Today, 5 January 2008

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    13 1 TODAY MICA(P) 134/10/2007 /A-djaCorp we set you thinking January 5 6, 2008 todayonline.com
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    THE RAFFLES CHOICE
    695 1  -  LIN YANQIN Raffles Junior College is introducing its own diploma yanqin@media corp.com.sg JUST four years after introducing its six-year integrated programme for the Raffles family of schools, Raffles Junior College (RJC) is gearing up to take pre-tertiary education in Singapore to a new level. In what is
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    MEDISAVE, MEDISHIEID ... MEDI-CRISIS?
    1390 1  - MEDISAVE, MEDISHIEID MEDI-CRISIS? STANLEY JEREMIAH IN YOUR WEEKEND XTRA COMPLEXITY, LACK OF FUNDS, MEDICAL INFLATION TO BLAME IN AN interview with Fortune magazine last October, Mr Alan Greenspan was asked what the biggest economic worries were at this point in history. Speaking of America, he said Medicare was the most
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon IS AMERICA READY FOR A WOMAN OR BLACK PRESIDENT?
      1696 2  -  KENNETH S CHIANG AGENCIES XTRA US ELECTIONS Can gender and race be non-issues as the US goes to the polls this year? IS THE United States ready for a woman or black President? The question doesn't necessarily go down well with
      – AGENCIES; PHOTOS AFP  -  1,696 words
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      Lock icon Obama shatters Hillary aura
      754 3 —AGENCIES Big questions as race hots up; Huckabee wows Republicans DES MOINES The aura of invincibility that has shrouded Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton dimmed considerably on Thursday when she came in not even second, but third, at the very first nomination contest of the election
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  754 words
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  • Singapore news
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      THE MORE THE MERRIER
      157 4  -  P N BAUI XTRA POINT OF VIEW ON TUESDAY, an experiment to make the newspaper scene a little more exciting, and maybe more purposeful, will be unveiled when SPH's free Chinese paper, my paper, is revitalised. With rock-bottom promotional advertisement rates, aggressive distribution channels and the
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      Lock icon AN LDP-DPJ COALITION IN JAPAN?
      194 4  -  ROSNAH AHMAD WITH the Fukuda administration sinking in the polls in the wake of yet another bribery scandal, this time at the Defence Ministry, and a health controversy involving hepatitis C patients who became infected through tainted blood the long-awaited political realignment in Japan may
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      '70S PLAGUE MAY BE BACK
      171 4  -  CHRISTIE LOH WHAT do you get when prices march up relentlessly in sluggish economies? A recipe for stagflation. That awful economic plague of the *****, when masses queued for petrol and had problems paying up because they were losing their jobs in masses, may be
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      Lock icon MINORITY RETORT
      537 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG Horizon Towers saga revived as opposing owners appeal against sale order cheekong@media corp.com.sg JUST when some prayed it was all over, the owners of Horizon Towers (picture) could be in for more sleepless nights exactly a month after the Strata Titles Board granted the sale order for
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      Soldiers down with upset stomachs
      185 8  -  LEONGWEEKEAT AT LEAST 118 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) servicemen at Pasir Laba Camp came down with gastrointestinal disease on Thursday. Symptoms included diarrhoea and in some severe cases, vomiting. Today understands that they were struck down with the illness after they had apparently consumed meals
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      Lock icon Locked in flat with dead hubby, daughter
      473 8  -  ANSLEYNG Dazed 80-year-old woman told police they were'sleeping' ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THE decomposing bodies of an old man and his daughter were found in an executive apartment in Lorong Ah Soo on Friday afternoon along with the frail and dazed wife of the dead man.
