The Straits Times, 21 October 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      48 1 THE Singapore dollar has nosedived by almost 6 per cent against the greenback since early August, hitting apparel companies, semiconductor chipmakers and Singaporeans going on holidays in the United States. But the weaker dollar may help exports to the US and other markets. MONEY PAGE 822
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      Lock icon Green award for Senoko
      47 1 SINGAPORE'S biggest power plant Senoko Power, which burns natural gas instead of oil to produce electricity, was among three winners of the President's Award for the Environment this year. The others are Alexandra Hospital and the Southwest Community Development Council. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon Eunos exit ERP gantry
      46 1 A NEW Electronic Road Pricing gantry along the Pan-Island Expressway near the Eunos exit will be activated on Nov 3. Motorists heading west will be charged $2 between 7am and 7.30 am, and $1 between 7.30 am and Bam. HOME PAGE B4
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      Lock icon Thousands stage march
      51 1 THOUSANDS of protesters marched in Bangkok yesterday, paralysing its business district, on the eve of today's verdict in former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife's corruption trial. A guilty verdict will pile pressure on the Thai government headed by Mr Thaksin's brother-in-law, Mr Somchai Wongsawat. WORLD PAGE
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      Lock icon F1 struggles with costs
      38 1 FORMULA One officials will push for cost-cutting measures when they meet the sport's ruling body today. With the financial crisis affecting several key sponsors, Fl teams say radical changes are needed. SPORTS PAGE 810
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    Lock icon 'Smart' the byword in Fusionopolis
    113 1 EVEN the hallways at Fusion World, a new exhibition gallery showcasing some 60 innovations from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), are extra special. This particular one, which links the medical technology section of the gallery to the transportation technology display, features lights
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    Lock icon $150b unlikely to be tapped
    610 1  -  Fiona Chan Deposits guarantee is sufficient because banks are sound, says Minister Lim Hng Kiang I By THE Government may not have to use much if any at all of the $150 billion it has set aside to guarantee bank deposits in Singapore, said Minister
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    Lock icon China's third-quarter growth slows to just 9%
    549 1  -  Sim Chi Yin I By I CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: Chinese toy exporter Xv Lian used to feel a thrill of excitement every time the phone in his office rang. These days, however, he shudders. "More often than not the man at the other
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      959 2  -  Christopher Tan Reduced spending on fuel and less wear and tear are pluses for mini-buses I By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE safety of our children is paramount. That is a no-brainer. So why has it taken such a long time and so much teeth-gnashing for seat belts
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      188 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY Banks should settle and clean house The derivatives investment furore has been a disagreeable business. Banks should settle, where appropriate, and also conduct an ethics review of their marketing approaches to prevent a repeat of the fiasco EDITORIAL PAGE A21 COLUMNS Ideal home for OTC hub CThe
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      Lock icon Robberies and assaults on cabbies go up
      595 3  -  Khushwant Singh ComfortDelGro may consider installing cameras in taxis I By EARLY this month, a couple tried to rob a taxi driver in Pasir Ris in the dark hours before dawn. The woman attempted to choke the cabby while her accomplice punched him
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      Lock icon THEY BASHED UP CABBY
      328 3  -  Sujin Thomas I By TWO Chinese nationals were jailed yesterday for punching and kicking a taxi driver in a confrontation in October last year that began when one of them threw up in the cabby's car. Sales manager Li Jiaqi, 24, was sentenced to two months'
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      Lock icon Tiger Airways exec charged with attacking taxi driver
      130 3 A SENIOR Tiger Airways executive was charged in a district court yesterday with throttling a taxi driver earlier this year. David William Barker (left), 58, the head of group engineering and fleet planning with the Singapore-based low-cost airline, allegedly grabbed the cabby
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      Lock icon Malaysia to ease investment and property rules
      463 4  -  Hazlin Hassan I By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to loosen investment rules to lure foreign funds and will review guidelines to ease rules on foreigners buying property, Finance Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. The government will also inject RMS billion (Ss2
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      Lock icon Citic Pacific faces $2.9b losses
      377 5 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: Citic Pacific, the Hong Kong arm of China's biggest state-owned investment company, said it may lose as much as HK$l5.5 billion (552.9 billion) from unauthorised currency bets and replaced two finance executives. A loss of HK$BOB million has been incurred from terminating
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      Lock icon India, Vietnam cut rates
      501 5  -  Ravi Velloor It is a recognition that flagging growth poses a greater risk than inflationary pressures I By MORE Asian central banks yesterday reached for rate cuts and other ammunition to bolster growth and flagging shares after China reported unexpectedly lower expansion in the third quarter.
