Today, 27 October 2007

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    11 1 weekendTODAY MICA (P) 311/10/2006 /A=ryJj\COßP we set you thinking qS^BmEmSZ fflS^^^B
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    Lock icon OR ARE WE JUST FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO LIVE WITH OTHERS?
    1212 1  -  MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg AS A foreigner who has lived in Singapore for almost three years, my usual reaction whenever friends complain about the heavy rush hour traffic or weekend downtown crowds has always been that of bemusement As they
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    ANOTHER PROPERTY BRAKE
    891 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH Govt scraps'outdated' deferred payment scheme christie@media corp.com.sg PROPERTY punters and those financially lax, you're next The latest measure to keep prices stable crept up on the property market late on Friday afternoon, when the Government suddenly took away a popular financing option for buyers of
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  • hot news
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      EDB'S $6.38 PRIZE CATCH
      579 3  -  CHEOWXINYI Norwegian firm picks Spore to set up world's largest solar manufacturing complex cheowxinyi@media corp.com.sg AS THE global spotlight focuses on climate change and renewable sources, Singapore has landed itself the biggest prize in this quest for clean energy the world's largest solar manufacturing complex to
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      Lock icon Spore, China share multi-faceted ties
      170 3  -  GLENDACHONG CHANNEL NEWSASIA IN SHANGHAI glendac@mediacorp.com.sg INFORMATION, Communications and the Arts Minister Lee Boon Yang said Singapore and China have built a multi-faceted relationship based on fruitful collaborations in many fields. At a lavish dinner for more than 600 people that kicked off the Singapore
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    • XTRA POINT OF VIEW
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        Lock icon GAYNOMICS
        157 4  -  P N BAUI ONE thing is for sure. The Parliamentary debate on Section 377 A, which makes sex between homosexuals a crime, is not the end of the story. The issue will come up for public airing again when morality is confronted with money. The PM's speech, which tried
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        THE H QUESTION
        173 4  -  CHRISTIE LOH TO HEDGE or not to hedge? Poor Mr Wee Sing Guan. The former finance director of SembCorp Marine has just discovered the heavy price of using derivatives to act as buffers against sudden price fluctuations. His bigger gamble was to do it without permission. And
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        HU'S HEADACHE
        167 4  -  ROSNAH AHMAD DIG a little deeper into the background of the line-up that has been handpicked to run tomorrow's China, and a little detail sticks out Eighteen of the 25 members of the ruling elite, the Politburo, had worked in the provinces, suggesting that President Hu Jintao's focus
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      STORE, GET READY TO ROCK
      688 4  -  LEE U-WEN Tribal-owned Hard Rock to aggressively push its brand u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg THINK of places with slot machines and poker tables and immediately top gaming destinations like Las Vegas and Macau come to mind. But when it comes to gaming revenue, even the combined US$l2.4 billion
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      237 5 ft y^ Luxury has never been Closer to home P w> Imagine walking down just a flight of stairs to your very own spa village. At Lakeshore, ?aj^^^^^i^^^^^^ay hot cold spa pools, relaxation pavilions and Jacuzzis dot the landscape for you to \o3 reinvigorate the senses and restore a spiritual
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon New format for three madrasahs
      606 6  -  ZUL OTHMAN Primary function to educate students, produce future religious leaders stays zul@mediacorp.com.sg AS PART of ongoing efforts to produce better madrasah students and ensure that they remain relevant, three out of the six Islamic religious schools will start offering, in phases, specialised curricula from
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      Lock icon Banks pull plug, Myanmar airline to suspend flights
      702 6  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg LESS than two months after it started flying the Yangon-Singapore route, Myanmar carrier Air Bagan has had its wings clipped after banks handling its transactions here decided to stop servicing the carrier. The airline, whose parent company Air Bagan Holdings
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      'I HAVEN'T EXPIRED LIKE A CREDIT CARD7
