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Article, Illustration54 2009-03-30 1 GM chief leave' General Motors chairman and chief executive officer Rick Wagoner (picture) will step down immediately at the request of the White House, administration officials said late yesterday. The news comes as US President Barack Obama prepares to unveil additional restructuring efforts designed to save the domestic54 words
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Article, Illustration34 2009-03-30 1 France's biggest carmaker, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, sacked its chief executive officer, Mr Christian Streiff (picture), yesterday, saying that "exceptional difficulties" confronting the auto industry require new management at the top. Page B334 words
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Article37 2009-03-30 1 Tibet to reopen China will reopen Tibet to foreign tourists on April 5, state media said late yesterday, easing restrictions imposed during the anniversary this month of a failed uprising against Chinese rule. Page 2037 words
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Article465 2009-03-30 1 NEOCHAICHIN - NEOCHAICHIN USE OF MEDISAVE But S #poreans studying, working overseas won't qualify for cover chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg THE request was put forward by unionists at a dialogue session last year, and yesterday, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said "yes" to the use of Medisave for non-urgent hospitalisation treatment465 words
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558 2009-03-30 1 NEOCHAICHIN - For home care and nursing homes too? NEOCHAICHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg THE demands on Medisave have gone up, due partly to an ageing population. Even as he confirmed that Medisave would be freed for more uses including home palliative care, Mr Khaw Boon Wan said more possibilities lay ahead for the healthcare558 words
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Article701 2009-03-30 1 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg THE scheme has been praised since it was launched in December, to get companies to train workers for the upturn rather than retrench. But a number of employers, especially those running Small and Medium Enterprises, are still hesitant to embrace the Skills Programme701 words
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NEWS
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418 2009-03-30 2 COMMUNAL HARMONY AS NEW media increasingly dominates the landscape and as Singaporeans embrace more diverse beliefs, there is a rising danger that hurtful or insensitive remarks may cause unrest between communities, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan said yesterday.418 words
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Article, Illustration81 2009-03-30 2 DONWONG MrSyed Ibrahim, programme director and percussionist from One Heartßeat, conducts a group of senior citizens from the O'Joy Care Services centre at Upper Boon Keng Road in a drumming workshop. This is one in a series of workshops that are part of theDONWONG - 81 words
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350 2009-03-30 3 NEOCHAICHIN - NEOCHAICHIN COMMUNITY HOSPITALS Changes mean most patients will pay less; PRs to get lower subsidy chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg THE difference in household income may be small, but the resulting difference in government subsidy granted could be sizeable. This is the situation faced by some350 words
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245 2009-03-30 3 NEOCHAICHIN - NEOCHAICHIN SHOULD employers be made to pay an "extra few dollars" monthly for their maids' medical insurance, to avoid a massive hospital bill when unexpected illness crops up? The question came up at the dialogue session with Mr Khaw Boon Wan yesterday,245 words
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Article878 2009-03-30 4 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG CHANNEL NEWSASIA RETRENCHED PMETS Train and Place schemes less popular due to lack of allowances, job certainty estherng@mediacorp.com.sg FOUR months after help for retrenched professionals, managers, engineers and technicians (PMETs) was ramped in a big way, reactions to an initiative to convert them for newCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 878 words
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Article98 2009-03-30 4 DONWONG When she came to Singapore last year, more than 35,000 people got hugged. This time, some got more than an embrace from Indian spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi, known worldwide as the 'Hugging Saint. At Suntec Singapore over the weekend, she also gave out $ioo-provisionDONWONG - 98 words
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Article, Illustration489 2009-03-30 6 AGENCIES,THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIAN POLITICS The opposition plays down expectations for results TAIPING (Malaysia) Malaysia's incoming Prime Minister Najib Razak faced the first test of his leadership yesterday, as campaigns were launched for three byelections on April 7, which are seen as a barometer ofAGENCIES,THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; AFP - 489 words
