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    16 1 weekendTODAY January 29 30 2005 mica (P) 105/07/2004 jM-dmCorf incorporating l we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon AFLUTTER A FERRY RIDE AWAY
    1506 1  -  David Chew Whatever the fate of Singapore's casino, Batam will not lack tourists gamblers or otherwise david.chew@newstoday.com.sg WHEN I told my mother I was going to Batam, she raised her eyebrows. The Indonesian island, 30 minutes by ferry from Singapore, is notorious for its sex
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        Lock icon Long-term investment in SAF has paid off, says DPM Tan
        124 2 Channel News Asia Long-term investment in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has paid off, as seen from Singapore's speedy response to the recent tsunami disaster and its success at providing aid to its neighbours. Said Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan:
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        Lock icon False claim to MOM lands foreign worker in jail
        124 2 Channel News Asia A foreign worker from India has been jailed for three months for trying to cheat the Ministry of Manpower by making a false claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Mr Ramasamy Subramaniyan said he accidentally cut off his
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      NMP Olsen stands her ground
      613 3  -  Jasmine Yin She says her Seoul commitment was made 2 months ago, before swearing-in date was known jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg FOR close to two weeks, a debate about her raged on in the news and letters pages of the newspapers and on forums on the Internet Accusations
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      Lock icon Human transmission of bird flu confirmed
      337 3 Agencies THE region's worst fears have been confirmed: Researchers in Thailand have uncovered scientific evidence that shows that the bird flu can be transmitted from one human to another, even as Vietnam reported another human death from bird flu and two new infections on
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      Lock icon Political tension on the rise in Myanmar: Thaksin
      527 4 AFP BANGKOK Political "tension" has risen in military-ruled Myanmar after the death of an aide to a senior general, said Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday. Dr Thaksin did not give details of the developments and discounted suggestions a coup had
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      Lock icon Asia's next big spenders will be female travellers
      238 4 Channel News Asia A NEW lifestyle report has indicated female travellers will be Asia's new spending powerhouse. The ratio of male to female travellers in the Asia-Pacific has shifted from 90:10 30 years ago to around 60:40 today, according to MasterCard's Asian
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      Lock icon Effects of tsunami unlikely to set South Asia back economically, says Dr Balakrishnan
      329 4  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla ECONOMIC growth in India and Sri Lanka is not likely to be set back significantly by the effects of the recent tsunami, said Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Dr Vivian
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      Ten unions form education cluster
      508 6  -  Lee U-Wen They want to help shape future education policies u-wen@newstoday.com.sg GIVING themselves a more cohesive platform on education issues, 10 National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) unions have formed a new cluster with the aim of shaping future key education policies. It comprises 28,000 members
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      Lock icon Star Cruises to add three ships to fleet
      217 6 Channel News Asia BETTING on the strong potential for growth in the regional cruise industry, Star Cruises is looking to add three ships to its fleet over the next few years. It is also seeking to reposition itself not just as a
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      Slight price hike for HDB, private homes
      323 8 PRICES of Housing Development Board (HDB) resale flats and private homes rose 1.1 per cent and 0.8 per cent, respectively, in the last quarter of 2004. In the whole of last year, prices of private homes rose 0.9 per cent, compared with a
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      Lock icon National Library puts authors online
      166 8 Channel News Asia THE National Library Board (NLB) has launched Singapore's only online repository of artistic works. Called Nora, which stands for NLB Online Repository of Artistic Works, it is a collection of works by local contributors. It is the first time a comprehensive collection
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      Lock icon GIA looks to speed insurance claims related to tsunami
      481 8 Newsßadio 93.8 FAMILIES of those missing in the tsunami disaster may not have to wait for a death certificate to be issued to make insurance claims. This is if members of the General Insurance Association (GIA) adopt a fast-track claims procedure.
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      Lock icon Iraq polls a double-edged sword?
