for cute angst rock, complete with overdriven guitars and all the cadences and shifts that make this the most PG thing we've ever heard in recent months. Of course, you can compare this to Avril Lavigne's debut everybody else
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        84 36 Hey, remember a band called Blink 182? Or was it Sum 41? Well, if you don't, plug into Cute is What We Aim For, who take that pseudopunk/emo format and rock it to a tee, although they're not as funny as Melee. No
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        80 36 This is Disturbed's third consecutive No 1 album on the Billboard 200. Only seven other bands have achieved this, including Van Halen, U2 and Metallica. Press the "play" button and you'll hear why this album deserves all the accolades. Indestructible just jumps out at you, and you'll be
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        81 36 No, the 93.3FM deejays don't turn singers in this compilation. Instead, it features 25 hits, one from each of the 25 years that the radio station has been on air. You get offerings from the likes of Jacky Cheung, FayeWong, Beyond, Energy, FeiYuQing, S.H.E., Sandy
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        BRING YA TO THE BRINK CYNDI LAUPER
        83 36 Employing the same disco styles that worked so well for her '80s peers, Cyndi Lauper's album isn't breathtaking in any way-it's just a nice collection of disco tracks that will suit any dance club. If it weren't for her name plastered on the
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        63 36 Sharleen Spiteri sheds her Texas days in a big way. Kicking off with the punchy, '6os-influenced tune ItWasYou, she then delves into retrosounding tunes with a slice of modernist thrown in for good measure, a la Duffy. It's a good cocktail that will have something for the
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        101 36 Okay, casual listeners will no doubt zoom in on the Dr Luke remix of Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend, featuring rap verses by Lil Mama -which sounds way better than the original, if you ask me. It's a bit worrying that this bonus actually sounds a
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      544 38  -  DZULKARNAIN ANDRA HOMEGROWN MUSIC Jack and Raitell how their committed 'relationship' has reaped rewards plus@newstoday.com. sg THEY may sing in bars, but Jack and Rai represent how our local musicians take their ambitions and squeeze the living daylights out of it with every ounce of
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      199 40 GET a glimpse at what the "City of the Future" will look like when Tiger Beer presents Tiger Translate FUTURE, an evening of art and sound fusion at Zouk tonight. There will be performances by Beijingbased graffiti artist Li Qiu Qiu and Tokyo DJ duo Dexpistols. The
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      321 40 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH HOLLYWOOD MIRACLES Banned from shooting in Vatican City makers of Da Vinci Code sequel build scale model in Hollywood THE Vatican City is being rebuilt in a Hollywood studio lot. It is the set for the upcoming Tom Hanks blockbuster Angels and Demons, the sequel to
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      164 40 THE GUARDIAN 808 Dylan has announced details of his new compilation Tell Tale Signs, the latest chapter in his long-running Bootleg Series. The songwriter has also announced plans to give away a free downloadable version of the previously unreleased song Dreamin' of
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      309 41 .AP CELEBRITY SCRAPES Transformers star Shia Laßeouf did not cause early morning crash SHIA Laßeouf was not to blame for an early-morning car wreck in Los Angeles, the authorities said on Tuesday, pinning the blame on the other driver involved for apparently running a red light.
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      133 42 AP POLICE say they have confiscated a gun belonging to comedy legend Jerry Lewis (picture) that was found in the 82-year-old entertainer's carry-on bag as he prepared to fly to Detroit from Las Vegas last Friday. Las Vegas policeman Bill Cassell said on Tuesday that
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      287 42 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH CELEBRITYWISDOM Zhang Ziyi hits out at critics of China's human rights record THE star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has hit out at critics of China's human rights record in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. Zhang Ziyi said she was puzzled by the protests.
