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Title Section44 2010-10-28 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Thursday October 28, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday October 28, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking OCTOBER 28, 2010 A PUBLICATION44 words
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Article, Illustration670 2010-10-28 2 IMELDA SAAD; ZUL OTHMAN - Prime Minister Lee says changes a ‘natural progression’ IMELDA SAAD AND ZUL OTHMAN imelda@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The renewal in the Government’s ranks continues with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s announcement yesterday of several Cabinet changes which will take effect on Monday. Acting Minister for Information, Communications andTODAY FILE PHOTOS - 670 words
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NEWS
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439 2010-10-28 5 IAN DE COTTA - TODAY EXCLUSIVE IAN DE COTTA Senior Formula 1 Correspondent ian@mediacorp.com.sg that the event “is too expensive” and it was unlikely to seek a new deal. In response, Mr Ecclestone said: “Quite to the contrary. We agreed terms with SingTel for the renewal of439 words
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Article, Illustration356 2010-10-28 6 AGENCIES MOUNT MERAPI Rescuers scoured the slopes of Indonesia’s most volatile volcano for survivors yesterday after an eruption killed at least 30 people, including an old man who refused to abandon his post as caretaker of the mountain’s spirits. Villagers were warned notAGENCIES; REUTERS; AP - 356 words
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Article, Illustration434 2010-10-28 6 AP MENTAWAI ISLANDS Planes and helicopters packed with rescue workers and supplies landed yesterday on remote Indonesian islands that were pounded by a 3m tsunami, as a news report said Indonesia’s tsunami warning system had been vandalised and so failed toAP - 434 words
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Article367 2010-10-28 7 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The buoyant economic growth this year has boosted wages by about 6 per cent and analysts expect salaries to climb even higher next year, possibly by as much as 5 per cent. The expected growth in the services sector, which will367 words
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378 2010-10-28 7 SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL SINGAPORE More than four in 10 job seekers falsify their resumes. That is what recruitment firm Hudson found out in a recent employment survey of nearly 550 executives across key business sectors. It said candidatesSAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL - 378 words
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259 2010-10-28 9 ALVINA SOH - Singapore, a nation of ‘75 percenters’ ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Is the little red dot a nation of “75 percenters”? Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam appeared to think so, having discovered that many Singaporeans were happy to be competent but not extremely good. “I half suspect once we get to 75259 words
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190 2010-10-28 9 SINGAPORE The Republic came in 17th in a list of the most prosperous nations released this week. The Legatum Prosperity Index, compiled by Londonbased analytical centre Legatum Institute, saw Norway top the list of 110 countries while Zimbabwe came in last. Norway also topped190 words
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Article, Illustration315 2010-10-28 11 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg PHOTO BY DON WONG SINGAPORE People around the region who experienced unhealthy levels of haze last week may feel that reforms are not being made fast enough to deal with the problem, but change is happening in the rightPHOTO BY DON WONG - 315 words
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Article, Illustration116 2010-10-28 11 The winners and friends of the Best Birthday photo contest, organised by Today and Canon, marked their win by showing off their prizes the Canon Ixus 130. They were joined by Mr Andrew Koh (right), Canon Singapore’s director and general manager of Consumer Imaging and Information ProductsPHOTO BY KOH MUI FONG - 116 words
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199 2010-10-28 11 SATISH CHENEY - SATISH CHENEY LE BOURGET (France) Already a major player in the aerospace exhibition industry, Singapore will host the world’s secondlargest maritime exhibition next year. International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Imdex) Asia 2011 will be held in Singapore from May 18 to 20. Supported199 words
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429 2010-10-28 13 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In a twist of events yesterday, a key prosecution witness in a murder trial was accused by defence lawyers of being present during the killing of a property agent. The witness, an Indonesian woman who goes by the name429 words
