Today, 22 October 2005

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    16 1 frertf October 22 23, 2005 mica(p) 114/07/2005 weekend TODAY incorporating iJIIcHTS we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon WHEN A MAN WHO CAN'T SAY 'NO' SAYS 'ENOUGH'
    980 1  -  JASMINE YIN Retirement namecards printed, but Gerard Ee couldn't bearto step out of charity game jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg HOW'S this for a retirement job? You spend hours trying to persuade the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) to give you freer rein
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      As donations dip, all eyes on TV for signs of better days
      605 2  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine.yi n@newstoday.com.sg IN THE days when the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) was Singapore's most popular charity, many other organisations claimed they suffered because it sucked up such a large chunk of the donation pie. Three months
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      Lock icon Causeway bridge: No 'breakthrough'
      186 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE has not agreed "in principle" to the construction of a bridge to replace the Causeway contrary to a media report published in Malaysia on Thursday. Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said that although senior officials from Singapore and Malaysia had a good
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      Plugging the pre-paid loophole
      555 3  -  LEECHINGWERN All unregistered pre-paid SIM cards to be deactivated, documents needed for new ones chingwern@newstoday.com.sg TO AVOID detection, use pre-paid subscriber identification module (SIM) cards for communication. This is apparently one of the tactics terrorist recruits learn at training camps. A local Jemaah Islamiyah 01) member
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      68 2 LIVING FAITH CHURCH 8 www.thelivingfaith.org "I will prOteCt and DIeSS him constantly and surround him with My IOV0; he will be great because of M6." The Bible, Psalm 89:24 Sermon Topic: "Making Sweet the Bitter Waters of life" Speaker: Pastor John Shepherd Lim VenueWisdom Centre Marketplace Christian Fellowship I Venue:
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      123 3 I FOTJf "me California Slate University, East Bay (CSUEB) Executive MBA is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), in recognition of uncompromised academic excellence in its MBA programs. CSUEB has graduated many well-known political leaders and successful business executives including s^" >€v the Senate Pro
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      Lock icon Foreign workers a 'buffer'
      457 4  -  DERRICK A PAULO Local workers still gained most from economic growth derrick@newstoday.com.sg NINE out of 10 is good. But two in three is better. It may sound counter-intuitive, but when applied to the latest employment trends, it is logical. Going by figures released on Thursday, 65
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      Maid charged with killing elderly boss
      236 4  -  —ANSLEYNG AN Indonesian maid was charged in court for the murder of her elderly female employer yesterday. Barokah, 26, is accused of killing Madam Wee Keng Wah on Wednesday between midnight and 7.16am at Block 19 Chai Chee Road. MdmWee, 75, who was found
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      Lock icon An event that deserves a pet on the back
      544 6  -  DAWN QUEK School teaches students obedience training for pets through day of fun activities da wn@newstoday.com.sg ATTENDANCE taking at Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) on Friday morning turned up a head count of 67 dogs, 10 cats, seven hamsters, one
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      Breast cancer drug 'revolutionary' but expensive here
      460 6  -  -VINITARAMANI A RECENT United States study has indicated that the drug Herceptin may "revolutionise" the treatment of breast cancer. But Singapore isn't celebrating just yet Doctors here do not doubt the medical breakthrough. But they wonder how one will be able to afford
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        Lock icon DR BALAJI TO ATTEND MEETING ON GLOBAL FLU PLAN IN CANADA
        56 6 938LIVE Senior Minister of State for Health Dr Balaji Sadasivan will attend a twoday international meeting of health ministers on Global Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Ottawa, Canada from Monday. Dr Balaji will be participating in the Ministerial Dialogue on
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        Lock icon STAR CRUISE SHIP RESCUES CREW OF SINKING VESSEL
        71 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A cruise ship sailing along the Straits of Malacca from Singapore to Port Klang rescued the crew of a sinking fishing vessel on Friday. A spokesperson for Star Cruises said its SuperStar Virgo ship spotted three crew members in the
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      Lock icon Joint classes between UniSIM and NTU soon?
