The Straits Times, 16 December 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 191/11/2008 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Asean summit on Feb 24
      54 1 THE annual Asean meeting which should have taken place in Chiangmai this week will now be held from Feb 24 to 26 in Thailand. The country, which holds the current chair of the grouping, postponed the meeting because of its recent political crisis. PRIME PAGE
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      Lock icon New China-Taiwan links
      33 1 CHINA and Taiwan yesterday launched the first direct air, shipping and postal links across the once-troubled Taiwan Strait, nearly six decades after the two sides separated. PRIME, PAGE A 5
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      Lock icon Looters among rescuers?
      61 1 MALAYSIAN rescue workers have come under the spotlight amid persistent reports of looting during operations at the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide in Kuala Lumpur earlier this month. An English daily published pictures yesterday indicating that one resident's possessions had been tampered with. It was the latest in a
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      Lock icon Container shipping down
      51 1 CONTAINER traffic through Singapore ports fell last month for the first time in recent years. November's container throughput was down 1.5 per cent year-on-year a rude shock for a sector that could boast growth rates as healthy as 11 per cent just four months ago. MONEY PAGE
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      Lock icon S'pore to host ad Oscars
      41 1 SINGAPORE will play host next year to the Asian advertising world's equivalent of the Oscars. The inaugural event Spikes Asia announced yesterday will celebrate the best in television, newspaper, online and outdoor advertising. HOME PAGE B2
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    Lock icon S'pore, Gulf states sign landmark trade pact
    786 1  -  Zakir Hussain DOHA (QATAR): Singapore and the six-na-tion Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) yesterday inked a landmark free trade agreement (FTA), the first by the grouping. Leaders of both sides hailed the pact as a commitment to free trade, a move viewed as significant
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    Lock icon Thai MPs vote in Abhisit as new PM
    631 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh Former ruling party supporters protest outside Parliament BANGKOK: Thailand elected a new Prime Minister yesterday, its third in as many months, who took control with a slender majority in Parliament and inherits an economy teetering on the brink of recession.
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      203 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY No good in being over-cautious Banks should be careful in evaluating loan applications, but they should avoid extreme risk aversion. The economy can't afford to have banks go missing in action. EDITORIAL PAGE A18 COLUMNS Hope in a moral vacuum Economic reform in China has resulted in
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      Lock icon Is there a need for another star for service?
      829 2  -  Lim Wei Chean Focus on bad retailers instead; any scheme must be compulsory YET another decal has been launched in the name of good service. The pink star symbol was introduced by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) early this month. The
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      Lock icon Bush takes shoe attack in his stride
      243 3 UNITED States President George W. Bush ducking to avoid a shoe hurtling his way during a press conference on his farewell visit to Iraq on Sunday. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was momentarily stunned, but as a second shoe came flying, he did
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      Lock icon Asean Summit now set for Feb 24
      537 3  -  Lynn Lee Meeting will be held in Thailand; grouping's Charter comes into force JAKARTA: The business of Asean was put back on track when regional leaders confirmed yesterday that the 14th Summit will be held from Feb 24 to Feb 26 in Thailand.
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      Lock icon China, Taiwan launch direct air, sea links
      551 5  -  Ho Ai Li Cross-strait milestone promises big savings TAIPEI: "Happy working together," said a Shanghai air traffic controller to his Taipei counterpart. With that, China and Taiwan yesterday launched the first direct air, shipping and postal links across the once-troubled Taiwan Strait, nearly
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      Lock icon Ebola-hit Philippines halts pork for S'pore
      387 5 REUTERS MANILA: The Philippines has stopped a shipment of 50,000 tonnes of pork to Singapore after traces of low pathogenic Ebo-la-Reston virus were found on some hog farms in the country, officials said yesterday. The shipment was supposed to be the country's first ever
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      Lock icon Parkway cuts staff, slashes pay of top brass
      575 6  -  Robin Chan Lee Hui Chieh I By HEALTH-CARE group Parkway Holdings is slashing pay on the corporate floor by up to 35 per cent while about 148 employees here will be laid off. It is the most dramatic sign so far that
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      Lock icon Job losses in third quarter up sharply
      721 6  -  Jeremy Au Yong Fewer jobs created, hiring down as recession begins to bite MORE than 35 people lost their jobs every day between July and September this year, a large jump from 21 a day in the preceding three months. The increase signals
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      Lock icon Real wages continue their slide
      258 6  -  JEREMY AU YONG SALARIES have shrunk again with inflation eating into wage gains. Latest figures from the Manpower Ministry's third-quarter labour market report show that workers were worse off compared to a year ago. Real earnings pay minus the effect of inflation went down 0.9
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      Lock icon A year's jail for sex with under-18 prostitute
      662 7  -  Elena Chong Contractor is the first to be convicted under new law; another man awaiting sentence I By RENOVATION contractor Tan Chye Hin yesterday became the first customer of an underage prostitute to be convicted. A District Judge ordered the 55-year-old father
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    61 4 The FTA will allow Singapore and GCC companies to sell goods to each other virtually tax-free, and gain preferential access for their investments. Singapore-based companies will also be allowed to hold majority stakes in key sectors of GCC countries. Singapore firms will enjoy preferential access in such
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      Lock icon How long can Abhisit govt last?
