Today, 24 January 2009

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    10 1 weekendTODAY January 24 25, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    BUDGET 2009
    96 1 Today roundtable Weekend Xtra dissects the Government's $20.5-billion package with four professionals. Find out what the Budget means to them and whether they think it will help save jobs. Page 2 Skills count first Weighing up the Jobs Credit scheme, employers say that cost is not the only
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    WORLD
    24 1 She loses hands, feet A two-time Miss World finalist has had her hands and feet amputated after contracting a severe infection. Page 14
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    LIVING
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    Open for business
    30 1 Dining out this Chinese New Year is now easier than ever. Check out our 28 favourite places to grab a bite during the long weekend. Page 23
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    First of the cuts?
    891 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT PUBLICTRANSPORT FARES Operators to pass on 'millions' in savings to commuters; PTC to monitor situation veach month' weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg MORE surprise relief was in store for Singaporeans a day after Budget 2009 was unveiled, when the two public transport operators announced that not only would
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    Firms rethink cost-cutting measures
    614 1  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg A DAY after the Government sprang its surprise of a cash grant to help employers retain local workers, one firm told Today it would rethink its retrenchment plans while another plans to pass the money on to staff in some way. A local
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon THE TODAY BUDGET ROUNDTABLE
      1968 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG (BUDGET 2009 As Singaporeans digest the details of the Budget, Weekend Xtra sat down with four professionals to dissect what the $20.5-billion package means to them, and whether it will help save jobs. The roundtable discussion was moderated by Deputy Editor Lee Foong Ming and
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      'Cut fares to woo back commuters,
      404 4  -  ANSLEYNG EMPTY TAXIS Tax rebates good but problem is falling passenger numbers, say cab firms ansley@mediacorp.com.sg TAXI companies have welcomed the 30 per cent road tax rebate, which would be passed on to cab drivers, but they say more needs to be done to
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        MORE LANES ON SLE, TPE
        113 4 The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has completed the widening projects along the stretch of Seletar Expressway (SLE) between Upper Thomson Road and east of Lentor Avenue, and the stretch of Tampines Expressway (TPE) between Punggol Flyover and Pasir Ris Drive 12. The two road-widening projects
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        EZ-LINK TO PUP AT DBS ATMS
        87 4 Commuters can soon top up their ez-link cards at over goo DBS and POSB ATMs, and 560 DBS' subsidiary AXS stations. DBS became the first bank to offer this service for both existing and new Cepas-compliant ez-link cards after an alliance was signed on
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        Lock icon INDIAN HERITAGE CENTRE FOR LITTLE INDIA
        87 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore's first Indian Heritage Centre will open its doors in 2012. It will be located in Little India, at the junction of Clive Street and Campbell Lane, on a 2,000-square-foot plot of land. The Government will provide most of the funding for
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      Skills count first
      431 6  -  ALICIA WONG JOBS CREDIT SCHEME Cost is not the only factor for hiring locals over foreigners alida@mediacorp.com.sg HIRING Singaporeans has become more attractive to some employers, now that it comes with a special cash injection courtesy of the Government but for others, the dearth of locals with
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      Public housing market slows
      552 8  -  CHEOWXINYI PROPERTY MARKET Surprise drop of 24% in Qz> volume, but analysts say HDB demand intact cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS a drop that caught most analysts by surprise raising fears of a demand downtrend amid a souring economy, even in the traditionally resilient public housing market. After
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      Private home prices fall 6.1% in Q4
      493 8  -  TANHUILENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg BUYERS of new private homes don't have to worry about not being able to move in on time even as some developers take advantage of incentives announced in Thursday's Budget that allow them to extend the completion period of their projects.
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      Lock icon Give green spaces some variety: MM Lee
      336 9  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg LIVING in an urban jungle of HDB flats, residents would find green open spaces a natural tonic. So, it may seem counterintuitive to suggest that Singapore's green planners take a leaf from their housing counterparts. But Minister Mentor Lee
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      MM LEE ON BUDGET 2009
      122 9 The Budget is meant to save jobs, that's the first thing we have to do because there is no better way of fighting this recession and have jobs. Second, the lower income and those who are retrenched, we got to help them go through this
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      Public's views at Budget forum
      337 9  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE most lauded the Government's Budget 2009, one participant at the first postBudget public forum, organised by Reach on Friday night, asked why it did not go further to directly help households. "It's a good package under ordinary times but not for
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      Watching every single dollar...
