Today, 14 October 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    10 1 TODAY Tuesday October 14, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      Is our Gen Y ready for its first recession?
      687 1  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg THEY are articulate, confident and too young to rememberthe gloom of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, or the post-911 and Sars slumps of recent years. Singapore's youth aged under 30 have until now had the world at their feet...
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      In some cases, DBS will take responsibility
      575 1  -  CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg DBS Bank says it will take responsibility for some of the Lehman Brothers products sold through its network in Singapore and Hong Kong if there was mis-selling. "In specific cases when evidence of mis-selling is established, DBS (Hong Kong)
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      Lock icon Sweet relief
      467 1 AFTERNOON LATEST Dow posts biggest single-day gain since Great Depression NEW YORK Wall Street stormed back after its worst weekeverand staged the biggest single-day stock rally since the Great Depression yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), catapulting the Dow Jones industrials to a 936-point gain and finally offering relief
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      116 1 FINANCIALCRISIS 'Answers not clear-cut Challenge is to manage trade-off '™"S™i"J« n i.«i»oper.«fc*". 11l Tl IT between inflation and slowing whlch 15 why u n uk e m 3n y otter counts I l-^ I ■—I growth, says Lim HngKiang '"^Z^i^""^^"'^ ji™-.. MORNING the underlying factors attecting our ei.ouo SIr,"SS"iS," ra"
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      5 1 WORLD MARKETS LATEST BiTO B3
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      I SAY IGNORANCE AND GREED
      562 2 AS HONG Kong investors tookto the streets, seeking redress for the failed Mini-Bonds series structured by Lehman Brothers, about 1,000 Singapore investors gathered at Hong Lim Park over the weekend. Their plight triggered memories of my previous job, and it dawned on me that I
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      Lock icon Obama unveils $88b rescue plan
      339 3 THE GUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST Echo of New Deal of v3os: Large-scale infrastructure projects, relief for families TOLEDO (Ohio) United States Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama sought to build on his commanding poll lead over Republican John McCain yesterday by setting out a US$6O-billion ($BB-bil-lion) rescue
      THE GUARDIAN  -  339 words
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      Raffles JC and Institution merge
      591 4  -  LINYANQIN EYE ON EDUCATION Combined school to be called Raffles Institution yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg FOUR years or consideration or the future of the Raffles family of schools has led to the decision to merge Raffles Institution (RI) and Raffles Junior College (RJC) into one school. Raffles Girls'
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      SHE'S BREAKING A 185-YEAR TRADITION
      164 4  -  LINYANQIN At 38, she was the youngest principal to head a junior college. Six years later, she has added another first to her name, becoming the first woman to lead the all-boys Raffles Institution (RI) in its 185--year history. Mrs Lim Lai Cheng (picture), who
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      Lock icon Challenging tradition
      703 6  -  ALICIA WONG BLOGS AND NEW MEDIA They offer loads of potential, but online mischief is va real threat' alicia@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE blogs continue to be a personal diary of sorts for many, there is a growing minority in Asia who specialise in areas like technology, music, politics or art,
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      SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      210 6 CAMPUS UP FORTENDER Commercial and international schools in search of a campus can tender for the former Seh Chuan High School site off Upper BukitTimah Road from tomorrow. The tender will close on Novsatiiam. The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) said the site at 9-3 Jalan Seh Chuan has
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      Lock icon MM, PM awarded $610,000 in damages
      255 6 TEOXUANWEI THE High Court has ordered the Singapore Democratic Party, Dr Chee Soon Juan and his sister, Ms Chee Siok Chin, to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew $330,000 and $280,000, respectively, for defamatory articles published in the
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      Lock icon Boy had chilli padi smeared on him
      418 8  -  LEONGWEEKEAT IN COURT Childcare teacher pleads guilty to child abuse weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg THE four-year-old appeared as if he was going to hit her son. She responded by threatening the boy with chilli padi. In the struggle that ensued in the childcare centre, the chilli
