The Straits Times, 19 September 2008

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    • 52 1 MALAYSIA'S political drama intensified yesterday on two fronts. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on the offensive again, challenging Premier Minister Abdullah Badawi to call a special parliamentary session to vote on a confidence measure in the government. Datuk Seri Abdullah refused the bait. PRIME PAGE All WORLD
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    • 57 1 CHINA'S tainted milk scandal widened further yesterday after toxic melamine was found in some batches of ready-to-drink milk. In Singapore, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority expanded its checks on milk and dairy products from China, including Magnum, Meiji and Walls ice cream, Rabbit milk candy, and
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    • 43 1 THAILAND has been dropped from Singaporeans' list of favourite holiday destinations. New bookings for travel to the country have nose-dived in the wake of the political crisis there, and many travellers have even cancelled existing bookings. HOME PAGE Bl
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    • 77 1 THE wired generation is finding new reasons to pick up the newspaper improved English grades and general knowledge. A survey of 336 pupils in Primary 3 to 6, and 299 students from Secondary 1 to 4, who use The Straits Times during reading sessions and English
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    • 58 1 From Jan 1, home sellers aged 55 or older will need to pay back the Central Provident Fund savings they withdrew to buy their property, up to the required Minimum Sum. This is to help CPF members build up their Minimum Sums for their retirement needs,
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  • 1234 1  -  Alvin Foo Losses pared after blitz to inject billions of dollars into the system By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT A COORDINATED blitz by key central banks to inject billions of dollars into the global financial system has helped calm some of the worst carnage seen on Asian
    MARLONE RUBIO; REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; BLOOMBERG  -  1,234 words
  • 451 1  -  Gabriel Chen By IT IS the fire sale to end them all with some of the banking world's most prestigious names being swallowed up by rivals amid a global panic about the viability of financial companies. Collapsing share prices, an inability to access capital and
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  • VIEWPOINTS
    • 42 2 Early sex among young people is more common, and so also is the risk of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Parents can do much more than just shrug their shoulders. EDITORIAL PAGE A3O COLUMNS
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    • 24 2 Fearful and defensive voters may just prefer to stick with the reassuringly familiar, says Timothy Garton Ash. REVIEW PAGE A3O
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    • Article, Illustration
      30 2 Surely the disparity in prize money for Olympians and Paraolympians is far too big now, says Jeremy Au Yong. INSIGHT PAGE A 35 OUR READER SAYS
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    • 28 2 Do something about the turf war, says reader Kelvin Law to NEA, after yet another unpleasant experience at Newton Food Centre. FORUM PAGE A 37
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    • Article, Illustration
      26 2 www.straitstimes.com Bhagyashree Garekar observes how ordinary Americans are affected by the financial turmoil. Ravi Velloor explains India's relative immunity to the US financial storm.
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    • 50 2 IN OUR article yesterday, "CapitaLand Retail chief resigns", we said that Mr Wee Hui Kan will replace Mr Lim Beng Chee as deputy CEO of CapitaLand Retail. Mr Wee will actually take over as CEO of Capitaßetail China Trust. We are sorry for the error.
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  • prime commentary
    • 1009 2  -  Goh Eng Yeow The US govt's actions will be a key factor in shaping the markets By I MARKETS CORRESPONDENT IN NERVE-WRACKING times like these, old sayings can offer some relief to investors wondering where the next smack in the mouth is coming from. One
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  • prime financial turmoil
    • 662 4  -  Lorna Tan Fewer than 2,600 policies surrendered; penalty waived for reinstating policies By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT INSURER AIA Singapore went into damage control mode on two fronts yesterday after two days of near-mayhem at its service centre. It took out full page advertisements in
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    • 508 4 NEW YORK: American International Group's (AIG) deal with the US government may be a bankruptcy liquidation in all but name, and the US$B5 billion (Ssl22 billion) it has borrowed may not be enough extra money to pay off all its obligations. The US Federal
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    • 391 4  -  Lorna Tan Decision to leave unrelated to the crisis; hie is expected to join Canadian insurer By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT THE events at insurer AIA Singapore took a dramatic twist last night when executive vice-president and general manager Mark O'Dell quit with immediate effect.
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    • 1309 6 Banks and funds refused to rescue insurance giant due to its deep deficit NEW YORK: The first call from US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson came at 3:3opm (local time) on Tuesday, and the message was innocuous, to avoid setting off alarms.
