Today, 14 October 2006

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    17 1 TODAY October 14 15, 2006 mica(p> 190/07/2006 we set you thinking todayonline.com //\EDIJ-\CORP share your free newspaper
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    Lock icon The gavel's softer touch
    1536 1  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg DRUG offenders appearing before Singapore courts are usually not awash with hope, as the judiciary is well known for its harsh stand against such crimes. Which is why 20-year-old Ridzuan Mohamad Hanafi must have blinked in disbelief last week when the court granted him
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      Sulawesi could go nuclear – but can it handle the power?
      713 2  - Sulawesi could go nuclear but can it handle the power? FAWZIAH SELAMAT fawziah@mediacorp.com.sg GORONTALO, a small Indonesian province in Sulawesi, in is talks with Russia's power grid monopoly, Raoues, to build Indonesia's first nuclear power plant The plant is expected to become operational in 2008, reported the Koran Tempo on
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      Lock icon Eye on governance turns to co-operatives
      610 3  -  JASMINE YIN Investigations into irregularities forces closure of logistics co-op jasmine@media corp.com.sg FOLLOWING the series of scandals among charities, it's now the turn of the co-operative sector to be dogged by the spectre of poor financial and governance controls. The Registrar of Co-operatives ordered
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      46 2 LIVING FAITH CHURCH 8 www.thelivingfaith.org "But the gOOd man walks along in the ever-brightening;l lightot God's favor I the dawn gives way to morning Splendor." The Bible Proverbs 4:18 Join us at Singapore Conference Hall I Speaker: Rev Dr John Shepherd Lim Come be blessed! mmsmm
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      33 2 WEEKEND RAMADAN FAST TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT BREAK OF FAST 6.54PM I SUNDAY MORNING: START OF FAST 5.31 AM I SATURDAY NIGHT BREAK OF FAST 6.54PM I SUNDAY MORNING: START OF FAST 5.31 AM
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  • Singapore news
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      Can you afford that loan?
      507 4  -  LEE U-WEN HDB flat buyers need loan eligibility letter before purchase u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) is introducing a new procedure to ensure that flat buyers have sound financial planning first From Jan 1, those who want to apply for a housing loan
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon FUEL SURCHARGES DOWN FOR SIA, SILKAIR FLIGHTS
        134 4 -938UVE Singapore Airlines (SIA) is lowering its fuel surcharges after fuel prices declined in recent weeks. This means prices will drop by between $3 and $13 for a one-way ticket. The new rates will apply for tickets bought on or after Saturday. For
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        Lock icon SLOVAK PRESIDENT CALLS ON SINGAPORE LEADERS
        106 4 -938 LIVE The President of the Slovak Republic, Ivan Gasparovic, who is on a three-day state visit here, called on President S R Nathan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh ChokTong at the Istana on Friday. Both Presidents agreed that the
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      WP urges a timeline plan to tackle haze issue
      271 4  -  -LOHCHEEKONG EVEN as the Asean (Association of South-east Asian Nations) environment ministers gathered in Riau to discuss the haze situation, the Workers' Party (WP) has urged for more concrete measures to tackle the problem. In a press release issued on Friday,
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    • Article
      Wife killer escaped hanging but gets life imprisonment
      479 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg HE MIGHT have escaped the gallows, but former cabby G Krishnasamy Naidu, 44, whose death sentence was overturned last month, will spend the rest of his life in jail. Krishnasamy, who hacked his wife, Mdm
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      Three kids at childcare centre fall ill, other wary parents keep their tykes at home
      240 6  -  SHERALYNTAY THREE children at a childcare centre located off Alexandra Road have come down with bouts of diarrhoea and vomiting, leading 17 parents to keep their kids at home amid concerns of a possible gastric
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      Shipshape, almost
      420 6  -  TORCHING LI Marina South Pier concerns being addressed, tenants adapt to new surroundings chingli@mediacorp.com.sg IT WASN'T smooth sailing at first, but most of the tenants who were moved from Clifford Pier to Marina South Pier in April have now adjusted well to their modern surroundings. Said Mr Chua
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      Lock icon Press thumb to pay at Kopitiam
      291 6 -938 LIVE NOW, you can pay for your kaya toast and kopi-o with your fingerprint The Kopitiam Group has scored a first by rolling out a biometric system of payment at its food courts. Based on Russian technology, the system more than a year
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      Queue-busters drive retail sales higher
      302 6  -  ASH RAF SAFDAR ashraf@mediacorp.com.sg THEY'RE the queue-busters: Platoons of service staff who scan and pack customers' purchases as they wait in line for their turn to pay at the cashier's. This service innovation by Carrefour, which has shortened queuing time by 25 per cent, was
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      Lock icon A Nobel banker to the poor
      946 8 -AGENCIES Economics professor used micro-credit to ease poverty for millions DHAKA Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, dubbed the "Banker to the Poor", and his Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for helping millions escape the poverty trap through a system of small-scale loans.
