Today, 14 April 2007

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    26 1 weekendTODAY /A-djaCorf MICA (P) 311/10/2006 we set you thinking April 14-15, 2007 todayonline.com weekendTODAY April 14 15, 2007 mica<p» 311/10/2006 we set you thinking todayonline.com /A=DIJ\CORP
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon STUMBLING BLOCS
    1458 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG En-bloc fever is at a peak, but not everyone is keen to cash in-. cheekong® mediacorp.com.sg THREATENING letters, pressure tactics, wild rumours. As more and more Singaporeans are discovering first-hand, this is the world of en-bloc sales where neighbours become millionaires or bitter enemies overnight,
    YEN YOK; ARTWORK BYYEN YOK, PHOTOS LOH CHEE KONG  -  1,458 words
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    Lock icon Indian missile forces planes to U-turn
    507 1 -AGENCIES JAKARTA A diplomatic storm is brewing between India and Indonesia following a close encounter of the hair-raising kind between a Garuda plane and an Indian missile. The Garuda Indonesia jet, full of Muslim pilgrims en route to Saudi Arabia, had reached Indian airspace
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      32 1 MALAYSIAN TEACHER I CANED BY HER PRINCIPAL MEN, YOU COULD SOON I BECOME REDUNDANT... 10 WHO WILL BE CHANNELS NESCT ICONIC COUPLE? 2B F1 SEASON SO FAR: FULL OF PROMISE, WE CANTWAIT
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Wolf in sheepish clothing
      634 2 —AGENCIES. World Bank chief says he'made a mistake' clearing girlfriend's promotions, pay raises WASHINGTON He still has the support of the Bush administration, but that may not be enough to guarantee Mr Paul Wolfowitz his job as World Bank president. On Friday, Mr Wolfowitz, 63, was
      —AGENCIES.; AP  -  634 words
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      Lock icon Malaysian teacher caned by principal
      182 3 KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian teacher was dealt a rude shock when she was caned on her backside by the school's principal, who mistook her for a student, according to state media. The secondary school teacher said she was dressed in Malay martial arts attire and
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    • Article
      S'porean dies en route to Cameron Highlands
      171 3 A SINGAPOREAN woman who was on her way to Cameron Highlands died in an accident early on Friday morning. Her tour bus was travelling to the highland region 20km east of Ipoh when it collided with a container lorry along the North-South Highway.
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  • Singapore news
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      89 4 PHOTO COURTESY MINDEF -i i in n i_ ROYAL REVIEW: The Sultan of Johor visited the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) HQ Commando at Hendon Camp on Friday. Hosted by Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, Sultan Iskandar Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail (centre) reviewed a Guard of Honour accompanied by Minister for
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      Loansharks busted
      452 4  -  ANSLEYNG Police arrest 17 alleged gang members, $130,000 cash seized ansley@mediacorp.com.sg A HIGH-TECH illegal moneylending ring with a monthly turnover of half a million dollars has been crippled following the arrest of 17 of its alleged members. During the five-hour overnight islandwide raid on Thursday, police seized equipment
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    • Article
      Income reveals yields on whole life plans
      292 4  -  CHRISTIE LOH PLANNING to cash out your NTUC Income life insurance policy this year? You will get a return of between 4.8 and 5.5 per cent, if you took up a $50,000-plan 25 years ago. Revealing these figures on Friday, Income has become
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      Lock icon Ex-inspector fined for accepting freebies
      244 4  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg A FORMER senior station inspector was fined $1,500 on Friday after he pleaded guilty to conducting himself in ways prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the police force. Ko Poh Koon, a 27-year veteran of the force, accepted
      EONGWEE KEAT  -  244 words
    • Article
      A handphone that knows what you want
      234 4 A SMART mobile phone that knows what its owner wants. A phone that can take you back in time instantly. These are among the gadgets that researchers using mobile media technology are hoping to develop. And to help them get going, A*Star's Science
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon MACAU CHIEF INTERESTED IN STORE PUBLIC HOUSING
        86 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Macau's Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah has expressed interest in Singapore's public housing experience, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong saying this is an area for further cooperation. Mr Ho called on Mr Lee at the Istana on Friday morning.
