Today, 8 November 2008

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    23 1 weekend TODAY November 8 9, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking A PUBLICATION OF Mica (p) 231/10/2008 hotline 6822 2268 ADVeRtiSe 6333 9888
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  • SINGAPORE
  • WORLD
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      M’sian blogger free
      25 1 The Malaysian authorities free Raja Petra Kamaruddin after a court decides that his arrest under a law allowing indefinite detention was illegal.
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  • SPORTS
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      Make or break
      39 1 Arsene Wenger’s team has had a bad run of late with three players injured and only managing a draw against Fenerbahce this week, but the Arsenal manager says Saturday’s game against Man U is a “must-win”.
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  • LIVING
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      A pan labyrinth
      22 1 Don’t be confused: Know a good pan when you see it and get the right one for the job.
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    A TALE OF TWO CENTRAL BANKS
    22 1 HOW THE MAS AND ITS HK COUNTERPART RESPONDED TO THE MINI-BONDS SAGA IN YOUR WEEKEND XTRA
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  • Article
    Marina Bay Sands – too big to let fail?
    789 1  - Marina Bay Sands too big to let fail? TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp. com.sg IN RECENT weeks, its top executives have been going around the region to raise funds to stave off defaulting on its loans, a risk it admitted on Thursday amid doubt about the casino giant’s viability. As Las Vegas
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    DBS to axe 900 jobs
    878 1  -  Singapore’s largest lender cites need to run tighter ship BANK RETRENCHMENT MARISSA CHEW business editor marissa@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KELVIN CHOW AS DBS Group Holdings staff filed into The Rock auditorium at Suntec City on Friday morning for their quarterly townhall meeting
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  • NEWS
    • A TALE OF TWO CENTRAL BANKS
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        Lock icon HONG KONG
        1015 2  -  Official reaction has a lot to do with jittery psyche XTRA STRUCTURED PRODUCTS QUAK HIANG WHAI The writer was a correspondent covering the Asian financial crisis from Hong Kong in the ’90s. He is now a freelance writer doing his Masters at the Lee Kuan Yew School of
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE
        1269 3  -  Comparisons with Hong Kong unfair, Singapore did not reach the same level of panic CHRISTIE LOH Deputy Business Editor christie@mediacorp.com.sg EXCITEMENT is not its business. On any ordinary day, a low profile and saying as little as possible would suit it just fine. But these are not ordinary times
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      Lock icon A blow to business sentiment
      550 4  -  Actual fallout may be limited, say analysts SANDS IN TROUBLE ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com. sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KELVIN CHOW AND CHEOWXINYI HAVING pinned their hopes on the upcoming integrated resort (picture) set to dazzle Marina Bay, businesses and investors are now forced
      TREVOR TAN  -  550 words
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      Lock icon WHO WILL BE MR MONEYBAGS?
      1065 6  -  He must not be too seasoned to be linked to the current mess XTRA NEW US TEAM G QJUYE The writer is an Asian commentator based in North America. AMERICAN President-elect Barack Obama can choose from among several candidates with the skill and temperament for
      PHOTOS: BLOOMBERG  -  1,065 words
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      Lock icon National Healthy Lifestyle campaign kicks off
      232 8  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg FROM a hip-hop competition to remote control speed racing to a Zumba workout the Padang was the perfect place for many youth to hang out on Friday. That day marked the launch of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign, which is
      OOI BOON KEONG  -  232 words
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      Akira parent is in debt
      221 8 It is in arrears for two corporate bonds worth $300 million in total FINANCIAL CRISIS TT INTERNATIONAL, the consumer electronics maker behind well-known local brand Akira, has defaulted on millions of dollars of debt and plans to withhold promised dividends from shareholders. The firm joins
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      Preparing for the worst
      494 9  -  $30m for disaster contingency plans BUSINESS SECURITY ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THE entire senior management team of a small company is wiped out after their plane blows up in a terror plot. A logistics company has its computer system hacked, causing millions of dollars to be lost.
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      Auto ‘sentinels’ to stand guard?
