Today, 21 April 2007

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    30 1 weekendTODAY MICA (P) 311/10/2006 /A=diaCorp April 21 22, 2007 todayonline.com eai i day special we set you thinking ■v., \.\y- ....Vipv.. nr■ liiYn niViiLnV'- -mi ■Mn'ii'itMi'vii' i lifritri m rul"
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    THE GREEN, GREEN CLASS OF HOME
    1175 1  -  SHERALYNTAY GRACIA CHIANG Homeowners warming to idea of eco-housing but contractors must be educated, too AND sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg A HOME that draws energy from the sun, breathes with the <wind and drinks from the rain. It's the stuff of dreams, for an environmentalist at least.
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    Lock icon Ex-MP in the dock for non-disclosure
    436 1  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@media corp.com.sg FORMER East Coast GRC Member of Parliament Chng Hee Kok, who is now NTUC Club chief executive, was charged in court on Friday with not disclosing his interests in a company that had dealings with three firms of which he was
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Indonesia police arrest two Singapore mining executives
      264 2 -AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesian police have arrested and charged two senior executives from a Singapore granite mining company with environmental damage, according to reports on Friday. Singaporeans Huang Hee, chief director of PT Karimum Granite, and Peter Fok alias Fok Cheng, its operations director,
      -AGENCIES  -  264 words
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      Lock icon NO NEED TO SACRIFICE THE COMFORTS OF HOME
      260 2 THE weather system is in a tailspin: The world is getting hotter, drier, wetter and colder all at once. And the blame falls squarely on our shoulders, says the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. With the growing urgency of climate change, and
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      Lock icon HOW 3 LOCAL 'GREENIES' WALK THE ECO-TALK
      314 3 His movie The Inconvenient Truth may have boosted awareness of climate change, but the revelation that Al Gore's electricity use was more than 20 times that of the average American household's earned him accusations of not walking the talk. His total gas and
      TODAY FILE PHOTOS  -  314 words
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      Lock icon Classmates told him to 'go back to China'
      598 3 —AP BLACKSBURG (Virginia) In college, he alienated fellow students with his bizarre and, at times, disturbing behaviour. But when gunman Cho Seung Hui was in high school, it was his fellow students who made him feel like an outcast by mocking him
      —AP; AF  -  598 words
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  • Singapore news
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      Back in the game
      548 4  -  JASMINE YIN I JOB JOPLESS jasmine@media corp.com.sg 80% of those retrenched last year found jobs within 12 months EVEN though more workers were laid off last year than in 2005, nearly four in five residents who lost their jobs were rehired by December or within 12
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      Caught on the fly with 'stolen' documents
      278 4  -  -LOHCHEEKONG WITH a plastic bag in hand, Han Kirn Juan was walking along Beach Road when a colleague offered him a ride. But instead of getting into the car, Han ran off. The colleague jumped out and, after a 15-minute foot chase, caught
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        FEER'S APPEAL FAILS AGAIN
        162 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG The Far Eastern Economic Review (Feer) is trying, for the third time, to throw out a defamation suit brought against it by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. This will be its final recourse. After a hearing in chambers yesterday,
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        Lock icon SMU APPLICATIONS UP 21 PER CENT
        87 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Singapore Management University (SMU) has received a record number of applications for the next academic year. When applications closed on April 10, the school saw a 21 per cent jump compared to the year before. SMU received over 12,900 applications vying
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        Lock icon BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE SET UP