      641 10  -  ONG DAI LIN CHINESE NEWYEAR But tnese less rortunate families are still counting their blessings dailin@mediacorp.com.sg THERE will be no new clothes or festive goodies for the Chew family this Chinese New Year. The children's hongbaos, too, will be thinner. Since his contract as a safety
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      MP Seng Han Thong 'progressing well'
      278 10  -  TEOXUANWEI TWELVE days after he was hospitalised with burns to 15 per cent of his body, Member of Parliament Seng Han Thong has started rehabilitation and has gotten into the swing of Chinese New Year. Since Thursday, he has been signing self-made greeting cards
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      United we stand, divided we blog
      600 11  -  ALICIA WONG BLOGGERS'ASSOCIATION Group dynamics doesn't gel well in the blogosphere here alicia@mediacorp.com.sg EYEBROWS are being raised over the formation of a bloggers' association in Singapore. Is it possible, or even necessary, for the Association of Bloggers (Singapore) to represent such a diverse community,
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      Foolishness and dishonesty are 'not the same': Lawyer
      217 11  -  TEOXUANWEI FORMER National Kidney Foundation board member Matilda Chua was back in court on Friday to appeal against her conviction for falsifying her company's accounts in a sharerigging scam in 2001. In 2007, she was fined $10,000 for cooking the books in
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      Lock icon MOO-VING ON FOR A GOOD CAUSE
      112 12 DON WONG She has collected cow plush dolls from various countries and named some of them after their place of origin, such as Cowloon and Cowla Lumpur. But after 10 years, marketing manager Angela Sim is putting her collection of 275 handmade dolls and
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      More buses and trains to Chinatown
      479 12 IN ANTICIPATION of large crowds and heavy traffic in Chinatown forthe Chinese New Year 2009 countdown celebrations on Sunday evening, the police will be stepping up security measures and public transport operators will be extending bus and train services. The police advise the public
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    • THE OX AND YOU
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        IS YOUR BOSS AN OX? THEN WATCH OUT
        855 12  -  CAROLLEONG KOHMUIFONG I WEEKENDTODAY CHINESE NEW YEAR This year, do good deeds, be humble and buy a glass ball, says Chinese astrologer carol@mediacorp.com.sg OH, great universe, tell us, what does the Year of the Ox have in store for us mortals on
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        Lock icon OH HOW I WISH I WASN'T A HORSE
        865 13  -  PHINWONG No money, no peace of mmd no sex for me in the Year of the Ox says a geomancer plus editor phin@mediacorp.com.sg I HAVE learned the mystical secrets of the universe. And they majorly suck. They suck like a fat vampire
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      156 8 IN CINEMAS 25 JANUARY 2009 A glorious, delightful and touching romantic comedy that unveils the truths behind the year's most anticipated celebrity wedding. THE WEDDING GAME begins when Jack (Christopher Lee) publicly proposes to Vikki (Farm Wong) during the live telecast of a regional awards show. Surprised but happy, Vikki
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      77 9 lIIi/hing all ci Happy lunar flow Year 24-Hour Emergency Raffles Hospital Raffles Medical Changi Airport Terminal 3 Accident and emergency services 24-hour medical clinic Specialists on call Health screening and wellness X-ray and lab services Aesthetics services House calls Specialist women's services Ambulance services Dental clinic X-ray services .^flfe^h, 585
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Model loses hands and feet to infection
      268 14 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH SAO PAULO A two-time Miss World contest finalist has had her hands and feet amputated after contracting a severe infection, according to news reports. Brazilian model Mariana Bridi (picture), 20, was diagnosed with an infection by the Pseudomonas aeroginosa bacterium which can
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      Lock icon Making friends with the foe
      475 14 AGENCIES VIRGINIATECH MURDER Victim knew suspected killer and listed him as an emergency contact BLACKSBURG (Virginia) Alone and in a new country, graduate student Yang Kin reached out to other Chinese students at Virginia Tech when she arrived two weeks ago, trying to establish her
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon PHILIPPINES PIG FARM WORKER INFECTED WITH EBOLA STRAIN: HEALTH SECRETARY
        124 14 AFP A Philippine pig farm worker has tested positive for the EbolaReston virus, Health Secretary Francisco Duque and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The strain is different from the deadly African Ebola subtypes. The farm worker, whose
