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  • 13 1 weekendTODAY February 3 4, 2007 mica(p)3h/io/2006 /A=du\Corp sjj we set you thinking todayonline.com
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  • 723 1  -  JOSE RAYMOND IN BANGKOK, THAI LAND AFTER high drama at the National Stadium and whispered fears about how the secondleg of the Asean Football Championship Final in Bangkok will turn out this Sunday, comes an assurance. Thailand has said that it will pull out all
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  • 1055 1  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Julia na.rasul@mediacorp.com.sg A LONG, long time ago in the southern province of China (er, ok, an independent republic much, much further south called Singapore) there existed a little TV show called Under One Roof. It was the kind of sitcom that people
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    • 588 3  -  LOHCHEEKONG Former NKF chairman signed letters drafted by Durai even when he didn't understand them cheekong@media corp.com.sg DO you know what the terms "parturition" and "capstones" mean? Tossed this question by lawyer X Shanmugam, former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chairman Richard Yong
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    • 223 3  -  LOH CHEE KONG THOUGH he was not in court on Friday, former NKF deputy chairman Alwyn Lim's words roused a biting retort from former chairman Richard Yong. In an email read out by lawyer X Shanmugam in which Mr Lim expressed his frustrations with other board
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  • Singapore news
    • 387 4  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg THREE men stood accused of having a hand in a fatal worksite collapse, but in the end, it was the prosecution's case that failed to stand up in court When the trial began in August, the defendants were accused of
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    • 445 4  -  LEE U-WEN Two operators say work schedules on track, Govt helping to secure supply u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg THE Indonesian blanket ban on sand exports, coupled with the impending rise in prices, is unlikely to set back the construction of the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort (IR).
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    • 1059 6 Two Today journalists scoop top prizes at MediaCorp News awards HARD-NOSED journalism met showbiz glamour at the MediaCorp News Awards on Friday and two journalists from this newspaper walked away with glory. Decked in gowns and dressed in smart suits, the people who usually bring you the
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    • 808 6  -  SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg MEDIACORP'S foray into the new media is paying off. The media group scooped up three top awards at the Hitwise Online Performance Awards on Friday, for its Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Radio and Kids Central websites. The awards recognise the most popular websites from each
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    • 497 8  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI VWOs, service providers join hands in South West CDC nazry@media corp.com.sg TO BETTER ensure that no needy resident slips through the holes in the safety net, social service agencies and service providers in the south west of Singapore have come together in a tighter weave.
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    • 356 8 EVEN as Singapore is looking at relaxing its pet quarantine rules, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) reported on Friday that it took in 9,706 animals last year. While this is a six per cent dip from 2005, the SPCA continued
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      • 89 8 938UVE The Electronic Medical Records Exchange, an IT system to store patients' medical records, will be extended beyond the public sector. This means that primary care GPs, private hospitals, step-down care institutions and the charity sector will soon have access to the shared system, announced
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      • 126 8  -  For the second year in a row, HewlettPackard (HP) swept the most number of awards for a single organisation at the HRM Singapore Awards the human resources industry equivalent of the Oscars. HP bagged four out of 15 categories, holding on to its titles
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      • 56 8 938 LIVE The chief executive of Indian self-help group Sinda has resigned. Mr S Vivakanandan will step down on Feb 22 after nine years in office, to take over as the new chief executive of Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital. Sinda's new chief executive will be Mr
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      390 8  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@media corp.com.sg AFTER one last encore, the curtains will come down at least for some years on the Crazy Horse revue on Sunday. Audiences have been packing the Clarke Quay club ever since local promoter Eng Wah Organisation announced on Jan 25 that it would close
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  • world news