      795 10  -  Shibu Itty Kuttickal Likelihood of Shia-dominated post-poll scenario rattles Sunnis, Washington shibu@newstoday.com.sg THE dawn of democracy in Iraq hasn't set the Euphrates and Tigris rivers on fire. For the people of Iraq, the future is uncertain. What is cer- tain, however, is the return of
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        Man hasn't slept well in 50 years
        108 10 A 71-year-old Chinese man claims he hasn't slept properly for more than 50 years. Song Shikuan, of Pinyu city in Henan province, says he hasn't had a full night's sleep since he was 20, Ananova.com reported, quoting the Dane Daily. Before that, he
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        Made-to-measure condoms
        78 10 A Taiwanese company has introduced a new service allowing men to order made-to-measure condoms. SakuNet International makes 55 different sizes of condoms from just 3 inches long to 9.4 inches, reported Ananova.com. The company says the most popular condom sold in Taiwan is 4.2 inches long and 1.9
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        Man found alive in body bag
        75 10 The family of a man thought to have been killed in a car crash were told to stop funeral arrangements when he was found to be alive. Mr Larry Green, 29, from Louisburg, North Carolina, was in a body bag at a mortuary when
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        Hoarding letters: Postman jailed
        66 10 A postman who hoarded 21,655 letters was sentenced to three months' jail and fined RMI,OOO ($430), the New Straits Times reported. Magistrate Mohd Khairi Haron ordered that the jail sentence on Muhamad Fakhrudin Ibrahim, 28, run from the date of arrest, Dec 7 last year. It
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      Lock icon China mulls softer penal regime
      434 12 AFP But govt will have to deal with Chinese public's eye-for-an-eye attitude BEIJING China may decide to narrow down the types of crimes for which the death penalty can be used, state media said on Friday, in a move observers said was possibly designed to
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      Lock icon Govt cadres banned from Zhao funeral
      214 12 -AFP BEIJING China tightened controls on Friday over funeral arrangements for deposed leader Zhao Ziyang (picture), censoring the guest list, banning government cadres from attending and tearing down grassroots memorials. "They're forbidding current government officials from all levels from attending," said a nephew of
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      Lock icon Pleasing the President with dance
      55 12 AFP Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam [centre) wearing a traditional hat, smiles as he poses with Assamese folk-dancers after they performed at The Presidential Palace in New Delhi on Friday. About 3,000 performers from across India danced before an audience including Mr Kalam as part
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        Lock icon 11 Thais killed in political attacks
        83 12 AFP At least 1 1 people have been killed this month in politically-motivated attacks linked to Thailand's Feb 6 national election, deputy national police chief General Suthep Dhamaraks said on Friday. The attacks have infuriated Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has offered protection to
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        Lock icon China in talks offer to Taiwan
        64 12 AP China on Friday renewed an offer to open talks with Taiwan on unification as it held a ceremony to mark the 1 Oth anniversary of a similar appeal made by then-President Jiang Zemin, who had appealed for dialogue based on a joint agreement
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        28 tremors rock Andamans
        58 12 At least 28 tremors measuring between 5.0 and 5.8 on the Ricnter scale rattled India's tsunami-lashed Andaman and Nicobar Islands over 24 hours, an Indian meteorological department official said on Friday. The undersea tremors were aftershocks of the powerful earthquake on Dec 26, which triggered killer
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        Lock icon Aussie Labor re-elects Beazley
        72 12 AFP Australia's Labor opposition unanimously elected former Deputy Prime Minister Kirn Beazley back into its top job on Friday after tne party suffered a crushing defeat at October elections. The party took just 23 minutes to elect Mr Beazley after two other contestants pulled out to
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        Malaysia's cheeky VCD pirates
        86 12 Malaysian authorities were stunned to find that VCD pirates had been operating right under their noses by setting up a factory inside a national power sub-station at Jalan Ciku in Bukit Cerakah, reported The New Straits Times. The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs enforcement officers found
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      Lock icon Philippines claims airstrikes on Al Qaeda-linked leaders kill 40
      233 12 AFP COTABATO (Philippines) The Philippines said on Friday airstrikes on a suspected meeting of regional Al-Qaeda-linked group leaders left 40 dead including, possibly, two top Indonesian members of the Jemaah Islamiah 01) extremist group. The Philippines military said however it had
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      singaporeseen
      128 14 CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS: Email us an interesting picture you have taken in Singapore and it can appear on this page. Give your full name, age, occupation, address and phone number and send a 300 dpi, <10M jpg file to: attemative@new stoday.com.sg. Include a 50 word caption to describe yourself
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      Hotels in S'pore, be hospitable!
