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    39 1 TODAY MICA A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday September 02, 2010 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday September 2, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    New paths for Normal (Academic) students
    598 2  -  MOE also announced it will set up two new specialised secondary schools as an additional option for Normal (Technical) students within the next three years. ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg zul@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL RE- PORTING BY HOEYEEN NIE SINGAPORE Soon, it will be not just the Integrated Programme
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    Seven more IP schools and a new junior college
    784 2  -  Even with the expansion of the Integrated Programme, MOE assured that there will be enough places at the JCs for students taking the O levels. ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Six years after the Integrated Programme (IP) was first introduced to Singapore’s
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon OUT STANDING TEACHERS HONOURED
      93 5 Four exemplary teachers were honoured on Teachers’ Day yesterday with the 2010 President’s Award for Teachers. President S R Nathan gave out the awards personally at the Istana. The four award recipients are, from left, Miss Teh Wan from Townsville Primary School; Madam Emelyn Soon Bee
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      Lock icon Redesigned classrooms, better facilities — school will be more fun
      536 6  - Redesigned classrooms, better facilities school will be more fun ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A listening post equipped with computers and CD players. Having classes outdoors on a fine day, PE lessons indoors when it rains. The fun and play quotient in all primary schools will be raised several notches once new
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      MOE plans to hire more S'poreans and have 33,000 teachers by 2015
      346 6  -  ZULOTHMAN SINGAPORE The hiring of teachers will be ramped up so that, by 2015, Singapore will have 33,000 teachers about 10 per cent more than the current pool of 30,400. And Education Minister Ng Eng Hen says his
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      Medical school with a difference
      625 7  -  Students at 3rd facility can learn about healthcare economics, how to run a clinic ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Come 2013, an inaugural batch of 50 students will start their fiveyear undergraduate course at Singapore’s third medical school. Studying under professors from the Imperial College London
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      Lock icon Cross-sharing of pay-TV content pushed back to Q1 next year: MDA
      569 9  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The sharing of exclusive content between pay-TV operators was supposed to have started this month and operators would have had to lease one another’s network. But following feedback from industry players, this has now been
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      Lock icon Singapore an accounting hub? Panel calls for more post-grad courses
      225 11 ESTHER NG SINGAPORE The lack of post-graduate courses in accountancy could hamper Singapore’s bid to become an accounting hub, a panel of experts concluded yesterday. The panel, which included participants from public practice and executive search services, were gathered at
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      More pay for fresh grads
      316 11  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fresh graduates this year are getting more pay, but only marginally. According to a survey by the management consulting firm, Hay Group Singapore, this year’s graduates command an average starting pay of $2,461 only $28 more from $2,433 last year.
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      Lock icon COE BID DEPOSITS TO BE REINSTATED FROM NEXT MONTH
      92 11 MILTON SAU COE bid deposits for all categories of vehicles except motorcycles will be reinstated to $10,000 per bid from next month’s bidding exercise. This is to deter frivolous or speculative bids which deny genuine bidders from getting a COE, the
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      Lock icon Pirate watch in the Gulf of Aden
      501 13  -  SAF task group ensures that there have been no successful attacks on vessels while it has been on duty TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg GULF OF ADEN Five times in two months. That is how often the two Super Puma helicopters on board the RSS
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      Lock icon Animal abuser now jailed for attacking youth
      300 15 LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE The first animal breeder to be convicted of animal cruelty offences recently was again in the dock yesterday. This time, Alan Ng Kok Ming, 43, was charged with abusing a teenager. Ng was accused of hurting Jonathan Teo Wei
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      Three in 10 elderly people at risk of malnutrition, survey shows
      296 15  -  CLAIRE HUANGANDS MUSTAFA clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The elderly in Singapore are not eating right with a survey showing that three in 10 elderly people are at moderate-to-high risk of malnutrition. The survey conducted on 421 relatively healthy elderly people aged
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      221 15 Fresh Air Fresh Deals 24 SPARE A LITTLE EMPATHY FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS, TOO PAGE 14 'ADAM KHOO y LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES .GROUP DISCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT THEfiitflSV D Join Keong Hee for a FREE 3-HOUR Workshop THIS SATURDAY and Learn: How to win in this market regardless of economic crises anywhere
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  • VOICES
    • Spare a little empathy for non-English speakers, too
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        Tweak our conversational English to suit the listener
        474 17  -  By insisting on using proper English obstinately despite seeing the difficulty it poses to the service staff borders on a lack of empathy on our part and may cause them unease. Letter from Rick Lim Say Kiong WHILE the intention to raise
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        It is also vital to correct mistakes in English usage
        206 17  -  Letter from Jeffrey Law Lee Beng THE report “Be a good role model, speak proper English” (Sept 1) is timely, especially at this juncture when the standard of spoken English is gradually improving. It is good to converse in proper
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      193 19 a. mes s from Singapore PREDATORS ON THE ROAD Some years ago, my family and I visited the magnificent wild animal preserve known as the Serengeti in Tanzania. It had rained all day and we eventually came to a stretch of road that was almost impassable.
