Today, 9 July 2009

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    10 1 TODAY Thursday July g, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon Great expectations
    716 1 AGENCIES INDONESIAN POLLS Exit polls point to a big win for SBY some analysts expect the pace of reforms to quicken JAKARTA His campaign slogan was "Continue!". And as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (picture) looked set yesterday to win a second term by a big margin, he is
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    Lock icon Delay puts two IRs in race to open
    541 1  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg WITH problems in obtaining construction material and labour, as well as the complexity of building a roof garden linking three 55-storey towers, those looking forward to the opening of the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort will have to wait a
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Hu cuts short G8 visit
      595 2 AGENCIES RIOTS IN XINJIANG BEIJING China flooded the strife-torn capital of western Xinjiang province with security forces yesterday even as President Hu Jintao cut short a trip to Italy for the G8 summit and returned home to deal with the crisis. Mr Hu's sudden return
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      Lock icon No crowds, we're at high risk
      399 3  -  NEOCHAICHIN AVOIDING HINI Dialysis, cancer patients do all they can to avoid the bug chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg LAST week was the 38th anniversary celebration of the company he founded, but Stephen Scow (picture), 76, told his staff: "Sorry, I can't come. I hope you understand there's
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      NKF clients separated
      386 3 WITH 2,500 dialysis patients under its wing, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has had to take a slew of measures to ensure their well-being and business continuity in the face of HINI. Kidney patients, who are among those at high risk, now don surgical masks during dialysis
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      NO MORE RUNNING TALLY
      264 3 Every day since the outbreak of HINI first abroad and then on our shores, the Health Ministry has kept a running tally of infected cases. That will now all stop marking a symbolic milestone in Singapore's gradual move towards a mitigation approach. Yesterday, the World Health
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      DRIVING TO SENTOSA?
      97 4 Sentosa's new, $80-million vehicular bridge opened to traffic yesterday morning. All inbound and outbound traffic will be diverted onto this bridge, which runs parallel to the existing one, until July 22. The old bridge will be closed to facilitate the final phase of works. The new bridge
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      Sias fields questions
      332 4  -  CHEOWXINYI MINIBOND INVESTORS xinyi@mediacorp.com.sg CALLS from anxious Lehman-linked structured product investors inundated the office of the Securities Investors Association Singapore (Sias), the day after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) detailed basic lapses in financial institutions' processes. "(The investors) were asking questions like: 'Does it mean I
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      Rising? Not quite...
      275 6  -  ESTHERNG HDB RESALE MARKET estherng@mediacorp.com.sg WITH Housing Board resale prices up by 1.2 per cent in the last quarter despite the recession, is this a sign of a severe shortage of new flats? Asked this, Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan disagreed. Prices of resale HDB
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      S'PORE'S FIRST CARBON NEUTRAL DEVELOPMENT
      110 6  -  ESTHER NG When Tampines Concourse was constructed, 5,243 tonnes of carbon dioxide emission, enough to fill 1,165 Olympicsized swimming pools, was generated. To offset this, City Developments Limited is buying carbon credits for the emissions incurred during construction and throughout its operational lifespan. Some 2
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    • Article
      NMP-designate quits Young PAP
      175 6  -  ESTHERNG NOMINATED Member of Parliament-desig-nate Calvin Cheng has quit the Young PAP. The morning after he told Today of his intentions, Mr Cheng, 34, sent an email at 9.42 am to Mr Lav Ping Sum, executive director of the People's Action Party, who accepted his resignation.
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      A new, effective counter-terror force
      218 6  -  ONG DAI LIN THEIR ang chia (red vehicle) has always signalled the presence of Special Operations Command (SOC) officers, out to manage public order. This week, for the first time, the officers sped to an incident scene fora different reason: Counter-terrorism operations. The Northstar VII
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      Most COEs up by 11% to 34%
      130 8 THE surge in Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices continues, hitting 12- to 14-month highs in some categories. The sharpest increase was in the goods vehicles and buses category, where COEs spiked 34 per cent from $12,615 to $16,888, a 14-month high. Open category
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      Lock icon WHO SAYS VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR?
