Today, 10 September 2005

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  • 16 1 weekend Today September 10 11, 2005 mica<p» 114/07/2005 we set you thinking todayonline.com .\'^M incorporating jjfTCiiTS
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  • 966 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH Will Mickey give Hong Kong an edge over Spore in the fight for visitors? christie@newstoday.com.sg THE word "magical" laced every few sentences, leaving her strangely breathless each time. Having walked through the "happiest place on earth", Singaporean Alicia Chia has returned cooing about
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  • 340 2 —AFP HONG KONG When he was hired in 2002 to market Hong Kong Disneyland, Mr Roy Hardy's task was simple: Make Mickey, Donald and company as familiar to families in China as they are in the West. Till then, the smiling face of
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    • 92 2 LIVING FAITH CHURCH 8 www.thelivingfaith.org Don t be Afraid, for I am with you. Dontbe Dismayed, for I am your God. i will Strengthen you. I will h©lp you. I will UphOld you with my ViCtONOUS right hand." The Bible- Isa 41:10 till!lilATA'»];l-l!IIJ.-IJ;tli[«IJI!M?li!A'i?IM!^-]j;^f«IJ Venue:W*dom Centre M-^OjjjjNj^ [Kreta Ayer People s
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  • hot news
    • 530 3  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com.sg LESS than three months after the severed body parts of Chinese national Liv Hong Mci were found floating in the Kallang River, a Malaysian cleaner made an equally startling find in the heart of the city. Around 1.45pm on Friday,
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    • 354 3  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg THE mosquito menace has set a new record. The Ministry of Health (MOH) figures for the past four days show that a total of 502 dengue cases were reported in Singapore, a record average of nearly 126
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    • 267 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG FOLLOWING the admission of River Valley High School to the Integrated Programme (IP), the Education Ministry said on Friday that it would not be letting any more schools join the club for now. Speaking to reporters after visiting River Valley on Friday,
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    • 56 4 -AP JAKARTA Singapore-based terrorism expert, Mr Rohan Gunaratna, was expelled from Indonesia for conducting research in the troubled province of Maluku without a proper visa, officials said on Friday. Mr Gunaratna, an associate professor at the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies in Singapore denied he had
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    • 665 4  -  CLEMENT MESENAS Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner says India, China and Russia are going to shape the 21st century and Spores wells won't run dry. I FOREIGN EDITOR clement@newstoday.com.sg KIDS in the old days were told: Finish your dinner, there are millions of people
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    • 441 4  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg FIVE weeks ago, he had been preparing for a presidential campaign. More recently, he has been preparing his defence against a lawsuit. This week, Andrew Kuan submitted to the High Court his response to the defamation charge
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    • 513 6 Ex-US Secretary of State says making case for war on Iraq was a blot on his career WASHINGTON Former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell said in a television interview that his United Nations speech making the case for the US-led war on Iraq was "a
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    • 415 6  -  TORCHING LI chingli@newstoday.com. sg FREE fuel, free season parking, free routine vehicle service and maintenance, and a guaranteed income are just some of the job perks that Mr Heng Nge Guan, 45, can now enjoy. The taxi driver with SMRT Taxis is one
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      • 79 6 Two new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries at the Orchard Road area will go on a two-week trial from next Saturday. The gantries are near Handy Road in front of the former Orchard Building and along Orchard Road after the YMCA. During this
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      • 107 6 938 Live Commuters whose bus fares have been wrongly deducted can choose from two refund options. Transit Link says commuters can reclaim the full fare that was wrongly deducted. Previously, they were only refunded the difference in the extra fare paid. From Oct 1, commuters
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      • 86 6 938 Live For the fifth year running, Singapore has been voted the Best Business City in the World, ahead of Hong Kong and London. This accolade was bestowed by readers of the Business Traveller Asia-Pacific magazine in its annual poll Meanwhile, Singapore also came up