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      A 'happy' night out before her death
      347 8  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg SHE was said to have mentioned committing suicide on at least two occasions, including jumping from the 13th floor, during her abusive marriage. Hours before Madam Smaemeeral Abdul Aziz was found dead at the foot of an HDB block, however,
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      Turning dumps into eco parks
      246 8  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg THE world may be staring at a recession, but the daily task of managing and reducing waste will continue regardless of how the markets are doing. So stakeholders will get a chance to share their experiences, learn about new technologies and explore
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      Lock icon By-election hearing on Oct 30
      375 10 ANSLEYNG MR J B Jeyaretnam was to have faced Attorney-General Walter Woon in court tomorrow. Now, following the lawyer's fatal heart attack two weeks ago, the High Court has postponed hearing the application on the issue of a by-election in Jurong Group Representation Constituency. A
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      Lock icon Caretaker MPs get full marks
      423 10  -  ZULOTHMAN BUKIT BATOK Residents say service level on par with that ofthelateDrOng zul@mediacorp.com. sg IT'S been three months since the Members of Parliament from Jurong Group Representation Constituency Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Mr Lim Boon Heng, Mdm Halimah Yacob and Ms Grace Fu took over the
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      172 6 Although we are experiencing global economy tfp^^S** crisis, wealth experts believe that many countries Jt^^^fr f > in Asia, especially in Singapore will experience a p^ 0 X^n ...:r hugeongoinggrowthcomingfromthefundamental V*vr^» growth of the middle class. Let's hear from the experts on how to create the opportunities from current arising
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      59 7 Singapore's prudent financial approach has made us strong. Together, we will weather this storm. With a continued AA rating, NTUC Income remains your solid partner. As part of NTUC, we are people focused, not profit focused. Serving 2 million Singaporeans, we have earned the trust of the nation. With NTUC
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      303 10 THE BEST-SELLING FINANCIAL EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR JAKARTA It is a very familiar story about almost everyone that has ventured into the world of Trading and Investing. It always begins with luck, evolves into greed, then complacency, and eventually painful loss. Why? Why is there a glaringly larger percentage
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      Lock icon Thai Queen attends funeral of anti-government protester
      354 12 AFP BANGKOK Thailand's Queen Sirikit yesterday attended the funeral of a demonstrator who was killed in the recent clashes with the police. She was greeted by ecstatic antigovernment protesters who hailed her rare appearance as a sign of support. Her daughter, Princess Chulabhorn,
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      Lock icon TEAR GAS LACED WITH POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE USED ON PROTESTERS
      129 12 AP Thai riot police used a cheap Chinese tear gas that contained an explosive powerful enough to rip craters in the ground to disperse anti-government protesters last week, an investigator said yesterday. Eight protesters lost legs, feet or toes in last
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      Lock icon Cambodia's Hun Sen warns Thailand
      302 12 AFP BORDER DISPUTE PHNOM PENH Cambodia warned Thailand yesterday to withdraw troops from a disputed border area immediately (picture) or risk "large-scale armed conflict" as the neighbours failed to reach a negotiated settlement. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said he had warned visiting Thai Foreign
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      SINGAPORE IS 'EXTREMELY CONCERNED'
      81 12 In response to press queries on the remarks by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said: "We are extremely concerned about the situation on the Thai-Cambodian border. Whatever their differences, we hope that both parties will not lose sight of their
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        Lock icon 61 HOSPITALISED AFTER WEDDING FEAST POISONING
        80 14 AGENCIES Sixty-one people were hospitalised in northwest China with food poisoning after attending a wedding banquet, in the country's latest food safety incident. The victims began to fall ill with fever, diarrhoea and vomiting after feasting on duck, donkey, chicken and shrimp at the
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        Lock icon FUMES CAUSED BA PLANETO MAKE 'PRIORITY LANDING'
        102 14 AP British Airways says the pilots of one of its planes have requested a priority landing at Heathrow Airport after fumes were detected in the passenger cabin. The airline says the Boeing 757 landed safely and none of the 137 passengers was injured.