      1074 8  - 'I HAVEN'T EXPIRED LIKE A CREDIT CARD 7 CHRISTIE LOH XTRA WORKPLACE Marketing doyen Tham Khai Wor on newspapers and retirement christie@mediacorp.com.sg HERE is a man dressed in what even my plebeian eyes can tell is an expensive, made-to-measure suit, and he's going on about his weekly visits to guess
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      Lock icon CELEBRITY CAFFEINE FIX:
      109 10 Hong Kong action movia star Jackie Chan offers 11-year-oldLeaTan (in white) a frappe while riding on a Segway Personal Transporter during the launch of the world's first Jackie Chan's Cafe, Coffee and Tea at Nassim Road on Friday. Opening his own cafe is a dream come true
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      MR GRAY IS NOT GREY
      597 10  -  SHERALYN TAY 62-year-old action man powerboats and flies a plane sheralyn@media corp.com.sg MORE than 30 years ago, Mr Michael Gray gave up cruising on a "love boat" and sought a "less exciting career" more suited to a man about to settle down. "My wife-to-be didn't
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      Lock icon Benedict Goh to appeal against 3-week jail term
      416 10  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg FORMER television host Benedict Goh was sentenced to three weeks jail and banned from driving for four years after pleading guilty to drink driving on Friday. The 37-year-old also pleaded guilty to another charge of colliding with a stationary
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      Lock icon THRILL ME, KISS ME, KILL ME
      952 12  -  KENNETH TAN XTRA HORROR MOVIES Why being afraid never felt so good WHY do horror movies sell so well? At first glance, this genre of cinema seems to be a bundle of contradictions. After all, people go to the movies to be entertained, to
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      Inline with Lane
      451 13  -  TAN HUI LENG Top cancer genetist takes over IMCB job and promises to build on initiatives huileng@media corp.com.sg THE departure of top scientist Professor Sir David Lane might have left some guessing about the future direction of Singapore's biomedical drive. But the appointment of top cancer geneticist
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      GlaxoSmithKline committed to business ops here
      195 13  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg PHARMACEUTICAL giant GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) remains committed to Singapore despite a £1.5-bil-lion ($4.5-billion) global write-down for restructuring costs that is set to take place. It has over 900 employees here. "Operational excellence is an ongoing process in GSK and we will
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      Lock icon 'JUST RIDE IT LIKE A HORSE'
      947 14  -  ELMOJAYAWARDENA XTRA COCKPIT CHAT Sometimes, going back to basics works best for us THE Airbus A3BO superjumbo has finally made its maiden commercial flight with Singapore Airlines (SIA). After numerous delays and setbacks, the wait is finally over. It is annus mirabilis, the year
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      Lock icon Untitled
      87 15 WET WONDERLAND: This artisfs impression of the new Punggol Floating Wetlands shows what Punggol residents can expect when the dams at Sungei Serangoon and Sungei Punggol are built. The wetland will have a frurt-themed walkway skimming the lake, with a mangosteen pavilion, limes for seats and peek-a-boo orange slices allowing
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      Granite stockpile stays, Lim Chu Kang farmers told
      212 15  -  UNYANQIN yanqin@media corp.com.sg THE farmers may object but the decision is final the Government's granite stockpile stays in Lim Chu Kang, where several farms are located. In a letter responding to a petition sent by the Kranji Countryside Association (KCA) earlier this
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      Lock icon Going green all year long
      380 15  -  HASNITAAMAJID CHANNEL NEWSASIA Week-long campaign morphs into bigger, sustained effort hasnita@media corp.com.sg BEING Clean and Green in Singapore is now more than just recycling and anti-littering. The campaign to maintain the environment here is quickly growing up, now that global warming and climate change are
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      FOR SHOW
      89 16 A PHOTO ESSAY BY DON WONG You see beautiful models strutting their stuff on the catwalk, couture as haute as you can imagine, YIPs and celebrities and the media scrum. But what you don't see behind the glamour of the Singapore Fashion Week 2007, which ended last Sunday,
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      276 7 j :i :i v :i :i :i v v l i :i :i :i :i :i :i :i :i: 1 :i :i :i :i :i :i :i n RGDISCOVGR IfL M f\ FASHION 'VI Encounter fashion's latest and hottest at Square 2 Staying fashion forward is a breeze this season.