        59 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A new research institute has been set up in Singapore as part of the critical second phase in the biomedical science initiative. The Singapore Institute of Clinical Sciences will focus on developing basic scientific discoveries into actual medical treatments. The institute will be
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    • Article
      41 S'pore firms pledge responsibility
      382 6  -  GRACIA CHIANG gracia@mediacorp.com.sg FORTY-one companies in Singapore have pledged to make social responsibility their business under a United Nations (UN) initiative but they ought to know that this is not just a "free ride", said the executive head of the UN Global Compact. Speaking to
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      Lock icon Income's drive to take back the lead
      509 6  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI -AP GREEN'S FORTREAL Actress Daryl Hannah is as much at ease making 'green' talk as when she's making movies. 'I don't want to buy eco-jeans made by slave labour or chocolate harvested by kidnapped children, any more than biofuels from slash-and-burn operations,'the
      -AP  -  509 words
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      Lock icon SMEs to get workplace safety mentoring
      224 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE'S 130,000 small and medi-um-sized enterprises (SMEs) will soon get more help in complying with workplace safety and health regulations. This will come in the form of financial assistance a certification system to recognise their efforts and a mentoring scheme with larger
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  224 words
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      71 5 THEY'LL TELL YOU TOI/MAIAI VAMP I imilTC KNUW YUUn LIMITb. WE SAY LIMITS ARE THERE TO BE BROKEN. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM N'US. I 1 —s=^ <afcs^ M~.... xmv A NUS F If Designed and built by NUS students, the Centennial ll race car was ranked No.l in Asia
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Thai govt considering amnesty for rebels
      301 8 —AP BANGKOK Thailand's Prime Minister said on Friday that the government is considering granting amnesty to Muslim insurgents in the south, a step that would be a major policy shift in the three-year conflict At the same time, Premier Surayud Chulanont said the government
      —AP; AFP  -  301 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Sex slaves made a fortune: Ex-minister
      164 8 —AGENCIES TOKYO Most of the women providing sex to Japan's war-time military were not slaves, but professional prostitutes who made a fortune on the job, Japan's former Education Minister Nariaki Nakayama said on Friday. His comments came as Tokyo sought to end a row
      —AGENCIES  -  164 words
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      Lock icon Focus on Virginia Tech victims, not gunman: Parents
      286 8 -AGENCIES BLACKSBURG (Virginia) As experts pored over killer Cho Seung-hui's twisted writings and his videotaped rant, parents and officials urged people to instead focus on the victims of the deadliest rampage by a lone gunman in modern American history. Virginia governor Timothy
      -AGENCIES; AFP  -  286 words
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      Lock icon Slain hostages' heads delivered in sacks
      543 8 —AFP Filipino villagers ordered to take them to army posts by Al Qaeda-linked extremists group JOLO (Philippines) Al Qaeda-linked extremists ordered civilians to deliver the severed heads of seven Christians to military outposts in the southern Philippine island of Jolo, the army said on
      —AFP  -  543 words
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      Lock icon Something fishy about this boat
      394 10 —AP Aussie authorities find yacht drifting with engine on, food on table-but no crew BRISBANE A 12-metre catamaran found drifting off Australia's Great Barrier Reef had sails up, engines running and food on the table but no crew, officials said on Friday after launching a
      —AP; AP  -  394 words
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      Lock icon Anwar hits the campaign trail
      371 10 —AFP IJOK (Malaysia) Malaysia's former Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim on Friday kicked off campaigning for a crucial byelection seen as a litmus test of popularity for him, as well as the country's ruling coalition. Followed by police cars as he made his way through the
      —AFP  -  371 words
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      Lock icon The battle for Nina Wang's fortune