      231 14  -  EJH22I3J22] Letter from I REFER to the article, "Is Singapore still special to tourists?" (Jan 27). Hospitality, like charity, begins at home. If recent international ratings of our service standards are anything to go by, we have substantial housekeeping to do. As frequent guests at
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      E GEEKS HV LANDED!
      746 14  -  Neil Humphreys We're under attack from daft acronyms and SMS gibberish IN THE 19th century, English convicts were often transported to Australia for committing heinous crimes such as murder, assault and stealing loaves of bread. This is, of course, extremely unfair. Bakery thefts should warrant the
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      Once prudish, Bollywood's new reality is one of sex, scandals
      313 16  -  NABANITA CHAKRABARTI Letter from SUBA Siva's News Comment "Bollywood much more than escapist masala" (Jan 24) left me with mixed feelings. I feel the writer stereotyped both Bollywood movies and Indians. As a member of the so-called new-age, middle-class, non-resident
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      Many cyclists fail to observe traffic rules
      329 16  -  LIM CHO PENG And few bother to wear proper safety equipment Letter from I HAVE been driving for more than eight years. In that time, I have become concerned that cyclists who ride on the road are susceptible to traffic accidents and yet
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      More info on life fund deals
      121 16  -  LIU I-CHUN I Letter from I ASK the help of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to improve the transparency of life fund investments so consumers can make informed decisions. Currently, objective yardsticks such as type of investments with full listing of stocks, bonds
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      Free hospitalisation for the elderly?
      93 16  -  TAN KOK KIM I Letter from HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan has announced the long-awaited changes to the MediShield scheme, including a loyalty 40 per cent discount on premiums for those above the age of 70. How many people will live to that age to
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      Dialects help, not hinder, bonding
      295 16  -  POON CHI YEONG I Letter from I REFER to Lee Nam Choon's letter, "Allowing the screening of dialect movies in cinemas will erode social integration" (Jan 27). I beg to differ. Before the Speak Mandarin Campaign was implemented, all TV serials and blockbuster movies from
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      Mandarin, English isolate elderly
      183 16  -  DR TAN CHEK WEE I Letter from AS a primary health care physician, I see many elderly people who are only conversant in dialects. They are admirably resilient, having been through World War II and difficult lives as coolies or samsui women. But I can't help
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      Shaking up Singapore Inc
      678 18  -  Val Chua Temasek-linked firms seen as restructuring plays val@newsto day. com. sg CHANGES are afoot among the companies in the Temasek Holdings' stable, with signs pointing to at least one marriage in its corporate family before the end of this year, market watchers predict This comes
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        SGX most active
        54 18 By volume Close Change '000 L&M CDW Ocean Int GlobalVoke Sing Tel AsiaTiger FirstLink Comat StarCrusUSS Junma 0.005 0.515 0.185 0.095 2.530 0.225 0.160 0.310 0.310 0.520 +0.055 -0.010 +0.040 +0.005 +0.020 +0.005 +0.025 +12.0 -9.5 +1.6 +3.2 +6.9 +1.6 +5.1 211,147 56,651 38,388 30,259 26,283 19,840
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        SGX top rises
        75 18 By Close Change JMH400USS 16.500 +0.500 Creative 50 22.500 +0.400 Fortune Reil HKS 6.450 +0.200 OCBC4.55SNCPS100 102.100 +0.200 SIA 11.800 +0.200 SPC 4.200 +0.200 SPCCAeCW*****8 0.865 +0.130 NOLDB eCW*****1 0.880 +0.110 CITYDEV 6.850 +0.100 DBS 15.800 +0.100 By percentage Close Change MediaS 0.015 +50.0 SingTelDBeCW*****8 0.110 +37.5
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        SGX top falls
        78 18 By Close Change F&N 16.500 -0.200 KepCorp 9.250 -0.100 HSI*****SGAeCW*****0 1.820 -0.080 Haw Par 5.100 -0.050 KepLand CAeCW*****3 0.360 -0.050 OUE 7.800 -0.050 SembCorpMBLeCW*****2 0.480 -0.050 Unidux 0.060 -0.045 KepCorpSGAeCW*****8 0.440 -0.040 KepCorpSGA eCW*****2 0.320 -0.040 By percentage Close HOL DB ePW*****1 0.015 5ingTelePW*****8 0.010 Jnidux 0.060
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        World markets
        60 18 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 11,320.58 13,650.06 4,096.40 5,879.93 921.59 917.23 701.66 1,046.48 2,014.61 232.36 6,419.09 Pts -20.73 +21.15 -4.80 +37.17 -3.28 -2.72 +0.41 +1.49 +23.22 -0.72 +179.66 -0.18
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 US$ 0.6111 UK£ 0.3240 Yen 63.165 HK$ 4.7681 RM 2.3232 Euro 0.4681 Rupiah 5,592.5 Baht 23.512 Peso 33.678 A$ 0.7886 Indian Rs 26.728 Won 625.87 C$ 0.7578 Yuan 5.0605 NZ$ 0.8570 NTS 19.436
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 18 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 428.30 Silver uss/oi 6.85 Platinum uss/oi 866.50 Rubber cents/kg 200.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,299.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 45.90 Information provided by