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      Lock icon Jakarta urged to ratify haze treaty
      455 8 -AFP PEKANBARU (Indonesia) South-east Asian environment ministers who met in Indonesia on Friday to grapple with ways of curbing land-clearing fires told their host to promptly ratify a regional treaty on preventing the choking haze that the blazes cause. Ministers from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia,
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      Lock icon Thai PM visits Thaksin's stronghold
      283 10 rer.— AFP BANGKOK Thailand's military-backed Premier Surayud Chulanont on Friday visited deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's rural stronghold in a bid to shore up support among poor farmers. Mr Surayud went to the northeastern provinces of Sakhon Nakhon and Buri Ram, some 400 km north
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      Lock icon US: No force to be used against N Korea
      430 10 —AGENCIES Compromise is in hope of a Security Council resolution for Pyongyang's nuke test UNITED NATIONS The United States on Friday dropped the possibility of using force against North Korea over the regime's purported nuclear test a concession to Russia and
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      Lock icon UN to pick S Korea's Ban as next chief
      279 10 -AFP UNITED NATIONS The United Nations General Assembly was set on Friday to choose South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon as its new chief, replacing Ghana's outgoing Mr Kofi Annan. Mr Ban will become the first Asian head of the UN
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      Lock icon Chen survives 2nd ouster bid
      204 11 —AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian on Friday survived a second parliamentary vote aimed at ousting him when the opposition failed to garner enough support to pass the motion. The People First Party's bid to push Mr Chen out of office required the approval of
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      Lock icon New front opens in Sri Lankan war
      338 11 -AFP COLOMBO Sri Lanka's warring parties opened a new front in the island's east after the government admitted losing 129 soldiers in the northern Jaffna peninsula, the defence ministry and rebel sources said on Friday. The security forces and the rebel Liberation Tigers
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      Lock icon Asean 'misunderstood as toothless grouping'
      321 11  -  NG HUN WEI Non-intervention principle not unique to grouping, says former Secretary-General Severino hunwei@media corp.com.sg THE Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) has been misunderstood as a toothless regional bloc that deliberately stays out of the domestic affairs of member states, said Mr Rodolfo Severino,
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      155 5 SOCBC Credit Cards J i i v v^ L. jv Presenting restaurants that have been in the spotlight since Singapore began. FLAVOURS by OCBC is delighted to invite you on yet another gastronomic adventure the Iconic Restaurant Food Trail with Makansutra. These are Singapore's most revered restaurants. Some of which
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      Few low-cost index funds under CPFIS, more welcomed
      95 12  -  LOTAKWAH Letter from Director, Retirement and Investment Schemes, CPF Board WE REFER to Mr Danny Chua's, "Include index funds for CPF investments" (Oct 11). Index funds generally have significantly lower costs than actively managed funds. There are currently a few index funds
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      Lock icon Playing with possums
      762 12  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS DOWN UNDER Aussie wildlife is exciting, but these guys are party animals! I'VE got a tune stuck in my head and it refuses to go away. Have you ever noticed that it's always the crap tunes that stay in your head? Spend a day listening
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    • Letter
      Notice is required of all HDB renovation work
      218 12  -  QUEK BEE LIAN Letter from Acting Deputy Director (Housing Maintenance) For Director (Housing Administration) Housing Development Board I REFER to the letter, "Give notice of HDB renovation" by Mr Colin Ong Tau Shien. (Oct 11). Renovation contractors are required to display a
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      Assailant is being charged
      118 12  -  AUDREY ANG Letter from Assistant Director (Media Relations) Singapore Police Force I REFER to Ms Zarina Jaffar's letter, "Bashed up by adult" (Oct 10). In the case involving Ms Zarina's son, the police had reviewed the circumstances of the situation after the report was lodged. We
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    • AREHIP-HOPMPSHIP?