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        Lock icon CHINESE PANDAS TO DEBUT IN TAIWAN FOR CNY
        119 14 AFP Two giant pandas presented to Taiwan by China are set to make their debut next week after passing quarantine with a clean bill of health, officials said on Friday. TuanTuan and Yuan Yuan will formally go on public display in the
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        Lock icon COP KILLS EX-GIRLFRIEND
        66 14 AGENCIES A police officer in northern Norway shot and killed his ex-girl-friend, then critically wounded himself outside the elementary school where she was a student teacher. No children were injured. The dead woman, who was in her early 40s, had been living with the 53-year-old man until
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        Lock icon 3 KILLED AT CHILDCARE CENTRE
        148 14 AGENCIES,THE DAILYTELEGRAPH Two infants and a woman were killed on Friday when a man armed with a knife went on a rampage through a child daycare centre in Belgium. Eleven children were injured some seriously when the man, who had his face painted black and
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      Lock icon Push for compensation
      402 15 AP TAINTED-MILK SCANDAL Parents reject cash payout plan, petition sent to Health Ministry BEIJING Chinese parents whose children fell ill after drinking contaminated milk pushed the government for greater accountability and compensation on Friday, a day after a court handed down two death penalties and long prison
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      Lock icon Militants get life in prison
      285 15 AP MANILA Three men, including one of the Philippines' top terror suspects, were sentenced to life in prison on Friday for a bombing in 2000 that revealed close coordination among militants across South-east Asia. The five near-simulta-neous bombings on Dec 30, 2000, left 22 people
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      Lock icon Kirn meets Chinese envoy
      204 15 AGENCIES SEOUL North Korean leader Kirn Jong II had talks with a Chinese envoy on Friday, reported state media in Beijing and Pyongyang. This is his first known meeting with a foreign visitor since a reported stroke last August. Mr Wangjiarui, a senior official with China's
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Thailand THAKSIN SUPPORTERS URGE BOYCOTT OF ASEAN SUMMIT
        136 15 About 100 supporters of former Thai PremierThaksin Shinawatra rallied in front the Myanmar and Singapore embassies in Bangkok on Friday, asking the two nations to boycott the Association of South-east Asian Nations' summit next month, news reports said. The demonstrators led by
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        Lock icon Malaysia DEATH OF MAN IN POLICE CUSTODY FILED AS MURDER
        128 15 AP Malaysia's Attorney General on Friday classified the death of an ethnic Indian while in police custody as murder, after his family demanded an independent autopsy to investigate allegations of police brutality. A Kugan, 23, died on Tuesday, five days
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        Lock icon India PM SINGH TO HAVE HEART BYPASS SURGERY
        103 15 AP Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was hospitalised on Friday and will undergo heart bypass surgery after doctors found blocked arteries, his office said. The 76-year-old leader, who has a history of heart problems, will have the surgery on Saturday, said Mr
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        Taiwan WHO TO DEAL WITH TAIWAN
        112 15 Three decades after expelling Taiwan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has agreed to accept Taipei into its global health alert mechanism while still denying observer status to Taipei, an official said on Thursday. Taiwan's Centre for Disease Control said it has been notified by
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      Lock icon Gitmo detainee turns Al Qaeda leader
      614 16  -  THENEWYORKTIMES WARONTERROR Freed by the US Saudi militant joins terror network in Yemen ROBERT F WORTH BEIRUT The emergence of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee as the deputy leader of Al Qaeda's Yemeni branch has underscored the potential complications in carrying out the executive
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      Lock icon NEW AL QAEDA VIDEO
      91 16 AGENCIES An Al Qaeda commander who escaped from a United States prison has urged Muslims to launch attacks against Western and Arab capitals to avenge Israel's offensive in Gaza. Abu Yahia Al Libi, who escaped from Afghanistan's Bagram prison in 2005, says in a video posted
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      Lock icon President gets to keep Black Berry
      182 16 AP WASHINGTON The new United States first family settled into their new lives in the White House on Thursday as President Barack Obama won an important personal victory: He can keep his Blackßerry. Mr Obama will be the first sitting President to use email.
