Today, 17 January 2009

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    11 1 weekend TODAY January 17 -18, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    SINGAPORE
    75 1 More data, please Law society head Michael Hwang has criticised the Singapore legal system for "lacking a principled and transparent" policy in punishing crimes. The Law Minister will reply on Monday. Page 8 Public order laws The Ministry of Home Affairs looks to empower its security forces with new
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    BUSINESS
    85 1 Mi profits slide Outgoing CEO Neil Montefiore caps 12 years of service at Singapore telco Ml with its first annual profit drop, as consumers curb spending amid a global economic slowdown. Page 26 India after Satyam With parliamentary elections just months away, it's time for PM Manmohan Singh, known
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    LIVING
    24 1 Novel niceties Traditional Chinese New Year treats undergo an auspicious makeover. Shermaine Wong brings you the best of the festive innovations. Page 29
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    Lock icon From bad to worse
    744 1  -  LOHCHEEKONG ECONOMIC GROWTH PM Lee says GDP forecast to be cut before Budget as global trade grinds to halt cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg LESS than three weeks afterthe Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) had first revised its economic forecast for the year ahead, it is set to cut
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    CPF rate cut not the 'best weapon'
    926 1  -  TEOXUANWEI AND ESTHERNG xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER the initial buzz over the announcement that the National Wages Council (NWC) would reconvene four months earlier than usual, the guidelines unveiled on Friday were, in the words of an economist, "not exactly earth-shattering". Notably missing was the
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    Toxic notes: 58% to be compensated
    643 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg CLOSE to 3,000 investors or 58 percent of the 5,127 complaints on which the 10 financial institutions (Fls) have decided will get at least some of their money back from their purchase of Lehman Minibonds, DBS High Notes 5 and Merrill Lynch
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  • NEWS
    • IF I WERE THE FINANCE MINISTER ...
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        I'D TAKE THE CHANCE TO STRENGTHEN STORE'S SOCIAL FABRIC
        1120 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG No panic spending -just considered measures to ensure no one is left behind cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg THE worst thing to do in the face of adversity is to over-react and tinker with everything you have done especially when the crisis is not
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        I'D WORK TO PRESERVE THE SINGAPORE BRAND
        1274 3  -  QUAKHIANGWHAI We need to keep doing what made us successful in the first place xtra@mediacorp.com.sg ONE of the most popular phrases used by market-watchers to describe funds fleeing to safe markets is "flight to quality". Under today's uncertain global environment, Singapore must remain
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      Lock icon Banks sound note of confidence
      573 4  -  CHEOWXINYI CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS a fact DBS bank was proud to proclaim: Some of the 200 investors it compensated did not even lodge a formal complaint with the bank. In its press statement after the Monetary Authority of Singapore released its update on Friday
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      Oh, the things they did
      350 4  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SOME pretended to be uneducated or employed in low-income jobs. Then, there were those who claimed they did not understand English well. Such claims were made in the hope of improving their chances of getting compensated for the investment losses suffered as a
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      Lock icon 'Where are the statistics?'
      490 8  -  DERRICK A PAULO CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Law Society head criticises Government for lack of detail, Law Minister to respond on Monday derrick@mediacorp.com.sg LAW Society president Michael Hwang has criticised the Singapore system for "lacking a principled and transparent" policy in punishing crimes. For example, the Government
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        NEW MOON PRODUCT RECALL
        74 8 A brand of abalone broth has been recalled by importer Goh Joo Hin after feedback of a bad smell when the can is opened. The 4oog cans of New Moon Brand Premium Abalone Broth (Concentrated), products of Thailand, were recalled "as a precautionary measure", said the
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        Lock icon DOCTORS PAY FOR MISCONDUCT
        142 8 938 LIVE Two doctors have been suspended for three and six months respectively for dispensing drugs without due care. DrWong Cheng View, a general practitioner at 166 Clinic on Woodlands St 13, had prescribed Subutex and various benzodiazepines to several patients. He failed to carry out
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        CARE FOR MORE BUILDINGS
        55 8 The Urban Redevelopment Authority will conserve another 100 buildings in the Katong and Joo Chiat area, on top of some 700 already protected. The latest batch comprise St Hilda's Church and Bethesda (Katong) Church, as well as three bungalows and 95 shophouses including three two-sto-rey late-style
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        Lock icon TRAINING HEALTH WORKERS
        118 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Job seekers interested in healthcare and community and social services can now sign upfortraining courses at the first Continuing Education and Training Centre. Health Management International (HMI) has four new programmes in healthcare support and therapy services. It is looking at training more than goo
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      'Govt must turn to new media too'