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      • 72 6  -  Dawn Quek The Ministry of Education and Sing Tel will come up with a new programme involving customised modules to educate primary and secondary school students on technology-relat-ed issues, such as blogging, 3G video editing and intellectual property rights. The New Media Programme will
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  • singapore news
    • 279 10  -  VINITARAMANI vinita@newstoday.com.sg THE Chinese have a saying: "Yin shui si yuan", which roughly translates as "remember your roots". Such sound advice wasn't lost on Mr Tok Kian You, group managing director of AEM-Evertech and a former student of Ngee Ann Polytechnic, where he
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    • 594 10  -  TORCHING LI Encouraging step but larger drugs war is far from over chingli@newstoday.com.sg TEN years after Singapore embarked on a multi-agency war against drug abuse, the battle against heroin seems nearly over. At a recent media briefing, Senior Minister of State for Law
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  • world news
    • 975 12  -  JACKIE SAM How an American taitai did 'something wild' then spiked her husband's milkshake and bashed him to death news@newstoday.com.sg THE 67-DAY trial of Nancy Ann Kissel in Hong Kong is a classic story of a woman who had everything and who blew
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    • this quirky world
      • 89 12 A Chinese ex-millionaire is selling off parts of his body as advertising space, reported ananova.com. Mr Che Hongwei, 37, from Dunhua, China, is displaying adverts written all over his face and upper body. He has "Big Lazy Bug" —the Chinese equivalent of "Lazybones" written across
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      • 62 12 -AP A squirrel too curious for its own good caused an outage that left some government buildings in Topeka, Kansas, briefly without power on Thursday. Westar Energy Inc spokeswoman Gina Penzig said the squirrel got into a power substation and was touching different parts of
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    • 471 14 Surprise choice for new MAS chief hopes to unleash the talent within airline PETALING JAVA Sarawak native Idris Jala never dreamt that he would head Malaysia's national air carrier one day. As a child growing up in Bario, it took Mr Idris at least a month
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 51 14 -AFP An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck off the east coast of Papua New Guinea on Friday. It was unclear whether the quake in the remote region caused any casualties or damage, but the quake was not expected to generate a
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      • 54 14 DPA Malaysian officials will begin conducting random drug tests at all secondary schools in Selangor state after a spike in the number of young addicts. Youths found with traces of drugs in their blood will be sent to newly-formed juvenile rehabilitation centres for
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    • 183 14 —AGENCIES TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi looked poised for victory ahead of the weekend's snap elections, which he wants to be a referendum on reforming the world's second largest economy. As many as three opinion polls gave the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a commanding
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    • 231 15 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Stress is generally considered not healthy, but researchers now say that women who suffer a lot of it on a daily basis have lower rates of breast cancer. The finding results from an 18--year study in Copenhagen of more
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    • 463 15 -AGENCIES Fraud flourishes post-Katrina, sickness spreads WASHINGTON Fraud schemes are proliferating as Americans make huge charitable donations for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, prompting warnings from officials and at least one state lawsuit. Many schemes use fraudulent websites and emails that use techniques that allow people to
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  • Voices
    • 465 16  -  PATRICIA KOH IN THE report, "Wanted: Mr Mums" (Sept 8), Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman is reported to have said that cost was the main factor deterring some families from sending their children to childcare centres. I do not disagree that
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    • 364 16  -  YEO SHI YUAN Letter from BOTH the writers of "Think pills for Generation Lax" (Sept 7) and "Can you blame us for keeping mum?" (Sept 8) have argued valiantly for the need for more critical thinking and less political apathy among
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    • 253 16  -  GRACE CHIANG Letter from Director, Hospital Planning Alexandra Hospital WE REFER to Mr Lim Boon Hee's letter, "Is it a hospital or one of 7 Wonders of the World?" (Sept 6). We thank Mr Lim for his feedback. Owing to the tight bed situation in