      516 10 —AGENCIES HONG KONG A charity and a mystery man are vying for the fortune of late Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang, who was Asia's richest woman, in a development that echoes Ms Wang's court battle with her father-in-law over her kidnapped husband's estate. Ms
      —AGENCIES; AP  -  516 words
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      Lock icon People inside, but house torn down
      185 10 —AP BEIJING Chinese developers on Friday began demolishing with pickaxes the house of a Beijing family that has been fighting eviction for more than five years while at least two people remained inside, a resident said. Ms Li Xiuyun, 52, said that her 80-year-old
      —AP  -  185 words
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      333 11 I WELCOME TO AIBI ROADSHOW £A I^LI I Venue: Parkway Parade (Basement 1 Atrium) t L I^^^V^L Date 17-29 April 2007 v M Shape Up Your Life I "iSP s^^ B |L' C| j-J I -An innovative breakthrough! I Breathe easy with the AIBI GYM m lonizer Treadmill. An exclusive
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  • Voices
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      Necessary charges for coin service
      206 12  -  DAN TAN Letter from SVP Commercial, The Singapore Mint I REFER to Ms Haslinda Shamsudin's letter, "Make coin deposit machines free to use" (April 20), written in response to the report, "You can use coins for Kopitiam card" (April 19). We would like to clarify
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      Sex in this city
      767 12  -  Neil Humphreys Down Under with news@newstoday.com.sg Singapore's rocking more than Australia and Britain! THERE is a television commercial in Australia that is not too subtle. It tackles the subject of erectile dysfunction. Now, for readers under 16, erectile dysfunction was one of the spaceships in Star
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    • Article
      Filling in lucky draw forms may lead to unwanted phone calls
      382 12  -  VICTORIATSE Letter from I REFER to Amanda Tan's letter, "You've got (unwanted) mail" (April 13). In recent years, many "data management companies" have sprouted in the market Many of them are also marketing/public relations companies or call centres. They
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    • Letter
      Review standing capacity of buses to ensure safety
      194 14  -  PETER FABIAN ANDREW Letter from I REFER to the article, "Move in, please" (April 19). I appreciate the transport operators' move to purchase new buses and refurbish the trains. At the same time, I also wish that the Land Transport Authority would
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      ElderShield facts put right
      466 14  -  KAREN TAN There are differences between Elder Shield and other medical insurance plans for senior citizens Letter from Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Health MS TAN Hui Leng's commentary on the Elder Shield reform ("A Shield that could give more cover", April 13) contained a number
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      563 13 want to be fit and look good """7 T like my favourite sports star 1 naVe Pain in my Knee tnat Have you tried every method you know of to lose weight and still is stopping me from running can>t flt toto your favourite clothes? Are your past injuries preventing
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      115 14 7 OPTIMAXV iVew Vision New Life mm^^^^ Are Glasses Contact Lenses a BURDEN to you? A TODAY THERE IS A BETTER CHOICE M^ l^^^^O^*/ OPTIMAX is an award-winning and ISO 9001 certified private refractive centre in Malaysia, a O^fc^L^ 1 I^^. trusted name in premium yet affordable eye care. We
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  • Businesstoday
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      Will Forum get a facelift?
      321 15  -  CHRISTIE LOH Following HPL's recent move, investors eager to know what's next christie@media corp.com.sg THERE was some truth to the longrunning speculation after all. After rounding up all the shares in Forum The Shopping Mall, property tycoon Ong Beng Seng may redevelop the family-themed building
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      Lock icon Jurong Cement issues profit warning, citing sand ban
      232 15 —TANHUILENG THE Indonesian sand ban saw its first casualty in the materials industry as Jurong Cement said it is expected to report a loss for the last financial year ended March 31. "Our concrete division has (seen) a substantial decline in gross
