The Straits Times, 23 September 2008

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    18 1 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 2008. THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Smooth Monday on KPE
      54 1 THE newest expressway, the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), got off to a good start on its first test of peak-hour traffic yesterday morning. Some 7,400 vehicles used the KPE between 7am and 10am, and it was a smooth journey generally, without any major accidents or traffic
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      Lock icon Abdullah won't quit early
      50 1 DESPITE a continuing controversy over when he should quit, Malaysia's Premier Abdullah Badawi could stick to the transition plan to hand over power by 2010. Supporters have convinced him he enjoys enough support within the ruling party and could secure nomination, if necessary. WORLD PAGE Al2
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      Lock icon A narrow escape
      43 1 PAKISTAN'S President was set to dine at the Marriott Hotel, the target of a suicide bomb attack over the weekend. But the venue for the dinner was changed at the last minute, the Interior Ministry said yesterday. WORLD PAGE Al4
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      Lock icon Diver's body found
      61 1 THE body of a missing Singaporean diver was found after 12 days on a small island near Batam, about 30km from where he had been swept away while working underwater in the seas off the Bedok Jetty. The family of Mr Mohammed Borhan Jamal, 26, identified his
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      Lock icon US in Pacific Rim pact
      51 1 THE United States is to join Singapore, New Zealand, Chile and Brunei in a free trade agreement, a US official confirmed yesterday. The US move to join the Comprehensive Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement will help spur the forging of an Asia-Pacific FTA. MONEY PAGE
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    Lock icon Economic growth may dip below 4%
    697 1  -  Francis Chan But Singapore's diversified economy will help it through, says minister By TRADE Minister Lim Hng Kiang said yesterday that economic growth may dip below 4 per cent this year, even as global financial markets try to turn the corner. Mr Lim also
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    Lock icon China sacks national food quality chief
    611 1  -  Tracy Quek By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China yesterday removed the head of its national product quality watchdog over the tainted infant formula crisis, and disclosed that the company responsible had covered up the scandal for much longer than previously thought. Sanlu Group, China's biggest
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  • VIEW POINTS
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      Lock icon More bailouts, more questions to ponder
      52 2 The US$7OO billion plan to mop up bad loans is a leap of faith and it may not work as well as intended. But the alternative of doing nothing about the credit dry-out in the United States financial system is worse. EDITORIAL PAGE A
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      Lock icon Najib needs to do more
      37 2 Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak must back the reform agenda, as well as promote greater transparency and accountability if he is to save Umno, says Karim Raslan. REVIEW PAGE A 22
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      Lock icon Somchai must learn fast
      28 2 Thailand's new premier Somchai Wongsawat needs to prove his worth quickly, or risk his administration being undermined, says Bruce Gale. REVIEW PAGE A 22
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      Lock icon A socialist America?
      33 2 The proposal to spend US$7OO billion on troubled assets shows the US is getting a socialist economy with American traits, says Gwynne Dyer. REVIEW PAGE A 23 OUR READER SAYS
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      Lock icon Still on the shelves
      25 2 Eighty per cent of individual bank depositors are protected under the deposit insurance scheme, says the MAS. FORUM PAGE A 24
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      26 2 www.straitstimes.com Teo Cheng Wee learns how protest and business go hand in hand in Bangkok. Goh Eng Yeow takes stock of the stock market.
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      Lock icon Tokyo lessons for Bernanke
      987 2  -  Kwan Weng Kin US banking crisis and Japan's 90s economic woes share similarities By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: When the US Treasury Department trotted out a plan at the weekend to buy up to US$7OO billion (Ssl trillion) of soured mortgage-related assets to save US financial institutions,
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  • prime tainted milk scandal
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      Lock icon Melamine in coffee mix forces all-out Taiwan ban
      311 3  -  Ho Ai Li By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Taiwan has imposed a ban on all Chinese milk products as the tainted milk scandal continued to spread outside mainland China. The Taiwanese authorities acted after a popular brand of instant coffee mix made with
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      Lock icon S'pore shoppers wary of China food
      561 4  -  Tessa Wong Many check labels amid concern over reach of contaminated milk By AS RETAILERS pull Chinese dairy products from their shelves amid a widening contamination scandal, local shoppers are scrupulously checking labels and steering clear of China-made food and drinks. Twenty-five of 30
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      Lock icon AVA focusing on checks for melamine
      281 4  -  DIANA OTHMAN THE Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) in Singapore is now focusing on checks for melamine in milk and milk products. The chemical is at the centre of the latest tainted food scandal in China. It has notified importers and supermarkets here to
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      Lock icon Common queries from consumers
      205 4 I've bought milk and dairy products from China, and confectionery that may contain such products. Can I get a refund? Yes, you should be able to if you bought your products from a well-known retailer. Currently, Fair Price, Sheng Siong, Cold Storage, Shop N Save, Giant,
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      Lock icon Aso elected LDP chief by a landslide
      834 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin He is expected to get Parliament nod for the job of PM tomorrow By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT ON A MISSION TO SUCCEED "I think I will only be able to fulfil heaven's will by winning (the general election)." Mr Aso, in
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  • prime financial turmoil
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      Lock icon How do you value toxic assets?