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      481 12 —AGENCIES BANGKOK The ex-pres-ident of Thailand's airport authority said the growing turmoil over Suvarnabhumi Airport (picture) made his job so stressful that he suffered regular nosebleeds and was advised to quit for the sake of his health. But 53-year-old Chotisak Asapaviriya (picture), the president of Airports of
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    • 275 12 —AFP BANGKOK Thai investigators on Friday said a suspect involved in the deadly New Year's Eve blasts in Bangkok may have had links to the Islamic separatist insurgency raging in southern Thailand. Until now, Thailand's government has denied any link
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    • 322 12 —AFP COTABATO (Philippines) Muslim insurgents using grenade launchers blasted their way into a prison in the southern Philippines yesterday and freed 49 inmates, prison officials said. Three guards were wounded in the pre-dawn attack on Kidapawan City prison on Mindanao island, in the latest violation of
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 94 12 DPA China has called in South Korean diplomats to protest against political signs displayed by South Korean skaters during a medal ceremony at the ongoing Asian Winter Games, said China's foreign ministry on Friday. The five women short-track skaters held up signs saying "Mount
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      • 94 12 DPA At least 50 people were killed and dozens injured on Friday when cooking gas tanks exploded along a highway in the southern Philippines, officials said. The victims were aboard a passenger bus that tried to get past an accident site, where a
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      • 100 12 DPA Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang on Friday said he will offer tax incentives to encourage people to have bigger families to tackle a looming population crisis. Hong Kong, a city of 6.8 million, has one of the world's lowest birth rates with
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      • 93 12 -AFP China and Sudan cemented their economic partnership during a visit to Khartoum on Friday by Chinese President Hu Jintao that focused on trade rather than efforts to resolve the conflict in Darfur. At their meeting, Mr Hu and Sudanese counterpart Omar
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    • 386 14 BLOOMBERG PARIS Global warming is "very likely" caused by humans, and temperatures and sea-levels will increase by the end of the century, the United Nations said in its most comprehensive report yet on climate change. Global temperatures are likely to rise by I.l°C
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    • 597 14 —AGENCIES JAKARTA Floods blocked roads, stalled train services and disrupted communications and thousands fled their homes in low-lying areas as torrential downpours paralysed the Indonesian capital on Friday. More than 42,000 people fled their homes after a second night of heavy rain caused the waters to rise
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 96 14 —AFP North Korea could agree to implement a "first tranche" of measures to end its nuclear weapons programme during next week's round of six-nation talks in Beijing, the top United States negotiator said on Thursday. "(We hope this) will be the beginning of the full
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      • 93 14 —AFP Iran has begun setting up an industrial-level site to enrich uranium in defiance of United Nations demands and is blocking access to UN inspectors, diplomats said, triggering a swift denial on Friday from Tehran. The escalation in the international showdown over an Iranian nuclear programme
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      • 73 14 BLOOMBERG Malaysia said it is ready to halt free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the United States after a Democratic lawmaker urged the government to suspend negotiations because a Malaysian company is developing gas fields in Iran. "FTA negotiations cannot be held
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      • 108 14 —AFP Muslim leaders in Britain appealed for calm ahead of weekly prayers on Friday, in a bid to defuse tensions over the arrests of nine suspects behind an alleged "Iraq-style" kidnap and beheading plot. Mr Mohammad Naseem, a leading cleric, urged Muslims to restrain
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  • Voices
    • 252 16  -  TANYEOWSIEN Letter from I REFER to the Coffee With feature on Dr Douglas Gentile, "Not game for more aggressive games" (Feb 1). I have once been an avid player of PC games like Age of Empires (AOE), Diablo and Starcraft. In terms of their
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    • 793 16  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS Singlish can be a real asset when you're in a foreign land DOWN UNDER WITH THE computer hung on me and that is a major source of irritation. Apart from losing all my unsaved work, it guaranteed a public dressing down from Office IT
