Today, 31 August 2006, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon FORTRESS SINGAPORE
      768 1  -  JASMINE YIN Massive operation in place to counter security threats at IMF/World Bank meet jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg SHIPS entering Singapore waters could be searched and helicopters will monitor the situation from the air at next month's International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings. On the ground, too, do not
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  • hot news
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      TOWN HALL MEETS, SINGAPORE STYLE
      777 2  -  LIANG DINGZI Tampines experiment in democracy could set tone for communities to bond, thrash out issues openly I WONDER if the residents of the Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC) are looking forward to attending their first town hall meeting, as promised by their Member of
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      Lock icon Protesting the World Bank from Batam
      605 3  -  ANSLEYNG Some Singaporeans among 700 who will take part in forum, protest over a week a nsley@newstoday.com.sg ON SEPT 18, as many as 700 people from a dozen countries will take to the streets, waving banners and chanting slogans to protest the policies of
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      Lock icon Verdict due today in ST reporter's spy trial
      178 3 -AGENCIES HONG KONG The fate of Hong Kong-based journalist Ching Cheong, held for more than a year in China and accused of spying for Taiwan, is due to be decided today. The Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said
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  • Singapore news
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      COMMON TRENCH FOR UTILITIES
      158 4 IN a separate project, the LTAwill construct a first-of-its-kind $6.4-million "common utility trench" along Pickering Road and Church Street, to prepare for the construction of the DownTown Extension (DTE) MRT line. The DTE will link the existing Chinatown station to the Circle line's Millenia station. The
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      Dawn of a new Bay
      553 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG 10 mega projects over the next three years will see construction activity in full swing at Marina Bay cheekong@newstoday.com.sg WITH no less than 10 mega projects slated for completion within the next three years, the entire Marina Bay area will effectively be under construction.
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      Bridging the nation's rich-poor divide...
      371 6  -  LEE U-WEN Low-income group a priority for Govt as globalisation widens the wealth gap: SM u-wen@newstoday.com.sg THE income gap in Singapore could widen even further in future, and this is a real problem that the Government is already focusing its energies on solving. One of
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      Lock icon Shop online with your ez-link card
      233 6 TORCHING LI NOW you can do a lot more with your ez-link card than just pay for your MRT or bus rides. With the launch of EZ-Online yesterday, consumers can now download discount coupons into their cards, shop online and make ez-Payments for online
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon PM LEE TO ADDRESS 7,000 TEACHERS
        123 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will address some 7,000 education officers, including teachers, principals and viceprincipals at his first Teachers' Day Rally tonight. The theme of this year's rally is "nurture lives, make our future". Teachers will hear PM Lee's views on
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        Lock icon MORE STAFF SENT FOR TRAINING: MOM
        118 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA More employers sent their staff for training last year amid a buoyant economy, said the Manpower Ministry following a survey of 2,400 private sector companies with at least 25 workers, covering almost 650,000 employees. Private companies that provided structured training went up
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    • Article
      Clinic to tackle 'male menopause'
      340 8  -  SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@newstoday.com.sg LETHARGY, low libido, memory loss and weight gain around the belly. These symptoms are often attributed to stress or ageing, but if you are a male aged between 50 and 60, you may be suffering from andropause. Andropause or male menopause occurs
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      Lock icon All eyes set on better vision in schools
      369 8  -  SHERALYN TAY shera lyn@newstoday.com. sg STUDENTS at Ai Tong Primary School got to treat their eyes to some much-need-ed relaxation yesterday. Under the myopia prevention programme started by a distributor of the Eyeßelax device, the students were put through two standard eye
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      More smuggling cases
      454 8  -  LOH CHEE KONG Record detection rate because of tightened security: ICA cheekong@newstoday.com.sg AS THE Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) prepares to step up security checks for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings next month, it can reflect on a busy first half of the year
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Ahmadinejad's TV debate offer snubbed
      427 10 AGENCIES Iranian leader's challenge to Bush a diversion: White House TEHRAN As the deadline for a nuclear ultimatum loomed, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad challenged the United States President to a televised debate, a proposal the White House immediately dismissed as a "diversion". The United Nations
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon COMMUNIST PARTY FIGHTS GRAF
        47 10 -AFP China's Communist Party has launched a new campaign to fight corruption, requiring officials to report personal matters like home purchases and overseas travel, state media said yesterday, following a spate of high-profile graft cases. The rules extend to the officials' immediate family.
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        Lock icon IRAQ BOMBINGS KILL 53
        62 10 -AFP Insurgents killed at least 53 Iraqis and wounded scores more in a series of bombings yesterday, including one in a crowded Baghdad market and another at a military recruitment centre in a Shia town in Iraq Insurgents also defied a large-scale Baghdad security plan with
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        Lock icon NO CHINESE FIRMS IN INDIAN PORTS
        52 10 -AP India has decided to ban China firms from investing in or managing Indian ports due to security concerns. The Times of India reported. The decision effectively blocks Chinese involvement in the construction of 13 planned ports across India, valued at some US$l3 billion
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      Lock icon 'Durable' Israel-Lebanon peace possible?
