Today, 29 December 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Tuesday December 29, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Tuesday December 29, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • afternoon edition
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      Lock icon 'I am the first of many'
      852 1 AGENCIES FOILEDTERROR PLOT AFTERNOON LATEST AFTERNOON LATEST Chilling warning from would-be bomber as Al Qaeda wing claims responsibility for Detroit DETROIT Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23 (picture), has given a defiant warning to US investigators, telling them: "There are more just like me who will
      AGENCIES; AFP  -  852 words
    • Article
      NTUC: A year of 'offensive play'
      655 1  -  LINYANQIN LABOUR KPIS FOR 2010 yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Your employer should invest in you, improving the company's productivity on the whole, while Singaporeans who are not actively looking for a job should be given support, so they can join the workforce and find employment. These
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    • Article
      Lock icon Obama promises to root out threat
      463 1 HAWAII President Barack Obama yesterday promised to track down all those behind an attempt to bring down a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day, ending three days of silence on the attack. Mr Obama told Americans his administration was doing all it could to
      AGENCIES  -  463 words
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon FAMILY ASKED FOR HELP MONTHS BEFORE INCIDENT
      191 2 AP In a statement yesterday, the Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab family said his father first reached out to Nigerian security agencies two months ago and a month later to the United States embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, to discuss his concerns about his son's religious
      AP  -  191 words
    • Article
      MHA monitoring situation following US case
      220 3  -  SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL SINGAPORE The Home Affairs Ministry (MHA) said enhancing the country's homeland security is an ongoing effort with the maritime, aviation and public transport security measures constantly reviewed and strengthened. Even then, it said just as the recent attempted air-borne attack in Detroit
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    • Article
      Many seek Queenstown BTO flats
      267 3 SINGAPORE If you had submitted an application for either of the two Build-To-Order (BTO) flat projects in Queenstown, so did five others. Skyville Dawson and Sky Terrace Dawson have been oversubscribed by almost six times. As at 2pm yesterday, 9,865 applications had been received for
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    • Article
      830,000 visitors last month
      117 3  -  IMELDASAAD SINGAPORE Visitor numbers to Singapore continue to rise, with 830,000 arrivals last month, registering the highest growth for the year at 8.4 per cent. They were mostly from Indonesia, China and Malaysia. The number of days tourists stayed in the country also saw its first
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      Lock icon CHEFS COOK UP A FEAST FOR 600 CHILDREN
      73 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Cream of chicken soup, pasta with salmon and mango pudding that was the special feast 10 chefs prepared for 600 children from low-income families or who are physically disadvantaged yesterday. The treat at the Swissotel Merchant Court hotel was part
      CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  73 words
    • Article
      Finding the right solution
      296 4  -  NEOCHAICHIN MENTALLY-ILL PATIENTS chaichin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Their neighbours sometimes plead with the Government to lock them up but is this the "right solution" for many mentally-ill patients? Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan is "determined" to find an alternative. He is concerned that the stigma against sufferers
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      • Article
        NO STUNTS AT NEXTYEAR'S REN CI SHOW
        100 4  -  Unlike in previous shows, next year's Ren Ci charity show its sixth will not feature any stunts to draw in donations. It will, instead, boast a local and regional line-up of artistes that includes ZoeTay, Kym Ng and Hong Kong performer Nancy Sit
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      • Article
        RACE TO BE STATE DAT BIRTH REGISTRATION
        119 4 From Jan 2, parents will have to declare the race of their newborns during birth registration. They will need to fill in an additional field under "Race" in the Birth Report Form. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority says this offers parents of mixed
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      • Article
        LIVE CHATTO HELP WITH SCHOOL OPTIONS
        81 4 If you are an 'O' level student with queries about school options, you will be able to turn to a live chat for the answers. All you have to do is log on to the live chat at the Temasek Polytechnic website (www.tp.edu.sg). It
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    • Article, Illustration
      Double the proportion of Ds
      374 6  -  ZULOTHMAN SECURITY INDUSTRYGRADING 15% ot security agencies graded 'unsatisfactory' zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the first grading exercise of the security industry since the annual voluntary audit became mandatory, the proportion of protection agencies getting a D grade has nearly doubled. Of the 248 companies assessed this
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    • Article, Illustration
      The path to jail
      211 6  -  ANSLEYNG SINGAPORE He took his friend's car by force and drove it for more than a month. Now, David Tay Chin Heng, 36, will be caned and jailed for not knowing how to accept "no" for an answer. Tay had wanted to borrow the Honda Fit
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      14 months' jail, $140,000 fine for being loan shark's runner
      359 6  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He lost money at football betting and turned to a loan shark to repay his debts. But when he was unable to service his loan, Cheng Hwee Yeong, 21, (picture) became a runner for the illegal moneylender.