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      Can we engage in more than ballot box dialogue?
      288 19  -  Letter from Dr Gillian Koh Senior Research Fellow Institute of Policy Studies IN “A society in transformation (Aug 31) P N Balji wrote that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong governs a more complex society today and he cited an Institute of
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      Through-train route could hurt N(A) students
      209 19  -  Letter from Denis Edward THE new route through which some Normal Academic (N(A)) students can bypass the O-level exams and go straight into a polytechnic may limit the student’s capacity. The top local universities select local students based on 20 per cent of their
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      128 17 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices imageFORMULA COMEX 2010 2-5 Sep 2010 Suntec Singapore Hall 404 Canon Delighting You Always FREEr PORTABILITY LIKE NO OTHER An Ultra Compact, Convenient Document Scanner The stylish and portable P-1S0, with USB powering and plug-and-scan capabilities, can quickly
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      35 17 VOICES ON RADIO What do you think of the measures to cool the property market? Tune in to Talkback on 938LIVE from 8.15am to 8.45am tomorrow. Call us, at ***** 938 and share your views.
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      342 20 HOKKIEN KINGS AND QUEENS CONCERT Suntec International Convention Exhibition Hall 602 603 31 October 2010 (Sunday) 8pm $46 $68 $78 $88 $98 (Exclude $3 SISTIC fee) A GLORIOUS YANG XIAO IN CONCERT Suntec International Convention Exhibition Hall 602 603 31 October 2010 (Sunday) 1pm $38 $48 $58 $68 $78 (Exclude
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The school of hard knocks
      1015 21  -  Obtaining a diploma is only the first step; you'll need a great work ethic and determination to make it RICHARD BRANSON The writer is the founder of the Virgin Group and companies such as Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America, Virgin Mobile and Virgin Active. 2010 RICHARD
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      Is it wise to take away daily lunch breaks?
      700 22  -  CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is editor-at-large at Today. One of the traits of Singaporeans is their love of food. So when the Singapore Exchange recently floated a proposal to do away with the daily hour-and-a-half lunch break, it was little
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      Lock icon Taking on two Missions Impossible in the Middle East
      872 23  -  THOMAS L The writer has won three Pulitzer Prizes, the most recent in 2002 for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES United States President Barack Obama is embarking on something I’ve never seen before taking on two Missions Impossible at the same
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      Lock icon German patriot or crank?
      767 24  -  Thilo Sarrazin should resign to show he still has some respect for the Bundesbank's standing in society MATTHEW LYNN I BLOOMBERG A Jewish gene? Immigrants who are making Germany dumber? It is hard to imagine what precisely was running through the mind of Bundesbank board member
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      118 22 One day, at a Town Centre. 5 < Excuse me sir, do you know that littering is bad for the environment? So what? There's no bin around here! I i A But, theres one > y\ j behind you. Then fine me! r v \io v tv r v rfm7-r
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      143 24 Celebrating 1 Pioneering Years 2005 20X0 SIM UNIVERSITY Make a Difference to Your Life and Career at the General Studies Programme Gain new insights and different perspectives. Design an individualised curriculum to meet your career needs and personal interests. Choose from our wide and varied range of 200 courses offered
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Brown's reign as PM was 'a disaster': Blair
      294 25 Brown's reign as PM was a disaster': Blair AGENCIES LONDON Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s long-awaited memoir carried revelations about his testy relationship with his successor, Mr Gordon Brown, his thoughts about the Iraq war, as well as his alcohol use. In A Journey, which hit bookstores yesterday, Mr
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      Lock icon Buddha bar in Indonesia ordered closed
      170 25 AFP JAKARTA An Indonesian court yesterday ordered the local branch of Paris-based Buddha Bar to close after convicting the licence holder of blasphemy, a lawyer said. It also ordered licensee PT Nireta Vista Creative, the official Jakarta tourism agency and Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo
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      Lock icon VIETNAM MARKS NATIONAL DA~
      34 27 Performers dancing during an official meeting marking the 65th anniversary of the communist regime in Hanoi. Vietnam is celebrating the 65th anniversary of the communist regime today. AFP regime AFP
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      Lock icon N Korea forging trade documents to dodge international sanctions: Seoul
      268 27 AFP SEOUL North Korea is forging trade documents and changing the names of its trading firms to try to dodge international sanctions, a Seoul intelligence official and a media report said yesterday. Pyongyang changed the name of the Korea Mining
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      Lock icon High school gang attack leaves boy dead
      203 27 located. AP BANGKOK A high school gang opened fire on a Bangkok public bus yesterday, killing a 9-year-old boy on his way to school, police said. Third-grader Jatuporn Ponpaka was getting off the bus at a stop on the eastern outskirts of Bangkok
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      Lock icon China launches war games in Yellow Sea