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        Lock icon REMINDER TO FILE TAXES
        61 6 938 LIVE The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) said about 450,000 taxpayers had not filed their taxes as of Thursday. Of those who did, about 80 per cent did it through e-filing. The IRAS has reminded taxpayers to e-file by next Wednesday, or drop their
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        Lock icon RESEARCH TEAM FOR EUROPE
        51 6 -938 LIVE A Singapore delegation, led by chairman of the National Research Foundation Dr Tony Tan, will be in Europe from Sunday to study how Singapore can boost its water and clean energy technologies. They will visit Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland from April 15 to
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      Lock icon Cans and cannots – it's the new social divide
      300 6  - Cans and cannots it's the new social divide -DERRICKA PAULO A NEW social divide has emerged in market economies: The gap between the cans and cannots, according to former minister David Lim (picture). "In every city, these two classes are becoming more distinct those who contribute to the global economy
      WEETECK HIAN  -  300 words
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      People shopped less, ate more in Feb
      211 6  -  LEE U-WEN SINGAPOREANS spent less on shopping and more on eating out in February as compared to January, according to figures from the Department of Statistics. Cash registers rang up $2.39 billion in total retail sales in February, a 13.4 per cent dip
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      EU MPs stay silent
      480 6  -  DERRICK A PAULO Visiting politicians attend SDP forum, forego speeches derrick@mediacorp.com.sg THEY sat on stage for over an hour, with microphones in front of them. But the politicians, mostly from the European Union (EU), only used a microphone once. When asked by Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)
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      250 5 -^^lliS:^;-^-'*^?— ""-r.-jj *^W Near the shore of Jurong Lake, lies the Horizon Collection by Lakeshore. —i Two premium condominium blocks with an unrestrained view to the horizon and I wide open spaces everywhere you look. With Jurong slated to be an education hub and facilities like the Jurong Regional Library,
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      50 7 THEY'LL TELL YOU TO BE A REALIST. WE SAY FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM N'US. J Beating the world's best, NUS student Dv Rui, won the Grand Prix at the Canetti International Violin Competition. ininiic en r^NUS 1111 Uhlhh I^l \m*iJ National University W« M of Singapore
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  • world news
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      China's food safety woes spread overseas
      258 8 SHANGHAI An obscure food item has resulted in greater American focus on China's chronic food safety woes, which has already resulted in a long list of Chinese food exports being rejected at United States ports, Reuters reported. Wheat gluten contaminated with melamime, a chemical
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      Lock icon Pakistan rocked by protests
      277 8 —AFP ISLAMABAD Defying a security crackdown, more than 3,000 lawyers and opposition activists torched an effigy of President Pervez Musharraf during protests on Friday against his removal of Pakistan's top judge. Flag-waving demonstrators massed outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, where Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
      —AFP; AP  -  277 words
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      Lock icon Songkran spoiler?
