Today, 13 January 2007

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    15 1 TODAY January 13-14, 2007 mica(p)3h/io/2006 /A=DJj-\CORP we set you thinking todayonline.com share your free newspaper
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    Lock icon FITTINGLY EM LA-LA LAND
    1088 1  -  RAHULPATHAK Beckham's incredible journey takes a Hollywood twist ASSOCIATE EDITOR rahul@media corp.com.sg ual who can build the bridge between soccer in America and the rest of the world. "His coming here can be viewed as one of the most important moments in the history of professional
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    Lock icon Durai's 'special friends' turn on their ex-colleague Lim
    596 1  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.om.sg FORMER chief executive T T Durai has thrown in the towel, but a new figure was thrown into the spotlight at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) civil suit hearing on Friday. The lawyer for former chairman Richard Yong and ex-treasurer
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      Men in the F1 mask – uncovered
      570 2  - Men in the F1 mask uncovered LAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg GENTLEMEN, start your engines. Today has identified the two prominent Singapore businessmen on the starting grid to bring the glitz and glamour of the Formula 1 Grand Prix to the island they are hotel and property tycoon Ong Beng Seng
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      Lock icon WHAT IF DURAI HAD ACCEPTED SPH'S OFFER OF MEDIATION?
      292 2 FACED with a newspaper that was confident of its story and willing to back it up in court, former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chief TT Durai spurned a last chance at settling the dispute through mediation. In his affidavit, Mr Patrick
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      Lock icon FOLLOW THAT HAIR!
      45 3 Beckham's career traced through his follicular follies I UliiiH ■I ■JHSBfilEißßßMiffl ■Wiffl nHiiiiMiliwH Hfifsiiiißi^ HBBffiHalßlSffil SflsSifflHH Mi PHOTOS 1993: Boy band 1996: Ahbeng cut 1998: World Cut 1998: Captain botak 2001: Mohawk man I 2003: Ponying up 2006: Beck trimmed GETTY IMAGES
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      Lock icon WHO warns of bird-flu resurgence
      293 4 —AGENCIES JAKARTA The lethal bird flu virus has resurfaced across Asia, putting governments around the region on high alert On Friday, the HSNI avian influenza virus killed a 37-year-old woman in Indonesia's Banten province in Java bringing to 59 the death toll from bird flu
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        BRITON DIES ON SQ FLIGHT
        112 4  -  TORCHING LI A 53-year-old British man died en route to London aboard a Singapore Airlines plane on Thursday. The flight, SQ32O, was diverted to Istanbul due to the emergency. An SIA spokesperson said that a Singaporean doctor attended to the man onboard the flight, while
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        ARTISTE TO FACE CHARGES
        38 4 MediaCorp artiste Christopher Lee, 35, will be charged in court on Thursday for a drink driving incident last year. Lee was involved in a hit-and-run accident at around 4.15 am on Oct 8, 2006.
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      Parliament's 9 new faces
      613 4  -  LEE U-WEN Latest NMP line-up includes four members underthe age of 40 u-wen@media corp.com.sg THE latest line-up of Nominated Members of Parliament (NMP) will once again feature a young slate of Singaporeans, with four of the nine born after independence. Leading the way is former beauty
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      WHAT THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT
      128 4 GAUTAM BANERJEE 53, PricewaterhouseCoopers executive chairman Focus areas: Entrepreneurship Talent development and retention CHAM HUI FONG 38, NTUC industrial relations director Focus areas: Older workers and those on contract EDWIN KHEWTECKFOOK 57, CEO of waste management firm lUT Global Focus areas: Raising manufacturing sector's
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      29 2 LIVING FAITH CHURCH 8 www.thelivingfaith.org "i win instruct you (says the Lord) and guide you along the best pathway for your life;" The Bible Psalms 32:8 Come be blessed/
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      Cash to study when you want?
