Today, 1 August 2009

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    23 1 WeekendTODAY August 1 2, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking WeekendTODAY MICA (P) 231/10/2008 August 1 2, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    weekend xtra
    22 1 weekend xtra 3 Why must Singapore have to choose between China and the US, asks Simon Tay. in the news
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    in the news
    107 1 Retrenchments eased £v as expected in the fourth quarter, but Minister Lim Swee Say repeats warning of more job losses ahead. 4 The trouble with Tamiflu is that children who take it suffer side effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, new research claims. OOUS President Barack
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    Lock icon To plough a foreign farm
    692 1  -  ONG DAI LIN LEONG WEE KEAT SECURITYOF FOOD SUPPLY Govt mulls kitty to help firms invest in food zones overseas dailin@mediacorp.com.sg FOREIGN farmland in Singapore hands, contracts with overseas farmers that lock in prices for supermarket shoppers, more locally-caught seafood in markets here. This could
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      37 1 A PUBLICATION OF /A=diaCorp MICA (P) 231/10/2008 NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 ADVERTISE 6333 9888 IVivoCity East Court! 1-5 August 2009>11am-9pm }Jam\ Ail f V*jf X Sing Tel Copyright 6 2009 Singapore Telecom Mobile Pte Ltd (CRN: *****6031E).
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      Productivity concerns
      681 2 LABOUR MARKET Job losses double in Q2 as foreigners' services terminated RETRENCHMENTS in the second quarter were less than half those in Q.l, in good news that analysts attribute to the Government's job-saving measures, but labour chief Lim Swee Say is sounding two warning bells. First, expect more
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      Lock icon MORE LOCAL FISH, EGGS AND VEGGIES
      247 2  -  ONGDAILIN In five years' time, 30 per cent of the eggs that Singaporeans eat may be locally farmed, up from the current 23 per cent. So that Singapore has a bigger buffer in case of a disruption to food imports, the Government is setting
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      THE POWER OF 'AND'
      896 3  -  SIMON TAY r GLOBAL CITIZEN No need to choose between a rising China and an influential America xtra@mediacorp.com. sg SOMEONE pointed out that a recent picture of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew showed him wearing Chinese-style robes while he was in China. Mr Lee was also
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      H1N1 quarantine centres close; new ICU case
      165 4 A 70-YEAR-OLD Indian man is the latest HINI patient to be warded in intensive care. The National University Hospital patient has a history of chronic obstructive lung disease, diabetes, hypertension and irregular heart beat. As of Friday, there were 111 HINI cases in
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      Lock icon The trouble with Tamiflu
      483 4 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH HEALTH CONCERNS Flu drug "linked to side effects among children': Reports MORE than half of the children takingTamiflu to combat HINI flu suffer side effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, new research claims. The anti-viral drug, which is being handed out to hundreds of
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      Lock icon SAF heads back into the fray
      621 6  -  LEONGWEEKEAT FIGHTING PIRACY IN THE GULF OF ADEN And for the first time, a Singaporean naval officer is set to take command of the multinational task force in Gulf of Aden weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg IN THE wake of a successful mission, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
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      Lock icon Aug 9, 8.22pm: The Pledge Moment
      201 10 938 LIVE ORGANISERS of the National Day Parade are urging Singaporeans to take 30 seconds off to recite the Pledge, reflect on its meaning and reaffirm their commitment to the nation, on its 44th birthday. To mark The Pledge Moment, the Singapore Civil Defence
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      Lock icon Get ready to say OOH
      432 10 lON ORCHARD Enjoy out-of-home viewing while you shop at Orchard Road's latest mall BE ENTERTAINED and keep up to date with world events while you shop. That's the promise of a new era of shopping and out-of-home (OOH) viewing experience heralded by the launch of
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      Lock icon Some CPF online services on National Day, Hari Raya
      176 12 938 live MOST of the CPF Board's online services will not be available during the National Day weekend from the early morning of Aug 8 to the early morning of Aug 11. This is because the board is shutting down its
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      Great Eastern's goodwill gesture
      478 12  -  CHRISTIE LOH STRUCTURED PRODUCTS Insurer offers to buy back products at the original price deputy business editor christie@mediacorp.com THERE'LL be no questions asked, no checking whether the customer is classified as "vulnerable". Just a straightforward offer to buy back the structured financial product at the original
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      Lock icon School placement begins
