Today, 5 January 2007

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    13 1 TODAY //\=DIA.CORP MICA(P) 314/10/2006 share your free newspape Friday January 5, 2007 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon JB murder victim was also a murder suspect
    469 1  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@media corp.com.sg THE Singaporean who was murdered in Johor on Wednesday in contract-killing fashion was himself suspected to be involved in a murder case here four years ago. According to the Singapore police, "the deceased might have been able
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    Where there's smoke, there's ire
    866 1  -  SHERALYN TAY Ineffective ban leaves coffeeshop patrons at both ends of the stick-frustrated sheralyn@media corp. com. sg FROM coffeeshops to cyberspace, you can almost see the smoke rising. Those who insist on puffing at food courts and hawker centres are locked in a turf war
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      49 1 BBL, JH FAST-TRACKTO TERROR Terrorists turn to new recruitment methods 2 WOMAN AT THE HELM Pelosr mfekes history as first kuj p female Speaker I of US House v Krl I*l R^fl l^J SET FOR iEfr; A BATTLE V But can City reject moneybags Thomas Chelsea? Con1 PAGE 42
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      The new face of terrorism is ...
      552 2  - The new face of terrorism is LOHCHEEKONG Almost unremarkable, as terror groups mutate and speed up recruitment cheekong@media corp.com.sg HE MAY appear a well-adjusted individual, at ease in modern society. He may never have proved his commitment to jihad but he could still very well be a terrorist Terror cells
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      Genting shares take breather
      610 3  -  CHRISTIE LOH After more than doubling over 2 weeks, stock slides on profit-taking christie@mediacorp.com.sg FOR weeks, casino operator Genting International looked like it had hit a never-end-ing jackpot until Lady Luck decided to take a break yesterday The Singapore-listed company's share price has been blazing a
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      155 2 new year y with IKEA* around with our wide range of well-designed furniture energise every setting to makeover ideas that breathe new life from without turning your budget topsy-turvy. So head up on the same day. With our traditionally affordable prices, up for you this season. o foil finish. W55xL55,
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      178 3 Start the the right wa Create an air of prosperity by turning your home decor and functional accessories. From living and dining selections that to your bedrooms, our sheer abundance gives you more to draw to an IKEA® store today and take home your purchases to enjoy expect things to
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  • Singapore news
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      Clients do double take over e-payments
      412 4  -  CHOW PENN NEE UOB apologises for technical glitch pennnee@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN Mr Jason Chua tried to pay for dinner on Wednesday using his United Overseas Bank (UOB) ATM card, it was declined. He put it down to a machine fault. But the next morning, his
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      Lock icon Rain spills over into record year for taxi bookings
      527 4  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@media corp.com.sg EVERY two seconds on average, day and night, someone in Singapore picks up the phone and books a taxi. In what was a record-break-ing year for Singapore's largest taxi company, ComfortDelGro reports that it handled more than
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      Experts sniff at 'blow hot, blow cold' approach to haze problem
      286 4  -  —TORCHING LI NOW that rainy days have overtaken the hazy days, nobody is bothering about the haze problem anymore at least, not until it becomes a problem again. That is partly why the haze problem is still here, 20
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      Law undergrads in court's pilot scheme
      543 6  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN a woman squared off with her exhusband at the Family Court in November last year, she did not have a divorce lawyer, unlike the man, who was represented. Instead, the woman, who was seeking maintenance for herself and their child, had
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon DECISION ON FEERCASE POSTPONED
        114 6 -938UVE The court's decision on whether to proceed with the defamation suit filed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew against the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) has been postponed, with Judicial Commissioner Sundaresh Menon reserving judgment. Mr Peter Low, representing
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        CHEE TRIAL ADJOURNED AGAIN
        111 6  -  -LEONGWEEKEAT For the second day in a row, the trial of Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan was adjourned before proceedings could start. He is charged with attempting to leave the country without official approval, which he needs as a bankrupt. Chee and his lawyer,
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        Lock icon SUSPECTED GASTRIC FLU OUTBREAK
        84 6 938 LIVE More stringent hygiene measures have been put in place at an old folks' home in Tampines, after it was hit by a suspected gastric flu outbreak over the new year holiday. Ten of the 130 or so residents at Keng Chiu Loke Tin Kee
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        Lock icon 6 NEW DIPLOMAS AT NANYANG POLY
        57 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Nanyang Polytechnic will introduce six new full-time diploma courses in April. Three will deal with design and three with Hospitality, IT and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The new School of Interactive and Digital Media has also been set up, in support of Singapore's vision
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      Lock icon WAS GRAFT HIS GOAL?