      539 6  -  LOH CHEE KONG Panel suggests giving all an individual account for continued education cheekong@media corp.com.sg THE idea is to give every Singaporean an individual education account and the freedom to decide, once they hit age 18, where and when they want to study. This
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      Lock icon Wet spell causes landslide, traffic snarls
      426 6  -  SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg IT CREATED havoc on the highways and sent nursery owners scuttling in alarm as rising waters reached a critical level. The continuous downpour over Thursday and Friday may not have matched last month's torrential levels it measured 216.7 mm over a
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      Firm fined $30,000 for death of two workers
      325 6  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg FOR its negligence resulting in the death of two of its workers in the construction of One Raffles Quay, a Japanese construction firm was fined $30,000 on Friday. In November 2004, Obayashi Corporation's site manager
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      550 7 Star Hub ei/vJ°tf ■^■""SB! STARS, M I ill H^JPHHf^^^B cM^^H I I Ecvn™ 1 Bcv/zfl lEI snMsuNG Ell I SI l^^T^V Star Hub Shop»: Plaza Singapura 68 Orchard Road #01-36/#B2-38 OUB Centre 1 Raffles Place #81-O2 Tampines Mall 4 Tampines Central 5 #0204/05 Star Hub Centre 51 Cuppage Rnad #01-01
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      Lock icon Nuke energy takes backseat in M'sia
      308 12 PUTRAJAYA Malaysia has shelved its plans to go nuclear, at least for the moment. The country's Energy, Water and Communications Minister Lim Keng Yaik told Bernama news agency on Friday that Malaysia would have enough hydropower to generate electricity until 2030. "At the moment,
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      Lock icon US embassy in Athens attacked
      357 12 -AGENCIES Firing of Russian-made rocket 'not a terrorist act' ATHENS Unidentified attackers fired a rocket into the United States embassy in Athens early on Friday, damaging the building but causing no casualties, officials said. Greece's Public Order Minister Vyron Polydoras said the police were investigating
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      Lock icon Floods hit Malaysia and Indonesia again after heavy rain
      272 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's south has been hit by a second wave of flooding while floods and landslides have caused fatalities in Indonesia. By Friday, two days of downpours in Malaysia had forced more than 20,000 people to flee their homes,
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      Lock icon Bangladesh gets new interim President as emergency rules ease
      314 12 -AFP DHAKA A former Bangladesh central bank governor has been sworn in as head of the country's new interim government in a ceremony shown live on the state-run BTV television channel. Mr Fakhruddin Ahmed, a Princetoneducated former World Bank employee, took
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      Lock icon Minister George Yeo blogs about proof of Asean's clout
      247 14  -  SHARON VASOO BLOGGING about the attendance at the ongoing Association of South-east Asian Nations' summit in Cebu, Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo said he believes that Asean's clout within the international community is growing. In his blog, he noted that Asean's
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      Lock icon Charter proposal gets nod
      569 14  -  SHARON VASOO Asean reaches consensus on changing policy of non-intervention DEPUTY FOREIGN EDITOR sharon@media corp.com.sg AFTER a year and eight meetings, the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) on Friday agreed to proposals for a legally-binding Charter, which outlines a radical departure from the bloc's traditional
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      Not every 'sleeper' is faking it ...
      242 15  - Not every 'sleeper' is faking it LIMSWEETHIAM Letter from IMAGINE being seated in the train or bus, tired eyes scanning nervously when the train or bus stops to pick up passengers, and forcing yourself to stay wide awake no matter how tired you are. You have to make sure there
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      Lock icon Buy now, collapse later
      797 15 Find shopping hard work? Try it in a massive country DOWN UNDER WITH NEIL HUMPHREYS IN SINGAPORE, I always enjoyed visiting Ikea out in Queensway. The Swedish-owned furniture behemoth was a great place to watch perspiring parents chase their kids, while overheated couples on the HDB
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      Changi Airport lost luggage? No, it's the lost calls department
      259 15  -  TERENCETEO Letter from I AM not sure how many of us lose our baggage on our travels, but it must be quite a few, judging by the number of calls I receive on my telephone. Unfortunately, I am NOT in