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      Lock icon Regulator hazy on SIA-China Eastern deal
      159 8 —AGENCIES CHINA'S state-asset regulator weighed in on the Singapore Airlines-China Eastern Airlines deal on Friday, but its comments failed to clarify how SlA's bid for the Chinese airline will play out In a statement to Dow Jones, the StateOwned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
      —AGENCIES  -  159 words
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      Lock icon LET JUDGES DECIDE
      1048 10  -  DHARMENDRAYADAV XTRA EN BLOC SALES En bloc is about losing homes, Strata Titles Board need to reflect that EN BLOC sales were the buzzwords of 2007 and if the economic indicators are right, the story will continue to dominate the headlines this year. The en bloc craze
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      THE RISE AND FALL OF A REMAKE
      1485 12  -  KENNETH TAN KENNETH TAN I XTRA AT THE MOVIES There is a recent trend towards such movies, but why do some succeed where others fail? I REMEMBER, in the lead-up to the opening of Peter Jackson's muchheralded remake of King Kong in December
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      MC KING'S DEATH A MYSTERY
      538 14  -  JINNY KOH NGJINGYNG Actor, always 'full of zeal', had appeared fine ANDNGJINI jinny@mediacorp.com.sg HE shot to fame in the 1980s in a Channel 8 series Friends Next Door, playing a character who was perennially on sick leave one so popular with comedy fans that it
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      Lock icon South West District sets up database of its needy elderly folk
      214 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE South West Central Development Council (CDC) is compiling a database of the needy elderly in the district, through which it hopes to provide them with more targeted and comprehensive help. This could take the form of
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  214 words
    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        BABY BOY ABANDONED
        89 14 A baby was found abandoned outside a temple along Niven Road on Friday. At about 5.30 am, a caretaker was opening the gate when he saw a basket (picture) placed outside. In it was a baby boy about two to three months old, wrapped in a white
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        FREE BROADBAND AT T3, TOO
        118 14 Visitors to Changi Airport can now access free wireless broadband services at not just Terminals 1 and 2, but also Terminal 3 and the Budget Terminal. They can connect to the Internet from their laptop, PDA or handset. Star Hub was awarded a new five-year
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        Lock icon EX-INDON AIR FORCE CHIEF AWARDED
        75 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Herman Prayitno, has been conferred the Meritorious Service Medal (Military). It was presented to him by Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean on Friday. The Ministry of Defence said that under ACM
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    • Article
      Chicken wing supplier charged with tax evasion
      254 14  -  TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg A FOOD supplier was on Friday charged with two counts of making false entries in his income tax returns with intent to evade tax. Businessman Ong Guan Hwa, 34, the principal partner of Hup Lee Frozen Food, was charged with under-declaring
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  • world news
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      Lock icon DANGEROUS LIAISONS IN BATU PAHAT
      1219 16  -  CLEMENT MESENAS XTRA SEX AND POLITICS Editor-At-Large DR CHUA Soi Lek was doing what many might say comes naturally to the male of the species: spreading his seed far and wide. The former Malaysian minister got caught with another woman in a Batu Pahat hotel,
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      Lock icon SNIPING THEIR WAY TO THE POLLS
      957 18  -  LESLIE LAU XTRA MALAYSIAN POLITICS No date set yet but sniping, jostling within parties of the ruling coalition are a strong signal polls is near ELECTION fever is on in Malaysia, even though Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has not even hinted at a
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      Lock icon Malaysian customs officer killed
      202 20 —AP KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian Customs officer was killed when his boat collided with another during the filming of an agency documentary about smuggling, news reports said on Friday. The boat's owner and a professional actor were injured in the accident on Thursday near Muar in
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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      Lock icon Hindraf leader sues M'sian government
      255 20 —AP $44-million suit takes issue with claims of group's terror links KUALA LUMPUR An Indian protest leader filed a RMIOO million ($43.6 million) defamation suit against the Malaysian government on Friday for claiming his group had possible terrorist links. Lawyers for Mr P Uthayakumar, a
      —AP  -  255 words
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      Lock icon Non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah': M'sia
      291 20 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government on Friday reiterated that non-Mus-lims cannot use the word "Allah". Mr Abdullah Mohamad Zain, Minister in the Prime Minister's department, said the Cabinet, during meetings on Oct 18 and Nov 1, decided that the word "Allah" could only be
      —AFP; AFP  -  291 words
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      Lock icon Thai vote victors face court probe
      345 21 —AFP Court to investigate complaint that PPP wasTßT's nominee BANGKOK Thailand's Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case accusing the People Power Party (PPP), which won recent elections, of being a proxy of ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, a court official said on Friday.
      —AFP; AFP  -  345 words
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      Lock icon A I°C rise will be fatal: Study
      247 21 BLOOMBERG LOS ANGELES More than 1,000 people in the US will die for every degree Celsius the atmosphere warms because of carbon dioxide, according to a new study from Stanford University. Every degree Celsius of warming will lead to about 21,000 deaths worldwide.
