Today, 5 July 2008

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  • 783 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG Middle-man is focus of investigation into kidneys for sale cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg MR WANG Chin Seng, a well-known patient referral agent among major hospitals here, is emerging as one of the key figures in the kidney-for-sale investigation that sources say is likely to throw the
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  • 853 1  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI AGENCIES, PI Bala retracts statement; deletes references to Najib KUALA LUMPUR Even as Malaysians were still trying to digest the significance of Thursday's explosive allegations against their Deputy Prime Minister, another shocker awaited them less than 24 hours later: The same private detective who made those
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  • hot news
    • 544 2  -  ZULOTHMAN SMU undergrad, 22, who fell from boat vanishes as crew tries to rescue him zul@media corp.com.sg A SUNNY day at sea for 17 students from the Singapore Management University's (SMU) sailing club ended in tears and a desperate search operation after a 22-year-old undergraduate
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    • 303 2  -  ZULOTHMAN With memories of last November's tragedy involving five members of the national dragon boat team yet to fade, Thursday's accident had a sense of deja vu about it. Even though the two sports are governed by different rules and the circumstances of the accidents
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    • 323 3  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@media corp.com.sg MR GABRIEL Tan will remember July 4, 2008, as the day a miracle eluded him. On Friday, he watched "helplessly" as men with saws "dismembered" the 17-year-old mango tree outside his shop in Simpang Bedok. For seven weeks, he had blocked
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    • 901 3  -  RICHARD HARTUNG XTRA COMMENTARY Reaching out to the 3.4% orrnalnourished children here can help alleviate hunger news@newstoday.com .sg SOME 3.4 per cent of children in Singapore are malnourished, according to political science professor Tobias Rettig of the Singapore Management University. While this figure pales in
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    • 481 4 Goings-on in Parliament not a symptom of political instability, says PM Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is safe and stable, said Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as he sought to calm jitters over its political outlook. "This government is a stable government Please believe that The
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    • 273 4 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has written to United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, expressing regret about comments which it said were "uncalled for" and tantamount to interference in Malaysia's affairs. Accusing Washington of meddling in its domestic affairs by commenting on
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    • 185 5 vi lII\ 1 Dreams. Realities. "S a E I After an evening of tantrums that shook the walls, Every minute, Kate's world is being enhanced by Kate has finally begun to dream. >» But down the those near and far. And every minute, Citi is helping. CO I hall, her
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  • news
    • 149 6  -  LEONGWEEKEAT JUST 10 days after they were last raised, pump prices continued their upward spiral on Friday. At around 4pm on Friday, oil giant Shell raised petrol and diesel prices by 5 cents and 10 cents, respectively. The latest increases bring the
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    • 198 6 DESPITE the hour 6am an alert police officer monitoring surveillance cameras mounted along Circuit Road and Boat Quay alerted his teammates on the ground to a fight involving some 15 people. Although police cars arrived on the scene within five minutes on Friday morning, the
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    • 473 6  -  ANSLEY NG Plaintiff's lawyer accuses priest in Novena trial of evading question ansley@media corp.com.sg IF A political party held a rally without a police permit and were quizzed about it, would the party be right to argue no rally had taken place because no permit was
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    • Article, Illustration
      118 6 GASTRONOMIC STORM: Mr Lee Vi Shyan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry (second from left) cooking local dishes such as char kwayteowand ro/a/r with Mr Lim Neo Chian (second from right), Singapore Tourism Board (STB) deputy chairman and chief executive, during the Singapore Food Festival 2008 Opening Celebrations at
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    • 251 6 938 LIVE A FORMER inmate is seeking compensation of at least $100,000 from the Government for the extra strokes of the cane he received while in prison, said his lawyer on Friday. Dickson Tan was sentenced in February last year to nine
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    • 1218 8  -  CRISPINA ROBERT XTRA EDUCATION Getting your child into Primary 1 is not as easy as ABC DECADES ago, my friends and I either went to schools a five-minute walk away from our HDB flats or to a mission school that mummy or daddy went