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    • 445 6 HOW important are money market funds to central banks? So important, that they were a key reason top central banks got together and spent hundreds of billions of dollars yesterday when those funds stopped working. Money market funds, amounting to some US$ll.6 trillion (5516.6
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  • prime news
    • 1094 8  -  Alvin Foo But don't expect night race to immediately boost the economy, caution experts By OVER the next week or so, the hype over the world's first Formula One night race will build to a crescendo, but what, exactly does the event
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    • 542 10  -  Lee Siew Hua 23 buildings in Marina Bay, CBD submit lighting proposals to the Govt By A NEW city skyline will arise over the next couple of years when 23 buildings turn on the lights at night. Maybank, The Sail condo and the
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    • 872 11  -  Leslie Lopez PM dismisses his requ to hold emergency parliamentary session By *M> -K_r jM* SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT Umno elders 'press Abdullah to quit' MALAYSIA'S Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi may have to leave office much earlier than by 2010, as he would like to, judging
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 705 12  -  Lee Seok Hwai Ready-to-drink products laced with melamine rock confidence further By LOSING ALL CREDIBILITY "The biggest loser in this incident is not the companies or the people, but the country. It (the scandal) has created a crisis of confidence in the country." A Sina.com user
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    • 324 12 HONG KONG: Hong Kong is recalling a Chinese dairy's products after tests found a chemical linked to the tainted milk powder that has killed and sickened babies in the mainland, regulators said yesterday. The recall covers milk, yogurt, ice cream and all other products
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    • 921 13  -  Tessa Wong IN SINGAPORE 19 brands being sold here include Magnum, Meiji, Walls ice cream By Dairy imports from China Condensed milk: Black and White (from Hong Kong), Diamond Liquid milk: Blancanube, Hotkid, Monmilk, Yili Dairy cream: Gold Label, Topping Pride, Value Pride Butter
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    • world regional
      • 656 14  -  Kwan Weng Kin JAPAN'S TAINTED RICE SCANDAL Farm Minister, who has said sorry for mishandling scandal, likely to lose job By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: A widening scandal that threatens to haunt Japan's incoming administration has claimed one life the owner of a company that bought
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      • 599 15  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesian anti-graft unit asked to see if bribery had part in anti-monopoly case By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: The head of a powerful Indonesian union yesterday called for an antigraft body to investigate whether bribery played a role in the anti-monopoly case against
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      • 348 15 JAKARTA: Asean's efforts to have all 10 members ratify a Charter that helps formalise the regional grouping appeared to have hit another bump. Indonesia's House of Representatives has asked the Foreign Ministry to postpone its ratification of the Asean Charter, citing several
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      • 653 16  -  Teo Cheng Wee Hard bargaining among factions forming within Somchai's party By BANGKOK: Managing the Wall Street crisis fallout may be his most pressing priority, but new Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat is aware that more significant challenges lie ahead. While chatter continues on
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      • 225 16 BANGKOK: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who skipped bail last month and went into exile in London, said yesterday that corruption charges against him were part of a conspiracy by political opponents. The billionaire insisted he would not return to Thailand to fight the
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      • 315 16 NEW DELHI: The Indian government unveiled new security measures after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted to "vast gaps" in intelligence gathering following a spate of bombings in major cities. The Cabinet approved proposals to hire 7,000 more policemen in New Delhi, install closed-circuit television
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      • 302 17 SEOUL: The companion and former secretary of North Korean leader Kirn Jong II is emerging as a key player in the communist country after he suffered a stroke, Pyongyang watchers said. South Korean officials are keeping a close eye on Ms
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      • 471 17  -  P. Jayaram Police and forensic experts tap brain to extract the truth By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: When an alleged female serial killer could recollect only eight of her 12 victims, the Bangalore police subjected her to a narco-analysis test a brain-based lie-detection
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      • 338 17 MUMBAI: Long before "green" cars became trendy in other parts of the world, a boxy electric two-seater began rolling out of a small factory in the Indian city of Bangalore, which was then emerging as a software services hub. Today, scores of Reva electric
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      • 386 17 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said yesterday it was not warned about a suspected United States missile strike in its north-west that came the same day a top American official assured Pakistani leaders of US respect for the Muslim nation's sovereignty. The reported attack will
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      • 701 19  -  Hazlin Hassan Sources say Umno chiefs in no mood for compromise as they ask PM to quit before Dec polls By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Several top Umno officials told Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi to retire as soon as possible during a key meeting yesterday,
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      • 386 19 KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, who resigned on Monday as the de facto law minister, has dismissed talk that he is joining the opposition, saying he will remain a Barisan Nasional (BN) senator. He said he had no plans to leave
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      • 465 20 legislation aims to boost inter-ethnic ies in wake of communal flare-ups PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will draw up a Race Relations Act to safeguard and strengthen ties between the various races, Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday. He said work on the proposed Act, which
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      • 300 20 SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian High Court will decide on Oct 31 whether to call for the defence of political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, who was charged with abetting the murder of a Mongolian woman. The court will also decide whether to call the defence of two
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      • 608 21  -  Ho Ai Li Move to help foreigners confused by other romanisation systems By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Taiwan is abandoning its own way of romanising Chinese characters for a China-developed system used globally. The Cabinet here announced this week that it would adopt hanyu pinyin, used
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      • 307 21 BEIJING: China's capital started pumping "emergency" water from its long-parched neighbouring province yesterday, with officials speaking of a "grim" shortfall weeks after the Olympics when they had said the city had enough water. Hebei, which surrounds Beijing, will pump 300 million cv m
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    • world international
      • 632 22 Victory margin slimmer than expected; she vows to start forming govt JERUSALEM: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni won a surprisingly tight race to replace scandal-hit Premier Ehud Olmert as head of Israel's governing party, and vowed to immediately start trying to form a
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    • world memo from london
      • 949 23  -  Jonathan Eyal By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU The conferences became pure rituals, choreographed to the minutest detail. Their purpose is no longer to debate policy or elect a leader, but just to project an image of unity. Darty conferences which once nade a difference now
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      • 805 24 Poll findings Opinions about Muslims are considerably more negative than are views of Jews. Fully half of Spanish (52 per cent) and German respondents (50 per cent) rate Muslims unfavourably. About one in four in Britain and the United States (23 per
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      • 610 25 Republican presidential candidate has no ready answer to meltdown WASHINGTON: The economic free fall in the United States has played havoc with Republican John McCain's presidential campaign as he tries to distance himself from the unpopular Bush administration and walk away from his own
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      • 549 25 NEW YORK: Senator Hillary Clinton is avoiding a public face-off with Republican Sarah Palm, the new female star of the campaign, while still raising money and votes for the Democrat who wrested the presidential nomination from her. Advisers to Democratic presidential nominee
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES  -  549 words
    • world in brief
      • 180 27 TOKYO: The world's oldest man celebrated his 113th birthday yesterday, telling reporters at his southern Japan home about his joyful life and healthy appetite. "I'm happy," said Mr Tomoji Tanabe (above), as the local mayor presented him with flowers and a giant tea cup glazed
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      • 106 27 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has proposed a congestion charge for selected areas in the Kuala Lumpur city centre in an effort to cut congestion, especially during peak hours. The Federal Territories Ministry's technical and geospatial division's undersecretary, Mr Aizi Razman Ismail, told a public transport forum yesterday
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      • 129 27 ISTANBUL: A small hotel on Turkey's Mediterranean coast has fired all its male employees for repeatedly having affairs with foreign female guests. Ms Pelin Yucel, manager of Image Hotel in Marmaris, said her 27-room hotel now employs only female staff. Most of the guests are
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      • 138 27 SANAA: The Yemeni authorities have arrested 25 suspects over a deadly attack on the United States mission in Sanaa, which killed six soldiers, four civilians and six assailants, a security source said yesterday. The Organisation of Islamic Jihad, which claimed responsibility for Wednesday's car bombing
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      • 98 27 These yellowing files contain some of the 50 million Nazi documents and artefacts that chronicle the everyday details of Adolf Hitler's campaign to rid Europe of Jews, gypsies and others deemed undesirable. They are found at the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen, Germany.