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    • 118 16  -  JEFFREY LAW Letter from AFTER reading the report, "Singapore rebuts Johor CM's flood claim" (Feb 1), I think Johor Chief Minister Abdul Ghani Othman should reorder his priorities. He should be more concerned with the plight of the 30,000 Johorians still in relief centres instead
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    • 131 16  -  RAMCHAND RAMESH Letter from I LAUD the PUB's efforts to transform our drains, canals and reservoirs into streams, rivers and lakes with lush greenery, floating boardwalks and natural habitats for fish and birds. It will most certainly add to the ongoing enhancements to make
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    • 259 18  -  LEONG SZE HIAN Instant money ploys come with hidden costs and catches ALMOST everyday, there are dozens of "Need Cash" advertisements in the newspaper classifieds. For example, on an average, there are about 40 advertisements of "Instant Cash Through Financial Institution" and 15 advertisements of "Instant Cash
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    • 287 18  -  PHILIPANGKENGHONG Letter from I REFER to the article, "450,000 more qualify for credit" (Feb 2). It doesn't make sense for the Government to allow 450,000 Singaporeans to have easier access to credit just to solve the problem of the few thousands who
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    • 263 18  -  JEAN TAN Letter from Director, Corporate Communications For Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Manpower PLEASE refer to the commentary, "Is the CPF interest rate out of date?" by Mr Alan Greene (Jan 29), who suggested that the CPF Board should benchmark its
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  • Businesstoday
    • 424 20  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@media corp.com.sg FOR an eight-year relationship, he shed no tears over the break-up. Instead, motoring mogul Peter Kwee, while admitting he was sad, held up an investing maxim. "There's a saying: when you go into stock, don't love the stock. It's a business
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    • 349 20 —AGENCIES ST Index breaches the 3,200 mark SHARE prices in Singapore propelled to fresh record peaks on Friday, powered by sharp gains in banking and property stocks. The ST Index (STI) breached the 3,200-point level for the first time to close at a fresh record high
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      • 58 20 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 *****.11 +27.61 +0.16 HK Hang Seng *****.68 +133.52 +0.65 Australia ASX200 5831.50 +17.40 +0.30 Korea Camp 1413.14 +30.24 +2.19 Thailand SET 670.60 +13.60 +2.07 Jakarta Camp 1780.38 +9.05 +0.51 Phils Comp 3269.18 +23.92 +0.74 Shenzhen B 449.51 -4.26 -0.94 Mumbai Sensex
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      • 20 20 Gold US$/oz 663.00 Silver US$/oz 13.73 Platinum US$/oz 1,192.80 Rubber cents/kg 349.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,917.00 Brent US$/barrel 56.88
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      • 27 20 USS 0.6512 Rupiah 5911.2 UK£ 0.3308 Baht 22.956 Yen 78.838 Peso 31.718 HKS 5.0840 AS 0.8415 RM 2.2790 Indian R528.726 Euro 0.5000 Yuan 5.0506
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    • 251 20  -  CHRISTIE LOH THE case to privatise wellknown retailer CX Tang has strengthened, as the founder's sons held 80.52 per cent of the mainboard-listed entity at the close of their offer on Friday. Company chairman Tang Wee Sung and his
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    • 223 20 -BLOOMBERG -BLOOMBERG Temasek Holdings will spend US$l.5 billion ($2.3 billion) on oil and gas projects in Uzbekistan, International Oil Daily reported, citing state-owned energy company Uzbekneftegas. The deal involves five projects including the construction of a synthetic diesel plant and the expansion of the 125,000-tonne-a-year polyethylene plant at the
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    • wealth personal finance & investment
      • 322 22  -  —CHOW PENN NEE CALLS from consumers demanding more transparent home loans are being heeded. Maybank introduced a single board rate for both existing and new home loan customers. Its single board rate of 3.75 per cent is pegged to
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      • 1117 22 BEFORE you invest in a structured warrant make sure you have a thorough understanding of how the instrument works and the risk elements. A warrant is an investment instrument which gives the holder of the warrant the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or
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    • 592 23 With Europe still an emerging Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) market, Henderson believes the region will grow rapidly over the A next few years. January 2007 saw the launch of the first UK REITs and we are expecting over 90% of the market capitalisation :ffi (Euro 60 billion approx.) to
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  • which
    • 676 24  -  Pearlyn Tham ALRIGHT, MEN: LETS TALK PANTS IT WAS one of those evenings when I thought that I had guzzled one beer too many. Seated at the next table was a dig-nified-looking gentleman in a tuxedo jacket. But then he stood up and like that urban myth