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227 2010-10-28 13 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE The killer of a prostitute, who was murdered in her brothel room in 2008, is still at large and the authorities have yet to pin down his identity. At a coroner’s inquiry in Ms Ng Gaik Sim’s death yesterday, State CoronerSHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - 227 words
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356 2010-10-28 15 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE School attendants at Zhangde Primary the campus where one of its teachers fell 3.7m after being locked in have to ensure all classrooms are locked before they closed various accesses to staircases at the end of each day. This356 words
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Article, Illustration350 2010-10-28 15 S RAMESH - S RAMESH HANOI Asean’s Foreign Ministers have agreed on a masterplan to boost the region’s connectivity, which they say will bring the region closer together. They will also recommend to their leaders to formally approve the enlargement of the East Asia Summit dialogue process toREUTERS - 350 words
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287 2010-10-28 15 MONICA KOTWANI - MONICA KOTWANI SINGAPORE Special-needs students are being trained to work in the cleaning industry. They will be receiving Workforce Skills Qualifications, or WSQ Training to equip them with the necessary skills. The programme is in collaboration with NTUC Learning Hub. To start287 words
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127 2010-10-28 17 SHAFFIO ALKHATIE SINGAPORE A 29-year-old engineer was fined $4,000 yesterday for taking a video clip up a woman’s skirt with his camera phone. Chong Kim Hong recorded the video clip at approximately 7.45pm inside a bookstore that was at Bugis Junction on MaySHAFFIO ALKHATIE - 127 words
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242 2010-10-28 17 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Furious that his teenaged daughter had brought a friend home, an inebriated man beat her and strangled her until she collapsed. Yesterday, the 35-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect his daughter’s identity, was jailed nine months242 words
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Article, Illustration177 2010-10-28 17 SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE Mr Obama is in Singapore; not the United States President, but his half-brother, who is here on a short visit. Mr Mark Obama Ndesandjo spoke to students of the Stamford American International School about the spirit of giving. Born in KenyaSARA GROSSE; CHANNEL NEWS ASIA - 177 words
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348 2010-10-28 19 SINGAPORE It is the basis of non-Muslim family law here but has always been known as the Women’s Charter. With the Government embarking on a major review of the charter, now may be a good time to rename348 words
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Article, Illustration327 2010-10-28 19 WAYNE CHAN - WAYNE CHAN waynechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More than 12,000 NSmen will benefit from 50 more specialised fitness corners (picture), which will be enhanced with Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) training equipment by October next year. They will be located in public housing estates andMINDEF - 327 words
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118 2010-10-28 19 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A stable helper allegedly told police that he had given drugs to three horses at the Singapore Turf Club but that was later found out to be a lie. Yesterday, Ng Guan Hup, 67, was charged with giving false information toSHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - 118 words
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119 2010-10-28 19 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A relief taxi driver was jailed for six months yesterday for using another man’s driving licence to enter the casino at Resorts World Sentosa. Ong PheeTian, 42, had been barred from entering local casinos as he is an undischarged bankrupt. AsSHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - 119 words
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VOICES
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Article429 2010-10-28 21 Dr Noel Chia Kok Hwee - With expert advice, those with special needs can avoid useless, risky treatments Letter from Dr Noel Chia Kok Hwee I REFER to “Baby dies after injection in the brain” (Oct 25) and want to applaud Today for this timely news report. I am an assistant professor429 words
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393 2010-10-28 23 U A Peiris - Methods tough on students with no Chinese background Letter from U A Peiris MY DAUGHTER is a Singaporean in every sense of the word. We chose Mandarin as her second language, just like we did for her two older393 words
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267 2010-10-28 23 ClementYong Hong Kit - Letter from ClementYong Hong Kit IN REPLY to the letter by Mr Robin Chee, “Worrying times ahead for Law class of 2011?” (Oct 27), I am writing as a Singapore Management University law student also graduating in 2011. This is intended to be267 words