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      Lock icon FEW SURVIVORS FROM MASS WHALE STRANDING
      76 16 AFP More than 40 sperm whales have died after a pod of about 50 were stranded off Tasmania, an official said on Friday. Only five were still alive by Friday afternoon. Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Services spokeswoman Liz Wren said the animals' nassive size
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      Lock icon Obama names peacemakers to hotspots
      250 16 AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama picked two high-powered peacemakers for the Middle East as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan on Thursday. He named Northern Ireland mediator George Mitchell for the Mideast and Balkans broker Richard Holbrooke for both Afghanistan and Pakistan. His choices
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      Lock icon OBAMA'S AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR FAMILY
      1264 17  -  JODI KANTOR THE NEWYORKTIMES THE FIRST COUPLE xtra@mediacorp.com.sg The threads that mark their ancestors' rise from anonymity: Education and determination THE President's elderly Kenyan step-grandmother came to Washington, bearing a gift of an oxtail fly whisk. Cousins journeyed from the South Carolina town where the First
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      Lock icon On the long road to reform
      817 18 SEPUTAR INDONESIA Rewards, punishment and sheer hard work are what President Yudhoyono has given to Indonesia MANY issues need to be addressed in order to make Indonesia safe and prosperous. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (picture), in office for four years, admitted that he has
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    • Letter
      Case to coach companies: Justify fuel levy
      135 19  -  Scan Seng Choon Letter from Executive Director, Consumers Association of Singapore WE SHARE Mr Roger Poh's observation that express bus companies continue to levy fuel surcharges even though oil prices have plunged ("Why the fuel levy, coach companies?", Jan 15) Airlines and private
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    • Letter
      Make an informed choice
      524 19 CARDIOLOGISTS ON STANDBY Letter from Prof Lee Wei Ling YOUR report, "TTSH clears up cardio issue", published on Jan 22, had a number of inaccuracies. I never said there was no cardiologist standby for Tan Tock Seng Hospital. I said that AMI (acute myocardial infarction) patients
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      Bus-cleaning regime relooked
      351 19  -  Bernadette Low Letter from Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications, SMRT Corporation Ltd WE ARE sorry to hear of MrCheah Boon Loon's experience with bed bugs on our buses and for the delay in our response to him ("Bed bugs on bus", Jan 14). With regards to Mr
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    • Letter
      Civil servants must be sensitive
      111 19  -  Peter Ho Letter from Head, Civil Service I THANK everyone who has given views on Permanent Secretary Tan Yong Soon's article. The Civil Service agrees with the sentiments expressed by several of the writers that while what Mr Tan does on holiday is his personal
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    • Letter
      POSB helped close my pre-Independence account
      199 19  -  Chin KeeThou Letter from I WOULD like to compliment Mr Bernard Tay and Ms Carol Lim of POSB, HDB Hub Branch for their assistance in closing an antiquated Post Office Savings Bank account, administered by the then-Controller at Kuala Lumpur. During my recent springcleaning
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  • business
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      No Tree-for-all'
      601 20  -  ESTHER FUNG FINANCING SCHEMES esther@mediacorp.com.sg SINCE the Government is willing to bear a hefty 80 per cent of the risk on bank loans to businesses, why not go all the way and take on a full risk? That's a question for which Minister for Trade and Industry Lim
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      SMRT cans 'strategic' China deal
      376 20  -  christie@mediacorp.com.sg CHRISTIE LOH SMRT'S hopes of revving up its overseas engine have been dashed, just four months after the company inked a "strategic" contract with a China partner. In what would have been its first acquisition abroad, SMRT signed a deal in September to pay
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      Lock icon Rising protectionism on horizon?