      — BLOOMBERG  -  247 words
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      Lock icon Indian state to sterilise aggressive monkeys with lasers
      223 21 NEW DELHI A north Indian state unveiled plans to train unemployed youths to sterilise thousands of wild monkeys with lasers to combat the aggressive primates who have been attacking people and raiding farms. The proposal, announced on Thursday, drew immediate condemnation from
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      Lock icon Scotland Yard investigators arrive in Pakistan
      296 22 —AFP RAWALPINDI A British police team flew into Pakistan on Friday to help probe the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto after President Pervez Musharraf admitted he was unhappy with his country's handling of the investigation. The detectives from an elite antiterrorism team at
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      Lock icon 60 years of independence in Myanmar
      295 22 —AGENCIES YANGON Myanmar's military rulers celebrated the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain on Friday with a simple flag-raising ceremony and the junta chief calling for more discipline in the country. General Than Shwe did not directly mention the pro-democracy street rallies that were
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  295 words
    • Article
      INDIA'S BALANCING ACT
      663 22  -  JASON LEE jasonlee@mediacorp.com.sg INDIA'S decision to halt all arms sales and transfers to Myanmar underscores New Delhi's desire to enhance bilateral ties with the United States, analysts said. "India is attempting to balance its national interest in maintaining good relations with Burma with a desire to not
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      Lock icon China lists '10 taboos'
      197 23 .-AP Rules spell out no bribery, no lobbying BEIJING China's ruling Communist Party has warned officials against bribery, spreading hearsay and several other taboos, ahead of this month's reassignment of several provin-cial-level politicians to new posts. Xinhua news agency said on Thursday the no-nos were on
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      Lock icon Sorry for pension records mess, says Fukuda
      277 23 —AGENCIES TOKYO Japan's Prime Minister has apologised for a growing scandal over millions of lost pension records and promised to deliver policies focusing on the people. The government previously acknowledged losing track of more than 50 million pension records in a scandal that
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      Lock icon US spammer charged with 'fixing' China stocks
      209 23 —AP DETROIT A man described as one of the United States' most prolific senders of spam emails was among 11 people accused of defrauding others by manipulating Chinese stock prices. Alan Ralsky, 52, made US$3 million ($4.3 million) through the scheme in the
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      Lock icon THIS quirky WORLD
      234 24 —AP DAVID LETTERMAN'S BEARD GIVEN KEY TO NEW YORK CITY BY MAYOR New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday welcomed Late Show host David Letterman back on air after a two-month hiatus, by presenting a key to the city to the show's latest character Mr Letterman's beard.
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      Lock icon After falling 47 floors ...
      413 24 After falling 47 floors —AP Cleaner recovering well and likely to walk again: Doctors NEW YORK Doctors say they have never seen anything like it A window washer who fell 47 storeys from the roof of a Manhattan skyscraper is now awake, talking to his family, and is expected to
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      Lock icon 'I don't like money, black magic can't get me'
      1212 25 SINDOEXCLUSIVE Many have tried to bribe Mr Taufiequrachman Ruki but none have succeeded. He may no longer be chairman of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (CEC), but he remains fiercely opposed to corruption. Mr Ruki told SEPUTAR INDONESIA. "Idon't like money, and
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      168 23 MediaCorp Press Limited, the publisher of TODAY, the second most read English newspaper, invites tenders for: The Provision Of Newspaper Distribution Services To MRT Stations Malls COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS Tender documents can be obtained from 10 January 2008 onwards during office hours between 9.30 am to 5.00pm (Mondays to
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      26 25 SEPUTAR INDONESIA roundup I Seputar is Indonesia's 3rd largest circulating paper. It is owned by MNC, which has a strategic and financial partnership with Media Corp.
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  • Voices
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      Lock icon Longer run may be safer option
      377 26  -  RICK LIM SAY KIONG Fitness tests should focus on endurance rather than speed Letter from I REFER to the report "Army major dies after I.2km run" (Jan 3). It is time for the Ministry of Defence to look into revamping one segment of the
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      Lock icon tneweekinvoices
      133 26 I won't be the first and I won't be the last. Chua Soi Lek, Malaysia's Health Minister, who resigned last Wednesday after admitting his role in a secretly-made video which showed him having sex with a woman friend in a hotel room It was like a funeral out there.
