Today, 6 May 2006

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    16 1 /\A=diaCorp May 6-7, 2006 mica(p> 114/07/2005 weekendTODAY share your free newspaper we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon We can make life better: PM
    673 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH GE2006 Singaporeans need to stay together, move ahead: Mr Lee christie@newstoday.com.sg WALK with the People's Action Party (PAP) because the Government it forms knows how to make life better for all Singaporeans, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (picture) said just hours before
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    Lock icon All eyes on the measure of PM Lee's mandate
    727 1  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg AFTER a breathless election campaign, the hour has come and you are not the only one who feels that this election is different. It has been more watched, more debated and more anticipated than almost any other in
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      61 1 8_**********68C. I I \J Catch the results "Live" on 6 May (SINGAPORE A /A In English from 10pm, hourly updates all day. CHANNEL NEWMSIA H II II '^1 J?su^ io In English and Malay from 10pm. m jf In Mandarin and Tamil from 10pm. *****1 Post-Election Special on 7 May
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      66 1 MORE ELECTION REPORTS PAGES 2 TO 9 SUHARTO GRAVELY ILL THE CHINESE BOUNTY IN THE MARKET FOR A BARGAIN CHELSEA'S GRAND PLAN NEIL Former Indonesian dictator 'Healthy pipeline'of More flea markets Abramovich, Mourinho HUMPHREYS in intensive care with companies from China spring up to satiate aim to extend their bleeding
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    Singapore's growth forecast raised for the second time
    165 2 THANKS to better-than-expected growth in the first three months of 2006, Singapore's economic expansion for the full year is likely to be upgraded a second time. Revealing this on Friday night during a rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said preliminary data
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      96 2 Living Faith Church Presents Steve Murray, MIME Artist 11 MIME YOUR LANGUAGE" Come and experience this unique and incredibly powerful art form, that gives the invisible delicate human emotions a voice. Steve's MIMISTRY brings gospel to the people on a F^tasT different sphere, lNh. I connecting with their *i' inner
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    WILL THE REAL FIRST WORLD VOTER PLEASE STAND UP?
    630 3 DESPITE the James Gomez sideshow and the hysteria that has accompanied it, there is a certain neatness to this particular General Election. In the first forays that got the campaign on its way, the People's Action Party (PAP) asked: You have
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    MNCs looking at the long term
    523 3  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg AS SINGAPORE goes to the polls, even MNCs multinational companies are watching. Oil companies Shell and ExxonMobil will take a long-term view as they decide whether to build two multibillion dollar crackers here. The former has been expected to make
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    Lock icon We have a game plan: PM
    583 3  -  JASMINE YIN Apology for'strong word'at rally comes with reminder of need for consistency in governance jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS a mass rally which required him to deliver a message that was sharp and to the point. And in the heat of the moment, at the
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    Lock icon Chiam, Goh debate lift upgrading options
    891 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG SM Goh says Chiam's calculation of funds for lift upgrading is wrong despite his years of experience cheekong@newstoday.com. sg EITHER Mr Chiam See Tong is confused, or he is trying to confuse the residents of Potong Pasir. That was the final salvo fired
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    S'poreans abroad get to vote early
    289 4  -  WAYNE SOON WASHINGTON IN............ news@newstoday.com.sg THOUGH most Singaporeans will only be casting their vote this morning, a special group has already marked crosses on the ballot papers last night. The group, of course, comes from one of the eight overseas voting cities. Voters from
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    Alternative views possible without Opposition
    393 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg ALTERNATIVE voices are good for the country provided that they remain outside of Parliament, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Rebutting the Opposition's call for Singaporeans to deny the People's Action Party (PAP) a stranglehold on politics, Mr Goh said
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    Lock icon An unusual contest in Ang Mo Kio
    681 5  -  JASMINE YIN For PM, it's a rare electoral test, for young WP team, an indication for the future jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg IT IS a foregone conclusion to many: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will emerge victorious at Ang Mo Kio GRC today his first test
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    Near D-Day, East Coast candidates emphasise different issues
    546 5  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE final fusillade between the People's Action Party (PAP) and the Workers' Party (WP) teams in East Coast was fired on Friday as campaigning drew to a close. Incumbent anchor Minister S Jayakumar issued his third press statement