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      • Article, Illustration
        140 27 A prize to die for ROME: The winner of a free funeral has not turned up to claim his prize after ticket No. 11 was picked in a raffle in southern Italy, an Italian newspaper has reported. The holder of the winning ticket in the raffle held in the
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      • 141 27 PETALING JAVA: Tickets for express trains heading from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur are selling out as many prepare to return to Malaysia for Hari Raya celebrations. KTM Berhad said in a statement that tickets for Ekspres Timuran, which departs from Singapore for Tumpat, and Ekspres
        THE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  141 words
      • 119 27 GABORONE: More than 80 per cent of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana, the world's largest wildlife park, has been destroyed by fires in the past two weeks, a government official has said. Aerial tours had shown that animals had fled into safe zones and
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    • 97 12 rJy WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE MOST COMMENTED XL releases reporter detained under ISA. Says teokuehliang: "The very basic professional ethics of a journalist is to report the truth of an event, (regardless of whether) it is politically or socially related. Hence, journalists should be protected by
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 431 29 PARENTS have to provide a warm, caring context to the cold, clinical information that young persons need to acquire on sexually transmitted infections (STI), if such diseases are to see a decline. Between 1998 and 2007 STI incidence among those aged between 15
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    • 1011 29  -  Timothy Garton Ash U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES So put to one side, for a moment, the economics of fear; the immediate question is how the politics of fear will play in the election contest. EVEN before Meltdown Monday, I was going to
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    • 813 29  -  Chua Chong Jin SPORTSMEN IN SOCIETY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN RECENT years, some of the biggest names in international sports have embraced the spirit of doing good to make a mark beyond the track, pool, field or court. For instance, British runner Kelly
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    • 1209 30  -  David Dapice U.S. FINANCIAL TURMOIL By The US will have fewer banks with more access to Federal Reserve borrowing. More will become "too big to fail". In that case, the danger of moral hazard and large-scale crises could be even greater. THE United States federal
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    • 1177 31  -  Ray Ferguson JAPANESE CAPITAL By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Japanese firms have the balance sheet strength to take advantage of the depressed asset prices globally to make acquisitions and gain market share. Also, capital-hungry economies from Asia to Africa can get access to a relatively
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    • 878 32  -  Bruce Gale MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By I SENIOR WRITER Speculation is rife that the influx of players into the now lucrative coal mining industry is related to the need of political parties to raise funds ahead of next year's elections. MANY
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    • review insight
      • 1628 33  -  Lee Siew Hua Lively nights will add extra oomph to our lifestyle and economy. But there's more to nightlife than pubbing and clubbing. Think romantic Parisienne lights, families enjoying a night out and festivals, says URA's chief executive Cheong Koon Hean. It's all
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      • 560 33 THE emergence of an evening economy began in earnest two years ago when National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan announced a multi-agency task force to develop night-buzz ideas. The panel encourages people to enjoy a great night out, triggers night events and looks into how
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      • 1075 34  -  Jeremy Au Yong THE POST-65ERS By Just as being the top student in the class is very commendable, it's not the same as being top in the country. And if I accept that the two are not the same, then to reward them equally
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      • 254 35 CRISIS AT WALL STREET THE United States has been a fervent champion of global human rights and security and its actions have run the gamut of options from criticising countries with less than stellar human-rights practices to imposing embargoes on rogue nations to fighting foreign wars. But
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      • 511 35 Honour forgotten "I never dreamt that the bond could become an issue." DR EDMUND LAM: "'Bond free' (Sept 9) is a grim reminder that the next generation of elite citizens and leaders, on whom we are spending so much national resources to maximise their
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      • 304 35 LAST Thursday, the Commissioner of Charities made known to the public a good initiative introducing measures of accountability and transparency in the report, "Watchdog finds four areas for improvements". If there is any reason for its implementation, it is for the good of all.