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COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration856 2010-10-28 25 KEVIN BROWN - KEVIN BROWN The writer is the Financial Times Asia Regional Correspondent. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED The Singapore Exchange’s A$8.3 billion ($11 billion) bid for the Australian Stock Exchange is probably the only deal that could be done today to consolidate Asia’s bourses inTHE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED - 856 words
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Article, Illustration792 2010-10-28 27 THOMAS FRIEDMAN - THOMAS FRIEDMAN The writer has won three Pulitzer Prizes, the most recent in 2002 for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES I confess, I find it dispiriting to read the polls and see candidates, mostly Republicans, leading various mid-term races whileTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 792 words
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Article, Illustration1051 2010-10-28 29 ANDREW ROSS SORKIN - In its ever-expanding definition, does simply being an observant employee count? ANDREW ROSS SORKIN The writer, The New York Times' chief mergers and acquisitions reporter and a columnist, is a leading voice about Wall Street and corporate America. THE NEW YORK TIMES Have youTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,051 words
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Article, Illustration830 2010-10-28 31 NICHOLAS D KRISTOF - NICHOLAS D KRISTOF The writer is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. THE NEW YORK TIMES For those of us who favour a sharp reduction in American troops in Afghanistan and a peace deal with the Taliban, the most vexing question is: What aboutTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 830 words
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1135 2010-10-28 33 MARIO RUSTAN - Schoolchildren are told that tourists love Indonesia because of its friendliness and politeness. Singapore is an unsmiling nation. Singaporeans grunt, yell and speak fast in incomprehensible English. And yet, it is a global hub for conferences, a favourite destination for holidaymakers. So why doesTHE JAKARTA POST - 1,135 words
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319 2010-10-28 35 AGENCIES YANGON Security forces in army-ruled Myanmar have arrested five men accused of plotting to bomb public places in three major cities, including an international airport, state media reported on yesterday. Investigators said “insurgents” had stockpiled explosives to plant bombs in northern Mandalay,AGENCIES - 319 words
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Article, Illustration322 2010-10-28 35 3.2 million affected across Thailand as death toll rises AGENCIES BANGKOK Heavy downpours that caused rivers to burst around Thailand have killed 59 people in nearly two weeks of flooding across 36 provinces, the authorities said yesterday, but Bangkok escaped major damage after theAGENCIES; REUTERS - 322 words
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Article199 2010-10-28 35 REUTERS BEIJING China has launched a new inspection vessel to strengthen marine patrols and 36 more will be added to boost China’s presence in disputed waters, state media said yesterday. “This will be highly significant and useful in strengthening China’s maritime inspection equipment capacity,” saidREUTERS - 199 words
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235 2010-10-28 38 AP LONDON Faced with growing terror threats involving urban areas, British police are receiving new weapons and specialised training from the SAS, Britain’s elite military unit, in the hope that the training and equipment will help if Britain ever faces anAP - 235 words
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248 2010-10-28 38 AP KALAYA (Pakistan) A sevenmonth Pakistani offensive has broken the back of the Taliban in the Orakzai tribal region, commanders say. But they caution that success there does not mean Pakistani troops can now move into lawless North Waziristan an offensiveAP - 248 words
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236 2010-10-28 38 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BRUSSELS Russian forces could return to Afghanistan for the first time since they were forced out by mujahideen fighters in 1989, under a joint initiative with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). A Nato summit next month will be attended byTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 236 words
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341 2010-10-28 39 AGENCIES NEW YORK Popular website LimeWire, which allows people to share songs and other files over the Internet, has been ordered by a United States District Court to shut down its key functions after it was found liable for copyrightAGENCIES - 341 words
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Article218 2010-10-28 39 AGENCIES PARIS The French Senate has given final approval to President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to increase the retirement age from 60 to 62 amid signs that momentum in the battle against the measure is fading. The Bill was expected to go before the Lower HouseAGENCIES - 218 words
