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Title Section24 2010-09-13 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday September 13, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF24 words
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Article20 2010-09-13 1 COMMENT ANALYSIS P N BALJI ONE FINAL EFFORTTO SAVETHE SINKING S-LEAGUE SHIP2 CONRAD RAJ NEW HDB RULE RAISES QUESTIONS 420 words
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Article, Illustration712 2010-09-13 1 Conflicting protests over proposed Islamic centre near Ground Zero overshadow 911 anniversary AGENCIES NEW YORK First came the tears, the solemn bugle call and the recital of the names of the dead. Then came the chants, speeches and angry shouts. It was a 911AGENCIES; AFP - 712 words
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224 2010-09-13 1 AFP United States police sent reinforcements on Saturday to separate angry activists gathered outside the church where Qurans were to be burned, even though the church’s controversial pastor called off the event. After a back-and-forth lasting several days, pastorTerry JonesAFP - 224 words
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Article, Illustration677 2010-09-13 3 PN BALJI - COMMENTARY PN BALJI Finally, a never-before-released statistic that beggars the Singapore imagination: The average ticket sales for nine S-League soccer matches from Aug 30 to Sept 5 is a miserable 214. And this is 14 years after the League was born prematurely,TODAY FILE PHOTO - 677 words
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510 2010-09-13 4 LYNDA HONG - Pet shop owners and farms have till October to attend the mandatory course: AVA LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A course for pet shop owners that sought to raise pet care standards in Singapore has fallen short of the target set by the Agri-Food510 words
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Article, Illustration90 2010-09-13 4 THIS IS THEIR IDEA OF A MORNING RUN Some 70,000 runners took part in the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon yesterday morning. For the first time, participants of the 21-km and 10-km races ran past the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort along Bayfront Avenue. Deputy Prime MinisterSAFRA - 90 words
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Article, Illustration844 2010-09-13 5 CONRAD RAJ - COMMENTARY New HDB rule on overseas home ownership raises questions Why penalise those having private properties abroad in the first place? Were the rules meant for such CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is a Editor-At-Large at Today. The recent measures by the Government to844 words
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218 2010-09-13 6 Coming soon, touchy-feely robots In the future, artificial skin could be studded with sensors that respond to chemicals, biological agents... AFP PARIS Biotech wizards have engineered electronic skin that can sense touch, in a major step towards next-generation robotics and prosthetic limbs. The lab-tested material responds to almost the sameAFP - 218 words
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Article, Illustration446 2010-09-13 6 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When he visited Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS) last month, Mr Alex Chua waited for over an hour for the free shuttle service at Jurong East. In the end, the 27-year-old home furnishings worker from MalaysiaTODAY FILE PHOTO - 446 words
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390 2010-09-13 7 AGENCIES BEIJING China warned yesterday that it would reject any investigation by Tokyo into a ship collision in disputed waters that left a Chinese vessel in Japanese custody, as a diplomatic row rumbled on. Meanwhile, Japan said it hadAGENCIES - 390 words
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Article479 2010-09-13 7 CLEMENT MESENAS - CLEMENT MESENAS clementm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It has been two years and four months since his wife of six decades was bedbound by a series of strokes, unable to speak. “What to do? What else can I do? I can’t break down. Life has479 words
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313 2010-09-13 8 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg With stricter property rules and property prices still buoyant, some Singaporeans and Malaysians are looking to invest in property in Johor. “These are Singaporeans with existing homes they are not affected by recent cooling measures,” said Neo Keng313 words
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Article178 2010-09-13 8 Singapore may loosen the rules in some aspects, but never in three areas. “You can go looser where it’s not race, language and religion because those are deeply gut issues and it will surface the moment you start playing on them but on other areas178 words
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Article, Illustration210 2010-09-13 8 After a lifetime in politics, Mr Lee KuanYew still needs the “constant stimulus to keep alive and up-to-date”. “If I stop it, it’s downhill,” he said, when asked if after a career struggling to keep things going the right way, he wanted aTODAY FILE PHOTO - 210 words
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Article, Illustration1055 2010-09-13 9 ESTHER NG - They once called the Botanic Gardens home For some 200 children, the lush equatorial grounds of the Singapore Botanic Gardens were their playground. This going back some 40 years and more for some like 74-year-old Herbarium assistant Samsuri Ahmad in an era when staff and theirPHOTO BY KOH MUI FONG; PHOTO BY SIMYI JIN - 1,055 words
