Today, 28 October 2006

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    17 1 weekendTODAY share your free newspaper October 28 29, 2006 mica(p> 190/07/2006 we set you thinking todayonline.com //\S£J]J-\COR.P
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    Lock icon WALKING THE TALK
    995 1  -  TYIhTT icTOII wM New MPs prepare for their big test as Parliament convenes cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg THERE are Parliaments and there are Parliaments. When the 11th Parliament convenes this coming week, it will have a very distinctive feel to it It is not just the fact that the MPs
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon The shape of things to come
      509 2  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@media corp.com.sg GOING by precedent, when Parliament opens next week, Singaporeans will get a preview of the kind of policies and legislation that will be rolled out in the next five years. In 2002, President S R Nathan opened the 10th
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        HELP FOR MALAYSIAN WORKERS
        128 3 The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has been working with Malaysian authorities to assist affected Malaysian workers with their complaints. Responding to recent reports, MOM said its investigations have shown that these workers hold valid work permits but to secure a job in Singapore, they had agreed
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      • Article
        Lock icon MOM TO STUDY NO 1 WORKSITE KILLER
        106 3 938 LIVE Falling from a height has been the No 1 cause of death at workplaces here over the past 10 years. From next month. Ministry of Manpower (MOM) inspectors will visit worksites, such as shipyards and factories, to identify features that might
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        Lock icon JOBS GALORE FOR INMATES
        47 3 938 LIVE The Yellow Ribbon Job Fair next week will offer more than 900 jobs to pre-release inmates, with 380 inmates selected to attend it. The inmates will also undergo skills development programmes, with the involvement of self-help groups, to increase their employability.
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      • Article
        Lock icon CHARGED WITH 20-YEAR-OLD ROBBERY
        82 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A 41-year-old Malaysian was charged in court on Friday in connection with an armed robbery nearly 20 years ago. Choo Show Tong is accused of using a revolver to rob a jewellery shop in Commonwealth Lane in 1987. He fled Singapore shortly after but
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    • Article
      Guangdong can be S'pore's gateway
      414 3  -  JASMINE YIN Official tells PM Lee, province offers potential for cooperation, hook-up to Pearl River Delta IN GUANGDONG jasmine@media corp.corp.sg WHILE Singapore has invested in inland provinces in China, it should turn its eye outwards to the coastal province of Guangdong. Not only is Guangdong
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      36 2 LIVING FAITH CHURCH 8 www.thelivingfaith.org "I will gO before thee and ITiake the crooked places Straight. The Bible Isaiah 45:2 Join us at Singapore Conference Hall Speaker: Rev Dr John Shepherd Lim Come S. be biassed!
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  • Singapore news
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      Jail and fines for aiding loan sharks
      214 4  -  -ANSLEYNG TWENTY-SIX people pleaded guilty in a district court on Friday to aiding illegal moneylending activities when they handed over their bank accounts to loan sharks. The group is part of 34 people charged on Friday. The other nine either did not plead
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      Lock icon Ravi gets one-year suspension
      548 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg IN STARK contrast to his usual unrestrained ways, controversial lawyer M Ravi (picture) was, for the most part, on his best conduct on Friday, as he stood before Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong to answer for his rude behaviour
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    • Article
      Rapist gets 2-1/2 years in jail
      333 4  -  -LOHCHEEKONG THE Bangladeshi cleaner whose confession was thrown out by the judge midway in the trial, was nonetheless found guilty of raping his former lover and was sentenced to jail for two and a half years on Friday. Mohammed Liton Mohammed Syeed Mallik, 29,
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    • Article
      Chee's application to abort trial rejected
      369 4  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg OPPOSITION politician Chee Soon Juan's attempt to get a district court to dismiss his case due to a "breach of court rules" was rejected on Friday. Chee argued that the hearing was "hopelessly compromised" because the prosecutor had allowed the officer in