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      Diligent verification of customers is strict rule, say operators
      356 16  -  CHUASWEEKIAT LAI KEE CHWEE Letter from General Manager Corporate Communications, M 1 Letter from SeniorVice-President, Customer Sales, Star Hub I REFER to Agnes Lee's letter "Conned into applying for 7 phone lines" (Jan 11). We would like to assure Ms Lee
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    • Buttress the ban
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        Use greed to make it work
        129 16  -  EDDYTAN Letter from I REFER to the letter, "NEA cameras in kopitiams? Never!" (Jan 12). Rather than outsourcing enforcement to companies, members of the public are more effective at the job. The NEA could just impose fines on the F&B operators flouting the rules
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        Many flouting law, it's just that fewer get caught
        146 16  -  ANTHONYWONG Letter from I REFER to the letter from the National Environment Agency's (NEA) Mr S Satish Appoo, "Fewer flouting smoking ban" (Jan 12). I have on many occasions rung up to the NEA to complain about smokers who frequent coffee
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        Lack of action the reason people have stopped calling
        133 16  -  UMBOONHEE Letter from MR S Satish Appoo's assertions seem to run contrary to the general public's feedback that more smokers are ignoring the ban. He wrote that "ground observations have shown that the number of people caught flouting the rule has
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      It's safe to shop at Centrepoint
      125 16  -  TAN HWEE CHENG Letter from Centre Manager, The Centrepoint WE REFER to the article "Shopping shock" (Jan 8). With regards to the ceiling board that fell on two shoppers, our investigations showed that a drainage pipe of a fan coil unit was dislodged, causing
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      96 16 11l Try the new ABC Extra Stout brewed with Real Ginseng Meet popular Love 97.2FM DJ Guoxian and receive a free 330 ml can of ABC Extra Stout with Real Ginseng. Limited to the first 500 people and one can per person only. Dale: Saturday, 13 January 2007 Time: 3-4pm,
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      Pacific Internet tussle heats up
      431 17  -  CHRISTIE LOH Connect Holdings to make offer for PacNet after buying 28.15 per cent from Vantage christie@media corp.com.sg ONE is fed up. The other has deep pockets. Together, they are teaming up to bag Nas-daq-listed Pacific Internet (PacNet), a Sin-gapore-based provider of Internet services. In
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      Lock icon Consortium makes $160m offer for Landwind Medical
      146 17 CHANNEL NEWSASIA PRIVATE equity investor Echo Investment Holdings is making a takeover bid for Singapore mainboard-listed Landwind Medical Holdings. It is offering 58 cents in cash for each share in the medical equipment maker and distributor. This values Landwind at more than $160
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      AirAsia sees S'pore-KL route open by June
      492 17  -  LEE CHING WERN chingwern@media corp.com.sg FROM as early as June this year, discount carriers may be able to fly between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, said Malaysian budget carrier Air Asia chief Tony Fernandes. In town to sign a US$l3O-million ($200.8-million) aircraft maintenance deal
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        Lock icon THE BANGKOK FACTOR
        927 18  -  WILLIAM PESEK BLOOMBERG I analysis'ij&ssip'opinion I Asia's outlook will be determined by events in Thailand, not the Asean summits in Cebu THE leaders of many of the world's fastest-growing economies are gathered on the Philippine island of Cebu this week to consider Asia's future. Issues up for
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        Lock icon Spotlight to return to developed markets
        716 20  -  MIRAKASHINATH Citibank analysts favour US and European bourses for 2007 mira@mediacorp.com.sg FOLLOWING last year's record highs, not only for the emerging markets but also in the ST Index (STI), Dow Jones and Hang Seng indices, retail investors may find that this year would not
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      • marketwatch
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          Lock icon Singapore
          139 20 DOW JONES THE ST Index (STI) rose on Friday, led by banking and property stocks, and traders said that the index may continue on an uptrend over the next few weeks. It closed up 39.4 points, or 1.3 per cent, at 3,009.09 points. In the broad market, gainers led
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          ST 1ndex — 3,009.09 +39.4
          4 20 ST 1ndex 3,009.09 +39.4
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          Lock icon World markets