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      439 10  -  Robin Chan Recovery will be slow but IRs provide a good opportunity, forum told By HOUSEWIVES and retirees should roll up their sleeves and prepare to rejoin the workforce to help their families cope with what may be a prolonged recession. That stark
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      Lock icon 3,500 vying for positions at Marina Bay Sands
      566 10  -  Lim Wei Chean Diana Othman I By l& THE Marina Bay Sands integrated resort was swamped with about 3,500 phone calls, text messages and e-mail from job seekers yesterday as the single biggest hiring drive in Singapore history got underway. The US$4.5
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      356 10 "The blanket guarantee of deposits will have some unintended consequences. It will change the risk behaviour of investors and banks in the short term and this will have to be closely monitored. By guaranteeing deposits, the risk has essentially been passed on to the Government. "Non-prudent banks who are
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      Lock icon Merrill chief expects thousands of job cuts
      549 11 BLOOMBERG NEWS, REUTERS Layoffs spreading across US as businesses examine budgets for next year DUBAI: Merrill Lynch chief executive officer John Thain said he expects "thousands" of job losses from the bank's US$5O billion (Ss74 billion) takeover by Bank of America. Most of
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      336 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress yesterday a fresh round of government stimulus is a good idea because there is a risk the United States' economic weakness could last for some time. His remarks before the House Budget Committee marked his
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      263 11 BLOOMBERG NEWS NEW YORK: US regulators are investigating whether investors manipulated end-of-day stock prices to avoid being forced by their brokers to sell holdings. These gaps, which caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to swing as much as 104 points this month in the final
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      Lock icon Protecting the financial system
      1621 6 Assurance of assistance Mr Sin Boon Ann (right): "Sir, the problem is twofold. One is business, the other is the financial institutions. Will the government be prepared to work with these financial institutions, and the SMEs and the private sector, to manage the withdrawal of the
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      Lock icon All play part in structured product rules
      1114 7  -  Francis Chan MAS balances regulation with FFs responsibility for fair deal: Hng Kiang I By REGULATORS, financial institutions and individual investors all have a part to play in the current regime that governs the sale of structured products here. That was the view
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      Lock icon Low Thia Khiang to MAS: Be more proactive
      481 7 FRANCIS CHAN Getting the right focus Mr Low Thia Khiang (right): "The minister's answers sound like the MAS shouting across the river, while watching a fire burning. Can the MAS take a more proactive approach by convening a committee of inquiry to
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      Lock icon Unemployment rate this year will be higher
      553 8  -  Clarissa Oon But inflation has peaked and could revert to 2-3% over next 15 months I By I SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT JOB market growth could slow for the rest of the year with Singapore's economy going into a recession amid the global financial
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      Lock icon My MP, the financial adviser
      765 8  -  Goh Chin Lian FROM THE GALLERY I By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT PEOPLE without some financial and legal background could well find it hard to follow yesterday's debate on amending the Constitution to let the Government spend more returns from the country's reserves. You get the
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      208 8 HOW IS THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACTING YOUR LIFE? B Get first-hand knowledge of the current U.S market downturn and how it affects Asia! r Ik It may sound crazy, but most people do not realize that economic slowdowns and financial crises arc where fortunes are really made. »J^ Coming from
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Thai PM's days numbered?
      664 12  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thousands stage march ahead of today's verdict on Thaksin graft trial By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Thousands of protesters piled pressure on the embattled Thai government yesterday, paralysing the business district on the eve of today's verdict in former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife's
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        Lock icon Wanita No. 2 urged to take on Rafidah
        607 14 Many members want popular deputy Shahrizat to take over reins of Umno wing KUALA LUMPUR: While most of the focus in the coming Umno elections is on the men who will emerge as the top leaders, a different kind of tension is
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        Lock icon Hindraf leader who accused govt of 'ethnic cleansing' on trial
        591 14 KUALA LUMPUR: A prominent ethnic Indian activist went on trial for sedition yesterday for claiming that the Malay-Mus-lim-dominated government practised "ethnic cleansing" policies to persecute Malaysia's Indian minority. P. Uthayakumar, a top official in the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf)
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        Lock icon Singaporeans 'not grabbing' Johor land
        364 14 JOHOR BARU: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister and Johor Baru MP Shahrir Abdul Samad said Singaporeans have been buying property in Johor since colonial times, and it was untrue to say that Johor Malays would become landless because of this. Speaking at the Johor
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        626 15  -  Kwan Weng Kin PM visits supermarket to chat with shoppers, while rival goes on Net TV to woo the young By I JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Japanese opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa appeared "live" on an Internet TV programme to talk about an unrequited "first
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        Lock icon Empress prays for family on birthday
        358 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan's empress is praying for her ailing daughter-in-law and worries about the cancer her husband is fighting, but gets great joy from her grandchildren, she says in her annual birthday statement released yesterday. Empress Michiko, the wife of Emperor Akihito and
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        Lock icon No 'announcement' from North Korea
        337 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea said yesterday that it was business as usual in North Korea, casting scepticism on media reports that Pyongyang was poised to make an announcement, possibly concerning the health of its leader Kirn Jong 11. Japanese newspapers reported over
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        Lock icon Chinese baby dies after injection of herbal drug
        536 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Hospitals ordered to stop using extract as 3 others suffer adverse reactions BEIJING: The Chinese health authorities ordered hospitals to stop using a herbal drug after it was suspected of causing the death of a newborn and
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        Lock icon More to Korean food than kimchi
        568 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Seoul on $61m drive to promote cuisine abroad; plans to set up overseas eateries, cooking schools SEOUL: South Korea has launched a well-funded campaign to promote its national cuisine abroad, aiming to make it as famous as French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and
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        Lock icon Mainland official's Taiwan trip marred by activists
        291 17 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwan riot police yesterday restrained activists shouting down a visiting mainland Chinese official in a scene of tension expected also to mark the visit of Beijing's top negotiator later this year. About 200 demonstrators yelled for Mr Zhang Mingqing,
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        Lock icon Protest over failed 'get-rich' scheme
        288 17 REUTERS BEIJING: Hundreds of people in Beijing scuffled with police outside a government office yesterday, demanding help to recover money from a get-rich-quick scheme involving tree plantations to stem desertification. More than 30,000 investors, mostly retirees, sank 1.3 billion yuan (Ss2B2 million) into a company's
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        Lock icon China cop killer loses appeal
        166 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS SHANGHAI: A young man who drew a surprising amount of sympathy in China after being convicted of killing six policemen in Shanghai will get the death penalty after losing his final appeal yesterday. "The evidence is very clear, what Yang Jia did was
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        Lock icon Crafting stronger Sino-India ties
        50 17 An artisan decorates an Indian-style temple hall at the Baima Temple in Luoyang, central China. The project is modelled after a famous Buddhist pagoda in India and so needs Indian craftsmanship. The 50 million rupee (Ssl.s million) financial cost is borne wholly by India. PHOTO: XINHUA
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          Lock icon Cracks showing in Republican camp
          888 18 LOS ANGELES TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Powell's support for Obama reflects dissent over policies and tactics WASHINGTON: Former secretary of State Colin Powell's endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for president has not only dealt a serious blow to the McCain candidacy, but is
