Today, 10 May 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    28 2 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 Monday May 10, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking MAY 10, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    Lock icon Death penalty, a trade-off
    836 2  -  Saves ‘thousands of lives’ that may be ruined if drugs freely available: Minister TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg >> SINGAPORE The mandatory death penalty for serious drug offences here is a “trade-off” the Government makes to protect “thousands of lives” that may be ruined if drugs were freely
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    Lock icon An irresistible blue tide
    1205 2  -  offSIdE Man united fans were allowed to dream for just six minutes DAVID NGIAU david@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is deputy sports editor at Today. AGENCIES For six agonising minutes, Chelsea fans waited patiently, anxiously, stoically. Carlo Ancelotti’s (picture) men held a one-point lead over defending champions Manchester
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  • NEWS
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      On mothertongue and PSLE ...
      200 3 On mothertongue and PSLE PM, Education Minister to meet media on Tuesday SINGAPORE The Education Ministry is actively engaging Singaporeans in its review of the Mother Tongue subject at the Primary School Leaving Examination. Education Minister Ng Eng Hen invited a group of Singaporeans, led by former Yes 93.3FM radio
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      Lock icon They credit learning Chinese in school for settling well in China
      705 3  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When American basketball star Shaquille O’Neal toured China last year, photographer Stefen Chow was hired by Chinese sportswear brand Li Ning over a more experienced photographer. Mr Chow, a Singapore Permanent Resident who had
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      Lock icon EU nearing bailout loans deal after marathon
      353 5 BLOOMBERG BRUSSELS European Union finance ministers moved toward agreement on an unprecedented loan package worth at least US$645 billion ($900 billion) to prevent Greece’s fiscal woes from triggering a broader sovereign-debt crisis and shattering confidence in the euro. The ministers also appeared close
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      Lock icon Schools must do their part to stop bullies: Expert
      767 5  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is easy enough to say bullying must be stopped, but will the message be strong enough if schools do not have a transparent anti-bullying policy or guidelines for all to refer to? No, according to Ms
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      Alliance talks on or off?
      290 6  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Are negotiations for an alliance between the Singapore Democratic Alliance and the Reform Party on or off? Depends on which party you ask. Talks are still ongoing and “should not be construed as a deadlock between our parties”, according to
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      Lock icon They’re still shopping around ...
      415 8  - They’re still shopping around Burned by Wax but in no rush to sign up for replacement packages TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The bailout offer has been on the table for more than three weeks but only about 150 of the nearly 3,500 customers affected by the closure of Wax in
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      Lock icon Upgraded rental flats in Geylang serai
      193 8 SINGAPORE It took nearly two years and cost $7.4 million but since March this year residents of three rental blocks in Merpati Road have been enjoying new amenities under the Rental Flat Upgrading Programme. Yesterday, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who is also Member
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      205 5 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. r Hi u a» r i ;t/*J o*9» 0 MD/S Student In the global world of life sciences, MDIS creates my formula for discovering breakthroughs School of Life Sciences [Programme Code: SLS] FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Programme commences August 2010 BSc (HONS) IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES**
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      163 7 When we harness the power of technology and design, there is no limit to/what we can accomplish. SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN Established in collaboration with MIT Remember when wind was only used to power ships? Today, the collective energy harnessed by wind turbines is converted into electricity to
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      138 8 Y p PREMIUM l_Asik SuRqERy CliMic IS iLASIK FOR YOU? "Dearie, no more glasses for mummy. Mummy did iLASIK!" Forum by Dr Leonard Ang Medical Director Cornea Refractive Surgery Fellowship, Singapore Harvard Medical School, USA Cornea Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, USA Cornea, Refractive Surgery Stem Cell Treatment Fellowship, Kyoto, Japan
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  • VOICES
    • Article
      Some genuinely resign, others play games
      410 10  -  I SAY But employers can minimise attrition rate by investing in staff from the start Rick Lim Say Kiong Singapore companies may be doing more harm than good in their bid to retain their top performers purely through salary increases (“Please stay, I will
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      240 12  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON SINGLE-PARENT BLUES Take all the problems associated with parenting and multiply them by two. Now you have some idea of what I call the single-parent blues: Having twice the problems, with half the resources to deal with them. How do the blues
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    • Article
      It’s not easy with ez-Reload
      429 12  -  It takes about a month and many steps to change the top-up amount Letter from Wu MinXiu SEVERAL banks have begun to release credit cards that also embody an ez-Link card. Following the launch of the new Cepas ez-Link card, a facility called ez-Reload was
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      CONSIDER FINE-TUNING PLASTIC BAGS REBATE SCHEME
      107 12  -  TONG JEE CHENG I refer to “Rebates present win-win situation” (May 7). The Singapore Environment Council (SEC) said that NTUC FairPrice has saved more than 43 million plastic bags since 2007, when the rebate scheme was introduced. What percentage is this compared to the
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    • Article
      Let cats deal with the rats
      276 12  -  Letter from dr Tan Chek Wee I REFER to “Unwelcome visitors spotted in Orchard Road” (May 6) and “Oh rats! They’ve come for us” (May 7). The culprits are really human beings with their “epidemic” littering. Killing the rats is just a knee-jerk response.