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    • 778 18  -  Neil Humphreys WEEKEND WITH neil@newstoday.com.sg At least, some Singaporean parents seem to think so princess dresses. There really did appear to be people in the audience who assumed the movie was a sequel to Cinderella! And then Crowe appeared on screen and smacked his opponent's head
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    • When a little child decided to save plastic bags
      • 292 18  -  IRENE TAN Letter from WE WERE in a titbits shop one day when my six-year-old son picked up a packet of chips. At the checkout counter, the cashier mechanically dished out a plastic bag and put the packet of chips into it
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      • 149 18  -  LIU I-CHUN Letter from I REFER to the letter "Make that green swap: Start using durable bags instead of plastic ones" by the National Environment Agency's (NEA) Mr Ong Seng Eng in response to my letter, "Cut trash charge for plastic
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    • 38 16 we set you thinking todayonline.com 1 Opinions. Thoughts. 1 Concerns. What moves you? 1 What irks you? Tell us. Write, email or fax us a letter with your full name, contact number and address. we want your voice
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  • Businesstoday
    • 845 20  -  VALERIE LAW The Republic can offer a marketplace for the buying and selling of pollution quotas. But are we moving too slowly? va lerie@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE can capture a slice of the multi-billion dollar greenhouse gases market, but it needs to move quickly to pre-empt
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    • marketwatch
      • 118 20 DOW JONES BLUE CHIPS ended little changed on Friday, with the technology sector providing the only spark in an otherwise quiet market. The ST Index rose 3.38 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 2,301.28. In the broad market, gainers led losers 270 to 177, with traded volume totalling 818.8
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      • 61 20 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 12,692.04 +158.15 +1.26 Hang Seng All Ordinaries 15,165.77 -0.40 4,432.70 -7.10 -0.00 -0.16 Taiwan Wtd 6,119.06 -30.82 -0.50 Korea Comp 1,152.50 +7.24 +0.63 KLCI 917.92 +1.12 +0.12 SET Index 712.78 -2.30 -0.32 Jakarta Comp 1,098.45 +18.00 +1.67 Phils Comp Shenzhen B
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      • 36 20 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5959 0.3247 65.935 4.6297 2.2472 0.4806 6,088.9 24.464 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 33.415 0.7726 26.139 612.79 0.7031 4.8266 0.B441 19.518
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      • 20 20 Gold US$/oz Silvar US$/oz Platinum US$/oz 450.80 7.045 911.10 Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brant USS/barrel 292.00 1,379.00 63.70
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    • business news
      • 401 21  -  VALERIE LAW Luxury car distributor remains listed because minority shareholders disapprove the scheme valerie@newstoday.com.sg THE move to take Wearnes International (WIL) private its by parent WBL Corporation was shot down by minority shareholders during a shareholders' meeting on Friday. The offer received the approval from only
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      • 244 21 UNITED Overseas Bank chairman and chief executive Wee Cho Yaw (picture) can retain his dual roles at the bank because the central bank's latest rules apply only to new appointments. This newspaper incorrectly reported that Mr Wee, 76, is not exempted from the rule change
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      • 251 21 ONE of the most visible names behind Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) has left its board, making way for fresh faces to come in. In a statement on Friday, ACCS said that director Gay Chee Cheong stepped down as non-executive director and as a member of
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      • 72 21 A CONSTRUCTION trading company, Gesco Marketing, was fined $20,000 for evading taxes for two years. It under-reported its income by creating false invoices and payment vouchers, and was convicted in court on Friday. The total amount of taxes evaded for the years of assessment 1999
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      • 87 21 938 LIVE THE hearing of the suspended chief executive officer of China Aviation Oil (CAO), Chen Juilin, for his role in the near collapse of the jet fuel trader has been adjourned till Sept 30. At a closed door hearing on Friday, which would have indicated
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      • 96 21 BLOOMBERG DAIRY Farm International Holdings has offered to buy the shares that it does not already own in Indonesia's Hero Supermarket, which are not held by the controlling shareholder. Dairy Farm, which holds 40.5 per cent of Hero, said that it wanted to buy
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      • 34 21 DOW JONES US MEMORY chipmaker Micron Technology said that it had spent US$25O million ($419 million) on the expansion of its Singapore plant. The company employs 3,000 people in Singapore.