      66 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPOREAN children returning from overseas and wishing to join secondary schools and junior colleges next year can register for the School Placement Exercise from today. Under this centralised placement exercise, these children will only need to sit for one set of tests for school admission
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      Headway in reducing wait
      429 13 BUS SERVICES SMRT SBS improve frequencies ahead of tighter standards kicking in today MORE stringent standards may be kicking in only today, but commuters have already been seeing better bus frequencies and shorter waits for their ride. Since early this year, SBS Transit and SMRT Buses
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      Lock icon COMMISSION WILL REVIEW SUBMISSIONS FIRST
      139 13 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has clarified that it will be reviewing representations from 16 bus operators and the Express Bus Agencies Association, before any decision on involvement in price-fixing or financial penalties is made. This comes after reports that it had
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      AN ITSY-BITSY TEENY-WEENY SPEEDY FIRE-FIGHTING VEHICLE
      103 13 It measures just 3.87 m in length and 1.7 m in width and its compact size will allow it to negotiate tight spaces and traffic jams at speeds of up to isokmh.Thisisthe Singapore Civil Defence Force's Mini Light Fire Attack Vehicle (LFAV) which goes
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      Lock icon S'pore: Most-preferred for meetings
      136 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE is the world's most-preferred city for business meetings, for the second year running. It was named the "Top International Meeting City" in the Union of International Associations 2008 Global Rankings, beating Paris, London and Tokyo. In the category of countries, Singapore moved up
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      Lock icon Encouraging sales for September's F1 race
      158 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE early bird promotion for the 2009 Formula 1 Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix ended on Friday, and organisers said ticket sales were encouraging. More than 70 per cent of the hospitality suites have been booked, and slightly more than half of
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      Lock icon $13,200 room with a view
      272 14  -  SEOWWEIXUN 938 LIVE NATIONAL DAY PARADE S #poreans splurging on hotels near show weixun@mediacorp.com.sg THE downturn hasn't stopped some Singaporeans from splurging this National Day. Hotels in the Marina Bay area are recording high demand for rooms, from people who want to watch the parade
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      Meet-and-run woman charged
      181 14 SHE would offer men sex for cash, then fake her own kidnapping to cheat men of their money. The 22-year-old unemployed woman has been arrested by police for suspected involvement in a series of cases. On Wednesday at about lam, the woman befriended a 24-year-old man through
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon A CASE FOR THE X-FILES
      807 16  -  SHARON LAFRANIERE THENEWYORKTIMES CHINESE EDUCATION is it the work of c^iruptoffjcials?_| xtra@mediacorp.com.sg For much of his education, Xue Longlong was silently accompanied from grade to grade, school to school, by a sealed manila envelope stamped "top secret". Stuffed inside were grades, test results, evaluations by
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      Lock icon Japan's embattled PM pledges to fix economy
      192 18 AFP TOKYO -Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso on Friday pledged to fix the recession-hit economy and create millions of jobs, seeking to claw back fading support as he heads to the ballot box. Mr Aso's party, which has ruled Japan almost without
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      Lock icon Myanmar court delays verdict
      321 18 AFP AUNG SAN SUU KYITRIAL YANGON A Myanmar court on Friday postponed its verdict in the trial of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi until Aug 11, adding to uncertainty over the military government's plans for the democracy icon. Lawyers for the Nobel laureate said the judges
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      Lock icon PAS man dies, by-election called
      154 18 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER, AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) and opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) are set to face off again in another by-election in Penang, following the death on Friday of Permatang Pasir state assemblyman Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman. The sole Parti Islam
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon FISHERMEN STILL IN CUSTODY
        84 20 AGENCIES South Korea North Korea's military said on Friday that four South Korean fishermen seized a day earlier after their boat strayed into North Korean waters remained under investigation. "The boat and its crew will be handled in accordance with the results of the probe," said
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        Lock icon ACTIVISTS PLAN ISA PROTEST
        75 20 AP Malaysia Malaysia's opposition pledged to stage a large street protest this Saturday, aimed at pressuring the government to scrap the Internal Security Act, which allows imprisonment without trial. Opposition group Parti Islam SeMalaysia said it expected thousands of members to take part in the rally