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      101 3 Forum The Lasik Surgery Clinic by Dr Marc Tay Dr Jon Goh [Senior Eye Consultants) Am -^-^m^mr Dates: 30 Dec 2009 (Wed) 7pm 2 Jan 2010 (Sat) I:3opm Venue: The Lasik Surgery Clinic Paragon Medical 13-01/06 Agenda: 1. Are you a suitable candidate for LASIK? 2. How LASIK is done?
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      66 4 mmVKLWllmmmmmmVmmT^mmmKmml M ■.iiTi>ii^vyir»W4i>mm>i as a ■H&BHBHIBBHIiiH^H I Over 500 anatomical specimens Photography is allowed I Year 3,4 and 5 medical students from local universities as Medical I I Interpretative Guides Ist time in Asia from the US 5 Main I Categories Digestive, Respiratory Circulatory, Head Nervous, I I Musculoskeletal and
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      237 5 X AN ASME-UANHE ZAOBAO AWARD >^^^^^1 Singapore yU Brand Award 09 xff Wk_ Winner, SPBA Established Brands l^^^L P UTI EN Charge to your OCBC card and receive 100% REBATE* vouchers (With a mininum spend of $10) Psst.. Rebate* Vouchers may be used on our "Pen Cai" worth up to
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      67 6 A\m BEfICH PHRIV! 3ji RM2Bo.oonett/Ssl27.oonett 3Si3jRT»n Includes: ■CTrfRPPPKI^^BiU 9 1 Night Deluxe Room FREE use of selected Sport Leisure facilities KL^P MilL jJik^ BF^ Breakfast for 2 persons FREE Parking V. Late Checkout till 3pm FREE Sauna Jacuzzi fe\ 2^ Additional RM2oonett/Ss9l for an upgrade to Deluxe Suite f\ J|jg|
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      858 7 m-WM fc^JMLM 1 iivS^ar* I efo,'owup°o^epre cvfo oo9 '/n /L H Registration had barely started at 6.30pm outside popular Written by El/c If clubbing stakeout Dragonfly, already a considerable line of H smartly dressed individuals was snaking past the registration -4^ Ay B** counters, with an eager buzz of excitement
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  • WORLD
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Troops raid camp, 4,371 deported
      360 8 AGENCIES HMONG REFUGEES INTHAILAND PHETCHABUN Thailand sent troops with shields and batons to evict more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers yesterday and send them back to Laos despite strong objections from the United States and rights groups who fear they will face persecution. Under tight
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    • Article
      Lock icon Search still on for ferry tragedy survivors
      101 8 AFP LUZON Coast guard and military vessels scoured Philippine seas yesterday in a desperate search for passengers missing from two ferry tragedies, amid fears the death toll could exceed 50. The authorities said they had not given up hope of finding dozens of
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      Lock icon Outrage in aftermath
      198 10 AP SUICIDE BOMBING IN KARACHI KARACHI A suicide bombing targeting a Shia Muslim procession in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi killed at least 20 people and wounded 60 more yesterday, as Shias across the country marked the key holy day of Ashura. Interior Minister Rehman Malik said
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon PIRATE CLAIM: $5.6M PAID TO RELEASE CHINESE SHIP
        86 10 AP SOMALIA Somali pirates were paid US$4 million ($5.6 million) in ransom to release a hijacked Chinese cargo ship carrying coal and 25 sailors who had been in captivity for two months, a self-proclaimed pirate said yesterday. The European Union Naval Force
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        Lock icon 100 VEHICLES IN ROAD PILE-UP, AT LEAST 10 DEAD
        95 10 AFP CHINA At least 10 people were killed and 19 injured when more than 100 vehicles rammed into each other early yesterday in a massive chain reaction pile-up on a foggy, icy road in east China. The accident in Jiangxi province
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    • EYE ON ASIA
      • Article