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Article, Illustration472 2009-03-30 8 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN ORCHARD RELOADED 2009 Retailers still worry there will not be enough shoppers to keep stores afloat zul@mediacorp.com.sg THE hottest international and local models will strut their stuff on Singapore's longest catwalk stretching from Wisma Atria to Ngee Ann City wearing the latest designs from Diesel Blackgold,FAIZAL - 472 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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96 2009-03-30 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA At its workplan seminar, the Muslim Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) announced three initiatives for this year to develop confident and modern Muslims. It will develop a new curriculum on Islamic learning, which will be enhanced with updated content to facilitate discussionsCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 96 words
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Article93 2009-03-30 10 938 live From next month, the National Library Board will roll out a year-long Economic Survivor series consisting of monthly programmes, to help Singaporeans ride out this downturn. Apart from tips on stretching one's dollar and family resilience, there will be programmes such as Learn a938 live - 93 words
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Article, Illustration73 2009-03-30 10 DONWONG A star-studded family carnival over the weekend at D'Marquee Downtown East offered bargains, games and entertainment under one roof. Organised by Singapore's leading online classifieds and directory mocca.com, the two-day MocCarnival Full House featured live performances and appearances by MediaCorp artistes as well as moreDONWONG - 73 words
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388 2009-03-30 10 PUBLIC HEALTHCARE 93 out of 250 career conversion scheme places filled SINCE the recruitment blitz began, some 1,100 people have been hired to work in the public healthcare sector, with Singapore citizens filling just 60 per cent of the vacancies. Asked if it was388 words
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Article, Illustration390 2009-03-30 12 NEOCHAICHIN - NEOCHAICHIN EARTH HOUR Hotels cashed in and guests rejoiced AS THE lights dimmed and temperatures soared, the cash registers began to ring. Earth Hour proved to be lucrative for some hotels that took part in the initiative to help spread the message of energyPHOTOS: DON WONG, WWF - 390 words
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Article, Illustration357 2009-03-30 13 AP BONN From an Antarctic research base to the Great Pyramids of Egypt to the Empire State building in New York, illuminated patches of the globe went dark on Saturday night to highlight the threat of climate change. Time zone by time zone, nearly 4,000 citiesAP; , AFP ■; AFP - 357 words
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Article132 2009-03-30 14 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Said has said she will not resign as minister following her defeat in the ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno) Supreme Council elections, The Star reported yesterday. She told the newspaper that her position in the Cabinet would132 words
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Article, Illustration116 2009-03-30 14 Attention shifted to caring for homeless and hungry survivors after a dam burst outside the Indonesian capital, sending a wall of water crashing into homes and killing at least 96 people. More than 130 others are still missing, but the hope of finding them alive dimmed yesterday.AP - 116 words
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Article429 2009-03-30 14 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIAN POLITICS Crowded Bukit Selambau by-election headache for BN PR? SUNGAI PETANI (Kedah) The record 15 candidates nominated for the Bukit Selambau state seat by-election in Kedah not only makes it Malaysia's most crowded contest ever, but the presence of the 13THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 429 words
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217 2009-03-30 14 .AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's socialist party, which recently won a decade-long battle for recognition, faces a new hurdle after authorities rejected its "clenched fist" symbol as too violent. The Socialist Party of Malaysia has used the symbol an iconic image for the.AFP - 217 words
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273 2009-03-30 16 AFP KHMER ROUGE LEADER PHNOM PENH Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal this week resumes the trial of the Khmer Rouge's former prison chief, who is expected to admit his role in the "Killing Fields" horrors three decades ago. When proceedings began last month, lawyers forAFP - 273 words
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Article, Illustration264 2009-03-30 16 AFP BANGKOK Thailand's government is pushing forward on talks with foreign countries on the possible extradition of former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, the Foreign Minister said yesterday as protesters surrounded the seat of government for a fourth day. Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said officials and prosecutorsAFP; EPA - 264 words
