Today, 1 April 2006

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    16 1 /V\SD>JJ-\CORP April 1-2, 2006 mica<p) 114/07/2005 weekendTODAY share your free newspaper we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Era ends as CJ steps down
    972 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH christi e@newstoday.com.sg HE HAS presided over the country's highest court, moulding the judiciary with the benchmarks he set for what's fair and what's not in the eyes of the law. After some 15 years in that hot seat, Chief Justice (CJ) Yong
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    Lock icon CHESS ON THE STREETS
    1110 1  -  CLEMENT MESENAS JOSE RAYMOND But Thailand's political game may not end with Sunday's election AND IN BANGKOK clement@newstoday.com.sg ALMOST 40 days after he called for general elections to reclaim the stamp of legitimacy on his rule, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must feel like a man
    PHOTOS EPA, JOSE RAYMOND; M EPA  -  1,110 words
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      37 1 ■Mwgl^gy gd 1 38 DARE TO SPEAK UP: PM But do so reasonably, armed with the rightfacts and perspective 3 CAN ALONSO HOLD OUT? Team-mate Fisichella will be hot on his tail atthe Melbourne grand prix 53
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    Lock icon SONDHI LEAVES COUNTRY TWO DAYS BEFORE VOTE
    219 2 -AFP BANGKOK-A key leader of the protests to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left on Friday for China, two days before a snap election and amid growing controversy over his alleged insult of the king. Media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul (picture) told reporters
    -AFP  -  219 words
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  • Article
    Dare to speak up: PM
    658 3  -  LOHCHEEKONG But do so reasonably, armed with the right facts and perspective cheekong@newstoday.com. sg ON A programme taglined "Dare to ask the PM" to be aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 8 on Saturday night, film-maker Jack Neo shares a personal experience with Prime Minister Lee
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  • singapore news
    • Article, Illustration
      Workfare Bonus payout for 260,000 Singaporeans
      665 4  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg COME May 1, some 260,000 low-wage Singaporeans will be rewarded for putting in regular and productive work. These Singaporeans made up of 183,000 employees with Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions, 7,000 who are self-employed with income tax returns, and another 70,000
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    • Article
      Lift upgrading: No more ad hoc nod
      282 4 SO WHY was one lift upgrading proposal six years ago approved, while another application made one year later was rejected? The answers came on Friday from the Housing Development Board (HDB), in response to Hougang MP Low Thia Khiang's statement on Wednesday. The
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    • Article
      Tharman wants a fight in Jurong
      209 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG NOW THAT the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has turned its attention to Sembawang constituency, will it still contest Jurong? That's the question on Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam's mind. On Thursday, the SDP issued a statement that it would take on Health
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    • Article
      $88,000 help for bird flu ban victims
      185 4 THE Government is providing a relief package worth $88,000 for duck slaughterhouses and stallholders affected by the recent suspension of poultry from Perak. Rental for the four duck slaughterhouse tenants will be waived with effect from March 16 the day the Agri-Food and
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      It's namaste India for RJC
      526 6  -  LOHCHEEKONG Junior college starts India bi-cultural programme cheekong@newstoday.com. sg NOT MANY Singaporeans can boast of a deep knowledge of and a keen interest in either China or India, much less both countries. But for 17-year-old Noelle Tay, the two make for fascinating study. And ironically,
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    • Article
      Harrah's likely to invest about $5b
      194 6  -  —VALCHUA IN A hint of how much it is prepared to commit, Harrah's Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman said its Marina Bay integrated resort (IR) bid would cost over US$3 billion ($4.9 billion), up from the US$2 billion it had earlier indicated. The actual amount
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    • Article
      NUS, NTU go independent
      286 6  -  TORCHING LI chingli@newstoday.com. sg AS OF Saturday, Singapore's two oldest universities will be able to behave like private universities. Both the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) shed their statutory board status on Friday to join Singapore Management University as non-for-profit
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      Lock icon ICA unveils passports with new features
      223 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE'S Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has unveiled its next generation of passports, which include biometric data and new security features. Singaporeans can apply for the new passports from August The logo of the International Civil Aviation Organisation has been added to
      – CHANNEL NEWSASIA; 001 BOON KEONC  -  223 words
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  • world news
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      Lock icon DUBAI'S BOOM, WORKERS' GLOOM
      754 8 AGENCIES Growing desperation of city's migrant labourers needs to be addressed FOR MR Rajeev Kumaran, Dubai was the city of dreams. The gleaming high-rises and idyllic beaches on the brochures represented limitless opportunities, as did the stories told by labourers returning home to his native Kerala
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • Article
        Lock icon QUAKE IN IRAN KILLS 66
        50 10 -AFP At least 66 people were killed and nearly 1,000 injured when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran at the province near Lorestan near the border with Iraq before dawn Friday. Hundreds of villages were wiped out. The quake measured 6.0 on the Richter scale.