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        Lock icon BUS EXPLOSION KILLS 7
        88 14 AGENCIES An explosion on a bus in Myanmar's largest city killed seven passengers yesterday, officials said, adding that a preliminary investigation did not point to terrorism. One passenger was injured when the bus exploded inYangon as it headed north, said a police official. He said the
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      Lock icon 'Leaders are sleeping'
      497 14 AP MALAYSIAN POLITICS Anwar says budget will fall prey to crisis, PM insists Malaysia not in recession KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's opposition leader yesterday called for an overhaul of the country's budget for next year, saying government leaders are "sleeping in broad daylight" while the global financial system
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      Lock icon Abdullah backs Najib over Mongolian murder case
      293 14 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi defended his deputy and successor Najib Razak yesterday against allegations that he interfered in a high-profile murder case. "I can't believe that he would be involved in abuse of power," Mr Abdullah told reporters
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      Lock icon US SURRENDERS WORLD BANKAPPOINTMENT
      140 15 THE GUARDIAN The United States is to lose its power to appoint the president of the World Bank. From now on, the post will be open to candidates from any country. The United Kingdom's development secretary Douglas Alexander brokered the deal with the backing of European
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      Khairy is behind Mukhriz in Umno race
      326 15 KUALA LUMPUR In the race for the post of United Malays National Organisation (Umno) youth chief, Mr Mukhriz Mahathir has taken a commanding lead over rival Mr Khairy Jamaluddin. As of yesterday, Mr Mukhriz has secured 40 nominations for the influential position in
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      ANWAR NOW WON'T REVEAL NEW TAKEOVER DATE
      190 15 Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim does not want to reveal the new date in which he proposes to take over the federal government, reported The Star newspaper. "I will not mention it (the date). At the appropriate time we will see a change,"
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      Lock icon The winner is...
      339 16 AGENCIES NOBEL ECONOMICS PRIZE NewYorkTimes columnist Paul Krugman wins Nobel economics prize STOCKHOLM Princeton University scholar and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman (picture) won the Nobel economic prize yesterday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect trade patterns and the location of economic
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      Lock icon McCain: I'll whip Obama in debate
      211 16 AFP ARLINGTON (Virginia) Republican nominee John McCain has vowed to "whip" Barack Obama's "you know what" in tomorrow's final presidential debate. Mr McCain needs to make a comeback as he trails Mr Obama in the polls with the presidential election looming on Nov 4.
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        Lock icon THAT'S IOBAMA', WITH A 'B'
        139 16 AFP In what was described as an innocent mistake, Mr Barack Obama's name has been spelt as Barack Osama on some absentee ballots. The mistake was spotted on absentee ballots that were posted to about 300 voters in New York. The Albany Times Union newspaper,
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        Lock icon 'VOTE FOROBAMA', SAY HILLARY AND BILL
        144 16 AFP For the first time, Hillary and Bill Clinton campaigned for Mr BarackObama together, beseeching their blue-collar supporters on Sunday to make Mr Obama president. The former first lady called on her legions of working-class and women voters to support Mr Obama, who beat
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      Lock icon They want to talk just like Uncle Sam
      593 18 AFP THEAMERICAN DREAM Speaking English with an American accent has become all the rage in India MUMBAI In India, speaking English with an American accent is no longer the preserve of call-centre workers. Children, businessmen and the elderly are now seeking an
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      300 19 4^L (Beauty J^\ Z no longer suffer from, senSCfCve ston\ jgilfc by noon time. V*' SSS3SSS-SS and social life? Rebecca Teo, 27 Hypersensitive Skin |A^VI w I am glad I didn't give up searching for the right skin treatment! My skincare professional M-3 at Newark Skin Solutions has completely cleared
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      Lock icon ONE OUTSPOKEN MUM
      896 20  -  AGATHA KOH BRAZIL COFFEEWITH voices editor agatha@mediacorp.com.sg Back from the UK S #pore-born Subana Hall is not one to hold back her views IT HAS certainly been a lively and timely homecoming for Subana Hall. Since the Singaporean-turned-ex-patriate's return in January this year, newspaper and online forums
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      As much buyer's lapse 35 the banks'
      132 20  -  Steve X Ngo Letter from I REFER to "Failed securities: 1,000 in Singapore sign petition for CAD probe, compensation" (Oct 9). I think the call for a probe by the Commercial Affairs Department amid calls of "fraud" is going overboard. "Misrepresentation" is a
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      $2m that could have been better spent?