      1060 8  -  Nirmal Ghosh NEWS ANALYSIS New Thai PM has limited time to turn economy around, heal divided country BANGKOK: In Thailand, change seems to bring on the question of when the next change will be. So, as soon as Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva was
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      Lock icon Thaksin's diplomatic passport revoked
      126 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: The Thai government yesterday said that it has revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, shortly after the country's opposition leader was elected prime minister. The withdrawal of the passport is the latest in a series of sanctions against the influential
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      Lock icon Vast Geographic Distance, Close Bilateral Ties
      1846 9 Today on December 16, 2008, the people of Kazakhstan celebrate their 17th Independence Day, a momentous occasion of global significance. Notably, this year marks a remarkable turning point in the rapidly growing relations between Kazakhstan and Singapore as both countries celebrate 15 years of
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        Lock icon Looting claims levelled at rescue workers
        781 10  -  Teo Cheng Wee MALAYSIA LANDSLIDE Officials assure outraged residents their claims will be investigated I By KUALA LUMPUR: Stories about rogue rescue workers at the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide site took a twist yesterday when photos surfaced to suggest that one resident's possessions had been
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        Lock icon Debate over hillslope project revived
        556 10  -  Hazlin Hassan I By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: When retired government servant Peter Raiappan bought his home in a middle-class suburb in 1970, the hillslope overlooking his backyard was filled with trees. Today, the trees are gone and the slope in the Medan Damansara estate
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        Lock icon New JB Customs complex opens
        417 10 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: Malaysia's new Customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) complex is fully operational from today, which means all vehicles using the Causeway will have to pass through it. Known as the Sultan Iskandar Complex, after the Johor ruler, the facility has
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        Lock icon Sacked over 'conversion of convenience'
        664 13  -  P. Jayaram Indian state's deputy chief minister became Muslim so that he could remarry By NEW DELHI: Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan has lost his job after riding into a storm of controversy over his decision to convert to Islam to marry again. His
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        Lock icon Honouring the brave
        52 13 REUTERS Ms Vinita Bisht, wife of National Security Guard commando Gajendra Singh, who died during the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last month, burst into tears on seeing his photograph at a ceremony held in New Delhi yesterday to honour the servicemen who sacrificed their lives battling the
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        Lock icon Pakistani gets press freedom award
        244 13 BEIRUT: Mr Najam Sethi, editor-in-chief of the Friday Times and Daily Times in Pakistan, has been awarded the 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). Mr Sethi, whose newspapers advocate liberal and secular ideas in
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        Lock icon UK doctor freed from forced marriage threat
        609 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA: A 33-year-old Bangladeshi doctor and UK resident, whose family allegedly held her captive for months while they planned a marriage for her, will return to work in Britain after a court in Dhaka ordered her parents to release
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        Lock icon First half of 2009 will be 'very tough'
        713 14  -  Tracy Quek World Bank president warns of trade barriers and unrest ahead BEIJING: Countries could move towards trade protectionism, and higher unemployment could lead to social and political unrest as the global economic crisis worsens next year, the World Bank's president warned
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        Lock icon Fightingfit and having fan
        48 14 XINHUA Senior citizens in Xi'an city, China, performing a series of gymnastic feats to keep themselves fit. The group of about 80 senior citizens, aged between 56 and 82, gather once a month in the morning to display their feats to the public. PHOTOS:
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        Lock icon Jakarta denies 'visa for sale' claims in Kabul
        294 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Indonesia has rejected allegations that its diplomats in Afghanistan have been selling visas to assist would-be illegal immigrants to Australia. "It is a baseless allegation, a rumour without the support of facts," Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda was quoted as
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        Lock icon Fishermen's strike for lower diesel price spreads
        393 14  -  Teo Cheng Wee I By KUALA LUMPUR: Fishermen from 11 Malaysian states have gone on strike, in a bid to force the government to further reduce the price for subsidised diesel. This has resulted in a spike in the price of fish in
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    • world asean charter
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        Lock icon Cheer as Asean member countries adopt charter
        778 11  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Laws governing grouping's conduct seen as vital despite concerns over their efficacy By JAKARTA: Even as leaders of the 10 Asean countries celebrated the adoption of a set of laws committing them to democracy and economic integration yesterday, opinion was still
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        Lock icon Thai election of PM 'a relief
        239 11  -  LYNN LEE JAKARTA: Thailand's election of a new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday morning came as a big relief to Asean foreign ministers, even as they discussed the new date for the 14th Asean summit, said Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo. The summit will
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    • world international
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        Lock icon Arabs hail shoe-hurling reporter
        625 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Iraqis demand release of newsman as violence in region claims 17 BAGHDAD: Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets yesterday to demand the release of a reporter who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush, as Arabs across the Middle
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        Lock icon Canberra to push carbon trading
        348 15 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CANBERRA: Australia, the world's fourth-highest carbon polluter per capita, vowed yesterday to push ahead with the most sweeping carbon trade scheme outside Europe in 2010, resisting calls for a delay, but some feared the plan would fall far short of what is
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        Lock icon How others are cutting CO2 emissions
        280 15 REUTERS, NEW SCIENTIST, SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST EUROPE In January 2005, the 25-nation European Union (EU) launched the largest-ever carbon trading scheme, the Emissions Trading Scheme. The scheme covers about 12,000 energy-intensive plants, or 40 per cent of the EU's total carbon dioxide (CO2)
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        Lock icon Somalia's PM survives no-confidence vote
        332 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU: Somalia's Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein has vowed to continue in his job, one day after the President announced he was firing him. Mr Hussein survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament yesterday, with 143 out of 170 ministers voting to keep him.
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        Lock icon Liberal Netherlands tightening up
        808 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Free-for-all approach towards sex and drugs has spawned social ills THE HAGUE: The Netherlands is grappling with an identity crisis, as some ill effects of its liberal approach to issues such as prostitution and soft drugs prompt it to rein in freedoms, analysts said.
