Today, 13 February 2009

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    20 1 TODAY Friday February 13, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Friday February 13, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    COLUMN
    32 1 Phin Wong Valentine's Day is a crime against common sense, contends our Plus Editor. But it does provide a handy way to sieve out the people you shouldn't date. Page 26
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    NEWS
    57 1 Fending off pirates Singapore scales down its Iraq commitments, but raises its involvement in military efforts in the Gulf of Aden in an effort to bolster the global anti-piracy efforts. Page 3 Indonesia quake A 7.2-magnitude quake struck north of Sulawesi yesterday, injuring at least 42 people and damaging
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    BUSINESS
    45 1 Sweetening the deal CDL celebrates Valentine's Day with a 5-per-cent discount for its Pasir Ris project. Is this the first salvo in the real estate price wars? Demand is certainly there, say analysts, as crowds throng a condo launch near Queenstown MRT. Page Bl
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    Lock icon To ease the squeeze ...
    660 1  - To ease the squeeze NEOCHAICHIN PUBLICTRANSPORT New track at Jurong East MRT Station to boost capacity in 2011 as Govt speeds up major projects chaichin@mediacorp.com. sg IT IS a happy headache for the authorities: Public transport ridership increased by 7.4 per cent last year, the fastest rate in many years
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  • Article
    Lock icon No bonus, just US$1 for Citi chief
    198 1 AGENCIES AMERICANS watched the country's once-glorious financial bosses eat humble pie during a televised Congressional hearing on Wednesday but few were prepared for Citigroup chief Vikram Pandit's declaration that he would take a salary of US$l ($1.50) a year and no bonus until
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Of feast and famine
      400 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG DEFENCE SPENDING Teo cautions against perils of cutting back without taking long-term view cheekong@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE can ill afford a "feast and famine" approach to defence spending, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean told Parliament yesterday as he justified his ministry's $11.45 billion projected outlay forthe
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      Come in fit or spend 8 weeks getting fit
      263 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG FROM December this year, pre-enlistees who fail to attain at least the silver standard in the National Physical Fitness Award (Napfa) will have to spend more time beefing up their fitness before embarking on basic military training (BMT). The duration
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      Fending off the pirates
      698 3  -  LOHCHEEKONG GLOBAL SECURITY Singapore to bolster global anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden cheekong@mediacorp.com. sg EVEN as Singapore scales down its commitments in Iraq, the Republic will raise its involvement in military efforts in the Gulf of Aden, and probably Afghanistan, reflecting the global shift
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      Car-ving out change
      402 4  -  LEONGWEEKEAT COE^PC SCHEMES weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg WITH their origins in the *****, both the off-peak car (OPC) and Certificate of Entitlement (COE) schemes received welcome tweaks in Parliament yesterday. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is seeking to make the OPC scheme "more attractive and convenient to motorists", and will
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      Cycling on a wheel of change
      211 4  -  LEONGWEEKEAT CYCLING has been given a further push as a transport mode here. First, foldable bicycles will be allowed on trains and public buses during off-peak hours from March 15. Second, dedicated cycling tracks next to pedestrian footpaths in HDB estates will be introduced
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    • TRANSPORT ROUNDUP
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        LTA PORTAL IS MOST POPULAR
        84 4 Since its launch last October, the Land Transport Authority's one-stop public transport portal has quickly become the most popular information tool for public transport users. The website, which includes information on premium bus services, garnered 116,000 hits monthly compared to the 42,000 hits forTransitLink's integrated
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        HOUSEHOLDS SPEND LESS IN '08
        85 4 Households spent slightly less of their income on public transport last year, characteristically 6 per cent from 6.5 per cent in 2006. Calls for more affordable fares still rung out yesterday, in particular for polytechnic students, who do not receive the same concessions astheirjunior college
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        ERP REVENUE EXPECTED TO DROP
        133 4 If demand for driving continues to fall, the additional Electronic Road Pricing revenue collected per year will be about $50 million, and not the $70 million estimated when changes were made last year to the system. This month, ERP rates were lowered at 15 gantries.