      304 8  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg TWO local tertiary institutions have joined forces in a landmark partnership that will benefit both students and working adults in Singapore. With a memorandum of understanding inked yesterday, students from the new SIM University (UniSIM) and the Nanyang Technological University
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      'Wing-wing' deal for A* Star and Boeing
      368 8  -  TORCHING LI Aerospace industry gets huge boost with 3-year deal on research collaboration chingli@newstoday.com. sg HOW many research scientists does it take to develop Singapore's aerospace industry? Try starting with a core team of 16 scientists from the Agency for Science, Technology and
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      Former MP claims trial over share scam
      182 8  -  -VALCHUA FORMER Member of Parliament Lew Syn Pau is claiming trial for his alleged role in a share scam involving listed company Broadway Industrial Group. The 51-year-old Lew, who attended a closed-door court hearing on Friday, is also allowed to leave Singapore on
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      Lock icon Giant strides and a colossal fallout
      1064 12  -  VENESSALEE China's miracle economy may be planet's greatest threat venessa@newstoday.com.sg ON ONE side of the border, tropical forests are being stripped bare; on the other, the felling of the same trees is prohibited. A black-and-white model of environmental vice and virtue? Hardly. The deforestation
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    • this quirkq world
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        ASTROLOGER WRONG ON FORECAST OF HIS DEATH
        75 12 Hundreds of people flocked to a village in central India on Thursday to see if an astrologer who forecast his own demise would die as predicted, Reuters reported. Mr Kunjilal Malviya, 75, had announced he would die on Thursday but he survived. "We
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        Lock icon HELLO KITTY TAKES TO THE SKY
        77 12 AP Hello Kitty, Asia's cant-miss marketing symbol, has been enlisted once again —this time by a Taiwanese airline eager to carry more passengers to Japan. Eva Airways Corp. said an Airbus A3OO--200 painted with the cartoon cat will be used on its daily Taipei-Fukuoka
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        EU'S TAKE ON CHANGING A LIGHT BULB
        84 12 How many men does it take to change a light bulb in a British church? Thanks to the European Union's "Working at Heights Directive" the answer is four over three days at a cost of more than £1,300 ($3,912). Reuters reported. At St
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        TATTOO BOOM AFTER KATRINA
        78 12 To capture her complex feelings about Hurricane Katrina and its devastation of New Orleans, Natalie, 20, got a tattoo, Reuters reported. There has been a surge in demand for tattoo designs that celebrate New Orleans such as "NOLA" the city's abbreviation and even a symbol modelled
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      Lock icon Police block Filipino protesters
      316 13 DPA MANILA Thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo over vote-rigging charges were blocked on Friday by anti-riot policemen near the garrison-like presidential palace in the capital. More than 10,000 protesters converged along the main Recto Avenue leading to the heavily-guarded Malacanang
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      Tycoon accused of child rape
      279 13 PATHUM THANI (Thailand) A Thai real estate tycoon has been arrested for allegedly raping 11 girls, most of them just 11 years old, and recording the acts on video, media reports said Friday. Police Maj-Gen Kamronwit Toopkrachang, commander of Crime against Children, Juvenile and Women
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        Lock icon FILIPINO CAUGHT SPYING IN US
        85 13 -AFP Michael Ray Aquino, a Philippine ex policeman accused of relaying confidential United States documents about Philippine leaders to his country, pleaded innocent to espionage charges in a New Jersey court, a court source said. He remains detained and could face new charges in the
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        Lock icon US SPIN DOCTOR IN INDONESIA
        79 13 -AP The United States' public relations chie is in Indonesia, a country that saw public protests against the Iraq war, as par of an effort to enhance the image of he country. On Friday, Under-Secretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes defended the US-decision to go
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        SADDAM TRIAL LAWYER KILLED
        55 14 A lawyer who was defending an associate of Saddam Hussein has been found dead, a day after he was kidnapped, reported BBC. The lawyer, Mr Sadoun Nasouaf Al Janavi, was taken from his office in eastern Baghdad on Thursday evening. He was acting for one of
