Today, 18 December 2004

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    13 1 TODAY December 18 -19 2004 MICA (P) 105/07/2004 we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    ON GOD, POLITICS AND SEX
    524 1  -  Clement Mesenas SHE is 62, looks 42 and comes across as a frisky, flirty woman of 32. We are taking tea in a softly lit cafe at the Hilton and talking about God, politics and sex. Catherine Lim, glowing after a session at the gym,
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      Lock icon Saddam sees legal counsel for Ist time
      201 2 -AP BAGHDAD Ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein met with a defence lawyer for the first time since his capture a year ago, days before several of his top aides are to appear in court for hearings on alleged war crimes. The unidentified attorney
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      Nobel Prize possible for S'pore, says Laureate researcher
      1466 2  -  Wong Fei Wan A SINGAPORE scientist winning the Nobel Prize? It may not be a pipe dream, said American Nobel laureate Louis J Ignarro. The scientist, who was in town yesterday, told Today he thought Singapore was on the right track and
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      Lock icon Bracing for attacks
      357 4 Militants poised to strike in southern Thailand: Report BANGKOK Islamic militants are plotting large-scale attacks in Bangkok and southern Thailand to mark the first anniversary of a violent separatist insurgency. A Thai security source said the attacks would be staged in the five southernmost provinces of Yala,
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      Lock icon Passenger traffic up at Changi
      117 4 Newsßadio 93.8 NEARLY three million travellers passed through Changi Airport last month. The number was almost 13 per cent more than that in the same period last year. And for the first time in the history of the airport, the daily passenger traffic exceeded 100,000
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      Lock icon $100 fine for first-time mozzie breeders
      437 4 Newsßadio 93.8 FROM February, homeowners found breeding mosquitoes for the first time will be slapped with a $100 fine instead of being issued warning letters. Repeat offenders will be fined $200 for each offence. The National Environment Agency (NEA) hopes this tough move will
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      NTU launches tailored immersion programme
      185 6 STUDENTS at the Nanyang Technological University can look forward to more immersion programmes tailored to their needs, thanks to the launch of the Global Immersion Programme (GIP). Participants sent to China will work in various high-tech parks while taking lessons on the Chinese culture, history
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      Lock icon Goodbye pagers, docs and nurses turn to handphones
      403 6 Newsßadio 93.8 MOBILE phones may soon replace pagers as the de facto mode of communication between doctors and nurses in hospitals here. A study at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has shown that the use of handphones instead of pagers increases efficiency
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      89 6 Newsßadio 93.8 All McDonald's outlets to offer ez-link card top-up facilities You will be able to top up your ez-link card at any McDonald's outlet by the end of next month. The service is currently available at the McDonald's branch at King Albert Park. A nominal service fee of
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      Lock icon More jobs likely next year
      315 6 Channel News Asia THE Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa) has predicted that Singapore could see a net gain of some 45,000 jobs this year. More promisingly, employers seem to be in the mood to hire at least for the next three to six months. Most of
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      Lock icon Hai Sing hat-trick
      335 8  -  Jasmine Yin Trio finish tops overall in GCE N-level exams IT WAS a day of jubilation at Hai Sing Catholic School when three of its students came out tops in various categories at the GCE N-level examinations this year. They were Barry Tan Jie Guang, Gabriel Nicholas
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      Lock icon From delinquent to top student
      227 8 Channel News Asia PAN WEIHAO may be one of the two top students in this year's N-level examinations, but success did not come easy. The youngster, who was an Express student at Queensway Secondary after his PSLE, said he had allowed himself to be led
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      Book about Singapore women over 50 years
      265 8  -  Ng Shing Vi ONE chapter, written by former Today journalist Kim-Kyna Tan, talks about single motherhood and abuse in the family. Another is devoted entirely to sex and the Singapore woman. These are all gripping components of the part-history, part-memoir-like book, Singapore Women
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      Be well-informed
      720 9 Having right information for investing is essential INSTEAD of leaving one's CPF savings sitting in the Ordinary Account at an interest rate of 2.5 per cent, it might be better to invest that money in wealth management products that could provide a higher rate of return. According to
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      328 9 Q According to recent reports, many people have recently lost money when investing tneir CPF savings into unit trusts, let alone beat the 2.5 per cent return on their Ordinary Accounts. If this is the case, should I even think about investing my CPF savings? AWhile it is true that
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      119 9 TRUE OR FALSE The answers to last fortnight's quiz are: True, True, False The lucky winner is: Tay Chor Ping l/C: *****1 67H Here are the questions for this week's quiz: 1. Earning 2.5 per cent in the CPF Ordinary Account may not be an adequate means of growing funds
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      Lock icon Why no change, Mr Abdullah?
