Today, 1 March 2008

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    27 1 weekendTODAY MICA(P) 134/10/2007 /A-DJACORP we set you thinking March 1 2, 2008*todayonline i con3^. weekendTODAY MICA(P) 134/10/2007 /A=D>Jj\CORP we set you thinking March 1 2, 2008 todayonline.com
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    Fugitive hunt goes global
    623 1  -  LEONG WEE KEAT ROSNAH AHMAD Interpol issues alert for Mas Selamat AND weekeat@media corp.com.sg THE search for Singapore's mostwanted fugitive, Mas Selamat Kastari, has gone global. More than 48 hours after the leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah 01) network here escaped from a detention centre, Interpol
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    Lock icon POLICE ARREST MAS SELAMAT IMPOSTER
    145 1 -LEONGWEEKEAT A 58-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for making a threatening call, from a public phone, to the police, claiming to be Mas Selamat Kastari. According to the police, the man threatened to attack multiple locations. The call lasted less than a minute. Shortly
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    Lock icon THERE'S GOLD HERE IN THESE HILLS
    1075 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH IN YOUR WEEKEND XTRA COULD HE BE MALAYSIA'S MIDAS? christie@mediacorp.com.sg THE story goes that when Granddad was a young man walking through the port in hometown Fuzhou one day, a glittering ring on a stranger's finger caught his eye. Intrigued, he couldn't
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Stub it out at carparks, covered walkways
      724 2  -  NEO CHAI CHIN NGJINGYNG More places to go smoke-free from next year AND chaichin@media corp.com.sg SMOKERS will have fewer places to steal a puff from next year, when the smoking ban is extended to more public areas. Markets, underground and multi-storey car parks,
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      Lock icon $50 million to get 'energy efficient'
      757 2  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@media corp.com.sg COMPANIES can now tap on a slew of perks and schemes to become more energy efficient, soon after some in the business world were wondering why the Government's Budget lacked "green" incentives for them. They found out when the
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      Lock icon SAF on frontline of terror fight
      588 3  -  LEONG WEE KEAT Medical, engineering teams will be deployed to help Afghan citizens weekeat@media corp.com.sg THE Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will increase its presence "at the frontline" in the global fight against terrorism Afghanistan. From the second half of this year, the SAF will
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    • Article
      Small development tax increase sign of property slowdown
      337 3  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@media corp.com.sg IN THE latest signal that the market for private homes has cooled, the Ministry of National Development (MND) yesterday announced minimal changes in the development charges for residential sites. A tax on property developers for site enhancement, the development
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  • singapore news
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      Dedicated Indian and kids TV channels
      525 4  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg THERE will soon be television channels dedicated to the Indian community and to kids. "Vasantham", which means "Spring" in Tamil, is targeted for launch in the fourth quarter of 2008. Apart from news and current affairs, it will offer the growing
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      Lock icon SORRY, WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?
      685 4  -  RAVI VELOO XTRA SOCIAL COMMENTARY The young are not communicating with each other, not even on the Internet THE sexy young thing in the very short denim skirt spread herself across her boyfriend's long legs as they sat silently on the MRT train zipping
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        NEW SIM DEGREE FOR NURSES
        97 6 The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), in partnership with the University of Sydney (UOS), has launched a new degree programme for practising nursing professionals. Registered nurses with at least a Certificate or Diploma in Nursing are eligible for the two-year part-time Bachelor of Nursing programme.