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      989 45 TV LISTINGS THE SHOWDOWN THE CONSULTANT DOCUMENTARY THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK CODY Finale channel News Asia, 9.32pm India's Ladyboys Heck's Kitchen Channel s,Bpm Arts Central, 10pm Kids Central, 6pm TeamOleOle BMW, Chanel to g§ .15^-ljy j^ If^rf; This revealing When the head (S-League a *^fc Dior everyone's Mb documentary
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      254 46 AFP MONACO Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own pole vault world mark when she cleared 5.04 m at the Super Grand Prix meeting in Monaco on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The 26-year-olds 23rd world mark, bettering her previous standard of
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      972 46  -  LEONARDTHOMAS SPORTS MATTERS sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg THE capacity at the Singapore Indoor Stadium is 13,000. In their first season in the much-tout-ed Australian National Basketball League (NBL) in 2006/07, the Singapore Slingers averaged a gate of 1,800 when they played their home games at
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      627 47  -  TANYO-HINN ROADTO BEIJING Chung reminds fellow 470 pair Xv and Koh to deliver sterling Olympic show yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg JUST over a month ago, national men's 470 sailors Roy Tay and Chung Pei Ming were told they had missed out on selection for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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      294 47 .AFP MADRID Barcelona striker Lionel Messi (picture) says he will defy his Spanish club's orders and join up with Argentina's Olympic squad this week. The Argentina international has been at the centre of a tug-of-war between club and country with
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      224 47 AFP MADRID Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo are to hold contract talks next week, Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon said yesterday, adding he is still willing to splash out on the Portuguese star. "If after this talk Manchester decide to sell him, it is clear that
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      290 48 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei has improved so much that he could upset China's Lin Dan and win Olympic gold, the Badminton Association of Malaysia's (BAM) president predicted yesterday. Lee's first opponent in Bejiing will be Ronald Susilo. but BAM boss Nadzmi
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        136 48 AGENCIES Iraq will be allowed to participate in the Beijing Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rescinded their suspension of the country's Olympic association on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The decision came after last-minute talks during which an Iraqi government delegation pledged to
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        166 48 AFP Australian swimmers Stephanie Rice (picture, right) and Eamon Sullivan have split up just before the Olympic Games, but the glamour couple insist their preparations have not been affected. Sullivan, 22, is the 50m freestyle world record holder and Rice, 20, set world marks in
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        171 48 AFP Team USA yesterday sized up the unique challenge of containing towering centre Yao Ming, China's main threat in their hotly anticipated Olympic opener. With none of the US superstars coming close to Yao's 2.3 m frame, the plan is simple: Close him
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      410 48 AFP ROAD TO BEIJING China insists gymnasts meet minimum age requirement for the Olympics BEIJING China yesterday denied media reports that two of its female gymnasts were too young to compete in the Olympics. "The Chinese Gymnastics Association organised the athletes' passports according to identity documents
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      560 49  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SPORTS SCHOOL GAMES Sports School's top paddler aims for four golds in Thailand in Khon Kaen, Thailand shamir@mediacorp.com.sg THE Singapore Sports School's under-16 boys' team stormed to the gold medal in the table tennis team event at the 11th Thailand Sports School Games
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      250 49 SHAMIROSMAN IN KHON KAEN,THAILAND THERE was some controversy in the 100 m for under-16 boys at the 11th Thailand Sports School Games in Khon Kaen yesterday. Both the Singapore Sports School's Shahrir Mohd Anuar and his Thai opponent crossed the line first
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      182 49 AFP HONG KONG Liverpool starlet Ryan Babel climbed off the bench to inspire Holland to a 2-0 victory over Cameroon in a pre-Olympic tournament in Hong Kong yesterday. Babel, who missed the European Championships with an ankle injury, scored one and created the other for
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      630 50  -  MILTON TAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Korean team bring in four new players to strengthen team for their title charge NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Super Reds v Balestier Khalsa Yishun Stadium, 7.45pm sports@newstoday.com.sg THE Super Reds are deadly serious about winning the title, head coach Jeon Kyeong
