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Title Section26 2010-10-25 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday October 25, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking OCTOBER 25, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF26 words
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470 2010-10-25 1 JULIE QUEK - Sibor, commonly used by Singapore banks to peg their variable home loan rates, hits its lowest in 23 years JULIE QUEK juliequek@ mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Record-low interest rates could re-ignite the price war for a piece of the home loan pie, industry observers470 words
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Article, Illustration225 2010-10-25 1 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A Singapore-registered liquefied petroleum gas vessel, York (picture), has been boarded by suspected pirates about 170km off the shore of Mombasa, Kenya. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) says a distress alert was received at around 8.25pm,225 words
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Advertisement42 2010-10-25 1 44 MAHP*****20 CONRAD RAJ ARE WE MAKING THEM CUT THEIR LAST TIES? 14 GEOFF DYER XI JINPING, THE PEOPLE’S PRINCELING 16 COMMENT&ANALYSIS THERESE LEUNG WHAT ASIA CAN EXPECT AFTER US MID-TERM POLLS 19 THOMAS FRIEDMAN EVERYONE’S GOT TO BE AN ARTISAN 1842 words
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Advertisement8 2010-10-25 1 >> RECORD-LOW SIBOR TO HIT LOCAL BANK EARNINGS B28 words
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Article, Illustration626 2010-10-25 3 NG JING YNG; IMELDA SAAD - That is why Minister Shanmugam reiterates the need for minimum sum rules in CPF scheme NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY IMELDA SAAD SINGAPORE As competition heats up in the Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) with the Opposition recently seenPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 626 words
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248 2010-10-25 3 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG Singapore applies the law fairly to everyone, regardless of the nationality of the person involved, his background or his status. Law Minister K Shanmugam said this in relation to American citizen Kamari Kenyada Charlton, 37,248 words
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Article, Illustration319 2010-10-25 4 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY EVELYN LAM ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE More than 10,000 people took part in the Nike City 10K Run (picture), which flagged off next to the Marina Bay Floating Platform yesterday morning. Many decided to sweatADDITIONAL REPORTING BY EVELYN LAM & ALVINA SOH - 319 words
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Article, Illustration298 2010-10-25 4 LYNDA HONG SINGAPORE More Singaporeans are willing to spend their money on travel now that the economy is on the uptake, a major travel agency said yesterday. And long-haul cruises those that last beyond seven days are becoming a popularLYNDA HONG - 298 words
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Article, Illustration677 2010-10-25 5 AGENCIES LONDON The United Nations has called on United States President Barack Obama to order a full investigation of the involvement of US forces in human rights abuses in Iraq, after the massive leak of military documents by theAGENCIES; AP - 677 words
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434 2010-10-25 5 THE GUARDIAN British troops came close to capturing Al Qaeda’s top commander and the occupation forces’ most wanted target in Iraq but the operation collapsed after the only surveillance helicopter ordered to monitor him ran out of fuelTHE GUARDIAN - 434 words
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Article, Illustration295 2010-10-25 7 SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE “Live Healthy, Eat Healthy” was the message from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (picture) yesterday at the Healthy Family and Harmonious Community Carnival 2010. The event, organised by the Ang Mo Kio GRC-Yio Chu Kang SMC Malay Activity Coordinating Committee, was held atSARA GROSSE - 295 words
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Article294 2010-10-25 7 AGENCIES BANGKOK Floodwaters from Thailand’s north and north-eastern provinces reached the Thai capital yesterday, said Thai officials. “Flood water has arrived in Bangkok,” Mr Chalit Damrongsak, director-general of the Irrigation Department, which operates dams across the country, was quoted as saying by the Xinhua news agency.AGENCIES - 294 words
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Article, Illustration378 2010-10-25 7 DYLAN LOH - DYLAN LOH dylanloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A team of students who came up with a proposal for an Elderly Credits Scheme, to subsidise senior citizens’ wages for firms who hire them, won the top prize in an annual policy-making competition yesterday. Organised378 words
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Article, Illustration326 2010-10-25 9 NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Secondary school teacher Karamjeet Kaur’s journey in life-long learning was borne of circumstances. Her eldest daughter was diagnosed with global delay syndrome and related mental health and behavioural issues, while her son the youngest of her three children was born with hydrocephalus,NEO CHAI CHIN - 326 words
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365 2010-10-25 9 Meanwhile, divided board to go for mediation NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Their role is to help members grow their savings and loan money to those in need but when co-operatives feud internally or make headlines for the wrong reasons, their hard work over the yearsNEO CHAI CHIN - 365 words