          60 20 Bloomberg Information provided by SGX, Nikkei 225 *****.01 +210.04 +1.30 Hang Seng ASX *****.41 +220.04 5630.00 +73.90 +1.10 +1.33 Taiwan Wtd 7761.71 +143.16 +1.00 Korea Comp 1300.37 +23.06 +1.69 KLCI 1119.33 +13.27 +1.20 SET Index 645.71 +0.00 +1.27 Jakarta Comp 1670.04 -25.00 -1.51 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2992.33
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          SGX most active
          50 20 PDC Coip MediaRing Gen Int Jasper Yongnam Sapphire ChinaEntSp Auston Sunning Tech THBEV 0.090 0.300 0.965 0.030 0.195 0.040 0.015 0.320 0.315 0.200 +0.010 +0.060 -0.005 +0.005 +0.055 +0.035 +0.015 +12.5 +10.0 -0.5 +2.6 +20.0 +12.5 +5.7 147,696 110,467 95,043 09,039 03,634 70,201 56,935 56,517 51,597 50,006
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 20 US$ 0.6475 UK£ 0.3323 Yen 77.993 HK$ 5.0494 RM 2.2755 Euro 0.5015 Rupiah 5913.2 Baht 23.299 Peso 31.729 A$ 0.8293 Indian Rs 28.783 Won 608.64 C$ 0.7605 Yuan 5.0491 NZ$ 0.9371 NT$ 21.211
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          Commodities
          20 20 Gold US$/oz 614.80 Silver US$/oz 12.56 Platinum US$/oz 1,150.50 Rubber cents/kg 313.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,889.00 Brant USS/barrel 52.10
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          SGX top rises
          72 20 ShangAsia 2kHK$ 20.900 +0.000 STIETF100 30.450 +0.450 CITYDEV 13.500 +0.400 KepLand 7.200 +0.350 Hyflux 2.720 +0.300 SGX 5.900 +0.300 UOB 10.900 +0.300 Ezra 4.000 +0.200 CoscoCorpMBL***** 0.640 +0.260 IS MSCI INDIA 100US$ 5.000 +0.250 Autron W0706D3 0.010 +100.0 FHTK 0.010 +100.0 UTACBNP*****6 0.010 +100.0 HyfluxMBL *****8 NH
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          SGX top falls
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      THE EAST IS RED HOT
      693 21  -  with Pearlyn Tham There's nothing cooler in the fashion world right now than China I'VE always preferred Chinese New Year to Christmas. I love the traditional buzz at a good old-fashioned Chinese restaurant like Red Star and its cacophony of clicking chopsticks, hollering waitresses and
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      Lock icon CHINA CHIC
      1080 22 Pearlyn Tham (pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg) speaks to three retailers who say Chinese influences are chic, not cheena SHE'S A MATERIAL CULTURE GIRL While she once produced Chinese current affairs programmes as a TV producer, Tan Sheau Yun now produces what she calls "quirky Chinese classics". The Chinese culture enthusiast started
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    • style
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        Beneath your hair there's a scalp that needs care
        217 23  -  PEARLYNTHAM WHO knew that there could be more than just hair and pores existing on your scalp? Here's a trivia nugget: Your scalp is actually home to a variety of micro-organ-isms, yeasts and even sebum. But when you are feeling stressed
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        FINDING BALANCE
        318 23  -  SHERMAINEWONG shermaine@mediacorp.com.sg DISCO balls, flashing bright lights and hip-hop music are not what you would normally associate with a fitness centre. But the True Group has broken all stereotypes with the launch of its first combined yoga and fitness centre, True. At the Jan 11 launch of the
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      • FOCUSONFIVE ... HAND CARE CREAMS
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          NIVEA HAND NIGHT RENEWAL HAND CREAM ($10.80)
          146 23  -  PEARLYNTHAM Hands up, if you've been neglecting and abusing your hands and they have become dry, wrinkly and rough. With the Chinese New Year season approaching, you'd better start on a handcare regimen if you don't want to bristle someone else's hands when
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          ELIZABETH ARDEN EIGHT HOUR CREAM INTENSIVE MOISTURISING HAND TREATMENT ($37)
          74 23 Elizabeth Arden's signature Eight Hour Cream collection includes the Intensive Moisturising Hand Treatment, which our tester describes ecstatically as "comforting and velvety". She said the fine lines on her prematurelyageing hands were "slightly plumped up", and she loved how this
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          KIEHL'S ULTIMATE STRENGTH HAND SALVE ($25 FOR 75ML AND $40 FOR 150ML)
          106 23 Words such as "heavy duty" and "ultimate strength" appear on this tube of hand cream and having tried it out, we are convinced that this really is an industrialstrength hand cream. After all, it was made for the
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          SALLY HANSEN AGE CORRECT HAND LIFT FIRMING SERUM ($16.95)
          70 23 An all-in-one product, this age-correcting serum works on your hands, fingernails and even cuticles and is formulated with grapeseed oil, vitamins and antioxidants. It is packaged in a compact bottle so you can apply it on the go. The rose-tinged fragrance
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          TESTER'S FAVOURITE!