      207 27 AFP BEIJING China launched livefire naval exercises in the Yellow Sea yesterday, after voicing opposition to similar war games to be staged there this month by the United States and South Korea. The Beihai fleet will conduct a “live ammunition drill” on Saturday
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      Lock icon Labor Party gets one Green on board
      309 28 Other kingmakers in Oz still undecided on which side to support AP CANBERRA A Greens lawmaker agreed yesterday to help the centre-left Labor Party form a minority Australian government while other kingmaker legislators said they are close to deciding whether to back Labor
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      Lock icon ROGUE SHIPTARS FAMED GOA BEACHES
      145 28 Calangute. Scores of civic workers are using brooms to collect and clear the debris. Ships regularly clean their fuel tanks and discharge the waste oil at sea but this case involved careless dumping that exceeded all proportions, said scientists. Goa’s tourism industry is worried that
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      Lock icon BBC: No pressure to drop M'sian blogger
      151 28 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) denied yesterday that it was pressured to drop Malaysia Today website founder Raja Petra Kamarudin from its 30-minute interview programme “Hardtalk” this week. The network said its research found out that interviewing Raja
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      Lock icon Top Russian spy's body washes up in Turkey 'after swimming accident'
      242 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ISTANBUL The body of one of Russia’s top spies has washed up on the Turkish coast after he disappeared close to a sensitive Russian naval facility in neighbouring Syria. Major-General Yuri Ivanov, 52, was the deputy
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      Lock icon Big Afghan bank taken over amid graft claims
      190 31 positions. AGENCIES WASHINGTON The authorities in Afghanistan have taken over the nation’s top bank, which is partly owned by President Hamid Karzai’s brother, amid graft claims, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The faltering finances of Kabul Bank, which handles salary payments
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      Lock icon Obama readies bold bid for Mideast peace
      298 34 26. AFP WASHINGTON The Obama administration is gearing up for a bold bid to relaunch direct Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and clinch a peace deal within a year as Middle East leaders gathered in Washington. Arriving in the United States on Tuesday after an
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      Lock icon I IT'S SAFER UNDERTHE DESK
      54 34 Elementary school children in Tokyo taking cover under their desks as part of a nationwide earthquake drill yesterday. People across Japan took part in the drill on the anniversary of the massive 1923 earthquake, which killed more than 140,000 people in Tokyo and devastated the
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      Lock icon US changes military commanders in Iraq
      216 34 AP BAGHDAD The United States changed commanders in Iraq yesterday, after President Barack Obama declared an end to combat in an Oval Office speech on Tuesday night. The change in commanders came a day after Mr Obama announced the shift from combat operations to
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      Lock icon OSAMA ADVISER GETS LIFETERM FOR STABBING US GUARD
      193 34 THE NEW YORK TIMES A reputed former top adviser to Osama bin Laden who stabbed a Manhattan jail guard in the eye in 2000 was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. Prosecutors said the defendant, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, was a founding
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      Lock icon US East Coast braces for Hurricane Earl
      179 36 AGENCIES ATLANTA Emergency agencies along America’s eastern seaboard are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Earl, which threatens to graze North Carolina and lash coastal Massachusetts with wind and rain before going ashore in Nova Scotia. The National Hurricane Centre issued a hurricane
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      Lock icon Lawyer backed by Palin wins Alaska primary
      285 36 election. AP ANCHORAGE Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski was booted from office in the Republican primary on Tuesday by a little-known conservative lawyer backed by former Governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, in arguably America’s biggest political upset of the year. Mr Joe Miller,
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      Lock icon Hygiene shock at 2 large US egg farms
      293 38 Mice were observed and chickens were moving between manure piles and caged THE GUARDIAN NEW YORK American politicians are coming under pressure to increase regulation of the country’s largest egg producers after a federal inspection of two companies revealed breaches of basic
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      Lock icon Chain-smoking Greeks face tough ban
      204 40 AP ATHENS Greece, which has been praised for its Budget cutbacks, is going after vice. Yesterday, the government imposed a tough smoking ban that outlaws lighting up in enclosed public areas and prohibits tobacco advertising. Offenders will be fined up to €10,000 ($17,254) and face
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      Lock icon 'SUPERHEROES'FIGHT BACK ,
      55 40 'SUPERHEROES'FIGHT BACK Superhero impersonators and other costumed characters staging a protest against the Los Angeles Police Department for banishing them from Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame. Police said they have received reports of tourists being harassed by the impersonators, who ask for tips while posing for pictures. Some have been
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      Lock icon FANCY A DEEP-FRIED BEER?