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        ST Index —2,089.51+16.39
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        210 18 Dow Jones SHARES rose on Friday on bargain hunting after Thursday's fall, boosted by expectations of higher earnings by blue chips and a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss from Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. The ST Index ended up 16.39 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 2,089.51. On the broader market, advancers outpaced
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        Lock icon Chartered back in the black
        446 20 Dow Jones Chip maker surprises with small Q4 loss to post first annual profit in 4 years CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world's third-largest custom chip maker, narrowed its fourth-quarter loss to post its first annual profit in four years. Chartered's loss in the three months
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        Lock icon Singapore Post reports 1.7% rise in Q3 profit to $28.1 million
        249 20 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Post, which has a monopoly on delivering the country's postcards and letters, said its fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 1.7 per cent, helped by increased sales from its mail and logistics businesses and higher rental income from property.
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        CAD probes Citiraya
        190 20  -  Val Chua A STORM is brewing at Citiraya Industries, now that the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) is also carrying out a separate investigation into its affairs. In a statement on Friday evening, Citiraya said its senior management, including a few executive directors, had been interviewed. Earlier this
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        Lock icon CFT buys GK Goh's stake in Ong First
        101 20 Dow Jones GK GOH Holdings, which sold its core stockbroking operations to Malaysia's CIMB earlier this month, is selling its 35-per-cent stake in futures brokerage Ong First for $6 million. Ong First said on Friday that Tradition Services Holdings, a unit of
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        Lock icon SMRT's Q3 profit up 25% on tax write-backs
        182 22 Dow Jones TRANSPORT group SMRT Corp reported on Friday a 25-per-cent rise in fiscal third-quarter net profit due to lower tax provisions and depreciation costs. SMRT earned $23.9 million, or 1.6 cents per share, in net profit for the three months to
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        Lock icon P&G to buy Gillette for $93b
        392 22 Bloomberg Consumer goods giant will lay off 6,000 PROCTER Gamble Co, the biggest US household-goods maker, plans to buy Gillette for US$57 billion ($93 billion), adding the world's best-selling line of men's razors to brands including Pampers diapers and Olay skin creams. P&G will
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      Lock icon Secretary APPEAL
      494 23  -  Pearlyn Tham The neat secretary look not only suggests efficiency and competence, but can be ultra sexy to boot SECRETARIES' Week may be a few months away but on the catwalks, designers are already paying tribute to this group of people. This season, one of the trends worth
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        Riviera glam in the tropics
        406 24  -  Pearlyn Tham pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg YOU may not think that 60s bombshell Brigitte Bardot, artist Marc Chagall and Mother Nature have much in common. But to Gucci Westman, Lancome's new international creative director, they do. In fact, they are the inspirations behind Lancome's Spring/ Summer 2005 in
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        HOW TO GETTHE RIVIERA LOOK
        265 24 LET'S GET FRESH When it comes to your complexion, think "radiant" and you won't go wrong. Set the tone with Transparence Base de Teint (right), a base that will have your face looking ethereal and feeling as fresh as a spring breeze. For an angelic,
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        Lock icon Seafood steamboat, served in claypots
        524 26  -  Tor Ching Li chingli@newsto day, com. sg SINCE last June, Nomin Seafood Steamboat along Upper Serangoon Road has been drawing in diners with its signature Herbal Seafood Wine Steamboat For $28, up to four people can enjoy the basic wine steamboat set, replete with sea
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          172 26  -  Elisa Yang Q-bite has two products you can add to your reunion dinner menu as you usher in Chinese New Year. The shrimp wanton, which comes in 12 generous pieces per $4.20 box, can be cooked in a rich broth, a soup (included with the
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          Have a divine Valentine's at Devi
          193 26  -  Elisa Yang This Valentine's Day, impress that special someone at Dcvi Fusion, a restaurant that features the best of modern North Indian cooking. Diners will be charmed by the candlelit decor, the scent of Jasmine flowers and the restaurant's elegant china ware. A unique