          116 23 CRABTREE EVELYN LA SOURCE HAND THERAPY ($3O) Finally, a hand cream for those who aren't into floral or herbal scents. Crabtree Evelyn's La Source Hand Therapy is infused with a unique refresh ing fragrance that reminds us of the I sea breeze. Made with moisturisers M and herbal
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        202 24 XOClflVwith mOSGSI I ITI moseslim@newstoday.com.sg Chefs from Malaysia Chefs from Malaysia are well known for their culinary skills and barbecued seafood dishes, especially barbecued chilli fish, which is also a common dish in Singapore. I know quite a few Malaysian cooks who are now top chefs at five-star hotels and
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        Lock icon KOREAN CRAVINGS
        1176 24 GANGNAROO THIS modest Korean restaurant located in a shop house along Circular Road often draws in a lunch crowd from nearby offices. The female owner, Kirn Hyo Kyeong, opened this restaurant about six years ago and hired a couple of Korean chefs to handle the small menu. My
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        FOODNOTE
        122 24 FAST FOOD THAT'S FAR FROM BORING Try something deliciously different at Carl's Jr. If you love spicy food, you'll be delighted with the new spicy BBQ burger ($8). Each burger is filled with a juicy beef patty, fresh, cheese, fresh lettuce, sliced tomatoes, plenty of zesty BBQ sauce and
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        SNACK Attack!
        127 25  -  EVELINE GAN LOACKER GRAN PASTICCERIA ($3.90 for a IOOg pack) LOACKER MILK CEREALS ($3.95 for a pack of four) Available at Cold Storage stores Adding to Loacker's already existing line of classic wafer biscuits are two yummilicious flavours: Gran Pasticceria and Milk Cereals. Nut lovers will go nutty
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          111 26 Hitachi's latest range of 42-inch plasma television sets boasts high-defini-tion capability of up to I,oBop. The two models in the HDIOBO 42V series the 42PD9800TA and 42PD9500TA— have a pair of HDMI input, letting you plug in a next-generation disc player and gaming console at
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          152 26 You would think only a certain fruit-branded tech company would have the chops to design something as elegant as the Logitech diNovo Edge keyboard. Its high-gloss finish and sharp, sleek looks can be attributed to a semi-translucent piece of laser-cut black Plexiglass set into a palm
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          105 26 Sanyo's latest line of eneloop rechargeable batteries claims to retain its charge longer than conventional batteries, holding 85 per cent of its charge after a year of non-usage. Unlike conventional rechargeable Ni-MH batteries, the eneloop cells discharge quickly when they are not being used. You can probably
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          121 26 balling all budding broad casters and cinematogra phers with tight budgets. Brace yourselves for the new Canon XH A 1 ($6,999) and G1 ($11,499) high-defini-tion camcorders. Both devices can record high-definition videos in widescreen I,oBoi format and are equipped with a 1.67-megapixel CCD, a Digic DV
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        689 26  -  TREVOR TAN Gamers will love this new, exciting take on Dungeons and Dragons trevor@mediacorp.com.sg FOUR years after the release of Neverwinter Nights (NWN), which spawned three official expansion packs and countless fan-created modules, the sequel to one of the best computer role-playing games (RPGs) is
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        130 26 Neverwinter Nights 2 PROS Engaging story •Addictive role-playing elements with non-linear storyline Majestic music with great sound effects and voice acting Nice combat graphic effects •Toolset ensures game longevity CONS Too many battles take place in dungeons Irritating camera angles High system requirements but dated graphics •Awkward inventory
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        44 27 Nokia Xpress Music 5300 PROS Intuitive controls and interface Comprehensive music features Respectable battery life CONS Rather toy-like appearance Miserable SMB internal memory Awkward position of card slot Mediocre imaging functions VERDICT A funky-looking music phone more suited for the young ones.