      114 40 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A chef in Texas has created what he claims is the world’s first recipe for deep-fried beer. The beer is placed inside a pocket of salty, pretzel-like dough and then dunked in oil at 375°C for about 20 seconds. When diners take a
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      Lock icon MOBILE PHONE PURCHASERS MUSTSHOW ID IN CHINA
      103 40 AFP Mobile phone customers in China must now provide identification to buy a new number, state media said yesterday, in the latest step by Beijing to prevent spam, pornographic messages and rampant fraud through the country’s vast mobile network. The new regulations also
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      Lock icon US HEALTH OFFICIALS RECOMMEND FLU SHOTS FOR ALL
      117 40 THE NEW YORK TIMES American health officials are recommending that almost everyone get a flu shot this year. In the past, the federal Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended the seasonal influenza vaccine for the medically vulnerable and children between
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      Lock icon Bigger, better S'pore Open
      688 44  -  Prize goes up by $1m this year, expect a few big names besides Mickelson TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg GOLF Barclays Singapore Open 2010 SINGAPORE It is already regarded as the “Major of Asia”. Now, the Barclays Singapore Open golf championship is set to grow even bigger with a
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      Chinese players 'stayed' at airport
      290 44  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE For a while at least, Beijing Guoan looked on course for an upset win over Tampines Rovers last night in their first competitive fixture in the 2010 Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League since the competition resumed after the Youth Olympic Games. The Chinese outfit
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      Hosni resigns as sprints coach
      219 44  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Muhamad Hosni, the head coach of sprints for the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA), will leave his post next month. The 38-year-old tendered his resignation on Tuesday and will serve a month’s notice. The former national sprinter, who won a
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      Lock icon A record for Stanchart Marathon
      720 46  -  Race, which will flag off from Orchard Road, Sentosa and Esplanade, set to hit 60,000 target PATWANT SINGH patwant@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At 5am on Dec 5, those guests at Mandarin Orchard Hotel who are early risers will find thousands of men and women in running gear
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      438 46  -  IAN DE COTTA senior f1 correspondent ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Benny de Raad of Grand Prix Tours in Holland is scrambling for limousines and drivers for about 250 of his guests who have booked rooms for six nights at the Marina Bay Sands during
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      Lock icon Things are heating up at the US Open
      315 48 AP NEW YORK Top-seeded Rafael Nadal (picture) got a stern test from 93rd-ranked Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia at the United States Open and needed three minutes short of three hours to defeat him 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3. “I prefer to play
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      Lock icon Deadline day a low-key affair
      525 48 Gyan the biggest signing as Spurs snag Van der Vaart in last-minute deal AGENCIES LONDON Deadline day passed quietly for English Premier League clubs with the biggest capture Asamoah Gyan, the Ghanaian striker moving from Rennes to Sunderland for £13 million ($27 million). The biggest
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      Lock icon LIVERPOOL STRIKE OUT IN TRANSFER MARKET
      187 48 AGENCIES Sunderland made the biggest splash with their signing of Asamoah Gyan, Manchester City finally recouped some money for Robinho, but arguably the most significant development on transfer deadline day was what did not happen at Liverpool. Since replacing Rafael Benitez atAnfield, Roy Hodgson
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      61 48 SPORTS BETTING A League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. Ip Y(jk Always play with care. [responsibly! Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details,
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    566 58  -  COMMENTARY INVEST Recent market reactions show many investors believe the recovery will continue BOB DOLL Bob Doll is vice-chairman and chief equity strategist for Fundamental Equities at BlackRock®. Equity prices have been helped in recent weeks by continued strong corporate earnings. This quarter has been one
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      58 56 CONGRATULATIONS /UACPHEC50N C CELEBc jour ■»TH fljB j Vi i*o To Our Dearest Wife Mother Mother-ln-Law Grandmother LIM LEE KEE PBM on being conferred THE PUBLIC SERVICE STAR BBM at the 2010 NATIONAL DAY AWARDS Tan Yeow Theng David Tan Kia Khye Christopher Tan Kia Shuan Tony Chen Rui'en Raine
