Today, 6 January 2007

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    17 1 weeken TOIMY January 6 7, 2007 mica(p)3ii/io/2oo6 /A=DJJ\CORP share your free newspaper we set you thinking todayonline.com
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  • Article
    Budget travel takes the leap to London
    954 1  -  TORCHING LI chingli@media corp. com. sg HOW far can you stretch $4.38? How about from Kuala Lumpur to London? Malaysian budget airline Air Asia announced on Friday the launch of its new long haul, low-cost unit Air Asia X which will fly from
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    THE ATOM CALLS TO KL, JAKARTA
    1716 1  -  FAWZIAH SELAMAT Spores neighbours lookto go the nuclear route to solve energy concerns ifawziah@media corp.com.sg IT TOOK Katrina to wipe out the memories of Chernobyl. As oil prices touched record highs last year in the wake of uncertainty in the Middle East and hurricanes
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      32 2 LIVING FAITH CHURCH* www.thelivingfaith.org "i win bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead mem in paths they have not known..." The Bible-Isaiah 42:16 Come be ble&sedl
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Iraq the focus as Bush reshuffles his team
      310 3 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON United States President George W Bush on Friday named Mr John Negroponte (picture), the current director of national intelligence, as Deputy Secretary of State on Friday. "John Negroponte's broad experience, sound judgment and expertise in Iraq and the war on
      — BLOOMBERG; J AFP  -  310 words
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      Lock icon Court orders You Tube to stop screening videos of Ronaldo's ex
      304 3 A BRAZILIAN judge has ordered Internet video hosting site You Tube to remove a video clip of supermodel Daniela Cicarelli cavorting in the sea off Cadiz, Spain, the BBC reported on Friday. The secretly-filmed clip showed Ms Cicarelli, the
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  • Singapore news
    • Article
      Lock icon Keppel O&M gives out record 7.2-month bonus
      195 4 LEE U WEN KEPPEL Offshore Marine (O&M) is paying out a record 7.2-month bonus to all its 7,700 employees this year, topping the 6.2 months given out last year. The good news comes after record order completions and timely deliveries for all its
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    • SINGAPORE
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        Lock icon A WHOLE NEW LOOK FOR LITTLE INDIA
        123 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Little India (picture) is getting a makeover. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has formed an inter-agency task force to spruce up the area and strengthen its position as one of the historical districts of Singapore. One idea is to create spaces
        — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  123 words
      • Article
        Lock icon 50 STUDENTS' STINGING ENCOUNTER AT PARK OUTING
        69 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Ntty students and a teacher were attacked by a swarm ot bees at the Labrador Park on Friday. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were stung on their necks, arms and legs at about 12.30pm. The Personnel Decontamination Vehicle was
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      • Article
        Lock icon OSIM RECALLS UZAP MINI SLIMMING BELT
        99 4 DOW JONES Osim International is recalling about 3,000 units ot its uZap Mini slimming belt, as its lithium-ion batteries could catch fire. In a statement issued on Friday, the company, known for its massage chairs, said: "Under certain conditions, it is possible for these
        — DOW JONES  -  99 words
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      WORKER FOR THE WORKERS
      127 4 While he did not believe in micro-man-agement, you would receive an occasional email from him on the smallest happenings in your cooperative, which you might know absolutely nothing about. NTUCFairPrice board of directors chairman Ng Ser Miang Woe betide anyone who mistakes your gentleness for weakness...
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      Boon Heng's last bow
      262 4  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S most prominent unionist bowed out of the labour movement on Friday in a fitting farewell peppered with tributes. Mr Lim Boon Heng (picture, centre), who served his last day as labour chief last Sunday after 13 years at the helm, was
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      Lock icon To bust match-fixing, I threw out star striker, says coach
      433 4  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg THE man charged with offering money to a goalkeeper to concede goals in an S-League match painted himself in a very different light on Friday. Former Malaysia national football coach Chow Kwai Lam took the stand and told
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      Lock icon AN AIR OF UNITY
      185 5 LOHCHEEKONG IN ITS first makeover in almost 20 years, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has reorganised itself into a more flexible and integrated outfit. Moving away from a geographical-based command and control structure with airbases spread across the island, the new-look RSAF will comprise
      — LOHCHEEKONG  -  185 words
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      Law school gets real
      642 5  -  DERRICK A PAULO As new SMU course offers non-law content, NUS also broadens its law curriculum derrick@media corp.com.sg WHEN the opening of a second local law school was announced last year, it signalled the end of a 50-year monopoly for the National University of Singapore (NUS).
