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Title Section17 2007-02-24 1 weekendTODAY /A=djaCorp February 24 25, 2007 mica(p)3h/io/2006 share your free newspaper we set you thinking todayonline.com H17 words
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Article, Illustration801 2007-02-24 1 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN u-wen@media corp.com.sg THINK Paris, with its beautiful 19th century buildings, its cafes and kiosks and the life bustling along its boulevards. Or London, teeming with scores of nationalities that give it such an international flavour. And then there is the businessDON WONG - 801 words
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Article, Illustration848 2007-02-24 1 FELIX CHEONG - FELIX CHEONG Asian growing presence atthe awards underlines this region's growing importance to Hollywood plus@media corp.com.sg IT MAY be early days yet to call it an Asian tide. But if this year's Oscar nominations are anything to go by, it appears that stories and talents from848 words
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Miscellaneous13 2007-02-24 1 THE WAR *J LZ OFF A-J LJ THE X Sg^ 42-43 &3J Fi'lliii'rfiti'idM13 words
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Article, Illustration164 2007-02-24 2 The only person to win an I Oscar for playing a member of the opposite sex was Linda Hunt for The Year of Living Dangerously in 1983. The only person to win an lOscarfor playing an Oscar-los-ing actress was Maggie Smith for California Suite164 words
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539 2007-02-24 2 MEANWHILE, TODAY GAZES INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL AND MAKES A FEW PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE BEST I > J k^ ill *A ~fl^fl^ Babel Tfte Departed Letters from Iwo Jima /./We M/ss Sunshine Tfte Queen Our prediction: BABEL No Best Picture film has ever been in a foreign language, so history539 words
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Article144 2007-02-24 3 -LEEU- WEN - Two more sites comprising 15 old blocks of flats have been identified to undergo the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers), bringing the number of sites nationwide to 69. These are Blocks 94 and 96 in Henderson Road, both 32 years old, and Blocks 17144 words
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Article, Illustration587 2007-02-24 3 — GRACIA CHIANG - GRACIA CHIANG -AGENCIES Jakarta gives way on issue of third party for Spores military training INDONESIA may allow Singapore to bring a third party to its military training exercises on Indonesian territory, to avoid talks on a defence cooperation agreement (DCA) from hitting a-AGENCIES; WEETECK HIAN - 587 words
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singapore news
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848 2007-02-24 4 SHERALYN TAY - SHERALYN TAY Having more doctors not the answer to kidney patients' woes sharing the load with GPs, polyclinics is Sheralyn@media corp.com.sg FOR some kidney patients, the three to sevenmonth wait that they have to endure before seeing a renal specialist at public hospitals848 words
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260 2007-02-24 4 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp. com. sg JUST into their second day on the open market, some unsold Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats offered as resale flats have already found buyers. Of the three appointed housing agencies contacted by Today, two of260 words
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Article, Illustration324 2007-02-24 4 -LEEU- WEN - -LEEU-WEN SINGAPORE cannot afford to have its "best and brightest" educated in only a few top schools and within the same system of education. To adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world, we need a diversity of talents among001 BOON KEONG - 324 words
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294 2007-02-24 6 JASMINE YIN - JASMINE YIN jasmine@media corp.com.sg THE year 2005 confirmed two trends that are unlikely to give pro-family advocates much to cheer about For the first time since 1980, there were more women aged between 30 and 34 who gave birth294 words
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Article273 2007-02-24 6 I—CHANNEL NEWSASIA; CHANNEL NEWSASIA; - 938UVE - I—CHANNEL NEWSASIA CHANNEL NEWSASIA -938UVE IT'S BEEN 90% DRIER THAN USUAL The mercury hit 34° Celsius on Thursday the highest this year and most of Singapore got less than smm of rainfall in the first half of this month, 90 per cent below average for this time of the273 words
