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Title Section10 2009-12-23 1 TODAY Wednesday December 23, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking10 words
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Article, Illustration152 2009-12-23 1 A The topics of foreign talent, integrating permanent residents and new citizens into society occupied the minds of many Singaporeans in the past year. 6 The local distributor of the Maclaren brand of baby strollers has contacted about 1,000 customers hereto collect safety covers for the hinges152 words
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Article, Illustration304 2009-12-23 1 AFP JAKARTA Indonesian Vice-Presi-dent and former central bank chief Boediono (picture) yesterday defended his role in a controversial bank bailout at the centre of the country's latest corruption scandal. Mr Boediono told a Parliamentary inquiry that the bailout of Bank Century in November last yearAFP - 304 words
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Article383 2009-12-23 1 HOYEENNIE - HOYEENNIE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT Despite community efforts, Malay students continue to lag behind the rest yeennie@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Education Ministry's annual report released yesterday on the academic performances across the primary, secondary and junior college levels of Singapore's three main ethnic groups showed these have held steady383 words
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Article, Illustration331 2009-12-23 2 AGENCIES CHINA-TAIWAN TIES Protesters burn flag as agreements are signed TAICHUNG Top envoys from Taiwan and China signed joint agreements yesterday as they met behind rings of barbed wire shielding them from anti-Beijing protesters who set ablaze a Chinese flag. During the talks with his TaiwaneseAGENCIES; AP - 331 words
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Article, Illustration650 2009-12-23 3 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT POINTOFVIEW weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg FOR the last four consecutive Mondays, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan's blog can be likened to a crystal ball on the healthcare priorities for the new year: He pens new thoughts, shares candid assessments, and canvasses feedback and ideas from the650 words
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Article694 2009-12-23 4 SRAMESH - SRAMESH TOP ISSUES ON REACH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The topics of foreign talent, and integrating permanent residents and new citizens into society occupied the minds of many Singaporeans in the past year. And the challenge ahead is how to keep talent flowing into the Republic at a manageable694 words
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265 2009-12-23 4 SINGAPORE Singapore and the European Union (EU) have agreed to begin talks for a free trade agreement (FTA). It will be the EU's first FTA with a member of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) The discussions should boost prospects for a265 words
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Article355 2009-12-23 6 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG MOTION SENSOR estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It looks like an electronic mosquito repellent but it is actually a motion sensor that could save the lives of elderly seniors, especially those living alone. Once mounted in various parts of the house, the sensor sends355 words
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Article, Illustration182 2009-12-23 6 STOCKHOLM Swedish furniture giant Ikea announced yesterday a global recall of 5,474 children's high chairs of the Leopard model due to safety concerns. The recall comes after Ikea had received 11 reports over the locks securing the seat to the frame ofPHOTO FROM IKEA WEBSITE - 182 words
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328 2009-12-23 6 CLAIRE HUANG - CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE The local distributor of a European brand of baby strollers which had recalled its products in the United States has managed to contact about 1,000 customers here to collect safety covers for the hinges to prevent their children328 words
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227 2009-12-23 8 WANG ENG ENG - WANG ENG ENG SINGAPORE -Some singles, it seems, are uncomfortable with the thought of being on their own this month. Twenty-seven-year-old Linda hopes that she would not be standing alone under the mistletoe this year. And so she has taken the first227 words
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Article304 2009-12-23 8 CHERYL LIM - CHERYL LIM FESTIVE ATTRACTIONS cheryllim@channelnewasia.com SINGAPORE From dancing flamingoes to a Wild Tarzan Santa, tourists are being spoilt for choice. Most attractions are pulling out all stops to draw in visitors this festive season. The Jurong Bird Park is holding a Latin Fiesta themed celebration,304 words
