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    28 2 AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday December 27, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking DECEMBER 27, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    Lock icon ‘Help works best in tailored measures'
    515 2  -  CHEOW XINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Instead of a “blanket approach”, the best way to help the lower income group in the face of rising costs of living next year is still through targeted measures. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Hwee Hua said this
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    Lock icon Huge snow storm hits US east coast
    726 2 1,000 flights cancelled at New York City's three airports THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK A rare December blizzard unleashed its fury on the United States east coast yesterday, disrupting holiday travel by air, rail and road in the region and centring its
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      11 2 THE LATEST NEWS. NOW ON IPAD. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE APP TODAY.
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      50 2 V R T R /i A >/ NEWS 4 MORE PSYCHIATRIC HELP FOR MIGRANT WORKERS? r c A K V V. to £2 ACHYM bresrI heart! COMMENT^ANALYSIS DAVID KLEIN MY WIFE'S CANCER YIELDS HEALTHCARE LESSON 12 BERND DEBUSMANN OPTIMISM FADES IN 'NEW NORMAL' US 14 DON'T MISS 16 PAGES OF
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  • NEWS
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      Kara-not-OK as IRs draw customers away
      487 4  -  CHEOW XINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Dwindling customers and reduced spending by business clients put a crimp in their operations during the financial downturn. But now that times are picking up, KTV lounges in Singapore where many business deals have been cut with bonhomie laced by
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      5 S'poreans dead or missing off Mersing
      583 5  -  Boat built for 12 was carrying 29; pilot and jetty operator arrested ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CHEOWXINYI MERSING (Johor) Built to carry only 12 passengers, the Malaysian boat crammed 29 instead, including 19 Singaporeans. Slicing through choppy waters yesterday, the extra
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      Lock icon NEW DELHI, WE HAVE A PROBLEM ...
      129 5 NEW DELHI, WE HAVE A PROBLEM A rocket carrying an Indian communication satellite exploded just after lift-off in the second launch failure for India’s space agency this year. Television images showed the rocket exploding in smoke and fire just after it launched on Saturday from the Sriharikota space centre in
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      Lock icon No rise in severely ill H1N1 patients here, says MOH
      332 5 NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE As health experts in the United Kingdom warn of the worst winter flu outbreak there in 10 years, a check with Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) last week presented a marked difference in the flu situation
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      Lock icon More psychiatric help for migrant workers?
      721 6  -  ESTHER NG estherng@medicorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They seem all right when they arrive here. But when they cannot cope, some foreign domestic workers (FDW) suffer a nervous breakdown and are either sent to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) or, in some cases, repatriated without receiving
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      Lock icon Taiwan's Susan Boyle in town
      186 6 ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE He’s touted as Taiwan’s answer to Susan Boyle, who gained fame in the show Britain’s Got Talent. And 24-year-old Lin Yu Chun (picture) is in Singapore, where he presented his first live show at St James’ Dragonfly entertainment outlet last night. Mr
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      Lock icon MDIS students affected by lost scripts to retake exam next month
      325 6 ZUL OTHMAN SINGAPORE First, their exam scripts were lost. Then came the possibility they would have only a short time to prepare to re-sit it. But that fear as 31 students from the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS)
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      Lock icon S'pore's ist stereoscopic 3D animation
      475 8  -  Dream Defenders to make ripples globally as MDA sets its sights on feature films next HOE YEEN NIE yeennie@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A small Singaporean production firm is making ripples around the world, with its animation project Dream Defenders. The show, which is targeted at six to
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      Lock icon A good Christmas for Orchard Road
      193 8 JOANNE CHAN SINGAPORE Retailers in Singapore’s premier shopping belt Orchard Road certainly have much to cheer about this Christmas. Many are reporting a 15 to 20 per cent spike in takings for this month compared to a year ago, said the Orchard Road Business
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      The mystery behind commuter's three failed ez-link top-ups
      408 8  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Thrice he topped up his card with $20 each time. And thrice the money was deducted from his bank account but was not transferred to his ez-link card. This despite the Add Value Machine showing the transactions
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  • VOICES
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      Why not raise usage taxes?