      219 10 AGENCIES JERUSALEM United Nations chief Kofi Annan said yesterday that full implementation of the UN resolution that led to a ceasefire in Lebanon could lead to a "durable peace" between Israel and its northern neighbour. "The full implementation of 1701 gives us a foundation and a
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      Lock icon Nearly 60 escape from Timor prison
      136 12 -AP DILI (Timor Leste) Nearly 60 inmates escaped from a Timor Leste jail yesterday, including Maj Alfredo Reinado, a former military police chief accused of leading a group of rebel soldiers in recent violence, according to prison warden Carlos Sarmento. The other escapees were
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      Lock icon Respect for human rights is key in war on terror
      384 12  -  CLEMENT MESENAS EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@newstoday.com.sg RESPECT for human rights is a key weapon in the ideological battle against terrorism, said the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales at the Singapore Academy of Law's Annual Lecture. "It is essential that the
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      Lock icon 3 M'sian cops suspended for brutality
      225 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Three Malaysian policemen have been suspended amid a government investigation of a video allegedly showing robbery suspects being beaten and one forced to lick up his saliva from the floor. The incident is the latest in a series of scandals involving
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      Lock icon 'As you kill, you will be killed'
      371 14 -AGENCIES New details emerge of videos, wills made by terror suspects LONDON Three suspects in the investigation into the foiled alleged plot to blow up United States-bound passenger jets were to appear before a British court yesterday as new details emerged about martyrdom
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      Forced to change T-shirt before flight
      179 14 NEW YORK An Iraqi architect yesterday said he was forced to change his T-shirt before he boarded a flight in New York because the shirt had "We will not be silent" written on it in Arabic and English, reported Reuters. Mr Raed Jarrar wrote
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon SUPPORT FOR PROFILING
        94 14 ■AFP A majority of British voters support profiling air passengers in the wake of an alleged plot to bomb US-bound planes in mid-flight, according to a YouGov poll published by The Spectator magazine yesterday. In a poll of 1,696 respondents, 55 per cent backed the idea of
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        Lock icon BRITON HAS MAD COW DISEASE?
        87 14 -AP A 23-year-old British man visiting Hong Kong was hospitalised in a critical condition with a suspected case of the human variation of mad cow disease, hospital officials said yesterday. The patient, who was not identified, sought medical treatment in Hong Kong on April 6,
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      Lock icon Do maids change 'cultural values'?
      261 16 -AFP Malaysia to find out if Indonesian maids affect the children they take care of KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is launching a study into the impact of Indonesian maids on the children they care for, including whether they change the youngsters' "cultural values", a report said
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      Lock icon Routine stop nets wanted man
      192 16 -AP LAS VEGAS After more than a year on the run and three months on the FBl's Most Wanted List, the charismatic leader of a polygamous sect was captured during a routine traffic stop and now faces charges he arranged marriages between underage girls and
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  • Voices
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      TALKBACK ON 938 LIVE
      82 18 HAVE drivers on our roads gotten worse? More kids are having sex (and getting HIV) without mum and dad's knowledge how are parents handling it wrong? You found your perfect flat through an ad and can handle your own paperwork so why must you pay the
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    • Market forces not in the driver's seat
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        Following a dominant leader
        193 18  -  LAI YEW CHAN Letter from I REFER to Mr Siew Kum Hong's commentary "When deregulation isn't good enough" (Aug 29). Regulations such as admitting only Singaporean taxi drivers who are aged above 30 are not what contributes to the woes of our taxi industry. In fact,
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        Shaped by business instead of consumers
        272 18  -  ROY CHAN Letter from MR SIEW provided excellent views on the state of affairs in our public transport system. The age-old criticism of corporatising or privatising public services which often leads to monopoly on this island of four million people is often dispelled with
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      • Letter
        Upgraded trains to have more air-con vents and better air circulation
        266 18  -  DAWN LOW Letter from Senior Manager, Uorporate Marketing and Communications, SMRT Corporation Ltd I REFER to the letter, "Stale air down there" by Chua Kirn Choo (Aug 18). We would like to explain that there are two air-conditioners fitted
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      No leniency for animal abusers
      191 19  -  NELSON QUAH Letter from IT WAS regrettable that Wong Geng Thong was sentenced to eight weeks' jail for torturing a cat to death. This sentence does not appear to be commensurate with his acts of extreme brutality. In comparison, for acts of vandalism, American teenager
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      Time and tolerance needed for immigrants to bond with locals
      235 19  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from THE report "Breaking the barrier" (Aug 30) substantiates my belief that the bonding of new immigrants, especially those from China, with the Singapore community will be a long, difficult process. The foreigners come from
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      To the less common teachers
      120 19  -  COLIN ONGTAUSHIEN Letter from I HAVE always had great respect for school teachers as they nurture and bring out the best in students. Their dedication cannot be faulted despite the ever-changing and dynamic global environment that challenges them to stay relevant. What a calling! However,
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      259 20  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... NO PLACE TO HIDE Have you everfantasised about running away from all the pressure and stress of today's high-tech world? Surely there's a place somewhere on the globe where the pace is slower and the living is easy. Why don't we just