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    • Article
      No probation for HIV man
      341 6  -  APPEAL REJECTED But jail term for drug offence cut by two months TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg KEN'S life fell apart within just one month last year: He tested positive for HIV; was discharged from National Service due to his medical condition, then arrested shortly afterwards for drug
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      MERCY WITH THE 'ARMOUR OF GUIDANCE'
      175 6  -  TEOXUANWEI The full-time National Serviceman was sent to a Reformative Training Centre (RTC) for being one of 19 youth who had attacked and injured three others with bamboo poles last year in Ang Mo Kio. Now, Mr Joel Yapp may be placed on probation
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      Charged for conspiring to cheat Strata Titles Board
      204 6  -  TEOXUANWEI A FORMER officer with the Strata Titles Board (STB) was charged in a district court yesterday for cheating offences and giving false information during investigations. Ms Hong Shihui, 25, had allegedly conspired with a then-colleague, Ms Rajasvarai Radhakrishnan, to deceive the
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      Lock icon Parents love it, kids don't
      499 8  -  NEOCHAICHIN MATCHMAKING Singles reject parents 7 help but some open to siblings, friends playing Cupid chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg PARENTS in China, South Korea and Japan do it, so why not in Singapore? When dating agency Clique Wise organised two parental matchmaking sessions last year, following Prime Minister
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    • Article
      Lock icon 3,500 UNIONISED WORKERS MAY LOSE JOBS IN Q1
      108 8 938 LIVE Labour chief Lim Swee Say expects some 3,500 retrenchments among unionised workers in the first quarter this year, compared to 1,500 in the previous quarter. About half of the expected retrenchments have already occurred, and 70 per cent of the
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      Before you apply, check that grade
      393 8  -  SUFIANSUDERMAN sufian@mediacorp.com.sg THE days when junior college and polytechnic students engage in the guessing game will they or won't they get a place in a coveted varsity course may be over. For the first time, all three public universities Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National
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      Lock icon Getting help from computers' 'sixth sense'
      241 8  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com. sg WHILE on a rescue operation, firemen can use their handphones to check instantaneously locations of access points to the building to know where to look for trapped victims. Or, in the immediate aftermath of an earthquake, information can be
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      127 3 ct the ected. Our stripped down prices would raise an eyebrow or two. Come see where the real action is! Return of the King Killers! Semla The traditional Swedish dessert that's to die for is back for a limited time only! Treat yourself to a delicious bun filled with smooth
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Aussie wildfires: Two arrested
      275 10 AGENCIES SYDNEY Australian police have detained two suspects in connection with the country's worst-ever wildfires. The two were taken in after they were reported acting suspiciously in a burned out area, but it was unclear if they are suspected of arson. The wildfires have killed 181
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      Lock icon 7.2-magnitude quake hits Sulawesi
      354 10 AGENCIES INDONESIATREMBLOR At least 42 injured, tsunami warning triggered JAKARTA A powerful earthquake off Sulawesi island in Indonesia briefly triggered a tsunami warning yesterday, causing a stampede of residents who were fleeing to higher ground. Hundreds of buildings were damaged and at least 42 people were
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      Lock icon M'sian government power grab unpopular
      171 10 AFP KUALA LUMPUR -The Malaysian ruling coalition's takeover of Perak has been given the thumbs-down by voters, according to a poll released yesterday ahead of two critical by-elections. The by-elections, one for a seat in national parliament and the other for the state assembly in
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      Lock icon PAKATAN LODGES REPORT
      87 10 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER Pakatan Rakyat yesterday postponed a suit challenging the legality of Dr ZambryAbdul Kadir's administration. But it lodged a corruption report against him for "illegally appointing advisers" with executive councillor status. Pakatan Rakyat lawyer Leong Cheok Keng said the suit could not be filed in
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      Lock icon Pakistan admits link to plot
      344 12 AGENCIES MUMBAI ATTACKS ISLAMABAD Pakistan acknowledged for the first time yesterday that the Mumbai terrorist attacks were launched from its shores and were at least partly plotted on its soil. Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik also said Pakistan had arrested most of the main suspects
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      Lock icon TERROR SUSPECT 'TO RTURED WITH SEX'
      91 12 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH A female FBI officer has been accused of torturing a suspect in the Mumbai terrorist attacks by performing a sex act on him during interrogation. Fahim Ansari, who is suspected of helping to plan the attacks, claimed the "white woman" removed all