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  • which
    • Article, Illustration
      616 22  -  Pearlyn Tham With accessories strung around your neck, you could really wear your make-up CITYSTYLE with pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg EVER since I saw this photograph of a Chanel ensemble from the brand's Autumn-Winter 2004/2005 collection, the charm necklace in it has, erm, charmed me. Whimsical trinkets are strung throughout the
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    • style
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        462 23  -  PearlynTham (pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg) hunts down these beauty items that will give you twice the fun MEET AND GREET WITHOUT THE SHINE Facial blotters and namecards don't usually go together, unless you are talking about Bobbi Brown's chic faux leather case ($42). Flip open this handy holder and you'll find
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      • ATAGLANCE
        • 86 23 It's macho, bold and robust. And it's been called "testosterone-loaded". Designed for alpha males, homegrown Azimuth Watch Company's new BMF collection will appeal with its industrialedged looks. For example, the basic model in this collection —the Base Mecha-1 ($1,950) has a carbon fibre-coated checkered dial,
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        • 66 23 You've seen the Louis Vuitton monogram. Now, get ready to flaunt the Lacoste monogram. As part of its Holiday 2005 collection, Lacoste has launched its Summer Monogram range of monogrammed yes, croc monograms! fabric bags. The Holiday 2005 collection also includes must-haves such as whimsical
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        • 95 23 What is so special about after five in the evening? According to Elizabeth Arden, "it's the excitement of an evening where anything can happen". To pay tribute to this special time of the day, the brand has launched its sth Avenue After Five fragrance
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        • 86 23 PONY-SNOOP DOGG FOOTWEAR SNOOP AROUND IN STYLE Did you know that rapper Snoop Dogg calls his shoes "biscuits"? Now, he has named his shoe design collaboration with Pony International the Snoop Dogg Doggy Biscuitz footwear collection. Until Thursday, the limited edition collection will be available at Play Lab at Tangs
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      • 408 24  -  PEARLYN THAM Estee Lauder's new range of masks go more than skin-deep pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg ESTEE Lauder proves that it is one of the brands leading the pack the mask pack, that is with the launch of its latest mask products that cater to different skin needs. Its Optimizer
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      • 215 24  -  PEARLYNTHAM YOU'LL feel on top of the world at the newly-launched Ning The Fusion Spa. Set up by Expressions International (that celebrates its 16th anniversary this year), Ning The Fusion Spa is located on the rooftop of the 10-storey Mac Donald House along
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      • 203 24  -  PEARLYNTHAM HOW many roses make up the Rose Wall at Lancome's Makeup Expertise Area in Tangs Beauty Hall? Not just 50,100, or even 1,000 but a total of 1,600 roses, all specially designed and produced for Lancome. The dazzling rose wall is one of the
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      • 581 25  -  CATHLEENTUNG Maybelline's new gel makeup is a boon to problem skin news@newstoday.com.sg THANKS to sebaceous glands that are always working overtime, I have very oily skin. So oily, in fact, that it can take up to three oil-blotting sheets at one go just > to
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    • makan
      • 661 26  -  AMY VAN Veteran chef cooks up a storm of grilled seafood, Parang dishes and traditional kueh to whet your appetite f ood@newstoday.com.sg I'VE always felt that it's a pity that there are so few restaurants here serving noteworthy Indonesian and Malay food. So it was a
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      • Article, Illustration
        164 26  -  BRENDA CHEW STYLISH MOONCAKES IF YOU think mooncakes go only with Chinese tea, you're behind the times. Get into the groove and think samba\ sauce, tangy mango and creamy cheese instead. For The Art of Eating Mooncakes contest jointly organised by Tiong Bahru Plaza, Hougang Mall and White Sands