      649 7  -  Goh Eng Yeow NEWS ANALYSIS US bailout plan could be just the start of a long-drawn process of restructuring By THERE has been an audible sigh of relief among investors to the dramatic plan by the US government to stabilise Wall Street and stop
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      Lock icon Bernanke jolted lawmakers to act
      147 7  -  BLOOMBERG LEHMAN Brothers had gone bankrupt. Merrill Lynch and Bank of America had rushed into a shotgun wedding, and regulators had to take over American International Group, the world's biggest insurer, with a US$B5 billion (Ssl2o billion) lifeline. But US Congressmen of both parties were
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      Lock icon Nomura to buy Asian units of Lehman
      525 8 Japanese firm says it would offer jobs to all 3,000 employees in the region A GOOD BUY "Lehman's Asia operation will add value to what Nomura has been doing in Asia." Mr Wataru Kasatani, senior financial analyst at Meiji Dresdner Asset Management TOKYO:
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      Lock icon Taxpayers tell CNN: Why should we foot the bill?
      509 8 "HELL no!" The majority of United States taxpayers interviewed by CNN gave an angry thumbs down to the US government's US$7OO billion (Ssl trillion) financial bailout plan, saying they were fed up with having to foot the bill for irresponsible lenders
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      Lock icon Singapore curbs short-selling
      703 10 In the US, the Paulson plan is widened to cover a wider range of assets SINGAPORE joined the war on short-sell-ing by imposing new controls last night but they are far less drastic than those that have hit traders in Australia, the United States and Britain. The
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      Lock icon Mitsubishi UFJ strikes deal for Morgan Stanley stake
      366 10 TOKYO: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will invest up to 900 billion yen (Ssl2 billion) for as much as a fifth of Morgan Stanley, the US securities firm seeking capital following the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings. Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's largest bank, agreed
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      Lock icon MAS tells banks to give priority to worried investors
      518 10  -  Fiona Chan By Francis Chan BANKS and finance companies should make it a priority to deal with worried investors holding structured products tied to the now-bankrupt Lehman Brothers, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday. In its first specific comments
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      Lock icon Insurance agents told: Don't poach
      207 10  -  Lorna Tan By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT INSURANCE agents were reminded yesterday that poaching customers or agents from other firms will not be condoned as it goes against industry best practices. The warning from the Insurance and Financial Practitioners Association of Singapore (Ifpas) came in response to
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      Lock icon Abdullah to hang tough
      832 12  -  Leslie Lopez PM's gamble in defending Umno chiefs post could lead to open split By SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's embattled Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has decided to defend his position as president of the ruling Umno despite mounting calls for him to hand over
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      Lock icon Tension in PAS over Anwar
      392 12 KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's obsession with becoming prime minister is causing more problems within Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS). Tension between the pro-Anwar group in PAS, popularly known as the Erdogan faction, and the ulama-backed group has been pushed up a notch. This time,
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        606 13 DANCE CLUB FIRE Fire chief among those to be axed as mayor orders probe of deadly blaze at unlicensed club HONG KONG: Shenzhen will most likely sack five officials in connection with a fire at an illegal dance club which killed 43 mostly young people, including
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        Lock icon Visas via HK: China to lift curbs
        233 13 HONG KONG: Visa curbs on foreigners travelling into China via Hong Kong as part of a security clampdown during the Beijing Olympics will be lifted next month, a major travel industry association said yesterday. Hong Kong, a gateway to China for foreign businessmen
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        Lock icon Close shave for Pakistani leaders
        762 14 President, PM set to be at Marriott last weekend, but venue was changed ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's President and Prime Minister were set to dine at the Marriott Hotel when it was bombed over the weekend, but the venue was changed at the last minute, the Interior
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        Lock icon Singapore condemns suicide bomb attack
        80 14 SINGAPORE has deplored last Saturday's suicide bomb attack in Islamabad. In a statement released yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "This act of violence and terror, taking place during the Ramadan period, has killed and injured many innocent civilians. "We extend our deepest condolences
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        Lock icon Many thought it was a quake
        389 14 ISLAMABAD: Mr Muhammed Zulfikar was trying to get a cigarette from a friend in a cafeteria at Islamabad's Marriott Hotel when the building shook and something struck his head. The blast was heard kilometres away, but the 26-year-old restaurant server cannot recall a single
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        Lock icon Cabinet line-up ready: Thai PM
        551 15 He declines to give details or say if he's taking defence post BANGKOK: New Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said his new Cabinet list is complete but it still has to be approved by the Secretariat of the Cabinet and endorsed by the King. Mr
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        Lock icon Stop vigils, Hanoi church leader told
        245 15 HANOI: The communist authorities in Hanoi have threatened to take legal action against the city's archbishop unless he stops illegal prayer vigils to demand the return of former church land. Catholics have been holding sporadic prayer vigils this year to demand the return of
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        Lock icon N. Korea wants seals off to restart N-plant
        459 16 Pyongyang seems to be making good on threat to resume programme VIENNA: North Korea has asked the United Nations nuclear watchdog to remove seals and surveillance equipment from the Yongbyon nuclear reactor, the agency chief said yesterday, heightening concerns that Pyongyang may
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        Lock icon What next?