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        CREDIBILITY AT STAKE
        128 13  -  DIERDREG MORGAN I felt disheartened after reading Loh Chee Kong's commentary, "A hip-hop MP who blogs? Why not?" (Oct 12). Must our MPs resort to such means to engage the youth? Yes, I admit it was spontaneous of them to try something that mostly appeals to the
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        NOTEWORTHY EFFORT
        123 13  -  EPHRAIM LOY: While performing a hip-hop dance at Chingay 2007 may make it seem that our P65 MPs are trying too hard, let's give them a pat on the back for effort. Many have expressed in blogs that hip-hop may not be the way to reach out. But
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    • Life in the science lab
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      Lock icon Emma's Escapades
      418 13  -  Dim Sum Dolly, Emma Yong, recalls her childhood museum encounters I have not been back to the National Museum for some time but I have very fond memories of visiting it with my family when I was young. Every weekend, my parents would take my sisters and I
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon S'pore shares hit new closing high
      347 16 -AGENCIES Sentiment boosted by Wall Street's record close and rosy economic prospects SINGAPORE share prices closed at a new all-time high on Friday following Wall Street's lead and sharp gains around the region on brighter economic prospects, dealers said. They said expectations of improved
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        HLF'S FIXED DEPOSIT PROMOTION
        244 16 HONG Leong Finance Limited (HLF) will launch a fixed deposit promotion from Saturday in conjunction with the new look of its City Plaza branch. At all its branches island-wide, customers will enjoy 3.08 per cent per annum interest for deposits for nine months and 3.098 per
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        INFORMATICS ORGANISES SUPER GAMER COMPETITION
        129 16 TAKE part in the Super Gamer competition organised by Informatics Education and stand to win the top prize worth $11,000. The Super Gamer is targeted at teenagers aged from 15 to 19 and registration for the competition is on until Oct 21. Counterstrike Condition Zero
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      Lock icon Lee Yi Shyan visits Russia to boost links
      128 16 -938 LIVE MINISTER of State for Trade and Industry Lee Vi Shyan will be in Russia from Monday to explore areas of economic cooperation. His six-day visit will take him to Moscow and Russia's Special Economic Zones in Tomsk and Tatarstan. Singapore
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      Lock icon Pacific Healthcare, Wadia in joint venture
      120 16 DOW JONES NEW DELHI Singapore's Pacific Healthcare Holdings and India's Wadia Group plan to jointly build a spa-cum-hospital in Mumbai for an investment of between US$5 million and US$l5 million ($7.9 million to $23.8 million), a senior executive of the Wadia Group said on
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        ST Index — 2,666.68 +26.04
        4 16 ST Index 2,666.68 +26.04
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        Lock icon Singapore
        126 16 Dow Jones SHARE prices surged on Friday, with the market benchmark powering to an all-time closing high, boosted by strong gains among local banks. TheST Index rose 26.04 points, or 1 per cent, to 2,666.68. In the broad market, advancers outnumbered decliners by 387 to 249. Volume amounted to
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        Lock icon World markets
        66 16 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Information provided by and Nikkei 225 16,536.54 +167.73 +1.82 HK Hang Seng Australia ASX200 17,988.86 +115.77 5,298.88 +38.68 +8.65 +8.58 Korea Comp 1,348.68 +16.82 +1.26 Thailand SET 712.85 +2.38 +8.34 Jakarta Comp 1,572.28 +22.66 +1.46 Phils Comp 2,557.25 +22.85 +8.98 Shenzhen B 326.85 +4.71
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        SGX most active
        50 16 Wilmar 1.140 SingTel 2.460 THBEV 0.205 DBS MBL 8CW*****2 0.425 ChinaKangda 0.650 Abteira 0.025 Centillion 0.115 ChinaPDye 0.365 Tuan Sing 0.150 CEnerSave 0.190 +0.050 -0.005 +0.135 +0.005 -0.010 +0.010 -0.010 +4.6 -1.7 +46.6 +0.0 -2.7 +7.1 -5.0 31,752 29,710 26,623 25,094 24,013 23,020 22,067 21,071 10,090 10,025
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        SGX top rises
        67 16 DBS 20.900 +0.000 CMBJP8CW*****0500 2.000 +0.370 HSI*****DB8CW*****0 1.700 +0.350 JMH400USS 19.300 +0.300 KepCoip 14.900 +0.300 SIA200 15.000 +0.300 DBSIVBL8CW*****0 0.705 +0.265 QTYDEV 11.100 +0.200 Creative 50 11.000 +0.200 IS MSQ INDIA 1DOUSS 5.300 +0.200 Sapphire 0.010 +100.0 U0BSGA8PW*****4 0.010 +100.0 U0BDBSeCW*****2 0.210 +02.6 B0CDB8CW*****0 0.090 +63.6 HSCB7400SGA8CW*****
