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From STOMP: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg..._for_84861.html Posted on 27 Jun 2012 Man's homemade Lamborghini on sale for $84,861 A man in China said that his home-made version of Lamborghini, which he modelled from a Toyota MR2, is on sale. Online reports say that he is charging S$84,861 for the car. According to the man, the car's exterior is 99 per cent identical to the genuine model while the interior is up to about 70 per cent similar. The report offered no details about the seller and it also stated that if sold, the buyer will be unable to drive it anywhere as a licence plate will not be given to the car. The car's maker said that that the white Lamborghini is only meant for display to the public, and for driving on non-public roads. In a notice, he said, "This car cannot get license plate, but satisfies all driving capabilities. The car is only for display." ****** http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg..._identical.html Posted on 27 Jun 2012 Check out these cars from China: They look almost identical to popular brands Take a look at these vehicles which are made in China. If careless, one could easily mistake them for cars produced by renowned car manufacturers. It would seem that China now produces cars that replicate models that are popular worldwide. But it remains to be seem if these cars can replicate the performance of the original vehicles. Would you buy and drive around in one of these China cars? Images 1 to 20 show China-made cars which look similar to other popular cars. The rest of the images show other items, made in China, which resemble renowned brands or products.

It seems Singapore has successfully eradicated 100% of vcd DVD shops selling pirated software and games ! How do you think they did that?

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M'sia's pirated disc-sniffing dog dies: report Manny (above) and another dog Paddy were the latest additions to the world's first anti-piracy canine unit. -- PHOTO: AFP KUALA LUMPUR - A DOG trained to sniff out pirated discs, from a Malaysian unit which criminals have made threats against, has been found dead in the undisclosed location where it was kept, a report said on Sunday. The New Straits Times said that Manny, a one-year-old golden Labrador which arrived in Malaysia in February, died about a week ago and that authorities were trying to determine the cause of death. 'We have sent Manny's body to University Putra Malaysia for a post-mortem,' said Roslan Mahayuddin, the enforcement director of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry. 'He had not started work yet so I doubt that there was anyone who wanted to harm him,' Mr Roslan said, according to the newspaper. Manny and another dog Paddy were the latest additions to the world's first anti-piracy canine unit. The first dogs in the unit, another pair of Labradors named Lucky and Flo, made headlines last year after uncovering huge stashes of pirated CDs, doing serious damage to the lucrative illegal industry. During a five-month stint during which they sniffed out 1.6 million CDs, leading counterfeiters placed bounties on their heads. Paddy and Manny, donated by the US-based Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), began work in April after spending some time getting used to the climate. The MPAA had reportedly spent 74,500 ringgit (S$31,800) to buy the dogs from Northern Ireland. The dogs are trained to freeze or sit down when they detect polycarbonate and other chemicals used in manufacturing optical discs. Paddy, a black labrador, had been found badly abused by an animal shelter before he was trained. -- AFP http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/...20.html?vgnmr=1

1. Ok, this one was extracted from another discussion thread and was based on BT 18/4. 2. "Parallel imports (PI) are the equivalent of pirated CDs, declares Teo Hock Seng, managing director of Komoco Motors. This is despite the fact that there are no parallel imports of Hyundai cars, of which Komoco is an authorised distributor. 'Parallel imports affect everybody because of their pricing,' says Mr Teo. But more importantly, he is concerned that buyers of PI cars have no recourse because of the lack of warranty on the product and a possible credibility issue with the seller. As a result, safety standards could be compromised and this is dangerous. 'Parallel importers have no warranty costs and no obligations to the buyer,' says Mr Teo, adding that they don't have high overhead costs either. 'I am so irritated that I am thinking of going into the PI business too.' 'PIs affect everybody because of their pricing,' explains Mr Teo. 'The high brand equity of the Japanese makes, at the same price as a Korean car, is eating into my market.' What do you think? Regards,