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Title Section10 2008-12-30 1 TODAY Tuesday December 30, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking10 words
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Article, Illustration35 2008-12-30 1 Agatha Koh Brazil Our Voices Editor has Coffee With "Sister" Bridget Lew, the founder of Singapore charity Humanitarian Organisation of Migration Economics (Home) and a relentless campaigner dedicated to helping foreign workers. Page 1835 words
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Article50 2008-12-30 1 Reckless rivalry In a pair of commentaries from The Guardian, Neve Gordon says that if the Israeli government really cared about its citizens it would talk to its enemies, while Seth Freedman argues that Hamas knew exactly what response it would provoke when it laid its trap. Page 250 words
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Article38 2008-12-30 1 Part of the revival Three estates Teban Gardens, Pandan Gardens as well as Faber Terrace/Faber Hills will be included in the rejuvenation of Jurong, while JTC adds 5 hectares of business space to the area. Page 438 words
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Article45 2008-12-30 1 It's an open field Local sporting heroes weigh in with their picks ahead of Today's announcement of its Athlete of the Year 2008. But it's a tough choice, as national sprint king Canagasabai Kunalan says: "It's been a good year all round." Page 2745 words
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Article37 2008-12-30 1 Private homes hit The fallout from the financial crisis hits property market hard, as an estimate by property consultancy firm DTZ puts the drop in private home prices at 21.6 per cent this year. Page Bl37 words
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Article, Illustration434 2008-12-30 1 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS business as usual when the staff at the Cortina Watch boutique at Raffles City closed shop on Christmas Day. But they returned the next morning to a shocking discovery the loss of timepieces with a net cost of $7.9 millionARTIST'S IMPRESSION - 434 words
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Article, Illustration702 2008-12-30 1 AGENCIES GAZA AIR STRIKES The Muslim world demonstrates its anger as more than 300 die raising fears of greater instability GAZA CITY Israel bombed Gaza for a third day yesterday in an "all-out war" on Hamas, as tanks massed on the border and the Islamists firedAGENCIES; EPA - 702 words
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Article, Illustration487 2008-12-30 1 LEONGWEEKEAT - LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg THE man who had sought compensation from the Government after being caned three strokes more than he should have received, has run afoul of the law again. Mr Dickson Tan Yong Wen, 21, was jailed yesterday for 16 months after487 words
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Miscellaneous17 2008-12-30 1 (p^fy HONK! IF YOU LIKE IT £gj^-—JB| l^H^ Three arts festivals ''^%^^3 fcl^^jk not to be missed.17 words
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NEWS
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Article460 2008-12-30 2 NEVE GORDON - NEVE GORDON THE GUARDIAN POINTOFVIEW:ON ISRAEL A FEW hours after the deadly first strike in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert convened a press conference in Tel-Aviv. He declared: "It may take time, and each and every one of us must be patient so we can completeTHE GUARDIAN - 460 words
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Article447 2008-12-30 2 SETH FREEDMAN - SETH FREEDMAN THE GUARDIAN POINTOFVIEW:ON HAMAS THE last time I visited the embattled town of Sderot in Israel, I encountered a furious young resident who spat out: "We have to kill all the militants (launching the Kassam rockets)... They had the chance to stop the rockets afterTHE GUARDIAN - 447 words
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Article, Illustration777 2008-12-30 4 NEOCHAICHIN; ONGDAI LIN - NEOCHAICHIN ONGDAI LIN RENAISSANCE CITY PLAN Government woos private sector, supports training for arts services sector AND chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg TO ACHIEVE its vision of a culturally vibrant Singapore by 2015, the Government is enticing the private sector to play a bigger role, even as it777 words
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Article, Illustration504 2008-12-30 4 ZULOTHMAN - The 'lake district' just gets bigger ZULOTHMAN SUFIAN BIN SUDERMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg IN APRIL, they learnt how nearby Jurong would be transformed into a "lake district" and Singapore's largest commercial hub outside the city centre. Yesterday, residents of three estates located a stone's throw away including one that made history bySUFIAN BIN SUDERMAN; SOURCE: URA; GRAPHIC: FAIZAL - 504 words
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Article, Illustration85 2008-12-30 6 NTUC Income's Public Affairs Head Caroline Fernandez (left) having her head shaved at pubYello Jello in Clarke Quay to raise money for charity. This is part of Project Love, the month-long series of fundraising events, which included yoga sessions, car wash andPHOTO TREVOR TAN - 85 words