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GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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Article82 2009-03-30 16 AFP Three Hong Kong teenagers have been arrested for possessing explosives of the type used in the 2005 suicide attacks in London. They were arrested after one of them almost had his hand blown off when he set off a homemade bomb in his family'sAFP - 82 words
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Article93 2009-03-30 16 AFP Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang party (KMT) won a by-election in Taipei, but suffered a sharp decline in support in a traditional stronghold, officials said yesterday. The KMT won just under half the votes in the by-election for the Daan district, where it took 66.8 per centAFP - 93 words
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Article, Illustration213 2009-03-30 17 AP SEOUL North Korea is preparing to launch a short- or medium-range missile, possibly right after it carries out its plan to fire a long-range rocket in early April, a newspaper reported yesterday North Korea says it will launch a communications satelliteAP; AFP - 213 words
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Article483 2009-03-30 17 AFP N KOREA'S ALLY China's leverage on Pyongyang limited to food, energy supplies: Analysts BEIJING China might be North Korea's only ally of note, but its influence over Pyongyang and its leverage is limited, analysts say as the reclusive state prepares for an expected rocketAFP - 483 words
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115 2009-03-30 18 AFP PARIS Slaying hordes of bad guys the more the better in fast-paced video games improves vision, a study published on Sunday showed for the first time. Far from being harmful to eyesight as some had feared, action games such as Counter-Strike provide excellent training forAFP - 115 words
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394 2009-03-30 18 AGENCIES PAKISTANI POLITICS Calls for end to governor rule in Punjab and reinstates Chaudhry ISLAMABAD Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari executed a climbdown on Saturday by vowing to help the main opposition party regain power in a key province, an issue that had sparkedAGENCIES - 394 words
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773 2009-03-30 19 WILLHUTTON - WILLHUTTON THEOBSERVER NEWS COMMENT The countries increasingly look as if they have got their act together AT LAST, the demonstrators have got the correct target in their sights. The anti-glo-balisation movement has always been too sweeping in its choices of enemies, lumping theTHEOBSERVER - 773 words
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137 2009-03-30 20 AFP BEIJING China will reopen Tibet to foreign tourists on April 5, state media said late yesterday, easing restrictions imposed during the anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule. China imposed a security crackdown on Tibet and adjacent Tibetan areas to preventAFP - 137 words
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Article251 2009-03-30 20 AP CYBERSPIES Sensitive official data from 103 countries compromised; Dalai Lama among victims TORONTO A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organisations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers saidAP - 251 words
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Article, Illustration55 2009-03-30 20 AP A man wades through waist-high floodwater to fill up empty petrol cans south of Fargo in North Dakota on Saturday. Snow storms closing in yesterday threatened more misery for residents and authorities fear as many as 30,000 people could be left homeless if the swollen Red RiverAP - 55 words
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Article, Illustration59 2009-03-30 21 The police on Saturday fired warning shots and teargas at supporters of Madagascar's ousted President Marc Ravalomanana as they rallied for a sixth consecutive day of protests, leaving 34 people injured. Officers took action to prevent around 20,000 protesters who had gathered at gardens in theAFP - 59 words
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Article407 2009-03-30 21 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH ITALIAN FRITZL Man, 64, accused of raping daughter since she was nine PERUGIA Shocked police listened in as an Italian man allegedly raped his own daughter after a 25-year reign of terror, it has emerged. Listening devices had been placed in the handset of 64-year-oldTHEDAILYTELEGRAPH - 407 words
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195 2009-03-30 21 BOGOTA A Colombian man has appeared in court and was accused of sexually abusing his daughter and fathering eight children with her, news reports said. Arcebio Alvarez, 58, is alleged to have abused his daughter Alba Nidia Alvarez, 35, since she was195 words
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Letter491 2009-03-30 22 Allan Pek - Allan Pek OLDERWORKERS Letter from I REFER to "Over 40? Don't send us your resume" (March 26). I am not surprised that workers more than 40 years old are being rejected in Singapore. I know this from experience: I have been applying for jobs for six months491 words