      162 9  -  ANSLEY NG A TRUCK packed with explosives bursts through the droparm barrier at a bus interchange and heads straight for the crowded terminal next to an MRT station. But before it can get any nearer, sensors detect the unauthorised vehicle, triggering several bollards that rise
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      Pulau Ubin, the model ‘green’ island?
      184 10 LONG known as a getaway for nature lovers, Pulau Ubin may soon acquire a new reputation as a model “green” island. The plan calls for the island to be powered entirely by clean and renewable energy. The island’s residents currently run their own diesel-powered
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      Lock icon Newsplex takes shape
      343 10 Dr Chitra Rajaram to guide development of mediaCorp’s convergent newsroom MEDIA MOVES IT BEGAN last month with the business desks of Today, Channel NewsAsia and 938Live. Next up are the sports desks of the three media platforms, which will also converge into a single newsgathering pool. As
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon NATIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE SUPPORTS HOTACHANGES
        144 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The National Medical Ethics Committee has supported the proposed change to the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota) to compensate altruistic living kidney donors. The committee, which comprises doctors and professionals, recommended among other things that the compensation scheme should start with Singapore citizens
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        Lock icon PUMP PRICES DOWN AGAIN, THIRD TIME THIS WEEK
        59 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Petrol pump prices have been reduced again, the third time in a week. Shell led the round of cuts, followed by Caltex and the Singapore Petroleum Company. All pump prices are down 5 cents a litre. Petrol prices have been
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        Lock icon 18-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED FOR GANGSA ROAD BIKE FIRE
        75 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Police have arrested an 18-year-old believed to have torched 52 motorcycles at a Gangsa Road multi-storey car park last month. Investigations by officers from the Jurong Police Division showed that he may have set off the fire while trying to steal
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      Lock icon HIV tests at the workplace
      567 12  -  and condom dispensers in public places are what one expert suggests AIDS CONFERENCE ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg BUSINESSES should provide their employees with testing facilities for Aids and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), a regional authority on the issue has suggested. Dr Prasada Rao (picture), director of
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      Lock icon JUMP IN NUMBER GOING FOR ANONYMOUS HIV TESTS
      191 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA More Singaporeans are getting tested for HIV, a week after four more private clinics started offering anonymous testing. Doctors at these clinics say they have seen a jump from about five tests per month to five per day. At Dr
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    • Article
      Lock icon Pimp’s $8,000 fine ‘not enough’: DPP
      302 12 TEO XUANWEI THIS being the first case tried under a new law here that makes pimping girls under the age of 18 illegal, Mr Wang Minjiang’s $8,000 fine did not send out a strong enough signal that Singapore does not condone such “heinous acts”,
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      Lock icon Specialist courses for special teachers
      660 14  -  81 teachers recognised for going beyond the call of duty SPECIAL EDUCATION ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg FOR teacher Siti Anita Rahmat, sports is not just a means of keeping students fit and healthy. It is also a way of keeping her charges students with special needs motivated.
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      Lock icon Keep close tabs on your journey with SMRT’s STARIS
      458 14  -  By next year, all SMRT trains will sport electronic signboards to guide passengers LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg CAN’T hear the name of the station when arriving at the next stop? Wondering whether the doors will open on the right or
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      Tighter rules for ‘dangerous’ dogs?
      212 14 AN AGGRESSIVE dog on the loose can cause serious injury to both people and pets. As such, the Agri-Food Veterinary Authority (AVA) will re-look its policies and provisions that apply to potentially dangerous dogs. “There will be a review of the breeds listed in the
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      93 7 Keep our parks, reservoirs and beaches clean for all to enjoy. Leave only footprints behind. Electrical appliances on standby mode continue to consume energy and contribute up to 10% of your electrical bill. Efficient use of energy not only saves money, it also helps to conserve our earth’s resources. Much
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      284 8 mm -BS Capitalise on the current financial crisis. Earn Consistent profits by riding the global downtrend through Singapore stock market s “Learn to make money and accumulate wealth riding the downtrend using 1 Singapore CFDs and then pick stocks from its bottom way ahead for the next bull.” Extract from
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      17 10 HIV TESTS AT THE WORKPLACE and condom dispensers in public places are what one expert suggests. 12
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  • WORLD
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      Anwar wins bid to bar trial transfer to higher court
      316 16 KUALA LUMPUR Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has won a bid to prevent Malaysia’s government from transferring his sodomy trial to a higher court a move he claimed could have caused him to face a biased judge. Mr Anwar was charged
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      Lock icon M’sian blogger freed
      374 16 raja Petra’s arrest was unlawful: Court CASE OVERTURNED AP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian authorities freed the editor of an anti-government news website on Friday after a court decided that his arrest under a law allowing indefinite detention was illegal. High Court Justice Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad
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      IS CORRUPTION LIKE THE COMMON COLD, OR LIKE AIDS?