      425 6  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS not a bribe offer, it was a test So claimed the lawyer for former Malaysia national football coach Chow Kwai Lam (picture), who is on trial for alleged match-fixing. The 63-year-old Malaysian has been accused of offering goalkeeper Zulkifli Zainolabidin a sum
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      CHINA DICES WITH SPEED
      861 8  -  WILLIAM PESEK THE biggest economic surprise of 2006 a Chinese economy that refused to slow will probably repeat itself this year. In 2007, the odds favour China accelerating rather than trying to cool down the world's fastest-growing major economy. "The slowdown steps are likely largely over,"
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      Good trolley, Miss Molly! Hotel chambermaids get helping hand
      356 8  -  GRACIA CHIANG FOR the past seven years, Madam Josephine Law has had to push trolleyloads of up to 120 kg from room to room in her daily eight-hour shift as a chambermaid. That weight for a trolley full of bed linens,
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      135 5 SHARP i O to •o 8 I V' i i 111 l' a >■, if *v "^"'l j j^H HHHT\ /H I v I PaLI 1 I Hi NOTHING IS LOST WITH FULL HD AQUOS In golf, what isn't seen is as crucial as what's noticed. But even the best
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      131 6 ITsTj ANNAMALAI HMH INTERNATIONAL S [^J|\J, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION CONSULTANTS Annamalai University, India Quality And Student-friendly Distance Learning Programmes are on offer in SINGAPORE Contact seminars Examinations in SPORE Successful completion of 7 years in SPORE IflSnffljßßfffi ■jRSpjnCTnP sjft92aL EBBS 9 auuamai ai Member of Association of Commonwealth Universities ANNAMALAI Member
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      Lock icon Missing Indonesian plane could have exploded in mid-air
      174 10 -AGENCIES POLEWALI (Indonesia) While the search is still on in Indonesia for the missing Adam Air jet plane, some flight experts have surmised that the Boeing 737-400 did not crash due to bad weather and that the plane may have exploded in
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      Lock icon THREE YEARS ON ... THAI MUSLIM INSURGENCY ESCALATES
      364 10 THREE YEARS ON THAI MUSLIM INSURGENCY ESCALATES -AFP As Thailand yesterday marked the third anniversary of the separatist insurgency in the country's Muslim south, analysts said, rebel attacks have become more frequent and gruesome over the years. While analysts agree the struggle remains largely one for autonomy. Human Rights Watch
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      Lock icon 'Men in uniform' behind blasts
      686 10 -AFP Rogue elements in police or military behind New Year's Eve bombings, says Thai defence minister BANGKOK Thailand's defence minister yesterday said that "men in uniform" staged the deadly New Year's Eve bombs in Bangkok, as the prime minister warned Thais to brace for more
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      Expert claims Japan could go nuclear if regional tensions persist
      387 12  -  FAWZIAH SELAMAT It would not be long before Japan comes to think that the only answer to Chinese and North Korean nuclear weapons would be nuclear weapons in Japanese hands. Dr Robyn Lim, a specialist on East Asian politics and
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      Lock icon US, Japan study plan to defend Taiwan
      521 12 -AFP Military strategy has China up in arms, and risks straining Sino-Japanese ties TOKYO Japan and the United States are considering a plan to coordinate the response of their armed forces if China invades Taiwan, a news report said yesterday, prompting a strong
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      Lock icon As first female Speaker of US House, Pelosi is ready to battle Bush over differences
      363 14 -BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Ms Nancy Pelosi, who made history yesterday as the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, took office with two goals: Becoming an effective counterweight to President George W Bush,
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      Lock icon Democrats clean up US Congress
      420 14 BLOOMBERG The new leaders of the House move to implement ethics code for lawmakers WASHINGTON The United States House of Representatives, after installing its new Democratic leadership, is moving quickly to ban lawmakers from flying on corporate jets and accepting gifts and meals from lobbyists.