      80 8 ALICIA WONG The Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) yesterday launched its $500,000, 11,200-sq ft Media Hub to give its 1,700 media and communications students radio and television production experience. Once only found in tertiary local education institutions, the new campus radio station
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      'Pain could've been caused by something else'
      420 8  -  ZULOTHMAN INTHECOURTS Attackers attempt to refute victim's testimony with "inconsistencies' zul@mediacorp.com. sg THE LIGHTS in the cells at Changi Prison are switched off before bed time. So if the room was very dark as he had claimed, how did the ex-inmate, who is
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      207 2 Brilliant Rose" The Cut of Ultimate Brilliance ROSA HARMONIE™ ffht/ UsfC' A TODAY PHOTO CONTEST Sendyour photographs (minimum ■^■BtaHfaaBBaBaBrBBaBBBBBBi^^^^^^^^^^^^BBBBBaHBaBaaBMBBBBE 500 kb) with your contact details to _-^p_ ,Mmm hhb^^ m m todav@mediacorp.com. sg. |W| T w H li^ T Oi^T«b Al °r mail them to us at Then Now I
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Polls marred by fraud allegations
      587 11 AGENCIES INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS JAKARTA Indonesia's presidential election went peacefully across the archipelago yesterday, but opponents of frontrunner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono raised allegations of possible vote fraud. Former President Megawati Sukarnoputri denounced the polls which saw incumbent President Yudhoyono and his running mate Boediono leading
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      Lock icon Malaysia scraps policy to teach maths, science in English
      243 11 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia said yesterday it will abandon the policy of using English as the language of instruction for maths and science in schools. Deputy Premier Muhyiddin Yassin said that from 2012, the subjects will be taught in Bahasa Malaysia
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      Lock icon Will there be a change of heart?
      518 12 AGENCIES GROUP OF EIGHT L'AQUILA (Italy) An Italian city devastated by an earthquake less than 100 days ago is playing host to the leaders of the G8 Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States. The leaders gathered yesterday to
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    • G8 ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon EX-TOPLESS MODEL PICKED AS G8 ESCORT
        89 12 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH Having no "First Lady" to look after the spouses of G8 leaders during the summit in Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, 72, has asked a former topless model-turned-minister to stand in for his estranged wife. Ms Mara Carfagna, 33, the Equal Opportunities Minister,
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        Lock icon G8 WON'T CALL FOR SANCTIONS ON IRAN
        78 12 AP G8 leaders will not call for new sanctions over Iran's crackdown on protesters when discussing global security threats, said officials. France has said it would like stronger sanctions but Russia rejected the idea. It is unclear if Germany and Italy, both with
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        Lock icon MERKEL VISITS QUAKE RUINS
        74 12 'AGENCIES German Chancellor Angela Merkel walked yesterday through the ruins of Onna, a tiny hamlet Berlin has promised to help reconstruct after being nearly levelled by April's earthquake. AsGB officials built facilities for over 40 delegations, 3,500 journalists and 15,000 security officers, families living in tent
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      Lock icon Frail-looking Kim appears at father's memorial
      199 15 AP PYONGYANG A frail-looking Kirn Jong II (picture) made a rare public appearance yesterday as North Korea paid solemn respects to his father, the country's late founder, on the 15th anniversary of his death. The memorial was the second major state event that Mr
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      Lock icon A declaration of cyber war?
      409 15 AP NORTH KOREA SEOUL North Korea may have instigated a widespread cyber attack on major United States and South Korean official websites, Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported yesterday. The sites of 11 organisations including the presidential Blue House, the Defence Ministry, the National Assembly, Shinhan
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      Lock icon New strain in Canada
      268 16 AFP INFLUENZAAVIRUS OTTAWA A "novel" influenza type A virus was confirmed in two hog farm workers in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan, health authorities said, stressing the virus was "non-pandemic." "A novel non-pandemic influenza A virus has been confirmed in two hog farm workers in
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      Lock icon Scientists create sperm from stem cells
      255 16 AFP LONDON A team of British scientists claimed yesterday to have created human sperm using embryonic stem cells, in a medical first that they say will lead to a better understanding of fertility. Researchers led by Professor Karim Nayernia at Newcastle University and the
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon SODOMY TRIAL DELAYED
        95 16 AP Malaysia's High Court on Wednesday postponed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial after his main defence lawyer fell ill. The long-awaited trial had been scheduled to start yesterday, but his attorneys said their top representative was hospitalised for dizzy spells. The court will determine a new
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        Lock icon BRITISH LAWMAKERS REJECT ASSISTED DYING LAW
        90 16 AFP British lawmakers have voted against a controversial move to protect Britons who help terminally-ill relatives travel to die at assisted suicide clinics overseas. The House of Lords rejected the proposal which would have prevented legal action against friends and family, after an impassioned
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      Lock icon Google to launch its own PC operating system
      192 18 AFP SAN FRANCISCO Google has plans for its own personal computer operating system. The announcement on its blog sets up another clash between the Internet search king and software giant Microsoft. "We're announcing a new project," said the Cali-fornia-based company, revealing the