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        M'SIA GETS TOUGH ON DUMPING
        72 14 Malaysia will impose anti-dumping duties of up to almost 50 per cent on companies from Taiwan, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand for exporting plastic products that have hurt domestic producers, a report said on Friday. Kuala Lumpur decided to impose the duties, ranging between 5.13
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        Lock icon NX WILL RETURN' TO NUKE TALKS
        68 14 —AP North Korean officials have guaranteed that they will unconditionally attend the next round of six-party nuclear disarmament talks next month, former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr Bill Richardson, said on Friday after talks in Pyongyang. He said the North Koreans also
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      Lock icon Wilma closes in on Mexico
      524 14 AGENCIES Locals and tourists run for cover as hurricane threatens to reach danger level MIAMI (Florida) Thousands of residents and tourists fled coastal areas of Mexico and across the Yucatan Channel in Cuba, while Florida began emergency preparations as Hurricane Wilma bore down on Mexico's
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      Asia, Europe on guard against rapid spread of bird flu
      303 14 BANGKOK From Asia to Europe and the Americas, nations stepped up their guard on Friday against the rapid spread of the bird flu, a day after Thailand reported its first fatality from the virus in a year. The World Health
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      Lock icon Syrian President's kin implicated in murder
      419 16 -AGENCIES Suspects in Hariri assassination include Assad's brother, brother-in-law UNITED NATIONS Seven senior Syrian officials, including President Bashar Al Assad's brother and brother-in-law, are suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, United Nations investigators said in a report likely to
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      Lock icon Window closing on disputed Kashmir border re-opening
      214 16 i AFP MUZAFFARABAD (Pakistan) The chances are dimming that India and Pakistan will reopen their disputed Kashmir border after nearly six decades in the wake of the earthquake tragedy, Pakistan's disaster relief chief said on Friday. "My concern is that time is running
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      Website a platform for seniors' issues
      113 18  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from v READING the article, "By a retiree, for retirees" (Oct 21), I must commend Mr Mike Sebastian on setting up his website. I am positive his objective of keeping senior citizens active through his web portal will receive
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      This Wildheart is home free
      1109 18 Her job doesn't define who she is: deejay, lecturer, bird park manager or even seamstress with PAMELA 'WILDHEART' PILAPIL 43, sales and corporate affairs senior manager THE name "Pamela Wildheart" still strikes a nostalgic chord with listeners of the nowdefunct Radio Heart 91.3FM. The vivacious
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      Lock icon Mothers are born, not maid
      774 20  -  Neil Humphreys Shock horror! Parents can still entertain kids all by themselves! MY LITTLE sister hated me when I was a kid. Part of the reason was she kept finding my Luke Skywalker figure lying on top of her Barbie doll in her miniature Jacuzzi.
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      World unions body aware of Alpa-S facts
      337 21  -  JOHN DE PAYVA Changes to Act still allow members to act through leaders Letter from > President National Trades Union Congress I REFER to the article, "Criticism takes wing" (Oct 19), which cited the dispute between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Air Line Pilots'
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      Warwick's a case of culture clash
      208 21  -  LIMBOONHEE Letter from WE TRIED to transplant a microcosm of Singapore into Suzhou, China, but it didn't work because China's culture and way of doing things are too different from ours. Similarly, the University of Warwick cannot thrive here because their strong human rights
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      Raindrops keep falling, PUB keeps trying
      181 21  -  YAP KHENG GUAN Letter from Director, 3P Network Public Utilities Board PUB thanks Mr Mark Winn for his letter of Oct 18 and we sympathise with him on the damage to his house after the flooding on Oct 16. On that afternoon, there was
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      39 18 we set you thinking todayonline.com 1 Opinions. Thoughts. 1 Concerns. What moves you? I What irks you? Tell us. 1 Write, email or fax us a letter with your full name, contact j^knumber and address. we want your voice
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      Lock icon Is the bear in the house?