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          309 18 NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS NEW YORK: If Alaska Governor Sarah Palm can do for Republican presidential contender John McCain what she did for Saturday Night Live, the Arizona Republican might win after all. Mr McCain's running mate appeared on the comedy show over the
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          Lock icon Obama's one of us, white heartlanders told
          365 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHICAGO: The biracial, Hawaiian-born Barack Obama is really "one of us", the presidential hopeful's backers are arguing as they sell the Democrat to the white heartland a fortnight from election day. In the closing stretch of Mr Obama's campaign against Republican
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          Lock icon IMF boss' tryst: Wife forgives, Sarkozy mad
          699 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS President, Socialist Party embarrassed and worry case will sully France's image PARIS: International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has found forgiveness from his wife for the "onenight stand" with a subordinate, but the affair has reportedly dismayed French President
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          Lock icon S. Africa to make poverty, jobs top priorities
          171 19 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG: South Africa should focus on combating poverty and unemployment and review land rules seen to favour white farmers. These were some of the priorities set out by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its partners at an
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      • world in brief
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          Lock icon HFMD hits 113 in China
          139 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Three children have died and 113 people were infected in south-eastern China with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), state media reported yesterday. All of the cases emerged early this month in the city of Jianou in Fujian province, Xinhua news agency
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          Lock icon Militants killed
          146 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces killed up to 30 militants close to the Afghan border as the region's chief minister told a top United States diplomat he wanted to resolve problems there through dialogue. US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher travelled to the city of Peshawar on
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          Lock icon Duo shot dead by police
          115 20 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Police shot dead two most-wanted Indonesian criminals at Bukit Tinggi, and seized a gun and two parangs, among other things, from them. Selangor police chief Khaled Abu Bakar said both were believed to be involved in 10 robbery and burglary cases in
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          Lock icon Kidnapping in Kabul
          104 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL: Unknown assailants kidnapped a one-time Afghan presidential candidate and a relative of the late king near his home in the capital Kabul, police said yesterday, the latest in a spate of abductions. Mr Humayun Shah Asifi, who stood in the 2004 presidential elections won
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          Lock icon Keeping prices down
          104 20 BERNAMA PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government will spend more than US$3OO million (***** million) per year to keep petrol and electricity prices down, national media reported yesterday. "We will continue to support prices until oil drops below US$9OO a tonne," the Vietnam news agency quoted Cambodian Minister
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          Lock icon Guess what, this is a combat aircraft
          70 20 This is a replica of an aircraft that took part in what is possibly the world's first real combat mission more than 90 years ago. In the 1912-13 Balkan War, two Bulgarian pilots took the Albatross F2 on a bombing mission. The presentation
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          200 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS This library offers 'talking books' SANTA MONICA: Fourteen "living books" will be on hand in this trendy city, representing an encyclopaedia of knowledge on subjects from nudism, Buddhism to foodism. That is because one of them is a nudist, two are Buddhists and another is a vegan.
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      428 21 Banks should settle and clean house TRADE Minister Lim Hng Kiang's disclosures in Parliament yesterday on the derivatives investment muddle may bring comfort to some, dismay to others. The hope of many of the estimated 10,000 investors is to receive a reasonable redemption on their gutted investments. This is based
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      1100 21 Minister of Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang explained in Parliament yesterday the rationale for the Government's guarantee of bank deposits THE global economy is slowing and the international financial system is still under significant stress. Amid the current turmoil, the financial system in Singapore remains
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      721 21  -  Ravi Velloor I By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF FOR more than a week now, senior Philippine officials have been talking up the likelihood of a special bailout fund for Asia. Last Saturday, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank
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        1088 22 Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was conferred an honorary doctorate by South Africa's University of Pretoria last Saturday. This is an excerpt of a speech SM Goh delivered on the occasion. WHAT are the conditions for countries to progress and get rich? This was
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        1055 22  -  Duan Jin-Chuan ST-NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL SERIES ON THE FINANCIAL CRISIS I By housing sector into a "systemic risk" for the entire financial system. It is indeed mind-boggling that so many financial institutions allowed themselves and were allowed by regulators to be exposed
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        430 22  -  Simon Winchester NEW YORK TIMES I By YOU can usually tell that a period of human disquietude has evolved into something of historical dimensions when the lexicographers become involved. Most events of moment are eventually defined by single words that were once quite unfamiliar "perestroika", "arbitrage", "Tiananmen", "dotcom"
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        403 23  -  Assoc Prof Michael Heng IT IS heartening and encouraging to serious researchers that the Government continues to commit to innovations, even during these economically challenging times ("R&D spending reaches record high", last Saturday). Despite the increases in government R&D funding and the
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        425 23  -  MIS-SOLD FINANCIAL PRODUCTS IN THE wake of events caused by the global financial crisis, such as the DBS High Notes debacle, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has urged banks to do the right thing and investigate misselling by their relationship managers (RMs). It is
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        395 23  -  Joanne Tang (Miss) I REFER to last Thursday's article, "Retirees recount their big losses". The sad plight of the retirees has exposed some of the less savoury practices of banks and the undue risks such practices subject investors to. Often, banks will offer customers a
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        310 23  -  Chang Choon Kheng (Mdm) I WAS happy when I read last Wednesday about a salary rise for preschool teachers, only to be disappointed after reading that, in order to get an increase, we need to teach enrichment classes. Teaching in preschool is a demanding
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        279 23  -  Geoffrey Lim I REFER to last Saturday's article, "More cars on the roads COE system not working to plan". The article concluded erroneously that the certificate of entitlement (COE) system is not working as planned. As a result, there are more cars on
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        167 23 I REFER to the letters, "Lowering fuel prices: Where's Case?" by Mr David Goh last Tuesday and "Petrol prices: It is time for motorists to let their wallets do the talking and regain some voice in this market" by Mr Han Chee Fong on
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        167 23  -  Polly Cheung (Ms) IN HER letter last Friday, "Most clinics clueless to help", Ms Susan Chia recounted her difficulties in making an Advance Medical Directive (AMD) at some of our polyclinics. We regret she had an unpleasant experience and sincerely apologise for the service
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        242 23  -  Lim Eng Hwee Philip Su WE REFER to the letter, "Treasure the new: One-North project" (Oct 13). We are glad Mr Christopher Chan has great interest in the development of OneNorth and he will be happy to know that plans are taking shape, as
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      42 23 ft) WHAFS ONLINE MORE LETTERS www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM RISKY FINANCIAL PRODUCTS: It's all to do with confidence RISKY FINANCIAL PRODUCTS: Steps to ensure no repeat of fiasco THANKS TO SGH DOCTOR: Who put patient before payment ALLOW SURROGATE PREGNANCY: With conditions attached
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      582 25  -  Tania Tan TANIA TAN Switch from oil to natural gas to generate electricity means big cut in carbon emissions I By ONE of the winners of Singapore's top green award comes from an industry generally vilified worldwide for being among the least environmen-tally-friendly.