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        187 27 YES, it's the other iPhone. The one that Linksys (and Cisco, its parent company) is suing Apple for trademark infringement Linksys' iPhone is a family of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solutions. The Wireless-G IP Phone (W1P330), at $550, allows users to access music, photos and
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        496 27  -  ARIELTAM ariel@mediacorp.com.sg THE Nokia 5300 is a mid-range number from the XpressMusic series. Touting dedicated controls that let you play, pause, forward and rewind your songs in a jiffy, the phone makes for a fabulous portable music companion that might just make you leave your iPod
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        379 28  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE DIEHARD off-road enthusiasts can scoff all they like but two-wheel drive SUVs are here to stay. More motorists are sensibly facing up to the fact that their cars are driven almost exclusively on tarmac. Besides not having to pay for a four-wheel drive system
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        608 28  -  LIONEL KONG BMW's SUV gets a nip, tuck and a more powerful engine news@newstoday.com.sg THE BMW X 3 wasn't exactly received very positively when it was first launched in 2004. It had a noticeably harsh ride, the cabin materials felt cheap for a BMW's and the tail
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        581 29 Some of the concept cars unveiled recently in Detroit could be in showrooms sooner than you think, says COLIN YONG who was atthe North American International Show CHEVROLET VOLT The Volt is what's called a "plug-in hybrid" its batteries are recharged by connecting a cord on the car
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          143 29 A collection of four cars designed by world-famous artists will go on display at Empress Place for 19 days starting Jan 24. The BMW Art Cars are part of a collection of 15 worldwide. They are the work of Ken Done, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella and Andy
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          112 29  -  COLIN YONG Don't worry if you can't spotthe differences BMW has given its popular 5 Series the mildest of mid-life facelifts to keep it looking and feeling fresh. Due to arrive here by June, the car has clear headlamps, a restyled lower air intake and a flush-fitted grille
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        467 30  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Soilbuild Group plans other land acquisitions on quid pro quo basis shobha@media corp.com.sg THE Soilbuild Group, which is planning to look for more freehold sites to develop in prime districts 9 and 10 this year is also looking at sealing more innovative deals on
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        311 30  - Bringing the jungle home Frasers goes the natural way JOSEPH YADAO WITH waterfront homes becoming such hot property, it was only a matter of time before developers started cashing in on other natural features that Singapore has to offer. And that is what Frasers Centrepoint Homes has done. ClementiWoods Condominium,
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        484 30 Seek relief from aches and pains in muscles and joints with The Philips Infra Care halogen lamp have been optimised to provide accurate yet comfortable focus on the treatment area. It can be used to relieve aches and pains in the muscles and joints caused by
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      1428 32  -  Zul Othman EXCLUSIVE HAS American Idol the singing contest responsible for the careers of Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken and err William Hung lost the plot? Some viewers think so: Even though American Idol still stands as one of the mostwatched singing competitions in the world, newer programmes like Rock
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        74 32 The runner-up in the debut season in 2002, Guarini saw his fledgling pop career stall when producers forced him to decline high-profile roles such as a guest spot on the US sitcom Friends and a modelling contract with Tommy Hilfiger. Instead, he appeared in the execrable 2003 Idol
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        59 33 COREY CLARK Disqualified as a finalist in 2003 for lying about his criminal record, Clark caused a ripple for alleging he had had an affair with Idol judge Paula Abdul. She denied the allegations and was cleared of any wrongdoing. Clark's 2005 debut album featuring guest appearances by the Black
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        60 33 JOHN STEVENS Nicknamed "Teen Martin" owing to his Dean Martin impersonations, Stevens raised eyebrows during the 2004 season when Jennifer Hudson lost a place in the finals to the 16-year-old, leading to suggestions that the choice was made based on race. Stevens released his debut album but due to poor
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      512 34  -  David Fuhrmann-Lim +hink+wice Why has the thought gone out of gift-giving? WHEN it comes to gifts Christmas, housewarming, birthdays, Valentine's how can some people get it so, so, so wrong?! Over the Christmas/New Year period which also included my birthday -1 received a pair of socks (both sides), an