      362 8  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg FOR Generation V, studies have shown that the Internet, rather than traditional media outlets, has become their window to the world. As such, there is a need for educators to maintain a presence within these new media outlets, in order to
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      Lock icon Police may get 'move on' powers
      537 12 CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MHA reviewing public order laws WHEN members of the Singapore Democratic Party attempted to disrupt the IMFWorld Bank meetings here in 2006, it turned into a threeday standoff with the police. When Falungong activists protested along Orchard Road in 2005, they were
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      Jobs, help for businesses top Parliament agenda
      269 12 JOBS, help for businesses and failed financial products look set to dominate the agenda when Parliament sits on Monday. Three Members of Parliament have tabled questions on retrenched workers. Non-con-stituency MP Sylvia Lim, for instance, wants a breakdown of job losses at all
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      In an accident? Snap photos, insurers urge
      357 12  -  NEOCHAICHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN an accident happens, don't panic, just take a snap. The General Insurance Association (GIA) on Friday renewed its call to motorists to take digital pictures when they get into accidents safely, of course in an effort to contain motor insurance
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      Sea sentinels to fight piracy
      233 12 WITH more than 100 ships attacked in the Gulf of Aden and the coast off Somalia this past year and pirates getting away with some US$l2O million ($l7B million) in ransom Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean on Friday gave a timely assurance of Singapore's own
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      200 14 Muccsssl I I CASE 2 problem: > I Maureen Chan 39 y rs old Homemaker Aging Skin I I My skin suffered due to prolonged emotional stress from the loss of a loved one. Wrinkles appeared, my skin looked dull and haggard, I really hated what I saw in the
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      144 15 ljl X H A I R C A R E I n "lIUUJ CASE^I problem: I Olesya Glukhova 3l y rs old Manager Dandruff I With Singapore's W a,m W sa,her and worK stress,, stert ed having dandruffL i, got woree as my scaip became red from I °°"°tan. scratching.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Passengers hail pilot after 'Miracle On The Hudson'
      346 16 t. AFP NEW YORK They called it the "Miracle on the Hudson" and Mr Chesley Sullenberger 111 (inset) on Friday became the patron saint of passengers everywhere for guiding his crippled jet to an injuryfree landing in the freezing waters off New
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      Lock icon Melamine victim's kin first to take payout
      268 16 AGENCIES BEIJING The parents of a child killed by melamine-tainted milk powder in China became the first to accept compensation and gave up the right to sue the company at the heart of the scandal, said their attorney on Friday. Mr Vi Yongsheng
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      Lock icon A meal to seal the deal
      404 16 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER, AGENCIES MALAYSIA VOTES Anwar scores points with non-Muslim crowd by eating at non-halal joint KUALA TERENGGANU Malaysia's Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (picture) supped with some 600 voters at a seaside restaurant famous with the local Chinese community for its porcine fare.
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      Lock icon DEAR MR OBAMA, DON'T FORGET ASIA
      1021 18  -  SIMON SCTAY I GLOBAL CITIZEN Its growing political, economic significance make it a continent Obama cannot afford to ignore I xtra@mediacorp.com. sg ANTICIPATION grows as Mr Barack Obama's inauguration as United States President on Jan 20 approaches. Across the country, and indeed the world,
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      Lock icon DEAR MR OBAMA, WHAT ABOUT SINGAPORE?
      1129 20  -  GQJUYE A NEW ERA Ties with the US grew closer than ever under the Bush administratiojywiirt^ xtra@mediacorp.com.sg MR BARACK Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States on Tuesday as the recession worsens, Israel and Palestinians add to their blood debt over Gaza,
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      Lock icon Meet the face of Indon optimism
      1181 22 SEPUTAR INDONESIA Don't be pessimistic, but don't be unrealistic either, says Finance Minister sindo@mediacorp.com.sg SRI Mulyani Indrawati (picture) is one Indonesian woman who has earned many awards locally and internationally as Indonesia's Finance Minister. Ani as she is usually called was in the 2008
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      Lock icon 7 Malaysia policemen charged with alleged abuse of extortion detainees
      183 22 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Seven Malaysian policemen have been charged with allegedly beating and scalding two detainees with hot water to induce confessions, a lawyer said on Friday in a rare court case involving suspected police abuse. The officers from Kuala
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      Lock icon Israeli diplomats head to US, Egypt for final push to Gaza truce talks
      212 22 AP GAZA CITY Top Israeli diplomats headed for Egypt and the United States on Friday in what appeared to be a final push towards a cease-fire to end Israel's punishing Gaza offensive against Hamas militants. The Israeli
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      89 17 ORAL HYGIENE Mouthwash risk? COULD that daily gargle of mouthwash containing alcohol increase your chances of getting oral cancer? Vj^R^ 9j4 Most mouthwashes bought off the shelves^v m here contain alcohol —on average, it makes >B W up about 22 per cent of content. Local dentists told Today that in
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      Get armed with know-how, skills
      430 24  -  LTC N Subhas ACTSOFTERROR Director Public Affairs Department Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) I REFER to Mr Ace Kindred Cheong's letter, "How should public respond to attack?" (Jan 14). The SCDF has many platforms and avenues for the public to be trained in emergency preparedness.
