Today, 13 November 2004

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    13 1 November 13 -14 2004 mica (P) 105/07/2004 weekendTODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon WHEN SCHOOL COMES BEFORE WALKING
    1239 1 Infants as young as three months old attend classes but experts disapprove IF A baby starts walking at nine months, it would be considered precocious by most norms. But these days, it seems, walking is not the only sign of development parents in Singapore are
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      46 1 PM LEE SAYS Riau islands could be bigger than Pearl Delta 2 7 *>J It TO3 Jrj jo HOWE LIANG n? TEEN LEARNS r^7 FROM LEGEND 3/ Today wishes all Muslim readers Selamat Hari Raya There will be no publication on Monday. Publication resumes on Tuesday.
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  • singapore news
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      Bth Buskers festival gets going from Saturday
      252 4  -  David Chew ORCHARD Road will be infused with sounds of cheer and bright colours from Saturday, with the launch of the Bth Singapore Buskers' Festival. Twenty-two international acts and 150 local performers including dancers, mime artistes, jugglers, comedians, magicians and musicians will take
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      S'pore, Thailand sign air-force pact
      329 4  -  Lee Ching Wern MOU 'a milestone in bilateral defence relations' in Bangkok chingwern@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE and Thailand sealed a longterm agreement on Friday that will expand the scope of cooperation between the two countries' air forces. Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean signed the Memorandum of Understanding
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      S'poreans and the US 'Armageddon' polls
      380 6  -  Tor Ching Li Most S'poreans indifferent to the American presidential elections chingli@newstoday.com.sg THE recent Bush-Kerry United States presidential election may have been coined the "Armageddon" election, but most Singaporeans don't seem too bothered about the results either way. According to a ToDAY-Newsßadio 93.8 poll
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        Lock icon Centre to combat sea piracy, armed robbery
        99 6 Newsßadio 93.8 Singapore will be home to a regional Information Sharing Centre to combat piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. The centre aims to promote greater communica[ion and co-operation among coast guard agencies. Singapore was chosen to be the base for
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        Lock icon Check up for suspect in Huang Na's murder
        80 6 Channel News Asia look Leng Mow, who has been charged with the murder df Huang Na, will undergo a medical examination following a court order after his lawyer alleged in court [hat Took was ill-treated and asked for a medical report Dn
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        MPs to raise unemployment, security issues
        69 6 The next sitting of Parliament on Tuesday will address questions filed by MPs ranging from the sharp dip in unemployment rate to the deployment of armed officers in public places. Dr Amy Khor tabled a question on how Huang Na's alleged murderer could have
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        Lock icon S'porean heads world sexual medicine group
        74 6 Channel News Asia Dr Ganesan Adaikan, a clinical sexologist from the National University Hospital, has been elected as the Bth President of the International Society for Sexual Medicine. Also a professor with the National University Df Singapore's Department of Obstetrics and GynaecolDgy, he is
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        Kids involved in traffic accidents on the rise
        52 6 The number of children (aged 12 and below) involved in traffic accidents has gone up to 104 this year, compared to 84 the previous year. Senior Parliamentary Secretary Hawazi Daipi called for more to be done to promote road safety awareness among
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      Increase in Aids detection 'shows success of NGO'
      384 6 ACTION for Aids (AFA) responded on Friday to criticism levelled by Senior Minister of State for Health Dr Balaji Sadasivan that the nongovernmental group (NGO) was not tough enough in its approach to Aids education. In an address to Tan Tock Seng
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Funeral rites underway as Arafat's doctor calls for autopsy
      340 8 Agencies EVEN as the funeral rites of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat got under way on Friday, his longtime personal physician cast doubts on the care Arafat received during his last days at a French hospital and called for an autopsy on
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      Lock icon Arafat missed the chance to do more
      767 8  -  Shimon Peres Tribune Media Services He was not willing to risk losing his popularity, says former Israeli PM JERUSALEM The Palestinians see in Mr Yasser Arafat the father of their nation. Like a father, he has done much for his children but he
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon 33 die in China coal mine blast