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      A young S'porean's housing dilemma
      200 26  -  LIMJIEYI Letter from In October last year, my fiance and I balloted for a flat at Telok Blangah Towers. There were more than 7,000 applicants for the 210 four-room units. We went to see his MP for West Coast GRC (my fiance lives one street
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      Lock icon isay FOR KIDS OF STEEL, LET THEM PLAY HARD
      609 28  -  HO KONG LOON THERE are various factors that determine if a society can produce world-class athletes. Belatedly, Singapore has begun, in earnest, to address one of the controllable ones in a systematic and well-oiled fashion. Those with the potential to be
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      It's lose-lose for taxi drivers and passengers
      327 28  -  IVANPHUACHEENHAU Letter from THERE is a supply and demand problem in Singapore right now; and no, I am not referring to housing matters. The problem takes the form of a "premium" public transport called a taxi. The term "premium", I believe, was coined
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      Lock icon How many cabbies actually earning more?
      105 28  -  JORDAN CHIEN CHUAN-I Letter from I REFER to the report "Cabbies are earning more" (Jan 4). I take about five taxis a day and spend more than $1,000 on this mode of transport every month. Only a handful of the numerous drivers I have
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      Do we want to be No 1 for population density?
      330 29  -  JOHN LUCAS Letter from WITH a population of 4.48 million people, Singapore is ranked fourth in the world for population density, and this is only slightly less than Hong Kong's. Almost everyone will agree that overcrowding degrades the quality of
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      Lock icon FLIRTING WITH A FLOURISH
      709 29  -  DR MANOJ THULASIDAS Who else can get the world to lap up 'food' like snails and pay the earth for a mere label? SOPHISTICATION is a French invention. The French are masters when it comes to nurturing, and more importantly, selling sophistication. Think of some expensive
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  • Business
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      S'pore firms steer through Indon laws confidently
      339 30  -  CHRISTIE LOH UOBtosetup holding company for Indon stakes; Singtel awaits appeal on anti-competition verdict christie@media corp.com.sg IN INDONESIA, where foreign investors often complain of rules shifting like the winds, some Singapore companies find it easier than others to comply with regulatory change. United
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      Hong Leong launches luxury East Coast homes
      192 30  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@media corp.com.sg HONG Leong Holdings, the privately-held property arm of conglomerate Hong Leong Group, has officially launched Aalto, a luxury residential development at Meyer Road. The freehold development sits on a 12,500-sq-m site and comprises two 27--storey blocks. It boasts unblocked views
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      Lock icon Cosco to expand in South-east Asia, China
      372 30 BLOOMBERG COSCO Singapore, the shipbuilding and repair unit of China's biggest shipping line, said it is seeking to expand capacity in China and South-east Asia as demand rises for moving raw material, fuel and consumer goods. "We don't have enough space," Cosco Singapore
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    • BUSINESSRIEFS
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        OLD CHANG KEE PLANS IPO
        113 30  -  ESTHER FUNG Curry puff-maker Old Chang Kee plans to offer 25 million shares at $0.20 per share in an initial public offer. The 52-year-old company intends to use the estimated $5 million proceeds to expand its overseas productions, increase and refurbish the Singapore retail outlets,
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        UOL GROUP SUBMITS TOP BID FOR SIMEI RESIDENTIAL LAND PARCEL
        109 30  -  ESTHER FUNG Property developer UOL Group submitted the top bid of three bidders for a residential site at Simei Street 4, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), who closed the tender for the site. UOL Group, together with Peak Century,
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        OCBC UNIT TO PURCHASE PACMAS
        97 30 OCBC's wholly-owned unit OSPL Holdings has offered to buy Malaysia's Pacific Mas Berhad for RM735 million ($320.5 million). OCBC, which already owns a 28.15- per-cent stake of Pacmas, said the offer is conditional on OSPL Holdings receiving acceptances of more than 50 per cent of
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        PIL, PSA IN JOINT VENTURE TO MANAGE CONTAINER TERMINAL
        60 30 Pacific International Lines has formed a joint venture with PSA Singapore Terminals to manage and operate a dedicated container terminal for Pacific International in Singapore. The joint venture PIL-PSA Singapore Terminal-will operate three container berths at Keppel Terminal, a statement from
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      Lock icon NO RAISE PLEASE, I'M DANISH