      375 8 —AFP Thailand celebrate start of Buddhist new year amid fears of terrorist attacks BANGKOK Thailand began its raucous celebrations for the Buddhist new year on Friday, amid heightened security over fears that the festivities could be the target of yet another terror attack. The five-day holiday, known here
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon HAMBALI DENIES AL QAEDA LINKS
        86 8 -AFP A top Indonesian terror suspect transferred to the United States military base in Cuba in September after years of secret CIA detention has denied Al Qaeda ties, the Defense Department said. Riduan Isamuddin, known as Hambali, is a self-declared former member of the Islamic
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        11 NABBED AFTER GRUESOME MURDER
        94 8 The Thai army has detained 11 Muslim men suspected of involvement in an attack on a Buddhist woman who was shot and burned alive in the strife-torn Muslim-majority south of the country, Reuters reported on Friday "At this early stage, some of them have confessed
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        Lock icon CHINA TO PURGE INTERNET PORN
        71 8 i. —AFP The Chinese authorities have vowed to purge the Internet in China of pornography amid rising disgust over the explicit content in cyberspace, state press reported on Friday. The curtains will be drawn on cyber stripshows while sexually explicit audio and video clips will
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        Lock icon METHODISTS OPPOSE BUSH LIBRARY
        108 8 -AFP Plans to establish a presidential library and think-tank for George W Bush at his wife's alma mater in Texas have come under fire from both faculty and the clergy associated with Southern Methodist University. A vocal group of professors, concerned about how an institute billed
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      Lock icon 3 cafeteria works detained for Iraq Parliament blast
      352 10 -AFP BAGHDAD Three cafeteria workers in Iraq's Parliament have been detained over a suicide bombing in the building, a senior lawmaker said on Friday, who added that more are expected to be questioned. The bombing on Thursday was the worst breach of
      -AFP; AP  -  352 words
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      Lock icon N Korea to 'confirm soon' if funds row resolved
      272 10 —AFP SEOUL North Korea promised on Friday to start scrapping its nuclear programme once it can confirm that a long-running dispute over millions of dollars in frozen assets has been resolved. The North Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement it
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      Lock icon Revolutionary tycoon
      362 10 -AGENCIES Exiled-Russian billionaire Berezovsky calls for overthrow of President Putin MOSCOW Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky said he is planning a revolution in Russia to topple President Vladimir Putin, in comments published in The Guardian on Friday. "We need to use force to change this regime," Mr Berezovsky, who
      -AGENCIES; ■ ML m AFP  -  362 words
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      Lock icon Men to become redundant? Scientists grow human sperm from bone marrow
      317 10 -AGENCIES LONDON Scientist have been able to grow immature human sperm cells from bone marrow. If these can be grown into fully developed sperm, which the researchers hope to do within five years, it could benefit thousands of men,
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      187 12 >Mhatama« n9 YunNamshaircareexperts lost 14kg! --14rc\ j^k fe^ managed to resolve my oily fat JfS^ it scalp and dandruff problems. ifl A Slightly more than 4 months w **■> ft and with only 1 treatment per m week, my dandruff seems to Jm I have been eliminated. What m M
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      201 13 mm iv—^ r YUNNAM T Zg/i/poyi/- T n&<^jK V^t~-'-> Hair Care Treatments ■i^r^^^ To* 1 I A QUESTION: QUESTION: Dandruff is a common form of hair A. Yes TJjnj WSZ Over exposure to the sun can cause A. Yes problem. B« No ETu unevenness in the skin tone. B. No
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  • Voices
    • SHORTTAKES
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        ELDERSHIELD QUERY
        53 14  -  RAMU SHABUDIN: I refer to the commentary, "A shield that could give more cover" (April 13). I would like to highlight that there were some who paid a one-off premium at the onset of the scheme. How would the proposed hike in premium rates and the proposed rebates
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        BUDGET FLIGHTS TO PENANG, PLEASE
        79 14  -  LEONG SAI MOOI: While Singapore and Malaysia are negotiating on the flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, I wonder: Why are there no budget airline flights to Penang? Malaysia Airlines has only one flight a day to and from Penang and Singapore Airlines does not
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        WHY NO TAMIL SIGNS?
        75 14  -  JAMUNARANI MANUNETHI: This being 'Speak Tamil Language' week, I think it is an appropriate time to point out that Tamil is missing from various signboards at major tourist attractions such as the Singapore Zoo, the Night Safari and the Jurong Bird Park. I wonder why this
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      NOT A CONCRETE PLAN
      738 14  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS Leave Pulau Übin and my wild-boar relatives alone DOWN UNDER WITH CYCLING was a far less complicated task in Sin- I gapore. You bought a bike, pedalled, and tried to avoid the karungguni man who always cycled on the wrong side of the road.
