The Straits Times, 14 December 2007

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    23 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 1601 AGES IN SIX PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 2007 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 > 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Malaysia detains five Indian activists under ISA
    529 1  -  Hazlin Hassan The key officials of Hindu group were behind protests against alleged race discrimination By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN authorities arrested five Indian activists yesterday, under a tough security law that allows detention without trial, after they organised a mass
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    Lock icon HEADS UP HIGH
    94 1 Two boys braving flood waters to save their school books at their village in Kota Baru, Kelantan, on Wednesday. Reports yesterday put the flood death toll in Malaysia at 13, up from seven the day before. About 33,000 people have been evacuated as government agencies try to
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    Lock icon Bali climate talks headed for collapse like house of cards'
    587 1  -  Arti Mulchand By In Bali NEGOTIATIONS for a climate change declaration in Bali were deadlocked yesterday, and looked set to continue to the bitter end today. It led United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer to voice concern that the
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Just healthy rivalry for SEA Games siblings
      919 1  -  fEO Cheng Wee By AT THE age of 12, most children are not exactly busy making plans for their future. Try telling that to Lin Diyan. When he was in Primary 6, he knew exactly what he wanted. First, score well at the
      EDWIN KOO; ALBERT SIM  -  919 words
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Phase 2 of pay rise kicks in next month
      824 3  -  Lynn Lee SALARY REVISIONS FOR MINISTERS AND TOP CIVIL SERVANTS Changes aimed at keeping pace with soaring private sector salaries By THE Government yesterday announced a second phase of pay rises for top civil servants and ministers, which will see their
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      Lock icon WASTE-DEEP IN WATER
      78 3 A garbage disposal company's bulk bin truck had just completed clearing waste from a West Coast Road construction site when it crashed through some fencing and plunged into the Sungei Pandan canal yesterday morning. The driver escaped unhurt. It is understood that he had parked the vehicle
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      Lock icon US will keep pressing China for yuan rise
      581 4  -  Sim Chi Yin Economic summit ends with modest progress, with Beijing pledging to open up its financial services By China Correspondent InXianghe (Hebei) FHE United States said it will coninue to press China to let the yuan ise, despite winning modest con;essions
      AP  -  581 words
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      Lock icon Your senses will be in for a treat at this park
      424 4  -  Jessica Cheam By SINGAPORE'S first sensory park with features designed to stimulate all five senses is being built in Toa Payoh for $3.5 million. Unveiling the project yesterday, the Housing Board said many elderly people living in nearby estates
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Rain misery to continue for Malaysia
      627 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Situation set to worser in country already hit by deaths, evacuations and crocodile menace Kuala Lumpur ALREADY, crocodiles are menacing villagers, 13 people have died and 33,000 have been evacuated. Now forecasts of more rain mean things could be about to
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS; THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; NEW STRAITS TIMES  -  627 words
    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Graduates delay entering Taiwan's tight job market
        678 7  -  Ong Hwee Hwee Employment slump and low starting pay deterring many By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei MS LENA Yang is due to complete her four-year degree course in English language next year, but she is less than thrilled about graduating. In fact, Ms
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        Lock icon PAINTING FACES
        67 7 A craftsman in Lanzhou in China's Gansu province working on a Nuo mask. The masks are used in colourful ritualistic ceremony in which dancers perform to ward off evil spirits and to bring good luck. Only men are allowed to craft, use and keep the masks. The Nuo
        REUTERS  -  67 words
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        Lock icon Doctors told us to give up girl: Dutch envoy
        409 7 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Amsterdam A DUTCH diplomat who caused an uproar when he returned an adopted Korean girl after seven years said he did so on medical advice because she had such severe problems fitting into the iyThe Dutch daily De
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        Lock icon Low-key ceremony marks Nanjing massacre
        575 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS UNDERSTANDING HISTORY "Today's commemoration is not to continue or deepen hate. It is precisely the opposite... to understand it." HISTORY PROFESSOR WANG WEIXING, from the Jiangsu Academy of Social Science Chinese officials avoid fiery speeches as Beijing pushes to improve
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS; AP  -  575 words
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        Lock icon Shoemakers in Guangdong close down
        234 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Shanghai NEARLY 1,000 Chinese shoemakers have gone bankrupt in southern China, unable to make ends meet due to tough business conditions. Anti-dumping measures, a stronger local currency, increased labour and material costs, and a rolling back of export tax breaks were some of
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  234 words
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        Lock icon Sino-US trade talks end amid simmering tension
        574 10  -  Sim Chi Yin Cultural differences trip up discussions on export subsidies, WTO complaints By China Correspondent In Xianghe (Hebei) IT TAKES two to tango, and it was one difficult dance China and the US staged at the high-level trade talks which ended yesterday.
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        Lock icon DEAL TO STOP ILLEGAL LOGGING
        124 10 WASHINGTON: The United States and China sealed their first deal to stop illegal logging in a bid to ease deforestation, fight climate change and preserve wildlife, the US State Department said yesterday. The US and Chinese governments reached a memorandum of understanding on illegal logging
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        Lock icon XINHUA 'COMPETES UNFAIRLY'
        140 10 BLOOMBERG BEIJING: US Trade Representative Susan Schwab has cited China's official Xinhua news agency for unfair competition. She used it as an example of state-run Chinese companies that are "backsliding" on the country's pledge to open its economy. Xinhua, founded in 1931 by the Communist Party, issues
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        Lock icon China wary about use of land for biofuel crops
        479 11 REUTERS Mounting concern over country's Food supply as grain prices surge Beijing BEIJING has launched a survey into how much land it can afford to use for biofuel crops amid worries over food supply fuelled by surges in international grain prices.