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    • Article
      Undergrads among six jailed for credit card fraud
      198 4  -  -UNYANQIN FOR making over $80,000 worth of purchases using cloned credit cards, six men were jailed on Friday after being convicted of credit card fraud. The men, two of whom are undergraduates at the National University of Singapore, had used a card
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    • Article
      NUS Biomedical Ethics centre up
      298 6  -  TAN HUI LENG Unit will partner counterparts in the UK and US huileng@media corp.com.sg IN A move that may shape future policies on bioethics, the National University of Singapore (NUS) has set up a new Centre for Biomedical Ethics at its medical school. Headed by
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    • Article
      KKH cuts waiting time to diagnose breast cancer
      539 6  -  SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@media corp.com.sg DETECTING a breast lump can be distressing, and the time taken to arrange diagnostic check-ups and scans can often add to the strain. But the first one-stop centre dedicated to breast health at XX Women's and Children's Hospital
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    • Article
      Ang Mo Kio's heartland megamall
      256 6  -  -TORCHING LI VIVOCITY it may not be, but at half the size of Singapore's largest shopping complex or around 500,000 sq ft AMK Hub is expected to boost the vibrancy of Ang Mo Kio Town Centre when it opens early next year. At the topping-up
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      Cooking up a storm at 75
      278 6  -  UNYANQIN SHE'S already celebrated her 75th birthday, but six days a week, from 7am to 3pm, Madam Low Chui Peh (picture) can be found preparing food in the kitchens of Hotel Phoenix. "It can be tiring, but I like to keep busy," said Madam
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  • world news
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      HOW I TOPPLED THE THAKSIN REGIME
      990 8 Sonthi told former Premier twice that he would stage a coup BANGKOK For the first time, Thailand's coup leader has revealed the stunning story of how he ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. In an exclusive interview with The Nation, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin claimed that
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon INDIAN POLICE FOIL MILITANT PLOT
        81 8 -AFP Police in Karnataka, India, said on Friday they had foiled an attempt by suspected Islamic militants from Pakistan to blow up the local legislative assembly. Two militants were arrested after a gunfight in Mysore, 150 km south-west of Bangalore. They had on them them
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        Lock icon SHANGHAI MULLS CHINA'S FIRST SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAW
        71 8 -AFP Shanghai is mulling the country's first comprehensive sexual harassment laws in what could be an important national precedent. The China Daily said on Friday. The bill would outlaw sexually suggestive language even if used in jest, and the emailing or text-mes-saging of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Cleric won't resign over 'meat' comment
      166 8 -AP CANBERRA Australia's most prominent Islamic cleric, widely condemned for suggesting that women who do not wear headscarves invite rape, implied on Friday that he would not resign as long as the White House continues to influence the world. The board of Sydney's Lakemba
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      Sweet Memories
      424 10 Dim Sum Dolly, Selena Tan, recalls her inspiring encounters at the museum I remember as a mischievous primary school girl being hauled up the school bus to go to the "National Museum sigh so boring ...I" What could be interesting about seeing a bunch of antiques in a
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      Lock icon Dr M turns up the heat
      425 10 -AGENCIES Claims relatives harassed to silence him, while Abdullah fights accusations KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad has made new accusations against his successor, claiming his relatives are being harassed and intimidated to silence him, upping the ante in an already-bitter feud between
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon SECURITY TIGHT ON FRANCE'S RIOTS ANNIVERSARY
        98 10 -AFP France's interior minister ordered police to go on maximum alert in at-risk areas around the country after several buses were torched in suburbs ahead of the anniversary of widespread rioting lastyear. Mr Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he had mobilised "all mobile forces