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Article127 2010-10-28 39 AP Protesters attacked a cholera treatment centre as it was preparing to open in the city of St Marc on Tuesday, highlighting the fear surrounding a disease that was almost unknown in Haiti before it began spreading through the countryside, aid workers said. Some of theAP - 127 words
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Article, Illustration304 2010-10-28 41 Winds, rain even snow in huge US storm AP CHICAGO A massive storm making its way through a big chunk of the United States brought a bit of everything: Strong winds, rain, tornadoes and even some snow. The storm packed wind gusts of up to 130kmh on Tuesday as itAP - 304 words
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265 2010-10-28 41 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Britain should stop “kowtowing” to United States demands over airport security, British Airways chairman Martin Broughton said on Tuesday, adding that American airports did not implement some checks on their internal flights. Speaking at a conference of United Kingdom airportTHE GUARDIAN - 265 words
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Article207 2010-10-28 41 REUTERS BEIJING Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in Hungary and are awaiting extradition to the United States, where they face charges of seeking to buy microchips banned from export to China, state media said yesterday. The case could become another irritant in Sino-US relations,REUTERS - 207 words
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Article, Illustration671 2010-10-28 43 Philippine President Benigno Aquino III says he is optimistic his vision for a corruption-free country with a thriving economy could become a reality during his six-year term. Below are excerpts from his exclusive interview with Channel NewsAsia’s Philippine Correspondent CHRISTINE ONG.AP - 671 words
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Article, Illustration383 2010-10-28 45 Obama’s strategy: Get Democrat voters to the polls AP WASHINGTON Less than a week before Election Day, President Barack Obama is using the power of his office to reach Democratic voters in a final effort to get supporters to the polls and limit congressional losses.AP - 383 words
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201 2010-10-28 45 AP CARTAGENA The leaders of several Latin American nations on the front lines of the battle against drugs said on Tuesday that a California ballot measure to legalise marijuana would send a contradictory message from the United States. The Nov 2 electionAP - 201 words
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226 2010-10-28 45 AGENCIES WASHINGTON President Barack Obama has been briefed about a suspected hardware glitch that took 50 of America’s 450 nuclear inter-continental missiles (ICBMs) off-line for about 45 minutes, United States officials said on Tuesday. There was no evidence of foul play and the AirAGENCIES - 226 words
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346 2010-10-28 46 Already, backlash from 400,000 Iraq war files released last week AGENCIES WASHINGTON WikiLeaks, which has already made public nearly 500,000 classified United States files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has more US documents for possible release than it has stated, theAGENCIES - 346 words
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Article, Illustration323 2010-10-28 46 The executions must go on But deathrow inmates challenge use of non-US lethal injection drug AP FLORENCE (Arizona) Facing a nationwide shortage of a lethal injection drug, Arizona has taken an unusual step that other death penalty states may soon follow: Get their supplies from another country. Such a move,AP - 323 words
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161 2010-10-28 46 THE NEWYORKTIMES NEW YORK An American whom prosecutors said made repeated attempts to join the Taliban and other extremist groups overseas, even though he apparently knew federal agents were closely watching him, has been charged with making false statements in a terrorism case,THE NEWYORKTIMES - 161 words
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Article, Illustration99 2010-10-28 47 AP Electrolux has come up with five vacuum cleaners made with plastic trash collected from beaches around the world. From left, the photo shows a machine with plastic from the North Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the BalticAP - 99 words
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238 2010-10-28 47 THE NEW YORK TIMES MOSCOW You may not have noticed but the world supply of Viagra ads and other email spam has dropped by an estimated one-fifth since last month. On Tuesday, Moscow police officials announced a criminal investigation of a suspected spamTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 238 words
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255 2010-10-28 47 AGENCIES BEIJING A Chinese firm in Shenzhen has accused Apple of copyright infringement over the use of its trade mark “iPad”, which the firm registered in China a decade ago, the Beijing News reported. According to government records, Proview Technology has ownedAGENCIES - 255 words