      882 31  -  CARTER DOUGHERTY NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE XTRA GREENER PASTURES Sky-high taxes are driving Danish high-fliers overseas to seek their fortunes SELF-EMPLOYED software engineer Thomas Sorensen broadcasts his qualifications to potential employers across Europe and the Middle East However, to employers in his native Denmark,
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      Lock icon Share prices here close on Friday on a positive note
      259 32 —AGENCIES SINGAPORE share prices closed 1.19 per cent higher on Friday, reversing early falls, as investors temporarily set aside concerns about the United States economy and hunted for bargains following recent sharp falls. But market participants said volatility and caution
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      Lock icon SOVEREIGN FUNDS INVEST WHERE BUFFETT WONT
      674 32  -  MICHAEL RSESIT BLOOMBERG SOVEREIGN wealth funds have been buying up stakes in troubled United States and European money-centre banks, brokers and other financial institutions at such a rapid pace that you have to wonder: Do they know something other investors don't or are they
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      Lock icon Oil output just can't rise in line with demand: Peak oil theorists
      394 32 —THE GUARDIAN THE rise and rise of oil prices is renewing interest in the "peak oil" theories which originated in 1956 when geologist M King Hubbert predicted that United States oil production would peak in about 1970, which
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      1248 33  -  X RAVEENDRAN XTRA REAL ESTATE The emirate is quick to cash in on India's liberalised rules THERE is so much of "Indianness" about Dubai that it is often described as the best Indian city. Arguably, it has the best that any Indian city can
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    802 34 MAKAN MEMORIES ULU EATS Back-to-nature dining concept eateries mushroomed in several littleknown locations and quickly became a hit with diners in search of a little fresh air and greenery to go with their food. Trendy Singaporeans thronged dining hotspot Dempsey Hill a sprawling
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    231 35 We ask four foodies to predict the food trends that will invade Singapore this year I think Singaporeans will continue to be crazy about doughnuts. The next stage of this craze will be the appearance of gourmet doughnuts and doughnut cafes. Korean and Taiwanese cuisine will
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      813 36 BITS AND SIPS Two culinary powers are brought together at the sleek Dim Sake Bar AUDREY PHOON audrey@mediacorp.com.sg THERE is a place where Sino-Japanese relations are at peace with each other; where important representatives of China and Japan conduct j oint presentations with a
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      565 37  -  CATHLEEN TUNG Leave the arduous part of cooking the prep work to concept store Meal Stations food@newstoday.com.sg HOW far I go in my culinary adventures used to depend on how much washing-up I was prepared to do afterwards. Limited by laziness but prone to attacks of
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      182 37  -  CHANG SU-FERN Pizza Hut's Double Treats range of dinein set meals is an irresistible deal for those who love variety. For $24.50, the Double Treats Delight allows you and a friend to choose from a range of Pasta Perfetto, baked pasta (except lasagne) or baked rice, in addition to
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      805 38 EXPERTS' PICK MAKE-UP GURUS PREDICT WHAT WILL BE HOT THIS YEAR THIS YEAR, I PREDICT THAT for Spring, the make-up look will be romantic, soft and feminine. Think of a rose champagne shade. Some brands that I've seen with such shades include Chanel, Dior and Givenchy. Try Anna
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      335 38 As a beauty writer, I'm inundated with the latest beauty products every day. But at the end of the day, it's the no-frills basics that win me over simply because they deliver. LANCOME COLOR FEVER GLOSS ($36) Once you use this, you may never switch
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      724 40  -  CATHLEEN TUNG FASHION ROCKS Clothes designed by music makers and music lovers ensure that today's fashion totally rocks style@newstoday.com .sg DON'T just listen to your favourite music. Wear it too. Music has propelled some fashion trends such as the likes of punk, rock-and-roll and grunge. But
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      293 40  -  PEARLYN THAM YOUR booty may not be as sexy as Jennifer Lopez's, but at least your boots can now look as sexy as hers. That is, if you slip your feet into the ones designed by the singer-actress under her JLO by
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        77 41 Neutrogena Fine Fairness Deep Whitening Mask won't slip off your face. Made from a Smart-Fit fabric, it adheres more ergonomically to your facial contours so that the benefits are better absorbed. Enriched with the Neutrogena Healthy White Complex, the mask reduces skin dullness, evens out skin
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        77 41 This is one time you won't mind having cold feet. Scholl Freshstep Crackling Ice Foot Gel is icy balm for hot, tired, sweaty and stinky feet. Upon application, the gel becomes a mousse that gives your feet a cool, refreshing and tingling sensation. The deodorising formula also