      845 20  -  Can the govt rely on its own body to stave the disease? xtrA MALAYSIA’S MONEY POLITICS OOI KEE BENG The writer is a Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. His latest book is Lost in Transition: Malaysia under Abdullah.
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      Lock icon Money woes, loneliness drive them to crime
      321 22 jaPaN’s elderly AFP TOKYO Crimes by the elderly in Japan have surged to a record high, a government report revealed on Friday. Many were found to have been committed because of money worries, loneliness and difficulty caring for sick relatives. Last year, 48,605
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      Lock icon Royal insult lands Thai social critic in jail
      255 22 AFP BANGKOK Popular Thai social critic Sulak Sivalak (picture) has been arrested in Bangkok for insulting the kingdom’s monarchy, police said on Friday. British-educated Sulak, 76, was arrested in connection with a speech he delivered at the north-eastern Khon Kaen University in
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon CAPSIZED PHILIPPINE BOAT LEFT PORT DESPITE BAN
        157 22 AP A passenger boat that capsized and left 11 people dead during a storm in central Philippines on Thursday, left the port without clearance, the coast guard said on Friday. A ban on sailing had been imposed because of the approaching storm. The
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        Lock icon CHINESE BRIDE KILLED IN WEDDING DAY ACCIDENT
        117 22 AP A young bride from China died in a car crash on the way home from a wedding reception in Auckland, police said on Friday. MrsYan Liu, 26, who had lived in New Zealand for the past three years, was killed in the
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        Lock icon DOCTORS FAIL TO SPOT BROKEN BACK
        103 22 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A 70-year-old man who fell and broke his back died after six doctors at two hospitals failed to spot what was wrong. Mr Neville Caplan, a retired pastry chef, tripped while babysitting his grandchildren. Four consultants and two radiologists at Wythenshawe
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      Lock icon Protests mar historic visit
      343 24 More than 110 injured in clashes CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS AFP TAIPEI A historic week of meetings paving the way for closer cooperation between China and Taiwan ended on Friday as local politicians traded barbs over sometimes violent protests that marred the talks. Beijing’s top envoy Chen Yunlin
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    • this quirky world
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        Lock icon ABSOLUTELY, THE TOP 10 MOST IRRITATING PHRASES
        91 24 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A top 10 of the most irritating expressions has been compiled by researchers at Oxford University. The phrases appear in a book called Damp Squid, named after the mistake of confusing a squid with a squib, a type of firework.
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        TRAVELLER LOST IN AIRPORT FOR A WEEK
        73 24 According to ananova.com, 38 year-old Christianos Kaklamanis, who was reported missing in Greece, wandered around Hannover airport for a week before a travel agent noticed him and notified the police. Airport officials have launched an investigation into how a passenger could get “lost”
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      Lock icon THE MAN WHO WILL LEAD THE WORLD?