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        Lock icon Shrinks blamed for family suicide
        481 16  -  Susan Sachs I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES PARIS: A man whose wife and two daughters threw themselves under high-speed trains in southern France has blamed their separate suicides on the psychiatrists who were treating them. Mr Michel Previdi's older daughter jumped in front of
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    • world in brief
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        Lock icon Lives lost in ferry tragedy
        88 17 The lifeless body of a young boy lay beside other passengers who had drowned when a ferry capsized near northern Philippines on Sunday night. Nearly 50 people were rescued but at least 23 people drowned and 31 were missing in the accident, which occurred in
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        Lock icon N. Korea to get energy aid
        119 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: Nations negotiating nuclear disarmament with North Korea will continue providing energy aid in the coming weeks, despite the failure of the latest round of multilateral talks, South Korea said yesterday. Russia is pushing to provide 50,000 tonnes of fuel oil and
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        Lock icon 6 killed in Viet shoot-out
        118 17 REUTERS HANOI: Six men were killed yesterday in a gang-related shoot-out in the Vietnamese city of Halong, the jumping off point for scenic Halong Bay, one of the country's top tourist destinations. The rare gun battle between two rival gangs took place near a coal
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        Lock icon Gaza truce in doubt
        115 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas ratcheted up the rhetoric yesterday ahead of the expiry of a six-month Gaza truce which the Islamist rulers of the Palestinian enclave say they are unlikely to renew. Israeli officials say the government is interested in continuing the Egyptian-mediated ceasefire,
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        Lock icon 5,000 jobs at Legoland
        123 17 JOHOR BARU: Up to 5,000 jobs are set to be created by the Legoland theme park project in Iskandar Malaysia when work starts in 2010, it was reported yesterday. The RM7SO million (Ss3lo million) park, to be built in the city centre of Nusajaya, will have
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        Lock icon New bird flu outbreak
        98 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KOLKATA: Laboratory tests on dead birds have proven a new outbreak of the HSNI bird flu virus in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, a state government official said yesterday. "The laboratory test in Bhopal has confirmed the presence of the HSNI virus
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          Lock icon Take my wife, but not the dog
          217 17 LONDON: Divorcing couples used to fight for custody of their children, money, mansion or even the family silver. No longer. These days, they hire lawyers to end battles over who gets to keep the pooch, the Daily Mail reported yesterday. In the US,
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      111 8 Jk WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, BLOGGED ABOUT AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm give up their lives, no amount of MOST-READ ONLINE surveillance will stop carnage like the Parents fined for son's sex crime. recent Mumbai attacks." BLOGGED ABOUT YOUR SAY India's attitude must change. Says Thai opposition leader Abhisit Ganesh S. Krishna:
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      58 17 Financial crises BTTT'f'fJl^^^^B I the psychology of fear FTiT?TTyTiiTs^^B Markets are driven by many fears and so are humans. To stay sane in the present financial climate, investors need to understand the psychology of fear as it relates to markets and to themselves. lF**^ In a panel discussion, some senior
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon Be prudent with credit, but not overcautious
      427 18 BANKS in Singapore insist that it's business as usual at their loans department. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that borrowing from a bank has become a tad more difficult for individuals and companies. Of course, given the current economic uncertainty, it would not be
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      Lock icon In search of values
      1753 18  -  Goh Sui Noi CHINA'S OPEN-DOOR POLICY: 30TH ANNIVERSARY As China's streets have morphed from the seas of blue and green of the pre- reform days to the riot of colours of today, so its society, too, has been transformed into a vibrant entity. Some would say
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    • review,
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        Lock icon Why US banks aren't lending
        1024 19  -  Ivan Png ECONOMIC WATCH By ON DEC 2, the US Federal Reserve announced that, "in the light of continuing strains in financial markets", it would extend its primary dealer credit facility, asset-backed commercial paper money market fund liquidity facility, and term securities lending facility from
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        Lock icon Taking a leaf from the Lion City
        915 19  -  Grace Ng CHINA'S REFORMS By THIRTY years ago, Singapore took Mr Deng Xiaoping by surprise. The late paramount leader of China had expected to see a third-world island when he landed at the Paya Lebar airport in November 1978. Instead, he found himself
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        Lock icon US-China ties: The real breakthrough
        792 19  -  Richard Holbrooke By AMERICA'S opening to China by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in 1971-1972 was a historic breakthrough. Less famous, but of equal importance, was the next major step, taken by Jimmy Carter 30 years ago, establishing full diplomatic relations between China and the
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        Lock icon Food prices still high at FairPrice
        211 20  -  Lee Ser Wei INFLATION AND RECESSION WITH all the news about falling prices, I have discovered that prices of rice, Australian pork and eggs are still close to the peak of the food shortage projections months ago. While oil prices and the Australian dollar
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        Lock icon Introduce half-day off-peak car licence
        327 20  -  Van Fook Wei I REFER to last Friday's letter by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), "Off-peak car, vehicle entry permit schemes have different objectives". In the third paragraph, the LTA wrote: "The off-peak car scheme offers Singapore motorists an option to own a car at
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        354 20  -  See Leong Kit I REFER to last Tuesday's timely report, "More must be done to tackle TB problem". Once thought eradicated, tuberculosis has made a worldwide comeback with the emergence of drug-resistant strains. The World Health Organisation has predicted China, India and Indonesia to be
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        169 20  -  Simon Ng GOOD ENGLISH THE WAY TO GO I READ last Friday's reply by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts and Ministry of Education, "Good English the way to go", with interest. I suggest that schools implement the following to enable students to