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      88 11 Thank you Singapore You have helped us to achieve major retail milestones! COURTS is pleased to be honoured at the annual Singapore Retailers Association Awards. [tr^ HHK-- 1 'iIH HBin- rrs4HIMl 'W V Congratulations to Christina Quek, Senior General Courts Megastore also won the Best VM Solution Furniture Furnishings/ Manager,
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      795 13 November Giveaways with SingTel's Sweet Treats! "llove x it!" "I can't wait!" i II ■-SS^SS Jfl ML ~^BN^^ -i- —^f *THE CHOICE Voucher can be utilised at all the following stores: Cold Storage. Market Place, Shop N Save, Giant, Guardian, Photo Finish and 7-Eleven. 3 ways to register for your
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Freed Estrada voices support for Arroyo
      383 18 —AGENCIES Her pardon of his life term may have healed rivals' rift MANILA- Ousted President Joseph Estrada was a free man on Friday for the first time in six-and-a-half years after his successor pardoned him from a life sentence for graft, a move touted
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      Lock icon MAS jet grounded, checked in Pakistan
      182 18 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysia Airlines (MAS) jet was grounded for five hours in Karachi after receiving a security threat that forced the plane to be evacuated and searched, the carrier said Friday. MAS said that shortly before the jet from Kuala Lumpur landed
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      Lock icon No live coverage of Umno congress
      177 18 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ruling party will forbid live telecasts of its upcoming annual congress, an official said, after speakers from the Malay-Muslim majority vented anger against ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities during last year's gathering. Mr Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, secretarygeneral of the United
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      Lock icon Gambari hails 'first step'
      592 20 —AGENCIES His statement is made a day after meeting between Suu Kyi and Myanmar Liaison Minister TOKYO A United Nations envoy hailed on Friday, talks between detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a newly appointed official of Myanmar's military junta, but also called for
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      Lock icon THE DUBAI DILEMMA
      841 22  -  RAHUL GOSWAMI XTRA THE MIDDLE EAST A disparate largely-migrant population has little reason to build community ties IT HAS become a common sight at Indian airports to see groups of young men all wearing the same T-shirt emblazoned with the name of an Arabian labour contractor or
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      More women in Oman's polls
      369 24  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI 20 female candidates at second elections IN SALALAH, OMAN nazry@media corp.com.sg IN A region rife with patriarchies a social system in which men have all the power Oman is paving the way by empowering women politically in the Arab world as its citizens take
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      Lock icon Chen's guard kills himself, sparking security alert
      220 24 —AGENCIES TAIPEI One of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's security guards killed himself while on duty on Friday, as the President was about to leave his residence on Nanchang Road in downtown Taipei for work, the National Security Bureau said. Captain Lv Tseng-hsiang, 27,
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      THIS. quirky WORLD
      234 24 CRAYFISH FLEE FROM TANKS TO THE STREETS BERLIN A group of crayfish spared themselves from being eaten by escaping from an Asian food shop, Ananova.com reported. Police in the south-western German city of Stuttgart were called in when the crayfish escaped from the store and scuttled down
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      WHAT PRICE, PRIDE?
      1005 26  -  LESLIE LAU XTRA MALAYSIAN ASTRONAUT Malaysia's first astronaut or a 'space flight participant'? The former, the govt and many countrymen believe THE expected hyperbole surrounding Malaysia's first man in space, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, has been overwhelming, with his face plastered all over newspapers in the past
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      Asean and its green ambitions
      803 28  -  VENESSALEE Next month, the 13th Asean Summit and related meetings will open in Singapore, which is the current chair of Asean. In a series of instalments, Weekend Today examines issues and trends across the bloc, which marked the 40th anniversary of its founding this year.