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      323 26  -  Elena Chong I By COURTS CORRESPONDENT A WOMAN given a three-month jail term in July for kicking a man and hurling a beer mug at him in a pub will not need to serve time after all. The High Court
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      457 26  -  Melissa Sim 13 say they had paid $9,600 each for 'work and study' visas I By THIRTEEN Vietnamese students paid $9,600 each for what they were told would get them three-year visas to work and study here. But when they arrived in August, they
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      192 26  -  ELENA CHONG AN 18-YEAR-OLD who is seeking permission from the High Court to marry her boyfriend over the objections of her parents will have to wait before finding out if the nuptials can go ahead. Her case was adjourned following a brief
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      161 26  -  CAROLYN QUEK THE badly decomposed body of a woman was found off a lane in the Bukit Batok Nature Park yesterday morning. The woman was lying on her side just over 2m down a slope in dense forest fringing Lorong Sesuai, a small road linking the
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      413 26  -  Carolyn Quek I By THE distributors of 10 hot/cold packs that contain a toxic gel have voluntarily recalled the compresses, which are used to treat everything from muscle pain to toothaches. The move comes after an Australian boy was poisoned two months ago after
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      847 27  -  Amelia Tan Alternative to campus publication aims to be independent voice THREE undergraduates have started a news website as an alternative to their campus newspaper which recently saw a report on a political opposition figure's visit yanked from its pages by the university administration. The
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      449 28  -  Maria Almenoar Motorists heading west beyond Eunos to pay from Nov 3 I By MOTORISTS heading west on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) will have to pay Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges to drive beyond Eunos from Nov 3. The gantry along the
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      364 28 PUBLIC transport commuters can look forward to more breathing space on board trains during rush hours from Friday, when SMRT Corp rolls out an extra 112 train trips per week. It will be the fourth increase in number of trips
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      236 28 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) has launched a new website that will let commuters do everything from surveying bus schedules to navigating the island's streets with an interactive map. The portal, www.publictransport.sg, is especially geared towards new arrivals to Singapore and infrequent public transport users. Visitors
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      496 29  -  Jessica Jaganathan Citing patient safety, SMC raises language proficiency bar for foreign-trained doctors I By FOREIGN-TRAINED doctors will have to meet more stringent English language requirements before they can practise here. The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) has said that it wants foreign-trained doctors
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      63 29 Early yesterday morning, some 4,000 Hindu devotees performed the Thimithi, treading barefoot across a pit of red-hot coals. At lam, the high priest led a procession from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Serangoon Road to the Sri Mariamman Temple in South Bridge Road, where he began the firewalk.
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      347 29  -  Liaw Wy-Cin I By A NEW bed created by some of Singapore's top scientific minds is more than just a place to lay your head. This "smart" sleeper knows your every move and it could save your life. The invention contains fibre optic pressure
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        883 30  -  Zakir Hussain Charter to be changed so more investment returns can be spent I By EXTRA funds worth more than 2 per cent of Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) will soon be available for government spending each year. The change, arising from
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        909 30  -  Jeremy Au Yong I By THE dozen MPs who debated the constitutional changes on the use of the investment returns on reserves, weighed in with a raft of different concerns about the amendments. Though all who spoke yesterday supported the Bill on letting a
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        1018 31  -  Kor Kian Beng There may be social impact if numbers grow but Govt will review figures if needed: Mah I By THERE is no running away from it. Whether Singapore chooses to have more or fewer foreign workers, there is a price
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          210 31 THERE has been a steady increase in the number of applications for a certificate to show that a person has no criminal record. This certificate is required by some countries when processing citizenship or permanent residency applications, and by some employers and even some
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          142 31 SOME 25 schools will have to wait for another year before they get their indoor sports halls, Education Minister Ng Eng Hen said, in a written response to Dr Fatimah Lateef (Marine Parade GRC). Under a plan by the ministry to provide all
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          173 31 THE second Singapore Biennale, which is currently under way, has attracted an "encouraging" 20,000 visitors in its first 20 days. This is comparable to figures for the first Biennale in 2006 for a similar period. This was revealed in a written response by Minister
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          101 31 BOTH public and private hospitals have seen an increase in admissions of 1.3 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, in a written reply to a question from Dr Fatimah Lateef (Marine Parade GRC) on the rate of utilisation
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        437 31  -  Tessa Wong I By RESTRICTING the number of talented foreigners prepared to come here would be counter-productive and not in Singapore's long-term interests, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said. In reaffirming the Government's pro-immigration stand, he reminded Nominated MP Kalyani K.