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    • Letter
      'Green bags' are good, but some retail staff don't know why
      321 14  -  CAROLINE LEE MAGGIE YANG Letter from Letter from BRAVO! At last, Singapore is making a greater effort to help save the earth. When I joined a tour to China two years ago, I was taken aback when I went
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      The bus driver who makes a difference
      241 15  -  LYNETTETAN Letter from I TRAVEL by bus route 145 and I have come across a driver on this route who always greets his passengers, even early in the morning. He makes an effort to greet as many people as possible while they are
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    • Letter
      Do too-eager bank staff mislead people?
      514 15  -  LIU I-CHUN Unrealistic offers and concealed risks can lead investors astray Letter from THE unprofessional way in which many bank staff sell investment products upsets me. What is disturbing is not just their aggressiveness, but their unethical sales tactics. I wrote to the press
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    • shoptalk
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        GET FRESH
        76 15 Keep your clothes clean with Lion's Top anti-bacterial concentrated liquid detergent.This advanced formula removes tough stains easily and prevents colour from fading after repeated wash. It cleans three times faster than ordinary detergent and removes odour so it is suitable for indoor drying. No soaking required. Lion's Top
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        KEEP IN SHAPE
        82 15 Shed those extra pounds with the new Xando Platinum 2, a laxative-free formula made from herbal ingredients. It works by blocking out excess carbohydrates, starch and sugarfrom one's food intake, thus reducing glucose absorption. It also helps to control appetite and promote fat metabolism. So now you
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        INCREASED COMFORT
        88 15 Contact lens wearers can now experience greater comfort with the new Acuvue Oasys with Hydraclear Plus. It retains moisture throughout the day thanks to the use of Hydraclear Plus technology which makes the lenses highly wettable and smoother than conventional silicon hydrogel lenses.To make for easy handling, it
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        COOL AND CLEAN
        71 15 i Enjoy belter savings with Fujitsu s new range of inverter airconditioners which boasts CST (Cost Saving Technology) that help reduce energy consumption.The Nocria and Plastream series of inverter air-conditioners generate negative ions and produce a healthy level of ozone to keep the air clean and fresh.
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Big help for small firms
      495 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE Private equity investment organisation needed: Minister Lim Hwee Hua THE time is ripe for a private equity investment organisation to be set up to support the growth of local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Minister of State for Finance Lim Hwee
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      Lock icon Malaysia to move faster, to boost competitiveness
      217 16 —AP MALAYSIA promised on Friday to drastically reduce the time taken to approve construction projects, and unveiled other property incentives in a bid to boost the country's regional competitiveness and spur economic growth. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said at a housing conference
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      Lock icon Temasek gains control of Stats Chippac
      328 16 —AGENCIES TEMASEK Holdings has gained control of Stats Chippac in an offer valued at as much as $2.4 billion. The investment holding company raised its stake in Stats Chippac, South-east Asia's largest chip tester and packager, to 67.6 per cent on Friday. It held
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
      267 16 -AGENCIES BLOOMBERG Rickmers Maritime Trust will make a Singapore initial public offering of 274.5 million units priced in a range of $1.41 and $1.62 each. A source close to the deal said the shipping trust will pay an annualised yield of between 8.0 per cent and 9.2 per cent,
      -AGENCIES; BLOOMBERG  -  267 words
    • wealth the business of personal finance
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        The big cheese in Mice
        376 17  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI New awards expected to raise Singapore's standing as choice destination for regional business events nazry@media corp.com.sg DESPITE mounting competition from neighbouring countries, Singapore wants to boost its share of the region's business travel and convention market to 13 per cent by 2015 from 9