        Lock icon FINANCE MINISTER IN HOSPITAL: MINISTRY
        80 12 AFP Japan Japan's Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, 77, was hospitalised yesterday for a rest and medical tests due to high blood pressure and fatigue after weeks of hard work on the budget. Financial markets reacted calmly to the announcement, with the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei-225
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        Lock icon 17 DEAD, 6 MISSING IN TWO MINE BLASTS
        87 12 AFP China A dozen workers were killed in a blast late on bunday at the Donggou coal mine in the city of Jiexiu in northern Shanxi province China's coal-producing heartland, Xinhua news agency reported. The police have so far detained five mine
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        Lock icon CHINA MOBILE'S VICE-CHAIRMAN IN PROBE
        79 12 AP China China Mobile, the world's biggest phone company by subscribers, said yesterday its vice-chairman is under investigation for unspecified offences. Mr Zhang Chunjiang is being investigated "due to suspected serious personal violations", the company said in a statement issued through the Hong Kong stock
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    • Article
      Lock icon A quiet entry into Yemen
      470 12 THENEWYORKTIMES US'WARONTERROR WASHINGTON In the midst of two unfinished major wars, the United States has quietly opened a third, largely covert front against Al Qaeda in Yemen. A year ago, the Central Intelligence Agency sent several of its top field operatives with counter-terrorism experience to
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      Lock icon Last-minute plea for Briton on death row in China
      179 14 AP URUMQI Relatives of a British man who faces execution in China made a last-minute visit to plead for mercy yesterday after an appeal from Prime Minister Gordon Brown failed. Akmal Shaikh, a 53-year-old father of three, is scheduled to die
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      Lock icon Crackdown on critics?
      263 14 AFP POLITICAL UNREST IN IRAN TEHRAN Iran's government cracked down on its opponents yesterday, websites said, arresting two outspoken critics as well as several aides to main opposition leaders after eight people died in fierce clashes in Tehran. Opposition website Rahesabz said Mr Ebrahim Yazdi, who served
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon ITALY AVALANCHES KILL 7
        93 14 AP Seven people, including a German teenager, were killed by avalanches in northern Italy on Sunday. Two Italian tourists were killed when an avalanche hit them in the Italian Alps, said local police. Four rescuers who were looking for them were hit by a subsequent avalanche
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        Lock icon 125 WHALES DIE ON NZ BEACHES, 43 SAVED
        70 14 AP Some 125 long-tinned pilot whales died in New Zealand after stranding on the beach over the weekend but vacationers and conservation workers managed to coax 43 others back out to sea on Sunday. Department of Conservation workers and hundreds of volunteers
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      105 8 IT'S OFFICIAL! CHANNEL 5 AND CHANNEL NEWSASIA ARE THE TOP CHOICES OF MARKETERS ACROSS KEY TARGET GROUPS! I fcliiAl I Channel newsasia In a recent poll*, Channel 5 led amongst young male and female working professionals, while Channel News Asia was the choice of affluent viewers and senior management. Advertise
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      167 10 STATE OF KUWAIT MINISTRY OF HEALTH The Ministry of Health, State of Kuwait has the following opening for their Laboratory Department. SPECIALISTS IN HISTOPATHOLOGY CYTOLOGY Qualification: 1. Bachelor 2. Doctorate or its equivalent Experience: Total: 10 years experience since graduation 3 years in the speciality REGISTRARS IN CYTOLOGY Qualification: 1.