      1110 10  -  Baradan Kuppusamy -IPS Critics lament lack of action on Internal Security Act KUALA LUMPUR The verdict is out on Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his promise to institute reforms more than a year after occupying the top political office and months after winning
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        Lock icon Man whose euthanasia plea was rejected by Indian court, dies
        78 10 AFP Indian Mr Venkatesh, 25, who was suffering from a terminal illness and who fought a court battle to be granted euthanasia died on Friday in a hospital in Hyderabad, days after judges rejected his request for his life-support system
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        Lock icon Midriff-baring women on TV irk Yudhoyono
        88 10 AFP Indonesian President Susilo Bambanq Yudhoyono has said he is "disturbea to see television shows in which scantily dressed women expose their midriffs, Senior Welfare Minister Alwi Shihab said on Friday. "The president told me today that he is extremely disturbed and concerned to
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        Lock icon Scotland's richest man to match funds raised by Band Aid single
        94 10 AFP Scotland's richest man Mr Tom Hunter promised on Friday to double the money raised by Band Aid charity pop single Do They Know It's Christmas? a decision likely to cost him millions of pounds. Mr Hunter, who is
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      Lock icon British govt clashes with High Court on detentions
      177 12 -AFP LONDON The British government says it does not intend to free nine foreign terror suspects who have been imprisoned without trial, despite a ruling by the nation's highest court that such detentions breached human rights laws. A special panel of Law
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      Bhutan tobacco ban
      67 12 An unprecedented ban on all tobacco sales in Bhutan came into effect on Friday. Smoking in public places is also outlawed, but people can still light up in their homes, reported AFP. Bhutan had voted in July to ban tobacco sales and levy a 1 00-per-cent tax
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      Lock icon Hospital to be Mc-free
      69 12 AFP A top cardiac centre in the United States, Cleveland Clinic, is showing McDonald's the door in the best interests of its patients. It wants to banish fries and burgers at its food court. But the McDonald's outlet is determined to stay on, saying its "food
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      Lock icon 'Respect' killer shark
      77 12 AFP Mr Phil Peterson the father of Nick, 1 8, who was killed by a great white shark off an Adelaide beach on Thursday countered demands on Friday that it be killed. He said predators should be "appreciated and respected". South Australia's Acting Premier Kevin Foley said
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      Lock icon Turkey's EU hopes hit snag
      364 12 Agencies Cyprus looms as stumbling block BRUSSELS As Turkey inched closer to its cherished dream of joining the European Union, Ankara's long-held hardline stance on the divided island of Cyprus loomed as a potential stumbling block. On Thursday, the 25 EU leaders agreed at their
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      Lock icon Australian tourists ignore terror threat
      357 16 -AFP Few cancel holidays to Indonesia despite govt warnings SYDNEY Thousands of Australians are still heading to Indonesia for the holidays, in spite of strong warnings from the government of an imminent terrorist attack. Most holidaymakers are heading to the island resort of Bali, where
      -AFP  -  357 words
    • this QUIRKY world
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        Eat like royalty: £20
        82 16 A Buckingham Palace worker was fired for trying to sell one of Queen Elizabeth ll's Christmas puddings, a gift the queen gives to all palace staff each year, on the Internet auction site eßay. The man, 25, drew the ire of palace officials for displaying Buckingham
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        Lock icon Sofa, not so good
        62 16 AFP. A Norwegian court has awarded a young couple in the northern town of Bodoe 356,000 kroner ($95,000) in damages after the stench of their Italian leather sofa made them ill and forced them to move out of their apartment, reported The pair said that the
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      Lock icon Sharon makes overtures of peace, but Palestinians aren't convinced
      248 16 -AP HERZLIYA (Israel) Predicting a year of opportunity for peace talks, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon held out the prospect of an independent state for the Palestinians if they stopped violence against Israel, but Palestinian officials dismissed the gesture. Speaking at
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      Lock icon You could live longer on a diet of fish, fruit, greens and ... wine
      202 16 You could live longer on a diet of fish, fruit, greens and wine -AFP PARIS A diet rich in fish, fruit and vegetables, topped with a daily glass of red wine, could help people in rich countries extend their lifespan by five years or more on average, a study published
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      Lock icon MAKE BABIES NOW!
