Today, 25 February 2009

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    10 1 TODAY Wednesday February 25, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    78 1 Maria Siow The recent incident of a migrant worker who reportedly died of brain injuries while playing hide-and-seek in a detention centre has discredited, ridiculed and sunk the Chinese police's credibility to an all time low. Page 20 PLUS Canine flicks Time and again, film-makers place creatures in distressing
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    Lock icon A made-in-Singapore revolution
    622 1  -  NEOCHAICHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com. sg ONE is a British hypertension expert behind a groundbreaking study. The other is a Singapore general practitioner with an inventive streak. Three years ago, fate brought them together at an Innovators Forum held here and set them on a course to which could soon
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    Lock icon Defusing the 'human bomb'
    667 1  -  ZULOTHMAN kg3BLIVE AND CHANNEL NEWSASIA COUNTER-TERRORISM Not easy to reform fanatics, but 40 out of 60 detainees have been released zul@mediacorp.com.sg FOILING a terrorist's plot or capturing him isn't the end of the threat. The challenge remains, in Mr X Shanmugam's words, to defuse this "human
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      Lock icon PROTESTS? NOT A WORRY FOR SUMMIT
      550 2  -  PETER JANSSEN DPA NEWS ANALYSIS Thaksin's star fades and the PAD has little reason to attack new government THIS weekend's Asean summit provides an excellent opportunity for host Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to show the region that after three tumultuous years, Thailand is back
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      Lock icon PROTESTERS SET UP TENTS AROUND GOVERNMENT HOUSE
      134 2 AFP Thousands of supporters of ousted Thai Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra surrounded the seat of government yesterday, reigniting the kingdom's political turmoil just days ahead of the Asean Summit. The so-called "Red Shirts" protesters called on Prime MinisterAbhisitVejjajiva to dissolve his two-month-old government and
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      Not quite like Sars but ...
      465 3  - Not quite like Sars but ALICIA WONG DEBT DELINQUENCY Numbers missing payments inch vp especially among 25- to 34-year-olds alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SIGNS are that they are getting younger consumers unable to meet credit card and personal loan payments, that is. Latest statistics from the Credit Bureau (Singapore) (CBS) show consumers aged
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      Free legal advice
      295 4 LAW AWARENESS Union members get help in issues not covered by collective agreement WORKERS beset by job worries now have another source to go to help: Legal eagles have teamed up with the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) to provide free advice on issues that may be
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      Lock icon Medical butlers on call 24/7
      619 8  -  LINYANQIN LINYANQIN TRAVELLING FOR TREATMENT Hospitality-trained nurses and a call centre to help patients arrange overseas treatment yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg YOU could be anywhere in the world and keen to have cosmetic surgery or a knee replacement done at a reputable facility in Singapore or Thailand but
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        SINGAPORE AWARD FOR CHINESE ARTIST
        144 10 Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang will attend an art exhibition by eminent Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong in Beijing this week. During his visit, the Singapore minister will confer on MrWu the Distinguished Patron of Heritage Award. The award is presented
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        ADS FOR PROFESSIONAL JOBS DROP 41 PER CENT
        162 10 The figures confirm what job seekers already knew -jobs were not available in plenty towards the end of last year. And those available were for people who could deliver quick results. From October to December last year, the number of jobs advertised
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        MM LEE IN BRUNEI TO DELIVER LECTURE
        43 10 Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is on a working visit to Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. He will deliverthe inaugural Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Memorial Lecture today, in memory of the late father of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
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      Ringleader's sentence upped
      450 10  -  TEOXUANWEI POLY STUDENT'S DEATH Jail time increased to 7 years after prosecution appeals xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg HE DID not throw a single punch, but Leong Soon Kheong was thrown behind bars last September when the High Court ruled him to be the ringleader of a pack that bashed a
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      281 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 AGENCIES NORTH KOREA Pyongyang set to launch communications satellite SEOUL North Korea said yesterday it was ready to launch a satellite, a move that the United States and its allies believe could actually be a long-range missile test that would deepen global tensions. Just