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      Lock icon ComfortDelGro shares climb on SMRT merger whispers
      214 15 BLOOMBERG SHARES in ComfortDelGro, operator of the world's secondlargest fleet of buses, taxis and rental vehicles, gained as much as 6.8 per cent after a report said chairman Lim Jit Poh suggested a merger with rival SMRT Corp. Mr Lim's other proposal reportedly
      — BLOOMBERG  -  214 words
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      Lock icon GuocoLand to raise $1.3b from share, bonds sale
      144 15 BLOOMBERG GUOCOLAND, controlled by Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan, plans to raise as much as $1.3 billion through a rights offer and a sale of bonds to pay for its acquisitions in Singapore and China. The Singapore-based developer said it will give
      — BLOOMBERG  -  144 words
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      Lock icon Three ways to strengthen Singapore's economy
      181 15 938 LIVE SINGAPORE must develop its talent base, ride on the growth of Asian economies and build its innovative capabilities and entrepreneurship to succeed in the global economy. In its ninth meeting, the Economic Development Board's International Advisory Council (lAC) said Singapore should build
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    • marketwatch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        148 15 —AFP Share prices closed 2.11 per cent higher on Friday on a technical rebound after steep losses on Thursday, dealers said. The ST Index closed up 69.39 points at 3,360.67 on volume of 4.11 billion shares worth $1.91 billion. Gainers beat losers 750 to 152, while 505 issues were
        —AFP  -  148 words
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        ST Index— 3,360.67+69.39
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        World markets
        48 15 Mikkei 225 IK Hang Seng Australia ASX200 17,452.62 +80.65 20,566.59 +266.88 6,207.50 +42.40 +0.46 +1.31 +0.69 (area Comp fhailand SET 1,533.08 +19.42 687.53 +0.30 +1.28 +0.04 lakarta Comp 1,968.73 +50.37 +2.63 Shenzhen B 558.71 +22.10 +4.12 Vlumbai Sensex 13,897.41 +277.71 +2.04 Malaysia KLCI 1,315.37 +9.01 +0.69
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        SGX most active
        26 15 ligiland /1DR lowsley irmaida ibtsrra 0.015 0.075 0.245 0.135 0.060 +0.010 +0.055 +0.065 +0.005 +15.4 +20.9 +92.9 +9.1 254,004 170,543 121,690 114,072 107,553
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        SGX top rises
        19 15 ;hinaEntSp 0.010 +0.005 )igilandW*****6 0.010 +100.0 taarda 0.135 +92.9 Eagle 0.110 +69.2 5TI 3300SGAeCW*****7 0.210 +55.6
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        SGX top falls
        18 15 1SCE9800SGA8PW***** 0.050 -63.0 H*****BNP8PW*****7 0.030 -53.8 fTl3150SGA8PW*****7 0.005 -50.0 ;embMarDBeCW*****0 0.000 -44.8 HSCEI8600SGAePW***** 0.050 -33.3
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        Commodities
        21 15 Gold US$/oz 688.30 Silver US$/oz 13.74 Platinum US$/oz 1,309.80 Rubber cents/kg 356.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 2,300.00 Brant Crude US$/barrel 65.94
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        33 15 1SGX, Bloomberg US$ 0.6618 UK pound 0.3307 Yen 78.5447 HK$ 5.1712 RM 2.2637 Euro 0.4865 Rupiah 6016.6771 Baht 21.5413 Peso 31.4417 A$ 0.7930 Rupee 27.6662 Yuan 5.1078 Information provided by
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      115 16 MONEY MATTERS: SGX chief executive officer Hsieh Fu Hua (right) and chairman J V Pillay beating drums to mark the launch of Bull Run 2007 on Friday. It was Mr Hsieh's first public appearance at a corporate event since he resigned from Prime Partners, a firm that was seen to
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
      270 16 DOW JONES BLOOMBERG 938 LIVE DOW JONES Capita Mall Trust Management has bought the remaining interest in a portfolio of three shopping centres from Capitaßetail Singapore Ltd at a cost of $290.3 million. Capita Mall Trust will buy the remaining 72.8 per cent of the Class E Bonds in
      — DOW JONES; – BLOOMBERG; — 938 LIVE  -  270 words
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      Lock icon Will curbs work?
      408 16 —AFP China could see a tightening of economy, but many say it may not matter much BEIJING Chinese investors are ready for what most consider to be inevitable government moves to rein in the economy, after first-quarter growth figures showed previous efforts have been far too little.