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279 2009-12-23 10 WANG ENG ENG - WANG ENG ENG HORIZON FOOD MALL engeng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Horizon Food Mall, which had been closed since Saturday due to unresolved issues between the operator and the cleaning service provider, will resume operations tomorrow under a new operator. Banquet Holdings has signed a three-year lease to279 words
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426 2009-12-23 10 ANSLEYNG - ANSLEYNG SINGAPORE He was such a die-hard fan of Liverpool Football Club that he wore the familiar bright red team jersey even in death. The body of Teo Kok Hun, 33, was found hanging from a bathroom window by his wife on Oct 26,426 words
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Article203 2009-12-23 12 DYLAN LOH - DYLAN LOH MARKETING SURVEY SlNGAPORE—Advertisers have named Channel NewsAsia (CNA) as their favourite broadcaster for middle, high and very high income groups, according to a marketing magazine. The survey by Marketing Magazine also found that among free-to-air channels, MediaCorp's Channel Five, as well as Channel203 words
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Article, Illustration184 2009-12-23 12 SINGAPORE It was an occasion to make anyone smile, helped along no doubt by the 10,000 smiles captured in candid photos. Together with a cheque for $300,000, the photos assembled into a collage were presented to President S R Nathan by healthcare providerSINGHEALTH; CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 184 words
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365 2009-12-23 14 DEVIKAMISRA - DEVIKAMISRA LOCAL EXPATRIATES devikam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Some expatriates in Singapore are feeling anything but jolly this season. Even those not affected by job uncertainty cannot help but be influenced by news from home. Ms Terri Fischer, an American who has lived abroad for a365 words
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Article, Illustration137 2009-12-23 14 SRAMESH - SRAMESH SINGAPORE Call it cyberspace citizenry. Through playing web games, members of the public can also contribute to charity their scores will be translated to funds contributed by sponsors. ClicktoAid (www.dicktoctid. sg), is initiated by South West Community Development Council and is part of137 words
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Article, Illustration93 2009-12-23 16 FAIRMONT SINGAPORE With Fairmont Singapore being the Official Hotel Partner of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, it was a matter of time before the Games' mascots, Lyo and Merly, set up home here too. Yesterday, they were here at a party to celebrate the achievements ofFAIRMONT SINGAPORE - 93 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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106 2009-12-23 16 Singaporeans who have yet to sign up for their GST Credits should do so by Dec 31. They can do so through the Internet at www.gstojfset.gov.sg or through forms available at any Community Centre, Community Development Council or CPF Service Centre. All forms106 words
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Article141 2009-12-23 16 With the help of twoYishun residents, police arrested a 34 year-old man suspected of involvement in loanshark harassment on Monday. According to the police, one of the residents was in his unit when he heard noises outside his flat. He came out to make a check and141 words
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142 2009-12-23 16 From Friday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will extend the Mandatory Give-Way-To-Buses Scheme progressively to 15 bus-bays along Pasir Ris Drive 1, Canberra Road and Woodlands Avenue 5. With this extension, the scheme would be implemented at 41 bus-bays islandwide. Prior to implementation, signs142 words
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105 2009-12-23 16 On Dec 25, parts of Orchard Road and Mount Elizabeth Road would be closed from Ipm to lam to facilitate Christmas celebrations organised by Singapore Tourism Board and Celebrate Christmas in Singapore. A crowd of 10,000 is expected at the event. Specifically, the roads105 words
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133 2009-12-23 16 MRT, LRT, and selected SBS Transit and SMRT bus services will be operating beyond the usual hours tomorrow. SBS Transit's North East Line's trains will run from Dhoby Ghaut Station towards Punggol Station and HarbourFront Station until 2.15am and 2.00am the next day, respectively.133 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration535 2009-12-23 18 AGENCIES SNOWINGTROUBLE PARIS Packed Eurostar trains began to haul thousands of angry passengers between Paris, Brussels and London yesterday as the firm started to clear a backlog of 75,000 stranded by a winter weather shutdown. The normally high-speed Channel Tunnel service, once seen as aAGENCIES; .AFP - 535 words