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      Lock icon Indon aircraft lands without nose wheel
      186 12 AFP JAKARTA The Indonesian authorities are investigating an Indonesian airliner which was forced to land without its front gear on Monday evening, in the latest blot on the country's poor air safety record. The Lion Air McDonnell Douglas MD-90 jet on a domestic flight
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      Lock icon Zambry denies Umno engaging QC
      188 14 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Perak Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir denied yesterday that the United Malays National Organisaton (Umno) was seeking the services of a Queen's Counsel in Britain to break the constitutional deadlock in the state. "No one has gone to London and
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      Another by-election, now in Sarawak
      229 14 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is facing yet another by-election because of the death of Mr Dublin Unting Ingkot, who held the Sarawak state assembly seat of Batang Ai. Mr Unting, 55, died yesterday from the effects of a massive stroke he suffered last May, which left
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      Lock icon MCA leaders face off
      374 14 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIAN POLITICS Deputy president wants party chief to be ousted KUALA LUMPUR The top two leaders of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) look set to go toe-to-toe in a battle which is likely to have an adverse impact on the greater Barisan Nasional
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      Lock icon 'First Lady' hits out at court
      283 16 AFP CAMBODIA WAR CRIMES Khmer Rouge suspect vigorously denies role in mass killings PHNOM PENH The former Khmer Rouge "First Lady" launched an angry tirade at Cambodia's United Nations-backed genocide tribunal yesterday, telling her accusers they would be "cursed to the seventh circle of
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      Lock icon Groups seek probe into Filipino radioman's killing
      103 16 AP MANILA International media watchdogs demanded a swift investigation into the killing of a Filipino radio commentator, saying that it looks like another in a rash of assassinations of outspoken journalists. Mr Ernesto Rollin was waiting for a ride to work in southern
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      Lock icon Sri Lankan troops enter last rebel town
      210 18 AFP COLOMBO Sri Lankan forces entered the last town under rebel control yesterday, the military said, as the government brushed aside international calls for a ceasefire to allow tens of thousands of civilians to escape the war zone. In recent months, the military
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      Lock icon HAUTE AUCTION
      69 18 AP A painting by French artist Henri Matisse sold on Monday for a record price of US$4l.l million ($63 million) at an auction of 733 works of art from the estate of Yves Saint Laurent. Sales reached U*****.6 million in the first of a three-day Paris auction from
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      Lock icon Taliban extends ceasefire
      307 18 AGENCIES SWAT VALLEY ISLAMABAD Taliban militants indefinitely extended a ceasefire yesterday in Pakistan's Swat valley, granting more time for peace talks that the United States worries could create an insurgent haven in the nuclear-armed country. Troops and insurgents have been observing a truce in the Swat valley
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      Lock icon After 6 years, freedom at last
      283 19 AFP GUANTANAMO DETAINEE LONDON A British resident detained at Guantanamo Bay yesterday spent his first full day of freedom in more than six years after returning to Britain and alleging he was "tortured in medieval ways". The transfer of Binyam Mohamed (picture) who was
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      Lock icon Locke likely to be picked
      211 19 AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama's troubled search for a Commerce Secretary may soon be over as Mr Gary Locke (picture), the US' first Chinese-American Governor, is tipped to take the post. Mr Locke, a two-time Governor of Washington State on America's Pacific northwest
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      Lock icon Obama welcomes his first foreign guest as President
      172 19 AFP WASHINGTON Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso became United States President Barack Obama's first foreign guest as the leaders of the world's two largest economies met yesterday to discuss the global financial crisis. The summit was meant to showcase close Japan-US relations
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      THE GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK
      661 20  -  MARIA SIOW TODAY IN CHINA east asia bureau chief mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg Death of migrant worker caused furore THE credibility of the Chinese police takes a beating from time to time. But a recent incident has discredited, ridiculed and sunk it to an all time low. Migrant worker