        240 16 Slow simmer: North Korea could take small steps to rebuild its nuclear plant, hoping to squeeze concessions from its six-way talks partners. If the health of leader Kirn Jong II who has reportedly suffered a stroke deteriorates, those helping in the leadership may opt for gradual steps. Also,
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        Lock icon New Indonesian top cop confirmed
        248 16  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesia's Parliament has approved President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's candidate as the nation's next police chief who will be primarily responsible for ensuring neutrality during the elections next year. Mr Bambang Hendarso Danuri, who is the director of the Criminal
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    • world international
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        Lock icon Livni asked to form govt but faces barriers
        544 17 Barak thinks she is 'not ripe' to be PM; polls loom if she fails to form ruling coalition within 42 days JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has been asked to form a new government, but she faces formidable obstacles in doing
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        Lock icon Mbeki quits: S.Africa crisis deepens
        382 17 JOHANNESBURG: Mr Thabo Mbeki, who presided over South Africa's longest period of economic growth, told the nation on Sunday that he had resigned as head of state deepening the country's worst political crisis since apartheid. Mr Kgalema Motlanthe, the deputy leader of the ruling African
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        Lock icon Near-flawless 478-carat diamond found in Africa
        313 17 LONDON: Miners in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho have found one of the world's largest diamonds, a near-flawless white gem weighing nearly 500 carats, mining group Gem Diamonds said. The diamond was discovered in the Letseng Mine on Sept 8, the company said
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        Lock icon MM meets UK opposition leader and Lord Mayor
        424 18  -  Lee Siew Hua By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT LONDON: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has extended a personal invitation to British opposition leader David Cameron to visit Singapore. The invitation was conveyed to him by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew during their one-hour
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        Lock icon Presidential hopefuls call for oversight of bailout
        716 18 Both list conditions that could hinder speedy approval by Congress WASHINGTON: Both the Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls have raised doubts about the Bush administration's US$7OO billion (Ssl trillion) Wall Street bailout, and demanded conditions that could snag its quick passage through Congress.
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        Lock icon New music format may spell end of CDs
        411 20 NEW YORK: Just as vinyl once gave way to compact discs as the main physical medium for music, could CDs be replaced now by a fingernail-sized memory card? Perhaps not entirely, but data storage company San Disk, four major record labels and
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        Lock icon Gulf rulers' wives take higher profile
        744 20 They adopt Western model to seek political clout and investments DOHA (Qatar): The first lady of this conservative Muslim sheikhdom walked up to the podium in a luxury hotel banquet room and sized up the crowd of mostly rich businessmen. "Do not be afraid
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    • world in brief
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        Lock icon Trucks in tow to break record
        82 21 Nearly 300 tow trucks rumbled through New York City in an attempt to smash the world record for the largest parade of its kind. Taking part were 292 heavy vehicles including flatbeds, wreckers and 50-tonne rotators. They came to a stop at an abandoned
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        Lock icon 13 newborns die in hospital
        106 21 ANKARA (Turkey): A team of doctors is investigating the weekend deaths of 13 newborn babies at a hospital in western Turkey, officials said yesterday. The babies all of them premature died late Saturday and early Sunday at Izmir's Tepecik Hospital. It was the second such
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        Lock icon Anthem rapper sought
        167 21 PETALING JAVA: Mr Wee Meng Chee, the rapper who courted controversy last year by recording a parody of the Malaysian national anthem, Negaraku, has been asked to present himself at the police headquarters in Bukit Aman today. Mr Wee, 25, who recently graduated from a Taiwanese university,
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        Lock icon Teo Chee Hean in S. Korea
        242 21 SINGAPORE: Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean is in South Korea on an official visit, the first trip by a Singapore Defence Minister since 1992. During the five-day visit, which ends on Friday, Mr Teo will meet National Defence Minister Lee Sang Hee and visit
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        Lock icon Hindus held over attacks
        132 21 BANGALORE: Police detained a group of Hindus in southern India over weekend attacks on churches, officials said yesterday, as three Indian states ruled by Hindu nationalists struggled to stop attacks on Christians. The attacks in the states of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, which have resulted
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        Lock icon Typhoon moves north
        101 21 MANILA: One person was killed, about 2,000 displaced and ferry services suspended as Typhoon Hagupit battered the central Philippines over the weekend, rescuers said yesterday. The Philippine coast guard rescued 21 people from three cargo and fishing vessels that sank in rough waters. The typhoon was now
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        Lock icon SLICE OF LIFE
        138 21 No golf for tax evaders SEOUL: South Korean tax officials said yesterday they have seized pricey golf club memberships from those suspected of evading taxes. "We have been confiscating golf club memberships from those who are suspected of cheating on their (declared) wealth to evade taxes," said
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      445 22 THE US$7OO billion (Ssl trillion) proposal to eliminate credit blockages impairing America's financial system is in the same region as the US$75O billion that the country has spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The connection being made by working-class people and financial
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      1020 22  -  Karim Raslan POLITICS IN MALAYSIA By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, like his cousin, Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, are "bangsawan" (or aristocratic) politicians. To outsiders, it would appear that their rise through Umno has been charmed. In reality, their
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      713 22  -  Bruce Gale NEW THAI PREMIER By SENIOR WRITER Mr Somchai, until now regarded as little more than a mild-mannered career bureaucrat, needs to move up the learning curve quickly. BRAVING the rain outside the Government House in Bangkok on Sept 15, Mr Somsak