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Article197 2009-12-23 20 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER ALLEGATIONS OF MISRULE KUALA LUMPUR Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said he welcomed an opposition leader's call for the government to set up a royal commission to probe whether he "burned" RMIOO billion ($40.9 billion) on grandiose projects and corruption during his tenureTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 197 words
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149 2009-12-23 20 AFP YALA Suspected separatists shot dead a three-year-old girl and left her elder sister seriously wounded in the latest violence to hit Thailand's troubled far south, the police said yesterday. They said an unknown number of gunmen on foot fired shots into the houseAFP - 149 words
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Article, Illustration180 2009-12-23 22 AP SEOUL Prosecutors indicted a former South Korean Prime Minister on bribery charges yesterday in a case the main opposition party has claimed is politically motivated. Han Myung Sook (picture) is accused of accepting US$5O,OOO ($70,230) in kickbacks from a businessman seeking favours from herAP; AFP i - 180 words
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Article333 2009-12-23 22 AFP KOREAN ALPHABET Indonesian tribe adopts the Hangul alphabet as its own SEOUL A small Indonesian tribe that lacks its own written language signed an agreement yesterday to promote a script pioneered by a Korean king almost six centuries ago. The Cia-Cia tribe, living aroundAFP - 333 words
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Article385 2009-12-23 24 AGENCIES GOVERNMENT COMPENSATION KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian court ordered the government yesterday to pay compensation totalling 870,000 ringgit ($355,947) to 29 human rights activists and journalists who were detained by police after attending a 1996 forum on rights abuses in neighbouring Indonesia. The Kuala Lumpur High CourtAGENCIES - 385 words
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263 2009-12-23 24 AP WASHINGTON The Obama administration has ready a powerful economic weapon if talks with Myanmar fail to achieve democratic reforms: Pressuring banks to avoid doing business with the country's ruling generals. A similar approach has been used to push North Korea to give upAP - 263 words
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321 2009-12-23 26 AP WATER SHORTAGE BEIJING China's capital raised the price of water yesterday to help fight a worsening water shortage after nine years of droughts. The Beijing authorities said the water price for residential use will go up 8 per cent, an increase thatAP - 321 words
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Article, Illustration203 2009-12-23 28 AGENCIES LEGAZPI Almost all of the 47,000 residents living on the slopes of a rumbling volcano in the central Philippines have moved to emergency shelters, while lava and earthquakes yesterday heralded what officials say could be a major eruption. Mayon sprayed volcanicAGENCIES; AFP - 203 words
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Article242 2009-12-23 28 AGENCIES KOREAN PENINSULA Two Koreas to open modernised military hotlines SEOUL North and South Korea plan to open new, updated hotlines between their militaries next week to facilitate border crossings, an official said yesterday. The announcement reflected cooperation between the sides only a dayAGENCIES - 242 words
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Article194 2009-12-23 28 AFP SYDNEY Tropical Cyclone Laurence ripped up trees and damaged buildings as winds of up to 215km/h tore into the Western Australian coast, officials said yesterday. The storm had been at the highest rating of Category 5 when it smashed inland late on Monday, battering the smallAFP - 194 words
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Article, Illustration443 2009-12-23 30 AFP CRACKDOWN IN NORTH CHINA LINFEN Christians in north China are facinga Christmas of fear after 10 local religious leaders were jailed in recent weeks and their new church shut down amid a crackdown on unauthorised worship. Five of the church leaders were given prisonAFP - 443 words
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Article193 2009-12-23 30 AFP BEIJING Reform activists in Beijing yesterday said they had been warned not to attend the trial this week of leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, as European and United States diplomats were refused access to the hearing. The 53-year-old writer has been charged with "inciting subversionAFP - 193 words
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Article238 2009-12-23 30 AGENCIES LONDON Britain will step up pressure on China to show clemency for a Briton set to be executed for drug smuggling. Family and supporters of Akmal Shaikh, 53, from London, say he has mental health problems and was duped when he was arrested in 2007AGENCIES - 238 words