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        Lock icon JAPAN'S OPPOSITION LEADER QUITS AFTER GAFFE
        86 10 —AFP Japan's main opposition leader Seiji Maehara quit on Friday only six months into the job after his weakened party retreated on accusations that a top aide to the premier accepted secret cash. Mr Maehara, 43, a security expert from the conservative wing of
        —AFP  -  86 words
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        Lock icon INDONESIA MISSES ACEH PEACE PACT DEADLINE
        79 10 -AFP Indonesia has missed a deadline to pass a law granting autonomy to Aceh under a peace pact with separatists but both sides say the delay would not derail the process The pact signed last August by Jakarta and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)
        -AFP  -  79 words
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      Lock icon 4 Singaporeans dead in Bahrain boat tragedy
      385 10 -AGENCIES Boat capsizes killing 57 passengers; two S'poreans rescued MANAMA Four Singaporeans died and two were rescued after a leisure boat with about 150 passengers on board sank off the coast of Bahrain late on Thursday. At least 57 people died after the
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      Lock icon Decision time for Chirac
      398 12 -AGENCIES France's top statutory body rules youth employment Bill is legal PARIS France's Constitutional Council, the top constitutional body in the country, has ruled that a youth employment Bill that has sparked weeks of protests is legal, clearing the way for the Bill to be signed
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon HFMD EASES, KINDERGARTENS TO OPEN
        64 12 -AFP A deadly epidemic of hand, foot-and-mouth disease in Malaysia's Sarawak state is easing and hundreds of kindergartens closed to curb its spread will reopen next week, officials said on Friday. After claiming eight lives and infecting thousands, the number of cases emerging in the
        -AFP  -  64 words
      • Article
        Lock icon CHAMPION HORSES CLONED
        103 12 BLOOMBERG After Dolly, the sheep, and Snuppy, the dog, come cloned champion cutting horses Royal Blue Boon Too (RBBT) and Tap 0 Lena Two. RBBT is the exact genetic twin of Royal Blue Boon, a 26-year-old mare that has earned more than US$3B,OOO in prize money and
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        Lock icon US CLERICS FACE SLEW OF CHILD SEX CLAIMS
        79 12 -AFP US Catholic bishops on Thursday said 783 "credible" claims of child sex abuse by clerics were made last year. The figure includes nine allegations involving children under the age of 18 in 2005, a statement issued by the United States Conference
        -AFP  -  79 words
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  • Voices
    • Letter
      Lighting's no longer a luxury, it's necessary
      438 14  -  LER SENG ANN Letter from Director (Conservation Development Services), Urban Redevelopment Authority I REFER to the letters "Let bright ideas light up Singapore" by Mr Sonny Yuen Chee Choong (March 27) and "Light-up plans more CO2" by Mr Bin Hee Heng (March 28).
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    • Letter
      Do we have a say in IR architecture?