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      432 55 SILKAIR DISCOVERY PACKAGES FOR SENIORS In collaboration with Tradewinds, SilkAir offers five special packages for those aged 55 years and above. 7D6N Nepal Experience (from $1488 $280* per person) This includes a Kathmandu City tour and visits to the Pashupatinath Temple, the Khachoe Ghakyil Ling Nunnery, the towns of Patan
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      39 54 a 4 n <r* ;'*>»''''^'M •.W/ii'.. !f < M i <U K b /f you enjoy Korean and Taiwanese dramas, you will love this! 3 times a week: Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Tonight 7:00pm xinmsn.com/the2ofus DUAL))SOUND English Subtitles /MEDIACORP come nome
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      95 53 MAC-eXX'OM VhW.tL, CWerf in- fRe Park Bringing Arts to You ,r w SB C IM 5 Sept 10 r«EE\ Pasir Ris Park I \l 4 6.30PM \_A D'Lawn, next to Carpark E Fringe activities from 4pm. Concert starts at 5pm. Featuring: Gamma:rays I Krsna, Govin, Dexter, Denise Sheryl Orkestar Trio
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      STI
      56 51 Tuesday 2,950.33 q 0.23% Monday 2,957.06 p 0.62% Friday 2,938.74 p 0.44% Thursday 2,925.87 q 0.02% WEDNESDAY CLOSE 2,982.83 (+1.10%) TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting SP 177,933 $1.80 p 6.509% Informatics 113,458 $0.17 p 13.33% GoldenAgr 94,180 $0.58 p 3.571% China Hongx 59,190 $0.18 p
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      ASIA
      30 51 Ç HANG SENG 20,623.83 (+0.43%) Ç È NIKKEI 8,927.02 (+1.17%) SHANGHAI 2,622.88 (-0.60%) AUSTRALIA Ç 4,495.70 (+2.08%) MUMBAI 18,205.87 (+1.31%) Ç MALAYSIA 1,431.96 (+0.67%) Ç Ç SEOUL 1,764.69 (+1.26%)
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        60 51 Neutral $18.90 Goldman Sachs downgrades from Buy on view stock lacks nearterm catalysts. Cuts target price to $20.80 from $22.70 after rolling over valuation basis to 2011, trimming 2010 to 2012 earnings estimates by 2 to 5 per cent to reflect margin pressure. Notes UOB’s 2Q2010 loan growth slower
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        71 51 Buy 2.12 Royal Bank of Scotland upgrades from Hold, lifts target price to $2.55 from $2.00 on optimism over Singapore’s industrial property sector. Expects hefty rise in Singapore industrial rents following strong growth in manufacturing sector in 1H2010. Notes A-REIT’s tenant retention rate now close to 80 per
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      446 51  -  Development in Balestier area fetches $44m in collective sale EPHRAIM SEOW ephraimseow@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Just days after the Government announced cooling measures in the red-hot property market, signs have emerged that property prices in the en bloc sale market are softening. In one transaction, Melrose Court (picture), a
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      Lock icon Singapore now the world's fourth-largest foreign exchange centre
      202 53 MOK FEI FEI SINGAPORE Singapore is now the world’s fourth-largest foreign exchange (FX) centre. A survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) showed the average daily FX turnover volume here was US$266 billion ($360 billion) in April this year, higher than
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      Private sector economists bullish
      283 53  -  JO-ANN HUANG ANDWONG SIEWYING joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Private sector economists have become more bullish about Singapore’s economy, upgrading their growth forecast for the year to 14.9 per cent. The Government’s official growth forecast stands at between 13 and 15 per cent. In the latest survey of professional
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      Lock icon STARHUB, M1 SHARESUP ON BROADBAND OPTIMISM
      193 53 MILLET Shares of StarHub and M1 propelled higher yesterday buoyed by optimism following the launch of fibre-based broadband services on Tuesday. StarHub gained 2.03 per cent to close at $2.51— its highest level since September 2008. Analysts were bullish on StarHub’s prospects when Singapore’s
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      Purchases made by Visa cards during YOG hit $154 million
      242 54  -  CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS christopherh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Consumer purchases made with Visa cards during the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) here amounted to $154 million over just 12 days, 38-per-cent higher compared to the same period last year, without the YOG. Analysts said this
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      New Upper Changi Rd HDB site attracts 9 bids
      273 54  -  JONATHAN PEERIS jonathanpeeris@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A Housing and Development Board (HDB) site in New Upper Changi Road and Bedok North Drive had attracted nine bids at the close of its tender yesterday. The highest bid for the mixed commercial and residential site
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      TIONG SENG HOLDINGS JVGETS $270 MILLION CONTRACT
      108 54 Mainboard-listed Tiong Seng Holdings said its joint venture company has been awarded a $270 million contract by Singapore Healthcare Partners. The firm awarded the contract is a 55-45 joint venture between Samsung C&T Corporation and Tiong Seng’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiong Seng Contractors. The
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      UNIFIBERTOGET NEW MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER