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka plans to house 200,000 war refugees
      193 12 AP COLOMBO Sri Lanka is preparing to house 200,000 civil war refugees at five huge "welfare villages" complete with post offices, banks and libraries where it expects them to stay for up to three years, according to a government plan. The draft
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon 12 DETAINED OVER CCTV BLAZE
        130 14 AFP China Beijing police have detained a senior staff member at China's state television station and 11 other people over a fireworks show that set part of its new headquarters ablaze. MrXuWei, 50, was in charge of construction at China Central Television's (CCTV) new site.
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        Lock icon CLINTON MAY NAME SPECIAL ENVOY SOON
        128 14 AP North Korea United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to appoint a special envoy to deal with US policy on North Korea before she leaves on a trip to Asia next week to demonstrate the Obama administration's commitment to dealing with Pyongyang's
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        Lock icon 'COW WATER' COLA
        125 14 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH India To millions of devout Hindus, it's the real thing: A cola made from the urine of India's sacred cows. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, India's leading Hindu cultural group, has developed Gau Jal or "Cow Water", and hopes this soft drink will be marketed as
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      Lock icon Another two brands probed
      257 14 AGENCIES CHINA MILK SCANDAL French-owned Dumex among those investigated BEIJING China is investigating in two separate probes the safety of milk products produced by one of the country's largest dairies as well as French-owned Dumex. The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision said yesterday
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      Lock icon JI-linked militants arrested
      178 14 AFP MANILA Two militants who helped funnel funds to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorists in the southern Philippines have been arrested, the government said yesterday. Mokasid Dilna and Omar Venancio were caught in separate raids on the island of Mindanao last month, according to the Anti-Terrorism Council. Mokasid
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SLAMS AHMADINEJAD
        124 16 AP The heavyweight candidate in Iran's presidential race has criticised President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over the country's international isolation. Mr Mohammad Khatami's website quotes him as saying the "current situation (in Iran) is not desirable". Mr Khatami, who was once the Iranian President and a noted
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        Lock icon EUTO SEND AMBASSADORS TO ASEAN
        120 16 AP The European Union says its member nations will appoint ambassadors to the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) for the first time to boost ties between the two groupings. A statement yesterday said the move will help promote communication and coordination between the 27-nation
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        Lock icon FBI MAY SHIFT COUNTER-TERROR AGENTS TO ANTI-FRAUD
        122 16 AP With thousands of fraud investigations underway, the FBI is considering shifting agents away from counter-terrorism to help sort through the wreckage of the financial meltdown. FBI deputy director John Pistole said on Wednesday that the bureau may reassign some of the positions
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      Lock icon Laid-off foreigners flee Dubai
      473 16 THE NEWYORKTIMES ECONOMIC FREE FALL They face debt and possible jail for failing to pay up DUBAI Ms Sofia, a 34-year-old Frenchwoman, moved here a year ago to take an advertising job, so confident about Dubai's fast-growing economy that she bought an apartment for almost US$3OO,OOO
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      Lock icon A BAD OMEN FOR OBAMA
      595 18 AFP, The Daily Telegraph NEWS COMMENT Israel election will result in a hardline government, or one paralysed by rivalry WASHINGTON Israel's election results throws cold water on United States President Barack Obama's hope of keeping the Middle East peace process alive. The White House was
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      Lock icon US MILITARY STRUGGLES TO TRACK WEAPONS FOR AFGHANS
      137 20 AP The United States has been supplying weapons to the Afghan troops, but it has no firm system in place or enough personnel to ensure they do not end up in the hands of Taliban fighters, according to a study by the
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      Lock icon Brutal attacks renew US resolve
      277 20 AFP TALIBAN OFFENSIVE Envoy to craft new policy to tackle extremist unrest in Afghanistan and Pakistan WASHINGTON A "brutal" spate of Taliban attacks in the Afghan capital, Kabul, will renew the United States' resolve to set a new policy for the country, said the White
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  • voices
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      What really counts in emergencies
      245 22  -  TanTuan Khoon HEALTHCARE Not just cost of treatment, but prompt, effective response and Singapore hospitals deliver in spades Letter from THE United States and Canada, among other countries known for their good social welfare system, may have very good medical privileges for citizens and permanent
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      Why no concession fare for poly kids?