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        That personal touch
        654 27  -  Pauline D Loh A little nasi lemak eatery in Bukit Timah showcases the best of home-style Malay cooking pauline@newstoday.com.sg WE'VE been eating at the Nasi Lemak House regularly for half a year now and have established a semi-anonymous camaraderie with the chef, based on our obvious enjoyment
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          NEC LT245/LT265 Portable Projectors
          110 28 THE portable LT245 and LT265 (picture) with Image Xpress technology from NEC are the first projectors to feature remote desktop control and the ability to broadcast information to multiple projectors and computers. Compatible with 802.1 1 b/g, high-speed communications are made possible via the integrated RJ4S
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          Canon EOS IDs Mark II Digital SLR Camera
          173 28 IF you have $14,799 to spare, get Canon's latest imaging wonder, the EOS 1 Ds Mark II with a 1 6.7-megapixel CMOS sensor. Encased in a magnesium alloy chassis to protect it against dust and dirt, the EOS 1 Ds Mark II
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          Sumitronics SP-103 MP3 Docking Station
          109 28 A PERFECT companion to any MP3 player, Sumitronics' SP-103 MP3 docking station lets you record music directly from the radio. Unlike a regular sound recorder, this clever device records music while eliminating dialogue and commercials and then encodes the songs into individual MP3 tracks. The
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          Creative TravelSound Notebook 500 Speaker System
          109 28 IDEAL for both business and leisure travellers, Creative's latest portable Travel Sound Notebook 500 speaker system attaches directly to a notebook PC screen to provide MP3 and DVD movie playback. Stellar audio quality and clarity is ensured with its titanium microdrivers. Designed to match
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        When appearances do not matter
        420 28  -  Seah Siew Hua 3G Mobile Phone Review Sony Ericsson's chunky ZlOlO is no hot looker but it's packed with powerful, useful features siewhua@newstoday.com.sg THE chunky design of Sony Ericsson's ZlOlO might not compare favourably to the glamorous mobile phone designs available in the market today.
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        Compact, smart AlOs from Canon
        277 28 CANON has introduced a series of all-in-one (AIO) devices four laser machines (MF5650, MF5630, MF3112, MF3110) and a colour inkjet unit (Pixma MP7BO) that are ideal for use in home environments and small offices. The compact MF5650 and MF5630 come with a 50--sheet auto document
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        9 30 HOT BUYS i? PivJt-yz^i'm ii»TiT*ETf»m»T7»i »»-T»niTJyT7?»iM ♦Wt-tKyjli 7W7i\[n7!y\!iii mflNffjim^^
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        259 30  -  Ariel Tarn Its first Bluetooth phone touts 96M8 memory, 1.3-megapixel imaging ariel@newstoday.com.sg KOREAN handset maker Samsung has finally heeded consumer feedback and grasped the importance of integrating Bluetooth into its handsets. Come March, you can get your hands on Samsung's first Bluetoothcapable mobile phone the SGH-DSOOC. What's
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        Play movie director
        165 30 PANASONIC has released three digital video cameras NV-GS2SO, NV-GSISO and NV-GS7S featuring 3CCD (charged-coupled device) technology that delivers richer colour data and enhances image resolution. The cameras alsi incorporate the Crystal Engine digital signal processing engine that suppresses noise and an Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) system that
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        Change of tune for Hyundai
        700 32  -  Colin Yong The Sonata moves up a class and takes on the Nissan Cefiro and Toyota Camry IT wasn't so long ago that South Korean cars were bought solely because they were more affordable than their Japanese and European counterparts, rather than for reasons even
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        The competition
        167 32 Nissan Cefiro 200JK $95,500 with COE The avant-garde Cefiro looks good and scores well in ride comfort and refinement While the entry-level 2.0-litre model is no fireball, it's not as slow as you might think. Still, it's well worth paying $6,000 more to get the 2.3-litre 230JM, which
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          Renault gears up for new model launches
          101 34 The Renault car line-up is set to expand in March when the French manufacturer introduces two new models here. First off is the Megane Sport Tourer (picture), a 5-door station wagon. It will be the fifth major variant of the Megane range to
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          New Bentley saloon breaks cover
          110 34 It isn't every day that a new Bentley comes along, and the Continental Flying Spur is especially significant as it is the fastest four-door Bentley every built Based on the recently-introduced Continental GT coupe, the Flying Spur has a 552bhp 6.0-litre engine and all-wheel drive.