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      • 849 27  -  LAUREN PEH The Raku serves exquisite dishes and offers an a la carte buffet of sashimi slices f ood@newstoday.com.sg WALK into Raku Japanese Restaurant and Bar at Greenwood Avenue and you may think that you've just entered a chill-out lounge sans the martinis. The interior of the
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    • gadget
      • SHOPPINGGUIDE
        • 107 28 SMC Networks' Barricade SMCBR24Q, a four-port quality of service (QoS) broadband router, has media streams suitable for home and office use. It contains two wide area network ports for Internet access and four Ethernet 10/100 ports for local area network users. The QoS feature guarantees users
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        • 65 28 TOUTED as the world's fastest 19-inch liquid crystal display (LCD), the View Sonic VX924 with a 3-millisecond response time is perfect for the visual technology enthusiast. The monitor features ClearMotiv II technology, which improves the black-to-white and grey-to-grey response times. Say goodbye to flickering images and
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        • 73 28 IMAGINE a 28g device that is able to turn off virtually any television set in the world. Cornfield Electronics has rolled out TV-B-Gone, a universal remote control no bigger than a standard car remote control. With the press of a button, the device goes through a string
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        • 89 28 THE 6-megapixel DMC-FX9 is equipped with Panasonic's Mega Optical Image Stabiliser, which ensures sharp and clear pictures. Extra Optical Zoom extends the camera's zoom ratio to 4.1 x in 3-megapixel image recording mode with minimal deterioration. The camera's 2.5-inch liquid crystal display offers a resolution
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      • 569 28  -  RICHARD VALLADARES THERE was no drum roll. There was no fanfare. There wasn't even the traditional curtain, split down the middle. Centre stage: Philips, the consumer electronics behemoth. Enter, the stars of the show: GoGear jukeboxes. Streamium wireless music centres. Cineos audio-visual devices. Showline Media Center. At
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      • 76 28 SMC Networks is running a Scratch Me! Challenge till Sept 1 8. The purchase of certain SMC wireless routers SMCWBRI4-G multi-functional router, SMCWBRI4T-G 802.11g 108 Mbps router, ADSL2+ Barricade G 4-port SMC79O4WBRA and SMC2BO4WBRP-G 802.11 b/g router entitles you to a Scratch Me! card. You have the opportunity
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      • 247 29  -  —ARIEL TAM THE battle for supremacy among digital audio devices is hitting the high note. After way too long a wait, Apple Computer has unveiled the fruit of its collaboration with Motorola, the Rokr (pronounced "Rocker") El music phone. What's more,
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      • 453 29  -  ARIELTAM MOBILE PHONEREVIEW I Sony Ericsson Walkman WBooi Two-megapixel phone with max audio power a riel@newstoday.com.sg MOBILE phones have long ceased to be valued solely for their call/text prowess. And Sony Ericsson has upped the bar with the highly coveted Walkman phone the WBooi (picture). The
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    • car
      • 727 30  -  COLIN YONG The Nissan Murano has the soul to match its flamboyant looks colin@newstoday.com.sg HOW much you like the Nissan Murano depends on how comfortable you are with having fellow road-users eyeing your every move. The car is Nissan's answer to the best-selling Lexus RX3OO Sports
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      • NEWSTRACKS
        • 147 30 This is the first official photograph (above) of the allnew Honda Civic, which is scheduled to be launched in Singapore in December. Honda is previewing the low-emission, hybrid version of the car at next week's Frankfurt Motor Show. The standard petrol models will look almost identical, save
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        • 103 30 Atouched-up version of Audi's sleek A 4 Cabriolet is set to make its world debut on Sept 15, with local sales set to begin in the second quarter of next year. The car now sports a large "single frame" front grille and revised headlamps to
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        • 82 30 Local Subaru distributor Motor Image Enterprises has started taking orders for its new range of cars, with prices starting from $82,500 with COE. That buys you the entry-level version of the latest Forester, which has a 2.0-litre engine with 158bhp. The 230bhp 2.5-litre turbo model