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        Lock icon EMERGENCY RULE TO BE SCRAPPED IN THAI SOUTH
        106 10 -AFP Thailand's military-backed government said on Friday it would end emergency rule in mainly Muslim provinces by January, after a regional mediation body had re-opened, in a bid to curb a bloody insurgency. Defence minister General Boonrawd Somtas said the mediation forum
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        Lock icon 3RD S KOREAN OFFICIAL QUITS
        78 10 AFP The head of South Korea's intelligence agency has offered his resignation, the third senior security official to do so since North Korea's shock Oct 9 nuclear test, officials said on Friday. "Director Kirn Seung-kyu on Thursday called on the President and expressed his intention
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      Lock icon Ban in China to discuss North Korea nuclear crisis
      259 10 -AFP BEIJING Incoming United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (picture) arrived in China on Friday for talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao that were expected to focus on North Korea's recent nuclear test Currently South Korea's foreign minister, Mr Ban met with
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      328 9 PREsmenrs CHfILIEIICE 2006 REBCH OUT SinCBPORE Thank You, Singapore President's Challenge 2006 has raised $B.2million "44 organisations and 91 schools took part in the President's Challenge this year, and I would like to thank all of them. I am heartened to note the increasing number of individuals, especially the young,
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  • Voices
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      Bravo, CNA makes for good reading
      206 12  -  LEO CHEN lAN Letter from President, Disabled People's Association IT HAS been a viewing pleasure to see the subtitling initiative on television news in Singapore. News bulletins are the most appropriate platform on which to launch subtitling services as they are a prime information
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      Man, I feel like a woman
      777 12  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS Guys, get an ez-linkcard to protectyour manhood I CAN still recall the exact moment when I realised that I wasn't cut out to be a driver. It was the split-second I pulled out at a major roundabout and hurtled towards a dozen
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      It's job or baby, no in between here
      237 12  -  PAULINE PANG Letter from I EMPATHISE with HDB Tai Tai Tabitha Wang, in her Friday column "What pregnant pause? It's a full stop" (Oct 27). I came back from London two months ago, after staying there for three years. My husband and
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    • Letter
      Unusual Osim post is disruptive
      91 12  -  DENIS DISTANT Letter from COMPANIES usually post their financial results on SGX website, SGXNET, from spm onwards, which gives interested parties enough time to view the results long before trading starts the next morning It is unusual to find Osim asking for a half day
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    • shoptalk
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        REFRESHING TREAT
        106 14 Beat the heat and stay hydrated with two new beverages from Marigo Peel Fresh.The No Suga Added Apple Cranberry juice is a light and refreshing drink that is rich in vitamins A,C and E.There's also the new No Sugar Added Wheat Grass and Veggie drink that is made
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        OCTOBER OFFERING
        71 14 From now till Oct 31, enjoy discounts when you purchase the Eu Van Sang Bak Foong Pills. Eu Van Sang members enjoy a 20 per cent discount, while non-members enjoy a 15 per cent discount.The pills, which are made with herbs such as Chinese ginseng, angelica root and
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        CONVENIENCE IN A PACK
        95 14 Love the rich flavour of yuan yang which is a mix of coffee and tea but find it too much of a hassle to have to brew two beverages? Now you can enjoy your favourite drink with one easy step, thanks to the Owl Yuan Yang
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        FRIENDLY FORMULA FOR THE HOME
        81 14 Keep your home insect free with the Kill Fast insecticide range from NTUC Fair Price. It is made with an advanced formula that is effective in killing mosquitoes, houseflies,ants and cockroaches.The range also has a waterbased variant that is environmentally friendly and does not leave
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    • Will they be fit to defend the nation?