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      Lock icon Many unaware of Clifford bridge closure
      530 5  -  GRACIA CHIANG IN FOR A CHANGE: The closure of the Change Alley aerial plaza, due to renovation works in the area, means that pedestrians now have to make a 10 minute detour to cross the road. gracia@media corp. com. sg MR ALAN Wong was
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Brace for more attacks: Thai PM
      472 6 —AGENCIES Surayud says the govt cannot guarantee the prevention of a bombing BANGKOK Army-installed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont on Friday warned Thailand to brace for months of political unrest, saying new attacks could follow the deadly New Year's Eve blasts in Bangkok. "Based on
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      Lock icon Possibility of 2nd nuke test dismissed
      197 6 —AP SEOUL There are no particular signs that North Korea is preparing for a second nuclear test, said South Korean and Japanese officials on Friday, dismissing a United States news report Earlier, ABC News had reported that North Korea appeared to have made preparations
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    • Article
      Lock icon Change in search area for missing plane
      232 6 -AFP MAJENE (Indonesia) Indonesia on Friday shifted the focus of the search for a missing Adam Air passenger jet with 102 people on board after air traffic control said they had detected a signal from the aircraft's emergency locator beacon. But the main
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    • GLOBAL
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        Lock icon JUNTA LEADER GOES FOR CHECK-UP
        114 6 —AP There were growing concerns about the health of the leader of Myanmar's military government, Mr Than Shwe, 73, after he skipped a high-profile Independence Day dinner to undergo a medical check-up in Singapore. It was the first time since Mr Than Shwe took power
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        Lock icon M'SIA BRACES FOR MORE STORMS
        90 6 —AP Seven northern and east coast states in Malaysia are bracing for a cyclone this weekend, along with rain and strong winds, just weeks after deadly floods hit the south. The Star newspaper reported on Friday. A tropical depression is likely to hit Kelantan, Terengganu
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        Lock icon S KOREA TO BAN DISCRIMINATION AGAINST OLDER JOB-SEEKERS
        64 6 AFP South Korea is planning to introduce a law that will ban companies from discriminating against elderly job-seekers, the labour minister said on Friday. Minister Lee SangSoo also said his ministry plans to change its name to the Ministry of Employment and
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      Lock icon Trial for murdered Mongolian set for next March
      245 6 -AP SHAH ALAM A Malaysian court on Friday denied bail to influential political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and sent him to jail to await trial set for March next year on charges of abetting in the murder of his alleged Mongolian lover.
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    • Article
      Change or become irrelevant: Jayakumar
      378 7  -  SHARON VASOO DEPUTY FOREIGN EDITOR sharon@media corp.com.sg THE Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) risks becoming "irrelevant" in the years ahead unless its 10 members are willing to make tough choices to overhaul the group's workings, said Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar in an interview
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      Lock icon Asean meeting safe and secure
      400 7 —AGENCIES Nobody can give absolute guarantees but we can assure that all steps are being taken by the authorities... to see to it that we have... fruitful summit(s). Mr Ignacio Bunye, spokesman for Philippine President Gloria Arroyo Philippine officials reassure delegates as others warn of
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  • Voices
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      Was SLA too easy on withdrawn bid?
      175 8  -  ROYSTON NG Letter from I REFER to your report, "Two firms win farmland agri-tainmentbids" (Dec 29). The highest bidder, Wah Khiaw Developments, was allowed to withdraw its bid due to a "change in business plan". Will this lead to future bidders treating Singapore
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      Lock icon A Happy Nude Year
      742 8  -  And here's to my naked ambition for Sentosa DOWN UNDER WITH NEIL HUMPHREYS WE HAD a clear agenda for the day: Find a secluded holiday spot for our parents to spend quality time when they came over. And I had a similar but more pressing concern.