      116 54 Mainboard-listed forestry and construction firm United Fiber (UniFiber) will soon get a new majority shareholder in a deal that will inject $178 million into the company. The firm said the investor, Falcon Capital Global, will buy some 3.56 billion of UniFiber’s new shares at 5 cents
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      Get going in your golden years
      521 55  -  Brought to you by BY CHANSEET FUN Singapore is home to the world’s third-fastest ageing population, according to a recent UBS research report. Currently, close to 12.5 per cent of the population is over 60; and it estimated that by 2020, one in five
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      Lock icon Australia clocks fastest growth in three years
      180 56 AFP SYDNEY Australia’s economy surged 1.2 per cent in the three months to June, the biggest jump in three years, data showed yesterday, boosted by a surprise recovery in consumer spending and soaring mining exports. Annual growth clocked 3.3 per cent, the Australian
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      Lock icon Chinese manufacturing, auto sales show rebound
      240 56 AP SHANGHAI Chinese manufacturing growth improved and auto sales rebounded last month, suggesting the world’s secondbiggest economy may not be slowing as quickly as feared. Two surveys released yesterday showed production, new orders and purchasing prices all rose last month, with the HSBC purchasing
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      82 51 FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH AND AGENCY REPORTS Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information. xinmsn. com/lush995 Engage your senses with Claressa Monteiro LUSH EVENINGS Mondays Fridays 4 8pm For song title,
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      987 59 Advertising Feature Jeanette Aw Keeps In Shape Whilst Eating What She Wants "With Reduze, you get to eat what you want, when you want and still keep in shape," says award winning artiste Jeanette Aw, a fan and regular user of the revolutionary Reduze. A self-professed foodie, the popular Singaporean
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      35 60 Today is published by MediaCorp Press Ltd, Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Annex Building, Level 1, Andrew Road, Singapore *****9 Tel: 6333 3888. Printed by KHL Printing Co Pte Ltd, 57, Loyang Drive, Singapore *****8. Tel: *****222
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      41 61 SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF WHY NORWAY’S ØYA FESTIVAL ROCKS. >> T2 FESTIVE FLAIR CD REVIEWS THE S’PORE EDITION. THE WORD ON TYPEWRITER, LUNARIN, OLIVIA ONG AND MORE >> T5 LONE ON THE RANGE: ARGENTINA’S GAUCHO COUNTRY CALLS OUT IN ITS SILENCE >>
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      Lock icon Notes from a festival
      1168 62  -  Lessons learned at Øya, Norway's premier music festival CHRISTOPHERTOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg AUG 11. 8PM. It’s a chilly evening in Olso, despite this being the middle of summer and it’s still bright out. Thousands are thronging the stage, upon which a topless man in his 60s with long
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      GIGGUIDE
      400 64 Carnation As part of a grassroots initiative by Australia and countries in South-east Asia, Melbournebased band Carnation play at various venues, along with Singapore’s rockers The Pinholes. Sept 2 Prince Of Wales; Sept 3 Home Club; Sept 4 Timbre@The Substation; Sept 5 Timbre@ The Arts House; all shows 9pm.
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      311 64 5 th SEPTEMBER 2010 THE Suntec Singapore Levels Q, Q, 0, Q 12 noon 9 pm Daily FREE ADMISSION I.T CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION IN SINGAPORE BUMUM&SHamCJH&iS m> NkWMWUUllNB WstWEijRfims FOR PERSONAL, BUSINESS OR HOME ALL IN ONE BUILDING Showfloors with 4 metres Walkway in Each Hall 820 Leading Manufacturers and
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        Impressive effort
        287 65  -  LOCAL MUSIC EDITION Indian Head Massage|Typewriter BY CHRISTOPHER CHRISTOPHER TOH ANYBODY who’s ever had a great Indian head massage will know how marvellous it is. Well, local indie collective Typewriter aims to give that same feeling with this album. And you know what? They kinda do. Various players
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        Duae Lunarin
        131 65 STARTING with the quiet of For Apollo, rock trio Lunarin then kicks in with the sonic charge that is Midas, which signals its intent with this sophomore effort. It’s been dubbed as “gloomy art rock” but, really, what this album contains is “good stuff”. Especially if you’re into
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        Come Closer With Kewei Tay Kewei
        141 66 FANS of Chinese pop may recognise her as a backing singer and erhu player for singers like A*mei, David Tao and JJ Lin, but this debut is primarily an English pop album, with three bonus Chinese tracks. The album leans towards an acoustic, almost
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        Olivia Live Olivia Ong
        95 66 THIS live CD+DVD set sees Olivia Ong eschewing her bossa roots for a funky jazz groove, with a selection of English and Chinese tunes. Performed to a crowd of invited fans and friends, this show is pretty intimate and does away with all the usual bells