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        GET MARRIED AT THE SINGAPORE GARDEN FESTIVAL
        92 6 Have your solemnisation ceremony amid 32 gardens and flo- ral displays at the Singapore Garden Festival from July 25 to Aug 1. The National Parks Board has tied up with Suntec Singapore to offer packages for couples that come with food and beverages
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        2 TCM PHYSICIANS SUSPENDED
        86 6 The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioners Board has suspended two physicians for two years from Jan 22, after they were fined $4,000 each for the possession and sale of controlled substances. Chen Yanli had pleaded guilty to possessing glibenclamide capsules in her clinic at Minh Kang
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        BE ALERT TO KIDNAP SCAM CALLS
        93 6 Nine kidnap scam calls were reported to the police on Friday, bringing the total number of cases reported to 21 from Wednesday to Friday. Police remind members of the public to be on the alert against these scam calls, as well as the other
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      144 8 NGJINGYNG LEAP-YEAR SCHOLAR: At the stroke of midnight on Friday, Adam Jamal Clark became the first leap-year baby here, which entitled him to a $30,000 scholarship from the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS). The 3.7 kg tot, the first child of Luke and Naeema Clark, will have his tertiary
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      Lock icon JOBS BONANZA
      465 8  -  TAN HUI LENG MOM's new figures show S'poreans getting more, better jobs huileng@media corp. com. sg FOLLOWING the publication of employment figures last month, which showed that 61 per cent of jobs created last year went to foreigners, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Friday released new statistics,
      MOM, ART YEN YOK  -  465 words
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      10.7% bonus shares for ERS
      218 8 SINGAPOREANS holding Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) will get their final dividend 10.7 per cent bonus shares on Saturday. On Friday, the Ministry of Finance said all remaining shares would be automatically exchanged for cash after that The shares are part of the Government's offset package
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      Lock icon Revamp to light up S'pore River
      470 8  -  -TANHUILENG THOSE dark strolls along the Singapore River at night will soon be a thing of the past, with the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) unveiling the nuts and bolts of the river's enhancement plans on Friday. In the
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      NSmen's new enhanced certs to help job hunt
      554 10  -  LEONG WEE KEAT And for most regulars, retiring at 45 allows a second career weekeat@media corp.com.sg IT USED to be a brief description of their two years' tour of duty. Now, National Servicemen (NSmen) can look forward to a qualitative write-up highlighting
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    • ENVIRONMENTSNIPPETS
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        RECYCLING FOR CONDOS A MUST
        64 10 It will soon be compulsory for all condominiums and private apartments to have recycling facilities. The Environment Ministry will start implementing this in phases this year, starting with the larger condos and private apartments. Although the overall recycling rate went up to 54 per cent
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        WE'RE USING LESS WATER TODAY
        123 10 Singaporeans are using less water, according to the latest figures. The daily per capita domestic water consumption has dropped from 165 litres in 2003 to 157 litres today. This is set to go further down. From July 2009, the voluntary labelling scheme for water-efficient products
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        BUSINESS SECTOR ASKED TO TAKE '10% WATER CHALLENGE'
        115 10 The ministry is urging non-domestic users to take up the Government's "10-per-cent Challenge", where they work towards reducing water consumption by that amount through, for instance, the installation of water saving devices. Over the next three to five years, the ministry will
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      • Article
        NEXT TARGET: LIFT LOBBY LITTER
        82 10 Littering hotspots such as lift lobbies, letterbox areas and void decks in HDB estates will be the National Environment Agency's (NEA) next target in its enforcement action. The NEA has been increasing the number of enforcement man-hours over the past few years but there is
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      • Article
        NO NEED FOR 'GREEN' COEs
        86 10 There will not be a separate category of Certificates of Entitlement for green vehicles here. Putting a quota on these vehicles would mean capping their growth, said the Environment Ministry yesterday. Rather, the demand for such vehicles should be left to market forces. The number
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        HAZY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
        82 10 Singaporeans can expect slightly hazy days in the next few weeks because of the current dry spell and the incidents of forest fires in Sumatra and the Riau provinces. Relief should come in the next month, forecasts the NEA, with the arrival of the monsoon.