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Article, Illustration92 2008-12-30 6 More than 780,000 HDB households will receive $125 million worth of Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebates next year, which will be given out in January and July, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. To be used to offset utility charges directly, the amount of U-Save rebates92 words
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Article617 2008-12-30 6 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN COMMUNITY HELP New schemes will extend to those with household income of up to $2,500 yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S second-largest district is not just tripling the amount spent on help schemes for needy residents, but also extending the helping hand to a bigger pool of residents. The South-west617 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article96 2008-12-30 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Malaysian police have arrested a Singaporean man suspected of abusing his eight-year-old stepson and causing his death. Police found the boy's body on a bed in an apartment in the Tampoi district of Johor Bahru on Sunday, Bernama news agency reported. The boy, saidCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 96 words
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Article97 2008-12-30 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA From Friday, Singapore Permanent Residents can renew or transfer their re-entry permits online via a new service called the Electronic Re-Entry Permit. They no longer need to go to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority in person and furnish supporting documents such as income tax assessments.CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 97 words
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81 2008-12-30 8 The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Housing Development Board (HDB) are reminding motorists that parking coupons valid up to 2008 can no longer be used from Thursday. Motorists with unused expired coupons can exchange them for new ones from tomorrow at all HDB branch81 words
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Article84 2008-12-30 8 Police yesterday arrested a 14-year-old boy suspected to be involved in at least six cases of housebreaking in the Sembawang Estate since October. Stolen cash and valuables amounting to about $1,500 were recovered from the suspect. The suspect would usually target homes with unsecured window panels, reaching84 words
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Article, Illustration411 2008-12-30 8 LEONGWEEKEAT - LEONGWEEKEAT DROWNING AT SEA Sailor Tay recounts efforts to save fellow undergrad weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg FOR some 20 minutes, he tried various ways to keep his crew member, who had fallen overboard, afloat. Ex-national sailor Renfred Tay dived into the sea off Raffles MarinaWEETECKHIAN - 411 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration608 2008-12-30 10 RACHEL LIM - ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT Ambassador meets local media to garner support for Gaza action RACHEL LIM rachell@mediacorp.com. sg AS ISRAEL continued its assault against Hamas in Gaza yesterday, the Jewish state launched another offensive an international public relations blitz. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Saturday instructed ForeignI - 608 words
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244 2008-12-30 10 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia and India are to sign a labour accord Saturday to govern the recruitment and welfare of their workers in each other's country, a report said yesterday. Malaysia's Human Resources Minister S Subramaniam said the document would address abusesAFP - 244 words
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GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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93 2008-12-30 10 AFP Malaysia and Thailand will sign a prison transfer agreement next month which will allow convicts to complete a jail term in their own country, a report said yesterday. Foreign Minister RaisYatim said his Thai counterpart Kasit Piromya was expected to visit MalaysiaAFP - 93 words
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113 2008-12-30 10 AFP A 59-year-old prince was picked yesterday as the new ruler of the Malaysian state of Negri Sembilan, following the death of a former king of the country. Ruler of Negri Sembilan Tuanku Jaafar Tuanku Abdul Rahman, who died on Saturday after complainingAFP - 113 words
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104 2008-12-30 10 AFP Services on dozens of bullet trains were disrupted yesterday due to a computer glitch, delaying tens of thousands during the busy New Year's season. East Japan Railway Co halted five lines of the bullet train in north-eastern Japan for three hours beforeAFP - 104 words