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704 2010-09-13 11 Deal paves way for tariff cuts on hundreds of products but dissent over what it means for Taiwanese jobs Fundamentally, however, the pact will only solidify a move towards closer economic interaction that has taken place despite frequent political tension between the two sides.AFP - 704 words
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75 2010-09-13 12 The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) wants to double its pool of volunteers from the current 1,567. It also wants to double the number of its 11 centres, which cater mainly to students, and expand them into full-service cen- tres to help workers and75 words
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110 2010-09-13 12 A Sheng Siong-run wet market in Pasir Ris has been closed for several months because proposals for it were rejected by the Housing and Development Board (HDB). White Sands New Market, located at Elias Road, was taken over by the Sheng Siong chain of110 words
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74 2010-09-13 12 S’PORE SETS RECORD WITH CRICKET EVENT The Ceylon Sports Club has set a new record for Singapore with a 72-hour cricket tournament which started at 8pm on Sept 9 and ended at 8pm Sept 12. Featuring 52 teams from schools, corporations and clubs, it74 words
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Article, Illustration69 2010-09-13 12 Members of the public were entertained by science experiments at Plaza Singapura over the weekend, including watching a 1.5L bottle being shot over 100m using just water and air, as well as seeing how an egg could be made to enter a bottle using the concept ofKOH MUI FONG - 69 words
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328 2010-09-13 12 GLENDA CHONG - GLENDA CHONG glendac@mediacorp.com.sg SHANGHAI The Singapore Pavilion at the World Expo gives visitors an impressionistic view of the garden-city, capturing a small essence of Singapore and hopefully, that was enough for them to find out more about us, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong328 words
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VOICES
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Article, Illustration584 2010-09-13 13 Tan Sin Liang - Banks do owe vulnerable elderly customers due diligence Letter from Tan Sin Liang I REFER to your report on “Should banks have better dementia safeguard?” (Sept 7). Considering the number of elderly persons suffering from dementia (currently about 22,000, a projected 53,000 in 2020), this report584 words
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Did authorities not know about shuttles?
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182 2010-09-13 14 M Lukshumayeh - Letter from M Lukshumayeh I REFER to “Regulator puts immediate brake on IR shuttles” (Sept 11). It is good that the relevant authorities acted on the free shuttle buses to the IRs with immediate directives. Despite there being some debate on whether these buses lured182 words
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Article136 2010-09-13 14 Chua Hin Bee - Letter from Chua Hin Bee FREE bus services between RWS and HDB heartland areas began operation a few months ago. However, it is astonishing to learn that instead of stepping in from day one, the authority only acted recently after receiving complaints from the public.136 words
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Article60 2010-09-13 14 William Tay - Letter from William Tay THE abrupt cessation of shuttle services to both IRs on Friday seemed like overkill by the CRA. Was this a life-and-death situation warranting such a drastic action? Many elderly and children visiting the IRs were left stranded when the shuttle was abruptly60 words
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87 2010-09-13 14 Peter Lim - Letter from Peter Lim THE CRA should not stop the IR-heartland shuttles without considering other alternatives. I would suggest that the free shuttles be resumed with the condition that passengers get an ink-stamp on their hands. Casino staff should be directed not to allow entry87 words
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Article, Illustration5358 2010-09-13 15 COMMENT ANALYSIS A transcript of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s interview with The NewYorkTimes NYT: You should be glad that you’ve gotten way past where most of us will get. That is my trouble. So, when is the last leaf falling?AFP; PHOTO COURTESY MICA - 5,358 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration566 2010-09-13 19 THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG For Ms K K Lam, a 37-year-old accountant in Guangzhou, inflation means higher prices for pork and for vegetables like bok choy. For Mr Allen Dong, the sales manager for a home appliance manufacturer in Ningbo, inflation meansTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AFP - 566 words
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163 2010-09-13 20 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Premier Najib Razak says a better mechanism is needed to resolve border issues with Indonesia, following a maritime dispute that sparked angry protests. “We must do whatever it takes to ensure that we do not destroy (our relation-AFP - 163 words