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160 2010-10-25 9 SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE Children were the focus at this year’s Community Chest picnic, which aimed to cultivate the spirit of giving among the young. The fund-raising arm of the National Council of Social Service held the fancy dress-cum-picnic at the Labrador Nature ReserveSARA GROSSE - 160 words
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110 2010-10-25 9 President S R Nathan is on a state visit to Finland till Friday. His visit, which began yesterday, is at the invitation of Finnish President Tarja Halonen. Singapore’s Foreign Ministry says this is the first state visit from Singapore to Finland. Mr Nathan110 words
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Advertisement265 2010-10-25 5 80,947 MILLIONAIRES IN SINGAPORE YOU CAN BE There are 80,947 millionaires in Singapore who got rich because they have the mindset, the strategies to do so as well as the 'KNOW HOWs' of making their money work for them. Together with us you will begin to explore your personal potential,265 words
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Advertisement202 2010-10-25 6 Christmas comes early, thanks to CIMB. The more you spend, the bigger your surprise. December 25 may be months away, but Christmas presents are already coming your way. Will you receive a Singapore Marriott Hotel Christmas Log Cake, a 32” Samsung LED TV, or a Sony Semi Pro SLR Camera?202 words
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VOICES
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Article, Illustration319 2010-10-25 11 Farah Abdul Rahim (Ms - Ministry takes serious view of unreasonable conditions and arrangements Letter from Farah Abdul Rahim (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications, Ministry of Manpower WE THANK Ms Jessie Chong and Mr Arthur Lim for sharing their experiences (Oct 19 and 21). Employers should deal with their employees fairly319 words
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474 2010-10-25 13 Ong Ye Kung NTUC - Letter from Ong Ye Kung NTUC Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC and Director, Worker Centric IN THE letter by Ms Jessie Chong (Today, Oct 19), she highlighted the plight of her father as a cleaner. Mr Arthur Lim (Today, Oct 21) wrote about the unreasonable474 words
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166 2010-10-25 13 M Lukshumayeh - Letter from M Lukshumayeh THE haze has struck Singapore once again, reaching the danger levels of 2006. The cause of the haze has been attributed to the forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia. We have expressed our disappointment and also volunteered assistance to put out166 words
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148 2010-10-25 13 Leong Sze Hian - Letter from Leong Sze Hian I REFER to media reports about Singaporeans visiting the two casinos here. If Singaporeans reportedly make up about a third of the 55,000 visitors to the two casinos, does it mean that there has been about 3.85 million148 words
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COMMENT & ANALYSIS COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration747 2010-10-25 15 CONRAD RAJ - Person who gives up citizenship, PR may not want to sever all links with Singapore Do the nationality rules also apply to those having landed property on Sentosa? At present, non-citizens are allowed to buy and own landed property on Sentosa. ItTODAY FILE - 747 words
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Article, Illustration747 2010-10-25 16 CONRAD RAJ - Person who gives up citizenship, PR may not want to sever all links with Singapore Do the nationality rules also apply to those having landed property on Sentosa? At present, non-citizens are allowed to buy and own landed property on Sentosa. ItTODAY FILE - 747 words
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Article, Illustration1204 2010-10-25 18 GEOFF DYER - Xi Jinping’s road from commune worker to China’s leader-in-waiting GEOFF DYER Geoff Dyer was made Beijing Bureau Chief in May 2008. THE FINANCIAL TIMES When a journalist asked Mr Xi Jinping in 2002 if he was likely to become the leader of China a decade later, heTHE FINANCIAL TIMES; AP - 1,204 words
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Article, Illustration997 2010-10-25 20 THOMAS L FRIEDMAN - Rebuilding America’s muscles the old-fashioned way, sans THOMAS L FRIEDMAN The writer has won the Pulitzer Prize three times, most recently in 2002 for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES In the past two weeks, I have taken the Amtrak Acela to the Philadelphia andTHE NEW YORK TIMES; BLOOMBERG - 997 words
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725 2010-10-25 21 THERESE LEUNG - THERESE LEUNG A slew of China-themed political attack advertisements are hitting the airwaves in the last two weeks of campaigning before the United States mid-term elections. “Is (Democratic Representative) Baron Hill running for Congress in Indiana or China?,” the narrator asks ominously725 words
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Advertisement558 2010-10-25 21 >> OBAMA DAZZLES DEMOCRAT CROWD To seize opportunities in high yielding bonds for stable income potential HSBC Global Investment Funds Global High Income Bond Bond markets have provided a myriad of opportunities following the financial crisis. In the current low interest rate environment, bonds with attractive yields can offer investors558 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration349 2010-10-25 22 AP BEIJING Torrential rains drenched China’s south-eastern coast yesterday as the government downgraded Typhoon Megi to a tropical depression and more than 300,000 evacuees waited to return to their battered homes. Megi hit China on Saturday, dumping up to 33cm of rain onAP - 349 words