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Article, Illustration525 2007-02-24 6 Slow to rise —AGENCIES Consumer prices increase 0.3%, lower than the 1% expected by economists SINGAPORE'S inflation rate unexpectedly slowed to an 18-month low last month, as easing oil and car prices offset higher food costs that were a result of floods in Johor. The consumer price index (CPI) rose—AGENCIES - 525 words
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Article, Illustration624 2007-02-24 9 LOHCHEEKONG - LOHCHEEKONG Business leaders give their take on the new intiatives of Budget 2007 cheekong@media corp. com. sg WHILE they acknowledged that the slew of Budget 2007 initiatives would enlarge Singapore's economic pie, several prominent business figures were less sure of its effectivenessLOHCHEEKONG - 624 words
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world news
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Article, Illustration720 2007-02-24 10 —AFP Abdullah supports investment plan for Johor, says success depends on good governance PULAI (Malaysia) Malaysia on Friday voiced confidence that it will attract billions of dollars in global investments to turn its southernmost state Johor into a metropolis similar to China's Shenzhen or Hong Kong. Prime—AFP - 720 words
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Article206 2007-02-24 10 —AFP JAKARTA Firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Thursday urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to implement Islamic sharia law to "save Indonesia from devastation". Along with a dozen of his followers, Mr Bashir tried to enter the presidential palace to submit a letter urging Dr—AFP - 206 words
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Article183 2007-02-24 10 JAKARTA Indonesia may conduct safety checks on all Boeing Co's 737-300 planes operated by domestic airlines after an accident this week involving the same type of aircraft, its Transport Ministry said. Indonesia may expand the inspection now underway on seven Adam Air Boeing 737-300 planes— BLOOMBERG - 183 words
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242 2007-02-24 10 -AFP ISLAMABAD Pakistan on Friday testfired its longest range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, two days after signing a deal with India to cut the risk of atomic weapons accidents. The Shaheen 11, or Hatf VI, missile with a range of 2,000 km was launched-AFP - 242 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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Article83 2007-02-24 10 -AFP Around 200 people rallied against Singapore in north-eastern Thailand on Friday as tensions continued between the two countries. The protest was organised by the People's Alliance for Democracy, the group behind last year's demonstrations which led to the ousting of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The-AFP - 83 words
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Article69 2007-02-24 10 O—AFP More than 120 people are still missing after a fire on board an Indonesian ferry, the Indonesian Red Cross said on Friday So far, 16 people -including an 11--month-old baby-have been confirmed dead after Thursday's blaze on the Levina I car ferry shortly afterO—AFP - 69 words
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Article55 2007-02-24 10 A member of the Thai Constitution Drafting Committee has been sentenced to 40 months' jail for writing 14 "dud" cheques. Thanaboon Jiranuwat, an international law expert, had financial problems and had borrowed money from various sources. He then tried to repay the loans with dud55 words
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Article, Illustration368 2007-02-24 12 -AGENCIES Fearing drop in harvests, govt gets cracking on rainmaking activities BANGKOK Only a few months after suffering its worst floods in a decade, Thailand is getting ready for an El Nino-related drought that is likely to affect rubber and rice output in the major-AGENCIES - 368 words
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Article308 2007-02-24 12 JAKARTA-The Indonesian government driven by forecasts of a long dry season this year has allocated 602 billion rupiah (slOl million) in its bid to fight forest fires that have shrouded the region in haze every year. The Jakarta Post quoted Indonesian State Environment Minister Rachmat308 words
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263 2007-02-24 12 —AFP COLOMBO Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday announced a resumption of their "freedom struggle" after declaring that a Norwaybrokered truce had collapsed. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said the truce, which came into effect five years ago on Friday, was—AFP - 263 words