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    Lock icon NOT A ONE-MAN TEAM
    594 6  -  VALCHUA LIN YANDIN Low says WP seeing renewal and campaign was good ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR va l@newstoday.com.sg FOR so long, Workers' Party (WP) has been associated with a lone voice in Parliament that of party chief Low Thia Khiang. Yesterday, the veteran politician said that his
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    Lock icon WP candidates, including Gomez, are clean: Low
    382 6  -  LEECHINGWERN UNYANQIN chingwern@newstoday.com. sg WORKERS' Party chief Low Thia Khiang said that it was under his instructions that his embattled candidate, Mr James Gomez had applied for the minority certificate. Apart from accusing Mr Gomez of trying to "fix" the Elections Department by
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    Wong Kan Seng responds
    265 6 Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng responded to Mr Low Thia Khiang's latest comments on the James Gomez incident late on Friday night. This is his statement in full. MR LOW Thia Khiang was reported to have said at the Workers' Party this evening that he
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    Dr Chee's sister emerges as SDP's driving force
    483 8  -  ANSLEYNG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg WITH her Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) dogged by a defamation suit and rumours of an internal rift, and its bankrupt secretary-general barred from contesting the polls, political activist Chee Siok Chin has emerged as one of the party's driving
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    Calls galore and helpful feedback for NSP's Chia
    415 8  -  TORCHING LI chingli@newstoday.com. sg NATIONAL Solidarity Party (NSP) secretary-general Steve Chia said that he has received hundreds of calls and messages since he gave out his handphone number at a Chua Chu Kang rally on Thursday night But he told Today that
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    SDA rides on Chiam's personality, appeal
    670 8  -  LOH CHEE KONG Campaigning on party's core issues, he urges voters to deny PAP a one-party rule cheekong@newstoday.com.sg FOR the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA), the equation is simple. Its showing will depend largely on the appeal of its chairman and long-serving Opposition politician Chiam
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    LEADER'S STRENGTH IS IN PEOPLE'S SUPPORT
    855 9  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM PM Lee needs a strong hand to rule, as shown by examples across South-east Asia THE UNEXPECTED exit of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the resulting uncertainty in Thailand has generated ripples and concerns across South-east Asia. Mr Thaksin's political fortunes,
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    Judge: Leong volunteered police statement
    550 9  -  TEOXUANWEI KALLANG IC f PARTSMURDERTRIAL xua nweit@newstoday.com.sg AFTER two days of wrangling between the defence and the prosecution, Justice Tay Yong Kwang ruled on Friday that Leong Siew Chor had voluntarily made the police statement in which he first said he "had the intention to
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    Lock icon Yishun hospital costs $1m a bed
    212 9 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE first phase of the new Alexandra Hospital at Yishun, which opens in 2009, will consist of one ward and some outpatient services, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said during a visit to Woodlands on Friday. He said the hospital should not
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    Lock icon Suharto lies gravely ill
    523 10 AGENCIES JAKARTA Former Indonesian dictator Suharto, 84, lies in intensive care at a Jakarta hospital, "weak" from internal bleeding that had persisted despite a blood transfusion, his doctor said on Friday. He may undergo surgery. "Mr Suharto's colon is bleeding," said Dr Mardjo Soebiandono, head of
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    Lock icon Anti-Arroyo plot thickens
    307 10 -AFP NEW YORK A former United States marine who worked at the White House has admitted passing "top secret" information to Philippine political figures to help a plot to overthrow the government there. Deposed Philippine President Joseph Estrada has also been implicated and Manila has indicated it
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    Lock icon Penang bus bound for Spore hit by robbers
    198 10 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Four armed robbers have fled with cash and valuables stolen from 15 passengers while travelling on an express bus from Penang to Singapore. The robbers, suspected to be Indonesians, forced the bus driver at gunpoint to pull to a
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    Lock icon EAST TIMOR EXODUS SPARKED BY SMS RUMOURS
    83 10 AP Rumours circulating via mobile phone SMS messages of an imminent attack by disgruntled ex-soldiers prompted thousands to flee East Timor's capital, Dili, on Friday. At least 21,000 residents started leaving their homes a week after clashes between hundreds of former soldiers and
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    Lock icon BUSH, ABDULLAH AGREE ON IRAN