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      Lock icon CHINA MAY RAISE INTEREST RATES TWICE THIS YEAR: ECONOMISTS
      125 16 -BLOOMBERG China may raise interest rates twice this year and order banks to set aside more money to slow lending after economic growth accelerated to 11.1 per cent in the first three months of the year, a survey showed. The benchmark
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      wealth the business of personal finance
      513 16 CHEQUES AND BALANCES-TIPS ON DEPOSITING In this article, MoneySENSE highlights some tips to consider when depositing cheques with your bank. Take note of time taken to clear cheques Cheques are cleared Mondays to Fridays. On Saturdays, there is no crediting or debiting of customer
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  • wh?ch
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      HOT HOT HOT
      579 17  -  Pearlyn Tham CITYSTYLE with pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg 1 hese summer-inspired beauty offerings will help you look cool in the glare IN PERENNIALLY sunny Singapore, you can never be sure when summer has truly arrived. Basking in the sun? Make that basking in fluorescent office light Babes in bikinis? Oh,
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      Lock icon AN UNLIKELY MARRIAGE
      215 17 PEARLYNTHAM MOTHER-OF-PEARL is feminine and a chronograph dial is traditionally mascuW line. So, be prepared for an interesting blend of contrasts when both come together in the Certina DS First Lady Chrono and DS Prime Chrono watch ranges. Designed for the woman who loves a jmepiece that's
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    • style
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        Haven in the heartlands
        462 18  -  PEARLYN THAM BEAUTY TREATS A Rainforest Spa has cropped up in Yishun pearlyn@media corp.com.sg IF YOU live in Yishun, did you know that the well-known Aspara chain has one of its spas in your neighbourhood? Nestled in the Yishun heartlands at the rather nondescript Safra Yishun
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        Lock icon Iced, day and night
        274 18 -PEARLYNTHAM I HAVE one in my handbag, two in my bedroom drawer and whenever I run out of it, I feel its absence. While more expensive designer lipbalms have come and gone my way, I'm still a stickler for the affordable Liplce Fruity lipbalm by Mentholatum,
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        FOCUSONFIVESUNBLOCKS
        503 18  -  PEARLYNTHAM WHILE jogging one morning, I chanced upon a school's Sports Day event One of the teachers was telling his students to apply sunblock. Maybe PE teachers should increasingly do that since their students will be grateful to them years later when their faces have fewer freckles and fine
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    • makan
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        Lock icon Spanish tapastry
        559 19  -  SERENE HUANG serene@media corp.com.sg IT'S a fancy-looking restaurant, serving exotic, foreign food, but you wouldn't guess it by its nondescript name: Bungalow. But as one of the restaurant's owners, James Poh, said: "The name grows on you." So does the food. Bungalow, tucked away in a corner of
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        Lock icon snack Attack!
        165 19  -  SERENE HUANG Sugar and spice Indian sweets, jangri, milk burfi, pink coconut candy and halwa (80 cents each) WHERETO GET IT: Sri Kamala Vilas Restaurant, #01-16, Block 662 Buffalo Road (next to Tekka Centre) If you don't have a sweet tooth, look elsewhere. Indian sweets are as potent
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        A taste of old Hong Kong
        799 20 rnn some time, restaurant manager \\J Pi Song Cheng Wah toyed with the idea of recreating traditional 1960s Hong Kong cuisine at Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant, the award-winning restaurant at Marriott Hotel. "We thought it'd be an interesting concept as there aren't many places
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    • gadget
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        STYLE > SUBSTANCE
        564 22  - STYLE > SUBSTANCE EDRICSNG Looks aren't everything but what a looker! edric@mediacorp.com.sg SAMSUNG'S YP-K3 music device is a stunner, no doubt about it Witness the sleek, glossy fingerprintmagnet of a body, the designer metal trim. Marvel at the effortless ease with which, at the merest hint of contact, the touch-sensitive
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      • SHOPPINGGUIDE
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          CREATIVE AURVANA DJ HEADPHONES
          113 22 TheAurvana DJ Headphones ($169) is Creative Technology's premium audio accessory aimed at discerning music listeners. It's equipped with acousticallytuned 40mm Neodymium drivers for accurate audio response and has a closed-back design for noise isolation. DJs might fancy its 180-degree swivelling earcups that allow for easy monitoring