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      Take two – for the price of one – and call me in the morning
      239 8  - Take two for the price of one and call me in the morning LEONG SZE HIAN I WOULD like to relate a recent experience at a free health seminar conducted by doctors from a healthcare group. An envelope containing handouts was given to every one of the hundred-odd attendees. Instead
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    • Weak enforcement is making the smoking ban go up in smoke
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        Go for all-out ban
        151 9  -  LIM BOON HEE Letter from I REFER to your excellent report about the lack of enforcement on smoking bans in public spaces, "Where there's smoke, there's ire" (Jan 5). I think the report is being diplomatic in sending a stark message. With only 330 National Environment
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        Profit vs clampdown
        166 9  -  HARRY CHI A Letter from IT IS a case of profits versus enforcement Designating an area for smoking within touching distance of non-smoking tables does not meet the objectives of the ban. The wind decides where the smoke blows. The NEA cannot possibly post an inspector at
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    • Rated for fairness
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Chinese stocks set to shine again this year
      1072 10 —BLOOMBERG Increasing affluence to boost banking, insurance and real estate sectors THE world's best-performing mutual funds last year invested in China and they are counting on the same strategy for 2007, targeting banking, insurance and real estate stocks. Five China funds led
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      Ex-Minister Yeo Cheow Tong forms investment firm
      323 10  -  CHRISTIE LOH HE IS back in the private sector and quietly making waves in investment circles. Former Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong not only has his name linked to various businesses, but he is also the majority owner of a new company. Days
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    • business news
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        Tokio looks to buy AGH
        290 12  -  LEECHING WERN Makes general offer worth $12.39 a share, valuing insurer ats929m TOKIO Marine Nichido Fire Insurance Co, a unit of Japan's biggest non-life insurer Millea Holdings, made a general offer on Friday for Asia General Holdings (AGH), which valued the Singapore-based insurer at around
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        CORPORATEBRIEFS
        108 12 Mainboard-listed HG Metal Manufacturing said on Friday that Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp would be converting $3.2 million of its $10 million convertible loan agreement into 8.8 million new ordinary shares in the steel stockist, after which the bank will own 4.76 per cent of its enlarged share capital of about
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        Sands' Adelson sues former partner
        315 12 MR SHELDON Adelson, the chairman of casino operator Las Vegas Sands and the third richest man in the United States as ranked by Forbes magazine, is suing a former business partner who claims that the gaming giant owes him money for helping it win a
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      • Marketwatch
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          ST Index—3,029.04+5.24
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          Lock icon Singapore
          122 12 AFP SHARES closed higher on Friday after late buying in selected large caps helped the market shrug off early listlessness, dealers said. The ST Index was up 5.24 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 3,029.04. In the broad market, gainers outpaced losers 434 to 271 on volume of 2.88
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          Lock icon World markets
          66 12 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Information provided by and Mikkei 225 17,091.59 -262.08 -1.5 -IK Hang Seng 20,211.28 +185.70 +0.91 Australia ASX200 5,572.00 -12.80 -0.21 <orea Comp 1,385.76 -11.53 -0.81 fhailand SET 628.19 -20.03 -3.0! Jakarta Comp 1,832.55 +8.45 +0.41 Dhils Comp 2,996.39 -16.35 -0.5' Shenzhen B 441.86 +1.25