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      255 50  -  MILTON TAN NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Gombak United vSengkang Punggol MIRKO Grabovac will be calling the shots from the Sengkang Punggol bench when the Dolphins travel to Gombak United's Jurong West Stadium for their NTUC In-come-Yeo's S-League 2008 match. It's the first
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      492 51 AFP PREMIERSHIP BUILD-UP Scolari leaves XL confident of Chelsea's chances this season KUALA LUMPUR New coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was upbeat after Chelsea completed the Asian leg of their pre-sea-son tour, saying he had seen enough to convince him he has a side that can
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      751 52  - SOLVED THE RENTAL SPIKE MYSTERY COLIN TAN BUSINESS COMMENT It was caused not by a jump in demand, but by a contraction in supply LAST week, I suggested that the private housing oversupply may have been understated. This is because units that have been bought by investors can still be
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      124 54 For those who want a piece of the action in the Middle East, Capita Land has an attractive offer in Raffles City Bahrain. The waterfront project in Bahrain's new city centre is being developed at some US$BOO million ($l.l billion) by the Raffles City Bahrain
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        92 54 DOW JONES Keppel Land reported a larger-than-expected fall of 16.4 per cent in sec-ond-quarter net earnings due to lower sales. Net profit for the three months ended June 30 was $52.7 million, down from $63 million a year earlier. A Dow Jones
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        78 54 DOW JONES Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust reported a distribution per unit of 2793 cents for the third quarter, up 33 per cent from a year earlier. The distribution per unit was also 24.9 per cent higher than forecast. Distribution income for
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        70 54 DOW JONES CDL Hospitality Trusts will distribute 3.03 cents a stapled security for the sec-ond-quarter, as property revenue from its hotel properties rose. The real estate investment trust earned net income of $27.7 million for the three months ended June 30 compared with $19.6 million a
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      658 54  -  ESTHER FUNG THEASCOTT GROUP Serviced apartments will weather slowdown in travel industry better than hotels, says Ascott deputy CEO esther@mediacorp.com.sg TO ACCOMMODATE the rising demand for extended-stay accommodation from business travellers, Ascott Serviced Residences will officially open its flagship, Ascott Singapore Raffles Place, in October, and
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      498 56 AGENCIES BANKINGACQUISITION Bank keen to buy majority stake in 81l despite M'sian central bank opposition DESPITE Malaysia's central bank standing in the way, Malayan Banking Berhad is reportedly in discussions with all parties involved to push through its plan to buy a majority stake
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        152 56 BLOOMBERG Vietnam will receive a loan of US$l5O million ($205 million) from the World Bankto "help the government succeed in its efforts to stabilise the economy", said the lender. The World Bank signed the agreement with Vietnam's central bank on Tuesday in Hanoi.
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        121 56 The Media Development Authority has issued a niche television licence to Singapore Press Holdings. Underthe five-year licence, SPH will launch an interactive web-based television service that cannot reach more than 100,000 viewers in Singapore. The service, to be called RazorTV, will offer "live" and video-on-demand programmes
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      167 56 CHINA Eastern Airlines will resume talks over a stuttering share sale with Singapore Airlines (SIA) afterthe Olympics, state media reported yesterday. "We will discuss the issue after the Olympics, and all things will become clear then," said Mr Luo Zhuping, board secretary of
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      220 58 CHANNEL NEWSASIA TEMASEK HOLDINGS Announcement came after surge in the IT services provider's share price A UNIT of Temasek Holdings is "evaluating options with respect to its stake" of 60 per cent in Singapore Computer Systems (SCS), said the mainboard-listed information technology services provider. The announcement came
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      57 58 OCBC's new branch in Übi-Paya Lebar, the only business bank in the area, opened yesterday to a big bang, graced by the company's top executives (from left): Mr Linus Goh, global head of enterprise banking and financial institutions; Mr David Connor, chief executive officer; and Mr