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        382 24 I REFER to yesterday's letter, "Do more to protect policy holders". Under the deposit insurance scheme, administered by the Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation (SDIC), an individual's Singapore dollar current, savings and fixed deposit accounts with a full bank or finance company in Singapore have an
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        310 24 I REFER to the article "Church pumps in $220 m more" last Tuesday. I question the appropriateness of awarding a civic and cultural project to a religious group. JTC, in a reply to me when the news was first revealed that the site will be
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        758 24 Financial crisis "Now is a good time for banks and financial advisers to re-examine their responsibilities to their customers." MR JAMES LEONG: "Just this month, I had my financial planner from a respectable organisation turn lukewarm and quiet after I parted with $48,000 of my CPF savings into
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      557 25  -  Carolyn Quek Body washes ashore on Indonesian island 12 days after he vanished By BATAM: Twelve days after he went missing at sea, the body of commercial diver Mohammed Borhan Jamal was washed ashore on a small Indonesian island on Sunday afternoon. His
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      499 26  -  Maria Almenoar Yeo Ghim Lay No jams on first workday after launch; too early to gauge impact on CTE load By SINGAPORE'S newest expressway handled morning peak-hour traffic for the first time yesterday, carrying about 5,100 cars from the north-east to the city. Another 2,300
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      556 26 How does the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) compare with the Central Expressway (CTE) when one travels from the north-east towards the city? Yeo Ghim Lay accompanied a couple to work from their Upper Serangoon home via the KPE to see
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      432 27  -  Christopher Tan Two others suspended for seven-hour service disruption By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT TRANSPORT operator SMRT Corp has sacked a worker for his part in a seven-hour service disruption in January. Two others have been suspended over the incident, which happened at 3.10 am on Jan
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      509 27  -  Jessica Jaganathan By A GROUP of doctors has made a last-ditch appeal to health officials, asking them to axe restrictions on three controversial beauty treatments set to come into force on Nov 1. The Society of Aesthetic Medicine, whose members are mostly
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        88 27 FIVE teams will battle it out next month to come up with ways to search for pictures, videos and sound clips online. A top prize of US$lOO,OOO (*****,000) awaits the winning team from among the field of finalists from the United States, France, Japan, China and Singapore
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        81 27 THE 17-year-old Hougang Polyclinic will be closed from noon next Tuesday until the end of the year for renovations. It will reopen by January next year. Patients may go to a temporary clinic at Buangkok Green Medical Park at 10, Buangkok View, Block 2, Level 1. A free
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      476 28  -  Zakir Hussain It is a prime candidate for scheme to improve facilities, says Yaacob By "Time and again, I've suggested to the mosque's management that they should have a lift for the elderly or have a hall on the ground floor." Security officer Abdul
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      354 28  -  Theresa Tan By THE former president of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) has donated $100,000 to fund a series of lectures on caring for the elderly. Dr Robert Loh, 84, feels that Singapore lags behind countries such as the United
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      232 28  -  Sue-Ann Chia By THE Government's court action against the publisher and two editors of the Wall Street Journal Asia (WSJA) will be heard in November in the High Court. The hearing for both sides to present their arguments has been scheduled
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      353 29  -  Hong Xinyi By TWO new malls will be coming up along Orchard Road next year, but one major player will be missing from the retail equation. The Singapore Fashion Festival (SFF), first held in 2001 to pitch Singapore as the key South-east
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      596 29  -  Jermyn Chow Using wind tunnel on Sentosa may save costs By SINGAPORE'S first skydiving simulator on Sentosa meant for thrillseekers could become a training facility for the military. The company that is building the world's largest vertical wind tunnel called the iFly Singapore says
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      563 30  -  K.C. Vijayan Goju-Kai group claims move by the federation to dismiss it is unfair By LAW CORRESPONDENT A KARATE group which got the chop from the national body for disputes during a tournament in Thailand last year is seeking a court order to
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      265 30 IT WAS a quiet Sunday afternoon on Buangkok Green until four cars piled onto one another in a chain collision. Forty-five minutes later, it got even less quiet. Just 100 m away from the first accident, on Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, a car
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      429 30  -  Selina Lum By NOBODY, it seems, has a monopoly on love. The High Court yesterday revoked the trademark of a local jewellery store that registered the word "love" spelt out in capital letters almost a decade ago. The court said The Carat Club did not have
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      482 31  -  Elena Chong Indonesian at centre of abuse trial says she lost 15kg in 4 months By COURTS CORRESPONDENT AN INDONESIAN maid at the centre of a sensational abuse trial testified yesterday that she was reduced to ferreting milk powder to quell her
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      146 31 BANK executive Stanley Kuah Kian Chong, 37, his wife, Loke Phooi Ling, 37, and her mother Teng Chen Lian, 67, deny abusing their Indonesian maid over a three-month period last year. They say Ms Susilawati Kusnata's injuries were accidental or self-inflicted. Kuah faces
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        88 31 A 34-YEAR-OLD was jailed for 18 months yesterday for misusing a friend's passport after pleading guilty. Goh Scow Yong was given a Singapore international passport by his friend Lim Gay Beng, who wanted to sell it. He arranged to meet an unknown buyer at
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        79 31 A FOUR-STOREY shophouse along Cavan Road, off Lavender Street, was broken into on Saturday. The thief was believed to have entered the premises through the roof. Six laptops of different makes, worth $10,000 in all, were stolen. The thief was seen by the owner's maid
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      103 25 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm is being built years after completing a MOST-READ ONLINE township, yet they already know how Rabbit sweets toxic too traces of congested the KPE is going to be in the melamine found in candy. future b Y building gantries before
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  • THE STRAITS TIME S'PORE GP.
