Today, 10 September 2008

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    10 1 TODAY Wednesday September io, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    'THE CONTENDER'
    92 1 frHE STORE GRAND PRIX Gerry Looi was destined for glory —until tragedy struck Gerry's home a shophouse which housed Looi's Motors on the ground floor was right at the Start-Finish line of the Upper Thomson Road circuit, and as a boy, he watched every edition of the Singapore
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    PARALYMPIC WIN
    113 1 LESS than a month after the women's table tennis claimed the Republic's second silver medal in 48 years at the Olympics, Laurentia Tan put her name in the history books as Singapore's first Paralympic medallist winning bronze in the Individual Championship Test Grade la equestrian event held in
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    Lock icon Samak has to go
    760 1 AGENCIES. THAILAND INTURMOIL Thai court orders Premier and his Cabinet to resign BANGKOK For seven years, the self-proclaimed foodie had regaled his television audience with his culinary skills. But yesterday, his love for cooking turned out to be a recipe for his ouster with the Constitutional
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    Lock icon M'sian PM vows to get tough on Umno man
    650 1 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has vowed to punish a senior official in his party for making racist remarks that have plunged the multi-racial ruling coalition into a crisis, even as it battles a resurgent opposition. Recent
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      22 1 IftNDfCOTTfI RAMADAN Breakfast tonight 7.06PM Start fast tomorrow 5.30 AM A PUBLICATION OF MICA (P) 132/10/2007 HOTLINE 6822 2268 ADVERTISE 6359 7359
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  • NEWS
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      Public trust in charities rebounds
      744 2  -  ALICIA WONG PHILANTHROPY SURVEY RESULTS But more needs to be done to encourage volunteerism alida@mediacorp.com.sg PUBLIC confidence in charities has increased this year, despite the high-profile scandals at the Ren Ci Hospital Medicare Centre, according to the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre's (NVPC's) latest survey.
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      From free trade to SWFs
      678 4  -  ANSLEYNG FORBES GLOBAL CEO CONFERENCE ansley@mediacorp.com.sg WITH the national conventions over and the presidential race in America gathering speed ahead of November's polls, Asia is watching the campaign closely, with two "deeper issues" that are particularly worrying. Said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong: "One is
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      Lock icon A red placard day for Hu
      281 4  -  LINYANQIN HE STOOD at the edge of the field at Hong Lim Park, holding a red placard which he waved at passers-by. From time to time, Mr Hu Yew Wing, 47, would call out "democracy in Parliament" as people hurried past. Occasionally, someone would
      WEETECKHIAN  -  281 words
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      Lock icon Ships crew kills murderer, but...
      675 6  -  LEONGWEEKEAT MAYHEM ONTHE HIGH SEAS It'sjustmable homicide, District Judge says in rare verdict weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SEAMAN stabs colleague 20 times, then tries to ram their tugboat into oil tankers. Fearful crew members beat him up, and he eventually dies. The culmination of this high seas drama?
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      Passenger Service Charge at Changi to go up by $5
      251 8 EVEN as the price of crude dips, and airlines such as Singapore Airlines have reduced fuel surcharges, passengers using Changi Airport will soon have to pay a higher service charge. From Jan 1, the Passenger Service Charge (PSC) will go
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      Lock icon A party venue on wheels
      249 8  -  ASHAPOPATLAL CHANNEL NEWSASIA Fi BUZZ asha@mediacorp.com.sg ONE party organiser is cashing in on Singapore's first Formula 1 race, by launching a unique mobile party spot along the Clarke Quay riverside. While still in the final stages of construction, the concept behind Aqua is simple: The
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      Lock icon Barge blast rocks Pandan Road
      190 8  -  ZULOTHMAN A LOUD explosion, resulting in one casualty, marked the latest shipyard accident to rock the industry this year. An Indian male in his 20s suffered lacerations to his upper back and head after the blast ripped through a floating barge at a shipyard in
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      Lock icon 'ZHONG GUO COOL'
      703 10  -  TAN HUI LENG NEWS COMMENT Will Chinese culture score a post-Olympic goal with Singaporeans? huileng@mediacorp.com.sg AS ONE of the world's largest economies, China's place in the world has largely been measured in dollars and cents, not least by pragmatic Singaporeans who are more interested in business Mandarin
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      Lock icon The racial rift widens
      527 11  -  JESSINTATAN MALAYSIAN POLITICS Gerakan, MCA cut ties with Umno in Penang GERAKAN'S Penang branch has severed all ties with the state Umno after Mr Ahmad Ismail's latest comments against its acting president Dr Koh Tsu Koon (picture), The Star reported yesterday. Mr Ahmad Ismail, who heads
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    • Article
      Police report lodged against Umno man
      205 11 GEORGE TOWN A Penang assemblyman has lodged a police report against the Umno official who allegedly said a reporter should be shot, reported The Star newspaper. Komtar assemblyman Ng Wei Aik made the report yesterday against Penang opposition leader Azhar Ibrahim, who claimed at
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      127 8 College of Design and Commerce Sydney, Australia Raffles College of Design and Commerce (RCDC) is a unique education provider based in Sydney, Australia delivering premier higher education programmes from Bachelor Degrees to Masters Degrees. Join us for a preview talk on 17 September 2008 and find out more on the
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      3 10 Journey of HQPE
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Take action, says top soldier
      282 12 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER ANTI-RACIAL SENTIMENT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's chief of defence forces, General Abdul Aziz Zainal, has asked the government to take stern action against those who stir racial sentiments. This is because such issues can spark chaos in the country, Mr Abdul Aziz said.