      850 18  -  Neil Humphreys Never mind Christmas, all my family can say is RETURNING to England certainly has its benefits (and its side effects). Parts of your body recoil from the freezing temperatures and you practically become a woman. When told of your destination here, taxi drivers merely nod
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      say The value of good neighbours
      386 20  -  Gopinath Menon THERE is an old Eastern adage which goes, "The value of your property depends on your neighbour." It was probably meant to advise the householder that it did him no good to wish his neighbour ill because his own prosperity would be
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      singaporeseen
      59 20 Going down to Lonesome Town... Where is this, you say? Orchard Road? Are you sure? Looks to me more like Lonesome Town. Where are all the crowds? And the shopping? Actually, this is Orchard Road with the Christmas liqhti i up but oh, so deserted at night. Photograph submitted
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      Singapore top candidate as mentor to Laos
      253 20  -  MURALI KUMARA SHARMA READING the News Comment "Country at the crossroads" (Dec 16), I could not help but recognise the many similarities between Laos and Singapore when we, too, stood at the crossroads to a better or worse future in 1959. For this
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    • Letter
      Report errant cyclists to the police
      163 23  -  TRISTAN SIM I REFER to the recent letters published in Today about reckless cycling on pavements and the lack of courtesy-cum-social grace on the roads. We would like to remind all cyclists that the police will not hesitate to take action against cyclists riding
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      Not angling for a confrontation
      241 23  -  SHERWIN TAY Polite behaviour benefits anglers and canoeists Letter from I REFER to Mr Hong Qixian's comments, "When athletes, anglers clash" (Dec 17) on the problems canoeists face with anglers fishing along the banks of the Kallang River. With all due respect and fairness to
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      Addressing a thorny issue along the roads
      213 23  -  ONG HONG BEE Letter from IT IS most pleasant to enjoy the greenery and flowers and the shade provided by trees along our roads and expressways. However, there are places, along expressways in particular, where certain trees and plants are not appropriate. First,
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      There is 'hope' for CAO: Sias
      555 25  -  Val Chua But restructuring oil trader will take 6 to 7 months YULETIDE is just a week away, and already there's some cause for cheer for aggrieved shareholders of China Aviation Oil (CAO). An investor body initially outraged with the CAO debacle has now
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      Lock icon AirAsia plans Ist flight to China in April
      192 25 Dow Jones KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Air Asia plans to fly to southern China from Bangkok in April, company officials said on Friday. The plan will mark Air Asia's emergence in fast-growing mainland China, after it began flying to Macau from Bangkok and
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        Lock icon Better than last year ...
        270 26 Better than last year -AFP but Singapore's November non-oil exports 9.1% below October's IN A further sign that the economy is slowing, Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) rose 16.5 per cent last month from a year earlier, but were down 9.1 per cent from October, the Government said on Friday.