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        Lock icon Hospital to pay for baby mix-up 21 years later
        229 11 REUTERS Beijing A CHINESE hospital has been ordered to pay 500,000 yuan (S$98,000) to two families 21 years after they took home the wrong newborn babies, state media reported yesterday. A woman surnamed Pan, who gave birth to twin boys in
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        Lock icon Air pollution offenders named online
        429 11 REUTERS Hong Kong THERE have been more than 4,000 violations of air emission standards in China in the past four years, some involving major foreign companies, a prominent Chinese non-governmental group said yesterday. Mr Ma Jun, director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs,
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Shoving match at inter-Korean talks
        608 12 Slide display row leads to scuffles between officers from the two sides Panmunjom MILITARY officers from North and South Korea engaged in a shoving match and a war of words yesterday over their disputed sea border as talks on the thorny issue went into a
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        Lock icon Smelling victory in S. Korean election
        531 13 EUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Presidential front runner uses perfume to make supporters remember him when they vote Jecheon (South Korea) IF SOUTH Korean voters think they can scent victory when they go to the ballot box next week, they are absolutely right. A team of
        EUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  531 words
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        Lock icon George Yeo to visit Japan for talks
        198 13 FOREIGN Affairs Minister George Yeo is visiting Japan until Sunday to participate in the 2nd Nalanda Mentor Group Meeting. During his four-day visit, Mr Yeo will exchange views with Japanese Foreign Minister Masaniko Koumura as well as members of the House of Representatives,
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Boy's shooting death: Police charge father
        586 15  -  P. JAYARAM Gun used by teens to shoot fellow student 'left lying around the house' By India Correspondent In New Delhi POLICE have charged the father of one of the two schoolboys accused of killing their classmate at a New Delhi school on Tuesday
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        Lock icon Musharraf wants immunity before ending emergency
        415 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES Legal experts are amending charter to ensure that he cannot be charged ISLAMABAD PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf will lift Pakistan's state of jmergency tomorrow only ifter changing the Constitu:ion to ensure that he cannot 3e hauled before a court, a
        ASSOCIATED PRESS,; NEW YORK TIMES; AFP  -  415 words
    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon $29,000 cash limit for visitors to Thailand
        394 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Policy against terror and money laundering set amid increased security Bangkok VISITORS to Thailand will not be able to bring in more than US$2O,OOO (5529,000) under new rules expected to take effect next month, officials said yesterday. Deputy Finance
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE,; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  394 words
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        Lock icon SM Goh lauds development of Hoi An sea port
        350 17  -  Roger Mitton By PHOTO: Vietnam Correspondent In Hoi An VISITING this historic sea port in central Vietnam for the first time yesterday, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong told provincial party leaders he was struck by two key developments. One was the
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        Lock icon Welfare minister tops Forbes list of rich Indonesians
        574 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bakrie family's huge coal stake helps push net worth to $7.8b Jakarta WELFARE Minister Aburizal Bakrie and his family have topped the Forbes list of Indonesia's 40 richest people, whose wealth has surged. The family's net worth has
        ASSOCIATED PRESS,; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  574 words
      • BALI CLIMATE TALKS
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          Lock icon Reward plan to save forests may just end haze
          604 19  -  AZHAR GHANI But Asean cautions against let-up in bid to fight haze from Indonesia By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Bali THE regional fight to rid South-east Asia of the annual haze caused by land-clearing and forest fires in Indonesia could benefit
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          Lock icon ONE COOL CAB
          56 19 New York City mayor and UN climate chief Michael Bloomberg giving the thumbs-up to a solar taxi at the Bali conference yesterday. Mr Bloomberg warned, however, that a deadlock between the United States and European Union over pollution cuts could derail the talks to launch negotiations for
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        • CLIMATE SNIPPETS
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            Lock icon RUDD 'NOT DOING ENOUGH'
            164 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NUSA DUA: A European Union leader yesterday accused Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of not doing enough to fight global warming despite signing the Kyoto Protocol. Mr Rudd signed the landmark treaty on global warming as his first act in office last week, before
            AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  164 words
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            Lock icon CLIMATE MEET ON SECOND LIFE
            120 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NUSA DUA: More than 10,000 people are in Bali thrashing out action on global warming, but those who could not make it in person are here virtually some in the form of dragons and action heroes. Hoping to widen the debate and cut
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            Lock icon RALLY AGAINST U.S. 'LACK OF WILL'
            139 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA: An Indonesian hardline Muslim group rallied outside the US embassy here yesterday, charging that Washington lacked commitment to saving the planet from global warming. About 30 protesters from the Islamic Youth Movement demanded that the US fall into line at the
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            Lock icon 20 BALI HOTELS TO GO GREEN
            104 19 BERNAMA DENPASAR: Some 20 hotels in Bali are committed to reducing their energy use and carbon emissions in cooperation with environmental group Greenpeace, Antara news agency reported on Wednesday. Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar was pleased to hear about the cooperation. He said: "So far,
            BERNAMA  -  104 words
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            Lock icon GORE TO CALL FOR BREAKTHROUGH
            108 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DENPASAR: Newly-minted Nobel laureate Al Gore arrived yesterday in Bali, where he was expected to launch a last-minute push for a breakthrough in deadlocked climate change talks. Mr Gore was scheduled to address a side event in Bali and meet key players in
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          Lock icon US stance on emissions may change, says PM Lee
          713 20  -  Peh Shing Huei America's next president may not oppose binding agreement on cuts By In Nusa Dua (Baii) AMID talk that the negotiations here are in jeopardy over Washington's opposition to specific target cuts, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday
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          Lock icon Yudhoyono to visit S'pore for retreat on SEZs
          270 20  -  PEHSHINGHUEI Nusa Dua (Bali) INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has accepted an invitation to visit Singapore for a retreat next year, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday The retreat will review the progress of the special eco- nomic zones being developed
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          Lock icon Support for PM Lee's views on greening and growth
          263 20  -  Arti Mulchand By In Bali POVERTY is not a solution to global warming. That point, made by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the opening of the United Nations climate change conference in Bali, clearly resonated strongly it was echoed by
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Abdullah rues effects of protests on tourism
        674 21 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK He also highlights NGO group's rejection of the use of illegal protests to solve racial issues Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said yesterday that the recent spate of street protests has hurt the tourism
        AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE,; THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; REUTERS  -  674 words
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        Lock icon Islamophobia 'surfacing in Malaysia'
        234 21 BERNAMA Malacca ISLAMOPHOBIA an irrational fear and prejudice against Islam and Muslims which has spread throughout the world is surfacing in Malaysia, Deputy Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. He cited last month's memorandum by ethnic Indians rights group Hindraf addressed to the British Prime
        BERNAMA  -  234 words
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        Lock icon DITCHED FOR GOOD
        74 22 An abandoned wreck of a Proton Iswara was lying in a ditch opposite the Johor Baru City Council on Wednesday. The car, which has a Negeri Sembilan registration plate, has been lying there for the past five months although The Star newspaper published a story about it
        IE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  74 words
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        Lock icon Lawyer 'ready for probe into video clip'
        442 22 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Members of Royal Commission lookini into judge-fixing claims announced Kuala Lumpur LAWYER V.K. Lingam has said tie is ready to face the Royal Commission of Inquiry formed to ascertain the authenticity of a vid--20 clip allegedly showing him brokering
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  442 words
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        Lock icon Political parties vie to help drug trafficker
        604 24 BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK MALAYSIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA The 24-year-old varsity graduate 'could have been tricked by syndicate' Kuala Lumpur Her case hit the headlines in Malaysia last week. On Dec 8, The Star newspaper reported that her family,
        BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  604 words
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      25 6 Massacre remembered China marks the 70th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre with a low-key ceremony as it pushes to improve ties with Japan. PAGE 8
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      638 26 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE lATA cuts profits forecast for the second time in 6 months by over a third Paris SOARING fuel prices and slowing economic growth will most likely wipe out much of the airline industry's anticipated profits next year, despite steady increases
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      107 26 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE NORTH American carriers will see the largest fall in profitability next year, to US$2 billion (552.9 billion) from US$2.7 billion this year, due to the credit crunch and an ageing fleet of aircraft, the International Air
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      605 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES More than half-million homes, businesses without power across 4 states; 32 killed Oklahoma City HUNDREDS of thousands of homes and businesses in the US midsection remained without electricity on Wednesday after being hit by an ice
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        94 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Police arrested a Japanese naval officer yesterday for allegedly leaking sensitive defence technology that the US had shared with Japan, the Defence Ministry said. Sumitaka Matsuuchi, a 34-year-old lieuten-ant-commander in the Maritime Self-Defence Force, allegedly leaked the classified data in 2002 to an
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        97 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwan's former prime minister and presidential hopeful Frank Hsieh will head to Japan this weekend, his office said yesterday, in a trip likely to irk China. Mr Hsieh, of the ruling pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, is scheduled to meet several Japanese politicians,
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        136 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GUWAHATI (India): Five people were killed and four others injured yesterday in a bomb attack on a train in north-eastern India claimed by ethnic guerillas. The New Delhi-bound high-speed Rajdhani Express, which started from the eastern town of Dibrugarh in Assam state, had
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      436 28 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Leaders hope deal, which streamlines bloc, will be ratified by 2009 Lisbon EUROPEAN leaders yesterday signed a landmark EU reform treaty to replace the failed Constitution and revitalise the expanded bloc. The signing ceremony, at a Lisbon monastery, will launch
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      155 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS It drops some symbolic elements of the Constitution, such as formal recognition of the EU flag (left) and anthem. A 50-article charter contains list of well-established rights, such as freedom of speech and religion. It includes the right to shelter and fair working conditions.