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          SGX most active
          50 12 Gen Int 0.925 -0.030 -3.1 246,519 Sapphire FHTK Goldtron LiangHuat El-Nets 0.050 0.010 0.030 0.045 0.025 +0.005 +0.015 +0.010 +100.0 +50.0 +66.7 120,092 123,607 120,902 05,900 04,330 Centillion Jasper HiapHoe ChinaEnergy 0.175 0.025 0.175 1.170 +0.030 -0.005 +0.025 +0.010 +20.7 -16.7 +16.7 +0.9 60,503 67,300 57,254 52,527
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          SGX top rises
          63 12 ST1ETF1D0 31.000 +0.650 AutronW*****3 0.010 +100.0 D0A50ETFRB8CW*****0 1.640 +0.400 FHTK 0.010 +100.0 DBS 22.900 +0.400 mint 0.070 +75.0 lsetan(S) 5.050 +0.350 HSCH9000SGAePW***** 0.190 +72.7 CMBRB8CW*****0 1.700 +0.310 Q-Nets 0.025 +66.7 OiinaFish 3.540 +0.300 HSCB0200SGA8PW***** 0.050 +66.7 CMBDB8CW*****2500 2.260 +0.260 HSI*****SGA8CW*****0 1.100 +0.215 AdvSys 0.040 +60.0 OiiaEntSp 0.015
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          SGX top falls
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 12 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6515 0.3356 76.966 5.0726 2.2872 0.4974 5,865.5 23.345 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 31.845 0.8301 28.843 608.34 0.7665 5.0823 0.9387 21.233
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          Commodities
          20 12 iold US$/oz iilver US$/oz ■latinum US$/oz 626.20 12.835 1,135.50 Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brent US$/barrel 296.75 1,936.50 55.24
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    • Wealth personal finance & investment
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        Lock icon INVESTORS' GUIDE EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
        1008 14 SOURCES SGX, MAS GLOBALLY, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are becoming an important asset class for both retail and institutional investors. According to the World Federation of Exchanges, there are currently more than 600 ETFs worldwide with Assets under Management in excess of US$5OO billion ($766 billion).
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      291 11 J^^^^K BeautifulZ* Sfiptless m ik| tostart f w the New Year! The advice of my skin care expert has helped me a lot in learning how to take care of my skin. Since then, my skin condition has improved. Christina Tan, 39 |J "Used to have freckles and an uneven
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      203 12 MediaCorp Press Limited, the publisher of TODAY, the second most read newspaper, invites tenders for: The Provision Of Newspaper Distribution Services From Printer To Designated Droppoints Locations COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS Tender documents can be obtained from 10 January 2007 onwards during office hours between 9.30 am to 5.00pm (Mondays
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      454 13 Does your health regime include the most essential supplement? I I I V "^*IJ-a*r l Numerous studies have proven that sleep can affect your body's Hypo-allergenicand inherently anti-microbial. mj HHJIJI immunity and even your mental abilities. That's why Dunlopillo UK our latex mattresses are ideal for allergy I jjl[j_. Talalay
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  • wh?ch
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      Lock icon TIME TO SAVE FACE
      762 15  -  B3IIEI CITYSTYLE with I pc a r ly n@nevvstoaaycon7sgl If you can't stick to a new year's resolution, try a beauty resolution instead ON DAYS when I leave my home on time or I'm broke, I take the bus to work. Sharing the journey with a
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    • BEAUTY (RE) SOLUTIONS
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        #1: I WILL ALWAYS REMOVE MAKE-UP
        180 16 i^vcn 11 juu vc iiau uiic i_yciicc nidi viii luu many, never hit the sack with your make-up intact. You'll wake up the morning after with a hangover and so will your skin. Don't cheat by just using cleansing foam. Use a proper make-up
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        #3: I WILL PAMPER MY EYES
        145 16 Who doesn t work tor hours beiore a computer these days.-' All that squinting and focusing can be stressful on the eye area, so give it a deserving breather with a nourishing eye cream. For Shu Uemura fans sold on the brand's fi-G Resistana