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      Lock icon CLIMATE CHANGE: A TANGLED WEB
      265 28  -  VENESSAL£E The problems associated with climate change including a rise in sea temperatures and sea levels, and an increase in tropical storms are inter-related, according to experts. "There are many archipelagos in Southeast Asia that are vulnerable to a rise in sea levels, and some
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      Lock icon BUSH VISITS CALIFORNIA, FIRES DIE DOWN
      140 28 AFP United States President George W Bush witnessed at first-hand the devastation wrought by wildfires in California on Thursday as he visited a neighbourhood in the south of the state. "The first thing I want to let the people know out here in southern
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      252 29 YUN NAM® HAIRCARE A |L "Their care for me j gave me T thicker hair! t^W^^n With men, Oily Scalp is the most common form of excessive hair problem. Hair might appear normal, but it is the roots and scalp that has overactive sebum oil production. This is often seen
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  • Voices
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      theweekinvoices
      148 30 For these kind of emotional issues, there will be skewed positions taken. But if s healthy to have these opposing views albeit some being extreme about it —rather than not talk about the issue. MP for Tanjong Pagar Baey Yam Keng on the debate to repeal Section 377 A
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    • Letter
      Why should all sports channel subscribers pay for soccer fans?
      172 30  -  DENIS DISTANT Letter from WHEN Star Hub submitted its winning bid to telecast English soccer matches live (the English Premier League), all Sports Group subscribers had their monthly subscription raised substantially to help recover the high cost of the winning
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    • HDB, don't relax pet rules
      • Letter
        Owners should be made responsible for pets' actions
        200 30  -  TOW MILAN Letter from I REFER to the report "Large dogs: Time for a rethink" (Oct 26). My family wants to see tightening of rules for dog and cat ownership in Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats. Flats are not suitable for
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      • Letter
        Let pet shops verify if potential owners can keep breed
        107 30  -  CHAN MIANG Letter from THE Agri-food and Veterinary Authority should enforce rules at the pet purchasing stage to manage the issue of big dogs in HDB flats. Pet owners should be made to apply for a licence on the spot
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      • Letter
        Update list of dogs allowed in HDB flats
        46 30  -  ROGER FRANCIS LEE Letter from It's about time that the HDB review the list of dogs allowed in HDB flats. A check showed that the list has not been updated, and no changes have been made since 1988.
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    • Letter
      Time now right to have more buses for the handicapped
      205 30  -  RAMZAH OSMAN Letter from I REFER to the letter "Upsetting bus ride for disabled" (Oct 25). It's high time that we have more buses that are designed for the handicapped. Currently, there are not many buses that have the wheelchair
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  • Business
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      Chartered posts Q3 $114.8M profit on tax boost
      238 31  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing posted a net income of $114.8 million for the three months ended Sept 30, up more than four times from the $26.8 million a year earlier, because of an unexpected tax gain. The $118.5-million tax benefit,
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      DBS undented by CDOs
      554 31  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Provisions a buffer in $112 M of losses, debt obligations hedirman@media corp.com.sg NONE of DBS Group Holdings' $2.36 million of collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) as of Sept 30 defaulted but the bank said at its third-quarter earnings briefing yesterday that it recorded $112 million
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      Lock icon Euleen Goh chairs accounting watch body
      228 31  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg THE Ministry of Finance has appointed IE Singapore chairperson Ms Euleen Goh to chair the Accounting Standards Council (ASC). The ministry also named 15 members, comprising industry and government representatives, including National Kidney Foundation chairman Gerard Ec and MCL Land deputy
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      Capita Land shows hefty Q3 profit
      281 31  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN CAPITALAND'S third-quarter net profit more than doubled from a year earlier, buoyed by strong growth in China, the region's largest property developer said. The profit after tax and minority interests for three months ended Sept 30 stood at $563.9 million, up from
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Industrial production dips as pharmaceutical output slows