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          Volkswagen's Phaeton attraction
          95 34 Volkswagen's flagship saloon has finally arrived, about two years after its launch in Europe. A sneak preview of the Phaeton was held on Tuesday night at the Esplanade Theatre. The only model currently available is the 241bhp 3.2 V 6, which costs $259,000 with COE, including a
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        Get a taste of the Royal treatment
        579 34  -  Colin Yong Few cars pamper their occupants as well as Toyota's new Royal Crown colin@newstoday.com.sg IF this car had a sleek body, designer cabin and prestigious badge on its nose, it would be an instant hit. The problem is that it has completely
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        Want to make $500,000 a year?
        975 35  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla PropNex's top achievers reveal their secrets in book released on Thursday shobha@newstoday.com.sg PAPER qualifications do not count for much in the real estate business. What matters is a high level of emotional quotient (EQ) and dogged determination. Just ask the top
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        ERA top name in real estate
        304 36  -  Ted Chen 33.4% S'poreans voted it the best brand in global research agency survey tedchen@newstoday.com.sg INTERNATIONAL real estate franchise brand ERA is starting the new year on a high note. Its ERA Singapore franchise has clinched the top spot in a recent consumer survey
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        Real estate investors need to be nimble this year, says LaSalle
        653 36 A DECADE of strong steady performance, rising prices and increased capital flows creates new challenges for real estate investors. Speed, agility, patience and creativity are needed this year, according to the 10th edition of Investment Strategy Annual, a comprehensive
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        Sentiments in property improving
        172 36 CONFIDENCE seems to be growing ever stronger in Singapore's property market with the entry of some high profile, high net-worth foreign buyers underscoring that trend. It is understood that the sons of budget airline Ryanair founder, Cathal and Declan Ryan, have bought the 16th floor of
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        643 37 RED EFFECTS Let Gurmeet Singh show you how red, the colour of luck, can also add style to your festive decor /CELEBRATE Chinese New Year in with all things red. In keeping with the festive tradition, jazz up your home with oriental items splashed in shades of the
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      This Chris soars ...