    • 5 DAYS TO GO TO FORMULA 1'S FIRST NIGHT RACE
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        819 32  -  Leonard Lim By The Marina Bay circuit is a hive of activity day and night Fl know-how They call them scrutineers The job of the scrutineers is to make sure that the cars fully comply with technical and safety regulations. Every car is inspected on the Thursday before the
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      683 33 If Hamilton wins fight against 25-sec penalty, he will have 7-point lead PARIS: While the rest of the teams were planning on how to deal with the top-sy-turvy timing of the Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix, McLaren and Ferrari were busy with their lawyers. At Formula One
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      482 33 Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India I will run on the simulator to prepare. I do not do any out-of-the-ordinary preparation, as I like to wake up late and go to bed late. So, Singapore suits me fine. Jarno Trulli, Toyota I will go there in the evening and
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      367 33  -  Lin Xinyi By Open during morning peak hours (5-9 am), one-way through traffic towards city Nicoll Highway, Esplanade Drive, Raffles Avenue, Republic Boulevard Alternative car parks for public Parliament House, The Adelphi, Funan Digital Life Mall, Suntec City, Raffles City, Capitol Building,
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      786 34  - F1 BO OM FOR S'PORE FIRMS Francis Chan By Kingsmen: $32m (5 years) to build suites, outfit clubs and supply 20,000 seats Hetat: $18m (5 years) to manufacture, install and maintain steel debris fences CAA Technologies: $3.5 m to produce 4m-long reinforced concrete barricades STRONG HERITAGE "We went to some
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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      355 35 United States 16V2 Europe lIV 2 Day 1 foursomes: USA 3 Europe 1 Day 1 fourballs: USA 2V 2 Europe IV 2 Day 2 foursomes: USA 1 V 2 Europe 2 V 2 Day 2 fourballs: USA 2 Europe 2 Day 3 singles: USA 7V2 Europe 4V2 (American
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      767 35 With new energy, Americans reclaim the Ryder Cup with 4 matches to spare ROOKIE'S DELIGHT "I wanted to come out here and give the fans what they wanted to see. I got chills up my spine all day. I wouldn't trade this for (US)SIO million." ANTHONY
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      545 35 LOUISVILLE: Europe came to Valhalla with the stars, the experience and, arguably, the hottest golfer on the planet. The Europeans left without the Ryder Cup, thanks in part to the Big Three that turned in a big zero. Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Padraig Harrington who
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      873 36  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE By The size of Kirn's glinting belt buckle (on Sunday it yelled USA, mostly it screams AX) immediately tells us he has no self-esteem issues... He struts, he grins, he whips up emotions. He's a boxer in the wrong
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      632 36 Scolari feels Red Devils deserve yellow cards for being rude to referee Dirtiest team? Manchester United have played one fewer game than every other team except for Fulham, but they lead the table when it comes to bookings. Chelsea and Liverpool have each picked up seven yellow
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      309 36 BASKETBALL Singapore Challenge Series: Singapore Slingers 98 Air 21 (Phi) 85. CYCLING Tour of Spain: 102.2 km 21st and final stage from San Sebastian de los Reyes to Madrid: 1 Matti Breschel (Den/Team CSC) 2hr 44min 39sec 2 Alexandre Usov (Blr/AG2R) 3 Davide Vigano (Ita/Quick-Step) 4 Koldo Fernandez (Esp/Euskaltel)
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      207 36 QUOTE OF THE DAY "It's not true at all that I want to go home. I'm delighted to be at Tottenham. I'm having a marvellous experience." Manager Juande Ramos is the only one enjoying his time at Tottenham, who have yet to register a
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        76 36 MADRID: Rafael Nadal is not done with pursuing trophies this year. The world's No 1 tennis player beat Andy Roddick of the US 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 on Sunday as Spain eliminated the defending champions to reach the Davis Cup final against Argentina. "I played an almost
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        49 36 LONDON: The £200 million (***** million) takeover of Manchester City by Abu Dhabi investors, led by royal family member Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, will be formally completed today. Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will retain a minority stake in the club. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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        64 36 MILAN: Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti called Jose Mourinho the best football coach in the world after the club went top of the Serie A with a 3-1 win over Torino on Sunday. Barcelona claimed their first Primera Liga win of the season in style with a
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      109 35 CQ WHAT'S ONLINE sH MOST VIEWED, me=9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Millionaires watch Fl for free banks pick up the tab. Singapore's Fl bonanza. Wife forgives two-timing Ashley Cole. BLOGGED ABOUT What unites also divides a look at both sides of Singapore's table tennis coin. "It
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      155 36 Next 72 hours TODAY FOOTBALL AFC Cup: Q-finals, 2nd leg: Home United v Dempo (Ind) (Jalan Besar Stadium, 8.45pm), in Oman: Al Nahda v SAFFC. League Cup: 3rd rd: Manchester United v Middlesbrough (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 2.55 am). TOMORROW FOOTBALL Copa Sudamericana: Boca Juniors (Arg) v LDU Quito (Ecu) (Live,
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  • OBITUARIES
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      32 37 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Ng Chee Tat Philip Family on the demise of his beloved Grandmother Lee Boey Chu From: The Management Staff of Hexacon Construction Pte Ltd
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      15 37 In Loving Memory Of A. Balasubramaniam Pillai 11.3.33 23.9.86 Always remembered by family loved ones
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      19 37 In Loving Memory Of RETNAMTHAMBUSAMY Departed 23/9/1988 Always remembered by Your loving wife Kamala, children, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren relatives
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      14 37 In Loving Memory Of PHANG WAI CHENG Departed 23/9/84 Always remembered by loved ones