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        This year's SME Survey to look at competitiveness
        202 17  -  -JOSEPH YADAO THE 2007 SME Development Survey will focus on cost competitiveness and domestic competition the two issues that are crucial to the success of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs need a strong homebase so they can have the financial and
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        UBS to train 5,000 employees in S'pore
        134 17  -  -JOHNSON CHOO ÜBS one of the world's leading financial institutions plans to train some 5,000 of its existing and future staff at its new Singapore training facility by 2010. The campus, which is ÜBS' first outside of Switzerland, will cater to its training
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        Thrifty bear and friends to teach kids about saving
        214 17 PRIMARY school children can soon learn about the virtue of thrift through "Triff the bear and his friends" in a programme launched last week by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and national financial education scheme Money Sense. Entitled "Saving
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      • marketwatch
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          ST Index — 3,367.1 -5.5
          4 17 ST Index 3,367.1 -5.5
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          Lock icon SINGAPORE
          125 17 —AFP Singapore share prices are likely to trade within a tight range in the week ahead given the record rally this week, dealers said. Investors have priced in the economy's strong 6 per cent growth in the first quarter from a year ago. With few catalysts expected, further upside
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          SGX most active
          25 17 FHTK Thakral MDR AddvalTech THBEV 0.020+0.010 +100.0 860.912 0.155 +0.005 +3.3 484.442 0.065 +0.010 +18.2 96.953 0.120 +0.015 +14.3 83.494 0.250 81.405
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          SGX top rises
          21 17 :LI RB eCW*****5 0.365 +151.7 :hinaEntSp :HTK II RB eCW*****8 0.010 +100.0 0.020 +100.0 1.270 +62.8 0.085 +54.5
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          SGX top falls
          20 17 SPH MBL eCW*****3 0.055 -38.9 GenlntRBeCW*****1 0.125 UOBDBeCW0706ll 0.435 ICBCCAeCW*****6 0.055 -34.2 -32.0 -31.3 NHCeram 0.150 -28.6
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          Commodities
          21 17 Gold US$/oz 679.70 Silver US$/oz 13.86 Platinum US$/oz 1,279.50 Rubber cents/kg 361.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 2,270.00 Brent Crude US$/barrel 69.06
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          World markets
          52 17 Nikkei 225 17.363.95 -176.47 -1.01 Hang Seng 20.340.97 -39.24 -0.19 ASX 6.135.80 -22.40 -0.36 Taiwan Wtd 8.002.30 -72.90 -0.90 Korea Camp 1.520.78 -4.83 -0.32 KLCI 1.308.20 +1.01 +0.08 SET Index Jakarta Camp 1,941.15 +10.75 +0.56 Phils Comp 3.217.07 -6.15 -0.19 Shenzhen B 547.12 +0.59 +0.11 Mumbai Sensex 13.384.08
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          Lock icon Your S$1 buys
          35 17 USS 0.6593 UK£ 0.332 Yen 78.08 HKS 5.1523 RM 2.2695 Euro 0.4874 Rupiah 5997.4285 Baht 21.4618 Peso 31.5861 AS 0.7922 Indian Rs 28.1792 Yuan 5.0917 Information provided by /ided by SGX, Bloomberg
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      Lock icon UGLY BETTER ? !
      606 18  - UGLY BETTER Pearlyn Tham Leggings? Big, bad hair? Shoulder pads? Stop the rot! SOMEWHERE in the world where the-look-of-the-moment decisions are made, a team of image-makers must be conspiring to make the rest of us want to look ugly. After all, tellyland has had us glued to the screen every
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      Double the gem goodness
      235 18  -  -PEARLYNTHAM THE two-in-one concept doesn't only apply to instant coffee, conditioning shampoos and tinted moisturisers that double up as liquid foundations. This season, Citigems makes you see double, too, and lets your money work twice as hard for you with its two-in-one jewellery creations. Good things
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    • style
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        Lock icon BATTY ABOUT TATTY
        526 19  -  PEARLYN THAM Tatty Devine made its mark fashioning art out of trash pearlyn@media corp.com.sg INSTEAD of the usual wine glasses and beer bottles, canisters of Chupa Chups, mes-sage-inscribed sweets, plastic cowboy hats and fake stick-on moustaches littered the tables at Velvet Underground on Thursday night A sur-
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        Lock icon snack Attack!