      738 22  -  CHRISTIE LOH Wednesday's selloff has not ruled out a year-end rally: Analysts christie@newstoday.com.sg THE spectre of Wednesday's stock market plunge is still hovering over some heads. "Many retail investors got hit quite badly. They're licking their wounds right now," said a local broker who
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      CORPORATEBRIEFS
      330 22 The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has given approval for the joint venture between Telekom Malaysia and its state-owned shareholder Khazanah Nasional to have a stake of up to 30 per cent in MobileOne (M1). On Friday, Telekom Malaysia said that the IDA's approval covers a stake of at least
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        Lock icon S'pore-Indonesia Q3 trade up 9.7%
        176 24 DOW JONES SINGAPORE'S bilateral trade with Indonesia rose 9.7 per cent to $8.9 billion during the third quarter this year from the corresponding period a year ago, International Enterprise (IE) Singapore said on Friday. Exports to Indonesia rose 18 per cent to $4.47 billion during
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        Lock icon MAS upbeat on economic growth
        444 24  -  VALERIE LAW GDP growth likely to be atthe upper end of 3.5 to 4.5 per cent range earlier forecast va lerie@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S economic growth is expected to be at the upper end of the 3.5- to 4.5-per-cent range forecast earlier this year, supported by the
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          44 24 Dow Jones SHARES ended higher on Friday on bargain hunting. The ST Index closed up 12.48 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 2,239.36. In the broader market, advancers beat decliners 307 to 211, while volume amounted to 1.13 billion shares worth $1.12 billion.
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          World markets
          56 24 Nikkei 225 13,199.95 +9.49 +8.87 Hang Seng Australia ASX 14,487.85 +78.91 4,364.38 -15.88 +8.55 -8.36 Taiwan Wtd 5,738.76 -9.24 -8.16 Korea Comp 1,183.48 +21.25 +1.83 KLCI 989.58 -2.11 -8.23 SET Index 686.21 +4.29 +8.63 Jakarta Comp 1,875.96 +8.56 +8.85 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,922.58 -22.12 284.87 +1.43 -1.14
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          Lock icon Commodities
          26 24 SGX, Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 465.00 Silver US$/oz 7.65 Platinum US$/oz 929.90 Rubber cents/kg 289.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,418 Brent crude US$/barrel 57.85 Information provided by
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          SGX most active
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          SGX top rises
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          36 24 US$ 0.5902 UK£ 0.3324 Yen 68.115 HK$ 4.5782 RM 2.2277 Euro 0.4911 Rupiah 5,940.8 Baht 24.131 Peso 32.717 A$ 0.7864 Indian Rs 26.587 Won 623.17 CS 0.6942 Yuan 4.7741 NZ$ 0.8407 NT$ 19.853
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        339 25 -BLOOMBERG CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world's third-biggest made-to-order chip maker, posted a smaller-than-ex-pected third-quarter loss and forecast its first quarterly profit in more than a year as wafer prices rose. Its net loss for the three months ended Sept
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        410 25  - LCC terminal a white elephant DOW JONES Tiger only carrier committed so far as CMS welcomes all airlines SINGAPORE will open its $45-million low-cost airline terminal in a few months, even though it risks becoming a white elephant, with only one carrier committed to using it. The terminal is due
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      63 24 Singapore. Prirlin Awards 2005 You Listened! You Voted! You Won! Congratulations to the following listeners who won $10,000 each in the recent Singapore Radio Awards Lucky Draw! You are: Teo Zick Seong Jackson Kek Foo Hui Shien All winners will be notified by post. All prizes not collected by 10
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      Lock icon TOOTHSOME TREATS
      615 26  -  I with Pearlyn Tham The latest beauty products are bursting with the natural goodness of food ingredients MY VERY FIRST fragrances were The Body Shop's vanilla and strawberry perfume oils. They were affordable and longlasting, and more importantly, smelled yummy like sinful strawberry mousse cake and decadent vanilla
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        Oil the goodness in the world
        456 27  -  PEARLYN THAM Harvest the natural benefits of olive oil with Watsons' new Olive Personal Care range of hair and body products pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg THEY may be small, but olives sure pack a punch and we aren't just talking about their tart aftertaste when eaten with
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        216 27  -  -PEARLYNTHAM MAKE-UP, eye creams and even the right pair of spectacles can help to enhance your eyes. But contact lenses? That is what the new 1-Day Acuvue Define daily disposable contact lens from Johnson Johnson Vision Care aims to do for you. In a
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          GEOX-LET YOUR FEET BREATHE