      138 21  -  Lee Soon Chin FINANCIAL PRUDENCE Sum used to resolve Serangoon Gardens dispute could offset power-bill hike Letter from SINGAPORE is in a technical recession and, for some, it may not be a happy Christmas. Why is the Land Transport Authority (LTA) spending $2
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      An exchange that works for everyone
      159 21  -  Lee Kheng Hock Letter from I REFER to "We can see clearly now: Residents" (Oct 10), in which Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed, North East District Mayor, called for "a more focused approach (to finding corporate sponsorship), looking at the different companies with different needs
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      Taking the fight to the litterbugs
      187 21  -  Mariann Macs Letter from I REFER to "More enforcement means more caught" (Oct 13). Having read the National Environment Agency's response to concerns on litterbugs "Put a stop to the litterbugs" (Oct 9), I am fed up of the public constantly passing the buck
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      235 21  -  DR JAMES DOBSON F T BY THE TERRIBLE TWOS Do the "terrible twos" really have to be so terrible? Just ask any two-year-old. The answer will most assuredly be "no". If there is one word that characterises the period between 15 and 24 months of age,
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      Here's TO ASIAN ART
      1313 22  -  PHINWONG IN LONDON plus editor phin@mediacorp.com.sg HAND over the Pulitzer I have discovered the new universal symbol for "artist". It's not a paintbrush. It's not a spray can. It's not even a magic marker. No, an artist is represented by his scarf. And not just any
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      A Hollywood lesson in film-making
      300 26 IF YOU'VE always wanted to make a movie, here's your chance. We're not talking funny home videos here we're talking about playing with the big boys. In a first for Singapore, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) from America, with the support of the Singapore Film
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      And the stars came out...
      356 27  -  MAYSEAH PRESIDENT'S CHALLENGE The Presidents Star Charity show a Messon in perspective' may@mediacorp.com.sg OUR stars came out to shine for a good cause on Sunday night at the President's Star Charity show, and as several celebrities learned, doing good isn't always easy. Kym Ng and
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      316 28 QUESTION BY ALICIA LEE My eight-year-old son has been complaining of chest pain (near the heart) for the past year. I've consulted a paediatrician about this problem, but was told that my son's heart is normal and the pain could be a muscle cramp. I am worried
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      614 28  -  EVELINE GAN WORLD OSTEOPOROSIS DAY Be sure to meet your calcium needs during pregnancy and breastfeeding eveline@mediacorp.com.sg YOU'VE probably heard that menopause, old age and smoking can increase your risk of osteoporosis, a condition where your bones become weak and brittle. Pregnancy and breastfeeding may
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      640 29 QWhen should I start to take care of my gums, and how important is gum care? A You should start taking care of your gums as soon as you have teeth. Gum care involves good oral hygiene, which means gentle but thorough brushing of your
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      80 30 IT'S CALLED MYOKYMIA According to Dr Sharon Tow, senior consultant ophthalmologist and head of Singapore National Eye Centre's neuroophthalmology service, the most common type of eyelid twitch is called eyelid myokymia. "In each episode, the twitching typically lasts for several seconds to a few minutes, recurring many times during the
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      371 30  -  EVELINE GAN TIC TALK Fatigue and stress are likely causes; relax, sleep more, drink less caffeine and alcohol eveline@mediacorp.com.sg RECENTLY, my mother went through an annoying bout of eyelid tics. For a good two weeks, her left upper eyelid would twitch at intermittent periods. Being the superstitious sort,
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      177 30 INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH CARNIVALAND EXHIBITION Participate in exciting activities and attend free talks by mental health experts from IMH to learn more about emotional resilience and mental wellness. Date: Friday and Saturday Time: 11am to gpm Venue: Plaza Singapura (Front Plaza) Fee/Registration: Free. Call 6389 2833 for