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      Lock icon China closes door to Tibet
      227 21 AGENCIES NEWYEAR CELEBRATIONS BEIJING China has closed Tibet to foreign tourists ahead of next month's highly sensitive 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule, said tour agencies. The ban comes amid deep tensions in Tibet with a reported increase in security forces and
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon MAN UNITED'S FLETCHER'S HOME BURGLED
        145 21 THE GUARDIAN Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher's fiancee and his mother-in-law were robbed after three men forced their way into the family home hours after he had left the country for a Champions League match in Europe. The three kicked down the door of the
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        Lock icon NASA SATELLITE MISSION FAILS
        79 21 AGENCIES A Nasa satellite designed to track carbon dioxide emissions failed to reach orbit yesterday in a mishap that could jeopardise its mission to better understand climate change. The Taurus XL rocket carrying the Orbiting Carbon Observatory blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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        Lock icon THE NOKIA WAY TO RESTRUCTURING
        65 21 AFP Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, said yesterday it has launched new restructuring measures and plans to cut 1,000 jobs globally through voluntary departures. "As part of its plans to increase cost-efficiency and adapt to the challenging market, Nokia announced new voluntary measures
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        GMAIL TURNS INTO GFAIL
        64 21 Users of Google's popular email service were hit by a blackout yesterday, leaving millions of people around the world unable to send and receive messages. Google Mail, popularly known asGmail, went offline at 5.30pm (Singapore time) and began to return for many users after four hours,
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      Lock icon South Korea, Iraq sign reconstruction-for-oil deal
      179 21 AGENCIES SEOUL South Korea and Iraq yesterday signed a U553.55-bil-lion ($5.43-billion) deal to support Baghdad in rebuilding the country in exchange for substantial oil rights. Seoul would provide technology to build social infrastructure in return for a stable supply of energy and the rights
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      145 17 CHASING RAINBOWS IT STARTS IN ME f RfTSwned New York-based Painter o%fc£ What's a piece of artwork that I think defines my career? There isn't one and there never will be. I'm never confined to a certain subject or style as I'm continually fascinated by the world around me. a/
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      230 18 Study i^—Accountancy with the National Accountancy Body University of London Lead College: London School of Economics Political Science (LSE) SAA Bridging Course for relevant Polytechnic diploma holders commences 23 March B.Sc (Hons) Accounting Finance ICPAS accredited route to CPA Singapore designation^. B.Sc (Hons) Banking Finance info talk B.Sc (Hons) Business
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      THE 'CHOPE-ING' VIGILANTE
      405 22  -  Rick Lim Say Kiong I SAY Leave your packets of tissue on hawker centre tables at your own risk Letter from TIME and again, it is reported in newspapers and online that foreigners unfamiliar with the Singaporean practice of using packets of tissue paper to "chope" (reserve)
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      Iris let me down twice
      249 23  -  LeeShuYee Letter from I WAS at the bus stop in front of Seah Im Food Centre near Harbour Front Centre at midnight on Feb 15. At 12.05 am, I sent an SMS to SBS' Iris Nextßus service to check when the next bus Service 100
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      Sale? Don't bluff
      281 23  -  MohdYazid Sallim NOT AS ADVERTISED Retail tactics by some shops could drive more to online shopping Letter from I REFER to the report "No GST: Now, maybe they'll buy" (Feb 21). Retailers here need to rethink their strategies to woo customers. I am fortunate that I can
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      154 23  -  DR BILL MAIER BY HARnTI HARD TIMES How do you deal with the stresses of life? Stressful situations come into all of our lives from time to time. Our kids get sick, our teenager flunks a test, our spouse gets laid off and we spend our
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        SEE YOU IN COURT
        104 24 Here's your chance to see what happens in court without being sued, summoned or subpoenaed. Next month, the Supreme Court of Singapore will open its doors to visitors for The Living Courthouse, a programme which, through informative, interactive and fun-filled activities, lets you learn about court
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        PARIS IN SINGAPORE
        75 24 IndoChine will present the first-ever So, Happy In Paris? party, conceived by French DJ extraordinaire Michael Canitrot right on our shores. It's a musical concept that began in France in 2000, and has travelled to various destinations likeStTropez, Cannes, Monaco, New York, Tokyo, Ibiza, Geneva and Lausanne.