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      73 14 MOCKING All WAYS TO 1987 m HpysiLoso THE HADU ORCHARD M 111 l BEACH A I rill CANNERY I Till CENTRAL II SENTOSA fIH I CLARK QUAY IV The New Year is rolling in and that can only mean one thing. It's time to party! Join 3 of your favourite
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  • voices
    • Letter
      A personal display of commitment
      220 16  -  Rick Lim Say Kiong TAKING UPCITIZENSHIP Letter from I REFER to "Citizenship is a personal choice" (Dec 28). If, after 15 years of being a permanent resident (PR), Ms Chan Yeok Kwan is still not considering taking up a Singaporean citizenship, then it can be
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    • Letter
      Laws to prevent modern day 'slavery'
      137 16  -  TanChoon Hong Letter from I REFER to "Seaman home after family's 10-month search" (Dec 25). It is despicable that one segment of society has no qualms about profiting from the misfortunes of others in less favourable circumstances. That this should happen in a country
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    • Letter
      Not about reasons
      80 16  -  Sujata Dwivedi Letter from I REFER to "Take up citizenship for the right reasons" (Dec 24). Whatever the reasons for anyone to opt for citizenship, they can't be objectionable if new citizens contribute towards the growth and future of Singapore. But we also hope that love forthis
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    • Article
      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      175 18  -  DR BILL MAIER BY luiniucv i MONEY LESSONS THAT WORK It's never too late, or too early, to teach good money habits. One mother wanted to show her children how a family budget works, so she took play money from a Monopoly game and counted out
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      Lock icon Real time challenge at times: ICA
      454 18  -  BRENDATHAM CHANGI AIRPORT DELAY LETTER FROM Senior Public and Internal Communications Executive, Public and Internal Communications Branch, Corporate Communications Division, Immigration Checkpoints Authority WE REFER to "Staying up to speed" (Dec 23) from Mr Ken Lotery. Mr Lotery experienced a longer wait for clearance
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      145 16 ||i| WJ Bl If I Hr J ill" fil K~^ ml Hm :jBH I 1 PI 4^ AND YOU'LL NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE. It's natural for us to go out and have a good time; however, one drink may be all it takes to Intoxicate you. Driving while under the
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      199 16 HAVE YOUR SAY. email voices@mediacorp.com.sg or visit www.todayonline.com/voices STATE OF KUWAIT MINISTRY OF HEALTH The Ministry of Health, State of Kuwait has the following opening for their Hospitals. SENIOR REGISTRARS (EV NEPHROLOGY) Qualification: 1. Bachelor 2. Doctorate or its equivalent Experience: Total: 6 years experience since graduation 3 years in
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      256 17 Christmas Promotion %UdUJA Enjoy this 1 hair care festive promotion before it ends! iM^fc^^^^^J B| Christmas Double Deal jjfc j^^h Inl *l Yun Nam Ginseng ~B I n«H Yun Nam Herbalogy Ginseng Shampoo Fortified with ginseng and other exquisite herbs Range customised for normal, oily, itchy and Hprbaloav Ginseng Shampoo
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      264 19 Systema fC^I Complete Gum Care, For A Healthier You! Research shows gum disease increases risk of other health ailments f ■L If I HEART DISEASE 3.1 times higher (j]| f*^V 1? STROKE 2.8 times higher f\J M DIABETES 6.1 times higher I J J PRE-TERM BIRTHS 7.9 times higher I