    82 10 -AFP United States President George W Bush and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi agreed on Thursday that the Iranian nuclear crisis has to be ended through diplomacy, the White House said. "The two leaders discussed Iran and agreed on the importance of finding a
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    IT WASN'T A PRON VIDEO: M'SIAN MINISTER
    72 10 The "pornographic video" that students at a Chinese school in Muar were allegedly forced to watch last week was actually an educational rape-prevention video, the New Straits Times newspaper reported. Malaysia's Deputy Education Minister Noh Omar said there was no truth to a
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    Lock icon Thai election commission a 'scapegoat' for political crisis
    280 10 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand's election commission has become a scapegoat for the country's political crisis, after last month's polls failed to produce a Parliament, the panel's chief was quoted as saying on Friday. "In the end, (the commission) has been made a political
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    Lock icon Blair's big loss and shakeup
    520 11 —AFP British PM sacks top minister and reshuffles others after election rout LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair sacked his home secretary and moved other key ministers in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle on Friday after voters punished his scandal-hit Labour Party in local elections. Mr
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    Lock icon Terrorists in comedy of errors
    224 11 —AFP BAGHDAD United States troops in Iraq have seized a video and aired it to reporters with the aim of undercutting the image of Al Qaeda terror leader Abu Musab Al Zarqawi. The video clips show Zarqawi dressed in New Balance tennis shoes, fumbling with
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    Lock icon Malaysia's No 2 rebuffs Mahathir's stand on bridge
    179 11 —AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's deputy leader has defended the government's decision to scrap plans for a bridge with Singapore, rebuffing controversial former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who insists the bridge should have been built. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said a Cabinet
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    Lock icon Rise of conservative Islam worrying, says Marina
    250 11 -BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian women's rights activist Marina Mahathir, daughter of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, said the government isn't doing enough to stop conservative Muslims from eroding the rights of citizens. A slew of incidents, including the trial of a couple for
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    Lock icon PUTTING THE OOHS IN LOOS
    72 11 THE GUARDIAN It has soft lights, gleaming red and blue surfaces and a soothing video projection on the wall showing swirling underwater bubbles. Welcome to Europe's most expensive public toilet. The superloo, which opened on Thursday in Berlin, comes with a disabled lift, a baby
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    Lock icon IT'S SH*T BEING A CROOK
    87 11 —AFP A would-be mugger fell foul of the law after he told a woman to hand over her bags in the west of England, only to discover they contained fresh dog excrement. Drug addict David Carlisle, 32, held a knife to Ms Marion Budd's stomach
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    COCKY PAINTER CAUSES STIR
    64 11 Australian painter Tim Patch has made the arts scene a bit more colourful by using his penis as a brush to paint a portrait of the Prime Minister John Howard, reported the AAP news service. Mr Patch also used his penis to paint opposition leader Kirn
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      Pet shop didn't breach rules
      194 12  -  GOHSHIHYONG Letter from Asst Director, Corporate Communications for Chief Executive Officer Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority Ministry of National Development I REFER to the letter from Ms Qiu Lishi entitled "Salesman tries to hurry through sale" (April 28). The AVA licenses pet shops to ensure that
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      The Humphreys Guide to Voting
      825 12  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS This is it, Singapore. The day you've been waiting for. Let our in-house 'expert' show you how it's done news@newstoday.com.sg THE polls are predicting a landslide victory, but the Poles don't live here. It's none of their business. But today's the day, Singapore.
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      Lock icon The Chinese bounty
      513 14  -  VALERIE LAW 'Healthy pipeline'of companies from China seeking to list here: Spore Exchange valerie@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) unveiled on Friday the 100 th company from China to list on the bourse and said it expected the number of Chinese listings this year to match or exceed the
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    • Sectors targeted by SGX
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        SHIPPING INDUSTRY
        111 14 SGX hopes to capitalise on Singapore's big maritime and logistics sectors by working with agencies like International Enterprise Singapore and the Economic Development Board to make a name for itself in these industries. So far, the exchange has received queries from many different shipping-related companies, said Mr Gan.