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        Lock icon Star Cruises may invest $25 million in Valuair: Report
        127 26 Bloomberg STAR Cruises, the world's third-largest cruise line operator, may invest US$l5 million ($25 million) in Singaporebased budget carrier Valuair, the Business Times reported, citing people who it did not identify. The investment from the cruise line company would be the
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      • marketWATCH
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          Singapore
          68 26 SHARE prices closed higher on Friday. The ST Index closed up 23.7 points, or 1.2 percent, at 2,058. Gainers led losers 213 to 141 as 493 million shares worth $526.9 million were traded. Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing rose 2.7 per cent to 94.5 cents after parent Temasek Holdings reiterated its
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          SGX top rises
          72 26 By$ DBS 16.200 +0.500 ShangAsia2kHKS 10.500 +0.300 Thai Prime200USS 11.900 +0.300 F&N 16.100 +0.200 Jardine C&C 10.300 +0.200 Creative 50 23.200 +0.100 GrealEast 12.700 +0.100 JMH400USS 16.200 +0.100 KepCorp 8.500 +0.100 OCBC 13.500 +0.100 By percentage L&M 0.010 +100.0 Penguin W*****0 0.040 +100.0 Hilchins 0.110 +37.5 CharleredCAeCW*****5
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          SGX top falls
          70 26 Fortune Reit HKS 6.350 -0.200 IDT 2.200 -0.180 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 106.900 -0.100 Haw Par 5.150 -0.050 CIH 2.860 -0.040 Hyflux 2.590 -0.040 [apitalanDBSeCW***** 0.305 -0.035 Easycall 0.085 -0.030 Dayen 0.195 -0.025 (LWW*****6 0.020 -42.9 Benefun 20k 0.010 -33.3 WiaS 0.010 -33.3 >NE Ind W*****8 0.010
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          Your S$1 buys
          33 26 JK£ fen v.uvuu i\m 0.3141 Euro 63.59 Rupiah 4.7185 Baht Z.OUD 0.4582 5635.7 23.793 Peso 34.140 C$ 0.8023 Yuan Indian Rs 26.596 NZ$ Won 641.12 NTS 0.7492 5.0225 0.8567 19.625
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          Lock icon ST Index – 2,058 +23.7
          17 26 ST Index 2,058 +23.7 -Dow Jones after it agreed to buy the monitor business of Philips Electronics.
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          SGX most active
          55 26 By volume Close Chartered 0.945 UniFiber 0.205 KepCorpSGA eCW*****2 0.215 STATSChP 1.010 Horizon 0.085 Sing Tel 2.400 TPV 0.975 TACSGAeCW*****0 1.030 China Sun 0.340 CharleredDBeCW*****0 0.110 Change +0.025 +0.035 +0.020 +0.055 +0.020 +0.015 +0.010 '000 +2.7 34,955 30,387 20,121 +3.6 14,714 14,575 +0.8 14,120 +6.0 12,066 +2.0
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          World markets
          52 26 Nikkei 225 *****.32 Pis" +153.95 +1.41 Hang Seng H\ Ordinaries laiwan Wtd *****.44 3988.00 6009.32 -32.19 +12.90 -9.91 -0.23 +0.32 -0.16 Korea Comp 875.13 +1.43 +0.16 KLCI 903.00 -1.29 -0.14 SET Index 669.46 +8.04 +1.22 lakarta Comp 973.35 +16.18 +1.69 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1806.33 232.39 -14.49 -2.90
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          Lock icon Commodities
          26 26 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 440.9 Silver uss/oz 6.74 Platinum uss/oz 839.1 Information provided by Rubber censAg 199.45 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1408.50 Brent crude uss/borrei 41.40
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        Lock icon Investors got Asia right in 2004, but what about 2005?
        740 28  -  William Pesek Jr Exuberance towards Asia is now far less irrational than in the years before the 1997 crisis ANYONE looking for a reality check on Asia could do worse than come to the scene of the crime, so to
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        217 28 Dow Jones HONG KONG The Court of Final Appeal ruled on Friday that it could not grant a government request to shorten a 28-day appeal window in a case to stop the sale of the city's real estate investment trust (Reit). The ruling by
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      180 27 TV x J| B Why do students from all over the world start on the path to success here? It's no accident that students from over 24 the United Kingdom, Russia, Nigeria, countries throughout the world come to Germany, Turkey, China, Vietnam, the MDIS to start on their individual paths
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      648 31  -  Pearlyn Tham Here's how to fit all your essentials into a clutch the size of your palm SOME mundane things in life leave me flustered and stumped. These include singing karaoke, balancing on stilettoes and trying to stuff all my daily essentials into a tiny evening purse. The
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        149 32 THERE are three things you should not do if you want to keep the crown on your crowning glory colour your hair frequently, blow-dry it often and lead an unhealthy lifestyle. However, even those who don't do these things may have problems with their hair.