      311 10  -  rather than reducing COE quota, which could lead to increased vehicle usage Letter from Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng I REFER to “Rises in COE premiums: Were speculative elements the cause?” (Dec 24). I am glad to learn of the Ministry of Transport’s decision to limit
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      How MRT stations got their names
      115 10  -  Letter from Helen Lim Deputy Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority WE REFER to Mr Thomas Lee’s letter “An MRT station by any other name” (Dec 23). In his letter, Mr Lee suggested a review of Chinese names of existing MRT stations. The Chinese
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      Give the kids more time to recharge, play
      450 12  -  School hours too long, recess too short for primary school children Letter from Lee Yen Ping Elena I AM a parent of a six-year-old who will be attending Primary 1 next year and I am very concerned that the school hours for
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      For PR's sake, free the dolphins
      207 12  -  Letter from Roger Chow I REFER to recent reports that two of the seven dolphins destined for Resorts World Sentosa’s (RWS) Marine Life Park have died in captivity. RWS has stated that its decision to exhibit the dolphins is a fulfilment of obligations in
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon My wife's cancer yields lessons for healthcare
      950 14  -  DAVID H KLEIN David H Klein is president and chief executive officer of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield in Rochester, New York. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG In July 2008, my wife Linde was diagnosed with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oral
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      Lock icon Optimism fades in 'new normal' US
      987 16  - Optimism fades in new normal' US As growth slows, more Americans no longer believe theirs is a land of unlimited opportunity BERND DEBUSMANN The writer is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. REUTERS Optimism is so deeply embedded in the American national psyche that it withstood the
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      380 15 ftft 4E> •w Before: 75kg After: 55kg tilt Due to my weight problems before, I used to look about 20 years older. I also had no confidence and was very insecure about my marriage. With professional help from London, I managed to lose 20kg and turn into a new person.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Pakistan aid centres shut after suicide bombing
      620 18 AP KHAR (Pakistan) The authorities have temporarily closed food aid distribution centres in north-west Pakistan, an official said yesterday, a day after a female suicide bomber killed 45 people and wounded scores more outside a World Food Program (WFP) depot in the region.
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      Lock icon N Korea soldiers brag of bombarding the South
      375 18 AP SEOUL North Korean soldiers boasted on state television they bombarded a frontline South Korean island with artillery last month as immediate retaliation after the South fired first. The two Koreas have ramped up their rhetoric since the Nov 23 attack killed
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      Lock icon S Korea, China defence chiefs to meet
      158 18 REUTERS SEOUL Defence ministers from South Korea and China will hold talks in Beijing in February amid growing regional tension sparked by North Korea’s nuclear programmes and hostile acts, South Korea’s defence ministry said yesterday. “South Korea’s Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin and his
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      Lock icon West African bloc to send ultimatum to Gbagbo
      512 20 Benin, Sierra Leone and Cape Verde Presidents to tell Ivory Coast's incumbent leader to step down or face force REUTERS ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) Three West African Presidents will fly to Ivory Coast tomorrow to tell incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to quit or
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      Lock icon At least 38 killed in attacks in Nigeria
      274 20 AP JOS (Nigeria) Multiple explosions in central Nigeria have killed 32 people and six others died in attacks by Muslim sect members on two churches in the north, officials said on Saturday. Police spokesman Mohammed Lerama said that 32 people died and
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      Lock icon A message of peace, and a ticking off for China, Iraq
      349 20 REUTERS VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict prayed for a rebirth of peace in the Middle East and encouraged Catholics in Iraq and communist China to resist persecution in his Christmas message read amid heightened security on Saturday. In the “Urbi
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      Lock icon A rare white Christmas for US East Coast
      335 21 NASHVILLE (Tennessee) A winter storm that brought a rare white Christmas to parts of the American south was barrelling up the East Coast early yesterday, with forecasters predicting 15 to 25cm of snow for Washington DC and blizzard conditions for New York
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      Lock icon Anger grows over snow chaos at Europe airports
      290 21 AGENCIES LONDON Hundreds of travellers whose flights were grounded by icy weather in Europe spent Christmas Day jammed in airport queues after sleeping overnight on camp beds in terminals from Paris to Brussels. Flight schedules returned to normal in Paris on Saturday,
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      Lock icon How the US Drug Enforcement Agency became a global intelligence operation
      556 22 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been transformed into a global intelligence organisation with a reach that extends far beyond narcotics, and an eavesdropping operation so expansive it has to fend off