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      610 33  - Disaster relief the Team S'pore way NUR DIANAH SUHAIMI PM praises Mercy Relief for helping Spore teams during missions abroad I By record of working together in major overseas deployments. He cited the example of the Tsunami Reconstruction Facilitation Committee where humanitarian organisations such as Mercy Relief, Singapore Red Cross
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      535 33  -  Zakir Hussain I By WELL-KNOWN Muslim community leader Ustaz Embek Ali (picture below), who helped set up the regional relief organisation Mercy Relief, died yesterday morning. He was 79 and died in hospital from an infection of the urinary tract. He was
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      217 33  -  GRACE CHUA MR KHO Hui Meng, who heads the Asia office of the Dutch oil-trading company Vitol, was raised in a tiny Sarawak kampung and knows what it is like to grow up poor. So do many of Vitol's other employees,
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      94 25 Jy WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ AND MOST COMMENTED www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE Half of baby boomers don't want to retire. Marina IR starts hiring drive. Says Eagle2004: "The sad truth is that most Singaporeans would not want to Truck in a tight fit: Driver neglected continue working if they
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      125 34 Financial sector fallout Royal Bank of Scotland: Major sponsor of Williams. Bailed out by the British government earlier this month. ING Group: Major sponsor of Renault. Bailed out by the Dutch government on Sunday. Car manufacturers Several carmakers, who back the Fl teams, have lost
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      753 34  -  Steve Slater DRIVER'SSEAT I By YOU don't normally associate the word "humble" with Lewis Hamilton. If ever there is a man who brims with self-confidence, it is the McLaren driver. Yet, in China, the Briton was using the "H word" a lot
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      556 35  -  Wang Meng Meng Captain's knee injury leaves him a big doubt for Lions' Cup defence I By INDRA Sahdan Daud has always been quick on the football pitch. But today, he is in a race to be fit for the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup. Disaster
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      101 35 Goalkeepers: Hassan Sunny (Tampines Rovers), Lionel Lewis (Home United), Jasper Chan and Hyrulnizam Juma'at (Young Lions) Defenders: Baihakki Khaizan and Noh Rahman (Geylang), Precious Emuejeraye (Gombak), Daniel Bennett and Shaiful Esah (SAFFC), Shariff Abdul Samat (Tampines), Ismail Yunos and Afiq Yunos (Young Lions), Juma'at Jantan and Rosman Sulaiman
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      288 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Rome: Jose Mourinho is already planning his return to England, after just seven rounds of the Serie A football season. After coaching Inter Milan to a 4-0 rout of AS Roma on Sunday, Mourinho indicated he would like to return
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      677 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS United-Celtic matches are fiery affairs, just like England-Scotland ties MANCHESTER: The memories of Manchester United's defeat at Celtic are still fresh for Alex Ferguson. As the two football sides prepare to meet tonight in the Champions League, the United manager cannot help looking back
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      395 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London: Robin van Persic believes Arsenal can use today's testing Champions League trip to Fenerbahce to prove they have the mental strength needed to end their trophy drought. Arsene Wenger's young side have found their desire questioned in recent weeks after
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      382 36 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE TURIN: Juventus desperately need a win to ease the pressure on under-fire boss Claudio Ranieri and to kick-start their faltering season, as Real Madrid come to town for the Champions League today. The clash against the most successful team in European football could
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      302 36 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur manager Juande Ramos admits he is worried about the predicament his side are in and the security of his job. Spurs are off to their worst league start in history as they are rooted at the bottom of the Premier
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        71 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW: Seven leading Russian women athletes were banned for two years yesterday for manipulating doping samples, the Russian Athletics Federation said. The seven, many of them potential Olympic medallists, had been provisionally suspended by the lAAF in July after a F/2-year investigation. The seven,
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        49 36 London: Three more matches will be investigated for match-fixing by the Football Association and Gambling Commission, reported The Telegraph. The games in question are a Premier League game in 2007, a League Two match in 2006 and a Premier League game in 2001.
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      127 37 1-49 (M. Hayden) Commits too early and is trapped leg before wicket (Ibw) off Harbhajan Singh. 29 runs. 2-50 (S. Katich) Harbhajan again. Miscues a drive, and Sachin Tendulkar dives to claim at short cover. 20 runs. 3-52 (M. Hussey) Harbhajan hat-trick. Hit on his pads
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      560 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Chasing 516 against India, they lose top 5 batsmen for 10 runs MOHALI (India): Australia were staring at defeat, after losing their top five batsmen for just 10 runs on the fourth day of the second cricket Test against India here yesterday. Chasing a daunting victory
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      873 37  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE By AMIT Mishra, a child of seven and a friend of hardship, took a mere 26.4 overs of leg spin in his first Test match to reshape a host of lives in the cricketing landscape. By taking 5-71 in the first
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      86 37 BLOOMBERG ST PETERSBURG (Florida): The Tampa Bay Rays (above) are headed to baseball's World Series, after winning the American League, to move closer to completing a worst-to-first season. Matt Garza allowed one run over seven innings as the Rays beat
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      89 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON: Injured New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has confirmed, for the first time, that he had two operations on his injured left knee. In a posting dated last Saturday, the National Football League star said he had surgery on Oct
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      546 37 Cricket Second Test in Mohali, 4th day: India 469 (S. Ganguly 102, M. Dhoni 92, S. Tendulkar 88; M. Johnson 3-85, P. Siddle 3-114) and 314-3 declared (overnight 100-0: G. Gambhir 104, V. Sehwag 90, M. Dhoni 68 n.0.; White 1-48). Australia 268 (S. Watson 78, M. Hussey 54;
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      35 37 "I don't know what I'm watching and I've no idea what the rules are, but it's exciting." Australian tourist Gemma Hill, on watching beach sepak takraw at the ongoing first Asian Beach Games in Bali
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      238 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Andy Murray insisted yesterday that despite winning successive Masters titles, he is still far behind the Big Three of men's tennis. "I've beaten Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, but I'm still a long way behind the top three," he said, after
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      604 38  -  Leonard Lim Lexus Cup and HSBC event underline LPGA's faith in the Republic I By SINGAPORE is one of the most important markets in the quest of women golfers to conquer Asia. The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) will, for the first time, make two three-week
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      167 34 m ■Hrt9 f I yf^ v Q WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Hamilton wins Chinese Grand Prix. Can Hamilton learn from his mistakes? Singapore Table Tennis Association chief's new style After Beijing Olympics debacle, Lee Bee Wah now takes different work approach. MOST
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      228 37 Today Football S-League: Balestier Khalsa v SAFFC (Toa Payoh, 7.45pm). Uefa Champions League: FC Zenit St Petersburg v Bate Borisov (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 12.25am), Manchester United v Celtic (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2.30am), Juventus v Real Madrid (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 2.30am), Fenerbahce v Arsenal (Delayed, Ch23, tomorrow, 5.30am), Bayern Munich v
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      53 38 The family of the late LOW JORK HIUM Departed on 16 October 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all pastors, relatives, friends, business associates, colleagues and church members for their kind assistance, attendance, Jf condolences, prayers, wreaths and jk contributions during their recent |k bereavement. j|
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      38 38 P 22ND ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF MOLLY CHAN Departed 21 October 1986 Always in our thoughts, forever in our hearts. Never shall her memory fade. Fondly remembered by sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandsons, granddaughters and loved ones.