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      63 10 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices FISHERMAN'S FRIEND PRO fresA. "Fre-shne-ss through the- olatjf ft JMl 4" C2 "1 1 ,o V *S5> A' CONFIDENCE IT'S WHAT I HAVE WHEN I FEEL FRESH Pro Fresh sugar free mini mints provide long-lasting freshening benefits that
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Be fair, without fear or favour
      799 14  -  Investors deserve more details about aborted IPo by new Century Shipbuilding CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is editor-at-large at Today. Chinese shipbuilder New Century Shipbuilding’s recent decision not to go ahead with its initial public offering on the Singapore Exchange has left many wondering
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      Advantage, Cameron — for now
      843 16  - Advantage, Cameron for now But can the Conservatives and the Liberal democrats find enough common ground? PAUL GILFEATHER gilfeather@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is principal correspondent at Today. Conservative leader David Cameron (picture) was involved in a game of high-stakes political poker with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg last night in the
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      Lock icon Goodbye, Tooth Fairy politics
      603 17  -  Baby boomers will have to accept deep cuts to their benefits and pensions so their children can have jobs THOMAS L FRIEDMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES Sitting in America, it’s hard to grasp the importance of the British elections and the Greek riots. Nothing to do
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      328 15 Watch how our customers achieved perfection in their looks on our brand new variety show on Channel 8, every Saturday, 9.30pm. From 1 May 5 Jun. FACING Acne Scars r Dark Circles, Eyebags Milia Seeds Blackheads Whiteheads Freckles Pigmentation Hypersensitive Skin Wrinkles Sagging Skin PROBLEMS? YES NO n H JJJ
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      54 17 Charge to your MasterCard and stand to redeem Hilton dining vouchers (worth S$25) with a minimum spend S of S$500, or SK-II Boutique Spa vouchers (worth S$50) eo with a minimum spend of S$800. You can also enjoy special giveaways, like cabin bags and travel journals. While stocks last, terms
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Kelantan ruler back in palace
      214 18 becomes the next ruler of Kelantan. AFP, THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The ailing Kelantan Sultan yesterday returned to his palace after being sent to a hospital against his wishes in a worsening palace crisis that has laid bare a long-standing royal squabble. Sultan Tuanku
      becomes the next ruler of Kelantan. AFP, THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER  -  214 words
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      Lock icon Polls a test of democracy
      371 18 Tensions flare in the Philippines ahead of today’s nation-wide elections AFP AGENCIES MANILA Five people were killed in the Philippines yesterday as tensions flared ahead of today’s national elections, which are expected to see favourite Benigno Aquino win the presidency in a landslide. The build-up
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      Lock icon PM calls for quick end to protests
      183 18 AFP BANGKOK Thailand’s Premier called yesterday for a swift end to mass anti-gov-ernment protests following fresh bloodshed, saying he had a back-up plan to solve the crisis if the demonstrators refuse to disperse. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva demanded the opposition “Red Shirts” give
      AFP  -  183 words
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      Lock icon Officer detained overshooting
      154 18 AP, THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police were investigating an officer yesterday who shot a teen in the stomach during a vehicle chase the latest shooting to raise questions about alleged brutality on the force. The officer fired a “warning shot” at Mohamad Azizi Aziz, a
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      Powerful quake hits Aceh ...