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Article, Illustration484 2008-12-30 12 AFP TURMOIL INTHAILAND Thaksin supporters to seal off entrances to Parliament until PM holds new elections BANGKOK Thailand's new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has delayed his maiden policy speech after thousands of anti-government protesters besieged Parliament. Supporters of ousted former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra surrounded ParliamentAFP; HP - 484 words
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152 2008-12-30 12 AFP BEIJING Local government officials have been told to tone down the partying over the Chinese New Year in a bid to crack down on corruption, state media reported. Expensive banquets, sightseeing trips and gift-giving using government money have been banned,AFP - 152 words
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232 2008-12-30 12 AGENCIES BEIJING Twenty-two Chinese dairy firms will pay US$l6O million ($230 million) into a compensation fund for families of babies who died or fell ill after drinking tainted milk. Families of children killed by the tainted milk will each receive 200,000 yuanAGENCIES - 232 words
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Article, Illustration184 2008-12-30 12 AFP SHANGHAI A Chinese communist official has been sacked from his government post after photos on the Internet showed him wearing a designer watch and smoking luxury brand cigarettes. MrZhouJiugeng (picture), head of a district housing bureau in Nanjing city, became infamousAFP - 184 words
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Article, Illustration289 2008-12-30 17 1 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH WASHINGTON A candidate to lead the Republican party in the United States is facing a wave of criticism after he sent other senior United States politicians a Christmas CD featuring the song Barack the Magic Negro. Mr Chip1 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH; AP - 289 words
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Article470 2008-12-30 17 AGENCIES BANGLADESH VOTES First polls since 2001 saw a turnout as high as 70 per cent DHAKA Bangladeshis turned out in droves yesterday to vote in elections marking the end of two years of emergency rule, with a pair of rival former Prime Ministers vying toAGENCIES - 470 words
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Article, Illustration846 2008-12-30 18 AGATHA KOH BRAZIL - AGATHA KOH BRAZIL COFFEEWITH voices editor agatha@mediacorp.com.sg Meet the retiree who gives foreign workers voice IT WAS the day after Christmas and Mrs Bridget Lew was sporting a new T-shirt and a new pair of slippers. She was chuffed with the bargain buys, not because she had scored846 words
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Article51 2008-12-30 18 Chin KeeThou - Chin KeeThou The National Aerated Water factory along Serangoon Road is in a dilapidated state. In its heyday, the defunct bottling company used to manufacture carbonated drinks under the brand of Singacol and Fanta. I hope the National Heritage Board would consider placing it on the heritage51 words
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Article138 2008-12-30 20 DR BILL MAIER - DR BILL MAIER BY BABY ON THE BRAIN First time mums often say that once the baby comes, they turn into a different person. Things they used to enjoy doing suddenly hold no interest to them. They lose their desire to read or exercise or go138 words
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Letter, Illustration333 2008-12-30 20 Lucia Maes - Lucia Maes COMPASSION First-world Singapore has much to learn from poorer nations Letter from I COULDN'T agree more with the I Say piece by Edric Sng, "Financial crisis, so what?" (Dec 29). It's time for the people of the world to reflect on their own actions333 words
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Letter193 2008-12-30 20 Francis Tan - Francis Tan Letter from I REFER to the letter "A lesson from Uncle Sam" by Teo Kian Lam Christopher (Dec 26). Contrary to MrTeo's comments, I have found our Customs officers to be very warm and polite, while being highly efficient. This is true whether I193 words
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PLUS ROUNDUP
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Article51 2008-12-30 22 Britney Spears has topped another chart: This time its AOL's Hot Searches for 2008. The singer also entered Google's Most Googled Celebrities in 2008 at No 4. Other stars to feature in both online search engines' top 10 include Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, Angelina Jolie and Lindsay51 words
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Article52 2008-12-30 22 Adapted from the classic i960 movie about seduction and betrayal between a singer and a musician, Wild Wild Rose the musical stars veteran Hong Kong thespian Perry Chiu and MediaCorp actorThomasOng. From Jan lto 4, at the Victoria Theatre. Tickets from $38 to $7852 words
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81 2008-12-30 22 Those hankering after Gibson guitar's latest musical masterpiece, the limited edition Dark Fire electric guitar, take heart. Apparently, shipments have been delayed as Gibson wants to launch the guitar simultaneously in stores all around the world. Hurry if you want81 words