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Article, Illustration498 2010-10-28 49 THE NEW YORK TIMES MILLINOCKET (Maine) Faced with declining enrolment and revenue, the high school in this remote Maine town has pinned its hopes on an unlikely source of salvation: Chinese teenagers. Never mind that Millinocket is an hour’s drive fromTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 498 words
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Article215 2010-10-28 49 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Mixing alcohol and caffeine is hardly a new concept but a rash of cases involving students and others who landed in hospital after drinking beverages that combine the two has alarmed college and health officials in the United States. The drinksTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 215 words
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396 2010-10-28 49 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Penguin, the book publisher, is set to launch a social network for teenage bookworms called Spinebreakers in an effort to keep young people interested in reading. Spinebreakers, as a content website, already exists but does not have anyTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 396 words
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235 2010-10-28 51 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH OHIO Slapping a pack of ice on a black eye or a sprained ankle may prevent it from getting better, new research suggests. This discovery turns the conventional wisdom that swelling must be controlled in order toTHE DAILYTELEGRAPH - 235 words
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Article, Illustration399 2010-10-28 51 THE NEW YORK TIMES KOSHU The Japanese have made wine for years but no one outside Japan wanted to drink it, particularly if it was sweet swill made from a native table grape called koshu. But Mr Ernest Singer, a wine importerTHE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK - 399 words
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303 2010-10-28 53 THE GUARDIAN LONDON One species is added to the endangered list every week as the risk of extinction spreads to almost one-fifth of the world’s vertebrates, according to a landmark study released on Tuesday. The Evolution Lost report, published in the journalTHE GUARDIAN - 303 words
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Article, Illustration89 2010-10-28 53 A new type of monkey has been found in a remote forested region of northern Myanmar which is under threat from logging and a Chinese dam project. Villagers in Kachin state say the long-tailed black monkey is easy to find when it rains becauseREUTERS - 89 words
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267 2010-10-28 53 THE GUARDIAN MOSCOW From a distance it resembled a rather large man in a fur coat, leaning tenderly over the grave of a loved one. But when the two women in the Russian village of Vezhnya Tchova went closer theyTHE GUARDIAN - 267 words
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Article, Illustration619 2010-10-28 55 TANYO-HINN - Veteran bowler aims to fire up Singapore team at the Games TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORT-ING BY LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE If experience and a bulging trophy cabinet were the yardstick for measuring success, seasoned Singapore bowler Remy Ong packs bags of both.ADDITIONAL REPORT-ING BY LOW LIN FHOONG; PHOTO BYTAN YO-HINN - 619 words
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Article, Illustration344 2010-10-28 55 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Led by stalwart and all-time league top scorer Aleksandar Duric, Tampines Rovers kept their hopes of clinching a double alive last night, beating the Young Lions 2-0 in the first leg of their RHB Singapore CupLOW LIN FHOONG; PHOTO BY DON WONG - 344 words
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350 2010-10-28 56 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Her elder sister sacrificed her studies to prepare for the Asian Games but Caroline Chew has taken the opposite route. The 18-year-old equestrian rider has pulled out of the Nov 12-27 Games, where she hadLOW LIN FHOONG - 350 words
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432 2010-10-28 56 TANYO-HINN - TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Since 2004, Singapore have produced 17 world champions in sailing at the junior and youth levels, among them Griselda Khng (2006 Optimist), Elizabeth Yin (2009 Laser 4.7) and Darren Choy (2009 Byte CII for boys). One of SingaporeSailing’s432 words
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Article, Illustration556 2010-10-28 57 Striker wants to leave England, Santa Cruz seeks January exit THE GUARDIAN MANCHESTER He spent almost £100 million ($206 million) assembling the forward line of Carlos Tevez, Emmanuel Adebayor, Roque Santa Cruz and Mario Balotelli. Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour is now finding outTHE GUARDIAN; AP - 556 words
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Article, Illustration316 2010-10-28 57 THE GUARDIAN MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson proclaimed Javier Hernandez as the new hero of Manchester United after the Mexican’s goal took the club into the fifth round of the Carling Cup, with a 3-2 defeat of Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday. Hernandez, anTHE GUARDIAN; say. REUTERS - 316 words