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    • TELEVISION
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        Lock icon Idol thoughts
        1280 20  -  MAYSEAH CHRISTOPHERTOH SINGAPORE IDOL 2oog The story behind Sezairi and Sylvia's big night out may@mediacorp.com. sg FOR Sezairi Sezali, Sunday night was the perfect ending to 2009. He earned more votes than his competitor Sylvia Ratonel and took his place as the third Singapore Idol. "I never thought
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      118 22 LASIK centre An informative talk by I Dr. Lee Sao Bing Medical Director Agenda 4 Wmml aW mmm^mm m LASIK-is it for you? INTRALASE®- the blade-free method Wavefront what it is and how it helps 1 Other advances in laser technology I Comprehensive discussion of risks and benefits I v^
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  • health
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      Medbytes
      364 24 What is Gamma Knife Surgery? Gamma Knife surgery is brain surgery without incision. Instead of a scalpel, the surgeon uses sharp and precise beams of radiation to destroy the tumour. It is a one day-onetime procedure, with a high success and low complication rate, for suitable brain tumours and
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      A time to shop, a time to stop
      795 24  -  EVELINE GAN COMPULSIVE SPENDING And time to seek help if you are out of control eveline@mediacorp.com.sg NOW that the high from the manic festive shopping has ebbed, you suddenly realised that your bank account has less money than your kid cousin's piggy
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      HEALTH LISTINGS
      61 24 FITNESS AT WORK Work off those extra calories you've consumed during the festive period. The session involves different types of workouts such as body combat, cardio kick, body balance and aerobics. Time: 6.30pm to 7.30pm Date: Today atToa Payoh Central Amphitheatre; tomorrow at Singapore River Promenade (next to
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      1044 26 TV LISTINGS ON MEpJACORP ....™.™.__™....g.... PHUACHU KANGSDN BHD DOCUMENTARY: 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight 2.30 Wheel of Fortune 9.30 News 5 Tonight IVV]VCTCDICC/™*CCIID\/I\/Al Channel 5, 8.30pm 6 3 0 Prime Time Morning 3.00 Growing UpV 10.00 TheMentalist IVI Yb I tKI tb Ul" bUKVI VAL 9.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 4.00
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      259 27 c*scy\^f^>k\\F'J/iSMf]?2 '""Offer valid from 29 DkS^2oo9- 7 January 2 B^Jf7)f7\ King s Pie Is!l)j**^l/ /rV>_yi lkLJ^yf I U^ Pastry made with Premium iQj y# U"w /iv\y monc' Paste <& Pure French Butter /^d .dfl h. Ie a^ette ess Tradition I(H Hi Family friends these days share a "Galette dcs Rois"
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  • sports
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      Lock icon Neither here nor there
      561 28  -  LOW LIN FHOONG INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Avramovic rues missed chances against Oman in Lions' warm up for Iran clash INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Singapore Selection o Oman Selection o linfhoong@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE A penalty late in the first-half of last night's friendly at Bishan Stadium offered the Lions their
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      132 28 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH LAS VEGAS Promoter Bob Arum has made what he says will be his last proposal to salvage the welterweight fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. The final stumbling block to a March 13 showdown are Mayweather's demands for blood doping tests.