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Article75 2008-12-30 22 Speaking of guitars, Strum for Charity is an event that aims to not only raise awareness on how one can give back to society and help underprivileged kids, but also to amass the largest number of guitarists playing synchronously. It happens Jan 17 at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic75 words
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Article, Illustration430 2008-12-30 24 MARINA BAY SINGAPORE COUNTDOWN Philippine rockers Rivermaya return to ring in the New Year BEING in a rock band can be a dangerous thing for your reputation especially if you're Japs Sergio, bassist for Philippine rock band Rivermaya, and your bandmates are the ones jerking your430 words
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health
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Article, Illustration685 2008-12-30 25 EVELINE GAN - EVELINE GAN DENTAL CARE Overdoing teeth whitening may be harmful to teeth, gums in long run eveline@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN it comes to personal grooming, relief teacher Aza Wee is especially meticulous about her oral hygiene. To keep her teeth sparkling white, the 19-year-old avoids caffeine and685 words
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Article385 2008-12-30 25 ISTHERE ACURE IN SIGHT? QUESTION FROM RED EYE Two months ago, I noticed that my right eye was swollen and tender to the touch. A doctor diagnosed it as a chalazion and told me to apply a hot compress on my eye three to four times a385 words
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Article102 2008-12-30 25 KEYS TO GOOD HEALTH SERIES: DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION A holistic nutritionist will talk about how digestive dysfunction may link to other health problems. Date/Time: Jan 5, 2pm to 3.30pm Venue: 9 Bishan Place, Junction 8 Office Tower #06-05 Fee/Registration: $12. Registration required. Call 6250 1012. Open to women102 words
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Miscellaneous1004 2008-12-30 26 TV LISTINGS ON MEDJACORP CHANNEL °N MEDIACORP FORBES 20 BILLIONAIRE HEIRESSES DOCUMENTARY Young. Fabulous Incredibly Rich 6.00 am Entertainment Tonight 4.00 smaiiviiievi 9.30 News s Tonight Mythbusters 10 Prime Time Morning 5.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10.00 CSlMiamiV Channel 5, 8.30pm g3O The Ellen DeGeneres Show 6.00 Entertainment Tonight Curse1,004 words
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Article, Illustration614 2008-12-30 27 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SHOOTING STARS Local sporting heroes weigh in on their picks ahead of Today's announcement of its Athlete of the Year 2008 linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS never going to be an easy call, given that 2008 was a fantastic year for sports here. Tomorrow, the001 BOON KEONG, AFP - 614 words
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Article, Illustration303 2008-12-30 27 LOW LIN FHOONG - 'O' is for Olympics LOW LIN FHOONG SIX months ago, Nur Aishah Mohamed Raham could not locate Haiti on a map. These days, the 15-year-old Canberra Secondary School student readily rattles off facts about the country, its culture, food and sporting history. "I hadn't even heard of Haiti before this,"001 BOON KEONG - 303 words
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Article, Illustration678 2008-12-30 28 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Lions skipper misses training to attend trials with V-League club shamir@mediacorp.com.sg LIONS skipper Indra Sahdan has always desired to ply his trade in foreign lands, and at 29, that fire has not diminished one bit. Earlier this year, he managed to land aKOHMUIFONG - 678 words
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Article, Illustration390 2008-12-30 28 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN IN THE first training session after the disappointment of the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final defeat to Vietnam, Radojko Avramovic's Lions look to be in good spirits, and ready for the next challenge. The Lions line up against Iran onSHAMIROSMAN - 390 words
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Article, Illustration814 2008-12-30 29 ENGLISH CLUB FOOTBALL Scolari optimistic Blues are still in title chase despite draw English Premiership Fulham 2 Chelsea 2 LONDON Luiz Felipe Scolari insisted the English Premier League title race was still open as his Chelsea side went into 2009 three points behind leaders Liverpool. The BluesAFP - 814 words
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Article, Illustration297 2008-12-30 29 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON England footballer Steven Gerrard was among six men being questioned by police after officers were called to a Merseyside bar. The Liverpool captain was arrested after an early morning disturbance on Sunday at licensed premises in Bold Street, Southport. ATHEDAILYTELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 297 words
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Miscellaneous33 2008-12-30 29 SPORTS ON TV TOMORROW 4am EPL Hull v Aston Villa, Ch 27 gam A Football Oklahoma State v Oregon, Ch 23 5.P981? .9.5 .MPI9 6.35am-11.35pm SportsZone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live on g3BLive33 words