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        190 32  -  Recta Raman It's not easy to look good all the time and no one knows that better than MediaCorp artiste Terence Cao (below), one of the ambassadors of Beijing 101 Hair Consultants. The actor who has been in the entertainment industry for over a
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        274 32  -  Pearlyn Tham Spore Idol winner is watch company's new ambassador spirit versatile, passionate and full of life". Said Julie Lee, brand manager of Swatch: "Swatch is all about emotions, imagination, creativity and dreams for today and tomorrow. This is exactly what a Singapore Idol should be
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        205 32  -  Pearlyn Tham STILL on the lookout for a powder or foundation that gives you natural coverage? Try Revlon's new Complexion Powder and New Complexion Makeup for a natural and flawless mien. The lightweight and oilfree New Complexion Powder helps to control shine
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        38 34 While trends in the food industry have come and gone, the restaurant, which was founded in 1956, continues to serve up its signature dishes that leave the lips smacking of spicy flavours. PHOTOS: m TREVOR TAN
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        679 34  -  Gurmeet Singh Ponggol Choon Seng Seafood is still going strong ESTABLISHED in the 1956 kampung era and pre-independent Singapore, Ponggol Choon Seng Seafood Restaurant is still around today. And while trends in the food industry have come and gone, the restaurant continues to serve up its
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          118 38 SIEMENS has released a mobile phone with email, calendar and corporate data access capabilities via the Blackßerry Built-in licensing programme. Twist the tri-band handset and you get a full-sized keyboard for you to type out lengthy emails. Blackßerry email push technology allows wireless communication with email
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          72 38 IDEAL for mobile professionals and those who live their lives on the move, the wireless Jabra SPI 00 Bluetooth speaker phone offers clear sound quality with a twowatt 96d8 speaker and provides up to 12 hours' talk time and 20 days of standby time. No
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          115 38 OFFERING multimedia entertainment in a small form factor casing, Asus S-presso is a stylish desktop barebone machine that provides users with support for high-quality graphics, powerful computing, TV viewing, video recording and FM radio functions. You can control the multimedia functions without using a keyboard or
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          120 38 KEEPING up with the race to downsize gadgets, 02 has launched the smallest PDA phone to date. The O2 Xda II mini is no larger than a deck of cards two-thirds the size of the original 02 Xda II and packs a 1.3-megapixel camera,
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        683 38  -  Rand Miranda Digital Audio Player Review Back up your entire hard disk on iPod photo IT SEEMS that an "iPod killer" has finally made it to the market But it's not from Creative, Sony or any other maker of digital music players. It's from Apple. And
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        155 38 JUST when you thought roll-up or foldable portable keyboards were cool, i.Tech Dynamic has come up with a virtual keyboard that works via infra-red technology. Reportedly the world's first Bluetooth virtual keyboard, the BTVKB is a pocket-sized device that projects a full-sized keyboard onto a flat
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          67 40 New Moon has a range of bottled superior bird's nest that uses 100 per cent genuine bird's nest for a luxurious treat. Available in four variants, including concentrated, ginseng and sugar-free versions, these delicacies can be served chilled or warm. The New Moon Superior Bird's Nest is sold
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          72 40 Sweeten your festive shopping experience as you pamper your skin with beauty products from IDZO. When you make a purchase of $250, you get a free IDZO Intensive Firming C-Serum worth $72. The serum is a powerful formulation containing vitamins C and E to help keep your skin
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          81 40 Step into the new 0T0 Big Foot and treat your feet to a relaxing massage. The OTO Big Foot combines foot reflexology with traditional chiropractic therapy to offer eight varieties of treatments to suit your needs. The massager also has 72 rollers to simulate the
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          67 40 Adidas has launched a range of new basketball shoes that use advanced technology systems to ensure a perfect fit always. The T-MAC 4 incorporates the cable and strap system, known as HUG systems technology, to control the fit and keep the shoe in shape even after an intense
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        413 40  -  Terry Lav Smart Phone Review 9500 Communicator scores with brilliant screen, WLAN support WHEN I first took the Nokia 9500 Communicator out of its box, the one thing that struck me was the weight Compared to other itsy-teeny mobile phones in the market, the 230g handset felt like
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        323 40  -  Trevor Tan Digital Camcorder Review IN A world dominated by hard disk-based memory cards, why are digital camcorders still using tapes? Well, JVC saw the discrepancy and has released the Everio line of hard disk camcorders. The Everio GZ-MCIOO features a 2.12-megapixel CCD, which utilises