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290 2010-10-28 57 AGENCIES LONDON Blackburn fans hoping to see their team competing with Manchester City and Chelsea to sign star players are likely to be disappointed. Venky’s, their prospective new owner, said yesterday it will spend only £5 million ($10.3 million) in the January transferAGENCIES - 290 words
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Article, Illustration669 2010-10-28 59 Formula 1 tsar, who turns 80 today, has no plans to retire REUTERS LONDON Red Bull and the ever-cheeky Sebastian Vettel presented Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone with a walking frame, equipped with steering wheel and front wing, as an 80th birthday gift last weekend. TheREUTERS; AP - 669 words
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Article, Illustration344 2010-10-28 59 NBA Boston 88 Miami 80 BOSTON An array of All Stars dotted the parquet floor at the TD Garden in the highly-awaited NBA season opener. The Miami Heat strutted into town bent on winning a championship amid a hail of derision after free agents LeBronREUTERS - 344 words
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Miscellaneous74 2010-10-28 55 SPORTS BETTING Italian, German and A League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. [pLAY® A l wa y s play with care. [responsibiyy Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or74 words
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Advertisement152 2010-10-28 56 Caroline, who took part in August’s inaugural Youth Olympic Games, told MediaCorp: “It was a difficult decision to make, and Ï’m disappointed that I won’t be able to go. But I had already invested a lot in order to compete at the Youth Olympic Games and competing again.” Equestrian Federation152 words
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Article516 2010-10-28 66 MARKTAN - COMMENTARY INVEST MARKTAN The writer is senior director and head of UOB Asset Management's China's team. On Oct 18, China’s leaders concluded their annual four-day meeting in Beijing and issued a set of guidelines for the nation’s 12th five-year plan for next year to516 words
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Advertisement294 2010-10-28 64 >> COMMENT: $11B BID A TEST FOR ASIAN CONSOLIDATION Create A 2nd Source of Income With Less Than 2 Hours A Day" Dear Friend, Do you feel trapped in the daily stresses and pressures of work and personal life? Well I did! Years ago, I took a step to start294 words
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365 2010-10-28 60 TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE Come 2018, the historic Capitol Building and Stamford House will re-emerge as a luxury five-star hotel. Alongside it will be a new 15-storey retail and residence building, while the 81-year-old Capitol Theatre will be restored to its former glory toTEO XUANWEI - 365 words
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Article56 2010-10-28 60 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 3,124.38 (-1.21%) Tuesday Monday Friday Thursday 3,162.51 3,182.08 3,173.57 3,163.53 q p p q 0.62% 0.27% 0.32% 0.49% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE XinRen Genting SP GLP Genting HK US$ Biosensors 307,897 220,406 80,574 69,459 55,172 0.635 2.130 2.200 0.450 1.150 UNCH q q56 words
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Article52 2010-10-28 60 Sell $1.89 CLSA downgrades from “Outperform” as 3Q results in line, sees limited upside to incremental order flow, slower growth in capital expenditure by shippers and lack of near-term catalysts following shipbuilding company’s successful TDR listing. Says it is time to take profit, with stock having returned 62 per52 words
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Article79 2010-10-28 60 Underweight $1.54 JPMorgan downgrades from “Neutral”, cuts target price to $1.35 from $1.40 on proposed Marina Bay Financial Centre acquisition, as “the estimated acquisition yield of 4 per cent is not enough compared to the trust’s cost of capital of 4.5 to 4.7 per cent”. Adds that buy79 words
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Article325 2010-10-28 60 JO-ANN HUANG - Trade and tourism-related sectors also expected to get a boost next year: MAS JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The services industry looks set to play a bigger role in driving economic growth from next year. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) wrote in its twice-yearly macroeconomic review325 words
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321 2010-10-28 62 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Hong Kong luxury home prices have exceeded the previous peak of 1997, fuelling speculation the government may introduce further steps to prevent the housing bubble from bursting. Prices of apartments with an area of at least 100 sqmBLOOMBERG - 321 words
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244 2010-10-28 62 JONATHAN PEERIS - JONATHAN PEERIS jonathanpeeris@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Life insurance firm Great Eastern said yesterday that its third quarter net profit increased by five-fold to $168.6 million, up from $33.6 million in the same period last year. Great Eastern had reported a non-recurring pre-tax loss244 words