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161 2010-10-25 22 AP North Korean and Chinese military officers meeting in Pyongyang have said that ties between the communist neighbours will only grow stronger, state media reported. A Chinese military delegation led by General Guo Boxiong, vice-chairman of Beijing’s Central Military Commission arrived in NorthAP - 161 words
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Article, Illustration353 2010-10-25 22 REUTERS LANZHOU Chinese police yesterday broke up protests against Japan in the north-western city of Lanzhou over a territorial dispute that has stoked tensions between Asia’s two biggest economies. A crowd of mainly students gathered in the city’s central square and marched about 2km,REUTERS; AP - 353 words
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Article, Illustration334 2010-10-25 23 Suspected terrorist leader appears in video REUTERS DUBAI Yemen said yesterday it had launched a manhunt for Al Qaeda in its southern Shabwa province, the same day an American-born Muslim cleric sought by Washington and thought to be hiding in that area appeared in anREUTERS; AP - 334 words
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179 2010-10-25 23 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Barisan Nasional yesterday announced its candidate for the Batu Sapi by-election as the widow of former MP Edmund Chong, whose death sparked the poll in Sabah. The choice of Ms Linda Tsen, who is also deputy women’s chief ofTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 179 words
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122 2010-10-25 23 AP Philippine police and army forces have arrested five suspects in a bus bombing in the country’s south. The bus was travelling on Thursday with 50 passengers when a bomb ripped through it, killing 10 people and wounding nine others, in NorthAP - 122 words
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Article, Illustration421 2010-10-25 24 REUTERS MINNEAPOLIS United States President Barack Obama, dashing through the American West to campaign for endangered Democrats, proved he still has plenty of star power but it is far from clear that is enough to rescue his party from an election disaster. Wrapping up a jam-packedREUTERS - 421 words
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201 2010-10-25 24 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON British ministers are planning a massive sell-off of government-owned forests as they seek to save billions of pounds to help cut the deficit. Ms Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, is expected to announce plans within daysTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 201 words
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218 2010-10-25 24 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Mr Richard Holbrooke, the United States special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said recent contacts between the Afghan government and Taliban leaders do not rise to the level of peace negotiations. “What we’ve got here is an increasing number of TalibanBLOOMBERG - 218 words
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407 2010-10-25 26 THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH DUSSELDORF Europe’s largest stem cell clinic in Germany is at the centre of a scandal following the death of an 18-month-old baby who was given a controversial injection in the brain. A doctor who worked at the XCellCentre, based inTHE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - 407 words
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Article, Illustration281 2010-10-25 26 AP ROME The European Commission has warned Italy it may face sanctions if it does not remove the 2,400 tonnes of trash (picture) that have piled up in the streets of Naples in the country’s latest rubbish crisis. For over a week, protestersAP; REUTERS - 281 words
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130 2010-10-25 26 AP A 62-year-old Ecuadorean man managed to ignore the uproar of a teeming Madrid shopping centre and snore loudly enough to win what was billed as Spain’s first siesta championship. Organisers on Saturday proclaimed unemployed security worker Pedro Soria Lopezthe champion forsleeping 17 minutes.AP - 130 words
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293 2010-10-25 26 AGENCIES PORT-AU-PRINCE The death toll from a cholera epidemic in Haiti topped 200 on Saturday and fears of it propagating in the crowded, earthquake-ravaged capital increased after five cases were detected in the city. United Nations officials stressed that the five cases,AGENCIES - 293 words
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Article199 2010-10-25 26 AP CIUDAD JUAREZ Gunmen stormed two neighbouring homes and massacred 13 young people at a birthday party in the latest large-scale attack in this violent border city. Attackers in two vehicles pulled up to the houses in a lower-middle-class Ciudad Juarez neighbourhood late on Friday andAP - 199 words
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Article, Illustration722 2010-10-25 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Manchester City 0 Arsenal 3 LONDON Samir Nasri, Alex Song and Nicklas Bendtner were on target as Arsenal struck a blow for the old guard against 10man Manchester City yesterday. City had been looking to reclaim second place in the PremierTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AP - 722 words