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      108 10 TREVOR TAN GROCERY SHOPPING PAYS OFF: Carrefour's Mr Allen Tan (left), hands over the 'keys' of a Nissan Latio Sports Edition to Ms Kalai Ramu, winner of the hypermarket's win-a-car promotion. Ms Ramu, 36, could hardly believe her luck when she learnt she had won. 'If s simply unbelieveable and
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    • Article
      $200 fine for mozzie-breeding home owners
      167 10 IF YOUR home is found to be a breeding ground for mosquitoes, from April 1 you can be fined $200. That is twice the amount a first-time offender can be fined now, as the Government emphasises its focus on suppressing the mosquito population in
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      Lock icon A touch of gloss and class
      523 11  -  JOSEPH YADAO MM on how to stay in the game with competition hotting up joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew believes that Singapore must continue to strive forward in order to keep ahead of the game, as countries in the region learn from
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      Lock icon SHOPPING 'BONUS':
      100 11 ERNEST CHUA Regular shopper Lim Hock Huat (wearing a garland) was delighted to be picked the grand prize winner of the Marvellously Rewards promotion by Harvey Norman. He won $100,800 just by purchasing two sets of Epson inkjet printers. Mr Lim, who shops at the store often because
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    • Article
      A creative boost
      440 12  -  MAYO MARTIN Mica injects $115 million into the local arts scene mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SOME $115 million will be pumped into the arts scene over the next five years as part of the third phase of the Renaissance City Plan (RCP3). The amount is up by $7 million per
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      'S'POREANS CAPABLE OF COMPLAINING ON THEIR OWN'
      279 12  -  -MAYO MARTIN Singapore is open to performances by international artists and the restrictions imposed last month on the Complaints Choir-which included six foreignerswas an exception to the rule, said Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang. He was responding to
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    • Article
      MDA to keep light-touch approach, will act only upon threat to social harmony
      318 13  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg THE Media Development Authority's (MDA) light-touch policy on online content cannot mean it is "hands off," said Nominated Member of Parliament (MP), Professor Thio Li-ann on Friday as she highlighted the need to deter
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      More to gain access to Internet
      105 13 The Government is sinking $43 million into efforts to prevent a digital divide. The IDA will hasten its enhanced NEU-PC Plus programme launched in 2006-to provide highly-subsidised personal computers and Internet access to low-income families. The IDA aims to reach out to 38,000 families
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      $70m boost for infocomm talent
      394 13  -  -ALICIA WONG A FURTHER $70 miUion will be added to develop talent in the infocomm industry over the next five years. Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Vivian Balakrishnan announced this investment by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). Initiatives to groom
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  • world news
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      Lock icon 128-year-old voters: Where did they come from?
      245 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA CONCERNS over the use of phantom voters in the Malaysia general election have resurfaced after it was revealed that some registered voters are as old as 128 years old. These reinforced doubts that civil rights groups have raised over Malaysia's electoral
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      Lock icon Like Obama, he wants change
      549 16  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI Keadilan candidate wants to have open debate I IN KUALA LUMPUR nazry@media corp.com.sg THEY are both young, and want to represent change. Little wonder why Malaysia's youngest candidate, 25-year old Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (picture) identifies so much with US presidential hopeful Barrack Obama.
      KEADILAN  -  549 words
    • Article
      Melaka's grave issues
      196 16  -  -ANSLEYNG THE battle for Melaka this election could be decided by two very uneasy topics race and religion. It may also involve the sacred cows of education and ancestry as well. Board members, parents and students of three schools at the foot of A'Farmosa, the historic fortress,
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      Lock icon THE BIG FIVE FOR BADAWI
      1255 17 XTRA MALAYSIAN ELECTIONS Leslie Lav answers five often-asked questions on the campaign trail ITwo groups of issues dominate this election: High-brow issues, such as judicial integrity and corruption, versus common-man concerns, such as the rising cost of living, crime and race issues. Which group of
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      Lock icon FROM AN ICON OF PROGRESS...
      631 18  -  JESSINTATAN to a symbol of shame and neglect? IN PENANG jessinta@media corp.com.sg IT was a landmark Penang islanders were very proud of. It rose from the red roof-tops of George Town, a towering icon of progress that was a signature of Penang's development 20 years
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      Lock icon China's time-bomb?