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        99 20  -  Kok Mci Hui (Ms) I WOULD like to ask about other languages, especially Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Many young Chinese Singaporeans cannot speak their mother tongue properly, especially variety show hosts and radio deejays who misread or mispronounce Chinese words. More Chinese Singaporeans
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        291 20  -  Eugene Ong MY FATHER-IN-LAW died at the National University Hospital two weeks ago, after suffering a stroke and a subsequent heart attack. While we are grateful for the professional medical care by the nurses and doctors during his short stay, the same cannot be
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        179 20  -  Joe Sim I REFER to Mr Eugene Ong's letter (above). While we are glad to learn of his compliments on our medical care, we are truly sorry our portering services fell short of expectations. We have since contacted Mr Ong to thank him for his feedback and
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      542 21  -  Aaron Low Murata is first to use scheme to train, keep staff during downturn By MURATA Electronics has become the first unionised company in Singapore to take advantage of a new governmentsponsored programme aimed at saving jobs. Yesterday, the Japanese company sent the first 50
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      224 21 THE Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience is a government-sponsored training scheme that subsidises training costs for companies when they send their workers for upgrading courses. This is done in two ways: The Government will pay for up to 90 per cent of a worker's training
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      148 22  -  AMELIA TAN NEARLY all parents of Primary 6 pupils will receive SMSes at 9am on Thursday telling them which secondary schools their children have been posted to. SMSes were introduced as a new way for parents to receive secondary school posting results this year. The
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      85 22 THE GCE N-level examination results will be released on Thursday and can be collected by students from their schools from 2pm. Those who wish to apply for courses offered by the Institute of Technical Education can obtain application forms from their schools when they
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      79 22 Ms Rachel Lean, 67, (right) wishing for "peace and happiness for all Singaporeans" on a "wishing sphere" at the Esplanade. Members of the Kheng Chui Loke Tin Kee Home, the Salvation Army and Jamiyah visited the theatre yesterday to pen their wishes for the new year
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      542 22 Event will draw more business tourists while giving ad firms a chance to network By SINGAPORE will play host next year to the Asian advertising world's equivalent of the Oscars. The event, called Spikes Asia, is expected to draw at least 1,000 people from
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        92 23 A BUS driver was hauled to court yesterday and charged with intentionally driving into a taxi driver, knocking the cabby to the ground. Ong Pang Cheow, 45, is alleged to have driven his bus into Mr Ong Hock Hai on Jan 31 last year. He is also
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        58 23 A MOTORCYCLIST died on Sunday evening after colliding with a bus at the junction of Upper Thomson Road and Sin Ming Avenue. The biker, who was his mid-20s, suffered serious head injuries and was unconscious when taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He died there at
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        138 23 A WOMAN was robbed at knife point on Dec 8 in a lift at Block 2A, Upper Boon Keng Road, according to police. At about 11.15 am, the woman, in her late 50s, was returning home from the market when she got into the lift with
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      494 23  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Planned $200 increase will take effect only a year later in 2010 By LAW CORRESPONDENT THE Law Society is pushing back by a year its plan to raise membership fees amid the economic slowdown. The council of the Law Society, which has
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      220 23 FROM next Monday, three roads in the City Hall area will feature full-day bus lanes, as part of an ongoing scheme to improve the speed of public buses. Currently, the bus lanes along Raffles Avenue, Raffles Boulevard and St Andrew's Road are
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      498 24  -  Judith Tan Spine operation removes fused artery and vein I By AFTER a fall that paralysed him four months ago, Russian businessman Vasily Nesterenko can now walk again thanks to surgery performed in Singapore. A rare disorder in the blood vessels of his
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      306 24 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sent a congratulatory note to China's ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the 30th anniversary of its economic modernisation this month. The modernisation policy, known to the Chinese as the "reform and opening up", has "proven to be the
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      688 24  -  Jermyn Chow By GETTING the job done quickly and cheaply is no longer good enough to win a building contract with British construction firm Bovis Lend Lease. Contractors have to prove they take worksite safety seriously by specifying the number of onsite supervisors
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      529 24  -  Ang Yiying By TOP executives at NTUC Income are bending over backwards for charity literally. On Friday, its chief executive officer, Mr Tan Suee Chieh, will conduct a yoga lesson for 50 staff, who have each paid $10 or $20 for the 30-minute session. One
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      509 25  -  Khushwant Singh Experts suspect this as heroin haul is too much to be consumed locally By DESPITE Singapore having some of the strictest drug laws in the world, newly-re-leased figures suggest a growing number of heroin smugglers could be using the country as
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      467 25  -  Salma Khalik By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT NEPALESE twin Jamuna, who was scheduled to leave Singapore yesterday, is back in hospital, after two unexpected developments in the last eight days. It started last Monday, when she was warded at East Shore Hospital after a shunt,
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      331 25  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A PSYCHOLOGY lecturer, who was to start serving his 15-day jail sentence from Thursday for contempt of court for wearing a T-shirt depicting a kangaroo dressed in judge's robes, will start his jail term today. Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) assistant secretary-general John
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      278 25  -  ELENA CHONG MOHAMMAD Ridwan Abdul Kalik invited a girl he texted to meet him and sexually abused her while he was out on bail in connection with other offences. The 24-year-old yesterday pleaded guilty to charges of theft, outrage of modesty and sexual penetration of
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      577 26  -  Shobana Kesava More than 9,750 kg of trash cleared during cleanup in September By DESPITE public anti-littering campaigns and annual cleanups involving thousands of people, Singapore's coasts are dirtier than they were five years ago, according to new data. Over 9,755 kg of waste, from plastic