      508 21 AGENCIES OBAMA ADMINISTRATION UNITED States President Barack Obama has set the stage for a possible trade war with China, by branding the Asian giant a currency manipulator, a term his predecessor George W Bush had avoided despite pressure from lawmakers. "President Obama backed by the conclusions
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      Lock icon Capita Land mulling $1.5b rights issue
      227 21 DOWJONES NEWSWIRES CAPITALAND is considering a rights issue to raise about $1.5 billion, by offering one new rights share for every four existing shares at $2.20 each, people familiar with the situation said on Friday. "The consideration is for the capital increase to take
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      Lock icon AS CRISIS DEEPENDS, BE A BOSS WITH A HEART
      1282 22  -  YVONNE COX, AWIE FOONG MAKYUENTEEN h, iman r*nit*l risks, and the oossibility of employee disengagement, increase in turbulent times AND xtra@mediacorp.com.sg AS SINGAPORE'S economy continues to deteriorate, tough measures, including layoffs, may be inevitable but how they are implemented can make
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    • weekendLiving
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        BUSINESS AS USUAL
        768 23  -  1 STAYING OPEN While many donm@mediacorp.com.sg I'VE said it before even blogged about it and I'll say it again: The Chinese New Year week, ironically, has not been the most convenient time to go out for a Chinese meal. Reason number one is obvious. Many Chinese restaurants
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    • MAKAN
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        Lock icon FANCY GOOD TUCKER, MATE?
        658 25  -  ANNETTE TAN PHOTOS: JASON HO DOUBLE DARE Two Australianinspired eateries tha opened in the last two months couldn't be more different food@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE has long had a fascination with Australian-style dining. Over the years, numerous restaurants here have gleaned inspiration from chic Sydney eateries and the
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        FOODNOTES
        248 25  -  DON MENDOZA FRUITCAKE FANTASY One of the best things about this Chinese New Year is the abundance of mouth-water-ing novel niceties that are being specially created. And if you think only top Chinese chefs are getting into the act, think again. This creation by Stefano Deiuri, DeSte's talented chef/owner,
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    • STYLE
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        Lock icon NEW YEAR PAMPER
        728 26  -  PEARLYN THAM i GIFT IDEAS Five coffret sets to usher in a beautiful, bountiful year pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg CHRISTMAS has its fair share of beauty coffret sets that make giftshopping a breeze especially for those who love their make-up, skincare A and fragrances. But when it comes to Chinese
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        AN AUSPICIOUS ALLURE
        406 27  -  PEARLYN THAM JEWELLERY DESIGN Firehorse owner Sue Ten believes that gemstones offer various properties beneficial to the wearer pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg THERE'S nothing old-fashioned about jewellery designer Sue Ten (picture), who wore a glamorous Zac Posen dress for this interview. But the youthful mother of two confesses to being
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        SPREAD SOME FESTIVE CHEER WITH THESE
        344 27  -  PEARLYN THAM A FISH CALLED YU Impress your older relatives with the auspicious tale behind this fish brooch f ($3B). The "yu" symbol B on it sounds like the Chinese word for abundance. Available at Tong Tong Friendship Store #01--04/05 Shaw towers. GLITTER FOR
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      SEVEN THINGS ABOUT THE 7
      648 28  -  BMW's flagship is a tech marvel, and an amazingly complete luxury car COLIN YONG colin@mediacorp.com.sg DESCRIBING all the high-tech features found in BMW's new 7 Series could take up this entire newspaper, so it probably makes more sense to talk about what the car doesn't
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    • NEWSTRACKS
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        LEXUS SPORTING MORE POWER
        96 28 Lexus' official distributor Borneo Motors has started taking orders for the new RX Sports Utility Vehicle, with prices starting at $165,000 with COE. A moonroof-equipped version can be had for an extra $4,000. Both models come with seven airbags (including one for the driver's knees), a
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        PEUGEOT GETS HIGH
        89 28 French automaker Peugeot has unveiled its second crossover vehicle, the 3008. It is based on the existing 308 hatchback, but has a taller, more rugged-looking body. While Peugeot's first crossover, the 4007, was designed in collaboration with Mitsubishi, the five-seater 3008 was developed completely in-house. Front-wheel drive
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        FIAT GETS A GRIP ON THE US
        109 28  -  COLIN YONG The Fiat 500 could soon be sold in the United States, following Fiat's acquisition of a 35-per-cent stake in the ailing US automaker Chrysler earlier this week. The deal gives the Italian brand access to a distribution network of Chrysler dealers