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          LG RH-299H DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER
          145 22 The LG RH-299H ($1,299) digital video recorder is equipped with a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) that lets you connect it to your HD-ready plasma or liquid crystal display television set. Using HDMI, it upscales recorded programmes to an HD resolution of 1,0801 The device has
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        Slim, pretty, chic-looking ... too bad about the keys and memory allocation
        437 22  - Slim, pretty, chic-looking too bad about the keys and memory allocation ARIEL TAM THE LG KEB2O is a head-turner. Black as night, modern as day, this is one glam-looking phone that both the no-non-sense business type and the fashion-con-scious lounge lizard will be pleased to flash. The candy-bar phone is
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    • property
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        Lock icon THE BOOM TIMES ARE BACK
        676 23 DOW JONES With strong demand for high-end property, Spores real estate market is red-hot again SINGAPORE'S private property market is on the rise after years in the doldrums. It looks like the boom times are back for real estate, given strong demand from locals and
        — DOW JONES; BLOOMBERG  -  676 words
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        Green and futuristic, The Lumos redefines luxurious living
        457 23  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg EVER wanted a spot of green living complete with a view from the top? That may soon be a reality if early impressions from the Koh Brothers and Heeton Land project are anything to go by. The two companies
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    • car
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        JEEP THRILLS
        607 24  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE news@newstoday.com.sg The Compass is the most affordable and economical Jeep vet THOSE looking for a sports utility vehicle (SUV) with genuine off-road-ing pedigree would definitely have models from Land Rover and Jeep on their shopping lists. But, although these two companies are known for building the
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      • NEWSTRACKS
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          ORDERS OPEN FOR NEW STREAM
          148 24 The new Honda Stream has just officially gone on sale in Singapore. Parallel importers have been selling the Japanese market model since late last year, but authorised Honda distributor Kah Motor is now taking orders for the official export version. The seven-seater multi-purpose vehicle costs
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          CHEAPER LATIO SPORT GOES ON SALE
          95 24 Official Nissan distributor Tan Chong Motor Sales has expanded its model line-up to include a basic specification version of the Latio Sport hatchback. It's a timely move too, as higher COE premiums for small cars have just pushed the price of the current Premium
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          GETTING TYRES BACK TO FRONT?
          135 24  -  COLIN YONG Most drivers believe that when changing two of their car's four tyres, the new pair should be fitted in front for safe steering and good grip when cornering. However, new research done by Britain-based organisation Tyre Safe has shown that it's actually best
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        Getting high on LSD
        514 26  -  COLIN YONG You'll get hooked driving Renault's hot Meganeß26 colin@mediacorp.com.sg SELDOM has something so small done so much for a car. In the case of the Renault's latest high-performance hatchback, it's a device in between the front wheels called an LSD. No, it's not the mood-changing
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      1306 28  -  Juliana June Rasul plus@newstoday.com.sg Environmentalism has come a long way from its Flower Power-era roots, but even with more celebrities jumping on the green bandwagon, on Earth Day it's still all about the 'Celebri-trees' THE first Earth Day was a big deal. Held on April 22, 1970, it
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      154 29  -  LIM KUAN CHIANG MISS SINGAPORE UNIVERSE: kuanchiang@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S a case of dejct vu as this year's Miss Singapore Universe finalists strut into the grand finals on Sunday. Just like last year, when buxomy bombshell Carol Cheong pipped sweetie pie Jade Seah at the finish line, this
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      102 29 ■Towering over the rest at 1.78 m, 9-year-old student Christabel Campnell possesses two qualities crucial In a beauty pageant height and Intelligence. Although notthe most beautiful Biopeful, this statusque Eurasian Hstands out among thisyear's group of Biot-so-tall finalists. If she wins, she H/vill at least see eye-to-eye with