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        Lock icon OBAMA BACKS ARROYO
        74 20 AFP Philippines United States President Barack Obama on Thursday threw his support behind peace moves between the Philippines and Muslim rebels as he met with Philippine President Gloria Arroyo. Holding his first summit with a South-east Asian leader, Mr Obama also hailed their long-standing alliance on a
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      Lock icon Hackers' help needed
      295 20 AFP JAKARTA BOMBINGS Indonesian police aim to track website behind bombings claim JAKARTA Indonesian police called on computer hackers yesterday to track down who was behind a website posting that claimed responsibility for July 17 twin suicide bombings at two hotels that killed seven people in the
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      Lock icon AUSSIES TO HELP INDON HUNT
      139 20 AFP Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd vowed to spare no effort in hunting down the "cold-blooded" Jakarta bombers as mourners held an emotional service for one of the country's three victims on Friday. Mr Rudd said Australia would spend as long as it needed to
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      Lock icon Thousands rally for Thaksin royal pardon
      175 22 AGENCIES BANGKOK More than 10,000 "Red Shirt" supporters of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra rallied on Friday, as organisers said that 1 million Thais had signed a petition asking for a royal pardon for the fugitive former premier. The protest in Bangkok took
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      Lock icon White House Happy Hour
      370 22 kAGENCIES RACE ROW US President meets professor, policeman for a vbeer summit' WASHINGTON The black Harvard professor arrested for disorderly conduct outside his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the white police officer who took him in have agreed to meet for a series of discussions, after
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      Lock icon Why woman with baby aroused suspicion
      167 24 AP CONCORD (New Hampshire) Friends and family were suspicious when Julie Corey said she went home five hours after giving birth. They noticed that the newborn's umbilical cord was tied with a ribbon, not a clamp. Then, they heard Corey's former neighbour had been
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      Lock icon Historic ruling in Britain
      367 24 AP, THE GUARDIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE Law Lords call for policy on issue of prosecution LONDON Britain's highest court, the House of Lords, issued a historic judgment on Thursday that could finally remove the fear of prosecution from people who travel abroad to support relatives seeking an
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      Lock icon UK schools: 90,000 suspensions
      146 24 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON School pupils in Britain were suspended from school for attacking teachers and classmates almost 90,000 times last year, official figures show. A further 98,000 suspensions were given for verbal abuse or threatening behaviour towards adults and other pupils. The number of pupils aged five
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      Lock icon He could be top of the Popes
      114 26 AGENCIES LONDON Pope Benedict XVI (picture) could top the pop charts this Christmas after signing a record deal to release an album. He will sing litanies and chants in honour of the Virgin Mary, and recite passages and prayers in Latin, Italian, Portuguese,
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      Lock icon Tipu's kids get royal status back
      382 26 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH DESCENDANTS OF AN INDIAN HERO 200 years after Tiger of Mysore' was defeated NEW DELHI Tipu Sultan, the 18th century "Tiger of Mysore", ruled a kingdom which challenged British rule in India, sent ambassadors to Napoleon in Paris and was hailed as
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  • voices
    • Letter
      Why no pro-rated passport fees, ICA?
      151 28  -  Tee Kia Hong Letter from MY SON, a Full-time National Serviceman, was told by his camp commander to update his passport as he no longer resembles the photo in the passport. When he arrived at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), he was told
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      Lock icon ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT!
      745 28  -  SASHA BLAKE THE DAILYTELEGRAPH PARENTHOOD Girls trump boys? That's no surprise to this mum xtra@mediacorp.com. sg I PEER over my son's shoulder to see how his English homework is progressing. He has doodled a perfect Clone Wars trooper in the corner of the page. The exercise on "oo
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      34 28 HAVE YOUR SAY. email voices@mediacorp.com.sg or visit www.todayonline.com/voices HI '"'^iiJMjß, ARTBISTXESS (XKIEMPORAHY AET W U MASTER'S DEGREE OR POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA MASTER'S DEGREE OR POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA B COURSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 2009. COURSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 2009.
