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November 25, 2008 Tuesday
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Queen gets Youtube award

AMMAN (Jordan) - JORDAN'S Queen Rania has received YouTube's Visionary Award for a daily video Web cast and blog in which she sought to challenge stereotypes of the Arab and Muslim world and encourage dialogue across cultures.

Accepting the award in a YouTube clip posted Saturday, Queen Rania listed 10 reasons for her five-month YouTube series in a spoof of the top 10 list segment on American television's 'Late Show with David Letterman.'

 
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Jack Neo or Fann Wong?

TWO made-in-Singapore movies and a foreign blockbuster are set to battle one another for box-office gold this Chinese New Year.

All are opening on the same day - Jan 22, the Thursday just before Chinese New Year, which falls on Jan 26 and 27.

Mummy's Boy Shines

In a year when the box office has been dominated by a certain man in a bat suit, actor Brendan Fraser is holding his own very well, thank you very much.

His third Mummy film, The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, has scored close to US$400 million (S$612 million) in worldwide box-office takings since it premiered in July, while that of Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, his other 2008 action film, has just passed the US$200 million (S$303 million) mark.

 
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