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      • 653 34  -  COLIN YONG Volkswagen's new Polo is an affordable 1.4-litre wonder with some big tricks up its sleeve colin@newstoday.com.sg IT'S official: Small is the new big. While, the miniskirt is making a roaring comeback on international fashion catwalks, on Singapore roads, it's the supermini that is making
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      • 263 34 I was recommend to use sound insulation materials for my Proton Waja. How much would these cost and would I still be able to hear the tyre noise? What does Toyota put in its cars to dampen the noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) effect? Muhd Hadi The cost
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      • 300 34 Five superm in is the VWis up against... FIAT PUNTO ($59,800 with COE) A familiar sight on European roads but a newcomer to the local market, the Punto oozes Italian style and packs in lots of standard features for its price. Its 1,242 cc engine pumps out a strong
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    • property
      • 597 35  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Several units at the upscale luxury condominium have been snapped up even before its official launch shobha@newstoday.com.sg IN ITS bid to remain ahead of the competition, Cairnhill Crest, the luxury condominium, is undergoing a $20-million revamp even before its official launch. Cheung Kong
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      • 357 35  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA SPACE optimisation in land-scarce Singapore is being redefined by a unique loft-style building that sits squarely in the country's tourist and historic belt of Beach Road. Hemmed in on one side by the ancient Kampong Glam and all its pulsating, exotic attractions and on
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      • 328 35  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA THE Government's revised development charges are unlikely to slow down property sales en bloc, say experts. The Ministry of National Development has revised the charges for the period from Sept 1 to Feb 28 next year, with the sharpest increases
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    • 881 36  -  David Chew On the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII, the nation remembers its heroes and their courage THE elderly from Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Britain and other parts of south-east Asia will quietly come together here this coming week to remember events that happened 60
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    • 441 37 HE WAS a trainee Aero-Engine mechanic with the 151 Maintenance Unit of the British Royal Air Force housed at Seletar Air Base. Given the order to evacuate on Feb 9,1942, Khaw Kok Teen was taken prisoner at the Nakana
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    • 121 37 WHAT: The End... The Beginning WHEN: Sept 1 2005 to Feb 28 2006 WHERE: Singapore Philatelic Museum WHAT: Light after Dark Hippo Tour WHEN: Sept 10,17, 24 WHERE: Registration at Ducktours Suntec City, call *****877 WHAT: WWII commemoration double bill showcase {Do you
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    • 192 37 1941 Dec 7: The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; they also attack the Philippines, Wake Island, Guam, Malaya, Thailand, Shanghai and Midway. Dec 8: US and Britain declare war on Japan. Japanese land near Singapore and enter Thailand. 1942 Jan 30-31: The British withdraw into Singapore. The siege of
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    • 171 38  -  JOYCE LIN joyce@newstoday.com.sg ABOUT 4,400 ships carrying 140,000 men led by Khubilai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan disappeared overnight in a failed mission to conquer Japan some 700 years ago. The shipwreck remained undiscovered until 1974, when a Japanese fisherman found a heavy bronze
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    • 341 38 —AGENCIES Celebs told to go easy on political speeches WHEN celebrities gather in New York and Los Angeles this morning (Singapore time) for a concert to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, organisers will desperately hope everyone sticks to the script. The last time rapper