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  • business
    • Article
      After the fights, tears: CK Tang to delist
      426 30  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg THE Tang brothers finally succeeded on Friday in pushing through a plan to delist retailer CX Tang yesterday, but not before a dramatic shareholders' meeting that involved shouting matches, a tussle over a microphone and a failed attempt to put
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      Lock icon Economy shrinks 1%
      242 30 BLOOMBERG us economy Better-than -forecast figures belie rise in unemployment THE United States economy shrank at a bet-ter-than-forecast 1 per cent annual pace in the second quarter, as a jump in government spending masked a deeper retrenchment by consumers. Commerce Department figures showed on Friday that gross
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      Lock icon It's family over business for CEOs: Survey
      280 30  -  MUSTAFA SHAFAWI 938 LIVE mustafa@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE the challenging business environment, chief executive officers of companies still put family first, followed by health and career or business, according to a recent survey by the National Family Council (NFC). However, the business leaders surveyed found
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      Lock icon FIXING 'THE DISMAL SCIENCE'
      574 31  -  EDMUND CONWAY THEDAILYTELEGRAPH FINANCIAL MARKETS crisis, and a crisis for economics^ xtra@mediacorp.com.sg FOLLOWING its failure to fix the current economic mess, economics has tumbled into a full-blown existential crisis. Not so long ago, the discipline seemed omnipotent: If you wanted to fix anything from environmental ruin
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    • Article
      Lock icon Surveys show manufacturers more upbeat, services folk cautious
      268 32  -  MAY WONG CHANNEL NEWSASIA maywong@mediacorp.com.sg BUSINESS sentiment in the manufacturing sector appears to be improving. According to a survey by the Economic Development Board (EDB), a weighted 16 per cent of manufacturers predicted an improvement in business conditions, while a weighted 18
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    • Article
      Lock icon Situation will be reviewed if...
      262 32 AGENCIES SINGAPOREAIRLINES traffic drops off further, says chief executive SINGAPORE Airlines, the world's second-biggest carrier by market value, may consider further capacity cuts after saying it may have its first annual loss in 24 years. "If the traffic drops off further and market conditions result
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    • weekend Living
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        WEIRD & WONDERFUL
        591 33  - WEIRD WONDERFUL SHERMAINE WONG Chocolate and vanilla? Boring! Try Mexican chilli ice cream instead shermainewong@mediacorp.com.sg •4 •••••■•■•■•■•■•■•■•■•■••»i i'HOW'S this for dessert: Parmesan cheese, ■truffle mushrooms, or turkey bacon and leggs. Yes, I said "dessert". But I didn't mean the actual food items. I meant ice cream with those flavours, believe
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      377 34 What: The truffle mushroom flavour (top) is studded with bits of shiitake, porcini and oyster mushrooms for added texture. Mexican chilli (above) contains candied peppers, which complement the whiff of heat at the end of each mouthful. Of the flavours, I
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        99 34 Capita Land is staging v a three-week long fair that promises one of the largest varieties of food and activities from the Land of the Rising Sun under one roof. Lot One, Sembawang Shopping Centre and Bukit Panjang Plaza will host Atrium Fairs this weekend, from Aug
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        PURR-FECT TIMING
        116 34  -  DON MENDOZA If previous Mac Donald's promotions involving this Japanese cartoon idol are anything to go by, then fans could find themselves in a friendly cat fight for this new range of quirky collectables. To celebrate Hello Kitty's 35th anniversary this year, 36 exclusive designs will be available
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      635 35  -  DON MENDOZA IDelicJDUs deals that you won't mind going the distance for Despite how small our island is, most of us spend a great deal of time in transit. Long journeys to and from work aside, we have also grown accustomed to half-hour rides to the beach
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      733 36 JENNIFER CHEN FIRST, the name: KPO. KoPi-O? What, the place serves Singapore's favourite coffee? Or Killiney Post Office? So named because it took over three-quarters of the building that used to house Letters Central? The post office is still there, by the way, an SPB (Serious
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        95 37 Korloff (#O3-03) Founded by Daniel Paillasseur in 1978, Korloff specialises in fine jewellery such as diamond pieces featuring the exceptional Korloff 65-facet cut as well as watches, fragrances, and writing instruments. Prices range from $3,000 to $500,000. PauleKa (#O3-13), right Are you a fan of the simple and chic