          110 27 If you worry about your feet giving off unpleasant odours a common occurrence in our humid climate slip into a pair of Geox shoes. You'll find a variety of footwear for men, women and kids at the new Geox boutique at The Paragon. Geox shoes are
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          SOTHYS-THE SCIENCE OF MAKE-UP
          97 27 Have you ever come across a make-up colour that looks good on a friend, but wrong on you? With Sothys' new colour selection typology system, you can now find out which colours work best for you, depending on six typologies light, deep, warm, cool, bright and
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        5-time winner
        360 28  -  PEARLYN THAM These watches tell the time in five time zones pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg THERE are dual time zone watches, world-time watches and dualdial watches. But Leonard's new Jet Set collection of watches beats these hands down with their ability to tell the time in five different time zones. While
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          SA SA-ONE-STOP SHOP
          99 28 Sa Sa's new flagship store at #02-200 Marina Square has an amazing variety of more than 250 beauty brands and 10,000 products. You can find skincare, haircare, bodycare, make-up and fragrance products here, while men can visit the spacious Men's Corner for 18 international brandsincluding Clarins, Shiseido
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          WAGGISH GOLF-TEE OFF IN STYLE
          85 28 On the course or off it. Waggish Golf apparel will make you stand out in style. Designed by London-based fashion designer Aida T, the line was first started in 2000 as a range of golf-inspired fashion wear. The collection is now characterised by an innovative
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          KIEHL'S-A GIFT OF CORPORATE CHIC
          84 28 Finally, corporate gifts you'd like to receive. Kiehl's Corporate Services offers corporate customers personalised gift options that are ideal for all occasions promotional events, company anniversaries or even just to say thank you. Choose from well-loved Kiehl's offerings to suit your recipients' fancies, including baby
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          ASPIAL JEWELLERY-A NEW MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
          80 28 The homegrown Aspial jewellery group now counts Goldheart Jewelry as part of its stable of established stores. The group now comprises Aspial Jewellery, Lee Hwa Jewellery, Citigems and Goldheart Jewelry. Make a fashion statement with Aspial's high-end designs from exclusive Italian labels. For
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        Try these frightfully cool outfits for Halloween
        231 28  -  PEARLYN THAM AFTER its well-received collection of Mickey Mouse vintagestyle tees, Giordano is once again appealing to the child in all of us with its limited edition Disney Halloween collection of tees that are childlike, but not childish. Available in fashionable colours such
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        685 29  -  AMY VAN This cosy Killiney Road eatery offers simply cooked, hearty dishes at reasonable prices f ood@newstoday.com.sg TUCKED away in an unassuming comer on Killiney Road is Rialto, a three-year-old Italian restaurant that is named after Venice's famous Rialto Bridge. Although the decor is somewhat
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        176 30  -  BRENDA CHEW FROM Friday to Nov 15, the Tung Lok Group, together with the Ocean and Fisheries Bureau of Jiangsu province in China, will be presenting the Jiangsu Hairy Crab Fiesta. The fiesta will feature a selection of creative dishes using the hairy crabs. Well-known for delicious hairy crabs,
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        Fresh fare at Romanee's
        675 30  -  AMY VAN Ex-Crystal Jade chefs serve up a mean feast at a small, air-conditioned eatery at Lau Pa Sat f ood@newstoday.com.sg THERE seems to be a trend for working professionals to quit their cushy jobs and open small independent restaurants which they actively run. Former wine
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        741 31  -  LOW SHI PING Modesto's offers authentic pizzas, pastas and other Italian favourites f ood@newstoday.com.sg THERE are some restaurants you pass by all the time, but are never curious enough to walk in and check out But when you eventually do, and like what the restaurant has
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          Tivoli Model DAB Digital Radio
          104 34 TIVOLI Audio's latest digital radio. Model DAB, is a styl-ish-looking device with an AM/FM tuner and the latestgeneration DAB (digital audio broadcast) module that delivers strong reception capabilities. You can connect the external power supply to the 12VDC/1.5A input on the rear panel or use
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          BenQ Joybook S53W Notebook
          90 34 THE white BenQ Joybook SS3W comes equipped with Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, a processor speed of 533MHz and a memory capacity of 256M8/512M8 DDR2 SDRAM, which can be upgraded to a maximum of 2GB. Featuring DDR II (dual channel), the Bluetooth-ready notebook measures 324.2x227.7x24.9mm and weighs