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        #2: I WILL TONE MY FACE
        125 16 Using a facial toner can help to further re move smaller traces of grime and makeip from your skin and tighten pores. For a facial pick-me-up, splash 01 Kiehl's Calendula Herbal Extract Toner (left, priced from $50). Ideal for normal to oily skin ppes,
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        #4: I WILL MOISTURISE
        198 16 Even the most besequinned dress will lose its shine if the person who's wearing it has dry, dull and scaly skin. And don't think you won't need a moisturiser in our humid climate. Take your pick from the Jergens Premium Moisturisers collection ($8.95 each), comprising the
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        #5: I WILL USE SUNBLOCK
        190 17 Golfers and surfers aren't the only ones who need lots of protection from the sun. The latest UV Protector from Estee Lauder is the UV Protector SPFSO/PA++ (left, $65) from its new Nutritious Skincare Collection. This collection is specially formulated for young Asian women and
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        #6: I WILL DO THAT LITTLE MORE
        164 17 Make 2007 the year when you finally move beyond that well-practised three-step skincare routine. Besides cleansing, toning and moisturising, i how about giving your face a little more with a scrub or a mask? For sensitive skin types, there is the very mild
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        #7: I WILL EXUDE YOUTH
        175 17 You've sworn off the late nights and started to shop at Topshop. But your face still shows your age and lately, strangers have asked if you are your mum's sister. Give your skin a revitalising boost with the latest crop of anti-ageing innovations. Make that
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    • ATAGLANCE
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        CELINE – ATASTE FOR THE BITTERSWEET
        122 17 CELINE ATASTE FOR THE BITTERSWEET Life, memories and dark chocolate aren't the only things that can be bittersweet. Celine's latest star handbag goes by the same moniker and was designed by the brand's artistic director Ivana Omazic for women like herself strong, elegant and active. The Bittersweet is deceptively sensual
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        GEORG JENSEN – HEART'S DESIRE
        110 17 GEORG JENSEN HEART'S DESIRE Think of Georg Jensen's Annual Artist Heart Collection as art with a heart-or if you prefer, a heart with art. Every year, the Scandinavian luxury brand ropes in a designer to create his or her interpretation of a heart. This year, London-based artist odcqueline Rabun has
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        BOTTEGA VENETA- MODEL MALE
        124 17 Guys, you may want to listen to what Bottega Veneta has to say this Spring-Summer 2007 and invest in a jacket. This item figures importantly in the brand's new menswear collection and is reincarnated in many forms: Suit jackets, shirt jackets, sports coats and military jackets.
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      236 18 today with moses I i m Lard Lard is one of the original ingredients used in Chinese cuisine. Nowadays, though, being more knowledgeable and health conscious, many of us have started cooking with healthier alternatives, giving up on lard altogether. To those who love and know food, Chinese dishes such
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    • makan
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        Lock icon CURRY CROSSROADS
        844 18  -  Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg Spice Junction dishes out the unique, fresh flavours of Goa BLINK and chances are, you'd miss Spice Junction, a nondescript Indian speciality restaurant tucked between the big boys Muthu's and Gayatri along Race Course Road. Unlike the regular run-of-the-mill Indian fare, Spice Junction serves authentic
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        FOODNOTE
        154 18  -  BECKY LO ZOOM INTO ZINGER Even if you've overspent during the festive season, there's no need to compromise on your meals. Visit KFC, where you can get Zinger Spec.v, value meals that are tasty and easy on the budget. A satisfying bundle consisting of a KFC Zinger, a regular
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        snack Attack!