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      Clearing the air in en bloc estates
      541 20  -  CHAN KOK HONG Sales committee, MC play a role in ensuring there is clear communication Letter from I I REFER to Chiu Li Yu's letter, "When neighbours and friends turn into enemies" (Aug 29). It has been my experience as a professional managing
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      isay ODE TO THE COULDN'TCARE-LESS DRIVER
      641 22  - isay ODE TO THE COULDN'T-CARE-LESS DRIVER AMITJAIN I HAIL from New Delhi, India. When I first started driving in this country back in June 2004,1 absolutely loved it Barring taxi drivers, there weren't too many private vehicle drivers who demonstrated rude behaviour on roads. For someone coming from Delhi, this
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon It's the high end for SC Global
      613 26 DOW JONES Developer expects continued strong demand for luxury apartments here SC GLOBAL Developments intends to stay focused on building luxury homes in prime central locations in Singapore, despite the entry of large developers into what used to be a niche market It
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      Lock icon UOL, partner buy Nassim Park
      104 26 BLOOMBERG UNITED Overseas Land (UOL) said that it would pay $380 million with a joint venture partner for a freehold property near Orchard Road. Park Developments, the joint venture between UOL and Kheng Leong Co unit Russville, bought the property called Nassim Park. It has
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      80 26 CHANNEL NEWSASIA ANOTHER prime office building in the central business district the 13-storey Anson House at the intersection of Anson Road and Bernam Street is up for sale. The 99-year leasehold property, which is fully-tenanted, has a gross floor area of about 97,000
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        154 26 SINGAPORE'S largest contemporary visual art exhibition ever will open with a big bash at The Padang tomorrow from 6.30pm. Enjoy artworks and performances by artists at the Belief Party, the Singapore Biennale 2006 kick off hosted by Najib Ali. Marvel as the City Hall
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        193 26 SCIENCE.O6, the annual national event that celebrates science, technology and biomedicine will return with more brilliant activities from tomorrow until Sept 30. Jointly organised by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, or A*Star, and the Singapore Science Centre, this year's science month aims to
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      278 27 -938UVE RESORT developer and operator Kerzner International believes that its proposal for the Sentosa project could potentially generate more revenue than its flagship Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. In fact, its chief executive officer Butch Kerzner said that if his
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        55 27 Nikkei 225 *****.02 -18.54 -0.12 Hang Seng ASX *****.71 +201.43 5067.30 -0.30 +1.18 -0.01 Taiwan Wtd 6587.12 +107.21 +1.65 Korea Comp 1341.35 -3.26 -0.24 KLCI 958.12 +4.90 +0.51 SET Index 684.51 -1.73 -0.25 Jakarta Comp 1425.22 -7.70 -0.54 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2296.78 -5.91 291.56 +0.08 -0.26 +0.03
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        49 27 Bio-Treat Synear UTAC Wilmar Capitaland CEnerSave SingTel Chartered Gallant LabroyMar 0.840 -0.380 -31.1 107,634 0.935 -0.010 -1.1 33,541 0.740 +0.015 +2.1 31,396 1.260 -0.030 -2.3 21,361 4.760 +0.160 +3.5 20,620 0.175 19,703 2.470 19,180 1.260 +0.030 +2.4 18,938 0.740 +0.015 +2.1 18,236 1.670 +0.090 +5.7 17,352
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        60 27 Bio-Treat 0.840 -0.380 Bio-TreatML*****8 0.095 -61.2 Bio-TreatML*****8 0.095 -0.150 Autron W070B03 0.005 -50.0 HSM7400SGA*****9 0.720 -0.115 PSL 0.015 -50.0 HSM7000BNP*****7 0.475 -0.105 Falmac 0.020 -42.9 HSI*****DB*****1 0.735 -0.095 CreativeMBL*****2 0.040 -38.5 HSM7000SGA*****9 0.495 -0.090 CapitalanSGA***** 0.025 -37.5 SIMSCI290SGA***** 0.485 -0.090 B0CMLeCW*****1 0.550 -0.085 DairyFarm 900 US$ 3.100
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        143 27 DOW JONES SHARE prices ended higher, helped by gains in property stocks. The highlight of the session, however, was water treatment firm Bio-Treat, which lost a-third of its market value after posting a surprise loss for its fiscal fourth quarter. The ST Index ended up 16.07 points, or 0.65
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        224 28  -  CHOW PENN NEE CASHBACK on purchases, which was previously offered only by some banks on their credit cards, has now been extended to your savings account The XtraSaver savings account launched by Standard Chartered bank yesterday offers up to a 15--per-cent cashback on
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        486 28 BLOOMBERG Dow Jones Sees limited risk in deferring credit tightening THE United States Federal Reserve has signalled that it is in no rush to resume raising interest rates, and might even be done tightening as inflation eases with the slowing economy. Chairman
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    733 30  -  CLEMENT MESENAS It's time for both M'sia, Spore to forge closer ties, says Parameswaran Editor-at-Large clement@newstoday.com.sg THREE years after assuming the post of Malaysian High Commissioner, Mr N Parameswaran (picture) feels ties between his country and Singapore have never been better. "We are at a crest now
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    785 30  -  VPRATHABAN t SOON,thefaceofSouthJohorwill c v' be transformed into an ultra modern metropolis with features catering to businessmen and tourists. The Malaysian government intends to transform the grey, featureless industrial area into one of the best cities to live, work and do business in the world. In
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      292 30 J 5 Malaysia: 49 years of independence Sending money to Malaysia? You can't do it any faster than this. a 119 iC^ 3)1 Singapore] Malaysia Thanks tO MAYBANK INSTANT FUNDS TRANSFER, yOU Can Send money across the Causeway from Note: A cable charge of Sslo and a commission fee of
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    571 31 CL£MENTMESENAS This new mall in JB has full facilities and duty-free shopping IN THE heart of Johor Baru, a mere 10 minutes from the Causeway, is an r oasis of fun lots of good food, lively entertainment and shopping galore, attaxfree prices. With about 180 shops
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    234 31 Action, adventure aid a really relaxing hollday amid the lush t'greenery of Pulau Jerejak off Penang, Jerejak Resort Spa will capture the hearts of the adventurous as well as those yearning for a rejuvenating time. The resort has 20 luxury chalets comprising of six one-bedroom (Superior) and 14 two-bedroom chalets