      151 19 Powerful quake hits Aceh BANDA ACEH A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Indonesia’s Aceh province yesterday, causing panic in an area that was devastated by the killer waves of the 2004 tsunami. Coastal residents fled from their homes and headed inland fearing a destructive tsunami but officials said no casualties were
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    • ... as storms batter parts of China and India, volcanic ash affects Europe again
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        TOLL FROM CHINA STORMS HITS 70
        136 19 In China, the death toll from fierce storms and torrential rains battering the southern part of the country has risen to at least 70, with tens of thousands of people left homeless, state media reported yesterday. The extreme weather was unleashed on Wednesday, toppling
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        52 KILLED IN NORTHERN INDIA
        142 19 In India, at least 52 people were killed and scores injured by heavy rains lashing the northern part of the country over the past two days, reports quoting police said on Saturday. The worst-hit areas were the central and eastern regions of Uttar Pradesh, India’s
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        Lock icon ASH GROUNDS FLIGHTS IN S EUROPE
        148 19 AGENCIES In Europe, scores of flights in Portugal, Italy and France were cancelled yesterday as some airspace was closed because of a volcanic ash cloud drifting over from Iceland. A Eurocontrol statement said the authority expected around 500 fewer flights to take to the
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      Lock icon EXPO WORRIES
      106 19 the Shanghai government plans to give a free ticket to each household in the city to boost the city’s World Expo attendance to 40 million. organisers of the event, which closes on oct 31, are worried they will fail to draw the 70 million visitors they have predicted.
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      Lock icon Man stabs 8 to death in China
      191 19 AFP BEIJING A man stabbed to death eight people, including his wife, elderly mother and young daughter, in a village in southeastern China, the latest in a spate of rampage attacks that have shocked the nation. The suspect, identified as Zhou Yezhong, 36,
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      Lock icon ‘Whitewash’ of Chinese hero
      198 19 AFP SYDNEY A film about an AustralianChinese war hero in which the lead role is played by a white actor has provoked anger in Australia at the “whitewashing” of the nation’s history. Mr Billy Sing was a decorated soldier from the disastrous Gallipoli campaign of World
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      Lock icon Pakistani Taliban behind failed New York attack: US
      637 20 AP AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States has evidence that the Pakistani Taliban was behind the failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in the heart of New York City, AttorneyGeneral Eric Holder said yesterday. “We’ve now developed evidence that shows that the
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      Lock icon Hair today, oil boom tomorrow
      293 20 AGENCIES WASHINGTON People from around the world have been giving the hair off their heads, the fur off their pets’ backs, and the tights off their legs to make booms and mats to mop up the oily mess spewing out of the sunken Deepwater Horizon
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      Lock icon Cameron has his foot further in the door
      508 22 AGENCIES LONDON Britain’s two main opposition parties last night sought to reassure financial markets that they are close to agreeing an economic deal that would allow Mr David Cameron to take power. Three days after the result of the general election, the
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      Lock icon Germans vent anger at Merkel in regional vote
      261 22 THE NEW YORK TIMES aftERnoon BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel, beleaguered by her handling of the Greek financial crisis, her squabbling government and disgruntlement over hardship in Germany’s rust belt, had historic losses yesterday in crucial regional elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. If the
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      190 20 SQD 59 89 QLL-in SOLE The direct way to Clark Non-stop daily flights from Singapore to Clark, Philippines The direct way to Manila or Cebu Non-stop daily flights from Singapore to Manila and 4x weekly flights to Cebu, Philippines Sale Period: May 9 -11, 2010 Travel Period: July 1 September
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon What a pain in the neck — tiger pulls out
      507 24 What a pain in the neck tiger pulls out AP ThE PlAyErs ChAmPionshiP PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida) Dressed in his Sunday red shirt, Tiger Woods bowed his head and sat in silence in front of his locker. He was supposed to be on the ninth hole at The Players Championship.