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Article, Illustration366 2010-10-25 27 THE GUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Liverpool 2 Blackburn 1 LIVERPOOL Fernando Torres released the pressure valve above Roy Hodgson this afternoon as his first goal in seven appearances gave Liverpool a precious win over Blackburn Rovers. Before the watching Tom Werner, chairman of New England SportsTHE GUARDIAN; REUTERS - 366 words
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Article, Illustration785 2010-10-25 28 Mexican magician makes United fans forget THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Stoke 1 Man Utd 2 LONDON Javier Hernandez delivered the perfect response to Wayne Rooney’s fears over the quality of players being signed by Manchester United by securing the club’s first Premier League away winTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 785 words
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257 2010-10-25 28 REUTERS MADRID Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has told players and fans to tone down the euphoria after his team’s 6-1 destruction of Racing Santander on Saturday. Real have now scored 16 goals in three La Liga outings, climbing aboveREUTERS - 257 words
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280 2010-10-25 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Had it not been for manager Carlo Ancelotti, Chelsea and England fullback Ashley Cole could have quit the English game and joined his former boss in Spain. The 29-year-old left-back was strongly linked with a move to rejoin former coachTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 280 words
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429 2010-10-25 29 They plan to build a wind tunnel and expand their factory in Norfolk AGENCIES YEONGNAM With plans for a wind-tunnel and expansion of their factory in Hingham, Norfolk, signs are that Lotus F1 have no intention of operating out of Malaysia inAGENCIES - 429 words
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Article, Illustration645 2010-10-25 29 Webber, Vettel out of points as Red Bull suffer nightmare race REUTERS MOTOR RACING Korean Grand Prix YEONGAM Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso won a rain-hit and chaotic Korean Grand Prix to seize the Formula One championship lead yesterday after both his Red Bull rivalsREUTERS; AP - 645 words
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Article, Illustration559 2010-10-25 30 TAN YO-HINN - Korean wins inaugural Sime Darby championship to foil American’s bid to become oldest LPGA Tour winner TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR She may not have won for five years but Kang Jimin still knew how to leave an impression. The South Korean carded a 6-under-par 65PHOTO BY TAN YO HINN - 559 words
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Article, Illustration278 2010-10-25 30 IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE After sweeping away all competition at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Singapore’s world-ranking women stumbled at the Austrian Open over the weekend, failing to go past the quarter-finals in the singles and doubles competitions. The worst-hit was LiIAN DE COTTA - 278 words
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285 2010-10-25 30 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Michel Zen-Ruffin-en, a former secretary-general of Fifa, has said he can identify Fifa executive members who are willing to be bribed for their votes for the World Cups in 2018 (for which England are bidding) and 2022. TheTHE GUARDIAN - 285 words
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Miscellaneous48 2010-10-25 29 (pLAY© Always play with care. [responsibly! Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE RCB Reg No: *****0202G48 words
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WEEKLY ROUNDUP (OCT 18 TO 22)
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Article50 2010-10-25 32 Thursday 3,163.53 q 0.49% Wednesday 3,179.15 q 0.41% Tuesday 3,192.29 p 0.35% Monday 3,181.27 q 0.72% FRIDAY CLOSE +3,173.57 (+0.32%) THEWEEK AHEAD Asian currencies hang in the balance after their first weekly loss in two months. Asian economies are putting capital inflow measures into place after experiencing growing inflation.50 words
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Article30 2010-10-25 32 HANG SENG È 23,517.54 (-1.01%) È NIKKEI 9,426.71 (-0.77%) SHANGHAI Ç È 2,975.04 (+0.13%) AUSTRALIA 4,648.20 (-0.87%) Ç MUMBAI 20,165.86 (+0.20%) MALAYSIA 1,490.64 (+0.05%) Ç È SEOUL 1,897.31 (-0.26%)30 words
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Article29 2010-10-25 32 US$1 $1.296 £1 $2.033 €1 $1.808 ¥100 $1.590 A$1 $1.274 RM1 $0.416 Rp1,000 $0.145 HK$100 $16.70 RMB100 $19.45 RS100 $2.909 All figures correct as at 9pm last night29 words
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Article87 2010-10-25 32 Buy $1.11 Mapletree Logistics Trust off 2.2 per cent at 88.5 cents underperforming broader market (STI off 0.1 per cent). Trader at local brokerage, who asked not to be named, said underperformance on Friday could be due to selling after Reit was mistakenly bought, in confusion with87 words
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Article96 2010-10-25 32 Buy $9.89 Keppel Corp nudges up 0.4 per cent to $9.75 in flat market after Q3 results top expectations, company delivers upbeat assessment of offshore sector. Trader at local brokerage says though results positive, “they’re not particularly inspiring, and haven’t motivated much buying or selling, but there’s not96 words