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    • 212 10 Road closures and bus diversions TO FACILITATE the National Day Parade 2008 rehearsals, the following roads will be closed to all traffic on three Saturdays: July 5, 12 and 19: The three left lanes of Raffles Avenue, between Temasek Avenue and Nicoll Highway, from Bam to midnight; Raffles Avenue, between
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    • 394 10  -  NEOCHAICHIN Research grants aim to reduce costs and showcase its prettier side chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg YOU do not need to be a scientist to make your mark in the solar industry. That is what Dr Stephen Wittkopf from the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Department of Architecture
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    • 205 11 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A RENOWNED United States computer animation and programming school DigiPen Institute of Technology has opened its first international school in Singapore, thereby boosting the Republic's aim to be an interactive digital media hub in Asia. Said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng
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    • 261 11 LOOKING for the quickest and shortest way to your destination via bus and train? Tired of that meandering walk to the nearest MRT station or bus interchange? Fret not: A new online public-transport journey planner was launched yesterday to help you. Up
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      65 11 PINNED DOWN: Singapore Civil Defence Force officers worked for 30 minutes on Thursday to free a man trapped inside a 40-foot container fully loaded with heavy-duty machinery and spare parts. Alerted by a call at 3.20pm, the officers found the man conscious and pinned from his knee down against the
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    • 847 12  -  NAZRY BAHRAWI XTRA THE RACIAL CODE Maybe it's time to rethink Singapore's ethnic-based social aid nazry@mediacorp.com.sg FOR years, self-help groups based on race have been applauded for doing their part to solve social problems in their respective communities. But as Singapore's multi-racial makeup becomes increasingly
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  • world news
    • 425 14 -AFP US leaderwill head to opening ceremony despite boycott calls WASHINGTON United States President George W Bush (picture) will attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, defying boycott calls from critics of China's record on human rights and in Tibet, the White House said.
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    • Article, Illustration
      47 14 UNDAUNTED: Kashmiri Muslims protesting from a distance as a teargas shell explodes near them in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, on Friday. They were protesting against the house arrest of two prominent separatist leaders. More than a dozen people were hurt in the clash. EPA
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    • 223 14 AP KUALA LUMPUR A Sikh group in Malaysia is demanding the right to use the word "Allah" as a synonym for God and has joined a legal battle by Christians against a government order banning non-Muslims from using it. The Malaysian Gurdwaras Council
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    • 174 14 -AFP SEOUL North Korea said yesterday it would not push ahead with a deal to scrap its nuclear programme until negotiating partners fulfil their side of the bargain. The foreign ministry statement appeared to cast doubt on an early resumption of six-party talks
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    • 144 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, in Singapore on a two-day official visit, met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. The two leaders affirmed the strength of bilateral ties and discussed many issues including climate change and the framework for regional cooperation. They
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  144 words
    • 304 16 -AFP Survey says more than half never or very seldom visit a church, mosque, synagogue or temple SYDNEY Most Australians 52 per cent never or very seldom visit a church, mosque, synagogue or temple for religious reasons, according to an international survey carried out
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    • 1170 16  -  JOHN PRESTON THE DAILY TELEGRAPH XTRA PARENTHOOD The number of older fathers is increasing in LONDON news@newstoday.com .sg "WHAT'S it like, then?" people have been asking me a lot recently, usually with a peculiar lopsided grin on their faces. "What's what like?" I reply,
      — THE DAILY TELEGRAPH  -  1,170 words
    • THIS quirky WORLD
      • 172 18 An American woman is selling her home on an auction website with an unusual extra the chance to marry her, according to Ananova.com. Ms Deven Trabosh (picture) decided to combine the depressed real estate market with her own depressed love life to create an
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      • 140 18 A British Airways jet diverted after passengers thought they smelt poison gas was grounded by curry powder reported Ananova.com. The flight from Belgrade to London made an emergency landing after passengers panicked, fearing a terrorist gas attack. But an official investigation into the incident at the
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      • 118 18 -AP A massive catfish apparently choked to death after trying to chow down a football in the locks of a Bavarian canal. German police have released a picture of the unfortunate 2-metre-long fish, which was found dead floating with a blue-and-white football in its mouth.