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Article, Illustration294 2009-12-23 32 AFP PAKISTAN UNREST PESHAWAR A suicide bomber yesterday attacked a Pakistan journalists' club (picture), killing three people in the first assault on media offices blamed on Islamist militants in the troubled country. Strapped with explosives, the man walked to the gate of the pressAFP - 294 words
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189 2009-12-23 32 THE GUARDIAN ISLAMABAD United States special forces have conducted multiple clandestine raids into Pakistan's tribal areas as part of a secret war in the border region where Washington is pressing to expand its drone assassination programme. A former North Atlantic Treaty Organization officer saidTHE GUARDIAN - 189 words
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174 2009-12-23 34 AFP LAHORE —A court in Pakistan's most liberal city ordered two men to have their nose and ears chopped off as punishment for inflicting similar injuries on a woman they abducted. An anti-terrorism court headed by judge Khalid Naveed Dar handedAFP - 174 words
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Article247 2009-12-23 34 AP US HEALTHCARE WASHINGTON Americans' views of President Barack Obama's ambitious healthcare overhaul plan have remained steady, despite dramatic swings in the political battle over his drive to reform the United States medical system, a survey says. Overall, 82 per cent of Americans say an overhaulAP - 247 words
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Article, Illustration139 2009-12-23 34 AFP BOGOTA Leftist rebels have kidnapped the Governor of Colombia's southern department of Caqueta, snatching him from his home. Local media reported that guerrillas of the Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) abducted Mr Luis Francisco Cuellar after attacking his home. The guerrillas lobbed a grenadeAFP - 139 words
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175 2009-12-23 38 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK- Iraq's oil revenue will be protected for another year from foreign claims dating to former dictator Saddam Hussein's regime. The United Nations Security Council voted 15-0 to adopt a resolution written by the United States extending protections established after theBLOOMBERG - 175 words
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Article377 2009-12-23 38 AGENCIES IRANIAN PRESIDENT SAYS... WASHINGTON Documents revealed last week that appear to show Tehran is working on a nuclear bomb trigger were "forged" by Washington, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told a United States news network. "They are all fabricated bunch of papers continuously being forged andAGENCIES - 377 words
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Article487 2009-12-23 43 AGENCIES BRITISH POLITICS UK parties agree to unprecedented live, televised debates LONDON Britain's three major political parties have agreed to participate in an unprecedented series of television debates, a coalition of broadcasters said on Monday. The BBC, /TV and Sky News said that the Labour, ConservativeAGENCIES - 487 words
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259 2009-12-23 43 AP WASHINGTON The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate 80 per cent of those critical systems. Mr Howard Schmidt,AP - 259 words
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Article221 2009-12-23 46 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY I BALANCE BETWEEN LOVE, CONTROL I've often been asked: "Which is more damaging to children? A parenting style that's very authoritarian and rigid? Or one that's permissive and loose?" Actually, both these extremes leave scars on children, and I would be hard221 words
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Article, Illustration1230 2009-12-23 50 GENEVIEVE LOH - GENEVIEVE LOH SHERLOCK HOLMES OrTheCaseofthe Missing Actress and the Bromance of Sherlock Holmes in london tnevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg Account taken from the diary ofDr er, Genevieve Loh. FREEMASON'S HALL, DEC 14: FROM this point onward, I will follow the course of events as was1,230 words
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Article, Illustration388 2009-12-23 53 GENEVIEVELOH - GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW SHERLOCK HOLMES genevievdoh@mediacorp.com.sg THIS isn't a cerebral whodunit featuring the archetypal deerstalker-hat-wearing, "elementary, my dear Watson"-spewing Sherlock Holmes with a magnifying glass you might remember from the earlier films or TV. Neither does it have a bumbling Dr Watson faithfully chronicling his friend's exploits.388 words
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Article224 2009-12-23 53 GENEVIEVELOH - GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW NOTWITHOUTYOU (NOPUEDOVIVIRSINTI) IT'S Taiwan's entry for Best Foreign Language Film this coming Oscars. It's filmed entirely in black and white. It has a Spanish title for no apparent reason. It also has a somewhat unconventional structure, beginning at the halfway point. But for all its224 words