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Article, Illustration273 2010-09-13 20 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police yesterday said that missing cosmetics millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya and three of her associates were murdered, their bodies burnt and ashes thrown into a river. Ms Sosilawati, 47, who founded the popular Nouvelle Visages line of cosmetics in the country, wasAFP - 273 words
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Article156 2010-09-13 20 Two Indonesian pastors were attacked and one stabbed in Bekasi, West Java, yesterday, The Jakarta Post reported, in an area that has seen a spike in violence against Christians. Reverend Leonard Nababan said one of the leaders, Reverend ST Sihombing, was walking to the church to conduct156 words
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Article, Illustration315 2010-09-13 21 THESSALONIKI Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou yesterday ruled out any restructuring of the country’s huge national debt, a day after 20,000 protesters marched against the government’s harsh austerity measures. “The logic of restructuring the debt would be catastrophic for the economy,” Mr Papandreou toldAP - 315 words
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Article191 2010-09-13 21 AP JACKSON (Kentucky) A man facing eviction over his hostile temper became enraged by how his wife cooked his eggs and killed her, his stepdaughter and three neighbours with a shotgun before shooting himself on Saturday. Stanley Neace, 47, killed the five people in two mobileAP - 191 words
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109 2010-09-13 21 AP Danish officials on Saturday said last week’s small explosion at a Copenhagen hotel could be terror-related. The blast on Friday—a day before the 911 anniversary caused only minor damage to a hotel bathroom and prompted Danish authorities to “slightly” raise theAP - 109 words
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121 2010-09-13 21 AFP Turks voted yesterday in a referendum on bitterly divisive constitutional changes, seen as a key test of confidence in the Islamist-rooted government. The core of the package, pushed through Parliament in May by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), aims to restructure theAFP - 121 words
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322 2010-09-13 21 AFP SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday vowed a close working relationship with the man she brutally ousted, insisting she would not be outshone by Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. Ms Gillard said Mr Rudd was “entitled to respect” as a former PrimeAFP - 322 words
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Article, Illustration458 2010-09-13 22 Borneo’s Bakun Dam yet to find buyer for output or gain final nod to start flooding process AFP KUALA LUMPUR The multi-bil-lion-dollar Bakun dam (picture) in Borneo, already condemned as a catastrophe for its impact on the environment and tribal people, isAFP - 458 words
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420 2010-09-13 22 AFP TAIPEI From fake hair to football jerseys and building bricks, Taiwan is breathing new life into its massive plastics waste, creating a booming new business at the same time as it aims to go green. The island started recycling plastic more thanAFP - 420 words
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251 2010-09-13 22 AP BOULDER (Colorado) Firefighters put out hot spots and built lines around a 3-square-kilometre wildfire in the Colorado foothills, confident that they have been able to stop it from spreading so that some 1,000 evacuees can soon return to their homes orAP - 251 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration607 2010-09-13 23 Spaniard set for a title charge as 2008 champ Hamilton rues error AFP FORMULA 1 Italian Grand Prix MONZA With a near-flawless drive, Fernando Alonso (picture) kept alive his world championship challenge yesterday in an emotional and exciting victory at the Italian Grand Prix. TheAFP - 607 words
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Article, Illustration493 2010-09-13 23 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s 2014 Winter Olympics dream officially flagged off yesterday with the start of the first Short Track Speed Skating Camp at the Kallang Ice World. Organised by the Singapore Ice Skating Association (Sisa) and sponsored byPHOTO BY KOH MUI FONG - 493 words
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Article, Illustration507 2010-09-13 24 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sinchi FC left the S-League after being lambasted for their poor standard of play. Liaoning Guangyuan were in the dock after a match-fixing scandal. Dalian Shide featured in the competition in 2008 and left after one season as they were also507 words
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Article293 2010-09-13 24 TAN YO-HINN Beijing Guoan have extended an olive branch to the Young Lions by inviting them to train in China ahead of the Asian Games, which will be held in Guangzhou, China, from Nov 12 to 27. Yesterday, representatives from both sides met over lunchTAN YO-HINN - 293 words
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400 2010-09-13 24 We talked about doing it for the people back in Canterbury and putting a smile back on their faces. It was a very special moment, especially for the guys from Christchurch. All Blacks’ hooker Corey Flynn revealed how they were inspired to beat400 words