        147 20  -  SHERMAINE WONG SOMETHING about tasting chocolate in its liquid form makes the whole experience extra decadent and sinful. I was deep in chocolate heaven when I tried the Suckao at Max Brenner's Chocolate Bar, a treat served with dark, white or milk chocolate pellets imported from Belgium. Milk
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    • makan
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        Lock icon A superb zi char meal
        740 20  -  Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg A three-decade-old eatery that's simply unforgettable FROM the outside, Ban Leong Wah Hoe seafood restaurant hardly looks like an inviting zi char joint; it is not air-condi-tioned and the food is served on well-worn melamine tableware. Dirt and oil stains on its
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        FOODNOTES
        138 21  -  EVELINE GAN DIET ANOTHER DAY Ben Jerry's Global Free Cone Day is back. So, if you're on a diet, throw it out of the window next Tuesday. From noon to 7pm, eight participating Ben Jerry's outlets will be offering a free cup or cone of ice-cream (one per person,
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    • gadget
      • SHOPPINGGUIDE
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          ICREATIVE FATALITY GAMING HEADSET
          137 22 Singapore's tech stalwart is continuing its line of gaming accessories designed in collaboration with international gaming champ Johnathan "Fatality" Wendel. The latest gadget to come from this partnership is the Creative Fatality gaming headset ($79). It has built-in 40mm Neodymium drivers, a flexible microphone that can
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          PINNACLE MAC HYBRID STICK
          122 22 You can easily add digital video recording capabilities to your Mac with Pinnacle's Mac Hybrid Stick ($189). It allows you to watch and capture analogue and digital programmes on television and radio. The product connects through USB 2.0 to enable high-quality video streaming to the Mac
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          BROTHER MFC-240C MULTIFUNCTIONAL PRINTER
          121 22 The Brother MFC-240C ($258) is an affordable multifunctional device that can print, fax, copy and scan in colour. It's capable of printing at 25 pages per minute (ppm) in black and 20 ppm in colour. Printing resolutions are up to 6,000 x 1,200 dots per inch
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          INOKIA 5700 XPRESSMUSIC MOBILE PHONE
          139 22 The Nokia 5700XpressMusic gives you instant access to the music on your phone. Just twist its body to reveal the dedicated music keys. Most major audio formats, such as MP3, AAC and WMA, are supported. The 3G quad-band phone has a standard 3.5 mm audio
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        Fat gains being thin
        581 22  -  ARIELTAM Trim and fit WBBoi screams luxe, class, functionality ariel@mediacorp.com.sg SKINNY phones are hot phones. Sony Ericsson, being all smart and well-informed, appears to have caught on to that, and has wisely shaved some bulk off its latest Walkman phone. Say hi to the trim and
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        Docking speakers for your iPod
        388 22 CREATIVE has launched three docking speakers for the Apple iPod, iPod mini and iPod nano players the X-Fi Sound System i6OO, PlayDock i5OO and Travel Sound i all due to ship next month. The X-Fi Sound System i6OO ($599) 2.1 speaker system uses X-Fi technology,
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        Now you Cit
        686 24  -  NICKSYN IN MAJORCA Volvo wants you to believe that its cars are hip and happening. Enter the C3O news@newstoday.com.sg BROADLY speaking, alarm bells sound when a car company says its latest product is perfectly designed to suit the sort of lifestyle you only ever read about in
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        A Jeep that fits your budget
        145 24  -  COLIN YONG AMERICAN SUV maker Jeep is launching its most affordable model yet in Singapore this weekend. The Compass is a relatively compact four-wheel drive vehicle that's slightly smaller than a Honda CR-V. It's powered by a 170bhp 2.4-litre engine that was jointly developed
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      • NEWSTRACKS
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          LEXUS BAGS BIG AWARD
          79 24 The new Lexus LS 460 has been named World Car of the Year by a group of auto journalists from 22 countries in Asia, Europe and North America. The car was described by the jurors as "classically luxurious, with modern execution, unquestioned quality and more than
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