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      • 333 36 SMa: Fewer workplace deaths in manufacturing WITH reference to the report ("Link bosses' rewards to safety record", Sept 11), it was reported that there was a rise in workplace fatalities. According to the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council, 32 workers have died on the job in the first
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      • 397 36 I REFER to Tuesday's letter, "Healthy Foods Flying off Shelves". The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) is heartened to see more Singaporeans starting to choose healthy food. The SHF has been and will continue to encourage the public to adopt a healthy lifestyle by
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      • 281 36 NEWTON CIRCUS FOOD CENTRE I HAVE had several unpleasent experiences at one of Singapore's iconic attractions, Newton Circus Food Centre. The final straw came when my family and I went there for dinner last Sunday. We were accosted by the usual barrage of touts from the BBQ
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      • 195 36 Allergies: About eggs, peanuts WE REFER to "8 brain boosters" (Sept 11), which we feel may mislead parents of children with allergies and potentially cause serious problems. The article quoted Dr Ang Poon Liat as saying that "the best way to eat your egg is soft boiled. Frying or
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      • 159 36 I THANK Ms Christina Lim for her letter on Monday, "Painting the ceiling directly above the faces of helpless patients". Our wards are nearly 10 years old and thus need re-painting. Prior to starting the exercise, we had briefed our contract painters on the importance
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    • 639 38  -  Jessica lim Plunge in number of new bookings and rise in number of cancellations since start of oolitical crisis By SINGAPOREANS have crossed Thailand off their list of travel destinations, to avoid the political turmoil there. The number of new bookings to the country
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    • 325 38 SINGAPOREANS headed to China on short trips of 15 days or less no longer need visas from today. China, which imposed the visa requirement on July 1 to tighten security ahead of the Olympic Games, has lifted it, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Travel agents
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    • 400 40  -  Serene Luo Expertise needed to take multi-million-dollar industry to the next level By WANTED: Talent in game design and development to take the young industry here to the next level. The industry earned more than $285 million last year already past the halfway mark to
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    • 508 40  - Rock Band in S'pore 10 months late Tan Weizhen B\ Catch it Games Convention Asia: A games conference and exhibition for the public and those in the games industry. There are 118 exhibitors from 13 countries. When: Sept 18 to 20 Where: Level 4, Suntec convention centre Highlights: Visitors can
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    • 120 41 Let there be light. From tonight, the Singapore River will be aglow with underwater lights that look like jellyfish and bulbs on river walls, bridges and bum boats. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang will flick the switch on for the light-up, which is part of a
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    • 463 41  -  Karamjit Kaur Jet Quay expects turnaround after cutting charges and scrapping membership fees By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT CHANGI Airport's luxury terminal operator has been hit by slow business and high running costs. Jet Quay has lost more than $4 million in less than two years
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    • 659 43  -  Zakir Hussain Police turn down estate agent's application to speak on Tamil language issues By POLICE have warned a real estate agent, who had planned to go to Speakers' Corner today to talk about the use of Tamil in public signs, against
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    • 368 43  -  Goh Chin Lian By OPPOSITION politician J.B. Jeyaretnam is set to make a case in the High Court for a by-election to be held for the seat left empty by the death of Jurong GRC MP Ong Chit Chung. Mr Jeyaretnam,
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    • 444 46  -  Melissa Sim Fund set up to help form policy; academics can apply for up to $100,000 per project By THE Government plans to give about $500,000 over the next year to independent researchers looking to study the family in Singapore. This Family Research
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    • 259 46 A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl whose sandal was caught between the steps of an escalator at Funan DigitaLife Mall on Sunday had two of her toe nails ripped out. Lea Tissen was holding on to her father Wladimir Tissen's hand and standing a step ahead of
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    • 365 46  -  Jessica Jaganathan FOR the six years that Madam Rosnah Dahlan's asthmatic son saw a specialist at the XX Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), she had to take time off work to take him there. And for each of these frequent visits,
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    • 501 49  -  Amelia Tan 45ha complex can house 428 students; it also has facilities like tennis courts and a gym By FOR the first time, students of a private institution will be able to enjoy residential and recreational facilities comparable to those at Singapore's three public universities. The
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    • 232 49  -  ANG WING INDIVIDUALS whose jobs involve managing the energy resources of their companies or factories may now draw on a $6 million grant set aside for their training and certification. The National Environment Agency (NEA), which put up the money, hopes that structured training
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    • 482 51  -  Carolyn Quek Diver lost at sea for 10 days but family is not giving up hope By HIS face sunburnt, his bones weary, Mr Jamal Sujaie heads to the Marina South pier almost every day, where he boards a small motorboat and spends hours
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    • 57 51 COMMERCIAL diver Mohammed Borhan Jamal, 26, was reported missing at about 6.20pm on Sept 9. He had just completed some underwater work on the Very Large Crude Carrier, Oliva, which had been docked at the Eastern Petroleum A Anchorage, off the East Coast. The vessel left Singapore
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    • 94 52 Dressed as cats, children aged four to six from The Schoolhouse By The Bay perform a dance in front of their families at the preschool's annual Carnival of Colours event. Held at Katong Community Centre yesterday, the event features performances by children aged 18
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    • 450 52  -  Malini Nathan They say reading the paper and its IN and Little Red Dot magazines has also increased their general knowledge By STUDENTS are strengthening their command of the English language by reading The Straits Times (ST). More than 600 of them from schools
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      • 69 52 THAILAND will join Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia in patrolling the once pirate-prone Malacca Strait. The three countries had been conducting joint patrols since July 2004 to reduce the number of attacks on commercial ships in the widely used Malacca Strait. The waterway was prone to
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      • 79 52 SINGAPORE schools will pair up with their overseas counterparts from 204 nations as part of a twinning programme in a lead-up to the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010. The students will learn about their partner country's language, culture and sporting traditions, said Mr Lee Pak
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      • 41 52 COMPANY director Narinder Kumar Aswani will be appointed Singapore's Honorary Consul for Estonia at a ceremony here today. Mr Aswani, 45, is the director of the Tolaram Group, which counts textile and food manufacturing among its businesses.