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      274 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Brussels AIR travellers carrying liquids bought duty-free in Singapore will no longer have them confiscated in Europe when they change to an internal European Union (EU) connecting flight, under a measure adopted yesterday. The European Commission, the EU's
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      614 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS Exchange of fire adds to dispute over Israel's plan for new homes in Jerusalem Jerusalem A PALESTINIAN rocket barrage, an Israeli army incursion in Gaza and a fresh land dispute in Jerusalem have marred the first Israe-li-Palestinian peace talks in seven
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      436 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS Madrid THE recent bombings in Algiers could signal the presence of a pan-North African terror group on Europe's southern doorstep, which could be one of the greatest threats to the continent in coming years, terrorism analysts fear. The powerful twin bombings of
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        254 31 TWO Chinese brothers in their 50s have embarked on a road trip, manually pulling their mother in a three-wheeled carriage to satisfy the 78-year-old woman's wanderlust. Mr Wang Kai, 56, and his brother Wang Rui, 54, will pull their colourful carriage to Hong
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        136 31 SHE sparked controversy when she became the world's oldest mother at 67. Now, Ms Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara has been diagnosed with cancer, London's Telegraph has reported. The Spaniard was labelled "selfish and irresponsible" for having children so late in life and
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        334 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MR MUAMMAR Gaddafi held a debate in Paris with 1,000 specially invited women on feminist issues but the audience was warned in advance not to "upset" the Libyan leader. "Mr Gaddafi would like the women of France to rise when
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        193 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a subtle dig at opposition leader David Cameron yesterday as he revealed he had chosen a rival carbon-free power technology for his home. Mr Cameron, the fresh-faced leader of the Conservatives who has worked hard
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      475 33 NEW YORK TIMES Republican hopeful's apology to rival sees religion at fore of fight for nomination Johnston (Iowa) REPUBLICAN presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has apologised to his rival Mitt Romney for raising questions about the Mormon faith, again pushing religion to the fore of an
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      265 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington THE Bush administration is not yet ready for broad engagement with North Korea, despite signals that US ties with the Stalinist nation are warming, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said. Speaking just a day after the New York Philharmonic
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      562 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Pakistani immigrant father in Canada charged with strangling daughter Brampton (Ontario) SIXTEEN-year-old Aqsa Parvez used to leave home each morning in track pants and a hijab, then change into close-fitting jeans and remove her headscarf when she
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      134 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS New York A YOUNG Muslim leapt to the defence of four Jewish subway passengers when they were attacked by a gang of 10 after wishing them a happy holiday. One of the victims, Mr Walter Adler, has called Mr Hassan
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      544 35 But doctors remain wary about pursuing such surgery, citing serious risks Atlanta TWO years after French doctors stunned the world with the first partial face transplant, other doctors remain cautious about pursuing the surgery due to its impact. The transplant was performed on a French
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      549 36 NEW YORK TIMES Revamp of paper set in motion although acquisition has not been approved yet New York IN THE last few months, Mr Rupert Murdoch has moved into an office at Dow Jones Co, publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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      175 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS Berlin A MAN nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing a litre of vodka ai an airport security check instead ol handing it over to comply with new car-ry-on rules, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at the Nuremberg airport
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      26 26 Murdoch wastes no time News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch has set the Wall Street Journal revamp in motion, 3ven before his acquisition is approved. PAGE 37
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      431 47  -  Lee Hui Chieh Singapore Medical Association says findings from its survey are worrying By STIFFER competition among medical general practitioners means they now work longer hours and see fewer patients to take home the same pay as a decade ago. A Singapore
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      200 47 Two specially commissioned glazed plates featuring Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Mrs Lee have received bids of up to $730,000 in a charity auction. And they are still coming in. One plate has received a $330,000 bid so far. The photo, by Straits Times
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      258 47 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Traffic Police have won an international accolade for their efforts to promote road safety. This is the first international award for the LTA. With the Traffic Police, it took home the Prince Michael Safety Award in London
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      407 48  -  Diana Othman PRIMADELI FOOD POISONING PrimaDeli has asked AVA to inspect its factory next Monday By PRIMADELI'S ovens remain cold, despite the famous bakery's hopes to reopen by today. The chain, which was hit by a food poisoning scandal earlier this month, recently completed the cleaning
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      626 49  -  Teh Joo Lin i Carolyn Quek GHIM MOH MURDER 3n reaching flat, >he detected stench and got someone to call the police By THE trussed-up body had started to decompose. When the police arrived at the flat in Block 18, Ghim Moh Road, on
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      436 49  -  K.C. VIJAYAN By] THREE Singaporeans, including a woman, have been nabbed by Malaysian police in a drug bust said to be linked to a Sin-gapore-based gang. The gang called "Omega" believed to be an acronym for Orang Melayu Enter Gangster Area was active
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      431 54  -  Chang Ai-Lien By Science Correspondent RESEARCHERS here have uncovered changes in the brains of some schizophrenic patients who feel they are being controlled by outside forces. Certain parts of the brain, associated with memory, attention and spatial awareness, had changed in structure a
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      668 54 CGH to conduct 2-day courses on how to respond and help sufferers By Salma Khalik Health Correspondent MENTAL disorders have become so common, one hospital thinks it is time to train people to spot the signs and administer some "mental first aid". From next month,
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      199 55  -  ELENA CHONG A FORMER chief technical officer of the National Library Board's (NLB) subsidiary was charged yesterday with 14 counts of corruption involving a total of $102,958. Lim Seng Ping, 53, was with eLpedia, a subsidiary of NLB, when he allegedly obtained bribes from Mr