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      Lock icon Mahathir set to rejoin Umno, says party leader
      215 12 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Former Prime Minister MahathirMohamad (picture) will rejoin Malaysia's ruling party, less than four months after he quit in an attempt to unseat his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, according to a senior Umno leader. United Malays National Organisation
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      Lock icon Warning of street protests if Anwar bail is revoked
      275 12 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Street protests could break out if opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's bail is revoked and he is sent to prison after a court hearing today on sodomy charges, his party said. When Mr Anwar appears in the Sessions Court
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      Lock icon No 4 joins the fray
      265 13 AGENCIES RACETO BECOME JAPAN'S PM TOKYO Conservative Nobuteru Ishihara yesterday said he was ready to contest an election to become Japan's Prime Minister. Mr Ishihara, the son of Tokyo's outspoken Governor, said he had won the backing of enough fellow lawmakers in the ruling Liberal
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      Lock icon RECORDS STILL IN A MESS
      85 13 AP Japan admitted it had not yet cleared up the pension record accounts mess that came to light last year and contributed to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stepping down. The mess involved 64 million accounts, including 50 million that had not been matched with their
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      Lock icon Icy looks from 90 tattooed Thai prisoners for lese majeste suspect
      323 13 AGENCIES BANGKOK A little-known Australian writer has been charged with allegedly insulting the Thai crown prince in a book that only sold seven copies. The news surfaced as a Thai court ordered hundreds of websites to be shut down
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      Lock icon Its about brotherhood
      639 15  -  TIFFANY TAN AFP I CHEERS FORZARDARI INDONESIAN POLITICS Former Islamist chief's advice on how Indonesia can achieve its dreams tiffany@mediacorp.com.sg IN A sign of its widening political clout, Indonesia's most popular Islamic party is looking to more-than-double its parliamentary seats and possibly field a presidential candidate in
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      NOT SO PERFECT HARMONY
      781 16  -  MARIASIOW TODAY IN east asia bureau chief mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg Coca-Cola's bid for Chinese juice giant Huiyuan triggers nationalistic debate UNITED States soft drinks icon Coca-Cola has made a US$2.5 billion ($3.6 billion) bid to take over Chinese fruit juice giant Huiyuan Juice Group. If successful, it will
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      Lock icon MUDSLIDE SWEEPS THROUGH CHINESE TOWN
      157 16 AFP At least 34 people were killed after a mudslide swept through a town in northern China, the government said yesterday, although there were fears the death toll could soar. Several hundred people may be missing following Monday's disaster in Taoshi township, a small mining
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      We prefer Obama
      410 18 US PRESIDENTIAL RACE BBC poll of 22 countries shows the African-American candidate is preferred over McCain for next presidency LONDON All 22 countries surveyed in a poll by the BBC World Service including Singapore would prefer Democratic nominee Barack Obama elected as United States President instead of
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon SPECTACULAR PARADE, BUT N KOREA'S KIM JONG-IL ABSENT
        113 19 AFP North Korea marked its 60th anniversary yesterday with a massive parade (picture) of its reserve military forces, but leader Kirn Jong-ll did not make a public appearance, a report from Pyongyang said. Kirn's absence heightened speculation about his health following an
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        Lock icon FATHER SAVES GIRL WHO WAS SWEPTTHROUGH DRAIN PIPE
        127 19 AGENCIES A toddler paddling in floodwater was rescued by her father after being sucked down a drain and washed 70 metres along an underground pipe before being thrown into a river. Leona Baxter, 3, was playing in a puddle on Sunday when
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      There is a reason for the law
      460 20  -  Heikel Bafana THE GAY DEBATE Homosexuality is anti-social Letter from I REFER to "Stop making a mockery of Rule of Law: Let's accept gays" (Sept 8). I must disagree with the assertions of Mr Ho Kwon Ping. Mr Ho calls for homosexual behaviour
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      There is simply no need for anti-gay law
      518 20  -  Tang Li Letter from I REFER to Mr Ho Kwon Ping's "Stop making a mockery of Rule of Law: Let's accept gays" (Sept 8), and I would like to applaud him. Like Mr Ho, I have to ask myself if there is
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      144 24  -  DR BILL MAIER BY ARE YOUR KIDS ON DRUGS? It is not something parents want to deal with, but many children around the world face drug and alcohol temptations on a daily basis in school. Parents are seldom aware that their children are involved until it
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      Sexual orientation not a 'right'
      394 24  -  KooXunZhao THE GAY DEBATE Just because the rest of the world allows it doesn't mean Singapore should Letter from I REFER to "Stop making a mockery of Rule of Law: Let's accept gays" (Sept 8) and would like to point out several fallacies in Mr
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      If double standards can apply to gays, what about to Hota?