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134 2009-03-30 23 David Soh Jin Hoe - David Soh Jin Hoe Letter from MANY vehicle owners litter the environment everyday when they tear off the tabs from parking coupons. Could the Housing and Development Board and the Urban Redevelopment Authority consider allowing the use of a pen to cross out the required134 words
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Letter, Illustration297 2009-03-30 23 Joseph Wong - Joseph Wong COURTESY SHORTFALL Letter from I REFER to Nury Vittachi's "They're dead polite" (March 28-29). On a visit to Tokyo, I stayed at the Hilton and was going up to my room when a Japanese lady entered the lift. She bowed to me out of courtesy.297 words
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Article169 2009-03-30 23 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY LOVING YOUR CHILD IS JUST HALF THE TASK When a child is convinced that he is greatly loved and respected by his parents, he is inclined to accept his own worth as a person. However, I've observed that many children know they169 words
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Article, Illustration868 2009-03-30 24 MAY SEAH - MAY SEAH Dai Yang Tian is old beyond his years. And it's kind of sexy may@mediacorp.com.sg DAI Yang Tian had snubbed me once before, on an occasion when I tried to make polite conversation. So I wasn't expecting to have an easy time talking with him especially whenERNEST CHUA - 868 words
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Article, Illustration472 2009-03-30 26 MAYSEAH - MAYSEAH It's called Man vs Wild, but BearGrylls is all for nature may@mediacorp.com.sg His name is Bear but if you're thinking teddies, you're wrong. It's more like giant grizzlies. That's because he probably knows how to win a fight with one. And he can472 words
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Article, Illustration320 2009-03-30 28 MAYSEAH - MAYSEAH THEATRE REVIEW |THE IMPORTANdt OF BEING EARNE§f| Wild Rice's all-male staging of Oscar Wilde's iconic play has verve and polish may@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE being an Oscar Wilde fan, a friend of mine did not want to see W! Id Rice's The Importance of Being Earnest as she was320 words
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Article, Illustration678 2009-03-30 30 —o AGENCIES FORMULAi Button and Barrichello finish 1-2 in dream debut for Ross Brawn's outfit MELBOURNE Having led all the way, Jenson Button headed an extraordinary one-two for the Brawn team on their debut in the Australian Grand Prix yesterday. It was the first time a■ —o AGENCIES; ■ GETTY IMAGES - 678 words
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Article, Illustration181 2009-03-30 30 AFP Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel was fined heavily and penalised 10 grid places for the next race after stewards blamed him for a collision in the final laps of the chaotic Australian GP here yesterday. Vettel, 21, was on course toAFP; . EPA - 181 words
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Article, Illustration435 2009-03-30 31 AFP FORMULAi McLaren's Hamilton opens title defence with a storming drive MELBOURNE World champion Lewis Hamilton said he drove one of his best-ever races to take third place after being 18th on the starting grid in the season-opening Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix yesterday. TheAFP; GETTY IMAGES - 435 words
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510 2009-03-30 32 Saturday's results: Malta 0 Denmark 3, Albania 0 Hungary 1, Portugal 0 Sweden 0 Results: Moldova 0 Switzerland 2, Israel 1 Greece 1, Luxembourg 0 Latvia 4 Results: Northern Ireland 3 Poland 2, Slovenia 0 Czech Republic 0 Results: Russia 2 Azerbaijan 0, Germany510 words
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Article, Illustration584 2009-03-30 32 AFP INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL England head into Ukraine clash with a striker crisis after bruising victory over Slovakia j INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY England 4 Slovakia o LONDON England boss Fabio Capello admits injury-hit England won't get the kind of easy ride they enjoyed against Slovakia whenAFP; GETTY IMAGES - 584 words
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Article, Illustration558 2009-03-30 32 LAN DE COTTA - LAN DE COTTA GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Home United v Woodlands Wellington Clement! Stadium, 7.45pm ian@mediacorp.com.sg THE mood in the Home United dressing room is decidedly downbeat following two consecutive losses, and they will be looking to stop theKOHMUIFONG - 558 words
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Article338 2009-03-30 33 DPA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Ecuador 1 Brazil 1 QUITO Brazil seemed lucky to be getting a win against Ecuador yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) but their rivals equalised only one minute before time in the South American qualifiers towards the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.DPA - 338 words
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Article, Illustration352 2009-03-30 33 ASDWIGHT - ASDWIGHT sports@newstoday.com.sg THE Canon Supersedes corporate bowling league was launched last October as a platform for team bonding and networking on the lanes, away from the boardroom. And for the bowlers of the Sing Tel 1 team, the winners of the March editionSTORE BOWLING FEDERATION - 352 words