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        SGX top falls
        67 16 DBSBk6%NCPS10 109.000 -0.600 0CBCCap3.93%Pref10 Jatdne CSC 97.000 12.000 -0.400 -0.200 HPL 2.600 -0.120 APB 15.100 -0.100 GID10USS 57.600 -0.100 Ezra 3.040 -0.000 UOL 3.740 -0.000 CapltalaSGAeCW*****A SATSvcs 0.200 2.290 -0.070 -0JQ70 DBSSGA8PW*****5 0.005 -66.7 SPHDBS8CW*****2 0.005 -50.0 WeePoh 0.005 -50.0 HSI*****SGA8PW*****7 0.035 -41.7 DBS SGA 8PWD***** 0.060
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 16 US$ 0.6317 UK£ 0.3394 Yen 75.397 HK$ 4.9181 RM 2.3259 Euro 0.5038 Rupiah 5814.3 Baht 23.658 Peso 31.583 AS 0.8406 Indian Rs 28.688 Won 602.65 C$ 0.7161 Yuan 4.9906 NZ$ 0.9578 NT$ 20.922
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        Commodities
        20 16 Gold US$/oz 590.50 Silver US$/oz 11.64 Platinum US$/oz 1,072.20 Rubber cents/kg 291.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,511.00 Brant US$/barrel 59.47
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    • business news
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        Lock icon JTC divests properties via Reit, trade sale
        306 18 -DOW JONES JTC Corporation, Singapore's largest industrial landlord, will be divesting its high-rise, ready-built industrial property portfolio via a combination of a real estate investment trust and trade sale, the government agency said on Friday. "The decision to go for a combination of
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        Lock icon Singapore's August retail growth slows
        257 18 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE'S retail sales in August rose less than expected as consumers held back spending after the annual Great Singapore Sale ended the month before, and purchases of motor vehicles and telecommunications products dropped. The retail sales index increased 2.1 per cent from a year
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      • impact media and advrtising
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          Lock icon Advertising for the empowered consumer
          965 19  -  JANE CHIAPOCQ This JWT ad exec wants to attract today's intelligent consumers through 'medianeutral marketing ideas' news@newstoday.com.sg JWT's regional executive creative director for South-east Asia, Mr Tay Guan Hin, was ushered into the advertising industry with the help of a cordless hedge trimmer. In 1990,
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          GUANHIN'SCAREERHIGHLIGHTS
          215 19 1987 -1990: Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California Graduated with honours Won Best of Show at the first Los Angeles Creative Club student competition 1990 -1993: Art director, Kresser/Craig, Los Angeles 1993-1994: Associate creative director, DNC Advertising, Singapore 1994-1999: Senior art director, Saatchi Saatchi, Singapore Toyota Corolla's
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      • wealth personal finance & investment
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          Lock icon Taking baby steps in raising children
          1028 20  -  VALERIE LAW valerie@media corp.com.sg HAVING a baby is probably one of the most exciting events in your life, but it could also turn into a nightmare if parents-to-be fail to do proper financial housekeeping, experts say. BE FINANCIALLY PREPARED Generally, financial planners agree that
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          STOCKCALLS
          389 20 HO BEE ($1.18) BUY DBS Vickers raises its target price for Ho Bee Investment to $1.36 from $1.16 as it keeps its "Buy" recommendation for the stock. The brokerage says luxury home prices will continue to rise and it expects Ho Bee to be a prime beneficiary of this
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          Lock icon Banking on car parks and coal mines
          663 21  -  VALERIE LAW SOURCE BLOOMBERG I companies to watch out for I Sesdaq-listed Vita Holdings hopes diversification of businesses will drive growth valerie@media corp.com.sg FINDING a parking lot in a crowded shopping mall can be a challenge, but this creates an opportunity for Sesdaq-listed
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          THEETF EDGE
          386 21  -  VALERIE LAW investorprufile valerie@mediacorp.com.sg MR LAURENT Seyer (picture) is the chief executive of Lyxor Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of European financial group Societe Generale. Earlier this week, it announced the launch of two funds —the Lyxor ETF MSCI AC Asia-Pacific ex Japan and the Lyxor ETF China