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Article, Illustration308 2007-02-24 16 —AGENCIES MIAMI The late Anna Nicole Smith will be buried in the Bahamas alongside her son, it was announced on Thursday after a tearful judge who often stole the limelight at the proceedings with his dramatic performance left the decision to—AGENCIES - 308 words
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Article, Illustration469 2007-02-24 16 -AGENCIES US' No 2 expresses concern over Beijing's military rise but praises its role in six-party talks SYDNEY United States Vice-President Dick Cheney on Friday said that China's recent anti-satellite weapons test and its rapid military build-up were "not consistent" with its stated aim of-AGENCIES; AP - 469 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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105 2007-02-24 16 —AFP President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Friday that Iran would defend its nuclear programme to the bitter end, a day after the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) again found it in breach of a Security Council ultimatum to suspend uranium enrichment.—AFP - 105 words
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Article78 2007-02-24 16 A move banning male spectators from an annual sports meet for women in Kelantan has drawn flak from some women leaders, the New Straits Times reported. Malaysia's Youth and Sports Minister Azalina Othman Said said it was unfortunate the Kelantan government, ruled by opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia78 words
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Article, Illustration94 2007-02-24 16 ■AP Fur coats advertised as being made from fake fur could, in fact, be made of dog hair, an animal advocacy group said. The Humane Society of the United States said it purchased coats from reputable outlets, which sold designer labels such as■AP - 94 words
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271 2007-02-24 16 -AGENCIES FORT CAMPBELL A United States soldier was on Thursday sentenced to 100 years in prison for his role in the March 2006 rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the slaying of her family-AGENCIES - 271 words
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Advertisement486 2007-02-24 15 fJBiJ Watch Beauty Experts 2 and play to Send in your answers by SMS, phone or post and you'll be in the running for these amazing beauty packages! Promo ends: March 3,2007. Exclusively for those suffering from hair, skin or weight problems. ThJs contest is only open to those suffering486 words
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Voices
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218 2007-02-24 17 SEETKINGHWEE - Preferential rates for taxi regulars SEETKINGHWEE Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Taxi waiting time display doesn't solve the real problem" (Feb 23). Here are my suggestions on how to solve the problem. First, make sure that that taxi queues do not overflow and divert excess taxis to other218 words
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Article, Illustration780 2007-02-24 17 We pretend to admire Oscar films, but we really can't get enough of crap flicks DOWN UNDER WITH NEIL HUMPHREYS ON MONDAY morning, the world will gather to watch actors feign happiness when they miss out on an Oscar. From Singapore to Melbourne, we will congregate780 words
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236 2007-02-24 17 CAROLTHAM - CAROLTHAM Letter from I AGREE with Mr Thomas Koshy ("Valuing their labour", Feb 21) that Singapore is now at a stage where it can afford to look at better protection for its workers. Singapore has always had a pro-employer environment. It236 words
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Article, Illustration1151 2007-02-24 18 EDMUND TIE - EDMUND TIE Charity comes from the heart that's why this serial fundraiser doesn't calculate how much he donates coffee with I 60, Executive chairman, DTZ Debenham Tie I Leung (SEA), vice-chairman, Com Chest I HE AGREES with Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's call earlier001 BOON KEONG - 1,151 words
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361 2007-02-24 18 RICK LIM SAY KIONG - RICK LIM SAY KIONG Letter from MS MANDY Lim wrote in her letter, "Control the impatience to get that diving certificate" (Feb 22) that low visibility at Pulau Hantu's waters is not ideal for scuba diving and361 words
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Miscellaneous93 2007-02-24 17 m____ MediaCorp Press Ltd I fill A\f 24 Raffles Place #28-01/06 AW-L/rYX Clifford Centre *****21 MEDIACORP Editorial Director P N Balji TODAY EDITORIAL Managing Editor Walter Fernandez Associate/Night Editor Rahul Pathak Deputy Night Editor Yvonne Lim Editor-At-Large Clamant Mesanas Chief Sub-Editor Richard J Valladares Section editors News Business Val Chua93 words