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    • 303 24  -  PEARLYNTHAM WHEN I'm twiddling my thumbs at my desk, I like to to think light years ahead and wonder: What will the beauty industry be like in the years to come? Will we be entering anti-ageing booths as 50-year-olds and exiting 15 minutes
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    • style
      • 328 25  -  PEARLYN THAM This Valentine's Day, romance your loved one in this garden pearlyn@media corp.com.sg IF YOU turn to page 40 of Today, you'll discover some intriguing and off-the-beaten-path places in Singapore that we've suggested for you to take your special someone to on Valentine's Day. There's
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      • Article, Illustration
        464 25  -  EVELINE GAN A V-DAYTREAT GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT I reckoned: What fun was it if I merely wrapped up some chocolates and presented them to my husband this Valentine's Day? So, I decided I would spice things up a little by wrapping him (and myself) in chocolate instead. Lest
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      • FOCUSONFIVE ... LASH-ALTERING MASCARAS
        • 95 25 This chic-looking wand takes its cue from hairstyling techniques. One side of its brush is flat like a hair smoothing iron and deposits hollow fibres onto your lashes to lengthen them. The other side is rounded like a roller brush to apply denser fibres and curl
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        • 83 25 Inspired by the fineness, strength and elasticity of spiderwebs, this magic wand uses silk-infused fibres to lengthen lashes by up to 50 per cent. The Super Traxion Brush dispenses just the right amount of mascara while its stiff bristles comb and coat
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        • 81 25 Our tester marvelled at how this glided easily onto her lashes -thanks to the "smooth-feeling waxes". Enriched with vitamin E, the mascara also gave her "long, thick lashes in the blink of an eye". Lash Queen Waterproof is a sec-ond-generation update on the successful
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        • 66 25 MAYBELLINE INTENSE XXL VOLUME LENGTH MICROFIBRE MASCARA ($19.90) The affordability of this mascara belies its dual-action efficacy. On one end of the wand, the Microfibre Basecoat primes and lengthens lashes with a conditioning formula. Next, the Maximiser Brush gives a topcoat of voluminous lashes. Said to make lashes seven times
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        • 118 25 SHU UEMURA PRECISE VOLUME MASCARA ($45) Trust the Japanese to come up with something known as precision layering for a mascara! This technology allows the user to decide how many layers of the mascara she wants to apply or how much volume she wants to flaunt. This is
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      • Article, Illustration
        242 26  - mmwmmm **mk *^*ijfo MSI7-bAt¥tt, £P a* $£§<£? Marina SSUffin^ik^XWlujißSmM r.^^>l, iP±^A «^®?lW^^*M«, iP±*±HAo IAS todaywith mosesl i m A PROMISING CAREER INTHE '50s and '60s, it was many parents' wish that their children grow up to be doctors and teachers. Parents of the '70s and '80s hoped for theirs to
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    • makan
      • 571 26  -  SERENE HUANG Cafe Melvados passes muster with our sceptical critic serene@mediacorp.com.sg MY SCEPTICISM for cafe food intact, I went to the seven-month-old Cafe Melvados expecting to eat nothing but its signature brownies. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised by the creative dishes that reworked stale cliches.
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      • Article, Illustration
        191 27  -  KARMANTSE Hershey®'s Mallow Blast™ $2.50/ packet of 18, from Jasons Market Place Unless they are dripping in luscious dark chocolate fondue (oohl), or barbecued until they're slightly burnt and chewy (mmm!), I simply do not enjoy eating marshmallows. On its own, it's at best a fluffy ball of
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      • 591 28  -  TREVOR TAN A slim smartphone with a host of connectivity options trevor@media corp.com.sg THE mobile phone world is probably still reverberating from the aftershocks of the Apple iPhone announcement. However, with the coveted iPhone still a year away (or more) from reaching our shores, let's take a look
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      • 297 28 BENQ has launched a series of digital projectors to cater to home and business users. The WlOOOO ($7,999), slated for shipment later this month, is the Taiwanese manufacturer's first full l,oBop high-definition (HD) digital projector. Targeted at home cinema enthusiasts, it boasts a sharp
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      • SHOPPINGGUIDE
        • 132 28 The Think Centre A 55 is a desktop computer that's packed in a small form™ factor. Lenovo claims that the A 55 is V approximately 64 per cent smaller than its traditional tower-based computers. The low-end model (9641A1A) is m equipped with an Intel Pentium 4 processor (with