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      164 18 Harriott. SINGAPORE THE MARRIOTT WEDDING SHOW 2006. Join us at the Marriott Wedding Show on 28 October as we officially unveil new wedding packages, themes and lavish banquet menus to suit your needs. Our experienced Wedding Planners will be on hand to offer their thoughtful advice in realising each desired
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  • which
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      In the eye of the beholder
      707 22  -  Pearlyn Tham Wars have been fought and unions forged over gems, which many are now collecting as art JEWELLERS, please don't hate me for saying this but I've always been more into plastics than peridot, costume than carats and erm, beers than De Beers.
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      time for women to SHINE
      707 24  -  PEARLYN THAM pearlyn@media corp.com.sg SINCE April, Eunice Lim and her team at Poh Heng Jewellery have been observing cats not exactly part of their usual job scope. They did so to help them in designing their Purr collection for Singapore JewelFest 2006, which started on
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    • style
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        Where old faves find new life
        457 25  -  PEARLYN THAM pea rlyn@media corp.com.sg WHAT may be old to someone could very well be something new to another. Take the case of the Museum Shop by Banyan Tree, a collaborative effort between Banyan Tree Gallery and the National Heritage Board formed in 2003.
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        Glow like the stars
        378 25  -  -SERENE HUANG DO YOU have fair luminous skin, dark, even tones or a tanned, glowing complexion? Fancy yourself a Kate Bosworth, Halle Berry, or an Eva Mendes? While these celebrities are blessed in the looks department, they also choose make-up of the right hues to enhance
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        An Itallian-sized Sunday brunch
        765 26  -  Be prepared to spend hours at Ristorante Bolognas buffet brunch where hearty, good Italian food just keeps coming IT DIDN'T take long to dawn on me why the buffet is tagged "La Grande Abuffata" or the big eat. Never mind the propensity to inhale food at
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        A celebration of Asian cuisine
        404 28  -  Eveline Gan Lnjoy award-winning dishes rrom around the region this month By I THIS MONTH, lovers of Asian cuisine are in for a delectable treat at the Taste of Asean food events. Organised by Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SEA), the event is part of
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        255 30 Bg *f s±3£ttllrlS WM#»ng WS -JW £ttiJi£-g|OIB, M^Will'>l sn/jMignaiaffl^fiie? stirii+waasmie 7X¥^^7, ®aa3E7^^. mSfi«M#KiE todaywithmoseslim moseslim@newstoday.com.sg A TASTE OF TRADITION A yuppie once asked me where he might be able to find some good, traditional local eats. My immediate reply:Thefood court. Which wasn't good enough for him. So I pointed him
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        637 30  -  Eveline Gan Try traditional cuisine from central Vietnam atSongTrang HOURS after my meal at Song Trang, a new two-month-old Vietnamese restaurant located at The Atrium@Orchard, I was still fantasising about the divine food I had there. This surprises me. After all, raised on a diet of rich
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        1067 32 Thanks to their consistently good food and welcome dining concepts, the following restaurants are choice favourites among local diners, and have achieved iconic status in their own right. By Amy Van GOLDEN PEONY imported ingredients help to enhance the flavours and Located at the Conrad Centennial Singapore, bring
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        572 34  -  ARIELTAM IN MANILA Nokia's latest phone has GPS and more to take you to geek heaven ariel@mediacorp.com.sg MOBILE phone makers these days appear to be in constant overdrive mode, launching 1,001 models a year in a bid to capture the finicky tastes of consumers. And just when
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        336 34  -  —ARIEL TAM MUSIC has just gotten sweeter. From the labs of Creative Technology comes the innovative Xmod ($139), a pocketsized device that runs on the company's acclaimed Xtreme Fidelity (X-Fi) audio platform to dramatically boost the quality of music playback for MP3, WMA and AAC
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          122 34 02 has created the Xda Stealth, a hybrid smartphone that comes with an alphanumeric keypad and a touchscreen. The sleek slider sports a matte-black exterior and weighs only 140g. Despite its compact form factor, it manages to incorporate an Intel Xscale processor running at 416 MHz