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      313 58 CHEOWXINYI THE asset management arm of DBS Group Holdings plans to develop exchange-traded funds (ETF) in partnership with a unit of Polaris Securities, Taiwan's largest brokerage. Under a memorandum of understanding, DBS Asset Management and Polaris International Securities Investment Trust will exchange ETF product
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          116 60 Stocks lifted US stocks rallied, led by the biggest gain in energy shares in six years, after oil jumped by more than US$4 a barrel and a private report showed an unexpected increase in jobs. All 39 energy producers in the Standard Poor's 500 Index advanced as crude
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          99 60 Strong rebound Crude oil rose more than US$4 a barrel yesterday, the biggest gain since July 10, after the US Energy Department reported an unexpected decline in gasoline inventories. Supplies fell 3.53 million barrels to 213.6 million barrels last week, for the first decline in five weeks. Crude
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          57 60 It was modelled after Japan's fashionable shopping districts. But since Square 2 opened in January last year, the five-storey mall above Novena MRT station has not exactly taken off. Shuttered shops are a common sight. Grumbling among tenants is also widespread, with some even defaulting on rent. todayonline.com
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        496 60 BLOOMBERG CREDIT CARDS Company's profit rises 41% as more consumers use cards NEW YORK Visa Inc. the world's largest creditcard company, said profit rose 41 per cent on gains from US debit-card purchases and faster growth overseas. Net income leapt to US$422 million ($576 million), or US$O.5l
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        438 60  -  CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg TWO years after selling whatever interest he had in main-board-listed Japan Land, Mr Oei Hong Leong one of Singapore's shrewdest investors is now making a $79-million bid for the entire company. The offer is through his investment vehicle, International
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        276 60  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPOREANS may seem like a pragmatic bunch, but service or the lack thereof matters more than attractive rates when it comes to banking. According to a MasterCard Worldwide survey on customers' relationship with the banks, Singapore is the only country
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      551 64  -  JENNIFER CHEN//Today Travel WELCOMKLTS less weeks of reading travel stories,, but the other day I found my lunch companion looking like one of those scantily-draped subjects in a Renaissance painting. Not his dress —his expression: Hand over heart, eyes rolling to heaven. He was in Adoration mode, in raptures
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      883 66  -  MARKMALBY// AJOURNEY DOWN THE LI RIVER RENDERS MORE THAN JUST A SCENIC VIEW "Pictureyourself in a boat on a river, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies." their wares. But it's the scenery which strikes you most of all. A serrated landscape of tall, narrow limestone mountains
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      1002 68  -  TIFFANY TAN ORDINARY THINGS ARE TRANSFORMED INTO SPECTACULAR SIGHTS IN THIS QUIET REGION IN NORTHERN JAPAN I KNOW folks who would drive to a neighbouring town on a Sunday morning just to see the world's biggest pumpkin, or some such vegetable. If you can understand the
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      185 70  -  -CHARISSATAN SKIP the fake Styrofoam balls and soap suds this holiday season and have yourself a genuine white Christmas in Hokkaido, complete with blankets of snow and ski lifts. ANA is offering a winter in Hokkaido package that includes two nights in the city of Sapporo and
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      776 71  -  CHEN FEN// A BITE OF A STREET SNACK WAS ALL IT TOOK TO LURE A TRAVELLING GOURMET BACK TO THE MICHELIN-STARRED ISLAND TIME AND AGAIN I CAN almost smell it now The smoky aroma of sweet potatoes roasting on a charcoal brazier; the almost cloying fumes
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      680 72  -  LYNETTE KOH WHY OPT FOR A RUN-OF-THE-MILL TOUR WHEN YOU CAN HOLIDAY WITH A CELEB? CHAN Brothers Travel's celebrity-led tours return this year, giving travel buffs the opportunity to check out exciting destinations such as South Africa and Tunisia while hobnobbing with their favourite MediaCorp artistes and radio
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      495 74  -  FAIZALABAKAR// A LITTLE SEDUCTION IS GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY SO, SINGAPOREANS are not replacing themselves fast enough. What's to be done? While baby bonuses and Swedish baby-making formulas are all well and good, they hardly generate that loving feeling if you know what I mean. Here's my suggestion:
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      1041 76  -  FELIXTAN// EXPLORE ANOTHER FACET OF THIS NORTHERN THAI CITY, FAMOUS FOR ITS NIGHT BAZAAR AND MOUNTAIN TREKKING 7"ou can't go wrong with Thai food," the restaurant J_ owner in Singapore said when asked why he decided to open a Thai eatery instead of one specialising in European