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    • 324 55  -  Elena Chong Man caught after almost six years on the run By COURTS CORRESPONDENT A MAN who jumped bail on a charge of molesting his Indonesian maid was on the run for almost six years. But the law caught up with See Seng Hock,
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    • 283 55  -  ELENA CHONG A MOTORIST whose car collided with a motorcycle and caused the death of the pizza delivery boy riding it was yesterday fined $8,000 and banned from driving for four years. Madivanan Kuppusamy, an army driving instructor, admitted to causing the death
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    • 617 56  -  Amelia Tan Impressed with teacher's use of the technology, Microsoft seeks her help to popularise it By Intuitive applications "Technology must be woven into the entire process such that you don't even think about it when you are using it. This is the biggest challenge
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    • 506 58  -  Lee Hui Chieh Results point to knowledge gap which sex education should fill, says study adviser By YOUNG people aged 15 to 20 may be woefully uninformed about sex and contraception, a new survey of 240 students has shown. Almost three in 10 agreed
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    • 96 38 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE Foreign workers living nearby? It's Meltdown in US financial market no issue in some estates. Says causing "new uncertainties" for yah *****: "They are plainly Singapore: Lim Hng Kiang. inconsiderate. Which culture in the world promotes
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      • 164 60 Penalties Stewards look out for various offences by drivers like jumping the start, causing an avoidable accident, unfairly blocking another driver, impeding another driver when being lapped and speeding in the pit lane. There are essentially three penalties they can impose: Drive-through penalty: Driver must enter
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    • 463 61  -  Judith Tan Emergency room of SGH replicated at Singapore GP circuit By EVER noticed that crazy blur of activities such as the changing of tyres and refuelling during a Formula One pit stop? When it comes to saving lives during major emergencies at a high-speed race like
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    • 404 63 I <*r j ••►i^ I I n WHAT'S ONLINE <n most v|ewed m=9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Grid girls doing their bit to light up race too. English Football Association wrong to clear John Terry of red card. "I enjoy being me," says Paralympic swimmer Yip
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
    • 488 64 "The referee should have sent the left-back off three times during the game because he destroyed Walcott." ARSENE WENGER, on the treatment Theo Walcott (above) received Walcott's fine England display nearly gets him 'destroyed' at club level Dynamo Kiev 1 Arsenal 1 KIEV: The fear
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    • 275 64 Celtic 0 Aalborg 0 GLASGOW: Italian referee Matteo Trefoloni appears certain to be in trouble with Uefa, after sending off the wrong player in Celtic's Champions League draw with Aalborg on Wednesday. Ten minutes remained at Celtic Park when Celtic forward Giorgios Samaras was brought
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    • INBRIEF
      • 82 64 LONDON: Newcastle midfielder Danny Guthrie will serve a standard three-match ban for his reckless tackle on Hull's Craig Fagan, the English Football Association announced on Wednesday. The 21-year-old was sent off during Newcastle's 1-2 Premier League defeat at St James' Park last weekend after
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      • 85 64 LONDON: David Moyes is to face a charge of improper conduct, despite receiving an apology from the referee who sent him to the stands at Stoke City on Sunday. The Everton manager was charged by the Football Association on Wednesday for contesting a penalty decision.
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      • 65 64 LONDON: Chelsea have appointed Ray Wilkins as the club's assistant first-team coach, following the departure of Steve Clarke to West Ham United on Monday. Wilkins has a long association with Chelsea, having made 198 appearances from 1973 to 1979. He will be on the bench
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    • 438 64  -  Daniel Wong By A $13 MILLION upgrading project at the Singapore Turf Club (STC) will leave the track ready for a race even after a heavy downpour. The synthetic finish called Polytrack can get rid of surface water quickly. The STC will be
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    • 218 65  -  JEANETTE WANG PARALYMPIC champion Yip Pin Xiv returned home last night, along with the rest of Singapore's Beijing Games team, to a boisterous welcome and good news. At Changi Airport Terminal 3, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, announced that the 16-year-old
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    • 636 65  -  Jeanette Wang Spore appeal to Laos to retain sport when they host 2009 SEA Games By "We will provide technical assistance. I'm sure those countries that also want to take part, like Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines, will offer some officials too." TAN HONG BOON, SSA
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    • SPORTSWORLD
      • 84 65 THE Singapore rugby team, who won the Republic's first Malaysian Rugby Union Cup in 1978, will be holding a 30th anniversary celebratory bash with a dinner at Copthorne Orchid Hotel (Dunearn Road) tomorrow at 6.30pm. That year, the team also finished third in the
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      • 68 65 KUALA LUMPUR: On day one of the Fortis International Challenge at Kota Permai Golf and Country Club yesterday, Singapore's pair of Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat are tied for second place with Hong Kong in a field of 18 countries. They posted
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      • 83 65 AVIVA Ltd will be holding selection trials on Sept 27 and 28 at the Marina Square Shopping Centre tennis courts for ball kids for next year's Australian Open. Singaporeans and PRs aged from 12 to 15 can sign up by downloading the registration forms
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      • 67 65 TOKYO: Former world tennis No 1 Ana Ivanovic crashed in the Pan Pacific Open yesterday, but top seed Jelena Jankovic and Beijing Olympic gold medallist Elena Dementieva marched on. Ivanovic, the second seed, fell to Russian Nadia Petrova 1-6, 6-1, 2-6. Jankovic breezed past Flavia
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    • Article, Illustration
      530 65 BADMINTON Japan Open: 2nd rd: Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Sho Sasaki 21-7 22-20, Qiu Yanbo (Chn) bt Simon Santoso (Ina) 21-10 8-6 (ret), Taufik Hidayat (Ina) bt Jan Jorgensen (Den) 21-10 21-12, Joachim Persson (Den) bt Tommy Sugiarto (Ina) 21-14 21-15, Kenichi Tago (Jpn) bt Alamsyah