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Businesstoday
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261 2007-02-24 19 – CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH INVESTORS piled into Osim International's stock on Friday, despite the lifestyle products maker posting weak earnings the day before. The counter surged to a three-week high of $1.11, before closing at $1.10, up 9 cents or 8.9 per cent Some analysts, on261 words
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305 2007-02-24 19 CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH IR winner's full-year earnings nearly halved, while sister cruise line falls into the red christie@mediacorp.com.sg BAGGING the coveted Integrated Resort (IR) project in December would have capped 2006 with a flourish except the winners now have dismal full-year earnings to show. Genting International305 words
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marketwatch
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Article26 2007-02-24 19 Senlnt 0.810 -0.010 -1.2 101.440 JTAC 0.020 +0.075 +8.0 82.410 IhinaEntSp 0.010 BBBBB 65.030 Joble Grp 1.400+0.100+12.3 50.823 fahattanRes 0.430 +0.005 +17.8 30.40026 words
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Article113 2007-02-24 19 I J -AFP SHARE prices closed at fresh all-time highs, as investors focused on laggards and continued to buy property counters, dealers said. The ST Index closed up 21.59 points or 0.66 per cent at a new record of 3,310.44, beating the record of 3,293.61 set on Wednesday. Volume■ I ■"■ J -AFP - 113 words
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Article18 2007-02-24 19 ;pcdb iembMar JPCMBL 0.020 +300.0 0.010 +100.0 0.010 +100.0 JableGrpMBL lidiland 0.280 +04.7 0.015 +50.018 words
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Article19 2007-02-24 19 CapitalanBNP BiosensorML SGX DBS CMBRB 0.025 0.015 0.105 0.330 -37.5 -25.0 -25.0 -24.1 Jasper 0.020 -20.019 words
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Article20 2007-02-24 19 Gold US$/oz 683.00 Silver US$/oz 14.25 Platinum US$/oz 1,230.00 Rubber cents/kg 351.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 1928.00 Brant US$/barrel 60.1420 words
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Article52 2007-02-24 19 Nikkei 225 *****.42 +70.03 +0.44 HK Hang Seng *****.05 -07.58 -0.47 Australia ASX200 0030.10 +10.00 +0.32 Mumbai Sensex *****.53 -388.78 -2.77 Korea Camp 1400.88 +4.47 0.31 KLCI 1283.47 +0.05 +0.54 SET Index 000.70 -2.85 -0.41 Jakarta Camp 1701.55 -10.88 -0.03 Phils Camp 3380.37 +23.84 +0.71 Shenzhen B 530.2552 words
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Article28 2007-02-24 19 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by JSS JK£ 'en IKS 0.6521 0.3333 79.201 5.0927 2.2781 Rupiah Baht Peso AS Indian Rs 5920.6 21.911 31.373 0.8264 28.869SGX,; Bloomberg - 28 words
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wealth the business of personal finance
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Article, Illustration351 2007-02-24 20 MIRAKASHINATH - MIRAKASHINATH Giant aims to double its market share by expanding its distribution network to reach the mass market mira@mediacorp.com.sg IF YOU'RE a customer with Citibank, get set for a nudge towards buying insurance through the foreign lender. Coming up is a series of targeted insurancePHOTO COURTESY OF CITIBANK - 351 words
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Article, Illustration287 2007-02-24 20 MIRAKASHINATH - MIRAKASHINATH EQUITY markets started the year by chasing new highs. With share prices all fired up, is it time to take profit now? According to market watchers who spoke at a recent investment seminar organised by NTUC Income, there is room for morePHOTO COURTESY OF NTUC INCOME - 287 words
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Article389 2007-02-24 20 BORROWING money can help you meet your long-term educational or home improvement goals. However, excessive borrowing may lead to financial trouble. MoneySENSE highlights key issues you should consider before borrowing. WHEN SHOULD I BORROW? Before using your credit card, taking a loan to buy389 words
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186 2007-02-24 20 AN INCREASING number of merchants are offering instalment plans with zero interest charge if purchases are made through a credit card. You pay the instalments using your credit card over a period ranging from a few months to 48 months, depending on186 words
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Advertisement108 2007-02-24 19 J^B ft Jofa IP* IBkluW *^B KW"=2b —:—LJ "We played masak-masak using the leaves of plants in the garden. We also climbed trees, especially the low jambu tree. There was a rambutan tree that produced excellent fruit. Years later, when we moved from the house, my mother made a graft108 words