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      106 37 "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies. John 11:25 SHIRLEY CHEONG KEONG CHIN Age: 75 called home to be with the Lord Jesus on 21 September 2008 Sadly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Beloved husband: Amos Wee
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      44 37 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of SANDRA LIM SEOK HWA 23rd September 2007 Time may heal the broken heart, Time maymake the wound less sore, Buttime can never stop the longing For the loved one gone before. s Always remembered by Henry Tay Family
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      117 37 W? "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not $jjg% be in want....andlwill dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 William Ng Fook Koon Age: 65 Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 September 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Beloved wife: Marguerite
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      51 37 The Family of the Late Edward Choo Look Fu Departed on 19 September 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to chairman, management, members of PA, Pasir Ris Elias CC, church members, relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and contributions during their recent
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      61 37 Katherine Kong Sheue Ling Age: 37 Passed away peacefully on 22 September 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Ong Teck Meng Son: Ong Jun Han Gavin Daughter: Ong Vi Zhen Justina all relatives and friends Wake at Blk 606 Yishun Street 61 Cortege leaves on Friday
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      58 37 The FamUy of the Late Winifred Remedios Departed on 19 September 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Rev Fr Ignatius Yeo, Rev Fr Charles Sim S.J., Dr John Lee, prayer groups from the St Joseph's Dying Aid Association and from the Holy Family Church, and all
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      58 37 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family Of The Late HAJEE D. SYED IBRAHIM ROWTHER Departed 21/09/2008 From Management Staff IBRAHIM BROTHERS IBRAHIM SONS COSMETICS PTE LTD BIG-FOOT LOGISTICS PTE LTD BIG-FOOT TRAN BIG-FOOT SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD BIG-FOOT ENGINEERING PTE LTD TEAM LOGISTICS TRADING YETI LOGISTICS HOCK
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      229 38 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose; Beside restful waters he leads me; He guides me in right paths for his name's sake. Psalm 23:1-2 MARIA TAN AH GAN Age: 86 was calleb borne to be with tl?e Lord on 21
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      91 38 CHOO CHAN WAH Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 21 Sept 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chow Sow Keng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Choo Ka Sing Tan Bee Yoke Choo Ka Whye Gary Boey Yoke Kit Grandchildren Choo Foo Meng Basil Choo Wei Yee Alicia Choo Wei
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      38 38 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our Sales Director Mr Choo Ka Sing on the demise of his beloved father CHOO CHAN WAH Departed on 21 Sept 2008 From: The Management Staff of Asaiki Technology Pte Ltd
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      39 38 In Loving Memory Of Mabel Khoo Geok lian 23 September 2004 Augustine Sng Ah Soon 4 September 1995 In life loved and honored, In death remembered. Dearly missed fondly remembered by family Maureen Sng Gek Choo 3 August 2001
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      129 38 r"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 LEE YEOW MENG LAWRENCE Age: 79 Called home to be with the Lord on 21 September 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Lim Swee Yang Son: Daughter-in-law: Dr
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      72 38 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want..., and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of our late Managing Director LEE YEOW MENG Called home to be with the Lord on 21
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      24 38 r 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of DR CHEE KIM HOE Departed 23 September 2006 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family loved ones.
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      39 38 4th Anniversary POONGAVANAM RETNAM She made our lives one long sweet song fler Blessed memories will not part And never shall fade though she's gone As we've learned that song by heart Fondly remembered by family and loved ones
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      121 38 Cheok Cheng Hwee Age 75 passed away peacefully on 22 September 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife Tan Guek Eng Sons: Daughters-in-law Cheok Seng Chai Jack Cheong Oi May Cheok Kirn Wah Simon Eileen Lee Hiong Lan Daughters: Son-in-law Cheok Hock Siew Cheok Lay Har Cheok
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      76 38 §F We, the family of the late if CHIANG KERN NAY (Wife of the late Loke Hong) Departed on 17 September 2008 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and ex-colleagues for thenkind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and contributions during our recent bereavement. Special
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      52 38 The family of the late CHAN CHOY LAN Departed 15 September 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, contributions and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Husband: Loh Tuck Meng, Henry Daughter: Loh Jia Mm and
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      41 38 Son: The family of the late LEE WAI HOONG Departed 17 September 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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      167 38 MDM HO YEE NOI Age 88 passeS away peacefully on 12. Septewifcer 2.008. Dearly missed ant) fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Siew Wing Fatt (deceased) Son: Daughter-in-Law: Royson Siew Kok Wah Ong Goon Ong Mci Ling Daughter: Son-in-law: Mary Siew Lai Khum Chan Keng Sieng (deceased) Godson: Goddaughter-in-law: <
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      79 38 DONALD STUART BAGNALL FERGUSSON Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 20 Sept 2008 after a long illness. He is survived by sons, David and Alexander and grandchildren, Sophia, Edward and Henry. A huge character, he will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Singapore will be a duller place
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      38 38 4TH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of KAREN NGUAINAH Departed 23.09.2004 Beloved wife of Francis Cho Mother of Nicholas Cho Rui Wen You left without a word. The pain will always hurt. Always remembered by all you hold Dear.