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      457 55  -  Elena Chong Two men spent almost $4OOk on casino which was raided last November By Court Correspondent A PAIR of local businessmen were jailed yesterday for bankrolling an illegal casino in the Senegal consulate last year. Tan Kirn Sing, 61,
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        1012 56  -  Jeremy Au Yong Bumper earnings of top brass there has pushed up ministerial pay By TOP earners in the private sector received as much as 80 per cent more in pay last year compared to 2005. Making top dollars are those working in multinational
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      541 57  -  Keith Lin Sing Health and National Healthcare Group say the move will benefit more than 700 workers who will reach that age within the next five years By SINGAPORE'S biggest health-care providers will soon look to people in their golden years to plug
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      460 58  -  Selina Lum REVIEW OF LEGAL SYSTEM Review panel says move would encourage lawyers to take on poorer clients, but some litigators voice reservations By who come out on top in civil cases ihould get a bonus from their clients, a wide-ranging review of
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      458 59  -  June Cheong By Unlike last year's fair that focused on Chinese books, English titles take up a quarter of space this year Arts Reporter A MEGA bookstore has opened in Singapore, albeit for 10 days only. BookFest@Singapore, an extravaganza oi books, stationery and
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      69 63 GOLDEN GIRLS: The teamfromCHlJSt Nicholas Girls' clinched the top prize in the newspaper competition. The members are (from left) Sarah Sim, 14, Sirin Thongu-domporn-mars, 14, Teoh Mci Xuan, 15 and Vanessa Ho, 15. They won themselves internships with The Straits Times and a cash prize
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      135 64 EXCELLENT WORK DONE "I'm so proud of all the teams that took part They showed plenty of flair and creativity. I can only hope that some of them will choose a career in the media." MR PATRICK DANIEL, editor-in-chief of Singapore Press Holdings' English and
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      509 64  -  Tessa Wong After knocking on the door for the last two years, the school finally clinches the top prize in the competition By IT WAS sweet victory yesterday for CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School, as its team finally took gold at The Straits
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      78 65 Sharulnizam Jamil, seven, tries out a toy car at the Mercedes-Benz Centre yesterday. Sharulnizam, along with 49 other children from Jamiyah Children's Home, received two Christmas presents each from a joint charity project between Food From The Heart, Daimler South-east Asia and Cycle Carriage Industries. Daimler
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      422 65  -  Jane Ng Ngee Ann Poly's new course will prepare graduates for a career in social enterprise By IT TAKES a special blend of skills to make money running a company with a deep-seated social conscience, but a new course at Ngee
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      460 66  -  Sandra Davie Its new 4-5 month long classes include wine appreciation, film studies and art history By Education Correspondent ENCOURAGED by the popularity of its bite-size courses in everything from French to IT, SIM University (UniSIM) has unveiled plans to offer more short-term classes
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      324 66 »NEW APPOINTMENTS UNDER Mr Richard Lim Cherng Yih's leadership, weapons engineers at the Defence Science Technology Agency (DSTA) helped the armed forces acquire some of its most lethal weapons. Apart from buying war machines such as Swedish submarines, F-15SG warplanes and Leopard 2A4 main battle
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      189 66 EXIT one doctor, enter another. There will be a change at the helm of the agency that dishes out the millions of dollars in biomedical research money here. Orthopaedic surgeon Professor Lee Eng Hin takes over as executive director of the Biomedical Research Council
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      161 66 FORMER banker Peter Seah has taken over from senior counsel Michael Hwang as chairman of the LaSalle College of the Arts' board of directors. The appointment took effect from this month. Mr Seah, 61, has 40 years of experience in corporate and finance
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      470 67  -  SUMATHI V. SELVARETNAM 45 schools and 57 firms have already signed up for the Back To School With Dad initiative By JAN 2 will be a big day for thousands of children starting school, and a group which promotes fathering wants their dads
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      423 69  -  Leung Wai-Leng By A SINGAPORE student is now in the running for the top prize in an international game development competition. Mr Scan Chan, a student at the Singapore Institute of Management, was up against more than 170 entries from 20
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      156 69 A woman who was in the back seat of this car died in hospital early yesterday after it crashed into a tree at about llpm on Wednesday. According to the police, the car was travelling along Bedok North Avenue 4 towards Bedok North Avenue
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      597 69  -  Lim Wei Chean PLANNED NATURE-THEMED ATTRACTION IN MANDAI Some nature lovers not convinced that development will harm area's ecology By But where some nature lovers such as volunteer nature guide Ben Lee, 45, rallied around the Nature Society's call to stop development in
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      520 70  -  Lim Chik Siang Poh Soon Leong I AM a taxi driver and I have some concerns about the city area surcharge which I hope ComfortDelGro Corp will look into. I agree that this measure is the best way to harmonise the demand for
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      167 70  -  Perry Tan I REFER to the letter from Mr Paul Lav Chee Seng, "Accident report now comes without other party's account" (ST, Dec 11). The General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) has, in consultation with the Traffic Police, developed a new format for Non-Injury Motor Accident
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      211 70  -  HohAh Toon MY DAUGHTER and her husband flew in from Melbourne for a short break on Tiger Airways on Dec 6. This was the first time they travelled on a budget airline. Two days before their return flight on Wednesday, they called the airline
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      117 70  -  Kwok Chee Chiu RAUNCHY incidents were reported during the ZoukOut party on Sentosa on Dec It is shocking that the authorities allowed the party, coming just after we marked World Aids Day. In March 2005, Senior Minister of State for Health Balaji Sadasivan stated
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      252 70  -  Dr Soo Kam Kwan IN THE letter, "Raffles Hotel still nursing a colonial hangover" (ST, Dec 8), Mr Dominic Leong Seu Weng told of how the bellhop hailed a taxi for a Caucasian family lining up behind him, and lamented that many Singaporeans are still
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      323 70  -  Chan Hwang Ling (Ms) PUBLIC-TOILET HAPPENINGS I HAVE the same observation as Ms Chua Siew Gek on tertiary students not washing their hands after toilet use ("4 in 10 tertiary students didn't wash hands after loo"; ST, Dec 11). I used to
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      92 70  -  Tan Swee Lin (Ms) I REFER to the letter from Mr Ng Wei Kwan, "Have soap in loos used by food handlers" (ST, Dec 8), about the Marina Square Food Loft. We would like to assure Mr Ng and readers that we have
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      Lock icon Hike in POSB coins charge excessive
      142 70  -  Wong Fook Choy IN THE past, whenever I made a deposit or withdrawal in coins, I paid $5 in service charge for every $500. Now, I have to pay $15 for every $500. So if I changed $1,000 into coins, I would lose $30.