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          Olympus FE-100/FE-110 Compact Digital Cameras
          169 34 THE 4-megapixel FE-100 and 5-megapixel FE-110 (picture) from Olympus are affordable and easy-to-use compact digital cameras. You can access the shooting, playback and erasing functions with the touch of a single button. The help function, which describes each of the four scene modes, is available
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          Tele Eye Digital Video Recorders
          123 34 YOU can now get greater flexibility in video extraction with TeleEye's 8- and 16-channel digital video recorders, theßN2oBandtheßN2ol6. The recorders' removable hard drive design simplifies the processes of adding storage capacity and managing archive footage, while a built-in CD writer allows for the extraction of
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        Be connected yet stay free
        553 34  -  TERRY LAU Cordless headset gives office staff freedom from wires when taking calls infotech@newstoday.com.sg THE Plantronics CS6O cordless telephone headset system is aimed at office workers who have to answer phone calls regularly. With a rechargeable battery that allows up to nine hours of talk
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        Big yet swift – and heavy on functionality too
        347 34  - Big yet swift and heavy on functionality too -TREVOR TAN HOME digital photo printing seems to be getting as übiquitous as mobile phones these days. Not to be found wanting, Hewlett-Packard has introduced what it claims to be the fastest 4x6-inch photo printer the PhotoSmart 8230. The 8230 is a
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        Epson brings big-screen fun into the living room
        192 35 EPSON has launched a range of three-panel liquid crystal display (LCD) projectors for home and enterprise users. Ideal for users who require mobile presentation equipment, the EMP-X3 XGA projector starts up in four seconds and shuts down almost immediately, thanks to its
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        Here's the lock, but where's the keyhole?
        429 35  -  TERRY LAU Use radio waves to gain access to your home inf otech@newstoday.com.sg THERE are lots of books on the Internet that claim to be able to teach you how to pick locks (they're right between the ones describing how to build a
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        735 36  -  COLIN YONG Car manufacturers display all that's eco-friendly at the Tokyo Motor Show colin@newstoday.com.sg GIVEN today's US$6O-plus a barrel oil prices, it's not surprising that most car companies are showcasing fuel-efficient and eco-friendly models at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. The event opens its doors to
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          MAZDA MPV
          73 36 Mazda's answer to the Honda Odyssey and Mitsubishi Grandis is scheduled for launch in Japan early next year, with its Singapore sales beginning soon after. With a lower roof and far more dynam ic styling than its predecessor, the car now accurately reflects Mazda's sporty brand image. Its
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          MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER
          82 36 The new Outlander is considerably bigger than the outgoing model, allowing Mitsubishi to offer it with the option of seven seats. Built on a new platform and powered by a new 2.4-litre Mivec engine with 170bhp, the car looks set to challenge the Nissan Murano for sales in
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          NISSAN BLUEBIRD SYLPHY
          86 36 Forget the strange name for a moment this car is basically the all-new Sunny that will make its local debut next year. Measuring more than 4.6m from bumper to bumper, it is much larger than the current model and Nissan claims it offers class-leading interior space. It
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        Even smoother operator
        733 37  -  COLIN YONG The latest version of Lexus' luxury convertible is faster, yet more refined colin@newstoday.com.sg THE SC43O was in many ways the forgotten Lexus. Toyota's luxury division has built up an enviable reputation for making super-refined saloons and a highperformance coupe is set to join its model
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        An acquired taste no more: Honda City gets ready to roll after its face-lift
        428 37  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE OUR perception of beauty changes with time. The ideal female form depicted through art gets skinnier through the ages. Fashion is also just as fickle, as the 80s staple of acid wash jeans and
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        Luxury condo's big lure
        692 38  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Cairnhill Crest offers buyers creative payment plans, shows them models in bathtubs shobha@newstoday.com.sg EVEN though it is in no hurry to sell its luxury Cairnhill Crest units, Cheung Kong Holdings appears to be taking no chances despite its confidence in the recovering property market.