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      Lock icon Dawn of new era: President
      258 18 AGENCIES IRAN POLITICS Ahmadinejad insists polls were fair, pledges major changes to govt TEHRAN President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has declared a new era for Iran, vowing to change his team and show respect for Iran's youth. In his first major television address late on Tuesday, Mr
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      Lock icon FREE WOMAN: SARKOZY
      69 18 AP French President Nicolas Sarkozy has demanded that Iran free a young French teacher accused of j spying after she had taken photographs of the recent Iranian protests. MsClotilde Reiss, 23, (picture) was arrested on July 1 at Tehran Airport as she attempted to return home after
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      159 15 I PROTECT YOURSELF, I YOUR LOVED ONES AND THOSE AT RISK. DO YOUR PART TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1) IN OUR COMMUNITY Practise good personal hygiene at all times. If you are unwell with flu-like symptoms, visit your nearest Pandemic Preparedness Clinic (PPC) or polyclinic. Wear a
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    • Letter
      I've quit Young PAP
      240 20  -  Calvin Cheng Letter from I REFER to your report "A question of party" (8 July). As I informed Today on July 7, and as Today correctly reported, I was going to resign from the Young PAP; shortly after, I did so. I am no longer a
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      Attitudes must change
      484 20  -  Rosanna Cil MATURE WORKERS Old is definitely gold, with their unwavering loyalty and wealth of experience Letter from I REFER to James Ang's letter, "Crunch time for mature workers" (July 7). In my 20 years in the workforce, I have seen my fair share of discrimination. I
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      202 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY FATIGUE AND EMOTION It's amazing how many problems in our lives can be eliminated by this simple prescription: Get some rest! The late, great football coach, Vince Lombardi, once said: "Fatigue makes cowards of us all." How right he was. Physical depletion
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      Lock icon I SAY MY KIDS LOVED THE AYG
      618 22  -  Lee SeowSer Parents, take the chance to teach your children about the spirit of sportsmanship MY HUSBAND and I wanted to support the Asian Youth Games (AYG) and take the rare opportunity to introduce our boys to sports at the youth level. We
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    • MEMORIAL
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        Lock icon 'I just wanted to say I love him'
        871 24 AGENCIES SEEYA, MJ Michael Jackson's kids say goodbye to vDaddy' FOR all the hasty preparations, hand-wring-ing over security, breathless media competition to scoop details and soul-wrenching performances, the essence of Michael Jackson's memorial service came down to 20 poignant, powerful seconds: The
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        Lock icon Harry Potter and the soggy red carpet
        233 30 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH MOVIE Wi Rain pours down on the London premiere but fans stick around for the magic THE teenage stars of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, including Daniel Radcliffe (picture), Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, braved torrential rain as they arrived
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      • PLUS ROUNDUP
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          MONUMENTS BOARD JOINS NHB FAMILY
          111 30 Aside from museums, the National Heritage Board (NHB) will now take on Singapore's monumental issues after it was announced yesterday that the Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB) will be integrated as a division into the bigger statutory board. It will, however, retain its own institution
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        • Article
          Lock icon MOTHMAN PROPHECIES AUTHOR DIES
          100 30 AP John A Keel, author of The Mothman Prophecies, died last Friday. He was 79. Keel died of congestive heart failure at a Manhattan hospital, his friend Larry "Ratso" Sloman said on Tuesday. Keel was born Alva John Kiehle. He was best known for his writings
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        Lock icon CUT ABOVE THE REST
        438 32  -  ANNETTE TAN Who doesn't love French fries? Fair Price Crinkle or Straight Cut Fries always hit the spot food@newstoday.com.sg I've never met a person who doesn't like French fries. And to be quite honest, it is not difficult to see why. After all, French fries are
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    • traveller
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        Lock icon City of Flight
        896 34  -  ■MMMMMMMMMMPM TOULOUSE Home of French aviation M enchants in all colours m shamir@mediacorp.com.sg TAKE a second and picture a city that was the home of aviation pioneers of old, the modern world's second biggest space centre and a hub of Europe's aeronautics. That image that you have
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        NOTES FROM AN AIRBUS PLANT, TOULOUSE
        236 36 An international effort: Airplane components are manufactured in plants around the world. The cockpit and fly-by-wire system are made in France, fuselage in Germany, the wings in the UK, and the tail in Spain. The parts are then shipped to Toulouse, Hamburg orTianjin where
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      • QUICK TOURS
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          CRUISE DANUBE
          208 38  -  KAYLENE HONG Transferring between cities is not exactly the best way to enjoy your time in Europe imagine lugging suitcases on and off trains or coaches, checking repeatedly in and out of hotels and unpacking your luggage all too frequently, topped with cranky kids in tow. Sail through
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          DRIVE CAMERON HIGHLANDS
          85 38 Leave the road-trip planning to others and spend the National Day weekend enjoying some of the best sights in Cameron Highlands. Organised by road trip specialist Footworks, the car tour from Aug 8 to 10 includes stops at the Boh Tea Plantation, and strawberry and vegetable farms.