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Article, Illustration759 2008-12-30 30 SHARONVASOO - SHARONVASOO RAGS TO RICHES Kitchen-help-turned-multi-millionaire says economic crisis offers many opportunities news@newstoday.com. sg FOR six years, Andy Ong watched his schoolmates from afar with envy, as they walked around in their spiffy branded sports shoes. But Andy had to be content with white canvasPHOTO C OLDINGS - 759 words
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Article, Illustration309 2008-12-30 32 AFP INSIDERTRADING They say restrictions damage city's financial centre status, may force firms to relocate HONG KONG-listed companies and tycoons yesterday criticised new measures aimed at making insider trading more difficult, saying the restrictions could force firms to relocate. More than 250 companies, business groups andAFP; EBB - 309 words
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260 2008-12-30 32 'BLOOMBERG SOUTH Korea's National Pension Service, the nation's biggest investor with 225 trillion won ($252 billion) in assets, will cut its equity investments and add bonds next year after stock declines eroded returns. Domestic stocks will account for 17 per'BLOOMBERG - 260 words
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Article, Illustration132 2008-12-30 32 BLOOMBERG MERRILL Lynch Asia-Pacific chairman Raymundo Yu (picture) is retiring after 27 years with the New York-based investment bank, sources said. Mr Yu, who joined Merrill in 1981 as a management trainee in New York, had been planning to retire for some time. AnBLOOMBERG - 132 words
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Article, Illustration265 2008-12-30 33 BLOOMBERG PCCW BUYOUT HONG Kong tycoon Richard Li (picture) and China Network Communications Group yesterday cleared a hurdle that brings them closer to a showdown today with shareholders of PCCW, Hong Kong's largest phone company. Mr Li's Singapore-listed Pacific Century Regional Developments yesterday said itBLOOMBERG - 265 words
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Article188 2008-12-30 33 MAINBOARD-LISTED Unionmet (Singapore) yesterday warned that it would post a loss for the year ended Nov 30 and said the plants of three of its subsidiaries will close for more than a month to cut costs. The company, which makes indium ingots used to produce flat188 words
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Article64 2008-12-30 34 $9.69 I Neutral Goldman Sachs cuts target price to $11.50 from $14.00; maintains rating. Target price cut reflects lowered earnings estimates and target price for Indonesian subsidiary Astra International, which faces a tougher outlook. Goldman Sachs says "there is a risk of a slowdown next year, given weakened64 words
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Article50 2008-12-30 34 $1.43 I Outperform CIMB is positive on news of China acquisitions, saying "we see both investments as positive and while these investments are small by themselves, they are an incremental increase in terms of an expanding China footprint". Broker expects more M&A projects; maintains call and $1.97 target price.50 words
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Article115 2008-12-30 34 $8.59 I Neutral Nomura cuts target price to $8.70 from $10.90 to adjust for rights issue; maintains rating. Broker says bank's rights issue was larger than expected, and has laid to rest issue of balance sheet capacity to ride out downturn. Nomura suggests "the valuation discount applied by the115 words
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Article62 2008-12-30 34 MARKETS CLOSE Hang Seng 14,328.48 A 1.02% Nikkei 8,747.17 A 0.09% Shanghai 1,850.48 T 0.06% Seoul 1,117.59 0.02% Mumbai 9,533-52 A 2.19% KLComp 867.35 0.26% Friday 1,725.61 T 0.66% Thursday Closed Wednesday 1,736.99 A 0.73% Tuesday 1,724.54 T 1.21% US$1 £1 $1,437 ¥100 $1,590 $2,106 HK$ioo $18.54 i62 words
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Article, Illustration90 2008-12-30 34 Keppel Corp, the world's largest oil rig builder, has won contracts worth $200 million to upgrade a vessel and build five tugboats. 'There are still projects in the market but we would only take on those that are cashflow positive. This prudent approach protects our shareholders' interestCOURTESY KEPPELCORP - 90 words
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Article627 2008-12-30 34 KELVIN CHOW - KELVIN CHOW PRIVATE PROPERTY Non-landed prime district properties to bear the brunt: DTZ kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg THE fallout from the financial crisis is hitting the private home market hard, with one estimate putting the drop in private home prices at 21.6 per cent this year, a plunge627 words
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121 2008-12-30 34 AGENCIES THE Singapore Exchange has asked CapitaMall Trust Management, the city's largest real estate investment trust, if it knows a reason for the 88-per-cent spike in the trust's share price yesterday. The stock rose $1.40 to $3 in the final minute of trading, followingAGENCIES - 121 words
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