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      994 78  -  JILL SARA IT'S SUMMER AND THE TEMPERATURE'S NOT THE ONLY THING RISING IN HONG KONG SO ARE THE NEW MALLS AND FABULOUS CONCEPT BOUTIQUES. HERE ARE SOME TO CHECK OUT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CITY //traveller@newstoday.com.sg THE LUXE MANOR 39 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, www.theluxemanor.com
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      588 80  -  KEVIN SOON FORGET AIRPORT HASSLES, PARADISE IS JUST AN ACCESSIBLE HOUR AWAY SO NEAR and yet so far off the radar that was Bintan to me as a travel destination. The largest of 3,200 islands in the Riau archipelago, Bintan is now my favourite spot for
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      692 82  -  JASON LEE// COSY UP ON THE BANKS OF THE LOVE RIVER, THE SEINE OF THE EAST THE Love River in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan is now regarded by many as the Asian version of the vibrant Seine River in Paris. The river's reputation is an indication that
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      751 86  -  IVYMAK// SKIING ISJUSTTHE BEGINNING OF WINTER FUN WHEN THE PLAYGROUND IS KOREA WINTER holidays in Korea are popular. The slopes of Yong Pyong Ski Resort with its powdery-soft snow have given many an adrenaline rush. For others, the conquest of Mt Seoraksan's snow-capped peaks has spun stories of
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      829 90  -  ANWAR HASHIM// STRUM A GUITAR TO THE SOUND OF WATER LAPPING THE SHORE AND FEAST ON FRUITS OF THE SEA, YOU'RE ON ISLAND TIME TOURIST brochures for the Philippines extol the fact that the country is made up of 7,107 islands. What are they thinking? I couldn't
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      896 92  -  TANCHUIHUA// "BLACK GOLD OF MALABAR" PERMEATES THE SOUL OF THIS HISTORIC TOWN IN KERALA CHINESE fishingnets against golden sunsets may be Kochi's iconic postcard shot, but really, the story of Kochi is the story of spice. Long before Europeans set foot on Kochi, it was already
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      605 94  -  JAFRI M .11 <■ ijpjpvi vi mi n, i initl^fFVT««V^TWVrM*>f«m*"m^n*«nF' f* rJUVa^afOTP*"* THERE will be such an explosion of tulips in Silvan, Victoria, come September that you'll think it's a patch of Holland instead of an area in Australia. The blooms are the heart of the
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      907 98  -  MAYO MARTIN// TIME TO RELAX AND CHILL OUT ALONG QUEENSLAND'S SUNSHINE COAST IT'S not often that one can boast about having Sir Richard Branson as a neighbour. But that's well within your bragging rights if you visit Noosa One of the crown jewels along Queensland's
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      517 100  -  LYNETTE KOH PICK YOUR PARTY, PICK YOUR SHIP, NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU GO, STAR CRUISES MAKES THE JOURNEY THERE AN ENTERTAINING ONE SUPERSTAR VIRGO With 13 storeys, 980 cabins and 2,800 lower berths spread over a total area of 12 football fields, Star Cruises'
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      798 102  -  AUDREY PHOON// WHETHER YOU ARE EXPLORING THE LUXE LIFE IN A REFURBISHED CAVE OR HOW ANCIENT CHRISTIANS ESCAPED DEATH BY HIDING IN UNDERGOUND CITIES, CAPPADOCIA IS THE PLACE TO REALLY EXPERIENCE LIVING £T —"V ESCEND, bold Havener, into the 1 crater of the jokul of Sneffels, -X. which
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      801 104  -  BENNY LEE// LEARN ITALIAN AND THE ART OF KISSES IN UMBRIA ITALY is a dream destination for many travellers, yet most will find themselves resorting to hand gestures to communicate with the Italians once they get there. There's a fix for this: Learn the language of
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      736 106  -  JAFRI M EXPLORE THE OLD WINE COUNTRY. BETTER YET, TAKE A BIKE WINE, dine, and cycle! My visit to Burgundy in central France proved an exhilarating experience. Situated 100 km south-east of Paris, Burgundy spans over 350 km and proffers over 600 majestic castles and thousands of
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      557 108  -  TERENCETEO TERENCE TEO SWIGS A FEW CZECH PILSNERS AND PUTS HIS FEET UP ON THE RIDE TO PRAGUE ORSON Welles once said, "There are only two emotions on a plane: Boredom and terror." Perhaps that's why the train journey is always such a big draw
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      574 110  -  AUDREYPHUA FOR GORGEOUS FOLIAGE, THIS NEW ENGLAND STATE IS HARD TO BEAT ITS autumn colours are legendary Yet Vermont in the fall is more than its shades: Taken as a whole, the New England state is a heart-warming picture of pumpkins in the yard, lush cornfields and
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      49 90 Voted Best destination leisure by Travel weekly -Millions of people experience a vacation, but how many vacations are truly an experience? Customised Holiday Specialist of Chan Brothers Group A Alv 133 Nbw Bridge Road, #12-01 Chinatovm Point Singapore *****3 >> /V^rt...Philippines tPskN (ChinatownMßrr-Exit'ei Tel: M 33-6119 Jsm Philippine Airlines Ask:cbe®chanbrothers.eom.sg
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