      987 26  -  In times of crisis, Obama could be the global leader the world needs XTRA GLOBAL CITIZEN SIMON TAY The writer is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. He will be in the US next year as a Schwartz Fellow of the
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      Lock icon Top on his agenda: The economy
      458 27 THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States Presidentelect Barack Obama is seeking economic advice from leaders of business, government and academia, making the struggling economy the nation’s No 1 concern his first order of public business. Mr Obama and Vice-President-elect Joe Biden were scheduled
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      Lock icon Is Africa a country, asks shopaholic with a temper
      347 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has returned home to a snowy Alaska pursued by claims that she did not know Africa was a continent. An adviser cited by Fox News said the Alaska Governor was confused about
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    • EYE ON THE US
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        Lock icon MEDIA USED ME AS A WMD, SAYS PASTOR
        173 27 AP Mr Barack Obama’s former pastor has complained that the media used him as a “weapon of mass destruction” (WMD) in an attempt to derail Mr Obama’s campaign for the presidency. Speaking on Thursday at a forum about race and religion, Reverend
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        Lock icon IRANIAN PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES OBAMA
        74 27 AP Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is among the world leaders who congratulated Mr Barack Obama on his election win. It was the first time an Iranian leader has offered such wishes to a United States President-elect since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The Iranian leader said he
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      Lock icon Italian PM Berlusconi hails ‘tanned’ Obama
      235 27 AGENCIES MOSCOW Italy’s famously gaffe-prone Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has described United States President-elect Barack Obama as “young, handsome and even tanned”. Mr Berlusconi made the comments which prompted harsh criticism from Italian politicians at a news conference on Thursday following talks with Russia’s
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      Lock icon A ‘Java King’ turns presidential candidate
      1349 28  -  A new contender has surfaced for next year’s election, but it is no surprise SEPUTAR INDONESIA IKRAR NUSA BHAKTI sindo@mediacorp.com. sg The writer is a research professor in Intermestic Affairs at Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (lIPI). THE headline of this article is not a
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      They’re well-managed
      178 29  -  The 14 PAP-runTown Councils adopt a conservative approach TOWN COUNCIL FUNDS Letter from Albert Teng Ann Boon Co-ordinating Co-ordinating Secretary PAP Town Councils WE REFER to ‘Accountability needed in funds’ (Oct 31). Under the Town Councils’ Act and Financial Rules, the Town Councils are authorised to invest part
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      Lock icon Town Councils shouldn’t be investing
      200 29 Letter from Derek Low I REFER to “Public funds: Be safe, not sorry” (Nov 6). I was surprised to learn that our Town Councils (TCs) have been investing our sinking funds. When did this come about? Did HDB dwellers ask them to invest? If they
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    • Betting parlours in the heartland
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      Councils should invest in GIC funds instead
      96 29 Letter from Michael Chin I ENJOYED reading “Public Funds: Be safe, not sorry” by Loh Chee Kong (Nov 6). I never realised our Town Councils have been given the liberty to invest our hardearned money in risky products. How many of them are
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      POINT OF VIEW
      67 29  -  Chin KeeThou Lately, the sun rises earlier than usual, but lighting in public places goes on as usual. The relevant authorities and agencies responsible for lighting our roads, parks, common areas and corridors in public housing estates and buildings should be alert and more responsive and adjust
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  • business
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      428 30  -  No layoffs or pay cut plans for now, says world’s biggest airline FiNaNCial Crisi CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE airlines around the world are shedding staff in the face of steadily falling income, Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Friday that it has no plans for layoffs or even pay
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      259 30  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@mediacorp.com.sg AS SMALL-TIME investors lick their wounds over shock losses in certain structured products, the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) wants to help the man-in-the-street take more responsibility for his investing decisions. One way is to establish a risk rating system