      267 19 -AGENCIES To prevent ageing population, the nation may scrap one-child policy BEIJING China is considering scrapping its onechild policy amid fears that an ageing population will soon stifle economic growth. The most populous country in the world has restricted family size since the *****, in which time its
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      Lock icon News blackout broken, Prince to return
      164 19 -AGENCIES LONDON Britain's Prince Harry will be recalled from his current mission in Afghanistan, just a day after news of his 10-week stint on the front-line was leaked, British agency Press Association said on Friday. United States website Drudge Report broke the news of
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    • Article
      Lock icon 40,000 in Las Vegas HIV scare
      214 19 -AFP LOS ANGELES United States officials said that 40,000 people may have been infected with HIV and hepatitis in a major health scare after a Las Vegas clinic was found to have reused syringes and medicine vials. Southern Nevada authorities said on Thursday that
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      Lock icon Thaksin gives soccer treat
      350 20 -AGENCIES Players flown in from UKforfree clinics BANGKOK- Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (picture) followed up his triumphant return from exile with a public relations blitz on Friday, featuring free clinics with English soccer players and a visit to Thailand's most revered Buddhist monk. When Mr
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      Lock icon Thailand lifts currency controls in economic U-turn
      240 20 -AFP The Bank of Thailand said on Friday it will lift the remaining currency controls imposed by the previous military regime, marking a sharp shift in economic policy. Central bank governor Tarisa Watanagase told reporters that the rules, imposed in December 2006, would
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    • THISquirkyWORLD
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        Lock icon DRY DAY FOR TWO LUCKLESS ROBBERS
        100 20 TWO armed robbers entered a Sydney bar where a biker gang was holding a monthly meeting, Reuters reported. The balaclava-wearing robbers on Wednesday night entered and ordered patrons to surrender their money, not realising 50 bikers were in the next room. The bikers ran
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      • Article
        GHOSTS BLAMED WHEN BOTTLES AND THINGS GO FLYING IN ROMANIA
        110 20 THE police in Romania have blamed ghosts for a spate of vandalism acts that left local houses in Lilieci in ruins, ananova.com reported. Residents complained they were being hounded by evil spirits after a series of incidents including broken windows,
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      Lock icon THE BIG 0... UNSTOPPABLE?
      1080 21  -  KENNETH S CHIANG XTRA WHITE HOUSE RACE Underestimating Obama may have cost Hillary her shot at the Oval Office YOU would think Senator Barack Obama had already won not just Tuesday's primary contests but also the Democratic presidential nomination, judging by how presumptive Republican nominee John
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      Lock icon How Indons see M'sian elections
      1043 22  -  INDRAJAYAPIUANG sindo@media corp.com.sg MALAYSIA will hold its general election on March 8 with issues of race and cost of living hogging the limelight. The opposition parties are being openly critical and even getting play in the Indonesian media. But, Kuala Lumpur's position remains much the
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      126 18 $k§ss& y°u have British SlPs£ relatives buried at Bidadari British high commission Christian Cemetery? SINGAPORE Unclaimed cremated remains from the Bidadari Christian Cemetery at Upper Serangoon Road will be scattered at sea from 24 March to 29 March 2OOB.The scattering of remains will be managed by the Housing Development Board
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      91 20 Celebrate your ftlarriaffe f Be part of a record breaking attempt to create Singapore's Largest Wedding Card. Send in the best photo of yourself and your spouse today and stand a chance to win fantastic prizes worth up to Sssooo. Log onto www.wearemarried.com.sg for details. Closing date: 9 March 2008
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  • Voices
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      Lock icon theweekinvoices
      118 24 This should never have happened. I am sorry that it has. Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng (picture), on the escape of Mas Selamat Kastari, head of the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist network here I want to reclaim my reputation, which was destroyed in an unjustified and unfair manner. Deposed