        78 8 AP i ne aeam ton rrom an explosion cit a coal mine in central China rose to 33 yesterday. The latest fatal accident to hit China's coal industry occurred late on Thursday at the Xinsheng Coal Mine in Henan province. According to the
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        Lock icon 10 killed in train accident
        71 8 Agencies At least 10 people were killed and almost 100 injured when a train derailed and plunged down a slope in the Philippines early on Friday, officials and radio reports said. The accident happened before dawn near the town of Padre Burgos 150 km southeast
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        M'sian in Antarctic expedition
        70 8 Malaysian woman Sharifah Mazlina is venturing to ski-sail through the South Pole next month at a time when the temperature there is plunging, The New Straits Times reported. By completing her Antarctic Solo Expedition 2004/2005, she will be the first Asian woman to ski-sail solo from
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        Lock icon Indian seer on murder charge
        69 8 AFP One of India's top Hindu religious leaders, Jayendra Saraswati, has been charged with the murder of a temple official, police said on Friday. Police flew from Madras to Hyderabad in southern India late on Thursday and arrested the leader in connection with the killing
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Great-grandmother is pregnant
        81 10 AP A 59-year-old American great-grand-mother is pregnant with twins and will deliver next month, 33 years after she had her tubes tied. "They came untied," Mrs Frances Harris said on Thursday. This would break the purported record set this week by a 56--year-old New York mother of
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        Lock icon Teacher killed in S Thailand
        97 10 AFP A 45-year-old Buddhist teacher was shot dead in Thailand's restive south on Friday, police said, as reports emerged that security forces had fired directly at Muslims rioting at the seaside town of Tak Bai last month. Police said a physical education teacher was gunned
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        Japan demanding China apology
        71 10 Japan summoned a top Chinese diplomat on Friday to demand an apology for the intrusion into its waters of a Chinese nuclear submarine, which set off a two-day chase at sea amid mounting tension between the Asian powers. Japan said it had confirmed that the submarine
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        Lock icon Anxious Japanese exploited
        115 10 AFP Criminals seeking ransom are trying to convince families in small-town Japan that their kidnapped sons are on their way to Iraq. A family in the northern province of Akita received a call on Thursday from a person who was weeping and claimed to be their teenage
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      Lock icon 16 dead, 100 injured as powerful quakes hit eastern Indonesia
      234 10 AFP JAKARTA A succession of powerful earthquakes rocked eastern Indonesia on Friday, killing at least 16 people, injuring more than 100 others and destroying hundreds of homes, police said. The temblors, which were felt in the neighbouring country of East
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      Lock icon Most of Fallujah under US control
      350 10 But violence erupts in other parts of Iraq FALLUJAH (Iraq)- On the fifth day of their offensive in this Sunni militant enclave, US-Iraqi forces are claiming to have gained control of most of Fallujah, trapping insurgents in the city's southern parts. However, violence erupted
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      Lock icon Indon police probes activist's death
      264 10 Agencies JAKARTA Indonesian police are examining autopsy findings from the body of a leading rights activist who died on a flight to the Netherlands, as reports said he was killed by a lethal dose of arsenic. Foreign ministry spokesman Marty Natalegawa told AFP that his
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        A new way to iron clothes
        103 10 A Melbourne diving club has reclaimed a world record for Australia in the emerging extreme sport of underwater ironing, reports The Age newspaper of Melbourne. Some 43 members of Melbourne's Bay City Scuba Diving Club ironed in 3 m of water in Port Phillip
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        When love merits a change of name
        86 10 A soap opera in Germany changed its name after broadcasters realised the initial letters spelt out ANAL, reports Ananova.com. TV channel Sat 1 had originally called the soap Alles Nur Aus Liebe, which roughly translates as "Everything for Love". But because German viewers
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      Smoke ban to be considered
      167 14  -  CHIAMYEOWKHONG I Letter from Head. Environmental Health Department, National Environment Agency I REFER to the letters, "Law needed to protect young from smokers" (Nov 8) and "Smoking ban?" (Nov 10). We share the writers' concerns over the risks of second-hand tobacco smoke. The Government is
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    • Article
      isay WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MOVE US?