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    • 829 66 Hosts USA are the happy underdogs while Europeans are heavy favourites SO WHAT? "But what does that mean? Nothing. You know, the Americans have been favoured for years, and they have lost." BERNHARD LANGER, Europe's captain in 2004, saying that it does not matter
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    • 107 66 THE Europeans have won five of the last six Ryder Cups against the United States, including the last three contests by a combined margin of 52 V 2 to 31V2. But, for the first time, all 12 European players are inside the top 50
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      595 67 Ryder Cup teams United States Captain: Paul Azinger Team members: Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Kenny Perry, Jim Furyk, Anthony Kirn, Justin Leonard, Ben Curtis, 800 Weekley, Chad Campbell, J.B. Holmes, Hunter Mahan, Steve Strieker Europe Captain: Nick Faldo Team members: Paul Casey, Sergio Garcia, Soren Hansen, Padraig Harrington,
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    • 202 67 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOUISVILLE (Kentucky): It is being touted as the most delectable pairing in Kentucky since Colonel Sanders matched his secret recipe with chicken. Home-grown golf stars Kenny Perry and J.B. Holmes could lead things off for the United States when the 37th Ryder
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    • sport singapore gp
      • 496 62  -  Cara Van Miriah Danrprs and sinpprs will ua\ iLci sa\ iv i^ci win entertain fans at over 10 places along the course r» IHY INTERNATIONAL acts, roving artistes, all-night clubbing and sexy Coyote Ugly dancers will add to the excitement when the inaugural Formula One
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    • 600 63 "We expected that. He knows it is a great support and they have always been behind him." ALEX FERGUSON, on the warm reception the fans gave to Cristiano Ronaldo Man Utd fans cheer Ronaldo's return despite his courting of Real Madrid Manchester United 0 Villarreal 0 LONDON:
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    • 152 65 72 hours TODAY CYCLING Tour of Spain: Stage 19 (Live, Chll3, 10pm). FOOTBALL S-League: Balestier v Woodlands, (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm. Live, Chs, 7.25pm). German Bundesliga: Leverkusen v Hannover (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 2.30 am). GOLF Ryder Cup: Day 1: (Live, Ch26 Ch3o4, Bpm). POOL Guinness 9-Ball Tour: Guangzhou: Preliminaries (Live, Ch24,
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  • OBITUARIES
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      90 68 NG POH TONG Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 17 September 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Tong Kam Chow Son: Daughter-in-law: Ng Siew Kee, Kris Lee Yoke Chue, Karen Daughter: Son-in-law: Ng Lai Ching, Amanda Woo Tuck Kuen, Wilfred Grandsons: Granddaughters: Ng Jia Sheng, Ronald
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      124 68 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." LINDA WONG WING HAN Age: 73 was called home to be with the Lord on 18 September 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Tan Eng Khoon
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      148 68 NG SWEE KAM Age: 81 Passed away peacefully on 17 September 2008 leaving behind loved ones Husband: Soh Chee Cheong (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Soh Kam Weng Sunny Kang Lai Fong Sandy Soh Kam Leong Andrew Tan Yian Yian Rosalind Daughters: Sons-in-law: Soh Woon Geok Angelia Siak Fong Lam Bernard Soh
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      88 68 CHUA KIM WEE Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 18 Sept 2008 Always remembered by loved ones. Children their spouses: Julie Chua Wei Khoon and Tan See Peck Chua How Kng and Julia Chee Wee Choo Mr and Mrs Chua How Meng Chua Hwee Huang and Chow Kok Yuen and
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      48 68 Safe in the arms of Jesus TAN GEK KWEE Mrs Chua Ted Seng Called Home 19 Sep 2000 Peaceful be your rest dear Mum/Mama... Eve/yday/nsomesmalliray Memories of you come our way 7ftoug/i absent you're a/ways near SI missed, lored 4 a/ways dear In memory of a loved one
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      71 68 AL-FATIHAH HJ RIDZWAN BIN HAJI TAIB (PAX WAN) Umur: 82 (Ex-Clerk PUB Transport Centre Mackenzie Rd. Bekas pendudok Jalan Sultan. Ex-Haj Tanorm 1987) passed away peacefully on 17.09.08 We, the family of the late wish to express our heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues for their attendance,
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      114 68 "Come to me, says the LORD, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." ALBERTM GOMEZ Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 18 Sep 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Oscar Gomez Eugene Gomez Daughters-in-law: Susan Gomez Millicent Nargis Bawany
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      23 68 N.VELLAIYUTHAM MUTHALIAR Departed: 19 Sept 1981 Always remembered by Loved ones. Prayers to be held on 19 Sept Sri Sivan Temple (Geylang) 7.30pm
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      36 68 HO YUEN SENG Departed on 15 Sep 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      164 68 "You have made known to me the path of life, you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16:11 MARYTAN Age: 88 Was called home to be with the Lord on 17 September 2008. Dearly missed by loved ones. Husband: Joseph
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      35 68 The Family of the Late WONG SIEW KIAM would like to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      63 68 JESSICA DEVI D/O DORAISAMY Age: 42 passed away on 17 September 2008. Missed by loved ones. Husband: Thacna Murthy Thirupathi Father: Late Doraisamy Mother: Late Shantha Sons: Desmond Lin Siyi Justin Lim Li'en Daughter: Agnes Lim Si'ai Brothers, sisters, family, friends and relatives. Body is resting at Blkl4sS'goonAvel #02-391 5(*****5).
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      151 68 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 RICHARD EE YONG HWA Age: 75 Was called home to be with the Lord on 17 September 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Mother: Tan Khar Eng Wife:
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      91 68 LOW HONG CHIANG Age: 81 was called home to be with the Lord on 17 Sep 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Choo Moo Heng Sons: Low Kuan Pying Low Koon Huat, Edward Daughter: Son-in-law: Low Ai Choo, Jill Jimmy Tong Teng Wah Grandson: Walter Tong Han Jie Granddaughter: Georgia
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES MONEY.