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    • Letter
      Now, for airshow in 2010
      245 24  -  KWA ENG KIAT Organisers will review feedback to make next event a 'greater success' Letter from Director of Operations Singapore Airshow Events WE REFER to the letters on the Singapore Airshow published on Feb 26. We appreciate the feedback from guests who attended the Singapore
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      Lock icon THERE'S A 'GOD' ON THE KPE
      279 24  -  MAT OAKLEY Letter from I I WOULD like to report the discovery of a hitherto unknown race of people living in a subterranean cavern not far from the Central Business District. Like many anthropological discoveries, it was a product of chance a momentary whimsical
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    • Offer a reward for information on Mas Selamat's whereabouts
      • Letter
        What happened wasn't just a 'security lapse'
        127 24  -  Letter from TANCHAKUM HOME Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng depicted the escape of Mas Selamat Kastari, head of the Jemaah Islamiyah 01) terrorist network in Singapore, as a "security lapse". The word "lapse" connotes something insignificant Surely, allowing someone so dangerous to escape
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      • Letter
        Mas Selamat does indeed pose an 'imminent danger'
        103 24  -  Letter from ZAINUDDINMDMOHSEN I AM puzzled as to why Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said that Mas Selamat "did not pose an imminent danger"? A terrorist as dangerous as him is always an imminent danger. I also wonder why the Government
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      • Letter
        An award of at least $50K may quicken his arrest
        39 24  -  Letter from REX CHRIS WHY not offer an award for information leading to Mas Selamat's whereabouts? It may quicken his arrest. At least $50,000 to $100,000 should be offered.
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      109 25 m m V m m i vumwwjh ■■nws I^E9B33SH H^ FULL CIRCLE «\1 A PHOTO ESSAY BY WEE TECK HIAN For the past two-and-a-half years, since September 2005, you have seen it being put together, cable by cable, jPfix. capsule by capsule. Our photographer was there every step of the
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  • Business
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      Lock icon The vroom way to fight big boys
      470 26  -  ESTHER FUNG Income's CEO on a new mission esther@mediacorp.com.sg WITH his bandana, shades, wristcuffs, tight-fitting jeans and t-shirt, he is the very picture of a Harley-David-son biker. Indeed, the picture of NTUC Income chief executive Tan Suee Chieh which is on the cover
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    • Article
      URA auctions 11 land parcels in Sembawang
      290 26  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is auctioning 11 land parcels along Sembawang Road/Andrews Avenue as part of its plans for a landed housing estate in the area. The plots constitute the Phase 2 development of the Sembawang Greenvale project, and can
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      Lock icon Crude oil prices at record high
      285 26 —AGENCIES ASIAN shares remained under pressure Friday as crude oil's persistent march to new highs and Asian currency strength added to worries over the region's ability to weather a United States slowdown. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average Index ended at *****.02, down 2.3 per cent,
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    • BUSINESSBRIEFS
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      Lock icon MNC veteran joins MediaCorp as new sales head
      255 27  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg MEDIACORP has appointed multinational sales veteran Clifton Yong (picture), as its new executive vicepresident for sales and marketing. Mr Yong, whose appointment starts March 10, brings with him 20 years of experience in the communications and Internet industries. His most
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      Lock icon HOW FRIENDLY IS TOO FRIENDLY?
      637 27  -  MANOJ THULASIDAS XTRA WORKPLACE RELATIONS Should bosses be chummy with their subordinates or keep their distance? WE ALL want to be the boss some day. Or at least, some of us want to be the big boss at some, hopefully not-too-dis-tant, future. It's good to
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  • weekend plus
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      NEXT STOP: MAKAN!