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Article, Illustration506 2010-09-13 25 PHILIP GOH - South African completes wire-to-wire victory for his first Asian Tour triumph PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg KOH MUI FONG GOLF Handa Singapore Classic SINGAPORE It was the worst round of his whole week, but the 1-under 71 posted by South Africa’s Peter Karmis was good enoughKOH MUI FONG - 506 words
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Article, Illustration392 2010-09-13 25 TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE The last time he represented the country was five years ago. Now, Tan Wearn Haw looks set for a return after his team topped the selection trials for this year’s Asian Games keelboat match racing event. TheTAN YO-HINN - 392 words
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445 2010-09-13 25 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE At the inaugural Youth Olympic Games last month, Singapore shuttler Huang Chao fired up around 4,000 fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium when he took on Malaysia’s Loh Wei Sheng in the boys’ singles quarter-final. While the 18-year-old lost, theLOW LIN FHOONG - 445 words
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Article, Illustration571 2010-09-13 26 But the Devils give the Goodison Park faithful late cheer AGENCIES LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed he left Wayne Rooney out of his Manchester United team to face Everton on Saturday as he did not want to subject the striker to the abuse of theAGENCIES; AFP - 571 words
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233 2010-09-13 26 AFP LONDON England cricket chiefs will get tough with players who “overstep the mark” on micro-blog-ging site Twitter following a string of controversies in recent weeks. England Cricket Board (ECB) managing director Hugh Morris told the BBC that officials were drawing upAFP - 233 words
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Article, Illustration378 2010-09-13 26 AGENCIES LONDON Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti (picture) has admitted that he would be happy to emulate the remarkable longevity of Sir Alex Ferguson and spend the next 20 years as boss at Stamford Bridge. Ancelotti, who guided Chelsea toAGENCIES; AFP - 378 words
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Article, Illustration602 2010-09-13 28 Federer squanders match points against Djokovic, who will face a fresh Nadal in finals AP NEW YORK A little more than an hour after wasting two match points and losing in the US Open semi-finals, Roger Federer headed for the exit. So used toAP - 602 words
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316 2010-09-13 28 AFP NEW YORK Kim Clijsters intends to play on at least until the 2012 London Olympics, although she admits that plan could change depending on injuries and how daughter Jada grows up. The popular 27-year-old Belgian won her third US Open titleAFP - 316 words
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Article, Illustration300 2010-09-13 28 AFP ISTANBUL America’s basketball team reached the world championship final on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), before turning their thoughts to the victims of 911 on the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York. US coach Mike Krzyzewski (picture, left) lostAFP - 300 words
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Miscellaneous137 2010-09-13 24 YOUR SPORTING FIX BASEBALL TODAY 8am MLB St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves (mioTV Ch114,117) TOMORROW 7am MLB New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays (mioTV Ch114,117) CRICKET 11.20pm Airtel Warriors vs Victoria Bushrangers (mioTV Ch123) FOOTBALL TOMORROW 3am BPL Stoke vs Aston Villa (mioTV Ch102) SPORTSZONE MINUTES Sports updates137 words
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BUSINESS
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Article289 2010-09-13 29 Tesco, Aeon out of store auction AFP HONG KONG French retail giant Carrefour has taken rivals Tesco and Japan’s Aeon out of the bidding for its South-east Asian stores, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Carrefour, the world’s second-largest retailer after Wal-Mart, hopes to raise US$1AFP - 289 words
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WEEKLY ROUNDUP (SEPT 6TO 10)
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Article42 2010-09-13 29 FRIDAY (CLOSED) Thursday 3,022.28 p 0.36% Wednesday 3,011.42 q 0.81% Tuesday 3,036.09 p 0.05% Monday 3,036.09 p 1.07% MARKET OUTLOOK China’s good industrial output and US retail sales growth for last month could provide some positive boost for markets this week.42 words
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Article27 2010-09-13 29 HANG SENG Ç 21,257.39 (+1.36%) Ç NIKKEI Ç 9,239.17 (+1.37%) SHANGHAI 2,663.21 (+0.29%) AUSTRALIA 4,560.30 (+0.42%) Ç MUMBAI (closed) MALAYSIA (closed) COMMODITIES 1,802.58 (+1.27%) Ç SEOUL27 words
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Article27 2010-09-13 29 US$1 $1.340 £1 $2.057 €1 $1.699 A$1 $1.241 ¥1 $1.592 HK$100 $17.24 RMB100 $19.79 RM1 $0.431 RS100 $2.883 All figures correct as at 8am this morning27 words
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Article47 2010-09-13 29 Underperform 37 cents CIMB downgrades from Outperform, cuts target price to $0.30 from $0.48 after lowering FY2011 to 2012 earnings estimates by 31 and 23 per cent. Changes reflect risk of more order cancellations by Mosvold, which accounts for 45 per cent of shipbuilder’s orderbook.47 words