      541 14  -  Vivien Tan MY HUSBAND and I are ordinary Singaporeans now enjoying our senior years as grandparents. We have made many friends and acquaintances and seen some of them grow up to be very successful, yet others driven to disappointment due to choices
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      Smarter measures, not stricter ones
      485 16  -  WONG CHEN SEONG PR ALAN CHIN Letter from I refer to the comments made by Senior Minister of State for Health Dr Balaji Sadasivan on the "alarming Aids epidemic" (Nov 11). Dr Balaji rightly points out that the problem of Aids in Singapore grows ever
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      SERVICE WITH A SNARL
      667 16 Hottalk RANTS about apparent poor service make up two in every five letters that find their way to the Today Voices desk. Just this week's gripes, for instance, include: A honeymoon to Phuket gone awry, with airline tickets that nearly didn't arrive and a hotel reservation
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      Preserving Kusu Island's 'sacred spirit7 is a challenge
      221 16  - Preserving Kusu Island's 'sacred spirit 7 is a challenge CORINNACOX Letter from I Communications director, Sentosa Development Corporation WE REFER to Nancy Tan's "Kusu Island Temple: Fish Market or Holy Ground?" (Nov 10) and thank her for her invaluable feedback. Kusu Island is intended to be a sanctuary for prayer
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      Lock icon Of Manila, mayhem and making music
      790 18  -  Neil Humphreys From exposed Filipinos to raging rock stars, it's been a great week neil@newstoday.com.sg FLYING to the Philippines for the first time, my limerick had only got as far as, "There was a girl from Manila, who covered herself in vanilla", when I
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      isay GOOD SERVICE AND THE TRAINED CUSTOMER
      452 18  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng MUCH has been said about the poor service in our retail industry. Little has been mentioned about the customers who contribute to this sorry state of affairs. Singaporeans may not be trained to serve, but things will not get
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    Lock icon 3G's silent ring
    768 20  -  Jaime Koh Hardly any fanfare from the local telcos as thirdgeneration phone services approach Singapore jaime@newstoday.com.sg WITH the exception of Sing Tel, which after some delay, launched two third-generation (3G) mobile phone service trials, rivals Mobile One (Ml) and Star Hub have yet to announce their plans.
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    Lock icon Suntec Reit to launch 2004's biggest IPO
    165 20 Dow Jones SUNTEC City Development hopes to raise up to $722 million through an initial public offering (IPO) of its real estate investment trust (Reit), which would make it the biggest IPO here this year. Reit manager ARA Trust Management Suntec is offering
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    Lock icon SembCorp Industries posts 30% fall in profit
    123 20 Bloomberg SEMBCORP Industries said third-quarter profit fell 30 per cent from a year earlier, when earnings were boosted by a one-time gain. Net income fell to $52.8 million, or 2.89 cents a share, for the three months which ended Sept 30, from $75.5
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  • MarketWATCH
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      World markets
      51 20 Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 11,019.98 13,784.46 3,862.50 5917.16 Pis +173.06 +159.95 -0.80 +42.64 +1.60 +1.17 -0.02 +0.73 Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Miimnm \anrav 876.67 639.74 934.03 1,742.81 236.13 +15.41 +12.40 +8.84 -22.28 +2.61 +1.79 +1.98 +0.96 -1.26
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      Your S$1 buys
      36 20 US$ 0.6031 UK£ 0.3274 Yen 64.298 HK$ 4.691 RM 2.2917 Euro 0.4673 Rupiah 5465.1 Bant 24.532 Peso 33.972 A$ 0.788 Indian Rs 27.232 Won 670.33 C$ 0.7213 Yuan 4.9914 NZ$ 0.8758 NTS 19.957
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      Commodities
      21 20 Gold uss/oi 436.50 Silver uss/oi 7.525 Platinum uss/oi 868.0023 Rubber centsAg 231.5 Palm oil RM/ton 1457.5 Brent crude uss/barrel 43.01
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      Lock icon Singapore
      127 20 I Dow Jones Share prices ended higher on Friday, boosted by an overnight rally on Wall Street and bullish sentiment foward locally listed companies. The ST Index closed up 15.47 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 2,038.46, after hitting a new fouryear high of 2,039.49 in the early afternoon.
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      STI 2,038.46 +15.47
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      Lock icon SGX most active
      64 20 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by. By volume Close Change '000 South ernPkg China Sun SingTel StarHub Wee Poh Capitaland Kl Ventur Cosco Corp ChinaAvOil Citiraya 0.250 0.430 2.390 0.960 0.015 2.020 0.245 1.160 1.350 0.880 -0.005 +0.050 +0.030 +0.005 +0.020 +0.010 -0.020 +0.020 -1.1 +2.1 +3.2 +50.0
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      SGX top rises
      84 20 By$ Jariline C&C Close Change 9.800 +0.500 SingamasC 2kHKS 4.350 +0.450 JMH 400USS Venture ShangAsia 2kHKS CITYDEV Creative 50 16.600 +0.400 15.500 +0.300 9.500 +0.250 6.800 +0.200 18.700 +0.200 DBS 16.300 +0.200 CITYDEV W*****0 JSH 500USS 4.280 +0.180 7.400 +0.150 By percentage Close Cl ihange Nobel Des
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      SGX top falls
      80 20 By Close Change Thai Prime200US$ 10.200 -0.300 SIA 10.900 -0.200 UOB 13.700 -0.200 AVJenningsAS 1.630 -0.190 DBS Bk6% NCPS10 107.300 -0.100 SIA 200 10.900 -0.100 Hi-P 1.790 -0.080 CerebosPac 2.720 -0.070 CIH 2.940 -0.060 Fortune ReilHKS 5.900 -0.050 By percentage North 22 USS DBS DB ePW*****1 Close
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  • business news