      140 24  -  Tan Yen Ling Letter from LAST year, there was campaigning by both the pro-repeal gay community and the anti-repeal Christian camp. As a result of this, Professor Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs,
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      5 20 HAVE YOUR SAY. news@ newstoday.com.sg
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      Cinema pad thai
      1132 26  -  GENEVIEVE LOH How our local film industry can be hot and spicy, too THAI MOVIE INDUSTRY nevievebh@mediacorp.com.sg THESE days, Bangkok is indeed "dangerous". Tens of thousands of protesters have occupied government ministries. The Prime Minister has imposed a State of Emergency. His opponents and supporters have clashed
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      PLUS PICKS SURFING THAILAND
      82 27 ANIMATE The Adventure of Sudsakorn was made in 1979 and directed by Payut Ngaokrachang. It is to date, the only hand-drawn animation ever made in Thailand. In 2006, the story was adapted into a Thai live-action fantasy film, The Legend of Sudsakorn. »www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVBBYgJBHB KICK BUTT Thai
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      Lock icon Low on Diesel
      236 28  -  BABYLON A.D. GENEVIEVE LOH MOVIE REVIEW THINK of the most boring parts of Children of Men, mixed together with the most ridiculous bits of The Transporter, stir in some bad dialogue and add a huge dollop of a disinterest courtesy of Yin Diesel, and you've got Babylon
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      Beng there, done that
      304 28  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEWTHE DAYS Another movie about ah bengs saved by good intentions genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg THE Singapore ah beng has well and truly arrived. The subject of many local films ranging from Kelvin Tong's Eating Air to Royston Tan's 15 to AlaricTay's When We Were Bengs,
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      Bangkok boring
      267 29  -  GENEVIEVE LOH MOVIE REVIEW BANGKOK DANGEROUS AS FAR as pointless Hollywood remakes of good Asian films go, Bangkok Dangerous isn't bad it's downright awful. Director twins Danny and Oxide Pang [The Eye, 2002) remake their own 1999 Thai hit of the same name with Nicolas Cage as a
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      Oh, step-brother
      223 29  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW STEPBROTHERS IT'S distasteful and infantile. Not to mention rude, lewd and vulgar. In a nutshell, it's just plain oF stupid. But sometimes, when things are that bad, it's actually quite good. Step Brothers is a thoroughly and consciously ridiculous R2l film with a plot that
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      Lock icon The death of the Lexicon
      276 30 AFP THEDAILYTELEGRAPH HARRY POTTER J X Rowling delighted with copyright win J X ROWLING has spoken of her "delight" at winning her copyright battle against a fan who planned to publish a Harry Potter encyclopaedia. She had described The Harry Potter Lexicon as "wholesale theft
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      Perform with Kanye West and Mayday
      192 30  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH CALLING all beatboxers. MediaCorp Radio 987FM is scouting for a beatboxing opening act to kickstart hip-hop superstar Kanye West's concert here on Oct 29. Two finalists selected from the preliminary round will compete in a pre-show before West's Glow In The Dark concert
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      1061 31 ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL 9 N. MED| ACOR p MY STAR GUIDE 111 EXPLORE MIDDLE EAST Channel 8 Bpm 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight The Legend of Olwyn Babyface, Jeff Probst C6l6briti6S! 5.30 Prime Time Mominq 4.00 Gilmore Girls VII John Edward i^.^Mfl 93° TheTVra Banks show m Knit> Pe°P'e> Knit 10°
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      703 32  -  yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg jdhd TANYO-HINN MEDAL GLORY She keeps her cool to win Singapore's first Paralympic medal SHE rode on Nothing to Lose, and she adopted the same attitude in her event. It proved a magical combination for horse rider Laurentia Tan, who became Singapore's first Paralympic medallist when
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      375 32 AFP BEIJING The Paralympics was rocked by its first drugs scandal yesterday, but "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius quickly created headlines for the right reasons with a thrilling 100 m victory on the track. As China and Britain battled it out at the top of