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      Lock icon ASSANGE CLAIMS HE RELUCTANTLY SIGNED BOOK DEALS TO KEEP WIKILEAKS 'AFLOAT'
      176 22 Controversial WikiLeaks founder and chief Julian Assange (picture) has said he has signed book deals worth more than £1 million ($2 million) but not because he is cashing in on his notoriety. Speaking to Britain’s SundayTimes newspaper, Mr Assange
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      Lock icon Dutch detain 12 Somalis on terror suspicions
      216 22 AP AMSTERDAM Dutch police have arrested 12 Somali men in the key port city of Rotterdam on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack, the public prosecutor said. The men, aged 19 to 48, were detained on Friday on a tip from the intelligence
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      Lock icon Philippines pushes for peace with Marxist rebels
      329 23 AP DAVAO (Philippines) Promises by the Philippines’ popular new President to tackle poverty and corruption could boost upcoming peace talks with rebels and make irrelevant the country’s communist insurgency, which turned 42 yesterday, the government’s negotiator has said. Guerrillas of the New People’s
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      47 scantily-clad Santarinas nabbed in Penang raid
      175 23 GEORGE TOWN Officials in Penang nabbed nearly 50 skimpy Santarinas from an “entertainment outlet” in a Christmas eve raid, The Star reported. The 47 female “guest relations officers”, clad in revealing Santarina outfits, were picked up in Penang’s Tanjung Tokong in a three-hour
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      Aussie arrested for allegedly molesting teenaged boys
      138 23 CHONBURI (Thailand) A 39-year-old Australian man was arrested by local Tourist Police on Saturday on suspicion of molesting teenaged boys, reported The Nation. The suspect, Walter Hasesberger, came to the authorities’ attention following a tipoff, and they staked out his rented room in
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Berbatov shines as United stay top
      698 25 Striker's brace keeps Red Devils ahead of Man City AP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United 2 Fulham 0 MANCHESTER Dimitar Berbatov’s double allowed Manchester United to stay unbeaten and keep a tight grip on the Premier League lead with a convincing 2-0 victory yesterday over
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      Safee's brace puts Malaysia in the driving seat
      376 25  -  AFF SUZUKI CUP FINAL, 1ST LEG Malaysia 3 Indonesia o SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Just five months ago in July, RnB star Usher rocked Malaysia’s Bukit Jalil Stadium, his concert combining slick dance moves, smooth vocals and a mesmerising use of lights.
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      Lock icon We've got to keep the faith
      572 26 Wenger says Arsenal won't change style, calls on players to show more belief AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Arsenal vs Chelsea LONDON No club gives Arsenal the blues quite like Chelsea. And tonight’s match at the Emirates Stadium (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) will be no different,
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      Lock icon More matches postponed
      140 26 REUTERS LONDON Everton’s match at home to Birmingham City and Blackpool’s game against Liverpool were postponed yesterday as Premier League fixtures once again fell victim to freezing weather conditions in Britain. “There are several miles of frozen pipes, many of which burst during the course of Christmas
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      Lock icon Chelsea-Man United match on March 1
      244 26 LONDON Manchester United’s trip to face reigning Premier League champions Chelsea has been rescheduled for March 1, according to the United website. The encounter was initially due to be played on Dec 19 but was postponed due to heavy snowfall around Stamford Bridge. The
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      Lock icon Reds ready to swap Babel and Agger for Dzeko
      464 27 THE DAILY TELE GRAPH LONDON Liverpool are trying to put a deal together to sign Edin Dzeko, the Wolfsburg striker, but fear they will not be able to match Manchester City’s spending power. The Bosnia striker, 24, has a €40 million
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      Owen 'definitely not going anywhere'
      256 27 LONDON Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has ruled out the prospect of Michael Owen leaving in next month’s transfer window, reported Skysports. Reports have suggested Owen could be loaned out by United next month, with a number of clubs linked with the former Liverpool
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      Lock icon Haye, the Klitschkos are waiting for you
      219 27 REUTERS BERLIN Ukraine brothers Vladimir (left) and Vitali Klitschko, who hold four out of five world heavyweight title crowns, have told British heavyweight boxer David Haye (right) they are both prepared to fight next year. “We promise that a fight with David will
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      Lock icon Low blow for Aussie cricket
      595 28 England in control after blasting out Australia on Day 1 AP MELBOURNE England took an iron grip on the Ashes by bowling out Australia for a record low score of 98 and then scoring 157 without loss during yesterday’s opening day of the fourth cricket
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      Lock icon No cheers, just a shower of jeers for Lakers
      383 28 REUTERS LOS ANGELES The Miami Heat gave their fans some Christmas cheer with a dominating 96-80 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James collected 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, while Chris Bosh added 24 points and 13 rebounds