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      All dogs go to heaven
      1049 24  -  GENEVIEVE LOH POOCH PICS Eight movies where man's best friend goes to the big kennel in the sky tenevievehh@mediacorp.com.sg THERE'S a term that sledders bark to their dog teams when they want to get them moving a word that neatly sums up Hollywood's love affair
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      PLUS IN ADDITION
      115 26 COMETO SINGAPORE'S MARDI GRAS, LAH! Fly Entertainment and St James Holdings are organising their very own Mardi Gras from March 13 to 15, with non-stop partying thanks to some DJ biggies like Tony Moran at Powerhouse on the first night, from gpm. Stand-up comedy duo Loungezilla from
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      Lock icon No fairy tale
      510 26  -  MAYSEAH NEW ON TV Jack Neo #s English directorial debut, Happily Ever After, is ironically titled may@mediacorp.com.sg YOU'VE seen him tackle love and romance in his latest film, Love Matters. Acclaimed filmmaker Jack Neo's first English drama addresses similar issues, but, according to Jack: "This is stronger.
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      Our very own Oscars
      461 27  -  GENEVIEVELOH STORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST Revamped film fest offers vsame spirit, new packaging' genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg SAME direction, new packaging and our very own "Oscars". That's what the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival (Siff) offers under its new festival directors. The highly-anticipated inaugural Singapore Film Awards, which aims
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      1022 28 TV LISTINGS ON MEpJACORP NINJA WARRIOR NYABAGAM VARUTHAE Channel s,Bpm S.ooAM Entertainment Tonight Hood II 10.00 Britney: For The Record Vasantham, 10pm 5.30 Prime Time Morning 4.00 Heroes II 11.30 Red Carpet Beauty Secrets HHHV^HHHHHHHt 3)B^/^2s^l^H 9"3° The EllenDeGeneres Show 5.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Revealed /J--■\^DH I ■j'eSpS^^M 10.30
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      598 29 EUROPEAN CLUB FOOTBALL In-form Real Madrid pose tough test for Benitez returning Spanish armada Champions League, round of 16 Real Madrid v Liverpool MADRID Rafael Benitez and his array of Spanish stars return to their homeland as Liverpool take on La Liga champions Real
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      332 30  -  LOWLINFHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com. sg FENCING coach Bobok Viacheslav, 42, received his third coaching award yesterday for his work with Singapore's national fencing team. "This isn't just a victory for me, but it's a team victory for the girls, and the people involved
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      549 30 AFP EUROPEAN FOOTBALL Hiddink faces predecessor Ranieri in his first home game in charge of Chelsea Champions League, round of 16 Chelsea vJuventus LONDON The past meets the present at Stamford Bridge tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) with the visit of Juventus to Chelsea's homeground for the first
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      496 31  -  TANYO-HINN ASIAN CLUB FOOTBALL Competing in the Asian Champions League will be a dream fulfilled, says Duric AFC Champions League 2009 qualifier SAFFC v PS MS Medan Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg SAFFC'S veteran captain Aleksandar Duric, 38, wants his team-mates to play
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      523 32  -  TAN HUI LENG HELP FOR BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS Heartware Network hopes to grease the wheels of entrepreneurship huileng@mediacorp.com.sg WITH "credit crunch" a buzz-word in today's economic climate, lenders are naturally cautious about granting loans to unproven young entrepreneurs. However, one local voluntary welfare organisation, Heartware Network,
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      441 33 International Enterprise (IE) Singapore has come up with new and enhanced capability development and market access programmes to help your business grow stronger during the current economic climate. Description Eligibility Criteria Helps local companies with limited ad-hoc exporting experience build Singapore-based companies with: export competency and capabilities Turnover of at
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      325 34 DOWJONES GLOUCESTER COAL DEAL SINGAPORE-listed commodities trader Noble Group said it has serious concerns over Gloucester Coal's planned As9oo-mil-lion ($B9O-million) merger with fellow Australian coal miner Whitehaven Coal. Hong Kong-based Noble is Gloucester's largest shareholder with a 21.7-per-cent stake. "Based on preliminary work, Noble is
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        123 34 Now you can enjoy gourmet meals in the comfort of your home with Delifrance's new delivery service. Just dial 6339 6363 and choose from a wide array of starters, soups, pastas, pizzas, baked rice, grills, main courses, signature sandwiches and freshly baked pastries at the same