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        Love Electric Quick Quick Danger
        93 66 IF YOU’RE looking for something sleek and slick, this charming piece of work by pop-rock quartet Quick Quick Danger should do the trick. Borrowing from dance-pop and R&B, QQD have certainly struck gold.The band offers a smooth ride from the perky title track which has
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        190 66  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH Relooking a classic record Scenic Tour Faye Wong (1998) AFTER Faye Wong signed on to EMI, she continued on her experimental phase with her 1997 eponymous album. But, really, it was this follow-up album that really showed how far Faye had come since her days as
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    598 68  -  Brought to you by Fair Price A meal made with FairPrice ready-to-use sauces is both quick and tasty ANNETTE TAN food@mediacorp.com.sg There is certainly some truth to the fact that a dish created from scratch is likely to be better than one made with packaged
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    340 69 THINGS TO DO 1 COMEX Show 2010 They say this is the most complete showcase of consumer technology staged in Singapore sprawling over several floors of Suntec and filled with nothing but pure digital entertainment. And let’s not forget the great bargains, too. Date: Until Sept 5
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      137 70 TRAVEL NOTES SOON, travellers will be able to enjoy more frequent flights to Malaysia with Firefly.The Malaysia-based carrier has announced the purchase of three additional ATR72-500 aircraft, two of which will be delivered in December this year and the third in January next year. The
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      178 70 AS IF the biggest beer party in the world is not a dizzying enough experience, Oktoberfest turns 200 this autumn with new events planned to celebrate the milestone. Good thing for visitors to Munich, then, that Singapore-based website GuideGecko.com has launched an Oktoberfest Inside Out guide to help
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      92 70 HERE’S a change until July next year, let Bintan Resorts subsidise your birthday bash. Its Birthday Treats promotion entitles celebrators to the following during the month of their birthday: Complimentary ferry ticket to Bintan; a round of golf; 50 per cent off treatments at Aroma Day Spa and
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      802 74  -  Old towns provide the soundtrack to Argentina's vast cowboy country Nellie Huang travel@mediacorp.com.sg “WE ARE reaching heights of 4,000 metres above sea level. Remember to chew on your cocoa leaves; you don’t want to get altitude sickness,” Pablo reminded us as we manoeuvred the hairpin bends
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    267 78 COMEX 2010 What’s the biggest event after the Youth Olympic Games? No, it’s not F1 not yet, at least. It’s Comex 2010! Covering five floors at the Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, this is Singapore’s biggest IT and consumer technology fair,
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  • LAPTOPS
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      196 80 VPCZ129GG/XQ (Glossy Premium Carbon) BOOTH 8210 SCREEN 13.1-inch backlit LED (1920x1080) WEIGHT 1.43kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Professional 64-bit PROCESSOR Intel Core i7-620M (2.66 GHz, with Turbo Boost up to 3.33GHz) GRAPHICS Nvidia GeForce GT 330M with switchable Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD STORAGE 256GBSSD MEMORY
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      Toshiba Portege R700-1001U
      303 80 BOOTH 8143, 8130 SCREEN 13.3-inch backlit LED (1,366x768) WEIGHT 1.39kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core i3-350M (2.26GHz, 3MB L3 cache) GRAPHICS Intel HD Graphics STORAGE 500GB (SATA) with shock absorbers HDD MEMORY 4GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM CONNECTIVITY Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth OTHER FEATURES Webcam,
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      HP ProBook 6450b
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  • NETBOOKS
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      Fujitsu LifeBook MH380
      177 82 BOOTH 8241 SCREEN SIZE 10.1 inches WEIGHT 1.27kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Starter PROCESSOR Intel Atom M450 GRAPHICS Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 STORAGE 250GB SATA HDD MEMORY 1GB CONNECTIVITY Bluetooth, Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n, OTHER FEATURES 1.3-megapixel webcam, SD card slot PRICE $799, with free ThinkFree Office Mobile
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      Lenovo ThinkPad X100e
      279 82 BOOTH 8161 SCREEN 11.6 inches, WXGA (1,366x768) WEIGHT 1.5kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Professional PROCESSOR AMD Athlon Neo Processor MV-40 GRAPHICS ATI Radeon HD 3200 STORAGE 320GB SATA HDD MEMORY 2GB DDR2 SDRAM CONNECTIVITY Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, 3G OTHER FEATURES Webcam, 4-in-1 card reader PRICE To be
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      Acer Aspire one Slim 10.1-inch AOD255