      1162 28  -  LYNETTE KOH FOOD STATIONS lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg Want your yummy treats the moment you step off the train? These food outlets will stop you in your tracks WHEN my friends told me that the latest hotbeds of food were MRT stations, I thought they had imagined it. (A 40-minute,
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        389 30 IT TAKES a good head to manage an eatery and a family, as chef Susur Lee (picture) shows. The long-haired Canadian, who owns the award-winning Susur and Lee restaurants in Toronto, has won much acclaim for his Asian-French fare in between attending his children's tattoo
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        622 30  -  AUDREY PHOON SHANGHAI TANG This Raffles City newcomer serves up its restaurant fare at zhi char prices audrey@mediacorp.com.sg TO BE honest, I've seen more people outside Lulu than in this Raffles City basement restaurant Its location is a generally busy one but the crowds seem to prefer clumping
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        538 31 Chiang Mai Palace crowns its delicious cuisine with fresh herbs and healthier preparation methods IF THE saying that tasty food is unhealthy is true, than curry must be terribly bad for you. That is, unless you're referring to Chiang Mai Palace's version. The green curry with seafood ($l2)
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        1243 32  -  PEARLYN THAM PHOTO COURTESY OF CLEAN CUTS pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg Want to look your sharpest at work? Premium shirts will give you that edge AFTER a week's crash course in the makings of a fine shirt, I now study the details of the shirts on fellow commuters and even
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        581 34  -  PEARLYN THAM BEAUTY BLACK BOOK Going au naturel and organic are the focus atßeautyAsia 2008 pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg UNTIL last Monday, I had never seen so many variations of faux lashes and nail art decals housed under one roof. Exhibitors specialising in these feathered and bejewelled falsies were out
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        448 34  -  PEARLYN THAM MOST entrepreneurs think big. But Daniela Riccio's business is about thinking small. The 38-year-old is bringing British brand Girl2Go to Singapore and it's about beauty products downsized and streamlined. Daniela, who used to travel between Singapore and Bangkok, told Today: "I was tired of dragging
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          84 35 Do your part for your lips and for society when you use the limited edition Guarana Lip Butter ($10.90, available from March 27) from The Body Shop. Sold for the "Move Your Lips" campaign a collaboration between The Body Shop and MTV all proceeds from the sale goes
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          92 35 Own up if you're one of those who'll lovingly slather moisturisers and serums on your face but won't spare any for your neck. Just as prone to premature ageing and sun damage, your neck now gets its own anti-ageing cream from Dr Brandt. The V-Zone Neck
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          72 35 It's called the Ferity Duet and you'll be singing its praises. This two-in-one lip product has a conditioning primer on one end and a lip gloss enhancer on the other. Acting as a base coat, the primer is enriched with eight moisturisers and a blend of
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          84 35 You've heard of waterproof and smudge-proof mascaras before, but what about a shock-proof one? Fasio's Hyper-Stay Mascara Shock Free is both waterproof and smudge-proof. But the bonus is that it is resistant to "shocks", the kind you get from rubbing your eyes, for instance. Available in two formulas
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        353 35  -  LYNETTE KOH ENGLISH ROSE Kate Winslet is the new face of Lancome's iconic fragrance, Tresor lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg KATE Winslet's first brush with fragrance was not particularly thrilling. In an email interview with Today, the 32-year-old award-winning British actress recalled how a boyfriend bought her a fragrance she was not
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        279 35  -  PEARLYN THAM THERE are some for whom a watch is a timekeeper and others for whom a watch is a fashion accessory. But when it comes to the Reflection collection by Guess Watch this season, the lines between fashion and function are
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        628 36  -  DERRYN WONG New features make the 5 heavier, but improvement is worth the weight news@newstod ay.com.sg SOMETIMES the car industry seems to be all about numbers: How many units sold, how much power under the bonnet, how many cylinders in the engine and so on, ad infinitum.