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Article, Illustration674 2007-02-24 21 raus/ fflrawEn - raus/fflrawEn CITYSTYLE pea rlyn@media corp.com.sg Who will win the best actress Oscarr More importantly, what will Charhze wearr THERE'S a mighty good reason why I'm not on the film beat. Showbusiness has never been my kind of business. I can never tell Jennifer674 words
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Article, Illustration250 2007-02-24 21 SHERMAINEWONG - SHERMAINEWONG shermainewong@media corp. com. sg GETTING your nails done has never been that serious an affair until now. With the BMI Nail Asia competition coming up next Tuesday, participants from Singapore, Malaysia and China will compete in three categories: French manicure, 3-D folk art and creative nail250 words
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Article, Illustration588 2007-02-24 22 PEARLYN THAM - PEARLYN THAM Milan, Madrid have banned them but what about skinny clotheshorses here? pea rlyn@media corp.com.sg UNLESS you're referring to plus-sized models, being thin and being a model have always gone hand in hand. But in recent months, words like "thin" and "skinny" have almost588 words
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Article165 2007-02-24 22 — SHERMAINEWONG - SHERMAINEWONG HOWEVER slim models here may be, one beauty company is committed to making them gorgeous come the Singapore Fashion Festival (SFF). In fact, L'Oreal will be assembling make-up and hair teams to support local fashion designer Baylene Li in a first-ever collaboration at this165 words
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Article, Illustration296 2007-02-24 22 SMELLS LIKE SUPERMODEL SPIRIT Nothing may have come between supe model Kate Moss and her Calvin Klein fragrance ads but that will change, nov that the original waif will launch her ov line in a partnership with fragrance cot pany Coty. Already the face of Rimmel London296 words
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Article, Illustration711 2007-02-24 23 SHERMAINEWONG - SHERMAINEWONG No need for a magic carpet, just head out to Changi Village for exotic dining shermainewong@media corp.com.sg IF CHANGI Village to you is synonymous with nasi lemak, perhaps it is time to rethink that notion, especially with new kid on the block, Pardis. Iranian-born chef Mike Mehdinejad,PHOTOS BY JASON HO - 711 words
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Article225 2007-02-24 23 Once a year, we organise a gourmet tour to Japan, taking participants toTokyo, as well as the places less travelled by tour groups. Needless to say, visits to all kinds of restaurants and eateries are a must. In one of the small towns inTokyo, I225 words
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Article, Illustration537 2007-02-24 24 TREVOR TAN - TREVOR TAN New LCD monitor for gaming from Asus trevor@media corp.com.sg TECH companies are targeting the PC gaming market with increased ferocity and accessories like gaming mice, keyboards and headphones are a dime a dozen. Now, there's even a gaming liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor the537 words
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Article, Illustration335 2007-02-24 24 1 wcsnic/i laptop ians now nave i six new options to choose from the company has added fresh models to its Satellite and Portege notebook computers series, all equipped with the latest Windows Vista operating system. Top of the line is the 2.72 kg Satellite335 words
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Article, Illustration117 2007-02-24 24 Motorola has hopped onto the 3.5G bandwagon with the Motorazr maxx V 6 ($738). Its wireless connectivity features include Bluetooth, 3.6 Mbps High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)and Enhanced Data GSM Environment (Edge). Made of metal and glass, the 15mm-thin clamshell also doubles as117 words
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Article, Illustration125 2007-02-24 24 The Pioneer DEHP7950U8 in-car entertainment system integrates an iPod or a USB-compatible device mio your cars audio sysiem. You can select menus on the iPod, enable shuffle play back or listen to podcasts and audiobooks. It also charges the iPod while it's connected. The unit125 words
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Article, Illustration111 2007-02-24 24 The MoGo Mouse BT is a compact wireless mouse that you can store in the PC card slot of a notebook. It's the size of a business card, measuring smm thin and weighing 41 g. The mouse has an optical resolution of 500 dots per inch and111 words