      72 14  -  CAROLINE LIM Letter from WITH reference to the integrated resort design by Genting ("Genting's striking trump card", March 30), my first thought was that it resembled a twisted version of the Petronas Towers. The subsequent thought was its resemblance to the World
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      Lock icon Sex, babies and bribery
      760 14  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS The in-laws are here, and they're taking no prisoners! news@newstoday.com.sg I CAN'T go anywhere without bumping into a woman's bump lately. At the Today office, our top artist continues to rub her belly. I just assumed she was always hungry. But it turns out
      ENG KONG  -  760 words
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      Cabbie Chua's story should be in STB brochures
      205 16  -  UMABALJI Letter from I WAS touched by your letter writer, Brigitte Leyendecker, who wrote of her experience with an SMRT taxi driver (March 28). What made the experience memorable was the incredible extent to which the cabbie, identified only as Mr Chua,
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    • Opening up for scrutiny
      • Letter
        Introduction of new candidates help public make decision
        182 16  -  KHOO LIH-HAN Letter from I AM pleased with the People's Action Party's (PAP) transparency in introducing their new candidates for the upcoming General Election (GE). On the other hand, I am disappointed with the opposition parties for not showcasing their candidates with
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      • Letter
        External 'auditors' keep system 'better'
        212 16  -  JIMMY HO KWOKHOONG Letter from I REFER to the recent debates on whether the People's Action Party (PAP) could, by itself, play the Opposition's role in Parliament. Constructive debates are healthy for exposing flaws in any policy. Usually, it takes critical views from an opposing
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    • Article
      Good job on CAO, Mdm Gu
      144 16  -  DENIS DISTANT Letter from WEDNESDAY'S re-listing of China Aviation Oil (CAO) took everyone by surprise ,with the shares trading between $1.30 and $1.85, compared to expectations of around 51 cents. I would like to say a big thank you, on behalf of the thousands
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  • Businesstoday
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon S'pore should cut Reit tax for local corporate investors: Ho Ching
      551 18 -BLOOMBERG CEO of Temasek notes discrepancy in treatment of local and foreign companies SINGAPORE should consider cutting the tax rate local corporate investors pay for property trust dividends to match the incentive offered to overseas shareholders, according to the
      -BLOOMBERG; PICTURE COURTESY OF CAPITACOMMERCIALTRUST  -  551 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SembCorp to pay Allseas $685m to settle Solitaire case
      218 18 BLOOMBERG SEMBCORP Industries, the world's sec-ond-largest oil rig builder after Keppel Corp, agreed to pay Switzerland-based Allseas Group 350 million euros ($685 million) to settle a decade-old dispute over a ship-building contract. The agreement is "a full and final amicable settlement,"
      — BLOOMBERG  -  218 words
    • marketwatch
      • Article
        Lock icon Singapore
        161 18 SHARES rose on Friday, with the market benchmark closing at a new six-year high for the fourth consecutive session, lifted by firmer regional markets and gains in local blue chips. The ST Index ended up 12.36 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 2,533.40. In the broader market, advancers led
        — Dow Jones  -  161 words
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        ST Index — 2,533.40+12.36
        3 18 ST Index 2,533.40+12.36
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        Lock icon World markets
        64 18 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Information provided by and Nikkei 225 17,059.66 14.32 0.08 HK Hang Seng 15,805.04 -75.65 -0.48 Australia ASX200 5,129.70 14.70 0.29 Korea Comp 1,359.60 21.46 1.60 Thailand SET 733.25 2.26 0.31 Jakarta Comp Closed Phils Comp 2,195.95 15.31 0.70 Shenzhen B 263.84 1.94 0.74 Mumbai
        SGX,; Dow Jones; Bloomberg  -  64 words
      • Article
        SGX most active
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 JS$ JK£ 'en m iuro lupiah 3aht 0.6178 0.3558 72.718 4.7918 2.2748 0.5108 5,594.8 23.983 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ I Yuan NZ$ NT$ 31.568 0.8668 27.548 599.98 0.7178 4.9508 1.0083 20.048
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        Commodities
        21 18 .old US$/oz I Rubber cents/kg oto.ut iilvar US$/oz 11.68 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,437.01 ■latinum US$/ /oz 1,087.70 Brant USS/barrel 66.61
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        SGX top rises
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        SGX top falls
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    • business news
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        Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
        229 20 Channel NewsAsia Property developer Ho Bee is selling an office block on Robinson Road for $80 million. HB Robinson has a book value of $60.7 million. The building in the financial district has a gross floor area of 115,000 square feet and a lettable area of about 92,000 square
        — Channel NewsAsia  -  229 words
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        Lock icon OCBC's Conner earns up to $5.5m
        275 20 DOW JONES Gets pay rise of $750,000, according to bank's annual report OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corp's (OCBC) chief executive David Conner (picture) saw his annual remuneration rise to between $5.25 million and $5.5 million last year from between $4.5 million and $4.75 million in 2004.