        401 32 —BLOOMBERG INDUSTRIAL production unexpectedly dropped last month after pharmaceutical companies scaled back output. Manufacturing, which accounts for a quarter of Singapore's US$l34-billion ($195-bil-lion) economy, fell 2.8 per cent from a year earlier after a revised 13.3-per-cent gain in August, the Economic Development Board
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        Home prices up, but may cool
        526 32  -  ESTHER FUNG More homes being built to help meet demand, says URA esther@media corp.com.sg PRIVATE home prices rose islandwide in the three months ended Sept 30, but the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said more supply is in the pipeline to meet demand. "As at
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        Lock icon Crude oil hits record prices amid supply cut fears
        284 32 —BLOOMBERG CRUDE oil rose to a record above US$9l a barrel in New York Thursday on an unexpected drop in US stockpiles and concern that supply from the Middle East may be disrupted. Last week, inventories fell 5.29 million barrels to
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        Lock icon THE BOSS AKA THE COFFEE GIRL
        353 34  -  CHEOWXINYI Retail Manager of the Year buys her staff coffee and supper to boost morale cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SHE may be the head of the sprawling 111,000-square foot retail floor of Courts Megastore in Tampines, but at the store's recent Retail Park launch, Ms Christina Quek
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      • marketbuzz
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          Lock icon HOCK LAM BEEF CELEBRATES 96 YEARS
          228 34  -  -SERENE HUANG To celebrate its 96th anniversary. Hock Lam Beef offered free bowls of its well-loved beef kuay teow last Monday to customers aged 60 years and above. Fourth-genera-tion owner Tina Tan and her father Anthony Tan also invited customers who have patronised their
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          RACE TO 7-ELEVEN FOR LOONEY TUNES SPORTS JAM
          89 34 Singapore's largest convenience store chain is now offering an exclusive limited edition of the Looney Tunes Collector's Kit. With every minimum spend of $5, you will receive a Looney Tunes Sports Jam Strap free. With 30 exquisite designs to collect, while stocks
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          MARIGOLD HL STRAWBERRY MILK TREAT FOR Today READERS
          102 34 Marigold HL Milk has introduced a new flavour to its range of low-fat milk. The new Marigold HL Strawberry Milk contains real strawberry juice, an excellent source of Vitamin Cthat is low in calories, with zero fat and sodium. Today readers had
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      • BUSINESS RIEFS
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          MAS INVITES FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED CHANGES
          86 34  -  ESTHER FUNG The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is inviting feedback for a consultation paper on proposed changes to the liquidity risk supervision framework. These include a revised set of "qualifying liabilities" to replace "liabilities base", an expanded range of eligible liquid assets to
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          SMRT CORP RIDES TO 25-PER-CENT PROFIT GAIN IN Q2
          115 34 SMRT Corp posted a 25-per-cent secondquarter profit gain as economic growth and tourist arrivals fuelled ticket sales. Net income climbed to $39.5 million, or 2.6 cents a share, in the three months ended Sept 30 from $31.5 million, or 2.1 cents,
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          UOL GROUP'S 03 NET PROFIT DOUBLED ON YEAR
          135 34 Property developer UOL Group Ltd said third-quarter net profit doubled on year, on strong revenue and a one-time gain. The company posted a net profit of $64.5 million for the quarter ended Sept 30, up from $31.5 million in the third quarter
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          67 34 Serviced residences operator Ascott Group Ltd said third-quarter net profit fell 41 per cent on lower portfolio gains from divestments. Ascott, part owned by property developer Capita Land Ltd, said net profit for the quarter ended Sept 30 was $34.1 million, down
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      1123 36  -  NEO CHAI CHIN PUNGENT PLEASURES CHEESY TIPS 1 PAIRING Which cheese goes with which wine? A general rule is to pair lighter cheeses with lighter wines, while stronger-flavoured cheese such as blue or cheddar are ideal for fuller-bodied wines like dessert or red wines, said The Cellar Door
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        638 38  -  SERENE HUANG KOREAN KING Get good food, great service and even your car washed at this eatery serene@mediacorp.com.sg I HAD great expectations. After all, the restaurant is named after a royal chef, even if the chef is a fictional one. Thankfully, Korean restaurant Han San Gong's cuisine met
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          145 38  -  SERENE HUANG The humble ten susu goes upmarket with Lipton's new milk-tea range, available in three varieties. Each features a combination of Lipton black tea and milk for that quality taste the tea purveyor is known for. Besides an improved formula for the brand's original Milk