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        487 36  -  COLIN YONG WHILE many car manufacturers are still evaluating the impact of the recentlyannounced tax cuts for diesel cars in Singapore, one brand is already at full speed with plans to launch a range of models to suit
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          73 37 This is the first official photograph of Mitsubishi's new Lancer Sportback, which makes its debut as a concept car at next week's Geneva Motor Show. The production model goes on sale in the second half of this year. The fivedoor hatchback's nose is identical to the Lancer
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          73 37  -  COLIN YONG Maserati has taken the wraps off the GranTurismo S, a more driverfocused version of the company's current four-seater coupe. It has a new 4.7-litre V 8 with 440bhp, up from the standard 4.2-litre GranTurismo's 405bhp. A semi-automatic transmission is used for quicker, more direct gear
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        383 37  -  LIONEL KONG news@newstoday.com.sg VOLKSWAGEN is at it again. Every time it comes up with a good engine, it goes and drops it into every one of its cars that can take it The 2.0-litre turbo engine from the Golf GTI, for instance, eventually went on to power the
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      NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
      531 38  -  MAYO MARTIN 2902 Gallery is Singapore's first art gallery dedicated to photography mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Fancy embarking on that hobby they call fine art collecting? Why not start with photographs. "It's a good start for art collecting because it's accessible," said Gwen Lee, photographer and founder of
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      635 39  -  ZAFAR ANJUM XTRA INDIAN ANIMATION Can an ancient deity put India on the world animation scene? MOVE over, Superman. Here's Hanuman from India, the "original" and potentially the next blockbuster superhero. Last December, when Toonz Animation India's The Return ofHanuman hit the theatres, Indian kids and
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      282 40 -AP AS THE creator of the Harry Potter books sees it, her kindness to fans might come back to haunt her. In papers filed for a lawsuit in Manhattan, J X Rowling says she feels betrayed by a
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      290 40 AFP BOLLY BROUHAHA Now superstar Dutt wants to annul his weeks-old marriage BOLLYWOOD superstar Sanjay Dutt and his long-time girlfriend, who wed earlier this month, have asked the local authorities to annul their marriage for technical reasons, a court official said Thursday. Dutt, on bail for
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      252 41 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WHEN IN ITALY Italian court bans men from publicly groping their crotches THE Italian Supreme Court has outlawed men from touching their genitals in public. The judges pointed out that if men needed to grab their crotches, they should wait until
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      110 41 SUDOKU Our tough-level weekend treat for the die-hard Sudoku junkie I I I 121 I 1 J 7__ B__7L3_6_ 4_ _A_ ±6^ 2_ 8^ 9^ 2^_ 1 JL2_JL_3_ 8^ Z__T_ |6| IS^P^ FRIDAY'S SOLUTION: 15 4 217 9 813 6pfl HJW TO PLAY: Bfi 1 Q4 7 The rules are
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      874 42  -  TAN CHUI HUA EMBARKS ON A WELL-TARRED JOURNEY TO SAMARKAND IF YOUR travel bug bites whenever you hear Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, Uzbekistan is one place you can't miss out on. Situated right smack at the crossroads of Europe and Asia,
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      787 44  -  TIMOTHY SU MAKES MERRY ON MONKS' BREW BEFORE HOPPING ON A TRAIN TO EXPLORE NEW LANDS IN AUSTRIA IN COMPACT Europe, trains have always been a popular mode of travel due to their comfort and reliability. And landlocked Austria, being at the heart of central Europe, is a
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      1014 46  -  ANNE GIVENS MCT GET OUT OF THE CAR, SEE THE ICE FIELD ARGENTINA'S AWESOME ELCALAFATE IS SURPRISINGLY ACCESSIBLE. THE Mil lION-YFAR-OID ICF TASTFS PRFTTY GOOD TOO. SAYS THE expression on the airline representative's face was grim. The radar system for all flights across Argentina had broken the day
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      622 48 -MCT TOURISTS ARE HEADING TO FORMERLY IGNORED DESTINATIONS BEFORE WARMING WEATHER TAKES ITS TOLL THAT dream vacation diving along the Great Barrier Reef, skiing in the Swiss Alps could remain a dream forever if you don't get a move on it. The brilliant coral off the