    • money markets
      • 635 69  -  Lee Su Shyan BULLS AND BEARS Sll helped by news or central banks joint effort to help global economy By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR THIS was a remarkable day in what has been a remarkable week: After plunging 85.52 points in early trade the market managed
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        110 69 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.63 billion shares worth $2.11 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 211 Losers: 379 Unchanged: 757 STRAITS TIMES INDEX Mid Cap 533.19 -9.10 Basic materials 309.19 A 11.35 Utilities 431.81 T -8.03 Small Cap 420.88 -7.62 Industrials 528.45 T -6.65 Financials 604.62 T -7.28 All Share 589.64 -2.76
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      • 200 69 Yesterday's close: 11,489.30 (-260.49) Japanese shares closed down 2.22 per cent as worries intensified about the health of the US financial sector. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 991.66 (-11.33) Malaysian shares ended 1.1 per cent lower following Wall Street's overnight plunge and political uncertainty at home. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close:
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      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
        • 382 69 GLD 10US$ Wilmar UOB KS Energy Lyxor Cmdty 10US$ CityDev SGX UIC StraitsAsia Cosco Corp Ferrochina 01am SingTel 10 IndoAgri STATSChP ChinaFish F8N FinaOne Furama Santak 8578 1220.6 299 38.0 1672 22.0 150 21.0 344 14.3 900 14.0 607 12.0 194 10.0 163 8.0 156 7.0 64
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        • 175 69 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents »/o vol Golden Agri 34.5 0.0 0.0 162,851,000 Ferrochina 64 7.0 12.3 62,079,000 China Hongxing 28.5 2.0 7.5 60,871,000 SingTel 332 3.0 0.9 49,658,000 ChinaEnergy 20 -0.5 -2.4 40,774,000 Gent Intl 41.5 -1.5 -3.5 38,078,000 Noble Grp 141
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        • 104 69 runLiun LiunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Sept 18 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1280 1.1430 Can dollar 1.3310 1.3490 Euro 2.0460 2.0690 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4137 0.4147 NZ dollar 0.9430 0.9640 Sterling pound 2.5900 2.6150 US dollar 1.4240 1.4400 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        • 380 69 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 850 404 1700 820 2300 615 73.5 525 1920 2260 1530 880 580 270 940 353.3 2020 1720 498 482 396 690 570 422 324 28 2290 572 287 362 5606 CapitaLand 234 5417
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        • 638 69 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 199 276 237 258 291 438 115 145 274 314 184 203 376 388 135 595 402 398 840 233 515 372 317 205 590 222 281 112 130 130.6 396.1 175 62.5
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    • money companies
      • 547 70  -  Karamjit Kaur SIA unit holds briefing to better inform market players of its prospects By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT THE new man at the helm of Changi Airport's biggest ground-handling company has one aim in mind to boost the value of his company's shares. Mr
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      • 265 70  -  Elizabeth Wilmot By KS ENERGY Services is making its first foray into renewable energy with a deal to supply one of its vessels to a giant company installing wind farms. Under a U5543.9 million (5562.7 million) deal, a lift boat owned
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      • 335 70 SHANGHAI: China yesterday announced a set of bold steps to bolster its sagging stock market, including scrapping its stamp tax on stock purchases and enlisting a government-controlled agency to buy shares of listed companies. The announcement followed a slide in China's benchmark
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    • 752 71 OTHER FACTORS AT WORK "When you have Wall Street firms that lay off 20, 30, 40 thousand people, then you are going to have 20, 30, 40 thousand excess PCs." Forrester Research vice-president Andrew Bartels, saying that Dell's announcement reflected broader pressures that could accumulate PC
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    • money financial crisis
      • 653 72  -  Michael Lewis By NEW YORK: One of life's little rules is that there is always a silver lining. The total collapse of the United States' financial system is no exception. As Morgan Stanley chief executive John Mack blasts short sellers for his problems, and Goldman
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      • 697 72 Wall St tremors stoking panic as many rush to bring money home HONG KONG: Asia's savings have bankrolled American spending for decades to the tune of trillions of dollars. Now, tremors from Wall Street are rattling Asian investors from central banks to industrial corporations
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    • 374 73  -  Michelle Tay By SALES of investment property are in the doldrums with the global financial mayhem and credit crisis slowing buying interest so far this quarter. Nearly all sectors have been "relatively quiet" apart from the hospitality industry, which has "remained healthy", said a CB
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    • 634 73  -  Robin Chan ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD More than half of the 17 entrepreneurs honoured are aged 45 or under By Honours roll M Dr Michael Tien, 45, Atlas Sound Vision Mr Charles Wong, 34, Charles Keith International Mr Yon Lee, 38, Expand Construction Ms
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    • 310 73  -  Goh Eng Yeow By THE cashed-up private equity fund CVC is on the prowl for bargains as valuations tumble amid the financial meltdown. It has raised a war-chest of US$4.2 billion (Ss6 billion) from a third fund launched earlier this year and is in the
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    • 660 74  -  Fiona Chan It will address shortfalls in their Minimum Sum to build up retirement funds By PROPERTY REPORTER LIMITED IMPACT With the new rule, you only refund your CPF account up to the Minimum Sum, which is, in all likelihood,
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    • 104 74 *tm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE Lehman collapse sends global Morgan Stanley merger? Investment Shockwaves. Says Mediawatch: "...the bank deciding whether it should remain world needs an extreme makeover in independent or merge with another. the financial/economic sphere. Firstly have a basket
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  • Life! THE STRAITS TIMES
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      458 76  -  jasmine teo 'I wasn't in this for profit-making. I think it's rare to be able to, so to speak, buy a dream with $20,000' Jazz singer Joanna Dong, who produced her debut album with her savings She has spent $20,000 to fund her own self-penned, self-produced album.