      115 22  -  Rosalind Choo Letter from I FIND it hard to understand why students at polytechnics do not enjoy the transport fare concessions which their peers at junior colleges enjoy. The students are of the same age; the only difference is they have different agendas
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      192 24  -  DR BILL MAIER BY THINK BEFORE YOU ACT Some things are easier to get into than to get out of. Just ask little Timmy. Timmy is a seven-year-old boy who went shopping with his father and saw one of those glass boxes filled with stuffed animals
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      Don't always dial 999 ...
      232 24  - Don't always dial 999 DSP PaulTay EMERGENCY HOTLINES Other agencies may be better equipped to handle non-emergencies Letter from Assistant Director (Media Relations) Singapore Police Force WE THANK Mr Liew Khai Khuin for his feedback ("How can we help Police?", Feb 10) and appreciate his initiative to help utilise police
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    • SHORT TAKES
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        A REMINDER TO COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
        57 24  -  Chen Junyi Letter from i I would like to thank Richard Gomez for his I Say, "A hit of humility" (Feb 12). The sober reminder is most timely for us who forget we can conduct ourselves better, given all the blessings we already received,
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        YOU CAN'T BUY A SOUL
        90 24  -  Arthur Lim Letter from The I Say piece should serve as a reminderthatthosewhoare successful but have little sentiment forthe less fortunate are like bodies without a soul. I have encountered well-educated, wealthy, successful people who have complete disregard for humanity. I know of bosses who
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        HIGH PRAISE FOR A 'LOWLY' CLEANING LADY
        116 24  -  Olivia Goh Letter from I have just started work at a new place. The cleaning lady at my office never fails to greet everyone in the morning as she goes about her work. I once asked her for a dustbin, and she got
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      Lock icon LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE
      826 26  -  PHINWONG MALADJUSTED plus editor phin@mediacorp.com.sg Valentine's Day is a crime against common sense VALENTINE'S Day. Good gosh, I can't even type the words without throwing up a little in my mouth. Remind me not to have curry for lunch again. It burns the back of
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    • PLUS ROUNDUP
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        NO LONGER LIVE, BUT STILL LOADED
        110 28 Beginning next week, Live 'n' Loaded will be telecast on Thursdays at 11pm on MediaCorp TV Channel 5, instead of its formertimeslot at 8.30pm, with a repeat telecast on the following Monday at 7pm. Now you can catch three music shows in a row
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        SLEEPLESS BALL
        75 28 Toy Factory is holding a fundraiser performance for its newest musical about dysfunctional superheroes, Sleepless Town, on Feb 28 at the Drama Centre Theatre. Tickets are priced at $200 and $500 and are double tax exempted. Everyone's invited to turn up in "superhero glam" outfit to mingle with
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        81 28 The National Museum's Cinematheque programme presents Persistence of Memory, a screening of films by British auteurTerence Davis at the museum's Gallery Theatre. It kicks off with The Terence Davies Trilogy on Feb 27, 7.30pm. The next day, it's Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day
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      510 28  -  MAYSEAH AN ARTISTE'S GRIEF Fann:Tm sure Chris wanted to have his dad watch him walk down the aisle may@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE Christopher Lee copes with the loss of his father in Malacca, his fiancee, MediaCorp artiste Farm Wong, wishes he didn't have to go through it without
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      194 30 AGENCIES WISTERIA Lane is set to lose one of its hottie residents. Actress Nicollette Sheridan, who plays vampy realtory Edie Britt on the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives, is leaving the show, said a spokesperson for the network on Wednesday. ABC did not reveal when