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Article, Illustration252 2009-12-23 54 CHRISTOPHERTOH - CHRISTOPHERTOH MOVIE REVIEW BURMA VJ THE "VJ" in Burma VJ doesn't refer to those MTV hosts but to undercover video journalists who risk their lives trying to get footage and pictures of the military regime out to the rest of the world. This documentary highlights their252 words
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Article, Illustration218 2009-12-23 55 CHRISTOPHERTOH - CHRISTOPHERTOH: MOVIE REVIEW THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD DON Ready (Jeremy Piven) leads a band of motivational experts hired by the foundering small town car dealership Sellick Motors to improve their sales over the holiday weekend. If they don't sell all the cars in the218 words
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Article, Illustration452 2009-12-23 56 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN ANCIENT EGYPT National Museum opens doors to mummies for year-end blockbuster mayo@mediacorp.com.sg FROM The Mummy to Indiana Jones to The Scorpion King, popular cinema has often fired up the public's imagination about ancient Egypt. But more often than not, said Egyptologist Michaella Huettner, their facts452 words
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Miscellaneous1011 2009-12-23 57 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL 9 N. MEpiACORP 3'P LUS-1 II 6.00AM Entertainment Tonight 2.30 Wheel of Fortune 10.00 America's Got Talent IV NIJANGAL Channel B,Bpm 6.30 Prime Time Morning 3.00 Growing UpV MN Surgery Saved My Life Vasantham, 10.30pm 9.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 4.00 American Idol VIII I.OOAM1,011 words
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518 2009-12-23 58 lAN DECOTTA - lAN DECOTTA SINGAPORE The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have tightened their criteria for the continent's premier club competition, threatening the continued participation of teams from countries such as Australia, South Korea, the Middle East and even Singapore. The Republic falls short in518 words
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Article, Illustration454 2009-12-23 58 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE SPORTS Top-io finishes in Aussie meet put them in line for elite Olympic programme yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The push by SingaporeSailing for their sailors to be included in the elite Olympic Pathway Programme (OPP), which provides additional funding and support to selected national athletes inDAVE KNEALE/VOLVO OCEAN RACE - 454 words
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Article, Illustration445 2009-12-23 59 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE SPORTS With Asian Games her focus, Singapore swim star has a busy year ahead linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fresh from her five-gold plunder at the SEA Games in Vientiane last week, swim queen Tao Li and her minders are alreadyDON WONG - 445 words
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Article, Illustration358 2009-12-23 59 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The national men's water polo team celebrated their 23rd consecutive SEA Games gold medal at the National Sports Complex's pool in Vientiane, Laos, on Dec 7. They are now aiming to take their game a notch higher and finishKOHMUIFONG - 358 words
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Article, Illustration176 2009-12-23 59 AFP Roger Federer has been named International Tennis Federation (ITF) champion for the fifth time with Serena Williams taking the women's award for the second time. They will receive their awards at the annual ITF World Champions Dinner on June 1 in Paris, during the FrenchAFP; AP - 176 words
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Article138 2009-12-23 59 AFP Chicago squandered a 35-point lead and lost to Sacramento 102-98 on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), the Bulls being outscored 9-3 by Sacramento rookie Tyreke Evans over the game's final 2:13 to complete the humiliating collapse. Bulls fans booed the team off the court after theAFP - 138 words
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Article, Illustration520 2009-12-23 60 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH ENGLISH FOOTBALL New Man City boss Manciniaimsto win next season's Premiership title MANCHESTER Roberto Mancini marked his first day as Manchester City manager on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) by setting himself the challenge of delivering the Premier League title to Eastlands within 18 months.THEDAILYTELEGRAPH; AFP - 520 words
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Article, Illustration455 2009-12-23 61 AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Forward named Fifa World Player of the Year after a stellar season for Barca ZURICH Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi was crowned World Player of the Year by world football's ruling body Fifa on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Messi,AGENCIES; AP - 455 words