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      86 70 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Pair China workers with local English-speaking colleagues Outstanding results, thanks to sacrifice by Da Qiao Primary staff Adjustment rate for housing loan changed unilaterally Free online game not free when played over the mobile phone
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  • SPORTS
    • 24th SEA GAMES
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        541 72  -  Terrence Voon BOWLING S'porean clinches Masters' title by the smallest of margins again By In Bangkok HE HAD to do it the hard way. Not content with winning the men's Trios by a single pin on Monday, Remy Ong did the same in the
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        1449 73  -  Leonard Lim They withdraw to protest alleged bias in judging, but Thais slam their actions By In Korat THE motto of this South-east Asia Games is "Spirit, Friendship and Celebration". But scenes at the Municipality of Tumbon Mueangpug gymnasium yesterday suggested the opposite. The vociferous
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        486 73  -  Leonard Lim »SOCCER By In Korat HE GREW up on tales his father Shahul Hameed often told him before bed-time. Among them was how his dad, a former boxer, punched his way to a bronze medal in the welterweight divi- sion of the
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        282 73 KORAT THAILAND'S footballers have hit top form at just the right time as they seek to continue their domination of the South-east Asia Games trophy. But a determined Myanmar stand in their way. The seven-time champions thumped Singapore 3-0 on Tuesday and will
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        585 75  -  Marc Lim BADMINTON Spore have chance for another title as Hendra-Hendri reach doubles final By Sports Correspondent In Korat [T HAS been 24 years since Singapore had a male representative in a South-east Asia Sames badminton final. Today, at the Vongchavalitkul University Indoor Stadium,
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        566 75  -  Marc Lim »COUNTRY FOCUS By Sports Correspondent In Korat INDONESIA may just follow Singapore's model of scattering sports facilities in its bid to become one of the region's sports superpowers again. Its Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, Dr Adhyaksa Dault,
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        227 75  -  Terrence Voon »POLO By In Bangkok THEY may lack the horse power of their opponents, but Singapore will show no fear when they take on mighty Malaysia in the final of the polo competition tomorrow. The Republic qualified for the decider after defeating the Philippines
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        983 75 BADMINTON S-finals Men's singles: Kendrick Lee (Sin) bt Ponsana (Tha) 21-15 22-20, Taufik (Ina) bt Nguyen (Vie) 21-15 14-21 21-14. Doubles: Kido/Setiawan (Ina) bt Gan/Lin (Mas) 21-15 21-17, Wijaya/Saputra (Sin) bt Gunawan/Riyadi (Ina) 21-19 21-19. Women's singles: Yulianti (Ina) bt Wong (Mas) 21-15 24-22, Firdasari (Ina) bt Chansrisukot (Tha)
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        543 76  -  Jeanette Wang They are set to break the record of seven golds won at the 2005 Manila Games By in Pattaya NINE golds. Singapore could possibly reap that much today on the final day of the South-east Asia Games sailing competition. At the
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          97 76 ERNAMA sINCE silat was introduced in the SEA Games 20 years ago, Malaysia have regularly struck >old except for the Jakarta Games in 1997. But disaster struck again in Korat, where :hey failed miserably even though seven of their 14 exponents triumphed at the World Champisnships
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          56 76 WITH Malaysia set to fall well short of their 56-gold target for this SEA Games, Sports Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said is showing tier frustration. "The officials are giving excuses I have heard so many times before. It is an old song with a new tune,"
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          70 76 ,GENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THAI hotshot Danai Udomchoke is well-placed for his second tennis tournament victory in a row as he looks ahead to next month's Australian Open. Danai, who won the Asia Cup on home soil this month, outplayed Indonesia's Elbert Sic 6-4, 6-0 in the
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          56 76 ERNAMA MALAYSIA are the still the queens of SEA Games basketball. They beat Thailand 61-60 in their final pre-liminary-round match at the Keelapirom Indoor Stadium yesterday to clinch their fourth consecutive crown. In the men's event, the Philippines beat Thailand 94-53 to claim the gold and
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          33 76 SINGAPORE were clobbered 0-7 in the final yesterday by a second-string Malaysia hockey team, and had to settle for silver. The Malaysian women also emerged winners after beating Thailand 6-0.
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      364 77  -  Teo Cheng Wee YOUTH OLYMPICS They give detailed answers to lOC in final presentation through video conference By HAPPY. That was the feeling Mr Teo Ser Luck came away with, after making the Republic's final presentation of its Youth Olympics bid to the International
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      295 77 ASSOCIATED PRESS »SPORTSPEOPLE Chicago BASKETBALL legend Michael Jordan has scored another win, this time, over his former lover. An Illinois appeals court has ruled that he does not have to honour an alleged promise to Karla Knafel to pay US$5 million (557.2 million)
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      205 77 ASSOCIATED PRESS GYMNASTICS Bucharest THREE-TIME Olympic gold medallist Catahna Ponor (above) is retiring. Again. The gymnast, who ended a brief retirement earlier this year, said on Wednesday that she has informed the Romanian federation of her decision. The 20-year-old blamed unspecified medical issues for her
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      240 77 CRICKET Colombo ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook and lan Bell scored half-centuries yesterday as England held Sri Lanka to a draw in the second Test. The visitors were 250-3 at tea on the final day, with Kevin Pietersen (45) and Paul Collingwood (23) at
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      Lock icon England close in on $30m Capello
      758 78 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Final details of Italian coach's 272-year deal being thrashed out London ENGLAND have their man. Fabio Capello has agreed in principle to coach the Three Lions to the 2010 World Cup. The 61-year-old, after a "positive" meeting with the
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      Lock icon AFC boss admits Asian Cup was a flop
      280 78 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur ASIAN Football Confederation president Mohamed Hammam admitted yesterday thai July's Asian Cup fell short oi expectations as a spectacle. But the continent's flagship event provided a fairy-tale ending for war-torn Iraq. The Asian Cup was besei by
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      Lock icon Lampard swears to slay the goals of X'mas past at Arsenal
      401 78 London FRANK Lampard has vowed that the goals will flow against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday. Chelsea are the lowest scorers of the League's "Big Four" this season, and their cause has not been helped by top
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      Lock icon Fans stabbed in Rome as United draw
      588 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Ferguson satisfied with 1-1 result, but upset that one Roma and five United fans knifed Rome ALEX Ferguson was satisfied after his young Manchester United team played out an entertaining 1-1 draw with Roma on Wednesday in a meaningless Champions
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      Lock icon Seedorf strike sees Milan through
      168 79 REUTERS CLARENCE Seedorf was on target as a Kaka-inspired AC Milan beat Japan's Urawa Reds 1-0 in Yokohama yesterday to reach the final of the Club World Cup. The Dutchman drove home the game's only goal in the 68th minute after a piece of Kaka
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      Lock icon Arsenal can beat anybody: Wenger
      357 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London ARSENE Wenger insists Arsenal fear no one in Europe. His men had to settle for second spot in Group H, despite their 2-1 win over Steaua Bucharest, as Sevilla won 3-0 at Slavia Prague. The outcome meant that they could be paired
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      195 79 Glasgow GLASGOW Rangers' Champions League campaign came to a heartbreaking end on Wednesday. Their 0-3 loss to Lyon meant they failed to complete a sweep of British clubs into the last 16. They were attempting to join city rivals Celtic as well as English
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      Lock icon Becks' hot Armani fronts draw flak
      319 79 London EMPORIO Armani has unleashed photographs of its newest underwear model soccer star David Beckham. Clad in an unbuttoned white shirt and tight, tight briefs that leave little to the imagination, they have sent the British tabloids into a zyOne headline writer questioned whether