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      Lock icon Fraser & Neave's full-year profit falls 12 per cent
      265 22 Fraser Neave's full-year profit falls 12 per cent Bloomberg THE full-year profit of Fraser Neave (F&N) fell 12 per cent after sales from its property development and printing and publishing businesses declined. Net income fell to $292 million, or $1.26 a share, for the year ended Sept 30, from $333
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      Lock icon ComfortDelgro makes $50m in Q3
      198 22 Bloomberg COMFORTDELGRO Corp's third-quarter profit rose 5.1 per cent as more people travelled on its vehicles in Singapore, the United Kingdom and China. Net profit rose to $49.8 million, or 2.42 cents a share, for the quarter ended Sept 30, from $47.4 million, or 2.33
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    • Article
      CAO third-quarter profit down
      87 22 China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation's net profit for July to September was $8.8 million, or 0.9 cent a share, down 15.4 per cent from $10.4 million, or 1.1 cents, a year ago, due to weak contributions by its international oil trading division. "On a proforma basis,
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      247 22 Total Automation had a net profit of $2.5 million, or 1.53 cents a share, for the third quarter ended Sept 30, compared to $1.62 million, or 1 cent per share, last year. Sales rose 96.2 per cent to $20.04 million. Robinson and Co had a net profit of $2.4
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      583 22 Dr Teng Cheng Bon, an experienced and registered migration agent (RMA *****48) based in Perth will be in Singapore from 12 th Nov to 19 th Nov 2004 to give free assessment of your eligibility to migrate to Australia under the new migration criteria. Interested parties, please call DrTeng *****551
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  • shoptalk
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      MORE FOR EACH BITE
      73 24 If you enjoy instant noodles but dislike the MSG, you'd love the new Maggi XTRA Delixious. The noodles, available in two flavours Chicken Onion and Curry Extreme do not contain MSG. However, there's no compromise on the taste as each packet comes not only with richer
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      TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS FLAVOUR
      83 24 Treat yourself to the traditional flavour of Christmas with the new Gardenia Festive Delight. The loaf has a cake-like texture on the inside and is topped with traditional Christmas toppings, such as mixed fruits, diced figs, candied ginger and orange peel. You can eat it on its
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      SAY CHEESE
      78 24 Here's another reason to smile: You can whiten your teeth without undergoing long and tedious procedures that may cost hundreds of dollars. Clever White is an easy-to-use one-step whitening kit that gives you white pearlies. Simply put on the mouthpiece, which is filled with whitening gel, for 30
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      PATCH IT ON
      99 24 Shed those extra pounds effortlessly with the 21st Century Transdermal Slimming Patch. The patch is made from the active ingredient fucus vesicolosus, a sea kelp extract from the North Atlantic Coast, which is said to boost metabolic rate so that the body burns fats faster. And the
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  • savvy investor
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      High dividend focus
      602 24  -  Jaime Koh New investment fund aimed at cautious investors jaime@newstoday.com.sg BUOYED by the strong performances of regional economies and the confidence of the growth potential, First State Investments (Singapore) will launch an investment fund focusing on high dividend yield stocks in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan. The First State
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    • STOCKcalls
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        Lock icon Fortune Reit (HK$5.9O) – BUY
        56 24 Fortune Reit (HK$5.9O) BUY Dow Jones DBS Vickers keeps "Buy" on the stock as 3Q results were very much in line with its forecast. Although the top-line was mostly flat due to a lack of rent renewals, the bottom-line was boosted by a cost reduction. The broking house pegs the
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      • Article
        Lock icon Allied Technologies (19 cents) – SELL
        124 24 Allied Technologies (19 cents) SELL Kirn Eng Securities The company's Q3 results were in line with expectation. Sales fell 5 per cent quarter-on-quarter to $36.2 million while Allied Technologies turned in a loss of $1.2 m because the LCD monitor market saw a sharp decline in prices in Q3 due
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      587 27  -  Pearlyn Tham Trend-watchers can look for kitschy faces, colourful straps this season THE first time I was captivated by a watch was when I craved for a bubble watch in secondary school. They resembled snow domes with their 4cm-high bubble faces. And like tl domes, they
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      612 28  -  Pearlyn Tham The new kid on the skincare block already has a loyal following pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg YOU'VE heard of how fish is good for your health. Now, as premium skincare brand Inizio will tell you, fish sturgeon, to be exact is also good for your skin. In the 70s,
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      380 28 Brought to you by Dr. Benjamin Vim Clinical Aesthetics S. Laser Centre The skin doctor Last week, Dr Benjamin Vim introduced us to Thermage, a non-surgical procedure for tightening loose skin. The FDA-approved procedure uses a patented radio frequency technology that delivers tighter skin, renewed facial contours and healthier collagen.