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    606 32  -  OONYEOH There may not be many eco-tours in M'sia but the focus is on quality at least for this operator THE next time you want to take vacation in Malaysia, con- sider an eco-tourism package. For a country that has so much flora and fauna, it's
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      162 32 Malaysia: 49 years of independence "7ON A new direction in lifestyle f^Jfe shopping, leisure entertainment ™-v*r Department Store t I I j& Jtt A m" "JF^fc^fc Spreading over 18 acres of prime land, the ZON Johor Bahru boasts a direct N& yfC^^^^f^C waterfront and is being developed into a full-fledged
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      177 34 THE inaugural Singapore Biennale, which starts on Monday and runs until Nov 12, features 195 artworks by 95 artists from 38 countries. Held under the theme of "Belief," the event embraces 19 venues including churches, temples, synagogues and mosques. Here's your guide to getting around: 1
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      1381 34  -  David Chew Some of the works atthe Singapore Biennale may be subtle forms of protest but they still have plenty of bite ARTISTS of the world unite! Make art, not money! Up with impressionism and down with consumerism! While these might not be among the
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        451 36 WRONG song choices galore, that sums up last night's episode of Singapore Idol, which saw the remaining hopefuls take on R&B and soul. Even with the finals just around the corner, ZUL OTHMAN (zul@newstoday.com.sg) reckoned the last five still managed to deliver lacklustre performances, which explains
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        505 37  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Project Runway 2 winner Chloe Dao is living the American Dream... plus taxes plus@newstoday.com.sg HALF a year after she took home the top prize for her glamorous final collection on Project Runway 2, Chloe Dao is talking to Today about her win while
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        387 38  -  LYNETTE KOH Homegrown designers get together to create art inspired by Nike products lynette@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU lay your hands on :Phunk Studio's latest sculpture, the Claw, tear it apart and rearrange it you may just find yourself holding a pair of Nike SB Zoom Tre
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        214 38  -  PEARLYNTHAM ■r WHILE diamonds may be your best friend, your body's best friend could be this L-Carni-tine. L who? If your biology teacher did not include a lesson on L-Carnitine, it is actually an ammo acid that is naturally present in skin cells. L-Carnitine
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        141 38  -  BERNADETTE CHONG FROM Sept 1 to 17, Causeway Point, Compass Point and Northpoint shopping centres will be transformed into a monster kingdom in conjunction with Kids Central's Walking with Monsters, a TV production by the BBC. Learn about prehistoric creatures at the speciallybuilt expedition
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        146 38  -  BERNADETTE CHONG EVER wondered how many glasses of milk a cow can produce in a day? You can find out at Anchorpoint until Sept 10. The Barnyard exhibition located at Basement One will have the answer to that question, as well
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      634 39  -  AMY VAN Need to whip up a decent meal presto? Try this spicy prawn pasta recipe f ood@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU find that it is too tedious to prepare an elaborate meal for your family after a hard day's work, here is a pasta dish that you can whip
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        774 40  -  NAZIRKESHVANI traveller@newstoday.com.sg WHEN I first visited Odaiba, Tokyo's redeveloped waterfront, I couldn't shake the feeling that I had just landed on a newly-con-structed settlement on the moon. Glass-and-steel towers angle towards the heavens, massive geometric pavilions seem to hover in place, covered walkways connect various installations, and a
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        513 41 Celebrity tour guide Chen Liping leads her troupe into India's Land of the Kings IT WAS a trip back in time of the royal kind when celebrity tour guide Chen Liping and her group arrived in Jaipur, capital of the Land of the Kings, Rajasthan. Liping
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        758 42  -  ELIZABETH DALZIEL Close contact with camels is just one aspect of a trip that began thousands of years ago and Europe by Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great. In ancient times, this legendary road a series of routes collectively known as the Silk Road
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        645 44 -DPA Its history and culture aren't that expensive to experience and enjoy MONACO is renowned as the sundrenched playground of the rich and beautiful as well as the countless stars and starlets who flock to the exclusive watering hole of Monte Carlo. What few people realise
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          111 44 Enjoy special car rental rates in Brunei, Australia and New Zealand when you rent from Hertz and fly with Royal Brunei Airlines from now until Nov 15. In Brunei, enjoy up to 15 per cent discount on all types of cars. In
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          138 44 Send a picture of your first trip to Taiwan as man and wife and stand to win a second honeymoon to Taiwan. The "Honeymoon in Taiwan Photo Contest" is by the Taiwan Tourism Board and is targeted at couples in South-east Asia who spent their honeymoons
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          AUSSIE SUNSHINE COAST COMES TO SINGAPORE
          242 44 Experience Australia's Sunshine Coast right here in Singapore at Parkway Parade. From tomorrow until Sept 10, shoppers will get to enjoy a taste and feel of some of the coast's best attractions. World champion sand sculptor Dennis Massoud will create spectacular sand sculptures in
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      1511 46 SINGAPORE IDOL I THROUGH IT ALL CHILD OF OURTIME 2004 ASIA REBOUNDS Singapore Idol Extra Results Show Episode 13 The Making of Me POST 1997 (Live) Channel 8, 7pm Arts Central, 10pm Channel News Asia, 9.30pm Xianghai does B^~ Self-esteem is a key element of Last night, not dare tell
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      527 48  -  CUBBYLEONG These days, Malaysian great is busy grooming youngsters for the future cubby@newstoday.com.sg AS A player, he helped put the brakes on Malaysia's 25-year barren run without the Thomas Cup when he spearheaded the badminton team to a 3-2 triumph over Indonesia in the 1992 final.