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      487 28 AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Everton 2 Burnley o LIVERPOOL —Everton won at Goodison Park for the first time since September as they beat 10-man Burnley 2-0 here yesterday, a result that made it nine Premier League games without a win for the visitors. Substitute
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      465 29 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST Tevez goals and Mancini's tactical savvy prove a winning combination^ ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Wolves o Manchester City 3 WOLVERHAMPTON After all the rage against the machinations at Manchester City, the players have responded calmly and professionally, particularly Carlos Tevez (picture) and Craig
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      403 29 THEGUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea 2 Fulham 1 LONDON -Jose Mourinho (picture) had not been back to Stamford Bridge for more than two years but, as he watched a Chelsea team relentlessly power their way to victory, he might have wondered whether
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      145 29 THEGUARDIAN MANCHESTER Nani's inability to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United has led to the Portugal international exploring the possibilities of a move to Spain or Italy in the January transfer window. After an encouraging start to the season Nani's form
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      47 28 SPORTS ON TV TOMORROW 3.15 am Ice Hockey Spengler Cup: Energie Karlovy Vary v Dynamo Minsk, Ch 113 3.40 am EPL Aston Villa v Liverpool, Ch 27 4am EPL Bolton v Hull, Ch 22 SPORTS ON RADIO 6.35am-11.35pm Sports Zone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live on gjBLive
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      89 29 I Cup Nagoya Grampus Shimizu S Pulse Tue, 29/12/09 12.00pm Cup Camba Osaka Vegalta Sendai Tue, 29/12/09 2.00pm This match is played on neutral ground. E Premier matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. |PLAY*i A Aa*'* fay *',h '■°"s SINGWOfIE [responsibly? not tet
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      628 30  -  SHERMAINEWONG GREENTIDE Environmental campaigns get creative with use of special effects shermainewong@mediacorp.com.sg THE recent climate change conference in Copenhagen may have concluded with deals and efforts that many have lamented are far from ideal. But going by how active environmental groups have been
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      186 32 AFP TOKYO —Japan's factory output rose at the fastest pace in six months in November, extending the longest unbroken rebound in 12 years as Asia's biggest economy battles back from recession. Japan's industrial production increased 2.6 per cent last month from the previous month, posting a
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      188 32 AFP BEIJING China is likely to overtake Germany as the world's largest exporter this year, despite a sharp fall in shipments as the global downturn took its toll, according to Vice-Commerce Minister Zhong Shan. The country's share of global trade is expected to
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      462 32 DOWJONES FINANCIAL PACT Asean+3 to start currency swap facility in March to forestall liquidity squeeze SEOUL The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and its three regional partners China, Japan and South Korea will launch a US$l2O billion ($169 billion) currency swap facility on March
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      123 32 AFP TOKYO A state-backed turnaround body overseeing Japan Airlines' (JAL) restructuring is considering bankruptcy as one option for the cash-strapped carrier, the Nikkei business daily reported yesterday. Proposals submitted to JAL's creditors by the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp include filing for protection from creditors to
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      357 33 CHANNEL NEWSASIA PROPERTY MARKET SINGAPORE Property deals in the Singapore market got bigger in the final quarter of this year, according to property consultancy DTZ. In its latest report issued yesterday, DTZ said that the value of property transactions in this fourth quarter are larger compared to
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      89 33 938 LIVE SINGAPORE Keppel Land has bought a 30.3 hectare residential site in Shenyang, China, for $180 million. In a statement issued yesterday, the company said that the site will be developed into a township comprising 6,000 waterfront apartments, supported by complementary commercial components. This
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      167 33  -  MOK FEI FEI SINGAPORE OCBC said yesterday that it has invested 60 million yuan ($12.2 million) for a 19.99 per cent stake in South China Trust Co Limited (SCTCL). The bank had subscribed for 60 million shares in SCTCL at a price of
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          112 34 New 2009 highs US stocks crept up to new 2009 highs in the final trading week of the year as momentum was weighed down by airline stocks following a failed attack on a US passenger plane last week. The blue-chip Dow and the S&P 500 ended at their
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          77 34 Starting to sniff US$BO Oil prices extended last week's robust gains on expectations that cold weather in the US, the world's biggest energy consumer, would boost demand. The New York contract has added more than US$4 in three days. In New York, light sweet crude for delivery in
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          61 34 Frankfurt passes 6,000 Stock markets here climbed after a remarkable turnaround from a chaotic start to the year. The Dax index in Frankfurt gained 0.76 per cent to end at 6,002.92 points, its highest since the crisis began. The CAC 40 in Paris closed up 0.88 percent at
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        397 34 BLOOMBERG AFTERNOON LATEST Retail sector goes from Critical' to vstable' thanks to 3.6% spike in holiday sales NEW YORK United States retail sales rose an estimated 3.6 per cent this holiday season as online gift-buying, last-minute spending and an extra shopping day spurred a
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        521 34  -  WONGSIEWYING siewying@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite the global slowdown, Singapore firms have stepped up the pace when it comes to venturing abroad. Enterprise agency IE Singapore said it has helped 4,400 companies expand overseas in the first three quarters of this year.
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