      229 82 BOOTH 8105, 8458 SCREEN SIZE 10.1 inches (1024x600) WEIGHT 1.25kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Starter 32-bit PROCESSOR Intel Atom N550 (1.50GHz, 1MB L2 cache) GRAPHICS Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 STORAGE 250GB MEMORY 1GB DDR3 RAM CONNECTIVITY Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth OTHER FEATURES Webcam, multi-card
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  • DESKTOPS
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      Dell Inspiron 580
      161 84 BOOTH 8251 OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core i3-540 at 3.06GHz GRAPHICS Nvidia GeForce G310 with 512MB dedicated memory STORAGE 500GB MEMORY 4GB CONNECTIVITY Ethernet OTHER FEATURES Multi-card reader, McAfee Security Center for 15 months, 16X DVD+/-RW optical drive PRICE To be confirmed (usual
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      HP Pavilion Slimline S5588d
      180 84 BOOTH 8150 MONITOR 20-inch LED display OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core i5-650 at 3.2Ghz GRAPHICS ATI Radeon HD5450 Series Graphics with 1GB dedicated graphics memory STORAGE 750GB 7200RPM HDD MEMORY 4GB DDR3 RAM CONNECTIVITY 802.11b/g/n OTHER FEATURES Multi-card reader, SuperMulti SATA drive
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      Acer Aspire Z5710 (i55MR25)
      192 84 BOOTH 8105, 8458 MONITOR 23-inch full HD touchscreen OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit PROCESSOR Intel Core i3-550 (3.2GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L3 cache) GRAPHICS Nvidia GeForce G240M with 1GB dedicated memory STORAGE 500GB HDD MEMORY 2GB CONNECTIVITY 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth OTHER FEATURES Webcam, multi-card reader,
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      Philips 40-inch Series 3000 FHD LED TV
      126 86 BOOTH 8410 SIZE 40 inches INPUTS HDMI, VGA, USB RESOLUTION 1920x1080 PRICE $1,299 (usual price: $2,199) Billions of colours (or 28.9 billion, to be exact) that’s the number of colours the Philips Series 3000 FHD LED TV can render. Its sophisticated algorithms can
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      Acer Touch T231H
      124 86 BOOTH 8105, 8458 SIZE 23 inches INPUTS DVI, VGA, HDMI RESOLUTION 1920x1080 Price $499 (usual price: $699) Acer’s new 23-inch T231H monitor boasts a resolution of 1920x1080, and sports DVI, VGA and HDMI inputs, making it ideal for gaming and multimedia usage. And when you pair it
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      Samsung C7000 LED TV
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      HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf MFP
      131 88 BOOTH 8150 TYPE Laser multifunction printer OUTPUT Up to A4 PRINT SPEED 18 ppm (black) PRINT RESOLUTION 600x600 dpi SCAN RESOLUTION 1,200x1,200 dpi CONNECTIVITY USB, Ethernet, telephone port PRICE $389 Laser printers are no longer machines targeted for offices. The HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf multifunctional
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      Canon Pixma MP497
      271 88 BOOTH 8101 TYPE All-in-one inkjet OUTPUT SIZE Up to A4, legal, letter PRINT SPEED 5.0 ipm (colour), 8.8 ipm (monochrome) PRINT RESOLUTION 4,800x1,200 dpi SCAN RESOLUTION 1,200x2,400 dpi CONNECTIVITY 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth PRICE $219, with free OTO neck massager, trolley and product training (usual price: $229) Looking for
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      144 88 BOOTH 8468 TYPE Monochrome laser printer OUTPUT Up to A4 PRINT SPEED 24 ppm (black) PRINT RESOLUTION 600x600 dpi CONNECTIVITY USB, Ethernet PRICE $199, with lucky draw prizes worth up to $199 (usual price: $239) The Fuji Xerox Phaser 3160N is an affordable monochrome laser printer.
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      Epson TX300F
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      Canon Powershot S95
      260 90 BOOTH 8101 SIZE 100x58x30mm WEIGHT 193g SENSOR RESOLUTION 10 megapixels LENS Canon OPTICAL ZOOM 3.8x DIGITAL ZOOM 4x SCREEN SIZE 3 inches STORAGE SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMC plus PRICE $669, with free 8GB SD card and carrying case If you’ve ever tried to capture a mesmerising sunrise or sunset
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      Samsung ST100
      193 90 BOOTH 8328, 8328A SIZE 100x60x20mm WEIGHT 155g SENSOR RESOLUTION 14.2 megapixels LENS Schneider-Kreuznach OPTICAL ZOOM 5x DIGITAL ZOOM 5x SCREEN SIZE 3.5 inches STORAGE 30MB internal; MicroSD/MicroSDHC PRICE $549, with microSD cards and camera case The ST100 is the latest addition to the Samsung 2View camera series. It
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      Nikon Coolpix S4000
      199 90 BOOTH 8218 SIZE 95x57x20mm WEIGHT 131g SENSOR RESOLUTION 12 megapixels LENS Nikkor OPTICAL ZOOM 4x DIGITAL ZOOM 4x SCREEN SIZE 3 inches STORAGE 45MB internal; SD/ SDHC PRICE $359, with free 8GB SD card, SD card reader, cleaning kit and mini Tripod The 12-megapixel Nikon S4000 has
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      Olympus Mju Tough 8010
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      Sony Alpha SLT-A33
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      Nikon D5000
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      Samsung NX10 White
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      Canon EOS 550D
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      Sony NWZ-B152F
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  • GAMING
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