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        Possibly not, with the upcoming IPT programme
        263 14  -  LAW SIN LING Letter from THE Second Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen said that being a conscript army, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) depends on citizens "to make sure that we are a strong SAF", stressing that the "SAF places great
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        Yes – if they're injury free
        217 14  - Yes if they're injury free CHAN HEAN BOON Letter from I AGREE that for the SAF to be strong, every serviceman needs to be fit. However, I strongly feel it is time to review the assessment system of NSmen's general fitness and physical conditioning. As we grow older, our bodies
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    • Letter
      Getting to the meat of pastoral land use
      310 14  -  LAI NAM KHIM Letter from IN THE letter "Meat-eaters are not the culprits" (Oct 25), Yuen Xiang Hao admits that meat is a less efficient source of energy, but contends that the animals are fed on "food that we humans cannot eat"
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon UAE woos S'pore firms
      409 18  -  CHRISTIE LOH Hopes to seal up to $600 million of deals during Global Entrepolis next week christie@media corp.com.sg TOP guns from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in town to sell the destination as a business oasis of choice. In unprecedented fashion, an 80-strong team led
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    • Article
      Lock icon DBS Q3 profit rises to $552m
      256 18 BLOOMBERG DBS Group Holdings, South-east Asia's biggest bank by assets, said that third-quarter profit rose 32 per cent, as economic growth spurred demand for loans. Net income at the Singa-pore-based company rose to $552 million, or an annualised $1.46 per share, in the quarter
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    • Article
      Lock icon ICBC shares do well on debut
      174 18 BLOOMBERG SHARES of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China surged on their debut in the world's biggest-ever initial public offering, increasing its market value by about US$26 billion ($40.7 billion) to make it the world's fifth-largest bank. ICBC shares in Hong Kong rose 14.7
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    • marketwatch
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        ST Index — 2,730.0 -11.7
        4 18 ST Index 2,730.0 -11.7
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        World markets
        52 18 Nikkei 225 *****.07 -142.53 -0.85 Hang Seng ASX *****.55 -56.19 5358.50 -31.20 -0.31 -0.58 Taiwan Wtd 7086.74 +5.90 +0.08 Korea Comp 1369.09 -4.56 -0.33 KLCI 989.90 +7.27 +0.74 SET Index 725.77 -2.72 -0.37 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2702.37 +19.43 331.27 -2.94 +0.72 -0.88 Mumbai Sensex *****.81
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        SGX most active
        44 18 WB8 Poh 0.010 -102,592 Centillion 0.155 125,166 SingTel 2.640 +0.020 +0.0 56,793 ICBCSGA*****5 0.300 50,112 Jiutian 0.920 +0.095 +11.5 49,159 Equation 0.165 -0.005 -2.9 44,630 SinaTechfib 0.950 +0.025 +2.7 30,659 PineAgritech 0.650 +0.015 +2.4 31,562 ICBCRB*****0 0.370 25,557 SPHSGA*****6 0.205 24,449
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      • Article
        SGX top rises
        69 18 Sp Land 8.800 +0.300 STIETF 1 00 28.000 +0.300 HSM7800MBL*****9 0.825 +0.260 JSH500USS 11.700 +0.200 KepCorp 16.000 +0.200 SIA 15.600 +0.200 SIA200 15.600 +0.200 Venture 14.400 +0.200 PineAgri DB*****1 1.770 +0.180 U0BMBL*****5 0.400 +0.145 DBSDB*****4 0.010 +100.0 STEnggSGA*****6 0.010 +100.0 SPHDB8CW*****6 0.005 +00.9 BanJoo 0.040 +60.0 U0BMBL*****5
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        SGX top falls
        70 18 QmegaNav 50 24.100 -0.600 DBS 21.200 -0.300 OCBCCap3.93%Pref10 97.000 -0.300 OSIM 1.630 -0.300 Shang Asia 2kHK$ 16.500 -0.300 Lyxor China H10US$ 9.500 -0.250 CITYDEV 10.900 -0.200 Jardine CSC 11.700 -0.200 UOB 10.200 -0.200 HSM7400SGA*****9 0.995 -0.175 HSM6000DB*****0 0.005 -50.0 Vita W*****7 0.035 -36.4 ChinaMilkDBS***** 0.020 -33.3 Jasper
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        Lock icon Singapore
        146 18 THE ST Index (STI) ended lower on Friday, following four sessions of record high closes, and traders expect the market to continue correcting next week. The STI fell 11.7 points, or 0.4 per cent, to close at 2,730. But in the broad market, gainers led decliners 319 to 297