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      1055 32 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL 9 N. MED| ACOR p LIFESTYLE DRAMASUTRA Supernanny: The Pollard Morris Family SooAM Entertainment Tonight 2.30 styiebyjury 9.00 Singapore success stories Istri untuk Suamiku r j i 5.30 Prime Time Morning 3.00 World's Craziest Videos Axe Brand Oil (Premiere) I,LaSX tpiSOaej g3O The Ellen Degeneres
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      Lock icon Time for Khairul to step up and be king
      685 34  -  SHAMIROSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL He's fast, he's tricky, he's definitely got talent, there's no doubt about that. It was hard for him to make the switch from Young Lions to Tampines, where there are so many senior players around him. The boy
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      277 34 OLYMPIC heroine Tao Li will be back in action for the first time since the Olympics, on her home turf. She will be one of the stars at the Fina/Arena Swimming World Cup 2008, a 25-metre shortcourse event which will
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      608 35  -  LOWLINFHOONG FORMULA DRIFT Singapore's Lim crashes and then misses the cut, but he wants more in los angeles linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg HE HAD come so close to fulfilling his dream, but it looked as if fate had dealt a bad hand to Ivan Lim when he suffered a horrific crash
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      Lock icon No record, but Tendulkar helps India draw
      306 35 AFP BANGALORE (India) SachinTendulkar scored a match-saving 49 to help India avert defeat in the first Test against Australia yesterday, but fell agonisingly short of a world record. India were set a victory target of 299 runs in 83 overs, but finished with
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      Sailors in the medals
      142 35  -  TANYO-HINN THE Asian Sailing Championship 2008 came to an end yesterday in Bali and the Singapore team finished with four silver and five bronze medals. Leading the way was Colin Cheng, the 2006 Laser 4.7 world champion, who won silver in the 12-fleet Laser Standard event.
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      300 36 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH MINSK Belarus have said they will use Wayne Rooney's (picture) "weaknesses" to their advantage as they prepare to face England in a World Cup qualifier in Minsk. The Manchester United striker scored twice during Saturday's 5-1 thrashing of Kazakhstan at Wembley, but it seems that
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      676 36 THE GUARDIAN THE GUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST Steven Gerrard admits his partnership with Lampard isn't working LONDON Fabio Capello's side have won all three of their World Cup qualifying matches, scored 11 goals in the process and, in Zagreb, performed in a manner that suggests more success will
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      Lock icon Ballack may not play
      457 37 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST Loew however, expects Germany to win against Wales BERLIN Germany captain Michael Ballack is an injury doubt for the World Cup qualifier against Wales tomorrow night (early Thursday, Singapore time) after damaging a calf muscle, it was announced yesterday. Ballack scored Germany's second
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      111 37 AFP LONDON West Ham United stopper Robert Green yesterday pulled out of England's squad for the World Cup qualifier against Belarus tomorrow night (early Thursday, Singapore time). Green's withdrawal means that England will have only two keepers David James of Portsmouth and West Brom's
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      100 37 AFP MADRID Sevilla's Mali international Frederic Kanoute, who tore his right calf against Chad in an African World Cup qualifier at the weekend, will be out of action for at least three weeks, the Spanish first division club said. Further medical tests yesterday, following Mali's
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      369 37 AFP PARIS Raymond Domenech, who is set to have talks with the French football authorities over his future, will keep his post after France's draw in their World Cup qualifier against Romania on Saturday, according to a report yesterday in the sports daily, L'Equipe.
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      88 37 AFP ROME France midfielder Patrick Vieira will miss the international friendly against Tunisia today (early tomorrow, Singapore time) due to a calf problem, according to his club, Inter Milan. Vieira injured his calf in France's hard-fought 2-2 World Cup qualifying draw with Ro- mania on Saturday.