        — DOW JONES; TODAY FILE PHOTO  -  275 words
      • Article
        Higher bonuses for NTUC Income policyholders
        163 20  -  —VALERIE LAW FOR the third consecutive year, NTUC Income has declared an increase in bonuses to its customers holding participating life policies. About 80 per cent of the insurer's 730,000 policyholders, including its 26,000 annuity policyholders, will enjoy an increase in their bonus payouts.
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        Lock icon Varun seeks SGX listing
        94 20 -DOWJONES MUMBAI-listed Varun Shipping Co, which specialises in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and other hydrocarbons, on Friday announced that it was seeking to list Singapore Depository Shares on the the Singapore Exchange. Varun owns and operates a fleet of 19 vessels, comprising 11
        -DOWJONES  -  94 words
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  • wh?ch
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      CHECK REPUBLIC
      531 22  -  Pearlyn Tham Ribbons, romantic lace and checks... wear 'em the fashionable way WHEN I was younger, my mum used to force me into what she thought was the most beautiful Sunday dress in the world a satin princess dress with puff sleeves, lace underlay and a pink bow
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    • style
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        Lock icon Colours OF SUMMER
        455 24  -  LAUREEN TOH la ureent@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS a showstopper from start to finish with runway theatrics, confetti explosions, a jazz chanteuse and collections that breezed down the catwalk. On Thursday, Lancome's Liberte d'ete Summer Freedom show held court to a wildly appreciative audience, kept riveted for nearly an
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        Lock icon Fashion: Impossible? Topshop lends a helping hand
        410 24  -  LEE HUI SHAN huisha nl@newstoday.com. sg WITH my 1.53m frame, I'd come to the conclusion that I can never find a nice flirty dress that looks good on me. They're usually too long and too big, making me look smaller than I already
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        CURVES.
        411 25  -  I EVELINE GAN It's a voluptuous victory for Triumph as decadence -in a myriad enticing forms-takes to the catwalk eveline@newstoday.com.sg IN AN industry where reed-thin supermodels typically rule the runways, Thursday's Decadence and Desire couture lingerie fashion show by Triumph International Singapore provided an unexpected but pleasant eyeful of
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        Benni on the fringe
        535 25  -  PEARLYN THAM pea rlyn@newstoday.com.sg ASK him how he got a headstart in the hair industry and Benni Tognini has the girls in school to thank. He told Today that he wad been contemplating a future in architecture his family ran a building company but he got
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        Lock icon A winning menu
        627 30  -  LOW SHI PING Have your pick of live seafood and cook them in any style food@newstoday.com.sg THE "Winners' Circle" menu ($6B per person) features the Seafood International Market and Restaurant's best dishes. Consisting seven courses, it also includes a complementary wine-pairing menu. Traditionally, the 23-year-old restaurant boasts
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        Lock icon NOODLE GALORE
        407 31  -  AMY VAN Tasty Thai fare at affordable prices f ood@newstoday.com.sg I WAS recently recommended to check out Noodle Friends, a small eatery located at a corner shop-house along Telok Ayer Street The cafe-style outfit was opened late last September by Albert Yim, who used to run a Thai
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      • Article
        FOODNOTE
        221 31  -  LEE HUI SHAN SAY BONJOURIO NEW DISHES AT DEUFRANCE FANS of Delifrance Cafe and Bistro Delifrance will be glad to know that there are new additions on both menus. Apart from their signature breads, pastries and sandwiches, Delifrance Cafe now offers a delicious range of hot meals and desserts.