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          95 34 Get touchy-feely with the new Sony Cybershot DSC-T5O. With its unique touch-screen interface, you can operate the camera easily and even doodle or draw on the captured images. The 7.2-megapixel T5O also comes with a high ISO of up to 1,000 and Super Steady Shot
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          120 34 The Samsung SGH-i32ON is a smartphone that manages to pack a Qwerty keyboard while being only 11.5 mm thick and weighing a mere 95g. Apart from its sleek looks, it can open your Microsoft Office documents, sync seamlessly with your Outlook and be a mobile multimedia powerhouse
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          106 34 Why settle for a webcam that only lets you video-chat? The PROLiNK PICIOO2 IP Camera also lets you broadcast live events and monitor security remotely. Don't doubt its security features too quickly. It comes with a built-in motion detector and Ir-LED (for night vision). Users can
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        420 35  -  NAZHARADNAN Samsung's new LCD monitor combines stellar design and great quality picture infotech@newstoday.com.sg SAMSUNG, a company known for its design-driv-en technology, has delivered another head-turn-ing product with the SyncMaster 971P liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor (picture). The 971P's screen is designed to "float" on an asymmetrical Sshaped stand,
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        38 35 I CD MONITOR REVIEW PROS Stylish design without skimping on the specs CONS Lacks a rotating base Lacks proper on-screen- display (OSD) controls VERDICT State-of-the-art features are combined with designer looks in a pricey monitor.
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        236 35 -AFP TOKYO Sony has unveiled five Walkman portable digital music players as the struggling electronics giant steps up efforts to catch up with Apple's phenomenally successful iPod. Three new NW-S7OOF oblong-shaped players, which have in-ear noise-reduction earphones to block outside sounds, will
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        57 36 DODGE CALIBRE 2.0 UPS Muscular styling Commanding driving position Good ride quality DOWNS Could be quieter at speed Brittle cabin plastics Agent: Chrysler Jeep Automotive of Singapore Price: $85,000 with COE SPECIFICATIONS Engine Type: 1,998cc 16V in-line 4 Maximum power: 158bhp at 6,300rpm Maximum torque: 190Nm ats,loorpm Gearbox: CVT
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        643 36  -  COLIN YONG Dodge enters the local market with an ultra-cool crossover colin@media corp.com.sg IF YOU had to guess, you'd probably say Viper, Charger, Nitro, Ram and Avenger are characters from American Gladiators. Close, but not quite. They are in fact models made by DaimlerChrysler-owned Dodge,
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        146 37 Citroen's new distributor Cycle Carriage France has started selling cars even though its new showroom isn't ready yet. Renovation work at the 11 Leng Kee Road premises the former Kia showroom is still ongoing and is expected to be completed only early next month. In
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        187 37 Toyota took the wraps off its 10th generation Corolla on Tuesday in Japan and announced that the car will go on sale in more than 140 countries within 18 months. This is less than the two years it took the current model to reach customers
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        153 37  -  COLIN YONG Eight models, instead of the usual seven, have been chosen as finalists for this year's Car of the Year award. The jury for Car of the Year comprises motoring journalists from several top European car magazines. Recent winners include the Fiat
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        656 38  -  COLIN YONG Hybrid power meets luxury SUV for the first time in the Lexus RX4OOh colin@mediacorp.com.sg HYBRID cars may be all about environmental friendliness but let's put aside fuel efficiency for a moment, because it's probably not the first thing on the mind of someone who buys a
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        210 38 I HAVE to confess that I'm not really a big fan of convertible motoring. For one thing, it's impossible to go topless in our climate without sweating like a fat person in a thick woolly tracksuit chugging a steaming cup of coffee. In a sauna, sitting right next to
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        VOLVO'S SVELTE NEW COUPE-CABRIOLETS HAS PLENTY OF STYLE QUALITY