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Article386 2010-10-28 64 SINGAPORE Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, whose ministry oversees the financial and securities regulators, has described the proposed takeover of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) as a “commercial thing”. The minister declined to make further comments when asked by MediaCorp386 words
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Article, Illustration261 2010-10-28 64 TRAVIS TEO - TRAVIS TEO travisteo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s engineering services sector received a boost yesterday with Schneider Electric opening its new $6 million global logistic hub in the republic. With the new hub, Schneider expects growth in business to be at least 10 perSCHNEIDER ELECTRIC - 261 words
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114 2010-10-28 64 Mainboard-listed Rotary Engineering has bagged a US$250 million ($326 million) contract to build a petroleum storage facility in the Middle East. The project, awarded by Singaporebased oil trader Concord Energy, is located in the United Arab Emirates and will be operated as114 words
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147 2010-10-28 64 Bank Julius Baer has signed an eight-year lease with MGPA for a total of 71,000 sq ft of office space in Asia Square’s Tower 1. This makes the private bank one of the key office tenants of the 43-storey commercial147 words
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Article, Illustration786 2010-10-28 70 CHRISTOPHER TOH IN HONG KONG - Former/sometimes Spice Girl Mel B isn't afraid of anything. Well, maybe just what her kids will say on her new reality CHRISTOPHER TOH IN HONG KONG christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg WE’RE sitting in a suite at The Upperhouse in Hong Kong when Melanie Brown makes her entrance.With her hair tamed786 words
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Article, Illustration362 2010-10-28 72 Robbie Williams returns to Take That after 15 years THE GUARDIAN WHEN Robbie Williams left Take That in 1995, he said: “It’s been like a release from a mental hospital.” On Tuesday, he checked himself back in, confirming the poorly kept secret that he is to joinTHE GUARDIAN - 362 words
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Article208 2010-10-28 72 Hit Man: David Foster and friends Natalie Cole and others join David Foster in this concert as part of the Sun Festival. Oct 29 to 30, 7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall. Tickets at $78 to $258 from Sistic. Singapore Hit Awards Jointly organised by MediaCorpY.E.S. 93.3FM and Channel U,this star-studded208 words
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Article, Illustration229 2010-10-28 74 KEVIN MATHEWS - KEVIN MATHEWS Kaleidoscope Heart Sara Bareilles IT IS comforting nay, reassuring that in an age of pre-fabricated pop fodder, the artistry and integrity of traditional pop songwriting remains vibrant in singersongwriters like Sara Bareilles. This 30-year-old Californian has found popularity and success for her commitment to229 words
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Article, Illustration124 2010-10-28 74 KEVIN MATHEWS - KEVIN MATHEWS VERY much like the three-dimensional map of the stars it is named after, local band Stellarium’s music is a veritable kaleidoscope but of sounds.Of course, you could dismiss their sonic approach as noise, and you’d be half-right. However, when you consider that the band credits legendary124 words
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Article, Illustration107 2010-10-28 74 KEVIN MATHEWS - KEVIN MATHEWS AMERICAN metal band Disturbed has sold over 11 million copies and their last four studio albums have topped the Billboard album charts. Yet detractors have accused the band of not being “heavy” or “metal” enough. But listening to fifth album Asylum, and judging from their obvious107 words
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Article, Illustration94 2010-10-28 74 CHRISTOPHERTOH - CHRISTOPHERTOH LOCAL rock quintet Monochrome offer both English and Chinese songs in equal measure. The thing is, for those who aren’t really into one or the either, you might find this dichotomy a little unsettling. Although the English songs are pleasant enough, the standout tracks are the94 words
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Article, Illustration362 2010-10-28 76 Kevin Mathews - Local synthpop duo Cosmic Armchair are ready to take on the universe Kevin Mathews features@mediacorp.com.sg SYNTHPOP, aka synthesiser-based pop music, has never quite been the genre of choice for most Singapore bands. Back in the ’90s, local synthpop pioneers Corporate Toil even suffered the ignominy of being heckled362 words
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Article, Illustration179 2010-10-28 77 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH Relooking a classic record The Shadows The Shadows (1961) BRITISH instrumental group The Shadows released their debut album in 1961,a year after the success of their No 1 hit, Apache. It’s notable for quite a few things. One, although they were known primarily as a179 words
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