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      308 30 BLOOMBERG THE Bank of Korea has lowered interest rates for the third time in four weeks and signalled that it is ready to act again to prevent the economy from sinking into the first recession in a decade. The nation’s shares
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        164 30 Not all businesses are contracting: Soitec, which makes many of the silicon wafers used in consumer electronics, opened a new $700-million wafer fabrication facility at Pasir Ris on Friday. The plant, which is the company’s first silicon-on-insulator ~S~~~~~ facility outside France, already employs
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        99 30 DOW JONES Sembcorp ~ndustries’ net profit rose 25 per cent to $~44.9 million in the third quarter, on a strong performance by its core offshore marine and utilities businesses. Revenue rose ~2 per cent to $2.5 billion. The results exceeded expectations, as five analysts polled had
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        85 30 BLOOMBERG Venture Corp said third-quarter profit fell 47 per cent to $40.~ million due to losses from collateralised debt obligations ~CD~s~~. Sales rose 3.2 per cent to $965.6 million. The inkjet printer maker’s earnings have been eroded for four straight quarters because of losses tied
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      939 31  -  It’s easy for an analyst to be optimistic when he’s not held accountable for his mistakes XTRA CAVEAT EMPTOR RICHARD HARTUNG The writer is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992. JUST five months ago, Goldman Sachs analyst Arjun Murti predicted that oil would
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        12 33 PHOTOGRAPHY JASON HO STYLING DON MENDOZA SAUCEPAN WMF
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        518 34  -  Don’t be confused any longer. Know a good pan when you see it and get the right one for the job ESSENTIAL COOKWARE DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg IT’S certain: Power is nothing without control. Barack Obama’s hugely popular victory in the race for the title of
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        660 34 THE RIGHT PAN FOR THE RIGHT MAN AND WOMAN For thE bachELor 27 x 27cm grill griddle pan ($259, Scanpan Classic, above) well designed with extremely low sides, this makes grilling kebabs a cinch. Guaranteed not to warp, its improved ceramic titanium non-stick surface makes it safe for use with
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        A LIGHTER SIDE OF SAVOURY
        643 35  -  Popular Shanghai xiao long bao restaurant Nanxiang opens its Singapore outpost in Bugis Junction and it’s light on all counts SHANGHAI SURPRISE ANNETTE TAN food@newstoday.com. sg FOR many travellers to Shanghai, a stop at Nanxiang Xiaolongbao restaurant is an integral part of their itinerary. While
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        BITE SIZED CLASSIC DELICACIES
        232 35 Like its sophisticated landscape, Shanghai food is really a more refined version of the fare of its surrounding provinces, such as Zhejiang and Jiansu. Some of its typical dishes include xiao long bao, hairy crabs, chou dofu (smelly tofu) and braised pork like the dong po
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        BITE SIZED SHARING A SECRET
        111 36 Chef Desmond Lee, 40, who worked previously at the Raffles Hotel, also worked under British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Here, he shares the simple recipe for Braise’s capellini with seared Hokkaido scallops. Ingredients (serves one) 1½ tbsp finely chopped konbu Japanese seaweed (available at Japanese
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        SEASIDE DELIGHTS
        642 36  -  The food at this beachfront restaurant is well worth the trip and the perspiration BEACH BITES SHERMAINE WONG shermainewong@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS not a pleasant combination. Not only was I sweating buckets, I was hungry, late for my lunch appointment and had trouble finding the entrance to Braise restaurant.
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        FOOD NOTES MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS PRIVILEGES
        129 36  -  DON MENDOZA In line with its objective of making learning fun and engaging, Kentucky Fried chicken’s chicky club has lined up a series of exciting activities including interactive workshops, outdoor activities and discovery tours in 2009. These are aimed at motivating the young in
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        1095 37 From suits by Tom Ford and dresses by Prada to gothic biker jewellery, James Bond takes a chic Quantum leap SPY COUTURE THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THINK of a Bond movie and it’s not the plot you remember it’s the style. Connery with his narrow ’60s suits