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      REJECTING REJECTION
      367 24  -  NURYVITTACHI JOB HUNT I When a prospective employer says no to you —just say no to them xtra@mediacorp.com. sg A READER tells me he recently sent out 20 job application letters. He got seven rejections and 13 companies didn't reply. His mother told him he was going about
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  • business
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      Lock icon M1 suffers its first annual profit drop
      278 26 AGENCIES MOBILEONE (Ml) suffered a second straight decline in quarterly profit as consumers curbed spending amid the deepening economic crisis, resulting in the telco reporting its first fall in annual profit. Net income dropped 3.4 per cent to $36.6 million in the fourth
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      Lock icon Biggest slide in key exports in 7 years
      444 26 AGENCIES THE ECONOMY Experts say there are few signs of a turnaround in exports in the near term IN DECEMBER, exports fell the most since early 2002 as a deepening slump in global economies pared demand for electronics and Pharmaceuticals. Non-oil domestic
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      Lock icon F&N hires banks to help borrow $300m
      133 26 BLOOMBERG FRASER Neave (F&N) has hired four banks to help it borrow $300 million to refinance maturing debt and boost working capital, three people involved in the matter said. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Calyon, Malayan Banking and Natixis are arranging the three-year loan,
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    • BUSINESS ROUNDUP
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        SGX TO LAUNCH EXTENDED SETTLEMENT CONTRACTS
        99 26 Singapore Exchange will launch its new Extended Settlement contracts on Feb 20 instead of Jan 23 as it had planned. The new product allows investors to buy into an underlying stock listed on SGX at the transacted price on the day of the trade
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        YONGNAM WINS EXPRESSWAY CONTRACT
        42 26 Yongnam Holdings has been awarded a $i85.5-million contract for the construction of the Marina Coastal Expressway, expected to be completed by June 2013. The firm will provide temporary steel pipe pile cofferdam, construction decking and other associated works.
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        TELEMEDIA MAKES GENERAL OFFER FOR BAN JOO
        64 26 Investment holding companyTelemedia Pacific Group has made an unconditional general cash offer of 1 cent a share for the shares it does not own in textile producer Ban Joo and Co. The offer was triggered following the completion of Telemedia's $23 million share
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        Lock icon SIA CANCELS SOME ALL-BUSINESS FLIGHTS
        53 26 BLOOMBERG Singapore Airlines will cancel some all-business-class flights to the United States during the Chinese New Year holidays because of low demand. SIA will cancel its non-stop all-busi-ness-class flights to Los Angeles and Newark on Jan 26. The Los Angeles flight will also be cancelled
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      Lock icon PM SINGH MUST STEADY THE SHIP
      1046 27  -  SUNANDA X DATTA-RAY SATYAM SCANDAL India's head of state must act fast to restore shaken investor confidence post-Satyam extra@mediacorp.com.sg AMONG the gags circulating in India's blogosphere after the US$l-billion ($1.49-bil-lion) fraud at Satyam Computers Services, the country's fourth biggest IT agency, is the question,
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      Lock icon Obama gets $520b boost from Congress
      489 28 AGENCIES US ECONOMY Majority Democrats also propose second aid package to be upped to $825 billion WASHINGTON -Just days away from taking office, United States President-elect Barack Obama has scored his first victory in Congress, winning Senate approval to spend the second half of
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      Lock icon Citi posts $12b loss, splits businesses
      369 28 AGENCIES NEW YORK Citigroup announced a major restructuring plan on Friday, designed to shed weaker businesses and impaired assets after it reported a fourth-quarter net loss of US$B.3 billion ($12.3 billion), its fifth straight quarterly loss. Citigroup, into which the Government of Singapore Investment
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      Lock icon US bails out Bank of America – again
      345 28 US bails out Bank of America again AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States government has agreed to invest an additional US$2O billion ($3O billion) in Bank of America as well as guarantee US$llB billion of its assets to help the lender absorb Merrill Lynch and prevent the country's financial crisis from
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      Lock icon UK 'bad bank' could take on toxic assets
      310 28 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH urgent recently as banks are currently preparing to announce their financial results for 2008. The scale of bad debts at some banks may be so high that it is difficult for the financial statements to be signed off by accountants. Specialist
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      112 26 APPLEBY COLLEGE An information seminar will be held Monday, January 19, 2009 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Canadian Education Centre 35 Selegie Road #09-04 SINGAPORE (near Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station] Located 30 minutes from downtown Toronto, Appleby College is Canada's leading independent university preparatory school for students in