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      156 48 -AFP TOKYO Japan yesterday picked Tokyo as their bidding city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, half a century after the 1964 Games symbolised the city's rebirth. The Japanese Olympic Committee voted 33-22 to make Tokyo their candidate to host the country's fourth Olympics over a
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      505 49  -  TANYO-HINN It will be housed in the Sports Hub and will feature worldclass coaches and facilities yohinn@newstoday.com.sg COME 2011, Singapore will have its very own Sports Institute. Responding to queries from Today, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) confirmed yesterday that the construction of a Sports
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      188 49 -AFP LONDON Kevin Pietersen (picture) said yesterday racial quotas forced him into making the biggest decision of his life, to quit his native South Africa and move to England. Pietersen made the decision to move to England his mother's place of birth and impressed
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      161 49 —CUBBYLEONG THE wet weather failed to dampen the mood of Tampines Rovers and their fans, as the Stags carved out a tough 4-2 win over 10-man Sporting Afrique in an NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2006 clash last night. It all went downhill for the visitors once Nzekwesi
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      621 50 —AGENCIES 73 matches in one day to resolve US Open backlog caused by rain TOP seeds Roger Federer of Switzerland and Amelie Mauresmo of France yesterday (early today Singapore time), advanced to the second round of the US Open with straight-sets victories.
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      338 50 -AFP MADRID Real Madrid have agreed in principle on a swap deal with Inter Milan with Ronaldo going back to his former Italian club and fellow striker Adriano going in the other direction, according to Cadena Ser radio yesterday. Also according to Radio
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      466 51 -AFP Coach Yannakis admits his men face their toughest test to date BASKETBALL World Championships SAITAMA, Japan European champions Greece broke away in the final period for a 73-56 quar-ter-final win over France yesterday at the World Basketball Championship, sustaining hope for a firstever
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      217 48 WEATHERTODAY Amsterdam 10/18 C rainy Manila 28/32 C partly cloudy o Auckland 9/16 C cloudy Melbourne 10/22 C fair OingapOre Bali 23/29 C fair New Delhi 24/34 C thunderstorm 25/32 C BS Begawan 25/32 C thunderstorm New York 17/24 C partly cloudy Bangkok 25/32 C thunderstorm Paris 12/25 C cloudy
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  • Sportstoday
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      Lock icon The Last Waltz
      969 52  -  Rohit Brijnath American t:?(press j 1 Agassi has been educating us for 20 years and sport is going to miss him i .1 BLATE into Monday I night, his monkish Bface dissolving into I smiles despite his exBhaustion, he told I John McEnroe after I his first
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      Lock icon How about a roof, USTA?