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      360 26  -  SHOBANA KESAVA SITUATED off the West Coast, Pandan Mangrove has become the latest addition to the coastline being cleaned up by International Coastal Cleanup Singapore. Fresh pickings could be the main reason for the unusually high number of bulky items found on just 350 m
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      351 26  -  Shobana Kesava By DISCARDED plastic bottles have been turned into a Christmas tree now on display at Tanglin Mall. The creation was made by a group of 10 adults with conditions such as autism, Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities, with help
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      122 21 wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com calls for, right?" MOST-READ ONLINE YOUR SAY Expect more holiday weekends. a The High Court's decision to send a 92-year-old woman for an MOST COMMENTED independent psychiatric assessment, ■He tracks use of Singlish in media. a f ter her bank
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      38 22 Some major events next year March: Global Security Asia Singapore 2009 at Singapore Expo a September: Federation Dentaire July: World Congress of the Internationale Annual World International Confederation of Dental Congress at Suntec Principals 2009 at Suntec Singapore
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      779 28  -  Wang Meng Meng Thai ex-skippers fancy Spore to end 10-year drought against Vietnam By HANOI: It has been 10 years since Singapore last beat Vietnam in the Asean Football Federation championship now known as the Suzuki Cup. The winless streak, though, is set to end in
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      478 28  -  Jonathan Wong IT HAS been a case of musical chairs with the national football team's captaincy. The Lions have played three Suzuki Cup matches with three different starting captains. However, there has been little evidence to suggest that the rotating captaincy has been
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      235 28 JAKARTA: Indonesia's national football team have been sharpening their shooting over the last several days as they prepare to take on Thailand in the semi-final first-leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup today. Head coach Benny Dolo said the team possess the pace and creativity to prise
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      169 29 CHELSEA'S home 'woes' are not recent. They have been leaking points unbecoming of contenders despite being unbeaten there for over four seasons. Can their away form pull them through this time? 2003-04: 2nd, llpts behind Arsenal's 90 Home (40pts) Wl2 D 4 L 3 Away (39pts)
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      644 29 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Chelsea manager Scolari fears club's poor home form will cost them title LONDON: Luiz Felipe Scolari is at a loss to explain Chelsea's dismal home form. He fears that if it does not improve, they can forget about winning the English
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      299 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS London: Chelsea's "greatest" footballer had only one regret after being serenaded by Blues fans on Sunday. West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, who was voted Chelsea's Greatest Player in a 2003 poll on the club's official website, did not acknowledge the reception
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      471 29 LONDON: Their boss could very well be out of a job soon, but that did not seem to bother several Blackburn Rovers footballers. According to the Daily Mail, the majority of the Blackburn first-team squad flew to Dublin for their Christmas celebrations hours after losing
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      253 29 LONDON: Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney will not face disciplinary action, after he was accused of stamping on an opponent in last week's Champions League match against Aaß Aalborg. After reviewing video evidence of the incident, European governing body Uefa said in a statement yesterday that
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      492 29 REUTERS MILAN: Carlo Ancelotti refused to rule his injury-hit and disorganised AC Milan side out of the Italian Serie A title race, after a 2-4 defeat at Juventus on Sunday. Milan are on 30 points, nine points behind leaders Inter Milan and three behind second-placed Juve
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      460 30 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS LIVERPOOL: Triple Olympic track cycling gold medallist Chris Hoy was named the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday to cap a remarkable night and year for the sport. The Scot finished ahead of Formula One world champion Lewis
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      647 30 The Guardian, The Telegraph LOS ANGELES TIMES Mickelson unhappy with Williams' off-colour comments LOS ANGELES: They have never been the closest of friends, on or off the course, but now the relationship between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson threatens to deteriorate further. Steve Williams, Woods' caddie, was
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      367 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI: A teary Annika Sorenstam ended her Hall of Fame career on Sunday with an eight-foot birdie and said she had no regrets about retiring after an illustrious 15-year golf career. She finished seventh in her final event, the Dubai Ladies Masters, on 282. Sorenstam,
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      251 30  -  Lin Xinyi By SINGAPORE National Olympic Council secretary-general and Olympic Council of Asia vice-president Chris Chan now has another feather in his cap. The 58-year-old has been appointed as an international adviser to South Korea's Incheon Metropolitan City. The city, which boasts a major
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      639 30 Basketball NBA: New Orleans 99 Toronto 91, Memphis 102 Miami 86, San Antonio 109 Oklahoma City 104, LA Lakers 98 Minnesota 86. Cricket Final day of 1st Test In Dunedin, New Zealand. Match ended as a draw after rain washed out the final day. New Zealand 365 and 44-2.
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      419 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: Batsman's 103 helps India to six-wicket win over England CHENNAI: Sachin Tendulkar hit the winning runs and reached his 41st Test century with a swept boundary yesterday, guiding India on a record-set-ting run chase on home soil to beat England by six wickets
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        63 31 KUALA LUMPUR: Bowlers Kristel Oh and Jaime Liew yesterday won Singapore's third gold medal of the Asean University Games. They won the mixed doubles (short oil) title with a six-game, 2,685 pinfalls, ahead of compatriots Geraldine Ng and Lionel Lim (2,582). Last weekend, Cherie Tan won
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        53 31 REUTERS LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers chalked up their 13th win in 15 matches with a 98-86 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Kobe Bryant had 26 points and five assists as the LA Lakers pulled away in the fourth quarter in their National
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        39 31 THE Singapore Slingers will be facing the Darwin All-Stars today at 7.40pm in the Singapore Indoor Stadium, in the first game of a home-and-away basketball series. Tickets (from Sistic) are at $6, $12 and $16.