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Article61 2010-09-13 29 Buy $2.00 Outlook has improved, with container shipping group expected to return to full-year profitability (vs US$740.8 million FY2009 loss) as risk of global double-dip recession now reduced, says OCBC Investment Research; has Buy call with $2.41 target. Notes, US economic data in August encouraging, with factory61 words
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Article409 2010-09-13 29 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Retail rents for underground malls in the city could rise by between 20 and 40 per cent in the years ahead, as the Government roll out plans to improve the rail network, according to some analysts. With the Land Transport Authority409 words
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Article, Illustration291 2010-09-13 31 We are open to it, says Malaysian Premier Najib Razak AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Premier Najib Razak (picture) said his Government may consider allowing the ringgit to trade offshore, 12 years after it was stopped amid the Asian financial crisis. “We are openAFP - 291 words
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Article, Illustration179 2010-09-13 31 CHINA Supply chain company YCH Group held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for its new supply chain facility in Xiamen, China. The US$40 million ($54 million) XPD-YCH DistriPark project is a joint venture with the Xiamen Port Development and is expected to be completed byPHOTO COURTESY OF YCH GROUP - 179 words
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156 2010-09-13 31 Singapore-based Asian Centre for Liver DiseasesandTransplantation (ACLDT) has opened a satellite clinic in Vietnam. The Asian Liver Centre, Vietnam is a joint venture with Vietnam’s Hoa Lam Investment Development Group. It will offer diagnostics, endoscopy and consultations to patients having Hepatitis B and156 words
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156 2010-09-13 31 Investment holding firm Hersing Corporation has proposed a share placement of 50 million new shares at 28 cents each. The firm, which counts ERA Realty, Western Union and Storhub Self Storage in its portfolio, is using the proceeds from the share placement to expand156 words
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142 2010-09-13 31 Mainboard-listed UPP Holdings said it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire 100 per cent equity in Anyang Biomass Power Company in China. In a stock exchange filing yesterday, the investment holding firm said the acquisition will be funded through external borrowings142 words
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317 2010-09-13 32 SINGAPORE More emerging economies are now investing in Singapore and other developed countries signalling a renewed confidence in deal making, according to the latest report on cross border activities by auditing firm KPMG. In its Emerging Markets International Acquisition Tracker (EMIAT), KPMG said cross border317 words
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Article, Illustration104 2010-09-13 32 Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (right) is engaging in a little window-shopping with China’s Ministry of Railways Vice Minister Lu Chunfang for China’s new high-speed train lines while peddling Californian exports and tourism in the world’s second-largest economy. His own state budget of US$19AP - 104 words
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340 2010-09-13 32 AFP NEW DELHI India is expected to hike interest rates this week for a fifth time in six months after a surge in industrial output strengthened the case for another dose of monetary tightening, economists say. Although India has been the most aggressiveAFP - 340 words
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351 2010-09-13 33 AGENCIES ZURICH Top central bankers were scheduled to meet yesterday in the northern Swiss city of Basel to put the finishing touches on a set of new bank regulations aimed at preventing a repeat of the recent financial crisis. A deal isAGENCIES - 351 words
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Article188 2010-09-13 33 A sluggish recovery but there is growth BLOOMBERG UNITED STATES Retail sales in the United States probably increased in August for a second month as merchants lured shoppers with discounts, a sign the economy will keep expanding, economists said ahead of reports this week. ABLOOMBERG - 188 words
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Article118 2010-09-13 33 Prospective investers were among backers of failed AIA bid BLOOMBERG LONDON A group of Chinese investors is in the “early stages” of considering a bid for Prudential Plc, the UK’s Sunday Times reported, without stating how it got the information. The investors were among the backersBLOOMBERG - 118 words
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Article, Illustration434 2010-09-13 33 Asian markets were buoyed in the earlier part of last week after numbers showed that job losses were less than expected in the United States. However renewed concerns overthe European sovereign debt situation surfaced midweekto cast a shadow on the recovery story. The MSCI World434 words
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Article, Illustration602 2010-09-13 41 Technology, schedules and infighting threaten the traditional catwalk THE GUARDIAN FEATURING about 800 guests, a runway lined with spindly gold chairs, a battery of photographers and a pumping soundtrack, the live catwalk show is a cultural phenomenon but one under increasing threat. The fragile stateTHE GUARDIAN; AFP - 602 words
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