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          76 39 You may not get his daredevil attitude, his women or even his martini. But Bond fans can now own a piece of 007 in the form of the limited edition Omega Seamaster Planet ocean 600m “Quantum of Solace” watch ($5,850). For the record, Daniel Craig, the actor
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          PIT STOP FOR RETAIL
          60 39 The Pit Building at 1 Republic Boulevard, which housed the Formula One team garages and race control facilities during the recent Singapore Grand Prix, will be home to the Club 21 Bazaar this year. Until this Sunday, the sale offers 80 per cent discounts on brands
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          SAY IT WITH YOUR TEE
          87 39 The phrase “Can’t Touch This” may remind you of MC Hammer, but it’s really one of four messages on Levi’s limited edition World Aids Day Tshirts ($26.90 each or $39.90 for two). The other three messages of HIV and Aids prevention are: Cover Me, I
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          FROM PARIS TO SINGAPORE
          75 39 From this weekend to Nov 23, you can get acquainted with the romance and glamour of Paris at the Van Cleef Arpels Une Journee a Paris high jewellery exhibition, held at its Ngee Ann City boutique. The exhibition will showcase 40 pieces of jewellery, including necklaces,
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        I WANT IT THAT WAY
        496 39  -  Guys, get great advice and clothes that fit with this bespoke tailoring service MADE TO ORDER PEARLYN THAM pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg AS A former property agent, Leslie Chia has had the first-hand experience of dressing for success. The 40-year-old told Today that he did “pretty well” in
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        CLOTHES MAKETH THE MAN
        177 39  -  AARON CHONG Iknew that I was in good hands when I found out that my Clothesmith experience would be taken care of by Chong Han San, a former designer with labels such as Guess and Raoul. First, the affable man showed me to a wall-mounted board
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        MARVEL HEROES THIS CITY NEEDS
        290 39  -  PEARLYN THAM IT’S a fact to marvel at. The well-known Ginvera Marvel Gel you may remember its TV commercials with a catchy ditty from the ’90s celebrates its 17th anniversary this year. Ginvera Marvel Gel users swear by its gentle skin exfoliating benefits, which help
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        562 40  -  Men’s underwear expert branches off into women’s lingerie with Chantelle label UNDERWEAR MAN PEARLYN THAM pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg HE CARRIES lingerie magazines in his briefcase. And when he travels, Richard Wang makes it a point to visit the lingerie sections in department stores. But he has a legitimate reason
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        KIEHL’S, BRAD PITT CREATE BIODEGRADABLE CLEANSER
        297 40  -  PEARLYN THAM BEING organic is not good enough for Kiehl’s. Instead, the beauty brand has gone biodegradable in its newly launched Aloe Vera Biodegradable Liquid Body Cleanser a partnership between Kiehl’s and Hol- lywood star Brad Pitt. A hundred per cent of net profits
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        TAKING IT OFF ... WITH PLEASURE
        319 40  - TAKING IT OFF WITH PLEASURE Pearlyn Tham PUTTING on make-up is always more pleasurable than taking it off. Maybe that’s the reason why there are significantly more make-up products around than there are make-up removers. But the new Demaq’Expert line of make-up removers from L’Oreal Paris priced at $16.90 each
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        CALIFORNIA DREAMING
        969 41  -  Ferrari’s F1 title hopes may have evaporated last weekend, but the new California looks set to be a sales champion PRANCING HORSE POWER HADI SOEDARSONO IN SICILY, ITALY news@newstoday.com. sg HOW to stay exclusive while increasing production volume? That is a key challenge for Ferrari, which wants its
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        DRAGON OF A WAGON
        830 42  -  The RS 6 is the most powerful car ever built by Audi, but with the scorching performance comes a huge dose of civility ACE AUDI JULIAN LOW news@newstoday.com.sg I NEVER thought I would compare a car to members of a defunct girl group, but the Audi
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        NEWS TRACKS
        329 42  -  LIONEL KONG LEXUS HYBRID HERE IN 2 WEEKS Lexus distributor Borneo Motors has announced that the GS 450h will be launched here on Nov 19. It will be the third hybrid car in the local Lexus product range, after the RX 400h and the LS 600hL. The GS
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        410 43 An ’80s pop star and the next American President steal the spotlight MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS AP OBAMAMANIA met Beatlemania on Thursday, as the British city of Liverpool hosted an MTV Europe Music Awards show energised by the city’s musical heritage as well as