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      507 33  -  SHAMIR OSMAN MAJOR CHALLENGE shamir@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN world No 2 Phil Mickelson, three-time Major winner Ernie Els and 2005, 2006 champion Adam Scott tee off in the 2008 Barclays Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club's Serapong Course, they will tackle an 18-hole layout that has been tweaked
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      202 33  -  LAN DECOTTA THE 35-year wait to hear the roar of racing machines speeding through the streets of Singapore will end at 3pm on Friday, Sept 26, when the practice session for the first support race of the Sing Tel Formula 1 Singapore Grand
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      558 34 THENEWYORKTIMES MAJOR MASTER Swiss maestro spanks Murray to land his 13th Slam, and he wants more Tennis US Open NEW YORK As befits a cosmopolitan man of the world, Roger Federer owns homes all over: Oberwil, Switzerland; Wimbledon, England; Flushing Meadows. Who would argue that Arthur
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      621 34  -  MILTON TAN NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Dalian Shide v SAFFC Queenstown Stadium, 7.45pm sports@mediacorp.com.sg THEY were beaten 3-0 by league leaders Home United last week, and Dalian Shide and their fans will fear the worst when they walk out to face defending champions
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      807 35  -  HENRYWINTER THE DAILYTELEGRAPH Teacher Capello is busy making his pupils unlearn old habits World Cup qualifier, Group 6 Croatia v England sports@mediacorp.com.sg BARCELONA If a series of movies was ever made about the Three Lions and it would be a mix of Pinewood blockbuster,
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      169 33 TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR SINGAPORE IVIOTOR SPORTS ASSOCIATION The Singapore Motor Sports Association Sprint Supersprinl Round 3 4 will be held in the months of September and November 2008 as stipulated below_ a. 21 September 2008} From Bam to Bpm b. 02 November 2008} This is a competitive event which will
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      198 33 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER ■HBBIBBI^H S.League Woodlands Combak Wed, 10/09/08 7.45pm S.League Dalian SAF FC Wed, 10/09/08 7.45pm World Cup Korea DPR Korea Republic Wed, 10/09/08 B.oopm World Cup Russia Wales Wed, 10/09/08 11.00pm World Cup Uzbekistan Australia Wed, 10/09/08 11.30pm World Cup Finland Germany Thu, 11/09/08
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      141 33 RACE SCHEDULE Pacific Race One (10 Laps) Friday, Sept 26 5.45pm-6.ispm Porsche Carrera r,..,..r, Cup Asia Qualifying Session 3pm-3.25pm: Formula BMW Pacific Practice Session 7pm-Bpm Formula iThird Practice 3.50pm-4.20pm Aston Martin Asia 8.30pm-9pm Charity Challenge Cup Practice Session (Fiat s°°) 4.40pm- 5 .2 5 pm Porsche Carrera lopm-iipm Formula 1
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      178 35 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 7am WNBA Mercury v Shock, Ch 23 2.55pm Football World Cup qualifiers: DPR Korea v Korea Republic, Ch 24 11.05pm Cricket Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Ch 110 11.25pm Football World Cup qualifiers: Uzbekistan v Australia, Ch24 TOMORROW 1.30 am Football World Cup qualifiers: Finland v Germany, Ch
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      525 36  -  ESTHER FUNG INVESTING IN EDUCATION Preschools are a lucrative business opportunity esther@mediacorp.com.sg INVESTORS have been scrambling to find sectors resilient enough to the economic nosedive, and some have taken a liking to the education sector, particularly the preschool sector. Some preschools here are seeing big
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      360 37  -  MARISSACHEW Fi MERCHANDISE marissa@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN Mr John Mah secured the rights to sell official Formula 1 merchandise in Singapore early last year, his friends wondered whether it was the right move for the businessman. But when Singapore announced in May last year that it had won the rights
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      58 36 f I SINGAPORE ft\ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Celebrate the Mid-autumn z' Festival with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra at I the Singapore Racecourse! V -J Participate in the Lantern Riddle Contest and stand a chance to win a Mid-autumn Festival gift!* There will also be balloon sculpture giveaways for children, While stocks
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      68 37 UNIVERSITY^ BIRMINGHAM 14 th YEAR :67 th INTAKE Fully delivered in Singapore by professors from ffie University of Birmingham, UK INFORMATION EVENING Dale :18 &25 Sept '08 (Thursday) Time 7.15 p.m. Venue 167Jalan Bukit Merah Connection 1 Tower 4, #02-13 Singapore *****7 Tak£ m ihlHuHve. CUlleim wMself. Creak iipufwh/nhire. ML