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    • 260 18 AND IT'S A GIRL -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW YORK Mr Thomas Beatie, the transsexual man who made headlines after becoming pregnant, gave birth to a baby girl yesterday. The birth at Bend, Oregon, was natural, according to a source, who discounted earlier reports that Mr Beatie planned to have a
      -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH  -  260 words
    • 391 18 -AP But officials find no indication of foul play in sudden collapse LONDON Britain's senior intelligence official has been rushed to a London hospital after falling into a coma, officials said yesterday, but foul play is not suspected in his sudden illness. Mr Alex Allan,
      -AP; EPA  -  391 words
    • 219 18 AFP SEOUL South Korean police have arrested nine people for trying to smuggle tonnes of chemicals for heroin production to Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents. The police said yesterday that one Afghan, two Pakistanis, two Indians and four Koreans were detained for trying to use
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    • 675 19 -AGENCIES Disgruntled Fare member was upset when his commander took his house BOGOTA The plan was nothing if not audacious. A turncoat persuades rebels to bring together their most prized hostages, who were being held in disparate locations for security reasons, and march them 145 kilometres
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    • 755 20  -  DRAKBARTANDJUNGI sindo@mediacorp.com.sg ONE loss after another has hit Golkar in several gubernatorial elections, weakening the party that had won the legislative election in 2004. As a former Golkar chairman, I have great concern about such failure. It is fair to say that
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  • Voices
    • 178 22  -  SHARIFAH ABDUL JABBAR Letter from RECENTLY, I boarded a taxi from Paragon shopping centre on Orchard Road. It was 4.45 pm, so I was relieved that I would not be charged the 35-per-cent peak-hour surcharge. Halfway through the journey at spm, I noticed
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    • 186 22  -  PHILIP KWEK So organs can be harvested from brain-dead patients to save sick relatives Letter from LEGISLATION where organ trading is concerned needs to be tweaked to suit changing needs, but who determines if a kidney should be priced at $30,000, or at $300,000?
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    • 218 22  -  AVIN TAN Letter from I REFER to "Greenback turtle power to St Pat's aid" (July 4). When I read the first line, I thought "Wow, I did not know that Katong was named after a turtle". So, naturally, I thought this was
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    • 98 22  -  S SATISH APPOO Letter from Director, environmental health department, National Environment Agency WE REFER to "Underpass under water" (June 27). Acting on the feedback, the National Environment Agency (NEA) officers checked the underpass (which is not opened for public use) at Geylang Bahru and detected mosquito
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    • 179 22  -  ISHWAR MAHTANI Letter from RECENTLY, I received a note from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) that laid out new conditions for employers of domestic workers to take note of. On the whole, I find this a good move, so that maids can be protected against
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    • 166 23  -  CHEN HWAI LIANG Letter from Press Secretary to Prime Minister I REFER to the article in Today titled "Under fire the 'First Lady-in-waiting'" (June 27), and Editorial Director P N Balji's response to the letter written by Malaysian High Commissioner Dato N Parameswaran (July
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    • 807 23  -  lAIN EWING XTRA ENVIRONMENT Singaporeans can learn a lesson from Bolivian couple news@newstoday.com .sg I HAD an experience recently that, to quote the motto of this newspaper, really set me thinking. My son, Tejas, and I went on an eight-day bird-watching trip
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  • Business
    • 643 24  -  ESTHER FUNG ESTHER FUNG Banks lookfor suspicious patterns, but consumers need to be vigilant esther@mediacorp.com.sg AS YOU pay your bills and make other financial transactions, special teams in some banks are quietly working in the background trawling through databases checking for suspicious patterns. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
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    • 332 24  -  BARRY PORTER ba rryporter@media corp.com.sg HEALTHWAY Medical Corporation dared to go where others feared to tread this week by proceeding with its planned IPO but unfortunately, it did not emerge a winner. Shares in the private medical services provider closed 37.5 per cent below their
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    • BUSINESSBRIEFS
      • 85 24 BLOOMBERG Rice export prices from Thailand, the world's biggest exporter, may drop 10 per cent by August next year as global production rises, predicts Mr Sunny Verghese, chief executive officer of Olam International. Mr Verghese said that as harvests go up, export bans will begin
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      • 67 24 -BLOOMBERG Hyflux has hired DBS Group Holdings and Standard Chartered to arrange a $300 million debt-sale programme. The Singapore-based water company said it plans to raise the amount by selling notes in one or more tranches denominated in the Singapore dollar or any other currencies.