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        207 42 Dates to remember The 2005 Pirelli Calendar was recently launched in Rio de Janeiro. While it has no direct bearing on the tyre company's main businesses, the unveiling of the calendar is one of the biggest events in the photography glamour and fashion worlds. Renowned photographer Patrick Demarchelier
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        722 42  -  Colin Yong Maserati's Gran Sport is a different car from the coupe it is based on r I "»HE Maserati Gran Sport is so mean, -L you half-expect to see it lurking in a dark alley with a cigarette hanging from the corner of its
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        567 44  -  Sheldon Trollope Yokohama targets high-end saloons, sports cars and SUVs with its new range of tyres NOT so long ago, a luxury car was defined as a four-door saloon such as the Mercedes-Benz S-ClassorßMW7Series. These days, however, the rarefied field of premium transportation has been extended
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        473 44  -  Colin Yong WHILE many companies are winding down their operations for the end of the year, three German car makers have shifted up a gear and previewed new models that will be launched next year. Coupe coup BMW M 6 The
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        1311 46  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Few properties sold at auctions, according to a new study by NUS don IF you have ever wondered why many properties at public auctions look familiar, it is because you have probably seen them before. According to a study by Associate
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        636 48  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Experts offer their picks if they had such a sum to spare NOW that the economic recovery is well on its way, annual wage supplements and performance bonuses are the order of the day. Flush with extra cash and titillated
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        133 48  -  Ted Chen BELIEVE it or not, this 999-year leasehold studio apartment at D'Banyan is on sale for $470,000 (negotiable). Marketed by the Dennis Wee Group, the Balinesestyle ground-floor studio unit is located at 83, Jalan Sendudok, and comes with a bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, a
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        104 48  -  Ted Chen WITH Christmas just around the comer, this 99-year leasehold Housing Development Board executive apartment at Compassvale Street would make a nifty gift at only $365,000. Marketed by PropNex, the three-plus-one apartment comes with two bathrooms and offers a built-up area of 1,400 sq ft It overlooks
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        623 50  -  CHIIMOIS CHIC fhe owners of this home show Joy Tan how they incorporated a love for all things oriental into their Leedon Heights house. GUESTS who visit the Lees at their new home at Leedon Heights often marvel at the eclectic style of the decor, which is a
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      111 47 Nippon Paint 3-ln-1 Medifresh, nobody does it better. Besides giving you beautiful walls, Nippon Paint 3-ln-l Medifresh does a whole lot more. Not only is it waterproof and washable, it even covers hairline cracks. But best of all, it also protects your family with its anti-bacterial formula, which can last
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      701 52  -  In person, Stephen Chow is nothing like his goofy on-screen characters, but is sombre and businesslike TWENTY years ago, Stephen Chow was a nobody co-hosting an unheard of children's television show. He's come a long way since then. Today, the 41-year-old actor has more than 50
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      316 52  -  FRESH from a year-long hiatus from the suffocating demands of fame, it was a same old, brand new Stefanie Sun who met the press on Friday. "I watched a lot of TV, like Days Of Our Lives," the 26--year-old said with glee. "I was really just
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      323 54  -  ALL 91-year-old Madam Tan Poh wants for Christmas this year is a blanket and some bedsheets. For six-year-old Norasikin, it's a schoolbag and a pair of shoes. Doing their part to help fulfil these wishes are the Boys' Brigade and Jurong Point mall, in support of the Boys'
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      378 54  -  David Chew david.chew@newstoday.com.sg RENOWNED Brazilian bossa nova singer Ana Caram looks not a day over 30 in photographs (below). When she revealed that she was actually 46, my jaw dropped in disbelief. I was introduced to Caram's music a few years ago with Blue
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      217 56  -  Jeanine Tan HOME video distributor Alliance Entertainment and electronics manufacturer JVC would love for you to "be original" and stop buying pirated DVDs or VCDs. And their ongoing scheme isn't based on mere catchphrases, such as "Be Hip, Respect Intellectual Property Rights". The two
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      677 56  -  Yong Shu Chiang Hollywood loves making movies about the tumultuous lives of musicians HOLLYWOOD loves musicians. All the hard living and tumultuous times, the immediacy of the medium and the anxiety that comes with creating something out of nothing on the spot, makes for great drama.
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        13 58 YSC Pixar's latest boasts incredible animation, incredible heart it's just incredible.
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        26 58 YSC Buddy heist movie that's as predictable as the sunset. You could set your watch to every twist and turn in this film.
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        34 58 YSC Sequels rarely surpass their progenitors, though Blade II (2002) made a fair go at it. Not to worry, dear cynics! This dull Blade Trinity will restore your pessimism. It lacks bite.