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Article, Illustration374 2009-12-23 61 AFP ORLANDO Tiger Woods is reportedly yachting to the Bahamas for the holidays to escape the firestorm over his sex scandal while his wife Elin is said to be back in Sweden for Christmas with her family. Woods, who turns 34 next week,AFP; , AP - 374 words
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Article, Illustration318 2009-12-23 62 HAVING been in the semiconductor industry for more than 20 years and seeing product life cycles and returns getting increasingly shorter, Mr Jeremy Ng (picture) was on the lookout to start a new business that was on an uptrend. "Today's growth industriesSPRING SINGAPORE - 318 words
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Miscellaneous37 2009-12-23 58 SPORTS ON TV TODAY Bam Basketball Big 12: Michigan State v Texas, Ch 23 TOMORROW 8.30am Basketball Big East Conference: Mississippi vWest Virginia, vCh 27 5.P.9.?!? 95 MPI9 6.35am-ii.3spm SportsZone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live on gjBLive37 words
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Article134 2009-12-23 64 For the new year, shake things up with a fresh new you. It only takes a minute to open the pack and put on your 1 Day Acuvue Moist contact lenses with Lacreon technology, which locks in moisture permanently for all-day comfort. Don't miss the following134 words
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Article84 2009-12-23 64 The new Calibre H6lO is Citizen's first analogue chronograph that is capable of receiving standard time radio-waves from multiple stations. This model is designed to receive standard time radio-waves from five stations, including Germany, the United States, Japan and China. For world time, choose from 26 cities and84 words
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Article, Illustration107 2009-12-23 64 Megatex show (above) is on from now till Sunday at the Singapore Expo Hall 4B (10am to 10pm). This electronics, IT and Home fair offers great savings on a wide range of LCD/LED and Plasmas TVs, home theatre and home audio systems, computers and peripherals, IT107 words
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Article, Illustration267 2009-12-23 64 The Fullerton Hotel Singapore invites you to a tempting array of lavish gastronomic treats this festive season. The Town Restaurant offers The Festive Lunch and Dinner Buffet on Thursday and Friday at $198* per person. If you prefer to usher in the festive season with a267 words
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Article113 2009-12-23 64 Goldheart has launched its new television commercial, titled The Sparkle to Your Life, following the success of the Fly Me To The Moon commercial in 2006. At the heart of the new commercial is the Goldheart woman, embodying the modern, sophisticated woman with a charming113 words
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Article101 2009-12-23 64 Pink Parlour has opened a new outlet at Far East Plaza. Featuring chic decor and an intimate ambience, the waxing parlour pampers clients with facilities like a steam shower room, a resting area, an LCD screen and a television set in the waxing room. Also101 words
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Article, Illustration173 2009-12-23 64 An ancient Angsana tree standing more than 16m tall will become a magnificent "Diamond Winter Tree" that will light up the sky at this year's Christmas celebrations at The Jewel Box, Singapore's iconic hilltop destination and choice dining venue forthe delegates of the Apec summit last month.173 words
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71 2009-12-23 64 From now till Dec 31, enjoy special festive offers and stand a chance to win a holiday package when you shop at Delfi Orchard. Simply spend a minimum of $30 to enter the Christmas Lucky Draw and you could win a 3D2N trip for two71 words
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Article76 2009-12-23 64 The new Knife cooking oil with added Canola Oil is a special blend of the finest vegetable oils such as canola oil, peanut oil and sesame oil. It is trans fat-free and rich in Omega 9. Knife has also launched a Thai fish sauce with 2576 words
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Article87 2009-12-23 64 The new F&N Magnolia Mixed Berries Yoghurt Smoothie is a blend of yumberries, blueberries, cranberry, mulberry, red and white grapes and velvety yoghurt, with fruity accents of real strawberry bits, offering a wholesome berry experience. It is made from non-fat yoghurt and real fruit juice and contains87 words
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Article, Illustration84 2009-12-23 64 Charly T's first fast-casual restaurant opens in Singapore, featuring home recipes, secret sauces and unique cooking styles. It serves a selection of chicken dishes (above), prepared rotisserie-style, on sticks and skewers, in wraps, plus soups and salads. A separate breakfast menu is served daily till 11am, featuring84 words