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        • 121 28 Listen up, audiophiles! If you're looking for a set of speakers for your computers that cater to your discerning pair of ears, the Bose Companion 5 Speaker System ($749) is for you. Using Bose's proprietary True Space surround digital processing circuitry, the premium sound system
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        • 113 28 The LG KEB2O ($598) comes in a slim and calculator-like form factor, much like Samsung's P3OO series. It's quite svelte at 9.9 mm and weighs 73g. The two-inch screen is great for displaying pictures taken with the integrated 2-megapixel camera with auto focus and 4x digital
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        • 129 28 I Gamers, don't let the humdrum looks of the Asus PGI9I LCD monitor fool you it's only a mild-man-nered front for the cannon-shaped subwoofer that lies at the back. The sound system packs quite a punch it has a 2.1-channel speaker system with 10W satellite
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    • gadget
      • 668 29  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN 02's newest smartphone, the heavyweight Zinc, failsto packthe punch of a true contender hedirman@media corp.com.sg SMARTPHONES are often clunky, complicated and just plain ugly. Which is why the world waits with bated breath for Apple's iPhone. It sets a new benchmark for mobile communication devices
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      • 250 29 IF YOU don't want to deal with hardware compatibility issues when upgrading to Vista, it's best to buy a computer that comes preloaded with Microsoft's latest operating system. Fujitsu's latest range of laptops has Vista installed and the company says that the machines will be priced competitively
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    • car
      • 717 30  -  COLIN YONG BMW's topless 3 Serie INSCOTTSDALE,US colin@mediacorp.com.sg THERE'S no running away from it: A convertible will always be heavier than the saloon or coupe it's based on, since taking away the roof means having to bolster up the lower half of the car. Things start to
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      • 310 30 IT WOULD probably have been easier for BMW to make just one two-door model with a folding hardtop and call it a CoupeConvertible, like some other brands have. After all, with its top closed the 3 Series Convertible is just as refined as a coupe.
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      • 485 32  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE Hello, handsome: Could the futuristic Triton be the next big thing in the lifestyle vehicle market? news@newstoday.com.sg PICK-UP trucks are a perfectly acceptable form of personal transport in countries like the United States and Australia. Some are even considered desirable, even if a typical
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      • NEWSTRACKS
        • 131 32 Opel's new Corsa supermini has got off to a good start by winning the Car of the Year 2007 title from British consumer magazine What Car? It beat the Audi TT and Citroen C 4 Picasso in the final round to clinch the award. The judges
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        • 99 32 Renault has updated its Scenic range of mid-sized MPVs with a subtly-restyled front end and new tail lamps. Beneath the sheetmetal, the 1.6-litre Scenic and 2.0-litre Grand Scenic remain mechanically unchanged. The futuristic interior is also largely untouched, save for subtle but appreciable improvements to finish
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        • 143 32 The first Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe to arrive in the USA has been auctioned off for US$2 million ($3.07 million), making it the most expensive new car ever to be sold there. The two-door, four-seater convertible received its world premiere at the Detroit motor show
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    • property
      • 595 34  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA More well-heeled foreign professionals buying homes here, say market watchers shobha@media corp. com. sg THERE is a new type of foreign property investor in town and, unlike many foreign buyers, he's not likely to be an absentee landlord. Differing sharply from the
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      • 352 34  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg BOTANIKA, a free-hold boutique development next to the Botanic Gardens (picture), will be auctioned off on March 31 by a leading international real estate marketing agent, Ken Jacobs, an affiliate of Colliers International and Christie's Great Estates. Mr Jacobs
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    • 504 37  -  LYNETTE KOH» Today gets the inside story of how three couples met and found love through dating parties and agencies he was born on Feb 14, so you m£) could say that Beth Chan was born to play Cupid. The 28-year--1^ old co-founder of The Dating
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      363 38  -  Lynette Koh after their first date, Alvin had to SOOII send Janice a letter of apology through Lunch Actually, the dating agency which had introduced them. He said: "I dropped my mobile phone after our first date. I lost her number because the memory was wiped out.