      848 38  - This Chris soars Elisa Chia He takes the next big step in his career as the host of this year's Oscars in Los Angeles elisa@newstoday.com.sg HOW did Chris Rock hip-hop into the footsteps of Oscar hosts such as Billy Crystal, Steve Martin and the late Johnny Carson? "Billy Crystal is
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      Natural choice for Oscar producer
      517 38 FOR Gil Cates (picture right), the producer of the 77th Annual Academy Awards show, the decision to use Chris Rock came naturally. Tell us how you came up with the idea of Chris hosting the show. What it is, is you need someone who's a
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      Lock icon ... while this Chris stays grounded
      641 39  - while this Chris stays grounded Mervin Tay He mellows out as he reaches his 10th year in showbiz mervin@newstoday.com.sg IT seems like only yesterday that Christopher Lee was on the stage at Star Search 1995, receiving the award for first runner-up in the male category. But with his latest drama,
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      Giving voice to silent victims
      452 39  -  David Chew LOCAL playwright Elangovan is back with another play, one that was more than 25 years in the making. Romusha, or slave labourer in Japanese, is about the estimated 70,000 people who died while working on the infamous 415-km-long Siam-Burma Death Railway during World
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        Rural Californians to decide Michael Jackson's fate
        104 39  -  The fate of eccentric entertainment icon Michael Jackson will rest in the hands of 12 rural Californians who will be chosen in an elaborate process which starts on Monday. The panel for his child molestation trial, expected to last about six months, will
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        Change in schedule for Guy Maddin Showcase
        79 39 Fans of Canadian film-maker Guy Maddin, take note. Due to unforeseen circumstances, his film Dracula, instead of The Saddest Music in the World, will be screened at the Guy Maddin Showcase at 3pm on Saturday. Due to problems with censorship clearance, Saddest Music
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        Charity car wash at Pertapis Halfway House
        71 39 If your car is in need of washing, get it done at MediaCorp Radio's Ria 89.7FM charity car wash on Saturday. Ria will donate part of the proceeds from its car wash to victims of the tsunami disaster. The event takes place at
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        Singapore's hottest hotel
        486 40  -  Mervin Tay Habbo Hotel draws many to its cyberspace address mervin@newstoday.com.sg THE newest hotel in town is but one month old, but you won't find it on any Singapore map. Located in cyberspace, Habbo Hotel Singapore (www.habbohotel.com.sg), which launched on Dec 27, has nevertheless been drawing in
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          FINDING NEVERLAND
          51 41  -  Yong Shu Chiang This wonderfully uplifting film tells the story of how author JM Barrie was inspired to write his children's classic, Peter Pan. The offbeat Johnny Depp is perfectly cast as Barrie, whose offbeat works struggled to find an audience. Johnny Depp is JM Barrie in Finding
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          Lock icon THE AVIATOR
          39 41 YSC Director Martin Scorsese's soaring biopic about the late eccentric US billionaire Howard Hughes' eventful life could snag him that long-awaited Oscar finally. Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett play Howard Hughes and Kate Hepburn in The Aviator.
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          ALFIE
          34 41  -  David Chew With a charm not dissimilar to About A Boy and Bridget Jones' Diary, this story of an incorrigible womaniser is likeable, insightful and a good night out for boys and girls.
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          Lock icon FIGHTER IN THE WIND
          36 41 YSC Good choreography and an occasional overdose of melodrama in this biopic of Oyama Matsutatsu, the founder of Kyokushin karate, who rises from a defiant prisoner of war to legendary karate master.
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          Lock icon BAD EDUCATION
          39 41 YSC Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's latest effort was inspired by his own experience at a Catholic boarding school. Heartthrob Gael Garcia Bernal stars and appears in drag in this exploration of male sexuality, love, guilt and punishment.
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          32 41 YSC About the life of sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, played by Liam Neeson, a man who challenged taboos and good taste in his drive to uncover more about the human animal.
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          26 41 YSC An unambitious sibling story, it's rife with cliches and wanders into complicated explorations. Stars South Korean heartthrob Won Bin as a cute troublemaker.
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        Lock icon Meeting The Maker
        43 41 Stephen Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob Squarepants, soaks up the Singapore sun with (from left) Patrick the Starfish, Spongeßob and Squidward the Squid. Hillenburg was in town to promote The Spongebob Squarepants movie, which opens on March 17. SNG LI WEI
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      95 43 »-1 T- m. 3 BL I s==~ 1 J I—-' b II —3—:--Ifj s prn i_ Another way to turn the pages of TODAY. You could be in Singapore or Sierra Leone, Thailand orTimbaktu. Now, all you need is an Internet connection and you will get the hottest news from
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      Lock icon Ogilvie stuns field, leads by three strokes
      216 47 -AP GOLF Bob Hope Classic LA QUINTA, California Joe Ogilvie (picture) figured there would be some awfully low scores in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. "I'm just surprised that I did it," Ogilvie said. "You look at the history of golf; I don't
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      Lock icon No brawl, but Pistons triumph
      106 47 -AP INDIANAPOLIS Richard Hamilton scored 20 points and Chauncey Billups added 17 to lead Detroit past Indiana 88-76 here on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time) in the second rematch of the two clubs involved in a notorious November brawl. Indiana slid to a mid-season mark
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      Lock icon Hewitt downs Rocket
      394 47 -AFP Local hope delights crowd, reaches first Australian Final TENNIS Australian Open, men's singles MELBOURNE Lleyton Hewitt took a huge step towards becoming the first homegrown Australian Open champion for 29 years on Friday, after beating American Andy Roddick to reach the Final for the first time.