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    • 182 38 -AP RICHARD Hatch (picture), who won US$l million ($1.67 million) on the first season of the reality show Survivor, was indicted on Thursday for failing to pay taxes on his winnings from the CBS show. Hatch faces 10 charges, including tax evasion, filing a false
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      419 39 —AP New Orleans legend laments hometown destruction NEW ORLEANS Aaron Neville, part of the legendary Neville Brothers singing group from New Orleans, said he hasn't been back to his beloved city, but images of flood waters show it has turned into a "toxic gumbo". "I haven't heard from
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    • 204 39 -JOYCE LIN IT WILL be a reunion of SuperStars in SuperFunkies, the new variety show premiering onOct3atB.3opmonMediaCorp Channel U. Ten Project SuperStar finalists will take turns to host the weekly youth infotainment programme in pairs. Hong Junyang, Chew Sin Huey, Candyce Toh, Silver Ang and
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      • 102 39 Supplement your diet with the range of healthy products from Malaysia Dairy Industries. Products such as the Vitagen Less Sugar Cultured Milk Drink, Marigold Non Fat Yoghurt Drink, Non Fat Yoghurt and Low Fat Yoghurt contain probiotic cultures that help maintain a healthy digestive system.They have met the
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      • 66 39 Sunshine has introduced the new Enriched Light White Bread that is ideal for diabetics and the health conscious.This new variant contains 28 per cent less sodium than regular white bread and is low in fat and sugar; and it retains the delicious taste of freshly-baked Sunshine
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      • 79 39 Treat your kids to the new Natural Confectionery Co range of jellies and gummies by Cadbury Schweppes. Manufactured in Australia, this range of sweets contains no artificial colouring and flavouring and is 99 per cent fat free.The Unbearables, Squirms and Gate Crashers variants will also tantalise your taste
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        74 39 Breastfeeding is now a breeze for mums with the new Medela Pump In Style Advanced breast pump.This double electric pump features the two-phase Expression technology that mimics babies'suckling rhythms: The initial rapid suckling phase to initiate faster milk flow followed by the slower deeper suckling for increased
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      • 135 40  -  KHOO LIH-HAN WRI+ES I REFER to your WEEKEND TODAY article, "Wanted: A real Singapore Icon" (Sept 3-4) by Lorraine Lim. In my opinion, Singapore does not have a definite icon yet due to several reasons. Firstly, Singapore has recently celebrated its 40 years of independence, which
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      • 87 40  -  JACK SIM WRI+ES WHAT makes an icon? Well, it must be loved by all Singaporeans. It must be immediately identifiable and undeniably Singaporean. It creates "heartware". It must be genuine and unpretentious, and not some manufactured icon for tourists. It is NOT the Esplanade, Merlion, Singapore
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      • 100 40  -  SEAH CHIEWWAN WRI+ES I REFER to the Project SuperStar grand final last week. I first heard of eventual winner Tan Wei Lian two years ago. My friend was in Toa Payoh Central when she heard a beautiful singing voice it was Wei Lian, singing with his guitar.
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      • 74 40  -  THIAN LEE LEE WRI+ES: I REFER to the article "All for art, but is it art for all? (Sept 8). In the case of LunaId's latest production, Quills, I don't think nudity is necessary at all. Our nation is still searching for an identity, and children should
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    • 136 40  -  David Chew DVDREVIEW by Plots with a View FILM: For a film that got its premiere at Cannes and won aWalesßafta award for Best Film, Plots with a View is a small movie that makes a big splash. Set in a small town in
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      • 48 40 ProjectSuperStarf'maWst Hong Junyang has been signed on by Universal Music. "I'm putting my studies on hold it's music for now." Hong said at the press conference at Hark Music Cafe on Friday. His album will be out in the first quarter of next year.
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      • 30 40 Local singer made good in Taiwan JJ Lin is back in town for an autograph session at IMM Building on Saturday. The event begins at spm.