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    • gadget
      • SHOPPINGUIDE
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          DOPOD 585 SMART PHONE
          125 32 The white tri-band Dopod 585 smart phone is equipped with GPRS capability, a 2.2-inch, 65K colour liquid crystal display and a 1.3-megapixel camera. You can read and send emails, schedule appointments, manage todo lists and update contacts thanks to the bundled Microsoft Pocket Outlook. ActiveSync updates
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          ACECAD DIGIMEMO A502 DIGITAL PAD
          152 32 The DigiMemo A502 digitally captures and stores everything you write or draw with ink on ordinary paper. Just place a sheet of paper on the digital pad and write on it with the supplied digital inking pen. The pad will digitally record anything that you
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          CASIO EXILIM EX-Z600 DIGITAL CAMERA
          128 32 The EX-Z6OO is Casio's latest addition to its Exilim Zoom digital camera series. The 6megapixel device packs a 2.7-inch Super Bright liquid crystal display (LCD) that is three times brighter than the previous EX-Z5OO model, giving you a luminance of 1,200 candelas per square metre.
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          LOGITECH V400 LASER CORDLESS MOUSE
          119 32 Built for rugged road warriors, the Logitech V4OO Laser cordless mouse features dual laser tracking technology aimed at accurate tracking performance. Logitech's 2.4GHz digital cordless technology provides a wireless connection that reportedly withstands crowded wireless airspace and is capable of delivering a range of up
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        SPEEDY GONZALES
        812 32  -  TREVOR TAN First Intel-based iMac dazzles with fast, quiet, responsive operation COMPUTER REVIEW Apple iMac Intel trevor@newstoday.com.sg APPLE'S need for speed in its computers has ignited the switch of its CPU processors from IBM PowerPC chips to Intel xB6 chips. The latest iMac is the first Intel-based desktop
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        A worthy predecessor
        733 33  -  001 BOON KEONG HOI AN, VIETNAM Subtle updates make the EOS 30D a keeper INH boonkeong. ooi@newstoday.com. sg THESE days, an increasing number of casual photographers seem to be turning into serious digital single-lens reflex (dSLR) photographers. To meet the needs of dSLR users, Canon has launched
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        ENTER THE SPACE AGE
        720 34  -  COLIN YONG Need space to stretch out? Toyota's new Previa has plenty and then some colin@newstoday.com.sg POP quiz: Which is bigger, a Hyundai Sonata or a Toyota Previa? Chances are you chose the latter, but Toyota's capsule-shaped MPV is in reality both shorter and narrower than
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        Here comes the 3 Series light
        411 34  -  -NICKSYN THERE'S no point mincing words the latest BMW 3 Series is quite my favourite car in the whole world. Dynamically, it's like a bionic gazelle, and when equipped with the right engine, it makes many so-called sports cars seem clumsy and ordinary. Specifically,
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        Moving up a gear
        596 36  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE Thailand has established itself as an Asean auto superpower. Will Indonesia be next? news@newstoday.com.sg WITH Asean-built models consistently occupying the top positions in the Singapore car market's sales charts, it appears that local buyers now view cars from neighbouring countries as the norm rather
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        AUTO MATE
        155 36 The steering wheel of my car, a*****MW320i, vibrates when I step on the brake pedal at speeds above 70kmh. This doesn't happen when I'm driving slowly. Could there be a problem with the wheel balancing orthe tyres? Andy Leow Most likely, it's the brake discs that need to
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          SANTA FE ORDER BOOKS NOW OPEN
          107 36 Local Hyundai distributor Komoco Motors has started taking bookings for the new Santa Fe, even though the car is still a month away from showrooms. The sevenseater Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) is keenly priced at $88,000 with COE, with a sunroofequipped model going for
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          UPSIZED FIAT ON THE WAY
          115 36 Joining the increasingly crowded compact hatchback segment next month will be Fiat's new Grande Punto. The car was launched in Europe late last year and Singapore is one of the first Asian countries to get it. The Grande Punto lives up to the first part
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          F1 EXPERIENCE AT SHELL STATIONS
          111 36 Don't be alarmed if a group of strangers in red overalls surrounds your car when you pull into a Shell petrol station they would just be the Ferrari Men-in-Red pit crew giving you a taste of what it's like to be a Formula One driver.