        94 18  -  EVELINE GAN SKIPPY CHOC CRUNCH Available in 300g ($3.50 each), and 450g ($4.50 each) jars Plain old peanut butter is so passe. Try SKIPPY's latest offering, SKIPPY Choc Crunch, for a groovy, fun treat. Each jar of SKIPPY Choc Crunch contains oodles of chocolate-coated crispy rice bits and
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    • gadget
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        Let music off the leash
        635 20  -  EDRICSNG Samsung's new Bluetooth MP3 player makes listening so easy edric@mediacorp.com.sg I HATE wires, man. Nasty, niggly things they are. Wear wired headphones and you're begging to get entangled. A flagrant gesture with your arms and you risk having the tweeters jerked right out of
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        After the snap: Viewing and printing your photos
        254 20 EPSON has launched a professional range of digital imaging products that includes photo viewers and a desktop photo printer. The Epson P-3000 (picture, 40GB, $888) and P-5000 (80GB, $1,218) photo viewers feature a four-colour filter liquid crystal display (LCD) instead of the
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      • SHOPPINGGUIDE
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          I. TECH CLIP RADIO BLUETOOTH STEREO HEADSET
          109 20 The i.Tech Clip Radio ($149) is a Bluetooth 2.0 stereo headset that lets you switch between music and voice calls when you pair it with a phone. What sets it apart from other headsets is its built-in FM radio that gives you the
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          BOSE QUIETCOMFORT3 ACOUSTIC HEADPHONES
          68 20 Bose's latest noise-can-celling headphones lets you drown out background distractions while you listen to music without pumping up the volume and damaging your ear drums. The QuietComfort3(QC3) headphones delivers high-quality audio and boasts superior noisereduction, thanks to a new proprietary acoustic design. They come with a
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          CREATIVE PLAYDOCK Z500 SPEAKER SYSTEM
          137 20 Poor Creative. It doesn't really have a whole ecosystem of third-party accessories so the company has to churn out its own. So, here comes the PlayDockZsoo portable speaker system ($299) for the Creative Vision:M and the Zen line of players. As with other speaker systems,
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          DELL INSPIRON 1501 NOTEBOOK
          120 20 Looking for an entrylevel notebook that goes the extra mile? The Dell Inspiron 1501 can give higherend notebooks a run for their money with its performance. AMD fans will be spoilt for choice with this notebook, where you have a choice of AMD's Sempron, Turion 64
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        Mother Pearl of the Blackberries
        718 21  -  TREVOR TAN This Blackberry retains its renowned executive business functions and adds some dashing multimedia features trevor@media corp.com.sg BACK in May last year, Today reported that Research in Motion (RIM), the company behind the Blackberry, would incorporate multimedia features in its future mobile phones. Six
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        HOT BUY!
        162 21 HP IPAQ RW6828 MULTIMEDIA MESSENGER The HP iPaq rw6828 Multimedia Messenger is finally ripe for the picking. The sleek device is not only a personal digital assistant, it is a mobile multimedia wonder. It has a large touch screen with a resolution of 240x320, a 2-megapixel camera, an
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    • car
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        653 22  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE news@newstoday.com.sg BIG is beautiful in the local motoring context, as buyers here typically opt for size over engine power, if they are made to choose just one. Performance usually takes a back seat to factors such as fuel efficiency and value. Singapore's road tax
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        394 22  -  SIMON HULBER YOU'VE got to hand it to the Italians. Whether it's an Armani Suit, Gucci party apparel or a motorcycle, they know how to dial up the style in a way no one else can match. But it wasn't the seductive lines of the brawny new Moto
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          158 22 Kia's new Carens officially goes on sale in Singapore this weekend, priced at $63,999 with COE. Distributor Cycle Carriage Kia has been holding customer previews of the car over the last few weeks but today marks its first showroom appearance. The Carens is being marketed
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          138 22 Retro styling is out at Jaguar and in its place come thoroughly modern lines and stunning detailing. This is the super-sleek C-XF concept car that will be unveiled at next week's Detroit motor show. Its purpose in life is to show the world that Jaguar is
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        633 24  -  COLIN YONG colin@mediacorp.com.sg It isn't the Hilton but there's a great time to be had in the Lotus Elise S FOR something that recently celebrated its 10th birthday, the Lotus Elise still gets an inordinate amount of attention on the road. Maybe it's because it looks like
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        617 26  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA JOSEPH YADAO Foreigners are boosting demand for condominium apartments, say experts shobha@media corp.com.sg WHILE the euphoria and hype of the highend residential property market have yet to filter down to the mass and mid-market segment, where home prices are still in the doldrums,