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          SHOP KUALA LUMPUR
          67 38 The Great Singapore Sale will wrap up on July 26, but ardent shoppers can still gettheirfix with the benefit of stronger currency across the Causeway. The Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival, which kicked off on Saturday in Kuala Lumpur, will be on until Aug 31. Go on Friday
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      647 42  -  LEONARDTHOMAS SPORTS MATTERS sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg They failed to excite at Asian Youth Games and it must change next year THOUSAND-PAGE reports are being prepared, officials from the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) and the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports are mulling attendance sheets,
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      273 43  -  SHAMIR OSMAN OF ALL team sports, perhaps the most desired gold medal is that from football. While the curtain came down on the inaugural Asian Youth Games on Tuesday, Singapore's dream of a medal in the sport ended much earlier, on
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      498 44 AP TRACKAND FIELD Jamaican hero Bolt clocks fourth fastest 200 m, sets stage for clash with Gay LAUSANNE (Switzerland) -Jamaican phenom Usain Bolt battled a headwind, pouring rain and chilly weather to post the fourth-fast-est 200 m in history, finishing in 19.595 ec at the Athletissima meet
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      519 44  -  SHAMIR OSMAN GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Balestier Khalsa v Sengkang Punggol Toa Payoh Stadium, j.^spm shamir@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN Sengkang Punggol line up against Balestier Khalsa in tonight's Great EasternYeo's S-League fixture at the Toa Payoh Stadium, it will be Aide Iskandar's fourth game as head
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      66 43 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 8.45 am Football Copa Libertadores final: Cruzeiro v Estudiantes, Ch 27 5.55pm Cricket England v Australia, Ch 110 10.15pm Golf Scottish Open, Ch 26 TOMORROW iam MLB Yankees vTwins, Ch 23 2am Golf US Women's Open, Ch 24 3am Golf John Deere Classic, Ch 304 gam
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      289 46  -  CONRAD RAJ NEW PROJECT Guocoland to market Sophia Residence soon editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com. sg SPURRED by the success of recent property launches at the upper end of the middleclass market, GuocoLand Ltd, the Singa-pore-listed arm of Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan, will soon start marketing its Sophia
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      197 50 NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL), China Cosco Holdings and 12 other container lines have agreed to raise rates on Asia-United States routes. The move is to end a price war caused by slumping demand and overcapacity. The lines decided on a US$5OO
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        66 50 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) can now seek a secondary listing on the Norwegian bourse, Oslo BorsASA, with greater ease, and vice versa. The bourses have inked an MoLJ to facilitate the dual listing. This will help companies capitalise on a larger
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      114 51 SWITZERLAND'S government said it would forbid Swiss bank ÜBS from complying with any court-ordered transfer of data on American clients to the US government, and it may seize documents to prevent that. The statement was the strongest yet by Swiss authorities locked in a battle
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      184 51  -  KELVIN CHOW kelvinc@mediacorp.com. sg CATALIST-LISTED marine heat transfer and piping system specialist, Heatec Jietong Holdings, the fourth initial public offering (IPO) here this year, had a dismal showing on its first day of trading yesterday. The company, which offered 18.5 million shares at 27.5 cents
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      341 51  -  KELVIN CHOW SINGAPORE'S TRADE INFRASTRUCTURE kelvinc@mediacorp.com. sg ALTHOUGH Singapore has improved its ranking by one notch to be named the world's most trade-friendly territory, it has room for improvement in the areas of road congestion and technology, according to a report by the World Economic
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      422 52  -  CONRAD RAJ Is MAS punishment of 10 Fls a case of too little, too late? editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg FOR thousands of Singaporeans who were misled into parting with thousands of dollars of their savings, the unprecedented punishment imposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on 10 well-known
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