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        Rents inch up for prime office space
        212 38  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA OFFICE rents of Grade A properties inched upwards by 1.13 per cent to $4.71 psf last month due to limited new supply this year and a positive business outlook, said property consultancy Cushman Wakefield in a recent report. Prime offices in Orchard
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        En bloc frenzy as four new projects launched
        262 38  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA. THERE has been some hectic activity on the residential property collective sales front in the past week with at least one en bloc sale concluded and four new ones launched. The four launches include Valley Apartments, a 999-year leasehold development (the
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      246 29 S^C~^mT KONG INN SEA- bill as well as dishes from the special OCBC at the New Hong Kong Restaurant. OCBC Card- H i i ik^Pi^ FOOD RESTAURANT menu. The offer is valid until Jan 31 next year and members will enjoy the set menus, which include ApjjJT Enjoy culinary delights
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      55 30 V NOUI OPEN "ALL YOU CAN EAT" JAPANESE ALA CARTE BUFFET LUNCH -12pm -2.30pm t^» jfiJT DINNER-6pm-10pm I -I .-J £l -I Order Onr Japanese Dinner ala-carte Buffet $30 and enjoy "1 y P KamiNobe(paperpot)Oß• ABottleofHotSake(lsoml) I 5 OTORI JAPANESE RESTAURANT r^i v Blk 5 Lock Road (Off Alexandra Rd)
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      787 39 r^^^^^^y you' olJjVtli Brought to you by: 'n coniunct'on with TODAY'S sth anniversary, we're giving away T(!)D4Y VewmJjJ units of Kia Rio 1.4L Sedan* and 0,, NE^Sf $-^0,000 cash from 15 October till Jto^M standard g> \»pirU 25 December 2005. ™f Chartered K 1 __-_-t Make your purchases in the
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      1453 40  -  David Chew And the Cultural Medallion winner is also a master in his own right JACK NEO'S movies tell Singapore's stories. Often simple, they capture the tone of the so-called heartlands and the nation's psyche. The country's most famous film-maker has sliced through populist issues so
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      622 41  -  FELIX CHEONG plus@newstoday.com.sg THE one who doesn't fit in sees most clearly, speaks most eloquently. And probably attracts the most flak. Just ask 33-year-old actress, playwright and director Li Xie (picture), this year's recipient of the National Arts Council's Young Artist of the Year Award for theatre,
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      The Great film that nearly wasn't
      480 42  -  JEANINETAN Shelved for 3 years, \N\NWf\\m The Great Raid 'was a victim of Miramax-Disney split jeanine@newstoday.com.sg WORLD War II epic The Great Raid may just be one of the most misunderstood movies of 2005. Shelved for three years after it was made, mostly panned
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      260 42  -  EUSACHIA elisa@newstoday.com.sg BRIAN Richmond, one of Singapore radio's longest serving DJs, was bestowed the first Lifetime Achievement Award last night The award was one of five new categories introduced at the second annual Singapore Radio Awards. Honouring the best talent in MediaCorp Radio, 36 trophies were given
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      The MPO boleh
      228 42  -  DAVIDCHEW ONE of the world's finest and youngest orchestras will perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall on Saturday. Founded in 1998, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) began with critics calling it Malaysia's new status symbol alongside the Petronas Towers which, incidentally, houses the MPO's $32 million home.