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          FASHION'S NEW STAR
          94 36  -  COLIN YONG Malaysian Syaiful Baharim emerged as the young designer of the moment when he beat nine other hopefuls at the finals of the Mercedes-Benz Asia Fashion Award (MBAFA) 2006, held at Zoukon Tuesday. The 27-year-old won for himself a cash prize of USsslo,ooo ($16,200) as well
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        Avid outdoors-man, agent for change
        337 37  -  JANECHIAPOCO REAL estate agent Khalid Awang (picture) tries to takes advantage of every chance that comes his way to venture out of his comfort zone even ones thrown in by nature. During one of his many road trips in the United States, he once found
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        The Height of living, Phuket-style
        363 37  -  SUPPIAH VELLAISAMY WITH its soft white sands, green hills framed against azure skies and aquamarine waters lapping at the shore, it isn't hard to understand why Phuket is enticing thousands of expatriates from Europe, United States, Hong Kong and Singapore to its resorts and retirement
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        On the block again
        384 37  -  JANE CHIAPOCO With a reserve price of $57m, Ultra Mansion is 5% more ja nec@newstoday.com.sg BUOYED by the spate of successful collective sales, Ultra Mansion's owners have put it on the block again and at a higher price than previously. The freehold 45,512 sq ft site,
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      95 27 I\, jtf Evil Stepmother <& W An apple a day keeps the doctor away, ■^\/^^B Just the thing Snow White's evil stepmother would say, But an apple diet also keeps Snow White slim 7- So she can wear her corsets on a whim. J r^ From left: Black lace vestslls
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      Lock icon BOND COMES TO TOWN
      1206 38  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS TODAYEXCLUSIVE Producer of Bond flick Casino Royale onth e Playboy mansion, 'Jackie bloody Chan'and the ECP plus@newstoday.com.sg A THIRD "casino" is coming to Singapore. With plans underway to build Integrated Resorts featuring gaming facilities at Sentosa and Marina Bay, a casino of a difIferent
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        Home is where the films are
        466 40  -  YONG SHU CHIANG MDA gives stories chance to reach the big screen plus@newstoday.com.sg THE account of a Dutch girl in the middle of a racial firestorm in the *****; the chronicle of a struggling street opera actress; and a Pulau Tekong ghost story to
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        Dr Dolittle for children
        179 40  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL STARTING Sunday, kids will get a dose of environmental consciousness when Oli's Wild Adventures debuts on MediaCorp TVI2 Kids Central. The half-hour show will star Olivia, an 11-year-old who can talk to animals. It sounds like Dr Dolittle for kids and that's what
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        Lock icon A soul laid bare
        243 40  -  AMELYNN LIONG CONCERTREVIEW by Damien Rice Uve in Singapore SEEING Irish folk singer Damien Rice perform is an intense and haunting experience. Like the lyrics of his hit song Cannonball: "It's not hard to fall when you float like a cannonball", Rice delivered a show of
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      Lock icon Creative spark
      317 42  -  ASHRAFSAFDAR JL Singapore Arts Festival promises energy and adventure in June shows ashraf@newstoday.com.sg DRUMS thundering inside swimming pools; a Brazilian woman in Newcastle spying on a man in Singapore; and musicians plying pieces of celery, potato and broccoli to create lush orchestral sounds. These are but highlights of
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      313 44  -  Karman Tse Season 2 of 777e 0C offers more realistic drama DVDREVIEW by I The PC Season 2 IN TWO words, The OC is "very drama". If you've watched its debut season, you'll have an idea of the feuds and scandals that have been brewing in Newport Beach
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        CAMPBELL CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
        62 45 Supermodel Naomi Campbell was charged with assault for throwing her mobile phone at a housekeeper after accusing her of stealing clothes when she couldn't find a pair of jeans she wanted to wear on Oprah, prosecutors said. But in a statement issued late on Thursday, Campbell
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        LEBLANC FILES FOR DIVORCE
        29 45 Actor Matt Leßlanc of Friends fame has filed for divorce from his wife Melissa, citing irreconcilable differences, but his publicist says the two remain "friends"
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        CALLING ARCHITECTURE BUFFS
        102 45 What will Singapore's future urban landscape look like? Engage yourself this Saturday in the discussion with established architect and Plus ICON William Lim, author of the new book. Contesting Singapore's Urban Future- which explores issues about city geography and design creativity. Also launching his new book Design
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        APRIL FOOL'S DAY GALLERY GAGS
        58 45 Spend April Fool's Day trying to "spot the hoax artefact" at the Asian Civilisations Museum at Empress Place. Nestled within the museum's permanent galleries, which span the four regions, will be four artefacts that don't quite belong. Four correct entries will win Haagen Dazs vouchers.