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Article, Illustration113 2007-02-24 24 The Samsung Ultra Messaging i6OO ($898) is a smartphone with HSDPA and 802.11 b/g WiFi connectivity. It's compact for something so full-featured- even though it has a 2.3-inch screen, it measures only 11.8 mm in thickness and weighs 105g. The Bluetooth-capable phone runs on Windows113 words
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Article, Illustration238 2007-02-24 25 — HEDIRMAN SUPIAN - HEDIRMAN SUPIAN GAMERS, mark March 7 on your calendars. That will be the day when only 200 of you will get your lucky mitts on the Playstation 3 (PS3). It is the official launch of the l,oBop gaming powerhouse. And it'll be priced at only238 words
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Article, Illustration387 2007-02-24 25 SONY Ericsson has launched nine mobile phones to cater to different customer needs. First up are three additions to its popular Cyber-shot phone family the KBloi, Kssoi and Kssoim. The KBloi is a 3G phone that boasts a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera with Xenon flash and red-eye387 words
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Article, Illustration682 2007-02-24 25 HEDIRMAN SUPIAN - HEDIRMAN SUPIAN No sharp shooter, but Nokia N93i impresses with online capability hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg THE Nokia N93i tries to marry the functions of a camera and a camcorder with that of a mobile phone. It looks the part, at least with a big barrel that houses a682 words
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Article, Illustration636 2007-02-24 26 SHELDON TROLLOPE - SHELDON TROLLOPE news@newstoday.com.sg JUST like how varieties of the once-hum-ble hamburger can now be found in places ranging from neighbourhood coffee shops to high-end restaurants, Multi Purpose Vehicles or MPVs are now also available in different sizes to suit every budget At one end of the scale636 words
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NEWSTRACKS
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Article, Illustration151 2007-02-24 26 It will soon be time to say goodbye to some of the most recognisable names on our roads. Hyundai, the world's sixth-largest automaker, will introduce a new naming strategy for all its future cars on March 6. Out will go familiar names like Getz, Santa151 words
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Article, Illustration147 2007-02-24 26 Italian sports car manufacturer Maserati has taken the covers off its brand new two-door coupe ahead of the car's official unveiling at next month's Geneva Motor Show The GranTurismo replaces the Coupe and Gran Sport. As its name suggests, it is more of a long-distance touring147 words
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Article, Illustration123 2007-02-24 26 – COLIN YONG - COLIN YONG Suzuki is gearing up to launch a four-door saloon version of its SX4 crossover hatchback, also at the Geneva Motor Show. It's not yet known if the saloon will use the SX4 name though, since 'SX' is supposed to stand for Sports Crossover,123 words
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Article, Illustration384 2007-02-24 27 — COLIN YONG - COLIN YONG MORE than a year has passed since the Land Transport Authority (LTA) revised the vehicle tax structure to make hybrid cars more affordable but many buyers are still reluctant to take the plunge. Hybrid cars, which have an electric motor in addition to a384 words
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Article411 2007-02-24 27 COLIN YONG - COLIN YONG Toyota kicks off 2007 the way it ended last year while Mitsubishi shows strong growth colin@newstoday.com.sg THE "big three" Japanese car brands in Singapore could soon face stiff competition from a fourth, if January's sales figures are anything to go by. While Toyota, Nissan and Honda411 words
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Article, Illustration341 2007-02-24 27 — COLIN YONG - COLIN YONG THE Internet can be as much a curse as a blessing for car manufacturers. Just ask Audi, who was preparing to unveil its all-new A 5 to the world during a grand ceremony at the Geneva Motor Show next month. That plan was blown341 words
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Article, Illustration653 2007-02-24 28 JOSEPH YADAO - JOSEPH YADAO Not every piece of property on the en bloc market is snapped upsome sales take years joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg WITH en bloc sale announcements dominating the property news pages, it may seem that almost every development that is put on the collective sale scene rakes in653 words
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Article, Illustration319 2007-02-24 28 -JOSEPH YADAO - -JOSEPH YADAO DTZ Debenham Tie Leung has put Elmira Heights, a property off Newton Circus, up for collective sale. The property has a site area of 108,550sqft. According to the Master Plan 2003, it can be redeveloped into a 30-storey condominium that319 words
