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If you were to ask someone what mass produced auto brand symbolizes the word luxury and you're most likely to hear Mercedes-Benz. Not surprising because when it comes to luxury design in the automotive industry, Mercedes is undeniably one of the best. From the cabin space right up to the exterior styling, a Mercedes just exhumes touches of luxury. Mercedes knows that well too and their design department has brought their unmistakable styling and high quality standards to the Milan Furniture Fair with a collection of designer furniture. Mercedes Benz has collaborated with Formitalia Luxury Group, a leading Italian furniture manufacturer to create a collection of furniture under the Mercedes Benz Style label. According to Gorden Wagener, head of design at Mercedes Benz, both Formitalia and Mercedes Benz stand for top quality and exquisite workmanship which embodies luxury and passion. The company is pleased to work with Formitalia in creating the first Mercedes Benz Style furniture collection. The furniture collection, which was developed with Formitalia

Following the step of its German rival, Mercedes-Benz, BMW will also launch an exclusive 5 Series lineup that only the Japanese can get their hands on. The premium German automaker will be offering sedan and touring variants for the BMW 5 Series Exclusive Sport Edition. The Japanese can choose a 2.0-litre diesel or a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine for both variants. These exclusive 5 Series will be limited to only 300 units, featuring a complete M-Sport package for its exterior. Meanwhile, on the interior, customers will get the comfort from a three-spoke M steering wheel, sports seats wrapped in Cinnamon Brown leather material, a Heads-Up Display, an upgraded audio system and a lot more to mention. If you're a fan of BMW and are lucky enough to be living in Japan, we think you might want to add this limited edition model to your collection. You can take it home for an exchange of something between 7,190,000 to 7,490,000 Japanese Yen. After all, you won't find the BMW 5 Series Exclusive Sport Edition in other countries or when the model is sold out - it's limited to 300 units only, remember?

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CNA just confirmed it.

Local actress Zoe Tay has quit new Channel 8 drama Lost & Found, setting off rumours that she is pregnant again. The crime drama's production team confirmed this morning that the Queen of Caldecott Hill dropped out from the lead role of an undercover cop two weeks ago. She will be replaced by another veteran, Chen Liping. If the rumour proves true, the 42-year-old is expecting her third child. She has two sons, aged 5 and 3, from her nine-year marriage with Air Force pilot Philip Chionh. When contacted, her manager, Ms Ivy Loh, would only say that the decision is due to "personal reasons". She also said that the actress has not been feeling well recently, and has promised to explain her decision to quit in due time. According to Chinese tradition, a woman should not announce her pregnancy during the first trimester. Ms Loh added that Zoe is currently busy wrapping up filming for local breast cancer movie Love Cuts. The gossip mill is speculating that the actress is locked in contract talks, though the pregnancy claim is believed to be the reason for her departure from the drama. Zoe has previously mentioned on more than one occasion that she's looking forward to the "different" role of an informant and its action scenes. In the series, which also stars Rui En, she plays a well-connected hawker who's in fact an undercover cop. Executive producer of the serial, Mr Paul Yuen, commented that Liping is not a last-minute replacement. "We did consider her at the beginning, but couldn't confirm her as she was still filming Your Hand In Mine. "Both Zoe and Liping are well liked by the masses, so they're suitable for the role. I believe Liping will be right for the role," he added. Filming for Lost & Found is scheduled to begin mid-April.