        421 38  -  NICK SYN almost inevitable, at least you're having a good time about it. The C7O is built on the same platform as the S4O and V5O, and you do see a strong family resemblance. Unlike most coupe-cabri-olets, the car looks very
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        336 39  -  JANECHIAPOCO Boutique residence Buckley 18 launches news@newstoday.com.sg A BOUTIQUE residential freehold development in District 11 Newton area, Hong Realty's Buckley 18, is being launched this weekend. According to the property's sole marketing agent CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), the 49-unit development is likely to attract
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        309 39 —AFP ASIA is ripe for an "explosion" in real estate investment trusts (Reits) as China, Pakistan, Dubai and Saudi Arabia consider legislative reforms to boost the market, Standard and Poor's said on Thursday. While growth in the Asian property and Reits market has
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        335 39  -  JANECHIAPOCO news@newstoday.com.sg NEW freehold units opened up in District 15's Katong area with this weekend's launch of 37-unit boutique condominium St Patrick's Loft by Roxy Homes. Located along St Patrick's Road, the development's 37 units are located in three five-storey residential blocks, and made up
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      89 31 ■NP9P 9/ l^a IUJdmY I Rock with Super Band, Lutify A* Shop for cool things from Japan WJL L t Watch anime nonstop ■M Hm f\ Jump to the beat of the Taiko Drums troupe JiOsvovtMi <2^s A All at the Asian Civilisations Museum Bflßl Lefs Go Japan! Vis/an Civlisations
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      1378 40  -  Juliana June Rasul THIS week, music writers the world over were busy writing obituaries for a 46-year-old music industry institution. Tower Records, that bastion of hipster cool, closed all 89 of its stores in the United States after it was sold to another company, the Great American Group for
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      338 41 HMV's three-storey music megastore in the heart of Orchard Road may have its advantages-thousands of CD and DVD titles makes for good browsing on a lazy Saturday afternoon but if you're looking for something different, here's a list of smaller CD outlets with perks of their own. GRAMOPHONE Touted
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      818 42  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL New Kampong Glam carnival, with its high prices and expo-like concept, attracts smaller crowds than newly-relocated Geylang Bazaar plus@newstoday.com.sg WHEN the iconic Geylang Serai wet market was pulled down earlier this year, there were worries in the Malay community that they wouldn't have anywhere to
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      433 42 AFP NEW YORK Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk (picture), author of My Name is Red and Snow among other novels, said he was humbled at his selection on Thursday as this year's recipient of the Nobel Literature Prize for work that probes the
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      WHEN ART TOUCHED A WOMAN'S HEART
      329 43  -  CINDY TAN plus@newstoday.com.sg I WOULD not consider myself someone who appreciates art in any profound way, but I was quite intrigued at the Singapore Biennale. On a recent Saturday morning, I stumbled onto the Sculpture Square. Entering the chapel gallery, I saw the entire
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      307 43  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@media corp.com.sg POP opera quartet II Divo have announced plans to kick off their Asian tour with a one-night show in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 16. And expected to accompany them to the region is American Idol judge
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        446 44  -  ZULOTHMAN Actress Amanda Holden who plays a scheming hairdresser in Cutting It loves playing the ***** zul@media corp.com.sg AMANDA Holden is nothing if not versatile. A Laurence Olivier Award-nominat-ed actress for her performance in the 2004 West End production Thoroughly Modern Millie, the British actress is also the
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          93 44 The next big thing in Mandopop may well be found at the Chi Sheng and Star Performers in Concert event on Oct 19 at The Esplanade Recital Studio. Organised by the Lee Wei Song School of Music,
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          MEET AND GREET SINGAPORE IDOL STARS AT JURONG POINT