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      32 38 12th Anniversary In Loving Memory of TAN JEE CHIN Departed 21 Oct 1996 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Always remembered by family loved ones.
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      19 38 In Loving Memory Of CHRISTINA FOOCHIEHU Departed on 21 Oct 2000 Loved and Cherished by Husband, Son, Loved Ones.
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      172 39 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7' Ann Loh Mong Sim Age: 52 Was called home to be with the Lord on 18 October 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Mother: Choi Yook Chan Sisters: Brothers-in-law:
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      60 39 In Loving Memory Of Tenth Anniversary JOSEPHINE LUCAS (MRS S. DASS) Departed: Oct, 21, 1998 A touch to the wound that never heals As the years pass on the more we feel Deeply loved by your children, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mass will be held on 21 Oct 2008
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      59 39 NANJU JIT Age: 55 passed away peacefully on 19 October 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by wife, children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, relatives friends. Special thanks to Sikh Welfare Council Cremation on 21 Oct, spm at Mandal Crematorium Hall 4. Transport leaves home at 3.30pm. Path Da Bhog on 2
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      57 39 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mam Lyn Chua Hwei May and family on the demise of her beloved husband, our Co-founder and Senior Partner, LUKE CHUA KIN KHYE From friends and colleagues at Biomedical Strategy Consultants Pte Ltd Fredrik Nyberg, Ray Tsunoda, Anthony Tann, Sunny Tan Chiok Ling, Philip
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      29 39 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mdm Lyn Chua Hwei May and family On the demise of her beloved husband LUKE CHUA KIN KHYE From Eyal Dior and family
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      123 39 "For He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5 KEVIN YEO SENG CHOOI called to rest in the Lord's embrace on 19 Oct 2008 at age 32 Always remembered by loved ones. Beloved wife: Linda Oh Poh Imm Dad: Mum: Yeo Thian Chye Wong Mok
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      87 39 First Anniversary In Loving Memory of Tan Seok Lun Called home on 21 October 2007 She was amazingly strong, yet always gentle She took life seriously, yet was full of laughter She traveled the world, yet loved home best of all She put others first, yet was true to herself
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      20 39 In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Nya-Nya KOHENGNEO Departed 21 Oct 1987 Remembrance Dearly missed by Allen, Angeline, Susan HongLee&Jerry
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      50 39 Bth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of GRACIE SHANMUGAM Departed 21 Oct 2000 They who think that you are gone Because no moreyour face they see, Are wrong for in our hearts you live; And always will, in memory. Loving you forever! Peter, Kevin Karma Shanmugam, Martin family and loved ones
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      33 39 With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to the Family of the Late 2WO RAIANDRAN KUMAR S/0 R X GOPAIAN Departed on 18 October 2008 From: The Management and Staff of IST ARMY MAINTENANCE BASE
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      134 39 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 STEPHEN TAN JICK KWEE Age 64 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 October 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife Susan Goh Kak Ngen Son Nicholas Tan Yong
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      148 39 I I j Joyce Lim Siew Hiong d 966-2008) j Passed away peacefully on 19 October 2008. Always remembered i by loved ones Beloved Husband Wee Tai Seng Daughters Shaniece Wee Vi Xuan, Sheralin Wee Vi Le SheriannWeeYiSher Father: Mather Lim Ah Huay Tan Ah Bian Brothers: Sisters-ln-Law LimEngHuat Tan
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      30 39 With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to the Family of the Late 2WO RAJANDRAN KUMAR S/0 R X GOPALAN Departed on 18 October 2008 From: The Management and Staff of HQMES
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      99 39 CHING KWONG YEW Age: 84 years Passed away peacefully on 19th Oct 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Vim Chee Tong Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ching Chiew Leong, Jeremy Seah Ec Lin, Eileen Ching Chiew Wai Hooi Sau Yeng, Evelyn Daughters: Ching Lai Yee, Christina Ching Lai Ping,
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      131 39 The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." Psalm 23.1 LOKE YING YONG Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 19 October 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. [Wife: Loh FungYing, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Loke Pak Chee Chan Wai Har, Laura Loke Pak Kuan, Edward Chng Swee
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      295 40 "The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow
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      94 40 Our Deepest Sympathies and Heartfelt Condolences to the Families of our Director Mr Ang Guan Seng, Victor on his demise on 19 October 2008. ANG GUAN SENG, VICTOR Age 70 A sincere tribute also to his long years of faithful stewardship and leadership. From the Directors, Management and Staff of':
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        523 41  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS But uncertainties remain and analysts think rebound may not last I By GROWING signs of a thaw in the frozen credit market gave the local market a 3.23 per cent lift yesterday, breaking a three-day losing streak,
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        280 41  -  Yang Huiwen WARRANT WATCH I By WARRANTS issued on the movements of stock market indexes dominated trading on the derivatives front yesterday. In fact, the three most active warrants were all linked to Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index. Contracts issued on it
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          19 41 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.10 billion shares worth $1.15 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 272 Losers: 224 Unchanged:838
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          84 41 Mid Cap 382.11 11.50 Small Cap 304.62 T -0.22 All Share 460.74 13.32 Fledgling 421.24 1.20 China 161.98 4.07 China Top 158.88 2.90 Oil and gas 270.19 T -3.34 Basic materials 226.90 A 8.58 Industrials 369.08 3.82 Consumer goods 300.93 18.72 Health care 442.40 25.42 Consumer services
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          28 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 9,005.59 (+311.77) Japanese shares rose 3.59 per cent as investors hunted for bargains, encouraged by news of a planned global summit.