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  • weekendLiving
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      Lock icon FRESH AND FLAVOURFUL
      897 29  -  SHERMAINE WONG NOVEL NICETIES Traditional Chinese New Year treats enjoy an auspicious new spin shermainewong@mediacorp.com.sg THE last time I checked, Madonna and Chinese New Year goodies had more in common than I thought. Like the style chameleon the ex-Mrs Guy Ritchie is known to be, Chinese New
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    • MAKAN
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          EAST MEETS WEST
          204 32 If you're looking for an alternative dining experience for one of your Chinese New Year feasts a beautiful seaside setting, perhaps then Barnacles Restaurant Bar at the Rasa Sentosa Resort is worth considering. The restaurant houses two kitchens, Chinese and Western, and features set menus that cater
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          TREASURES OF THE SEA
          160 32 ror a fitting festive feast inspired by seafood, executive chef Chan Sui Kong of St Regis Singapore's Van Ting Chinese Restaurant has created set menus showcasing "treasures from the sea". There's the Abundance six-course set menu (sloB++ per person), the Golden Jade eight-course set menu (sl2B++
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        IN WITH THE OLD
        677 32  -  DON MENDOZA NEW CLASSICS Quality renditions of quaint local favourites find a new home at Empress Jade donm@mediacorp.com.sg IN OUR charged world of haute dining destinations, there's almost always a conspicuous hunger for classic cuisines. But let's be honest: We're not in Paris, where quaint dishes
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    • PLUS
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        Lock icon On the high seas
        539 38  -  STEVEN CHIA g\ Channel News Asia THE PRIMETIME MORNING INTERVIEW The Volvo Ocean Race is no luxury ride: Don't expect any beers on board stevenchia@mediacorp.com.sg IT HAS been called the Mount Everest of sailing and there is a lot of truth to that. Imagine spending 10
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        Lock icon Taiwan stars caught in plane bomb scare
        199 39 AGENCIES TAIWANESE superstars Wang Lee-horn (picture), May Day, S.H.E and Valen Hsu were among 230 passengers affected by a bomb scare on an Eva Air plane last Tuesday. The plane, which was supposed to fly from Beijing to Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, was
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        Movin' on up
        415 39  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH I LOCAL POP S #pore singer Derrick Hoh scores in Taiwan with his debut album christophertoh@mediacorp.com. sg AFTER months of slogging in the streets quite literally Singaporean singer Derrick Hoh has joined the likes of Stefanie Sun by scoring a Top 10 hit in Taiwan. His
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    • STYLE
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        Lock icon SMOOTH OPERATOR
        1156 33  -  PEARLYN THAM BODY CARE Here's help to target those hara-to-reacn areas pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg KIDS can have the strangest opinions. A primary school classmate once deduced that I didn't bathe because she had mistaken the freckles on my hands for dirt spots. Those freckles are one reason why even today,
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        EASTERN PROMISES
        517 34  -  PEARLYN THAM UNIQLO IN STORE Popular Japanese clothing chain to open at Tampines 1 pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg BY NOW, most Uniqlo fans would have learnt that the Japanese clothing chain is coming to town in a big way. Its first store in Singapore, which opens at Tampines 1 in April,
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        A SPRING IN SEIKO'S STEP
        256 34  -  PEARLYN THAM SEASONAL colour trends do not only exist on make-up palettes. Watchmaker Seiko seems to have taken its inspiration from the make-up trade this time with its sixth generation of Criteria ladies' watches. This collection of three models revolves around the theme of Spring-worthy
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        THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT DOWN UNDER
        247 34  -  PEARLYN THAM EVEN though temperatures dipped to B°C, the Sun was out in Melbourne. We're, of course, referring to Singapore songbird Stefanie Sun, who was in the Australian city recently to shoot the 2009 advertising campaign for SK Jewellery. The campaign was helmed by
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          105 36 Audi's take on the four-door coupe genre is the gorgeous Sportback concept. A rival to MercedesBenz's CLS, it is destined to go into production as the A 7 next year, minus some of this concept car's glitzy details. At just under 5m long, the Sportback is
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          CHEVY'S BRIGHTER SPARK
          100 36  -  COLIN YONG Troubled American automaker General Motors (GM) is counting on a new generation of compact cars to boost its domestic sales, one of which is the latest Chevrolet Spark. It will be the first time the South Korean-built Spark will be sold in the US the
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