          107 44 As a lead-up to the upcoming Hype Up 2006 concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Oct 24, Singapore Idol contestants Taufik Batisah, Hady Mirza (picture), Jonathan Leong, Sylvester Sim, Olinda Cho, Daphne Khoo, Jasmine Tye and Paul Twohill will be
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          66 44 The Zee Network, which reaches more than 225 million viewers in 120 countries, will mark Deepavali in Singapore with hugely popular Zee stars like Debojit (winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005) and others including Himani, Twinkle and Vishwas. The event, called Zee
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        274 45  -  Jeanine Tan DVDREVIEW D by Film: Extras: FILM: The conclusion of the X-Men trilogy has all the elements that blockbuster fans would expect: The most epic version of the mutants-versus-humans war yet, plenty of big bang action and the resolution to Jean Grey's (Famke Janssen)
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        252 45  -  Justin Cheong DVDREVIEW D by Film: I FILM: Disgruntled with the standard of service in Singapore? Be thankful you're not one of the customers at ShenaniganZ, a restaurant where if you're difficult or mean to the waiting staff you'll get your main course with garlic salt (dandruff), special sauce
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      725 49 -MCT Phased retirement schemes come into play as number of ageing workers grows MS DAWN Olson, a manager at Mercy Health System, a hospital in Wisconsin, took her laptop with her when she and her husband flew south to spend a month in
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      252 49 if/ *J Ml Jl^tllJ il*l ?li II JlU'd I 111 wwflwllww Omni-Comm Pie Ltd, is expanding its operations ml^ D/> Af I f Q in Singapore. We are seeking candidates to fill the Dl/llW* following position |WW^^ PROTECTION OFFICERS I>IIWiUN;Hd;WM J supervisors tj^^HSQSbyfl j/W At least one year security experience
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      105 50 /A^diaCorp As Singapore's largest broadcaster and one of the region's most renowned broadcasters, MediaCorp offers a complete range of media businesses: TV, Radio, Entertainment Productions, Movie Productions, Newspapers, Magazines, Electronic Media and other broadcasting services. MediaCorp's vision is to become one of Asia's top media companies by delivering valued content
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      699 51  -  DARREN LAI SAA dump throwers from Asian Games squad after address fiasco darren@mediacorp.com.sg THE Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) dropped a bombshell on Friday when they announced that Zhang Guirong and Dv Xianhui have been dropped from the Asian Games (Dec 1-15) squad. Along with high jumper Michelle
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      1126 52  -  SHARANI KHAMIS No longer bitter, the Rams are just keen to get title challenge back on track NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Woodlands vTampines sports@newstoday.com.sg NO ONE would fault Woodlands Wellington for feeling a little anxious ahead of their NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2006 clash with Tampines Rovers on
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      719 53 the interview WITH FINA VICE-PRESIDENT DALE NEUBURGER 001 BOON KEONGi Fina vice-president Dale Neuburger is a wellrespected figure within international swimming circles. As president of the United States Aquatic Sports Federation, Neuburger was instrumental in helping cities across America develop long-term sports strategies and their ability
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      235 53  -  BADMINTON -AFP Japan Open TOKYO Ronald Susilo's run at the Japan Open came to a shuddering halt on Friday, when reigning Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat (picture) outclassed the Singapore ace 21-15, 21-11, to book his spot in the semi-finals. Taufik, unseeded here having only just recovered
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      109 51 WrA HE WINNER! "My bugbears with local English include clipped vowels and wrongly used prepositions: At the zoo yesterday, we heard a mother telling her child to "take out your shoes" 1) Using clipped vowels is a habit, eg "spich" instead of "speech, and some may not know that they
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      206 55 -AFP gone five games without a win, believes that Rooney will shrug off any criticism he receives for his below-par performances. "Wayne is such a strong character, I don't think he'll bother one bit what people are saying," he added. United brushed aside Wigan three times last
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