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      64 29 Put your feet in a holiday mood with Scholl's Freedom Range Sandals sjpremely comfortable styles for men and women.This whole new collection will definitely cushion your feet and put ftw^S i^Sl spring into your every step whiEe keeping your feet fit and your legs looking lovely. Go ahead! Set your
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      551 31  -  CMLim Satiate your craving for zesty Peranakan food at the Nonya Bong Kitchen food@newstoday.com.sg A FEW weeks ago, we featured Charlie Tan, a chef who resurfaced after a 10-year hiatus to dish up his Peranakan mother's Nonya recipes in the East Coast area. This week,
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      Lock icon Otah in a coconut and more in this House
      503 32 HOUSE of Thai is part of a mushrooming number of eateries-cum-shophouses lining the little lane tucked behind Raffles Hotel called Purvis Street.There, you'll find at least three other Thai restaurants as neighbours and competitors. We paid the restaurant a visit on
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      Lock icon Have a fuss-free BBQ party
      497 34 sans the fuss. MANY of my friends agree that half the fun in a barbecue party lies in the preparation. Unfortunately, more often than not, by the time the preparations are done, we're usually too burnt out to enjoy the party. But thanks to Ufood
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      81 32 lilillUtTnTliET^—B fosd festival 2004 i TEOCHEW GARDEN I Complimentary Australian Wine (mm 20 tables) FREE flow of Beer, Soft Drink Tea. MMffiiMM TEOCHEW GARDEN nli \SU 4VI TST RESTAURANT Raffles Place 81-05 Republic Plaza (Next to Raffles Place MRT Station) Tel 6255 6636 Beach Road 81-03/08 The Concourse Tel 6292
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      483 33 House Of Thai Restaurant S^B^ 13, Purvis St (S) *****2 Tel: 6333 1198 Fax: 6336 1986 Cflß K/WII I^lUtJv\m C Daily business hours: 11.30am-3pm 6pm-10.30pm Kr7ji BF,/ FlbliiH&l %V ICfll —^M lisMoi is Promotion ■ftM I^L^££*/1 KtiU O flr fl^fl Si toasts, Killiney also offers Wj^ns "f***^^" ff mouthwatering dishes
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      231 34 IMM^mM— fo»d festival 2004 frifrp fr etei taa i ai eiei c* E.^d >A>A VAfJ^AfAWA We know all about your obsession. Cafe Vie's Ocean's Eleven is a sensual gastronomic joyride for serious seafood aficionados. All November, we bring you the freshest catch the ocean has to offer, and it's seafood
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      356 35 Km TURTLE H9USE 1! mraffj IRL Dinner 6.00pm-10.00pm p» MkT <&JH geylang-rd~~ TURTLE HOUSE Seafood Restaurant fi£*i£ Sf 8 Sss 8 S 403 Guillemard Road Vl Se Ra Bel Korean Restaurant Pte Ltd '*l^-_ j^ *-Hr^A o o o o Tel: 6745 1248,6348 4112 V, Furama Hotel Shopping Centre I^l
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        APC Biometric Password Manager
        72 36 TIRED of memorising all those passwords for your email, banking and trading accounts? American Power Conversion (APC) has launched a personal fingerprint scanner that helps PC and laptop users to manage their passwords. The APC Biometric Password Manager allows you to access any password-protected site with
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        Casio QV-R6l Digital Camera
        126 36 FOR a six-megapixel digital camera, give the Casio QV-R6l a shot. It has an attractive and compact aluminium body with a two-inch LCD screen, 3x optical zoom lens and a speedy 0.01--second release time lag. What's more, the Exilim engine delivers high-resolution performance without devouring too
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        Sony Ericsson S7ooi Camera Phone
        103 36 SONY Ericsson's S7ooi is a camera phone with a neat 1 80-degree swivel mechanism that swings open to reveal soft keys for texting and dialling. It is ergonomically designed for easy navigation with your thumb, giving you quick access to messages and menus. Turn the
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        Imation Double-Layer DVD Burners
        97 36 IMATION has launched three double-layer DVD burners the internal 1 6x DVD+/RW burner ($179), the portable external 8x DVD+/-RW burner ($379, picture) and the external 16x DVD+/-RW burner ($329). You can save up to 8.5G8 of data on a DVD disc, which translates to about four
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      Diamondback for your cyber battles
      505 36  -  Daniel Tay Mouse Review Ultra-precise Razer is a treat for serious gamers infotech@newstoday.com.sg NO matter what competitive sports you play, your equipment is one of the major factors that will decide your performance. Just as much as a tennis player needs a good racket, a