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        REITS, BUSINESS TRUSTS
        191 14 Mr Gan said two overseas real estate investment trusts (Reits), each with a market capitalisation above $1 billion, were expected to list on the SGX soon. Other smaller Reits from overseas and from Singapore are also expected to list in the coming months, he said, without elaborating.
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        HEDGE FUNDS
        81 14 Many institutional investors have requested for hedge funds to be listed on the SGX because they want to be assured of good corporate governance and transparency, said Mr Wong. "We saw an opportunity in Asia because there are a lot of hedge funds here So we see the
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        Lock icon Singapore
        174 14 Dow Jones SHARES closed lower on Friday in a second session of profit-taking after hitting a record high on Wednesday, as investors turned cautious ahead of polling day, traders said. "Investors want to see how the ruling party fares before making the big moves," said a trader at a
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        ST Index – 2,632.42 – 12.28
        4 14 ST Index 2,632.42 12.28
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        Lock icon World markets
        57 14 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Information provided by and E Mikkei 225 Closed IK Hang Seng Closed Australia ASX200 5,255.40 +66.30 +1.28 (orea Comp Closed rhailand SET Closed lakarta Comp 1,483.06 -1.27 -0.09 Jhils Comp 2,470.24 +99.95 +4.22 Shenzhen B Closed Vlumbai Sensex 12,359.70 +12.07 +0.10 Malaysia KLCI 961.38
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        SGX most active
        49 14 Ulidsouth 0.670 70,004 ties Poh 0.005 55,699 JniFiber 0.330 +0.010 +3.1 50,509 MghtWor 0.655 +0.015 +2.3 34,909 \siaPharm 0.950 +0.025 +2.7 34,692 joldtran 0.035 32,646 SingTel 2.770 +0.020 +0.7 32,596 liutian 0.645 -0.065 -9.2 22,502 UlediaRing 0.400 +0.010 +2.1 10,327 \sia Dekor 0.100 +0.005 +2.9 16,061
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 US$ 0.6342 UK£ 0.3429 Yen 72.278 HK$ 4.9185 RM 2.2879 Euro 0.5002 Rupiah 5574.5 Baht 24.017 Peso 32.758 A$ 0.8247 Indian Rs 28.524 Won 594.53 C$ 0.7035 Yuan 5.0838 NZ$ 0.9907 NT$ 20.075
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        Commodities
        20 14 Gold US$/oz 682.00 Silver US$/oz 13.95 Platinum US$/oz 1,180.00 Rubber cents/kg 352.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,426.50 Brant US$/barrel 71.14
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        SGX top rises
        66 14 IIA200 14.400 +0.201 to Royal 2.420 +0.161 IGX 4.540 +0.161 :apitalandDBeCW***** 1.100 +0.12! IhinaFish 3.660 +0.101 )BS Bk 6% NCPS10 107.600 +0.101 !IA 14.400 +0.101 IGXCS8CW*****1 0.095 +0.09! IGXDBS8CW*****0 0.530 +0.071 Jasper 0.015 +50.0 ChartBredSGAePW***** D.D7D +27.3 Eastgate 0.060 +20.0 SPHBNP8CW*****0 0.030 +20.0 Tri-M 0.060 +20.0 FJBenW*****6
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        SGX top falls
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      Lock icon Thai Beverage to raise up to $1.8b in S'pore
      266 15 BLOOMBERG THAI Beverage, Thailand's largest brewer, is planning to sell as much as $1.8 billion of shares in an initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore, the biggest stock sale here in more than a decade. Thai Beverage will sell 4.88 billion
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      Lock icon GIC should follow Temasck disclosure: IMF
      239 15 BLOOMBERG THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC), which manages more than US$lOO billion ($l5B billion) of the country's reserves, should disclose more financial details like Temasek Holdings does, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday. Singapore authorities had cited strategic reasons that
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      CORPORATEBRIEFS
      346 15 Shipbuilder Pan United Marine reported on Friday a six-fold jump in first-quarter net profit to $21.8 million, or 8 cents per share, from $3.3 million, or 1.2 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. A one-time $16.1 -million gain from the sale of a vessel, the Rodolfo Mata, boosted
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      aniconicCELEBRATION
      280 16  -  Bernadette Chong Red and white: These are the colours of the Singapore flag, as well as Switzerland's national flag. But that's not all we have in common. Said Mr Daniel Woker (below), the Swiss ambassador to Singapore: "Traditionally, Singapore's economic achievements have been benchmarked against the Swiss economic success
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      events