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      Lock icon So easy for Webber
      648 25 aussie hangs tough at the start and then strolls home to revive title hopes AP Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix BARCELONA Mark Webber secured his first victory of the 2010 Formula 1 season and the third of his career yesterday when he cruised to a sumptuous
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      Lock icon Last-minute heroics silence Jazz
      295 25 AP SALT LAKE CITY After winning the first two games by dominating inside, the Los Angeles Lakers went outside in Game 3 and took a 3-0 series lead on the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference semi-finals. Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher hit back-to-back 3-pointers during
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      Lock icon Barca’s Guardiola demands focus
      752 26 Spanish champions are 90 minutes away from La Liga title but Real Madrid are still in the hunt... AFP MADRID Very few in the Barcelona camp think the side will not be able to beat Valladolid at Camp Nou next weekend to retain the La Liga
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    • Article
      Lock icon Westwood seeks glory as Woods tries to hold off Mickelson
      546 26 AP GoLF Players Championship 2010 PONTE VEDRA BEACH A scrambling par on the final hole allowed England’s Lee Westwood to keep the one-shot lead that he started with on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) at The Players Championship. But Phil
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      Mind games for a world champ
      760 27  -  the heat is on 16-year-old darren Choy, Singapore’s gold medal hope for the youth olympics Games IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Darren Choy (picture) was tired yesterday. A week of activities in the build up to the official countdown festivities for the Youth Olympic Games
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      Lock icon Indonesia romp amid reports of player unrest
      330 27 AFP BadMInton thomas Cup, day one KUALA LUMPUR Indonesia denied press reports yesterday claiming disunity in their camp, following an emphatic 5-0 win in their opening clash in the men’s Thomas Cup Finals. Singles ace Sony Dwi Kuncoro had said before the match
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
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      51 25 your SPorTING FIx FooTBall TomorroW 5.45am Brazil Flamengo vs Sao Paulo (StarHub Ch 222) 12.15pm la liga Villarreal vs Valencia (StarHub Ch 222) BaSKETBall 7.30am NBa Semi-Finals Game 4 (StarHub Ch 202) TENNIS 8.00pm aTP Madrid Open (StarHub Ch 202) SPorTSzoNE mINuTES Sports updates live hourly on 938Live (6.35am to
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      220 28 CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Global Standard of Excellence Advance Your Career The CFP® Certification Mark is a prestigious and internationally respected professional designation in the financial wealth management industries with about 120,000 CFP® practitioners worldwide today. In Asia, there is a growing number of more than 46,000 CFP® practitioners who are
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  • SUCCEED
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      Job hunting: It’s a different world
      708 28  -  SUCCEED KAMAL KANT succeed@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is a career management professional and lecturer in career-related courses at local universities. Paper qualifications are no longer enough to get you a job you desire. With unemployment fairly widespread in many countries, developing job-hunting capabilities has become
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      Lock icon THE LITTLE BOOK OF BULLET-PROOF INVESTING | BEN STEIN AND PHIL DEMUTH
      343 28 THE LITTLE BOOK OF BULLET-PROOF INVESTING BEN STEIN AND PHIL DEMUTH ZULOTHMAN The idea of investment advice from an actor may sound like a recipe for financial disaster. But those familiar with Ben Stein’s monotonous drones may not know he is also a respected financial commentator whose background includes a
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon ‘Commodities will hold up’
      606 35 EPHRAIM SEOW SINGAPORE Despite the economic woes in Europe which led to the recent meltdown in financial markets, commodities are one asset class that may not fall prey to the bearish sentiment. Instead, analysts believe that most commodity prices will hold up firmly or may resume
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    • WEEKLY ROUNDUP (MAY 3TO 7)
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        DOW
        63 35 Friday close 10,380.43 (-0.94%) change on week Friday 10,380.43 q 1.33% thursday 10,520.32 q 3.20% Wednesday 10,866.83 q 0.55% tuesday 10,926.77 q 2.02% Monday 11,151.83 p 1.30% hoW the Week Went US markets were left bruised and reeling after a week that opened well but quickly descended into a
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        us
        9 35 nasdaq 2,265.64 (-0.92%) È s&p500 1,110.88 (-0.93%) È
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        EURO
        13 35 Ftse100 È 5,123.02 (-0.92%) È daX È 5,715.09 (-0.93%) CaC40 3,392.59 (-0.89%)
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        COMMODITIES
        5 35 oil $75.11 (-0.87%) È
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        FOREX
        17 35 us$1 $1.386 us$1 £0.676 us$1 €0.777 us$1 ¥92.07 all figures correct as at 8am this morning
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      • STOCK CALLS
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          CWT
          42 35 neutral |89.5cents CIMB upgrades CWT to Neutral from Underperform on improved valuations after recent pullback. Raises target price to $1.03 from $1.00, based on 14X FY11 P/E, after increasing FY10-12 core earnings estimates by 3 per cent to assume higher margins.
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          MERMAID MARITIME
          58 35 Buy 63 cents UOB KayHian initiates coverage of Mermaid Maritime at Buy, with target price $1.30. Says near-term price catalysts include contract wins on demand recovery, more acquisitions of offshore assets. “We believe the market has been pricing Mermaid at a discount mainly due to its more elderly
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    • Article
      Lock icon Inching closer toanAIAdeal
      473 35 AGENCIES LONDON British insurer Prudential was close to securing regulatory approval for its £24-billion ($49.6-billion) acquisition of Asian insurer AIA last night but was facing a growing investor rebellion against the deal. Sources said it was too close to call whether the British Financial Services Authority (FSA)
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      Lock icon Concern over SIA Cargo’s hiring policy
      571 33  -  alpa-S members ask why company is employing 7 foreign pilots and not local ones CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The hiring of seven foreign pilots by Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) has touched a nerve among members of the Air Line Pilots Association-Sin-gapore (Alpa-S)
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