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Article, Illustration370 2007-02-24 32 SHERINA OMAR SAAID - SHERINA OMAR SAAID WRI+ES: WHEN the latest Singapore Budget was delivered by Second Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam last week, I thought how nice it was to see a fresh face performing that task. It actually made me read Today's articles on the Budget in370 words
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Article146 2007-02-24 32 SUCHEN CHRISTINE LIM - SUCHEN CHRISTINE LIM WRI+ES I REFER to Felix Cheong's interview with MediaCorp Raintree Pictures managing director Daniel Yun ("With a little help from my friends", Feb 14) where my name was wrongly written. It should be and always has been Suchen Christine Lim: Asian name before146 words
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Article, Illustration183 2007-02-24 32 -AP LOS ANGELES A new TV series from Steven Spielberg and reality TV mogul Mark Burnett that offers aspiring filmmakers a US$l million ($1.5 million) studio contract will air this spring. On May 16, On the Lot debuts with an hour-long audition episode on-AP - 183 words
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Article, Illustration328 2007-02-24 32 WINSON TEO - WINSON TEO Rumba act Melvin and Sharon consider what to do with $50,000-if they win winson@mediacorp.com.sg TWISTING and turning to a remix of Secret Garden's Song From A Secret Garden, Melvin and Sharon danced into the hearts of viewers on Thursday and were voted into The Dance328 words
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Article, Illustration279 2007-02-24 34 DVDREVIEW by David Chew FILM: There doesn't seem to be much middle ground when it comes to Japanese cinema: The films are either very good or very bad. Oddly enough, Spring Snow hovers somewhere in between. Based on the 1968 novel of the same name by iconic Japanese279 words
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Article, Illustration285 2007-02-24 34 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan But DVD extras partly make up for Zhang's dismal movie DVDREVIEW by Curse of the Golden Flower FILM: The definition of beauty without substance is Curse of the Golden Flower. In yet another testament to Chinese director Zhang Yimou's creative decline, he has made another285 words
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Article, Illustration141 2007-02-24 34 THE journey towards radiant skin, healthy hair and a new figure resumes on Saturday with the arrival of The Beauty Experts 2. The sequel to The Beauty Experts sees Guo Liang and Pan Ling Ling return as the hosts of a141 words
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Article, Illustration524 2007-02-24 35 +hink+wice CNY is the time for renewal and making good on resolutions you failed to keep LIKE many Singaporeans, many of my friends took the Chinese New Year holidays as an opportunity for a much-needed break. They flew to cities where they weren't inundated524 words
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Article, Illustration389 2007-02-24 41 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Liverpool v Sheffield United LIVERPOOL Javier Mascherano (picture) has vowed to make the most of his Premiership second chance at Liverpool, after escaping the nightmare of his five-month spell at West Ham. Argentina midfielder Mascherano, 22, could make his Reds debut against-AFP; GE^Y IMAGES; GETTY IMAGES - 389 words
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Article, Illustration374 2007-02-24 42 Kenneth Goh - Kenneth Goh Mourinho and Wenger's loathing is ugly, but it does add considerable s. pice to Sunday's Cardiff showpiece IN THE red corner is the cool, studied Frenchman, a leeky, confident Portuguese kstruts in the blue corner. Both share a fierce passion for foot- 4 ball, both are proven3ETTY IMAGES - 374 words
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Article, Illustration456 2007-02-24 43 statistic. Wenger will know there is no better time to set the record straight, even if he promises to go with most of his second stringers. Throughout the whole campaign the young reserves have ensured Wenger's faith in them was not misplaced and with the atmosphere at456 words
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454 2007-02-24 43 GUARDIAN LONDON Arsene Wenger stoked the simmering relationship between Arsenal and Chelsea on Friday night by reminding Jose Mourinho that winning the Champions League with Porto in 2004 does not to make him a "great" manager. The London rivals meet in Sunday's Carling— GUARDIAN - 454 words
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