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        711 44 Obama had all the best tunes all McCain had was Abba I-POLITICO THE DAILY TELEGRAPH IT WAS arguably the most musical election in history and Barack Obama had all the best tunes. Hip-hop star Will.i.am cut and spliced Obama’s powerful speech from January’s
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        M’SIAN POP STAR TO PERFORM ON SAT
        235 46  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH An Evening with AnuarZain, Saturday, 8.30pm at the Esplanade Concert Hall. Limited tickets still available from Sistic. ANUAR Zain is in a spritely mood, and with good reason: The Malaysian singer’s first solo show in Singapore is almost sold out. At
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        NO HORSING AROUND
        307 46  -  THEATRE REVIEW FLARE Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg WHAT do you get when two distinctly adventurous theatre companies join forces? For starters, Flare has got to have the most bizarre stable of horses ever to gallop on stage. From a cleverly-constructed, flashy skeleton of a stallion to a floating
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        THEY’VE GOT ‘THE LOOK’
        420 47  -  ’80s top model Kim Alexis opens doors for more mature models REALITY TV MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg BEFORE the term “supermodel” was even invented, there was Kim Alexis. It was she, together with the top models of the ’80s Christie Brinkley and Iman, who first gave models
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      176 35 School’s Out, Baking’s In 1 r A w 43! Missed Cafe Vic's September Holiday Special held a while back? Here’s another chance to take the little ones out for an afternoon of yummy treats during their school holidays and pick up some baking skills to practise together back home in
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      151 36 'ri '■A. >• 'v-VT'"*'’ m <}; &ji > I A a ilicious urian Delights at Ellenborough Market Cafe 7 to 23 November 2008 I PS November, two of Singapore’s favourites will be added to the assortment of Local, International and Peranakan specialties at Ellenborough Market Cafe. Savour scintillating crab dishes
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      1069 46 O golden Village*! 1900 912 1234 www.gv.com.sg The Well-Loved Story Is Now A Movie! A Must-See This School Holidays! Meet Dawan and Kai in person at School Tours Call 6415 7946 for School group bookings now! the animation is heaps better than expected..." Based on the novel by Minfong Ho
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      143 47 hours@^ WHITE PALMS Miklos Dongo is an Olympic gymnast whose career was ended by an injury. He comes to Canada to begin a new life as a coach. Miklos is assigned to train one of Canada’s most gifted young hopefuls but the young man is vain and volatile and Miklos
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      144 48 POWER RANGERS OPERATION OVERDRIVE The Underwater World okto, 10.30am The Rangers go on a mission to search the Temple of Atlantis for a jewel. Will has trouble learning to work as a team. After all their work, and a valuable lesson, they find a scroll instead of
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      ON SINGTEL MIO TV
      175 48 GREY’S ANATOMY There’s No “I” In Team Season Pass (Ch 522), anytime On Demand Bailey heads up a “domino procedure,” in which each surgery hinges on the one preceding it. Meanwhile, Derek gets sole credit for the braintumor study he did with Meredith; Lexie tries to
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      ON STARHUB CABLE TV
      82 48 DISTURBIA HBO (Ch 60), 9pm Drawing inspiration from celluloid classics such as Rear Window, Disturbia tells the tale of a young teenager who comes to the conclusion that his neighbor is in fact a murderer. As he spies on him from his room, morals and ethics
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      SUNDAY ON MEDIACORP
      123 49 BOX OFFICE SHOWCASE Madagascar Channel 5, 7.45pm Spoiled by their upbringing with no idea what wild life is really like, four animals from New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar, among a bunch of merry lemurs. Starring Ben
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      137 49 CASANOVA The Film Factory (Ch 303), anytime On Demand He was the world’s most notorious seducer. A swashbuckler, master of disguise and wit it was said no woman could resist his charms... Until now. For the first time, the legendary Casanova is about to meet his
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      173 49 SEXY SUNDAY Matthew McConaughey The Biography Channel (Ch 95), 7pm With country drawls and all good looks, Matthew McConaughey, Jane Seymour and Dolly Parton have been setting hearts aflutter since they took to stage and screen. This November, The Biography Channel gives you the chance to
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      725 48 CHANNEL 6.00AM Loving Spoonfuls 6.30 The Martha Stewart Show II 7.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show: Denzel Washington Forest Whitaker 8.30 The Rachael Ray Show II CSI: Miami’s Emily Procter 9.30 Food 911 Mom’s Day Off In Minneapolis MN 10.00 New Adventures Of Robin Hood II Ravens Peak 11.00 Ex-Wives Club