      449 16 "Icons in Red and White" features events touching nature, culture, business, sports, science and food. Bernadette Chong gives you a preview. Concert with aTwist Immerse in Swiss culture with the Gstaad Festival Orchestra which hails from the iconic resort in the Swiss Alps. Also enjoy a performance by the
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      expIorethisGLOBALVILLAGE
      237 16 In terms of size, Gstaad is just your average Swiss village, but it has a global reputation as a fashionable mecca for the jet-set ski-set during winter. With a population of 7,400, Gstaad is surrounded by some of Switzerland's finest alpine scenery, and lies in the southwest of the
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      seriousBUSINESS
      856 16  -  Bernadette Chong Switzerland is the fifth largest foreign investor in Singapore. Over 250 Swiss companies have established their regional headquarters here, and employed over 19,000 people, mostly in white-collar positions. Mr Rolf Frei (right), deputy chief of mission and the head of Swiss Business Hub Asean at the Swiss
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      195 18 Heartiest congratulations to The Embassy of Switzerland in organising a series of "Icons in Red White" Events from 14 May 2006 to 4 June 2006 to celebrate the long relationship and economic achievements of Switzerland Singapore BR&M Convincing cabling solutions from Switzerland Reichle De-Massari Far East (Pte) Ltd 50 Bukit
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      Couture, cameras, action!
      637 20  -  Pearlyn Tham High fashion is all about the personalise IT IS one of those words that always get my tongue in a twist My French-speaking colleagues say it best.^^^^^H with a certain finesse that befits something as luxurious, exclusive and highly prized (and priced) as haute couture.
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      CHARMED BY COUTURIERS
      782 22  -  PearlynTham (pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg) speaks to a niche group of Singapore designers -the couturiers IT'S NOT JUST CUT AND SEW DESCRIBE couture as something traditionally theatrical and impractical and you'll have Francis Cheong opposing this definition passionately. "Couture is now a form of art beautifully made but still wearable
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      NO EXPENSES SPARED
      414 22 HE IS costuming the cast of the upcoming local production of Cabaret and who else better than Frederick Lee to do so? Frederick, known as an enfant terrible of the local fashion industry, is often mentioned in the same breath as flamboyant and extravagant creations and has
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    • style
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        Power to the eyes
        424 23  -  PEARLYN THAM Estee Lauder presents world's first battery-powered mask to treat the delicate eye area pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg JUST when you thought that you have seen it all in the amazing world of beauty products, along comes Estee Lauder's new Perfectionist Power Correcting Patch. Possibly the first eye
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        A dazzling treat for Mum
        113 23 I WHEN feminine pearls and sparkling diamonds meet, what do you get? The Dancia collection from Soo Kee Jewellen Give Mum a visual I treat with the sight of peachy pink and creamy pearls interIspersed with glamorous diamonds, in the form of a ring, pendant
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          FLOWER POWER TO MUM
          93 23 Jazz up Mum's wrist this Mother's Day with the "Flower Wishes" watch from Swatch. The first Swatch Skin watch launched on Mother's Day, this special edition timepiece is set with amber-coloured crystals and will sit comfortably on the skin, thanks to its slim design. Mum will
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          BASE INSTINCT
          114 23 Good news for fans of Shu Uemura's popular UV Under Base Mousse it has now been redesigned to give your skin even more benefits. The new formula includes hamamelis extract to make your pores less visible and improved powders to provide a smoother and more even skin surface
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          LET'S DO THE BOOGIE
          78 23 Celebrity mums such as Madonna and Sarah Jessica Parker have toted it around so why not get Mum her very own Celine Boogie bag? The iconic bag comes in classic luxurious leathers of different shades and in Celine's signature Jacquard Blason Boogie or Macadam Rafia print.
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        It's colourful, it's irresistible... it's lipbalm!