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Article107 2009-12-23 64 Need a solution to puffy and tired eyes? Try using LUS Soothing Cucumber Eye Pads or Vitamin C Orange Eye Pads from Korea. Shaped like cucumber and orange slices, they help soothe tired eyes and reduce puffiness. The LUS eye pads are available exclusively at107 words
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Article130 2009-12-23 65 BLOOMBERG LUANDA The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) yesterday agreed to maintain total production quotas at 24.845 million barrels a day at its meeting in the Angolan capital. The decision was not a surprise, with ministers from member states including Saudi Arabia and Algeria havingBLOOMBERG - 130 words
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Article450 2009-12-23 65 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH STARTRADER US hedge fund manager to receive $3-5b after betting correctly on banking stocks NEW YORK An American hedge fund manager is set to collect a cool US$2.5 billion ($3.5 billion) pay package for the year after staking huge bets that global banks would recover inTHEDAILYTELEGRAPH - 450 words
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105 2009-12-23 67 ST Engineering has announced that its United States shipyard, VT Halter Marine, has secured a US$B7-million (si2o-million) contract from the US Navy. Underthe deal, VT Halter Marine will build an enhanced version of a T-AGS 60 Class oceanographic survey ship for the US Navy.105 words
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91 2009-12-23 67 Keppel Corp's wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel FELS Brasil, has clinched a USsis2-million (s2og-million) contract from Noble Corp. The contract is for Keppel FELS Brasil to upgrade one of Noble's drillships. The scope of work covers the fabrication, repair and replacement of components including the stern91 words
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Article480 2009-12-23 67 BLOOMBERG CHINESE ECONOMY Central bank governor's remarks spark concerns BEIJING Reserve ratios for banks remain an important tool, People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan said yesterday, fuelling speculation that the capital requirements may be increased to limit the risk of asset bubbles. Policy-makers "put quiteBLOOMBERG - 480 words
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121 2009-12-23 67 AFP HONG KONG A company run by Hong Kong's best-known entertainment mogul has paid a record US$lOB million ($l5O million) for a shop in one of the city's busiest districts, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. The price of the 1,212-sq-ftAFP - 121 words
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Article330 2009-12-23 68 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG NEW ACQUISITIONS huileng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore Exchange Mainboard-listed communications network specialist Teledata is buying a 77.7 per cent stake in PT Centrin Online, for $17.2 million. PT Centrin is an Indonesiabased Internet service provider that is listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange. Under the330 words
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182 2009-12-23 68 938LIVE SINGAPORE China Printing Dyeing (CPD) said yesterday that its judicial managers have appealed for an extension of time to submit a proposal to resume its listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The judicial managers submitted the appeal to the SGX asking938LIVE - 182 words
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161 2009-12-23 68 DOWJONES - DOWJONES SINGAPORE Singapore-listed Noble Group says Macarthur Coal has offered to buy its 87.7 per cent stake in Gloucester Coal. Under the offer, Brisbane-based Macarthur is providing Gloucester shareholders 0.84 Macarthur shares for every Gloucester share. It has also made an all-cash alternative161 words
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Article46 2009-12-23 69 39 cents Buy DMG maintains rating with a price target of 51.5 cents, as the firm continues strong run after announcing it received SGX approval for the issue of up to 100 million new shares as part of its plan to list Taiwan Depository Receipts.46 words
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Article81 2009-12-23 69 $2.211 Neutral JPMorgan maintains rating and $2.90 target price for the property developer, saying "while we believe that valuation is undemanding at the current level, share price performance is likely to be dominated by sector news flow and coloured by the uncertain outlook in the near term". FROM BROKERAGE81 words
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Article522 2009-12-23 69 AZHARKHALID - AZHARKHALID IPOs azhark@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Initial public offering (IPO) activity in Singapore jumped to life in the second half of this year, as companies were encouraged by the improving market conditions to launch their share offerings. Although the total number of new listings this522 words
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