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      123 29 This 22-year-old undergraduate is a I definite frontrunner for the subsidiary I Miss Photogenic award. The cam- I era loves her and she looks good in I all her photos. Coming across as sweet and I perky, she fits the MediaCorp I artiste "type". She is quoted as
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      129 29 vvnile Joey is ottne Mediauorp artiste I mould, Jessica wears the beauty I queen persona like a tiara. This 24-year-old flight attendant I shows her SIA grooming in her I appearance and walk. She sashays I with confidence and is sexy in a I swimsuit a natural on
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      303 30  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL American Idols most A controversial contestant is finally out ...and set on a showbiz career Julia na@media corp.com.sg SOME people are just unstoppable. Sanjaya Malakar, finally voted off American Idol on Thursday after weeks of courting controversy thanks to his image as the
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      155 30 —AFP THE producers of Solos, a Singapore film about a man and boy struggling with their mutual sexual desire, have withdrawn it from public screening at the city-state's film festival. The decision came after Singapore censors made three cuts to scenes depicting homosexual
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      301 31 -AGENCIES Short film Ah Ma and Geylang brothel drama Pleasure Factory premiere at French film festival FOR the first time, Singapore film-makers will be vying for prizes at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Director Anthony Chen's Ah Ma (Grandma) was named on Friday
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      304 31  -  DAVID CHEW BLUE and white porcelain ceramics go back a long way: At least 400 years, to a time when countries in the east and west not only traded the actual works but also passed along the skills and techniques used to produce them.
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        457 32  -  AMELYNN LIONG plus@newstoday.com.sg SHUTTLING between performances in the United States and Europe may sound exhausting, but Glenn Tillbrook likens the travelling to a game of ping-pong. Performing tonight and tomorrow at The INiteStand, Tillbrook the former lead singer and guitarist of 1970s English pop group Squeeze
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        216 32  -  Jeanine Tan DVDREVIEW by FILM: Director Alfonso Cuaron may have had a grand vision for the futuristic dystopia he constructs in Children of Men, but the script somehow falls short This, despite strong acting from Clive Owen in the lead role of Theo Faron, a bureaucrat in
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        330 33  -  David Furhmann-Lim +hink+wice Want a convincing anti-smoking ad? Try using a real cancer patient in it WHEN I was growing up, the parents of kids in my neighbourhood would admonish us with a stern: "If you don't behave, we'll tell the mata (police) to catch you." Or
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          81 33 —AP What is Sexy? Well, lingerie label Victoria's Secret ought to know. Its newly released list of sexy celebrities names Sexyßack singer Justin Timberlake (picture) as the sexiest male musician. Sin City's Jessica Alba as the sex iest actress and footballer David Beckham, who has three sons
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          89 33 DPA The closing scenes of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenixw'iU be digitally converted into an IMAX3D Experience, Warner Bros announced on Friday. The movie will be released worldwide on July 13. Those viewing the film in IMAX theatres can expect to see the
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      627 36  -  DARREN LAI Noh wins his goal duel with Duric to propel the Stags to a hard-fought victory NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2007 SAFFC 1 Tampines Rovers 2 darren@media corp.com.sg IT WAS an enthralling contest, befitting the clash of the titans. In the end, it was Tampines Rovers
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      459 36  -  DARREN LAI THINK only hardcore football fans and punters throng S-League stadiums? Then think again. In the first of a series of features, Today highlights the different faces spotted at S-League grounds all over the island. darren@mediacorp.com.sg REGULAR visitors to the Choa Chu
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      475 37  -  CHERYLNG National Inter-Schools Netball Championships School complete fairytale finish to netball season with 'C division title cheryl.ng@mediacorp.com.sg OVER the last three years, they were not even ranked among the top four in the East Zone championships. As a result, they never featured in the National
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