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      478 30  - Not just the gardener GENEVIEVELOH THE OTHER END OF THE LINE Jesse Metcalfe wants to shed his Desperate Housewives image genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg MOST people will probably recognise his loving-baby-smooth-bulging-chest more than they would his name, but Jesse Metcalfe, along with his seriously manicured eyebrows, is hoping that will change with his
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      657 32  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH SEOULSINGER Superman, House, Dirty Sexy Money the Valkyrie director needs a break christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg BRYAN Singer is late. Or lost. We're supposed to be doing an interview with him but nobody can find him and the PR girls are getting antsy. Finally, after a wait
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      215 34  -  GENEVIEVELOH 1 >.. MOVIE REVIEW LOOK FOR A STAR Competent performances can't save a weak script genevievdoh@mediacorp.com.sg LOOKING for a star in director Andrew Lav's (Infernal Affairs trilogy) latest romantic comedy is a piece of cake, seeing how they are right in front of you. Big star
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      166 34  -  GENEVIEVELOH2/5 MOVIE REVIEW NEW IN TOWN A RIP-OFF of every city-slicker-stuck-in-a-rural-town flick ever made, New in Town is typical recycled Hollywood rom-com drivel. Renee Zellweger is Lucy Hill, an up-and-coming single female executive at a food production company in Miami. She is, within the first five minutes
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      177 34  -  GENEVIEVELOH 2.5/5 MOVIE REVIEW THE OTHER END OFTHE LINE AD MAN (Jesse Metcalfe) takes a fancy to the woman who calls him about his compromised credit card. Despite her American accent and claims of living in San Francisco, "Jennifer David" is really Priya Sethi (Bollywood actress
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      690 35  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER Four beefy blokes reveal what it takes to be part of a male revue troupe christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SOMETIMES just having a "great personality" will not get you a date as easily as having "a face you could stare at all day
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      382 37 Mwn nt Jute: t Valentine's in the air at the bigger jU F and better Jurong Point, Singapore's m 1 J*l largest suburban lifestyle paradise! II "^ted CSwO' From 2- 28 February 2009, romance (V> your way to the heart of the matter a as Goldheart shares Love in Bloom
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      Lock icon Spain rain on Beckham's parade
      599 38  -  FHE GUARDIAN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Capello insists England will learn from tough loss in Seville, as Beckham matches Moore's record International friendly Spain 2 England o SEVILLE (Spain) Fabio Capello gleaned positives in defeat despite seeing England outclassed by Spain on Wednesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore
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      368 38 .AFP International friendly Germany o Norway l DUSSELDORF (Germany) Norway coach Egil Olsen said Germany's recent performances had given him enough clues to mastermind their shock 1 -0 win in a friendly on Wednesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time). It was a second
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      509 39 THE GUARDIAN ENGLISH CLUB FOOTBALL Hiddink to quiz Scolari about troublesome Chelsea player cliques LONDON Guvs Hiddink intends to speak with his predecessor, Luiz Felipe Scolari, to gauge precisely what awaits him at Chelsea after he took over at the Premier League club on Wednesday, on
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      332 39 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Portsmouth hope to hear from Sven-Goran Eriksson today about his thoughts on taking over at Fratton Park as the replacement for Tony Adams. The Swede is currently head coach of Mexico but is under greater pressure than ever in that role after losing a
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      Lock icon Chelsea? Not for me, says Ancelotti
      200 39 THEGUARDIAN MILAN Carlo Ancelotti (picture) has said he has no intention of leaving AC Milan to coach Chelsea next season. Chelsea confirmed on Wednesday that Guvs Hiddink would manage the side until the end of the current campaign, but Ancelotti is though to be