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      764 49 CHANNEL 6.00AM Loving Spoonfuls 6.30 The Martha Stewart Show II 7.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show Behind The Scenes Of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2007 8.30 The Rachael Ray Show II Better Than Botox 9.30 Food 911 Hors d’Oeuvres in Valley Stream NY 10.00 Rachael Ray’s Tasty Travels 10.30 Small Space, Big
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      31 49 Share the Passion on Singapore’s Only Sports TalkShow on Radio Saturdays 11am Noon (live) and 4pm 5pm (encore) Call us on 66 911 938 or email your views to sportszone@938LIVE.sg www.938LIVE.sg
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      519 50  -  Exhausted Lam gets second wind after career’s ‘best ball-striking round’ Golf Mercedes-Benz Masters Singapore 2008 ASEANTOUR TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg IF NOT for a last-minute change of mind, Singapore golfer Lam Chih Bing would have spent the week at home, recovering from a gruelling six weeks
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      176 50 DPA BEIJING China’s star hurdler Liu Xiang is likely to have surgery for the foot injury that forced him to withdraw from this year’s Olympic Games and it could keep him out of competition for six months, Chinese media said on Friday. Liu, 24,
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      357 50  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN 76-year-old Kor Hong Fatt lines up at the Esplanade Bridge at 5.30am on Dec 7 for the start of the 2008 Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, he will just be a few hours away from completing his 10th marathon in five
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      500 52  -  Player awaits clarification as new Fifa rule indicates he cannot play for Singapore SINGAPORE FOOTBALL MILTON TAN sports@newstoday. com.sg TAMPINES Rovers striker Qiu Li, who has four Singapore caps to his name, could be thrown into the international wilderness if it is deemed a
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      652 52  -  NTUC Income-yeo’s S-League 2008 Woodlands Wellington v Geylang United Woodlands Stadium, Sunday 7.45pm MILTON TAN sports@newstoday.com. sg WHEN Aide Iskandar leads out Geylang United on Sunday to face Woodlands Wellington in his club’s penultimate match of the NTUC Income-Yeo’s S-League 2008,
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      542 53 Jones inspired by Obama, as he takes on fighting fit Calzaghe POUND FOR POUND AFP Boxing Roy Jones v Joe Calzaghe NEW YORK Undefeated Welshman Joe Calzaghe meets boxing legend Roy Jones here Saturday (Sunday morning, Singapore time) in a light-heavy-weight showdown that could define both their careers.
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      277 54 DPA MONTE CARLO Lamine Diack (picture), president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), accused International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge of showing “a lack of respect” for athletics on Friday. Diack was surprised at Rogge’s criticism
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      440 54 CLASH OFTHETITANS AFP Test Cricket India v Australia NAGPUR (India) Debutant off-spinner Jason Krejza kept alive Australia’s hopes of levelling the series with an eight-wicket haul in the fourth and final Test against India on Friday. The tourists were 189-2 in their first innings at
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      343 54 AFP EDINBURGH Bolstered by victories over England and Argentina this year, Scotland are hopeful of completing a memorable hat-trick with a historic first win over New Zealand here on Saturday. While the All Blacks have named a youthful line-up for the second match in
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      523 55 Ecclestone rubbishes talk of racism in Formula 1, but the new champ disagrees MOTORSPORTS THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Lewis Hamilton is keen to put the racism row which threatened to derail his bid for the world title behind him, even though he does not
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      406 55 AFP Tennis Masters Cup SHANGHAI There’s no Rafael Nadal, but Generation Next poses a serious threat to Roger Federer’s tilt at a Tennis Masters Cup hat-trick from Sunday. Britain’s Andy Murray heads a list of four new faces, including Jo-Wilfried
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      253 55 DPA BRACKLEY (England) Lucas di Grassi will test for the Honda Formula 1 team later this month, joining fellow Brazilian Bruno Senna, nephew of racing legend Ayrton Senna. The pair will test the Honda RA108 car for the Japanese team at the Circuit de Catalunya
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      352 56 DPA Primera Liga Real Madrid v Malaga MADRID Bernd Schuster is walking a tightrope at troubled Real Madrid. One more wrong move and the German coach could go crashing towards the sack. Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League defeat to slick Juventus at the
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