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      Communication devices with the X factor
      268 36  -  Seah Siew Hua THE next generation of 02 's X range has finally arrived. Improving on the earlier Xda II platform, the 210g Xda Us (picture) offers a number of new features in a slick black casing. The integrated PDA and mobile phone boasts
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      Fabulous Fable that delivers maximum interaction
      546 37  -  Trevor Tan Game Review IN a gaming world dominated by first-person shooters, roleplaying games (RPGs) are hard to come by and it is more so for Xbox gamers. But fear not, for Fable has been released. You start the game as a boy at
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      Photo action from Canon
      202 37  -  Seah Siew Hua CANON has added three cameras to its Ixus range and introduced a line of card photo printers called Selphy. Ixus i 5 ($649) has a five-megapixel CCD and 6.5 x digital zoom capability. The IOOg device is the size of a credit card
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      THE SEAT OF SAFETY
      488 38  -  Colin Yong Rear-facing seats are best for kids under 4 AN UNRESTRAINED child in the back of a car is five times more likely to be injured or killed in an accident than one who is properly belted up in a child seat This is the
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      Lock icon Mercedes' shining star
      122 40 THIS 1 907 37/70 hp Simplex is one of six antique Mercedes on display at The Shining Silver Star exhibition, which is being held in conjunction with the Singapore Motorshow 2004. The exhibition, making its first appearance in Asia, will travel to eight countries within the region.
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      Chevy hatches a winner
      647 40  -  Colin Yong With neat styling and fine handling, Chevrolet's Optras is well worth considering colin@newstoday.com.sg What exactly do you make of Chevrolet? The General Motors-owned company is constantly playing up its American roots by serving hot dogs and having Elvis impersonators perform at its car launches,
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        Rolls-Royce readies convertible
        83 40 The luxury car maker announced on Wednesday that it will unveil a new two-door, four-seater convertible in 2007. Like the current Phantom limousine, the Rolls-Royce will be built around a lightweight aluminium space frame. Its design is inspired by the 1 OOEX concept car (picture), on displayed
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        New Audi estate due next year
        76 40 Luxury estate car buyers here will have another model to add to their shopping lists next year, when the local Audi distributor Premium Automobiles launches the new A 6 Avant. The car, which made its European debut earlier this week, is based on the
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        Nissan announces Latio prices
        97 40 Nissan distributor Tan Chong Motor Sales has started taking orders for the Latio at the Singapore Motorshow 2004, way in advance of the car's arrival in the first quarter of next year. Prices for the four-door saloon start from $72,500 with COE, with the five-door hatchback,
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      172 39 Audi Lj--!iH^iL;^j--|yn The Audi A 4 2.0 mtm^%& One car, three reasons, zero regrets. The A 4 Package. Time Square, Millenia Walk. 12-15 November. l I^^^M^^^^^^ *$500 downpayment. JM 1 *$500 monthly instalments. *20% interest rebate. V W >o^^9^ \^gi-aaßgMaiß No matter how you look at it, there's no denying
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      WHAT EXPERTS SAY ABOUT LICENSING THE AGENTS
      96 41 There is some validity in that claim. It stems from the conduct of a handful of agents with ques' tionable practices. Prof Lim Lan Yuan, an SISV spokesman, on why some feel that each real-estate agent has to be licensed individually It is
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      Lock icon Show me the commission!
      671 41  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Percentage-minded real-estate agents need to be licensed individually just like insurance agents shobha@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU did not know that you could have paid less than the 2-per-cent commission you gave your agent for selling your property, it was because your agent did not
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      ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS...