      231 52 -AP NEW YORK- It's days like Tuesday {yesterday, Singapore time) at the US Open, when rain creates chaos with the schedule, that players, fans, television executives and tournament organisers turn their thoughts to having a roof over their heads. The whole programme was washed out
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      399 54 I Jumping the queue at Ministry of Sound. I Just one of the privileges you'll enjoy with your HSBC Credit Card. Now there's even more reason for you to party till dawn with your HSBC credit card. Just flash your HSBC credit card at Ministry of Sound and enjoy exclusive
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  • COMPUTERS
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      THE R1 PRO IS TWICE AS NICE
      214 56 BOOTH: 6316 The LG Rl Pro Express Dual, launched at Comex, will be one of the fastest notebooks that you can get at this year's exhibition. It comes with the Merom CPU, part of Intel's brand new Core 2 Duo processor line. These
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      PORTABLE PORTEGE
      198 56 BOOTH: 5116 The Toshiba Portege M5OO-Pl4l is a compact and full-featured business laptop. It comes with a 12.1-inch liquid crystal display (perfect for travelling executives) and is efficiently powered by the Intel Centrino Duo package with each of the two cores running at I.66GHz and a full range
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      Game fiends' true Joy
      202 58 BOOTH: 6401 Gamers will find a friend in the BenQ Joybook S73GE32 it comes with an ATI Radeon Xpress 1600 graphics chipset with 256M8 of RAM. So whether you're crunching numbers in Excel or playing the latest graph-ic-intensive games, the Joybook will live up to its
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      In the great, grand tradition
      191 58 BOOTH: 5316 It's great to see Lenovo carry on IBM's tradition of providing sleek business laptops that are affordable yet packed with features. Check out the Lenovo 3000 NlOO for starters. The first thing you'll notice about it is the price $1,699 (with a one-year
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      Time to get a Life
      161 58 BOOTH: 5216 Those who love mobile entertainment will find many things to like about the Fujitsu Lifeßook ***** it's equipped with a 13.3-inch display that has a brightness of 300 nits. Plus, it boasts high-definition audio input and output. The Intel Centrino Duo-equipped laptop has
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      PERSONAL TOUCH
      162 58 BOOTH: 5131 Get touchy-feely with the HP Pavilion DV2OOO notebook. Its capacitive touch controls let you launch multimedia applications like DVDs and music just by grazing your finger on it. The one-inch thick laptop has a high-gloss coating with an inlaid "wave" design, making it look more like
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      Two (processors) are better than one
      204 58 BOOTH: Slll It's high time we saw desktops sporting Intel's latest dual-core technology. Although desktops don't need the kind of power efficiency notebooks do, the new low-power processors will allow them to run a lot quieter, requiring less elaborate cooling systems and silencing the
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      226 56 i shoot, i move, i capture, i achieve. f|fc& iam Jay Maisel and i SanDisk®' For over 50 years, he's been perfecting his craft, capturing images that have inspired countless others. ~^V"V Considered one of the top natural-light color photographers in the world, Jay Maisel relies on nothing V J
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      105 57 SONY. like.no.other" Cyber-shot ©SHnSEEiE^^^^^^M WSERIES /^*Hjh DSC"W3° 4™ *^tj i fl I Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens tf*L% I STAMINA (up to 400 Shots) I 2.0" LCD Screen I 32M8 Internal Memory FREE GIFTS •—(I 256M8 Memory Slick™ /mi t/ J^Bi nco_\A/7n K^J Memory Stick™ Carrying Case Ik dsc-WIOO t I
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      232 59 SONY. i-iyxniiivcvxm. M SONY ZKIJ^ HI .^r ~^^H v i/ #&gt;•' IJytsil 11^. t. 1 Besides great videos, Handycam® lets you take and print still pictures with absolute quality and high resolution. Now, it's not necessary to bring along your digital still camera for your next outing. pW^fWfT] Mega Pixel
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  • ROUTHERS
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      TO THE POWER OF N
      191 60 BOOTH: 4231 The LINKSYS WIRELESS-N BROADBAND ROUTER lets you start a wireless network with up to four times the range and 12 times the speed of conventional wireless routers. Now, isn't that an appealing prospect? It functions as a wireless access point, letting all your
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      All about speed and security
      228 60 BOOTHS: 4519,5311 With high speeds and fuss-free setup and usage, the 3Com Office Connect Wireless 108 Mbps cable/DSL router might just be the wireless router you're looking to equip your small office with. It allows wired and wireless personal computers to share a single broadband
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      92 60 COMEX 2006 Aug 31 to Sept 3 Noon to 9pm Singapore Expo, Halls 4,5 and 6 ADMISSION: FREE COMEX 2006 Hall 4, Booth 4709 31 August to 3 September 2006^H Ist 50 visitors to our booth \^W will get a free gift from us. .a*^**^^^ Bring along this AD STORE
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      590 61 OLYMPUS Your Vision, Our Future ■&gt; Small Size, f /^^^\^i Big Zoom :~:3^w ■Jf■ HET -I^*H L &gt; OPTICAL ZOOM Slim and stylish splashproof digital ?O*§-f u 740 DIGITAL compact with s^c optical zoom with 512M8 xD Picture card »71 megapixels 5x optical zoom (36-180 mm) ICw /"t_4.:~~l 7-,_. 5.6
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  • CAMERAS
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      A Canon of SLR excellence
      291 62 BOOTH: 6101 Canon has raised the bar for performance and price with the debut of the Canon EOS4OOD, its latest entry-leve 1 digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) model. The megapixel count has been ramped up to 10.1 and like the 35 OD, the EOS 400 D
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      STEADY, LAH, SONY!