        258 23  -  -PEARLYNTHAM SO MANY lipbalms, so little time. Or maybe not. With the m lip care products from Nivea Lip Care, you I may just want to use all of them at once because these irresistible balms will make your lips even more alluring. The
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        662 24  - Old school always cool Eveline Gan Tried, tested and loved, you can't help but love the food in Whampoa ASK the older generation about Whampoa Drive Hawker Centre and chances are many have fond memories of the popular food centre, which has been at Block 90, Whampoa Drive for more
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          127 24 Pizza Hut celebrated its 25th anniversary on April 25 by surprising customers with a new pizza concept -the Perfect Square Splitzza. Each of the three splitzzas consists of two halves with different toppings, and each has its unique base sauces to boot. The Blaze Glaze
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          141 24 Those who love KFC's Hot Wings have reason to rejoice the spicy wings are back, but only for a limited period, if you can't quite remember why you love those spicy wings, think juicy chicken drumlets marinated in a special spicy seasoning and cooked to crispy,
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          190 24  -  LEE HUI SHAN It's the time of the year to spoil Mum with the best again, and you will surely find something worthy of the occasion at Marina Mandarin. If you're not sure what Mum prefers, take her to AquaMarine (picture) for a sumptuous buffet dinner (s6B+++
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          99 26 Sony's HDR-HC3E is a small and light camcorder with a high-definition codec engine that can record in 1,080 effective scanning lines for sharp and clear images. A high-definition multimedia interface connects the camcorder to devices such as a television or a home theatre system using the
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          144 26 Qool Labs has launched what is said to be the world's first Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway. Allowing Skype users to chat anytime and anywhere, the Qool VoIP gateway comes in two versions skyQube and skyQube2, which has a GSM module. With
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          105 26 The Epson Perfection V7OO photo scanner is equipped with a dual-lens system that enables you to scan at a resolution of 6,400 dots per inch (dpi) for 35mm, 2-1/4-inch and 4x5-inch format films. High-resolution (4,800 dpi) scanning is available for transparencies, giving you images that
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          121 26 Fujifilm's 5.1-megapixel FinePix VlO camera boasts a 3-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) screen that provides instantaneous framing during shooting. A selection of playback modes, such as zoom display, and 30-frame playback for viewing groups of photos, lets you maximise the advantages of the large LCD.
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        474 26  -  NAZHARADNAN It has a beautiful screen, powerful feature set inf otech@newstoday.com.sg THE HP Pavilion dvB2oo is a desktop replacement that features the latest Intel Centrino Duo Mobile platform and a 17-inch wide screen. Measuring an unwieldy 39.7x28.1x4.6cm and weighing a rather hefty 3.71 kg, the dvB2oo certainly stretches
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        476 26  -  JANECHIAPOCO HONG KONG IF IT works so well, it is time to replace it That's the motto of Nokia's multimedia senior vice-president Juha Putkiranta, reflecting the company's attitude as it unveiled its latest Nseries multimedia handset devices last week. Noting that Nokia launched
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        734 27  -  ARIEL TAM The Nokia 3250 has hidden features when rotated, pity about the joystick though a riel@newstoday.com.sg PHONE makers are really creative these days, aren't they? Just when you thought clamshells and sliders were the ultimate in innovative handset design, Nokia goes one up with the 3250
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        649 28  -  COUNYONGIN Named after the Greek goddess of dawn, VW's Eos is set to thrill sun-worshippers colin@newstoday.com.sg IT'S NOT like a German company to be tardy, which is why eyebrows were raised when Volkswagen seemed to be taking an age to launch its new mid-sized convertible model.