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      828 38  -  QUAKHIANGWHAI BUSINESS COMMENT Break financing products into smaller, simpler units Punish errant executives Remove government backing news@newstoday.com.sg IT IS said, in financial markets, that there is such a thing as "too big to fail". And with today's sub-prime and credit derivatives woes, there are
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      553 39  -  JOHN MCCAIN, SARAH PALIN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA BUSINESS COMMENT AND THE Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac bailout is an outrageous, but sadly necessary, step. Given the long-term mismanagement and flawed structure of these two companies, this was the only short-term alternative to ensure
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      454 40  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN FORBES GLOBAL CEO CONFERENCE Spore is an example for much of the firm worldwide: Chairman hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE remains a snug environment for Sony, according to its chairman and chief executive Sir Howard Stringer (picture). "You go where you're most comfortable, and
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      251 40 THETIMES THE immediate cost to traders of Monday's stock market breakdown in London caused by computer systems failure is now estimated at many millions of pounds. But the effect on London's reputation as a leading financial centre is likely to cost much more than that.
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      392 41  -  CHEOWXINYI FiPERKS Despite traffic disruptions, there are "significant opportunities'for retailers cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg ACKNOWLEDGING that the highly-antici-pated Formula 1 race might cause some inconvenience for retailers, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry S Iswaran said there are also many opportunities for businesses during the event.
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      190 41 HONG FOKLAUNCHES CONDO AT BEACH ROAD Property company Hong Fok Corporation has launched a new, 360-unit residential development at Beach Road, The Concourse Skyline (picture). The 99-year leasehold property is slated to be completed in 2013. The one- to four-bedroom apartments are spread over two towers, one 40
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      69 42 STOCK CALLS S'POREAIRLINES $15.60 Buy ÜBS reiterates rating but raises target price to $20.00 from $19.50 to reflect lowered jet fuel cost assumptions. It notes that local jet fuel prices have fallen 30 per cent since their July peak and says SlA's strong balance sheet, young fleet and world-leading product
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      64 42 INDOFOOD 85 cents Buy ÜBS ups rating from "neutral" but keeps target price at $1.38. It says recent sell-off is overdone, with shares down 33 per cent over past month, underperforming palm oil sector's 15-per-cent drop. While rising fertiliser costs are a concern, these are already factored into earnings forecasts.
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      95 42 RAFFLES MEDICAL $1.02 Hold DBS Vickers downgrades rating from "buy" and cuts target price to $1.01 from $1.51 after lowering valuation multiple to 15 times FY2009 earnings from 22 times, "given the current cautious conditions and our view of the risk-reward profile". Still, it expects healthcare business to continue growth
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      52 42 2,706.53 2,626.05 2,574-21 2,694.49 2,673.21 Hang Seng 20,491.11 T 1.46% Nikkei 12,400.65 T 1.77% Shanghai 2,145.78 A 0.11% Seoul 1,454.50 T 1.50% Mumbai 14,900.76 T 0.30% KLComp 1,068.55 0.69% US$1 $1,430 ¥100 $1,326 £1 $2,520 HK$ioo $18.34 1 euro $2,027 RMB100 $20.92 A$i $1,164 RS100 $3,195 RMi $0,414
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      48 42 A traditional Japanese taiko (big drum) performance marking the launch of the UOB JCB Platinum Card. The new card comes with Japanese-centric privileges, such as low airfares to Japan on Japan Airlines anddjscountsa^jancj Court, where the main tenants are Japanese supermarket Meidi-ya and bookstore Kinokuniya.H rtyeu
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      399 42  -  KELVIN CHOW SPENDING POWER Senior execs here leapfrogged in terms of disposable income kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg SENIOR managers in Singapore now have less disposable income compared with their counterparts in Hong Kong and China. Local senior executives now have the fourthlargest spending capacity in Asia, slipping a notch from
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      316 42 AGENCIES THE Opec oil cartel, which produces 40 per cent of the world's crude, will decide at its latest meeting to keep the level of its production unchanged, the group's president said last night. "We are going to stay with the level of
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