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        SINGAPORE GAGA
        40 45  -  JeanineTan A smart little documentary that is as much a paean to the peculiarities of Singapore as a gentle mockery of this country's strange ways. SINGAPORE SEEN: Be wowed by director Tan Pin Pin's acclaimed documentary Singapore Gaga.
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        Lock icon V FOR VENDETTA
        25 45 -JT The Matrix film-makers' adaptation of Alan Moore's cult classic graphic novel about a freedom fighter in fascist England is near perfect.—
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        Lock icon 2 BECOME 1
        26 45 -JT Sunshine girl Miriam Yeung makes light of the tragedy of breast cancer in this romantic comedy about surviving a rad ical mastectomy.-
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        28 45 ■JT The exhilarating sport of parkour- the same sport featured in the French breakout hit, Yamakasi- is used to great effect in this French action flick.
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        DORM
        17 45  -  Felix Cheong An intelligently thought through piece of ghost story that doesn't simply shock and awe.-
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        30 45 FC The sequel to Ice Age brings back the kooky repartee and refines the animation but in the process, leaves a good storyline out in the cold.
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        23 45 -JT The doll-like Vivian Hsu charms in this fairy tale, which some may find whimsical while others will dismiss as candyfloss.
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        26 45 -JT Terence Malick's take on the Pocahontas tale is a sweep- ing tale about discovery, both of new worlds and of human nature.-
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        FAILURE TO LAUNCH
        20 45  -  Ashraf Safdar This elaborate mating game fails to shine owing to lack of chemistry between its stars.
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        Lock icon RENT
        29 45 -FC In being too reverential to the original musical, the film version of Rent ends up as a patchwork of music videos rather than a coherent, compelling story.
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        Lock icon RUSSIAN DOLLS
        18 45 -JT The self-indulgent sequel to The Spanish Apartment has whiny Frenchman Xavier juggling multiple women problems.
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        Lock icon THE HILLS HAVE EYES
        22 45 -FC The hills may have eyes but they obviously couldn't see the mountain made out of a molehill.
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        36 45 -JT The real tragedy of Typhoon isn't the story of a failed North Korean defector but the squandered potential of what could have been a stirring tale told from the perspective of the much-vilified North.
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        24 45  -  Neil Humphreys Paul Walker stars in this repulsive and vulgar take on the witty gangster flick pioneered by the likes of Tarantino.
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        29 45 -FC Milla Jovovich stars in this stinker that is basically a music-video posing as a film, with low-budget special effects that are supposed to pass off as style.