      638 42  -  Ted Chen Three leading property consultants offer their top choices to give out as gifts in the festive season tedchen@newstoday.com.sg AS THE festive season draws near and thoughts turn to gifts for loved ones, we look at what blue-chip investment gifts one can pick
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      147 42  -  Ted Chen Rare offer for a family-sized apartment Asking price: $550,000 AN ELEGANTLY re-furbished familysized apartment in a good locality for half a million dollars is a rarity in these inflationary times. So, budget-conscious property hunters will no doubt make a beeline for this 99-year leasehold apartment even
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      inside out
      540 44 SPOTLIGHT Joy Tan sheds some light on the latest trends in designer lighting Lighting up the home no longer involves a bare fluorescent tube or an energy-saving light bulb. Lights are now central to the overall theme and decor of a home. Lighting choices have burgeoned to match
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      BRIGHT IDEAS FROM CLIPSAL
      154 44 A touch of style Light switches are undergoing a makeover: The modest white box switches are making way for stylish modern designs. The new generation of switches are available in a variety of colours and finishes. ULTI, a Clipsal concept, is a high-tech lighting control system
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      114 41 I READY SELLERS. Tel: 1800-CLASSAD (1800-*****23) www.todayonlins.com ii"i'i"ri"ff»*ja||^K, ~r^ f~~~\f~~~\\ A THIS freehold two-storey semi-detached corner house along —^^^^j^^» jy^ I" i i '-^Sr rVv^yV^ylVl Lilac Walk in the Seletar Hills Estate is on sale for _*_v* .O,J TilH It has a land area of 4,665 sq ft and a
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      285 45 International Patents US (U56,386,691) Japan (*****41) China (ZLOI2 *****.6) Taiwan (*****8) (CISS N \^Z/S3jD (SOUP J <s^ N 40& r~*l J-/7 iTtfl Y~~l (Continuous Ink Supply System) I^yLrLLJLJJ-LJL^J Maximum Saving I ffV#% JL H S^ H Photo Quality |j^ "»«m3 I From USA j HIGH QUALITY OUTPUT (PHOTO) CARTRIDGE I^^
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      Lock icon Hari Raya CRUNCH
      253 46 What are busy Malay celebrities up to? JeanineTan finds out. The one with a tight schedule TOP Malay actor Suhaimi Yusof, who is a regular face on Suria and also acts in English sitcom Living With Lydia, is busy, busy, busy. In fact, ne only had time
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      The one who can't celebrate at all
      201 46 Singapore Idol finalist Taufik Batisah, 23, has hardly any time for himself, much less for Hari Raya celebrations this year. As the contest heats up the final show is on Dec 1 Taufik has to juggle rehearsals, photo shoots and public appearances with
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      The one who takes it easy
      210 46 HEART-THROB Aaron Aziz seems laid-back about big events. He prepared for his August wedding last year only a month in advance. This year, for Hari Raya, he's going to start preparations only a day before. "That's my family we take it easy," said the
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      Lock icon Channel U exits with a bang and a drizzle
      249 46  -  —Jeanine Tan Eveline Gan CHANNEL U is saying goodbye in a grand way. Before the Chinese channel comes under the MediaCorp TV Holdings umbrella next year, it will telecast a final drama that involves its entire cast and crew. Zero, a
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      Say goodbye ...
      574 48  - Say goodbye Jeanine Tan To cute little Daphne Khoo, who lost her spunk as the weeks wore on, and to that wonderful element of surprise j eanine@newstoday.com. sg IT'S getting easier each week. Come Friday afternoon, the brilliant Idol pundits in this newsroom sit down, put their heads together, and
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      Classical music for the masses
      209 50  -  David Chew THIS Sunday, MediaCorp TVI2 Arts Central will bring the concert hall into your living room with its airing of maestro Lan Shui (picture) and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra's performance of Gustav Mahler's Bth Symphony at this year's Singapore Arts Festival. The mammoth production,
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      1156 51 #M^irAA a dard blood, gore and hints of grisly Joaquin Phoenix, et all has few sparks. >'^M^ESSBfk'fldLtji IN CINEMAS deaths to come. E//sa Cfi/a Ross Wa//ace fc, J■■ ROUND-UP CELLULAR THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2 IMfeS U An "engaging" thriller about a kid- What's left to tell after the first film,
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      1179 52 M=LJJJ\CORP SATURDAY lfl!!lfP| H JE- SW CHANNEL CHANNEL A Central IHHmBfl B SSi P I"^S channel of the Year, B B ATV Awards 2003 8 00AM Sesame Street ...e :h: l —I 6.00 AM Uprising 6.00 AM Maison Ikkoku 9.00 Winx Club jTm "L 7.00 Backyard Cooking 111 j 6.30
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      1229 53 m^^^^m^^ M=rjJj\COßP Sunday I MGGSS I Eff Who's the tallest CHANNEL -CHANNEL A Central JoininoTthe'Le Channel of the Year, to scrape the skies. ATV Awards 2003 6.00 AM The Golden Years P-.*^, A 6.30 Juvenile Delinquent B.OOAM Sesame Street (preschool) Building to Extremes 6 00AM Savoir Fane Specials j 700