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        85 34 Audio House has launched a "Super TradeIn" deal. All you have to do is trade in your used appliances at Audio House and you can enjoy great savings when you purchase brand new ones. Applicable items include TV sets, home theatre systems, digital cameras,
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        148 34 AIA has fulfilled close to 700 wishes for needy families, the young and elderly, and people with special needs through Boys' Brigade Sharity Gift Box 2008 initiative. Some of the wishes fulfilled included diapers and milk powder for needy children, food hampers and clothes
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        NOKIA COMES WITH MUSIC
        173 34 Nokia will deliver music loud and clear to local music lovers with its revolutionary Comes With Music service when it is launched in Singapore in the coming weeks, making it the first market in Asia where it will be available. With a Nokia Comes With Music-enabled
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      131 35 AFP CHINESE Commerce Minister Chen Deming left for Europe yesterday at the head of a 300-strong team charged with spending billions of dollars on European products. The procurement team, which will visit Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Britain, could end up spending 15 billion yuan
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      477 35 ALLEGATIONS OF VOTE-RIGGING Securities watchdog given 21 days to file evidence THE privatisation of Hong Kong telecoms firm PCCW will be further delayed after a judge yesterday granted the city's securities watchdog more time to investigate possible vote-rigging. Judge Susan Kwan said that the
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      548 36  -  KELVIN CHOW GIC'S CITIGROUP SHARES Don't convert shares into common stock: Analysts kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg DON'T do it! Analysts believe it would not be wise for the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) to convert its preferred shares in Citigroup into common stock. At least not for now. "It
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        69 38 77 cents Sell ÜBS maintains rating with a 77-cent target price as it says the earnings forecast risk still high. Cosco's traded volume is not particularly high, suggesting buying interest is fairly thin and gains are likely to be limited. Says FYOB result was 4 per cent below
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        50 38 13.5 cents Fully Valued DBS Vickers downgrades from "Hold" on concerns share price will weaken in tandem with expected fall in freight rates. Says major North Asian steel makers still have more than enough iron ore inventory, mitigating demand for shipping services. Keeps target price at 12 cents.
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        90 38 $10.20 Hold Kirn Eng maintains rating but puts $14.20 target price under review. Says bank's exposure to SMEs is worrisome, credit deterioration could escalate as recession deepens. Tips Q4 net profit to fall by 20 per cent onyear to $401 million on weak fee income, higher provisions; notes forecast
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        18 38 :i $2,217 HKsioo $19.68 euro k$i !Mi $1,953 RMB100 $22.31 $0,987 RS100 $3,059 $0,416 RPio,ooo $1,279
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      128 38 AFP London has lost its status as the world's more expensive office location for the first time in nine years, according to a global survey by real estate consultants Cushman and Wakefield. Hong Kong and Tokyo are now the world's two most expensive locations, with London relegated to
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      421 38  -  CONRAD RAJ TRADING HALT Shares plunge 40 per cent on heavy volume, then company cancels media briefing editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg THE rumour mill went into high gear yesterday after chemical fibre maker Fibrechem Technologies delayed the announcement of its full financial results for 2008 on Monday. It then
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      325 38 M'sia lowers interest rates again BLOOMBERG MALAYSIA'S central bank has lowered its benchmark interest rate for a third straight time to boost an economy that is in danger of contracting this year. Bank Negara Malaysia cut its overnight policy rate by half a percentage point to 2 per cent and
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      697 38  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg AT THE close of last year, Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Marine boasted combined order books worth about $20 billion for rig building and ship conversions. That should have kept their yards busy until 2012. But with the credit crunch and a sharp slide
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