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      673 44 ■^dif^N.^ I^f [©1900 *****34 Q www.gv.cm.sg M ICE AGE 2"(G) 10.30am 10.50 ICE AGE 2"(G) 12.00 2.20 4.10 ICE AGE 2"(G) ,0.20am ,2.20 ICE AGE 2"(G) 10.20am 12.00 ICE AGE 2"(G) ,0.30am ,2.30 ICE AGE 2"(G) 1030am 12.30 ICE AGE 2"(G) ,0.30am ,2.30 ICE AGE 2* 4(G) 10.20am 11.00 12.30
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      108 45 B2i Ttit'tile;- vv ifiij-'Cliin SliLilll ray: 11.00am, 5.00, 9.00,11.00pm Tom: 11,00am, 5.00, 9.00pm LUST FOR FREEDOM ti^-SSM English Dialogue With Chin Subtitles R2l ray: 11.00am, 1.00,3.00,5.00,7.00, 9.00, 11.00pm Tom: 11.00am, 1.00, 3.00, 5.00,7.00, 9.00pm HARD BOUNTY JXl^t&Tt English Dialogue With Chin Subtitles R2l ray S Tom: 3.00pm SCHOOLTEACHER tJSM Japanese
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      1131 46 y, SATURDAY I CHANNEL jf 10°° T^ rSu/c/de CHANNEL 6.00AM Jamie's School Dinners 10.30 Saturday Movie House 6.00AM The Explorer 7.00 MartinYan's Quick and Erin Brockovich 6.30 Across Borders Easy I.OOAM Saturday Late Night 700 Darling In-Law 7.30 Designer Guys IV Movie 8.00 Kids Food Show 8.00 Travel Asia Beyond
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      146 48 EMERGENCY LINES City Gas (to report gas supply 1800-752-1800 interruption, low pressure and leakage) Civil Defence 995 (Fire and Emergency Ambulance) Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Police 999 Police hotline 1800-255-0000 SPPowerGrid 1800-778-8888/ (to report power failure) 6778-8888 Traffic Police 6547-1818 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 HELPLINES —GENERAL Samaritans of Singapore 1800-221-4444 Society for
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      703 49  -  JANICE GOH Having the right skills help employees remain relevant in a changing workplace ja nice@newstoday.com.sg RAVI (not his real name), a bank notes clerk in his mid-40s, was laid off from his job of two years when the business unit he belonged to was
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      660 50 ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 23) HYou may find yourself in the middle of a ma- Allow your partner to take the lead in a pionipulative plot. Watch out for the strings that F^^ neering project. Relax and have faith that he are clearly pulling you
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE RUGBY'S COOKING POT
      814 51 tliewEEKENDioterview WITH MIKE REES, CEO OF WHOLESALE BANKING, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK MIKE Rees is crazy about rugby and is a CEO of a major financial institution. His firm has also been behind recent sports events such as the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon and the Standard Chartered
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        150 51 TRINIDAD and Tobago's team captain Dwight Yorke said the "Soca Warriors" will not be intimidated at the World Cup finals, even though they are going to Germany with a 50-50 chance, just like the other teams in Group B. Trinidad will open
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        AUSTRALIANS SET TO SPRING SURPRISE: CAHILL
        185 51 AUSTRALIA midfielder Tim Cahill believes the Socceroos will be one of the surprise packages of the World Cup finals in Germany this summer. Making their first appearance in the World Cup in 32 years, Cahill said the players were determined not to waste their
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        LIVERPOOL'S CISSE WORRIED ABOUT WORLD CUP TICKET
        120 51 DJIBRIL Cisse has admitted his concern about his place in France's World Cup squad. The Liverpool striker has failed to secure a first-team spot at Anfield under Rafa Benitez and has often found himself behind Peter Crouch, Fernando Morientes and Robbie Fowler in
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      Lock icon Woodlands denied first win by Arai
      616 52  -  CUBBY LEONG NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2006 Woodlands 2 SAFFC 2 cubby@newstoday.com.sg WOODLANDS Wellington are still searching for their first win in the 2006 NTUC In-come-Yeo's S-League, after a 2-2 draw with SAFFC at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday evening. The Warriors must be
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      504 52  -  CUBBYLEONG But changes necessary as Young Lions seekto extend run cubby@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS not the start to the season that Young Lions coach Fandi Ahmad had quite envisaged. Not with his revamped squad, anyway. But after three matches into the new S-League season, the Young
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      892 53  -  lan De Cotta ill FORMULA 1 WITH ian@newstoday.com.sg FORMULA 1 Australian Grand Prix RENAULT'S back-to-back wins in the first two races through world champion Fernando Alonso in Bahrain and Giancarlo Fisichella in Malaysia have left some with the impression that the world champions are going to
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