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      • Article
        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 US$ 0.6385 UK£ 0.3377 Yen 75.584 HK$ 4.9683 RM 2.3423 Euro 0.5030 Rupiah 5813.4 Baht 23.634 Peso 31.838 AS 0.8352 Indian Rs 28.833 Won 606.56 C$ 0.7171 Yuan 5.0414 NZ$ 0.9712 NT$ 21.239
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        Lock icon Commodities
        25 18 by SGX, Bloomberg GiH uss/oz 599.B0 Bm us$/oz 12.24 PMnui 1,083.30 Mhl cents/kg 292.00 Pita lil RM/tonnU>43.00 Brut oi*« iiss/ii.'iiiiii 62.05 Information nrnvidfid by
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    • Article
      Lock icon SIA's Q2 profit down 15%
      147 18 -AGENCIES SINGAPORE Airlines' (SIA) profit fell for a sixth quarter in seven, as higher fuel costs eroded gains from increased travel demand. Net income dropped 15 per cent to $293 million, or 23.9 cents a share, in its fiscal second quarter ended Sept 30. The
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    • Article
      Former Nokia head charged on 6 counts of taking bribes
      312 19  -  CHOW PENN NEE KITTY Fong Kit Sum, formerly the head of Nokia's Singapore office, was charged on Friday on six counts of accepting bribes from the former chief executive of Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS), Victor Tan Hor Peow, worth
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    • Article
      China's Ouhua Energy launches $52m IPO on SGX
      175 19 MAINBOARD aspirant Ouhua Energy launched its initial public offering on Friday, offering 137 million shares at 38 cents each to raise gross proceeds of $52 million. Five million shares are being offered to the public, while the balance will be placed with
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      Lock icon SMRT's Q2 profit rises 13%
      124 19 -DOW JONES SMRT Corp said on Friday its second-quarter net profit rose 13 per cent as a result of higher usage of its commuter trains. Its net profit for the three months ended Sept 30 rose to $31.6 million, or 2.1 cents per share, from
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      marketbuzz
      194 19 RENOWNED CULTURES OF CREATIVITY EXHIBITION TO INSPIRE STORE YOUTHS THE National University of Singapore (NUS) with the Nobel Museum is organising "Cultures of Creativity The Centennial Exhibition of the Nobel Prize". Officially launched on Wednesday (picture) by Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam, this internationally renowned travelling exhibition will be
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    • wealth personal finance & investment
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        A primer on pre-paid instruments
        950 21 Making sense of stored value facilities used to pay for goods or services rendered THERE is a wide variety of stored value facilities available in the market today. The ez-link card, Nets Cash Card and gift vouchers are examples of stored value facilities. The purpose
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        FINANCIALADVISER
        375 21 MORTGAGE I am currently servicing a 14-year housing loan amounting to $250,000. But I am locked in for the next two years, with a first-year rate at 3.05 per cent, and the following year's at 3.58 per cent. Can you suggest another bank that offers competitive rates because I
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        Lock icon China, HK stock markets gain popularity
        967 22 -DOW JONES They are the most favoured in the region by fund managers, a survey shows HONG KONG Expectations of a stronger yuan, abundant liquidity and the increasing risk appetite for companies benefiting from China's economic growth have made international fund managers more bullish
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        Lock icon AXA is bullish on Japan in the long term
        556 22  -  -VALERIE LAW DESPITE concerns of an economic slowdown in the United States, there is still room for Japanese equities to appreciate, said AXA Investment Managers Asia at a conference on Thursday organised by AXA Rosenberg for its clients. This is because
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      68 19 JobsCentraU career fair 2©©S www.jobscentral.com.sg/careerfai Visitors to the fair must be above 14 years of age. mk Dress code is business casual. Registration is required at www.jobscentral.com.sg/careerfair or at the door. Admission is free. Event by: Jobs Factory™ Platinum Sponsor: Gold Sponsor: Official Publication: fiSki i-ff Great CAREER *4i^* iWR.