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      Lock icon Wild Oats sets the pace
      205 28 AP SYDNEY Favoured supermaxi Wild Oats XI, winner of line honours four of the past five years, led a fleet of 87 yachts out of Sydney Harbour in the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart race yesterday. Wild Oats XI sailed between Sydney Heads
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon China may 'front-load' tightening to tackle inflation
      549 32 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s monetary tightening next year may be mainly in the first half as officials tackle the fastest inflation in more than two years, JPMorgan Chase and Co and Morgan Stanley said. The People’s Bank of China increased key one-year lending and
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      Small players tap growing pie
      720 32  -  Independent wealth managers aiming to grab share of rising affluence CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS christopherh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Managing the wealth of the ever-growing number of millionaires in Asia has become big business. And the big boys of the wealth management industry, despite taking a hit in the recent
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    • WEEKLY ROUNDUP (DEC 20 TO 24)
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        DOW
        23 32 FRIDAY CLOSED Thursday 11,573.49 p 0.12% Wednesday 11,559.50 p 0.23% Tuesday 11,533.20 p 0.48% Monday 11,478.10 q 0.12% Friday 11,491.90 q 0.06%
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        6 32 NASDAQ 2,665.60 (-0.22%) 5&P500 (-0.16%)
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        EURO
        12 32 fTSEioo 6,008.92 (+0.22%) H DAX 7.***** <-0.14%) M CAC40 3.900.39 (-0.28%)
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        COMMODITIES
        12 32 B OIL US$93.77 (-0.52%) jmt GOLD US$2,380.50 (-0.50%) COPPER US$425.85 (-0.39%)
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        FOREX
        37 32 US$2 $2,299 US$2 £0.647 US$2 €0.762 US$2 $82,902 US$2 A$O.998 US$2 RMB6.628 US$2 RM3.222 US$1 Rp9,035 US$2 HKS7.781 US$I RS45.01 US$2 C$2,007 All figures correct as at 8am this morning Read the full story at www.todayonllne.com
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      • STOCK CALLS
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          CAPITAMALLS ASIA
          95 32 Add $1.88 IIFL Securities upgrades from Reduce as it thinks the shares are oversold after their 19-per-cent fall since early October “for no obvious reasons”. Lifts its target to $2.21 from $2.18 after increasing its FY2011 to FY2012 earnings estimates by 6 per cent to 8 per cent,
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          SEMBCORP MARINE
          111 32 Buy $5.06 BNP Paribas lifts sum-of-the-parts target price to $6.78 from $5.58 after increasing its valuation benchmark for the offshore and marine business to the mean (since 2005) P/E of 25.6X. BNP also increases its FY2011 estimate for new orders to $3.4 billion from $3.3 billion (excluding Petrobras
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      Venturing into Africa
      685 33  -  Opportunities plentiful, but careful assessments need to be done RYAN HUANG ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore companies are wetting their toes in a brave, new market Africa. But experts warn that while the vast continent presents a tremendous growth opportunity, it comes with unique challenges. They said that one
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      Lock icon A quiet market as year draws to close
      444 33 MILLET ENRIQUEZ SINGAPORE The stock market is expected to remain quiet through the few days left in this year and analysts estimate the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) to hover between 3,120- and 3,200-point levels in that period. “It should end above
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      Lock icon Blame it on rising cost of raw materials
      425 33 RACHEL KELLY SINGAPORE This holiday season, if the cash in your wallet did not seem to stretch as far as it normally would, blame it on commodities. Clothes are expensive at stores this year, in spite of the liberal holiday-season discounts, because
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      Lock icon Playboy eyes Asia... and Singapore
      337 35 AP MACAU With February marking the start of the Chinese year of the rabbit, it could be an auspicious sign for Playboy Enterprises, which opened a nightclub in Macau last month as it seeks to expand its business by licensing the trademark bunny head logo
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      5 32 >> BLAME IT ON COMMODITIES B2
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      40 32 SINGAPORE FIRMS VENTURING INTO AFRICA BUSINESS B2 FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH ANP AGONCV Rtt'OPTS Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. TODAV cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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      35 38 DECEMBER 27, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF ACHY BREAKY HEART GWYNETH PALTROW SINGS THE BLUES. T2 HOLLYWOOD HATES SANTA (THIS YEAR). T5 TODAY EXCLUSIVE MICHAEL JACKSON’S UNFINISHED BUSINESS. T6 DESIGN: TEEPEE FOUND AT ORCHARD ROAD. T14
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    Lock icon Country inroads
    714 39 MOVIES Gwyneth Paltrow found making Country Strong a struggle REUTERS THERE is nothing easy about overcoming an addiction, and for Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays an addict in her new movie Country Strong, it was a battle simply to comprehend why people abuse drugs and alcohol. Country Strong debuted
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      Lock icon Live from the jury box, it's Steve Martin!