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        82 41 Diehard fans of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E won't be late for school or work anymore. Casio has launched a limited edition range of its famous BabyG watches with the signatures of S.H.E members Selina, Ella and Hebe on the watch faces and backs. Shown here is Ella's
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        90 41 Even water won't dampen your makeup, with the new full-fledged Aqua range of waterproof make-up from Make Up For Ever. Besides the usual suspects of waterproof mascara and make-up remover, there's the innovative Eye Seal ($45). This converts any eye make-up to a waterproof formula. Just as interesting
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      682 41  -  PEARLYN THAM SPARKLING MAKEOVER Decor changes, new ranges and spiffy staff are all part of On Cneong Jewellery's rebranding exercise pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg IN HIS younger days, Charles Ho had wanted to be a lecturer. But he soon found himself giving lectures of a different sort when he joined
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      182 41 NOW that you've dished out the Christmas presents, it's time to reward yourself with one or even more at the G2OOO End Season Sale. Until Jan 13, you can nab great buys such as skirts and ladies' pants priced from a mere $29 and formal
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      774 42 AUTO FORECAST COLIN YONG (colin@mediacorp.com.sg) predicts the most likely headlines this year BOOM IN MOTORSPORTS ACTIVITIES Local motorsports fans are awaiting the first-ever Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix on Sept 28 with bated breath but there will be plenty to keep them entertained before that. Countries
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      649 44  - WHAT'S IN A DERRYN WONG ECONOMICAL RUNABOUT Malaysian brand Naza's first entrant to the Singapore market looks strangely familiar news@newstoday.com.sg NAZA may be an unfamiliar name to most Singaporeans but it's already a well-known brand in its native Malaysia, having built re-badged Kia cars and minivans for years. Now the
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        104 44 This is the first official photograph of Mercedes-Benz's rival to the BMW X 3, the GLK. Although still officially a concept car, it's no secret that the final production version will look almost exactly like this. It will be the fourth Mercedes-Benz Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV)
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        VAN-TASTIC TWINS RENEWED
        81 44 Brand new versions of the Citroen Berlingo (right) and Peugeot Partner have been announced for 2008. The compact vans are expected to arrive in Singapore later this year. As with the previous models, the Berlingo and Partner are virtually identical save for slightly different exterior styling and
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        116 44  -  COLIN YONG Men would be most impressed to see a woman behind the wheel of a 1 950s Mercedes-Benz SL roadster, a survey conducted by a car buying website for women has discovered. UK-based evecars.com polled a cross-section of men
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      925 45  -  ZAFAR ANJUM XTRA BOLLYWOOD DREAM Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om is being hailed as the most successful Bollywood film ever IF JUDGED by the filmlore dictum that you are as good as your last film, Farah Khan (inset) can lay claim to being the hottest director
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      287 46 AGENCIES LOS ANGELES Pop starlet and troubled tabloid favourite Britney Spears and her 15-month-old son were rushed to hospital in ambulances on Friday, after police were called in to resolve a fourhour custody showdown in which she refused to hand over her children to former husband
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      466 50 -AP FIT AND FRESH Federer's ready to make 2008 a year to remember, starting in Australia SYDNEY Here's some disconcerting news for the rest of men's tennis: Roger Federer is fit, fresh and working to improve his game in what could be a
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      247 50 -AFP WASHINGTON This weekend sees the start of the National Football League (NFL) playoffs with the Washington Redskins, unbeaten since Scan Taylor's (picture) funeral, starring as one of the hottest teams. The Redskins (10-6) will be inspired by the memory of their team-mate Taylor,
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      347 50 -AFP TENNIS Auckland Classic AUCKLAND Former world No 1 Lindsay Davenport (picture) overpowered Austrian teenager Tamira Paszek in the Auckland Classic on Friday to set up a final against Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai. Unseeded Rezai scored a 6-3, 7-5 win over hometown heroine Marina
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      Lock icon WATNEY IS PUTT HAPPY
      546 51 -AP GOLF Mercedes-Benz Championship KAPALUA, Hawaii Opening day on the PGA Tour was filled with oddities, starting with Nick Watney leading the Mer-cedes-Benz Championship on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time) with a 5-under 68 that featured no bogeys and a mixture of sunshine and rain. Newcomers