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      Lock icon East Asian nations top US spy list
      484 17 -AFP In the 971 cases of "suspicious activities" involving secret US military technology, these four regions were linked to the highest percentage of cases: EAST ASIA, PACIFIC: 31% MIDEAST: 23.1% EURASIA: 19.3% SASIA: 13.2% Foreign spies used sex, hacking to steal American military
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      Lock icon Saddam henchmen's hanging postponed
      170 17 -AFP BAGHDAD The execution of two former henchmen of dead Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been postponed by three days to Sunday, according to a Shia lawmaker and an Iraqi government official. The move follows appeals by both United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise
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      140 10 U^ Grand Master Sim Poh Huat, holder of the highest level in Qigong, locally and overseas. He is world renowned for having demonstrated of the prowess of using inner strength to flung off an opponent without physical contact. Topics: Does a diabetic patient need long-term medication? Is it true that
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      LET'S DO LUNCH...
      823 18  -  BUDGET TAI TAI Tabitha Wang SMSes are cheap and convenient, but nothing beats getting personal I SWITCH off my handphone before bedtime and usually, when I turn it on again in the morning, there are at most two SMSes waiting for me. But on New Year's Day,
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      Be patient with the doc
      464 20  -  MURALI SHARMA PAUL CHAN POH HOI If doctors work in a hurry, it's the patient who will suffer Letter from I REFER to Mr Jeffrey Law Lee Beng's letter, "Patients should not get upset if they have to wait" (Jan 3). On Wednesday, I visited
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      Jam in heart of AMK Hub
      119 20  -  ROBIN CHUACHOON HOWE Letter from THE stretch of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 outside the AMK Hub needs urgent re-engineering. The Hub is not fully open and already there is traffic congestion. Even when the pavement works are complete, and barriers removed, this congestion
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      Channelling the hike
      439 21  -  JOEYYEO YAK CHIN HUA Increase in CPF rates must go to Special Account Letter from I REFER to the News Comment, "Set safety cap on use of CPF funds" (Jan 4). I agree with Mr Siew Kum Hong's description of the possible consequence of increasing the CPF
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      Install better floor lighting, railings in cinemas
      117 21  -  KHOO LIH-HAN I AM saddened by the tragic incident at the Esplanade ("Fatal fall at the opera", Jan 4). It reminds me of the conditions in our movie theatres. As a frequent cinema patron, I find the floor lighting inadequate for safe movement
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      285 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY MARIAN MANWELL I want to tell you today about a courageous lady who recently passed away at7syears of age. Her name was Marian Manwell, and I admired her greatly. When she was an infant, she was sitting in a halter swing that
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      Helping seniors cross the digital divide
      606 22  -  AUDREYKOH Contrary to allegations, easyPC has received accolades from users and reviewers alike Letter from Founder, MeeSwa WE REFER to Mr Lee Thau Chian's letter "Watch out for firms selling elderly people computer deals they don't need" (Dec 20). Mr Lee's father purchased easyPC
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      Lock icon Exit reviews will improve maid quality
      461 23  -  LIMSONG JOG They will stop sloppy maids from being recycled, help bosses choose better Letter from DOMESTIC-WORKER exporting countries such as the Philippines and Indonesia are quick to guarantee remuneration deals for their citizens. But they are not as ready to reinforce the basic
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    • CURBQUEUE JUMPERS
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        NO FAVOURS FOR THEM
        188 23  -  NELSON QUAH: I refer to Mr Liang Dingzi's Serve Us Right column, "Draw the line at jumping" (Dec 28). Another despicable ploy commonly used by queue jumpers is to piggyback on someone already in the queue. Once, I was three places away from the HDB Area
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        DON'T GIVE THEM 'FACE'
        205 23  -  CARMEN TEOH-TANG: When I'm standing obediently in line, it is frustrating to have someone skip past me to the cashier. What is more exasperating is that the cashier condones the act by saying nothing! This happens all the time at MRT ticket gates during peak hours.