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          130 38 What's smokin' this season is Pizza Hut's new Sambal Seafood Pizza, an East-meets-West treat featuring succulent prawns and squid, crunchy chunks of capsicum and onion, and mozzarella cheese on a bed of spicy sambal sauce. To further set your taste buds ablaze, this sizzling combination
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          GOOD HEALTH, GREAT TASTE
          105 38  -  SERENE HUANG Parents and children can finally agree on what's good to eat. The new F&N Magnolia Smoo ice cream is a healthy snack bursting with calcium that will win everyone's approval. Packed with 21 7.4mg of the bonebuilding mineral, each stick of the choco-late-and-vanilla ice
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        A DELIGHTFUL SPREAD
        601 39  -  ANNETTE TAN BUFFET BINGE The light fare and excellent service at Le Tonkin's brunch buffet are a huge draw food@newstoday.com.sg GIVEN the sheer number of times I called to amend my reservation, it's a miracle no one at Le Tonkin hung up on me or pretended the
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        405 39 GORDON Ramsay may be heating up Hell's Kitchen, but his protege Jason Atherton is certainly heaven-sent. The latter heads his famously fiery mentor's The Maze in London and was also one of the first British chefs to work at Spain's El Bulli, considered the best
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        835 40  -  JESS CARTNER-MORLEY THE GUARDIAN FASHION HODGEPODGE Don't expect a single look to dominate next season. It's all about micro trends in Paris style@newstoday.com .sg PARIS Fashion Week: Eight days, 90 shows, a cast of thousands, a budget of millions. And how many trends? Er, none, actually. You could
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        GARDE VARIETY
        412 42  -  PEARLYN THAM DRESSCODE: FLAMBOYANT Hong Kong designer Henry Lav, whose clients include singer Hacken Lee, gets inspired by British castle gardener pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg HIS label is named Spy Henry Lav. But this is not classified information: Fashion designer Henry Lav (right) has dressed stars such as the late Anita
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        283 42  -  PEARLYN THAM AS NONDESCRIPT as fragrances can be, the new Ralph Lauren Polo Explorer men's scent is not for the fragrance show-off who loves flaunting his designer insignia-em-blazoned scents. Polo Explorer is housed in a dark green enamel glass bottle without a
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          PERFECT PRIME FACTOR
          96 42 There's more to primping and preening with a primer, such as Laura Mercier's Mineral Primer ($6B). To be applied before foundation, the Mineral Primer formulated with lychee berry, pure pearl powder, white tea and mica helps create a smooth and flawless face. Use this with the Mineral
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          GET A CLEAN START
          81 42 Most make-up removers simply get rid of the remains of the day. But Kose's Ultimation Softening Cleansing Oil [$55] does that and more. It is made with the same oils used in massage creams, so it softens your skin with a gentle massage-like effect. Formulated with
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          ALL EYES ON THIS
          98 42 What initially looks like a futuristic contact lens holder is actually the Dual Touch Eyes ($99) from the new Perfect Renew Snow Anti-ageing range by Laneige. This innovative two-in-one product differentiates the eye cream for day use and the eye gel for night use with helpful
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          LOVE, ACTUALLY...
          77 42 is about loving your looks and choosing the right make-up colours to go with your personality. Benefit's Love Your Look make-up range is categorised according to three personas: Lana, if you are down-to-earth and easygoing; Gabbi, if you're the woman on the go; and Betty, if you're a
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        LET YOUR SKIN DEFY GRAVITY WITH MTM'S TILAFILM MASK
        378 43  -  PEARLYN THAM APPLYING tilapia fish collagen on your face may sound like a fishy idea at first. That is, until you find out how the new MTM Custom-blended Tilafilm Mask uses this to lift and firm ageing skin while regenerating skin
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        431 43  -  PEARLYN THAM TOTALLY STONED Improve blood circulation and seal nutrients in hair roots with the Kerastase hot and cold stones massage pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg I AM an apologetic spa goer. When I'm having a foot massage, I apologise to my masseuse for the extra strength she needs to exert on
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          75 43 Plankton may be at the bottom of the ocean hierarchy, but this Omega 3 fatty acids-rich algae is one of four types used in The Body Creme by La Mer. Described as "seaweed wrap in a jar", The Body Creme is formulated with the Micro-Algae Complex, made up
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          WHO'S A SPORTIVA?