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    • business news
      • 600 26  -  LAUREN COLEMAN-LOCHNERAND HEATHER BURKE -BLOOMBERG XTRA RETAIL BLUES Retailers feel the pinch as US kids are hurt in pocket THE financial pressures of adults are finally catching up with American teenagers. Since summer jobs dried up, gasoline prices topped US$4 a gallon and parents
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      • 642 27 THE GUARDIAN Judge tells Google to reveal information of millions of users THE Internet giant Google is being forced to hand over the personal information of every person who has ever watched a video on the You Tube website as part of a billiondollar
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      • BUSINESSBRIEFS
        • 93 27  -  -DOW JONES Malaysian stocks ended lower yesterday after trading resumed following a oneday suspension due to a technical glitch. A series of domestic political developments, coupled with uncertainties over local and the global economic outlook, weighed on market sentiment, driving investors to unwind positions ahead
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        • 131 27 BLOOMBERG Vietnam's currency controls are forcing foreign investors into the black market to obtain US dollars, aggravating declines in the world's worst-performing stock market and pushing benchmark bond yields above 20 per cent. Businesses that aren't controlled by the government pay about 7 per cent more than
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  • weekend plus
    • Article, Illustration
      1366 28  -  PEARLYN THAM Killer shoes don't have to cripple you, as the offerings from some comfort shoe and footcare stores show FOR nine years, Maria Lim hung up her high heels because they were "killing" her feet. Unless she had an evening function to dress up for, the 48-year-old
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    • weekendstyle
      • 167 30  -  PEARLYN THAM FANS of IT products have had their fill at the recent The PC Show 2008 fair. Now, it's time for beauty and wellness followers to fulfil their shopping needs. Department store chain OG will be holding its second Health And Wellness Fair
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      • Article, Illustration
        906 30  -  PEARLYN THAM WHAT'S IN STORE? From futuristic packaging to new eco-friendly ingredients, we sniff out some of the latest in beauty trends pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg INSPECTOR GADGET It's time to be more gadget-sawy. And knowing how to wield your mouse and google beauty websites are not enough. In recent times,
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      • ATAGLANCE
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          79 31 tarn your stripes and save money with homegrown shirtmaker CYC's Great Singapore Sale promotion. Until July 20, CYC's new range of made-to-meas-ure men's and women's striped shirts is priced at $99 each (usual price: $140). Made of 80 two-ply cotton and available in five colours, these shirts
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        • 81 31 The next time you're at the airport, distinguish yourself from the cattle class riff-raff with your Gucci luggage. Priced from $2,010, the new Gucci Viaggio collection of luggage and travel accessories lets you travel in style. Designed with clean lines, they are light yet sturdy. Gucci
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          80 31 Fashionable mums can bond with their kids at Petit Bateau's first Southeast Asian store here which retails a range of adult clothing and clothes for babies and children up to 12 years of age. The summer collection is inspired by the dance world, so Junior can feel
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          86 31 me same people Denma tne successful and increasingly trendy line of Toscano and Tocco handbags and accessories have made it more fun and affordable for us to accessorise. The Goodvine company has launched Stella Stella, a collection of handbags, totes, pouches, shades, belts and necklaces, priced from $19