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      102 49 lUhHI EVERY ONE OF YOU IS A REASON TO CELEBRATE. MediaCorp unveils a collection of programmes and activities dedicated to all women. Check out our programmes this week: Conversation With... (Asian Women Leaders series), Channel News Asia, every Sun 10.30pm. Style: tips with Class ?sfm, Mon-Fri, 2-7 Mar, 10am-2pm. Women
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      1106 51 FILMART I iH-^V El DETC An extended Punjabi family gathers for an arranged TUCMACTCBCAMn Das), is to marry a man who works in Houston, Texas, fli^ki. MISTRESSES Date: March 5 to 8 and leave her family home to be with him. Bk^^^'' ■I, <l3i*StA>t3 ;JffW 1H >. Frontier Dancelands latest
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      720 52  -  TAN YO-HINN Al CARAMBA! Seven strokes ahead, Mexico's world No 1 is surely not going to let this one slip by her GOLF HSBC Women's Champions 2008 yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg AT THIS rate, they might as well gift-wrap the trophy for Lorena Ochoa. Grouped with Hall of Famers Annika
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      465 52  -  TAN YO-HINN THERE are 32 players from Asia in the 78-strong field, and after two rounds South Korea's Kirn In Kyung (picture) is best-placed to lift the con- tinent's richest women's golf tournament After a second round 70 on Friday, Kirn is at 6-under 138, in
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      579 53  -  LOW LIN FHOONG -AFP INTO THE DRAGON'S DEN Spore women have nothing to lose against mighty hosts linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg EIGHT years ago, the Singapore women's table tennis team finished joint fifth at the world championships in Kuala Lumpur. It was the best finish by the team in the
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      267 53  -  LAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg THE Italians are famous for their red-hot support of Ferrari, while the Britons are firmly behind McLaren-Mercedes or Williams because they fly the colours of the Union Jack. This season, Singapore Formula 1 fans may rally behind Red Bull's Toro
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      481 54  -  SHAMIR OSMAN REDEMPTION ROAD Alam Shah tries to stay in the game as he hopes for a reduction to his ban shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE striker Noh Alam Shah still holds out hope he can get back to playing professional football this year. He was banned for
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      2618 54  -  SHAMIR OSMAN NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2008 Tarn pines Rovers v Balestier Khalsa Tampines Stadium, Saturday 7.45pm TWO games into the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 season and Balestier Khalsa have yet to put any points on the board. But coach Nasaruddin Jalil believes it's
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      486 58 AGENCIES THE HUNT IS ON Man United desperate to turn up the pressure on Gunners ahead of their meeting next month ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Fulham v Man United LONDON Manchester United are ready go full throttle in a bid to snatch top spot from Arsenal ahead of
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      357 58 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Tom Hicks warned Liverpool co-owner George Gillett Jr on Friday that he had the power to stop him from selling his 50-per-cent stake in the club to Dubai International Capital (DIC). In comments which provide the first public insight into the breakdown
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      661 59 AGENCIES CHINS UP, LADS Rijkaard link just won't go away, but Grant gets the backing of Terry and Co ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP West Ham v Chelsea LONDON Chelsea's season never hinged on winning the much-maligned League Cup, but the ramifications of last week's defeat to
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      746 60 AGENCIES MIND GAMES After a trying week, Wenger's youngsters face a stern test to get back on the title trail ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Arsenal v Aston Villa LONDON Arsene Wenger has long maintained that Arsenal have the mental fortitude to realise their considerable potential and
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      712 61 HA JT MINISTRY OF HEALTH Mr SINGAPORE /^\MediShield kWi^^L^r^ Insurance coverage to help relieve the burden f V of arge hospital bills I MDM SUMANAH'S I HOSPITAL BILL Medical condition: H EN Mr Abdul Hamid Mohd Class B2 and C wards, MediShield can co-payment will be reduced further. Tt ih
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      592 62 H^m\ MINISTRY OF HEALTH SINGAPORE '^^ledifund saved my life FOR the past seven years, I I loan," said Mdm Foo. Ms Huang Lizhen has been in and M^ Lizhen's case was referred to out of hospital, chalking up medical t~' medical social workers, who helped her bills that have since
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