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      394 34  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Amazing Race Asia s Andy Lawson and Laura Klux enjoy the bad-guy rep Julia na.rasul@media corp.com.sg EVERYONE'S favourite couple-to-hate Andy Lawson and Laura Kluk will have you know that they expected and even welcomed the hostility they received on The Amazing Race
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        91 34 London may have its übiquitous red post-boxes, but Singapore may soon have its own versions that were creatively designed by Singaporeans themselves. Stamp is a project organised by Farm, a Singapore-based organisation aimed at promoting creative talent, which celebrates the city, city life and the
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        94 34 -AP Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz (picture) are officially kaput. The duo, who had been dating since 2003, confirmed their split yesterday in a joint statement. "We have, in fact, ended our romantic relationship, and have done so mutually and as friends, with continued love and respect
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        62 34 Photographer Darren Soh is currently holding an exhibition of architectural images at the Kay Ngee Tan Architects Gallery (No 16-17 Duxton Hill). Building Blocks: A Portfolio of Architectural Photographs is Soh's attempt to elevate a common and therefore widely disregarded subject: High-rise homes. For more
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        45 36 Taiwanese mandopop singer Jolin 1 Tsai will hold her Jolin: Dancing Divl Singapore Concert 2007 on April 7 at Bpm at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Tickets for the show, priced from $78 to $168, go on sale next Friday from Sistic. TREVORTAN
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        422 36  -  JEANINETAN Working alongside Francis Ng, Ti Lung gave first-time actor Joseph Ng the shakes jeanine@media corp.com.sg IF JOSEPH Quek feels perturbed that he doesn't figure much in the publicity machine driving MediaCorp Raintree Pictures' One Last Dance, he doesn't show it. Instead, the 26-year-old Singaporean actor, who
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        230 37  -  Justin Cheong DVDREVIEW by FILM: Director Jacques Audiard's remake of James Toback's 1978 film, Fingers starring Harvey Keitel as a conflicted character who is at once a callous mobster and a piano virtuoso is a breathtaking portrayal of a man seeking freedom from the
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        210 37  -  Justin Cheong DVDREVIEW by FILM: While the gravity of the situation in The Omen is certainly on a larger scale than most horror flicks it is about the onset of Armageddon the son of the Devil born into a politically significant family is hardly cause for fear anymore.
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      736 41 Lack of experience and qualifications are not barriers to growth THIS might have happened to you. You go through job advertisements and come across a position that you feel you would not only love but would also suit you to aT You read
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      89 41 CORNED BEEF Sometimes a dictionary will not give a satisfying answer to your curiosity about a word or phrase. People who think that corned beef is made with beef and corn are mistaken. The beef is pickled with salt, and the salt used is coarse grained, also known as "corns"
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      193 41 WEATHERTODAY Amsterdam 10/12 C rainy Los Angeles 03/14 C cloudy c Auckland 18/24 C rainy Manila 25/31 C thunderstorm OlflgapOre Bali 23/31 C rainy Melbourne 15/22 C showers 23/28 C BS Begawan 25/31 C thunderstorm New Delhi 03/18 C fog Bangkok 21/33 C hazy NewYorko4/11C showers Bangalore 15/28 C fog
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      203 43 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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      275 46  -  DARREN LAI ASEAN FOOTBALL C'SHIP GROUPA Thailand 1 Myanmar 1 TITLE favourites Thailand needed an injury-time equaliser to avoid a shock defeat by Myanmar on the opening day of the 2006 Asean Football Championship on Friday. The co-hosts had Suchao Nutnum to thank, as the forward struck
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        648 43  -  Leonard Thomas Spore need big events like F1 to cultivate a sporting culture Comment Sports Editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS one of the best moments of 2006 for me, when six-year-old Daniel watched his first football match at the National Stadium. I know the feeling,
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        313 43  -  CHERYL NG cheryl. ng@media corp. com. sg WHEN his wife commented that he had put on weight a few years ago, he started running in an effort to shed the pounds. But Teo Ser Luck, Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth
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        385 44 —AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United v Aston Villa MANCHESTER Henrik Larsson claims he can get even better at Manchester United after dazzling Old Trafford with a goalscoring debut in last Sunday's FA Cup win against Aston Villa. The 35-year-old, set to make his
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