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  • Article, Illustration
    The Glitterati diaries
    787 23  -  Pearlyn Tham I A peek into the shopping habits of the rich and the famous I FOR the past week or so, security companies here must have been doing a bustling business while I've been living the high life... or at least pretending that I was. I've
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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    THE RIDE STUFF
    790 24  -  LYNETTE KOH services GREAT WORLD CITY (above) From Great World City to Orchard Road (in front of Tang Plaza) and back. Time: Mondays to Sundays from 10.30am to 10.30pm, with intervals of 20 to 30 minutes. Extra services during peak hours. From Great World City to City
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  • ATAGLAINCE
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      RED EARTH – 2V OR NOT 2V
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      76 24 JERGENS NEW FORMULA, NEW YOU Treat parched skin to a drink with improved Jergens formulas. The signature Jergens Original Scent Dry Skin Moisturiser is now thicker and more hydrating but fans can still enjoy its cherry-almond scent. For special skin needs, slather on the Ultra Healing Extra Dry Skin Moisturiser,
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      76 24 LANCASTER 3 STEPS, 0 WRINKLES The terms fill-in, smooth-out and push-up may sound like they are part of a fitness regimen but these actually form the three steps behind Lancaster's Wrinkle Lab Precise Correction skincare range. This boasts a breakthrough triple action to "trap wrinkles from every angle", serving as
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      89 25 Times must be a-changing, for even the cartoon canine Scooby-Doo is falling in love this season. That's what your kids will do too when they see the new Scooby-Doo In Love watch. Let your little girl learn how to tell the time from the
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      84 25 MALIN+GOETZ SOAP BOX ANTICS The names of their scents sound like refreshing cocktails, but Lime EDT, Rum EDT and Natural Peppermint are actually what make up the new Mojito Soap Set ($53) from Malin+Goetz. These vegetable-based soaps come in a chic box so you may want to present them as
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      86 25 COACH GET THESE IN YOUR CLUTCH In anticipation of the partying and champagnetippling season ahead. Coach has launched its Holiday 2006 collection of accessories with a combination of detail, fabric and hardware. The adorable Zoe Clutch is trimmed with leather and lined with the brand's Legacy Stripe fabric, then embellished
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    218 25  -  -NEOCHAICHIN SHOPPING doesn't have to be a gender-divi-sive activity. Until Nov 5, Century Square in Tampines is rewarding couples for spending quality time and money together in a mall. The promotion, called "Addicted to Romance", aims to reward men for the shopping their other halves
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    342 25  -  PEARLYN THAM Clinic's new premises includes plush facilities befitting a luxury lounge pearlyn@media corp.com.sg A PRIVATE lounge, in-house video library and light-refreshment areas you won't be faulted for thinking these exclusive amenities belong in a First-Class travellers' lounge or a posh country club. But in reality,
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    185 25  -  PEARLYNTHAM THIS year's Singapore Fashion Week, which starts from Tuesday, will take on an eßay twist with an online auction. This will be coupled with a silent auction that will take place on the opening Inspirasian Gala Night. At this event, runway
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    599 26  -  Low Shi Ping The 23-year-old Seafood International Market and Restaurant serves up a host of new dishes at its new seaside home at East Coast Parkway PERSONALLY, I feel seafood tastes better when it is eaten by the sea. So I was glad when I
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    533 28  -  Tan Chui Hua Get acquainted with wines from the birth place of the worlds first wine FOR A country which gave the world its first wine and the name for it, it is surprising that its wines remain little known outside former Soviet Union countries. Georgia, tempered by
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    613 30  -  LOW SHI PING A nondescript eatery on Outram Road serves irresistible shellfish and other exotic dishes food@newstoday.com.sg THE look and feel of the Number 3 Crab Delicacy Seafood Restaurant does no justice to the superb food it serves. Housed along a row of eateries
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      197 30  -  -BERNADETTE CHONG Tucked away on the third floor of Raffles City Shopping Centre is a small cafe that hints of decadence Le Chocolatier Manon. This chocolate cafe has been around for over a year, and aims to promote what its director Daniel Cheng calls "the