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        398 28 VOLKSWAGEN EOS 2.0 T Ups Neat styling inside and out Punchy performance Feels solidly built Downs Light steering Narrow rear compartment Agent: Car Cars Price: To be announced SPECIFICATIONS Engine Type: 1,984 cc 16V in-line 4 Maximum power: 200bhp at s,loorpm Maximum torque: 280Nm at 1,800- s,ooorpm Gearbox: 6-speed
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        220 29  -  Arthur Lee My Renault Megane 1.6 is no longer under warranty so I have been sending it to an independent workshop for maintenance. Recently, the mechanic there told me that the engine's timing belt needs to be changed and this will set me back several hundred dollars. As I
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        529 29  -  NICKSYN Do unique sliding doors really make the Peugeot 1007 so hip? news@newstoday.com.sg A QUICK list of things that make go "hmmm...": Why people consider golf exciting, actor Harrison Ford's career choices over the last 10 years, someone asking when you last heard a radio DJ say something
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        51 29 PEUGEOT 1007 1.6 Ups Striking looks Overall refinement •Spacious interior Downs High price •Average performance Agent: Auto France Price: $81,900 with COE SPECIFICATIONS Engine Type: 1,587 cc 16V in-line 4 Maximum power: 109bhp at 5,750rpm Maximum torque: 147Nm at 4,ooorpm Gearbox: 5-speed semi-automatic Performance Top speed: 190kmh 0-100kmh: 12.6
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          126 29 THE wraps have come off Secret Agent 007's next ride: the Aston Martin DBS which will appear in Casino Royale, due for release in November. James Bond will be played for the first time by English actor Daniel Craig, who can be expected to pull
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          135 29 A BRAND new version of Fiat's legendary 500 will be launched within the next 500 days, meaning it will definitely appear before the end of next year. The Italian car maker announced this on a website it set up at www.fiatsoo.com. Visitors to the
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          107 29 VOLVO has modified its S6O saloon for the 2007 year model with the intention of making it sportier to drive. The suspension springs and dampers have been stiffened up for sharper handling, while thicker anti-roll bars reduce body movement in corners. There are also
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        710 30  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Tight supply of space and surging demand will sustain upward trend, say experts shobha@newstoday.com.sg IN A sure sign of surging demand in a strengthening economy, office rents in Singapore have gone up from U5531.68 ($49.94) per sq ft (psf) in the last
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        230 30  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA ANOTHER prime development in the upmarket Cairnhill/Orchard Road area has come up for en bloc sale. More than 80 per cent of the 36 owners of Horizon View have agreed to a collective sale of the 22-year-old development located at 61 Cairnhill Road.
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        124 30 BLOOMBERG HONG Kong's property sales, mainly of apartments, surged 91.3 per cent in value in April from the previous month, according to the Land Registry. The number of transactions declined 6.6 per cent from the previ- ous month to 8.598. The
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        215 30  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA KEEPING up the tempo in its land-buying spree, Wing Tai yesterday announced its purchase of Newton Meadows located along Newton Road. The main-board listed property group's wholly owned subsidiary Winnorth Investment paid $73 million or about $660 per sq ft
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      1298 32  -  Elisa Chia Vintage clothes, eclectic knick knacks and second-hand designer goods, 'tis the season for the discount bazaars and flea markets ■W-^ OUGHLY I 3 13 years I after it X Vo pc n c d with a buzz, the Sunday flea market
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      392 33  -  AMELYNN LIONG a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg FASHIONISTAS alert. Find out which bling is worth selling your grandma for and which designer bag you have to be seen with in this month's Elle Singapore. Celebrating the Singapore edition's 150th issue this month, the magazine rolled out the results of
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      304 34 HOMEGROWN DJ Debbie Chia never dreamt of rubbing shoulders with some of the industry's most promising DJs and producers, but last year she was Singapore's representative at the Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA), an annual gathering of the electronic music industry. Chia made history
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      493 34  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL American Idol contestant Paris Bennett has bigger plans than the show Juliana r@newstoday.com.sg PARIS Bennett must be among the happiest A merican Idol contestants to be booted off the show. When it was announced yesterday that she had received the lowest number
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      353 34 MAYBE it was the day-long interview schedule. Maybe it was the fact that she'd just lost her chance at winning a million bucks. Whatever the case, self-de-scribed "free spirit" Courtney Marit was none too happy when she spoke to Today about being