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        17 58 YSC Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth return. But with fewer laughs.
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        31 58  -  Ne/7 Humphreys High-stakes crime caper, of the Jerry Bruckheimer kind, is an entertaining way to spend a couple of hours, if you can buy the plot. Stars Nicolas Cage.
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        21 58 YSC The original was a great, fun film. This sequel, ironically, gets weighed down by its excesses and outlandishness.
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        44 58  -  Ross Wallace Over 2,000 years ago, Alexander the Great set out to conquer Asia, only to discover seven years later that the trip was a whole lot more than he bargained for. By the end of this three-hour epic, you'll feel Alex's pain
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        16 58 YSC Dream Works' latest, featuring Tom Hanks' voice, lacks convincing animation and charm.
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      523 62  -  Recta Raman From India to Japan,Yuletide celebrations are marked by local customs CHRISTMAS in Singapore is celebrated with a lot of fanfare: Orchard road is dressed up in a myriad of lights and colourful festive display; carnivals are set up in town and shopping malls are
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      451 67 Milan on a mission to stop Juve and keep title hopes alive ROME Much of the football world was focused on Highbury, London, last week, as the highlyanticipated Arsenal-Chelsea clash saw the top two teams in the English Premiership battle out an enthralling 2-2 draw. This time,
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      312 67 -AFP MADRID Barcelona are running away with the Primera Liga title, but if anyone can halt the Catalan club, at least temporarily, it could be the reigning Spanish champions Valencia. The two sides meet on Saturday and encounters in recent
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      485 68 theweekendinterview with young rugby star Shinji Nakazono HAILED as one of the brightest talent in Asian rugby, Shinji Nakazono has been earmarked as a future international rugby star for Japan. When the 18-year-old winger played against Singapore in the Asian Rugby Football Union Under-19 Championships here
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      373 68  -  TAN YO-HINN GOLF 2nd Asia-Pacific Junior Masters SINGAPORE may have finished the tournament empty-handed, but Ting Sa Tee, vicepresident of the Singapore Golf Association (SGA), described the performance at the 2nd Asia-Pacific Junior Masters Golf Championship as "above expectations" and said preparations
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      290 69  -  TANYO-HINN TENNIS SIJC 2004 SINGAPORE'S last remaining hope at the Singapore International Junior Championship (SIJC) 2004 fizzled out on Friday. Under sweltering conditions at the Kallang Tennis Centre, the unseeded pair of Leong Chee Jun and Sylvester Wee lost 6-2, 6-4 to Malaysia's Zainal Abidin and
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      558 69 -AFP While wary of chasing pack, Mourinho says Chelsea can end 50-year title jinx LONDON Jose Mourinho, with the confidence of a manager who has won four of the last five trophies he has competed for, believes Chelsea are well on the way to winning their first
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      287 69 -AFP SAN FRANCISCO A lawyer for sprinter Marion Jones Thursday challenged Victor Conte to take a lie detector test, to back up his claim that he supplied performance enhancing drugs to the threetime Olympic champion. The demand came a day after Jones filed
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      253 67 League I Home Team I Away Team Match Kick Off M II (Singapore date/time) E Premier Birmingham West Bromwich Sat, 18/12/04 B.oopm E Premier Blackburn Everton Sat, 18/12/04 11.00pm E Premier Bolton Manchester City Sat, 18/12/04 11.00pm E Premier Chelsea Norwich Sat, 18/12/04 11.00pm E Premier Middlesbrough Aston Villa Sat,
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      333 70 -AFP NYON, Switzerland English Premiership leaders Chelsea drew Spanish league leaders Barcelona in the glamour match, when the draw for the Champions League last 16 was made here Friday. Manchester United drew European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko's AC Milan and nine-time winners Real
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      221 70  -  Tan Yo-Hinn AS A partnership, they still have some way to go fitnesswise, not to mention the lack of a common language. But Singapore's mixed doubles pair of Hendri Saputra Kurniawan and Li Yujia are doing well enough, in the meantime. The pair reached the mixed
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      1148 70  -  JOSE RAYMOND Goh confounds the critics, and he now has two football tasks to accomplish TONGUES began wagging when Goh Tat Chuan was named in national coach Radojko Avramovic's squad of 22 for the Tiger Cup. Critics said he was not good enough
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