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          21 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 909.51 (+4.28) Malaysian stocks rose 0.5 per cent, tracking the trend on regional markets.
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          29 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 15,323.01 (+768.8) Hong Kong shares closed 5.3 per cent higher as investors gained comfort from plans for a global financial summit.
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          21 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,207.63 (+26.96) South Korean shares closed 2.3 per cent higher on bargain-hunting by local firms.
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          31 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,974.01 (+43.36) Chinese shares closed up 2.25 per cent amid hopes that new measures to boost the real estate sector will be rolled out.
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          24 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 10,223.09 (+247.74) Indian shares rose 2.48 per cent as investors welcomed the central bank's move to cut rates.
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          29 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 4,142.3 (+171.5) Australian shares closed up 4.3 per cent as mining stocks rose sharply on the back of more stable commodity prices
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          26 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 476.95 (+5.64) Thai shares closed 1.2 per cent higher as investors welcomed news of plans for a global summit.
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            99 41 (0) Oct 20 CENTS /o Lyxor China H 10USS UOB ISH lardine CSC IHH CityDev CapitaLand OCBC Bk Wilmar MOIL SATSvcs F8N SI A Parkway Hldgs SGX CapitaMall Keppel Land StraitsAsia Lyxor Asia 10USS Ascendasreit 952 1560 1050 1094 1992 728 313 638 230 115 170 309 1256
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            109 41 (0) Oct 20 CENTS DCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...8350 -100.0 -1.2 DCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .9000 -80.0 -0.9 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 9940 -56.0 -0.6 DairyFarm 410 -36.9 -5.7 Keppel Corp 465 -25.0 -5.1 Lyxor India Nifty 10 930 -21.0 -2.2 GLD 10US$ 7940 -14.8 -0.1 HKLand 250
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            94 41 Oct 20 Eastgate Tech Hultistar Zhonghui HultiChem Firstlink Ocean Sky SunlightGrp Sunray AEH AlliedTech Ban Joo Informatics Sky One DMXTech NeteLusion Reyoung Adroit Novena PacShip Trust Nico Steel CENTS 2 100 0 4.5 80.0 3 50.0 10 42.9 3.5 40.0 11.5 35.3 2 33.3 2 33.3 2.5 25.0
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            96 41 \/o) Oct 20 CENTS Artivision E3 Hlds LHT Hldgs Santak China YongS Global Voice Vashion Meghmani SDS China Dairy Pacific HC Action Asia Auston Linair IPCOIntl Oniontech Hup Soon Lee Metal Indiabulls Epure Armarda 6 -33.3 1 -33.3 6 -29.4 11 -29.0 1.5 -25.0 1.5 -25.0 1.5 -25.0
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            110 41 (0) let 20 CENTS /o I0BMBUCW*****0 217 69.0 IBS BNP ePW*****2 53.5 14.5 :apitalanMBLeCW***** 36 7.0 I0B BNP eCW*****3 42 7.0 IOB HBL eCW*****2 19 6.5 apitalanBNPeCW***** 34 6.0 IBS HBL iCW*****3 185 6.0 :apitalandDBeCW***** 25 5.0 Tl 2000 DBeCW*****2 36.5 5.0 GX HBL iCW*****3 80.5 4.5 IOB
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            104 41 (0) let 20 CENTS I0B RB ePW*****3 36 -10.5 -22.6 epCorp HBUCW*****3 14 -7.5 -34.9 :apitalandDBePW***** 33 -7.0 -17.5 Tl 2250 DBePW*****2 77.5 -7.0 -8.3 Tl 2050 DBePW*****2 57.5 -6.0 -9.4 Tl 2500BNPePW*****6 83 -6.0 -6.7 :apitalandDBePW***** 25.5 -5.0 -16.4 epCorp HBLeCW*****3 0.5 -5.0 -90.9 TI2350BNPePW*****0 96 -5.0
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            107 41 Oct 20 CENTS STI 2400 DBeCW*****1 3.5 75.0 CapitalandDBeCW***** 7.5 66.7 CapitalanBNPeCW0901 2 4 60.0 UOB HBL eCW*****2 19 52.0 UOB HBL iCW*****0 217 46.6 DBS BNP ePW*****2 53.5 37.2 STI 2350BNPeCW*****0 8.5 30.8 CapitalanMBLeCW***** 4.5 28.6 CapitalandDBeCW***** 25 25.0 CapitalanMBLeCW***** 36 24.1 STI 2300 DBeCW*****2 10.5 23.5
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            109 41 Oct 20 CENTS KepCorp MBLeCW*****3 0.5 -90.9 -5.0 SGX RB eCW*****9 4 -46.7 -3.5 JiutianC W1Q1015 1.5 -40.0 -1.0 KepCorp MBUCW*****3 14 -34.9 -7.5 STI 2500BNPeCW*****0 1.5 -25.0 -0.5 UOB RB ePW*****3 36 -22.6 -10.5 KepCorp MEReCW*****8 ...11.5 -17.9 -2.5 CapitalandDBePW***** 33 -17.5 -7.0 CapitalandDBePW***** 25.5 -16.4 -5.0
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            181 41 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol Golden Agri Noble Grp SingTel SembMar Cosco Corp E3 Hlds Keppel Corp Sent Intl CapitaLand fangzijiang RafflesEdu Sunmoon Bio-Treat liutianC VliddleEastD 18.5 1.5 8.8 107,114,001 68.5 -0.5 -0.7 40,886,001 261 11.0 4.4 37,696,001 148 -9.0 -5.7 35,064,001
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            104 41 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Oct 20 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.0210 1.0900 Can dollar 1.2410 1.2560 Euro 1.9730 1.9960 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4188 0.4195 NZ dollar 0.8990 0.9190 Sterling pound 2.5440 2.5730 US dollar 1.4680 1.4850 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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            360 41 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 382 810 2280 610 72.5 123 525 3580 2260 I-.,, 855 925 353.3 1990 1620 I-., 482 394 .1. 496 414 322 2220 572 228 5606 CapitaLand 153 5417 CapitaMall 634 5611 CityDev 70.5
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            619 41 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 179 272 219 256 274 438 115 145 250 280 207 195 365 388 195 118 595 398 I" 458 372 317 "I 580 87 222 256 ll« 130 123.5 37.5 383.7 137