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      206 79 Group E Barcelona 3 Stuttgart 1 Glasgow Rangers 0 Olympique Lyon 3 Group F Roma 1 Manchester United 1 Sporting Lisbon 3 Dynamo Kiev 0 Group G PSV Eindhoven 0 Inter Milan 1 Fenerbahce 3 CSKA Moscow 1 Group H Arsenal 2 Steaua Bucharest 1 Slavia Prague 0
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      Lock icon Yakubu goal gives Everton s-final place
      230 79 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London A LATE strike by Aiyegbeni Yakubu handed Everton a 2-1 win at West Ham on Wednesday, and their first League Cup semi-final appearance in 20 years. The quarter-final was heading for a 1-1 draw, following first-half goals from Carlton Cole and
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      314 79 BASKETBALL NBA: Toronto 92 Dallas 76, Philadelphia 98 Minnesota 94, Indiana 117 Chicago 102, Charlotte 108 LA Clippers 103, Boston 90 Sacramento 78, Seattle 117 New York 110, Milwaukee 100 Orlando 86, Houston 80 Detroit 77, Denver 105 New Orleans 99, Portland 105 Golden State 95, Phoenix 103 Utah
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        78 79 ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER: Victor Conte, founder of the now-de-funct Balco laboratory that supplied hormones to disgraced Olympian Marion Jones, backed away from his threat to name athletes who had taken steroids. After a meeting with the outgoing World An-ti-Doping Agency chairman Dick Pound on Wednesday, Conte
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        84 79 CALIFORNIA: Tiger Woods has ruled himself out of the 2009 Dubai World Championship, the new £5 million (5514.7 million) extravaganza that marks the climax of the European Tour golf season. To qualify, the world No 1, who earns £50 million a year, needs to compete
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        52 79 ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT: Nico Rosberg will drive for the Williams Formula One team through the 2009 season, according to the team website. The German said in an interview that he was already confirmed for next season, and extended the contract after talks with team chief
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        Lock icon SLINGER HITS 19 IN ALL-STAR GAME
        53 79 THE Singapore Slingers' Rod Grizzard scored 19 points for the World All-Stars in the Australian National Basketball League's All-Star Game in Melbourne on Wednesday. The American forward, who was playing after injuries to his teammates, thrilled the 3,500 crowd in a 141-146 loss to
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      422 76 GOLFERS 1 NETWORK OnflPlSfctS Commitled la your game H H A H K. JH V i A^ U Spend $300^3^ Spend $500 l^ r Spend $1000W SJ^ 1j I Kjt W *!a _...~.,«»_j. &above I* above above 1 iJ* \j* C J3f lIT f #2 Zl M^ mt M 9et
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      79 79 TV times BASKETBALL: NBA: San Antonio v LA Lakers (Live, Ch24, 11.30 am). CRICKET: New Zealand Tour of Australia: Ist ODI (Live, Chi 10, 11.13 am). GOLF: Australian Open: Day 2 (Live, Ch26, 8.30 am). South African Open: Day 2 (Live, Ch26, 7.30pm). SEA Games: Encore (11.30 am). Soccer, 3rd
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      110 80 MDMHOTEEMIN Age: 87 Beloved wife of Tan Kok Wah, passed away peacefully on 13 December 2007, after living a full and meaningful life as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She will be missed and her life forever cherished by: Husband: Tan Kok Wah Son: Daughter-in-law: Grandchildren: Nicky Tan Ng
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      67 80 RACHEL QUEK passed away peacefully on 13 December 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Father: Quek Scow Chew, deceased) Mother: Tan Guang Guay Brothers: QuekXiWie Quek Xi Hut Body is resting at Sin Ming Funeral Parlour Blk 37, #01-579 Sin Ming Drive. Cortege will leave on 15
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      56 80 PAUL PROCTOR Age: 78 was called home to be with the Lord on 13 December 2007. Body is resting at Trinity Casket, Blk 38 Sin Ming Drive #01-529. A funeral service will be held on 15 December 2007 (Sat) before cortege leaves at 2pm for Mandai Crematorium Hall 3 for
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      32 80 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late RACHEL QUEK Our dear colleague beloved friend Departed on 13 December 2007 From: The Management Staff of SAP Asia Pte Ltd
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      108 80 TEH BOX SENG Age: 86 Passed away peacefully on 12 December 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Tan Ah Bee Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tay Ah Cheng David Tay Bee Geok Teh Peng Ghee Simon Chiew Wee Chean Tay Yeow Chai Steven Chua Chiew Guat Grandsons: Granddaughters: Tay
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      53 80 lnMemoriam CHANMOOKYING Departed on 14.12.97 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell, Of the loss of one we love so well, And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep, Her memory we shall always keep. We who love her know How much we lost ten years ago. Always remembered by your
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      106 81 LILY TAN SWEE CHER Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 13 December 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Lim Ah Poh Andrew (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Stephen Lim Run Hock Shirley Tee Mci Ling Johnny Lim Kirn Teck Cynthia Lee Ai Keng Richard Lim Kirn Hong Daughter: Son-in-law: Betty Lim Mvi
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      94 81 MdmLeongChonHoe @Leong Yoke Lee Age:7B passed away peacefully on 11 Dec 2007. Leaving behind loved ones. Husband: (Oh Ah Tien, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Oh Kirn Tian Kristy Choo Yoke Gyan Daughters: Grandsons: Oh Oi Lin Shaun Lee Soon Lok Oh Po Lin Sonnie Lee Weei Lok Sister: Wai Ooi Ying
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      124 81 Safe In The Arms of Jesus ANWAR BEY SIREGAR Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 13 Dec 2007 A gentle soul, a loving husband and a faithful follower of Jesus Our Lord Till we meet again on Heaven's Shores And until then, My Beloved Anwar, you will be deeply loved
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      88 81 "Truly I tellyou, just as you did it to the least of my brothers sisters, you did it to me" Matthew 25:40 The Family of the late TEO GEOK NEO CAROL Departed on 9 Dec 2007 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks appreciation to Father Remy The Good People of
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      225 81 am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 EU SIEW NEO Age: 91 Was called home to be with the Lord on 12 December 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Lim Jin Sim (deceased)
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      211 81 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" Psalm 23:6 MDM LEE LAI SEONG Age: 91 was called home to be with the Lord on 12 December 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      39 81 tln Loving 'Memory 1 Mdm Tan Kirn Hong Departed: t December 24,2006 r- CsthDayofthellthLimirMonth) Mr. limKokLeong a Departed: February 13,1977 1 (26thrMyof the 12thLunar Month) i TondCy e£ tfenderfy <Rgmm6ered I *y Children, grandchildren, great grandchildren e£ iHeir Spouses
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      65 81 AL-FATITHAH ROSLI BIN A. RAHMAN passed away peacefully on 7 Dec 2007, leaving behind loved ones. -Wife: Kintan Hj Talib Sons: M. Muzhaffar Shah Mustaqim Muslihin We, the family of the late wish to express our heartfelt thanks to relatives, friends and colleagues for their condolences, kind assistance, prayers and
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      81 81 The family of the late LEE GIAM POH Departed on 8 December 2007 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to government officials, Mindef colleagues, association representatives, local overseas business associates, staff of Sin Kwang Group, relatives, brothers sisters from St. James Church and friends for their attendance, condolences,
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      83 81 CHAW YEAT YEE Age: 70 passed away peacefully on 13 Dec 2007, Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Soh Seng Kee Sons: Daughters-in-law: Soh Chee Fwai Sarah Lee Soh Chee Mun Tan I-Ling Daughter: Goddaughter: Katie Soh Foong Kuen Judy Lim Grandsons: Granddaughter: Soh Shin Zheng Soh
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      50 81 I The Family of the Late CHAN CHUN PING TAN TJIN PHIO Departed on 9 December 2007 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all pastors, relatives, friends, church members, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and contributions during their recent bereavement.
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      46 81 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ANDREWKOHKWANGSONG Departed 14 Dec 2006 He suffered patiently long, His hope was bright, his faith was strong; The peace of Jesus filled his breast, And in His arms he sank to rest Deeply missed remembered by Wife, Daughter loved ones
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      20 81 In Loving Memory of KWANLYEHOE Departed 14 Dec 1994 Dearly missed and always j remembered by family and loved ones.