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      61 38 AL-FATIHAH HAJIMOHAMEDISMAEL ANGULLIA Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 19 September 2008. We, the family of the late would like to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation to relatives and friends for their attendence, condolences, prayers, support and gifts during our recent bereavement. May Allah S. W. T bless his
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      44 38 In Loving Memory of PETER DE ROZA 23 Sept 1999 We are Never Alone. You live and always will. Your presence is ever near to us Your love remains with us yet You were the kind of grandfather Mark and Bernie will never forget
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        499 39  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS But Spore slumps after initial optimism as profit-takers cash out By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT REGIONAL stocks, notably those in China and Australia, sustained last Friday's rally as more details about the United States government's US$7OO billion (Ssl trillion) bailout plan
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        285 39  -  YANG HUIWEN WARRANT WATCH THE huge share market upswing last Friday sparked by hopes of the US rescue plan drew investors into fresh positions on warrants yesterday. Last Friday, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) surged 139.86 points, or 5.78 per cent, lifted
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          108 39 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.52 billion shares worth $1.74 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 260 Losers: 276 Unchanged: 814 fdsfdsfdsf Mid Cap 556.70 T -10.55 Basic materials 345.47 8.50 Utilities 428.31 T -13.19 Small Cap 441.05 T -1.74 Industrials 562.75 A 1.06 Financial 636.05 T -8.72 All Share 619.10 T -4.91
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          202 39 Yesterday's close: 12,090.59 (+169.73) Japanese shares closed up 1.42 per cent on a US plan to mop up Wall Street's billions of dollars of bad debt. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,028.62 (+2.92) Malaysian shares rose 0.3 per cent as the US government moved to bail out troubled financial firms.
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            381 39 GLD 10US$ 8648 683.0 IMH 2740 127.5 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 727 107.7 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1320 45.4 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 ***** 40.0 ISH 1430 28.3 Keppel Corp 895 25.0 Lyxor Cmdty 10US$ 357 21.3 SPC 485 21.0 0CBCBk5.1%NCPS 100 ...9830 20.0 StraitsAsia 202 20.0 Lyxor
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            418 39 7o >ingTelMBLiCW*****0 93 JOB SGAePW*****4 44.5 tepCorp MBUCW*****0 118 1CBC Bk BNPeCW*****8 17 )BSDBePW*****2 31 JOB MBL ePW08n04 25.5 SingTel DBeCW*****0 17 iGXMBL eCW*****4 7.5 iGX MBL iCW*****3 175 >TI 2800SGAePW*****0 56.5 iGXRB eCW*****9 15.5 [at Hong W*****2 16.5 JOB SGA eCW*****5 20.5 SingTel BNPeCW*****3 22 ;ingTelHBLiCW*****3
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            104 39 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Sept 22 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1790 1.1940 Can dollar 1.3520 1.3690 Euro 2.0510 2.0750 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4144 0.4153 NZ dollar 0.9720 0.9930 Sterling pound 2.5950 2.6250 US dollar 1.4160 1.4340 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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            364 39 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 850 I- 820 2300 615 73.5 123 525 3580 2260 1530 880 940 353.3 1720 498 482 396 690 422 324 2290 572 440 362 5606 CapitaLand 234 5417 CapitaMall 842 5611 CityDev 135
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            623 39 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 199 276 237 258 291 438 115 145 274 314 277 203 376 388 195 135 595 398 i, 515 372 317 205 590 87 222 281 112 130 130.6 38.5 396.1 175
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            180 39 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol Golden Agri 40 China Hongxing 33.5 China Energy 23.5 Cosco Corp 192 ChinaESave 2.5 SingTel 349 Ferrochina 66 JiutianC 8.5 Yangzijiang 58 Thai Beverage 22 SGX 673 IndoAgri 90 Wilmar 293 Gent Intl 47 Digiland 0.5 -2.0
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        391 40  -  Yang Huiwen TAINTED MILK SCANDAL By CHINA'S milk scare has battered the shares of locally listed dairy companies China Milk Products Group and China Dairy Group. Chinese firms listed here tend to follow the Shanghai index, which has soared about 17 per cent since
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        513 40  -  Karamjit Kaur Bjets, with 100 flying hours since take-off last month, plans to expand By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT STILL FLYING HIGH "Certain cities that have a more heavy financial bent may be impacted by it, but not the region as a whole." Bjets chief
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      802 41 Investors need to be convinced that it is safe to put money in financial firms WASHINGTON: The best test of whether the United States government's US$7OO billion (Ssl trillion) cheque will be enough to save the US economy is how much of that
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      282 41 US FINANCIAL CRISIS NEW YORK: The US dollar weakened broadly yesterday as the United States government's US$7OO billion (Ssl trillion) bailout plan, aimed at easing a global credit crisis, raised renewed concerns about the country's massive budget deficit. The package, which is awaiting congressional approval,
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      462 41 HARMFUL TO FIX RATE "To do so (peg the currency) would be very harmful to the Malaysian economy. The ringgit will continue to operate in a managed float regime with its value being determined by the market." Central bank governor Zeti Akhtar
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      594 42  -  Jessica Cheam ABOLISHMENT OF URA EXEMPTION Grace period extended till Dec 31 to give firms more time to adjust By WHY LONGER GRACE PERIOD "We have received feedback from the industry that many projects are at advanced design stage using
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      335 42  -  MICHELLE TAY HONG Kong firm Baida Finance Group yesterday became the single largest shareholder of Singapore-listed e-commerce firm E3 Holdings. The deal will make it easier for both firms to collaborate on real estate projects in China. Baida bought almost 218 million new
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      575 43 BIG NEWS FOR KIWIS "It's very, very big news. It has to be remembered the US accounts for close to 10 per cent of our total trade. It's a huge economy. It's a growth engine of the world economy even in its slow