          76 43 "Sportiva" may conjure images of a prima donna-like athlete, but it's really the name of the latest men's watch range from Cerruti 1881. The Odissea Sportiva range features chronograph timepieces with distinctly angular lines. The watches come with bracelet straps that juxtapose sporty rubber links against silver
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          PEEL FRESH SKIN
          97 43 Instead of simply adding nutrients into your skin, subtract dead skin cells from it instead. Do this twice a week with the Neutrogena Advanced Solutions Pore Refining Peel, which is said to offer the same skin-refining benefits of a peel treatment used in salons or clinics. This
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          FAIR GAME
          96 43 It's never too early to start planning your Christmas shopping list. Pick up gift ideas at the Sasa Beauty Fair at the main atrium of Jurong Point Shopping Centre from next Monday to Nov 3. The week-long fair will showcase a wide variety of beauty brands and special
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        674 44  -  COLIN YONG EARTH LOVERS Carmakers are showing off their eco-friendly side at this year's Tokyo Motor Show IN TOKYO colin@mediacorp.com.sg LIGHTWEIGHT cars and petrol-electric hybrids will be the undisputed stars of the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, and there could not be a better time with crude oil
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          MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X
          93 44 finally been launched and the wait has been worthwhile. Fitted with a new engine for the first time in the car's history, the Evolution X promises to be more "involving" to drive and easier to live with than its predecessors. The new platform has better weight
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          115 44 This is another car that seems to have had an interminably long gestation period. A concept GT-R was shown at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show but the production model has only just arrived. Exports will start in mid-2008. The new car looks to be a real Porsche 91
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          SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STi
          90 44  -  COLIN YONG From the bulging wheel-arches to the four exhaust pipes, it's clear this car means business. The Japanese market model has a 2.0-litre engine producing 308bhp but export versions will be fitted with a larger 2.5-litre unit to meet emissions regulations. A variable centre differential
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      319 52  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE could find themselves in the second round of the World Cup 2010 Asian Zone qualifiers without kicking a ball in the second leg. First-round opponents Palestine, 4-0 down from the first leg, had not yet arrived on Friday for
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      164 52  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE'S under-19 badminton team are through to the semi-finals of the KLRC World Junior Championships 2007, being held in Waitakere City, New Zealand. On Friday, the youngsters stunned traditional giants Indonesia 3-2 to earn a spot in the final four. Singapore had
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      330 54  -  LOW LIN FHOONG FIVE WEEKS TO GO AS THE clock ticks down to the 2007 Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon on Dec 2, the thought of completing the 42.195 km distance can be nerve-wracking for first-timers. The biggest fear is a condition known as "hitting the wall".
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      472 54 THE GUARDIAN THE WAITING GAME Ecclestone claims FOM have no say in technical issues, contradicting stewards in fuel controversy LONDON The curious case of Grand Prix fuel temperatures took a new twist on Friday when Bernie Ecclestone insisted his company, Formula One Management (FOM),
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      394 56 t -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WHITE HOT LANE Sevilla have reportedly agreed to release their manager to Tottenham LONDON According to Spanish sports daily Marca, Sevilla have given their coach Juande Ramos the green light to become the new Tottenham manager on Friday. According to
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      337 57  -  DAVID NGIAU OFFSIDE NO ONE spoke ill of Martin Jol, not before Tottenham Hotspur's Uefa Cup home game with Spanish club Getafe on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time), not during the 90 minutes, not even after they threw away a lead to lose 2-1.
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      365 60 LONDON Instead of lanky wingers, it will be monster linebackers on the prowl at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. History will be made when American football's Miami Dolphins take on the New York Giants in a competitive fixture for the first time outside
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