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      61 81 S. KARTAR SINGH SEKHON (JHANDIANA) passed away on 11 December 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Prayers will be held at Khalsa Dharmak Sabha Gurdwara, Niven Road. Akhand Paath will begin at 4pm on Friday, 14 December and Paath Da Bhog will be held at 3pm on Sunday, 16 December followed
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        7242 82 TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 13,2007 UGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 34 101 3C 42 141 195 32 14 8 24 18 61 17 5 15 43 5 126 34 5 16 144 228 19 4 89 1C 52 5 2C 267 65
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        58 82 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MI 119 520C 100C 1120C i iC 3977.9 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 2930 6235 STIETF1OO 2962.9 6236 STI ETFIOPV US119cd US6200cd USIOOOcd
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      436 83 NEW YORK TIMES Central banks to lend billions in concerted effort to keep financial markets functioning New York A DAY after the United States Federal Reserve disappointed investors with a modest cut in interest rates, central banks in North America and Europe
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      242 83 REUTERS New York SOME banks expected to contribute to a fund to bail out troubled securitised investment vehicles (SIVs) are losing interest, as they doubt the fund's ability to provide a solution to the credit crunch, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Citigroup,
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      35 83 AFP Yesterday's close: 15,536.52 (-395.74 points) »Japanese share prices tumbled by 2.48 per cent as investors remained nervous about a global credit squeeze despite a joint action plan from major central banks.
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      36 83 AFP Yesterday's close: 27,744.45 (-776.61 points) Hong Kong stocks fell sharply, down 2.72 per cent, as a US Federal Reserve-led plan to inject more liquidity into financial markets failed to assure investors.
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      38 83 AFP Yesterday's close: 4,958.04 (-137.50 points) Chinese stocks closed 2.7 per cent lower, led by banks and property stocks which continued to fall amid fears of more government steps to tighten the real estate market.
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      37 83 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,597.6 (-17.6 points) Australian stocks closed 0.3 per cent lower in light trade as concerns over the global credit crunch and wild swings on Wall Street kept investors on the sidelines.
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      24 83 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,410.56 (-13.16 points) Malaysian shares prices closed down 0.9 per cent after a mixed session on Wall Street.
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      31 83 REUTERS Yesterday's close: 20,104.39 (-271.48 points) »Indian share prices fell by 1.33 per cent, tracking losses elsewhere in the region, after climbing to a record high in early trade.
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      37 83 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,755.73 (-40.11 points) »Indonesian stocks closed 1.4 per cent lower as falls in key regional markets due to concerns over the credit crisis and the US economy fuelled an extended sell-off.
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      28 83 AFP Yesterday's close: 833.09 (-1 point) Thai share prices closed 0.12 percent lower yesterday amid regional sell-offs, as US sub-prime fears still pressured market sentiment.
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      221 83 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,479.31 Dec 13 Stock Name WT Close Change Mlgreen 0.47 Sscendasreit 0.84 CapitaComm 0.48 CapitaLand 4.32 CapitaMall 0.91 Chart SemiCond ...0.54 CityDev 2.66 ComfortDelGro 1.25 Cosco Corp 1.95 Creative Tech 0.16 DBSGrp 9.14 Datacraft 0.16 FSN 2.29 Genlntl 0.68 HK Land 3.57 Hyflux 0.32
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      62 83 DBS MBL eCW*****4 38,785,000 ChinaNTown 28,770,000 DBS DB eCW*****3A 27,442,000 DBS MBL eCW0802u6 26,976,000 FirstRes 26,641,000 SoonLian 24,848,000 Yangzijiang 24,242,000 STX PO KW100 23,590,000 SingTelSGAeCWD***** 22,280,000 SingTel 21,827,000 Dec 13 FirstRes MEReCW*****8 20,553,000 CapitalandDBeCW*****7 19,994,000 SGX MBL eCW*****5 17,668,000 Cosco Corp 17,625,000 AdvanceSCT 17,491,000 SGX DB eCW*****4 16,723,000
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      135 83 Dec 13 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2670 1.2820 Ian dollar 1.4150 1.4320 iuro 2.1100 2.1340 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4350 0.4356 <Z dollar 1.1240 1.1480 Sterling pound 2.9310 2.9640 JS dollar 1.4330 1.4500 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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      2370 83 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 13,2007 52-WEEK I EL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY TRADED T LASI V< SALE i/OLUME '000 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 43 5 20 2036 AdvSCT W*****9 9 2 5 ArianeCorp W*****9 50 5 8 8798 AscendasSGAeCW*****3 56 8 9092 Asia Env
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      376 84 REUTERS They remove barriers to allow state bank LBBW to take over SachsenLß for $695 m Frankfurt GERMAN state politicians and banking officials hammered out a late-night deal to secure the rescue of troubled state-backed lender SachsenLß, they said yesterday. Officials said
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      271 84 REUTERS Zurich LJBS could be compromising the ong-term future of its investment Dank as it draws in its horns and :ounts the cost of a disastrous forly into structured finance. After unveiling a US$lO billion ;5514.4 billion) write-down this iveek on sub-prime exposures and
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      533 85  -  VINCE CHONG Chances of share sale sinking are not high, perhaps even zero, says Li Fenghua By Hong Kong Correspondent CHINA Eastern Airlines' plan to sell stakes to Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Temasek Holdings will not be scuppered because "there is
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      326 85 REUTERS Beijing CHE Chinese government will ;oon publish rules allowing the ■esumption of foreign investnents in domestic brokerage /entures, but a 33.33 per cent itake cap will likely remain in slace for the near term, an offi;ial newspaper has reported. The
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      191 85 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Sydney AUSTRALIA'S flagship Qantas Airways will earn 40 per cent more profit in its current fiscal year than it did the previous year despite high fuel costs, the airline said yesterday. The airline dubbed the "Flying Kangaroo" said it expected
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      507 87 ASSOCIATED PRESS November's record leap in petrol prices pushes producer price index up 3.2% Washington WHOLESALE prices in the United States shot up by 3.2 per cent last month the biggest jump in 34 years propelled by a record rise in
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      Lock icon Aussie gas producer sets up regional HQ in S'pore
      253 87  -  Jessica Cheam By AUSTRALIAN-LISTED Arrow Energy yesterday launched its international headquarters in Singapore, from which it intends to drive its regional business. The coal-bed methane (CBM) producer has set up shop downtown at The Gateway East and is using its office
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      470 88 Industry sinks $17m in one-stop shop to boost exports, drive product development By Joyce Teo SINGAPORE has ambitious plans to nearly treble its share of the world furniture export market from 0.7 per cent currently to 2 per cent by 2015. This
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      466 89  -  Alvin Foo By alfoo@sph.com.sg Besides building bio-diesel plants, Singapore can take on export, logistics roles: Expert SOUTH-EAST Asia, which is rich in palm oil, will play an increasingly important role in the world's biofuel market in the next five
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      Lock icon Ten Mile Junction site up for sale
      303 89  -  Jessica Cheam By THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday launched for sale by tender a site with a twist at Choa Chu Kang. The URA is selling a 1.56 ha site with a three-storey commercial development the existing Ten Mile Junction Mall. The
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      100 90 Consumers in Singapore continue to be highly optimistic, with the current index score higher than six months ago MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Confidence ft the Region (The top four highest scoring markets) GRAPHICS SOURCE: MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE TANG WEE CHEOW PHOTO: AFP Economic variables Jurreir index score Second