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      115 28 r 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Lewis Hamilton receives trophy. Fl: Alonso sees cost cuts. Man United face crunch time. Frugal future for Fl. MOST COMMENTED Baihakki, Isa, Agu rise to occasion Said Eagle2oo4: "Raddy Avramovic has instilled in the Lions the
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      248 30 Today f Basketball Singapore Challenge Series: Singapore Slingers v Darwin All Stars (Singapore k Indoor Stadium, 7.40pm). Football <•. AFF Suzuki Cup, s-finals, 1st leg: Indonesia v Thailand (Live, Ch24, 7.57pm. J Delayed, Ch5, tomorrow, 2.45am). English FA Cup: Blyth Spartans v Bournemouth (Live, Ch24, Wednesday, fff 3.40am). Uefa Cup:
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      154 31 "I have/ought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 ARTHUR WEE SOON YAM Age: 69 Called home to be with the Lord on 13 December 2008. Dearly missed by family. (Wife: Annie Wee, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Andrew Wee Linda Wee Father-in-law:
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      144 31 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, iff I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 U i NORMAN ANG KANG WEE Age: 34 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Evelyn
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      125 31 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 TEO CHIN LUAN Age: 90 passed away peacefully on 14 Dec 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sisters: Teo
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      164 31 "My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him." Psalm 62:1 CHOO JOON HEE Age: 78 Was called home to be with the Lord on 15 December 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ham Kway Hwa Sons: Daughter-in-law: Choo Hin Tee Robert Choo
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      34 31 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late MAJ NORMAN ANG KANG WEE Departed on 14 Dec 2008 From: COMMANDER/ CHIEF INFANTRY OFFICER, OFFICERS, WOSPECS AND ENLISTEES OF HQ 9TH DIVISION/INFANTRY
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      46 31 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late M. AMALADASS Departed on 13 Dec 2008 You touched our lives in the short time when you were with us and we will always miss you dearly. From: Your friends and colleagues at BOGAARS DIN
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      81 31 We, The Family Of The Late HO TON JEN Departed on 9 December 2008 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind attendance, condolences, prayers, flowers and contributions during their recent bereavement We would especially like to thank his
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      128 31 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 WONG SWEE MING Age: 74 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 December 2008 leaving behind her beloved family. Husband: Leong
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      123 31 "You set a table before me as my enemies watch; You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows." Psalm 23:5 MARIA TOH HUANG HONG Age: 90 Has gone home to the Lord on 14 December 2008, sadly missed by loved ones. Husband: Joachim Teo (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Louis Teo
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      93 31 TAY MOH CHOO Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 15 December 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Song Woon Chong, deceased) Children: Spouses: Song Khoon Tiong Catherine Tan Song Lee Lee Chow Yue Teng Song Lay Peng Dicky Tan Grandsons: Spouses: Lionel Song Mark Chow Grace Ho Matthew Chow Melissa
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      71 31 TAN POH HENG Age: 66 Passed away peacefully on 15 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Katherine Njoo Hock Hua Sons Daughter-in-law: Raymond Tan Kay Hoe Wang Lixia Jason Tan Kay Hee Granddaughter: Tan Meiqi and all relatives. Body is resting at Blk 21A Telok
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      65 32 With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to The family of Our Director MR. CHNG CHEK JIANG Departed on 14 December 2008 From: n The Management Staff of SIN KWANG OPTICAL PTE LTD NEUVISTA AGENCY PTE LTD RICHARD ROSS PTE LTD SIN KWANG OPTICAL (M) SDN BHD A SIMA MARKETING SDN BHD
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      82 32 We, the family of the late CHANG PING HIANG called home to be with the Lord on 9 December 2008. wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Special thanks
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      88 32 In fond memory of M. AMALADASS Departed on 13 December 2008 He always fought the good fight. He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by all who knew him. From C. R. Rajah Wee Pan Lee Sant Singh C. Arul Leo Fernando R. S. Wijaya Choo Si Sen Lawrence
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      38 32 'And God raised us up with Christ seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus' Ephesians 2:6 BENJAMIN SHIH SUN YUEN 8.11.1977- 16.12.2006 We love miss you so very much Always cherished by loved ones
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      58 32 With deepest sympathy and condolences to Our Managing Director Mr Chng Wi Liang on the demise of his beloved father MR. CHNG CHEK JIANG Departed on 14 December 2008 From: The Management Staff of f MIRARIAN MARKETING PTE LTD kx A t> T Our company will be closed on Thursday,
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      26 32 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late AMALADASS MANGALAM Departed on 13 December 2008 From Golf Section Committee Members Singapore Cricket Club
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      37 32 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Director Mr Henry Seah Hon Hui on the demise of his beloved mother MDM YAP LAN on 13 Dec 2008 From The Management Staff of SGCM PTE LTD so CarMzVRT
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      544 33  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS News of US car bailout, aggressive Fed rate cut lead to market rebound A DOUBLE shot of hope that the White House will bail out the three car firms and that the United States Federal Reserve will
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      236 33  -  GOH ENG YEOW WARRANT WATCH THE recent big upswing in Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index has turned out to be a bonanza for warrant traders who have taken big bets on contracts issued on it. Traders attribute the Hang Seng's rally to positive news
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        24 33 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 934.52 million shares Dec 15,2008 worth $786.87 million 1,774.76 +34.42 UP DOWN Gainers: 233 Losers: 163 Unchanged: 884
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        79 33 Mid Cap 350.63 9.09 Basic materials 226.20 4.27 Utilities 290.05 8.30 Small Cap 293.92 3.24 Industrials 345.89 6.19 Financials 435.03 10.77 All Share 423.47 8.40 Consumer goods 361.32 8.61 Technology 354.19 T -2.80 Fledgling 387.27 1.76 Health care 379.14 8.85 Real estate 360.84 15.54 China 190.74 4.07
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        29 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 8,664.66 (+428.79) »Japan's Nikkei 225 ended up 5.21 per cent on hopes the United States would act to save its ailing carmakers.
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        24 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 846.47 (-5.8) Malaysian shares closed down 0.7 per cent due to the absence of positive domestic leads.
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        24 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 15,046.95 (+288.56) Hong Kong shares closed up 1.96 per cent on rising commodity and shipping stocks
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        22 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,158.19 (+54.37) South Korean shares closed up 4.9 per cent after Parliament approved next year's budget.
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        30 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,964.37 (+10.16) Chinese shares closed up 0.52 per cent amid some concerns that Beijing's pledges to stabilise the stock market might not work.
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        28 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 9,832.39 (+142.32) Indian shares rose 1.47 per cent as global markets were lifted by signs the United States would rescue its carmakers.
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        29 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 3,591.4 (+81) Australian shares finished 2.31 per cent higher following a positive lead from Wall Street at the end of last week.
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        23 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 437.06 (+12.27) Thai shares closed up 2.89 per cent after Parliament nominated a new prime minister.