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        148 37 Custo Barcelona (#O3-10), left Custo Barcelona's designs which include a complete range of ready-to-wear pieces for women and men, as well as accessories and footwear are a fantastic riot of patterns and prints. The Spanish brand makes its Singapore debut with its Fall/Winter collection, featuring a mix of rich,
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        76 37 New Look (#B2-04/05 and #83-06/07) Can't get enough of the frequently updated and up-to-the-minute styles at British high street stores such as River Island and Topshop? Check out New Look, the latest retailer to join the UK fast-fashion fray in Singapore. The duplex store stocks the chain's latest
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        228 37 Vivienne Tarn (#03-13), left Born in China, educated in Hong Kong, and now based in New York City, designer Vivienne Tarn is known for her East-meets-West aesthetic. The firsl Vivienne Tarn store in Singapore kicks off with the designer's pre-fall collection, featuring her signature Asian-inflected pieces, as well as
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        137 37 Steve Madden (Wl-Vl/Vi) It's not just us who love Steve Maddens fashionforward and reasonably priced shoes stylephiles such as Kate Moss and Lady Gaga have also been spotted in the American designer's footwear. Its first standalone store in Singapore brings together the brand's various collections, including Steve Madden
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        64 37 Korres (#B2-34) Named after its founder George Korres, natural skin and hair care company Korres has its beginnings in Athens first homeopathic pharmacy. Created using herbs and other naturally derived ingredients, the Korres collection includes skin, body and hair products, as well as make-up and herbal preparations. Check out
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        73 37 6five barcode (#O3-12) You'll have to pay a visit to luxury multi-label boutique 6five barcode, if only to set your eyes, once again, on some of the biggest European brands of the '80s Trussardi Jeans, Roccobarocco, and MCM, which are back and looking better than ever. The boutique also
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      456 38  -  AGATHA KOH BRAZIL TICK TALK Contemporary artists take Swatch to a new level of CreArt-ivity TAKE a pop artist from New York City, a graphic artist who studied glass blowing as a child and a young French street painter who is among other things, a rapper and hip
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      165 38  -  LYNETTE KOH HAD a tough work week? This weekend, one way to raise your spirits is to surround yourself with the array of sparkling, pretty things at the Singapore International Jewellery Show (SIJS) 2009. The show, which is in its fifth year, opened on Thursday with a fashion
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      154 38 X^ $10,000 WORTH OF SHOPPING GETS.NGAPORE VOUCHERS TO BE WON! Q I "People Behind The Brands" Contest j| 13|jf1f Log on to www.getsingapore.sg to enter and win shopping vouchers H V Pil^k Jj^^_ GET SINGAPORE is a collective brand showcasing 37 Singapore L I brands and merchandise of merit. It
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      618 39  -  JULIAN LOW IN VARESE, ITALY news<£?newstoday.com .sg LOG on to MV Agusta's website and you'll find a naked guy. Or rather, an image of one: Michelangelo's statue of David. It is a stark reminder that MV Agusta is, in its own words, dedicated to "motorcycle art". No surprise,
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        95 40 You won't shake this squad car: Police in the Humberside county of north-east England have a Lexus IS-F to assist in the apprehension of road criminals. The Lexus was chosen after a one-year evaluation period, for providing a "dynamically safe high performance chassis along with
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        85 40 This week, Chevron Singapore announced the introduction of a new type of diesel fuel called "Caltex Diesel with Techron D", as part of a projected increase in the demand for diesel fuel in Asia. The new fuel will replace Caltex's current Power Diesel but retain
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        89 40  -  Ferrari has officially unveiled the successor to its F430 sports car, named the 458 Italia, which will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. A new 4.5-litre V 8 engine produces 560bhp and is mated to Ferrari's new seven-speed dual clutch gearbox. This gives
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      319 40 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1.4 TSI Derryn Wong gives you the low-down on minor updates to VW's small sedan A new Jetta? But it looks exactly the same! You'd have to be eagle-eyed to spot any differences, given how the Jetta has always been a plain Jane compared to
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      416 41  -  DARYL LEE AUDI TECH DAY A special factory tour gives a rare glimpse of Audi's secrets IN INGOLSTADT, GERMANY news@newstoday.com.sg IN ROALD Dahl's popular children's book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the eponymous hero wins a golden ticket and visits Willy Wonka's factory to see how his