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      490 90  -  Gabriel Chen They are more bullish over jobs and the overall economy: MasterCard survey By A NEW survey has found that Singapore consumers are highly optimistic about the economy but slightly less upbeat about the stock market. Their counterparts in Hong
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      Lock icon China New Town chalks up $43m loss
      352 90  -  Yang Huiwen By RECENTLY listed China New Town Development has racked up a whopping third-quarter loss. The China firm, which develops and designs townships, incurred a net loss of 220 million yuan (5543.1 million) in the quarter ended Sept 30. It did not
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      518 90 TAKING STOCK By Yang Huiwen SINGAPORE and other regional bourses were badly battered yesterday despite a bold plan by major central banks around the world to pump liquidity into ailing credit markets. Indeed, the fact that such a plan was deemed necessary left
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      73 90 (0) iec 13 )UE ardlne CSC SLD 10US$ iiiocoLand Ltd ihangriLa Asia .yxor Cmdty 10US$ Vilmar 'otal Access Creative Tech IBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 )CBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 ;pc JingTel 0BeCW*****5 CENTS 1500 2070 8020 580 2360 344 494 110 640 ***** ***** 775 24 120.0 90.0 57.7
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      70 90 (0) Dec 13 IMH Lyxor China H 10US$ DBS Grp STI ETF I0PV Cosco Corp HKLand ISH STI ETF 100 CityDev S I A SIA200 UOB Venture Corp CENTS 2630 2090 2060 3560.2 595 470 1470 3602 1400 1780 1780 1980 1270 144.1 115.3 80.0 70.6 45.0 43.2
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      69 90 Dec 13 Ho Plaza R500 CoscoCorpBNeCW*****8 STI 3500BNPeCW*****8 DBS BNP eCWOSOIII STI 3150 DBePW*****2 VangzijiaBNPeCW***** DBS HER eCW*****8 CapitalanBNPeCW***** STI 3000BNPePW*****8 SynearMBLeCW*****4 FibreChemMBLeCW***** CoscoCorpMBLeCW***** SIA SGA eCW*****7 CENTS 1 4 9.5 0.5 1 0.5 3.5 1.5 6 1.5 5.5 13 7.5 66.7 55.6 51.3 50.0 50.0 50.0 41.7
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        75 90 SINGAPORE builder Koh Brothers Building Civil Engineering Contractor yesterday announced that it has clinched a $78.9 million deal from the Ministry of Education. The contract is to build the River Valley High School and Hostel development at Boon Lay Avenue. The firm, a unit
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        Lock icon ARA EARNINGS RISE A FIFTH TO $11M
        82 90 ASIAN real estate fund manager ARA Asset Management yesterday posted a 19 per cent rise in net profits to $11.4 million for the nine months ended Sept 30. Total revenue stood at $26.6 million, up 18 per cent. Total assets shot up 43
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        Lock icon BEYONICS PROFIT HALVES TO $3.6M
        70 90 CONTRACT manufacturing firm Beyonics Technology yesterday posted a sharp 48 per cent drop in its first-quarter net profit to $3.6 million. Hit by lower revenue from the electronic manufacturing services sector and adverse exchange rates, its revenue slid by 12.7 per cent to $214 million
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        46 90 UPMARKET developer Wheelock Properties yesterday increased its stake in SC Global by purchasing 3.6 million shares on the open market. Through its unit, Ardesia Developments, Wheelock has increased its interest in SC Global from 11.09 per cent to 12.01 per cent.
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      239 90  -  GOHENGYEOW C&O DIRECTOR BUYS 33,000 SHARES WHILE some China bosses have been buying shares of their firms in a big way as market sentiment turns sour, a senior executive at C&O Pharmaceutical prefers to nibble at the firm's stock. Filings with the Singapore Exchange showed that Mr Li
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      Lock icon Shop rents rising faster in city fringe, suburbs than in Orchard
      702 91  -  Fiona Chan Landlords enjoy good takings as demand spills over from prime belt By Property Reporter ORCHARD Road may be the epicentre of shopping buzz, but malls in quieter areas are coming into their own. Rents of shops on
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      27 91 Gainers: 211 Losers: 578 Unchanged: 904 Australian dollar 1.2670 1.2820 iuro 2.1100 2.1340 Sterling pound JS dollar 2.9310 2.9640 1.4330 1.4500 ren (100 units) 1.2811 1.2952
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      188 91 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PLANS TO RESTRUCTURE Jakarta TEMASEK Holdings wants to merge Indonesia's Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) and Bank Danamon, pending approval from Indonesian banking regulators, 811 said yesterday. Danamon is the country's fourth-largest bank by assets while 811 is the sixth-largest. Temasek, through Fullerton
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      1106 93  -  Frankie Chee Diageo Guardian Angels models dressed like angels are going around nightspots encouraging responsible drinking. They are among some of the ways drinks distributors and nightspots are discouraging drink-driving NIGHTLIFE REPORTER IF YOU start seeing angels after a few drinks this festive season, don't fret. You've
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      280 94 HERE are some ideas to help you party and get home safely. Appoint a designated driver Non-alcoholic drinks for a designated driver are free at Angel's Share bar in Dempsey Hill. Have someone drive you home Zouk and St James Power Station offer drive-home services
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      757 95 The rock icon, better known as the wife-bashing husband of Tina Turner, dies at age 76 SAN DIEGO Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogre-like image as the man who brutally abused his former wife Tina Turner, died
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      849 96 The decision to learn Cantonese started Barry Cox on his journey from working-class Liverpool to possible stardom MACAU Barry Cox's journey from working-class Liverpool to a nightly performance at a giant Macau casino all began in a chip shop. It was there that the youngster,
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      433 97 AP Entertainers perform at Nobel Peace Prize concert to draw attention to global warming OSLO, Norway Leading entertainers performing on Tuesday to honour Nobel peace laureates Al Gore and the United Nations climate panel said they hoped they would draw attention to global warming.
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      727 99  -  June Cheong Multi-disciplinary artist Joshua Yang set a record for the longest continuous drawing with a marathon 26 hours. And then he drew some more ARTS REPORTER ARTIST Joshua Yang is suffering from sleep deprivation. Until Wednesday evening, the 33-year-old multi-disciplinary artist was drawing non-stop for 26
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      442 100  -  June Cheong Jeanette Barnes has always loved drawing in black and white, so much so that a tutor thought she was colour blind ARTS REPORTER BRITISH artist Jeanette Barnes sees the world in black and white. The 46-year-old London-based artist professes a love for charcoal or
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      530 102 A film festival, a futsal match and a play aim to raise awareness about migrant workers' issues iff any Fumiko Tay THEY build people's homes, take care of their children and do the household chores. Migrant workers are part of Singaporeans' everyday lives and this weekend,
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      110 102 AP YEW YORK Actress Jessica Alba and ler boyfriend, producer Cash Warren, are expecting their first child. "I can confirm that Jessica and Cash are expecting a baby in late spring/early sumner," her publicist said on Wednesday. The couple met on the set of Fantastic
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      108 102 AP LONDON Best-selling fantasy author Ter--y Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare xirm of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he >aid in a message on his illustrator's website. The 59-year-old Briton said he was takng the news "fairly philosophically" and 'possibly with a mild optimism". "I would
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        1016 104  -  couchgrouch I like this psychic who seems to be able to do everything, including keeping me entertained Tay Yek Keak ON TV, you see a lot of momentous things. Kicka** TV Moment 1: The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, the second most senior cleric in the Anglican
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