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          111 33 (0) Dec 15 GLD 10US$ STXPO 100 CIMBAsean40 IOOIISS UOB Lyxor India Nifty 10 Lyxor China H 10IISS DBS Bk 0% NCPS 10 SIA 200 IS MSCI India 100 Venture Corp HKLand Lyxor Korea 10US$ SGX Keppel Corp Lyxor Asia 10US$ CityDev Great Eastern DairyFarm CapitaLand SembCorp Ind
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          99 33 (0) Dec 15 CENTS DCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ...8890 -110.0 -1.2 DCBCCap5.1%NCPS 100 .8550 -50.0 -0.6 Broadway 36 -21.5 -37.4 Lyxor Malaysia 10US$ 444 -14.8 -2.2 KS Energy 95.5 -9.5 -9.0 SPC 214 -9.0 -4.0 Soilbuild 50 -9.0 -15.3 IMH 1660 -8.9 -0.4 lardine C8C 980 -8.0 -0.8
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          91 33 Dec 15 CarrierNet Novo Grp CombineWill ChinaAniH Uai Leek ABR Hldgs Azeus Foreland Reyphon Rotol Techcomp Gallant AdvanceSCT Cambridge IndTrust... Memstar Plato Uni Envtech Biosensors Lian Beng ChinaOilFId CENTS 1.5 50.0 0.5 14 47.4 4.5 6.5 30.0 1.5 12 26.3 2.5 19.5 25.8 4.0 20 25.0 4.0 5
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          91 33 Dec 15 CENTS Fastech Broadway Evergro Vashion ShanghaiAsia Sky One Z-Obee Hldgs AsianMicro China Haida Enporis TTIntl C80 Pharm Soilbuild PohTiong Choon Ellipsiz Oculus EngKong C20 Hldgs InnoTek Magnus 1 -50.0 -1.0 36 -37.4 -21.5 14.5 -25.6 -5.0 1.5 -25.0 -0.5 13.5 -20.6 -3.5 4 -20.0 -1.0 2
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          111 33 (0) Dec 15 CENTS !TI 1500BNPeCW*****6 46 JOB MBL eCW*****2 37.5 ;oscoCorpBNPeCW***** 27 JOB BNP eCW*****6 42.5 :apitalanBNPeCW***** 29 !TI 1650 DBeCW*****2 54.5 !GX BNP eCW*****3 50 !TI 1650BNPeCW*****0 ...44.5 !TI 1750 DBeCW*****2 39.5 !TI 1800BNPeCW*****0 ...26.5 )BS DB eCW*****0 37 !TI 1700BNPeCW*****6 28 !TI 1000 DBeCW*****2 15
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          115 33 (0) Dec 15 CENTS CapitalandRBeCW***** 13 -24.5 -65.3 CapitalandRBeCW***** 4 -10.5 -72.4 SGX RB ePW*****3 31.5 -6.5 -17.1 STI 2050BNPePW*****0 ...40.5 -5.5 -12.0 DBS BAReCW*****0 12.5 -5.0 -28.6 UOB BNP ePW*****8 51 -5.0 -8.9 SGX BNP ePW*****6 46 -4.0 -8.0 STI 1600 DBePW*****2 26.5 -4.0 -13.1 SGX MBL
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          110 33 Dec 15 CENTS Tat Hong W*****2 4 33.3 STI 2050BNPeCW*****0 6.5 30.0 CoscoCorpBNPeCW***** 27 20.0 DBS BNP eCW*****0 9 20.0 STI 1000 DBeCW*****2 15 20.0 SGX MBL eCW*****3 12.5 19.0 CapitalanBNPeCW***** 7 16.7 CapitalanBNPeCW***** 29 16.0 UOB MBL eCW*****2 37.5 15.4 CoscoCorpDBeCW*****2 ...15.5 14.8 STI 1500BNPeCW*****6 46 13.6
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          111 33 Dec 15 CENTS CapitalandRBeCW***** 4 -72.4 -10.5 CapitalandRBeCW***** 13 -65.3 -24.5 DBS BAReCW*****0 12.5 -28.6 -5.0 SGX RB ePW*****3 31.5 -17.1 -6.5 STI 2200BNPeCW*****6 5.5 -15.4 -1.0 STI 1600 DBePW*****2 26.5 -13.1 -4.0 STI 1500BNPePW*****6 11 -12.0 -1.5 STI 2050BNPePW*****0 ...40.5 -12.0 -5.5 STI 1800SGAePW*****6 26.5 -10.2 -3.0
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      182 33 UNTT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol RafflesEdu Golden Agri Gallant Biosensors Cosco Corp Noble Grp ST Engg Gent Intl SingTel IndoAgri Epure Cambridge Ind Trust... Midas Lian Beng StraitsAsia 58 22.5 13.5 33.5 109 104 223 45 266 53.5 23.5 28 51.5 12.5
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      105 33 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec 15 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9760 1.0090 Can dollar 1.1860 1.2020 Euro 1.9800 2.0060 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4152 0.4160 NZ dollar 0.8080 0.8280 Sterling pound 2.2110 2.2400 US dollar 1.4720 1.4910 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      388 33 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 718 375 1438 610 2120 590 123 512 3580 2236 l-l" 745 416 270 319 1780 1370 467 464 384 473 414 316 2170
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      623 33 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +OR■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 154 272 210 256 244 438 I" 98 238 215 199 190 365 332 99 590 398 765 408 372 317 190 580
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      624 34  -  Roger Maynard Optus now leads race to build country's new high-speed network By AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT SYDNEY: Sing Tel-owned Optus, Australia's second biggest telecommunications provider, yesterday emerged as the front runner in the race to win the contract to build the country's new
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      406 34  -  Francis Chan DEVELOPER Low Keng Huat has defied the gloom in corporate Singapore by reporting that its third-quarter net profit surged 245 per cent to $13 million. Revenue for the three months ended Oct 31 nearly doubled to $52.2 million from $26.4 million last
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      301 34  - NEL gets Ernst Young to probe alleged 'round-tripping' Elizabeth Wilmot By ELECTRONICS component distributor NEL Group said yesterday that Ernst Young Risk Advisory Services will examine a series of questionable transactions. NEL is embroiled in alleged "round-tripping" transactions with Advance Modules, Long Gain Technology and Diviner Technology. These usually involve
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        125 34 TWO environmental subsidiaries of Keppel Integrated Engineering, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corp, have secured two contracts, worth nearly $120 million, in the French territory of Guadeloupe and Honduras. Keppel Seghers Belgium will design and provide a full suite of technology for a new
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        95 34 SEMBCORP Marine (SembMarine) says it has secured a contract from International Gas Transportation Company (IGTC) to provide repairs, upgrades and other marine services for its fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships operated by North West Shelf Shipping Service Company. IGTC said the contract marked
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        94 34 ACE Achieve Infocom yesterday announced that net profit for the six months to Oct 31 rose 18.7 per cent to 6.59 million yuan (Ssl.4 million). Revenue grew 25 per cent to 75.1 million yuan. Earnings per share were at two fen, unchanged from a
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      660 35 BLOOMBERG ALLEGED MADOFF INVESTMENT SCAM Sources say regulators have not examined firm since it was registered NEW YORK: Bernard Madoff's investment advisory business, alleged to be a Ponzi scheme that cost investors US$5O billion (Ss7s billion), was never inspected by United States regulators after he