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      59 36 SPORTS ON TV TODAY spm Tennis Madrid Masters, Ch 24 TOMORROW 2.30 am Football Euro U-21 qualifier: England v Wales, Ch 24 4am Golf Grand Slam of Golf 2008, Ch 23 sam Tennis Madrid Masters, Ch 24 7.30 am ALCS Rays v Red Sox, Ch 23 SPORTS ON RADIO 6.35am-11.35pm
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      193 37 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER Football Singapore Vietnam Singapore Tue, 14/10/08 B.oopm International Football France Tunisia Wed, 15/10/08 3.00 am World Cup Bolivia Uruguay Wed, 15/10/08 4.00 am World Cup Australia Qatar Wed, 15/10/08 5.30pm World Cup japan Uzbekistan Wed, 15/10/08 6.30pm World Cup Korea Republic UAE Wed,
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        551 38  -  PEARLYNTHAM CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR Omnicom Media Group study shows newspaper, radio, TV ads still have greatest influence on purchasing decisions pearlyn@mediacorp.com. sg A RECENT comprehensive study on consumer behaviour has found that newspapers make a more effective advertising channel together with other traditional mass media
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        226 38 Not all buying decisions are made equal. The Pathway study highlights four different routes that a shopper's journey can take. Retailers, take note. QUICK Shoppers who take this route make a speedy and straightforward beeline for their purchases without doing much or any research on
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      542 39  -  ESTHER FUNG FINANCIAL CRISIS FALLOUT Tycoons see some of their riches eroded after stock market plunge estherf@mediacorp.com. sg SOME of the world's high-pro-file billionaires have seen their personal fortunes hit as tumbling markets attack the price of shares in the companies they have built. For some
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      508 40 THETIMES AFTERNOON LATEST Governments put up $2 trillion whatever it takes to avoid a recession LONDON Germany and France put mountains of cash on the table yesterday as they led continental Europe in an offensive to rebuild trust in banks with state guarantees worth more
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        116 40 THE GUARDIAN Retail sales in the United Kingdom tell tor the sixth month in a row in September as consumers continued to tighten their belts in the midst of the credit crunch. The British Retail Consortium said like-for-like sales dropped 1.5 per cent in the year
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        102 40 BLOOMBERG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group wrested better terms from Morgan Stanley for a USsg-billion investment, securing an additional US$3OO million in annual dividends after the American securities firm's shares dropped. The entire infusion, giving Mitsubishi UFJ 21 per cent of Morgan Stanley, will be in preferred
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      197 40 BLOOMBERG PHILADELPHIA Banco Santander SA, Spain's biggest lender, agreed to acquire Sovereign Bancorp, the largest surviving United States savings and loan institution, in a stock swap valued at US$l.9 billion ($2.8 billion). Santander will offer Sovereign's stockholders 0.2924 Banco Santander American Depository Shares for
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          51 42 Headline here Oil prices rallied overnight, lifted by a burst of optimism. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in November, leapt U553.49 to close at US$Bl.l9 a barrel, recovering from one-year lows hit Friday. In London, Brent North Sea crude for November gained U553.37 to
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          133 42 Rush of optimism European stocks raced ahead by about 10 per cent overnight after a strong opening on Wall Street. After European equities plunged by about 20 per cent last week, Europe's blue-chip Stoxx 50 soared overnight to finish the day up by 10.8 per cent at 2,320.
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          63 42 Record showings Stock markets in the Middle East made a strong comeback led by bourses in the oil-rich Gulf. The Saudi market, the largest in the Arab world, closed up 9.5 per cent. Latin American stocks posted hefty gains. Brazil's Ibovespa surged a record 14.66 per cent and
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        43 42 EPA I'm slightly less terrified today than I was on Friday. We're going to have a recession and perhaps a prolonged one, but perhaps not a collapse. Prof Paul Krugman of Princeton University, who won the Nobel Prize for Economics yesterday
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        568 42 Up 936 now what? AP I AFTERNOON LATEST US scrambles to ensure record gains are a turning point, not a blip NEW YORK At the close, the Dow stood at 9,387.61. That's still a far cry from its peak of 14,165, set a little more than a year ago and
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        510 42 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Mr Neel Kashkari, the United States Treasury official overseeing the US$7OO-billion lion) rescue of the financial system, said government equity injections will be aimed at "healthy" firms. "We are designing a standardised programme to purchase equity in a broad array of
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        586 42 fHE DAILYTELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST LONDON Britain paved the way for a prompt compensation deal for Icesave depositors by offering to lend up to £100 million ($253 million) to one of the country's crippled banks. The loan, announced to parliament by British Chancellor Alistair Darling, marks
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