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      Lock icon Battling Serena claims she's almost unbeatable
      337 47 AFP TENNIS Australian Open, women's singles MELBOURNE Serena Williams says she is impossible to beat at times and there are a few people who may now be tempted to agree. The former world No 1 has silenced the critics, who suggested she is a
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      Making heroes out of sportsmen
      586 48 theweekendinterview with RICK BURTON, Australian National Basketball League commissioner AMERICAN Rick Burton (picture) has been called a sports marketing guru. A sports jour-nalist-turned-marketing expert, the 48-year-old has worked closely with several top professional leagues around the world, including America's National Football League and National Hockey
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      Lock icon Aussies rule as Wildcats, Kings put on a fine show
      366 48  -  Stanley Ho NBL BASKETBALL Sydney Kings 94 Perth Wildcats 88 OVER 7,000 spectators witnessed one of the finest basketball matches staged in Singapore as top Australian sides Perth Wildcats and Sydney Kings clashed at the Harvey Norman Spectacular on Friday.
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      Lock icon Leading a battle of Britain
      647 49  -  TAN YO-HINN GOLF Caltex Singapore Masters yohinn@newstoday.com.sg TRADITIONAL British jokes have usually involved an Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman. There wasn't an Irishman among the leading names at the US$l million ($1.63 million) Caltex Singapore Masters presented by Carlsberg 2005 on Friday, so the
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      Lock icon After payment row, Zhang and caddie become friends
      498 49  -  Tan Yo-Hinn SINGAPORE'S Laguna National Masters Course holds bittersweet memories for Zhang Lianwei. Two years ago, China's No 1 golfer clinched the Caltex Singapore Masters title here. On Friday, he was happy to discuss that victory, but his mood changed when the
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      253 47 League I Home Team Away Team I Match Kick Off (Singapore date/time) E Cup Southampton Portsmouth Sat, 29/01/05 8.30pm E Cup Arsenal Wolverhampton Sat, 29/01/05 11.00pm E Cup Westßromwich Tottenham Sat, 29/01/05 11.00pm E Cup Everton Sunderland Sat, 29/01/05 11.00pm E Cup Derby Fulham Sat, 29/01/05 11.00pm E Cup Newcastle
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      Lock icon Shamed FA pulls 'black-free' DVD
      238 50 AFP LONDON The English Football Association (FA) have scrapped an official DVD of England's greatest post-war internationals because it did not feature a single black footballer, a spokesman announced on Thursday. The DVD, The Pride of the Nation, has been included in a welcome pack
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      104 50 -AP SAO PAULO Nine-year-old Brazilian soccer player Jean Carlos Cherao is attracting interest from Manchester United and other top European teams. Jean, 1.37 m and 34kg, who is a gifted playmaker, plays for the youth teams of Associacao Desportiva Atletica, a small club in southern Brazil. "Seven
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      1156 50 Agencies A quadruple seems inconceivable, but the Blues have money, skill, plenty of luck and Mourinho on their side LONDON British bookmakers are concerned. Before the start of the season, eager Chelsea punters placed bets on the Blues winning the quadruple. It was a daft wager,
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      Lock icon Portsmouth plot their villain's downfall
      337 51 AFP FA CUP, 4TH ROUND Southampton v Portsmouth LONDON Southampton's FA Cup clash against rivals Portsmouth would be a huge derby game for both sets of supporters whenever it happened. But Saturday's fourth-round meeting at St Mary's has been given an extra dimension by the
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      258 51 SATURDAY 10.25amTennis Australian Open Women's Singles Men's Doubles Finals, Ch24 10.30amNBA Sacramento Kings v Houston Rockets, Ch23 Ipm Golf Asian Tour: Caltex Masters, Chs, Ch22 2.50pm Cricket Zimbabwe Tour of Bangladesh, Ch9s 8.20pm FA Cup Fourth rd: Southampton v Portsmouth, Ch24 10.50pmFA Cup Fourth rd: Arsenal v Wolves, Ch24 10.55pmFA
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