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      54 22 enriching families Focus the Family 33 Singapore Limited www.family.org.sg Founder: Dr James Dobm CMraU mtii ALLS WELL Jor <Jtfll rUw rUtis Season! Hiousehold Hslame foiled £Jor Gxtra Cjoodness > Quality Jngredicnts Security Seal £Jor freshness HVo Colouring Preservatives tSepm Popular flavours JThaikible at dl leading retailers. n/Vnt"" Ils^. v\ i
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Singapore economy enters 'Renaissance'
      361 25  -  CHRISTIE LOH Structural changes causing above-trend growth: Citigroup christie@newstoday.com.sg MORE than forty years after coming into being, the Lion City is getting born again. Daring trade and labour policies appear to be ushering Singapore's economy into "a Renaissance period of above-trend secular growth lasting for a
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      Dell sets up global operations centre here
      188 25  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN DELL, the world's second-largest computer maker, will set up its global operations centre in Singapore and hire as many as 400 people here within the year, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday. According to a Dell spokesperson, the centre
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      Tiger secures $153m loan to buy aircraft
      107 25 SINGAPORE budget airline Tiger Airways said yesterday it had secured a US$lOO million ($153 million) loan to finance the purchase of eight new Airbus A 320 aircraft The facility will be drawn down over the next three to four years as pre-delivery payments
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        Lock icon Air Asia on expansion course
        479 26 -AGENCIES Budget carrier has plans to grow its fleet of A 320 aircraft to 200: Source KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian budget carrier Air Asia plans to double its Airbus A 320 fleet size in the coming years to 200 jets amid growing passenger demand and route
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        marketbuzz
        124 26 THE ORIENTAL BRIDAL SHOW 2007 THE ultimate bridal celebration sumptuous cuisine, charming tablesettings and lovely gowns. These are what the Oriental Bridal Show 2007 promises you. The function will take place at The Oriental, Singapore from 2pm to 5.30pm on Sunday, Jan 21. There will be luxurious banquet settings
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        Manufacturers continue growth
        324 26  -  MIRAKASHINATH SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector grew for the ninth consecutive month in December, but the pace of expansion slowed due to petering overseas demand for electronic components after the festive season. The Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) reading of 53.4 for last month showed a fall of 1.2 points
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        Record mergers, acquisitions
        253 26  -  CHOW PENN NEE A FLURRY of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Singapore saw volume hitting a record high here of US$l7.4 billion ($26.7 billion) last year, according to Dealogic, a provider of global investment banking analysis and systems. The US$l7.4 billion derived from 406 deals, was up
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      Lock icon Thai Cabinet to review law on foreign businesses
      277 28 -DOW JONES BANGKOK The Thai Cabinet will, on Tuesday, review a proposal from the Commerce Ministry for an amendment to the 1999 Foreign Business Act, said Commerce Minister Krirkkrai Jirapaet yesterday. Under the proposed revision, a foreign company would be defined as
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    • marketwatch
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        ST Index--3,023.8-13.9
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        World markets
        55 28 Nikkei 225 *****.67 +127.84 +0.74 Hang Seng ASX *****.58 -387.81 5584.80 -64.60 -1.90 -1.14 Taiwan Wtd 7934.51 +17.21 +0.22 Korea Comp 1397.29 -12.06 -0.86 KLCI 1118.18 +1.09 +0.10 SET Index 648.22 -11.03 -1.67 Jakarta Comp 1824.10 -10.60 -0.58 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 3012.74 -7.96 440.61 +7.29 -0.26 +1.68
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        SGX most active
        50 28 Jasper Sapphire Gen Int Abterra BBR ChinaEnergy HiapHoe FHTK LiangHuat CSC 0.030 +0.005 +20.0 445,075 0.050 +0.010 +25.0 423,516 0.955 -0.065 -6.4 401,920 0.030 +0.005 +20.0 125,913 0.110 75,515 1.160 -0.030 -2.5 61,000 0.150 +0.030 +25.0 54,107 0.005 -0.005 -50.0 54,060 0.030 +0.010 +50.0 53,760 0.210 52,063
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        SGX top rises