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      497 35  -  Gabriel Chen By THE number of victims duped by veteran Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff (right) just keeps growing but major Singaporean institutions appear to have escaped the fallout. Japanese, Korean and European investors have been added to the lengthy casualty list after Madoff
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      162 35 SPAIN: Grupo Santander's Optimal: €2.33 billion (554.62 billion) BBVA: Said on Monday it could potentially lose €300 million FRANCE: BNP Paribas: €350 million Societe Generate: Less than JS$l3.3 million (5519.86 million) SWITZERLAND: Reichmuth: US$325 million Union Bancaire Privee: JSSBSO million Benbassat Cie: US$935 million ÜBS: Limited and
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      478 35 REUTERS TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor said the nation's economy may contract in the fiscal year starting next April 1 and that markets, not the central bank, determine foreign exchange rates, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The newspaper report came before the
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      350 35 REUTERS, CNBC, WALL STREET JOURNAL PHOTO: WASHINGTON: The United States Federal Reserve is expected to drop interest rates close to zero today, but anticipated remarks on unconventional methods to dispel a year-old recession are what will really matter. Economists forecast
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      280 35 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Fannie Mac said on Sunday that it would sign new leases with renters living in foreclosed properties that it owned, in a move that provides relief to thousands who face eviction, but draws the federal government even deeper into
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      659 36  -  Joyce Teo Many of last month's 192 sales were made at just five developments By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT ONLY 192 new private homes were sold last month, sparking concerns that total sales this year could plunge to levels not seen since 1990.
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      415 36  -  Yang Huiwen By ST PHOTO: WHILE retrenchments are occurring across many sectors, the lubricants business of oil major Shell is expected to keep hiring here as it continues to expand its regional operations. No details were given yesterday on numbers but extra manpower is needed
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      576 37  -  Michelle Tay Decline points to likely contraction in this quarter, say analysts By SHOPPERS slammed their wallets and purses shut in October, sending retail sales into their worst decline in more than six years. Sales were down 3.6 per cent, compared to
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      477 37  -  NICHOLAS YONG PASSENGER numbers on Singapore Airlines (SIA) declined 6.1 per cent last month compared with last year, its biggest fall in more than five years. It is also the second drop in the past three months, with numbers down year-on-year in September. Last month's
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      615 38  -  Jessica Cheam 1.5% fall, the first since 2001, reflects slowdown in world export markets I By CONTAINER traffic through Singapore ports turned negative last month for the first time in recent years, as stark a sign as any of the plunge in global trade. November's container
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      110 38 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin when exactly will we get back our MOST-READ ONLINE investments? I guess the real question Swissport Singapore may quit Changi is: Is there even a reason to invest in Airport. China?" Crunch time for borrowers. RECESSION REPORT What's the latest
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      532 45  -  cara van miriah LTA and cab companies put the brakes on touting at ZoukOut last Saturday Despite warnings from the cab companies, taxi touts were spotted in action at ZoukOut over the weekend. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is investigating nine cases where taxi drivers may have
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      762 45 New York Times New York Richard Yates' 1961 novel, Revolutionary Road, is far from the kind of property that typically becomes a big Hollywood movie, especially one starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in their first post-Titanic outing together. For one thing, the book is set
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      402 46 Associated Press Alaskan Governor Sarah Palm and actress Tina Fey head memorable quotes list for the year 2008 New Haven, Connecticut Alaskan Governor Sarah Palm lost the US presidential election, but she is a winner to a connoisseur of quotations. The Republican vice-presidential
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      331 46 Associated Press 1. "I can see Russia from my house!" Comedian Tina Fey (right), while impersonating Alaska Governor Sarah Palm on the comedy show Saturday Night Live 2. "All of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years." Mrs Palm,
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        1071 40  -  sharon loh Don't expect huge cost savings from seeing New Zealand by campervan, but count on great memories When we decided to rent a campervan for our New Zealand vacation in early May, we did not figure on it being close to the start of winter.
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        149 40 Singapore Airlines, Qantas, British Airways and Emirates fly to a number of destinations in New Zealand, with some code-sharing with Air New Zealand. The main gateways to the North and South islands are Auckland and Christchurch. See www.zuji.com.sg for competitive prices. Rent a motorhome Maui Tel:
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        560 44  -  Tan Vi Hui CNY DEALS AT SHANGHAI HOTEL Boutique hotel IVY Shanghai in fashionable Jing'an is offering special packages during Chinese New Year, which include dinner and a lucky draw. Nightly rates start at 720 yuan (Ssls7, including taxes) for Ivy Premier, to 820 yuan for deluxe rooms,
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        48 43 Silk Air flies directly to Danang for around $1,000 for a return ticket. Alternatively, Vietnam Airlines connects in Ho Chi Minh City for about $700 return. From Danang International Airport, minibuses or cars with drivers will take you to Hoi An for between $10 and $20.
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