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      315 35  -  Ross Wallace DVDREVIEW by.................... FILM: "I don't know of a better translation from novel to film," author John Le Carre says of this adaptation of his bestselling book in one of the special features on the DVD. While Le Carre is understandably biased, it's hard to argue
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      222 35  -  Jeanine Tan DVDREVIEW by,................ FILM:This quirky indie opens up a new dimension inteenage woes. Lou Pucci plays Justin Cobb, an awkward teenager who has a persistent habit of sucking his thumb. Everyone tries to change him, from his alpha male father (Vincent D'Onofrio) to his new wave hippie dentist
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        652 39  -  JANICE GOH Favouritism at workplace affects staff morale and productivity; also breeds animosity and helplessness ja nice@newstoday.com.sg MOST of us are familiar with favouritism at home. For example, your youngest sibling, who is the apple of your father's eye, escapes unscathed from watching five hours
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      491 40 —ap Thomas' clutch 3-pointer helps Phoenix force Game 7 NBA PLAYOFFS, WESTERN CONFERENCE IST ROUND Lakers 118 Suns 126 (series tied 3-3) LOS ANGELES Tim Thomas felt some of the Los Angeles Lakers tighten up down the stretch. He didn't Thomas made two huge 3-pointers, Boris Diaw
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      204 40 BLOOMBERG INCHEON, South Korea Michelle Wie (picture) made the halfway cut in a men's professional golf tournament for the first time in eight attempts, at the SK Telekom Open on Friday. The 16-year-old Hawaiian followed an opening 2-under-par 70 with a 69 in the
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      625 41 thewEEKENDinterview WITH IRAN DEFENDER MOHAMED NOSRATI Blessed with pace and a hard tackle, Iran defender Mohamed Nosrati is notorious for having a short fuse. In the 2004 Asian Cup finals, he was banned four matches and fined US$7,OOO ($11,000) by the Asian Football Confederation for
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      311 41  -  DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO6 Sengkang Punggoll SAFFC 1 IT HAD to happen at some point, but few would have bet on Sengkang Punggol getting their first point of the season against SAFFC. But that was exactly what happened at the Jalan Besar
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      1065 42  -  CUBBY LEONG Critics say Young Lions benefiting from home artificial turf, coach says give players credit cubby@newstoday.com.sg THE Young Lions are going great guns so far this season. They are well in contention for the S-League title and go into next week's second leg semi-final
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      196 42 With Balestier Khalsa's Akihiro Nakamura Mohd Amin Mohd Iskandar, 20, national serviceman After playing in the S-League with various teams fora few years, do you think the standard of football here has improved? Nakamura: Yes, definitely. The playing standards among the various teams have improved and in a way,
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      572 44 -AP Terry and Gerrardthe favourites as future England boss avoids Beckham topic LONDON It looks like David Beckham will no longer be England captain after the World Cup. Steve McClaren will take over from Sven-Goran Eriksson at the start of August and, when the question
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      126 44 LONDON England team doctor Leif Sward believes Wayne Rooney still has a "chance" of playing in the World Cup. The 20-year-old Manchester United striker suffered more than one fracture to a metatarsal bone in his right foot during a 3-0 defeat away to English Premiership
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      433 44 —AFP BADMINTON Thomas Cup TOKYO European powerhouses Denmark were forced to work hard to beat five-time winners Malaysia 3-2 on Friday to set up a Thomas Cup final clash on Sunday against defending champions China. China's shuttlers had earlier blanked
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      652 45  -  Lan De Cotta Unless McLaren's Finnish ace recharges fast, his title hopes are all but over ANY thoughts of the race at Nurburgring last year and he would probably have a sleepless night. Kimi Raikkonen arrived at the German circuit trailing championship leader Fernando Alonso by 22
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        99 46 DAYS TO GO THE Portuguese Football Federation are offering national team players their biggest-ever bonus if they win the 2006 World Cup. President Giberto Madail would not specify the exact amount each player would take home, telling daily newspaper Jornal de Noticiasthat "all I can tell you
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        133 46 A US lawmaker and rights groups have accused Germany of doing little to prevent the exploitation of women during the World Cup, with one expert calling Berlin an official "pimp" for the event. "While the winner of the World Cup remains unknown, the clear losers will
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        108 46 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger says Ashley Cole (picture) will be back to full fitness by the time the World Cup kicks off on June 10 in Germany. The 25-year-old Arsenal full-back received a World Cup boost by playing a full match, in the 3-1 defeat of
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      777 46  -  Neil Humphreys WHEN Chelsea lifted their second consecutive Premiership title last week, two incidents neatly encapsulated the club's dichotomy. Skipper John Terry hobbled bravely onto the pitch to collect the deserved trophy. Blue was the colour at Stamford Bridge, but red was the colour of
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