        72 28 Shang Asia 2kHK$ 21.400 +0.400 Creative 50 10.500 +0.300 HSCEI8200SGA***** 0.030 +100.0 HSI*****SGAO***** 0.000 +100.0 NOLDBeCW*****7 0.405 +0.230 TimeWatch 0.010 +100.0 NOLMBL *****0 0.500 +0.230 ChinaMob RB*****0 1.230 +0.210 JSH500US$ 13.600 +0.200 CoscoCorpCS*****2 1.120 +0.195 SingTelMBL*****1 0.795 +0.100 NOL DB eCW*****7 0.405 +90.2 HSI*****MBL*****1 0.000 +77.0 SPH
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        SGX top falls
        74 28 DIAMONDS 10US$ 1.190-106.810 GLD10US$ 62.200 -1.500 DIAMONDS 10US$ 1.190 CelestialML*****2 0.015 -98.9 -62.5 OUE 13.100 -0.900 China SunMDL***** 0.005 -50.0 SPDRS 10US$ 124.400 -0.600 HSI*****SGAO***** 0.965 -0.415 □igiland W*****6 0.005 FHTK 0.005 -50.0 -50.0 Jardine CSC 14.000 -0.400 DBSDBePW*****0 0.020 -33.3 Lyxor China H10US$ 13.200 -0.400 HSI*****SGA*****0
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        Lock icon Singapore
        148 28 -DOW JONES THE ST Index (STI) fell yesterday on profit-taking after Wednesday's rise. The index closed down 13.9 points, or 0.5 per cent, to finish at 3,023.8 points, with losses seen across various sectors. In the broader market, losers led gainers 499 to 254 as 3.37 billion shares worth
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        Your S$1 buys
        37 28 US$ 0.6521 UK£ 0.3342 Yen 77.825 HK$ 5.0792 RM 2.2942 Euro 0.4951 Rupiah 5860.8 Baht 23.231 Peso 31.855 A$ 0.8260 Indian Rs 28.931 Won 607.47 C$ 0.7641 Yuan 5.0900 I NZ$ 0.9265 NT$ 21.211
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 28 SGX, Bloomberg GiH uss/oz 629.80 Sihw uss/oz 12.67 FMnui uss/oz 1,135.40 Mhr cents/kg 303.25 P*ilil RM/tonne 1,919 Bmtmtoiiss/i,;,,,,:! 57.48 Information provided by
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      Lock icon Fed remains on inflation watch
      517 29 —AGENCIES Minutes of Dec meeting say risk of rising prices of'greatest concern' WASHINGTON United States Federal Reserve policymakers remained wary of inflation at their last meeting and agreed that further interest rate hikes might be needed, according to minutes released on Wednesday. At its Dec
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      220 29 -DOW JONES SHANGHAI China's trade surplus will continue to surge and may reach as high as US$2BO billion ($429 billion) this year, the Securities Times reported yesterday, citing Mr Song Guoqing, a professor at Peking University's economic research centre. "The over-rapid
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        1437 30  -  Justin Cheong justin@mediacorp.com.sg Whether you love 'em, or love to hate 'em, there's no denying they've outdone themselves by being more than an experiment THE mere mention of their names and the slightest hint of their voices on the stereo evokes breathless wheezing and a silly ear-to-ear
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        296 31 II Divo are unquestionably the leading lights of the popera genre. Perhaps that's because it's just wrong to throw knickers at The Choirboys or because the babes in Amici Forever turned female fans off. JUSTIN CHEONG takes a look at popera's hits and misses. AMICI FOREVER
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        452 32  -  AMELYNN LIONG Who says you need an old voice to sound soulful, says 20-year-old crooner plus@newstoday.com.sg SHE made her name crooning bossa nova tunes in the Japanese market but Singaporean songbird Olivia Ong will soon add to her resume when she rolls into town in March to
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        232 32 AGENCIES LONDON Are the Police getting ready to return to the scene? Reports in the British press suggest the influential 80s rock trio made up of Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers will reunite this year to hold concerts in Britain and
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        474 34  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by Fast Food Nation seems to be pointing an accusing finger in a rather misguided fashion, even if it does have important things to say. Working from the book of the same title by Eric Schlosser, director Richard Linklater has crafted a multi-narrative film
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        356 34  -  Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW by IF IMITATION is the sincerest form of flattery, then mimicry must surely be the ultimate tribute. There's certainly a lot of impersonations going on in The Queen, but it's by no means flattering to the people it portrays. This docu-drama is about a week
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        432 34  -  Ross Wallace Blood Diamonds preachiness offset by shoot-'em-up action FILMREVIEW by Blood Diamond IT LOOKS a bit like a history lesson masquerading as a movie. Civil wars in Africa. Child soldiers. The illegal jewel trade: Audiences for Leonardo DiCaprio's latest film, Blood Diamond, will learn about