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      359 40  -  LOW LIN FHOONG S-League Charity Shield 2009 Locals o Foreigners 2 WITH a roster boasting eight Singapore internationals who started in last month's 2-1 home win over Lebanon in an Asian Cup qualifier, the S-League Locals side were the favourites going
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      407 40  -  TANYO-HINN LOCAL FOOTBALL Marina Bay Floating Platform set to host amateur league matches this weekend The match, scheduled for this Sunday at lpm, is a Division Four league match in the ESPZEN League, a local amateur league run by ESPZEN Pte Ltd, an organisation established
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      129 39 "Gita Jayanti 2009 led by Marwari Mitra Mandal in association with other Hindu temples and organizations of Singapore under the auspices of the Hindu Endowment Board" invites you to attend the Talk and Havan as below All are invited to participate in this once a year Yajna 4 Gita Havan
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      163 42 I HEDIRMAN I SUPIAN PANASONIC has unleashed its latest line of cameras and camcorders in Singapore earlier this week, marking its foray into ruggedised cameras with the 12.1-megapixel Lumix DMC-FTI (picture). The hardy camera is waterproof up to 3m and shockproof from drops of 1.5 m. It
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      142 42 XOXO, HEDIRMAN SUPIAN PMSBUDDY.COM Sorry if this week's Website of the Week is a I'il bit quirky. But as someone who's felt the full, unimaginable brunt of a woman's fury as her oestrogen levels go off the charts, I daresay PMSbuddy is a darn practical tool
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      984 42  -  Hedirman Supian Can technology play Cupid? This Valentine's, Today brings you four true love stories orchestrated with the help of modern technology, xoxo, (ued>»*\A»\@»»\td'i^cor-p.co»»\.sg) The lightsabre-wielding groom came all the way from Rome to wed his virtually beloved. IN VIRTUAL, AND REAL, MATRIMONY, I WED THEE Their wedding
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      A Pearl of a phone, if you get used to the keypad
      455 42 SMARTPHONE REVIEW RIM BLACKBERRY PEARL 8220 THERE'S a certain je ne sais quoi about flip phones you know, when you clamp them shut to end a phone call. Now, Blackßerry heads can get in on the action with
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      Lock icon IS DIGITAL 'CHEAPENING' PHOTOGRAPHY?
      547 43  -  TREVORTAN WWW.TODAYONLINE.COM/BLOGS tech talk trevor@mediacorp.com.sg "DIGITAL is cheapening photography." I hear it all the time from older photographers, and some younger ones even. "Look, now even PR (public relations) folks can take photos themselves," one veteran photographer said, pointing to a PR guy using an entry-level
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      181 46  -  ESTHER FUNG DESPITE weak stock market sentiments, a Japanese restaurant chain is launching an initial public offering to list on Singapore's second board, Catalist. Japan Foods Holding, which is behind the chain of 17 Ajisen Ramen outlets here, will place out 13.5 million shares at 20
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      $42b stimulus package rejected
      361 46  -  BLOOMBERG AUSTRALIA'S ECONOMY One lawmaker's demand causes Bill to fall through AUSTRALIA'S Senate has rejected a As42-billion ($42-bil-lion) stimulus package aimed at preventing the country's first recession in 18 years after an independent lawmaker demanded increased spending for his constituency. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the
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        Lock icon END OF THE LINE FOR PIONEER'S TV BUSINESS
        87 46 AFP Japanese electronics giant Pioneer Corp will cut io,ooojobs worldwide and quit the television business as it braces for a record loss in the year to March. "It's heartbreaking for us to withdraw from the display business, which we spearheaded, but the
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        JETSTAR ASIA AND VALUAIR SCRAP ALL FUEL SURCHARGES
        40 46 Budget airline Jetstar Asia/Valuair has removed all remaining fuel surcharges. This applies across its entire network. The price adjustment has taken immediate effect and was made in response to lower fuel prices.