      349 41 REUTERS LEAVE it to Steve Martin to turn jury duty into performance art. Tweeting over the last couple of days, the stand-up comedian and movie star has regaled his 380,000-plus followers on Twitter with observations inspired by the legal process unfolding before
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      525 42  -  Michael Cieply features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES HAVE a happy holiday. But don’t look for much help from Hollywood. For the first time since 2001, Christmas Day arrived without a holiday-themed movie from the major studios, or most of the minor ones. Paramount is offering
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      1074 43  -  TODAY EXCLUSIVE Producer Teddy Riley opens up about working with MJ Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg THERE has been a lot of talk about the late Michael Jackson’s posthumous album, Michael. It’s the latest offering, coming just under a month after the DVD, Michael Jackson’s Vision, a compilation of
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      Lock icon An experiment in movement
      768 45 Could New York's MOMA be a hotbed for dance? THE NEW YORK TIMES THE atrium of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) doesn’t seem a likely place for dance performances. But beginning Jan 12 next year, experimental dance will be a big part of the Modern’s
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      Lock icon Looking forward to giving back
      785 47  -  Violinist Siow Lee Chin is keen to help young players achieve their dreams Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg FOR most performers on tour, there’s usually not much time to do anything except do the press rounds, rehearse, soundcheck and perform. And then pack up and move on
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      She knows what she wants
      538 48  -  Singer Olivia Ong aims to be less 'uptight' Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg OLIVIA Ong has true prerequisites to be a star. Her vocals and her appearance are likeable. Her challenge now is to accumulate experience within these five years. It is important to do so, in
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      8 Days turns 20
      383 48 USUALLY, when someone celebrates a birthday, people give presents to the one turning a year older. But the good folk at 8 Days obviously see things differently. Singapore’s most popular entertainment magazine turns 20, and they’re the ones who are doing the giving, as they hold
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      429 47 mm facebook.com/cathaycineplexes cathay.com.sg THE CATHAY 2 Handy Road, Levels 5 6 GULLIVER'S TRAVELS'^' (IN 3D FORMAT) 10.45am, 12.50pm, 3.00, 5.10, 7.20,9.30,11.40pm GULLIVER'S TRAVELS* 10.35am, 1.00pm, 3.10, 5.20, 7.30, 9.40, 11.40pm YOGI BEAR* 11.10am, 1,05pm, 3.00,5.00,7.05,9.00, 11.00pm MEET THE PARENTS:LITTLE FOCKERS* 12.30pm, 2.40,4.30, 4.50, 7.00, 9.10, 9.45, 11.55pm TRON:LEGACY* <IN 3D
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      1150 49 ON MEDIACORP ON MEDIACORP DREAM POTTER Channel 8, 8pm A heartwarming series hosted by Lee Teng, Kym Ng, Dawn Yeoh and Chris Tong which sees ordinary people seeking to fulfil the dreams of the less fortunate. PINK LIPSTICK Channel U, 7pm Zaifan agrees to pose as a couple with Ying’en,
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    295 50 THINGS TO DO Congo River Arts Of Central Africa This exhibition, the first of its kind in South-east Asia, explores the diverse cultures of the peoples who live along the Congo, including their rich artistic traditions. Date: Until April 10,2011 Time: 1pm to 7pm Venue: Special Exhibitions
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      398 51  -  A new mecca for design fiends is born Serene Lim serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg A CURIOUS Teepee is a curious store for passers-by: It neither looks like a teepee being located in the shiny youth-centric *Scape; nor does it sell Native American gear. In fact, it’s a new concept
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      312 52 Get acquainted with some of the designers found in A Curious Teepee and their work so you can namedrop them with ease 1 Donna Wilson Nicknamed “Textile Queen” for her knits, patterned cushions and rugs, the textile and product designer (www.donnawilson.com) is also known for
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      ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
      149 52 BATTLE OF MATERIAL Whether you’re opting for a leather or fabric sofa, some important factors to consider are your lifestyle and practical needs. Leather sofas are luxurious and look great, but they can be expensive.They can also be easily scratched not such a clever choice if you’ve
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