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      512 42  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH RADIO INTHECITY Lush 99.5FM to broadcast from Orchard Central studio christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg TALK about radio city music. In 20 days' time, shoppers along Orchard Road will get to enjoy their favourite music up close and personal. That's because MediaCorp's Lush 99.5FM radio station will be moving
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      415 43  -  MAYO MARTIN PHOTO SHOW Joel Yuen creates bone-and-cement photo sculptures mayo@mediacorp.com.sg ANIMAL parts taken from the wet market figured in his awardwinning triptych photograph last year. For his first solo show, UOB Painting of the Year2ooB winner Joel Yuen went a little deeper:
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      54 44 uith Kate Reyes Jason Tan Mondays to Fridays 7am to 10am For Song title key in Lush and SMS to *****. For Traffic Watch service, key in Lushtw and SMS to *****. Each SMS costs 30 cents. Service provided by MediaCorp Pte Ltd. H SMS service hotline: 6877 7132. www.Lush99s.sg
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      882 44 TV LISTINGS SATURDAY ON MEDIACORP STAY HOME SATURDAY MOVIE K^*> »i •''.JK,i= BBBBBBBBBBl ACQUIRED VARIETY > u' "M i^ BBI B1L^™JbV Freaky Friday W -Wo- Wonderful World Channel 5,7.30pm Channel 8,9pm Tessand her daughter Anna are not getting along. i^/ |H How big is the world to you? One Thursday
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      908 45 TV LISTINGS SUNDAY ON MEDIACORP FILMART .^O^Bj INDIAN PANAROMA "^^flafB Mad About English! —m Swapnakoodu r okto, lopm vvW m_\ Vasantham, 4pm I AM Have you ever seen 10,000 students learninq Enqlish from one ABa <Mm There are three caterinq colleqe students known for fc^^Tt^ 1B teacher all at the
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      463 46  -  TANYO-HINN 13TH FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Singapore swimmers will train for both scenarios at December's SEA Games yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg THE swimsuit controversy dominating the 13th Fina World Swimming Championships in Rome could also occur at the SEA Games in Laos, which is scheduled from Dec 9-18. If
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      511 47 13TH FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS In a spillover from Beijing 2008, Serb challenges his great rival ROME Milorad Cavic doesn't want his longed-for 100 m butterfly rematch against Michael Phelps to be tainted by any swimsuit controversy. The outspoken Serbian took a poke at
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      870 48  -  LAN DE COTTA Ktbal So many match winners, but marksmen Alam Shah and Duric stick out Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 Tampines Rovers vSAFFC Tampines Stadium, Sunday, j.^spm ian@mediacorp.com.sg THEY are two of Singapore football's most dangerous hitmen. Their eye for goal and physical presence have been
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      530 49  -  TANYO-HINN OSIM SINGAPORE INT'LTRIATHLON Saturday's programme will feature Youth Olympic time trials yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg IN PREVIOUS years, the elite Open races were the ones that grabbed the limelight at the annual OSIM Singapore International Triathlon, which will be held this weekend at East Coast Park. But some
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      158 49 THE Great Eastern Women IOK run has enjoyed an overwhelming response so far, as organisers enter the final straight ahead of the event, which will flag off on Nov 1 at the Padang. Organisers of the fourth edition of the women-only run
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      298 50 Divers Big Brother's watching AFP FOOTBALL Australian football to get tough on players who practise 'simulation' SYDNEY Footballers in Australia found guilty of diving face a two-match ban, or a suspension up to two weeks, under new disciplinary measures announced by Football Federation Australia (FFA) on Friday. The FFA said
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      636 51 AP BUICKOPEN Tiger's not looking like the best putter in the world right now GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP (Michigan) Tiger Woods played a lot like the guy who didn't make the cut at the British Open. Woods shot a 1-under 71 on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time)
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      1139 52 AFP SIR BOBBY ROBSON: 1933-2009 Sir Bobby Robson one of England's finest managers, dies aged 76 LONDON English football was plunged into mourning on Friday after the death of former England and Ipswich manager Sir Bobby Rob son. He died at the age of 76 after a
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      604 53 AGENCIES ENGLISH FOOTBALL Benitez wants Roman star, and holds out for more millions from Real LONDON Liverpool are eyeing up a swoop for the Roma and Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani, as Rafa Benitez comes to terms with the reality ofXabiAlonso's imminent departure. Alonso formally submitted a written
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