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      • 293 40  -  Shermaine Wong This Valentine's Day, convey your love with orchids instead of roses. The Mandai Orchid Garden has a special service that allows you to name an orchid after your loved one. For a minimum of $5,000, you have a choice of three orchid hybrids. Pick
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      • 177 40  -  Becky Lo Valentine's Day can be extraordinary even at ordinary places. If you can't afford to dine at a fancy restaurant, make your way to Changi Coast Walk for a little piece of heaven. You can enjoy each other's company here. Take your date to the
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      • 255 40  -  Shermaine Wong This year's Valentine's Day marks the eve of the 65th anniversary when the British surrendered Singapore to the Japanese. Instead of the usual dinner-and-movie date, why not try something different and visit the Old Ford Factory? This is the exact location where the
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        132 40  -  Serene Huang Just 500 m away from the Central Business District is the former traffic police headquarters, now transformed into a fiery red edifice called the Red Dot Traffic building. At the heart of it is its namesake design museum, where you'll find a global collection of
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      • 222 42  -  Becky Lo I'll like to get my girlfriend jewellery, but I don't want to make her think that I'm proposing by giving her a ring. What can I get her instead? Impress your girlfriend with the Lovita Diamond Pendant from Soo Kee Jewellery. It's modern,
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      • 128 42  -  Serene Huang Valentine's Day falls on a weekday this year, which means lovebirds will be cooped up in the office the better part of the day. But hey, even the Central Business District (CBD) can be a romantic place if you're creative. Romance isn't confined to
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      • 144 42  -  Shermaine Wong If you intend for this year's Valentine's Day to be a quiet and peaceful affair, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra's (SSO) Valentine's Day Soiree is the thing for you. The SSO string quartet will be serenading you in a grand, elegant private bungalow near the
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    • 134 43 This Valentine's Day, Swissotel the Stamford will fill the air not only with love, but also with the aroma of exquisite food and fine wines. On Febl4, a luxurious six-course meal ($l9B per person) at Equinox Restaurant awaits. A special menu will also cater to vegetarians. Jaan
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    • 118 43 Indulge in a romantic meal at Raffles the Plaza where special Valentine's Day menus have been designed for the occasion. Plaza Market Cafe's buffet ($52 per person) will set your heart ablaze with a glass of non-alcoholic aphrodisiac cocktail, and a fancy spread that includes spanner crab,
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    • 147 44 From Feb 9 to 14 enjoy a luxurious escapade at Swissotel Merchant Court. A seven-course dinner by the pool with irresistible dishes such as marinated deep sea scallops and truffle hollandaise, pan-fried beef tenderloin stuffed with lobster mousse andfoie gras creamjus, and chocolate tart with crunchy hazelnut
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    • 159 44 Find your way to your lover's heart through his/her stomach with delectable food at Marina Mandarin. At Ristorante Bologna, a five-course meal ($176 per couple) with dishes such as gratinated sea scallops with champagne and caviar sauce, and strawberry bavarois with berry sauce will certainly leave couples enraptured.
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    • 158 44 Take romance to a whole new level this Valentine's Day, as you dine in a bubble lift on the 35th floor of the Pan Pacific Hotel. Here, you will have a panoramic view of the city bathed in lights, while enjoying a five-course aphrodisiac dinner. Highlight of
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      124 44 Impress your other half with a delectable feast at Carlton Hotel. Pamper him/her with a fivecourse dinner ($2OO per couple) at the poolside under twinkling stars. Other than the romantic setting, the package also includes a stalk of rose, a pair of mini perfume sprays, and a Polaroid
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      455 45 1 LUFF THOSE CUFFS Guys, wear your heart on your sleeve, if only for a day. Cufflinks, $169, each pair, by Library from Tangs. THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE Enjoy every precious moment with your loved one this Valentine's Day. Nautica watch, $459, from City Chain. r TIES
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    • 798 48  -  Jeanine Tan WINSONTEO They are battling for top honours at the Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Will they be able to recapture the drama of Season One} DAREN and Diya may sound catchier than Wei Lian and Kelly, but fewer people seem to have heard of
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      423 50  -  JEANINETAN jeanine@media corp.com.sg ALL eyes may be on Ryan Gosling for his Best Actor nomination at the upcoming Oscars, but his HalfNelson co-star Shareeka Epps is the other reason why critics have embraced the film. In the indie film, which opened at the Picturehouse yesterday, Gosling
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      • 49 50 Famed photographer Mario Testino (above), who has photographed famous people from Princess Diana to Gisele Bundchen, allows cameras to document his photography sessions for the first time in CNN's Revealed. The episode will be telecast on Star Hub Channel 14 next Saturday at 10.30pm.