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      172 31  -  ■NEOCHAICHIN If you have time for a long, leisurely lunch this weekend, dine at Tien Court Restaurant in Copthorne King's Hotel. The newly renovated eatery is offering unlimited dim sum for any weekend set lunch ordered until the end of November. Fans of Chinese
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    1050 32  -  Amy Van The following family-run restaurants are well-loved icons on the dining scene. Afew of them even pioneered original dishes that have becom^lkime favourites among diners in Singapore. Byl LEE DO (COLD CRAB) Originally located at a HDB coffee shop in Kempas Road (off Bendemeer Road), Lee Do
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    444 34  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Play the hottest Xbox 360 games, premiering here this weekend hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg BE THE first in South-east Asia to try out the newest games for the Xbox 360. Microsoft is holding the XO6 gaming event here to showcase upcoming games for its Xbox 360 console. The
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    316 34 I AM in the pursuit of gadget zen no pun intended, Creative. Minimalism is key to how uncluttered and simple my tech life is. The thing is, I'd like to carry as few gadgets as possible, but I've yet to find one that does
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    61 35 3G SMARTPHQNEREVIEW PROS: Small and light Many communication options GSM, UMTS, GPRS and Edge as well as Bluetooth 1.2 and infra-red Microsoft Office Mobile lets you stay productive, while Media Player 10 Mobile rings in the fun CONS: Predictive text can be too predictive Cramped keyboard VERDICT:
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    456 35 The Treo 750 v is a many-featured thing solomon@media corp.com.sg THE Palm Treo 750 v smartphone ($1,268, without operator contract) packs both productivity and fun applications in a petite IllxsBx22mm body that weighs only 154g. Running on a 300 MHz Samsung processor and Windows
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    148 35  - HOT BUYS SOLE SOLOMON LOVE the latest slim phones from Samsung? Now, you can go nuts over the designer versions of the Ultra series. Samsung has collaborated with Club 21 to launch the limited edition Armani Exchange AX Ultra Edition 6.9 Blue Version and limited edition Ultra Edition 12.9, which
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      854 36  -  NICKSYN The entry-level 2.5-litre BMW 3 Series Coupe is one polished performer news@newstoday.com.sg THE prospect of driving a new 3 Series Coupe is one that gets most car enthusiasts all moist and tingly. However, I must confess that I had some reservations about the shape of BMW's latest
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        240 36 These two new mid-sized saloons will stir up competition in the hotly-contested 1.6-litre segment when they hit the market here in around a year's time. First to arrive will be the Fiat Linea, a four-door variant of the new Bravo hatchback that makes its
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        164 36  -  COLIN YONG Citroen and Peugeot have simultaneously taken the wraps off their first-ever Sports Utility Vehicles. The Citroen C-Crosser and Peugeot 4007 go on sale in Europe early next year but there's no word yet on when the first exports will start. If the pair look somewhat
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      639 37  -  -NICKSYN THERE are plenty of things that many people would readily admit to. For example, being hopeless at golf or terrible at Scrabble are no real causes for shame so there is no reason to keep any deficiencies with
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      529 37  -  COLIN YONG More car buyers are opting for smaller, more economical models colin@media corp.com.sg THE combined effect of high petrol prices and the influx of firsttime buyers has served to increase the popularity of small cars here. Figures released by the Motor Traders Association of
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      610 38  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA All unit interests in Aussie property reserved for Spore market snapped up shobha@media corp.com.sg A SINGAPORE property consultancy that recently launched what property insiders believe is the first Australian unlisted property trust here has met with unexpected success. The take up rate for the unit trusts
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      297 38 ONE of the most prized locations in the East Coast is about to get a further boost with the addition of a snazzy new condominium the Mountbatten Regency in the heart of eastern Singapore's shopping and residential belt To be launched next weekend, it is a