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      505 51 —AP NBA Denver 80 San Antonio 77 DENVER Practice? Allen Iverson didn't need any of it to score 29 points and lead the Denver Nuggets past the San Antonio Spurs 80-77 on Thursday night (Friday morning, Singapore time). Iverson revealed after
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      337 52 THEY are a golf club with 10 million members worldwide. The local company in fact helps to facilitate the use of exclusive clubs at discounted rates, free golfing, golf clinics and travel, as well as merchandise discounts and promotions. In a boost
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      675 52  -  LOW LIN FHOONG THE LOWEST POINT It has been hell for the Slingers, but management backs coach to get them out of the funk in 2008/09 linfhoong@mediacorp..com.sg SOME blame it on the team's inexperience. Others pin the blame squarely on the coach. Whatever the reason,
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      316 53 -AFP LONDON Former world No 1 Martina Hingis (picture) has been banned for two years for failing a doping test, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Friday. Hingis tested positive for cocaine on June 29 at Wimbledon and although the Swiss player denied
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      692 53  -  LOW LIN FHOONG DOWN AND OUT Avramovic says recent ankle surgery and striker's disciplinary woes were the reasons linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg ON FRIDAY, national coach Radojko Avramovic named his squad for the 2010 World Cup Asian Zone qualifying tournament third round match against Saudi Arabia, and
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      623 54 AGENCIES PLUNDER DOWN UNDER V WITHTEI CRICKET TEST Australia v India JSYDNEY Four days ago Sachin Tendid not want to show his face ground the Sydney Cricket Ground On Friday he stood Hbeaming in front of a crowd I of nearly 30,000, as it gave
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      353 54 -AP SYDNEY One of the most fundamental aspects of cricket- the onfield umpire's role as chief arbiter in all decisions is to come under fresh review. The International Cricket Council (ICC) are considering trying out a system where teams can appeal
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      3040 55  -  ■:nffWvH -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Some young English faces that have emerged this season give Capello reasons to cheer THE outstanding form of three lion cubs, Joe Hart, David Bentley and Gabriel Agbonlahor, will give Fabio Capello cause for quiet optimism when he reports for England managerial
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      1057 58  -  H2IkEHIiE3iH EYE ON THE BALL kenneth@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS the month of winter sales in Europe, and, awash with money as it is, the Premiership is where most of the wheeling and dealing is expected to be done. With all the money comes
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      212 59 GLASGOW Rangers and Scotland full-back Alan Hutton's (picture) decision to turn down a move to Tottenham has "delighted" his club manager Walter Smith, reported BBC Sport on Friday. The Scottish club accepted a bid of about £8 million ($23 million) from
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      225 59 -DPA MUNICH Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer believes former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho would be an ideal candidate to succeed Ottmar Hitzfeld from next season provided the 44-year-old Portuguese learned German. "Mourinho? Why not? He could do a language course by the summer,"
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      476 59 -AFP MONEY, MONEY, MONEY Tottenham's most prized asset Berbatov will be a record British buy for any interested suitors LONDON Tottenham manager Juande Ramos has warned clubs interested in Dimitar Berbatov that it would take a British record transfer fee to sign the Bulgaria nstriker.
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      555 60  -  CROWN JEWEL AGENCIES Reports in England claim that's wnat Real must pay for Ronaldo LONDON Cristiano Ronaldo is the darling of Old Trafford, and the Daily Express claimed on Friday that he won't be able to leave Manchester United, unless a club is willing to stump
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      394 60 -AFP FA CUP, 3RD ROUND West Ham v Man City LONDON West Ham manager Alan Curbishley has insisted there are no problems with his relationship with Dean Ashton and hinted the striker could be recalled for Saturday's FA Cup clash with Manchester City.
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      390 61 THE GUARDIAN MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson has been given encouraging news about the rehabilitation of two of Manchester United's more experienced players, with Paul Scholes revealing that he is ahead of schedule and Gary Neville declaring himself fit for Saturday's FA Cup tie at
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      512 61 -AFP HAPPY AT HOME O'Neill unfazed by United's record, England hopeful Agbonlahor confident FA CUP, 3RD ROUND Aston Villa v Man United may have distracted from his players' underwhelming recent form. But with Argentine striker Carlos Tevez scorer of the only goal against Birmingham
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