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Article677 2009-03-30 34 NEALHORWITZ - NEALHORWITZ GETTINGTHE RIGHT JOB icceed@mediacorp.com.sg AS THE news of the recession gets worse, many of us panic, especially when it comes to jobs holding on to one or looking for new possibilities. This creates a mindset of fear, and when people are fearful, they grab the677 words
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Article, Illustration121 2009-03-30 35 MRSATOSHI KIMURA - MRSATOSHI KIMURA, HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE YOUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY INTHESE ECONOMICTIMES? PRESIDENTAND CEO SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA, CANON: The unprecedented nature of the current crisis makes employee morale-boosting measures an imperative. While I believe that senior management has a vital role to play in motivating staff, it is121 words
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318 2009-03-30 36 AGENCIES PARIS France's biggest carmaker, PSA PeugeotCitroen, sacked its chief executive officer, Mr Christian Streiff, yesterday, saying that "exceptional difficulties" confronting the auto industry require new management at the top. It said that it is bringing in someone from outside the companyAGENCIES - 318 words
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Article, Illustration527 2009-03-30 36 AFP CHINA CAR MAKERS BEIJING Despite their global ambitions, Chinese car makers are still not big enough to take over their troubled foreign rivals, analysts and company officials said. Reports have swirled for weeks on persistent rumours that Chinese car makers are eyeing theAFP; gessd - 527 words
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Article263 2009-03-30 36 AP SHANGHAI Asia's biggest oil refiner, Sinopec, said yesterday that its net profit fell 47 per cent last year from a year earlier as government caps barred it from passing on costs of surging crude oil prices. Full-year net profit fell to 29.8 billion yuan ($6.6AP - 263 words
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Article, Illustration719 2009-03-30 37 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ MONDAY BLUES editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg Their failures are so common that some refer to them as vscam-chips THE recent spate of scandals hitting Chinese firms listed in Singapore, also known as S-chips, once again highlights the difficulty of policing companies that do not have719 words
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Article321 2009-03-30 37 DPA BERLIN The world's biggest economic powers are expected to agree on Thursday to an urgent revamp of market regulations, helping them to smooth over a rift about the need for new public spending to combat the global recession. Indeed, the Group of 20 (G2O)DPA - 321 words
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Article49 2009-03-30 38 (24 cents) Underweight JPMorgan downgrades the trust from "overweight" and cuts target price to 16 cents from $1.01. Noting the Reit has to refinance its $220.8-million borrowings soon, JPMorgan says this could be difficult given the reit's lack of a well-capitalised sponsor and singular debt-funding source.49 words
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Article49 2009-03-30 38 ($5.31) I Hold OCBC Investment Research reinitiates coverage on the property developer and sets a $5.43 target price. It says City Developments has a strong enough balance sheet to withstand economic turmoil, noting it is a potential beneficiary from HDB owners upgrading thanks to its massmarket exposure.49 words
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Article70 2009-03-30 38 ($10.18) Buy Nomura keeps its rating for UOB but cuts target price to $14.60 from $18.10. It expects the Singapore economy to contract 5 per cent this year and cuts UOB's FY2009-2010 earnings estimates by 12 to 18 per cent to factor in higher loan loss provisions and reduced70 words
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Article60 2009-03-30 38 Thursday 1,758.79 Wednesday 1,691.68 A 3-97°/° T 0.86% Tuesday 1,706.34 A 2.54% Monday 1,664.08 A 4.21% Hang Seng 14,119.50 A 0.07% Nikkei 8,626.97 0.11% Shanghai 2,374.44 A 0.54% Seoul 1,237.51 T 0.51% Mumbai 10,048.49 unch KLComp 885.43 unch US$1 £1 €1 A$i RMi $1,514 ¥100 $1-544 $2,161 HK$ioo60 words
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Article433 2009-03-30 38 CHEOWXINYI - CHEOWXINYI MAS GUIDELINES Case says suggestion interesting', will take it up with regulator cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) may have called for more "effective disclosure" in its proposed changes to strengthen Singapore's regulatory regime, but as far as participants at a weekend forum are concerned,433 words
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Article264 2009-03-30 38 AP JL DETROIT General Motors chairman and chief executive officer Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House, administration officials said late yesterday. The news comes as United States President Obama prepares to unveil additional restructuring efforts designed toAP - 264 words
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