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        79 46 BLOOMBERG Hilton Hotels Corp of the United States plans to cut more than 1,000 jobs worldwide in a programme aimed at reducing costs by US$25O million ($377 million), London-based newspaper The Times has reported. The hotel operator declined to comment, though people in the
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      707 48  -  ANDREW CLARK 'THEGUARDIAN BUSINESS ANALYSIS Bankers nervous in face of tough congressional grilling THE heads of Wall Street's biggest banks struggled nervously to defend multi-mil-lion-dollar bonuses, frozen loan markets and soaring credit card charges in a tense showdown with legislators on Capitol Hill on
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      $60m lift for airport retailers
      198 49  -  LEONGWEE KEAT AS AIR traffic falls, more than $60 million has been set aside to give retailers at Changi Airport a much needed lift. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will provide a rental relief package $43 million in rebates and $20 million for
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      Good times at Income
      320 49  -  KELVIN CHOW LIFE INSURANCE Premium sales grew 14 per cent last year; firm looks to recruit 200 more kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE last year's controversy over changing bonus structures, NTUC Income seems to be swimming strong amid the tsunami sweeping across the financial world. While most of its
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      204 49  -  BLOOMBERG COMFORTDELGRO Corp, operator of the world's second-largest bus and taxi fleet, said full-year profit fell 10 per cent to $200.1 million due to higher fuel costs. Other factors eating into earnings are "higher payment for cashless transactions in tandem with an increase
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        65 50 ZjO cents Buy Kirn Eng Securities keeps call on valuation grounds, says it sees "good value in the stock over time". But it cuts target price to 56 cents from 90 cents, based on 5 times FY2OIO P/E, after lowering earnings forecast by 25 per cent, assuming weaker
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        62 50 36.5 cents I Buy OCBC Investment Research maintains call and raises target price to 71 cents from 66 cents. Says the medical device maker scored another "home run" with Q3 sales rising 135 per cent. Adds firm's cash balance of U5563.7 million ($96.1 million) is able to
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        101 50 20 cents Sell Phillip Securities downgrades from "Hold" on concerns over payout erosion. Says contributions from Australia portfolio likely to fall, given weaker Australia dollar versus Singapore dollar. Adds payment of management fees to Reit manager using units rather than cash will weigh on distribution per unit.
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          19 50 Wednesday 1,721.97 A 1.1% Tuesday 1,703.29 A 1.25% Monday 1,682.34 T 1.9% Friday 1,715.35 A 0.63%
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          27 50 iang Seng 13,228.30 T 2.30% Jikkei 7,705.36 T 3.03% lhanghai 2,248.09 T 0.56% leoul 1,179.84 T 0.87% /lumbai 9,465.83 T 1.59% :LComp 894.60 T 0.28%
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      550 50  -  CHRISTIE LOH ESTHER FUNG HOME SALES CDL offers Valentine's Day discount for Pasir Ris project AND christie@mediacorp.com.sg AT A time when consumers think twice before forking out money for big-ticket items, a major property developer here is dangling outright discounts to lure buyers. And if
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      275 50 THE former chief executive of local memory chip recycler EC-Asia International was yesterday slapped with a 14-year jail sentence for cheating banks of US$23 million ($35 million) in one of Singapore's largest corporate scandals. Kelvin Ang Ah Peng, 44, who was charged in
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