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        THIS LOSER'S A WINNER
        360 36  -  Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW by School for Scoundrels Director of School for Scoundrels has created the comic flipside of Fight Club SCHOOL for Scoundrels is about the school of hard knocks for losers. How do you know if you're a loser? Well, for a start, don't be
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      407 41 -AFP Warne the star yet again as English face Ashes sweep ASHES, STH TEST Australia v England SYDNEY England were just 12 runs in front of Australia with five wickets left in their second innings as the spectre of an Ashes whitewash loomed large in
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      183 41  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg TOP Singapore female Optimist sailor Griselda Khng (picture) dropped one rung to fourth overall at the ongoing Optimist World Sailing Championships 2007 (Dec 29-Jan 9) in Uruguay. At the Yacht Club Uruguayo in Montevideo on Wednesday, the 15-yearold emerged with 51 points for
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      260 42  -  -JOSE RAYMOND THE Football Association of Singapore (FAS) last night named the successor for outgoing general secretary John Koh. In the statement, the FAS said former Singapore Sports Council (SSC) deputy CEO Steven Yeo (picture) will take over the position when Koh steps
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      603 42  -  JOSE RAYMOND Lions hardly in the best form, but Serb coach says a final date with Thais is on the cards FOOTBALL 2007 Asean Football Championship jose@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN Singapore beat Iraq 2-0 last February in their opening Asian Cup qualifier, 2006 seemed to hold great promise for
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      361 42  -  CHERYLNG 2006/2007 PHILIPS AUSTRALIAN NBL CHAMPIONSHIP Singapore Slingers 114 Townsville Crocodiles 103 cheryl.ng@media corp.com.sg THEY were tired, after an exhausting match less than 24 hours earlier. Mentally they were up against it, after being spanked by the South Dragons on Wednesday night But against
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      649 43 BLOOMBERG New era for golf in America as Nascar-inspired FedEx Cup begins its rookie Tour year NEW YORK The PGA Tour is out to rev up fan enthusiasm by stealing a page from Nascar and offering a season- long competition for the biggest prize in sports:
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      171 43 -AFP NEW DELHI The Indian government plans tax breaks for families letting out rooms to tourists for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the face of a shortfall of at least 30,000 rooms, a report said yesterday. The government said the "Bed and Breakfast" scheme
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      288 43 LONDON Argentine international Javier Mascherano has told West Ham that he wants to leave the club, BBC Sport Online reported yesterday. The 22-year-old arrived at Upton Park along with international team-mate Carlos Tevez on Aug 31 last year in a blaze of publicity, after some great
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      543 46 -AGENCIES But reports suggest a losing battle to keep Richards from joining champions Chelsea MANCHESTER Stuart Pearce has again underlined that he has no intention of selling players in January, with Manchester City yet to receive any formal approaches for their star men. The
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      311 46 LONDON Michael Ballack appeared to open up the first rift in the Chelsea dressing room as he accused Jose Mourinho's team of not playing to his strengths, reported The Mirror yesterday. The German midfielder has been protected by Mourinho despite the disappointing form that has
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      291 46 -THE GUARDIAN MADRID Spanish giants Real Madrid have reportedly made a bid for on-fire Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo (picture), a Spanish newspaper reported yesterday. Real, without silverware for four years, have bid 40 million euros ($BO million) for the 21-year-old Portugal star in an effort
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      177 43 MILLWALL IN SCORING SPREE! Scored 8 goals in last two matches! E Cup Stoke City Millwall Sat, 06/01/07 3.45 am E Cup Portsmouth Wigan Sat, 06/01/07 11.00pm ECup Sheffield Utd Swansea Sat, 06/01/07 11.00pm E Cup Preston Sunderland Sat, 06/01/07 11.00pm E Cup Wtfrd Stockport Sat, 06/01/07 11.00pm ECup Birmingham
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