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      543 30  -  JOANNE LEOW THE PRIMETIME MORNING INTERVIEW Couple wants the world to be home and the sea to teach its lessons to their children joanneleow@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN I first met Frenchman Franck Ibanez and his Singaporean wife Wang Meng Ngee and they told me they
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      206 30 NEXTWEEKON Be informed, educated orjust plain entertained with the Primetime Morning Interview. Weekdays, on Channel News Asia. MONDAY It's our Lunar New Year special. We look into the significance behind the festive treats we eat and find out why the traditional cheongsam is making a comeback. TUESDAY Can't
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      434 31 OSCAR BUZZ Ledger might have a hard time winning that Oscar THE last time an actor won an Academy Award after his death, it took no less than a manic, tour-de-force performance that included exhorting Americans to throw open their windows and scream: "I'm as
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      1037 32 TV LISTINGS SATURDAY ON MEDIACORP SEDUCING MR PERFECT il mmmmt'i lIIIISmh'Ic SATURDAY CHINESE CINEMA I _J yWI|P Min-joon (Jeong-hwa Eom), an absolute believer in true love, dedicates herself i J(C J 3 n^^BsSSJfil" Channel 8,10.30pm 01 Rl Iffl [W "%rl' imrMfrfßi to the men she dates, but each time it
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      523 34  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SPORTS BUDGET Pennefather wants more money to get the boys ready for Junior World Cup shamir@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE saving jobs was the Government's main priority at the budget announcement on Thursday, the sports fraternity got an unexpected boost, with the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) set
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      724 35  -  LAN DECOTTA SPORTS BUDGET Boxing body will count on government money and own fund-raising to build a solid platform ian@mediacorp.com.sg The boxing chief, a former adviser of the NSA, says Saba will also raise their own money. "A huge portion of our funds will be
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      164 35 )PA LOS ANGELES Dwight Howard put on a red Superman cape last year and soared to a resounding victory in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. This year, the Orlando Magic centre didn't need any superpowers to become the first player in NBA All-Star Game balloting history
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      737 36 It's special to play Marat, we go way back. I think we like playing each other. Doesn't matter who wins, it's always a good contest. I thought Marat started to play really well towards the end so I'm happy I got through, because it seemed like deja vu.
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      352 36 AGENCIES Rival Serbian and Bosnian fans hurled chairs and missiles at each other on Friday in the latest racially-fuelled fracas to mar the Australian Open. Some 30 people were evicted after the clashes, which left one woman injured, following Serbian Novak Djokovic's
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      537 37 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH ENGLISH CLUB FOOTBALL Club linked to Kuwaiti billionaire, as captain Gerrard goes to court LONDON Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has opened discussions with one of Kuwait's richest families over a possible sale of the club, it was reported on Friday. Hicks' camp are in tentative talks
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      470 38  -  DAVID NGIAU deputy sports editor david@mediacorp.com. sg GREAT players who inspire are driven by a desire to find greatness, a huge salary is not the first consideration. We were reminded of that simple truth this week, when we learnt that Kaka is pure
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      499 38  -  STEVE MCMAHON STRAIGHTTALK I sports@newstoday.com.sg THE transfer saga involving Kaka is perhaps the biggest footballing story to date if not of the season. With the amount of money being discussed, it really is amazing how Manchester City's apparent might in the transfer market
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      191 35 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER ECup Hartlepool West Ham Sat, 24/01/09 8.40pm ECup Portsmouth Swansea Sat, 24/01/09 11.00pm ECup Hull City Millwall Sat, 24/01/09 11.00pm ECup Wolverhampton Middlesbrough Sat, 24/01/09 11.00pm ECup Chelsea Ipswich Sat, 24/01/09 11.00pm ECup Kettering Fulham Sat, 24/01/09 11.00pm ECup Wtfrd Crystal Palace Sat,
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      244 39 AROUND THE WORLD WITH TWO TOTS. 30 J SPORTS ON TV SATURDAY Bam NBA Mavericks v Pistons, Ch23 Bam Tennis Australian Open, Ch24 10.30 am XGames WinterXGames 13, Ch23 2.30pm Cricket Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Chin 2.30pm Rugby Stade Francais v Ulster, Ch 113 4.30pm Tennis Australian Open, Ch24 6.30pm
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