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        535 42  -  Goh Eng Yeow J Falling share prices allow OCBC to surpass it in terms of market value I By THE plunging stock market has done the once unthinkable and made DBS Group Holdings the smallest of the three local banks by market value.
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        378 42  -  Yang Huiwen I By THE husband-and-wife team which helmed China Printing Dyeing Holding have been sacked by the firm after a visit to China by its independent directors failed to locate them. All four independent directors, three of whom are based
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        Lock icon HSBC to buy 89% of Indonesian bank
        315 42 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank by market value, has agreed to buy 88.9 per cent of Bank Ekonomi Raharja (Bank Ekonomi) for U*****.5 million (SsB9B million) in cash. The acquisition will enhance HSBC's commercial banking in Indonesia and almost double
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        110 43 REUTERS DUTCH financial group ING said yesterday that it will sell its Taiwan life insurance unit to Fubon Financial for US$6OO million (SsBB7 million), a day after securing a €10 billion (Ss2o billion) government cash injection. As policymakers around the world pour in state cash
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        115 43 REUTERS TOP officials of Groupe Caisse d'Epargne chairman Charles Milhaud, chief executive Nicolas Merindol and finance head Julien Carmona resigned on Sunday, following a €600 million (Ssl.2 billion) trading loss at the French mutual bank which drew the anger of France's President Nicolas Sarkozy. Last week, Caisse
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        154 43 REUTERS OPEC oil producers may cut supplies in two rounds, one when they meet this week in Vienna and a second later on, to drain surplus supply off markets and firm up prices, the group's president has said. "It is not clear that we will take
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      362 43 BLOOMBERG EUROPEAN GOVTS' RESPONSE TO FINANCIAL CRISIS Original rules rapped as being too tough to meet aim of saving lenders BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet toned down plans to limit pay for banking executives seeking state funds, responding to criticism
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      303 43 BLOOMBERG STOCKHOLM: Sweden has pledged 1.5 trillion kronor (Ss3oo billion) in a guarantee programme to stabilise the financial system and provide financial companies with liquidity. Sweden's government will also set aside 15 billion kronor in a stability fund to handle future solvency
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      421 44  -  Joyce Teo Industry warned of dangers as prices post 'unprecedented' drops I By THE financial crisis has caused such an "unprecedented" fall in rubber prices that some traders may end up defaulting on existing contracts. The warning came yesterday from the Singapore International Chamber
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      411 44  -  Elizabeth Wilmot I By A LEADING global information services company has taken a 40 per cent stake in DP Information Group, a Singapore-based business information firm. The acquisition by the British-based Experian group was finalised on Sept 30. The sum involved was
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        94 82 Not a great one, in Singapore at least. Most of the people affected in China are babies and toddlers, who drink a lot of powdered milk. In Singapore, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) which is in charge of food safety, has told
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        154 83 $644 million What it is How much the surrogacy business is worth in India. A surrogate mother is a woman who is paid to carry the child of a couple unable to bear children on their own because of medical reasons. These couples usually come from abroad.
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        148 83 Abdullah Badawi What he did Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi (above) announced on Oct 8 that he is stepping down next March. This means that his deputy, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, is likely to take over as the next prime minister. Datuk Seri Abdullah said that he
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        148 83 PHOTO: South Korea and elitism What is happening there A recent government report showed that the government has been purposely hiring graduates from the top three universities in the country. This has led to an elite group controlling important positions in politics and business. Members of the
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        494 85 PHOTO: Wiping out a species is easy, but putting animals and plants back in the wild is not. Ellen whyte tells you why A hundred years ago, tigers in Singapore hunted deer and wild pigs and also attacked plantation workers. When Singapore began to grow, tigers were hunted.
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        73 86 The Australian dollar fell to a five-year low on Oct 8, because of the financial crisis. On Oct 12, the government decided to put in As7oo billion (Ss6B9 billion) to guarantee all bank deposits for the next three years. The move was also to make sure that Australia's banks
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        72 90 The two Koreas did go to war when, in 1950, they began fighting along the border. On June 25, the North invaded the South, and this became the start of the Korean War, which soldiers from other countries, including the United States and China, also became involved in. It
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