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      • 89 40 The Design Singapore Council is inviting practicising designers to submit their portfolios and present their creations at Design Edge, the feature event of the inaugural Singapore Design Festival that is taking place from Nov 10 to 12. This is a rare opportunity for Singapore designers to
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      • 60 40 Be among the first in Singapore to catch Korean hottie Bae Yong Joon in April Snow. The romantic film opens on Oct 13, but you can watch it on Oct 5 at a charity premiere. Tickets are $28 and available at the box office of Cathay
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      • 46 40 Paper Doll, a contemporary dance choreographed by Padmini Chettur, is a piece inspired by the image of a chain of dolls cut out from paper. Featuring four dancers. Paper Doll will be Saturday, Bpm at the Esplanade Theatre Studio. Tickets available through Sistic.
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      • 35 40 Swedish conductor Gary Graden will take to the stage on Saturday in the SYC Ensemble Singers in Concert with Gary Graden on Saturday, 7.30pm at the Esplanade Concert Hall. Tickets available from Sistic.
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    • 386 41  -  JEANINETAN But the studio said no to blood-thirsty Cave director Hunt jeanine@newstoday.com.sg IF DIRECTOR Bruce Hunt had his way, his horror film The Cave would be rated R. But Sony Pictures wanted a more consumer friendly PG-13 rating, which meant that certain aspects of the film had
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      • 26 41  -  David Chew Set in a small Swedish town, this charming movie tackles the awkward aspects of human behaviour and it's heavenly.
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      • 29 41  -  -JeanineTan Life is hard, but love is even harder, a point Eric Khoo makes beautifully in a Singapore movie that is sad, poignant funny and hopeful.
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      • 20 41 CHARLIE THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY -DC A tasty chocolate trip that's sweet on the eyes, in spite of weird Johnny Depp.
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      • 21 41  -  Neil Humphreys The heroic journey of penguins to their breeding ground is a spectacular celebration of life.
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      • 23 41  -  Elisa Chia It's Eat Drink Man Woman with a distinct emphasis on the drinking. Stars Daniel Wu and Miriam Yeung.
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      • 20 41 -EC The battered old car returns to rev its engine, but the movie runs out of steam.
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      • 21 41  -  Zul Othman Not original, but this Adam Sadler remake of Burt Reynolds's prison yarn is pretty damn funny.-
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      • 23 41 Rather mediocre, but this big-budget local horror flick has a good chance of being a global break-out, a la Japan's Ringu.
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      • 19 41 -zo Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon gel together to make this SDorts comedy a decent catch.-
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      • 18 41 Cillian Murphy is supposed to be a deceitful villain, but he's no good at being bad.
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      • 23 41 -NH Quirky animated family film with pigeons as the heroes is a decent spoof of British war films. Doesn't quite soar though.
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      • 34 41 -JT The Cave is murky, but so is the plot. Characters die in order of how famous the actors are as every horror cliche in the book is thrown at the audience.'
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      • 29 41 -NH Great intentions, but this Jack Neo movie about three ex-convicts trying to be accepted by society will have you hatching an escape from the cinema
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      • 22 41 JT This 3-D film will probably coax smiles out of children but bad acting abounds.
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      • 229 42 AIR New Zealand will be offering some special travel deals and packages at the Natas Holidays 2005 travel fair at Suntec. One special offer allows children below 12 to fly to Auckland or Christchurch at $333 per child and $788 per adult. The child must
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      • 575 46 text and photo SOME people say Beijing is not as exciting as Shanghai or as picturesque as Suzhou, but this Chinese capital has its unique attractions too. The Tiananmen Square, which occupies a 44-hectare area, marked several historical events, including the bloody suppression of pro-democracy
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      • 311 48 WITH its evergreen forests, crystal-clear lakes and wildlife, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, easily qualifies as one of the most beautiful and green regions in a country already renowned for its landscape. Its key cities include Sapporo, famous for its snow festival; Furano, noted for its ski
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    • 570 56 ON THE MOVE Calsberg Singapore has appointed Mr Hans Olaf Hallan as general manager. He will play a strategic role in spearheading future corporate and brand activities as well as expand Carlsberg's market share in Singapore. Having been in the F&B industry for
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