      200 62 BOOTH: 6211 The slim, stylish and colourful SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-TlO will be making its debut at Comex. The 7.2-megapixel camera has a Carl Zeiss lens and 3x optical zoom. You don't have to worry about blurry shots with this camera. Thanks to its Super Steady Shot capability,
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      A long time coming, but the D80's well worth the wait
      203 62 BOOTH: 6216 Nikon has been taking forever to update its affordable enthusiast digital single lens reflex (DSLR) line. So, the Nikon DBO arrives with great expectations. The feares look set to please the most demanding enthusiast and those looking
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      Be the NV of friends
      189 62 BOOTH: 6126 Sleek and powerful, the Samsung NVIO will certainly make anyone turn green. It's styled in classy matte black and shoots images at a high resolution of 10.1 megapixels a feat for a camera that's this slim. The NVIO has a manual exposure option
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      Make the wide choice
      173 62 BOOTH: 5201 The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FXO7 sports a unique 28mm wide-angle Leica DC lens with 3.6 x optical zoom that gives you the advantage of a wide-angle lens, useful when you're shooting indoor group portraits, landscape photography or architecture. The range you get is equivalent to
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      So much, (or so little
      196 64 BOOTH: 5305 Making its debut at Comex 2006, the Kodak Easy Share C 875 is an affordable digital camera that excels in performance. It features an impressive all-glass Schneider-Kreuz-nach lens with 5x optical zoom at a price that's hard to beat $499. That alone would
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      Seeing the world in 3G
      193 64 BOOTH: 4729 The D-LINK DCS-2120 lets you remotely monitor a home or office in real-time using a mobile phone's 3G video capabilities. Of course, if it can be monitored through a mobile phone, it can be seen using a computer as well. In fact, the
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      Mobility is now a snap
      149 64 BOOTH: 4111 The newest generation of notebooks sport a built-in webcam so you can do video calls or conferences no matter where you are. But if you're not about to upgrade your laptop just to get this new feature, you might want to consider the
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      IT'S AS GOOD AS MJU
      225 64 BOOTH: 6116 Need to get more mileage out of a stylish and compact digital camera? The Olympus Mju 740 might just be what you need. Don't let its funky and svelte looks fool you. The ultra-compact camera's capable of taking pictures at 7.1 megapixels big
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      Creative solutions to meet your needs
      302 64 BOOTH: 5121 Creative's Live! Cam line of webcams at Comex offers a wide range of features (and prices) to suit anyone's needs. The Live! Cam Voice ($169) lies at the top of the range and offers voice clarity and noise reduction tools. It includes
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      959 63 TOSHIBA how will You notebook n«&gt;xt Toshiba recommends Windows® XP Professional. COMEX 2006 Cash Rebate* up to $300 Up to fK I qi A.,r. q c» n nm o^m bUkk •System Memory Upgrade* up to IGB (worth $199) I II II 31Aug-3Sep,l2pm-9pm ft C C -2nd Year International Limited Warranty,
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      383 65 GiiMlA JKi| The HP Pavilion dv2OOO Series Entertainment Notebook, powered by Intel® Ejl Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology and featuring HP Quickplay allows you to access movies or music in just 12 seconds. What's more, when you purchase this outstanding entertainment device you get a 50/50 chance of winning r^z^ jjy^—yx
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  • MULTIMEDIA PLAYERS
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      Creatives DiVi does it all
      220 66 BOOTH: 5121 Heads up, multi-taskers: The Creative DiVi Cam 516 puts a different twist to the genre of personal media &gt; players. Not only can it function as an MP3 and video player, it can even record video and serve as a web cam as
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      And on the Plus side ...
      196 66 And on the Plus side BOOTH: 5121 The Creative Zen V Plus is such a nifty little gadg- W§& I et. It lets you view photos and movies on its 1.5-inch Oled screen and gives you up to 15 hours of continuous audio playback. I I 255 It's scratch-resistant (yes,
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      Big chops on this tiny wonder
      226 66 BOOTH: 4206 Why wait for the next version of the iPod to sport more features for movies and videos when you can already have it with the Archos AVSOO and AV7OO? The AVSOO comes with a four-inch colour screen and a 30GB ($899) or
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      THEN A SHIRO COMES ALONG
      253 66 BOOTH: 5331 Karaoke fans might like I the Shiro MJ because I they can belt out the tunes while viewing the A lyrics on the 1.5-inch U screen. And everyone &gt; I else can join in the fun V because the song can be played
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      Tickle yourself pink, only at Comex
      158 66 BOOTH: 6126 In need of an MP3 player that'll match your pink Moto Razr? Look no further the Samsung YP-ZSF is now available in limited-edition pink, too. The attractive little audio player also comes in its usual black variation. Not only can it play
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      66 66 COMEX 2006 SPECIAL i BOOTH 6216 Best &gt; fe Buyll Bjj^^^L w J Nikon Wf A t the heart of the Image Nikon coolpix i_3 5.0 Megapixels b2.0" LCD Monitor Screen D-lighting Face Priority AF In-Camera Red Eye Fix Unlimited Movie recording with audio ■AA size battery Also available in
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      18 66 COMEX 2006 Aug 31 to Sept 3 Noon to 9pm Singapore Expo, Halls 4,5 and 6 ADMISSION: FREE
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      197 67 YOU SAVE MORE! /\udio House OFFER COMEX 2006 ■VVVIIPVI Vl^l IX 31 August-3 September 2006 lilCj 1-7 V 1 f^kf^kf^k Singapore Expo Hall 6 TOSHIBA 32" Rf%^\M\ jt 4 MM &lt;^^^B Resolution: 1366x768 Qfl I I Kg %^M Contrast Ratio: 600:1 lU^h gC| Brightness 500 cd/m 2 lO| IDOfA UP
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  • DISPLAYS
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      VA-va-voom!