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Article, Illustration511 2010-10-25 32 Acquiring ASX would help Singapore become Asia’s finance centre BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Singapore Exchange Ltd plans to offer about A$8.4 billion ($10.7 billion) in cash and stock to buy ASX Ltd, which runs the Australian stock exchange, said two people familiar withBLOOMBERG - 511 words
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419 2010-10-25 34 JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE Analysts expect Singapore’s three big banks to report weaker earnings for the third quarter of this year, due to an all-time low Singapore Interbank Offered Rate or Sibor. As of last Friday, Sibor stands at 0.44 per cent or 44JO-ANN HUANG - 419 words
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390 2010-10-25 34 AGENCIES BEIJING United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner held hastily arranged talks yesterday with a top Chinese finance official amid currency tensions after a weekend pledge by finance leaders to rebalance the global economy. The governments said Mr Geithner and Vice-Premier Wang QishanAGENCIES - 390 words
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Article, Illustration509 2010-10-25 34 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The United States economy probably grew at a faster pace in the third quarter, reflecting a pickup in consumer spending that bodes well for the recovery’s staying power, economists expect a report this week will show. Gross domestic product rose at aBLOOMBERG - 509 words
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Article, Illustration698 2010-10-25 35 MELODYTAN - Supported by Management Development Institute of Singapore Keep learning to stay in step with the travel and hospitality industries MELODYTAN BUSINESS OF EDUCATION NEXT February marks the first anniversary of the opening of Singapore’s first Integrated Resort (IR). Once the subject of much debate,PHOTOS BY KOH MUI FONG - 698 words
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Article, Illustration1294 2010-10-25 39 Janet Maslin - Keith Richards, miraculously, remembers it all and he’s not holding back Janet Maslin featu res@med iaco rp.co m.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES IT WAS 3pm in the New York office of Keith Richards’s manager, a place that might look ordinary if every wall and shelf were notTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,294 words
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Article, Illustration744 2010-10-25 43 Don Mendoza in Los Angeles - You Again's Kristen Bell is happy she doesn't have a job green-lighting stupid movies Don Mendoza in Los Angeles donm@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS hard making a movie that will make people in one room laugh. It is probably 10 times harder creating a comedy that a global audience744 words
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Article, Illustration750 2010-10-25 44 Christopher Toh - Sylvia Ratonel has come a long way since she didn’t win Singapore Idol Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN we first interviewed Sylvia Ratonel during her days on Singapore Idol, the singer seemed a little timid, reticent even, to talk about herself or her aspirations. Quiet and demure, she750 words
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Article, Illustration358 2010-10-25 45 Jane Austen’s ‘messy’ manuscripts needed work from her editor AP SHE is renowned for her precise, exquisite prose, but new research shows Jane Austen was a poor speller and erratic grammarian who got a big helping hand from her editor. Oxford University English professor KathrynAP - 358 words
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Article, Illustration278 2010-10-25 45 THE NEW YORK TIMES IN A very nifty trick, Paranormal Activity 2 turns out to be both prequel and sequel to its 2007 parent (released in 2009), sliding this new story into the timeline and events of the first with considerable agility. And though the originalTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 278 words
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Article, Illustration481 2010-10-25 46 May Seah - Conspiracy thriller The Event launches with a big shush May Seah may@mediacorp.com.sg TRANSCRIPT COURTESY UNIVERSAL CHANNEL. UNIVERSAL Channel’s big budget thriller, The Event has been touted as the next big series to watch, in part because it comes from executive producer Evan Katz, one of the co-creators of 24.TRANSCRIPT COURTESY UNIVERSAL CHANNEL. - 481 words
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Article, Illustration418 2010-10-25 47 Katy Perry and Russell Brand marry in an Indian tiger reserve AP COMEDIAN Russell Brand and pop star Katy Perry were married Saturday in northwestern India, the couple confirmed in a statement. A Christian minister and longtime friend of Perry’s family performed a “private and spiritual ceremony”,AP - 418 words
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Article, Illustration170 2010-10-25 47 CELINE Dion has given birth to twin boys, finally realising her dream of being a mother again after a long struggle to become pregnant. A statement released by St Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, said that the 42-year-old superstar singer delivered the boys SaturdayAP - 170 words
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Article, Illustration992 2010-10-25 51 Ed Pilkington - Lessons in eradicating bedbugs from New York City Ed Pilkington featu res@med iaco rp.co m.sg THE GUARDIAN SINCE the early days of moving pictures, a favourite staple of Hollywood has been to imagine New York City being invaded by nasty creatures that hide in dark corners. There was KingTHE GUARDIAN - 992 words
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