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      • 589 31  -  PEARLYN THAM BIG AND BEAUTIFUL This season, oversized jewellery takes over pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg BIZARRE, unfortunate things happen to me all the time. I've walked into cardboard boxes, tumbled down escalators and got myself into a host of other misadventures that are too embarrassing for print So, I've
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      • 284 31  -  PEARLYN THAM TO GO shopping or to go green? Now you can do both, thanks to the Tangs Green Effort campaign. Until next Thursday, Tangs will be recreating a rainforest in the midst of our concrete jungle. Designed by awardwinning horticulturist
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    • weekendmakan
      • 222 32 There was a huge lobster boiled in superior stock on the table, together with masala-marmated lamb rack, crab coated in golden salted egg, cod in otah prawn mousse and a dozen other dishes. Sixteen chefs had painstakingly developed the recipes especially for the occasion. But it wasn't a
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      • 1381 32  -  AUDREY PHOON~ Whether it's at an eating competition or on a stamp, here are some unusual ways to have your favourite foods during the Singapore Food Festival THE oldest cookbook that I own Malayan Cookery Recipes, published by Eastern Universities Press in 1964 when Singapore
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      • 594 34  -  EVELINE GAN SLEEK IN SIMPANG Find Italian cuisine with a Middle Eastern twist at Badoque eveline@mediacorp.com.sg NEWCOMER Badoque is a breath of fresh air to the tired Simpang Bedok dining stretch that's better known for its greasy roti prata and yummy Milo Dinosaurs. Unlike the dingy,
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      • 651 35  -  CHEN FEN food@newstoday.com.sg SOMETIMES it is a bit difficult to fathom the continuing attraction of a neighbourhood that looks more like a building site than a gathering place for the hip and wellheeled. With hoarding for the Circle Line MRT construction hiding its charms, Holland
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      • FOODNOTES
        • 150 35 Is fusion confusion? Not to Makoto Nakane of Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi. The pastry chef is in town until this weekend to whip up a range of Japanese-inspired Western desserts at The Regent Singapore think churros (dough fritters) with red bean and
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        • 149 35  -  CHARISSA TAN Be part of your own martial-arts tale with McDonald's Feast of Fury offerings, launched in conjunction with the hit animated movie, Kung Fu Panda. As always, there's peace in the beginning and, in this case, it starts with Harmony Bloom, the fast-food restaurant's
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    • weekendspeed
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        928 36  -  LIONEL KONG LIONEL KONG BACK IN VOGUE Coupes are cool again and VW's Scirocco has made a welcome return IN LISBON, PORTUGAL news@newstoday.com.sg THE older among us will remember the original Volkswagen Scirocco from 1974. Although based on the humble Golf hatchback, this trendy coupe sold well
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      • NEWSTRACKS
        • 104 37 American brand Chrysler has launched the latest version of its Grand Voyager MPV in Singapore. Retailing at $168,000 with COE, it carries forward its predecessor's clever Stow 'n' Go seating system which allows the rear chairs to disappear completely into the floor when not in use.
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        • 100 37 Subaru is the latest automaker to unveil an environmentally-friendly electric car. It is providing five units of its Stella prototype for use at next week's G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit, during which world leaders will discuss the world economy and environmental concerns. The prototype is a plug-in electric
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        • 110 37  -  COLIN YONG Hyundai nas achieved its target or being one of the five largest car manufacturers in the world, two years ahead of its own projections. The South Korean brand, together with its subsidiary Kia, sold over 3.9 million vehicles globally last year, placing it
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