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        577 26  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg SUCH is the demand for property in the Central Business District, with its proximity to the proposed integrated resorts, that this year's first private residential property launch might never have been open to the public if two
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      1107 28  -  Jeanine Tan jeanine@mediacorp.com.sg Hong Kong actor Francis Ng, who carved his name as a baddie, on portraying a killer with heart in Raintree Pictures' One Last Dance FRANCIS Ng readily admits that he has got lazier over the years, but that doesn't mean that his acting
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      313 29 MAX Makowski may not be a well-known name in the film industry, but he nonetheless had the chance to direct some pretty big names in One Last Dance. With Francis Ng, Ti Lung and Harvey Keitel headlining the film, the 36-year-old could have been a little intimidated, but the
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        612 30  - BRIDE PREJUDICE Sharon Lim +hink+wice Being a bridesmaid is a double-edged honour THREE times a bridesmaid, never a bride, so the saying goes. Except I never expected one of my oldest friends let's call her The Bride to take the old saw literally when she was planning her wedding a
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        371 31  -  DAVID CHEW Today takes on the challenge of designing the covers of Penguin's new series david. chew@media corp. com. sg THE phrase, "to start with a clean slate", certainly took on a new meaning when senior editor at Penguin Press Helen Conford came up with the
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        393 31  -  FELIX CHEONG plus@media corp. com. sg THE popularity of British Prime Minister Tony Blair may have taken a beating in recent years. But on screen, at least, there's still a certain sheen about the man. Well, make that Michael Sheen. The 38-year-old Welsh actor impersonates Blair
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        775 35 MCT Need a career boost this year? Prepare a game plan and take action New Jersey If your New Year's resolution involves career advancement, you're not alone. A poll by myGoals.com found that starting a business ranks second only to losing weight as the most popular
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      461 34 ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 23) ■2*21 A parent, mentor or elder is very protective Emotions runs strong and will take centre- U of you. Relax into their arms and allow P^^ stage. Make an honest attempt to be more I yourself to be comforted or
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      213 35 WEATHERTODAY Amsterdam 7/10 C rainy Los Angeles 06/18 C partly cloudy c Auckland 12/21 C partly cloudy Manila 25/31 C partly cloudy OlflgapOre Bali 24/30 C slight rain Melbourne 24/32 C showers 24/32 C BS Begawan 23/31 C thunderstorm New Delhi 06/22 C fog Bangkok 20/34 C partly cloudy New
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      Lock icon MUSTAFIC CAN'T WAIT FOR HIS MOMENT
      728 36 iWEEKENDintemw TWO years ago, Serb Mustafic Fahrudin was among the 55,000 fans at the National Stadium cheering on the Lions as they beat Indonesia 2-1 in the second leg of the then Tiger Cup, to lift the trophy 5-2 on aggregate. Last year in
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      560 36  -  Leonard Thomas THERE was the heady success of a Malaysia Cup and M-League double in 1994, quickly followed by a watershed moment when Singapore pulled out of the competition after disagreements with our neighbour across the
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      640 37 —AFP Even with Warne, McGrath and Langer gone, they're confident of staying at the top CRICKET, ASHES Australia 5 England 0 SYDNEY Ricky Ponting admitted he shed a tear as the realisation dawned that three of his long-term team-mates Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer had played
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      321 37  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE emerged as the first Asian country to win the world optimist team title on Thursday. On the waters off the Yacht Club Uruguayo in Montevideo, Uruguay, Singapore beat three-time champions Peru 12-24 in the final to clinch the International Optimist Dinghy
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      512 38 —AFP FA CUP, 3RD ROUND Birmingham v Newcastle BIRMINGHAM Steve Bruce led the short-list to replace Graeme Souness as manager of Newcastle United last season, but now the Birmingham City manager is hoping to create some more
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      682 38 —AFP Reds' skipper Gerrard taunts Wenger and Co by claiming the Londoners fear visiting Liverpool FA CUP, 3RD ROUND Liverpool v Arsenal 10 minutes to sink Arsenal 2-1 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. "They will be fearing the tie more than we will. They are
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      541 38 —AFP FA CUP, 3RD ROUND Chelsea v Macclesfield LONDON Jose Mourinho would probably not have been able to locate Macclesfield on a map prior to his arrival in England, but Saturday's FA Cup third round tie with the League
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