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    • 538 76  -  cara van miriah No more tickets to star-studded concert and other festival gigs are selling fast Still a month before the Singapore Sun Festival kicks off and tickets to its Gala Opening Concert are already sold out. To be held at the Esplanade Concert
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      633 77  -  cara van miriah 'Every winner deserved his place. But Fairplay... it would be disastrous if he had won' Jeff Probst (left), on Survivor contestant Jonny Fairplay (above), who lied about his grandmother's death to earn sympathy SURVIVOR: GABON EARTH'S LAST EDEN When: Next Friday, 2 to 2.45pm (Part
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    • 1320 78  -  tan yi hui Gaming is not just for hardcore geeks. Casual gamers such as the elderly are joining in the fun 'It makes you feel like you're playing a guitar, even if you don't know how to play one in real life' Mr Ang Wee Keat, who
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      400 79 All games except for Little Big Planet are available for sneak peeks at the Games Convention Asia, which is on at the Suntec Singapore International Exhibition and Convention Centre till tomorrow from 11am to Bpm daily. Admission is free. TETRIS Gamer talk: Features 15 challenging levels of
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    • life! television
      • 697 80  -  jocelyn lee Mark Henry may be a tough guy in the wrestling ring, but he is a softie when it comes to his son 'It's embarrassing how little I've listened or been taught. I mean, I had heard of Earl Grey, jfl fHiTSi 21 but I
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      • 234 80 NEW YORK Meet Sex And The City protagonist Carrie Bradshaw, in her teenage years. Author Candace Bushnell (above) is writing a pair of teen novels called The Carrie Diaries, which "takes readers back to Carrie Bradshaw's formative years in high school, giving an inside look
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      • 614 81  -  jasmine teo Contender Asia will see more action as the prize money increases and more colourful contestants are selected 'In Season One, most of our contestants were very warm and friendly towards each other, which didn't seem to make it as competitive...' Mr Riaz Mehta, chief
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        207 81  -  /£*i^ra\ What's on TV m HA that gets VM you talking... Jocelyn Lee TRIBUTE TO CLASSICS If the Singapore Biennale has put you in the mood for the arts, then feed your appetite with two shows on classical music. VISIONARIES What: A seven-part series which pits artists such
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    • life! music
      • 1089 83  -  boon chan Move over Andy Lav. Hong Kong cedes power to Taiwan's slick stars in the pop music stakes media correspondent 'Our poor command of Cantonese might restrict our growth opportunities in Hong Kong' Taiwan-based Singaporean twins Miko (left) and Yumi Bai (right) of the pop duo
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    • 325 128  -  EVE YAP Fast wheels spin big bucks. The nation turns party central next weekend and A-listers like the Beckhams may descend on the island. We're talking F1 fever: Monday marks the start of the week and Saturday is when the nation flags off the Sing
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        719 130  -  Eve Yap Some F1 drivers in town for the Singapore Grand Prix will make a pit stop at the shops first. On Tuesday, Williams driver Nico Rosberg (right) will be at Millenia Walk as part of a contest by luxury watch retailer Cortina Watch. The 23-year-old German will
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        316 130 Do you feel the need for speed yet, darlings? It sure seems like the whole country is revving up for the first Fl night race happening next weekend. Now the only speed bump is whether everything will live up to the hype, especially when it comes to all the
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      501 131 Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it. E-mail your queries With so many moisturisers touting (0 so many different benefits, how do I^oose the right one? A The first task at hand, says Teri Tay, Swiss-developed skincare brand Bioxil, is not to be distracted
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    • 50 131 ■www.tashiomsta.com ™°*c th™ V°§ ue s oh-so-proper style.com and better written than your J e fashion kind of like bonding with a good pal. Indulge in juicy gossip about fashion |.i u ui-s .mJ sm.m.sl,, ,|s ~,1, ,n Y ili.,i ..iplhiv the quirky side of fashion shows
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    • 180 131  -  Noelle Loh These two cool cats were collection premier 2008 at Wisma Atria on Sept 10 Fay Chin consultant What are you wearing? 9°t my skinnies and top from H&M in London the jesUs attached^ very cneaP- MY bag was from Mango and my ballet pumps were from
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    • 765 134 What is designer Christopher Kane doing with century-old Japanese beauty establishment Shiseido? NOELLE LOH jets to Tokyo to find out T "ow,inE£ m S^XTte^S" a d<i-bSec?o7 acontrasttohel Must be for some hip designer, right? Well yes and no The clothes are by hotshot Scottish designer Christopher Kane,
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      • 319 138  -  Eve Yap ZOOMING AHEAD THE RACE IS EXPECTED TO BRING IN ABOUT 100 MILLION IN TOURIST RECEIPTS, WHICH COULD MEAN BONUSES FOR SOME IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY. i^£yXXT u K? snack zipping around the malls and the only time you put on the brakes in retail
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    • 331 140  -  Hong Xinyi A hr-M ico\A/ifo nhoiitinno lIUUSUWIIU, U UUUMLjUW teSt the Chanel jaCKet S I I r leqendarV ClaimS Ot r I COmtOrt and VerSatl liV 1 or most women, putting on a jacket for the first time usually signals ante of passage of some sortPerhaps you
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      287 140 Urban editor Tee Hun Ching says: The onlysombre lacket that IVe ever bought was hijacked within weeks by my sister, who needed something decent in which to brave job interviews. number since. Just as well, for I hadn't much liked the straitjacket feel of it the two times
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    • 525 141 Banana Republic is 30 this year and, boy, does it have a reason to celebrate. The American brand is known for stylish yet practical staples that are not rip-offs of runway looks. "It's not disposable fashion that you throw away next season," its marketing director Rosemary Young
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    • 215 141 Banana Republic's 30th anniversary collection pays tribute to its heritage by updating the American classics it is famous for. 1 The white shirt The humble white shirt is no longer a simple basic. Thanks to clever tailoring and interesting details like oversized pussy bows and niched detailing, it
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    • 237 143  -  TAN HSUEH YUN o was wandering I around Ngee Ann City recently, checking out I J themooncake offerings there. galled Fancy Delight selling these deep-d^sh egg tarts (above. had written about similar ones from the Sun Moulin bake,y in Shaw House but these had muc h thinner
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    • 152 143 Getting fresh porcini or cep mushrooms in Singapore is a pie in the sky dream for home cooks here. Don't be put off by the congealed looking mushrooms when you open a tin of its Sauteed Cep Mushrooms (below, left, $14.90 for a 180g tin). Warm these
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