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      1529 54 A I READY SELLERS. Tel: 1800-CLASSAD (1800-*****23) www.todayonline.com go online to advertise: I neat I• d' I ~^h [*1* 3 II -HffSfiEriTffT ■ttmnffirff ■WmfJ?T?ff! _BRJ|ltßwt www.todayonline.com 1800-CLASSAD b_i_^4_b_^_Uk_A_M TUSmT!^ wwmmmm IQnnOW770 M AtPropNex, IiLJHM. Hfi'J foryourFßEEemailalerts! L«-mm-»J PrOplMeX you the way to /<V^; 0 T Booking Deadline: spm Eve of
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      Lock icon Ageing warrior still believes
      522 55 Four-time heavyweight champ Holyfield returns to the ring at 42, eyes undisputed crown HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING Evander Holyfield v Larry Donald LONDON When a once great footballer loses his lustre, his manager no longer picks him; when a once legendary golfer fails to keep pace with the
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      311 56 AFP TENNIS WTA Tour Championships LOS ANGELES Amelie Mauresmo, chasing the world No 1 ranking, and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova signalled their intentions at the WTA Tour Championships on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time) with sparkling straight-set victories. Sharapova, the 17-year-old Russian who shot to
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      Lock icon Mavs cool the Heat
      527 56 -AP Nowitzki's monster game deals Miami their first season loss NBA Heat 93 Mavericks 113 MIAMI Instead of making a serious run at acquiring Shaquille O'Neal over the summer, the Dallas Mavericks built their team around Dirk Nowitzki. The logic couldn't be faulted on Thursday {Friday
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      Lock icon Thorpe calls Phelps an idiot
      193 56 AFP SYDNEY Australian superstar lan Thorpe called swimming rival Michael Phelps an idiot on Friday, after the young American was arrested this week for drinkdriving. Phelps, 19, whose eight medals at this year's Olympics included six golds, was arrested and charged with drink-driving. Phelps, two
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        Bikes on water at Sentosa
        116 57 THE US$3O,OOO ($49,600) UIM Aquabike Class Pro World Championship Grand Prix of Asia, Singapore 2004 starts this weekend at Sentosa's Siloso Beach. The Asian Continental Championship 2004, which serves as a qualifier for the world championship, precedes the main event. The Asian event flags off
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        Liu's in some trouble
        59 57 BEIJING Embattled Liaoning goalkeeper Liv Jiansheng, who is reportedly facing investigation for match-fix-ing in China's Super League, has tested positive for the use of banned substances, state press said Friday. Liv was tested by China's sports doping agency after he let in all five goals in
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        Bosnich criticises Chelsea
        71 57 LONDON Former Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich believes the London club should have stood by disgraced striker Adrian Mutu, wno was sacked after he tested positive for cocaine. The 32-year-old Bosnich was sacked by Chelsea in December 2002 after he tested positive for cocaine. He claims that since
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        China coach Haan fears chop
        87 57 BEIJING Beleaguered China coach Arie Haan said he will be sacked if his team are dumped out of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. China's dreams of reaching the finals in Germany are hanging by a thread, going into their game next week against Hong
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      Lock icon TO BE LIKE HOWE LIANG
      632 57  -  STANLEY HO Teen weightlifter Chia eyes glory in the Commonwealth and beyond stanley@newstoday.com.sg HIS silver medal in the 1960 Rome Games remains Singapore's greatest Olympic achievement Instead of heralding an era of sporting excellence in the Republic, what followed Tan Howe Liang's weightlifting feat was
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      434 58 He accused the Italian aristocrats of systematic drug use, now Zeman faces them on the field SERIEA Lecce v Juventus ROME There will be no love lost at the Via Del Mare Stadium on Sunday, when darkhorses Lecce entertain Serie A leaders Juventus. The match in
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      Lock icon Beckham's back from injury, but will he play?
      344 58 AFP PRIMERA LIGA Real Madrid v Albacete MADRID David Beckham is expected to return to action for Real Madrid against Albacete on Sunday (Monday morning, Singapore time), after a six-week absence due to broken ribs. But the big question is, will the
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      Lock icon Attack the Gunners
      802 59 Miguel Pedro Mendes is just 25, but he's already lifted the Portuguese League and Cup trophies and crowned a glorious campaign with that Champions League triumph at Jose Mourinho's Porto last season. In the summer, the central midfielder joined Tottenham Hotspur and has been ever present in
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      248 56 League I Home Team I Away Team Match Kick Off M (Singapore date/time) E Premier Southampton Portsmouth Sat, 13/11/04 B.oopm E Premier Tottenham Arsenal Sat, 13/11/04 B.oopm German League Wolfsburg Stuttgart Sat, 13/11/04 10.30pm E Premier Liverpool Crystal Palace Sat, 13/11/04 11.00pm E Premier Fulham Chelsea Sat, 13/11/04 11.00pm E
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