SINGAPORE NEWS SINGAPORE : With immediate effect, Pay TV providers which acquire exclusive broadcast rights to any programme, must cross-carry each other's content. This applies to any contract signed or renewed from March 12. It does not affect existing contracts. The fierce bidding over rights to broadcast the upcoming World Cup matches raised concerns over the issue of 'exclusive' rights, which has affected consumers in the Pay TV market. To lock out competitors, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew said on Friday said Pay TV operators are willing to fork out substantial amounts for exclusive rights. This has led consumers to cry foul, especially since they have to subscribe to both SingTel and StarHub - rivals in Singapore's PayTV market - for example, to catch their favourite football teams in action. This practice of holding on to exclusive content though is rare in international markets. Mr Lui said: "Content costs now constitute a significant percentage of pay TV operators' revenue, compared to international benchmarks. For example, SCV's content costs to revenue ratio has risen from 40 per cent prior to 2007 to close to 70 per cent today. This is much higher than the average 40 per cent for Pay TV operators in most other countries, including US, UK and Hong Kong. "Secondly, Singapore suffers from a high degree of content fragmentation compared to other countries. Out of 179 channels today, only seven channels are common to both SCV and SingTel. An international benchmarking exercise using a group of 16 popular channels showed that Singapore was the only country with exclusive arrangements for all 16 channels. "MDA's (Media Development Authority) review has concluded that this situation is unlikely to self-correct in the near future, and steps need to be taken to address this market failure". So under the new Media Market Conduct Code, there will be a Public Interest Obligation. This means Pay TV retailers must cross-carry each other's exclusive content. For example, if SingTel acquires a new channel exclusively, it must make this channel available to StarHub. StarHub must carry this programme at the same time SingTel is airing it - and vice versa. StarHub also cannot make any modifications to the content. This includes all the advertisements and branding SingTel may have embedded into the programme. And SingTel will have to pay StarHub to carry its exclusive content. It will be left to the telcos to work out a cost for this. For consumers, it means that they can watch an exclusive channel through just one Pay TV retailer. Consumers, regardless of which Pay TV service provider they belong to, will be charged the rate that has been stipulated by the original content provider. In the case of the example, whatever SingTel charges its customers for the exclusive content, StarHub customers will pay the same rate. Mr Lui elaborated: "Consumers would no longer require multiple set-top boxes or switch retailers each time the rights of exclusive content changes hands. This will facilitate greater consumer access to pay-TV content, and re-focus competition to other aspects, such as service differentiation and competitive packaging". For the industry, it means opening up the market to new players. The rights holder will be able to brand the exclusive content, market it and monetise it as it wishes. While the law takes immediate effect, the actually sharing of content is likely only to take place from September. For now, MDA will consult industry players, and sort out the details, like how consumers' bills will look like, and whether the review will affect new media platforms. As for how this will impact the broadcast of World Cup matches in Singapore, it is status quo for now, as SingTel and StarHub have submitted a joint bid and are waiting for FIFA's reply. Mr Lui said: "Let me just say that I am very happy that World Cup comes around only once every four years. We understand that SingTel and StarHub have recently made a new offer and negotiations with FIFA are still on-going. This is a commercial matter that is best left to the two pay-TV retailers and FIFA to settle. "I know time is running short; we are well into the second half, we are approaching injury time, but we remain hopeful that the negotiations will reach a sensible outcome." - CNA/ms Too bad, the actually sharing of content will only take place from September this year - After the World Cup.

Singapore Telecommunications Limited Page 1 of 1 Company registration number: 199201624D News Release SingTel wins exclusive rights to the Barclays Premier League Singapore, 1 October 2009 -- Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) today announced that it has won the bid for the rights to the Barclays Premier League matches for three years commencing August 2010. These include rights for mio TV, as well as the Internet and mobile.

Equipment is same as the V6 3.0L C5 except for engine output @ 143bhp and 200Nm torque and it does include: Adaptive headlamps, All-round parking sensors, Leather steering wheel, Original leather seats with massage function But no 18" and no retractable rear sunshade, and no retractable rear side sunshade

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RM 150 per session only!!! For you to drive around the track. On top on that, food and beverages, goodie bags, organising , and the most important factor the 'mahaguru' for you to received guide and tips of car handling. We believe that it does value for the money that you are paying for. ****************************** Tentative Program itenary are as follow:- Date : 11th September 2005 Venue : SIC Sepang (Full track) Fee : RM150 Duration : 8am

Track Day at Sepang (exclusive) 31/1/2004, Sat: Time: 2-5pm Fee: RM300 (only for the use of the track hor, food/drinks:- chiak ka ki, find your own accommodation etc) The organisers are mainly Airtrekers from KL, there will be WRX. EVOs, etc.... its exclusive ie dun have crazy Satrias cutting into your line, or mad Wiras hitting your side mirror as they drift..... The organisers still have a few places out of the 40 lots provided. First come first serve. So hurry sign up if you are keen. For RM100 per hour, you get to try out your machine and skill on a F1 track, it's very different from our usual PG track which i think you'll agree. How many in SGP, or in the world, have the opportunity to vrooom at a F1 track in their life??? Apparently, Sepang will close after 31/1/2004 to prepare for F1 and JGTCC etc in the following months. Cheers