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      635 39  -  -DOW JONES 3Q increase in private-home prices fastest in six years THE recovery of Singapore's high-end residential property market accelerated in the third quarter, with prices rising at the fastest pace since early 2000, but the mass market continued to languish. According to Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
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      Fong Tat to unveil Marlene Ville project
      160 39  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA shobha@media corp.com.sg RIDING on the boom in the residential property market, yet another developer is launching a quality boutique project This weekend, Fong Tat Holdings will launch the Marlene Ville (picture), an exclusive cluster terrace development at Serangoon Gardens, a popular
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      367 39 H Find out more at HSBC's H H property seminar and fair. H Be informed on the market outlook, pricing movements, and popular property developments in one combined event. SEMINAR TOPICS SPEAKER Property outlook, Nicholas Mak trends and pricing Director of Consultancy and Research, Knight Frank Factors to consider when
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      1516 40  -  Elisa Chia As Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd enters its final season, cast members prepare to say goodbye to the delicious catered food, the fun recording sessions and a set that is nothing less than an actor's playground TAN Kheng Hua is feeling soppy, Irene Ang
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      378 42  -  JEANINETAN Female sexuality struck a chord with The Oh in Ohio exec producer's 'Asian heart' jeanine@media corp.com.sg BEING Asian and being sexual have sometimes been considered mutually exclusive, which is why the sex comedy The Oh in Ohio held such an attraction for its executive producer Jun Tan
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      232 42  -  EUSACHIA elisa@media corp.com.sg PROJECT SuperStar winner Tan Wei Lian (picture) knows he stands a good chance of winning a trophy at the Global Chinese Music Awards on Saturday night. Public voting for the category of Regional Most Outstanding Artiste (Singapore) closed earlier
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        329 44  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL After tough rounds of backbiting, 3 emerge favourites in the Miss Vasantham pageant plus@newstoday.com.sg WEEKS of strutting, faux-hosting and pro-ducer-approved rumour-mongering among the Miss Vasantham contestants will come to an end on Sunday night when viewers decide who to crown as MediaCorp TVI2
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        352 45  -  David Chew THEATREREVIEW by I Cheek by Cake Theatre THE latest from Cake Theatre, Cheek, is a hotly anticipated production after the success of Queen Ping but it turns out the play could use some tweaking. Sophocles' 2,500-year-old Greek tragedy Antigone, about the
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        247 45  -  Justin Cheong DVDREVIEW by- SERIES: Once igain, viewers yiter the world where terms such as "blunt "orce trauma", 'sexual assault kit" and "epithelial" are part of the lingua franca. Season 5 of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation proves yet again that the series is one
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      775 49 Clear communication means listening, responding and giving positive feedback EVER felt that after all that talking you did, the message did not get through to your colleagues, staff or supervisors? Many of us do not realise that it is essential to communicate clearly in
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      581 50 -AFP St Louis can taste gold as defence and luck let Detroit down BASEBALL WORLD SERIES St Louis 5 Detroit 4 ST LOUIS Almost every ball David Eckstein hit was trouble for the Detroit Tigers. Helped by a soggy field, the St Louis Cardinals' scrappy shortstop
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      223 50 -AFP HAMBURG Michael Schumacher late on Thursday paid an emotional farewell to Ross Brawn, who played a major role in all his seven Formula 1 world titles and has now stepped down as Ferrari technical director. "I celebrated all my Formula 1 successes with
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      171 55 A *L 9am MLB Cardinals v Tigers, Game 5, Ch 23 14.55pm Cricket ICC Champions Trophy: England v West Indies, Ch9s 7.40pm EPL Sheffield United v Chelsea, Ch23 9pm EPGA Volvo Masters, Ch2l 9.55pm EPL Boltonv Man United, Ch23 9.55pm EPL Liverpool v Aston Villa, Ch 24 11.15pm Ligue 1
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