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      • 88 50 Buy a ticket to catch Daniel Wu and Louis Koo at the charity gala premiere of their new film Protege on Feb 12 at 9pm at GV Vivo City and help contribute to the National Council Against Drug Abuse's anti-drug outreach and prevention programmes. Protege stars Andy
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      • 85 50 P RAMLEE'S SARJAN HASSAN TO BE SCREENED There will be a free outdoor screening of P Ramlee's Sarjan Hassan on Feb 10 at the Reflections at Bukit Chandu centre. The screening is held in conjunction with the Memories and Reflections Anniversary Celebrations, which salutes the Malay Regiment's participation in the
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    • 336 50  -  GRACE YAP grace@media corp. com. sg STICKING religiously to a diet comprising only salad and milk for two months would drive anyone nuts. Not Taiwanese pop duo, 2moro. The diet proved advantageous when twin brothers Anthony Guo Van Jun and Angus Guo Van Fu
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      • 483 51  -  Sharon Lim +hink+wice Are you prepared to don five-inch heels and micro-mini skirts this season? a waiting list notwithstanding, the hottest handbags are now so oversized, you could conceivably hold all your essentials and then some for an extremely dirty weekend. You could also come back from
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      • 100 51 -AP Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood (picture) will receive the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) inaugural Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award next Tuesday. "For decades, (Eastwood) has exemplified the decency and goodness of spirit in his moviemaking," said MPAA chairman Dan Glickman, lauding the 76-year-old
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      • 306 52  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Julia na.rasul@media corp.com.sg WINNING US$lOO,OOO ($153,500) isn't an easy secret to keep, but Malaysians Zabrina Fernandez and Joe Jer Tee had to do exactly that Champions of the Amazing Race Asia, the two had to keep their
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      • 414 52 —AFP Japanese film lashes out at court for wrong convictions TOKYO Masayuki Suo, director of lighthearted films such as Shall We Dance?, has launched an attack on Japan's judicial system in his first film in a decade, about a man wrongfully accused of groping a girl on a
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      • 248 53  -  Juliana June Rasul DVDREVIEW D by, I Quinceanera FILM: Right before her Quinceanera, or "sweet fifteen", 14-year-old Magdalena gets pregnant without actually having had intercourse. Her religious father kicks her out, convinced she is a sinning fornicator and Magdalena moves in with her 85-year-old uncle
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      • 249 53  -  Justin Cheong DVDREVIEW D by, FILM: Finally, a DVD that will really work your player for all it's worth. Snakes on a Plane (SoaP) is the kind of movie that you'll thoroughly enjoy no matter how many times you watch it Better still, you don't need
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      • 139 53 —AFP LONDON Come July 21, when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is released, Potter fans traumatised by the ending of British author J X Rowling's hugely successful Harry Potter series might find a remedy for their distress. British book retailer Waterstone's is hoping to
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    • 905 58 —THE NEWYORK TIMES Dungy and Smith are not just the first African-Americans at the big game, they're also nice guys A MIAMI On a Monday morning more than a decade ago, after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost their first five games of the season, the
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    • 528 59 —AFP It may be only Charlton, but Blues' boss does not want even a chance of a slip up ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Charlton v Chelsea LONDON It is only Charlton, second from bottom of the Premiership and by all accounts heading for the Championship. Nevertheless, Jose Mourinho
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    • 152 59  -  -DARREN LAI THE Singapore Slingers consolidated their grip on eighth position in the 2006/07 Philips National Basketball League (NBL) Championship with a nail-biting 96-93 away victory over the Wollongong Hawks on Friday. All-Star Mike Helms hit a game-high 26 points, but the hero for the second
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    • 339 59 —THE GUARDIAN MANCHESTER Henrik Larsson's (picture) move to Manchester United has given him a new lease of life. Although it took the 35-year-old striker a few days to decide whether to accept Alex Ferguson's short-term loan offer, the Swede said on Friday he
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