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      370 43  -  Chua Hian Hou By SINGTEL wants to grow its infocomm technology (ICT) revenue from corporate customers, with the aim of becoming the No. 1 or No. 2 in the region within the next five years. Business customers contributed over $1 billion in revenue to
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      607 44  -  Lee Su Shyan By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR Heftyj penalties A for nakedi |pjMore disclosure to be made j §k to maintain orderly market A THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has moved to put the brakes on short-selling shares although it has stopped short of imposing the draconian bans seen
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      274 44 SYDNEY: Australia's stock exchange was thrown into confusion yesterday after a last-minute ban on short-selling, aimed at saving it from an onslaught of selling by global hedge funds, also tripped up genuine investors. The market delayed its opening by nearly one hour as fund managers,
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      394 44 You can see dark cloud cover even on a sunny day. ./V II I A A Dark Cloud Cover market reversal pattern is a sure sign that an uptrend is over. The potential to benefit Why open a SAXO account today? from trends like this is a true mark of
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      103 44 Mm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com YOUR SAY MOST-READ ONLINE Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Esplanade may lose $750,000 were granted approval to become bank because of pull-outs. holding companies regulated by the US Federal Reserve, effectively killing off MOST COMMENTED the investment banking model that
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      327 45 L on Thursday. TAYSUAN CHIANG visited the %^l 1 11 Spanish city recently and highlights the DESIGN: SALLY LAM PHOTOS: FESTIVE FILMS, AP and DHOLBEATZ PRODUCTIONS HOTLINE: EXPRESSIONS L *****808 Get Excited with our r-fj r I Z 1 Yummy Slim Treats! l^i "When I was about to have my
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        535 46  -  tay suan chiang The lovely setting of the American director's new film will set the mood for romance in barcelona It is hard not to fall in love with Barcelona. So it is no wonder that American director Woody Allen chooses to set his latest movie,
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        690 46 Pare de Montjuic The late Miro (1893-1983) was on< of the city's most well-known artists, and the museum houses more than 8,000 drawings, 150 sculptures and nine textile hangings. His works have been described by critics as surrealist. Don't miss the quirky, colourful sculptures (right) on the
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        176 47 Answer the question below and you could win a pair of air tickets to Barcelona. Name the hotel where Vicky, the character played by Rebecca Hall in the film Vicky Cristina Barcelona, has tea with her aunt in the cafe. E-mail your answer, together with
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        244 47 City: Las Vegas Movie: Ocean's Eleven (2001) George Clooney and Brad Pitt lead a team of 11 that take down three casinos along The Strip. Their targets are The Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand. City: Tokyo Movie: Lost In Translation (2003) Directed by Sofia
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        811 48  -  Cheryl Tan Tan Yi Hui TO TURKEY OR JAPAN WITH CHEN HAN WEI Care to go on a nine-day trip to Turkey with MediaCorp artist Chen Han Wei? It costs $2,248 per person, and includes a cruise between Asia and Europe, as well as shopping galore at the
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      580 50  -  tara tan Lasalle College of the Arts appoints Briton Alastair Pearce as its new president arts reporter 'It's not really a surprise we were known as the weaker sex because y M Em Si literally cannot get a breath' QUOte nW Actress Keira Knightley (right),
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      615 50  -  tara tan reviewj theatre BOOM Singapore Repertory Theatre DBS Arts Centre/Last Saturday Sand is more precious than gold in landlocked Singapore: There is no room for sentimentality about the past or the dead. Capturing the frenzy of en-bloc culture is the well-crafted and deftly executed Boom by
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      576 51  -  eddino abdul hadi Bhangra hotshot Rishi Rich and other artists Veronica, H-Dhami and DJ Krash- are throwing a night-till-dawn party music reporter 'Rekhi is an amazing producer, he has an open mind in what he does. He is so creative it makes you think there is no
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      756 52 Historical drama John Adams gets 13 Emmys, 30 Rock and Mad Men shine in other categories Los Angeles Two period dramas set 200 years apart in American history Mad Men and John Adams claimed a place in the Emmy record books on Sunday. Meanwhile, a
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      143 52 Best Drama Series Mad Men Best Lead Actor, Drama Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Best Lead Actress, Drama Glenn Close, Damages Best Supporting Actor, Drama Zeljko Ivanek, Damages Best Supporting Actress, Drama Dianne Wiest, In Treatment HBO Best Comedy Series 30 Rock Best Lead Actor, Comedy Alec
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        345 54 London British pop star George Michael (right) apologised to fans on Sunday for "screwing up again" after his arrest and caution by police for possession of drugs. Michael, 45, was arrested in a public toilet in the north London suburb of Hampstead last Friday
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        128 54 HARI PUTTAR'S NOT HARRY POTTER A New Delhi court dismissed yesterday a lawsuit by Hollywood studio Warner Bros against the makers of Bollywood film Hari Puttar over its title. Warner Bros, which owns the rights to the Harry Potter blockbusters, argued that the Indian title sounded too similar to
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        234 54 Hong Kong The Chinese milk scandal may spoil boyband Fahrenheit and girl group S.H.E's plans for seven shows in China, say reports. The stars were set to hold double-bill concerts in cities including Shenzhen and Hohhot, in Inner Mongolia, from Sept 30. But their
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      539 76 CATS RECRUIT Executive Aooointments: toll free 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 www.st7ol.com JL^kr I 'f^jj-^, J^L^ ISCQ V 3 f \/*t CAIS Recruit Cgreer Education Fair T^^T J 4-5 October 2008 10am Bpm Suntec Singapore, Hall 603 Sr» &>/ -^'M"^ Are things getting stale at work? Or are you starting to
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