      154 68 BOOTH: 6401 If you're thinking of making the switch to a flatscreen television set, you might want to set your eyes on the BenQ VA liquid crystal display (LCD) series. The VA series combines a simplistic sense of style and functionality at an affordable price. The LCD screens come
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      PIXEL POWER
      141 68 BOOTH: 6321 Pioneer claims bragging rights for the world's first 50-inch high-definition (HD) plasma panel capable of 1080p resolution the Pioneer PDP-5000EX. You'll be blown away if you see the display in action because you can't discern a single pixel: The screen is made of the world's smallest
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      It's wide hot
      129 68 BOOTH: 4331 Widescreen monitors are fast becoming a norm among PC owners. Modern operating systems like Windows Vista and Mac OS X and even websites make full use of the wide aspect. So, it's no surprise that one of ViewSonic's latest monitors, to be launched at Comex,
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      Fine Fantasy, courtesy of LG
      142 68 BOOTH: 6316 LG's Fantasy series of 19-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors look out-of-this-world with their unique design and red LEDs. But don't let their glossy looks fool you; the performance of these screens is on par with the best. The LG LI9OOJ and LI9OOR
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      195 68 MP3 Digital Audio Players GII LCISI IC Consumer Telecom Products gfcj |^QJ Digital Cameras f\ fffa V 1 Broadband a VOIP Products K^^ &gt;•"' Twin Color DECT Corded Phone I rfil J*sa^el^l SDB3OI *****2 -^J^ff^^ S£2* H $118 o $5.80 •^^^^^^y^^- &lt;!P\ Jt&W 'SMS feature I flfet Number Redial r
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      18 68 COMEX 2006 Aug 31 to Sept 3 Noon to 9pm Singapore Expo, Halls 4,5 and 6 ADMISSION: FREE
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      35 69 ■■r^ aI^A —SSl^. B^s*^^^^^^-^^^^^^ißßßl bt 4»^» wrr"^^ i*F '*&lt;-llll^HHs^ Bi a l^B I Fusion of pasL oresent and future IMm^bvl DBO sincG 2006 aJU iU^I i^PV'^Blt" flf, :iißßi|l i 111 !^k (il Jr HM| BB^BliilliUilUUilapli4iiillUd»AiSk£tfdU«69bittlplfiMil^
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  • PRINTERS
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      Go the Fuji Xerox route and get a mountain of a machine
      250 70 BOOTH: 6426 Fuji Xerox Printers will be displaying its extensive range of colour and monochrome printers at Comex, including the latest ones: the Fuji Xerox Work Centre PE22O, an A 4 monochrome multifunction laser printer, and the DocuPrint
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      LEXMARK'S THE SPOT
      195 70 BOOTH: 6421 The Lexmark X342n monochrqm LASER ALL-IN-ONE (AIO) PRINTER the CSOON J—\ COLOUR LASER PRINTER will 4M be launched at Comex 2006. The X342n tailored \M| for workgroups and lets users copy, fax scan through one networked device that can be shared by a group Its
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      It's a good bargain, Brother
      144 70 BOOTH: 6306 The Brother DCP-115C might be one of the cheapest multi-function printers you can find at Comex. The inkjet-based device can print at resolutions of up to 1,200x6,000 dots per inch (dpi) in black and white and 1,200x1,600 dpi in colour. It supports borderless
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      822 71 PlO/ieer sound.vision.soul HarveKJjmtmail ABSOLUTELY STUNNING "MUST-VIEW" DEALS! €or^ JlMl IP I Aug 3 Sept, 12noon 9pm daily Singapore Expo Hall 6 Plasma TV NEW hd pore -^^^^m .iiißii IMCJs&II PICTURE THIS: J^ Now $16,999 I^^Bjjj^Wl The World's First 1080p Ml^^sm^ 1* \%S2SS2&£^ttJS5lB* 50-inch Plasma TV* for AvjoumaitoPDP-soooEx imMum amazing detail
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  • VOIP DEVICES
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      Uh-oh! It's your instant messenger, even on the go
      201 72 BOOTH: 4639 Instead of using a portable and cordless dual-mode device that accesses your voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls as well as your residential phone line, Bafo Technologies' Messenger Call Box (MCB) is a USB telephony device that relays instant
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      TRY TALKING FOR TWO
      170 72 BOOTH: 4231 The Linksys CIT3OO Dual Mode Cordless Internet Telephony Kit is one of many dual-mode phones that are proliferating the market to take advantage of both voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and conventional phone calls. The cordless handset works with Skype by connecting to your
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      131 72 LG Award Winning Products with at Comex '06 (Booth 6316) LC Express Notebook 3 I A +bsolute Multimedia Power A +bsolute Security LC LC Deluxe Case Warranty Chocolate Handphone Retractable Ist Year (Red Dot Award Winner) Mouse International worth $568 n^- &lt;y in fe^ Fmtepl Ml Centrindfe. I Express Notebook
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      18 72 COMEX 2006 Aug 31 to Sept 3 Noon to 9pm Singapore Expo, Halls 4,5 and 6 ADMISSION: FREE
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      227 73 EXCEED YOUR VISION ■^drop\verything hurry down to the Epson booth at COMEX 2006^^ Singapore Expo, 31 Aug 3 Sept 2006,12 9pm £*&gt;** $138 (UP: $188) $1,468 (UP: $1,568) 2hfca $698 EPSON Stylus CX3700 M^^J EPSON AcuLaser TM CXIINF P^/f EPSON Stylus TM Photo RBOO 4 INKdividual™ cartridges sppm (colour)/25ppm (mono)
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