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      Youth Park returns
      220 42  -  JOYCE LIN FOR almost 10 years, the Youth Park has been home to several Singapore bands with the likes of Plain Sunset, The Marilyns and Electrico performing there. But the scene has been relatively stagnant, according to gig organiser, doubleyellowline. And they're set to change that with
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        135 43  -  PHANG KOK-CHIEW WRI+ES I REFER to your ICONS story on Duncan Watt, "Watt a story" (Oct 19). Duncan has been an icon to TV audiences of his generation to which I belong. A gentleman and a likeable personality, he was composed and always looked immaculate. (Perhaps not
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        69 43  -  GERALDENE LOWE-ISMAILWRI+ES I REFER to "Watt a story" (Oct 19). I say bring him back! In other countries, newsreaders are often senior and we still watch them, wrinkles and all! I don't want to listen to people with pseudo-American accents. There are great voices out there with
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        Survivor sucks, Amazing Race rules
        142 43  -  PHANGJIANZHAOWRI+TES I REFER to "Amazing Asian race" (Oct 19), that Singapore-based AXN Asia has acquired the rights to produce a local version of the US reality series. I am not a big fan of the American re- ality TV genre but to me, the Amazing
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        Sudoku: A great way to wake up!
        78 43  -  CAROLINE POH WRI+ES I REFER to your new Suduko numbers puzzles, which appear in PLUS on weekdays. Usually I feel sleepy after a heavy lunch, but today I played your Sudoku puzzle after my meal. I spent about 10 minutes completing it, and
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        Sudoku: I can't go to sleep without it!
        117 43  -  VIVISHA DOSHIWRI+ES I AM writing in response to your article on Sudoku, "Seduced by Sudoku" (Oct 20). Sudoku really is a wonderful way of boosting your mental abilities and logical reasoning. I came across Sudoku around two months ago and have been
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      Batman Begins
      140 43  -  by Jeanine Tan DVD REVIEW FILM: The acclaimed latest instalment of the Batman franchise is far more brooding than all its predecessors. Christian Bale imbues his Batman with a dark sensibility that exposes Bruce Wayne's tortured soul and his need to do right at the sacrifice of his
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        36 44  -  Elisa Chia The bloodshed and mayhem in this gritty triad thriller is captured in a strangely serene medium, which sets this Hong Kong gangster flick about ordinary people consumed by greed apart from the rest.
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        36 44  -  JeanineTan Jodie Foster is so good at channelling the panic, desperation and near-hysteria of a mother in search of her missing child on an airplane that she single-handedly rescues this mystery-thriller from a crash landing.
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        26 44  -  Neil Humphreys The cameos by famous footballers are gimmicky, but this is a fine football movie about the rise of an illegal immigrant football star.
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        25 44 JT This quirky South Korean black comedy examines the complexity of vengeance by using the medium of the emotionally layered woman.
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        19 44 JT South Korean film about forbidden love starring Bae Yong Jun that is slow but deeply romantic.
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        27 44 JT French slasher flick drenched in blood and gore, with a massive kicker of an ending that makes up for the loopholes in the story.
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        31 44 JT The film is remarkable in portraying perfectly ordinary homosexual love. But it's a letdown because the story is, unfortunately, also perfectly ordinary when it comes to romantic melodrama.
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        24 44 JT Sweet as American Pie, this testosterone-fuelled comedy starring Steve Carrell celebrates all that is pure and beautiful about virginity. Really.
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        27 44 -JT Powerful and dramatic World War II film based on actual happenings in the Philippines that is bogged down by an unnecessary romance subplot.
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        24 44 EC A supernatural thriller with a surprising ending that will set you thinking, but that's the only saving grace of the film.
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        21 44 Sad but true: Jessica Alba's dangerous curves and dangerous sharks are the stars in this hackneyed treasure-hunting caper.
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        20 44 JT A silly South Korean horror film about a haunted wig that is as unimaginative as its title.
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        24 44 Zul Othman Yet another big dumb action movie with ludicrous action sequences that should please those with the IQ of a muppet.
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        30 44 JT The sequel to Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a Rob Schneider 'comedy' filled with such tasteless humour that it's asking to be massacred by critics.
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        641 50  -  BRENDACHEW Asking for more pay need not be taboo with the right attitude brenda@newstoday.com.sg SALARY negotiations is often considered a sensitive issue. Even when employees feel that it's well deserved, they are too shy to ask for it. One of the reasons is simply
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